Loved But Forgotten

Forgotten

(A/N: for this FF, I merged what's in the original novel and what’s in the series)

“S-So you’re saying that Pete… Pete chose me?”

Contrary to his appearance when he walked into his Uncle Korn’s office – sharp eyes with a hidden, murderous thought – Vegas is now looking at his uncle with a hint of hope.

Uncle Korn nodded.

“Then where is he?”

When he woke up in the hospital, he hoped for Pete to visit although he already made up his mind that if Pete won’t choose to be with him, then he’s okay with that. He got nothing left, and Pete has all the rights to leave him too.

There were no visits from Pete but now, his uncle says the guy resigned from the main family to be with him. Then where is he?

“Where is he?” He repeated

“This is why we are having this talk. You need to know that—that he can’t be with you yet.” Korn thinks of the right words to use. “It’s not a good time for him. He was in a bit of a shock after the—the family war.”

Family war. It made him flinch a bit but he brushed it off.

“Then let me see him!” he urged. “I want to take care of him.”

“We have a situation. It was unexpected.” Korn sighed, paused to think how he would unravel the news. “He already chose you, that’s true but Vegas, Pete has no memory of you now. It’ll confuse him if we give him up to you.”

“N-No memory of me?!” That’s bullshit!

Korn slowly nodded. “Systematized amnesia, although he was delusional and untrusting when he woke up, it’s just because he was disoriented. However, he remembered everyone after two days. His memories are in tact…  except for his memories with you. He doesn’t even recall a person named Vegas.”

“No way. Why would I believe this bullshit?! Where’s Pete? Let me see him!”

Chan got alarmed when Vegas rose up from his seat and started to get restless.

“Vegas…” Korn raised a hand. “Calm down. You have to believe me, okay? This is for Pete.”

He furiously shook a head. “How can he remember all of you and forget me?”

‘Maybe because you were the one who hurt him the most?’ His brain whispered. Well it can be the reason but even so, it makes Vegas jealous. It hurts him. They should all be honored that his Pete remembers them!

“Systematized amnesia, it’s a type of dissociative amnesia but it may only involve forgetting a particular person. This may have been triggered when he—when he saw you getting shot. He blacked out and after waking up from that, he can’t remember you anymore.” His uncle further explained.

Was that it? He brought Pete harm, all beatings, the electrocution, the force he exerted just to torture him… but Pete—he could still smile after that. He survived the pain he inflicted, he still put on a strong face. He still went on.

Yet not that. Not the thought of Vegas dying. Not the thought of losing him. Pete was too scared for Vegas’ life that he couldn’t grasp the reality that he could die in that moment and so, his mind, to protect him made him forget.

“I realized one thing after this.” Korn speaks again. “Pete is strong, mentally, physically, emotionally. He can very well control himself yet his weakness is love.”

“So what will we do? Just let him forget me?” Just by thinking of that, Vegas wanted to break things. He has the strongest urge to get the little glass dolphin displayed atop his uncle’s desk and throw it at the window.