Chapter 5

(Ayako)

"So you're finally awake. You slept for more than an entire day and more."

"Hungry," he said.

"So what are you going to do about Sendoh?" I asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Well…he did save your life for one thing," I pointed out, "you can't keep him imprisoned."

"No one asked him to save me."

I smiled, "You're so mean to him. We gave him a TV."

"Ok."

"Why don't we let him out? I think he's a friend, and not a foe," I said, "and he's too cute to keep locked up. What do you think?"

"You got a crush on him."

"Maybe…I don't mean that. I mean, letting him out."

"Who let him out before?" he asked.

"No one…he can teleport."

"So no one's keeping him in there," he stated and continued his way to the kitchen.

'Too bad, he won't come out without your consent.'

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(Jin)

'He sure looks troubled after watching TV. I wonder why that is. I got to have a chat with him. Not today, maybe tomorrow when Ayako and Rukawa are at school, and Hikoichi and Koshino are going to be out…'

I frowned and got up, 'Better go to the lab. Got to figure out what type he is. He's not just a normal teleport type and it's quite suspicious that I can't even get a trace of who he is. Whoever he is, he must've hidden extremely well.'

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Next Morning:

(Ayako)

"You sleep. I'll drive us to school," I said, "after all you need rest. It would suck if your illusion came down at school because you didn't have enough energy."

He nodded.

"You look pretty bad. Because of Friday's incident?"

"I'm fine," he stated.

I frowned, 'He thinks because he's leader he has to act all tough and never ask for help. It's amazing he hasn't crush himself, yet.'

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(Sendoh)

Every show I watched mutants were portrayed as the villains, no exceptions. In the news mutant were the blame of every horrible thing that happens: Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, everything. There was a whole propaganda out there.

"Konnichiwa."

"Konnichiwa Jin. Why are you here?"

He smiled, "To ask you some questions."

"What a coincidence. I got questions of my own that needs answering," I said.

"You first."

"Ok. Can you tell me about NP?"

He smiled, "NP, stands for Nature's Protectors, an anti-mutant group, that utilizes mutants to fight mutants. Hypocritical, eh? Although the government denies any connection with them and disproves of their actions, it's obvious they are in cahoots. They got unlimited financial support that's not from the government but from whom, that's undetermined. Whoever's paying them is most likely the person that formed this group."

"Why would mutants help them?"

"Blackmail, most likely. You help us, we don't kill your loved ones, that kind of deal or tagging."

"What's tagging?"

"That's a new subject. So where can I find info about you?" Jin asked.

"I'm not sure…"

"No fair. I answered your questions."

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(Jin)

"No. I seriously don't know," he said, "I wish I did."

I frowned, "You got amnesia?"

"Kind of…" he said hesitantly.

"But you know us…"

"I do."

"How?"

"Because…I know you guys."

I found this answer highly unsatisfactory, he was hiding something, I know it. But he looked so troubled with this please-don't-ask-me-about-this-anymore look. I sighed, 'I'll find out on my own.'

I smiled, "Ok, your turn again."

He returned my smile, "What's tagging?"

"Come with me. I'll show you."

"Uh…the force shield…"

"Can't you teleport out?" I asked.

"I can, but it's straining," he said and grinned, "won't you please put down the force shield?"

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(Akagi)

I looked at Fujima who had that sadistic smile on his face again, 'He's been grinning like that for two days now.'

"You appear to be enjoying yourself."

He looked at me, "I was having fun but not right now. He's not asleep…yet."

"Who?"

Fujima smiled and walked away.

'Who was it? But there's only one person Fujima truly hates…'

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(Sendoh)

I looked at the huge, long, sophisticated screw-like thing.

"This is inserted, actually drilled though the back of you neck, into your spinal cord. There's a remote control for a certain frequency, and they use it to send a shock down your spinal cord. It's most discomforting to say the least."

"But you can get it out, right?"

Jin smiled wistfully, "Most can't survive the procedure and if they so unluckily do, they're paralysed neck down. I wouldn't recommend taking out it."

"But you're ok. This is your tag, right?"

Jin smiled again, "I think only Rukawa and Ayako were able to take it out, without suffering any real side effect."

"Side effects?"

"Don't ask."

I really wanted to know but decided to respect his privacy and nodded, "Your turn."

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(Rukawa)

I was feeling exhausted, I've been having nightmares. I wish I knew what was causing it. As the professor's voice droned on, I felt my eyelids droop, 'Maybe a little nap…'

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(Fujima)

I laid on my bed and held onto Hanagata's picture, "I'll help you get your revenge soon. I finally found his sleeping brainwave frequency. Now he can't escape me. I won't let him get away with what he did."

I felt his connection back with me and smiled, "It's play time again…"

I place Hanagata's picture on the dresser, and sat up, then I began to concentrate.

~TBC

A/N: My next chapter shall be much longer.

*S* And I know…ppl were hoping for SenRu/RuSen moments and…stuff. Next chapter ok? There will be moments…at the end… ^_^0

Going back to school, so I won't be as quick updating. But I got the next chapter completed. Just got to type it and stuff.