And After a Thousand DAYs- a legend fanfic

10 years later

DAY'S POV

Eden and I were on our way to Tess' place when I first saw her.

It had been a few days after I'd returned with my little brother from Antarctica, that I got the call from Tess. I'd been surprised yet pleased to hear from her and her boyfriend, Pascao. Although I didn't really remember Pascao much due to the life-saving surgery I had undergone ten years ago (which had resulted in the loss of my memory of the last few years) I could tell that we'd been great friends and had been through a lot together during the legendary battle they told me about when I first woke up after the surgery.

When I had first talked to him after the surgery, he had been hurt yet not surprised that I couldn't place him and I felt guilty for being the cause of that hurt, although the doctors had assured me plenty of times that my recovery was 'nothing short of a miracle' and that I had 'survived through something that not many could go through with as outstanding results as I had'. But it still hurt to be the cause of such sadness to those who I knew were once close to me. Pascao however took it good-naturedly after the initial hurt died away, and decided he would 'have fun with it'. I couldn't comprehend what he'd meant by that then but it quickly became apparent when he came back for his second visit later in the day. He strode in with a renewed determination to jog up my memory.

"Are you sure you don't remember me? We used to have such good times together! Don't you remember how we jumped off of running trains, were almost killed together a couple of times, set off half a dozen bombs and other explosives a few times a day... oh! And let's not forget all the times you would be a good friend and do my chores and massage my feet and... ow! Since when did you start hitting so hard Tess!" Under Tess' withering glare, he quickly corrected himself.

"Okay fine. None of the last part happened.", he said sheepishly. But no matter how hard I tried I couldn't recollect anything of what he'd said, especially the last bit. But I had hoped that I could make new memories in the future with him that weren't as dangerous and violent as the ones he had mentioned. I'd hoped we could become as close friends again as we had once been.

Pascao still wasn't giving up though. "But we were really close! I mean I know I don't stand a chance if you can't even remember Jun- OW!!" He was cut off once again by a well-aimed punch on Tess' part, yet again. I'd sprung up; ignoring the pain racking my body when he'd said that.

"What did you just say?" I hadn't known why but I felt like it was really important for me to know what he'd said. I wondered if it had something to do with the gigantic ache in my heart, something that hurt more than the fact that I couldn't remember all the blurry, unfamiliar and concerned faces that had come to visit me in the hospital. It was like a huge chunk of me was missing. But no matter how much I tried I couldn't find that missing piece. I had just put it down to trauma and tried to ignore it.

"Nothing, nothing", they hurried to reassure me that what Pascao had said was just a part of his regular nonsensical ramblings and that I should just ignore him. I was too tired to argue, even as I looked warily at their faces, flickering with emotions they struggled to conceal - sadness, pity, regret coupled with memories I no longer had, and I knew it was something important, something big. But they refused to tell me what it was.

Two weeks after that, we had gotten a proposal to move to Antarctica for Eden's education. I accompanied an excited Eden, explored the country with him and helped him get integrated into Antarctican society. And though we tried to stay in touch with each other, Pascao, Tess and I slowly drifted apart as the distance between us became a barrier in our friendship. Our once daily calls to each other turned into greetings said once a year in a struggle to maintain the bond of friendship we'd once shared.

The next decade went by in a flurry of excitement in the new, advanced city of Antarctica with Eden busy passing with flying colors in the prestigious engineering university of Ross City, Antarctica while I was busy with my job full of adventure at the Antarctican Intelligence Agency. I took on my job there with a fervent perseverance and dedication that outdid my colleagues for it gave me a sense of familiarity that I couldn't shake. It was a part of who I was. I roamed the streets and underwent trials of combat that had me near shaking with adrenaline, climbed walls and scaled the streets all day with a watchful eye, protecting the people. The nights were spent staring at the ceiling alone in my bed, trying to reach for that missing part of me until I finally slipped into a restless slumber and dreamed of dark eyes speckled with gold, shiny dark hair and a being that stood with confidence and radiated love.