Ikuto's P.O.V.
"Who are you?"
I started to panic.
What did she mean, who am I? She must still be half asleep.. "A-Amu, you.. you don't know who I am?"
Amu, looked at me, half panicked, half shocked. She realized that I was holding her hand, "No, now let me go you creep!"
I can actually feel my heart tear in two. I gently let go of her and stand up, backing off. No no no no. It can't be.
Just then the door opens and a tall, bald doctor comes in holding a clipboard. He looks at me, "Who are you?"
I'm Ikuto and I'm Hinamori Amu's friend who is secretly in love with her and was planning on telling her how I felt tonight but instead she ended up in the hospital and now she doesn't even know who I am! "I'm Hinamori Amu's good friend..."
He nods and looks a bit annoyed that I am here, but he doesn't say anything, "Ah, well it looks like she is awake," he walked over and sat down in a chair next to Amu, "How are you feeling?"
"What is going on? Where am I? Who are you? Why am I in so much pain? I can't remember a thing!" she looks desperate, and I can hear my heart tearing in four, now.
"She appears to have amnesia," he told me. He noticed the look on my face, "Does she not remember you either?"
My whole body was stiff, but I managed to shake my head slightly.
"I'm sorry about this, but we're going to have to run some tests, so you're going to have to leave."
I can't leave. No way. Amu has just lost her whole family and her memory. Her memory of me, and of everything.
I hesitated before nodding and saying, "Please make sure I get notified as soon as possible."
The doctor nodded, "Alright. It's late, and Hinamori Amu has to rest. You can visit tomorrow. By then we will also have the test results on her type of amnesia."
I mumble a thank you, and slowly and stiffly make my way to the door.
Amu's P.O.V.
What the hell is going on?
My head is throbbing and I'm tired. Maybe if I go to sleep, I'll remember everything in the morning.
What was the doctor saying again? That's right... amnesia. What could have happened that made me loose my memory? I have a million questions!
The only thing I remember was me when I was 6..
"Come on, Amu-chan. Do you want to get some ice cream?" my mom tugged at my hand, but I wasn't listening to her.
Then I pointed to something... What did I point to?
And that boy..that boy with the blue hair, how does he know me? Did I know him? Did I forget him?
My head is spinning.
After the boy left, the doctor was asking all sorts of questions.
"Do you know who you are?" he asked.
"Yes, my name is Hinamori Amu."
"Do you know how old you are?"
"No..."
"Do you know your birthday?"
"Yes, September 24th, 2000."
"Do you know why you are in the hospital?"
"No.."
"Do you know your mother's name?"
"Hinamori Midori"
"And your dad's?"
"Hinamori Tsumugu"
"Okay, and what about your sister's?"
"Sister..?"
"Okay. Do you recognize that boy who was in here a minute ago?"
"...No."
"Alright, Hinamori Amu. That's enough questions for today, don't you think? Try to get some sleep."
I stared at the cast on my right wrist. What did happen that made me so beaten and battered?
My head is throbbing, my wrist is burning with pain, my shoulders feel squished, my legs are bruised up and down, my neck won't allow me to bend it, and I am so tired. I'd give anything to get some sleep, but my body is in so much pain, and my nerves won't shut up and let me sleep.
My headache is getting worse. Am I even on any medication? I just want to know what the hell is going on.
The room starts spinning, and I start feeling dizzy. What is happening?
And then darkness.
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"Um, how come your hair is blue?"
The boy chuckled and sat up. Both eyes were open now, "How come your hair is pink?"
I just looked at him, but I smiled a bit.
The boy grinned, "So, what's your name?"
"Hinamori Amu."
"What a cute name," he smiled and I blushed instantly, "I'm.."
My eyes flew open. It was a dream... No, it was a memory! It was that boy! But he looked younger, and he didn't say his name...
So I did know him! I remember the look on his face when I asked who he was. It was a mixture of shock, sadness, confusion, and regret.
I wonder who he is... I wonder...
I hear the footsteps of nurses and doctors outside. There are whispers and beeps and everything didn't make any sense.
I wonder what time it is...
The door opens and the same doctor from yesterday walks in, "Oh you're awake!" he smiles, "How did you sleep?"
"Fine..."
"Good, good. So I have your test results," he sits down in the chair next to me, "It turns out you have retrograde post-traumatic amnesia."
He just spoke a foreign language, "What does that mean?"
"It means that you have lost your pre-existing memories beyond the ordinary degree of forgetfulness. Retrograde amnesia is when you forget your most recent memories, and depending on how bad the head injury was, you would loose more memory. You remember things from about when you were 5 or 6 and earlier, it seems. You remember your name, your birthdate and your parents, yet you don't remember ever having a sister."
"I-I have a sister..?" I can't believe what I'm hearing.
"Unfortunately, not anymore," the doctor gives me a sympathetic look then continues, not giving me a change to ask why, "Post-traumatic amnesia is usually only temporary, but sometimes it can be permanent, so we don't know for sure if you will regain your memory."
My world is crumbling around me. I can feel my heart sinking into my stomach. I need to talk to someone.. I need my mom and dad. Where are my parents? What happened to my sister?
I couldn't help it. Hot tears stream down my face. It's not like a doctor could comfort me. All he keeps saying is, "I'm very sorry," and "Let's hope for the best."
Ikuto's P.O.V.
I didn't get a wink of sleep last night.
I kept picturing Amu's confused face when she looked at me, and her desperate face as she pleaded to know what was going on, all night.
I sit up in bed and look at my wall clock. 6:46 am. That's it, I can't take it anymore.
I get out of bed, throw on whatever I grab first and rush out the door. My dad is already awake, eating some toast at the dining table. He acknowledged me, but didn't ask were I was going. I head out the door and try to stay calm as I walk in the direction of the hospital. But as I continue walking, my pace gradually becomes faster until I'm running to the hospital.
Amu, please remember me!
~Chapter End~
Well that was a long chapter! Sorry if I bored you guys with all the information about amnesia, but I had to explain it all. It's a pretty confusing topic.
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