Chapter 24

She was pretty sure she'd found herself an ally in the Hybrid, but still had to wait for his complete compliance. The problem was she'd never been very good at waiting for things and in her boredom decided she needed to have a little fun. Having spent a few moments playing an odd game of eni-meanie-miny-mo with the various situations, she decided it was probably in her best interests to interfere with one whilst interacting with another. And that was how she found herself stood in front of the naïve Power Limitless who was currently about as useful as a wet fish.

'Who are you,' the girl tried to sound more confident than she was.

'Can't you tell that by looking at me?'

Before arriving to her, she'd mimicked the true face of the First Mistress. Like with everything else she did the choice was deliberate; because, from the moment she'd met her mentor, nothing in her life went without planning.

'I know who you're not,' the girl got to her feet, 'and that's who you look like. Didn't anyone tell you that's no longer the face of the First?'

'I know, but this form amuses me right now.'

'Amuses you?' She looked horrified. 'How disrespectful can you get?'

'Oh, I get it, you think it's disrespectful because I've failed to mimic your favourite,' at those words she changed her appearance to that of the true face of the Pure Mistress. 'Does this suit you better?'

'That's even more disrespectful,' she turned away, 'you shouldn't do that.'

'Shouldn't I,' she changed her appearance again, this time to Dayena's. 'Could you tell me exactly what I should be doing then?'

'For a start you should be glamouring and not using perfect mimic. Power Limitless abilities are dangerous, you should use them so easily, it's just so… so…'

'So what?'

'I told you, it's dangerous.'

'How dangerous a Limitless technique is depends on who is using it and the one I'm using right now comes with no nasty little consequences. Besides, unlike you, I have complete control over my Limitless Power.'

For a few moments she allowed her words to sink in as she tried hard not to betray the fact she'd only recently gained full control over her powers. To her relief it was clear the girl's strange expression turned into an embarrassed one as she swallowed hard and turned away.

'You're the one who switched my power off before, aren't you?'

'How nice of you to remember me Kisara.'

'How do you know my name?'

'I know everything about you. I know everything about everyone here.'

'But how?'

'I have my ways, for now that's all you need to know.'

'Well you might have your ways, but I have other problems to be dealing with right now.'

'I know Kisara and believe me when I say they're about to get a whole lot more complicated.'

'What do you…?'

'Someone's about to call you Kisara,' she smirked, as she allowed her body to break into a million butterflies, 'you'd better answer them.'

After trying about ten different methods of blocking and/or removing Lus's power and finding nothing worked, Yugi had decided to call Kisara in for help. When she arrived a few moments later, there was a rather baffled look on her faces, as though…

'Ara…' Kisara had begun before anyone could say anything else, 'what are you…?'

Before she could finish what she was saying, Arados turned to leave. Taylor almost instantly placed a hand on his wrist in order to stop him and for a few moments there was a more than awkward silence.

'Ara, are you okay,' Kisara tried again.

'No thanks to you,' Arados glowered.

'I'm sorry, I had no idea Ni was going to do something like this.'

'Ni didn't do something like this, your precious boyfriend did.'

'You can't hold me responsible for False's mistake.'

'Mistake? Okay, yes I know he resents it, but I don't ever want to hear you calling this a mistake again.'

'Ara…'

'No,' he half spat at her, 'I don't want to hear it. Don't talk to me, okay.'

'Okay…' she began chewing her lip nervously. 'So would someone mind explaining to me why I'm here?'

'It's to do with Lus,' Yugi tried to be the voice of reason amongst a room full of teenage dilemmas, 'we need you to help us block his power.'

'Why?'

'He's sick,' Arados sulked, 'that's all you need to know.'

'No,' she shook her head, 'I want to know more than that.'

'Why,' he snapped at her, 'because False isn't enough for you?'

'That's not it, it's because…'

'Save it, no one wants to hear your lies.'

'Who says I'm lying.'

'Oh come on Kisara, everyone knows you're just playing the pair of them for fools.'

'I'm not…'

'Arados that's enough,' Téa scolded. 'I know you're in a difficult position right now, but there's no need for you to be like this.'

'Isn't there,' he sulked, 'because I don't mind her getting the guy, if she actually wants him. But if she's just going to mess about with his feelings then…'

'He's never going to want you Ara,' Lus spoke up for the first time, 'you do know that, don't you?'

'Of course I do. It's not me that I want him to want. I just don't want him to be messed about by her at the cost of…'

'You can't hate him and love him at the same time Ara.'

'Can't I?'

'Its okay Lus,' Kisara sighed, 'I understand. If False thinks he has a shot with me and that shot includes a future with children then he's not going to want anything to do with Arados's child. Children need their parents; both of their parents as much as possible.'

'I'm carrying the heir to the Lutoni house,' Arados gritted his teeth. 'He or she deserves to be proud of where they've come from. And as long as you keep messing about with the pair of them then…'

'Enough of this,' Yugi cut him off. 'Right now we've more important things to worry about.'

'Sorry,' Arados lowered his gaze.

'It's okay,' he turned towards Kisara. 'We need your help to block Lus's powers, please, help us.'