Chapter 1: Seeking help

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Part 1
She opened her eyes. A pretty comfortable sofa hugged her like a mother hug her child. She looked out the window.

"Huh, so it's already morning?", she asked, knowing though that no one will answer.

She got up and stretched. A cold shivering hit her body but that was a good feeling.

She looked around. She had to tell, it was a nice house. It was pretty big and well arranged. It had ground floor and one upper floor, but she wasn't there yet. Furniture was clear and neat. Yes, nice house.

She sighed. It was after that night when she was attacked by two men and saved by owner of this house. For now she planned to hide here. But, there was one problem.

She approached the other sofa in this room, with a nervous step. On this piece of furniture was lying a man. He had pale, fair skin and jet black hair, with only some white fringe on the front. Now she could take a better look at him. His left eye was hidden with some sort of an eyepatch. Right down it was coming an old scar, to the side of his mouth. She was interested in what was hiding behind the eyepatch, but she wasn't sure if it's something she really wanted to know.

"Well, now I only have to erase his memories and convince that he has to help me", she muttered to herself, creating a magic circle in the air with a tip of her index finger. When the circle was finished, she started go pull her hand closer to his chest. She swallowed saliva nervously, as if she was comitting some crime or something. Well, for some erasing memories was a crime.

Suddenly, his hand tightened up around her wrist. She yelled, surprised by this. He opened his eye and looked at her. She was breathing heavily, probably scared by his sudden reaction. He humphed and pulled her closer. She blushed when she was so close she could sense his breath.

"Who are you?", asked the man.

She started to lose her strenght and composure, surprised how he could look at her like that: with so passionless look, yet with so much force and sharpness.

"Ah, eh~", she couldn't say anything, being too distracted.

Seeing her reaction, he only sighed gloomily, making her tremble..

"Sit at the table. Let's speak for a while."