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"Mizuki? Who is that?" Asked Kanade for my dismay. I felt so angry, I mean mizuki has been away for a week but how could they forget them.
"What are talking about K?! Amiya, Akiyama Mizuki, our editor? Helo??" I said slightly raising my voice, clearly letting them know how dumbfounded I was that they were asking this question at all.
"Ena. Calm down. We don't even have an editor yet, we are still looking for one. There's no one named Amiya in our group and there never was."
I sat there in silence slowly trying to comprehend what was being said to me. How could there be no Mizuki. The cute, annoying, full of themselfs, sweet Mizuki. You mean to tell me they didn't remember them? At all?!
"I think I need some time off. Going to go to bed early today." I said, leaving the call without hearing what they had to say.
How was this possible at all? It wasn't. This must be some kind of joke. Yeah that's what this is, Mizuki got them in on it somehow to mess with me. This had to be it.
I got up from my chair, storming out of my room straight in front of Akito's as I bashed the door open waking him up in the process.
"Ena? What the fuck?? Do you know what time it is? It's fuckin 3 am and-" I cut him off.
"Shut up Akito this is important."
"More important than my sleep? You sure?"
"Mizuki, you know who Mizuki is right? My pink-fashioned friend. You've seem them." Asking with my voice trembling a bit, getting more nervous as I felt my stomach turning itself inside out from anxiety.
"Mizuki who? I've never heard this name. Is that some online friend of yours?"
Trying not to fall to my knees as the realization was begging to set in. Nobody remembers Mizuki. If this was a really a joke there's no way Akito would be in it.
They have all forgotten Mizuki. This was actually happening.
"Ena? Is that it? Can I go back to sleep now?" I didn't even answer as I left his room, closing the door in the process.
"Ena?? Hello?? Oh fuck it" I heard him, as I left to the corridor, going back to my room. Letting my body drop itself on bed.
Mizuki was gone? There's no way. This could not be happening. They were so close to coming to terms with themselves, to being able to share a part of them with others, with me. As soon as I started thinking that I may never hear them teasing me, being annoying, having my back when I need them, hearing their cute voice going Enanan~ as they'd laugh at my annoyed face. I may never go to our usual spots, stargaze together. Before I could realize, tears were rolling out of my eyes. I was crying, a lot. I was crying at the possibility of never seeing them again. Even worse, of no one not even remembering them. I could not allow this, after so many time and effort Mizuki put themselves in trying to open themselves a bit, in their own way. I held my sheets tight as I could, using the pillow to snuff out my cries.
After some time, trying to recollect myself and feelings. I took a deep breath and tried to think about this logically. There's no way someone can forget others this easily. Specially someone like them.
I picked up my phone, clicking on the "Untitled" video on my screen. After some seconds, I was in the empty SEKAI. This place must had something to do about Mizuki just disappearing completely.
"Miku?? Where are you?" I asked as soon as I saw the white and gray field.
"Ena? I'm here. Can I help you?" Turned around to see Miku sitting down next to some gray box made from the SEKAI, playing cat's cradle.
"Miku thank god. I think I'm going isane. Please tell me you remember Mizuki. Our dear annoying pink friend, you know the one right? Please don't tell me you've forgotten them as well." I felt water slowing forming in my eyes again as I got the last of my hopes up.
"Mizuki? What about them? Did something happen?" Miku looked really confusing as I fall to me knees, holding tight to her dress, trying to hold my weeping. "Ena? Did I say something wrong, why are you crying?" Miku's concern letting itself be known through her tone.
"No Miku you didn't say anything wrong." Getting up, I pat her head with my face a bit swollen. "Thank you Miku. Thank you." Letting out a faint smile. "It seems like only us remember them Miku. I tried talking to Kanade or Mafuyu, even my dumb brother. They have all forgotten Amiya completely. I don't know what to do Miku. What if Mizuki's gone? What if am I the only one that remembers them. I can't live on like this Miku..."
Miku looks at me really confused. "I don't know what happend Ena. But don't give up hope." Looking up at me, trying her best to make a gentle smile.
"You're right Miku. I'll figure this out, I'll bring Mizuki back. I need to do this." I smile back at her as I said my goodbyes, leaving the empty SEKAI, fiding myself back at my messy room.
Paper rolls all over the floor, my PC still ON as I checked nightcord to see that Yuki and K have already log off, it was 4am after all. I should've probably get some sleep and try to figure something out tomorrow.
"Come on Ena, you can do this. I can do this. I will bring them back.. I need to."
After one of the worst nights of sleep I've ever had, I woke up early thinking this could all be nightmare but after arriving at school and asking around a bit, they also had forgotten Mizuki.
I spent the intire day forcing myself awake, thinking about all that's happend. Why was I the only that remembers them? I mean, we were close, I probably had a crush- No, I did not had a crush on them. But even so, for nobody else to remember them at all. Why do i remember Mizuki? I spent the rest of my school day thinking about it.
After classes had finished, I decided to visit the rooftop. The same rooftop as I made that promise to them. "I will stay by your side forever Mizuki. I will wait whatever time you need to be able to open up about what pains you the most".
I could vividly remember that day. Seeing Mizuki holding back their tears. They were so beautiful as I watched them at sunset, I think maybe there was the first time that I thought that I could do anything to see their smile again. Seeing they suffer so much, made me feel so bad. I wanted to help them, I really do. Mizuki's been through so much, they deserve to be happy.
To think that maybe I'll never be able to help them. To see their smile again... No. I can't think this way, it will only make me cry again. I will bring them back.
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A week passed, as I kept trying everything I could, walked all over our SEKAI, tried talking to Miku over and over. But nothing worked. And one of my biggest fears was starting to blossom.
I was forgetting Mizuki.
It was getting harder and harder to remember them. How was their voice? How did I met them? I can't belive I am forgetting Mizuki. I've been drawing them over and over again so I remember how they look like. Everywhere I look on my room there are drawings of them. To be honest I don't think I'm doing that well lately, sanity wise. I haven't been able to sleep the whole week, tons of unread messages from Mafuyu and Kanade floods my phone's notifications. I've told them I'll be taking some days off Nightcord. I haven't even posted a selfie since this all started.
But I won't forget them. No matter what happens I won't forget Mizuki. As long as i remember them, they still exist.
I need to do something before this gets even worst. Tomorrow I will try visiting their old house, never entered it, but I know where it is. And after staying awake the whole night, fearing I might forget more if I close my eyes, I stand before their house first thing in the morning, noticing it is vacant, with a large "For sale" sign in front of it.
I approached their door, turning the handle, surprised to see that it was opened. As I walk through that empty house, I searched for their room, calling their name over and over. And after some time, i stand before the only room I haven't searched yet. Reaching the handle I closed my eyes, begging this will all be over once I open this door.
Please Mizuki be at your room, making a cute outfit. Make fun of me as a open your door, say something like "Haha Enanan~ You couldn't live a week without me right~". Tease me like you always did, because I can't carry on like this, I need to see you one more time please. I love you your dumbass, how could you disappear like this? Please....
I push it with tears on my eyes.