Wow! I'm already on chapter 17:D Okay, now I really, double-will start the training in the next chapter! Blame writer's block (darn you, writer's block!). The name of this chapter is sucky, I know, but like I said, blame writer's block. Enjoy:)

Chapter 17: Kila

"Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say what it counts" - Margaret Lee Runbeck

The teens were in the living room, sitting on chairs and waiting for Grandpa Max, who was waiting for Ben and Gwen to arrive. Arden was sitting with the guys, but Phyllis sat next to him so she could keep on eye on Ralph. While the girl was talking to him, Arden kept glancing at Leila, who was sitting nearby with the other girls. He wanted to go over to her, but with Phyllis trying to get him to tell her about what happened to him, Arden was stuck in his seat for goodness knows how long.

Leila looked in his direction and smiled at him. Nero-Amy and Nerine both noticed this, and they looked at each other in surprise.

"I never seen her smile before," said Nerine, "Even when she was still Ghostfreak."

"First becoming a girl, then she and Arden holding hands and now this!" said Nero-Amy, crossing her arms. The mermaid-like teen's eyes widened at the second thing her friend said. "They were doing what?!"

The neon-eyed girl hit her hand against Nerine's mouth. "Shh! You want her to hear to you?!" But though in her mind, she knew that Leila wouldn't even hear her, no matter how loud they talked. She took her hand back from her friend's mouth and, shaking her head, said, "Honestly, you're worse than Lightspeed."

"Lightspeed? Who's that?" Nerine asked, looking confused, but Nero-Amy didn't answer. Certain thoughts were running fast through her mind.

Lightspeed? Nero-Amy thought, that name . . . why does it sound so familiar?

A memory flashed in her mind like lightning. She was her old self. Not like she was in the Omnitrix, but as a normal Kineceleran. Standing in front of her was another Kineceleran, who had a big smile on his face. He turned and sped off, shouting, "Catch me if you can, Kila!"

"But we're too old to play games like these, Lightspeed, you know that" Kila replied, her scissor-like "hands" on her hips.

Lightspeed kept on running until he was out of view. Kila sighed, but she didn't know that her older brother was running directly towards her from behind. The next thing she knew, Kila was tackled from behind, and the brother and sister were thrown off the ground.

Kila found herself on her back, with Lightspeed lying on top of her. He lifted his head a little and said, "Listen sis, us Kinecelerans have a short life-span, as you know. You never have enough time to do things when you're young, because at that stage everything just flashes by, and before you're know it, you want to do things that you never done before, like travel around the Universe or spend time with your family. I want to enjoy this life while I can, Kila. With my dad, with my brothers, and with you."

His sister blinked as she took it all in, and, without warning, she was gone, and her brother landed face-first onto the ground. He looked up, and saw Kila standing ten feet away from him. Smiling, she called out, "Come on! You're never going to catch me while you're lying down!"

Lightspeed smiled at her before she ran off, only a blur. He stood up quickly, like he never was on the ground, shouted, "Here I come, Kila!" and he ran after her.

"Nero-Amy?" Nerine's voice called, "Earth, Khoros, Galvan B, Pyros, Pisccis, Anur Phaetos and any other planet to Nero-Amy."

The neon-eyed girl turned her head from side to side, then she looked at Nerine and said, "I'm sorry, but were you saying something?"

Her friend slapped her forehead.

I won't even bother to ask, she thought. Nero-Amy scratched her head because she wondered why her friend slapped herself, and the other reason was because she was thinking about the memory of her and Lightspeed. Her brother.

Who knew one name could bring back so much memories, she thought as she remembered what he said:

You never have enough time to do things when you're young, because at that stage everything just flashes by, and before you're know it, you want to do things that you never done before.

Nero-Amy closed her eyes and thought, Maybe that's why I ended up in the Omnitrix in the first place, because I wanted to do something I never did before. Now look what happened to me. I'm a human, but for how long? I'm beginning to like being a human, and I want to spend as much time this way.

Meanwhile, Leila was in her own thought as well. She was looking at her hand once again, and sneaking glances at Arden, who was being pestered by Phyllis. She was determined to find out what happened to him. The dark-eyed teen rolled her eyes. She was only trying to help him.

That is when Phyllis took hold of Arden's hand.

You could not imagine how Leila felt at that moment. She was shocked at first. Then, she felt a familiar rush of feelings spreading through her entire body and mind: hate, anger and jealousy.

Leila felt her skin tingle slightly, and her eyes were glowing, but in this case, blazing once more. Her arms started to grow thinner until they were skeletal, and her clenched hands were shaking, the skin starting to rip open. Everyone in the room noticed Leila and were shocked and scared at what they saw.

"Oh my gosh!" exclaimed Dexter, "What's happening to her?!"

"I don't know, I thought you'd tell me!" said Reid, hands on his face.

Suddenly, everything in the living-room - photo-frames, vases, china on shelves and other things - started moving. They levitated in mid-air, and before the teens knew it, they were being hit with valuable objects.

"Whoa!" Galvin exclaimed as a vase nearly hit his shoulder. Luckily it missed him, but he was too busy to notice as more things tried to hit him and his friends.

"Leila, stop!" cried Arden, whose hand was on his aching chest. He ran towards her, avoiding many plates and saucers being thrown at him. He grabbed the skeletal girl by her nearly-exposed hand, which was ice-cold. "Leila, you got to stop this now!"

The girl didn't seem to hear him at first, nor did she seem to know that he was there. Then, the glow in her eyes slowly faded away, and she said in a quiet tone, "Arden?"

The flame-haired teen smiled. However, he was not smiling when a plate, which was cut a little on the edge, hit Leila in her face, almost hitting her in the neck. She fell onto the floor unconscious, and all the valuable objects fell to the ground as well. Just then, Grandpa Max, Ben and Gwen came rushing in, and they were dumb-founded at what they saw.

"What the heck . . .?!"

"Whoa!"

"What happened here?!"

Grandpa saw Leila on the floor, and he rushed to her and got onto his knees. Arden, who was on his knees, then asked, "Is she going to be okay?"

Grandpa's eyes widened, then he looked at the teen. "She'll be fine. There's no serious injury."

"But she nearly got hit in the neck by a plate! How could that not be serious?!" Arden looked at the unconscious Leila, then he nearly dropped down in shock. The skin on her left cheek was ripped open, revealing the part of a familiar exposed skull underneath. The teen didn't get to look any further, as the skin suddenly started to join back together, and Leila's face looked normal again.

"He who angers you conquers you" - Elizabeth Kenny

Chapter 17 is done! I wrote one quote in the beginning and one at the end because . . . ag, even I don't know! I felt like it, I guess. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and don't worry, the training starts in the next chapter. :D Gee, I made Leila go mad over nothing. :)
Reviews are welcome. :)
Til next time! ;)