A/N: Gotta think positive! I hope you guys like this chapter.

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I smirked as my gaze slowly went about the fancy room. I had defeated Wilgar's precious Thirteen. Most of the numbers were looking at Wilgar with confused looks on their faces. The others looked at me warily, ready to draw their weapons.

A beautiful woman was staring right at me. She had long blond hair and her blank blue-eyed stare was irritating me.

"What!" I snapped, causing the rest of the numbers to grip their weapons again. Train got to his feet. His shoulders tensed like he was about to pounce at me.

"Wait, Train." Wilgar demanded. Train looked at him with an angry and impatient expression. Wilgar sighed, rubbing his temples and looking very tired. I bristled. He was acting as if I was only a child throwing a tantrum. I could kill every last one of the Numbers in this room. "Calm down, Kagome." He had seen the look in my eye. I hunched my shoulders and put my hands in my pockets.

"Why should I, old man?" I spat, wanting to slap his wrinkled face. He only frowned at me.

"Who is this child?" The pretty lady's voice was calm, but inquisitive. It made me want to scare her. Make her scream.

"Who are you calling-" Train slammed his fists on the table, cutting me off.

"Who the hell is she, Wilgar?" He hissed, his long black coat fluttering with his movement. Wilgar gave Train a warning look, and the Black Cat folded his arms and looked away.

"She…" He hesitated. I could tell that still, with all that I had proved, he did not want the Numbers to know about me. Why? Why was I such a nasty secret?

"Tell them Wilgar." I ordered with a growl, taking a step forward. Wilgar stiffened and a man with shoulder-length green hair stood up with a cocky smile.

"Woah, let's calm down alright guys?" He looked over at Wilgar. "I kinda want to know too. Why is there a young lady on the grounds?" Wilgar grimaced and looked at me. He looked a little disgusted and it pissed me off.

"Well, Jenos… All of you…I admit I have been hiding a few things from Chronos." I clenched my fists. He was hesitating again. I wanted to attack him, but I restrained myself. The woman narrowed her eyes.

"What kind of things, Wilgar?" She seemed angry. Wilgar looked at her sheepishly.

"Sephira…Well…" He looked up at me. This was it. I ignored Train's glare at me. "This is Kagome. She is…" Out of the corner of my eye I saw Train perk up. "She is a number." A general muttering sprung up right away. Train looked shocked and dismayed.

"W…WHAT?!" He yelled angrily, astonishment and fury twisting his face. "How can that be?" I smirked at his reaction.

"That's right little kitty. I'm a number, and I'm better than-"

"Only technically, however." Wilgar interrupted me. I glared at him, baring my teeth. Sephira tapped a finger on the table.

"What do you mean by 'technically', Wilgar?" She asked quietly, her eyes showing just enough irritation to show Wilgar she wasn't going to tolerate his games.

"Well…" He started, not liking where this was going. "She is branded with the number XIV." Sephira slowly looked at me, sizing me up. I skin prickled and I scowled at her.

"Who are you, lady?" I snapped, furrowing my brow. She chuckled at me. I bared my teeth.

"I am number I." I sniffed at her and scuffed my heel. She looked at me again for a moment and then turned back to Wilgar. "She is just a child, Wilgar. What good is she to you?" I wanted to scream. I knew that I could kill her, even with her Orichalcum weapon, whatever it was. I was powerful. My age had nothing to do with it. He looked uncomfortable.

"She isn't just a child, Sephira. She was altered." I smirked at her. My DNA made me better than any of them. Sephira's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Nanotechnology?" She hissed. Wilgar nodded reluctantly. "Do you know how dangerous and unstable that is, you fool?" He seemed like a lectured child.

"What does that matter?" I boomed out, causing some of the numbers to jump. "Now that the Numbers know about me, Wilgar, I want to come out of the shadows. I want to be a number!" I ordered, folding my arms. I saw Train was doing the same thing and my hands shot down to my sides. He smirked at me, his eyes still angry.

"I'm afraid that would not be possible, little girl." A bald man spoke up, and I directed my fury at him. "You are just a child, and there are already thirteen Numbers." I wanted to pull my hair out.

"What is wrong with you people!" I exclaimed, my hands twitching. I wanted to kill them. All of them, especially Wilgar.

Especially Train.

"He is right, Kagome." Wilgar again. I didn't face him. I couldn't. I would attack him, and while it would be satisfying at the moment, I might regret it later. "There has always only been thirteen of the Numbers. Unless one of the Numbers dies, there is no need for a fourteenth." This time I did turn to him, a subtle smirk on my face and a murderous glow in my eyes.

"Unless one of them dies, hm?" I repeated, my hand reaching for my gun unconsciously. "That could be arranged." And before even I knew what was happening, I lunged at Train.

Twelve people came after me the moment I moved. Jenos reached me first.

He tried to restrain me, but his grip was soft. I broke out of his grasp and punched him hard. He went down.

People were always underestimating me. Still, I was taken too lightly, even after their prodigy's defeat. I snarled and squeezed my gun tighter. Just as I raised my gun to Train's chest, he dodged out of the way and Sephira grabbed me from behind. My gun went off and the bullet blasted through the already damaged door. I heard a grunt from outside and then was occupied with wrestling with Sephira. She had a surprisingly strong grip, but I was almost free before the others surrounded me.

"Get the fuck away! Get off! Go to hell you stupid idiots! I'm going to kill you!" I screamed and hollered, continuously trying to get out of Sephira's grip. Jenos was up again and in my face. What surprised me was he was smiling.

"That was a helluva right hook there, girl." I spat at him.

"The name's Kagome, you son of a bitch." I ground out, stilling for a second. His smile grew wider.

Suddenly, there was a sweet smell invading my nose. I felt exhausted. My vision got blurry, and I slumped in Sephira's arms. Just before I passed out, I heard Wilgar's voice.

"Don't hurt her." I couldn't see, but his voice was demanding. It was like he was protecting me. It felt kinda…good…"Do you know how much money was spent on creating her?" My heart felt like a stone, slowly sinking into my stomach.

Then, the darkness swallowed me again.

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I woke up in a room that wasn't mine.

It was similar, but it didn't have that…Familiarity. I felt a little groggy, but otherwise fine. Shade was at the foot of my bed, staring at me. He had a muzzle on. It looked a little silly. I giggled and he glared at me.

"The dog tried to bite Train when he went into your room." A voice from the doorway explained. I turned toward it suddenly and got a little woozy.

It was Sephira.

I glowered at her. She stared blankly at me.

"What do you want." I grumbled mulishly. "And Shade is a wolf." I added. She smiled.

"You really are just a child, aren't you?" I glared at her.

"I am not a child!" I retorted. "I'm fourteen years old." Her face got a little sad and I scooted away from her. I looked at Shade. "Shade knows I'm an adult. Right?" He snorted and my brow furrowed. Sephira grew silent and I looked at her suspiciously. "What are you doing here?" She looked at me with a pensive look.

"Wilgar told me about you." My face clouded and I rolled over to face the wall. "He said that you were infused with wolf's blood and nanomachines." I didn't answer. "Did he experiment on you?" I nodded slightly. "When did these tests take place?"

I stayed silent for a few minutes, glaring at the wall. She waited patiently. Finally I turned towards her, hiding slightly under the covers.

"When I was five."

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A/N: Next chapter is a flashback chapter!