Author's Note:

Disclaimers: I don't own any of the characters, places, names, etc


~ Act 3: Omitted memories ~


Nothing had changed around Naoto's apartment. He owned a small apartment on the rooftop next to the train station. Actually, it was given by his late father. There he spent most of his days writing songs and synthesizing music. It has been days Iwata had not passed by. Yet, today he was again in one of those shady moods, and he showed up.

Iwata felt his head aching in the most painful ways, that pained almost knelt him. His memories ran back at the day of the accident. Naoto and him were drinking, after his girlfriend had broken up with him. They have been dating with Naoto for years, but Iwata never met her.

Flash back the day of the accident

"Naoto! You're too drunk to drive." Iwata told him worried as they stepped out of the bar.

"Let me go!" Naoto shouted as he had drunk to much this night. His precious girl broke up with him, after a long relationship. "I have to go. I'll say it again to her. I'll tell her that i do not have anything, but I still love her. I will beg her to stick with me, until I succeed." he mumbled on.

"Wait, Naoto! Did she actually say that? That she will not date you, because you have nothing? That you do not deserve her?" he questioned his friend angry this time. He never knew his girlfriend could be such kind of a person.

Naoto chuckled in irony "She looked me in the eye when saying that. I thought I could go crazy. But I still love her. What should I do?"

Iwata nodded his head "Let's go home for now, Naoto. You are too drunk!" he added trying to pull his friend away.

Though, Naoto pushed him away from him causing Iwata to fall on the ground. "Forgive me." he said and escaped with his bike to go and find her.

"Oi! Naoto! STOP!" Iwata was yelling as he also leaped into his bike and drove after him.

For a few minutes they drove like crazy. Naoto to go find his girlfriend and Iwata trying to stop him. Suddenly, a white car crashed into Naoto's bike making it blast against the road and sent Naoto flying few feet away. Until his body smashed against the road.

Iwata stopped and watched clearly the accident. His mind went blank as he lost his best friend in such an awful accident. Yet, before he could react another car come crushing into him. The car collided with his motorbike and caused a serious injury in his head. That injury was one of the reason his character has changed so much. The other reason was the trauma from watching his friend die.

End of Flash back

The headache could not stop, until he managed to pull off the jar with the painkillers. He drunk two of those pills. And collapsed in the ground, inside Naoto's apartment. Moments later, he was breathing steady again and his head was not hurting any longer. The painkillers did they miracle again.

However, his heart was still aching for the friend that he lost so unfair. He thought that it was his girlfriend fault. If she did not break up with him in such terrible way, Naoto would be still alive. His mind wheel again to take revenge, but he had never met her.

Iwata sighted and stood up. He tried to pick up the sheets of music that were next to him. And it was then when he found the picture of a girl. The picture was folded and thrown away. He thought, it could be Naoto's girlfriend. He looked at the picture and the woman inside it looked familiar. Her hair was longer, darker and she looked a bit younger. But, she looked like the girl before, that told him that she was worried about him. Could that be her?


Meantime in Toyo Gakuen, Toda, Yamada and Hana were talking about Iwata and Hormones. It was given now that Toda's attention had fallen above Iwata, she would not rest until finding which Hormone would cause such a problem.

"It touches the blood vessels, and if there is anything wrong, it can be fatal. So, as I have heard, he cannot have any operation." Hana informed them.

"Increased blood flow... Ah! I heave heard about that..." interrupted Yuki "...for example..." he thought and went on explaining "Sudden change in circumstances

emotional or heavy exercise."

Toda nodded and walked around the desk "Then what about love?" she blurred out "If you fall in love, various hormones explode. Dopamine, adrenaline, phenylethylamine, Oxycontin, and vasopressin. All of these hormones are produced to affect blood flow..."

Hana's eyes opened widely in disbelieve "Does that make sense? Hormones are not like water that you can turn on."

"I guess so!" Toda agreed, but she was sure she could help Iwata. Hormones could effect emotions, she was sure about that. Her latest project was about that after all.

"Don't mind her. She is crazy about hormones." Yuki mocked her "She will not stop until she tests him."

"Exactly!" Toda jumped up "We have to test Iwata! We need his blood!"

"No! No! I would not go around Iwata-san telling him about love and tests!" Hana said scared. "You are on your own Toda-san!"

Toda made puppy eyes at Yamada "Please Yuki, you will help me right!"

"Yes, right! But I am not here to agree with your crazy acts. I am going home." he said and dashed off.

"Hana, Yuki... Never mind, I will just ask him!" Toda decided.


"Hi. I want to say hello." Toda bumped into Iwata suddenly outside the bio lab. She felt really lucky. Now she could research his hormones, she thought. "Starting today, I officially want to treat your problem. Because you will not come for tests. You know Hormonal monitoring management Postoperative is very important."

Iwata opened his eyes widely, she was surely the girl in the picture he had found inside Naoto's apartment. "I also want to meet you." he uttered angry "You're that woman?"

Toda tilted her head in confusion "What?"

"Your trash..." he mumbled glaring at her, almost ready to attack her.

Toda gazed left and right trying to understand, who he was calling 'trash'. "Who? Where?" she quizzed.

"Can I do the test now?" Iwata suddenly asked getting her attention.

"What did you say? I never thought you would agree. Follow me!" Toda said and leaded the way inside the bio-lab. "Over here, take a seat!" she said and sat also oppose him.

"Iwata-san, You made a good choice. I was afraid you'd refuse. I'm curious personally are you alright." Toda spoke in a hyper tone. She was happy that he agreed to be tested. Outside the lab, Yamada, Hana and Goki ear-dropped. As they noticed Iwata following Toda, it was already a extraordinary event.

"Good, I also have a question." Iwata narrowed his gaze upon her and sat down.

"Just ask any questions then." Toda agreed.

" Have you ever had a relationship?" Iwata asked suddenly. Of course his mind was pinned in the idea to find out if she was Naoto's girlfriend.

"Eh?" Toda was surprised and pushed herself with the chair back "What kind of question is that?"

"Have you ever had a relationship with a man?" Iwata asked her again gazing at her serious.

"Why are you curious?" Toda leaned against the desk and placed her jaw against her hands to rest.

"We should be question each other." Iwata responded. "I'll go if you do not want to." he lifted an eye brown.

"No! Good. Let's take turns questioned." she agreed. He could ask her a question and after she would answer, she could ask him too. It seemed like a fair game. "Sure, I've been on a date with men." Then she asked him "Do you have any abnormal symptoms after the accident? Like talking or fainting?"

Of course Iwata would not answer her honest. He was only playing this game to find out about her. "No." he said and went on asking "Now dating someone?"

"No, I am not! What about migraines, fatigue, or insomnia?" Toda quizzed.

"No. Why did you break up with your previous relationship?" Iwata asked his most important question. Toda froze for a second "Why can not you talk?" he demanded.

"I do not want to answer the question." Toda clarified.

"That's not an answer." shouted Iwata clearly annoyed.

"That's my answer." Toda responded "That's a pain which I do not want to remember."

"Pain? What pain?" Iwata hit the desk with his fist in anger "Are you not the one who gave him pain?"

"Huh!? Why are you trying evoke my pain?" Toda questioned him confused.

"You are the one who awakens the pain of others." Iwata harshly told her. It had to be her. She caused his friend's death.

Toda jumped off her seat "Now I understand. Is that because you do not want to do the test?"

Iwata stood up and poked his brain "See! You're not too stupid." he said and walked out of the bio lap.

"I just want to do a test! Something is suspicious." Toda mumbled to herself as she watched him walked out of the lab.

Hana, Goki and Yuki ran away, Yet they had already listened at their chitchat. They felt lucky that they were not involved with Iwata. He already sounded scary enough. What was Toda, thinking?

((Next:: Act Four))


Side Note:

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