A/N: Early update!

See, if you guys reviewed a lot, this would happen more often! I decided to update early cuz, well, it's Friday and I'll probably be busy all weekend! However, keep reviewing and I'll update on Sunday!

Yeah, I know that I put a lot of personality in XANA even though he's an emotionless son of a greegleburger but I just like it better that way. He's passive most of the time but you see more emotion in this fic than most others.

Probably because I'm retarded! XP

BTW, if you're still reading this stupid author's note thingamajig, some of of you (well, one of you ( -_- ) actually) thought that I was seventeen or around that age. Do I really sound seventeen? I will release my age because I really couldn't care less if you tried to track me down and murder me because it would probably cost you more money than I'm worth! XD

I am...in fact...zero...plus fourteen years old...

If that freaks you out then f*ck you and your own narrow vision of the world!

-B-O-R-D-E-R-

Chapter 13

A stretcher was quickly called to the scene and they had to bring Aaren to the infirmary. The crowd looked dumbfounded. There had never been an incident like that at Kadic. Ever. Kevin turned to go when Jacob stopped him.

"Stern! Get over here," he ordered.

Kevin looked like he was going to retort but kept his mouth shut as he walked up to Jacob. The navy-haired teen grabbed him by the collar.

"Did you do that on purpose?" he asked.

Kevin didn't reply. He just stared at Jacob dumbly.

"Did you do that on purpose?" he asked again, angrier this time.

Kevin glared at him but managed to shake his head.

"No."

Jacob let go of him and backed away slightly. He didn't know why he felt so angry. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that Aaren was one of the best goalies in Kadic and now he wouldn't be able to play for quite some time. He glared at Kevin for a moment before speaking.

"Your team wins this match. Now go and check the damage you did on your friend," he ordered.

Kevin's gaze hardened.

"He's not my friend," he said.

Jacob's face became contorted with rage. He pointed towards the school.

"Leave. Now."

Kevin shrugged but obeyed the order. He left the soccer field quietly. Many angry and confused eyes followed him – of whom the most confused was none other than Jace Della Robbia – and walked into the academy. There was no one walking around in the hallways. He found his way to the infirmary where the nurse was wrapping Aaren in bandages. It seemed like his wound was superficial and looked a lot worse than it really was. Kevin knocked on the door. The nurse looked up.

"May I help you?" she asked him.

"Can I speak with him for a moment?" he requested.

The nurse stared at her patient for a moment. She looked reluctant to leave.

"Please?" he pleaded.

The nurse sighed and nodded.

"Three minutes. That's all you get," she said before leaving.

Kevin nodded.

"Thank you," he said as she walked out.

He walked up to Aaren. The blonde looked up at him questioningly. Then he turned his face away angrily.

"I thought we weren't friends," he muttered.

Kevin shrugged and looked out the window. He didn't speak. After a while, Aaren got frustrated.

"Do you plan on answering me, Stern?" he asked.

Kevin looked down at his feet and kicked absently at the desk next to Aaren's bed.

"I don't know," he said finally.

Aaren looked angry.

"What the hell, Kev? First, you hang out with those creeps. Then you say we aren't friends and now you kick a soccer ball to my chest? What's wrong with you?" he demanded, throwing his arms up in the air.

Kevin looked away.

"I don't know."

Aaren narrowed his eyes at him.

"That's not an answer, Kev."

Kevin shrugged.

"I don't know," he repeated.

"Jesus fucking Christ, Kevin! I'm in a god damn hospital bed! The nurse said I might need god damn surgery if the damage is too extensive and all you can say is 'I don't know'? You better give me a fucking explanation!" he screeched.

Kevin looked very surprised at his outburst.

Aaren took in a deep breath of air. It had literally hurt to shout – he currently had a giant cast around his body – but he had to get that out of his system. He raised his eyes and Kevin was staring straight at him. He gaped in horror when his friend's dark-colored eyes became distorted and glitchy, like a computer screen with a virus. They flickered for another second before being replaced with the symbols Jace had drawn for him.

"Holy shit..."

Kevin blinked.

"XANA?" Aaren whispered.

Kevin smirked and the XANA symbol appeared on his forehead. Aaren felt faint. He blamed it on his wound.

"That's right. You're friend is under my control, pest."

Kevin's voice was deep and contorted.

"But...How?" he asked.

The XANA-fied Kevin grinned maliciously.

"Simple possession. However, your friend has been putting up quite a fight. It's a constant battle keeping him at bay," the XANA-fied Kevin told him.

"Oh, XANA. You evil bastard," Aaren seethed.

Kevin snorted.

"I am not evil. Mankind is evil. They have corrupted this world with war, famine and plague. They have fought and killed each other over land and money. They do not know how to co-exist without violence. Mankind is the – how do you say? – 'evil bastard' in this world. If mankind did not exist, the world would not be in the sorry state that it's in. I am merely here to make sure that vision is realized."

"Why you..."

Kevin's pupils returned to their previous state as the nurse walked back in. Aaren instantly started yelling.

"He needs to be restrained, Miss! He can't be around anybody! He's dangerous!" Aaren yelled at her.

The light-haired nurse looked at Kevin. His expression was one of sympathy.

"I guess that he still hasn't forgiven me for the accident. I tried to apologize but he won't accept anything I tell him. He told me that he'd never forgive me for as long as I live," he said with a sad voice.

He turned towards the door.

"Nurse, please! Do something!" Aaren yelled.

The XANA-fied Kevin looked down at his feet.

"I hope you get better soon, Aaren," he said, walking out of the hospital room.

"He's lying! Stop him! Tie him down or something!"

"Mr. Della Robbia, you need to calm down!"

As he walked into one of the empty hallways, Kevin's passive expression shifted to hold a sinister smile. He stopped, closed his eyes and concentrated. He searched through the inner recesses of his mind, looking for something.

Finally, he found it...or rather, him.

"Mr. Stern. Are you there?"

A/N: Yes, I know that most of my chapters end in cliffhangers. Be HAPPY about it cuz that means that I actually INTEND on finishing the story! XD

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