Dreamscapes

Love?

The room felt like it was spinning. It was dark. No, my eyes were just closed. I could hear the birds outside. I planned on just laying in bed for another hour or so like I always did when I woke up. I'd just lay there, daydreaming or something. It's not like I had anything better to do.

"Good morning, beautiful," a male's voice greeted me.

My eyes shot open. An anime guy was leaning over me with a smile on his face. I blinked a couple of times before screaming and losing my balance, causing me to fall off the bed with the sheets still wrapped around my legs.

"W-What's wrong?!" he asked. He backed up to give me room. I hit my head on the dresser on the way down. I was now holding my head with my hands in pain, still wrapped in my sheets. I looked up at him.

"Who-Who are you?!" I suddenly screamed.

"It's me. Kou. What? Did you forget or something?" Kou stared at me, waiting for an answer.

"Um-Uh-Where am I?" I questioned.

"In your house, genius," he sighed. "Seriously. Stop with the games. You're starting to scare me, Kimi."

"Kimi?" I questioned.

"Yeah. That's your name. Don't-" the alarm clock interrupted him. "Huh. You set your alarm this time." I just sat on the floor with the sheets still wrapped around my legs as he walked to the alarm clock and turned it off. "You going to just sit there all day?" he asked.

"I don't know anymore," I rubbed my head.

He sighed and walked over to me. He leaned down and pulled the sheets off of me before helping me up. "Seriously, Kimi. Stop with the games and get ready." I looked down at my clothes. This wasn't what I put on last night. I put on a baggy black shirt and black pants that were too long to walk properly in. Now I was wearing a purple shirt and black shorts. "You can take a shower in the bathroom across the hall. I'll go pick us up some breakfast."

"Um- Okay?" I spoke unsurely.

"You're really starting to scare me, Kimi. Are you going to be okay?" he asked.

"I don't know anymore," I frowned. "Who are you again? And why are you in my house? Please- I'm just really confused."

He sighed. "I'm Kou. You've known me since like forever. We were on the same squad. And what do you mean 'What am I doing here?' I've been visiting you every morning to wake you up and make sure you were still okay because you were too depressed and lonely after your dog died." He rolled his eyes. "Don't you remember?"

"But how did you get in here?" I asked.

Now he was laughing. Laughing?! What was so funny that could possibly make him laugh?!

"Hello. Spare key." He chuckled, waving it in my face. "Not like I need it. I am a Jonin after all."

"Jonin?" I blinked.

"Damn. You really are out of it. Maybe I should just take you to the hospital," he said to himself. "Hurry up and get ready. You're going to the doctor right after breakfast."

"Um…" I said before he left the bedroom.

"What is it?" he asked.

"Where-" I began.

He sighed again. Kou set his hand on the dresser I hit my head on. "This one," he spoke slowly as if I was retarded, "is yours." He then walked to the door and opened it. "And that," he pointed to the door across the hall, "is the bathroom."

"Thanks," I spoke sarcastically, making him laugh.

"Do you need me to show you how to use the shower, too?" he teased.

My face turned red and I threw a pillow at him. He caught it and laughed even more before leaving the room. "Jackass," I muttered, walking over to the dresser. I opened it and examined the clothing. Everything was black. After staring at the clothes for five minutes, I chose a black, short-sleeved shirt and black short shorts. I then grabbed the necessary clothes to wear underneath. I walked across the hall and opened the door to the bathroom.

I placed my clothes on the counter by the sink and then froze. I was staring at my reflection. Well, at least I sort of looked the same. I had red hair that went down to my hips with bangs covering my forehead. My hair used to only be mid-back. At least my dark brown eyes were still the same.

I took my bath and got out. It takes me a little over thirty minutes to take a shower and dry off. I put on my clothes and looked in the mirror again. I noticed a small bag on the counter and opened it. It was a make-up bag. I sighed in relief. I put on some concealer, mascara, and eyeliner before leaving the bathroom. I had my pajamas and towel in my arms. I looked around for where to put them, but decided they'd be fine in the corner of my bedroom. I normally was kind of a neat freak, but I had little idea of where things were around here. I saw a couple hair ties on the dresser. I put three of them around my right wrist. I didn't plan on putting my hair up. I just liked to have them around my wrist.

I walked down the hall and found the stairs. I walked down them to see Kou just entering the house, two boxes in his hands. "Hey, Kimi! I got us some sushi! Your fav, right?" he greeted with a grin.

"Uh… I don't know." I honestly never had Japanese food other than ramen. My friends loved it though, so it couldn't be that bad. I walked over to where he set the food on the table.

"How you feeling?" he asked.

"Confused," I answered.

He put his warm hand on my forehead, making me blush. He grinned. "Do I make you nervous?" he asked smugly.

I swat his hand away and glared at him before folding my arms across my chest. He laughed.

"Aw-w. Are you pouting?" He chuckled. That earned him another glare. "Anyways, your temperature seems fine. Hurry and eat so I can take you to a doctor."

He sat down in one of the chairs and opened one of the boxes to eat. I sat down across from him and opened my box. And like he said, it contained sushi. He handed me a pair of chopsticks to use. He already started digging in while I stared at the chopsticks. I was used to a fork when it came to food like this. I picked up one of the chopsticks and then looked at how he was holding his. I just shrugged before stabbing my food with the chopstick and putting it in my mouth.

He raised an eyebrow and paused before taking a bite of his food. That was until I started choking on my food. The next thing I know, he's behind me with his arms wrapped around me and pushing on my stomach. The food landed on my plate and he let go. Kou placed a hand on my shoulder. "Are you alright?" he asked.

After I was done coughing, I answered with, "You call that food? I'm sorry, but that's disgusting!"

He stared at me for a moment. "But you like sushi. It's your favorite."

"Since when? How do you know what my favorite food is?" I questioned.

"You really don't remember anything, do you, Kimi?" he asked.

"I'm not the Kimi you know. I'm not from here. This isn't my house. I've never even met you," I frowned. I knew this was hurting his feelings. I could feel it.

"But you are Kimi. Please just let me take you to the doctor. We can even check your blood to prove to you who you are. We can start all over. Just please believe me. I've known you since you were learning how to walk. I'm your best friend, Kimi. I'm sorry that this is all confusing to you. I'll do my best to help you get your memory back. I promise that I'll take care of you till you're better," Kou said with his hands on my shoulders.

"But why are you doing this? Why do you care so much?" I asked.

"Because- Because I love you, Kimi," he said looking into my eyes.

"Love me?" I frowned and looked at the wall to my right. He loved me?

"Since you apparently hate sushi now, what do you want to eat?" he asked.

I turned to face him again. "I… uh… Ramen?" I spoke unsurely.

He gave me a confused look. "I thought you hated ramen. Ah, what the hell. If it'll make you happy." He shrugged. He walked over to a closet and opened it. He tossed a pair of black, knee-high ninja sandals to me. I looked at them before putting them on. When I looked up, he was in front of me with some kind of dark purple jacket in his hands. "Here you go." He handed it to me.

I tried it on. It was a long jacket. It went down to my knees. It had sleeves that ended at my elbows and a hood. I smiled. It was my favorite color.

"Don't forget your headband." He smiled, handing it to me.

I looked at the headband. It had the Leaf symbol on it. That meant I was in Konoha. The cloth was black like all the rest of my clothes. At least my jacket was a different color. Now the question was where did I wear the headband? I don't want it on my forehead. My bangs would hide it anyways. "Where do I wear it?" I finally asked.

"Huh? Well, you normally wear it as a belt," he told me. I nodded and tied it around my waist. "Ready?"

"Yeah," I answered.

He held the door open for me as I walked out. Then he locked it and started walking down the street. I stood at his right and slightly behind him. "So you don't remember anything huh?" he asked, looking at me. "What are you doing back there?" He grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to him. "That's better." He grinned.

I finally paid attention to what Kou looked like. He had chin length black hair and bright red eyes, like Kurenai. Was he related to her? "Kou?" I spoke.

"Hm?"

"What's your last name?" I questioned.

"Yuhi. Why?"

"Just wondering." So he was related to Kurenai. "Do you have… any family?" I asked.

"I have my aunt Kurenai. She's a Jonin like me," he answered.

"What about me? Do I have a family?" I asked.

He flinched. "Maybe you should sit down for this." He stopped walking.

"It's okay. I understand," I said before continuing walking. He quickly caught up with me. I noticed that for every two steps I took, he took one. I looked up at him. He was about a foot taller than me. "Kou, how old are we?"

"You're sixteen. Minoru and I are seventeen," he spoke.

"Minoru?" I questioned.

"Yeah. He's also on our squad. He's the medical ninja of the group," he explained.

"What are you best at when it comes to Jutsu?" I asked.

"Me? Well, I'm not bad at Ninjutsu, and I'm really good at Taijutsu," he boasted, "but I'm best at Genjutsu like my aunt. Minoru and I are both Jonin. You're still a Chunin."

"What am I good at?" I asked.

"Well, you're not that great at Genjutsu. It's one of your worst. But you are excellent in Taijutsu and specialize in Ninjutsu. I'm surprised you're not a Jonin yet. You're just as good as Minoru and me. You always said that you wanted to train more before continuing though," he spoke. "Here we are."

"Huh?" I questioned.

"The ramen stand. You wanted ramen, right?"

"Oh yeah. I forgot," I admitted.

He laughed and walked in. He sat in the seat on the far left. I sat at his right. "What kind of ramen do you want?" he asked.

"Um… chicken?" I looked at him, confused.

"Two bowls of your chicken ramen!" Kou lifted his hand in the air. He had money in his hand.

"Two bowls of chicken ramen coming up!" the old man I recognized from the show yelled.

"So, Kimi," Kou spoke. "You don't remember anything?"

I shook my head.

"Anything at all?"

"I remember some things. Like what a ninja is. I remember this village and the ones surrounding us. Wasn't there a war between the Sound here?"

"Yeah. At least you remember that. Kind of hard not to though," Kou said.

"Why do you ask? I already told you I don't remember anything," I questioned.

"It's just that… well…" He rubbed the back of his head nervously. "We were kind of dating." He chuckled.

I blushed. Dating? Well, I guess that would explain why he was so concerned and willing to take me here even after he went through the trouble to buy sushi. He even was going to take me to the hospital. And he did grab my hand earlier. He even told me that he loved me.

"Is something wrong? I understand… if you don't want to date me since… you know. You don't remember."

"No! No. I- Uh… It's fine. Everything's just so confusing right now." I frowned.

"So-o. We're together?" he asked with a blush.

"Uh… I guess," I spoke unsurely.

He gave me the widest grin he's shown me today. I must've made his day. "Awesome! Kind of worried me for a second!" He laughed.

"Here's your ramen." The man placed a bowl in front of each of us.

"Thanks!" Kou thanked him.

"Thank you," I spoke quieter than Kou.

Kou already started eating. I stared at the chopsticks before me.

"Hey, Kou?"

"Hm?" he questioned with a mouthful of ramen.

"Do you have a piece of paper? Any paper will do," I spoke, still staring at the chopsticks.

"Uh… Hold on a sec." He checked the pockets in his vest. At last he pulled out a piece of paper. "It's just a grocery list. Will it do?" He handed it to me.

"Yeah," I answered and took it from him. I folded it up real small and put it between my chopsticks. I then tied one of my hair ties around it to hold it in place. It was a trick one of my friends taught me. It keeps the chopsticks together for me. She called them cheater sticks.

Kou apparently was staring at me the whole time because after I started eating my ramen, I looked over at him and he was watching me. I gave him a confused look and he just chuckled before continuing to eat his own food.