i wrote a chapter before this one, i didn't like it though so i deleted it. whatever happened in it will no longer be valid in the story. yes, even the 'big reveal'

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an excited infinite dragged his new pal to his room showing him all sorts of things that didn't intrest the other while he was more happy for the other's glee.

it was nice having company, enjoyed by both the mouthless hedgie and the strange jackal. mephiles understood infinite, he told him all about his problems while he shared similar dilemmas.

"people are just the worst." infinite sighed, sitting on his bed with mephiles as he talked to him about his problems. it wasn't met with the same forced positivity of his parents or the misunderstanding of his teacher, it was met with something special the youngling couldn't describe. "if i was normal, maybe then people wouldn't see me as strange." he adds.

"i understand." mephiles said. "im always ridiculed for my powers but it shouldn't get to you infinite, they don't know how unique the power you posses is."

"... unique?" the jackal never thought of it like that. "all i can do is make stupid illusions that fade away quickly, it's not unique it's weird."

"don't deny yourself infinite, you're letting those inferior insults sink in through you," the mouthless sighed. "you're power is special, don't forget that, if you keep practising who knows what you're capable of!"

the jackal's awful self esteem when it came to that attribute of his seemed to go down with those words. no one's ever admired what he could do. it made him blush. "th-thanks mephiles." he giggled.

"show me what you can do." he said.

"huh?"

"do something simple like.. make a rose with your mind."

"a rose?" it was a strange request but one infinite was quick to follow. he held his hand out, taking a deep breath and closing his eyes as he envisioned the most beautiful red rose in his mind and in seconds, small red cubes formed a rose in his hand. it was an easy illusion but the other was still amazed. it looked so real! it wad hard to believe what infinite held was just thin air in the illusion of a rose. infinite opened his eyes, happy by meph's amazement "ta-da!" he chuckled.

mephiles' rough hand reach out for the rose but it goes through.

"see, only i can touch it." infinite explained. "no matter what i try other people can't. they can see the illusions i make but they can't interact with them."

mephiles nods as the rose begins to disappear. "you should work on that."

but instead of agreeing the 9-year-old yawns with a hand above his mouth

"maybe later. for now, let's get this sleepover started!"

"sleepover?" mephiles had never heard of such a thing.

"yeah! you've been to one right?" infinite asks to which his new friend replies with a slow shake of his head. "neither have i! but ive seen all about them on tv so.. im kind of an expert."

he looks over at his wardrobe and walks on over, fumbling through the bottom drawer as mephiles watches in curiosity.

"sleepovers require only the best of pjs and because you're my friend, i'll let you borrow one of mine." a set of blue m&m pyjama shirt and pants were handed over to mephiles with a smile. "put these on, if they don't fit i got more."

"... ok." mephiles was confused but by the other's excitement he guesses this would be fun.

"oh how rude of me," infinite jokes. "i should change into some too." he snaps his long nailed fingers and a pair of red bakugan pj's were instantly put on him.

"you change in here, imma go make the popcorn~!" he hummed as he skipped out of the room and down the stairs.

mephiles looked down at the clothes then back up the now gone boy. "what a strange kid." he mumbled as he began to put the pants on.

infinite was weird, one minute he was telling him all about his problems and the next he was stuck in a sleepover with him. even then, being here was the least meph could do. he was a nice kid and having someone to relate to felt good, a feeling he hadn't felt in so long.