She sat on the bed and shook her head. "I wanted to ask you something, is my name Kotoko? I really can't seem to recall anything." Naoki sat next her and could not believe his ears, the girl who swore that she'd love him even past death, could not even remember her own name.

"Yes, your name is Kotoko Aihara", he said to her. He thought, with the way things are, it's probably best to not overwhelm her with too much information. "I will have a series of battery tests for you, to make sure we didn't miss anything and that everything is okay."

Kotoko nodded and stared at him. "Sensei, you're so nice", she said with a warm smile. Naoki smiled back at her, it's been so long that he's seen that nostalgic smile that he almost couldn't hide his emotions.

"I'll be right back I have to make a phone call." He left, taking his phone out of his coat.

"Hello? Mom?"

"Oniisan, what's wrong?"

"She's awake. She woke up about 30 minutes ago." He could hear the excitement and screams on the other end of the receiver.

"We'll be right there!" and she hung up on him.

"Mo…" he wanted to tell her everything that happened but now it will have to wait till they all get there.

Kotoko, who was lying in bed, got up and walked over to the window and then started to walk around the room. The room had a fresh scent of flowers with the look of a hospital room. She walked over and opened a drawer next to the bed. She shuffled through the drawer, hair clips, a brush, a pen and some paper. She closed the drawer and opened the drawer beneath it. There was some more paper, as she is about to shut the drawer she see her name written on the piece of paper, "Kotoko Irie?"

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"You're name is Kotoko Aihara"….

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"But sensei said that my last name is Aihara…" she looked at the paper and took it out. The paper just contained basic information. She heard someone coming and quickly put the paper back and hoped back into bed.

A nurse came in, "I'm here to take your blood pressure." As she wrapped her arm and began to take her blood pressure she started speaking, "Thank God you're finally awake, you don't know how worried Irie-sensei has been these past months, waiting for you. You are a very lucky lady."

"Lucky? Irie-sensei? Who's that?" Kotoko asked.

The nurse looked at her, "Oi, Kotoko that's really mean. How can you say that about you're husband! He's been so good to you too!"

Kotoko gave a light smile, "He has…?"

"My husband? Irie-sensei and I are married?" she thought to herself.

Just then Naoki came in, "How is everything? Some people will be coming in a little bit to take you to get the battery tests done. Nurse can please refrain from anyone else coming in, unless they have my approval, that includes my family."

"Yes, Irie-sensei", said the nurse.

Naoki sat down next to her, "Is everything okay? I know you must be very confused, but don't worry, I promise nothing will happen to you." She looked at him and smiled, "Thank you." As they sat without saying a word, Kotoko became very nervous.

"Mmm, sensei…" she said in a low voice.

"Yes?"

"You're last name is Irie? What is your first name?"

"Naoki… Naoki Irie."

"Nao..ki.. Irie-sensei." She whispered to herself.

Just then Naoki's phone went off, it was from his mother. "I'll be right back. I have to take this." He left the room, leaving Kotoko.

"Hello? Mom?"

"Oniichan! We're here." He hung up the phone, only because he can hear his mother make a big fuss down the hall. He saw them and stopped them before they got any closer to the room.

"Mom, you guys need to come with me first." He pushed them towards the lounge area.

"What is Naoki?" His dad asked.

"I wanted to talk to you guys before you went in there."
"Brother, is everything okay? Is that idiot already causing trouble?"

Naoki looked at Yuuki, "Don't say anything to Kotoko when you see her, actually I'm not even sure it's a good idea if you guys visit her, I think the only person who should see her right now is uncle."

"WHY!?" his mother yelled back at him.

"Kotoko… she still has a blood clot and even though she's awake, the result is she doesn't remember anything, she doesn't even remember her own name." His dad and Yuuki sat there surprised, while his mother started crying.

"What do you mean? She can't even remember her own name?"

"She can't even remember her own name, how is going to remember any of you? Right now I think it's just best if we keep everything simple for now, or at least until the test results come back."

Everyone was in shock. They were at a loss for words, especially his mom, who was so excited to her that she is finally awake only to come to this. Just then Kotoko's dad came running down the hall.

"My little girl's awake? Is it true!?" Tears ran down his face as he looked at Naoki.

Naoki looked at him, "Uncle… dad.." as he went on to continue to tell him the same exact thing he told his family, Kotoko's dad became heart broken.

"My little girl doesn't even remember me? How? What happened?"

"I told you, she has blood clot, it will go away, but that's no guarantee she'll regain any memories." He told uncle. "I think it's best if you go in first, you are her father, and right now it's best if it's only you. Please remember to be as vague as possible with information."

"Paging Irie-sensei, Irie-sensei, please come to the nurses station."

"I have to go." Naoki got up and left.

"What is oniichan thinking? He's so… why is he so cavalier about all of this?" she said.

Dad, "I don't think he is. It must be the hardest on him the most, but he also has his duties and knows what's best for her. Let's believe in him for now."

Yuuki got up. "Where are you going?"

"To the bathroom", he walked away toward Kotoko's room.

He reached Kotoko's room, but no one was in there. A nurse passed by just then, "Excuse me, do you know where this patient is?" He asked the nurse.

"She'll be down in about an hour or so, she's upstairs having some tests done."

"Thank you."

Yuuki walked in the room and sat next to the window. "How can she just forget about us? After all that we've done for her and brother, he waited so long with so much frustration and regret on his face that…" Yuuki couldn't understand what was going on, he was smart, and like his brother, when it came to matters of the heart, he is stupid.

Naoki walked in, "Yuuki, what are you doing here?"

"Brother, is it really true? Can she really not remember anything?"

Naoki looked at him, and by his expression, Yuuki knew at that instant it was all true. "Yeah, it's true, but I'm going to do everything in my power to bring her back, and you too. Don't give up on Kotoko."

"How did it get like this? I mean she would follow you like a puppy and walk through hell for you, even cheat death. How can she just forget?"

Naoki didn't know how to answer that, he knew medically why she is the way she is now, but emotionally he couldn't give an answer.

"I think I'll call her friend's come and visit, maybe they can jog her memory." Yuuki said to him.

"I'll do it. I should be the one to tell them what's going on."

"Don't worry brother, her annoying self will come back to you… and us."

"Yeah…"

"Remember, she's the girl that brother chose, so she can't be wrong." Yuuki said with a smile.

"Yeah" smiling back at Yuuki.