Forgotten (Book 1 of the Remembrance Series)

The End

(A/N-mwahahaha!)

   Shinra sat back on his haunches, the heart monitor slowly gaining speed with each second. He just watched it, the pulse line, the heart rate, the blood rate, all that, whilei just watched Shizuo.
   His chest was still an unnatural colour, although the swelling had gone down. He still looked so frail, even after... had it only been a month? A month since this all began? A month since the ending of so little, and the beginning of so much? It pained me as I came to realise that Shizuo won't heal quick for a long time, that he was in more prominent danger...
   Celty finally convinced me to head to bed with Mioku, who was crying her eyes out besides the toilet.

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   Celty left to take care of something, but she didn't tell anyone what it was. Shinra had managed to get her to help him move Shizuo to the couch after he was sure he was stable, and now sat opposite him, taking notes and all the shit doctors do.
   I didn't want to be here right now. I couldn't explain it, I just wanted all these problems to end, to be able to start over. I didn't want this. I didn't want Shizuo, my monster, to die. I wanted him awake, safe, healthy, happy. I didn't want him laying on the couch, maybe dying. I didn't want this.
   It was my fault, if I hadn't forgotten and gotten stupid amnesia, he would be fine, we would both be so happy! But I got amnesia, and he wasn't fine, and we were not happy. Nothing was going the way a healthy life style should.
   "Izaya, Shizuo should wake up soon. He might not have the strength to speak, and his senses will be dull, so don't freak out if he doesn't notice you at first." Giving a weak nod, I turned back to the counter I sat at, waiting for a familiar groan to break the almost silence.
   I was ready to snap Shinra's pencil in half at this point, though.

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   Celty offered to take me for a ride while Shinra cleared things up. Even if I missed Shizuo waking up, it felt like a good idea. I wouldn't have to worry about sitting in anticipation as Shinra asked his annoying questions.
   The black motorcycle was actually amusing, in a way. A headless horse that can change it's shape? Love it! I also was obsessed with the way that it could lean so far to the side without injury to the rider, and how it could move faster than anything you could find in a city. It was beautiful!
   And it came with a free helmet made of girly shadows.
   You just can't pass up a deal like this....
   I gave a smirk as Celty waited for me to get on, the shadow helmet nice and tight on my head, yet still comfortable. How did she know how to form it safely? Did it meet safety precautions? Who knew.
   The nostalgic, mystical feeling when you rode it, how it felt like you were cutting through time itself, gave me goose flesh. The way everyone turned to stare, and how the wind didn't seem to tug as much as it should, the way it felt like you were in another world- amazing! Celty was the best at helping clear your mind, or maybe it was a secret power she had... haha nope.
   It felt like minutes, but already a whole hour had passed by the time she stopped in front of my apartment.
   I ran up the stairs with Celty right behind me, barging through the door. I gasped at the sight before me, Celty freezing in her tracks.

(A/N- haha, aren't I evil doll? Cliff hanger~)