Note:
The story started about 3 days before the day when Subaru met Seishirou in
Nakano building (X number 08). And basically I wrote the story through Subaru's
eyes.
If I made mistakes (I guess I did) for the titles. My japanese is not good….
*__*
Please tell me. Thanks.
Code used:
[ ] The character's mind/thoughts.
Italic - dream
Chapter 1 [Watashi Wa Omoidasu ka?]
[DO YOU REMEMBER ME?]
"Arghhh!!!!" Subaru woke up in fear. He was breathing hard and fast. He was
sweating as if he has been running for
miles. Subaru covered his face with his hands.
"Argh.. Not again…" trying to slow down his breath, he took a deep breath
and exhaled slowly.
[I didn't change… when did I fall asleep?]
Slowly he got up from his bed and walked to the bathroom.
The cold water felt so good after that nightmare. Nightmare.. . Maybe that was
not a nightmare after all. Whichever
way it ended, Subaru knew so well that only through dream he could see her,
could hear her, and could touch her.
Subaru let the water wet his hair and face. Slowly gathered himself. He
turned off the water and looked at his
reflection in the mirror.
[I am damn pale.] He realised that he hadn't had any tight sleep for weeks, his job demanded him more and more… As he continued staring at his reflection, his green eyes suddenly smiled at him. He saw Hokuto in the mirror. And she was bleeding like in his dream. Subaru shook his head and when he opened it again, he saw his face again, not hers. He looked sadly into his eyes; he touched the mirror, imagining that he was touching Hokuto's face not the cold surface of the mirror.
[I miss you… do you know that?] Subaru murmured silently.
"Subaru, Subaru… when I did something wrong I will say 'I am sorry' and when you did something for me I will say 'thank you'. Every morning when you wake up, you have to say 'good morning'. That way I will love you more and more… Subaru."
Locked in the rush of memories, Subaru smiled and said, "Good morning
Hokuto…"
"Good Morning… Subaru."
Startled, he pulled his hand back. His face frowned in shock. He could have
sworn that he heard Hokuto's voice.
Carefully, Subaru called out her name,
"Hokuto…?", he wished that there
would be someone replied his call. But no
one answered him. He looked down and realised how stupid he was just now.
Sighing loudly, Subaru got change and prepared himself to his next 'case'.
It was only 8 in the morning when Subaru walked into the elevator. He wore black pants, black turtleneck and a long white coat. His typical "uniform" every day.
[Hokuto will not let me walk out of the house in this kinda suit.]
Smiling
to himself the memories rushed back
to his mind. Subaru shook his head, put away all his precious memories to the
very corner of his mind and fixed his brain only
to his job.
Subaru's life had been divided into two since Hokuto left him and he
betrayed him... his mind and body only
belong to his clan at day time. Job, job and job... At nighttime, all he could
think of was the past. The torture, the
pain, the memories, and yet, he holds to those until today. Unable to free
himself. Exhaled loudly Subaru walked out to
the morning sunlight.
8.30 in the morning, Subaru arrived in front of a very big mansion, where his next case was. Subaru looked up to the tall gate. It was a very huge mansion.
"Weird case…" he mumbled to himself. Two men in black uniform walked to the gate and opened it for him.
[Well… nice service, I haven't even ring the bell.]
One of the men greeted him.
" Welcome, Sumeragi Sama. Ojo Sama had been
waiting for you. Please follow me…"
Subaru thanked and followed them inside.
[Feuw… feels like home… ]
The big mansion, the exterior and the "guards"
reminded him of the Sumeragi mansion in
Kyoto. They guided him to a big door, where another two "guards" were waiting,
but this time the "guards" were women.
"Sumeragi Sama, please come this way." The two ladies clad in kimono walked
gracefully in front of him. They walked
through a beautiful arranged garden, on their half way; Subaru's eyes caught a
movement on his right side. He turned
around and saw a lady who was walking on the veranda.
There was something in this lady that made Subaru looked at her.
Well, nothing uncommon, though. She has shoulders length black hair. Beautiful
shining hair. She wore a soft purple
coloured Kimono. Walking gracefully on the veranda.
Sensed that someone was watching her, she turned around. That was when her
beautiful black eye met Subaru's green
eyes. They looked at each other for a while. The distance that parted them was
approximately 5 or 6 metres.
"Ojo Sama. You shouldn't get up!" The two maids beside Subaru rushed to the lady's sides. It snapped Subaru out of his mind.
[She… looks so familiar… ].
Subaru waited patiently while the two maids talked to their Ojo Sama. The lady then approached Subaru. All the way, her eye never left Subaru's. She stopped right in front of him. Turned around, and told the two maids to leave them alone. The two maids hesitated before they turned around and left them.
The lady turned to him again. She tilted her head and smiled gently to him. Her beautiful black hair covered her left face. Still it didn't reduce her beauty.
"You… don't remember me, do you…?" She asked Subaru.
Confused, Subaru
looked at her, his eyebrows frowned. He was
thinking real hard. Finally he broke the silence, slightly embarrassed Subaru
opened his mouth to ask, "Do I know you…?"
The lady giggled softly. There was warmth in her black shining eye. Subaru wanted to brush her perfect black hair from her face, so that he could see both of her black eyes. It looked like as if a black pearl was attached into her eye. But he was sane enough to hold back his hand.
The lady looked at him, slowly she brought her hands to Subaru's cheeks. When her soft fingers touched him, Subaru back away slightly. But then he decided to let her touched him. She gently covered Subaru's cheeks with her palms. Her hands felt hot on his skin.
She whispered, " When I become strong… I will return the thing that I borrowed from you…"
[The thing that I lent….?] suddenly all the memories came to his brain. His
eyes widened in disbelief, his voice
barely a whisper.
"Ha… Hashimoto san?"
The lady name Hashimoto Hoshi smiled gently and replied, "you finally remember…" She continued, "Thank you … for being my power in all these years…".
Subaru touched her hands, "I…"
Love:
Sumeragi Aoi
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