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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter 4. Confessions

Terra practically screamed herself when she heard it. Then she realized it was Lee. She dared to peek out from the shadows for a second. She saw Lee's arm bleeding, and a flaming phoenix disappearing into her darkness.

"Kai's Dranzer," Lee muttered, squinting and looking around. "It's come to defend his home…ha. Stupid bird."

Dranzer flew out again and squawked, flapping his enormous wings to creat a mini tornado. "Good Dranzer," Terra heard Kai mumble.

"Venus, help him out, would you?" she whispered, and the whole bathroom flooded, except for in the inky shadows that seemed to be a shield against everything. But, of course, outsiders didn't know that the water wasn't sloshing in the bathtub or near it.

"Whale!" Kai heard someone besides Lee shout. It was…Rick? "Normally, I wouldn't care in this situation, but somehow that killer whale's causing a flood!"

"Shut up, Rick! The whale means that someone we don't know had or has been living in Kai's mansion. C'mon, we have to report." Lee snapped. Footsteps retreated and Terra gratefully took a deep breath. Kai didn't move.

"How…" he asked himself. Then Kai suddenly flung out his arm and Dranzer, as if on cue, disappeared into the floor, looking as if to deliver a message to someone else. "Ray and the others have to be warned," Kai said and grasped Terra's arm, all but dragging her out of the bathroom and down the stairs.

"Stop!" Terra cried and Lee suddenly turned the corner. They hid in an open closet. When Lee had opened the door and left, Kai slipped out of the closet, pulling Terra along. "We're trapped," Terra whimpered. "They're outside, and the only place there is unguarded is probably the attic window and below."

Kai didn't ask how she knew about the attic, or his house layout (make that mansion layout). All he knew was that Terra was right, and he didn't see how they were going to jump out the window and live.

They stared at each other. "This is a dream…" Kai said, glancing at himself. "We're not supposed to be alive…"

"Balance," said Terra evenly. "I'm practically like a cat, landing on my feet." She pulled her beyblade out of a small pocket of the violet dress she was wearing. "May I change?" Terra asked Kai, meaning, 'Can we go shopping?'

Kai nodded and slowly walked around the corner, spotting his black Mercedes Benz. He got into the driver's seat and Terra said next to him in the passenger seat.

Terra had spent the $250 that Kai had given her on lots of clothes and a small blue handbag. The look on Kai's face when she returned an hour later made her laugh out loud.

"Six bags of clothes…" he said to himself. "Go and change already, you look gothic and like you just witnessed a death."

Uh, Dranzer has fixed Kai's house, don't ask.

In the living room at Hiwatari Manor…

Terra fiddled with the golden belt on her new white capris. Finally, though the belt was flipped inside out, she was satisfied, and she got out of the bathroom.

When she came back into the living room where Kai was eating some popcorn and watching a movie, Kai asked, "Didn't you buy a golden belt, not a black one?"

Terra giggled and sat down on the couch. "Terra…" Kai said, looking at her. Terra felt funny. This was somehow strange. "Terra, I…okay I can't believe I'm saying this…but…"

A looming black shadow appeared outside the window, and it punched out the glass window. "Terra, eh? 3617468, I am not letting you out of my sight again. Now, be a good little girl and come with me." It more of ordered than requested.

"The Master…" Terra froze. This was bad. Kai was most likely going to die. She would be used to conquer the world. Life was turning out very very badly for Terra.

"Come now," The Master started to hiss.

Terra didn't move.

"Darling Experiment, come with me. Now," he snarled. Kai almost laughed at the phrase 'darling experiment,' but he knew better. Terra was in big, big trouble.

"N-no," Terra stammered, her eyes magnetized to the Master's cold, glowing red ones.

"Now." The Master's eyes widened to emphasize his words, and then he whispered soothingly (and deceivingly) but still unpleasantly, "Or all human life will end for you, dear child. You have been set to turn into a power for someone to hold if you do so. And that someone will be me. So, would you rather be frozen into a nothingness, or become my servant as a living creature? Say no, and I shall turn your little friend into an ice cube and he will melt in the comfort in his own home."

Terra shivered.

"Or," the Master added with a malicous smile, "Have a bit of a duel, with high stakes. Life or death. If…" he glanced at Kai.

"Kai," Terra said.

"If Kai wins, and you die, then you will be gone, I won't be able to conquer Earth, and everything will be great except I'm sure he'll miss you. On the other hand, if you, 3617468 Terra, win, and Kai dies, then I reign all of humanity, your love dies, and the only good part is that you live. So, take or lose. Which of my three offers will it be?"

"Duel." Terra said, tears swelling up in her blue eyes. Now I finally get what I wanted, love that did not deceive, and if I win, the love dies, if I lose, I lose the love. Which should it be?

"Come with me," the Master said and swooped away.

"I'm sorry, Kai." Terra murmured.

"I'm sorry, Terra."

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