disclaimer is in chap1- don't feel like writing it...

i'll talk more at the end of the chapter.

i'll shut up now.

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CHAPTER THREE: Kala One-One-Five

It hurt my heart to know that Lyz died. She had been my only host in my entire lifetime. Jared would be only my second one. And being in Jared's head was no better than being in anyone else right now. It was worse. He was Lyz's son. She was the only mother he had ever known. His heart ached with pain, anger and sorrow. It wouldn't really help him now, with the one being who knew everything his mother felt in him. I felt sad that I couldn't help him feel better, but at least I can help him with a new step in his life...

Jared quickly read the letter, despite it being almost five pages long, and finished quite soon. And in his head, I knew that it was in his memory as if it was branded there. He shook his head. "You're expecting me to believe that Mom had power of Time and Fire?"

((If you think about it, it makes sense, Jared. How else could the letter have gotten in her hands this morning if she didn't have it before? How could myself or the other note have gotten here? How could you have felt the cold kiss when no one was there? How else can you explain the fact that she's never cold, not even when they went to the North Pole for a mission? Think about it.)) I said. ((I was there when she got them, remember? And I'm a Yeerk, one who knows all about The Curse.))

He sighed. "So does that mean...?"

I shrugged, not meaning to take control over Jared then, seeing I made him shrug as well. ((Like your mother said, she's not sure if you and Anilie will ever get The Curse. Who knows? It might just skip you.))

Jared closed his eyes and leaned back. "What about what Mom said last night? She said something about how she thinks she knows why I became like I am now."

I thought. When I realized what Lyz had thought last night, I wished I didn't have to be the one to tell him. It wasn't exactly the best power of them all...

"OK then, what are all of the powers that one could get?" Jared wondered, seeing I wasn't going to answer him anytime soon.

((Time, Water, Fire, Earth, Air, Life, Death, Dream/Fantasy, Nightmare, Hope, Fate/Destiny, those are the self-explanatory. Then there's Universal and Chaos. Universal would be control over all of the universes, able to open up portals between them, and able to travel between them as well. Chaos isn't just chaos like you would think. Chaos controls all of the Harmony and War in the world. Chaos would be basically the person who keeps the Yin and Yang in the world equal,)) I said. ((It is also not possible to have the same power as someone else until they have died.))

"So that shortens it down to, well, now that Mom died, that doesn't shorten it down..." Jared muttered standing up.

((Where are you going?)) I asked.

"I'm going to talk to Anilie. I was too rough on her this morning when I left..." Jared replied, regret in his voice.

((I understand.)) I told him. ((Just don't tell anyone that I'm in you for now, all right?))

Jared laughed a bit and nodded. "OK, I won't."

-Fuentes House Hold-

Marco opened the door for Jared when he knocked. "Jare," He whispered.

Jared nodded at his father as he stepped in.

"I'm sorry, Jare. I know how close you and your mom were," Marco stated as he patted his son's back.

I felt like I was intruding- this was a father-son moment, not a father-son-Yeerk moment. Even though I was the only person who knew everything about Lyz, it didn't feel right...

"Is Anilie home?" Jared asked, trying to forget that his mother was dead. But that would be hard, considering that Anilie was both named after and looked nearly exactly like Lyz.

"She's in the kitchen." Marco replied. "I'll be flying if you need me,"

Jared nodded and headed to talk to his sister. He opened the door leading to the kitchen. Anilie was sitting on a stool at the counter, arms crossed, head down. Faint sobbing could be heard. Jared's expression turned soft; he was wishing he never yelled at her- it always hurt him to see people hurt.

((She feels like she's a burden.)) I told him.

((What?)) He wondered.

((She feels like she's causing everyone pain, especially since the fact she looks and is named after Lyz. She thinks she's hurting everyone by being who she is,)) I explained.

The boy shook his head. ((I'm still going to try to talk to her,))

((And I won't stop you,)) I replied as he sat down on Anilie's right.

"Sis, are you OK?" Jared whispered, hand on her back, concern on his face.

"Leave me alone." Anilie muttered, burrying her head even more into her arms and hair.

"Ani, listen, I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier," Jared said. "I was just so stressed, and I've been holing up all of that stress and anger inside of me for a long time. I just exploded." He began to say something else.

"Just save it." Anilie interrupted. She placed her chin on her arms, stray tears still falling. "I understand." She then placed her head on Jared's chest. "I'm sorry I suspected you for not caring about Mom."

Jared placed his chin on the top of her head. He rubbed her back. "It's OK." He soothed. "Besides, I don't think Mom would want us to mourn over her too much." He smiled, thinking about what I had said earlier.

I smiled myself mentally. I was glad that he was happy again.

And I'm sure Lyz was too- wherever she was.

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