Author's Note: The title of the story will make sense to you once you really the last chapter… Ne wayz, I hope you like it, I enjoyed writing it, that's all I can say… lol

Summary: They were born to experiment, treated like robots, nothing but perfection… at EVERYTHING. They were to be better than 20 of the world most perfect people put together, in every, single way… then, they got their opportunity… to be have a chance to live the life of a human being, to enter school, to learn to love and to be feel hurt. There's a catch to that, however, they must defeat a girl who had trained just as hard as them, perhaps even more, and even if they do, their lives would not be peace, there are people who wants them… wants to kill…

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Chapter One

We Are, Who We Are

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"Happy birthday to you… Happy birthday to you… Happy birthday to you… Happy birthday to you…" Only the one who sang this familiar song heard the silent, yet beautiful melody. The girl thought about all that's happened so far throughout her life, as she sat back and sighed depressingly. Another year has passed… The thirteenth year of her life… Many would say that thirteen is a number of bad luck, yet, to her, there's never such thing as good luck… she had passed every year of her life with misery, not at all having a chance to express herself, to be what she wants to be, for she was born to be experimented by her mother, who lost her mind when her father died.

Her mother became a scientist then, she laughed with madness, she wanted what a human would never dare to even dream of… She wanted to create a girl, a girl of perfection… And who is that girl you ask? It was her own daughter, whom she had the day her husband had died of cancer, she did not care what the girl wanted, she did not care about the girl, all she cared about was what would become the girl… Her daughter was to learn everything there ever was to know at the age of 7, to master the art of disguise at the age of 9, to fight better than 20 black-belts put together at the age of 10, to train her every senses better than the whole world's population all put together at the age of 12, to have the strength to kill a man with one punch a few weeks before her thirteenth birthday.

And now, here she sat, on her bed, in her room. Her birthday, with no one to celebrate with, with no happiness, with no meaning, all it is, is a day, when another year was cut short from her life. Some may say this was her real side… not a girl with no emotions, but a girl full of it, full of life, capable of feeling what a human would feel… just never had a chance to reveal it… Then again, some could say, this was only a side she wanted to have, to be, yet never was able to… But the truth was, she never had a real side, she was always someone perfect for the scene around them… if they needed a cheerful girl, she will be one… if they need a punk angel, that's what she is… if they wanted gothic, there she stands. Perfect.

Staring straight ahead, she looked at her own reflection, painted clearly in the mirror sitting on the huge glass table before her; it reflected a girl with shiny, waist-length black hair, two emerald streaks on the both sides of her hair matching her beautiful emerald eyes. Her pale skin showed no signs of fatigue though she had not slept for 3 nights in a row. "Well, another 77 years of misery to go, before I can finally, move on." She made a wish, and blew the thirteen candles out.

At the main entrance to the large mansion, another young girl entered. She had the same lovely black hair, and had been treated the same as the birthday girl, the only difference between them, was that she had blue streaks on the side of her hair matching her sapphire like eyes. "It's her birthday today… isn't it?" She whispered to herself.

Though the two girls were at least 100 feet away from each other, though the two girls were only whispering to themselves, though it was right now midnight, they heard each other. "I'm in here." The door to her room immediately swung open, the girls looked at each other and gave a brief smile.

"Happy Birthday."

"Glad someone remembered."

"I always do."

"Let's just hope."

"Don't just hope, believe."

"Nothing to believe in."

"Find something to."

"Why don't you?"

"Never knew the meaning of 'believing'."

"Neither did I."

"Until I met you."

"Same goes here."

"I know."

"So did I."

"They lied to us."

"Who?"

"The bitches."

"Which ones?"

"Sonomi and Nadeshiko."

"Oh yes. What about?"

"We aren't like this."

"I know that."

"No, they lied. We weren't born with streaks in our hair, we weren't born heartless, we weren't born with black hair."

-Flash Back-

An innocent 2 years old little girl grabbed a strand of her strange coloured hair and looked up into the eyes of her mother, Nadeshiko. "Mommy? Why is my hair black and green? Most kids only have one hair colour, why do I have two?"

The lady gave an irritated look. "Because you're special, you're born with it. Now get back to work, have you memorized the times table up to 50 yet?"

"No, mommy…" She replied sadly, looking back at her pile of work. "I'm sorry."

"You bet you are girl, now get back to work before I am forced to inject more of the learning fluid into your brain."

"Yes, mommy."

-End Flash Back-

"Prove?"

The girl took out two pictures from her handbag and shoved it in the other girl's hand. "Take a look."

She looked at them. One was, her, the other was her best friend, no doubt… but… something was different, they looked around the age of… what? 6 months? But instead, one girl had bits of auburn coloured short hair, and the other had grayish raven tiny strands… Had they dyed their hair in this picture, or was it the REAL them? "Where'd you find these?"

"Inside the bitch's drawer…"

She nodded. "Maybe true… or maybe a trap to confuse us."

"We've been trained. We aren't stupid. No body is born with streaks, we were foolish enough to believe it before."

"We're special."

"So I've heard. But we're still only human."

"Not by the way they treat us."

"We still are, no matter what."

"The truth will be known soon enough, until then, patience."

"That's all I've ever had for my whole life… but it's now growing incredibly thin."

"We can't do anything."

"To them. But if we escape, we can."

"Their secret weapon."

"That's what I'm worried about."

"We'll figure something out."

"Better be soon."

"Patience."

"Not much left."

The two girls leaned against each other and stared at their reflection in the mirror… they looked so much alike, though they were not in anyway related. It's amazing how they had stopped themselves from committing suicide after the way they've been tortured… but then again, it's always Sonomi and Nadeshiko… them and their secret weapon.

What is it you ask? What's is the 'special weapon'? It's a special type of gun… so powerful, if you describe its limitless to humans on earth, their answer would all be the same, 'stop imagining.' But it truly exists, only in the unknown and hidden lab of Kinomoto and Daidouji where the most horrified creations were created… I must get back to topic… yes, the gun. Unlike other guns, it has no bullets, instead, a stream of blood-red light shoots out, if any part of it, brushes by a hair on a human's arm, every part of the person freezes. That includes the brain, the cells, the bacteria, the lungs, the vessels, the heart, everything, for ten, whole, hours. The person however, does not die, the best way to describe it is saying time freezes for that amount of time, throughout that time, the person will see what he or she fears most… frozen for ten hours is bad, but what the people would do to you is even worse. They would put illegal drug in your body, testing it, to see reaction… though you're all frozen, and you're seeing horrifying illusions, any pain in the real world is still felt, any affections is still known, but what does that matter? There's nothing you can do…

It is the only thing they're ever afraid, because anything else, one punch, it'll be down. But that gun, that wicked gun, that cursed gun, is the only thing they're afraid of, because no matter how fast they are, they cannot run faster than the speed of light, 300 thousand kilometers per second. It's just impossible… too impossible…

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A young man with black hair and dark eyes looked at the unconscious girl. Another one of those two in the lab, layer of beautiful black hair, just that the streaks are blood red rather than blue or green, and same as the two girls, it matches her sparkling ruby coloured eyes.

He must warn the two girls, he has to… but he can't, if he was caught, there's no telling what bloody torture he will be put through by his own mother, and the one name Sonomi. Though he was not forced to train like his sister has to, he was just as bad, because he wasn't a girl, he was a boy, he wasn't special enough, he was forgotten, he was only known as one of the more trusted and important slaves of this lab.

He looked down at the girl, the one with red streak, the one with ruby eyes, the one whose name is Meiling, the one whose life is just as bad as the 'other two'. They can beat her… I know they can… of course they can… they have to…It still wasn't enough reassurance… if they beat her, they can have one wish… if they don't… it's for them to prepare for trouble… I should trust them; I should put my trust in them… I shouldn't doubt them… after all, I have known them for such a long time… if I cannot trust them, then whom can I trust?

If he had wanted them to win so badly, he could easily put some drug into the girl's veins right now and make her as hopeless as a dead bird, but she really isn't unconscious, she's hit down by that special gun too… she may seems dead, but she can still feel and think… and if he's caught and told on… it could be up to 6 months of pure torture…

See, that's the thing with Nadeshiko and Sonomi, they never kills anyone, they never let anyone go… they catch them, and use the worst torture ever thought of on their victim… so bad, that the victim would be begging on their knees to be killed… He has personally witnessed a torture… A young man who added an extra ingredient into a drug they were making, was sliced multiple times all over his body, the cuts weren't too deep, but deep enough for blood to drip, for the pain to spread… he was then pushed into a tiny room, the room was filled with flies, mosquitoes, worms and spider… all those insects have been starved for weeks, and at the site and smell of blood, they all came flying and fought over the blood from each of the man's cuts, unable them to heal, unable them to be cleaned, having them more and more infected… the man's cried rang through the entire lab for 2 whole month… until he no longer had strength to yell… 2 weeks later, he died… an extremely painful death.

This is only one fifth of what they can do… no one has seen the worst… only Nadeshiko and Sonomi has… no one else… all they're heard are cries of agony and death… no doubt it was painful…

But would it be worth it to warn them? Would it? Should I risk my own torture-less days just to warn them? When they don't even know who I am? He was upset, he really is. His relationship with the girl with green streaks is special, yet, she never knew because Nadeshiko and Sonomi kept the secret away from her. They kept it hidden from him as well, but he found out. It's the one advantage special slaves have against normal slaves; they know the truth.

No, he will not warn them, because it's just a warning, no big deal, it's not as if this warning is going to make sure they're to win, it's not like without this warning they'll surely die… so what's the point of risking this? But shouldn't he at least tell the green streaked girl what their relationship is? Well, he doesn't have to, as long as she sees him clearly for a good 10 minutes, she should figure something out. Why do they look so damn much alike and so similar to that Nadeshiko? This is no coincidence. Why is it that when she looks at him it reminds her of looking into the mirror except at a boyish version of herself? Why is it that his handsomeness can match up to her beauty? Sooner or later, she'd figure it out… but sadly, the one rule Nadeshiko had told him not to disobey, is for that girl to never see him until she gives him permission to.

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The two girls just sat in their room, starring at the mirror and at their miserable reflections for the next 5 hours. It's something they loved doing, to starred at the truth that lies before them, and to think… to think about anything…

Vision

The green streaked girl took hold of the girl with blue streaks' hand, together, they ran across a green field, the sun was shining, the clouds were smiling, the sky was as blue as it can be. There were also trees around them, flowers in between grass; roses, tulips, daisies, dandelion, sunflowers, jasmines, pansies, violet, chrysanthemums, lilies, marigolds, and queens wreath vines. At the same time, cherry blossom pedals and plum blossom pedals were falling from the direction of the gentle breeze.

The two girls lay down on the grass and stared at the sky, enjoyed the lovely sensation. From nowhere, two boys a bit older than them suddenly ran out from behind one of the trees, they lay beside the girls and took hold of their hands and whispered, "I love you."

The moment seemed perfect, as if nothing could ruin it, that is, until, rain started pouring, the guys had a fight with them.

"I HATE YOU!"

"I HATE YOU TOO!"

"YOU'RE A BITCH!"

"YOU'RE A BASTARD!"

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAD FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU!"

"NEITHER CAN I!"

Then the boys vanished, the two girls were left alone and cried on each other's shoulder… soon, the storm was over, the boys came back, and they made up.

"I'm sorry about what happened."

"I shouldn't have yelled at you."

"It was all my fault."

"Will you forgive me?"

"I love you."

"I love you too…"

End of Vision

The vision ended right there, the two girls looked at each other and whispered one sentence at the exact same time. "If I had one wish, I would wish to experience things human does, happiness, pain, break-ups, make-ups, hatred and most of all, love."

None of them were surprised, it often happened like this, they had spent so much time together, they're practically the same person, they think the same, they say the same and they act the same… they even have the same visions.

At that precise moment, the door to their room swung open, and two gorgeous ladies walked in. One had the same mysterious colours as the green streaked girl, the other with matching ones as the girl with blue streaks. The two girls bow down. "Good evening, Nadeshiko, good evening, Sonomi."

"Good evening, daughter, and friend's daughter." The ladies replied.

"What brings you here today?"

"We are here to take you away."

"To where?"

"Somewhere not in this room."

"Elaborate."

"To make a long story short, you two will be competing with one other girl who has trained as much as you. Each of you will be an individual team, and will be tested both mentally and physically. Only two people will win, and the winners may have one wish granted. The wish can last for the most, one year."

"Shouldn't be too hard…"

"Don't be so sure. Too much confidence may not be good."

The girls looked at each other and raised an eyebrow at each other. One word was said without the sound coming out of their mouths. 'Bullshit'.

"When are we leaving?"

"Now." Nadeshiko and Sonomi turned around and left the room. Needless to say, that meant for the two girls to follow as well.

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The four of them arrived in side a giant dome, well, that's what they see, but where they are standing, they seem to be in the 'change room' of the dome. "The other girl who's completing with you two is named Meiling, she is on the other side of the dome, once the horn is blown for three times, that means for you two to come out and introduce yourselves. The girl will introduce herself right after you two, and the competition of what you're suppose to do will be explained right after that." Sonomi then passed her two sets of outfit and handed them to Nadeshiko, Nadeshiko then gave them to the two girls. "These are the outfit you will be wearing for the competition, is this understood?"

"Yes."

"Good. There shouldn't be any confusion any ways. We'll see you soon." Sonomi and Nadeshiko left.

As soon as they left, the two girls change into their costumes.

"Are you nervous?" The blue streaked girl asked.

"No. Are you?"

"Why should I be?"

"Just a question."

"Let's promise each other one thing."

"What is it?"

"If we win, we win together, if we lose, we lose together. And if we're forced to fight each other, we'll both fall at the exactly same time so no winner will be announced. But no matter what, we will defeat Meiling."

"Agreed."

"She shouldn't be that hard to beat."

"No, she shouldn't."

"Either way, good luck."

"You too…"

Suddenly, a speaker boomed through by their ears, they looked around, but they couldn't see where the voice was coming from… "Are you two done talking yet?"

They blinked. "Yah… we are…"

The first sound of a loud horn was blown, the sound vibrated throughout the entire dome and into the girls' ears. The source was not to be found, but the noise was definitely there…

The second blast of the horn was heard… this note lasted longer than the first, and louder…

And suddenly, just as about the third note was to blown, a man with black hair suddenly jumped out from nowhere and hugged the two girls together.

The blue streaked hair girl was confused, but she didn't push him away for she had a feeling he was more of a friend than a foe, but as for the green streaked girl, she felt a wave of warmth she had never felt before, it was like a hug from someone who shared her bloodline.

The third blown of the horn rang throughout, it was longest and loudest of them all… "Good luck…" The man whispered. "And knock her dead…" He then gave them a gentle shove and disappeared into the darkness. All they were able to capture was a quick glimpse of his handsome features…

Theie arrival was late by a millisecond, which gave the red streaked girl the chance to speak first. All three of them were dressed in the exact same clothing except for the coloured parts… the coloured parts were each a different colour that represented them. But other than that, the whole costume was black, the first piece was a short tank top that ended about 2 inched below their breast, over it was a mini shirt that ended an inch beneath the tank top, it's quite short, so short that the shirt does not meet up in the front enough to have buttons, so instead, a string tied the fronts together, the string is coloured coded due to the streaks in the people's hair streak colour.

The bottom was a pair of extremely tight shorts that's practically like an underwear but a bit longer, it was stuck to the skin. And over it, was a mini skirt 2 inches longer than the shorts inside, two slits up both sides, so high that it's barely connected; a coloured line traced along the bottom of the skirt. Their shoes are of high platform boots, tied crisscross on the 'out' side all the way to the top, which is a little above the knee, and the rest of the coloured string fell all the way to the ground.

The girl with crimson red eyes and red streaks took a step up, she glared at the two girls and cleared her throat. "My representing colour; red, my special stone; ruby, and my name; Li Meiling."

The two girls stared. That's our special way of introducing ourselves! How'd she know it? They didn't get a chance to wonder, for it's now their turn to talk. The girl with blue streaks stepped up first.

"My representing colour; blue, my special stone; sapphire, and my name; Daidouji Tomoyo."

The girl with green streaks stepped up next. "My representing colour; green, my special stone; emerald, and my name; Kinomoto Sakura."

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Author's Note: Um guys… please dun kill me… ; I know I haven't updated any of my other stories for like… forever… so I have no right to write another one… but I've been sort of a mess (in the mind) lately… I'm not even sure why so when I write I Dare You it comes out REALLY random and crappy… I've done half of the chapter but I think I'll rewrite it…

I just posted this one because… well… somehow I've been working on this one lately… I've got like 2-3 chapter done already… this story was started about 2-3 years ago, but I've edited it around once every 6 months so I think it should still be pretty good… :P