Noki's random thought: I've fallen and I can't reach the Oreos…! Oh hell…!
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*Chapter 3*
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A small shadowed figure perched atop the Imonoyama mansion giggled to itself as it watched Suoh walking away from the home.
/He'll stay away now…/
* * *
/You are that someone I would meet someday…/
Then why did you forget me? Am I that easy to erase from your memory?
/So I will always…protect you…/
It's a little hard to do that when you can't even remember who I am, Suoh. What did you do? Was this an accident? How do I help you??
/You are Nokoru. Nothing more to me./
Only for now, Suoh, until I figure out what happened to you. It could have been a relapse of that amnesia you got a few years back with Nagisa- san…I will not take this personally until I find out the real truth.
/Nothing more to me./
I still remember the expression on your face when we first met…the dislike in your eyes…and I didn't even know why…
I was bound and determined to find out how someone could hate me when they'd never seen me before in their life. You intrigued me. And when I got kidnapped that day…and you got taken along for the ride…I was ready to apologize after it was all over and never go near you again…and then you said…you told me…that you would…protect me…
/Nothing more to me./
I made you my friend…though I was never meant to have anyone close to me because of who I am…but there was just something about you…
/Nothing more to me./
…I just couldn't be alone anymore…
/Nothing more to me./
I won't take this personally!
/Nothing more to me…/
I won't!
/Nothing more……./
This is just an accident! You'll be fine! You know who I am!
/Nothing…../
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…Please remember me soon…
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Suoh stepped into his home, looking around for any signs of his family members. It was far too quiet for this household…
Turning his head slightly he could see the flash of silver from the grooves in the wall, and he ducked just as the weaponry flew out and whizzed over his head to land in the opposite wall. Straightening, he walked forward.
"I'M HOME!" He called casually. There came no response. Suoh began to get curious.
"Hahaue…?"
He walked to the outside porch where he saw his youngest sibling out in the back garden. Her One was with her, a young girl with long blonde hair and light blue eyes. They seemed to be playing some sort of game. Amused, Suoh leaned on the door frame with a smile on his face. Though the sight was relaxing, Suoh felt an uneasiness within. His 14th birthday had passed, and still he had no One to protect. In a way he felt envious of his sister, having found someone at 9 years of age…she wouldn't have to worry about /that/…
Suoh frowned. /That/…
His mother had warned him about what would happen if he found no One…he tried to ignore her, but now he could feel it. That longing for something else…like a piece of him was missing. He dreaded to think about what the next few days would be like…
"SUOH-SAN!!!!!"
Suoh looked up at the sound of his little sister's voice. Both her and her One were grinning at him.
"Nani?" He asked them.
"PLAY WITH US!" they chorused.
Suoh pretended to pout. "But I have schoolwork to do!"
"Aw come on Suoh, we're pretending Ashira got kidnapped and I want to go save her, but you have to be the bad guy!"
Suoh raised an eyebrow. "How come I'm always the bad guy?" he asked his sister.
"Because you're older!"
Chuckling, Suoh gave into their demands and started towards the garden. He would think about "that" some other time.
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*Chapter 3*
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A small shadowed figure perched atop the Imonoyama mansion giggled to itself as it watched Suoh walking away from the home.
/He'll stay away now…/
* * *
/You are that someone I would meet someday…/
Then why did you forget me? Am I that easy to erase from your memory?
/So I will always…protect you…/
It's a little hard to do that when you can't even remember who I am, Suoh. What did you do? Was this an accident? How do I help you??
/You are Nokoru. Nothing more to me./
Only for now, Suoh, until I figure out what happened to you. It could have been a relapse of that amnesia you got a few years back with Nagisa- san…I will not take this personally until I find out the real truth.
/Nothing more to me./
I still remember the expression on your face when we first met…the dislike in your eyes…and I didn't even know why…
I was bound and determined to find out how someone could hate me when they'd never seen me before in their life. You intrigued me. And when I got kidnapped that day…and you got taken along for the ride…I was ready to apologize after it was all over and never go near you again…and then you said…you told me…that you would…protect me…
/Nothing more to me./
I made you my friend…though I was never meant to have anyone close to me because of who I am…but there was just something about you…
/Nothing more to me./
…I just couldn't be alone anymore…
/Nothing more to me./
I won't take this personally!
/Nothing more to me…/
I won't!
/Nothing more……./
This is just an accident! You'll be fine! You know who I am!
/Nothing…../
…
…Please remember me soon…
* * *
Suoh stepped into his home, looking around for any signs of his family members. It was far too quiet for this household…
Turning his head slightly he could see the flash of silver from the grooves in the wall, and he ducked just as the weaponry flew out and whizzed over his head to land in the opposite wall. Straightening, he walked forward.
"I'M HOME!" He called casually. There came no response. Suoh began to get curious.
"Hahaue…?"
He walked to the outside porch where he saw his youngest sibling out in the back garden. Her One was with her, a young girl with long blonde hair and light blue eyes. They seemed to be playing some sort of game. Amused, Suoh leaned on the door frame with a smile on his face. Though the sight was relaxing, Suoh felt an uneasiness within. His 14th birthday had passed, and still he had no One to protect. In a way he felt envious of his sister, having found someone at 9 years of age…she wouldn't have to worry about /that/…
Suoh frowned. /That/…
His mother had warned him about what would happen if he found no One…he tried to ignore her, but now he could feel it. That longing for something else…like a piece of him was missing. He dreaded to think about what the next few days would be like…
"SUOH-SAN!!!!!"
Suoh looked up at the sound of his little sister's voice. Both her and her One were grinning at him.
"Nani?" He asked them.
"PLAY WITH US!" they chorused.
Suoh pretended to pout. "But I have schoolwork to do!"
"Aw come on Suoh, we're pretending Ashira got kidnapped and I want to go save her, but you have to be the bad guy!"
Suoh raised an eyebrow. "How come I'm always the bad guy?" he asked his sister.
"Because you're older!"
Chuckling, Suoh gave into their demands and started towards the garden. He would think about "that" some other time.