Xing Beach

Theta surfaced. "See! I am a good swimmer!"

Dante thought for a few moments." I guess They will see the scar sooner or later. Also, I'm going to tell Proto what you said about your hair. He might like a good revenge scheme."

Dante walked out of the changing tent a bit later, his suit on and his scar visible.

Maria raised her hands. "Yes, yes you are. That was a cheep trick with the tail you did, but you are a good swimmer. Even better then me~ Buuuut......"

She began swimming back.

"Can you beat me back?~"

She dived underwater and got a huge lead.

Media felt irritated, and rather threatened. Proto. "Not if I kill you two first!" she said, running towards the tent and as Kotaro came out, bonked him on the head.

"Oh, wow, you're right," she ended up saying, looking at the scar. "But it doesn't really bother me."

"Hey! Thats no fair!" Theta said swimming back and using her tail to catch up.

Dante smiled as he rubbed his head. "Whatever happened to not wanting to test me?"

He sighed. "Well, it would show some day."

Maria reached the shallow water before Theta, but she was close behind. She could still win. Maria bolted for it, laughing, trying to beat Theta to the dry sand.

"A spur of the moment," she smirked. "You made me change my mind." She nodded. "And it's not really bothering, like I said. Ask Alpha, if you really don't think my opinion isn't credible."

Theta reached the sand at the same time as Maria.

Dante smiled. "Well, no use hiding it now." He looked at her. "But really, put on a suit and go have fun. Or are you scared of Alpha seeing you in one?"

Maria fell over, breathing hard, laughing. "Damn, your quick, you know that?"

Media turned red at his suggestion and looked away. "How-how dare you," she said softly, stammering. "No-no way!!"

"You too!" Theta said breathing heavily.

"Then prove me wrong and wear a suit and have fun. Or I'll throw you in the water myself." He smiled. "Or maybe I can just have Alpha help you into it." He said with a small chuckle.

"I suggest soda!" Maria said, slowly getting to her feet. She went and got her and Theta some soda. She chugged her can right down, letting out a long sigh.

"Aaaaaaaah, that hit the spot~"

She bonked him again. "You!!!!!" she lost her words, growing redder by the minute. "Argh!!!" she stepped back away from him, gritting her teeth and trying to cover her face.

Theta drank her soda and smacked her lips. "Yummy!"

Dante laughed and pointed at the tent. "Do it Media, or I WILL have Alpha come help you. Or force the other girls to put it on you."

Maria looked out towards the sea. A voice went through her ears, a face appearing over the water. She had no idea who he was, but she knew she never knew him. That person played a role with the original. With the poor child who became a victim for the cloning process. Maria's punishment is that she would experience the pains of that little girl, remember what happened to her.

Maria hi-cupped. She went to the water and sat in it so her tears wouldn't show. She felt the pain of the girl. She felt her sadness, as her best friend dropped before her, trying to protect the little girl.

Maria had no connection to him. But, whenever he saw the face of that little boy, she would cry.

"This is blackmail you know?" Media said, grumbling, not budging. "This is... you... you're impossible!" she screamed in frustration.

Dante grinned. "Oh THETA! I think Media needs help putting on her suit!"

Theta ran beside him. "Is that right?" She said snickering.

Dante turned and began to walk over to Maria.

Flashbacks began streaming through her head.

Her parents were killed right in front of her. The military was about to take her, but that boy.... he ran in. He grabbed the girl and tried running for it. That little boy, who tried to protect her die-

Some vocals echoed through her ears as the scene unfolded.
Past
Girl: "Heeeey! Thats no fair! Give it back!"
Boy: "Heh, I wouldn't, even if you threatened to kill me~"
Then
Soldier: "Hey! Release the girl!"
Boy: "No. Not even if you threatened to kill me."

The memories flowed through her mind. She submerged her face, and made it look like she was blowing bubbles. But, if you got close enough, you would see she was sobbing.

Media backed away. "Theta, I will kill you, I seriously will. I have no mercy to kittens, you know," she said glaring and backing away, only to hit Alpha. "Come on, you, help me out here! This is wrong!"

Dante stopped when he got close to Maria. He sat down next to her and sighed. "You need someone to talk too?"

Theta grabbed Media and dragged her to a tent, throwing her in with her monster strength. "Get dressed!"

Alpha raised an eyebrow. Weird.

The memories disappeared as Kotaro talked to her. She raised her head from the water and sniffled, rubbing her eyes. "W-why would you ask something like that? I'll talk to people when I wanna talk to people~ Its rude not to ^^"

Her face was clean of distress, but her ears went agenst her, drooping.

"I AM DRESSED, THETA!" she screamed. "YOU WEIRDO - DON'T TOUCH ME! THIS IS HARASSMENT!!"

Theta threw the bag containing Media's suit in the tent. "In that."

Dante looked at Maria. "I'm not leaving till you tell me. I'm not going to let my sister be sad and not try anything to help."

Sadness returned to her face.

"I've..... I've been having visions of the girl's life.... the one who was captured..... who im a clone of..... whenever I see them, I feel her pain. Her sadness. Even if i remember it as nothing, if I see it again, it will be as if I was the girl...."

Media stayed in the tent and lay down, ignoring the bag. "Maybe I should've just stayed here in the first place."

"Don't make me send Alpha in there." Theta threatened.

Dante saw the sadness and hugged her. "You were her before, I remember my memories, you remember yours. But you said they. Who else did you see?"