Ahem!Sorry for the lack of update...I made up for it by making this chapter a little longer...well, sort of. Anyhow, thanks to the people who reviewed! I appreciate it! Hope you guys haven't forgotten about this fic...yet. Please read and review! Thanks!

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Chapter 4: Thoughts

Kyo studied Benimaru from the kitchen. Benimaru was sitting on the couch, just looking at the empty TV screen. Shortly after the hospital incident, Kyo decided to take him home. The doctor was fine-or as so he claimed to be. Benimaru's head was still wrapped in white bandages. Kyo went over to him slowly, hoping to not disturb him. (It must be awful…not knowing anything…not even your own name…) Kyo thought, sitting next to him. He didn't know what to say to him, exactly…he'd never been in this type of situation before. Kyo was surprised when Benimaru broke the long silence.

"What was I like?" He asked, turning to look Kyo in the eye. Kyo looked into the deep, empty blue orbs for a moment, then looked away.

"Well…uh, you were-" Kyo was at a loss of words. (What do I tell him? That he was a narcissive blonde who was always trying to train harder just to get top spot on the KOF tournaments?) Kyo thought nervously. "You, uh, were a great friend-no, I mean, you still are, but-"

"I get it…" Benimaru interrupted him. "You're my friend, right?" Benimaru answered. Kyo had expected more, though.

"Yeah. You're right, Beni." Kyo smiled slightly.

"Is that my full name?" Benimaru asked, looking at Kyo carefully.

"Um, no. It's Benimaru. Benimaru Nikaido." Kyo answered, then got up to show him a picture of him, Benimaru, Yuki, and Goro together at some kind of restaurant. He handed it to Benimaru, who just looked at it, trying to remember something.

"Nikaido? I thought I was full American…I look like it…was I adopted?" Benimaru asked.

"No, um, Beni, your mom is Japanese, and your dad is American…only they're in America right now." Kyo replied. Before Benimaru could say anymore, Yuki came in, just back from school. She looked very surprised that Benimaru was there, looking at her, then looking at the picture. He noticed that they had been a whole lot younger back then…and his own hair…how did he manage to do that? Right now, he had it down. It covered most of the bandage on his head, but you could still see where it wrapped around his forehead. And his face…flawless. He then remembered that he had a slight beard. With that, he seemed almost unrecognizable.

"Oh, hi Beni!" She came over to him, and gave him a slight hug. Benimaru seemed surprised.

"I'm Yuki." She introduced herself, apparently happy because Benimaru was alive…but most importantly, that Kyo would no longer have to worry about him as much anymore. Shingo popped his head inside the door, then came in slowly. Benimaru somewhat remembered the young teen from the hospital, but he had been so frightened at what he had done to the doctor, that he hadn't even bothered to notice everything.

"Uh, hey, Beni." Shingo held out his hand. Benimaru seemed confused for a moment, but then quickly took action. (He must be my friend, too…) Benimaru thought, shaking his hand.

"I'm Shingo…nice to meet you-again?" Shingo smiled sheepishly.

"Let's go to the bathroom, and we'll get you all fixed up." Kyo led Benimaru to the bathroom. He closed the door behind him, and put his hand on Benimaru's shoulder, looking into Benimaru's empty blue orbs.

"If you want to shave, then use my razor-if you want to go ahead and shower, then feel free to do so." Kyo smiled at him, then headed out, leaving Benimaru in the bathroom, alone with his only thoughts of the day…the questions he still had.

"Who was I?" Benimaru murmured, looking in the mirror while peeling off his clothes slowly. He unraveled his bandages slowly, and threw them away. It all seemed normal…Did he even remember how to take a shower? He asked himself, but knew exactly how to as he stepped into the tub, and turned on the water full blast. The cold water that cascaded down his body felt good…he felt that he needed this…not thinking of anything else but relaxation. As he scrubbed his body, he noticed some bruises here and there. He also wondered how he had had the accident in the first place. Kyo nor the doctor had been willing to tell him. Why hadn't they told him anything? He took hold of a towel nearby, and began to dry himself, looking in the mirror…at his face. He looked older somehow…from the picture he had seen…why did this bother him so much? He took hold of the razor, and looked at it for a while. He put on the shaving cream, and began to shave the left side of his face slowly. Once done, he switched the razor to his left hand, and began to shave the right side of his face. He was absent-mindedly shaving his face when he dropped the razor when he felt a sudden sharp sting of pain, and looked in the mirror once more. He saw blood trickling down from his cheek, and realized that he had cut himself. He washed out the razor, then began once again, despite the blood that still trickled down his cheek, and into the sink slowly. He finally finished, then washed his face, observing it in the mirror. There was a sudden knock at the door, which startled Benimaru slightly.

"Hey, Beni, are you ready yet?" Kyo's muffled voice said. Benimaru wrapped a towel around his slim waist, then opened the door slowly. Kyo looked at him, surprised.

"Hey, you shaved! Great, now let's get you some clothes on." Kyo had a small smile on his face as he led him into his room. "Now I know that my clothes probably aren't your style, but whenever we get to your apartment room, we'll get everything that's yours, and we'll go on from there." Kyo opened his closet, revealing Kyo's usual clothing. Benimaru thought it was good enough since he didn't remember anything he'd wear. Benimaru shrugged, then picked out some black pants, and Kyo's green crossed shirt. Kyo looked surprised. He never thought he'd see the day when Benimaru would wear something of his that he actually liked. Kyo's eyes widened as he almost forgot something.

"Oh, dude, you can't be without underwear…err, if you'd prefer, I'll lend you some of my boxers." Kyo smiled sheepishly, then went over to his drawer, and picked out some black boxers. "They're new…so don't worry." Kyo then added, looking at Benimaru, who had a confused look on his face. "Well, I'll let you change. Come on downstairs when you're ready." Kyo headed out the door so Benimaru, (who still had the towel around his waist) could change. He finally changed into the clothes he had picked out, looking at himself in the mirror. What annoyed him the most was the hair-what was he going to do with such a mess? He found a comb, and began to comb it, taking out all the tangles-then realized at how smooth, and beautiful it really was. He headed downstairs, and saw Kyo there, with the other two people…he couldn't remember too well. They all seemed to look at him with slight astonishment. Yuki was the first to recover, clearing her throat for a second.

"Beni…I never thought I'd see the day when you put on Kyo's clothes-"

"That's exactly what I thought earlier." Kyo interrupted, and Shingo couldn't quite believe his eyes. (Even I don't wear Kyo-san's clothing like that…) Shingo thought, amazed at what Benimaru looked like without the tight half-cut shirts he always wore all the time.

"Right…Now that you're all ready, I want us to have something to eat." Kyo headed for the door, and signaled them all out. Kyo winced slightly, remembering where the accident had happened at…in a car. Speaking of car-where was Benimaru's car? What condition was it in? Kyo took them out for food, while Benimaru looked around the city, dumbfounded. He didn't remember a thing…and a headache began to surface as he tried to remember. Benimaru brought his hand to his head, wincing slightly.

"What's wrong?" Shingo was the first to notice.

"N-nothing…I just need to close my eyes for a second…my head hurts…" Benimaru closed his eyes. The fact that he had been in a coma for about 6 weeks was just impossible to believe for him. No wonder why he was so thin-and awfully hungry. His head was suddenly forgotten, and he now held his stomach tightly, wondering how much longer it was going to take to get them there.

"Almost there, Beni." Kyo suddenly spoke up from the drivers' seat, looking at Benimaru from the rear-view mirror. There was still the same absence in his blue orbs…nothingness. He kept his eyes on the road, wondering just what Benimaru was thinking at the moment. (Surely, nothing…but how am I going to tell him about the accident? About everything else that's happened?) Once at Beni's favorite Japanese restaurant (Of course, he remembered nothing of it), they got off, and Kyo ordered Beni's favorite food-Shashami. He hoped that everything he'd like before would come back to him, and hopefully, he'd remember something. The food was brought, and Benimaru just stared.

"It's your favorite food. It's good." Kyo answered before Benimaru had a chance to ask. He just shrugged, and began to eat. Anything was good at the moment-he was starving!

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After, they went to Benimaru's apartment room, and gathered what they could for the day.

"Whoo! I've never had to carry THAT much before." Kyo laughed slightly, kissing Yuki on the cheek. Benimaru watched from far-aways, smiling silently. He wondered if he had someone...someone he could hug, and laugh with. He was interrupted from his thoughts as someone hugged him from behind.

"Aww, does Beni-kun feel left out?" Kyo laughed, then let go of him slowly. It was as if they'd forgotten that Benimaru knew nothing, but they were suddenly reminded. Kyo stopped laughing a while later, then glanced at the slightly amused Benimaru.

"Sorry Beni." He looked away sheepishly, then sighed. "Let's go." He signaled them all to get inside the car.

As Kyo drove them home after what seemed days to Benimaru, he thought about what he could've been like, and if he knew, that if he'd like the way he acted. So far, he was liking the fact that he was friends with Kyo and the rest. Shingo, who seemed to be the youngest out of the group received slight torment from Kyo, and seemed to obey everything he said at times. By the time he realized it, they were already at the house. He carried in some stuff that was his, and set it into the room Kyo supplied him to sleep in for the time being. He didn't realize he'd had so much expensive stuff until he sat in his room, most of his belongings on the floor, shuffling through them somewhat. His attention was caught by a small object in one of the boxes. He realized that it was a key. But to what? He shrugged, putting it in his pocket for safe keeping. He'd ask later. He sighed, throwing aside some hair accessories. He really liked to take care of his hair, he observed, looking at some pictures that he'd thrown aside. He wondered if anybody else had some kind of powers...just as he did. He didn't care for the time being...he was awefully tired, and all the thinking had gained him more of a headache than anything else. He slowly drifted off to sleep, hoping that he'd find some kind of connection with it all.

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