I'm not sure if I should make this more than 7 chapters. I'll see what I can do and decide. Anyways, if you see in my profile, I'm making a new sad story. Well there is going to be a interactive choice so... If you choose the right one, there will be a happy ending.
Let's see if Yoshiki gets better from the sickness!
Hope you enjoy!
Yoshiki was practicing his guitar. It has been a long time, but he still remembered how.
"Hey, Onii-chan. I gotta go to school."
"Huh? Yea, you do that. I'll keep on practicing."
"Enjoy your day off!" Miki said, running out of the room.
Yoshiki stood up from his bed to go out.
"It's boring in here... I should go buy Miki's birthday present."
He changed quickly and headed to a department store.
'Sacrifice...'
'Huh? What was that?' He thought.
'Sickness...'
"Who's there?"
The voice stopped.
"What was that..?"
Then his legs started to feel wobbly.
"Oh god..." He muttered.
He slumped on a nearest bench, and sat there. He tried to move his legs, but he couldn't.
His arms too, became like his legs.
"No... No!" He said. "Someone help me!"
But his voice was losing power, so nobody could hear him. He fell out of the bench and collapsed to the ground.
"Help!" His voice didn't come out. He could hear his heart thumping slowly. Everything became blurry, as his head reached the ground.
"Help..." He cried out with no voice.
His visions became dark and blurry. The last thing he saw was a figure grabbing him.
He woke up. He was on his bed.
"Dream..?" He whispered. "What a awful dream..."
The entrance of his room opened, and two girls came in.
"Onii-chan! Wake up already, sleepyhead!" Miki said.
"Yoshiki!" Ayumi said, she wiped tears off of her eyes.
"Ayumi..." He said. "I'm sorry I yelled at you."
"It's fine... And... Was it true? You said you didn't care about me..."
"How could I? It's impossible for me to forget about you."
"Than never go to Eiko Shinuki's office again! You tried to get over me."
Ayumi started crying. Yoshiki motioned Miki to leave. After she left the room, Yoshiki hugged her, and stroke her hair.
"I'm so sorry..."
"Yoshiki, I love you... Don't ever leave me again!"
"I won't... And I love you more..." He said, still hugging her. He felt so happy to be with her. Although he couldn't remember how he met her, he loved her as much as before. They were now on bed, and Ayumi fell asleep because of all the tears she shed. Yoshiki cuddled her close, smiling and fell asleep too.
It's been a week. Ayumi sat next to him, holding his hands.
"Wake up..."
Yoshiki has been in coma since then. Ayumi had found him motionless, near a bench.
"Why..? Why did you have to get that spell on you..?"
Yoshiki was lucky to be alive. If Ayumi wasn't there, the spell would have ate his consciousness, memories, and even his soul. She had a charm with her to break the spell, but he didn't wake up.
"That demon... Is going to pay..."
When people dealt with Eiko, they always needed a sacrifice. They would buy small animals as a sacrifice. Eiko was still half-living in this world because she fed off on souls of innocent beings. She was another form of a demon, except the fact she was still human.
"How am I going to get him back..?"
"A simple chant would do."
"You..!"
"Yea, yea, I know you want to kill me and all, but you know I'm useful." It was her. The demonic sociopath.
"I'm going to take revenge! How dare you!"
"Huh, I thought you didn't care about him. Oh yea, that was two years ago... Ain't it?"
Ayumi scowled, annoyed by her presence.
"I could make him awake, and get his memories back."
"How... Nice of you. What's the catch?"
"You know already. Your soul. Your bloodline has a gift, Shinozaki! That's what I want."
"My life..? For his memories..?"
"If you say it that way, it seems like a huge fraud deal. I... always thought there were two lives in a human. The heart and the brain. You know, physical and mental being. You remember Heavenly Host? That place took both lives. Greedy place. But I, on the other hand, want a life for a life! How can it be more fair than that?"
"You talk too good."
"Isn't that a good thing? So, you want the deal or not?"
'I've done too much to him... It's better for me to give up my soul for him...'
"Soul is not really a big thing! And you even have a medium body, so your body will be able to live with a new brain. Who knows? Maybe she'll treat Kishinuma nicer than you do."
'Not a big thing...'
"Don't worry, you'll be able to float around and live as a ghost! Except that I'll get to have your powers."
"Did you plan this all along?"
"Yes and a no. No, because I can't control the way you guys behave nor I can change fate around, yes, because I'm getting what I want the most by predicting your acts."
'You confusing little shit...'
"Fine, we'll make a deal."
Eiko grinned creepily and started glimmering. She put her hand over Yoshiki's eyes for two seconds, and removed it. Than she gave a note to Ayumi.
"That's the way to get his memories back. Remember to come after you are done. I'll give you two days to enjoy with him. And if you don't come, I'm taking his life away too."
Eiko disappeared.
Ayumi heard some kind if a whisper.
'He'll wake up... When he finishes his dream... It won't be too long...'
"Yoshiki."
Yoshiki's eyes slowly opened. Ayumi was laying besides him still.
"Yes?" He said with a sleepy voice.
"Can we stay like this forever?"
"Of course, Ayumi. Forever." He said, cupping her cheek.
"I'm glad." She said, touching the hand which was cupping her cheek.
Yoshiki smiled with half-closed eyes.
"I've waited so long for you." He said, looking at her. "Now I'll never let you go."
"Thank you..."
Ayumi reached in closer to hug him.
Ten minutes later, Miki came bashing in.
"WAKEY WAKEY, LOVEBIRDS!"
Ayumi and Yoshiki shot up, alarmed from the call. Miki giggled at their reactions.
"Breakfast is served!"
"I'll... Be right there!"
"Ok!" Miki yelled, running out of the room.
"That scared me." Said Yoshiki, smiling at Ayumi.
"Me too." Said Ayumi.
They were staring at each other. Yoshiki grabbed her waist gently and cupped her cheek.
"Are you... Okay with this?"
"You seriously have to ask?" Ayumi giggled.
They closed their eyes and reached each other, but then,
"Yoshiki."
"Huh?"
Yoshiki turned his face to see another Ayumi next to him.
"Wake up, Yoshiki."
The other Ayumi had different clothing, had her hair down and looked more tired.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Who are you?"
"Yoshiki, is that me?" Said the Ayumi he was holding.
"I think so."
The other Ayumi wasn't looking directly at him. Instead, she was looking downwards.
"What's happening?" Yoshiki shouted.
"This...is...your...dream..."
Miki came in his room with blank eyes.
"You...are...in...a...coma..."
"I'm in a dream? Does it mean you're fake?" He asked Ayumi.
"No! Why would I be fake?"
"Did I make you up? In my dream?"
"You...did..." Miki said.
"Ayumi..."
The room started cracking.
"You...are...now...waking...up..." Miki said, then disappeared.
"I don't want to wake up... I want to stay with you!" Yoshiki said, holding Ayumi tightly.
"Wake up..." The other Ayumi was still there. She looked like she was grabbing something. The ceiling was continuously cracking and repairing over and over again.
"Stay here with me! I don't want to be destroyed..."
"I won't leave you. Even if I made you up... Even if you are fake."
"I'm fake..?"
"I don't know... But I will stay here with you."
'I have to stay with her... Ayumi doesn't love me in reality... It's just her guilt...'
Yoshiki and Ayumi held each other. The ceiling became more and more unstable. For some reason, Yoshiki found it hard to keep his dream stable.
"I can't..."
"You can! I don't want to die... Protect me!"
Yoshiki was very confused on what was happening to him. This was all a dream? Since when? Why was he waking up now?
A powerful force kept on forcing him to wake up. The other Ayumi was now crying, mumbling something he couldn't hear. The only thing he could understand was 'wake up'.
The ceiling broke apart finally. The force was too strong for him.
"Ayumi! Stay close!"
Everything crumbled down. The ceiling was now a white void. The remnants were being sucked into the void. There was nothing around them except for themselves.
"AHH!"
Ayumi was floating midair. She was struggling to get down to Yoshiki.
"Why are you pushing?" A familiar voice said. He turned to see Eiko.
"This is your way out. Go into that void with her."
"Why?"
"That's your way out." She said, and jumped to get herself into the void.
"Ayumi! I'm going to jump too!"
"No! Pull me down!"
"But that's the way out!"
"No, no, NOO!"
'I'm so confused... What am I supposed to do? Why is everything happening so fast?'
Yoshiki had to decide now. Whether to jump or not. But either way he was going to get sucked in. He jumped while Ayumi screamed in despair, and they faded in in seconds. The world didn't exist anymore.
"Ugh..." Yoshiki opened his eyes. He was in a hospital. "That was a dream after all..."
He felt something on his side. It was Ayumi, grabbing his hand. She fell asleep on a chair right next to his bed.
"How long was I asleep for?"
He checked his phone, which was on a stand next to him. A week passed. The last thing he remembered was him fainting near a bench.
"So since then... I've been in coma."
He reached his other hand to stroke Ayumi's hair, but then stopped. He was still unsure of her feelings. He awkwardly put his hand down, and looked away.
'I shouldn't wake her up...'
He slowly took out the hand Ayumi was grabbing. There were two beds in the hospital room. He lifted Ayumi up carefully, and placed her on the other bed. He put blankets on her.
"Sleep well, Ayumi."
Yoshiki stared at her with sad eyes. Ayumi was sleeping peacefully, but sometimes mumbled his name. He remembered when he yelled at her.
"I realized how selfish I was too... You can't just return my feelings just because I did things for you..." He sighed, and sat on his bed.
"Maybe I wanted too much from you... There's no need to follow me anymore though. I've already forgave you. No need to wash your guilt off... All I need from you is you being by my side always..."
He laid on his bed, and closed his eyes again.
Ayumi heard everything he said.
"He doesn't know..."
She was woken when Yoshiki lifted her up, but she pretended to stay asleep.
"He doesn't know I love him back... A part of me must wanted to bring his memories back for my sake..."
She felt a tear falling from her eye.
"I feel like I put Yoshiki in deep confusion because of my greed..."
The beds weren't too far away. She looked at Yoshiki's sleeping face.
There was no noise to be heard. They breathing sounds were too quiet to be audible. It was peaceful. Peace was needed after a long time of chaos. Ayumi felt her heavy eyelids being closed by the silence. They were both asleep.
Next day
Yoshiki felt an object touching him. He slowly opened his eye and saw a smiling Ayumi.
"Are you...feeling better?"
He slightly nodded.
"Thanks...for...nursing me..."
"It's not a problem at all. Come on, let's go get you food."
They went to the hospital cafeteria. The food wasn't too good, but Yoshiki's empty stomach didn't mind. The conversation was only filled with eating sounds, and nothing else.
"Yoshiki." She said, tired of the silence.
"Hmm?"
"Why... Did you get that spell on you? I thought you hated me..."
Yoshiki didn't answer. He tried to find a right one, but none came to him. Instead he asked a question.
"Why do you still care about me when I yelled at you..?"
"Because... You did the same to me... Don't you remember?"
"Yes I do... But I don't know why I did though..."
There was silence again, but only for a few seconds.
"Did you know... I would be mad at you if I got my memory back..?"
"Not really... I don't know much about psychology so..."
"Hmm... Why did you try to get my memory back so desperately? Was it guilt?"
"There are feelings... Stronger than just guilt. And you didn't answer my question."
"Uhh... I don't hate you... Well, a part of me did, but not anymore. When I... got a part of my memory back, feelings came back too... I guess."
"I thought you viewed it as third-person?"
"Yes, but feelings weren't. So... When I shouted at you... I really didn't mean it..." He said. "And it hurt so much... When you started crying... I couldn't get my mind off... It ripped my heart."
Yoshiki was staring at the table, trying not to make eye contact with her.
"I...l-loved you too much to forget... So I needed help."
"Yoshiki..."
"I know you don't love me back. You just feel like you owe me... That's why you're doing this."
Yoshiki stood up from his chair.
"There's no need now. You've already done enough to wash away your guilt. Please don't let me prevent you from living your life."
"No, I-"
Yoshiki turned away and went to his hospital room. Ayumi chased him, and finally met him in his room.
"YOSHIKI!" She panted. "Will you just please listen to me for a second?!"
He let her catch her breath and waited for her to start.
"Yoshiki... What made you think that..? That I don't love you..?"
"What..?"
"If it was just for my guilt... I wouldn't have searched and bothered you for so long... I did it... Because I NEED you. I can't live without you. I already would have been killed... or even suicided because of the traumatic events if it weren't for you... YOU ARE MY LIFE NOW!"
Ayumi felt another explosion of tears. Yoshiki was shocked for seconds and realized what she meant. Yoshiki went towards her and cupped her hands on her cheeks.
"... And you are mine too."
He closed his eyes and let his lips meet her lips. Ayumi seemed stunned at first but soon she closed her eyes too. Lips slowly moved with each others', locking them in sync. They didn't seem to pull away, at least until they needed air to breathe. They panted for air.
"You are... More than what I always dreamt of..." Yoshiki said, holding her waist.
"Heh..." She smiled shyly. "If I were smart enough to realize in the first place... We didn't need to go through all the hard times..."
"Spring will always come after the winter is over." Yoshiki smiled.
"Wow, I'm surprised. Using expressions like this? I guess you did get smarter after all."
"Hey, don't underestimate me." He chuckled.
"Let's get out of this hospital." She said, pulling away. She smiled at him.
They checked out of the hospital.
"So... Do you want to get your memory back?"
"Is there a need?"
"Not really... But you did say you wanted to know how you fell for me." She said, giggling a bit.
"I... Guess... Yea." He said, a little embarrassed. "Wow. How long have I liked you? 2 years?"
"Almost, yes." She kissed his cheek. "But I'll love you more than you love me."
"No way. You sure you love me more than the 'Mochida-kun'?" He teased.
"Hey! I don't want to remember my shameful past. Gives me cringes!"
"S-sorry! I was just surprised to see how much you've changed over the year."
"I won't change anymore. I'm going to stay here with you forever..."
"That's what I want." He chuckled. He quickly stole a kiss from Ayumi, which made her flustered.
"Yoshiki! We're in the public!"
"I don't care. I could make out with you right here if I wanted to." He teased more. Ayumi's reactions were priceless.
"Yoshiki!" She slightly punched him, her face turning redder.
They walked to Yoshiki's old apartment and decided to stay there.
"I finally get the one I wanted the most." Yoshiki said, grabbing Ayumi. They kissed again. They could never get tired of that feeling. This one was a bit short, but they didn't mind. It wasn't like kisses were limited.
"Time to get your memories back." She said, standing up from a couch she was sitting on.
"How does it work?" He asked.
"I have a note..." Ayumi said, taking out the note she got from Eiko. "First... Explain the first moment we met. Second... Be at the most memorable happy place we were in? Third... French kiss."
Ayumi and Yoshiki blushed at the third step.
"What kind of stupid cure is that?" He said.
"It doesn't sound displeasing." She said, seductively looking at Yoshiki.
"Don't give me that look. Or I'm doing the third step right here and now."
"Oh no... I'm so scared!" Ayumi said sarcastically. "But seriously, where is the most memorable place? Happy place, not Heavenly Host."
"Wow, if my happy moments were in there, than I must have gone through worse hell before that." He laughed. "And I can't consider this as a happy place since... We had the fight here..."
"Guess we didn't have much memories together..." Ayumi saddened.
Yoshiki grabbed her shoulders.
"Look, this ain't your fault. We'll make more happy times afterwards. We've got forever, right?"
Ayumi remembered the deal she made with Eiko.
'Actually... Two days...' She thought.
"Yea. Let's keep thinking though." She managed to say.
"Maybe the time we first met? But I don't know where that is."
"We first met in school... Glad it's Saturday today. We can sneak in and do it and go. It would be embarrassing to do it in front of everyone."
"I don't mind." He grinned.
"You wolf." She giggled.
They reached the exit. Suddenly, Yoshiki blocked her way to get out. He stared at her with serious eyes.
"What's wrong..?" She asked.
The serious look turned into a playful look.
"You cannot leave without giving a correct password." He said.
"God dammit, Yoshiki. It's almost 4!"
"Invaild password, try again."
"Fine... Yoshiki, you, are, a, retard?"
"INVALID ANSWER!" He said, tickling Ayumi. Ayumi was a ticklish, so she laughed and giggled until he stopped.
"Yoshiki! I never thought you would be this cute. You always seemed like a-"
"A delinquent?"
"Ye- NO! NO, no. I mean... Fine."
"Man, when are you going to get that title off of me?"
"I'm sorry..."
"Don't look at me with your puppy eyes. Makes me wanna hug you to death! And I don't mind anyways." He laughed. "And try the password again."
"Wah... This is so hard... Give me a hint at least?"
Yoshiki pouted his lips out, and puffed his cheeks like a pufferfish.
"Ohh... That's what you mean, you adorable wolf!"
Ayumi grabbed his cheeks, and gave him a quick peck on his lips.
"Aww... So short!" Yoshiki said. "But I guess... Valid password. You may pass through."
"I'll kiss you all day after we're done." She said, seductively stroking his chins.
"God, you make me high. Let's get this done quick. I hope our days will be forever like this!"
"We are... Couples now right?"
"Yea, why?"
"I mean, you didn't even confess to me in a romantic way..." Ayumi said.
"Too bad, missed your chance. Guess you'll have to wait for your romantic proposal."
"Proposal?!" She said, blushing.
'Two days.' Eiko had said. 'I'll give you two days.'
'I guess I'll have to enjoy my two last days... Or at least... Do my best to give Yoshiki the best times in his life...'