forgetting him, forgetting her ; soryu oh
"I'll wait here, for how long it takes. Please wake up, [Name]."
There it was again. That voice. Yet she didn't have a clue who the voice belongs to. She tries to move but pain shoots through her body and [Name] groans.
The voice returns and she feels a warm hand touch hers but [Name] can't seem to move. She hears a fast beeping and suddenly a different voice reaches her ears.
"Please sir, you need to step outside and let us do our job"
They're the last thing that [Name] hears before it's silent and her mind shuts off.
The next time she hears something, it's a faint beeping - a complete opposite tempo to the beeping she heard before.
[Name] tries to move again, feeling her fingers twitch at her side. Slowly, she tries to open her eyes but a bright light hits her vision and she closes them again.
She tries again, continuously blinking to adjust her vision to the lights. [Name] moves her head, her neck stiff as if she hadn't moved in months.
When she fully regains her vision, the first thing she sees is a suit.
The owner of the suit lets out a sigh of relief, rushing up to [Name]'s bedside and gently grabbing a hold of her hand. [Name] flinches at the touch and her eyes travel upwards to meet the man's eyes.
"Thank god," He says, lifting her hand up to place a kiss.
But before he can, [Name] suddenly pulls her hand away, recoiling from him. She doesn't miss the hurt that flashes in his eyes but her fear at his presence overcomes her entire being.
"W-Who are you? Why are you here?" [Name]'s voice is hoarse, and her hand reaches up to her throat. Waking up in an unfamiliar place, with an unfamiliar man - she had every right to be scared.
Soryu's astonished - he definitely didn't expect those words to be the first he hears from her for two whole months.
"Now's not the time to joke around, [Name]," Soryu tells her.
He attempts to reach for her hand again but her scream leaves him frozen in place.
A nurse passing by the room, opens the door to check in and sensing the fear from [Name], she walks in.
"Is everything alright in here?" Eyeing Soryu, she turns to look at [Name] who's shaking. Soryu's face is completely blank as he continues to stare at [Name].
Seeing that she's wearing a nurse uniform, [Name] relaxes a bit, knowing that she could at least trust her.
"This man was in here when I woke up, I don't know why," [Name] tells her.
He can feel a dagger stabbing through his heart with every word.
"Do you know this man?" The nurse questions and [Name] shakes her head.
Soryu can't move, he can't think, he can't even breathe.
The nurse turns back to Soryu, she can't help but pity him. She had seen him countless times over the course of [Name]'s stay - [Name] must have been incredibly precious to him.
The nurse regrets her next words, knowing that Soryu is probably falling apart behind his stoic facade but [Name] is her patient, therefore she comes first.
"I'm sorry, sir but you need to leave"
That night he visits her, Soryu makes sure [Name]'s asleep. If he arrived while she was awake, Soryu was sure he'd get kicked out. After all, [Name] doesn't know who he is.
Pulling up a chair to her bedside, Soryu just sits and watches her. A lot of the damage on [Name]'s had disappeared over the past two months but his eyes can't leave the small scar right above her collarbone, forever a reminder that he couldn't protect her.
He resists the urge of touching her, fearing that [Name] would wake up upon feeling something.
Soryu doesn't know how long he stayed, watching [Name] sleeping peacefully, when his phone buzzes. Seeing a text from Samejima, he knows he needs to return back to the office.
Standing up, he notices a glint on the table.Â
Soryu can't help but feel his heart tearing in two when he sees her engagement ring - it never should have left her hand to begin with.
Turning back for one last glance at the girl he loves, he finds that she has turned away from him, her back facing towards him.
Taking the engagement ring, he secures it in his pocket before taking his leave.
"You're still here, Soryu?" Baba questions in a slightly teasing tone, watching Soryu remain in his seat, "You're usually running back to your princess the second the auction's done"
The auctions had just ended and it was unusual for the other bidders to see Soryu linger around afterwards - since [Name] had entered the hospital, Soryu knew he still had to do his job as both the boss of the Ice Dragons and an auction manager, but he'd rush back to [Name]'s side as soon as he could.
He doesn't answer Baba and the others can immediately recognise that something was wrong.
"Soryu, did something happen?" Eisuke asks.
"She woke up," Soryu answers shortly, keeping his eyes down at the centre stage.
"That's great," Baba cheers, "We'll finally get to see her again"
"So then, why are you still here?" Ota asks.
"Aren't you supposed to be at her beck and call?" Mamoru chimes in.
Soryu's hands clench into fists as he glares down.
"She doesn't remember me. I'm a total stranger to her"
The coldness in his voice sends a shiver down their spines - even Eisuke's as they all take in his words.
Ota breaks the silence, "So what are you going to do?"Â
Soryu stays silent, what can he do?Â
Luke goes up to him, placing a hand on his back, "Don't worry Soryu, it'll take time but Sexy Bones remember you again"
"No, she won't," Soryu replies, "And it'll be better for her this way"
He concludes in his mind - this is for the best. It's his fault [Name]'s in this situation. This is his chance to put distance between them, so that [Name] won't ever face this danger ever again.
"What do you mean?" Baba asks, surprised at the words coming out of Soryu's mouth.
"I couldn't protect her," Soryu reminds them, shaking his head, "This is why she's like this in the first place. But now, it's a chance for me to let her go so I won't put her in danger again"
"So, you're not even going to try and make Sexy Bones remember? Remember you?" Luke asks, he's angry. Luke can't believe that Soryu Oh is acting so cowardly, "Is that really what you want?"
Of course it's not what I want.
Soryu lets out a pained sigh, "There's no telling if she'll get caught up in this mess again. Even if she does remember me, she might get hurt again - maybe even die"
His hand unconsciously reaches for the ring hidden in his pocket.
"Sounds like you're running away," Eisuke narrows his eyes at the mafia boss.
If this is the only way I can protect her...
"I won't put her through that again"