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"Sweetie, time to wake up..."

Sweetie? Who is calling me sweetie?

"Open your-"

I'm confused. Open what? And who are you? Why are you in my head?

"I'm so sorry...You'll understand everything when the time comes, until then please be okay and live on..."

The girl slowly opened her eyes as she strained to get them in a vision set where she could see. At first everything was blurry and her eyes hurt from the strain, but they began to settle down as she looked around. Her eyes widened as she realized that she wasn't in the same place anymore. It wasn't the same. It was a small room with not much space, but enough to walk around in. In the middle was a chair that looked liked it could rotate around in a semi circle. In front of the chair was a computer. Past the computer there was a circular dome that looked liked if you pressed something on the computer it would active that, or something. She wasn't quite sure. Her eyes shifted as she became even more surprised. Next to her was a boy...Her head was laying on his shoulder. She immediately bolted straight up.

Why in the world was she laying her head on a boy's shoulder? Why? Where was she? And what happened to the place she was in before? Did that place die? Or disappear? What happened to the other people that were there? Her heart began to beat faster as her panic began to rise. Without knowing it she began to tremble as she forced herself up from where she was laying. At first she nearly fell flat on her face, but managed to catch herself. She stood there for a few moments so that she could gather herself together and stop herself from trembling. Once she finally stopped she slowly began to walk around. She noticed some ladders and what appeared to be an elevator...?

Was that there before? Or am I imagining it? Maybe...I don't know anymore...Should I even try to see if it works? If it does where does it lead? Outside? Deeper in? Or what? She had to take the chance. She wasn't even sure if she could trust the guy that appeared to be sleeping now curled up on the floor. She took a deep breath as she pushed the button. At first it looked like nothing happened, but it soon jolted to life. She was happy. Something worked in this place. She slowly stepped in as she pressed the button that looked like her to be the top floor. The doors opened once it reached its destination. She was amazed at what she saw as she stepped off.

This place was even bigger then where she was before! A tall high ceiling with big beams supporting it from falling, big wide open space, and some ropes hanging over in the corner.

Ropes? Here? Why would they be here?

She cautiously made her way to the ropes. They looked steady enough to climb...

"Hey, Jeremy you think you would be able to find any data on her?"

"Like I said before Ulrich, if there was any data on her in the computer I should have been able to access it or at least find it."

"It's okay Jeremy. I'm sure we'll be able to find something."

"Thanks Yumi."

Not good! It sounds like they are coming down here. What should I do? Can I even trust them? She began to tremble again as she tried to run, but failed. She ended up falling right there on the spot in fear. What a smart way to go.

The three jumped from the ropes as they landed right in front of her. They stopped short in shock as they saw her sitting there staring at them with her wide eyes and trembling.

"Looks like someone is going to have to yell at Odd. Who's turn is it?"

"Beats me."

"Don't you guys think that we should first make sure she is okay? She's trembling like a leaf over here."

"Right. All right."

"Do you-"

"Hey guys. Oh! Great you found her!"

"Odd. You were to watch her remember? What happened?"

"Well you see...I-I..."

She didn't know why she did it, but at the time it was how she reacted. She immediately lunged herself at the nearest person available, which turned out to be maybe not the right choice.

"Too bad Odd, looks like she picked Ulrich."

"Shoot. Well then what shall we do then?"

"This isn't funny guys. Mind helping me?"

"Why? She looks like she rather be where she is."

"Odd."

"Okay. Okay."

They tired everything, but everything failed. She was glued on to Ulrich. She wasn't going to let go onto something that she freely latched herself onto. Finally after a couple of hours they managed to get her to the point of her just hanging onto Ulrich's shirtsleeve. Ulrich wasn't thrilled, but at least she was glued onto his hips or body anymore. They all stood there as they tired to think of what to do. They really didn't have much options here.

"Looks like the whole idea of her being Odd's cousin isn't going to work at this rate."

"Well, it could still work. We just have to twist the story around until she is ready to talk to us."

"But how? You know how Ulrich's parents are! They won't go with it..."

"Yay, plus they'll question me about all of this. How would I explain it to them? We'll have to make up one heck of a story for anyone to believe us."

She looked them over with a careful eye. They don't seem like they are bad people. It sounds more of like they are trying to help me out here. Maybe I should give them a slight break and all. Then again I'm not really sure here...I'm alone. I don't remember anything or can do anything that would help them in their case. Even if she could remember something...Would it help anyone? She took a deep breath as she finally made up her mind.

"Where am I?"

They all looked at each other with shocked faces. Finally one of them asked.

"Right now your in the factory."

"Factory...Okay."

"Do you have any other questions?"

"Who is who?"

"The one wearing the glasses is Jeremy, the one that you are holding onto is Ulrich, I'm Yumi, and the one that was supposed to watch you is Odd."

"And I'm meant to be his cousin?"

"Well, yay."

"Why?"

"Well you see..How should I explain this?"

"First off do you have a name sweetheart?"

"Odd! Stop flirting here! This is serious."

"I'm not! Just asking a question here."

"Fine."

"Name? I'm not really sure if I do."

"What do you remember?"

"Nothing."

"She's just like Alieta when she first came here. No memory. Nothing."

"What should we do then?"

"Let's have Aleita talk with her. Maybe she can help her remember something."

"Okay let's head out then."

They slowly helped her up onto the ropes as she made her way up. Once everyone was up they began to walk her in a direction that they all seemed to know well. The air was crisp as she welcomed it. It felt good. She gently closed her eyes as she walked blindly with them. She would open her eyes here and there to take in the sites. They were wonderful too. Lights. Sounds. Big buildings. Everything. It was great. They finally stopped in front of a big building that was gated. Are they allowed to go in here?

"Okay. I'll call Aleita."

They waited a little bit until a girl that looked liked their age came down with short cut pink hair. They almost looked alike, but with slight differences.

"Does she remember anything yet?"

"Unfortunally not Aleita."

"Right now she isn't letting go of Ulrich's shirt. Though she is talking somewhat."

"Well at least she is talking."

"Yeah, but now what should we do about this?"

"I guess she can hide out in my room for right now. Until we can figure something out."

"You look like me...Are we related?"

"I don't think we are."

"Really? Sure?"

"I'm pretty sure."

"Does she look familiar?"

"I don't know..."

"Well we'll figure everything out in the morning, okay?"

"Okay, let's get her inside then."

It took some time, but they finally managed to get her inside with one slight problem. She still wasn't letting go of Ulrich's sleeve. They weren't really sure on how to get her to remove her hand but Aleita came up with the answer as she gently placed her hand on hers with a genuine smile plea. She looked at her again with her careful eye.

They are trying to help me, I guess. I still have my doubts here. But then again the way she's looking at me almost makes me want to say, "I'm sorry for everything. I'll leave. The mess is my fault." Why was she feeling this way? Did she have that special effect on everyone? Or just her? She finally allowed her hand to loosen up until it released completely. It dangled by her side as if it was nothing more than paper. She stared at it aimlessly, watching it swing slightly. They all seemed happy that she finally let go, especially the boy. He seemed to be the one to hate what she had been doing the most. If so, he should have said something, anything. Maybe he was just being nice to a frightened girl instead.

"All right Aleita we'll come back here bright and early in the morning to figure out what we shall do. Until then I think we should just keep her out of the sights of the school until we have a sure plan."

"Okay, but you know we can't keep her locked up forever."

"I know."

"Okay."

With that everyone else left as the door left the two in silence. She hated the silence. Right now it was just too eerie for her. She walked herself over in the corner and sat down. She lifted her knees up to her chest as she hugged them. Her eyes drifted closed as she allowed the silence to engulf her until she fell asleep. Aleita gently placed a blanket around her so she wouldn't be terribly cold during the night. She smiled a bit as she took one last look at her before crawling into her own bed.

She whispered, "Good night, be safe."

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"Sweetie, time to wake up..."

Sweetie? Who is calling me sweetie?

"Open your-"

I'm confused. Open what? And who are you? Why are you in my head?

"I'm so sorry...You'll understand everything when the time comes, until then please be okay and live on..."

The girl slowly opened her eyes as she strained to get them in a vision set where she could see. At first everything was blurry and her eyes hurt from the strain, but they began to settle down as she looked around. Her eyes widened as she realized that she wasn't in the same place anymore. It wasn't the same. It was a small room with not much space, but enough to walk around in. In the middle was a chair that looked liked it could rotate around in a semi circle. In front of the chair was a computer. Past the computer there was a circular dome that looked liked if you pressed something on the computer it would active that, or something. She wasn't quite sure. Her eyes shifted as she became even more surprised. Next to her was a boy...Her head was laying on his shoulder. She immediately bolted straight up.

Why in the world was she laying her head on a boy's shoulder? Why? Where was she? And what happened to the place she was in before? Did that place die? Or disappear? What happened to the other people that were there? Her heart began to beat faster as her panic began to rise. Without knowing it she began to tremble as she forced herself up from where she was laying. At first she nearly fell flat on her face, but managed to catch herself. She stood there for a few moments so that she could gather herself together and stop herself from trembling. Once she finally stopped she slowly began to walk around. She noticed some ladders and what appeared to be an elevator...?

Was that there before? Or am I imagining it? Maybe...I don't know anymore...Should I even try to see if it works? If it does where does it lead? Outside? Deeper in? Or what? She had to take the chance. She wasn't even sure if she could trust the guy that appeared to be sleeping now curled up on the floor. She took a deep breath as she pushed the button. At first it looked like nothing happened, but it soon jolted to life. She was happy. Something worked in this place. She slowly stepped in as she pressed the button that looked like her to be the top floor. The doors opened once it reached its destination. She was amazed at what she saw as she stepped off.

This place was even bigger then where she was before! A tall high ceiling with big beams supporting it from falling, big wide open space, and some ropes hanging over in the corner.

Ropes? Here? Why would they be here?

She cautiously made her way to the ropes. They looked steady enough to climb...

"Hey, Jeremy you think you would be able to find any data on her?"

"Like I said before Ulrich, if there was any data on her in the computer I should have been able to access it or at least find it."

"It's okay Jeremy. I'm sure we'll be able to find something."

"Thanks Yumi."

Not good! It sounds like they are coming down here. What should I do? Can I even trust them? She began to tremble again as she tried to run, but failed. She ended up falling right there on the spot in fear. What a smart way to go.

The three jumped from the ropes as they landed right in front of her. They stopped short in shock as they saw her sitting there staring at them with her wide eyes and trembling.

"Looks like someone is going to have to yell at Odd. Who's turn is it?"

"Beats me."

"Don't you guys think that we should first make sure she is okay? She's trembling like a leaf over here."

"Right. All right."

"Do you-"

"Hey guys. Oh! Great you found her!"

"Odd. You were to watch her remember? What happened?"

"Well you see...I-I..."

She didn't know why she did it, but at the time it was how she reacted. She immediately lunged herself at the nearest person available, which turned out to be maybe not the right choice.

"Too bad Odd, looks like she picked Ulrich."

"Shoot. Well then what shall we do then?"

"This isn't funny guys. Mind helping me?"

"Why? She looks like she rather be where she is."

"Odd."

"Okay. Okay."

They tired everything, but everything failed. She was glued on to Ulrich. She wasn't going to let go onto something that she freely latched herself onto. Finally after a couple of hours they managed to get her to the point of her just hanging onto Ulrich's shirtsleeve. Ulrich wasn't thrilled, but at least she was glued onto his hips or body anymore. They all stood there as they tired to think of what to do. They really didn't have much options here.

"Looks like the whole idea of her being Odd's cousin isn't going to work at this rate."

"Well, it could still work. We just have to twist the story around until she is ready to talk to us."

"But how? You know how Ulrich's parents are! They won't go with it..."

"Yay, plus they'll question me about all of this. How would I explain it to them? We'll have to make up one heck of a story for anyone to believe us."

She looked them over with a careful eye. They don't seem like they are bad people. It sounds more of like they are trying to help me out here. Maybe I should give them a slight break and all. Then again I'm not really sure here...I'm alone. I don't remember anything or can do anything that would help them in their case. Even if she could remember something...Would it help anyone? She took a deep breath as she finally made up her mind.

"Where am I?"

They all looked at each other with shocked faces. Finally one of them asked.

"Right now your in the factory."

"Factory...Okay."

"Do you have any other questions?"

"Who is who?"

"The one wearing the glasses is Jeremy, the one that you are holding onto is Ulrich, I'm Yumi, and the one that was supposed to watch you is Odd."

"And I'm meant to be his cousin?"

"Well, yay."

"Why?"

"Well you see..How should I explain this?"

"First off do you have a name sweetheart?"

"Odd! Stop flirting here! This is serious."

"I'm not! Just asking a question here."

"Fine."

"Name? I'm not really sure if I do."

"What do you remember?"

"Nothing."

"She's just like Alieta when she first came here. No memory. Nothing."

"What should we do then?"

"Let's have Aleita talk with her. Maybe she can help her remember something."

"Okay let's head out then."

They slowly helped her up onto the ropes as she made her way up. Once everyone was up they began to walk her in a direction that they all seemed to know well. The air was crisp as she welcomed it. It felt good. She gently closed her eyes as she walked blindly with them. She would open her eyes here and there to take in the sites. They were wonderful too. Lights. Sounds. Big buildings. Everything. It was great. They finally stopped in front of a big building that was gated. Are they allowed to go in here?

"Okay. I'll call Aleita."

They waited a little bit until a girl that looked liked their age came down with short cut pink hair. They almost looked alike, but with slight differences.

"Does she remember anything yet?"

"Unfortunally not Aleita."

"Right now she isn't letting go of Ulrich's shirt. Though she is talking somewhat."

"Well at least she is talking."

"Yeah, but now what should we do about this?"

"I guess she can hide out in my room for right now. Until we can figure something out."

"You look like me...Are we related?"

"I don't think we are."

"Really? Sure?"

"I'm pretty sure."

"Does she look familiar?"

"I don't know..."

"Well we'll figure everything out in the morning, okay?"

"Okay, let's get her inside then."

It took some time, but they finally managed to get her inside with one slight problem. She still wasn't letting go of Ulrich's sleeve. They weren't really sure on how to get her to remove her hand but Aleita came up with the answer as she gently placed her hand on hers with a genuine smile plea. She looked at her again with her careful eye.

They are trying to help me, I guess. I still have my doubts here. But then again the way she's looking at me almost makes me want to say, "I'm sorry for everything. I'll leave. The mess is my fault." Why was she feeling this way? Did she have that special effect on everyone? Or just her? She finally allowed her hand to loosen up until it released completely. It dangled by her side as if it was nothing more than paper. She stared at it aimlessly, watching it swing slightly. They all seemed happy that she finally let go, especially the boy. He seemed to be the one to hate what she had been doing the most. If so, he should have said something, anything. Maybe he was just being nice to a frightened girl instead.

"All right Aleita we'll come back here bright and early in the morning to figure out what we shall do. Until then I think we should just keep her out of the sights of the school until we have a sure plan."

"Okay, but you know we can't keep her locked up forever."

"I know."

"Okay."

With that everyone else left as the door left the two in silence. She hated the silence. Right now it was just too eerie for her. She walked herself over in the corner and sat down. She lifted her knees up to her chest as she hugged them. Her eyes drifted closed as she allowed the silence to engulf her until she fell asleep. Aleita gently placed a blanket around her so she wouldn't be terribly cold during the night. She smiled a bit as she took one last look at her before crawling into her own bed.

She whispered, "Good night, be safe."