I groaned softly as I slowly opened my eyes sitting up from where I was laying. Darkness, which was all I could see. I could feel the cold air of the room and shivered slightly because of it as I breathed deeply. The last thing I remember doing was walking to my dorm room, then next thing I know, something hit me and I wake up here in a dark place. I stood up and felt around to see if I could find a light switch, anything to light up the darkness around me. Once I moved my hand to reach for a light switch, I touched the wall. It felt colder than the air around me because of the winter season. Desperately, I kept searching for the light, but I couldn't feel anything at all. It was very frustrating. I stepped forward across the room as if my feet were moving on its own. It felt like something in this eerie room I was, was pulling me. There was complete silence. I could only hear my slow footsteps vibrate across the wooden floor. I had no idea where I was going, but I stopped as I bumped into something hard and felt it with my hands. I gasped stepping away from what I touched. It was a human! Another man was in the room with me, a stranger. This was bad, really bad! I wanted to scream, scream so very loudly so anyone could hear me and save me.

"Lenalee" I heard a mysterious deep voice say in a soft gentle voice. How did this person know my name I do not really know. It's starting to scare me because I was shaking in fear. I stepped back even more wishing to get out of this eerie room once and for all away from the mysterious stranger. "Lenalee" he said again his voice sounding so much closer to me. "Stay away from me" I managed to stutter fear clearly written in my voice. "You don't really know who I am, do you Lenalee" he asked once more. I really wish to have night vision or something because I can't see a thing! "Who are you?" my shaking voice asked. I heard a soft chuckle come from behind me as my back collided with something. "How did you get behind me so fast?!" I gasped as I prepared myself to run away from the man, but he simply grabbed my shoulders which made me scream. "Easy, I know my surroundings Lenalee" he chuckled softly. "Leave me alone!" I screamed trying to pry his hands off my shoulders. I heard the stranger sigh softly letting me go. "You know it hurts that you don't really remember me Lee Lee, it's like with each step you take away from me you're stabbing my empty, lonely, regretful heart repeatedly with a sharp blade that shines with blood whenever it sees the light" he said poetically. I swear that I could feel the heat rise on my cheeks slightly as he said that. That soft voice seemed so…so very familiar to me, like I've heard it before in my dreams. "Are you afraid?" he asked his voice lowering much more than it already was before. Yes it was true. I am very terrified of this person. I tensed and gasped slightly as he pushed me against a wall. Oh my God, this guy is going to do something horrible to me or even worse; kill me. My breathing increased and I could almost feel my rapid beating heart in my throat ready to come out any second. I closed my eyes tightly wishing this was all just a dream, a nightmare that I want to wake up from soon.

I could hear a slight 'click' from next to me and I slowly opened my eyes blinking slightly so I could adjust them to the now light up room. My emerald colored eyes scanned the once eerie room. It was like I traveled back in time to the 1900's. The room was very old fashioned. Wooden shiny floors, light brown colored walls, beautiful elegant furniture and paintings and to top it all off, a chandelier that goes perfectly in the big spaced room. "You seem to be amazed by what you're seeing" I heard the soft gentle voice come from a few feet beside me. I slowly turned my head to look at the stranger that brought me here. To my surprise, he had his back turned to me as he walked to a table pulling the elegant wooden chair back and sat down. This time, he turned to look at me. Gentle honey colored eyes looked at me. He had dark brown long hair that matched the colors of the walls, the long hair was over his shoulder but he had bangs that covered a little of the pale skin from his face. He was well built and by studying his face, he must be close to my age 18. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. They were just so very familiar! "Now that we can see each other clearly, do you know who I am now?" he asked looking at me with a neutral expression. After a moment of silence he sighed shaking his head slightly. "Maybe by giving you my name will trigger something. My name is Alec Sinclair, it's so good to finally see you once more Lenalee Lonsdale" the man known as Alec said. Alec. I heard that name before but it couldn't be the same Alec that left me 13 years ago could it?

"I'm sorry but I…I really don't know who you are. You're name does sound familiar but…" it couldn't be the same boy that moved away without a word said. I left those words out because it is too painful for me to remember that. I looked once more at his expression and to my surprise he had a soft smile on his face. "At least my name sounds familiar to you Lenalee. I'm very glad to hear that coming out of your mouth with that same small sweet voice that I missed very much." Alec said chuckling slightly as he looked at my face which felt hot to me. I was blushing at his words once more. I heard the black haired boy laugh once more this time just slightly more louder than a few seconds ago. "You are so very cute!" he nearly squealed happily standing up from his chair. My cheeks felt hotter than before as Alec said that. "Don't be ridiculous! I am not cute" I protested crossing my arms across my chest pouting slightly. I heard Alec laugh once more, a very cheerful and pleased laugh that made me feel much more comfortable than before. "On the contrary my kawaii hime-chan, you're very cute. Not to mention interesting too" he said smiling at me. 'Kawaii hime-chan' huh? If I am not mistaking that is Japanese and it means 'Cute princess.' My thoughts were interrupted by a pair of strong arms pulling my own arms away from my chest.

"Lee Lee…" I heard him say my nickname. "…tell me, what would you feel when a young boy about 5 years old left a girl about his same age that was very close to him alone moving somewhere far away without having the chance to say goodbye because of their evil parents that seem to control the boy like a puppet. Tell me, what would you feel if you were that same young girl technically speaking that is" Alec said in a very soft voice different from his normal tone as he didn't look at me. I blinked slightly and I let his words sink in. He was really talking about me, about us, about what happened those years ago. I gulped and took a deep breath finding the words in my head to say what I really think. "Well if I were that girl, I'd feel really sad that this boy that was so very fond of me leave without even saying a word will affect me for the rest of my life emotionally…" I said softly biting my lower lip slightly as I felt sadness form deep inside me. "But what if the boy was really sorry and vowed to see the girl once more to express what he truly feels about her, that he would do anything to speak with her alone, kidnap her if he had too and speak in the old remodel home that his family left behind. What about that Lenalee?" the black haired man said this time grabbing my face softly in his hands making me look at his honey colored eyes that had such sorrow, such regret in them. "…Why did you left me alone Alec? I really suffered a lot after that. I couldn't recover, but eventually like any foolish child I did and I forgot about you up until now" I said looking at him as I could feel a tear fall out of my eyes.

"Lenalee I am so sorry. I really deserve you forgetting about me, it was so mean to not say goodbye nor say where I was going and I'm sorry. My parents told me that morning, when I was planning to meet you in the park to play, that we were moving to Japan and they didn't let me see you nor say goodbye to you by phone." He explained wiping a tear from my eye. "After 13 years I came back for you because I missed you. I could never stop thinking about you after I left, I always dreamed of you each night. That sweet laughter filled my mind along with that childish voice call my name playfully, it was music to my ears. Lenalee do you understand me? Could you ever forgive me?" Alec pleaded looking at my eyes. I punched his arm as hard as I could and buried my face in his chest hugging him. "You fool, of course I forgive you. I missed you a whole lot. Even though I forgot what you looked like I always heard you're voice in my dreams also." I said almost breaking up crying. Alec rubbed my back and raised my chin slightly, his face leaning closer to mine. "Lenalee, I love you. I've always had, that's what I've always wanted to say to you since we were just mere children" he said as he softly pressed his lips to my own for a few seconds. I looked up at him and smiled. It felt like it's been many years since I've smiled for real. "I love you too Alec, don't ever leave me again stranger" I said leaning in my tiptoes pecking his lips slightly giggling. He chuckled at my words that sounded like a sweet music to my own ears and hugged me. "I promise I won't ever leave you again Lee Lee" he said holding me in his arms. My stranger, my familiar stranger was actually the lost love of my life. And for once I wish that I would never wake up from this dream that was a reality.

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