Chapter 3: {Forgotten Past}
["You know I have to-" "I KNOW THAT!"]
["Why did you-?!" "Because I love you too much to see you get hurt!"]
["We have to help him!" "There's no time and no point! Aoi, grab her hand!"]
["…What have I done?..."]
["Promise you'll stay with me?" "Always."]
["Ayano! Go! Before he-"]
Ayano's shrieked as her head was throbbing in pain. "Aoi! Get the syringe!" "But-" "I know! There's no time! Just get it!" James screamed rapidly. Aoi quickly ran to a tall cabinet and grabbed a syringe with a blueish-green color. He ran back to Ayano, took off the safety cap, then plunged it into her neck. Ayano let a gasp of pain as her breath began to slow and her heart-rate slowed. As her vision began to blur, she vaguely heard Kazuma and Ren screaming her name.
"THAT was what I was afraid would happen if we told her." James said with anger in his voice. "Ayano has a right to know her past!" Aoi screamed. "NOT IF IT'S HER MEMORY THAT CAN GET HER KILLED!" James screamed back. "James, you and I both know if WE didn't tell her, she would've found out the hard way." "I… I promised her mother I'd watch after Ayano…"James trailed off, a sad expression on his face. "And I promised Ayano that I would always tell her the truth." The brothers fell silent for what seemed like an eternity. Aoi spoke up first. "Look… telling her was the right thing to do, and you know it. It's better she learn now, rather than later." "I know," James replied. He then sputtered a nervous laugh. "I'm being lectured by a kid." Aoi frowned and cocked his eyebrow, irritated. "I'm twenty years old."
"I get your point Aoi… I'm just worried that she will have a repeat of last time and forget everything…" Kazuma cut in. "What do you mean by "Forget everything?"" James looked over at the Kazuma and Ren, as if he forgot they were even there. "I cannot reveal personal information about a patient," he said in his "business man" voice. "Brother," Aoi said ,scolding him. "Alright, alright. When I say "forget everything" I mean she may lose all her memories…" "Lose… her memories?" Ren asked. "Yes. She just saw all her memories come back to her at once. The impact of all the memories coming back, causes her brain to go into an overload mode, and resets it. It's happened twice before. The first time, she remembered everything… but the second time…" Ren spoke up. "wait… so it's possible she'll remember us, but she could also forget us forever?" "No. Not forever. Her mind only pushes the memory to the back of her mind, it doesn't delete it." James said. "If she doesn't remember, you'll have to make her remember. I sense the bond between you three is strong. Otherwise she wouldn't have allowed you to come her." "Hmm? Whaddya mean?" "Uhh… it's complicated…" Aoi trailed off. "By the way…" Kazuma spoke up. "What was that stuff in the syringe?" James turned on his business mode again. "That is classified information." Aoi scowled at him. "It's a special medicine for Ayano… We were afraid this would happen so we made a special mixture for it… but I can't say anymore than that." "Fair enough"
The boys turned their heads as they saw Ayano wake up from her medical slumber. She groaned softly and rubbed her eyes. "Aoi? What just happened?" she asked groggily. "Did I fall asleep in the clinic again?" She got off the couch she was sleeping on. James muttered under his breath and sighed with relief. "James, are you okay? You have that look on your face a-" Ren ran up to her and hugged her. She looked at Ren with a strange look on her face. "Umm… hello to you too?" Ayano said awkwardly. "Ayano, are YOU alright?" Kazuma asked. She looked at him with a face twisted in confusion. "I'm sorry… do I know you?" James and Aoi looked at her. "She remembers us… why doesn't she remember them?" Aoi whispered to James. "I'm not sure…" he trailed off. He thought for a moment then asked "Ayano. Do you remember how we met?" "Of course I do! I was unconscious and hurt and you and Aoi helped me." Aoi looked at James with a funny look on his face. She obviously gave a wrong answer. "Hmm… I think I see… the major memories that caused her pain are stored away in her mind, but she's still able to recover the small memories." "Wait…" Ren started, now standing next to Kazuma. "Why doesn't she remember us?" "If I had to guess… Kazuma reminds her of Ashita, for some reason, and you remind her of Kazuma and thus Ash… His death had a huge impact on her life. She changed completely after he was murdered."
Kazuma held out his hand. "Kazuma Yagami. Your father hired me and Ren here to protect you." Kazuma said in a polite tone. "Dad? Hmm… well… he has been really worried about me since I came back… Well, let's get home then. Sorry for falling asleep on your couch again, James." "It's no problem" he replied. Ayano walked out the door and Ren followed after. "Kazuma." James said. Kazuma turned around. "You need to stay close to her. I get the feeling you're the one who can make her memories come back." Kazuma said nothing then turned around and headed out the door.
(Thanks so much for reading Chapter three! Oh! Any suggestions on a name for a giant creature? [HINT HINT, it will have something to do with future chapters.] PLEASE review. I have many people reading, yet only about 3 have given reviews. Your reviews make the future chapters better so please please review and suggest things I could do for future chapters. ~MoonGoddessLunaDLC)