When you feel confused by the world and all it's mysteries, I can only hope you remember all the simple things." – Jerry Barnes ft Quianap

Chapter 10

Yako glanced at Neuro while he slept. 'It's weird.' Yako thought. 'Usually he doesn't sleep much. But since we got back from the sea, he sleeps as much as human.' She lays her back and head on the sofa, so she can look at Neuro sleeping on the ceiling more comfortably. She could feel a strange feeling creeping up from her stomach trying to spread throughout her whole body. 'I keep feeling weird recently. How many days has it been since we came back from the sea? A week? A month? Ah, it's so hard to follow the time when you have a life of solitude.'

She stared at Neuro again, tracing Neuro's face with her finger unconsciously. 'Why are you so weird? Why are you dying? What are you hiding from me? Something must've happened to make my memory incomplete.'

Yako glanced at Akane, who immediately hid behind the wallpaper. Akane's been scared of Yako, since she was revived.

"This is our office, isn't it?" Yako said it after stepping inside the office. Her appearance was so terrible with her rotting body, and Neuro's blood sprayed all over her.

"So, there's actually something you remember." Neuro said while glanced at Akane who hid inside the wallpaper.

"Of course, I remember! We've worked together for three years, after all." Yako said with hateful tone.

"There she goes with her stupid imagination. I wonder what is inside your tiny little head?" Neuro mocked her.

'At least do something about her appearance. She's going to freak out when she sees her own reflection' Akane said behind the wallpaper.

"Hmm, you're right. Let's use the 777 tool evil illusion. But, why are you hiding from her?" Neuro reached for Yako's head while looking at Akane's wall.

"Who are you talking to?" Yako looked at Neuro oddly.

"Are you forgetting about Akane?"

"Who?"

"Akane, come out!"

Akane, hesitantly at first, felt so guilty for Yako. But she actually made the right choice, because just when Akane came out Yako rushed to cut the hair from the wall. While it wouldn't do much harm to a woman, except maybe for their mentality, it would have banished Akane from this world. Neuro just barely saved Akane from the scissors that Yako found on Akane's desk. She instead cut two of Neuro's finger and four strands of Akane's hair.

"Yako! What are you doing? Sticking the finger back is a pain. Not a real pain, but bothering and you know it!" Neuro shouted at Yako.

"I need to destroy this monster hair!" Yako struggle in Neuro's grasp.

"Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you? First, you want to kill me. Then, you go and cut her hair."

"Because all of you are my master's enemy!"

"Alright." Neuro tried to calm himself down. "So, who is your master?"

"My master is... is... ummm... Why can't I remember anything about my master?"

"Because you didn't have a master."

"I did! And you killed him! In front of my eyes." Yako said, with tears in her eyes.

Neuro rolled his eyes, this is ridiculous "then why don't you remember him?"

"I don't know! You must've done something to me, with your evil tools!"

"Why do you remember all of the trivial things, but not the crucial one?"

"I know, it's weird to forget my master, who I gave my life too."

"That's not it, pig brain! Ah, calling you a pig is an insult to pigs."

'Ah, that hair reminds me of some bad times.' Yako once again glanced at Akane. "Don't worry. I'm not gonna cut you anymore." 'I don't know what happen to me before. I feel like everyone that I met is my enemy but, after some thought now it just feels like nonsense. Well, except for Neuro. No, actually my feelings towards Neuro are also complicated right now. If not for his abusive treatment, I feel like I shouldn't hate or kill him. There must be something that I'm missing, but he didn't want to talk about it. How am I supposed to find out when he's the only one I can depend on right now?'

"Hey, you must know something!" Yako said to Akane, who still didn't want to come out.

Yako sighed, understanding Akane's fear towards her. "Come on. Come out, already. I'm not going to cut you anymore. Well, I understand if you're scared or even hate me. But, I need to ask you something very important."

Akane peeked a little from behind the wallpaper, since she still couldn't trust Yako completely. Of course, She doesn't want to "die" for the second time.

Yako sat down and watched Akane intensely, then came to the conclusion that Akane was finally willing to listen to her.

"Hmm, I don't know where to start it." Yako took a deep breath before continuing. 'Talking with a weird hair creature about something that sounds like a nightmare. I'm started to question my sanity.'

"Okay, let me apologize for what happened before. I don't know what came over me. I feel like everyone is my enemy, and I need to kill them. Ah, but don't worry. I don't feel that way anymore, except towards Neuro." Yako was really feeling sorry about what happened before.

Yako scratched her head feeling awkward to admit her situation. "I just feel like recently, my memory is disheveled, and it's hard for me to keep up with the time. When was it that I came back with Neuro from the beach and attacked you?"

Akane wrote '8 days ago' quickly, and immediately hid again.

Yako sighed. "Yeah, that's an example. If my guess wasn't too far off, then maybe I wouldn't be this confused. But I can't remember whether it's been a week or a month."

"Furthermore, I keep have a weird feeling like I've forgotten something important. I know Neuro knows something, but he doesn't want to tell me. Do you know something?"

Akane thought about it from behind the wallpaper, should I tell the detective everything? What if I make the wrong choice, again. I don't want to make the same mistake.

Yako, waiting for Akane's answer, became frustrated. Her incomplete memory has already put so much anxiety on her. But now both of the people, whom she knows know the reason, refuse to tell her.

"Akane, that's your name, right? Tell me something! If Neuro asked you to keep it from me, then at least give some clue. Anything! This is so weird. Look, my body's rotten! I can see my bones, but there's no blood flowing out!"

I feel sorry for Neuro, but this's not right. I need to show her the truth and apologize for my mistake, Akane decided.

Akane turned on her computer and showed Yako the video message she made for Neuro.

當初你說過你愛我
dāng chū nǐ shuō guò nǐ ài wǒ
(At first, you said you also love me)

好像從未發生過
hǎo xiàng cóng wèi fā shēng guò
(It seems like never happened)

不能再去想幸福的時刻 你已不在了
bù néng zài qù xiǎng xìng fú de shí kè nǐ yǐ bù zài le
(can't wish for the happy moment again, because you have gone)

心早離開了 就算哭著求著又能如何
xīn zǎo lí kāi le jiù suàn kū zhe qiú zhe yòu néng rú hé
(Your heart has already gone long ago, Even so, should I crying and begging?)

-Jeffrey Kong

Note:
Recently, I got too engrossed in writing the extra.
(I know, I should write more about the story. I'm sorry it's just hard to continue it, since the story is dark and gloomy)

FYI, Most of them are lyrics and the name is the singer.
If you have spare time you could listen the song while read the story.
If not, you could just take it as the synopsis of each chapters and preview for the next chapter.

But I also feel very grateful, even if you only read the story

Thank you so much,
and please leave the review, feedback, even critique is fine since it help for motivate me to continue the story.

For the guest:
Thank you for the reviews.
Yeah, there's so many idea that I canceled because i feel sorry for Neuro. (I always want to hug Neuro and Yako in every chapter)
Well, let's see will everything be better or worse.