Forgotten and Lost In Blood Red Eyes

Chapter 11

"Minori wake up." I heard Ai's voice echoing in my ears. My eyes fluttered open and she pounced on me. "Yay Minori is awake!" her squeals of joy were adorable but I found myself unable to show joy.

"You are so cute." I murmured my voice was so quiet and I felt so distant.

"Minori." Yoko and I had the same expression. "You're finally awake." She walked over to me shuffling.

"Yoko it's good to see you." I just kept blank expression. I couldn't laugh I couldn't smile, I couldn't cry or frown. I couldn't, I physically couldn't show emotions.

"So you are awake." Daisuke strolled in and hugged me. "Don't scare us like that ever again." I clasped his shirt and tears fell but I remained expressionless. My life seemed very artificial, I felt lifeless like a porceline doll that never gets played with. I listened to my slow heartbeat, bump...bump...bump. It felt as though I was never going to feel anything ever again.

"Minori." A gentle but masculine voice called outside the door. It sounded lonely and desperate so I got up and tried to smile at Kazuhiro standing in the doorway.

"Hello." My voice sounded hollow even to me. I moved away and ushered him into my room.

"Well I'm happy to see you're feeling better." I kind of chuckled, that was the first ounce of feeling that I'd had since I had woken up.

"You could say that I am 'better' but not 'feeling better'." I still sounded like a robot. Yoko and I were alike now and we could relate to each other now.

"Minori." He wrapped his arms around me and I had no intention of resisting. I was lifeless in his arms I made no attempt to feel anything. He was just a person to me during that time, just a person that I had no feelings for whatsoever.

"Minori!!" Akihito rushed over to me and hugged me as hard as he could.

"Hi." I managed feebly. He squeezed harder.

"That's all you have to say?!" He held me at arms length and I was a ragdoll again as he shook me.

"Stop." Kazuhiro put a hand on his shoulder and he released me. Akihito went back to normal and kissed my cheek.

"I'm glad you're safe." He left the room looking like he was feeling awkward.

"I'm sorry." That apology from Kazuhiro sparked something but the flame went out fast. He left the room slowly and gently closing the door behind him. I was left to figure out how to put myself together again.