Chapter 9- A Forgotten Memory

I utter her name and it taste sweet in my mouth. It sounds strange, almost foreign to my ears. It's been so long that I've said it out loud. There is a strangled giddiness growing inside me, so much that I feel light-headed. She stares at me with, her wide brown eyes confused. She's wearing a floral dress that reaches her knees. Her hair is held back by a large black head-band and it flows down her back. It's grown longer since last I saw her, just below her shoulder. Her eyes are as beautiful and as deep as I last saw them, that damned day I left her. She moves herself slightly behind the door, almost as if to hide her body. My heart clenches and pounds against my chest. I swallow and discover a lump in my throat.

'Can I help you?'

I blink in confusion. My breath knocked out of me when I hear her voice, but my mind works around what she says. She didn't know me. My shoulders slump and my insides grow cold.

'You don't know who I am?' I whisper, my voice cracking. I had spoken so low that she hadn't heard me.

'Pardon me?' she asks. She draws herself slightly away from the door. I stare at her. My mind in swimming, coherent thoughts are beyond me. My mind is blank. What has he done to her? Anger surges through my body. Every nerve going on fire. Blotches appear before my eyes and I notice I'm shaking as the supressed emotion courses through my body. It was him who did this to her, erased her memory. I had never in my life felt such anger and hatred for someone as I did for him. He was on the same level as Shizuka to me, if not more. I try to control myself, I didn't want to scare her. The thought instantly made me relax and helps me keep my emotions in check. I take a breath and let it out, keeping my eyes on her. Clenching and unclenching my fist.

She moves uncomfortably under my scrutiny. She must have caught a glimpse of the struggle I was going through inside because she gave me a confused and sympathetic look.

'Is there something you need?'

I search her face for even a hint of recognition, anything. But her features are clear of anything familiar. I am a stranger to her. It's hard to breath. Her words suddenly register in my head. 'I'm here to see Usui Takamura.'

Her face breaks into a smile and my heart almost rips out of me. I bite my tongue against the groan stuck in my throat. Without realizing my hand reaches for her, but just on time, I catch myself and try to stay in control. My heart aches and an indescribable pain fills my heart. It takes everything I had not to pull her to me and run away. Away with her.

'Oh, are you a friend?'

I nod, grinding my teeth together, the muscles of my jaw jumping. I try to keep the hatred from my face.

'I'm sorry but he's not in at the moment.'

She still has a smile on her face. My heart breaks at her pure perfection. I had lost her and she was here. It felt like a dream, but I never wanted to wake up. Tears threaten to fill but I push them back, my nose twitches. I turn my face away from hers, trying to focus on what she's talking about.

'Do you know when he'll be back?'

Her lips turn into a pout and her eyebrows come together, thinking about her answer. I almost break under the memories that invade my mind. I wanted to touch those lips, to kiss them, kiss every part of her body. I wanted to feel her in my arms, to make sure she wasn't an apparition. I have to have her near me. I wasn't leaving this place even if Usui wasn't here. I don't care if I stay outside here all night, I wasn't going anywhere even if they threw me out. I had been away from her for too long, not even death would separate me from her again.

'I'll just go ask Mrs. Sakura, she usually takes care of affairs for him.'

She turns and goes into the house, I instinctively follow behind her, she would be crazy to think I'd let her out of my sight for even a second. I'm quiet as I walk behind her so as not to startle her. She was here in front of me. She was here. My heart was growing and emotions were overflowing inside me. She was here.


(A/N) YAAAAAAY so the next chapter will start from Yuki's POV and it'll stay that way. Thank you sooooo much for the review i swear my heart totally fills when i read them and i wanna cry. Anyways thanks for reading babes