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Chapter 19 - The Prisoner in my House

I look around the room but I can't find who said that.

"Ah, that's right you can't talk" A boy with blonde hair and bright white clothes climbs out from under the bed, I'm laying on. "You can't tell your dad you saw me though, I'd be in a lot of trouble." The boy opened my mouth and put a red gummy bear in my mouth and closed and opened my mouth repeatedly. "Hey, so I can make you eat huh that's so cool." The boy did this process about 5 times, it looked like he would never get tired of it. "I bet you have a lot of questions for me." I move my eyes up and down. "Aw I don't understand, lemme fix you" The boy puts his hand on my head and it glows green, he hovers his hand over my body. "How do you feel now? Feel free to yell too, this room is soundproof."

"Ph-phank you," I say as trying to get up, and speak.

"Ah, hold on a sec" The boy holds my head and it glows green again. "How do you feel now?"

I get up and stretch, "Much better thank you again but who are you?"

"Just a prisoner in your house, I assume you're the third-born Takeda Karma, heir to the war." I nod my head, "You can call me Luke" the boy said extending his hand, I grab and shake it.

"So you're name is Luke?"

"No, but you can call me Luke"

"Okay Luke, how'd you do that?"

"What?"

"Heal me"

"Oh I didn't I just fast-forwarded the time on your body by a day so you wouldn't be bedridden and I'd have someone to talk to today"

"Is that you're power?"

"I guess"

"So are you a QP or SP?"

"Neither" I sat there puzzled at how he could have such power without being either a QP or SP. "I'm your father's power dump, I'm sure you're aware of your dad's power."

"He's been using you?" I said in shock and horror, "How long has this been going on?"

"Around the time the war started, he practically ripped me from my mother's arms and locked me up here. He'll bring me a month's worth of food and drinks and every now and again dump powers on me." The boy said as he threw gummy bears up into the air and catch them in his mouth.

"I'm so sorry he's been doing this to you, I'll help you get out."

"What would be the point in leaving? He'd know we met and he'd be upset, I might end up in the same state you were in."

"Father didn't-"

"I know, that tyrant second born did. How'd you think he got me up here?" I sat in shock at how painful it must've been for him, after being in that paralyzed state I can sympathize with Luke. "Gummy bear?" Luke offers me a gummy bear with a smile.

"How can you be so nonchalant with being a prisoner up here?" I take some gummy bears from Luke.

"Well at first, I'd scream and cry till I lost my voice but this room is soundproof, I can hear everything outside but inside nobody can hear me. One time he dropped off some food and water so I asked him why am I here. He gave me one reason to gather powers for his last fight. I asked why me..." Luke pauses and looks at the door, "Karma get back in the bed and I'm getting back under the bed, 3 knocks mean just your Father, 4 knocks mean him and someone else." Luke says this really quickly but I understand and I hear 4 knocks, I get back in the bed and try not to move or speak as Luke gets back under the bed.

Father, Kaname, and Kami all walk in, Father waits by the door as both Kami and Kaname approach me.

"Hey Karma, feeling any better?" Kaname asks me, I move my eyes up and down. "That's good, did you take a nap yet?" I moved my eyes up and down. Kami stares me in my eyes with her arms folded. "Go ahead Kami, apologize," Father says standing by the door.

"I'm sorry you weren't strong enough to handle the effects of my power," Kami says with a smirk.

"Aw too bad you aren't strong enough to inherit a war," Kaname says with a smirk.

"Why you-" Kami says as she's about to touch Kaname's head.

"Ah ah, I wouldn't if I were you, we both know how my power works. Remember last week, if it weren't for ur healing powers you'd be as bedridden as Karma." Kaname says with a smirk. Kami folds her arms again and looks down at me.

"I'm leaving" Kami walks out the door quickly, Kaname and Father look at each other.

"I'd like some more time with Karma, I'll be sure to close the door behind me Father." Father nods and closes the door, when his footsteps could no longer be heard Kaname says "Sit up Karma." I look at him and he says "you may have fooled both Kami and Father but I'm a whole other story." I quickly sat up and give him a puzzled look. "When your nervous you leg bounces"

"My leg bounced!?" I say in surprise.

"The question is what do you have to be nervous about?"