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"Don't act like we're friends. I said don't act like you know me. Listen up, I'm the one who's gonna be asking the questions around here, you just answer. Is that clear?"

-Crow, Fragile Dreams: Farewell, Ruins of the Moon.

Chapter Two: Blind Remembrance

"No…" whispered Seto, shaking his head as he stared at his old friend. He felt his heart twist like it was some piece of rope. This couldn't be. Crow couldn't just forget him. He just couldn't!

"Seto-" Ren tried to clam him down and put a hand on his shoulder but the teen backed away from her. His gem-like eyes stared wide at Crow as they filled with tears. He knew Shin told him this would happen. That Crow would have no recall of the life he had before he died. But it still didn't feel fair. He wanted Crow to remember him. More than anything.

Ren looked at Seto as he began crying, knowing that she couldn't stop the tears. She decided to check on Crow. "Um, you are Crow. Are you sure you don't remember… Anything?" she asked. The black-haired android blinked and looked at his lap.

"A few things. I know that I am not human like the two of you. I know my creator was Dr. Akizawa and that he died of a heart disease. And…" Crow's eyes looked to Seto and they softened. "You… You look familiar. I'm not sure how but… Something at the back of my head is nagging at me." he said. Seto sniffled and he stood up, walking to Crow.

"So, you do remember some things. That's… Fantastic." he said, letting out a tiny smile. Crow nodded and he looked around the dark room, as if searching for something.

"If I can… Can I ask some questions, too?" he asked. Seto and Ren nodded and Crow staggered to his feet, his hands moving to the wall behind him to keep him balanced.

"I can't see that well. So that must mean that my other battery died down. How did you know of my rechargeable battery?" he asked.

"Well, as odd as it sounds, we learned from a college of Dr. Akizawa that you had one in your pocket. We came here and typed in the code that was needed. We placed the battery in you and, yeah, that's how you're awake now." explained Ren. Crow nodded as he leaned against the wall.

"OK, so here's my other question; Why? Were you apprentices for the progect? Or is there something else?" he asked. Ren nudged Seto and the young boy blushed, clearing his throat.

"Well, you may not remember this, Crow but, we use to be good friends. You were… Actually the first friend I ever had. When you were shut off… I missed you. I felt so alone, even though me and Ren found survivors in the past year. I just…" Seto took a step forward and looked at the ground. "I just couldn't live my life without you… You're my best friend." he whispered, blushing profoundly.

Crow could feel the warm breath of the younger boy with his motion sensors. He really wished he could see what this boy looked like, hoping that he looked as beautiful and soft as his voice was. He felt a strange feeling in his chest. He was doubting it was a heart, since he was a doll. But this feeling wasn't going away. No matter how hard he tried to ignore it. Through the darkness, he reached and took Seto's hand, relishing in it's warmth.

A strange noise came from the back of Seto's throat, both embarrassed and surprised that Crow was doing this. Ren was feeling the same, only it was more of happiness for her friend. When Seto looked to Crow, he found himself staring in his never ending eyes.

"Listen, er…"

"S-Seto."

"Right, Seto. Well listen, even though I don't recall of ever meeting you or of us ever becoming friends. But, it looks like it means a lot to you if I do. So, I want you to do me a favor. Can you help me remember? I want to know who I was before I shut off. Will you show me, Seto? Will you help me?" he asked gently. Seto felt locked in a trance with those bright eyes staring at him like that. He never knew Crow could be this gentle. The redhead then nodded with a smile.

"Yes, I'd be happy to. I want to help you remember, Crow." he said. Crow gave a grin and he then looked to Ren.

"Oh yeah, who's this?" he asked. Seto coughed and he blushed again. He was so happy to help Crow gain back his memory that he forgot about Ren.

"Oh yes, Crow, this is my friend, Ren. When I was on my own, I met Ren and we've been traveling together, searching for survivors. She's someone you can really count on." he said. Ren giggled and smiled.

"It's nice to meet you, Crow. Seto's talked a lot about you." she said with wink. Crow blinked while Seto turned as red as his hair. He coughed again and he walked over to the stairs.

"An-Anyway, why don't we just get out of here? Lets head over to the west perimeter. We can get some rest at the home base." he said, cooling down his flushing skin. He felt a hand grab his and he turned to see Crow smiling softly at him.

"Remember what I said? I can't see that well. Can you help me?" he asked. Seto flushed for the tenth time today and he nodded, looking over and holding his hand out to Ren.

"Lead the way?" he asked. Ren gave a light laugh and nod, taking the boy's hand and leading them out of the hotel. When they got out, they couldn't help but stare at the horizon as they walked.

The sun was looming halfway in the distance, signaling that it was dawn. The golden ball of fire was beautiful against the landscape of purple, blue, pink, and other soft colors. The wind blew in a caressing way as birds woke up and called their morning songs. Ren was walking ahead of the two boy's while Seto still had Crow's hand, helping him thought the slightly darken morning.

"Um… Are you sure you need me to guide you all the way to home base? Are your eyes that bad?" asked Seto. He felt fingers tighten around his hand and he gasped quietly as hot breath tickled his neck.

"No, I can see well now. I just want to hold your hand. Don't know why though." said Crow honestly, even though his eye were giving some alluring glint. Seto blushed and he looked back to the sunrise, trying to control his behavior. He knew Crow was only teasing. It was in his nature.

Crow, on the other hand, was enjoying this teasing more than his blushing friend. Even though he had just, from his point-of-view, met Seto, he felt a strange feeling he never knew of. It was the kind that made him think how his human traits would have reacted if he was a human. Like his palms would get sweaty or his blood would be going faster through his veins than normal. All he knew now was that he liked seeing Seto flustered. Yes, he was enjoying it very much.

"Hey guys, doesn't the sunset look more beautiful than usual?" asked Ren as she skipped around and picked a few wild flowers on her way. Seto nodded, his eyes not leaving the everlasting feat before him.

"Yeah, something's making it more… Peaceful and serine. I can't put my finger on it." he said. Crow smiled as the glow of the sun made Seto's pale skin look like gold and his red hair looked like the perfect shade of cherry-red. As innocent and sweet as he was, Crow was surprise that the boy didn't know how cute he looked. Ren then began walking with the two and she handed the both of them a wild flower. The girl giggled as she skipped ahead of them and Seto smiled as he played with the flower between his fingers.

"Hey, Seto?" the latter turned his head to his best friend.

"Yeah, Crow?" he asked. The green-eyed teen looked to Ren, then Seto, his eyes curious.

"Are you and Ren… In love? Do you love her?" he asked. Seto's eyes widen and he shook his head, giving a nervous smile.

"Me and Ren? No way. She's nice and all but I only like as a friend or sister. Besides," the young boy blushed as he looked to the sunset. "I've never fallen in love before. I want find someone… Who won't leave me. Someone who will stand by me all the way. Someone to hold me and tell me that they love me so much, that they will never leave me." he admitted. His blush darken when he realized what he just rambled. "S-Sorry." he apologized.

Crow chuckled and he shook his head. "Relax, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. I get you. Since you've been alone for a while, you just want someone by your side, right?" he asked. Seto nodded and Crow smirked as he leaned forward, pulling Seto closer to him. "Well, can I be the one?" he asked with his fang-like teeth shinning.

Seto could hear blood rushing through his ears and he felt his breathing shallow. He didn't know what to do. Half of him wanted to take Crow's offer and pull the elder down for a kiss. The other half was so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl under a rock.

"Guys! Come on! Home base is just a few yards away!" called Ren from ahead. Seto pushed away from Crow and he shakily gained back his composer. Clearing his throat, he pointed to the home base.

"Um, shall we?" he asked. Crow chuckled and he nodded.

"Yeah, lets go. Last one there is a rotten egg! TALLYHO~!" he yelled as he ran ahead. Set laughed as he tried to catch up with the other.

"Hey! No fair! You got a head start!"

"Look! Seto and Ren are here!"

Everyone of the west perimeter turned and all the little ones squealed as they ran up to meet the two saviors of earth. Seto and Ren laughed as the children yapped and tackled them like puppies. Crow stood aside and watched, smiling as his two friends smiled. He really liked Seto's smile. It was so angelic, especially with those soft and rose-pink lips.

"Yo! I didn't expect to see you guys come around here!" said a seventeen-year-old guy walking over to them. He had short, golden-blonde hair and sky blue eyes. Seto immediately grinned and he stood up.

"Nico!" he cried happily. The young man named Nico laughed and he caught Seto in a head lock, ruffling his hair.

"It's good to see ya, short stuff. Man, it's been like three months already. What, you hate me that much?" he asked teasingly. Seto laughed and he pushed himself away from his good friend.

"Sorry, it's just that we've been busy for a while." he said. Nico nodded and he smiled at Ren.

"Good to see ya, too, Ren. Seto's not talking in his sleep, is he?" he asked. Ren giggled as she gave her picked wild flowers to the children.

"Sometimes, but he's probably gonna stop tonight." she said.

"Why, because I'm here?" asked Nico, sneaking a wink at Seto. Said boy blushed and looked at the ground. There was then a (rather loud) coughing and Seto looked to see Crow looking rather irritated.

"Oh, sorry Crow. Nico, this is my friend, Crow. Crow's experiencing some memory lost and me and Ren are trying to help him out. Crow, this Nico. He's one of the first survivors me and Ren found and he's the leader of the west and south perimeter of Japan." said the boy. Nico smiled and held out his arm.

"Nice to meet you. I hope we become good friends." he said. Crow walked forward and he gave a glare.

"Yeah, sure. And just to let you know, I'm Seto's best friend. Even if I can't remember him that well, I'm making sure no one is hurting him. So you better lay off the winking, if you catch my drift." he said in a warning tone. Nico blinked and he looked to Seto, who was playing with some little kids. He then looked back to Crow and simply grinned.

"Noted." he said. Crow smirked, glad to see that this guy was smart. Nico then clapped his hands and he cupped his hands around his mouth.

"Hey, everyone! Tonight, we're throwing a bon fire for Seto, Ren, and their friend, Crow! Lets make sure we bring the good stuff! Kapeesh?" he called. Everyone in the perimeter gave a cheer and the party was planned.

"And then we were being cornered by these weird-ass ghost leg things and we nearly lost all the yen we were carrying. But then we tried this criss-cross strategy I had and we got out of the place in a synch." said Nico as he, Seto, Ren, Crow, and everyone else in the perimeter sat around a bon fire. All of them were having a good time with telling stories, singing songs, and a lot of other things. They were all just listening to a story Nico had and they were all enjoying smores.

"Wow, that sounds amazing, Nico." said Ren as she put together her smore. Nico smiled as he took a bite out of his dessert.

"Yeah, I guess. But you guys probably had more fun times than the rest of us." he said. Seto shrugged as he placed his whole smore in his mouth.

"Nof. Mee ha no fwa keha soh heena foof." said the pale boy with his mouth full. Everyone laughed and Seto blushed as he gulped up his marshmallow treat.

"Sorry. I said that you must've had some fun adventures, too." he said. Everyone laughed again and Seto joined, scratching the back of his neck.

"Seto, you got yourself some chocolate. Right… Here." said Nico as he reached over and brushed his thumb over the corner of Seto's mouth, licking up the chocolate. Seto redden and he chuckled nervously. There was a sudden rustle and Seto looked to see Crow stand up, walking away from the fire.

"Where are you going, Crow?" asked Seto. Crow looked back and shot a glare.

"Out for a walk." he muttered as he walked into the forest. Seto looked at the others before he dashed after Crow. After walking past thick shrubbery, the sixteen-year-old found the seventeen-year-old sitting by a small pond. He had taken off his signature hat and he was staring at the crescent-shaped moon in the sky. The younger walked over slowly and he took a seat next to his friend, looking at the sky.

"The moon looks nice tonight." he said. Crow nodded and said nothing. Seto bit his lip and he continued.

"You know, when we first met, the moon was exactly like this. It was nearly dark but with the crescent shape. We stared at it for a while and we became friends, too. I'll never for get that day." said the redhead.

"Seto?" asked Crow, looking at him. Seto looked back and he felt himself going lost.

"Yeah, Crow?" he asked. Crow placed his arms around Seto and he pulled him into a tight embrace, resting his chin on the other boy's shoulder. Seto tried to look at Crow but the other held one hand to the back of his head, keeping him in place.

"Tell me about the day we met. I want to get back as much as my memory as possible." said Crow softly. Seto nodded with a red face and he pulled a little away from Crow. He was still in his arms though.

"OK. We met one night when I was searching for survivors in a place called Fun Park…"

Seto explained from there on how Crow had teased him and how he took his locket from him. He told him about the elusive chase they had, from running around the park, to the roller coaster, and to the pit fall trap and to the fall Crow suffered. He saved the best for last.

"And then, you showed me this picture on how you wanted to know what your past was. Oh! Here, I have it in my locket." said Seto as he opened his locket and pulled the photo out. He handed it to Crow and the other teen looked at it.

"This… This is Dr. Akizawa. I'm sure of it." said Crow. Seto looked over his shoulder.

"Hey, how come you can remember this stuff? You didn't even know this stuff when I met you." he said. Crow shrugged as he tucked the picture in his coat.

"I guess that's because I'm in starter mode. I do wish I can remember the memories before I was shut off." he said. Seto nodded and he pulled his knees to his chest.

"Me too. By the way, why did you leave the bon fire?" he asked. Crow was silent for a bit before he took Seto's hand gently.

"The way Nico was acting to you… I hated it for some reason. I'm… Really drawn to you, Seto. Did, something happen when I met you? Besides us becoming friends?" he asked. Seto looked at their entwined hands for a second before looking back at the moon.

"Well… You kissed me. You told me that friends did it all the time. I was a little shocked because it was my first kiss but then, I was OK with it, since we became best friends after that. Maybe that's why…?" he asked, blushing pink.

Crow smiled, glad to know that he was Seto's first kiss. He then chuckled and placed one arm around Seto, pulling him close to him.

"Well, I guess that makes me your very important person then." he chuckled. Seto blushed but he laughed, too. A silence fallowed and Seto grew tired, resting his head on Crow's shoulder as they stared at the moon. Seto closed his eyes and he then remembered Ren's Moon song.

(Note that the words in parentheses are translated into English)

Tsuki wa ma maru marui wa kirei,

(The radiant, round, round, moon)

Kirei wa kawaii,

(Your radiance is so cute)

Metome itsumete burede mite,

(Always shining, looking through my eyes)

Bye, bye genkire mata ashita,

(Bye Bye, please be well until tomorrow)

Hoshi wa kira kira kirei wa sameshi,

(The lonely, bright, bright, stars)

Sameshi wa watashi…?

(Are you just as lonely as I…?)

Detode tsurai de hon go,

(Having a difficult time living)

Sayonara, tsuki no haikyo.

(Farewell, ruins of the moon.)

Crow closed his eyes as Seto sang, his voice reaching the woods and beyond. He felt so happy with Seto. Did he feel this way when he actually knew Seto? Was there always this tight feeling his chest? This odd spin in his mind? This feeling of… Love?

"You have a good voice, Seto." said the crow-like boy as he stroke the hairs behind Seto's neck. He heard a soft noise and looked at Seto, smiling when he saw that he had fallen asleep. With a light chuckled, he picked up the young boy bridal style as he carried him back to home base. As he looked at the young boy's sleeping face, he gave him a peck on the forehead.

'I sure hope I do remember my lost memories. Because when I want to look up at the moon with Seto, I want to actually remember him. I want him… To never leave my side.'

And there's you second chapter~! Aw, Crow's acting so sweet, it makes me sad that I made him lose his memory. But don't worry, he'll somehow get his memory back. With the help of his friends and true love, he's sure to. Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter and I hope you review! See ya in the next chapter!

This is me saying, Peace!