Shun had been walking down the hall for a few minutes and made sure he knew where he was going. He kept his mind aware of all the little changes on the halls to ensure he wouldn't become lost. Unlike his friend he was aware he would most likely become lost and was going to try to prevent it. He was aware of how the brunette's mind worked. And was aware he'd rely solely on his memory to keep his bearings.

Placing a hand on a handle of the first door on the new hall he had entered he twisted it, from the mental map he had created this should be the bedrooms. He knew this wasn't Julie's room, but he couldn't help being curious. Smiling to himself as the door opened he poked his head around the corner.

He could see a double bed with white sheets and too many pillows on the top. There were four white pillows and two smaller pink and red mixture ones lying on the top.

"I'm guessing this is either a spare room or his parents" he mumbled as he looked around. Seeing a long red dress and a suit hung up by the wardrobe he concluded it was his parents' room. He was almost underwhelmed.

Pulling his head back he reclosed the door.

"Enough wandering, I need to find Dan" he left the hall he had just entered and started to work his way towards Julie's room.

It took him no more than ten minutes to find the silver haired girl. She was inside her room doing what seemed to be a hobby of hers. Redoing her hair in a multitude of different styles. He shook his hair, placing it down to a strange girl thing he wasn't aware of. Knocking on her partially open door he smirked as she tensed subconsciously and turned to him. A smile spread across her face as she saw the black haired boy.

Placing down the brush she had been using to scrape her hair back she motioned for him to come in.

"Hi, Shun, what do you want?" She asked as he came into her room. "Sit, sit" she insisted as she turned fully to watch him.

"Alright" he agreed as he sat on her bed.

"What do you want Shun?" She asked again

"I was just looking for Dan, he walked off and I wanted to know if you've seen him" he answered as he watched her stand.

"No, I haven't seen him, I can go look with you." She offered him making the teen give a grateful smile.

"That'd be helpful, I've been trying to create a mental map of the building but having someone who actually knows their way around would be very helpful" he answered making her smile back. Picking up her brush she placed it in her handbag which has leaning against her bed.

"I was planning on going out later" she explained as he started for the door. "Come on Shun" she encouraged as she held out her hand. "I'll guide you" rolling his eyes at her he didn't give her his hand but he did move to stand behind her. Sighing she saw she wasn't going to get any better than that so she left the room. "You know, I hope Runo and Alice get here soon. They told me they might be able to get here tonight or tomorrow, but it all depends. I hate waiting. Especially for my best friends"

"Who're Alice and Runo?" Shun asked her, he was curious, he had heard one of those names earlier but didn't know who they were.

"They're going to be helping us with the whole Barodius thing, and they're here to hear the results of the tests you guys took" he nodded in understanding.

"Alright, that makes sense, well as much as it can I suppose. Anyway, let's go find Dan before he hurts himself. I may not remember much, anything, of my past but I know Dan is one to get himself into trouble without meaning to" he told her as he left the room, turning to wait for her to follow

"Well, we best go and find him before he gets himself hurt. I don't want an injured amnesiac in Marucho's house." The silver haired girl followed Shun as he started to walk down the hall, she sped up to catch up with him and the two walked side by side down the hall. Julie looked over to him as she walked wondering if he could remember anything about his past. If he could perhaps they'd be able to find Barodius and take him down. She could only hope their memories would return.

"Marucho, Shun isn't here. Why isn't he here? He was here when I left him. Where'd he go?" He asked as he sat by the desk looking down at the file. Where was he?

"I don't know Dan, maybe he went looking for you?" Marucho answered as he readjusted his glasses, the brunette wasn't going to tell him anything till the black haired boy returned.

"But why would he do that?" Dan asked, glaring slightly at thin air. Why did Shun leave?

"I don't know Dan, to be honest you're both enigmas to me. I barely know you both. You know him better. Why did he leave?"

"I don't know, to find me, because he was worried? Maybe he thought I'd end up getting myself hurt, getting myself lost" he answered, saying the first thing that came to mind.

"Well, there you go Dan, you just answered your own question." Marucho answered as the door swung open. A grinning silver haired girl on the other side.

"There you are. I was sure Marucho'd find him and bring him back. And here he is" she walked into the room grinning Shun following closely behind her. He looked noticeably less enthusiastic.

"Hi Julie, hi Shun" the blond greeted as Julie closed the door behind her back.

"Hi Marucho, I see you've found Dan. That's good; I'd hate to have him injured on us. He has no medical insurance."

"Julie, that's not important. I have tons of money; it doesn't matter if someone has no insurance." Julie just smirked at him as she walked closer to them. She turned around and saw that Shun was no longer behind her. Tilting her head in confusion she spun around and saw that Shun had gone to stand by Dan.

"How did you move so fast?" She questioned but waved it away when she decided it was no longer important. Going over to the boys she decided to try and start things off, to break the silence.

"So, what did you find that was important?" She asked making Shun start talking immediately, explaining everything that had come to him from reading a file. As he explained it Dan kept his eyes on the file, the words Shun was saying painting a picture in his mind. Almost like he was seeing the memory himself. And before he knew it, he could see himself standing opposite a young version of Shun, talking to his friend. The words were unclear but he heard him talking to his best friend. The two of them sitting in a room and they were talking like the dingy surroundings were completely normal.

He smiled softly at the image he had, it was a memory, he was sure about that.

"Dan, snap out of it" a voice broke into his mind snapping him from his memory and making him lock his eyes with an amber pair.

"What?" He asked, sounding slightly dazed

"You were staring into space. What's wrong?" Shun asked, concerned for his friend

"Nothing, I was just thinking about something." He answered, deliberately being vague.

"Alright, as long as you're fine" he answered, still sounding suspicious. But Shun wasn't going to question him with them around.

"I am" he answered, silently thanking his best friend. He knew Shun suspected something was wrong but the boy was sure he'd tell him later. Which he would. He'd tell his best friend anything. Especially if it'd help them.

"I see" Marucho mused to himself a minute after he'd be told what they remembered. He'd been trying to piece together the information and make it make sense. He shook his head just a moment after and mumbled. "But not as much as I'd like to"

"What do you mean Marucho?" Julie asked noticing the muttered words.

"Well Julie, it's quite simple" he started as he readjusted his glasses "the information doesn't add up. They remember being told about Barodius, while we have first-hand experience. How can that be? They were told he died while we know he's still alive. How does it work?" He rubbed the bridge of his nose in thought. "It just doesn't add up, who's wrong? Is it us or them, were they lied to or are we simply misinformed and have our date wrong?"

"What if it's a bit of both?" Dan asked

"I doubt that, what good would it do to feed us both false information. Especially as in your case they seemed to be teaching you. Like a teacher would do to us" Marucho answered as he tried to find an answer. "I'll have to discuss this with Alice later but till then I do have to question. Why would they be teaching you?"

No one had an answer to that, the silence that filled the room was tense but no one could break it. Marucho looked around them, not knowing what to say too. He looked at each of them and could see they were stumped.

"Maybe...I have no idea." Dan started but couldn't form a possibility.

"Me neither, but maybe you guys lived there or something. Perhaps it was that brainwashing thing you see in movies all the time." Julie proposed as she scratched the back of her head trying to work things through in her mind.

"Maybe. That does make relative sense" Marucho agreed somewhat, but I think it was more complicated than brainwashing. Besides, I don't believe brainwashing works in the way of the movies Julie. It's more about conditioning. Conditioning the mind and making it lose any free will. Making people mindless servants. They aren't mindless servants."

"No, not now, but maybe before they lost their memories they were" Julie pointed out holding up a finger to emphasise her words.

"That's a good point Julie" Marucho answered, his voice holding an odd tone.

"Just admit it Marucho, you didn't think of that." Dan piped up for the first time in a while watching as Marucho gained a tint of red on his cheeks. Seems he wasn't used to missing things and was more than a little embarrassed about it.

"Alright, I guess I can admit it, I didn't think of that. But still I'll discuss this with Alice tomorrow. I'm sure she can help us, she's always had an eye for small details."

Everyone nodded at Marucho's words, they didn't know who Alice was but they knew they'd find out soon enough.

"That's good, now can we stop talking about this now, I'm getting a killer of a headache." Dan complained as he rubbed at his temples.

"Alright, we'll leave this for tonight and continue it when Alice and Runo get here." Marucho agreed as he reset his glasses on his face, coughing softly to clear his throat.

"Agreed" Shun moved to the door opening it to allow the others' out first. As they passed him they gave him a grateful nod, smiling at Dan as he followed him out he pulled the door closed. "Do you wonder who those two are?" He asked, referring to Alice and Runo, and Dan knew that.

"Yeah, I do a little bit, I bet they'll be mouthy"

"Why do you say that?" Shun asked as the two dropped back slightly so they could talk with less risk of being heard.

"I don't know, I just feel that, as they're both quite calm the other two will have to be mouthy" nodding at his theory the onyx haired boy retorted.

"Yes, maybe, but how do we not know that one of them is a terrific actor, actress? We saw how badly Julie acted at a simple spider who's to say that isn't the natural her? How do we know this isn't just an act, so to say" Dan stared at him looking completely bemused

"I never thought of that. I'm quite impressed that you thought of that. But, anyway, let's not dwell on this any longer. Let's go to bed" Dan admitted before a long yawn came from him making his final words blur into what sounded like one noise. Luckily for him though, Shun could make out his words.

Smirking at the barely tangible words he motioned to his friend.

"Come on, they've gone downstairs while we were talking."

"Yeah, Shun, is it just me or are we sleeping a lot?" Dan asked making the black haired boy smirk at him. Holding in a small laugh he shook his head and allowed his friend to follow. True they hadn't done much that day, but tomorrow would bring a lot. Somehow Shun was sure of that.

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