"I have something you could nibble on." Chess offered before Domino pushed in front of him.

"Kayen, why are we doing this?" Domino asked.

Stopping in mid-step, Kayen turned to look at the other. "Why? Do you want to go back?"

"I want to do what you want to do...I'd just like to know why you do it." Domino said evenly.

Staring at him for a long moment, Kayen let out a slow breath. "Because I'm tired of getting poked and prodded day after day... I'm tired of being nothing more then a number."

He reached out and gently touched Domino's sleeve covered hand.

"I want to be able to touch you again," He mumbled. "...Come on. We'll head the opposite way. Chances are the guards are checking it out. If we're lucky, we'll find a human city within a few days walk."

"You mean a home." Domino said. "That was what popped into your head."

Kayen didn't reply as he pulled away and started back in their original direction.

"...Smooth." Chess snickered to his brother. "Creep him out by telling him what he wants."

"I want what he wants." Domino said again before he started walking. "We want someplace to sleep and feel safe in."

"Whatever." Chess rolled his eyes and followed after them.

--

The world was blurry and out of focus. He could hear the sound of wind - something he only heard when using his abilities on the training fields - and could feel a soft breeze hitting him.

Opening his eyes, he found himself staring into a pair of silver ones.

SILVER!

It shot off like an alarm and he started to struggle and back up.

"Its okay!"

It was the boy from the lab - his long hair was spilling around him and for some reason he was wearing clothing now... a striped shirt and a pair of white pants. A prisoner's uniform... Red recognized it from when they would bring in new children from the jails of the rumored 'nearby city'.

He got a good look at the other for the first time, eyes darting all over as he took everything in. Long black hair, spilling past his waist... pale skin and soft features - almost Asian in appearance. He was fairly tall... and those eyes...!

No one in The Facility had silver eyes, save for LiSen and even he only had one. It was something that only the Silvers (as Kayen called them) had... who was this kid?

"Who- ow!" Red reached up and touched his head- feeling the cut on the side of his forehead.

"You're hurt..." The dark-haired boy whispered, slowly reaching toward him, before he thought better and pulled his hand away. "Your friend... the one with hair similar to mine... he is hurt too."

"Huh?" The redhead blinked before he sat up sharply. "LiSen!?"

"Careful," The other warned. "Don't sit up too-"

He paused as he realized where Red had been, there was suddenly no-one.

"Don't get so damned close!" Denum was snapping behind the tall boy.

"Lee!" Red called worriedly.

Turning, the dark-haired boy got up and moved closer.

"Calm down, it's not too bad," Aireio snorted.

"It's just my leg," LiSen assured, motioning to his leg - which had several thick cuts on it. "And it wasn't even from the crash... some thing found me while we were out and tried to drag me off... He saved me."

He nodded to the boy who stood behind Red, watching curiously.