Vague memories, strong feelings

Lyn was free falling, the dark completely enveloped her. She felt as if she disappeared from the world. No sounds, no light, no warmth.

The vague stinging got stronger, becoming a headache. She hugged her head, as she tried to resist the pain. The last time she had such a situation was about one month after the mess in the canteen.

She felt drowning in those dark yet strangely familiar emotions, her honey eyes were slowly tainted by the black.

As she was on the brink of collapsing, a voice called out. " Eve, Eve ! ". A pair of worried eyes appeared in front of her, the fierce looking youth now seemed to soften. The girl heard the voice, she turned her head, seeing the guy from before. " you…". " Yes, I'm the guy from before. Right, I haven't introduced myself, though the circumstances aren't perfect. I'm Adeus". He smiled while looking at her. " Hello, I'm Ashlyn". The other side's expression frowned, but it disappeared as soon as it came. The two kept company to each other in silence.

If one was watching outside, he would see the awkward positions of their bodies, since they were still hanging in the center.

The two game devices, after the free fall, were being moved on the railway. Now the place was lightened by a few torches.

Dark tunnel was shown, while in the end there was a spot of light. The exit.

" Welcome back", the staff politely greeted them, then the other helped them to get out of those machines. Adeus walked towards Lyn, " are you feeling okay?", " uh.. I think I'm still dizzy". After that sentence, he offered her his hand, with a light smile on his lips. She was a bit stunned by his dazzling smile, and those eyes. Such a pair of pretty eyes, she thought in her mind.

The staff watched those two, and smiled. Meanwhile they sat on a bench, while he was taking care of her. " Here ", he handed her an opened orange can. A bubbly fresh aroma reached her nose. It smelled quite nice, so she took a sip. " Mnnnn ! It really has a nice taste ". He just smiled at her, at least she was recovering from the shock. As he kept looking at her, he noticed that she indeed changed since the last meeting. She now looked better, healthy and happy.

But as he was thinking about those things, his eyes darkened. She seemed to have lost her memories. This was the only explanation for her lack of reaction to her nickname. He was the one who personally gave it to a small child with black hair with blue reflections. His heart throbbed, as now he was the only keeper.

Ashlyn, instead, felt a bit guilty for saying the previous words to him. He now even helped her out, and she clearly saw how no players were able to get near her. He was always at her back knocking off everyone near him, except her. So she gathered all her courage, and decided to apologize. " I.. i… I'm sorry for the words that I said out carelessly ". Adeus, looked at her, then laughed seeing her blushing, " I don't mind it. I'm instead sorry to have startled you, I was just surprised to see a childhood playmate. That's all ". " Oh … We were childhood playmates? I don't seem to recall this ". Seeing his disappointed expression, she stretched out her hand, " Let's be friends ", while smiling brightly. He lightly shaked his head then accepted her offer.

On the other side Roswell was smirking, while his eyes were amused. It seems that the mysterious person he was looking for was her. But something seemed off, he was excepting to see a reunion, instead he only saw a pained look on the youth. He thought that he'll ask him about this matter. But later, now he should enjoy his moment.

" Lynnnnnnn!!!!!" , a teary Esm runned towards her. She hugged her friend, while the rest soon reached her. They all jumped off, after seeing her being out. The three boys were glancing at the emerald eyed youth, with an impolite gaze. Especially Dev, who frowned, " excuse me, but who are you ? ". The other side looked up and down at him, then with an indifferent voice, replied, " I'm her friend ". Ander, annoyed, snapped at him, " oh, really, then, since when ?? ". " Since a few moments ago ". Esme shot a gaze at him, " Lyn clearly was a bit uncomfortable when you glared at her, before ". Lex, instead , asked how Lynn was feeling. She nodded at him.

Ashlyn was literally surrounded by her friends, then she threw a glance at Adeus, who clearly was not bothered at all. He looked quite collected, while a doomering air surrounded him. 'cool', this was the word that popped out of her mind. She abruptly came out from her daze. " what he said was true, so please stop this, ok ? ". Four pairs of stupefied eyes fixed on her. She coughed, to ease this moment of awkwardness.

" Ashlyn, I have to go, so let's meet somewhere later. Oh, right, I won't mind them, since they're your friends ", Adeus waved his hand and walked away.

Seeing that guy walking away, her friends looked at her, their expression asking for an explanation.

" Hey, Adeus, who was that lovely child? ", " none of your business, since I've found her by myself. The contract between us doesn't imply a favor if I achieved my aim without your help. ". Mr. Daft chuckled, " there's no need to be so rude. I only asked to help you. Do you need information on her ? Afterall, your data competence is still average ". The fierce youth glared at the man. Then he nodded.

He just wondered what request he'll ask. As for the first one, he had to go on a daily training and regular check ups. Nothing harmful, at least on the surface.

A dangerous light flashed in the depths of his cold eyes.