"It seems your friends care nothing for your life." Xana said. Maraiin could feel tears running down her face. "Don't worry, I won't kill you yet. I'm going to make your friends watch."
"Please don't kill me. Please? I beg you, please don't." Maraiin sobbed. She was on her knees before Xana. She put her hands to her stomach and bent over waiting for the deadly blow. But Xana stood there with something like pity in his eyes. A new thing for Xana. He hid his pity behind a mask of evil as Maraiin looked back up at him.
"You know, I may have some use for you after all. I will spare you for now. But, if you do not do everything I say, I will kill you. Understood?" Xana said.
Maraiin nodded. So Xana made a copy of her, and killed that in front of Jeremie and the others instead of the real girl. Maraiin stood to the side and heard the others pleas for her saftey. "Oh, Odd. I'm so sorry." Maraiin thought.
Odd let out a loud cry of greif while the others stood around. After his cry the others looked at him confused.
"What's up Odd? We barely knew her. Why are you so upset?" Ulrick asked.
"You guys don't understand. Maraiin was my sister. We did everything together. When I left to come here Maraiin was alone for a whole year. So when she came here, I wanted things to be like they were. So that's why I wanted her to fight Xana with us." Odd sobbed.
"Odd, I'm so sorry. It's my fault Maraiin is dead." Ulrick said.
"What are you talking about? It wasn't your fault, it's Xana's." Odd said
"No Odd. I'm the one who told Maraiin to stay behind. If she had stayed with us Xana couldn't have gotten his hands on her." Ulrick said.
"Yeah mabey. But I forced you guys into letting her fight with us." Odd said.
"It's nobody's fault. It would have happened one way or another." Yumi said. The others nodded and went back to school.
Maraiin stuck by Xana. But not by choice. Xana wouldn't let her out of his sight. Maraiin tried to sneak away, but Xana dragged her back.
"You want to stay alive. Then you stay with me!" Xana always said. One day when Xana attacked, Maraiin interfered. Xana caught her. He roughly grabbed her arm and swung her around. "What do you think your doing? Do you want me to kill you? If you ever do that again the consequenses will be dire!" Xana shouted. Maraiin shook with fear. Xana pushed her over and stomped around angrily, shouting at the quaking Maraiin.
But Odd, lauged with joy. His little sister was alive! He knew it deep in his gut, even though the others didn't. They all thought it was a fluke. But Odd just knew Maraiin was alive. He was able to smile now.
Maraiin looked at Xana with tears in her eyes. He was going to put her in a gaurdian as punishment for her actions. The guardians drained the life out of you, Xana had said. He was just pushing her away. Maraiin tried to run back, but before she could get anywhere an orange bubble formed around her. Maraiin cried out in pain, the bubble had started its work. It was draining her life. But soon, Maraiin fainted. She hovered in the middle of the bubble, unconcious. Xana smiled with satisfaction.
That would teach her not to disobey him. He let Maraiin out of the guardian when she only had five lifepoints left. She would recover. Maraiin fell to the ground with a soft thud. Xana picked her up and laid her on a sort of platform. She didn't wake up untill two hours later. Xana was standing in front of a giant monitor. Blaise rubbed her head, and sat up. Xana turned around and saw her sit up.
"What's that?" Maraiin asked, pointing at the monitor.
"I can see what's going on in the real world with this. With this I can plan my next attack." Xana explained. Maraiin had an idea. Though it would get her into serious trouble if she was discovered. She would just have to risk it.
The day after Maraiin was kidnapped, Odd was called to the principal's office. It wasn't for anything he did, they wanted to question him about Maraiin's whereabouts. Odd went in trying his best to look confused. He could put on quiet a show.
"Odd, I called you in here to ask about Maraiin." The principal said.
"What about her?" Odd asked.
"It seems she's missing." The principal said.
Odd looked surpirised and shocked. "Missing!" He excaliamed.
"Yes, and I was wondering if you knew where she was."
"I don't know. I haven't talked to her lately." Odd answered.
"She hasn't been in any of her classes. No one knows where she is."
"I don't know. I hope she's alright."
"Alright Odd, you can go." Odd jumped up and ran out the door. Someday he would make a great actor.