Chp2 Unnamed

I sat in the Izumi households kitchen, sipping from a cup of coffee
that Sojiro had been kind enough to leave before he went out to ask
aroud about me, while reading the newspaper in hopes of reading
something that might spark a fragment of my memory to return on this
Monday, sometime in the fall.

"You're already up?" a sleepy voice asked from behind me as I read an
article on how another man had been arrested for kidnapping a young
girl.

"What do you mean 'already'? It's already 7:30, don't you need to get
to school?" I retorted.

"Huh? Oh yeah! I had school!" Konata exclaimed in what seemed like
geniune surprise.

"Theres toast in the toaster if you want." I offered as I set my cup
of coffee down and continued reading the paper.

"Thanks." Konatas voice thanked as I heard the fridge open.

I continued reading the paper and as I reached out for the coffee
again, I couldn't seemto find it. Wondering where it was, I looked
over the newspaper to see Konata drinking out of my cup.

"Hey that's mine!" I exclaimed as Konata looked up and made an
innocent face.

"I got my own cup." she replied, continuing the face of innocence.

"Whatever..." I sighed as I got myself another cup. As I got back down
after pouring myself another cup I asked, "When does school start for
you anyways?"

"At 8:15." she replied.

"Shouldn't you get going then?"

"Oh ya it's 7:30 already!"

"I told her a minute ago..." I thought as I watched Konata run back to
her room.

After several more minutes I heard her running down the hall again,
presumably with her uniform on. As I was wondering what her uniform
looked like, she stuck her head in and waved good bye. I now saw her
uniform was a sailor uniform unlike most conventional blazer styled
uniforms. After I had waved my "Be safe.", I put the newspaper down
and walked back to my "room" in dissatisfaction as the newspaper had
not done much in helping me. As I sat down on one of the boxes in the
room, an image floated into my mind. It was a brass plate with
"HGN89F53" engraved into it. For some reason this image had been
floating in and out since yesterday and it was frustrating, knowing it
may be a clue as to who I was but not being able to make anything out
of it.

As I continued thinking, I was jolted back to reality as the doorbell
rang. At first I didn't think about it much since, afterall, I wasn't
part of the Izumi household, what could the person want with me?
However the ringing continued and started to get persistent and it was
starting to get annoying. I stood back up and went to the door and
opened it. However no one seemed to be outside and I sighed, "Prank?".
Just as I was about to close the door, a box on the ground caught my
eye and I took a quick look at it.

I felt a lightning bolt go through my body.

For some strange reason my name was on the box. Although it only said
"To Kisashi", it was still obviously to me. I quickly picked the box
up and after locking the door, ran into the living room and opened the
box. What lay in the box was a plain "clamshell" cell phone, a wallet,
and a card that looked like a cardkey. As I tried to figure out who
would send these to me, as well as why they knew I was here in the
first place, a fourth item caught my eye. Partially hidden under one
of the flaps of the cardboard box was a letter. I opened it up and
read it, "Might want to goto the city park in an hour, also figured
you were low on money so I gave you the wallet and I also thought a
cellphone might be nice."

"What the hell?" I muttered as I flipped the letter around a few times
to see if there was some other hidden message. Giving up with the
hidden message, I sighed as I got my shoes on and left the house,
locking with a spare key that Sojiro had left for me.

As I walked down the suburban streets I wondered out loud, "Why is
Sojiro helping me so much?"

There was a limit to kindness after all. Although helping a person who
was in a situation like mine would be normal, how many people would
actually let them stay in their home and not call the police or some
other organization that could help?

As I pondered on this question, I saw the city park come into view and
continued towards it. The wind was starting to pick up slightly and
the cold autumn air chilled me pretty badly as I had not taken an
overcoat or a sweater. Reaching the park, I looked for a bench and sat
down on it, jamming my hands into my pocket and tucking my chin in.
The park was relatively small with a few swings, a jungle gym, slide,
and other objects. Although usually busy with children, today it was
unusually quiet with only a few parents with their toddlers.

"Where's the guy I'm supposed to meet up with?" I wondered as I tried
to scan the park without exposing too much of my neck.

As soon as I finished the thought, a somewhat suspicious looking man
in a large overcoat with his hand in his pockets came into view. As he
looked around, my eyes and his fell upon each others. The man had a
set of light blue eyes that seemed to be cold yet caring at the same
time as well as short blonde hair. The man turned towards me then
proceeded to come up to me.

"Kisashi?" the man asked.

"Mmhmm." I answered as the man sat down next to me on the bench.

"So why did you call me out here, and more importantly, why did you
know about me?" I questioned without looking at me.

"Well I'll get to that in a minute, first let me give a quick
introduction. My name's Shiinchi and I'll just say I'm a person who
wants to help you."

"I don't need much help from a person who I don't know and somehow
knew of where I was for some reason I can't figure out." I cooly
replied.

"Please let me help you, you don't understand your particular
situation."

"I understand it well enough. I woke up, had amnesia, and I need to
get home, hopefully in a few days."

"No, the situation is much more dire than that." Shiinchi insisted.

"Then explain."

"Well... I can't tell you much though."

Now this was getting plain annoying! Who the hell did this guy think
he was? Calling me out here and then telling me he can't tell me much.

"Alright I'm leaving then." I said as I stood up.

"Wait, I can tell you some things, please, just listen." Shiinchi
pleaded.

Hearing the slight distress in the mans voice, I calmed down and sat
down, "Alright hurry up, it's cold."

"Well this is going to sound abstract but the world is not as it
seems..." Shiinchi slowly said.

I simply sighed as I looked at the other man, "Abstract is an
understatement."

"Also... Protect the girl." Shiinchi finished after a pause.

"Wait you mean Konata?!" I exclaimed. What did she have to do with
anything?!

"Yes, her. Just keep her safe and protect her." Shiinchi gravely said
while looking straight into my eyes.

"Alright if you say so..." u replied but within my mind, the gears
were turning as I profusely tried to find a reason why she could
possibly involved in any way to my amnesia.

"Here, keep my number. You might want to call me at times." Shiinchi
offered as he read off his cellphone number. After he confirmed that I
had the right number, he stood up and walked off as he gave a half
salute, half wave.

"Jeez who does he think he is?" I mumbled as I too stood up, "Dont
believe the world? What the hell is that supposed to mean..."

I looked around for a way to tell the time and noticed a large clock
at the end of the park. I walked towards the large bronze and dull
clock. The time read 10:18.

"Guess I'll head back now..." I muttered. I headed out of the park and
walked back into the cold autumn breeze.