Chapter 1 : Yuuki
Guys don't normally wash up on shore
Like a scene from the little mermaid, though opposite gender
But he was there, and I couldn't ignore him
Lying upon the rocky beach, face down in the sand.
So I brought him in.
Though sometimes I wish I didn't.
I found myself staring into two wide eyed chocolate eyes behind the windowpane. He was a young man, though his feature's could certainly indicate different. He was slim, a lesser height than me, with midnight hair that framed his bishounen-like face. And at the moment, he looked like a lost puppy. But I was the dog catcher, and I caught him.
"You're welcome."
Blink.
"I just saved your ass from floating to the place above, Kai Kudo."
"Kai...?"
"God, did Ashrum mess you up that much?"
The boy had responded as if the name was foreign. But I knew it was his, unless his crid stick had been swapped. Though I wouldn't put it past Ashrum to change their subject's names as they change their minds.
Ashrum. That political hellhole which ruled the city. It was one of the twelve corporations of Gald. A safehaven for Psychics, Espers, those with unearthy powers who are normally frowned upon in society.
"Its anything but a haven. Its a cage for the unhuman to be manipulated by those who have no heart." Dr. Asakura, a doctor and my loyal drinking buddy had stated earlier. He had examined the beached Psychic soldier when I first discovered him. If I had brought him to a normal doctor, or a hospital, he probably would have been taken back to Ashrum. And while that probably would have been the easiest thing to do, I just felt that I couldn't let him go yet.
"They're brainwashed and trained to follow command. They do all the dirty work and infiltrate Gald, damaging and killing with no aware that they are doing the wrong thing. They think that Ashrum is the greatest thing. Sadly its far from it." the doctor took another swig from his wine bottle. "There are layers upon layers of crafted memories upon this boy's brain. However they fade in spots instead of whole layers entirely. When holes appear, usually the Psychic goes in for conditioning. Their bodies become weak and confused, so they have to rewrite and cover the holes with a new layer. If they don't cover the holes, the psychics can become confused and unbalanced, and in the worst case, self destruct."
Hopefully he wouldn't blow up on me. That would be a mess.
But what do I do with him now?
