I need you to remember.
Chapter 2: A Painful Memory
Kakashi almost flew through the trees. He let Konoha behind him a long time ago, and the forest was getting thinner in trees with every second that passed. Faster, and faster he went, loosing track of time, the world and anything that once was his reality. "You have to leave now, Kakashi" Tsunade had said. "She's already changing back" Kakashi cringed slightly at the idea. Would he be able to save her this time? Would it be enough, and if so, would he be on time? "Back to... Hér?" He'd asked, surprised at how much effort it took to get her name over his lips. Ayumé. Her name was now, as he was hopping from one tree to the next, the only thing in his mind.
He suddenly stopped on a branch. This was the end of the thick forest, and before him the city was spread out. Lights danced before his eyes, reminding him of hers. He could remember her perfectly, and he probably would never forget her either, despite what would happen. A sad smile somehow found his way to his lips, and he sighed. Kakashi could recall all their moments together, the way she'd loved him, the way she'd broke his walls. His heart clenched miserably knowing that she probably didn't remember anything of that all anymore.
An image of her creeped back into his clouded mind. Screaming, and crying. Trying to crawl back to him by scratching her nails over the sand and stones she was dragged over. He could still hear her voice. "Kakashi, please. No, please! Help me! Kakashi!" Tears streamed down her red cheeks, as she got further and further away from him. The last thing she probably saw was him falling onto his knees, and yelling into nothing while he started slamming his fists into the dull sand.
"Kakashi, please! No, pléáse! Help me! Kakashi!" A hoarse voice broke through the darkness. Was it... My own? Something warm trickled down my cheeks. Why was I crying? I felt myself get dragged away from a silver haired man. "Kakashi! Please" My voice came out quite broken. The man in front of me watched me with dull grey eyes, though I somehow knew he was in unimaginable pain. "No! Let me go! Please!" My hands tried to get a hold of everything, ánything that could stop them from dragging me further from him. I felt my nails break, and blood started to drip from the wounds on my hands. I kicked, cried and screamed, trying to break free. But it was no use.
The man in front of me became a fastly getting smaller, blurry vision. I heard myself scream until my voice broke, and no sound came out anymore. "No, no, please" A faint whisper, and my strength was gone. I gave in. The last thing I saw, was hím. He fell down on his knees, breaking down completely as he yelled and screamed into the night. His fists slamming into the ground repeatedly, hitting rocks and making his knuckles bleed. He then fell onto the ground completely, and started crying.
I slowly opened my eyes. Where was I? I sat up, and saw the night had already covered the city in darkness. My head was pounding, and my cheeks were wet. Did I cry? Somehow I felt drained, and tired. Like I had run for miles and miles. My heart carried an unexplainable weight of hurt, and misery, and my throat felt like it was knotted. Swallowing and sighing, I tried to get rid of the burning feeling. I dried my cheeks and figured I was still crying. I couldn't stop myself. I curled myself into a ball, and fell asleep on the floor.
The moment I woke up the sun was shining softly into the living room. I wondered why I fell asleep here, but the images of the dream soon came back and my heart seemed to clench at the memories. Slowly I stood up, but my muscles were stiff and my whole body hurt. In the bathroom I looked into the mirror. My eyes were puffy and red from crying so much, and my cheeks were flustered. I looked miserable. I sighed at the reflection in the mirror. A sharp pain ran through my back and I almost fell down. Getting a hold of the sink I turned to watch my back into the mirror and gasped.
Tsunade's last words echoed through Kakashi's head as he walked through the city. He tried to shove the thoughts away, but failed. "If this goes wrong... Kakashi. She could..." She didn't need to finish that sentence for him. He had slammed the door, and left without another word. Now here he was, in the city where she lived. He knew exactly where to walk, and he knew exactly where he could find her. But it wasn't that easy. He didn't even know what she looked like, or what she was like. How far was she "changed" back into... Herself? He didn't know, but a familiar feeling of unease crept upon him as he thought about her.
Quickening his pace, he tried to smoothly maneuver himself through the crowd of people. He knew this feeling all too well. It was common sense to him. This feeling could only mean one thing. She wasn't doing well. Now running, Kakashi tried to be as fast as he could. Turn after turn he took, passing street after street. He went faster and faster until he saw her. His heart ached at the sight of her. He stilled his movements and came to a halt. For a moment he didn't knew what to do, but then she turned around. Her green eyes met his, and they locked together.
A lion. Another stab of pain and I clenched my hand around the sink. What was happening to me? I couldn't think straight anymore. A voice spoke softly to my thoughts. "Ayumé..." A manly voice I somehow couldn't quite place. It wasn't the voice of a stranger, though I couldn't match a face to it either. Repeatedly the voice whispered my name, and I couldn't help but starting to run. Out the door, into the cool night's air. Faster and faster, not knowing where to go. But I kept going. I needed to get away.
I ran, and ran, surprised I wasn't getting tired. I came to a stop at the lake. Watching the water calmed me. Wave after wave crashed softly over my bare feet. I hadn't even bothered to put shoes on. I felt new tears trickle down my cheeks as the air came out in harsh breaths. Clenching my hands to fists in pressed my nails into my skin. Why couldn't I remember? I knew it was important, because the fire inside me wouldn't let me forget that. I couldn't get rid of the burning inside, the aching, and the feeling of something slipping away from me.
It was something that flooded slowly through my thoughts, and no matter how hard I tried to get a hold of it, I couldn't grasp it. The pain on my back was still present, but it somehow seemed to fade little by little. A strange feeling of serenity came over me as I heard footsteps coming closer. Someone ran up to me, but came to a sudden stop. I slowly turned around, and my eyes found one uncovered grey eye. I tried to look away, but I couldn't. Our eyes locked together.
In front of me, stood the man from the horrible vision I had before.
Author's note: So, they meet again. Will Ayumé remember Kakashi? What do you think? Review, fav and follow please :3 I'll hand out cookies today :'D Alsooo, how do you like my writing style, any tips or trics? :3 Yushoo, third chapter will be up soon! Lemme know what you think so far!