Prologue: When The Light Fades To Nothing
(AN: The prologue takes place in 1st person point-of-view)
"Please awaken..."
The voice was soft yet stern as it rang into my ears jolting me awake but I refused to open my eyes and felt the shaking stop, for the moment. I regained my senses slowly and felt a dull pain throb in my head. I would of reached up to feel for a sign of discomfort but quickly though better of it as the pain slowly subsided. I glanced back and forth through the one visible slit I had to see with. It mattered little to me why I couldn't see out of both, the pain rendered all other thought.
Slowly, I raised up and felt something brush against my upper face, unconsciously I felt my hand lift up then a rough cloth-like material come in contact with the skin of my fingers as I brushed my hand over it. 'Bandages probably' I told myself before taking a sweeping glance of my surroundings. It was a small-enclosed room with only small pieces of furniture in it but in a way it felt homely-like.
Suddenly a cough ravaged my lungs and I gripped a fist to my chest as I leaned over in hopes of stopping the pain as several more come through. When I felt that the pain had past I leaned up to see a rather young looking man next to my bedside. He reached a hand toward my forehead and he smiled at my confusion. "Only a slight fever" he said softly as I looked him over. His shoulder-length dark blue, almost black hair fell around the soft features of his face and his eyes, which seem to be about the color of his hair. He was dressed in a gray kimono robe typed outfit as he sat by the bed, I found myself placed in when I awoke.
After a few moments more, he removed his hand but I still felt his touch tingle where he had placed his hand. A swift and slight blush spread across my cheeks as I remembered the look of concern on his face as he placed his hand to my forehead. My eyes quickly widened in embarrassment and the blush, just as quickly as it came, faded. "Anno..." I whispered softly not knowing how much power my voice held at the moment.
He seemed to notice from the way he turned around and waited for me to continue. "Nani?" He said his voice surprisingly soft as he watched me, even though I continue to look at him rather confused through my one visible.
I opened my mouth to continue further but no sound came forth. It was strange, I had so many questions to ask him: Who was I, Where was I, Who was he. Yet, as I looked at him, I couldn't bring myself to do it. So I merely kept silent and glanced downward hoping he wouldn't ask questions of me, as I would of done of him.
I sat waiting to him ask what kept me silent but it never came, instead I felt his hand touch the top of my head lightly before he removed it. I looked up at him questioningly, but he merely laughed and gave off a soft smile. "You'll be ok," he said before standing up and walking out of the room and downstairs I saw connecting to the hallway a ways down, leaving me once again to gaze around at the small room.
I raised my legs slightly and shifted my weight so that my legs dangled inches above the ground over the side of the bed. I leaned forward and gently tested my legs before standing up, but I quickly fell back onto the bed. I gripped the sheets in my right hand in frustration. Why was I in so much pain and yet I couldn't remember a single thing. Not even the slightly detail to shed some light on what happened for me to end up this way. But there lie the biggest mystery. Who was I to begin with? How could I know of what happened to me if I don't even know who me is?
Several tears slowly seeped from my eye and fell onto my leg as I quivered from anger or frustration. I didn't know. Suddenly I began to feel foolish for crying and quickly brushed my sleeve across my uncovered up eye in an attempt to hide the fact I had cried.
"Daijouba ka?"
I jerked my head up as the soft voice rang in my ears and I saw a boy staring at me from the doorway, his hand resting hesitantly on the doorway post. His soft light violet eyes are what caught my attention at first sight. His light purple hair fell around his face and strangely he had it cut so that one side was longer that the other. (AN: Never did get that...O.o) But it mattered little to me. I only wished to know why he continued to stare at me. Suddenly I remembered his question and nodded slightly hoping that was enough for him and he would leave but that didn't seem to convince him enough as he walked over and knelt in front of me.
I stared through my one uncovered eye, slightly unsure. He was a perfect stranger to me. I opened my mouth slightly to ask who he was but was cut off as a soft almost child-like voice echoed into the room.
"Is she better yet?"
The boy stood up and glanced toward the door and smiled. "Not quite but she is awake if you want to say hi to her, Kisa" He said and I glanced toward the door as a young girl with large brown eyes and dark golden blonde hair leaned in the doorway a slight blush spread on her cheeks, as if she was nervous about entering. But after several moments she entered and slowly walked toward me. She was a relatively young girl and she too had her hair in an odd style with it cut to just below her head but had the hair surrounding her face exceed past her collar. But I found it a cute style that made her look as though she had a simple child-like innocent shyness.
I smiled as she raised her large brown eyes shyly up to my face and blushed deeper in color. "How are you feeling?" She said in a soft voice.
I blinked, confused as to why she would care if I was all right. I glanced back toward the boy who had first come in, still unknowing his name. "Who is he?" I glanced back to the girl, Kisa, he had called her. Kisa blinked and frowned, "Don't you remember?" She said tilting her head to one side in confusion.
I glanced up as the boy from before took a step forward. "Kisa...Its ok. Shigure said she might not remember anything after everything that happened" He said and I only grew more confused. "What do you mean "after what happened?" I asked but he merely smiled, pretending not to have heard my question. "My name is Yuki Sohma and this is Kisa Sohma" he said and Kisa put a smile back on.
I nodded, "Nice to meet you both" I said and bowed slightly.
"Come on! Lets go and maybe you will start to remember stuff" Kisa said and took my hand in hers as she pulled me up from the bed and along toward the door. I stopped momentarily in the door as Kisa let go of my hand and she stopped at the edge of the stairs. "Come on!" She said excitedly.
Yuki blinked confused as I continued to stare at him. "Nani?" he asked confused as to why I continued to stare at him. I shook my head brushing away the strange feeling that had risen up in me and smiled. "Its nothing. Want to come with us?" I extended my hand to him and he nodded and took my hand as I followed after Kisa.
As she walked she failed to notice the warm smile that had spread across Yuki's face. 'Maybe…She will remember after all' (AN: And yes, I am well aware that sentence isn't in 1st person and I purposely put it that way)
I glanced around as my foot touched the ground below the last step. I kept my hand on the wooden railing and shifted my eyes to the left as I felt someone running toward me rather fast. "Nani?" I said confused.
"Miharu-chan!"
I blinked furtherly confused as I saw a young blonde haired boy jump up to hug me and I closed my eyes tightly, turning my head partly and waited for the impact. But it never came. I slowly opened my eyes and saw a young boy with short orange hair and piercing red eyes was holding him back. Yuki glanced to him and sighed, as though he wasn't surprised to see him. "Baka neko" he said and I watched as he dropped the boy and the two began arguing much like you might see a cat and mouse fight.
I smiled and knelt next to the boy and he immediately raised up and smiled back at me. "Dajouba ka, Miharu-chan?" he asked as I glanced him over. He certainly was a cute little boy in my opinion. He had short blonde hair that came past his ears and large light brown eyes that continued to stare at me waiting for an answer. "Hai. Um...I am sorry but I am having a hard time with remembering names because you seem familiar..." I trailed off as he blinked confused at me but quickly smiled again. "Momiji Sohma" He said and stood up, continuing to smile so cutely at me.
I stood up moments after him and put a hand on his head. "Kawaii" I said softly and he smiled in delight. "Are all of you from the same family? You have the same last name..." I said and glanced to Kisa who had walked back in into the hallway from a room several feet away.
"Hai..." She said trailing off as if it was a burden that had been placed upon her.
I frowned seeing her sad face and remembered that I had forgotten everything I had once known about them, so even if I had known what had made her so sad...I had forgotten it. I closed my eyes as I tried to think, even for a moment, at why things had turned out the way they had for me. Why had I lost my memory and why did they seem to know me so well. "How do you know me?" I suddenly snapped my eyes open as I realized I had asked it aloud and that everyone was now staring at me, rather surprised.
The room was silent for several seconds and I soon regretted saying it aloud, even if by accident. I pressed a hand to my head and felt the rough bandages underneath my fingers, for some reason I couldn't think straight anymore. Think straight, I laughed slightly I couldn't even focus my vision straight. I stopped all other thought as a wave of pain seared through me causing me to fall to my knees. "My head..." I whispered faintly as they began to crowd around me as though a skeptical was taking place.
"Miharu!"
The sound of that name stopped all of my other thoughts and it disturbed me as I felt the pain drain away. I glanced up at the orange-headed boy standing over me who had said it. "Is that me..." I whispered as I slowly rose to my feet as they backed away from me slightly, giving me room to do so.
I raised my one visible eye to him, pleadingly. "Please...Who am I?" I said as I stared at his faltering red eyes.
"Kyou-kun"
I turned to see the man who I first awoke to see leaning in the doorway of a room, which from where I stood looked to be a study. "Not yet. Akito-san must be informed" He said and I glanced to Kyou only to see his eyes narrow and a low growl like sound come from his clenched teeth at this bit of news. "Damn Akito!" He shouted before running out of the house and as I watched him, I felt myself growing almost sad. (AN: Almost...)
I lowered my eyes in disbelief. "I guess...I will never know" I said and started to walk back upstairs as I suddenly felt someone hug my waist from behind and turned around to see Kisa staring at me with her large brown eyes now threatening to spill over with tears. "Onee-chan..." She whispered as I wrapped my arms around her small frame and held her tightly. "Gomen nasai. Kisa-chan" I said as I held her close to my body.
"Your name is Miharu"
My grew wide in shock as I pulled away from Kisa and stared up into Yuki's softly smiling face. "Arigatou" I said softly as I closed my eyes and nodded, relief flowing through me. 'I know my name know…I am somebody…'
"Yuki-kun" The blue-haired man said smiling slightly as he stared at Yuki with almost a look of disbelief in his eyes.
"Shigure. I don't think there is any harm and letting her know her own name" He said as he raised his deep purple eyes to meet Shigure's dark blue ones. "If so...He can always erase her memory, right?" He said his cold turning almost cold as he spoke.
Shigure laughed slightly. "Its alright Yuki. Just don't tell her anything else for now. I will speak to Akito tomorrow" he said before retreating to his study and shutting the door behind him.
"Who is Akito-san?" I asked blinking as I glanced from Shigure's now closed door to Yuki's face and noticed he was now lost within thought.
"Akito is the head of the Sohma house" Momiji said glancing to me after several moments. "Akito likes to know everything that goes on within the Sohma family" He said and I stopped to think about it. 'Why though?' I thought to myself and sighed softly.
Momiji smiled. "Don't worry. Akito said yes once. He might do it again" He said and Kisa nodded as well in agreement.
I blinked thoroughly confused by what Momiji said. 'What did he mean by that?' But I smiled and nodded and glanced to Shigure's door as I saw him lean out and smile at me. "Miharu-chan. Hatori will be by soon to check you over" he said and leaned back inside, sliding the door shut behind him.
"Hatori-san?" I said tilting my head to one side as I thought.
"Ne, Miharu-chan. Hatori will take good care of you..." Momiji said and I nodded, smiling slightly. 'Shigure-san, Yuki-kun, Kyou-kun, Momiji-kun, and Kisa-chan...Their names sound familiar but...' Suddenly all thought stopped as a high-pitched whistling sound reached my ears and it made me feel as though my head was going to burst apart.
"Miharu-chan? Daijouba ka?" Yuki asked me as he knelt by my side and rested a hand on my shoulder. "Daijouba ka?" He asked more urgently when I failed to answer. "Don't touch me!" I heard myself shout as I pulled away from him and ran out the open sliding door several feet away from me.
"Why...why am I here!" I said to myself as I ran through the think foliage of the forest that seemed to completely surround the nestled house. I suddenly felt myself fly forward and collide with the ground. I didn't want to move. I hurt all over. I just wanted to stay there and I felt my energy draining away with each passing second.
I raised up slightly beginning to regret my previous thoughts. I wanted to back to the house. At least they cared about me even if I didn't know them but my body wouldn't work properly. I slightly felt my arms give way but my crash back to the soft earth never happened. A pair of arms held me inches from the ground.
I turned my face slightly and saw a small flash of his red eyes staring down at me as he held me at arms length. "Kyou...kun" I whispered before I felt my vision dim and darkness close in.
(AN: Originally, I wanted to end this prologue here...But well...Not anymore. Lol)
"Miharu-chan?"
Her long brown hair. That's the first thing I noticed about Tohru Honda as she leaned over me her big blue eyes staring at me quizzically. "Hatori-san, is she going to be alright?" She said as she turned her head to the side slightly and my eyes followed hers as a rather young looking man with short brown hair and pitless brown eyes, well eye I should say. That's all I could see. He had is brown hair falling over his left eye but it was his eyes themselves that had me continuing to stare at him. I could almost see it in his eyes as he turned to me after he noticed I was staring.
Snow. Snow was falling deep in his eyes. It confused me. Why was seeing falling snow as I stared into his soulless brown eyes. I blinked and the snow vanished. He stared at me as if he knew what I saw but he said nothing as I leaned up and looked around. The girl who had been previously leaning over me smiled as she turned to Yuki happily. "She is alright!" She said and quickly embraced me in a soft hug. I blinked but hugged her back as to not alarm her.
"Honda-san. Hatori said she will regain her memory in time" Yuki said and turned his purple eyes to my slightly puzzled face and he smiled. "Miharu, this is Tohru Honda. She lived with us a time before you came" He said and I finally smiled to her. She seemed kind. 'Her blue eyes hold a lot of sadness though' I thought to myself but my thoughts stopped as I felt someone pulling at the bandages around my head and shifted my visible eye since their arms held my head in place to see Hatori unwrapping the bandages that had been wound around my head. "Hold still" He said firmly and I nodded as I closed the one eye that hadn't been covered up. After several moments I felt the bandages become completely off. I hesitated a moment before I finally opened my eyes.
I blinked several times before they finally became adjusted to the brightness of the room and I glanced to Tohru and Yuki, who smiled and nodded in happiness. "Hatori? Is she done yet?" I shifted my eyes to the door as the familiar voice rang in the room.
"Momiji-kun!" Tohru's voice said as he stopped on the left side of the bed and rested his elbows on it. "I told you Hatori was a good doctor" He said and closed his eyes as he smiled. I nodded and turned to Hatori as he put his things away. "Arigato" I said softly as I watched him stand up, his bag in hand and blinked slightly surprised by my gratefulness but he merely nodded and quickly walked out the room.
"Honda-san, Miharu-san" He said and I glanced up toward him. "We should start walking for school" he said I finally took notice that they both were dressed in a school uniform type attire but mine was different from Tohru's. She had a short blue skirt and a sailor-typed style dark blue top with a white flap over shoulder and a white tie. But as for myself, I was dressed in a knee-length blue shirt similar in color to Tohru's, but my top was white with a blue folding over strap with a red scarf tied together in the front. "Why is my uniform different from yours, Tohru?" I asked and she blinked and looked up as she pressed a finger to her chin, trying to remember why.
"Honda-san, Do you want me to tell her?" He said laughing slightly when he saw she failed to remember why. She nodded and smiled. "Miharu-san. It's the uniform you had on when you came here and they didn't have one when you first came to our school. So they allowed you to wear your old one. But they should have one ready for you soon. I will speak to the student council president about it" he said and I smiled. 'Thank you Yuki-kun" I said and he nodded as he stared toward the door Tohru following him. "Coming?" Tohru asked as she glanced over her shoulder to stare at me.
I nodded. "Go ahead and I will catch up" I said and their footsteps faded as they went downstairs. I sighed to myself as I finally heard their voices saying good-bye to Shigure before leaving. I stood up and stretched. I picked up the bag they left on the table near my bed, which I assumed was mine. I smiled to myself as I walked out the door and down the steps to see Shigure leaning against the doorway to his study as he held a lunchbox in his hand. "Tohru-kun left this for you" he said and I smiled taking it from him. Maybe I could be friends with her again. I nodded to Shigure as I slid to front door open and stepped out.
"Miharu" I blinked as I saw him standing several feet away from the front door, a ways down the slightly worn path leading to the house. "Kyou-kun" I said as I shut the door behind me. "Arigato for last night" I said as I lowered my head trying to hide the blush that had spread across my cheeks. "I am feeling much better thanks to you" I said and raised my head to see his cheeks also tinted pink. "That's good. But its not like I care" He said trying to hide the facts that he was concerned and I chuckled to myself. "We better go before Tohru and Yuki leave us behind"
"That mouse!" He said and suddenly had reason to catch up to them. "Come on or I will leave you. I will finally beat that god damn Yuki!" He shouted.
"Baka neko" I blinked and saw Yuki and Tohru at the end of the path. Yuki didn't seem pleased that Kyou was coming along but Tohru merely smiled as we finally caught up to them. "Ready?" Tohru asked and I nodded. "Lets go Honda-san" Yuki said and they started off. Kyou soon noticed and growled. "You won't get away that easy! I will beat you Yuki!" He said and I watched as the two became once again in a fight you would mostly likely see between a cat and mouse.
"Hurry Miharu-chan!" Tohru said and I smiled to myself as I ran to catch up to them. "The light of my memories may be gone for now...But one day...I will remember what I lost. I promise"
