"So what is really going on?" Takato silently eyed the passing scenery from the window, "you told me that you are really not Katou-san and that strange girl attacks us. I really would like answers."

ADR-01 was silent for a moment, he looked over to her and find the young girl with a confused expression on her face. She shifted a bit before speaking, "I really don't fully understand what is happening. Everything was logical and simple, the chaos was the purpose of my life but now I am utterly lost and without purpose or reason."

"Katou-san, or whoever you are, please tell me why is this happening." Takato nudge her a little, she jerk away as her expression went sour towards him. "I'm sorry, I should have asked first."

"I do not like being touched," she slid down her seat a bit as she blushed.

He return to staring out the window. "How long have you been in Juri's place?" there was silence between them, he swallowed hard while he thought of the kiss he shared with whom he thought was the real Juri at the time. All this time he thought it was his fault that she was behaving strange, and the truth is it was not even really his childhood friend.

"Since coming to the real world." ADR-01 stared blankly ahead while waiting for an answer or a reply, Takato was silent. "I wanted to talk to you because you kissed me, I expanded beyond my own limits with worthless emotions."

"Love is not a worthless emotion."

"Excuse me?"

"I said," Takato turn his head to face ADR-01. "Love is not a worthless emotion, it is very important and one of the most valuable there is."

ADR-01 was slightly unnerved, "how do you love? Can you answer me that, if you knew I am the agent of the reaper would you even bother?" Takato fell silent again as he thought about it, he won't even bother with this girl if he knew she was a fake and somewhere the Juri was entrapped by an unknown, yet insane chaos-based creation.

"Where is the real Juri?"

"You've avoided the question," ADR-01 felt her heart sank a bit as she knew from his words his answer.

"Please, Katou-san. I want to know, to set my mind at ease."

ADR-01 took in a deep breath, she lean her head back as her mind wrap her mind around the current events. The vibes she felt was mixed, she had not realized it until after everything that had happened. "Please don't make me say it."

"Is she dead?" Takato swallowed hard when that possibility had came out, he shuttered and made it harder for her to speak.

"She was that thing," ADR-01 felt the hard eyes of the young boy's glare when she was even suggesting it. "Please don't be mad at me, I have no hand in this."

Takato was silent again. His mind was going over the possibility again and again, he was told by the Agent of the D-reaper that his crush was kidnapped, cloned and changed into a cold, killing machine. If she was lying why would it try to kill her but she was trying to trick him why is she acting strangely? "It cannot be possible, there is no way Juri would ever be like that. The thing must be a clone, somewhere Juri is scared and alone."

"Perhaps, but what are you going to do now?"

Takato just gave her an unease expression, "simple, I have to trust you and pretend nothing is wrong."

(-)

It was something of a trail getting back to the core with the blockade surrounding it, but she will not be stopped. Stealth was the key as she slip into the shadows of the trees and went to the massive entity known as the D-reaper, with no hesitation she merged with the D-reaper. She could feel the core searching her mind for the information, afterwards she was transported to the mother core itself.

"Progress?"

"She has betrayed us, and the source of corruption is subject Matsuda."

"Matsuda?" the core was silent, "Matsuda is the corrupting source? Then it is possible that the data she has been supplying is also corrupted, ADR-01 Beta, go forth and collect data on humans before eliminating your failed successor, we cannot risk becoming infected ourselves."

"Understood, and of the traitor?"

"Deal with her at your own pace, but be careful."

ADR-01 Beta nodded, she return to outer shell as the sun was setting. It is strange how she suddenly notice how lovely red appears now to her now.