Beginning

A female voice echoed through my head. Soft and tender. Sound so familiar yet so strange. I found myself staring at the ceiling of what appears to be a hospital room. I sat up straight to get a better view. I noticed that some of my body had bandaged, my head wrapped as well. I tried to recall what had happened though nothing came to mind.

The door opened. A man and a woman walked in. The man appeared to be around his late twenties and with a height of around 190 centimeters. He had hip-length silver-white hair and eyes red as blood. He was wearing a button white shirt, light blue jeans and black loafers.

The woman seemed to be around her mid-thirties with a height of around 160 centimeters. She had hair white as snow tied to a high ponytail and beautiful, clear lavender eyes. She was wearing a lavender blouse, black pencil skirt and black heels. She wore a doctor's robe indicating that she was a doctor.

They froze on the spot as if they were shocked to see me awake.

"Who are you? What happened to me?" I asked

That seemed to shock them even more. Before saying anything, the woman pulled the man closer to her and whispered something. The woman approached me first.

"I'm Irene Earhart, a doctor, call me Irene! You are now staying in one of the hospital rooms in Night Hospital! Do you not remember what had happened?"

"No...what happened to me?"

"You were attacked by a group of mindless demons..."

"Demons?"

The man explained, "Yes! I found you on the verge of death, surrounded by mindless demons! Oh, my name is Rainer Night, a Central Commander! How are you feeling now?Any better?"

"I feel fine minus having no memories of what had happened, and my past..."

They were astonished.

"Amnesia....?" The man questioned

"Well considering, what had happened to her, I would be surprised if she did not have amnesia. She injured her head pretty badly. She could also get it through trauma, which could also result in a person having amnesia. Considering what she had been through, even a teen would get traumatized by it!"

"What about my parents?"

Rainer and Irene looked at each other in agreement. Rainer said, "Um...we are not sure! We were hoping you would tell us as there was no one else around but you! However, now that you could not remember your past, it would be harder!"

"Do you remember your name?" Irene asked. I looked out the window and noticed the bright moon. That struck me. "My name is Selene...just Selene...!"

"Last name?" Rainer asked

I shook my head.

"That would make things challenging though there is nothing I couldn't do!" Rainer mumbled

"What are you going to do?" I asked

"Search for your background information, your parents, and everything else!"

"You sure you could do it?" Irene asked

"Of course! With my status, there is nothing I could not do!"

Status? Rainer Night? I remembered. "Night...the most powerful family in the land, you are from the Night Family?"

"Yup!" Rainer exclaimed with a wink. "Do you remember anything else about the Night family?"

I tried to think about what he said though nothing came into my mind. "No, why do you ask?"

"No particular reason! As you recover here, I would be searching for your background information!" Rainer and Irene left me to rest. Irene would come by to check on me now and then. I had a hard time sleeping due to several thoughts running through my head. When I opened my eyes, it was morning. Irene walked in with a bright smile and a fresh face.

"Good morning, Selene!"

"Morning, Irene! What time is it?"

"It's six. Why do you ask?"

"Are you always this early?"

"On a normal day, I would oversleep and wake up late. But today, I had a patient to tend to, so I woke up early!"

"Am I the only patient you have?"

"No...there are some more, but they are being looked after by the nurses, and they are already close to full recovery!"

Irene gave me warm green tea to start the day. After breakfast, Irene told me that she would like to see if there are any brain damages. I was staying in the room, waiting for the results. Irene came back. She gave me the results in a simple form. Irene confirmed that I had amnesia. She also informed me that recovery would be slow.

"You have little concern over your amnesia just like how a person having dissociative amnesia..."

"I have no reason to be concerned over. All I could do now is to move on towards the future, leaving the past behind!"

"Speaking about the past, Rainer already told me that he had found out something about your background!"

"Seriously? It just took him one night?"

"Yeah! Don't underestimate the Night family connection!"

"What did he find?"

"I have no idea! He only told me that he had found something!"

After a nice shower, while Irene was drying my hair, I could feel her slender, soft fingers running through my hair. It was warm.

"Your hair is beautiful, Selene! Soft and silky!"

"Thank you! Your hair is also pretty to look at!"

A random thought came up. If Rainer was close to his forties, I wonder how old Irene was.

"I've been curious...how old are you?"

"How old do you think I am?" Irene grinned. I looked at her for a moment, "Thirties...?". Irene was astonished.

"Do I look that young?" Irene chuckled. "I'm already in my sixties!". I was stunned. There was no sign of wrinkles on her face as well as her skin was smooth and flawless. She must have drunk a lot of water when she was young. Irene remained by my side after that.

She told me that I would remember things as it comes to mind. She warned me that I would feel headache from time to time.

"Do you not have other patients to tend to?"

"If there are other patients that need urgent attention, I will get noticed! Do not worry about my other work. Think about recovery!

Once lunch was over, Irene finally went to do her work, leaving me alone with a book to read. Rainer came in. He began to reveal what he had found about my background.

"It turns out that you are an orphan. You have been staying in an orphanage. According to what they told me, you had run away from the orphanage a couple of weeks ago. Currently, the orphanage is already full, which means you could not go back there and they were not interested in taking care of you! Though I would try to look for a place for you to stay!"

RAINER NIGHT

I completed my explanation. Selene was silent, with her head down. I petted her head, "Don't worry about anything! Focus on recovery! We can worry about that when it is time to discharge!"

Selene looked up, "Why are you so kind to me?".

I smiled, petting her head, "There is no reason for a person to be kind, just do it. Being kind to others costs nothing, but means everything! Remember this 'A simple act of kindness could change the person's life forever'!"

Looking at her expression now reminds me of hers. Selene looked adorable when she was thinking. I was interrupted by a knock on the door. It turned out to be a nurse.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you, Sir, but Dr. Earhart instructed me to give these medicines to Selene and to replace the bandages!"

"Oh, I see! I will be leaving!" I looked at Selene, "I will visit you regularly! See you tomorrow!"

Selene nodded. I left the room. I looked at my phone, noticing a notification from her. I immediately dashed towards her office.

"Irene, you found something?"

"Sure did! It turned out that she was indeed the one that did it to her, just like how you have predicted. I managed to find that she was in their hands, so...."

"I expected her to do something like that. Do you know how to heal her?"

"I can not reverse anything she has done. I do not think you need to worry about it. She did not seem too concerned. Only you are!"

"Alright...then all she could do is to move forward towards the future..."

Irene seemed shocked for a moment.

"What is the matter, Irene?"

Irene smiled, "It is just that...she told me something similar..."

I was in deep thought, which was interrupted by a ringtone. I looked at the caller ID. The moment I answered the call, a loud, shouting voice from my punctual, a bit annoying secretary, Joe Turner, whom I had known for years.

"Sir! Where are you?! After getting the results, you decided to run away. What is so important that you have to run away from the meeting last minute?!"

"Calm down, Joe!"

"Calm down? Yeah, right! You better get your ass here immediately before you get into big trouble, Sir! You better not hang..."

Before listening to his shouting, I hung up.

JOE TURNER

Before I could finish my scolding, the idiot Rainer hung up in the middle of it. I could never get what Rainer was thinking despite knowing him for years.

"Where is he?"

"I'm sorry, Sir! He is on his way!"

"I should have expected this thing from Rainer!"

"I deeply apologize!" I bowed in front of him.

"It's alright!"

I heard the door opened. The moment I saw Rainer coming out of the door, I stomped my way towards him, glaring at him, "Where the hell were you?!"

"Somewhere..." Rainer appeared as though he could care less about the situation he was in, "Where is he?"

"I am right here, Rainer! You sure took your time!"

"Sorry for making you wait so long, Gray!"

Gray Ray, the second most powerful man right next to Rainer was often viewed as a cold person and a man of a few words. Yet, he got along with the loud, carefree Rainer.

"I'll be taking my leave!" I bowed. I was about to open the door when Rainer called out to me.

"You also need to listen to what I want to say, Joe!"

"Alright...Sir..."

"Enough with calling me that. I have already told you to call me by my name when we are alone. It feels weird to hear you calling me 'Sir'! Do not be formal as well!"

"Alright, then! What is it?"

I sat next to Gray. We listened to what Rainer had to say to both of us. Rainer paused. I was shocked at what he had told us. My mind could not progress what was going on for a moment. I could also feel that Gray was also speechless. Once I could process what had happened, I smashed the table, "You got to be joking?!".

"Do you think I was joking?"

"Well, considering how you are, everything could be a joke. You can not be serious with your decision, right?"

"I'm dead serious! I have a picture of what she wanted..."

"What does this have to do with us?"

"You two will be playing a huge role. For Gray, I wanted to speak to..."

Rainer did not have to say anymore. Gray knew what he had in mind. Rainer finalized his plans with both of us. I could not believe he wanted to do this. Sometimes I could not understand Rainer. Rainer was hard to read whether he was serious or a plain idiot.

Rainer had given a big assignment to do. I wished not to screw it up as Rainer would be furious, which I would not wish to see. Rainer was a bright, cheerful man but would become a monster when he was angry.

SELENE

"Thank you, Valerie!"

"Your welcome! You must be special to Sir Rainer for him to visit you despite his busy schedule! I will be taking my leave! Call whenever you need it!"

Valerie left after giving me my medicine and replacing my bandages. Her words stuck in my mind. Rainer was the President of the Night Group, so he would be busy despite that he still had time for me. I wonder what he sees in me? Maybe we had met before but, if we had, he would have told me. I should verify it with him when we meet again.

It had been three days since Rainer last visited me. He must have been busy during these three days considering he was the President of a large company. I wonder if he would visit today as well. Just as if on cue, Rainer walked in. He was not alone. Behind him was a boy who appeared to be in his teens.

Though his height was far beyond an average teen being around 180 centimeters, a well-built body with hair in the shade of yellowish gold and had scarlet red hair.

Rainer apologized for not visiting me for three days. He introduced the boy's name was Solaris Ray, the son of the second most powerful man. Though he came from a wealthy family, he didn't give off an arrogant, snobby vibe like most kids having a wealthy family background.

He seemed to be more humble than arrogant.

"He is rather cold around girls, don't mind him!"

"I see...I want to ask you, have we met before?"

"No! Why do you ask?"

"It's just that...I've been wondering why you visit me despite having a busy schedule?"