Right…new people…this chappy will probably just be introducing them all and finishing up this whole conspiracy thing. With that said, enjoy!

Polaris18: Hm, I might be able to arrange that… might be a chappy or two before I get him in there, but I'll be sure to put him in. And why is everyone saying it's crazy? Oh well, thanks for reviewing!

freya kurenai: Yes, the apocalypse is sure to follow soon now that I've updated. And Kalelle should make you nervous, he's a creepy boy. Thanks for reviewing!

Angel of 513: Well, you being confused is nothing new, ne? Heh, just kidding… kind of. Either way, thanks for reviewing!

A/N: Whoo, 70 chapters! Wonder if I can actually make it to 100… let's find out, shall we?

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Kanone looked the one known as Kalelle up and down, as did everyone else who knew Kanone. Eyes especially regarded the identical boy with a bit of suspicion and intrigue. After a moment, blue eyes darted to his boyfriend and a hushed whisper asked, "Is he your brother?"

Kanone shook his head, "I don't have any siblings that I know of," he informed the younger one, "and both of my parents are dead." Meaning, if he did have a brother, they'd be the only ones to know for sure.

"I've never seen him." Ayumu offered, the elder Narumi confirming his younger brother's statement with a nod. If those two hadn't ever seen Kalelle, it was likely he had never been around the estate.

With that said, Kanone turned his gaze back to the older boy, "Do you know who your parents are?" he wondered.

Kalelle tilted his head before smiling and laughing slightly, shaking his head, "Well, yes and no." he replied, biting his lower lip in thought as how to explain his situation.

"Yes and no?" Kousuke parroted, "It's one or the other. How can you know and not know?"

"Well, you see, I don't really have any parents." Kalelle continued, barely hearing the ranting redhead, "However, I do know the man that created me, and he's like a father." Another moment of thinking and he shook his head, "Rather, he was one of the ones who created me."

"Created?" Ayumu questioned, "What are you?"

"Hm… a clone, I suppose would be the term they'd use." he said, "An imitation, basically, just a copy of something, or rather someone greater that they wanted to replicate."

"Clone?" Kanone repeated, not having heard the term in any place other than a futuristic fantasy novel. A nod confirmed that they had heard right, that something that was the product of a medical marvel was standing before them- technology they couldn't even fully comprehend.

Ayumu especially was interested in such a feat, as he thought he was informed about the underdeveloped town's technological skills. He walked a circle around Kalelle, looking him up and down, muttering, "He really is an exact copy." Which brought another detail to his attention, "What did you mean by 'someone greater'?" he wondered, "If you're a clone, aren't you and Kanone exactly alike?"

The brunette shook his head, "No, not exactly. While I am a copy, I'm just a mere imitation, and you know what they say-nothing better than the original."

"If you have such a pessimistic attitude about it, why continue to live?" Chase interrupted.

"Pessimistic?" the clone echoed, slightly confused. Another smile graced his lips, "Not at all, just the simple truth. I'm not near what Kanone is, but in other ways, I'm more skilled."

"Like how?" Jack asked, interested in how someone could best Kanone. He wasn't Mr. Perfect, but he was generally skilled in most everything.

"Like getting kids into bed." One boy in the crowd, the white-haired teen, muttered.

"You're just jealous." The black-haired boy shot back, sticking his tongue out.

"Of what?" the older one challenged, glaring slightly at the other.

"Kalelle gets more at once than you ever have." Sailes, the younger boy of about fifteen replied. He had black hair that was held back in a pony tail and piercing green eyes. The other, Zion, had short white hair and silver eyes.

Zion simply scoffed at him, "I've had you once, that's all you're good for."

Green eyes narrowed and the younger boy growled in the back of his throat. Kalelle glanced back at Zion, "Don't speak about Sailes like that." He warned, wrapping an arm around the boy's waist.

The younger one rolled his eyes, "Why would I listen to you?" he asked, sarcastically.

"Because he can kick your ass?" Ai, the Ayumu look a like, questioned.

"Yeah, right, and I can kick yours, so shut up."

The violet-haired teen sneered and the crimson-eyed, hot headed boy at his side took a step forward, "Try it and I'll snap your neck."

"I don't need you defending me, Suki." Ai reminded his boyfriend, "I can take Zion perfectly fine, he can't fight worth crap."

"You don't even like fighting." Another boy spoke up. This one was younger than the rest, only fourteen, and had light blue/teal hair with lighter blue, clear eyes. He was standing next to Zion, and now glanced at him, "And you don't have to start with everyone, you know." He lightly scolded the older one.

"So?" he asked, "Doesn't mean I don't have to, either."

Xi, the light-featured boy, sighed slightly, "Zion, please." He pleaded slightly with his best friend.

"Whatever." Came the response, and also the closest anyone ever got to an agreement from him.

It was enough for Xi, and he smiled slightly and nodded, looking back to Kanone, "Oh, we haven't introduced ourselves yet." He realized, bowing slightly, "Sorry, my name is Xi, it's a pleasure to meet you."

An eyebrow shot up at the introduction, "So there is one among them without an attitude problem." He thought to himself, missing a slight smirk forming on one of the other boys' face. Focusing his attention on Xi, he nodded, "It's nice to meet you as well, Xi, I'm Kanone." He then went around and introduced Eyes, Chase, Jack, Callia, Jeremy, Connor, Kousuke, Ayumu, and Kiyotaka.

The polite one of the group bowed again and smiled, "It's nice to meet you all." He said in a soft voice, then motioned to each member of the group as he introduced them, first nodding his head toward the annoyed teen, "This is Zion." He began, but was cut off.

"We don't need you introducing us all." Ai commented.

"Suki already introduced you." Xi pointed out.

"Yeah," Ai replied, half-glaring at the boy next to him, "I know."

The gothic boy smirked slightly and kissed the yellow-eyed boy's cheek, "You don't really care, you're just being pissy."

"I am not!" the obviously pissy boy shouted, glaring more and looking away to emphasize his point.

Suki just snickered and looked at Kanone, "I'm Suki, obviously, and you already know Ai." He re-introduced himself and his boyfriend.

"What kind of a name is Suki?" Chase wondered.

Crimson eyes darted to look at him, "It's a better name than yours." He informed him.

"How do you figure?" the older one demanded.

"Naturally because I'm better." The black-haired teen rolled his eyes, "Duh."

"He's been around Kanone too long, too." Ayumu muttered.

"Most of them are like that, actually." Xi commented to him, having separated himself from the arguing group.

"Seriously?" the brunette asked, a bit afraid of ten more Kanones.

The blue-haired boy nodded slightly, "Yeah, they all have huge egos. Ai, Zion, and Sailes are just cocky, though Sailes mostly just jokes around about it. Suki really believes he's the best thing ever, but that's just because he had fangirls that follow him around even though he's not famous and everyone is always commenting how sexy and hot he is… especially Ai."

"That's only four, what about the rest?" he wondered.

"Well, I'm not like that, and Raika, Ukat, Kiyo, Aishiteru, Zave, and Kalelle aren't really, either. Though, sometimes Kalelle says he is, but he's actually really nice and calm."

"I thought you said he was like Kanone." Callia interjected.

Said boy just glared at her and Xi bit back a small laugh, "Zion, Suki, and Ai are the worst with it, and Belial never says he's great, but it's obvious that he thinks he is and he always has everything under control and acts like everything comes so easy to him, same with Kiyo. Sailes is a lot like Kalelle with a bad temper-"

"I don't have a bad temper." Said boy half pouted, half glared.

"Of course you don't." Xi said, as if agreeing with a child, which Sailes could be at times, "Taku's just very aggressive and violent when he's pissed off, but also pretty emotional and cocky at the same time, but no one really takes him seriously or thinks of him as an idiot."

"Then what dothey think of him?" Ayumu wondered.

"Um…don't know." The younger one offered, "He doesn't make himself known very much and I think he's only here because of Zion."

"Is he his boyfriend or something?" Chase wondered, looking in between Zion and Taku, "Not very close."

Blue eyes blinked and a soft laugh sounded, "No, they're brothers." He corrected the older man.

"Brothers?" Jack wondered, "They look nothing alike."

Taku glanced over to the conversing group, "It's because we have no parents, so we don't share physical traits."

"How are you brothers if you don't have parents, then?" Ayumu wondered, "Sounds fake to me."

A few members of the group, including the boy who was standing next to Taku moved away from the dark blue-haired boy, who glared at Ayumu, "You're saying I'm a liar?" he challenged.

"I'd run if I were you." The one who had been standing next to Taku, Ukat, warned, "Taku's got a bad temper, especially when it comes to Zion."

"What's the big deal?" the messy-haired boy wondered, "I'm just asking how they're brothers if they have no biological parents."

Taku growled slightly and in the blink of an eye was on Ayumu, pinning him to the building wall, "We simply are." He said through gritted teeth.

Ayumu winced as his back collided with the wall and Kousuke glared, "Hey, get off of him!" He grabbed Taku's hair and yanked him back and off of his boyfriend.

Just as he was drawing his fist back to punch the older boy, Zion dashed to the pair and kneed Kousuke in the gut, throwing him off, "Hands off." He growled, narrowing his eyes.

"Hey, bastard!" the hot headed boy yelled, "Don't touch me, and he's the one who went after Ayumu!"

At this time, Kalelle stepped forward in between the two pairs, Zion and Taku on one side with Kousuke and Ayumu on the other, frowning slightly and looking at Taku, "That wasn't necessary."

The light-eyed boy glared once more at Ayumu, "I don't care, he shouldn't talk about things he doesn't know."

The brunette sighed slightly, "I know." He agreed, looking to Ayumu, "Taku's touchy about his brother, he's always been protective of him."

Ayumu simply shook his head, "I'm sure." He muttered, though understood somewhat. Even though Kiyotaka had never needed his help, he was always more than willing to give it. He wasn't protective exactly, mostly due to the fact that Kiyotaka never needed protecting, but he understood that even if they weren't biological brothers, sometimes that didn't matter. He glanced at Taku, "Sorry." He mumbled, a little reluctantly.

"Whatever." The teal-eyed boy said, sighing and walking back toward Ukat.

"They certainly act the same." Chase muttered, looking over the rest that had yet to be introduced.

As if reading his mind, Xi took the liberty of pointing the quieter ones out. He first motioned to the bored-looking teen that was surprisingly well dressed for his situation, as was Kiyo. Both of them in suits- Kiyo's a navy blue while the red-haired boy's suit was a blood red color. Unlike Kiyo, though, the orange-eyed boy, Belial, complimented his outfit with a top hat and cane. He looked old fashioned, to say the least, but there was something about the way he smirked at a comment the boy next to him made that said there was more to him than he would let on to most. "That's Belial." He informed Ayumu, "He's….well…" the boy bit his lip, trying to think of a way to describe the other, "He's Belial, that's really the only way to describe him."

Ayumu sweatdropped at the description, "Uh huh." He agreed, though not entirely sure what he was agreeing to.

"He can be nice, but mostly he doesn't care about many things or many people, and he does everything in the interest of fun, regardless of who it hurts. He holds no regard for pretty much anything, but he's not purposely mean, either. He doesn't do things out of spite, he says there's no point to it, and he's never done a thing that he didn't want to, or not do anything he wanted to, and has no real reason for any of his actions."

"So…he's like a little kid?" the detective summed up Xi's elongated explanation.

The younger one nodded, "Most say he's like a child because everything he does is like one, but there are a few who disagree. Suki and Raika, who are closer to him than most, say that he's mature in his own way, and… also a complete bastard. Though, that last part is just Suki."

"He sounds so taken with him." Chase commented, sarcastically.

"Actually, he is." Xi told him, "Ai hates it, too, because Suki's always depressed that Belial doesn't love him. Suki loves Ai more than anything, but he and Belial have a past, or so I've heard. It's not that great, but Suki still managed to fall in love with him."

Chase looked over the group, "So, who does Belial have a thing for?"

Xi shook his head, "No one, really. He's with Raika, but he doesn't love him, and he lies and tells Suki he has feelings for him, but in reality, I'm not sure he can love."

"Can't love?" Ayumu repeated, "Why not?"

"Uh…" the blue-haired boy hesitated at this, "Long story, have someone else tell you."

A suspicious look was given to the response before shrugged off, "Well, it's none of my business." He surveyed the crowd once more, "So the kid next to him is Raika, right?"

"Yeah." Xi confirmed, "He's a little quirky, and very… official, I guess? He treats everything like he's at his job. He's also really naïve for his age; he's older than most here, but acts younger. Not by choice, really, but because his father sheltered him and kept him at their company all day, so he never had any real friends or social life."

"What company? And if he has a father, what's he doing here?"

"The company his father owns… or, owned at least. He was killed in an explosion. The company is the leading software and technological corporation around: Intelligence Communication Corporation, IC Corp. for short. They specialize in the latest advancements in cloning for medical and technological purposes."

"So who runs the company now that his father is dead?" Chase wondered. If Raika owned a company, why in the world would he be owned?

"His father made a clone of him, and turned it over to him, saying that clones were simply better, right before he disowned Raika and kicked him out."

"Jeez, talk about a hard ass." The elder muttered.

"Raika's father disapproved of his relationship with Belial. He said that Belial wasn't good enough for him, and if he continued to be with him, he'd simply separate the two. He tried, too, he even went so far as to try and have Belial killed, contained, he tried to send Raika away, and even threatened to leave him with nothing if he stayed with Belial. But it seems Raika chose Belial over his father and future at IC Corp., and was left out in the cold."

"So he was abandoned and shut out because of who he loves?" Ayumu asked, frowning slightly.

"Yes, but he says he doesn't mind because he made the choice himself and knew full and well the consequences."

"I guess… still, no one should have to make that choice."

"Life isn't always fair, kid." Chase reminded him.

"Besides, he says he's happier with Belial than he ever was at that company." Xi added.

Ayumu nodded and looked up as Kanone raised his voice loud enough to be heard by the whole group, announcing that they were heading home. As he turned with the rest to head back home, Ayumu looked at Xi, "Where will you and everyone else go?" he wondered, meaning the small group that was neither owned by Kanone nor Chase.

"I'm not sure." He answered, looking back to the group.

"Who were you owned by before this?" Jack asked, glancing over Chase's own group of slaves that had been rescued.

"A man named Holland." The younger one replied, "We were taken from him."

"Well, where does he live, I'm sure we could get you back to him." Ayumu offered.

Xi just shook his head as Ai looked over and scoffed, "Holland doesn't want us back and I'm not going back to him anyway, I'd rather live on the street."

"What's his problem?" the brunette wondered, but shook it off, "I'm sure you can stay with Kanone." He suggested.

"No way, I'm not being owned by anyone else." The purple-haired boy stated, glaring at anyone who looked like they might object. The dark-haired boy next to him just sighed, half expecting this to happen.

Kanone glanced back at the group and smiled slightly, "I have no intention of owning you, but you can certainly stay with me until you find a more suitable living arrangement."

Suki looked to his boyfriend, "Come on, Ai, I'm hungry."

"You're always hungry." The younger one muttered, sighing, "Fine, let's go." With that, and a few other pouts and complaints from others (namely Raika and Taku) to get the rest of the group motivated to go, they were on their way to Kanone's mansion.

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Is it long enough or does it just seem that way? Oh well, either way… next chappy….more chaos, I'm sure…though, who knows when that'll be up. Review!