Disclaimer: I do not own +anima.

Intended spin-off of Tsubasa in places.

Husky and Soline sat on that beach, talking for an hour. Husky talked about life in Sailand, and Soline about life in her village.

"I can remember almost every detail of my childhood," said Husky. "Well, not every detail, but I remember a lot."

"I don't remember anything until I was five," said Soline.

"Really? Most remember stuff at least from when they were three," said Husky.

"I guess I'm just different."

"Maybe."

Suddenly, Soline had an impulse to tell Husky her secret. She knew she could trust him now.

"Husky, I have a secret I want to tell you," she said.

"Fire away," he said.

Soline took a deep breath and said it.

"I read minds. It's one of my talents."

Husky stared at her for a few seconds, shocked. Then he spoke.

"Is it because of your anima?"

"No," said Soline. "It's a sad story how this happened."

"You can tell me anything."

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"I told you that I only remember things from when I was 5 and older. Well, there's a reason."

"My name wasn't always Soline. Until my 5th birthday, it was Sakura. On my fifth birthday, men from the research facility took me to Astar, so I was told. They gassed me when I reached the facility. When I woke up, I had no idea who I was, or anything. A boy at the facility filled me in." Soline paused.

"You don't have to tell me," said Husky.

"It's just a little weird," said Soline.

"Try me."

"Okay." Soline went on.

"The scientist had fiddled with my mind. Because of their meddling, I was able to read minds, along with 4 other children. They gave me a new name, Soline, and all the other children were renamed too. They named us all the Canarvai, the "Mind Searchers" in their own stupid code language. We were supposed to be government agents, and to make us obey them they used pain."

Husky's eyes got wide for a minute, and Soline paused.

"I'm okay," he said.

"Well, these scientists weren't very smart, due to the fact that they didn't realize that we could read their minds too. We knew all their quirks and secrets, and this helped us when we tried to rebel. They decided that we needed to be exterminated."

Soline started to cry a bit.

"All of the others were killed. But I was the smartest; I was able to escape, due to the fact that I had discovered that I could use my powers to control others too. I ran to the nearest village, and the woman and man that took me in are now my mother and father."

Soline, her story finished, put her head in her hand and closed her eyes.

"That's a lot to think about," said Husky. "So…can you read my mind?"

"Do I really need to answer that?" she said sarcastically.

"Tell me what I'm thinking about right now," he said.

"Okay," Soline kept her eyes shut. "You're thinking of an angel…no, a +anima with dark wings. He's standing on a mountain with a murderous glare, and it's dark behind him. Wow, good mental picture. It's really real."

"Uh…" said a pale-faced Husky, "That's because it is real. Look!"

Soline turned around, and Husky's mental picture was on the mountain.

Crepera had come.