Untouched

Chapter 2
Remember Me

When I woke up, I took my time before standing up and getting dressed, just throwing on a t-shirt, pants, and light jacket. Slowly, I opened the curtains, allowing the sunlight to pour inside the room, and causing me to squint my eyes, which were still blurry from sleep.

Looking outside, I could see people making their way to school, work, or wherever they had to be in the morning. I sighed, feeling a pang of loneliness wash over me. I wish I could go back to those days, I thought before I closed the curtain and headed towards the door.

Locking the door, I headed down to the elevator, which was already ascending to the third floor. My heart began to beat hard again as the doors opened, and I could see the same guy I had seen the day before standing there. He raised an eyebrow and looked at me for a few moments, before walking past.

I turned my head and watched him walk over to one of the first rooms on the left, before shaking my head and walking into the elevator. I descended, then stepped off, walking over to the counter and telling the person I was heading out for the day. Then, I stepped outside and began to walk along the sidewalk.

I had decided to get used to surroundings, since I was in a totally new town. It didn't take long before I knew where most of the hot-spots were. Eventually, I came across a cafe, by the name of 'Mattekou Cafe', which caught my eye, so I went inside to see what they have, since I was feeling extremely hungry.

Once inside, I was seated at a table near the front door. Looking around, I could see that the cafe was empty, besides me being there. I hope this was a good choice, I thought, raising an eyebrow. After a few moments, I was finally served by a young waitress that came up to the table quickly, panting slightly, her long, orange hair

"Sorry for the wait," she said, as though being there in a few seconds was a bad thing. "My name is Sekine," the waitress told me, "What would you like?" I glanced down at the menu for the first time, and eyed over it for a moment. "Uh...What do you suggest?" I asked, and Sekine looked up in thought for a few moments. Then, she nodded, and told me before walking off, "I think I know what you'll like!"

As she walked off, my heart began to beat hard for a second, and I looked down at my chest, still unsure of why it often does that. When I had been in the hospital, I had asked Dr. Yurino, but he told me I was perfectly healthy. Setting my hand on my chest, my thoughts were interrupted when the door opened, and a girl with short, white hair walked inside, and was seated at the table near mine

I glanced over to the girl, who's eyes were downcast towards the table, and something in my mind began to wash over me. For a few moments, the gray table she was sitting at became a tan-colored one, and her hair became longer, and she was eating a sort of red-looking soup, with what appears to be tofu in it. I unconsciously began to reach out a hand towards her, watching her eat with a lonely look on her face...

When Sekine returned, and the vision faded. Looking up at her, she set down a tray on my table, and, when I looked at what was on it, I raised an eyebrow. "This is-" Sekine began to explain, but I said, "Mapo... Doufu.", although unsure as to how I know the name of it. She tilted her head slightly, then nodded. "Have you had it before?" she asked, and I shook my head, although I had a feeling that I had.

I got a spoonful of it, and examined it for a few moments before bringing it to my mouth. "Although it's extremely hot," Sekine began to explain as I dropped the spoon into the bowl and started coughing, feeling like my throat was on fire, "It's got a delicious taste afterward!" She handed me a glass of water, which I half-way chugged down. Licking my lips, I nodded. "You're right." I said, taking another bite, and having to chug the rest of my water down.

Sekine giggled slightly. "Here, I'll get you some more water." she said, picking up the glass. "You should bring back a pitcher..." I muttered, watching her walk away. Then, I felt a pair of eyes on me, and I turned to see the girl with the white hair looking at me. For a few moments, we stared at each other, although I couldn't think of a reason as to why I couldn't stop.

We didn't break our gaze until I took another bite of the Mapo Doufu, and I started to cough and wince at the burn in my throat. Sekine returned with a pitcher of water, and I raised an eyebrow. I was joking, but that'll work I guess, I thought as I took a drink. After a moment of recovery, I looked over at the other table, and saw that the girl was gone.

Who is she? I thought, trying to dig deep in my mind to see if I had met her before... But nothing came to mind.

After I had finished the Mapo Doufu, and chugged down nearly ten pitchers of water, I decided to just walk around some more, looking inside shops and other buildings as I went. Once the sun started to make its way down from the sky, I decided to stop at a small park, sitting on a bench and watching the sunlight as it faded.

While I was sitting there, a particular person who passed by caught my eye; A person with blonde hair, with a red bandanna on his forehead, doing a sort of odd dance along the sidewalk. I raised an eyebrow, noticing that the person looked like he might be American. "Uh..." I said to him, and he did a spin and pointed at me, saying, "Come on, let's dance!"

My heart pounded hard once again, and the scenic view of the park changed to a room for a few moments, in which the person in front of me, along with a few others, were standing there looking at me. "Come on, let's dance!" the person said, doing a similar thing as he did before. What is this? I thought, but my vision changed as I was suddenly grabbed by the arm and forced up.

Looking forward, I could see the guy's face, merely inches away from mine. He was looking at me with intrigue, examining me. He then let go of me and stepped back, spinning and point at me once more. "Yo, Otonashi?" he said, and I tilted my head. How does this guy know my name? I wondered. "Uh...Yes?" I questioned, and he set a hand on his chin and nodded.

He then reached out and patted my shoulder, then pointed at himself and told me, "TK! Remember me?" I tilted my head slightly, finally realizing that 'TK' must be his name. "Have we met before, TK?" I asked, and he nodded, then tilted his head, puzzled. "Amnesia man..." TK muttered, taking his hand off my shoulder and shaking his head, starting to walk away.

"Wait!" I said after him, but he kept on walking. "Who are you?..." I muttered, confused. After he was out of sight, I sat back down on the bench and looked around, just then realizing that it was night-time. It's not every day that you see that, I thought with a sigh. A dancer in the dark...

With that, I looked up at the stars up in the sky, seeing some that were dull and some that were glowing brightly. After a few minutes, my eyes began to slowly close, as I began to drift to sleep...

"Thank you, Yuzuru..." I could hear a voice say as I fell over onto my side, asleep...