Zanelyn/Zatelyn | A MyStreet Fanfic

Chapter 32: Zai and Zane

     Gulp.

     Zai drank the potion down in a single swallow, tilting back his head to get every last silvery drop rolling down the sides of the glass. Suddenly, his head exploded.

     Clutching his head, Zai bent over, red spots flashing in his vision. Clamping his eyes and mouth shut, Zai waited for the pain to subside. Slowly it ebbed away, and Zai cracked an eye open. He looked at the two, who looked at him anxiously.

     "I still feel like... Zai," noted Zai, making Aphmau and Lucinda sigh in disappointment. "But I... remember some basic information... You... Lucinda right? You... Aphmau - you're dating Aaron? I... understand why you showed me the toy... But..."

     "But you're not you!" Aphmau moaned. "And I don't know how to fix you!"

     "I can't remember any events," added Zai gently. He shrugged. "I'm going back to check on Katelyn... I may not remember much about anything... But I care about her, for some reason. I... can't explain it. I..."

     "THAT'S BECAUSE YOU LIKE HER!" exploded Aphmau in a burst of fangirlism. She couldn't stop it! It was so SHIP-WORTHY! Even in amnesia... Zane still luvved Katelyn!!! "Let's go... Sorry for bothering you, Lucinda!!"

     "No problem..." Lucinda acknowledged, turning to recede into the depths of her house. "Let yourselves out..."

     "Zane. Uh, Zai," Aphmau said fiercely, turning to Zai. "I have to explain something to you... We... didn't tell you because we thought you would get back to normal... Your name... isn't Zai. It's Zane. And... You... lost your memory... and your personality."

     "Katelyn said that too," Zai noted, furrowing his forehead. His head felt stuffed with cotton. "But I'm not sure I believe it. See... How do you lose a personality? I mean, memory, yes... But haven't I always acted like this? And I'm PRETTY sure my name's Zai, after all... It's what I think!"

     Zai laced his fingers behind his head and strolled down the street, looking ridiculously sure of himself. Aphmau sighed. She ran up to Zai, frowning. She pulled his arms down from his head, and turned him to face her. 

     "What will it take for ou to believe me?" asked Aphmau seriously, looking at Zane, annoyed. Katelyn was really hurt. What would it TAKE to get Zane back to... Zane? "I can have Katelyn explain it to you. I promise she wouldn't lie to you. Can't you REMEMBER? You were DATING her!!"

    "I-I..." Zai stuttered, at a loss for words. He reddened, thinking about Katelyn. "I remember... I love her. And... That's... But how is it possible? I mean, I feel like ME. After all, this personality... just fits, I guess."

     "NOPE!" denied Aphmau. "You aren't like this! This isn't the you Katelyn likes! She's gonna explain everything to you and you're going to be okay with it!! She wouldn't lie to you,  I promise!"

     "W-What?!" Zai spluttered, jerking back a little. Aphmau was crazy! He couldn't just... believe whatever they threw at him! "I-I mean, Katelyn wouldn't lie, I know it! She is way too sincere for that...But how do I just... believe it? I feel like the right person!"

     "Zane, and that is your name," began Aphmau, seeing Zai open his mouth to protest. "It's not that we don't like you. It's that Zane has a spot in our neighborhood, and you're supposed to fill that spot. Also, Katelyn's crying again and that's never good..."

     "Fine, I'll let her explain," Zai relented. But he smirked at Katelyn - not in a Zane-knows-something-you-don't kind of smirk, but a Zai-has-a-catch smirk... "But I can't promise I'll believe it. Alright?"