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Chapter 7: Padded rooms lead the way through...

At the soccer game, Kyo and Yuki stayed close, and made out while Benimaru kept his eyes on the game. (This is more like something they planned for themselves...) Benimaru thought. He headed out of the stadium, and toward the bathrooms, where it was a little bit more quiet, and not so crowded. (Who was that guy? Why is he asking me who I am? What am I suppose to be?) Benimaru thought as he held back a choaked sob. He was so confused, even after Kyo had told him everything they'd been through...all those years...and he couldn't remember a thing. He slammed his fist onto the wall. The pain struck him a second later, but he did it again, and again, until the skin tore, and the blood flowed onto the ground. He let out a cry, sliding down to the ground.

"Why? Why did this happen to me?" Benimaru questioned, holding his battered hand tightly.

"You are chosen, are you not?" A voice suddenly startled him. He looked up to see him there.

"You! Why are you following me!" Benimaru yelled.

"My, my...fiesty today, are we?" The man laughed.

"Why...? Why do you look for me?" Benimaru stood up slightly.

"Well, if I told you right away, it wouldn't be any fun, would it?" The man laughed once more, then turned serious.

"But what I will tell you is this..." The man neared him, and whispered something in his ear. "Do you remember that night? When we bonded?" Benimaru's eyes widened. He suddenly saw something, it came to him quickly...there was blood, pain...He tried to run to the door, but the man shoved him against the wall, threatening him with green flame.

"Now, now...you don't want to ruin Kyo's precious moment with that bitch, do you?" The man snarled, taking hold of Benimaru's neck.

"Fuck...you..." Benimaru managed, but the man paid no attention to his words.

"Now, if I remember correctly...you were my servant, and I was your leader...Hmm...so that means, you obey me!" Benimaru felt himself being thrown to the other side of the wall, glass breaking.

"You-you're Ash Crimson...why are you doing this?" Benimaru managed to say.

"Let's just say I have my reasons..." Ash trailed off, then lit his palm with his green flame once more. "Help me finish what I came for, and I'll spare your life, Benimaru-kun..." Ash smirked.

"Ash!" There was another sudden voice. Ash turned around, but was kicked in the face with a long leg. He skid a few feet, just laying there, faced down. Benimaru looked to see who it was. It was the pale-faced man he'd seen the last week. He was helping him? Why? He helped him up while Ash recovered slowly, getting up, and looking at them.

"Duo Lon!" Ash seemed surprised. He suddenly laughed bitterly. "Hmm...I'd knew you'd come to ruin things...but he's mine...I'll do as I like with him." Ash wiped the side of his mouth, and realized that it had been blood.

"Don't get so used to having things your way, Ash." Duo Lon replied, smiling a bit. The more Benimaru looked at him, the more he began to remember him from somewhere...(But where?) Benimaru thought as he held his side. He looked down at his hand. It was bleeding. He realized that he'd cut himself with the broken mirror shards. "Don't think I didn't find out about your evil plans, Ash." Duo Lon replied, holding onto his long, braided hair.

"Hmm, do you think that really matters now? You're too late...it's already been all planned out!" Ash attacked, catching Duo Lon square in the chest. Duo Lon grunted, then took hold of Ash's leg, and threw him aside. Ash hit the wall, then hit the ground. He lay still. Benimaru winced, watching as the blood flowed from his side wound. He was getting dizzy...blackness surrounded him, then nothing...

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Benimaru awoke in a white room. He suddenly saw that he was in a closed room, where the floor beneath him was soft, cushoned. He sat up, realizing that his hands were caught in something. He saw that it was a stray jacket. His breath quickened. Where was he? Was he where he thought he was? He got up, running to the door. He slammed against it, but it did no damage. White, and cushoned...this couldn't be...

"Let me out!" He shouted. His voice was hoarse, he realized. "I'm not crazy!" He shouted once more. The door opened, and two guards came inside, and took hold of him easily. A doctor came in, and inspected his eyes. Benimaru shook his head away, wondering why he was here. Where was Kyo? Yuki? Anyone?

"It seems as if you've decided to finally wake up...it's been almost 3 weeks since you were brought in here..." The doctor took out a needle, signaling the guards to take off the stray jacket. (Three weeks?...But how?) Benimaru thought, as the guards took off the stray jacket cautiously, just in case if Benimaru tried to make any type of escape.

"Why am I in here?" Benimaru demanded.

"A friend of yours says that he saw you beating yourself up in the bathroom at the soccer game a few weeks ago...or do you not remember?" The doctor inserted the needle into his arm. Benimaru did not wince, or even show any reaction to it. (Friend? Who?)

"But, two of your friends doubt that you'd do that to yourself...but we'll see..." The doctor smirked, letting go of his arm. The guards slipped it on him again, and Benimaru stood there, unable to think.

"I do hope that this place is a whole lot better for you, Benimaru...we'll help you in any way we can." The doctors, along with the guards headed out, leaving Benimaru alone again.

"I'm not crazy, am I? No...this just can't be...it can't..."

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I know, I know...kinda short, but I can tell you this much...this chapter has given you more of an idea of what's going on, right? Heh, well, let's just see how this turns out...why is Benimaru in a mental facility? OR is it? How can he escape? We'll see in later chapters-until then, please review! Thanks if ya do! Later, peace:D