I was still enjoying my almost realistic dream about Reyna and I getting coffee at the place we usually went after school when I heard Glens high pitched squeal and felt her jump onto my bed
"Get up, get up, get up!" She was yelling whilst jumping up and down on my mattress
"Glen- no!" I rolled over, my voice and mind still groggy with sleep and exhaustion
"Come on! You've been in bed far too long!" She let herself drop down next to me "look your getting positively fat!" She held up my boney writs and sighed, dropping it again
"Glen I don't want to get up today!" I whispered, rolling over with blanket over my eyes
"But Nico you've got training and tournament prep today! Come on I'll cheer you up! All you've got to do is get out of bed and I'll find a really nice suit for you to wear and everything!" I moaned and she squealed again
"I'll take that as a yes! Now up!" She grabbed my arm and pulled me out of bed and to my feet. "Right, you stink so shower now!" She kept smiling but I could see her eyes run over my shirtless chest with disgust. I looked down and saw purple bluefish skin and lots of bone. Looks like I lost all that weight Will worked so hard to help me put on,Ge had so easily stripped off me.

Once I returned from my shower, Glenda had picked out an exquisite Armani suit,
"I can't wear that" I said solemnly
"Okay, why not?" She asked happily, her smile not wavering
"Because it won't fit, look for the combinations at the right hand side of the wardrobe, they're all the suits that fit me before I got better." I said with a flick of my wrist, as I pulled on some CK boxers
"Better? I didn't know you were sick?" She turned back toward me with a Marco Polo which was one of the smallest I owned
"I wasn't really, just very thin." I pulled on the pants and and tucked the shirt in. I pulled on the jacket which still felt big
"What as thin as you are now?" Our eyes met, this time she wasn't smiling
"Kinda." I shrugged and as my eyes left hers I could still feel her looking at me "look I don't need your pity!" I turned back to her, as she stepped towards me two ties in her hand and I chose a burgundy coloured one with matte Paisley details. She tied it easily around my neck and tightened it, like a good wife.
"You're all set!" She smiled again and we walked out of the door. But before we turned to walk down the stairs, she turned left and into another room
"That's this?" I asked, as she unlocked a door and walked in, I followed eagerly.
"My room, I'm changing really quickly" which surprised me as she was already in her AMA stuff. She pulled off her shirt, revealing her black lacy bra. I caught her eye
"Oops, shit sorry!" I went to turn away but she caught my cheek as I moved my head and pulled my face to hers, leaving out noses inches apart
"I don't mind, it's a privilege to have a hot guy like you watch me change!" She smirked and winked before turning and pulling off her sweats to expose her matching underwear. She pulled on a tight skirt and a loose fitting white t-shirt. Then she pulled her hair, not into the familiar pony tail but into a bun, and took out her contact lenses
"I wear these far too much!" She picked up a smart looking black leather bag, pulling out a pair of rounded square glasses, and hopped into some patient black stilettos.
"Ready?" She asked, linking out arms and pulling me out of the room.

"Nico!" Ge rose rapidly from his seat and jogged to us at the doors as we entered the hall "I didn't know if you'd be joining us!" He hugged me tightly, leaning in to kiss me as he pulled away. His kisses were cold and mean "and Glen, darling, thank you as always!" He reached out and touched her arm and she cupped his cheek
"It's not bother Ge, as long as your still coming to me tomorrow!" She laughed, pulling me into a seat next to hers, and Ge moved opposite
"Of course I am!" He continued "bringing the prodigy too!" He laughed, looking at me as he shovelled in a forkful of omelet.
"Nico eat this!" Glen placed a bagel with smoked salmon and sour cream in front of me, but I shook my head
"I'm not really a breakfast person-"
"Or a lunch person!" She added
"Or a dinner person!" Ge rolled his eyes.
"What-" I began to ask when Glen interrupted
"Yeah, Nico, we noticed your absence from basically all the meals since the choosing ceremony!"
"So eat that! Now!" Ge's eyes seemed to fill and hold my own. My own defiance was immediately pushed from all corners of my head and I suddenly had a craving for the bagel in front of me. But I soon realised after having taken my first three bites that it was a simply technique that Ge had used to manipulate my mind into following his orders, so I tried it
"Why don't you stop ordering me around Ge?" My eyes focused in his
"Okay." His voice robotic as he obeyed my command
"Nico!" Glen punched my arm, but smiled anyways "good job!"

Once the three of us entered the cavern, there were already small groups of mentalists training on their own skills and competing against their peers.
"Right, while everybody's warming up I want you two to do a quick one!" I looked at Glen who winked back at me. I hopped off the podium and followed her to one of the practice rooms that I'd never even seen before.
"This room here is my favourite!" She giggles, typing in a four number code "Ge calls it my room but it's not really" she pushed her weight into the heavy sound proved door and held it open for me. The air seemed to shift as we entered, readjusting to the new masses that were moving around. The walls and floor were white but to the right of the door Glen pressed a small intended square and a control pad popped up. I moved to the opposite of the room, as she turned to face me a small white pillar rose for the floor, as she plugged in her device, looked up and smirked at me
"Nervous di Angelo?" I laughed
"Not a bit, Parker!" That's when the hellhound spirit I'd made glistened into view
"What about now?" Her smile twisted even further into a sinister grin. My fists clenched and brow furrowed, I'm sure she wasn't allowed to do this! A new idea sprung I not my mind, I began in to picture the controls of the DS like device that was sitting in front of her. She counted me in and at the yell of go, I began to manipulate the buttons in my mind and by the look of Glens face, it was working. The hellhound kept sprinting into the air and landing in its original position. But Glenda was intelligent and it took no time for her to win back the controls. The dog pounced, it's front paws level with my shoulders but before it could touch me, I dissolved into a pool of black smoke moving only a meter or so to the left. My next attack was from another angle, despite the nature of the beast trying to attack me, I attempted to wiggle my way into its mind or wiring. That's when the hell hound stopped moving and turned to Glen in confusion, I knew I'd taken hold! It bounced through the air, landing ferociously on Glen, who was knocked to the floor.
The words 'Mentalists Win!' boomed through the air and covered the long window for the large group of spectators that had gather outside to see. There was a short cheer as I stalked out, but before I could make it very far glens hand wrapped around my arm
"That was brilliant!" A warm smile covering her face
"I'd say the same, but all you did was steal my creation." My voice was flat and monotone as I shrugged her hand of and walked out. But as the door closed behind me, I was greeted by the view of Mathia doting on Ge, her hands sprawled on his chest and his arm around her waist, squeezing it. Their eyes were locked, I blinked and suddenly so we're their lips. Guilt seemed to pan through me, it wasn't the kind of guilt I'd expected, it was the betrayal of my trust which hurt most.