Lost and Found

Chapter 5

Jay's POV

To say I was surprised would be an understatement. No, I was completely baffled. It was hard to believe that the person in front of me was in fact Masato. He just seemed more alive, more, I don't know, less restrained. Back home we were close, but there had always been a sort of space I was never able to cross. Something like a wall I never really questioned till the day he left. I couldn't help but think maybe it was that certain wall that caused him to leave.

He left without saying a word to me. I didn't even know of any possible places he could've gone to, which makes me question our relationship quite a bit. I valued Masato in the beginning as the head of the Ando clan, someone who will lead our two clans to further success and prosperity. I vaguely remember a time when we were younger, my memories were just beginning, and he had called for me to meet him. No matter how young I may have been, I still understood the honor I was granted by just being even mentioned my Masato. When he had called for me to meet him, I was both overjoyed yet cautious. I felt maybe I had done something that angered him, but no, instead he had greeted me with familiarity and affection.

He was a kind master, and I was the honored person chosen to assist him. If that wasn't enough, he had even pointed out that we were partners, not master and subordinate. A part of me wanted to treat us as equals, as partners, but sadly I wasn't born with that possible mind set. No, I was raised to keep up the perfect servant persona. The perfect tool that can easily be disposed of and replaced.

At the moment we're walking down the path I had just recently jogged on. Now that I'm taking my time I noticed how far I actually ran. Just going to the main buildings was taking a while, let alone going to the little shopping mall across campus. Can't believe I never noticed, then again, I guess I don't notice a lot of things.

Muttering to myself Masato gives me a nudge on my arm. "Stop spacing out. I'm trying to explain things to you and you're ignoring it."

"My apologies," I quickly said catching my mistake.

Adachi's don't make mistakes. Lady Suzuki's words are still fresh in my head.

"Don't," he says with disgust, "do that."

I look at him confused, "do what?"

"'My apologies'," he says trying to mimic me. "I do not want to be around a stuck up robot all day, let alone the rest of the year or something."

Instead of saying anything back I just laughed. Surprised by my action Masato looks at me with confusion. "What're you laughing at?"

"Nothing, don't pay me any mind. Please continue with what you have been saying. You have my full attention now."

Looking at me suspiciously Masato reluctantly shrugs it off and continues where he left off. "I was talking about the education here. It's hardly much to be worried about. Heck I even skipped a few classes and still managed to pass with perfect scores. So you will have no problems in that department."

Nodding in agreement I continue to listen

"What I fear is your social skills. I mean, you're an Adachi for goodness sake-" as those words left his mouth he paused. He looked at me with confusion and sudden realization, "no, Anami. You're Jay Anami right now. Why is that?"

Taken back I had stopped walking. He was asking me why I came with a different last name? Well it was hardly a question I could answer since it was not my decision. All decisions were finalized by Lady Suzuki. I came to the school, I had taken an alias, all under her orders. There were many possible reasons as to why I was given a change in names. It may probably be due to the attention the Adachi name collects and she wanted me to keep a low profile. There's also the possibility of a hidden agenda in which she wishes me to do some kind of undercover plan while I'm here. The list goes on but when it come to Lady Suzuki I can never truly deduce what her intentions are.