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Eli opened her eyes to an unfamilier ceiling. Her mind was perfectly clear but her body, completely numb. She tried moving slowly but that just set her body alight with muscle spasms and intense fiery pain. She screwed up her eyes in pain and let a string of curses as the pain recceded and the numbness settled back in. Eli moaned softly and settled with looking at her surroundings. The room was bright and airy with the sun shining through large bay windows. There was a single wicker table next to her filled with-

"Hey Girl-Childe, aree yew okaie?" The innocent question set off a million jackhammers in her head and Eli moaning in pain set off another yell "Sheas alievae!"

"Urgahhanghhhhnnnn" Eli cried incoherently as a wet cloth ungummed her lips and the cold water dribbled down her throat. "Th...Thank ... You" She mumbled, closing her eyes as the ground lurched underneath her. Eli realized she must have been on some sort of stretcher. Eli feined sleep, it had always given her a chance to think before. She cast back her memory, there must have been a reason why she was where she was, wherever that was. There was nothing there after her conversation with Phoenix. Absolutly nothing. Then the though jerked her ... Who was Phoenix?

As Eli cursed furiously trying to remember this elusive character called Phoenix, all she could remember was his name. Or was it a her? Whoever was carrying her gently placed her body on a deliciously soft bed. She continued to fake sleep and just listened

"We shouldn't but any blankets on her, it might stick"

"She'll freeze if we don't though"

"Yeah and a lot of thanks we'll get if she gets hurt anymore!"

"Just shut the window then. I suppose Jakio will clean her up soon enough"

"Yeah and she'll definatly have her work cut out for her this time, just what did this girl do?" The people laughed and walked out, shutting the door with a bang.

Eli steadied herself and in one violent jerk, threw up aching body foward so she could survey the damage done to her.

"Oh My ..." She could finish her sentence. The dress she wore was sullied and stained the deep red colour of blood. It was ripped and torn and the wounds on her arms and legs were dripping pus onto the sheets. One partically festering gash across her left thigh has been oozing junk for so long the dress around it was glued firmly to the skin. The door creaked open as Eli stare wide eyed at the injuries she had recieved.

"Well you led us on a wild goose chase, didn'tcha girlie" The women who entered had a deliciously soft voice, liquid chocolate. It contrasted with the deformity of her face. " Course if we 'adn't 'ad found ya Sieas wouldn't 'ave been too 'happy"

"Sieas?" Eli asked quietly as the lady set down a case of medical supplies on the small table next to the bed.

"The guv of this joint. Which your now 'part of. Listen to him girl or you'll be send 'ome in a bag. He'll probably jus' sell you of tas a nice family who'll just wanna see the girlie bits every now n then." The lady replied, ripping Eli's dress away from the open wounds mercilessly.

"I cant ... I don't remember ... anything. What I've been doing"

"D'warry about it then. This is your life now. This is your new life." The lady patted Eli on the head and pointed to the pultice inside her wounds. "Leave them be. I'll be back in a bit" She left leaving Eli to her own confused thoughts.

CHERUB S.U Headquarters, Dining Room

"I don't understand it" Darryl murmered to himself. He was alone in the dining room since he was eating later than normal. There were too many missing details about Eli's disapperence "I truely don't understand" Darryl grabbed Jacksons phone from his pocket, he had removed it from Jackson in case the people rang again. not that it would've made any difference since the names on a CHERUB S.U members phone uses code names instead of real name. Darryl himself was nicknamed Weapons Expert.

"Darryl, it is not your fault" The voice came from behind him, calm and collected as normal. Rei was just one of those people.

"I know. It's just the though that Eli might never be coming back again that scares me ... I owe her a lot" Darryl sighed

"We all owe her a lot. Darryl, it's still possible to trace that call, if ... if they ring again." Rei said as Darryl stared into Rei's azure blue eyes

"how is Aisha holding up? She seems pretty distraught"

"Better. Jonathan is keeping her busy so she doesn't think about Eli to much. She's taking thins harder than anyone else" Darryl nodded at the words and silently he left the room with Rei by his side.

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It was later that night and Eli was restless. He mind was plaughed with questions and he body alternated between being sore because of her injuries and itchy because of the bandages. The lady had left her alone with dinner near eight hours ago. The door was locked, she had tried that first and the window was set on the thrid floor. She wasn't desprate enough to jump from that height ... yet. A gust of icy are blew throught the window, and Eli, seated on the ledge of the window, shivered as the curtains gusted around, casting eerie shadows on the walls.

"That dream..." she murmered gently to herself.

That crazy dream... Her thoughts became erratic as the injuries started shutting down her thinking.

"I must have been more tired than I thought" She said, straddling the window frame dizzily. The lock clicked and a well dressed man entered the room"

"I though I heard ... ELI!" The man too three large steps towards Eli was caught her before she passed out and fell out the window.

"Ah!"

"I thought I heard a little mouse wandering around in here, but I never expected that mouse to be planning to jump from a third floor window" He laughed, place Eli gently back onto the bed.

"Are you ... Sieas?" Eli mumbled and as her vision cleared slightly "And I wasn't planning on jumping, I just liked the night air!"

"I'm sure your right Eli, and yes. My name is Sieas Kyakio. I do hope your enjoying your stay here"

"It's ... nice here" Eli sighed, with her eyes closed and her voice faint "my dreams have been scary. Coughing Eli pulled herself up, wary of the exhaustion in the back of her mind.

"Lie back. we don't want to you more injured than before" Sieas chuckled lightly, whilst gently caressing Eli's hair. Cautiously she obeyed and shut her eyes.

Eli opened her eyes again and glanced out the window to see the sun rising over the hills, bathing the land in a dull pink glow.

"A bad omen. Blood's been split this night" Eli murmered

"Ah, so you've awakened" Sieas commented from a wicker chair situated across the room. He got up and groaned as he streched his back.

"Hm" Eli said not committing to anything.

"Would you like me to ask Jakio to bring up some breakfast for you?"

"Jakio?"

"the elderly lady who cleaned your wounds"

"Ah" Eli shuffled where she sat and stared out the window. "You ... look familier"

"Maybe I was in your strange dream. I'll go ask Jakio to make us a delicious breakfast and then we'll discuss what going to happen now" Sieas smiled as Eli nodded and silently left the room.

Sieas' smiled widened as he walked down the hallway. Eli had completly forgotten everything about her past life. Jakio had done well this time, the concoction she created to invoke memory loss had a 50 chance of working. Sieas was just happy he didn't have to kill this one. After all Eli was a valuble asset to have. She was ruthless and committed the most horrific of crime without a emotion on her face.

CHERUB S.U Headquarters: Aisha's Room

Aisha was the youngest and smallest active agent at CHERUS S.U and because of that she recieved the smallest room. But the room was bright and airy and was a shade of bubblegum pink. Eli had helped her paint it when she Aisha was younger, Aisha thought, lying on her bed in the early hours of the morning with bloodshot eyes from reletless crying. Aisha felt guilty, about everything, anything. She just wanted someone to tell her it wasn't her fault, to treat her like the child she was, give her a cuddle and spend the night with her.

Since Aisha was born in CHERUB S.U sometimes things had been hard for her. She didn't have the same level of social skills you would expect a child of her age to have. There should've been people her own age as active agents but that year only Aisha had entered the ranks. She was too mature for her own age, too immature for the older ages. Aisha couldn't even go to a local school. Sometimes she got taught by her father, Jonathan, most of the time she gleamed enough education from the other members of CHERUB S.U. She could still remember the time when she walked in on Darryl and Rei in the middle of an 'adult situation' and asked the infamous question. "Where do babies come from? Eli says it's when people have sex. What's sex?"

Aisha giggled remembering the shade of red both Darryl and Rei had blushed and instantly felt a sharp pang of guilt in her heart. Once more she couldn't stop crying. She knew she wouldn't sleep so made an executive decision. She grabbed her teddy and padded off down the corridor.

CHERUB S.U Headquarters: Jackson's Room

"Jackson ... JACKSON" Aisha said, still sobbing pitifully. Jackson rolled over, revealing his own dead eyes.

"Aisha, you've been awake too. You shouldn't be. You need your sleep" He murmered sitting up.

"I can't ... I won't ... I'm" Aisha sobbed, desperatly rubbing the tears out of her eyes.

"You don't want to be alone?" Jackson asked as Asha nodded "Come here then" Jackson pulled Aisha under the covers and wrapped her in his arms. Aisha continued crying for a few minutes before falling asleep.

"I'm glad she fell asleep. I doubt anyone else her would be sleeping to comfortably. Ah well she's still a child. It's a good thing"

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"So Eli, Do you not remember anything about your past life?" Sieas asked as he placed a steaming cup of hot chocolate in front of the girl. Eli shook her head mournfully

"There is only a few things I do remember. My name for one, and my age. All I remember since waking up here is that I was talking to a person named Phoenix. I don't know who he is though" She murmered as she stared into the steam rising from her cup.

"Would you like to find out?" Sieas asked softly, knowing that this was a single final test to check whether her memory was gone. He pulled out a miniscule mobile phone. "We found this in a bag near you. I'm not sure if it belongs to you or not but, in case it is..."

"Darryl gave this to me" Eli said quietly. "But I don't know who Darryl is" the hint of doubt Sieas had felt was crushed instantly by her statement. Eli flipped open the phone expertly and quickly found the phonebook

"Can you find the number, we couldn't understand it"

"I feel like I should know these names. Sniper, Diamond, Weapons Expert, Technical Expert, Medic. Maybe I should just try one?" Eli asked resolutly. She wanted her memory back no matter the cost.

CHERUB S.U Headquarters: Darryl's Room

Darryl was woken from his troubled sleep by a shrill ringing coming from across the room. Darryl sat up groaned and fumbled a bit before realising he'd have to get out of bed. After getting up and grabbing his dressing gown he grabbed Jackson's phone.

"Hello?" He yawned, completly oblivious to the fact that it wasn't his phone

"Hello... Is this Medic?" The voice asked calmly.

"No... Weapons Expert ... Darryl. Who is this?"

"Then you were the one who gave me this phone" Darryl snapped awake. "Why Did you answer Medic's phone then? Who are you? And how do you know me?

"Eli ... ELI!" Darryl's yell echoed down the corridor and Eli's friend came rushing in as the phone went dead.

"Darryl?" Jackson asked, retrieving his phone carefully.

"She doesn't know who we are"

TBC

Sorry if it kinda sucks. I've been sick for, like, the last week or so. i'm so bored :(

I hate being sick...