The one you need

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Amber stared at the ball of white light, then at Ben. He averted his gaze from the ball of light, looking Amber in the eye.

Then he patted the soft bedding next to him, gesturing for Amber to sit next to him.

Amber slowly slid off of her own bed and set next to Ben. She stared at the light.

Then Ben giggled.

The ball of light started changing shape. Within seconds it had taken the shape of a pig. Ben made the light pig dance around Amber's head.

"How are you doing that?" Amber whispered.

Ben shrugged. The light dissapeared.

"What do you mean, you don't know?"

Ben shrugged.

"What if you're evil or something?"

Ben shrugged.

He's not evil if I'm with him.

A figure appeared in front of Ben and Amber, transparent and giving off a faint glow.

"Kloe...?" Amber breathed. "Aren't you dead?"

Sammy is too, yet he talks to you.

The blonde girl rolled her eyes.

"What is going on here?"

I talk to him like Sammy talks to you.

"That doesn't give me an answer."

You will find your answer soon. I'm not allowed to tell you directly.

"What do you mean, not allowed?"

I'm not allowed. Someone brought me out from... it's too complicated to describe. It's not like people come from the dead to talk to people all the time.

Amber looked from Ben to Kloe.

"Do you at least know how he makes the light?"

Someone gave it to him. The gift of light.

"That makes soooo much sense, Kloe."

Kloe shrugged.

Ben made some sort of purring noise and made another ball of light. He made it into the shape of a pig and made it prance around in the air. Then he made another ball, shaped that one into a pig, then made both light pigs do some sort of synchronized dance.

"Why doesn't Ben speak?" Amber asked.

I don't think he knows how to. He is...complicated. But you can't tell anyone about him.

"Why not?"

People would fear him. He can make those harmless white lights, or he can make harmful orange lights that can burn. He would be locked up. Manipulated. Used as a weapon.

Amber clicked her tongue. Manipulated. Used. Yeah, she knew that feeling.

You can be his friend, though.

"Friends are nice."

Ben looked into Amber's eyes and grinned.

"Friends?"

Ben's grin grew wider.

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