CHAPTER 3
The men walked towards Duo in shock. "Duo Maxwell! We thought you were dead!" The men all smiled and looked at each other. "Who are you people!? And how do you know me!?" Duo took a step backwards and turned around to run. The men stopped him though. "You mean you can't remember?! Duo! You grew up here!!!!!" The man took another step forward. "Well, in case you've forgotten, my name's Nitarou. Duo, this is my brother Natsuo, and my brother's friend Miran. Miran stepped forward. "YOU'RE DUO!? I've heard a lot about you Duo! I heard that you killed a guy with your bare hands when you were 8!" Duo looked at him in astonishment. "You people are crazy! I was in training when I was 8! And besides, I didn't kill anyone at least till' I was 10! SO BACK OFF!" Duo ran around the corner and was lost out of sight. "YOU IDIOT!" Nitarou turned around to Miran. "HE can't remember that! Because of that damn doctor, Duo can't even remember these streets! So stop trying to force memories back into his head! IT TAKES TIME!" Miran slunk back into the court with his head down. Nitarou grabbed the ball and threw it to Natsuo.
Duo ran up the platform to the ship and to his room. He layed on his bed and closed his eyes. "I didn't grow up here! They're all….idiots…." Duo fell asleep with his hands behind his head.
~*Flashback*~
Duo ran up the streets and passed a deli. He turned into the alley and stopped, dropping the food he had stolen from the store. A man was standing there with a knife in his hands. "Hey kid! Gimme the food!" Duo backed up and tripped. But was caught by a man in black. "I believe that's the kid's food. Not yours. So step off." The man looked at Duo and smirked. "Get outta here kid. You need to get out while you can." duo did as he was told and picked up his food and ran.
~*End Flashback*~
Duo woke up and the lights were all off in the ship. The other pilots had gone to bed, so Duo decided to go for a walk. Rain hit his head hard as he walked out of the ship. It didn't take long for him to get to the deli, which he had seen in his dream. He walked past it and into the alley next to it. "I could've sworn it was here!" Duo knelt down and began to dig by the pipe on the side of the building. "If I did grow up here……Than….." Duo's hand hit something hard. He picked up a box from the hole and dusted the dirt off. "Than it would be here." Duo lifted the lid on the box, and inside was a gun. Painted in silver and gold. The features of a wolf could be seen in the handle. And on the other side, an inscription could be made out. Duo looked at it and read.
"To: Duo
From: Doc
Life is tough, but you're tougher."
Duo took the gun and put it in his belt. "But than why can't I remember anything about this place?"