Omfg! I'm back from the dead! Dun dun dun!

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"-ke he could hurt me," came a soft voice from somewhere in the darkness. Had I fainted? I wasn't really sure.

"We don't know that." these voices sounded familiar. L? Near?

"You said it yourself, he can't." Matt? What the hell was he doing here? My eyes opened and I immediately regretted it as the light in the room blinded me. Groaning, I brought my hand to my face, shielding my eyes. The room had long grown quite; it was rather unnerving. It was as if I wasn't allowed to be part of the conversation, like some sort of secret I couldn't be let in on.

Once I was able to see properly, I looked around the room. Matt, Near, L. Why were they all staring at me like that? I opened my mouth to say something, anything to make them stop...watching me like I'm some sort of experiment. Alas, I couldn't find any words as I glanced at each one of them.

"Mihael," it was Near that spoke first, shocking me greatly. My name? My real name. Just how the fuck did he know my name when even I had nearly forgotten it?

"I'm leaving this to you, Near, considering you are the one who is..." L stopped for a moment, pursing his lips. "Best suited..." Near nodded and watched as L led himself and Matt out of the room. It was quiet again after the two left. I hadn't noticed upon first waking, the younger boy's clothes were still charred, erasing all doubt that what had happened was a dream. Near turned his gaze back to me. Something seemed off about him. His usual empty eyes held some sort of life to them; dare I even say a hint of excitement.

"Mihael~" he repeated, sending a shiver of disgust down my spine. Why was he speaking to me like this? He reached for me and I instinctively knocked his hand away. The boy let out a forlorn sigh, obviously giving up on something. He began to toy with the loose material on the blanket; when had he gotten so close to me? I could have sworn he was by the foot of the bed, not on the edge beside me. Perhaps my eyes were deceiving me earlier, as was my entire mind. "Did you read that book?" the albino asked softly.

"Yes..." I replied slowly, too confused to be snide. Near's lips twitched into a slight smile causing me to cringe. What a frightening sight.

"Well, that's a good start." Near scooted closer, further invading my privacy bubble. I made to move away, though to my dismay, my back made contact with a cold wall. "How did you do that earlier?" he asked softly with a tilt of his head, staring at me with wide, gray eyes.

"Do wha-oh." at first, I wasn't quite sure what he was asking me about. It would have been nice if I could have kept it that way. "Tch, I've always wanted to light you on fire and I suppose I gained super powers for a split second to do so." I honestly wasn't sure how I had accomplished spewing fire from my finger tips but Near didn't need to know that.

"Oh really?" the younger deadpanned, staring at me with a look that read as, 'do I look that stupid?'. "You have never been the first one to regain any kind of remembrance before…" he sat back on the edge, facing away from me. "I am jealous."

"What?" I rubbed my face and deeply inhaled. "Confusion, confusion, what the fuck is going on?" Near glanced over his shoulder, a small smile adorning his lips.

"I guess I can't say that I'm completely envious. You see-," the albino turned to face me fully again, his smile now seemingly…Cocky. "-you might have your abilities but I have my memories."

"Memories? Memories of what exactly?" my head was beginning to hurt. Couldn't he just tell me what was happening? Why did he always make things difficult. His expression fell and he rolled his eyes. He seemed irritated.

"You didn't really read that book, did you?"

"I read, okay! What the hell does a stupid book have to do with any of what's happening?" I hissed. Stupid book, stupid Near. Hn, always making things hard, being annoying, confusing.

"Well, if you read it then you would have a vague understanding of what's happening." he huffed and looked away.

"Ooooh, I get it!" I started sarcastically. I really had no idea what he was talking about. "We're reincarnated mole people with super powers to make up for us being blind!" Near stared at me, looking like he was about to hit me for being stupid. Ha! I'd like to see him try that. He'd be nothing more than a bloody pulp within a few seconds.

"I wish you had your memories too…" Near whispered, suddenly coming off as sad. His eyes were cast away as he raised his hand to twirl a lock of his snowy hair.

"Would you stop being so fucking cryptic?" I snapped, nails digging into my palm.

"If I told you everything right now, you wouldn't believe me." twirl, twirl, blink, twirl. Hell, even his actions annoyed me.

"Look, I'm trying my damned hardest not to beat the living fuck out of you, Near. Help me out a bit and tell me something!" Near sighed and dropped his head, choosing to play with the loose fabric on the blankets again.

"Alright but…Just don't interrupt me until I'm done, okay?" I nodded, relieved that I'd finally get something out of him. "All that stuff about reincarnation is real and not just that, but it's happened to us. L, Matt, you, me. There's someone else that's also connected to us but we don't know who it is. We never do. About eight thousand years ago-"

"How the fuck am I supposed to believe this?" I asked, already wanting to laugh at Near's words.

"I told you not to interrupt." he lightly scolded.

"So?" I retorted.

"Fine." Near stood up and began making his way over to the door.

"Alright, alright! I won't interrupt again." I was desperate for answers and apparently, that stupid lamb boy had them. He wandered back over and sat on the bed.

"Anyway…About eight thousand years was…our first life, I suppose would be the correct thing to say. Back then, people were more in touch with the Earth and because of this, they were able to control certain elements. That isn't important right now though," he shifted his position, sitting with his legs crossed in front of me. "What is, is that the five of us, including the unknown person, were put under a curse to continue to be reincarnated until we…Kill the fifth person who was the one that created the curse." Near watched me intently.

"Why us?" I asked, curious of his answer. Near only shrugged. "Alright. Say if all this is true-"

"It is." the younger said.

"Yeah, whatever. How are we all connected then. How were we connected?"

"Back then?" he questioned to which I nodded. "You were a…Prince so to say. L had been your tutor, Matt your cousin, and we believe the fifth person to be a servant."

"What about you? How were you connected to this?" suddenly, I found all this to be intriguing. It gave me a weird sense of déjà vu.

"I…That's not important." Near quickly looked away. "Should I go fetch L and Matt now? They can explain a few other things."

"Wait. Is there something you're hiding?" I leaned forward, eyes narrowed.

"N-no. N-nothing." strange, I don't recall lamb boy having a stuttering problem before. Sighing, I leaned back. "P-perhaps you should rest for longer. Then L and Matt can give you more information," the younger suggested.

"Yeah, I guess I should." sleep sounded nice. My head was pounding and I was beginning to feel dizzy. I closed my eyes.

"Ju-"

"-st don't stay asleep forever. I would miss you."