I think I"m refreshed and the faster I write it makes me feel like I'm rushing this which makes me sad :( But before I forget I dont not own anything from VK anime and or manga I have nothing to do with it :) Enjoy :)

SHIKI

Chapter 14: Chance

"Honey! I got you your favorite! Guess what it is?" Kaori announced when she sat next to me at the almost empty lunch room.

Being in here always picked at my underlying feelings that something important once happened in this very room. Looking around, I couldn't tell if I was right or being paranoid. AS I've tried more and more to remember things that I couldn't I began to feel like a lost child being controlled through an unknown stranger.

"Senri?" she said again gaining my attention.

"Are you sick?" she asked putting a hand on my forehead.

"We both know that we cant get sick, were vampires after all." I said moving her hand from my face.

She looked at her hand for a moment before speaking again.

"I got your favorite, Pocky." she smiled handing me the small colorful box.

"Thanks" I said taking opening it to take a stick out. She knew I loved this candy and always bought it for me when I least expected or rather stopped caring.

"I'll be right back" I said as I got up leaving the table and the room.

I knew what her expression at my reluctance was by now and though I felt bad I didn't care enough to stop myself. I had to be away from her. She made me feel uneasy at times when I would try to remember something. Her presence seemed to help keep my memories bottled up.

Walking out into the night feeling the nights breeze pass me was a comfort. I closed my eyes trying to picture the unknown Rima. With her blue gem like eyes that seemed to pierce my heart everytime I saw a glimpse of her in my dreams.

I couldn't help but think she was someone of great importance to me, yet why couldn't I remember her?

"Shiki?" came Ichijo's voice surprised.

"I thought that by now you would be sleeping." he said looking around to see if I was with anyone.

"I was just getting some fresh air" I stated.

"Well, since I got you here" he started opening his books taking out a smaller one, a magazine.

"Can you give this to Aido when you get the chance? I know he's been dying to get a copy of the latest volume" he smiled re-gathering his books.

"Sure."

Taking the book he smiled before saying goodnight and soon he was out of sight. Even for a vampire he was way too easy going and happy, but he was right, I should be sleeping by now. Class was over and dawn was upon us.

Skimming through the cheerful looking magazine I realized it held nothing interesting.

Until I was at near the end of it.

I felt my eyes go wide with shock upon seeing the add.

The whole page contained a single picture for a clothing company. It was me with the girl who's presence gave me no peace. The eyes I longed to remember were starring right back at me.

It was me and Rima, together.

Though it was a pose, with our bodies very close and our lips almost meeting, to me it seemed to mean more.

I never knew she was a model with me. I barely recalled being one myself and seeing myself in such pictures made me feel like an outsider looking into someone else's eyes.

But this changed everything. I now had solid evidence that I knew her, maybe even loved her.

But if so, then how is it that I love Kaori? Why is it that I can remember everything with her, yet I could barely remember Rima? Where had she gone? Had she just disappeared over night?

This made up my mind. I was going to search for her. Anything I could find out about her would do.

Feeling Kaori walking behind me I quickly closed the book. If anything I don't think I could trust her. There was something about her that I was just realizing, and it didn't feel safe.

"Why are you out here?" she asked calmly, seeming as if she were truly curious, but I had a feeling that she was testing me and something told me that I didn't want to fail her.

"Magazine" I said not looking at her.

"Wh-?"

"Ichijo gave me a magazine to give to Aido." I tell her waving the book carelessly in the air.

"Oh, so you're not hungry?" she wondered looking back in the direction of the cafe.

"No, actually I'm tired. Is it alright with you if we leave? The sun's coming up."

"You sure hate the sun" she smiled.

"It just makes me even more hungry than usual is all" I smiled back. It wasn't genuine, but I wasn't going to give her any clues that something was wrong, that I was catching onto something suspicious about her.

"We are what we are" she smiled thinking she had me.

After making sure that Kaori was indeed in her room I walked back out. Dawn was breaking through and I knew that I didn't have much time before the sun was up and the students would start to show themselves and would most likely scream their way to me.

I was heading to the day class section, where the headmaster was. I knew that next to his office was a room where all the student files for both vampires and humans alike were kept in storage. Knowing that he wouldn't exactly hand me the key to the room, I had to break in secretly making sure that no one found out.

Making my way there was easy. Everyone still seemed to be asleep and Yuuki and Zero seemed to have already left for the night.

Finding the room held no problem for me, within less than two minutes of entering I was standing before the locked door.

Twisting the cold golden colored knob I checked that it was locked.

Bitting my index finger I watched as my blood came out and hardened with the blink of an eye. Pressing the blood through the hole in the door knob I heard a small crack indicating that it was now unlocked.

Quietly opening it and closing it behind me as I made my way into the room I started to check for labels that would help make this intrusion a short one. It was dark and packed with lots of silver drawers.

I quickly spotted in the dark room the labels that distinguished which side of the room was for what.

Though the night class was smaller compared to the day class there were a lot of files.

I didn't know her family name so I had to look at them all skipping over the males and the ones of my classmates that I knew well.

The sun was already starting to show itself when I was finished looking through all the files, but I hadn't found her file anywhere.

I looked again and minutes later I came to the same conclusion.

There was no information on her anywhere in this room. But if she had come here, to this school the headmaster should have left her file here by law.

Feeling like I was going to sink to the floor I tried to think of where else I could look. This was the only place where files were to be kept. This was my one hope for trying to figure out who Rima was and just how much she meant to me, and it was now gone.

Hearing students starting to wake up to the sound of their alarms in the far distance I locked the door from the inside as I made my escape undetected.

Back in my room I felt exhausted, collapsing tired and disappointed it wasn't long before I quickly fell asleep.

I only hoped to dream more about Rima.

"Shiki! Wake up!" came a female voice.

Slowly opening them then I thought I was looking into the blue eyes of Rima, but getting a better look I saw the green ones that belonged to my girl friend and possible enemy instead.

"Good, you're finally up. Come on get ready were going to be very late for class." she instructed getting off me.

I didn't plan on going on to school seeing how tired I was but since I was already up I really had no other choice.

"I'll come back when I know you're done." she said with a quick kiss before leaving.

I was glad she was gone. Getting up I walked over to the oak chest in the corner of the room. Opening the drawer I took out the magazine and flipped it open the our add, to see her face.

How I wonder could I have forgotten I knew her. Looking at the picture gave me the feeling that I didn't love Kaori.

"What took you so long?" she asked opening the door as I was reaching for the knob.

"I'm just tired" I yawned closing the door behind me.

"You're so cute when you look so tired." she teased as she entwined our hands together though I didn't want to so much as to look at her.

Walking through the noisy usual crowd of screaming girls I tried to think of a way to break it off with her without seeming suspicious. Any wrong move and she might do whatever she did to me in the first place again and erase my memories or somehow alter them to her liking.

I began to wonder if maybe that was her element. Not of nature but of mental capability, that seemed to be the only logical explanation. Remembering now I noticed that I never had seen her use any of her born powers that all vampires held.

I noticed that Akatsuki and Ruka seemed to be running a little late.

Walking into class I almost walked right in to Ichijo.

"Shiki! I was looking for you" he said.

"Did you give Aido the magazine yet? " he asked.

Crap, I had forgotten to give it to him but at the same time I didn't really want to. It held the only piece of evidence that I had to remind me that Rima had indeed been part of my life.

"I left it in my room. Sorry I forgot to bring it." I confessed in a low voice.

"AH No. I'm 's not that big of a deal. I mean he can wait and stuff....just don't look so down" he quickly amended seeing my expression.

"I think he should get it now." came Ruka's voice.

"Huh?"

"We all know that Aido won't shut up unless he has it and that would be a bother for all of us in class tonight" she explained with Akatsuki at her side seeming to agree to.

If anyone knew the worst of him, it would be his cousin I realized feeling bad for him, but then again he wasn't that bad of a person.

"Please just do us all the favor" he said running a hand through his hair trying to avoid a tantrum from his cousin.

"Hanabusa'll be very upset if he doesnt get his manga" he added rolling his eyes.

"I'll go with you" Kaori chimed in.

"Ah no!! Actually I mean, we have something to talk to you about, Kaori" Ruka quickly said.

"Yeah, it's sort of important" Akatsuki added.

"I wont be long anyway" I insisted picking up their hints that I had to go alone.

"Okay..." she agreed as they led her away.

Walking back to the room by myself I wondered why they were all acting....different.

They didn't want her to come with me and I had a feeling that they were somehow helping me.

I walked straight to the chest and found the book just as I had left it.

Grabbing it I headed back out. I tried not to look at the picture I was longing to keep. Walking down the stairs I heard a very soft almost light sound hit the floor.

Turning around I saw on the stairs laying a white fancy looking envelope.

It hadn't been there before I left. Picking it up I noticed that it wasn't addressed to anyone in particular.

Opening it I pulled out a light baby blue and white letter with Edwardian Script written on it and a white bow tied at the top left corner.

Opening it and reading it I felt my heart stop, my blood freeze.

It was a wedding invitation.

"Each hour, Each day, Each year

We grow as two, yet as one

We grow apart, yet together

Forming an eternal love

We Rokoru Minori and Rima Touya invite you to join us and our families in celebrating our marriage-"

I couldn't bring myself to read anymore. I felt a gripping pain inside and I knew that it must have been the part of my body that remembered her, and as it yearned for her it also cried knowing that she was going to marry some other guy.

I looked at the location and time that it would be taking place.

I didn't recognize it and it meant that it was far and the wedding was to take place in two days time from now.

I put the card away and ran straight for my room. Grabbing a suit case I threw in cloths and other necessary items.

"So you decided to go?" came Ruka's voice. She was standing at the door with Akatsuki beside her.

"You can come with us." she offered crossing her arms across her chest.

"No. I have somethings to do first along the way" I told her.

"What about Kaori?"

"What about her?" Knowing this now I wanted nothing to do with her. She would come looking for me but I wouldn't be here.

"We bought you some time." he announced.

I looked at him, questioning what he meant.

"She should be in the infirmary right about now." Ruka smiled finishing for him, but her smile seemed sad too.

I smiled at that. She wouldn't be around to stop me now.

"We're heading straight there. Stay in a hotel or something until the wedding." Akatsuki informed.

I looked at Ruka. She seemed troubled by all this.

"Ruka...."

"It hurts me....that my cousin is going to be hurt by all this. He's really a great guy and he really doesn't deserve this" she said looking at the ground.

"I'll try my best to make it as painless for him as possible." I comforted her.

"Thanks" she smiled but I could see her eyes were a bit watery.

They walked out and I knew that they were heading to the airport or most likely the underground railway that we vampires preferred.

Not too long after I was also getting into a car.

I smiled to myself standing at the open black car door at the note I left for Kaori when she would come to my room.

Decided and determined to remember Rima and who she was to me and making a vow that I would get her back I got into the car.

Sitting in the car watching the darkness slip by I felt as if the next two days depended on my life, and in a way they did. I loved Rima and not kaori.

The note left for her was pretty self explanatory.

It's over.

~End of a sweet dream, but I'll show you another one~

!!!!Look for the IMPORTANT NOTE!!!!!! in Rima's next chapter to get the link for her wedding dress ^^