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KARENA'S POV

"Wait, what? I am so confused."

"How can Wilbur Robinson not understand the Pythagorean Theorem?" I asked in a jokingly matter. "The bottom leg is a, the side leg is b, and the longer side, the hypotenuse, is c. And so to solve the triangle, the formula you use is a^2 + b^2 = c^2."

Wilbur and I continued to look at a problem on Wilbur's geometry homework. The bottom leg measured 4 units while the side leg measured 7 units. His job is to find the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean Theorem, which apparently confused him during school hours.

"So a is 4 while b is 7. We don't know what c is. So what do we plug in for a and b?"

"Four and seven," the cocky teenager answered. "So the equation reads 4^2 + 7^2 = c^2."

"That's right," I replied with a smile. "So now what's 4^2 and 7^2?"

"That's gonna be 16 + 49, right?" Wilbur asked with uncertainty.

"Yeah! So what is 16 + 49?"

"Sixty-five. Now what do you do?"

"Now that you know one side, you have to solve the mystery on the other side: c^2. What do you do to cancel the square?"

"Square root it," my boyfriend answered.

"So what's the square root of 65?"

"Well, the square root of 64 is 8," Wilbur said out loud. "So what's going on then?"

"You have two choices," I explained. "You can leave the answer as square-root of 65 or you can try to square root 65 and get a decimal."

"I think I'll choose the first option," the sophomore said, and I laughed as he changed the subject. "So how are your classes going?"

"Getting there," I answered with a sigh. "I swear college is getting harder everyday." I paused, and I thought about Wilbur's day at Robinson Industries. "So how was your visit with Dr. Donatello Hamato?"

"How did you know?" Wilbur asked with wide eyes. I laughed.

"He called me a month ago to arrange a visit with you."

"Didn't you have a lesson with Lilli while I was gone?" Wilbur asked.

"Yep! She is really good with a flagpole," I explained. "She's just like her daddy."

"But how could you...oh that's right." The cocky, but handsome teenager smacked his head. "You traveled to his television dimension once."

"That's right," I replied with a smirk. "So what did you guys talk about?"

"Oh mainly about how his life has been and how his daughter developed." Wilbur paused to take a deep breath. "It's amazing how Lillianna dealt with the pain while growing up."

"What? The pain in her back?"

"Yeah. At least she doesn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back or the stomach."

"She has a plastron too?" I asked with shock.

"She is half or quarter turtle, remember?" Wilbur asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I love how we're randomly changing subjects."

"You just changed the subject, Karr!" The teen exclaimed, pointing a finger at me. It didn't take him long to realize that I had walked over to his cushion chairs and threw a pillow at him. "Hey!"

"You gotta hit me back!" I laughed as I grabbed another pillow. We had a mild pillow fight while it was filled with laughter and a good time. I was winning the fight until Wilbur used his karate skills to grab my pillow. He pulled me toward him and pulled the pillow down as our lips touched, to my surprise. I got adjusted to his kissing style, and we kissed for what felt like a lifetime.

"Sorry to interrupt your little kissing workout," Carl chimed in as we both jumped at his voice. "But Lillianna's here for her karate lesson with Wilbur."

"The first lesson we will learn is meditation."

"Hey, I already know how to do that!" Lilli exclaimed.

"Well, then let's see you try," Wilbur replied, and then he turned to me. "You too, dear."

"Wilbur! I'm not-"

"As long as you're in this room, you might as well learn," my cocky boyfriend cut me off, and I shrugged. I sat in what was the lotus position, and I got my hands positioned so that my palms were facing the ceiling.

"Let everything fade away," Wilbur continued. "Your family, your job, your schooling, everything should fade away."

Wilbur's voice made me a little bit sleepy, and I started to lose focus on clearing my mind. I heard Wilbur commenting Lilli on her meditation, and that threw me off. I yawned, and I heard Wilbur slap someone. It took me a moment to figure out that it was me he slapped.

"That kind of hurts, Will," I said, rubbing my shoulder.

"You're not focused, and your mind is not clear," Wilbur explained. "As a matter of fact, you almost fell asleep. Now, try again. Clear your mind of everything."

I closed my eyes and closed my palms, and I started to breath in and out. Everything in my mind started to disappear, and I felt a flame in the back of my head. The more I meditated, the more my head hurt. I started panting and screaming, and then all of a sudden, I opened my eyes in tears. Wilbur rushed over and gave me a hug as Lilli opened her eyes in worry.

"What happened?" Lilli asked.

"The flame," I cried into Wilbur's shoulder. "It tried to kill me."

"What?" Wilbur asked with shock, and then he calmed down. "The flame shouldn't hurt you. It's just an image to clear your mind and prepare you for battle." He continued to sooth me in his arms, and Lilli joined in on the hug.

"It's alright, Karena-chan. We'll always be here for you."

"My head hurts."

"Did you train in the cold again?" Lindsay asked me. We were sitting in our dorm eating spaghetti for dinner shortly after Wilbur dropped me off.

"Nah, my boyfriend taught me how to meditate," I explained. "I didn't go very well."

"How come?"

"I started to get a headache. And it felt like the flame inside my head was actually burning. Wilbur said it shouldn't."

"Maybe someone's trying to reach you?" Lindsay suggested.

"I don't know. Then again, I'm new at this. Wilbur slapped me because I almost fell asleep."

"Oooh, busted by a Robinson!" Lindsay exclaimed with a pointed finger and a few giggles.

"I don't know how Lilli does it correctly-"

"Maybe because she was already trained in this area and is the daughter of a ninja."

"Touche."

"Come on, let's do some homework," Lindsay suggested, and we opened our Physics books.

Sorry for the long update...and for the short chapter. This is one of those filler chapters, and I ran out of ideas, especially since I've been so focused on college and work and all that jazz. On the other hand, I'm going to love writing the next chapter for "Saving the Future." Thanks for reading!