By io sono mi-cchi

-Standard disclaimers applied.

-dedicated to my friends who I forgot to contact for years… I lost your numbers and I miss you guys a lot!

Chapter 1

At the Saionji temple, the birds chirped in delight for a new morning has come. The leaves danced with the wind rejoicing for another beautiful day. Morning light spilled from the small opening of the shoji screen to a certain blonde's radiant face. Miyu had awaken from her slumber and looked around the room. It was serene, organized and… 'Wait… this isn't my room!' she told herself as rose from her lying position. She felt the sheets move but she was perfectly still so she turned to her side and saw a sleeping brunet man beside her. She panicked and found her thoughts in rampage. With much confusion, a long and ear-bleeding scream was heard.

The guy beside her quickly rose from his peaceful sleep. Miyu noticed he had amber eyes and he looks pretty familiar to her. "Miyu, what happened?" the amber-eyed man asked.

"Who are you? Where am I?" she asked, not minding the previous question.

"You're scaring me again, aren't you?" he sighed incredulously.

"How would I scare you? I don't even know you," she countered. His eyes widened. 'Why couldn't she remember me? I am her childhood acquaintance, enemy, friend, former housemate, and husband...' he asked himself.

"I am Kanata Saionji and you're in my house… Saionji temple," he simply stated. This time, it was Miyu who widened her eyes. 'Kanata Saionji…'

"Are you sure you're Kanata?" she asked skeptically.

"Of course, how could I not know myself?" he asked almost irritatingly but a part of him was still confused of what was really happening.

'He is Kanata…' she affirmed silently. Still, she puzzled about sleeping beside him but her thoughts were interrupted when a sudden ache waved throughout her body. Her head was spinning and it hurt like a thousand needles pricked. Kanata noticed that she was holding her head as if something hit her and she was suppressing her yelp. He instructed her to lie down and wait for him because he will get a bowl of soup for her. 'What is happening?' Miyu asked herself amidst the pain she's feeling.

Kanata went to the kitchen and re-heated the chicken soup they had for dinner. Kanata's dad was there, watching his grown son served his wife. "What happened, Kanata?" the older man asked noticing the distress on his son's face. "Something's wrong with her. She doesn't remember that I am her husband," he desolately answered. His father suggested that they should go to the hospital for the check up.

"Here," he gave the soup bowl after he helped her sit up, "That might make you feel better." She sipped the soup and the pain subsided a little. She observed that Kanata was looking at her closely. She was fidgety asking him, "W-why are you looking at me like that?"

"Just observing…" he said, his eyes fixed on her. She felt a small pigment of pink creep on her cheeks… due to embarrassment maybe. There was a long pause of silence before Kanata rose and told her, "Get dressed. We're going to the doctor." Then he made his exit.

The hospital was covered with whitewashed walls and polished marble floors. There were a fewer patients on this wing because it was a morning and the others prefer to meet the doctor in the afternoon. The doctor in a white lab coat and holding a couple of clipboards was turning the clinic door and invited them to step in. Miyu tried to recognize this doctor but she failed. She really is familiar…

"Miyu-chan! What happened? What's wrong?" the doctor asked in panic.

"I don't know. Who are you?" she asked innocently.

"I'm Nanami, don't you remember?" she said desperately. Miyu's eyes lit up and hugged her friend. Nanami became confused now.

"So, how are you feeling?"she began to interrogate.

"I feel a little dizzy… and a while ago I felt something painful throughout my body, like needles were pricking my system. What's weird is, I can't remember anything that had happened. I remembered I was just a fourteen-year-old teenager and now I'm a grown woman!" Miyu said animatedly. Nanami's eyes widened. She hasn't encountered anything like this in her years of studying in the best medical university in Japan. It may be lacunar amnesia but it would be usually triggered by a head injury. Nanami kept on asking her question as Miyu answered them diligently. Then, she kept Miyu busy with Fashion magazines.

After her short interrogation, Nanami turned to Kanata and asked him questions about Miyu's last activities. Then, she said in a serious tone, "Honestly, I do not know what kind of condition Miyu is experiencing now. It may be lacunar amnesia… she should take blood tests and CT scans so we could investigate more about this disease."

"So when shall we go back for the CT scan and blood test?" Kanata asked.

"As much as possible, tomorrow…this might be more serious as it appears," she replied. There was a short pause before Nanami spoke again, "Please take extra care of her now Kanata. It seems stupid though since you always have cared for her. And don't worry with your expenses for the check-up today…" She scribbled a note with her signature at the bottom. "Tell them to put it on me," she said as she smiled and handed him the note. He smiled at her gratefully and told Miyu they were about to leave. They thanked her and left.

Nanami went to her black leather chair and sunk unto it. She was feeling bad that Miyu had forgotten the best days of her life and she doesn't even know what kind of condition she's in. But she'll do her best to find a cure for her precious friend.

Author's Notes: Here is my new story, Forgotten. I don't know anything about amnesia so I did a little research on it. Her condition is pretty fictional but I don't know if it could possibly happen. Anyway, please tell me how it is. Thanks for reading~!

Happy Valentines and have a nice day~

~io sono mi-cchi