We entered the gym after all the NPC's had left. I ran up to Yui.
"Yui, that was amazing!" I exclaimed.
"Thank you!" She said. "I only just joined, after Iwasawa moved on."
"Who's Iwasawa?" I asked. I had never heard of her.
"She was the lead singer of Girls Dead Monster, the band that was playing. After the teachers stopped one of their performances, she sang a song we had never heard before, and then she disappeared. She moved on," Hinata explained.
"She was an amazing singer," Yui said. " I looked up to her."
"It's was her dream to change someones life with her music," Hinata said, looking up at the stage. "She was such an influence on all of us."
"She sounds amazing," I said. "I wish I could have met here."
"What is this, the feel party?" Ayato said.
"Shut it, Ayato. You don't know anything," I snapped. Why did I say that? I don't know who he is. Hell, I don't even know who I am. Well, at least it shut him up, I do feel bad though.
"Jeez, you have a evil side to you," Hinata said.
"You can shut up, too," I said, turning and running after Ayato. I saw him at the end of the hallway.
"Ayato!" I called out. He kept walking, so I ran after him. I slowed down when I had caught up to him.
"Ayato." He didn't answer. I grabbed his shoulder and turned him toward me.
"Look, Ayato I'm sorry," I said. He didn't seem to care. He can't avoid me, can he?
"Look at me, Ayato. I'm sorry," I said. He was looking at me now. Finally.
"Apology accepted. But there's one thing I want to ask, why do you care so much? You're not like everyone else. I can tell that. First of all, you are the only one who calls me Ayato. You're so protective over a person you've never met. Why is that?" he asked.
"I feel like its my job to protect everyone. Like I had to protect someone, and I failed."
"Your memories," he said.
"What?" I asked.
"You are remembering your memories, but only faint parts of them," he said.
"How do I get them back?" I asked.
"I can use my hypnosis," he replied. "But not now."
"Why not?" I asked, following him down the hallways and towards the gym. "When can you get my memories back?"
"Later. I need Yuri's permission, remembering your past can be very hard," he answered.
"Fair enough," I said. "But I soon as you get permission, I want them back."
"Sounds good," he said, joining the rest of the battlefront. I just stood there and smiled. I was thankful for him. Thankful for everyone here for helping me understand. I'll need their help even more after I get my memories back.
"Amika, over here," Otonashi said, making me snap back into reality. I ran over to the group, which consisted of Otonashi, Ayato, Yuri, and Hinata.
"Hello," I said.
"Naoi has informed us that you want to get your memories back," Hinata said.
"Yeah, I do," I said.
"You do know it can be very hard to remember your past, right?" Otonashi said.
"Yeah, I'm aware of that," I said, crossing my arms. "And I don't care. I need to know where I come from, where I belong in this world."
"Alright," Otonashi said, turning around. "Naoi, Amika, follow me."
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We followed Otonashi into a darkish room. The only light was coming through the window, and the only thing in the room was a table with two chairs.
"Sit down," he said. I sat down in the chair closest to us, and Ayato sat down across from me. Otonashi left so he wouldn't get in the way of the hypnosis.
"Remember," Ayato said, his eyes turning red. "You will remember."
Nothing happened.
"Ayato, is it working?" I asked.
"No," he answered. "I don't understand. This has never happened before." Otonashi entered the room.
"Naoi, what's wrong?" He asked.
"It didn't work on her," Ayato said.
"What do you mean?" Otonashi asked.
"The hypnosis didn't work on her," Atato answered, standing up and leaving. Otonashi grabbed the back of his jacket.
"Let. Me. Go," he snapped, and Otonashi let him go. I sat there for a moment, trying to comprehend what just happened. After a minute or two of awkward silence, I got up and ran after Ayato.