"Ian..." "Shut up. Why did you go there?" asked Ian interrupting Haley. "We were worried about you and wanted to see if they could help you," said Vincent. "Help, why would they? Didn't you see the state she was in?" asked Ian. "But that wasn't your fault," said Fei. "They're weird. You helped her and yet they treated you that way. You should have just left her..." "What did you just say? Did you mention that to them?" asked Ian choking Fei. "Ian... he was just worried about you, like us. And spoke out in frustration," said Nina.
"Done playing around?" asked ℥enji watching Ian waver. "Tell me, how do I become the real Ian again?" asked Ian throwing Fei aside. "You can't. Just live your life here and forget about her," said ℥enji. "I can't..." "Or else I'll erase your memories and help you forget," said ℥enji in a cold tone interrupting Ian. ℥enji didn't want to erase Ian's memories cause a small part of him wanted Ian to return to his former self and be with ⨊. He loved watching ⨊ laughing and playing around. If he was forced to erase Ian's memory and ⨊ found out about it, it would make her miserable. Even though she said Ian couldn't live with her, that didn't mean she wanted him to look at her like a stranger if they ever saw each other again.
"I'll continue my life here...so please don't erase my memory. At the very least let me remember her. Please," said Ian collapsing to his knees. Ian knew that if his memory was erased, then he could never be with ⨊. But if he remembered, then he could spend the rest of his life striving to be with her again. To prove himself to her. "You really aren't Ian. He would never kneel in front of anyone but her," said ℥enji disappearing.
