"Well, then it's decided. She starts next week." Dr.Tezla must have heard the recording, Kurt thought miserably to himself. He was flattened against the door to the control room with his ear firmly attached to the door, listening. He shuffled and tried to flatten himself against it even more, if that was possible.

"How did you get a hold of this?" He heard Dr.Tezla question Mark Wylde about it, and his simple reply was "Kurt."

Kurt balled his hand into a fist. He knew him and his brother were getting better at tolerating one another over the past few months, but he thought today that he would break that record. He was about to enter the room when the door suddenly flew open and he was face to face with Dr.Tezla.

"Well?" Kurt asked him impatiently, shuffling from foot to foot. Dr.Tezla looked at Kurt quizzically. Kurt figured it was because he was trying to hide something.

Mark Wylde looked at his brother and knew that there was about to be an argument and he didn't want to be apart of it. Mark left the room and it was just Kurt and Dr.Tezla.

"Well what?" Dr. Tezla seemed too relaxed to be himself. He knew then what was happening.

"No,no,no-you can't do this!" Kurt suddenly lost it. He threw off his glasses and they landed with a clink on the floor. He put his face directly in front of Dr.Tezla's and stared at him with such hatred that he could tell that it made him squirm. He cracked a small grin.

"Why are you so against this?" Dr.Tezla didn't seem to get it. Kurt knew it was because he didn't care about anyone.

"How can you not see it? Dr.Tezla, she's sixteen! She actually has a life and I'm sure she loves it. She has friends, a family-"

"They aren't her real parents, Kurt. How could she possibly like them?" Kurt was about to protest but stopped himself. He finally knew what was going on.

"You think that just because they aren't your brother, they're not good enough."

Kurt could already sense the tension around them and he was waiting for Dr.Tezla's protest. He knew he was right and he suddenly felt sorry for him. He watched as Dr.Tezla's face changed from complete fury, to confusion, then devastation.

"You're right." Kurt started to say something but stopped when he heard his reply. No continued argument?

Dr.Tezla leaned against the door frame and sighed heavily. Kurt thought that he might have been trying to hold back tears, but he wasn't sure.

"I just can't believe I let it happen. I am her uncle, I would've taken care of her." Tezla paused for a brief moment to see if Kurt had anything to say. He didn't, and he went on.

"I was there when she was born. I actually got to hold her,until her mom noticed and snatched her away from me." Kurt saw Tezla ball up his hands. Kurt frowned and Dr.Tezla smiled.

"I know what you're thinking Kurt. And I didn't kill them." He actually wasn't thinking that at all, but he didn't say anything.

"Her mother knew that I was trying to discover hidden realms and she, like many, thought I was insane. She didn't want me near her daughter and I didn't want near her either. I was afraid to get too attached to her, but it was too late. I already cared a great deal about the little infant so I took frequent stops to secretly check up on her. After their death, I have still taken a great deal of interest in looking out for Brooke. I actually bought her that issue of Extreme Racing and put it in her mailbox."

Kurt saw Dr.Tezla smile and he couldn't help but smile,too. He was learning more and more about this girl and he felt odd knowing her and her not knowing him. He wondered how her life was actually like now that she could see things like she could.

"I never thought that I would care so much about a child like this." Dr.Tezla suddenly stood up straighter and walked back into the control room. Kurt followed.

"Maybe so, but that still doesn't mean she'd be happier here." Kurt felt weird giving Dr.Tezla advice. But he knew that what he said was excellent advice for the situation and hoped Dr.Tezla thought so,too.

"That's why I'm giving her a choice. But first, I want to know a little more about her." He typed words quickly into the search bar and hit enter. A page quickly filled the screen and he noticed a medium sized picture of Brooke, holding a trophy. Kurt quickly read the heading: Young Girl Comes in First in Competition. He read the paragraph below it and found out that she had won first place in a contest for hot wiring a car, building an engine, and racing against twenty- nine other people. He had to agree with the doctor, she did have many talents.

"Hmmm, oh I see." He suddenly remembered that Dr.Tezla was there with him, also reading the same thing. "She also came in third in a contest to see who could make the coolest remixes to simple songs. Brandon came in second, and-" Dr.Tezla stopped talking and Kurt thought something was wrong. He leaned over and read the rest-"The first place trophy was given to Shirako Takamoto. He certainly has a pure talent to music." Kurt laughed. He now knew that Shirako liked music even back when he was thirteen.

Dr.Tezla shut off the computer.He turned toward Kurt and said, "That's all I need to know. She's smart when it comes to cars and she apparently has a love of music. I believe that she will fit in well with the Teku, don't you?"