Waking And Remembering

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You gasp, pain filling your lungs first before the air could. You look around with your eyes trying to peer through heavy eyelids. You're in a patient's gown and are tied down to an operating table....Ameko's table. You're in the basement, the lights are off save for the surgical lamp lights nearby beaming down on you overwhelming your fragile senses having just awoken. You squint feeling like a bug under the concentrated light of a magnifying glass.

Several equipments are hooked up onto you to monitor your status. An oxygen mask of some sort is strapped to your face. Holographic screens beep silently beside your head confirming that you're indeed not dead yet with a green bar and a lifeline flashing every few seconds.

You groan, tired, pained and hungry.

"How much longer?" A female voice says in the dark behind you. The same voice that you heard when you were attacked.

"I think a few more days at the least." You hear Ameko's voice say and then the tapping of a pen against a tablet.

"Good, keep me updated." The voice says and walks past your operating table. You try to fight the blinding light but fail and you shut your eyes seeing black and blue spots blinking in and out.

A small silent moment passes and as you start to fade out of conscience again you catch a glimpse of a cleavage....then a gentle warm kiss hits your cheek.

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Your eyes open. You are in bed covered in sweat. Soft sunlight streams in from the window along with the gentle sounds of rain pitter pattering against the window. A comfortable morning, perfect for sleeping in.

You feel....much better, way better. You look around the room. Your clock displays [9:00 AM]. You're late for school....but you're not concerned about that.

You lift yourself up trying to remove the heavy comforter on top of you but you soon realize that the comforter isn't heavy, it is Amelia, your sister who's asleep next to you with her arms and legs sprawled across your body.

You sigh and wrap your hand underneath her to bring her closer. You push your nose into her hair and take in her scent. You missed this. She must've been worried....how long were you out for?

"Finally awaaaaake?~" Ameko's voice says and you flinch, startled at her sudden appearance. She peeks up from the edge of your bed with only her head and eyes showing. Just like a creepy ghost with smiling eyes, pale skin and messy dark black hair.

"GEEZUS FUCKING CHRIST!!!" You shout into the room.

Amelia groans and begins to wake. "Jun?"

"Sorry." You say to Amelia and soften your hold.

"You're awake!" She says getting up and looking at you with wide gleeful eyes. "I-I mean....finally, it was about time you idiot."

"Yep, sure am awake. Ugghh I definitely feel awake now." You groan as well but because of the soreness in your abdomen.

"Goody! Looks like you're not dead. Let's mark that off then, the reality is still intact." Ameko says while whipping out a tablet and quickly tapping it.

"Ameko, what uh....happened?" You ask her straight on and begin to sit up. Amelia helps you trying to steady your movement.

"You almost died, reality almost ended. Plan almost went kaput! Got an earful from the boss about letting you out of my sight and a few other things, blah blah blah~. Now we're increasing security around you until you remem- wait I wasn't supposed to tell you that." Ameko says before looking to you and smiling nervously while sweating.

"What?" You say looking at her confused. "Increased security?"

"Jun, you were attacked by the men that were following us that night. Do you remember?" Amelia says quickly to you.

"Yes I remember...."

You trace your memory back to that night. You remember it all, Ms. Jenny....the bet, the gifts, Ms. Kathrine and the date. Doing it in the restroom of that bar, afterwards you saw her off at the bus stop and then....the car, the sniper and the hooded girl....you remember it clearly. Even being saved by that lady....her voice was familiar. You can't place it at the moment.

"...." You lie there silent and still processing everything.

"Jun?" Amelia says peeking in from the side with a puzzled look.

"Sorry, a lot to remember." You say back avoiding eye contact.

"We can let you rest if you want. You should stay in bed for a few more days just to be sure." Ameko says as she stands up and sits onto the side of the bed revealing to you that she's most definitely naked as usual under her lab coat again.

Amelia just blushes and looks away making you realize that she's not used to or never seen Ameko like that before.

"Put some clothes on you exhibitionist." You say not averting your gaze.

"Ah! But I do have clothes on. See?~" She opens her lab coat further splitting them apart to show them off. But this reveals her tits, allowing you to clearly see her pink nipples pointing into the air.

"AH! S-STOP!" Amelia covers her face with her hands but peeks through the cracks.

You squint and rear your head, but your eyes remain glued to her firm and bouncy looking breasts unable to look away.

"Ameko! Go put on normal clothes when you're not in your room." You say and suddenly recall your mysterious dream of her in that bizarre house-tree. You remember kissing her and pushing your hips into hers without hesitation. Your manhood twitches.

"Awww~ but I feel way too restrained in 'normal' clothes~ and plus you like-" Ameko says before you stop her with a raised palm.

"-wait wait, hold on...I had....a dream. No, two dreams....what was it?" You look down at the sheets as if the answer is written there and try your best to remember.

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The room was quiet for nearly half a minute before you feel a warm sensation inside you, something clicked and you look up.

"I remember!"

"Remember what?" Amelia says confused.

"Hm?~" Ameko leans in with a smirk.

"....These- These dreams....I keep having these dreams ever since I woke up that night. When I awakened. Yea, and....they sometimes feel too strange. Too coherent and real. Like- Like a-"

You snap your fingers a few times trying to find the right words.

"Like a lucid dream?" Amelia says and you point to her.

"Yes, like a lucid dream but I wasn't in control but also am at the same time. It's weird. It was like as if I was living that moment again....just there naturally....emotions, thoughts, touch, smell....it was all there as clear as day."

"....was it like....another reality?" Ameko raises a brow and adjusts her glasses.

You turn to look at her and then nod. "Yeah....exactly like that I think. I think I'm seeing other realities in my dreams."

Amelia perks up and waves her arms. "Wait wait- so these dreams that you've been having ever since you've 'awakened', if they are from other realities then does that mean that you're still linked to them? Like those realities still exists? Or are those dreams just memories coming back to you?"

Ameko looks to a corner of the room to think.

"Hrmmm~ As I've said before multiple realities can exist at the same time but the newest one, the Prime reality is the only active reality as it is the one with the Crowned in it. The longer the Prime reality exists the more it takes from the other realities and recycles them into itself. That's why the same people are born and similar events repeat, it's like reused assets and data in a video game. People are born into the same bloodline again and again....most of the time anyways. Sometimes they are born earlier or later than usual...."

She shifts herself to sit criss-cross on the bed, you and Amelia have a clear view of her precious private part down below....you both choose to ignore it.

"Then what does those dreams mean then? And why?" Amelia says and looks to you.

"For some reason I am receiving memories from realities I don't remember too and haven't lived." You say with a sigh of frustration.

"He does not....reeeeemember~...." Ameko says slowly as she writes down those words onto her tablet.

"Am I supposed to remember?" You ask Ameko.

"As a bringer, yes....but not necessarily. It's expected for you to remember your former life as a Bringer in the reality before after becoming the Crowned. That's just how that works. Although you were also a really young bringer, maybe the youngest having lived just that one reality....hmmm~....but what puzzles me is that if that's the case then why are you having dreams like that at all? My leading theory is that it's the cause of a drawback from a wish." Ameko scratches her chin.

Amelia speaks up. "Is there a chance it could be a part of a magical effect that was put onto Jun around the time he awakened? Like a magical spell?"

You furrow your brow catching the word 'magical'. "Magical spell?"

Amelia nods. "Yeah.....oh, that's right. While you were out Ameko filled me in about the mana and magic stuff. Apparently those things exist and specific bringers are able to use mana and cast spells."

"What else did you tell her?" You look to Ameko with a raised brow.

"Just all the stuff that you knew~." Ameko smiles to you. "I also told little Amelia~ that I knew of your secret as well~....showed her a spwecial~ bedroom recording. Hehehe~."

You facepalm....so Amelia knows now that Ameko is in on yours and her secret. It was just the initial embarrassment and anxiety you had telling Amelia about Ameko knowing you two were having that type of relationship.

"Stupid idiot." Amelia snaps at you and looks away.

"What?" You say in response to her.

"You were keeping secrets again."

"I- no it wasn't a secret."

"You held information!" Amelia punches your arm.

"Okay, maybe....look I was planning to tell you sooner or later and I just didn't get to it."

".....Hmph! Well tell me as soon as you can next time! How are we supposed to solve this together if you're not including me as well?"

You glance at Ameko who is just sitting there and she smiles back with a cheeky look seeing you get bullied. You sigh and relent.

"Yes, I understand Amelia." You say putting a hand onto Amelia's thigh. She flinches away with a pout.

Ameko clears her throat. "Ahem- but back to the topic!~ It is unlikely that these resurfacing memories are the result of a magical effect. If so then we would have detected it already."

"So if it's not that then are we saying that it has to do with the drawbacks of my wishes? Which one would it be?" You ask Ameko.

"No idea, we would need to experiment some more for that one." Ameko says and wiggles her hand towards you like creepy tentacles.

"Stop, I'll snap your fingers." You say to her and she stops to make a pouting face.

"So mean~....oh! On another note and better news!....I know the effect and drawback of one of your other wishes." Ameko points to the ceiling with a proud smile.

"Really?" You smile at her as your excitement grows. "What is it? Tell me."

"Another wish?" Amelia leans in more.

"Yup~....wish number four! A harem of beautiful woman....makes you surrounded by beautiful woman!!!" Ameko quickly claps cheerfully.

You and Amelia just stare at her dissapointed.

"Really?" You say with a dull look.

"Let me finish~. That wish Jun, makes sure that you're surrounded by beautiful woman and gives you plenty to choose from. It basically pulls the strings to make it happen. However~ the drawback on the wish though is that the human population will start to decline."

Amelia raises a brow and looks to you. You only glance back and shrugs.

"Okay okay. Look at this." Ameko says and holds up her tablet.

A few online articles and links pop up as well as charts depicting the male to female ratio.

She then points to the screen. "Look, in the past decade the population has been declining steadily due to all sorts of factors like disease, ****, crime and low birth rates....this all began when you, the Crowned was born."

You think back to that conversation you had with Ms. Jenny at school. A ratio of 2 females to 1 male....

"I heard that the ratio is 2 to 1 with women in the lead on the island here. Is there a reason why the female population isn't decreasing?" You say to Ameko.

She turns her head and shakes it.

"Well~ no, it's just going down at a lesser rate. With how your wish and drawback clash there is going to be a disparity. Think about it, this island is slowly going to be a concentration of woman as your wish forces them here. And causing them to die is the complete opposite of that. So the only other option is for the male population to take the hit instead."

You and Amelia sit there listening to Ameko explain this. It makes sense. The drawbacks are unrelated to the wish as Ameko said and having them just be something akin to a random monkey's paw could make the wish and drawback clash, but this also tells you that the effect of the wish cannot be overwritten by the latter.

Amelia finally speaks up and raises a hand politely as if she's in a classroom. "Hold on Ameko, how did you find that out? The drawback."

"Ahh~ I'll tell you later~. It's quite fascinating! Heheheee~."

You yawn into the palm of your hand, an involuntary instinct to how tired you are.

"Looks like our dear brother~ is a bit tired. Let's give him some rest shall we?" Ameko looks to Amelia with a toothy smile.

Amelia looks to you....then your crotch and then as clear as day on what she is thinking she painfully replies with a, "Y-Yea, sure."

This makes you smirk at her and she just whips her head the other direction as she gets off your bed with Ameko.

"I'll just nap a little." You say to your sisters as they walk to the door and exit the room.

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