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Kalin stood up from the ledge and extended his hand to me. I shook my head. "I just…want to look at the city a little while longer." I laughed as I said, "Maybe it'll help trigger a memory."
He brought his hand to his side. "Alright. I'll leave you to your thoughts then." He sent one last smile and walked in the direction of the house.
I wrapped my arms around my legs and banged my forehead on my knees. "…Ow."
Smart one. Like hitting my head is going to make my memories come back.
I looked up at the city. The buildings and lights made the feeling of longing come back. I don't know how long I sat there staring at that place, but it felt like awhile. Surprisingly, images were appearing in my minds eye. Tall skyscrapers and famous retail stores lined city blocks. Traffic was unbearably terrible. The lights at night were amazing. But these images weren't homey. This place I was picturing was most likely somewhere I took a trip to.
Unfortunately, no names or faces came to my mind. Just the city.
Lame.
I ruffled my hair and groaned. "This is obnoxious!" I shouted as I fell backwards on to the grass. I blinked as I met two eyes staring at me. "Surprise?"
They belonged to a little girl wearing a t-shirt and jean shorts. She had a cute face and looked to be about 8. She spun around and ran off. I sat back up and turned around to see where she had gone when I heard a little voice yell, "Mister Crow!"
I waited until I saw the little girl pulling someone's arm around the corner. She was pulling a guys hand who had spiky orange hair (Spiky hair seems to be the style here…) who was wearing the same vest and jeans as the other members of The Enforcers except for the orange tee he had on. The little girl pointed at me and shouted "Stranger!" and then hid behind the guy.
He laughed. "Relax Hannah Banana." He got down on his knees to meet Hannah's eyes. "That's our new friend Kylie." He glanced at me. "You shouldn't go yelling things like that to friends. I think you owe her an apology."
Hannah crossed her arms. "No!"
I covered up a laugh with a cough. This girl was a stubborn one. Probably a good attribute to have for the future.
"Hannah…" Crow said in a parental "Do what your told" tone. It made me giggle.
Hannah stuck her tongue out at him and ran off. He sighed, stood up and turned to me. He smiled and made his way over to me. "Sorry about her." He said, laughing, "She's got a nasty attitude sometimes. I'm trying to teach her some form of manners."
I shook my head and stood up. I was about the same height as him and it made me laugh. "Children are children and some have attitudes."
"I'm Crow." He stuck his hand out. I took it and we shook hands. "Kalin told us to call you Kylie from now on. That true?"
I nodded. "He gave me that name so you guys wouldn't have to call me "you" or "girl."
He laughed. "That's Kalin for ya. Always tryin to be noble and true."
"He sounds like a knight in shining armor."
This made Crow laugh harder. "Yeah right!" After he stopped laughing, he said, "It's about time we had a girl join up. Just us guys gets boring after awhile."
I looked at him, raising an eyebrow. "What're you trying to say Crow?"
After he thought for a second, he got nervous. "I didn't mean anything by that or anything. I swear!"
I smiled. "It's alright. I was kidding. I'm just happy that you guys would take in a complete stranger off the street."
"Yeah well, it took a little persuading from Kalin. Yusei and Jack thought you might've been a Sector Security spy." He explained.
Understandable. A girl walking alone at night with no memory…I'd be suspicious to.
"Sector Security?" I asked.
Crow growled. "Yeah. They're real jerks. Totally abusive of their authority. They're supposed to be "helping to keep the Satellite safe." He scoffed. "Whatta load a crap that is. Sent me to the Facility for dueling. Gave me this nice Mark right here." He pointed to the "M" shaped tattoo on his forehead.
"What's that do?"
"It's a tracker. In case we escape before our sentence is up."
What kind of place is this?
"You're telling me!"
"Ow." I said, putting a hand up to my right ear.
"Something wrong?" Crow asked, trying to look at my ear.
I smiled to cover it up. "Nothing. Just a bug."
That was loud…And a different voice. Who was that?
I took my hand off my ear. "I'm sorry to hear that Crow. Was it painful?"
He nodded. "Hurt like hell. The Facility is one place you don't want to be sent."
"I'll keep that in mind."
"Crow!" Jack's voice came from the house, "We're going to Martha's." He walked around the corner and saw us. "There you two are."
"Yeah yeah. We were just talking Jack. No need to get jealous." Crow sent a mischievous look and a smirk in Jack's direction.
"I-I'm not jealous!" He retorted.
"Surrrrrrre." Crow taunted.
I giggled as Jack's cheeks turned a slight pinkish shade. Crow let out a snicker and started walking in Jack's direction. As he walked by Jack, Jack lifted up his fist and brought it down onto Crows head, hard. Crow let out a shout and grabbed his head.
"What the hell was that for!?" he shouted at Jack.
"For cracking jokes." Jack replied calmly.
"I'll show you jokes." Crow balled his right hand into a fist and took a swing at Jack. Jack easily ducked out of the way.
"You duel better than you can fight," he said tripping Crow.
"Glad for the compliment, buddy," Crow replied sarcastically.
I couldn't hold in my laughter anymore. As the two boys continued their pointless fight, I watched and laughed, tears rolling from my eyes. I noted this was the happiest I'd been in the last 12 hour span.
"Hey! Jack! Crow!"
Yusei and Kalin came out of nowhere and tried pulling Jack and Crow off of each other. Kalin had Crow in his grip as Yusei grabbed Jack and pulled back.
"What the heck are you two fighting about?" asked Yusei.
"I swear. If it's something dumb like Crow cracking a stupid joke, then I might have to fight both of you," Kalin smirked, "And we all know who would win that fight."
"Yeah! And the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny are going to come here and give me a million dollars," Crow snapped.
Kalin wrapped his arm around Crows neck and got him into a headlock. "I'm sorry. Did I hear you correctly Crow?"
"Hey man. I was just jokin'!"
I laughed at the four of them. They were like brothers. It was hilarious.
"What's so funny?" Yusei shouted to me, still gripping Jack, keeping him from attacking the subdued Crow.
"This is!" I shouted back.
Kalin, with Crow still subdued in a headlock, smiled towards me. "Glad to see that you're happy."
"Of course." I walked over to the middle of the four guys. "Seeing two guys fight over me is always fun for a girl, right?" It was finally my turn to smirk as I sent mischievous looks at both Crow and Jack.
Both of them blushed and yelled at the same time, "We are not fighting over you!"
"That's not the way I saw it." said Yusei laughing, "Can we go eat please? I'm starving!"
"I second that." Kalin said.
"Third!" I said.
Kalin looked from Crow to Jack saying, "Can you two hold off on beating the crap out of each other until after we get some food?"
They both glared at one another and said, "Fine!"
I giggled as Yusei and Kalin released their prisoners. Yusei, Jack and Crow started walking into the woods surrounding the area, with Yusei in the middle of course. Kalin grabbed my hand.
"Hang on." He waited until they were out of ear shot and said, "I'm glad to see that your eyes are happy now."
I smiled up at him. "What do you mean?"
He released my hand and we started to follow the boys. "From the point you woke up, your eyes had looked so sad and lost. Now, they shine brightly with happiness." He patted my head lightly. "I just thought I'd let you know that."
"Thanks Kalin."
"No problem."
We walked together the rest of way we were going, keeping a far eye on Crow and Jack, who were both still making threats and punching motions to each other. Yusei managed to keep them at bay as Kalin explained that Martha was actually the person who ran the orphanage the boys were raised in. She always welcomed them back for meals and visits. Crow especially liked kids and would teach them how to duel and play games with them in the yard while Jack, Yusei and himself would tell her about how The Enforcers were doing in the duel gang department. She didn't exactly approve of their superhero motives, but it was making the Satellite safer for people.
I wish I could tell him more about me and where I come from…But NO! I can't because my stupid memory has decided to remain a mystery. Thanks a lot amnesia. Whoever came up with this is in for a world of hurt when I get my hands on…Wait. Stupid thought.
I smacked my head with my hand, which caused Kalin to start laughing.
"Smacking yourself won't make your memory come back."
"Well it doesn't hurt to try," I said. Then, I rubbed the bump that was forming. "On second thought…"
He laughed at me again as we came to the end of a path. We entered a clearing where a nice two story house was. It was actually a pretty big house. It had a playground in the yard, a garden with all different types of flowers and herbs, and toys were strewn in several different areas of the place. I smiled.
I followed Kalin to the door and as he opened it. Three kids came running out, screaming as Crow chased them around. Kalin had to pull me out of the way so I didn't get run over. Once the coast was clear, we walked in. I followed him to a kitchen where smells of bacon and eggs were wafting from. Yusei and Jack were already sitting at the table talking to the woman who was busy cooking breakfast.
"Honestly, you four boys are going to land yourselves in the Facility if you keep doing this," she said with her back to them.
Yusei laughed. "Quit worrying Martha."
She turned and threw a wooden spoon at him. "I will not quit worrying. My boys are risking their lives, whether it be for the greater good or not-Oh! Hello there Kalin!"
"Martha," Kalin said smiling as he walked over and gave her a hug, "How are you this morning?"
"Worrying over you boys again!" she replied.
Kalin sat down next to Yusei. "I know, I know."
"And it looks like one of you has finally found a girlfriend," She winked at me as I blushed. The three boys instantly started denying this statement and she laughed at them, "Don't worry dearie. I was just kidding. My name is Martha."
"…Kylie," I replied shyly.
"Kylie, dear. Please take a seat. You've been standing there since you walked in the door." She grabbed the spoon that had landed on the floor and walked back to the sink to wash it off. Then she continued to cook.
I sat down next to Jack, across from Kalin and looked around. The kitchen was like any normal kitchen (or what I thought a normal kitchen should look like). Lots of pots and pans and other kitchenware, pictures of food, etc.
"You gotta watch out for Martha, Kylie," Yusei said, leaning back in his chair, "She's got eyes in the back of her head."
"And ears like a fox," Jack said.
"That's right," Martha said, bringing over a finished plate of bacon and eggs to the table, "You kids never could get away with pulling a joke over on me."
"No matter how hard we tried," Kalin said, reaching for a strip of bacon. Martha smacked his hand with the spoon. "Ow! What was that for?"
Martha smirked at him. "Guests first." She glanced at me.
"You don't consider us guests?" Jack asked.
"When I provide you with meals everyday, plus letting you stay here whenever you like? No, I don't." she stated.
I giggled. "It's fine. I'm not really that hungry."
"Liar," Yusei said under his breath.
Kalin smacked the back of his head. "You're being rude again."
"You're one to talk!" Yusei countered, "You just got smacked to!"
"At least I wasn't making false accusations!" Kalin fired back.
Martha and I looked at each other and both said, "Boys." And both of us started laughing.
Jack just folded his arms and watched Kalin and Yusei argue.
"Well, if you're not hungry yet, why don't you let these three eat and you come outside with me to pick herbs and vegetables?" Martha asked.
"You're making the guest work?" Jack asked.
Martha glared at him and Jack cringed back. He grabbed an apple and took a bite to keep his mouth shut. Martha smirked. "Thought so."
"I'd love to help you," I said standing up.
"Are you sure? I wouldn't want to make you work," she said, tapping the wooden spoon on Jack's head.
I giggled. "Nope. I'm willing to work."
"Well, follow me then," she said.
I smiled and waved to the boys and followed Martha back down the hall and out the front door.
