Ch.2
When I finally forced myself to eat the following morning, I couldn't get that man's last words out of my head.
"I will find you."
It was so unsettling, but for some reason I felt a weird kind of comfort from it. It was almost like there were feelings stirring inside my heart that I was unaware of.
A few minutes later I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket, but when I picked it up I realized it was a different color. I stared bewildered, until the continuous vibrating brought me back to reality.
"Ukyo?" I said into the phone.
"Hi, can I come over?" he asked sounding a little desperate.
"Yeah, but why?" I asked. After a few seconds I realized he had already hung up.
I placed the phone on the counter and decided to get dressed before he arrived. It was strange for Ukyo to call so early in the morning, let alone become violent. That was the first time I had ever seen him so mad and it scared me seeing his timid and calm nature disappear. I became distracted and heard the doorbell. I strangled as I threw on my turtle neck and tripped over a few bags on my way to the door.
"I don't remember leaving those there." I mumbled while unlocking the door. Ukyo rushed inside and closed the door behind him quickly.
"Uk-" before I could finish my thought his hand was over my mouth. Then as if on cue there was a knock on the door.
"I know you are in there," I heard a familiar voice say. It was the man from yesterday.
I understood why Ukyo was trying to protect me, but how on earth did he know he would be here, let alone at this unpredictable time of day. I grabbed Ukyo's hand and pulled it off of my mouth. His green eyes always fascinated me, but today for some reason it seemed different.
"Who is that man, why are you acting so weird, and why is my house in this shape?! And another thing…" I stopped unable to speak as he moved his face close to mine. I blushed at this and looked away with a sour expression. He knew that his face so close to mine made me uncomfortable, but he did it anyway.
He had never attempted to kiss me before, but at this point I wouldn't be surprised if he tried. Right after I thought about this, my stomach began to cringe. At this point the man from before had left and Ukyo's calm and cool demeanor had returned.
"To answer your question…that man is well...just a stalker. Also, I will be escorting you everywhere for now on. If anything ever happened to you, I would blame myself forever.
I nodded and wondered what it would be like with Ukyo following me everywhere. The thought was comforting, yet unsettling.
"Let's go for a walk." he said slipping his hand into mine. I followed behind him quietly and looked up at the now gray sky. What are these unfamiliar feelings in my heart and why do I feel so out of place?
He pulled me past the café from yesterday quickly and past the park.
"Wait," I ordered. He stopped and looked around looking little agitated. There was something oddly familiar about this small park. It was surrounded by trees and there was only one small bench. I sat down with Ukyo and tried my hardest to remember what had happened here.
"I will get us something to drink, you stay here," Ukyo said exiting the park.
"Hey!" the man from yesterday yelled out to me, a few minutes after Ukyo had left. Fear washed through my body, but I tried my best to ignore him. He walked up to me and took my hands in his. I shut my eyes, when he moved his face up to mine. He kissed me gently, and then pulled me in for a hug. At that second, strange memories poured into my mind. These memories didn't belong to me, yet they were mine. Forgotten memories…
After calming down I pulled away from Shin's grip, but he pulled me back. Shin is his name, isn't it?
"I remember you," I whispered not closing my eyes this time. The fear had disappeared and I was now resting in his arms.
"You," I heard Shin say; now backing away.
"That's impossible," Ukyo growled in response.
"I will never let you touch her again," Shin said, standing in front of me. "She deserves to know the person she was and not this fake you turned her into," Shin finished.
"She chose to be with me, but what doesn't make sense is how you are in this world. You made an impossible wish. A wish to protect her, I am guessing," Ukyo mumbled to himself.
"Now, I remember and so does she." Shin explained taking my hand. All I could do was listen, already confused as it was; keeping up with their conversation was difficult.
"You don't get it! You aren't the only one who made that wish! Do you know how many other men will remember her now? If you made the wish, they probably all made the wish as well." Ukyo said walking towards me with dead cold eyes.
"Thi-this isn't you," I muttered as Ukyo attempted to grab me. The second I saw an opening I ran for it. I heard them both shout my name, but ignored them and continued to run.
What was the wish, who were these men, and why am I acting so strangely? I would've never run away in a situation like that. Also, I would never shut my eyes if I was in danger. I was changing, but why? The questions tugged at me constantly on the way home, but what I did know was that I loved Shin..and Ukyo.