[b]"It means you're accident prone,"[/b] Carmen replied matter-of-factly to Angel. [i]Reminds me of a certain shapeshifter I used to know,[/i] she thought. The happy memory made her less concerned about Angel, and she looked lazily over at her daughter's desk. [b]"Studying my books again I see. Hope you're enjoying them, dear,"[/b] she said with a soft smile, and turned to dutifully follow Lily when she was tugged away.

She smiled at her wife's question. [b]"Oh...this and that..."[/b] she said cryptically, with a little devious grin on her face as she looked at Lily. Walking into the master bedroom, she put her trumpet down next to the bed and sat down on it, pulling Lily down to sit next to her. [b]"I know you'll like it,"[/b] she said, smiling, holding Lily's hand in hers.

After a moment of pondering silence, she spoke again. [b]"Lily...how do you think the others are doing? You know...from the Academy. I wonder how their lives turned out."[/b] She smiled at Lily. [b]"I know we turned out alright."[/b]

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Rose smiled at her sister upon her question. [b]"Yeah, as always."[/b] She waved goodbye to their parents as they left the room and idly pushed the door mostly closed with her free hand. She looked over at Angel's desk. [b]"What about you? Reading some more of mom's books? She sure does have a lot of them."[/b]