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away to the far corner of the
kitchen, giving him a dirty look.
"And how do I know you're not lying? How do I know you're not just trying to
confuse me?" she glared at him. Vincent listened to her, but did not advance
towards her.
"Heh!" she laughed nervously, "You could be with that Professor!! he's always
saying things like that. 'Girl,' he'd say, 'it's such a shame you died..but
never mind!' or he'd say, 'You're perfect..just like Aeris!'..I..I.."
She gasped for breath, but still fixed her eyes on Vincent with increasing
suspicion. He had remained silently rooted to his spot by the chair, staring
intensely at her face.
"I don't remember anything," she continued, "I don't remember having friends
like you..I don't remember my parents..or what I did last year..Vincent, I
couldn't even remember my name!"
"Aeris..listen to.."
"I'M NOT AERIS, DAMN YOU!!" she screamed.

"Yes, yes you are," he replied, "just listen to me.."
"Let me out!! I don't want to go back to that Professor!!!"
Sweat broke out on her forehead as she yelled. Despite the burning sensation on
her face, her body felt very cold. She began shivering involuntarily and grew
unsteady on her feet. Vincent looked at her in alarm.
"Let me go...let me go..." she whispered tiredly.
But Vincent was by her side in two steps and picked her up quickly. He carried
her back to the bed then covered her with the blankets. Aeris steadily regained
self-control, but her face still felt so unbearably hot.
"Aeris," he whispered, sitting near her on the bed, "you should sleep a bit
now. The fever's worn off, but you could have a relapse." He soaked the towel
into the basin and wiped it gently on her forehead and cheeks.
"I know you're feeling confused now, but you should realize that I'm not
connected with this 'Professor', do you understand?"
Aeris looked at him wearily, but understood him.
"You hardly know me, so it would be unfair to ask you trust me," he continued,
"but two of your friends will come here in a little while. Maybe they can help
you find an answer. Now, go to sleep."
Aeris turned her back to him and shut her eyes. Picking up the basin and towel,
Vincent walked out of the room. He closed the door quietly.

As she lay in bed, Aeris drifted into deep thought. She recalled that she ran
away from the Laboratory...was perused...and then this strange man claims he
knows her...and that she died, or should've died, a year ago. But she couldn't
remember any of that! Not one single memory from the past. It seemed to her she
had always lived in the lab...but how when...
She threw the covers over her head, trying to stop all those thoughts from
bombarding her brain. In one minute, she was fast asleep.
-End of Chp.4
I Know What's Beneath the Snow Fields -Chp.5
It was quiet, and very dark.
"You, my dear," echoed a haunting voice, "are just part of a test.."
"What?" Aeris whispered, turning around in alarm.
Aeris found herself standing in utter darkness. The silence ruthlessly crushed
her, but she felt sure there was somebody with her, watching her closely; only
she couldn't see anything.
"Why, girl, what's wrong?" hissed the voice suddenly.
"Who..who are you?!" she cried as she tried to see the speaker.
"Fah! Look at you!" the voice scoffed, "You're just an image of another person!
You're not real at all!"

The voice broke into wild, hysterical laughter, but it seemed to surround Aeris
from all directions. She covered her ears and began rushing through the
darkness in hopes of escape; all in vain. The laughter cruelly perused her.
Noticing that the cackling had ceased, Aeris stopped to catch her breath. Her
heart pounded loudly. Nevertheless, she was frightfully alarmed at the sudden
stillness of the place. She thought perhaps the speaker had vanished.
"You are such a pathetic creature!" the voice boomed again, startling her, "Did
you think you could escape me?"
"Wh..what do you ..want with me?!!" she faltered angrily.
"You are part of a test.."
"What test?!"
"But, you are just an image.."
"What test?! What image?!"
Aeris screamed desperately in all directions, but no answer came. Another
deathly silence filled the darkness, almost suffocating her.
"This..is some nightmare!!" she sobbed.
Suddenly, a firm hand gripped her shoulder and forcefully swung her around.
Much to her astonishment, Aeris found herself standing infront of a full length
mirror.

How that mirror had been produced, she could not guess. But, more importantly,
she could not see her reflection, only a blurry image dancing playfully on the
other side. Aeris tried hopelessly to distinguish the image, as if her life
depended on it; as if she *should* know what it was.
When the image settled down, it gradually began to form a distinct picture..of
a young girl..
Aeris froze solid as she stared at the image on the other side. All thoughts,
emotions, and sensations abandoned her immediately. Her breath quickly
shortened and her legs trembled with fear.
A young girl with grey eyes blankly returned Aeris' stare. A peaceful, though
rather stoic, expression shrouded her beautiful face. Her hallow eyes didn't
gleam or glitter; her lips, slightly parted, were white. But the paleness
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