MIRA

I got back to my seat just as Kai turned to look at me. I nodded and he nodded back. 'Phew!' I hope he didn't notice I was gone and by the look of things he didn't. Well, at least I thought he didn't.

By the end of the training session Kai took me back to his car. Hilary and Ebony were with us on the way back. Kai's phone rang along the way and I was surprised when he handed it to me. "Hello?"

I heard a sound from the past and I felt like I was in a trance. "Yes sir." I gave Kai back his phone.

Ebony and Hilary were dropped off and I could feel something was up. Kai looked a bit irritated but didn't say anything until we came back to the house. "I saw what you did today." Oh, hell! I'm in trouble I just know it. "Don't disappear again without my knowledge of where you are. Voltaire would have my head if anything happened to you."

"But you were training and-" I stopped and looked away. I spoke out of turn and half expected Kai to glare at me. But instead he smirked and caught my attention. "Your right, I probably would've yelled at you for interrupting me."

"Huh?" It was so strange that Kai wasn't angry with me. "So you blade." I nodded. "Did you make that crater?" I nodded again still determined not to look at him. "You have a bit beast?"

"Two." I said finally looking at him. He raised an eyebrow in disbelief so I took out my blade and showed him the bit chip. On it were two twin river dragons one black whilst the other was white. "Their names?" I looked at my blade and smiled. "Yin and Yang." I knew Kai wouldn't be surprised by their names. "Huh." Was all he said and we became quiet again. "Let's see what you got." I looked surprised and shook my head. "Why?"

"I-I don't know." He kneeled down in front of me and looked in to my eyes. I knew I couldn't lie to him now but I had to so I sighed. "I don't think I'm good enough." Was my pathetic answer to his question. "That crater in the ground says otherwise." Then I started feeling strange and couldn't control myself no matter how hard I was fighting. "Alright." I muttered and we went in to the training room in the basement.

KAI

Why should the kid be so afraid to battle me? It was clear she had talent when it came to blading, and at such a young age is rare. But she wasn't sure about this at all. An awkward silence hung in the air. "Ready?" Mira jumped out of her skin and looked at me. "Do I have a choice?" She asked looking at me with pleading eyes. "Why are you so afraid?"

"I am not afraid!" She growled in defiance. Her sudden anger was so frightening I felt apprehensive to continue. "Then what's all this about?"

"I…I can't…" There was a reason why this kid was so important and this must be the reason. Whatever that reason is. "Why? Were you told not to say anything?" She looked away and shook her head. "I can't…" She said again looking scared out of her wits. "Ok, you don't have to say anything. But if it endangers our lives and those around us then I want a warning. The explanation can wait."

"I…" She nodded and looked at me with those piercing black eyes. It was as though she was trying to tell me something without saying it. But nothing came through and I prepared to launch my blade. Mira breathed deeply and did the same.

"3…2…1 Let it riipp!" I said and launched my blade in to the dish. Mira closed her eyes and did the same not looking at her blade. I came in on the attack and she dodged with ease not looking at her blade. She didn't even appear to be concentrating at all. In fact she appeared to be fighting the urge to join in. "Fight back!" I yelled but she continued to dodge my attacks. "I…can't…" She said and tears started to leave her eyes. Why the hell is she crying? "Fight me!"

Mira lowered her head and the atmosphere began to change. A dark aura floated around her and she looked up at me. Her black eyes became soulless and empty. "Fine." She growled. Mira just stood there not moving as her blade went bananas.

In an instant she became merciless. I called out Dranzer for help and I seemed to have the upper hand for a few seconds. But then her bit beasts came out. First the black dragon then the white. They surrounded and started to wrap themselves around Dranzer. My friend started to cry out in pain bringing Mira back from her dark place. "NO!" She cried and her bit beasts returned to her blade. It stopped spinning and she dropped to her knees crying. "I-I w-won't d-do it!" She said this three times before becoming silent in words.

Loosing Dranzer like that was a frightening prospect. I called back my blade and looked at hers. I picked it up and came towards the frightened little girl. She didn't look up and her tears hit the ground one after the other. I showed her the blade in my hand. She screamed and moved away from it until her back was against the wall. I put the blade back in the dish and looked at the girl. She was too terrified to move. "I-I'm…s-sorry." She gasped. I didn't know what to do when the little girl broke down completely. I didn't know what else to do but embrace the girl. She didn't put her arms around me and we stayed there for an hour or two. She shook like a leaf and I believe she really was sorry.

She eventually passed out and I carried her back to her room. I put Mira on her bed and left her there. Whatever sick thing Voltaire was planning for this little girl to do I wasn't letting him get away with it!

A few minutes later my phone went off again. I smiled when I saw it was Ebony on the screen. "Hey Kai. How's Mira?" I didn't quite know how to answer that. "Just a bit of trouble with yin and yang." Silence invaded Ebony's side. "W-what did you just say?"

"You heard…what's wrong?"

"Kai wait for me I'm coming A.S.A.P." What the bloody hell is going on?

EBONY

When Kai dropped us off Mr. Dickinson came round. "I found some pictures of your uncle at his work Ebony. I thought they might interest you." I sighed and decided to play along. I did find them interesting and they helped me understand what my uncle did in his life.

Then I saw a photo of Voltaire beside my uncle and Mr. Dickinson scowled. "Yes. Unfortunately Voltaire was putting money towards an experiment we had no idea was illegal and most of all harmful until it was too late." We looked at the other photos of the younger Mr. Dickinson and my uncle. Then the pictures of me came along and the old man smiled. "You remember what he called you?"

"I was his assistant." I said quietly and Mr. Dickinson smiled even brighter. "Yes you were. Getting tools and ingredients for him when he asked for them. You were a little helper but he decided to call you his assistant." I smiled and remembered the good times I spent with him.

Mr. Dickinson handed me a couple more photos. On held a picture with my uncle standing with Voltaire again. This time he looked disgusted to be near Voltaire. The next photo contained a couple of kids practicing their blading. My eyes drifted across their faces until they stopped on a little girl. Her eyes were black as her pupils and her hair was dark blue reaching her waist. "Who is that?"

"I don't know. They were test subjects to the new experiments according to your uncle's logs. But I remember which bit beasts belong to which person. That little boy had a dolphin called Aqua. But the girl your interested in was a special case. She had two bit beasts Yin and Yang." I looked at Mr. Dickinson very seriously and asked him what the experiments were. "The reason why you have Shadow inside of you."

That was all I needed to ring Kai. "Hey Kai how's Mira?" I was really hoping to be wrong but my gut feeling said otherwise. And unfortunately it was never wrong. "Just a bit of trouble with Yin and Yang." My heart sank. "W-what did you just say?"

"You heard…what's wrong?" I couldn't tell him over the phone so I quickly made a decision. "Kai wait for me I'm coming A.S.A.P."

Mr. Dickinson stopped me just as I reached the door. "What's the matter my dear?" I tried to look for the words but I shook my head. "Maybe I'll tell you another time." He seemed to understand and let me pass. I skated to Kai's house at top speed not looking back for a second.