The sunlight made its way through tiny cracks in the blind.It formed a tiny stream of light,that made it's way acrossed the floor,and up onto Ariko's bed,going acrossed her closed eyes.She moaned softly,forcing her eyes opened.She blinked a few times,getting her first glimpse of the day's morning light.She sat up slowly, and streched her arms,getting up to her feet.She headed towards the bathroom,and took a long refreshing shower.She looked at the clock in the bathroom,"Wow.. it's one-thirty in the afternoon...I slept all morning."she mumbled.As she walked back into her bedroom,she gasped,nearly dropping her towel,but she grasped it tightly before it toppled onto the ground."Y-Yohji!"she exclaimed.Sitting on her bed,was Yohji grinning,"Hey.."he said."I thought you were only comming over at two?"she asked."I figured I'd come earlier,sorry."he said,smilling mildly.Ariko smiled softly,"Oh it's ok."she said.She walked over to the dresser and grabs some fresh clothes.She walked over to the bed,and looked at Yohji,"You'll have to leave so I can change."she said.
The usual perverted man smiled,and got up to his feet,"Of course."he said,and he turned,leaving the room,closing the door.He leaned against the wall next to it,and waited patiently.After getting dressed,Ariko opened the door to her room,and walked out."Hi."she said with a smile.Yohji grinned,and placed his hands on her sides,"Hey there."he said,leaning close to her,kissing her cheek.She smiled,"Ready to go?"she asked.Yohji noded,and slid his hand towards hers,linking fingers with her.She smiled,and walked with him towards the door.Yohji opened it,and followed her out.After locking the door,they were off.
Yohji looked at Ariko as they walked through the park,he cleared his throat,and looked downwards slightly.Ariko looked at him with a smile on her face,"What's wrong Yohji?"she inquired.He looked at her once again,and smiled,"Nothing what so ever."he replied."Oh don't lie."Ariko said.Yohji laughed lowly, "I'm sorry.It's just,Iwas thinking.Your the first girl,in a long time,that I've felt this strongly about."he said.Ariko blushed slightly,"O-oh..really?"she asked."Yes.Ever since Asuka,I kind of pushed myself away from feeling this way about any girl.I'm not going to say that I forgot about girls completly,because I never.If I must say,I wasn't quite a player.But it's different now.But these last few weeks,lately,I've found myself thinking about you constantly.And well...since Asuka I never had found a girl I thought about half as much as I do you.It's like you've casted a spell over me Ariko.I just can't get you out of my head."Yohji explained.Ariko stopped walking,and looked at him,"I feel for you the same way.All I ever want is for you to be near me.When your gone,soemtimes,even though I know you don't like it,I cry for you.And when your near,I never want you to leave.I love the warm emotions you bring to me."said Ariko,her eyes locked on his.He smiled softly,"Ariko,I lose sleep to think about you, when I do sleep,I dream about you.I go crazy when I can't touch you,or hold you,or see you...Ariko I..I think I love you..."Yohji mumbled lowly.Ariko smiled,"Oh Yohji...I love you too!"she said,she threw her arms around his neck,and while standing on tip-toe,she kissed him deeply.Suddenly,Yohji's cell phone rang.He pulled away from Ariko and sighed,"Damnit,and what a kiss to interupt."he said.She laughed slightly,and rested her head onto his shoulder.Yohji reached his hand into his pocket,and pulled out his cell phone,which rang once again.He pushed a button,and put it to his ear,"Hello?"he asked.He heard Manx's voice on the other end,telling him he had a mission.He almost grumbled,and shouted about how he didn't want to go on this mission,but he couldn't mention it in front of Ariko,she'd get so worried,and he had just told her he loved her,he couldn't tell her about his assasin life.Not just yet."Okay.I'll see you in a bit.Later."said Yohji.He pushed another button,and put his phone away,then looked down into Ariko's aqua eyes,and smiled softly,"I'm sorry to cut this off so short Ariko,but I have to go.Urgent call."he said.Ariko smilled,and gazed back into his green eyes,"That's ok.I'll just head home."she told him."Great.I'll call you there later,ok?"asked Yohji."I'll be waiting for the call."she said.Yohji grinned,"Ok."he said,with a smile.He leaned down,and kissed her lips delicatly,and pulled away,"bye.""Bye."said Ariko.Yohji pulled himself away from her,and turned around,heading off towards his destination.
Ariko turned,and headed off towards her apartment building.Once she was almost in front of the apartment building,she heard footsteps behind her."It's a city. Of course someone is going to be walking behind me."she thought.As she turned towards the building,the person behind her,grabbed her arm,"Well hello there."said a cold voice.Ariko turned her head to see a black haired man wearing glasses.Bradley Crawford."Wh-who are you..?"she asked."Names aren't important here.It won't matter.Your comming with me."he said."What?No I'm not."said Ariko,as she pulled her arm away from him,he grabbed it again with his left arm,using his right hand to point his gun at her.Ariko let out a gasp."Your comming with me Miss Walsh."said Brad."How do you know my name?"asked Ariko."I know everything about you.But that doesn't matter.Come with me if you value your boyfriend's life."said Brad."Yohji!They woudn't.."she thought,"Ok,I'll go."she mumbled.Brad grinned,"I'm glad you decided on the less painfull way."he said.Ariko looked at him,not managing to utter a word,she looked back downwards.Brad pulled her towards a black limousine,and put her into it,getting in as well.He looked at Schuldig,"You've done your part?"he asked,as the car started,and took off. Schuldig noded,"Yes.And this is the girl?"he asked.Brad noded.Ariko looked at them both and asked lowly,"What is it your planning anyway?"she asked.Brad looked out the window,and Schuldig looked at Ariko,"It's not us exactly.It's Masafumi Takatori."he said."Mmhmm.He has plans for you."said Brad,staring out the window."What do you mean?What kind of plans?"Ariko asked,frightened."Never know what Masafumi has in mind."said Schuldig.Brad said nothing,he just continued staring out the window.Just then,the car phone rang.Schuldig lifted it off the receiver,and put it to his ear."Phone..."thought Ariko,"If only I could call Yohji,I know he'd come for me..."Schuldig looked at Brad,"It's for you."he passed the phone over to Brad,who placed it against his ear,"Hello?Oh.Yes Masafumi.You can tell Mr. Reiji Takatori,that everything is in order."said Brad.He mumbled a few more replies to some other questions,and hung up the phone. "Next time,I'm sure you can handle that Schuldig."said Brad."So sorry."said Schuldig.Within time,the car had stopped in front of a building.Brad opened the door,and got out.Schuldig followed.He turned and reached his hand into Ariko.She blinked once or twice,and without thinking,she took his hand,allowing him to help her out.Brad closed the door,and the car drove off.
Ariko looked at the building.It was rather large,and seemed abandoned.It was dark,and rather cold looking.A color she figured was gray once,was now faded into a darkened shade.Brad began to walk towards the building's entrance,Schuldig looked at Ariko,"Okay.Follow him.And don't try anything,because I'll be right behind you."he said.Ariko noded slowly,and began to follow Brad,with Schuldig close behind herself.Once inside the ramshackle building,Brad took ahold of her arm,and led her towards a door.Schuldig looked over at Brad,"I'll go get Masafumi."he said.Brad noded,still pulling Ariko at his side.He placed a hand on the doorknob,and turned it,openeing the door.He led her inside the room.It was a laboratory.Ariko heard Brad close the door behind themselves.He passed by her.You can try to leave,but the door is locked from the outside."he said.Ariko looked at the lab quietly,both in shock and in fear.She saw many cages,and test tubes.Buth full of some sort of experiment,this Masafumi was in the process of doing.Brad grabbed ahold of her once again,and draged her to a corner of the room,where a silver haired man was standing."Farfello,is it ready?"Brad asked.Farfello noded,and looked at Ariko wantingly.Brad lifted ARiko,taking her by surprise,she yelped as he lay her down on a lab table."What the hell are you doing!?"she asked in confusement.Farfello and Brad strapped her onto the table."Masafumi wants to try a new experiment on you."said Farfello."Wh-what!?Why me!?"asked Ariko,wishing she hadn't."Because.Your the perfect specimen.Your in love with our enemy."said Brad."Why is he your enemy?"asked Ariko.The door swung opened,and Masafumi,Schuldig,and Nagi entered the room."Enough questions.Is she strapped in tightly?"asked Masafumi.Farfello noded."Good.I shall begin this instant."said Masafumi,he looked at Ariko queerly,"oh don't worry my dear.Would you like me to tell you what's going on?"Ariko noded slightly."Very well.With this elixir I have produced,you d\shall lose everything single memory,you have."said Masafumi."Your kidding!"said Ariko,in a panic."Oh no no.You'll remember nothing.Not your childhood,not your parents,and not you lover either."said Masafumi,"you see,I pour this elixir into this here machine,and it will shoot a ray of light into your head,erasing any and every memory of yours.""You can't do that!It's immoral!"said Ariko."I have no morals.Therefore it's alright."said Masafumi."It's inhuman!"said Ariko."Oh well."said Masafumi.He poured the test-tube of his elixir into the machine,and turned it on."Now stay still young lady,or this could end-up in a painful death."he told her."Dear God no...I finally meet the man of my dreams,and I'm never going to remember him after this!Yohji..."Ariko thought,"Wait!!You mean,I'll never get my memory back at all?"she asked,her eyes sweling with tears."No.Not likely."said Masafumi.And with that he aimed his laser at her,and pulled the switch.
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Yohji unlocked his appartment,and kicked off his shoes as he went inside.He closed the door,and took off his coat.Before heading towards the phone,he headed into the bathroom,and grabbed a facecloth off of the shelf.He placed his hand on the hot water tap,and put the facecloth into the sink.after the cloth had soaked-up enough water,Yohji turned the tap off,and wrung it out.He began to pat it gently on his left arm,where his cast had once been.But it had been three weeks,and the cast had been taken off.Gently,he patted the facecloth on his arm,and once he was done,he lifted it up.The once white facecloth,was now spotted with red.Blood.He bandaged up his arm,and geaded towards the phone.He reached his hand down,and place it on the phone,only a white folded piece of paper caught his attention."That wasn't there before."he mumbled to himself.Moving his hand away from the phone,he grabbed the paper,and unfloded it.On it,he read;
"Dear Weiss scum.Your little girlfriend,has been taken to a 'new home'.We hope you understand,and forgive us for any inconvieniece.Oh. And don't be too surprised,if she forgets who you are.Forever.-Schwartz."Yohji stood,froze.
"No,this has got to be a joke!Ariko!Why..?Why does everyone have to take from me,anything I love!?"he yeld.Yohji threw the paper onto the floor,and grabbed the phone.As fast as he could,he dialed Ariko's number.It rang four times,before it was picked-up."Hello?"he heard Ariko ask."Ariko!Your safe!"said Yohji."Hm?May I ask who's calling?"asked Ariko."No..don't tell me..it's Yohji.."he said,hoping she was just playing around on him."Yohji..?Funny,as familiar as it sounds,I don't remember anyone named Yohji."said Ariko.Yohji stood,silent.The phone fell from his hand,smashing onto the floor,"No..."he muttered,"no!!"
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The usual perverted man smiled,and got up to his feet,"Of course."he said,and he turned,leaving the room,closing the door.He leaned against the wall next to it,and waited patiently.After getting dressed,Ariko opened the door to her room,and walked out."Hi."she said with a smile.Yohji grinned,and placed his hands on her sides,"Hey there."he said,leaning close to her,kissing her cheek.She smiled,"Ready to go?"she asked.Yohji noded,and slid his hand towards hers,linking fingers with her.She smiled,and walked with him towards the door.Yohji opened it,and followed her out.After locking the door,they were off.
Yohji looked at Ariko as they walked through the park,he cleared his throat,and looked downwards slightly.Ariko looked at him with a smile on her face,"What's wrong Yohji?"she inquired.He looked at her once again,and smiled,"Nothing what so ever."he replied."Oh don't lie."Ariko said.Yohji laughed lowly, "I'm sorry.It's just,Iwas thinking.Your the first girl,in a long time,that I've felt this strongly about."he said.Ariko blushed slightly,"O-oh..really?"she asked."Yes.Ever since Asuka,I kind of pushed myself away from feeling this way about any girl.I'm not going to say that I forgot about girls completly,because I never.If I must say,I wasn't quite a player.But it's different now.But these last few weeks,lately,I've found myself thinking about you constantly.And well...since Asuka I never had found a girl I thought about half as much as I do you.It's like you've casted a spell over me Ariko.I just can't get you out of my head."Yohji explained.Ariko stopped walking,and looked at him,"I feel for you the same way.All I ever want is for you to be near me.When your gone,soemtimes,even though I know you don't like it,I cry for you.And when your near,I never want you to leave.I love the warm emotions you bring to me."said Ariko,her eyes locked on his.He smiled softly,"Ariko,I lose sleep to think about you, when I do sleep,I dream about you.I go crazy when I can't touch you,or hold you,or see you...Ariko I..I think I love you..."Yohji mumbled lowly.Ariko smiled,"Oh Yohji...I love you too!"she said,she threw her arms around his neck,and while standing on tip-toe,she kissed him deeply.Suddenly,Yohji's cell phone rang.He pulled away from Ariko and sighed,"Damnit,and what a kiss to interupt."he said.She laughed slightly,and rested her head onto his shoulder.Yohji reached his hand into his pocket,and pulled out his cell phone,which rang once again.He pushed a button,and put it to his ear,"Hello?"he asked.He heard Manx's voice on the other end,telling him he had a mission.He almost grumbled,and shouted about how he didn't want to go on this mission,but he couldn't mention it in front of Ariko,she'd get so worried,and he had just told her he loved her,he couldn't tell her about his assasin life.Not just yet."Okay.I'll see you in a bit.Later."said Yohji.He pushed another button,and put his phone away,then looked down into Ariko's aqua eyes,and smiled softly,"I'm sorry to cut this off so short Ariko,but I have to go.Urgent call."he said.Ariko smilled,and gazed back into his green eyes,"That's ok.I'll just head home."she told him."Great.I'll call you there later,ok?"asked Yohji."I'll be waiting for the call."she said.Yohji grinned,"Ok."he said,with a smile.He leaned down,and kissed her lips delicatly,and pulled away,"bye.""Bye."said Ariko.Yohji pulled himself away from her,and turned around,heading off towards his destination.
Ariko turned,and headed off towards her apartment building.Once she was almost in front of the apartment building,she heard footsteps behind her."It's a city. Of course someone is going to be walking behind me."she thought.As she turned towards the building,the person behind her,grabbed her arm,"Well hello there."said a cold voice.Ariko turned her head to see a black haired man wearing glasses.Bradley Crawford."Wh-who are you..?"she asked."Names aren't important here.It won't matter.Your comming with me."he said."What?No I'm not."said Ariko,as she pulled her arm away from him,he grabbed it again with his left arm,using his right hand to point his gun at her.Ariko let out a gasp."Your comming with me Miss Walsh."said Brad."How do you know my name?"asked Ariko."I know everything about you.But that doesn't matter.Come with me if you value your boyfriend's life."said Brad."Yohji!They woudn't.."she thought,"Ok,I'll go."she mumbled.Brad grinned,"I'm glad you decided on the less painfull way."he said.Ariko looked at him,not managing to utter a word,she looked back downwards.Brad pulled her towards a black limousine,and put her into it,getting in as well.He looked at Schuldig,"You've done your part?"he asked,as the car started,and took off. Schuldig noded,"Yes.And this is the girl?"he asked.Brad noded.Ariko looked at them both and asked lowly,"What is it your planning anyway?"she asked.Brad looked out the window,and Schuldig looked at Ariko,"It's not us exactly.It's Masafumi Takatori."he said."Mmhmm.He has plans for you."said Brad,staring out the window."What do you mean?What kind of plans?"Ariko asked,frightened."Never know what Masafumi has in mind."said Schuldig.Brad said nothing,he just continued staring out the window.Just then,the car phone rang.Schuldig lifted it off the receiver,and put it to his ear."Phone..."thought Ariko,"If only I could call Yohji,I know he'd come for me..."Schuldig looked at Brad,"It's for you."he passed the phone over to Brad,who placed it against his ear,"Hello?Oh.Yes Masafumi.You can tell Mr. Reiji Takatori,that everything is in order."said Brad.He mumbled a few more replies to some other questions,and hung up the phone. "Next time,I'm sure you can handle that Schuldig."said Brad."So sorry."said Schuldig.Within time,the car had stopped in front of a building.Brad opened the door,and got out.Schuldig followed.He turned and reached his hand into Ariko.She blinked once or twice,and without thinking,she took his hand,allowing him to help her out.Brad closed the door,and the car drove off.
Ariko looked at the building.It was rather large,and seemed abandoned.It was dark,and rather cold looking.A color she figured was gray once,was now faded into a darkened shade.Brad began to walk towards the building's entrance,Schuldig looked at Ariko,"Okay.Follow him.And don't try anything,because I'll be right behind you."he said.Ariko noded slowly,and began to follow Brad,with Schuldig close behind herself.Once inside the ramshackle building,Brad took ahold of her arm,and led her towards a door.Schuldig looked over at Brad,"I'll go get Masafumi."he said.Brad noded,still pulling Ariko at his side.He placed a hand on the doorknob,and turned it,openeing the door.He led her inside the room.It was a laboratory.Ariko heard Brad close the door behind themselves.He passed by her.You can try to leave,but the door is locked from the outside."he said.Ariko looked at the lab quietly,both in shock and in fear.She saw many cages,and test tubes.Buth full of some sort of experiment,this Masafumi was in the process of doing.Brad grabbed ahold of her once again,and draged her to a corner of the room,where a silver haired man was standing."Farfello,is it ready?"Brad asked.Farfello noded,and looked at Ariko wantingly.Brad lifted ARiko,taking her by surprise,she yelped as he lay her down on a lab table."What the hell are you doing!?"she asked in confusement.Farfello and Brad strapped her onto the table."Masafumi wants to try a new experiment on you."said Farfello."Wh-what!?Why me!?"asked Ariko,wishing she hadn't."Because.Your the perfect specimen.Your in love with our enemy."said Brad."Why is he your enemy?"asked Ariko.The door swung opened,and Masafumi,Schuldig,and Nagi entered the room."Enough questions.Is she strapped in tightly?"asked Masafumi.Farfello noded."Good.I shall begin this instant."said Masafumi,he looked at Ariko queerly,"oh don't worry my dear.Would you like me to tell you what's going on?"Ariko noded slightly."Very well.With this elixir I have produced,you d\shall lose everything single memory,you have."said Masafumi."Your kidding!"said Ariko,in a panic."Oh no no.You'll remember nothing.Not your childhood,not your parents,and not you lover either."said Masafumi,"you see,I pour this elixir into this here machine,and it will shoot a ray of light into your head,erasing any and every memory of yours.""You can't do that!It's immoral!"said Ariko."I have no morals.Therefore it's alright."said Masafumi."It's inhuman!"said Ariko."Oh well."said Masafumi.He poured the test-tube of his elixir into the machine,and turned it on."Now stay still young lady,or this could end-up in a painful death."he told her."Dear God no...I finally meet the man of my dreams,and I'm never going to remember him after this!Yohji..."Ariko thought,"Wait!!You mean,I'll never get my memory back at all?"she asked,her eyes sweling with tears."No.Not likely."said Masafumi.And with that he aimed his laser at her,and pulled the switch.
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Yohji unlocked his appartment,and kicked off his shoes as he went inside.He closed the door,and took off his coat.Before heading towards the phone,he headed into the bathroom,and grabbed a facecloth off of the shelf.He placed his hand on the hot water tap,and put the facecloth into the sink.after the cloth had soaked-up enough water,Yohji turned the tap off,and wrung it out.He began to pat it gently on his left arm,where his cast had once been.But it had been three weeks,and the cast had been taken off.Gently,he patted the facecloth on his arm,and once he was done,he lifted it up.The once white facecloth,was now spotted with red.Blood.He bandaged up his arm,and geaded towards the phone.He reached his hand down,and place it on the phone,only a white folded piece of paper caught his attention."That wasn't there before."he mumbled to himself.Moving his hand away from the phone,he grabbed the paper,and unfloded it.On it,he read;
"Dear Weiss scum.Your little girlfriend,has been taken to a 'new home'.We hope you understand,and forgive us for any inconvieniece.Oh. And don't be too surprised,if she forgets who you are.Forever.-Schwartz."Yohji stood,froze.
"No,this has got to be a joke!Ariko!Why..?Why does everyone have to take from me,anything I love!?"he yeld.Yohji threw the paper onto the floor,and grabbed the phone.As fast as he could,he dialed Ariko's number.It rang four times,before it was picked-up."Hello?"he heard Ariko ask."Ariko!Your safe!"said Yohji."Hm?May I ask who's calling?"asked Ariko."No..don't tell me..it's Yohji.."he said,hoping she was just playing around on him."Yohji..?Funny,as familiar as it sounds,I don't remember anyone named Yohji."said Ariko.Yohji stood,silent.The phone fell from his hand,smashing onto the floor,"No..."he muttered,"no!!"
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