Adrians POV

I was about to get up and pull her in my arms, happy to have her back, when she gave me a friendly smile and walked right pass me.

For a brief moment, I couldn´t breath and I couldn´t think. There had been no sign of recognition. No sign at all.

I got up and looked after her, as she walked across the room to sit down at the window. I watched her take a sip of her coffee. She closed her eyes and I noticed a smile on her face.

Minutes later I realized, that I was staring. But how could I not? Sydney was sitting only a few feet away. So close. I wished that she would look at me. I wished that she would look at me and remember everything. Remember me, remember us.

She didn´t. She kept on drinking her coffee, looking out the window.

After half an hour she got up and walked towards the door and I got ready to follow her.

Her hand was already on the door, when she turned around to look at me again. My heart jumped and I smiled at her. She smiled back and I noticed the blush on her face, the blush I loved so much. Than she opened the door and left.

Did Sydney Sage just flirt with me? I got up and exited Starbucks through another door than she had and followed her.

I felt like a complete stalker, but I was to afraid, that I wouldn´t see her again, so I had to know where she was going.

I followed her for the next 10 minutes, always making sure, there were enough people between us, so that she couldn´t see me. Once I thought I´d lost her and panic rose in me, but than I found her again entering a building. I looked up and read the letters on the wall `Public Library´ I read and I chuckled. Well that, was completely Sydney. Only she would spent a day in New York in a library. I sat down on a bench near the entrance and decided to wait. I really did hope, that she wasn´t planing on spending the whole day there.

"Are you following me?" I turned around and looked into her golden eyes. At first, I thought she might be mad or even scared, but than I realized, that she was smiling at me.

Completely being overextended by her standing in front of me and talking to me I just smiled back.

"I... no... I´m just waiting for someone. Hey, I´m Adrian" I said when I finally found my voice again. God, she must think I´m a complete moron.

She smiled at me and shook my hand "Sydney" she said.

"Nice to meet you Sydney" I said studying her face for any kind of recognition.

"So, you´re into books?" I asked looking at the library.

She chuckled "What gave it away?" she asked.

Yea good one Adrian, I thought. Could I be any more awkward? I than noticed the books in her hands.

"Vampires?" I asked with an arched eyebrow.

She looked down on the books in her hand and blushed "Yea, I kind of keep dreaming about them, so I thought I do some research. I know it´s stupid, but... I don´t know" she said.

"Interesting subject. Ever met one?" I said still smiling at her.

She laughed at that and I did, too.

She studied me for a few more seconds.

"Well, as nice as it is to talk about vampires with you Adrian, I really need to go" she said.

I wasn´t ready to let her go. I wanted to keep talking to her, hear the sound of her voice and tell her that it was me and that I loved her, but even I knew, that would definitely scare her away. And who could blame her.

"Ok than Sydney, it really was nice meeting you" I said.

She was already walking away, when she turned around once again.

"Maybe I´ll see you at Starbucks again someday" she said with a smile.

"I´d love that" I said.

She smiled and than walked away and grabbed a cab that was driving by. I watched her getting into the cab giving me another smile. Than she was gone.

I walked back to the hostel, my head was spinning. I was absolutely sure about two things.

First, she didn´t recognize me at all and second, she definitely had been flirting with me.

As much as a downer the first thing was, the second made me smile. Once again I thought about what they´d done to her. How could they make her forget about a whole period of her life? And could I make her remember me?

Sydneys POV

I was sitting in the cab heading to my flat. I really needed to hurry. I had a `architecture 101´ class in one hour.

I nearly didn´t recognize myself. Had I just been flirting with a guy? A complete stranger?
I blushed. Yes I had. Adrian... I liked that name. And I´d liked him I admitted to myself. He seemed funny and yes, he was pretty good looking. Well, whom was I kidding. He was gorgeous.

His eyes were this deep emerald green and something about them comforted me. I couldn´t quiet put a finger on it, but they made me feel kind of safe.

I shook my head. I didn´t even know that guy and I probably would never see him again. No doubt I guy like him wasn´t even interested in a girl like me.

He probably had a stunning supermodel girlfriend. Yes, he had for sure been waiting for her.

God he must think I am a complete dork. What had I been thinking?

And vampires? He was probably still laughing about that.

Doing research... could I sound more nerdy?

I sighed and put my books in m bag. It was a waste of time even thinking about him any longer, he sure had forgotten me already