Looking around, from what he could see the place was very clean. Tables and all wooden furniture such as cabinets were cleanly polished. sofas and other small furniture including the lamps and decorative fixtures had zero dust on or around them. The entire living area that connected with the stairs was colored Grey and white with polished marble white flooring.
Damon could immediately guess one of the house rules would be to clean the large house as he doubted Dr. Res would do it all alone. Walking up the stairs, he listened closely as to why he couldn't hear no one talking, moving or some slither of a sound.
Finding the door with the number seven, he opened it to find a small neatly made bed, coat closet and simple furniture such as a nightstand with a lamp and book stationed on top. The blue comforter and matching pillows made the bed look very cozy, other than that it was basic which he didn't mind at all.
"Oh, we have two kids that have already been agreed to be adopted, Raya the early awakened and Jasper."
Captain issac repositioned the black patch over his eye while shaking his head. It didn't surprise him that the only two awakened kids out of the bunch was already being offered a permanent home. Especially an early awakened. After Damon's medical scare, they all were tested for abilities even though most could remember they were under the age for an awakened. It was something that was required.
"Well its only been three days and the grace period before adopting is a week. Things could change by then. Maybe they're memories will return to shed more light on the situation. No one remembered they're last name except Damon which makes me believe whatever happened to them, he was the only one who had the mental fortitude to fight it to some degree."
" Make sure to keep a eye on him especially. If his memories are coming back, he could be the key to understanding all of this. I believe the incident that occurred three days ago was his body rejecting and fighting what caused the gaps in memory. " Captain Issac said before taking his leave.
After washing up, Damon faced a large full body mirror in the bathroom.
"Hmph, its simple and comfortable. " he thought looking at the full cream tan colored linen shirt with matching shorts.
A knock on the door pulled his attention. After taking two of his longest locs, he bundled the rest up high tying it together with the two before opening the door.
"Jasper." He said with raised brows, surprised.
"Hey man, saw you made it back so im checking on you."
"Ah, yea im fine, just a little confused. Where are the others and why is it so quiet." He asked looking around.
"Grocery shopping, some went to pick up a few things for dinner with Dr. Res wife, the other's are in their rooms. Every room is soundproof. I only knew you was here because my room is right above the walkway outside."
Twisting his lips in thought Damon asked him about his memories.
"I dont really know, I mean I remember pieces of my life and I know im an awakened, I remember my ability well and everything. I just dont know my last name and family ties. Or anything about the brand on me. I know we were told about being taken away from our original lives, but I feel nothing. " he said in a very simple tone as if what he was saying didn't feel strange.
Damon recalled the memory of him, Jasper, a dark haired boy and the white haired beauty with pink and blue eyes traveling through a forest. The memory was short and still a bit unclear.
Twisting his lips in thought, Damon glanced around before asking....
"The girl with the blue and pink eyes, you know her name ?"
Jasper leaned against the door looking down in thought.
" Raya, she's an awakened like me, we all got tested for abilities after you were taken to get treated. It was more so to determine our ages i believe, funny thing is..Raya is an early awakened. She's already got several couples trying to give her a home. I have five myself." He responded.
Damon eyes darted around for a moment as something felt very familiar. He couldn't put his finger on it though.
"You like her or something?" Asked Jasper with a raised brow and cheeky smile.
"No, before I completely blacked out, I remembered seeing her thats all." He quickly responded. He was really asking about her because of his memory.
Damon didn't remember seeing the black haired boy with red eyes in the facility they all were being kept 3 days ago, but described him to Jasper trying to make sure. His mind was everywhere at the moment. He wondered why they didn't test him for abilities, not the he cared for people to know he was a early awakened as well. It was just something that crossed his mind.
He preferred keeping his ability a secret if he could. After all...in his mind, it wasn't a very good one. Damon and Jasper was soon accompanied by Sin, the brown skin boy with white skin that looked to be eating upward on his right arm. They all sat down downstairs in the main room.
Damon apologized for flipping Sin on his back, but Sin brushed it off.
"You're good, I understand it was out of reflex and that you were going through something. Ill return the favor someday though, when you least expect it." Sin said casually in a chilled manner.
As time passed the building had come alive as more kids came out they're rooms and the others returned. Along with the kids returning from the stores was Raya. Her eyes swept across the room, only to land on Damon briefly before she walked upstairs.
A sudden image entered his mind of Raya being carried down a dimly lit hall. Her beautiful eyes glistening in the dim light, like a beacon of small pink and blue flares. Blinking and shaking his head, Damon looked at her ascending figure with crazed eyes before his attention was grabbed by a few people who was bickering about what they wanted for dinner.
"We are having neither of those, our dinner tonight will be smoked fish with broth and a bed of rice with sweet bread " a feminine voice spoke. It was Dr. Res's wife, a curly haired pale woman with blush red cheeks that was obviously some kind of enhancing face wear for her skin. She wore a blue dress with tassels that wrapped around her waist tightly making her hips seem more defined as she walked through quickly heading for the kitchen.
"Girls, come with me. Lets get this dinner prepped and ready to go. Let those boys do what they do best, nothing. " she said cutting her eyes at a few of them.
"Mrs. Res doesn't like us, or boys rather. She prefers handling the girls while Dr. Res mostly attend to us." Sin said while stretching his back and shoulders before taking a seat.
As Raya returned to the main floor, her eyes met Damon again making a smoldering intuitive feeling cover him as their eyes locked. She went to the kitchen giving a helping hand with dinner. As she walked by, Damon's eyes never left her making Jasper and Sin smile in a slick manner that said it all.
"Someone's got an eye for the most beautiful girl here huh?" Sin asked making Damon snapped out his gaze.
After shaking his head softly and looking towards the fellas who were smiling oddly while moving their brows Damon faced palmed himself.
"Its nothing like that i swear, she's just so familiar to me. I think my memories are coming back, or fighting to come back. For some reason you and Raya are...."
"Are what Jasper said seeing Damon was referring to him."
"I dont know, its not very clear. You two just..." he stopped and looked at the girls piled up in the kitchen moving plates and pots around before continuing.
"It feels like I know you two, i just cant piece it together though."
Jasper leaned back on the sofa they were all sitting on. Pulling down his shirt a little, he looked at the G engraved above his brand.
"I, I dont remember you, I mean not before a few days ago, but I feel you're right. Out of everyone here you me and Raya are the only ones with a letter engraved above our brands. It has to mean something." He said thoughtfully.
"Yea, I agree. I know I've got nothing to do with it, but it makes sense. Perhaps the gaps in your memories are keeping you guys from figuring it out. It sure seems that way." Sin chimed in saying.
Upon hearing Sin, the conversation changed diving into Sin's memories.
"I don't know anything about my previous life either, but I have this strong craving for some slack shrub herbs." He said biting his bottom lip.
"Also, I feel like I've been to this city a few times before. Its strange." He added.
"Uggh, isnt that herb used only by grown ups. Its supposed to help with anxiety and stress right?" Jasper asked.
"Hey man im just telling you what im craving, I have no idea why, but yes its mainly for relaxing the nerves. " Sin responded.
The night went on and they all gathered around a huge table to have dinner. Every so often Raya would catch Damon looking at her. Raya said nothing and kept a neutral face expression the entire time. She barely said a word to anyone and only spoke when spoken to.
Mrs. Res constantly sparked up conversation with the girls while Dr. Res ate his food in peace while occasionally asking them all questions and going over the rules of their home.
Damon was right about his initial thought when first entering the beautiful home. All kids were expect to clean and go over the entire house thoroughly every morning and had to be done before breakfast was ready.
Dr. Res expected them to be out of bed and cleaning before the sun was up. It was also the boys job to clean up the kitchen after every meal. His wife and the girls cooked the food and the boys and himself would dispose of unwanted leftovers and washed their plates and areas.
Days passed and Damon had yet spoke with Raya. He planned to as more memories returned.
Every three days all of them would go outside to clean up the fallen rose petals that flooded the walkway from the roses latched on the building. At the moment, they all were cleaning up rose petals and Damon was gradually getting closer to Raya's working area.
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"Capetown, the captives are in Capetown and I want them all recovered within the next two days. Spoke a slim brown skin man wearing a top hat with a black and green suit.
"Yes Mr. Grimm, we will fix Chum's mistake and handle the situation for you."