Finishing their meals, Conner and Kimberly moved on to their classes. 

"[color=ed1c24]So what's our classes?[/color]" Kimberly asked Conner.

"[color=00aeef]I think they were... Social Studies? No wait, Mutant Social Studies, that was it,[/color]" Conner replied.

The two made it to class, which was a blur. Conner merely listened to the debate of mutants and ignorance, never interjecting himself, while Kimberly zoned out every now and again. 

The two kids then went their separate ways, going back to their rooms. Conner took his usual route back, plopping into bed after entering. Conner grabbed a book from a nearby bag and began reading it from a page he had bookmarked. Some time passed, and Conner began hearing an occasional [i]tap[/i] sound from his window. Wondering what could possibly be causing that, Conner closed his book and looked outside, only to find Kimberly throwing pebbles from a perch on a tree branch. As she gave a wave, Conner opened the window and said to her, "[color=00aeef]The hell are you doing? Get down from there![/color]" Kimberly's response was to come closer and leap, catching the edge of the window sill and pulling herself up. "[color=ed1c24]I got a bit bored, ok?[/color]" Kimberly replied, still hanging.

Conner sighed, then helped her up into his room, Kimberly barely managing to fit through the window. Crisis averted, Kimberly dusted her hands off on her shorts, then looked around and said, "[color=ed1c24]Nice room.[/color]" 

Conner, annoyed, said, "[color=00aeef]Kimberly, don't ever do that again.[/color]" 

"[color=ed1c24]Why not?[/color]" Kimberly asked. "[color=ed1c24]I did it all the time at your place, and I made sure that the tree was safe.[/color]"

"[color=00aeef]Even back home, I told you not to do it. You know how dangerous it is, and I don't care how careful you are,[/color]" Conner said. "[color=00aeef]This is the second floor. I don't want to see you get hurt because of some stupid stunt.[/color]"

"[color=ed1c24]Mm-hmm, I see,[/color]" Kimberly said, a smirk on her face as she leaned towards him.

Conner, realizing he had said too much, decided to change the subject. Clearing his throat, he said, "[color=00aeef]Alright, fun's over, I'm getting you out of here.[/color]" Conner also muttered under his breath, "[color=00aeef]You're lucky my roommate isn't in yet.[/color]"

"[color=ed1c24]Come on, I just got here,[/color]" Kimberly whined, but allowed herself to be dragged away.

As Conner was about to turn a corner, he suddenly stopped and held Kimberly back. "[color=00aeef]Wait. Someone's there,[/color]" Conner said quietly. Kimberly couldn't resist peeking around the corner as well, seeing Casper and another guy having a confrontation. "[color=ed1c24]Should we go help him?[/color]" Kimberly asked. "[color=00aeef]No, let's go find another path,[/color]" Conner replied. Kimberly continued looking, concerned, and saw the argument getting physical. "[color=ed1c24]Conner, come on, or I'll go without you,[/color]" Kimberly urged. Conner had an inner turmoil for a second, then sighed and muttered, "[color=00aeef]Dammit.[/color]" 

Conner extended his arms for a hug, to which Kimberly smiled and gave. As the two embraced, their silhouettes turned white and merged together into an orb, which then transformed into a [url=https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CczK898O9ro/VP1pShMZ5fI/AAAAAAAAAiE/sCQIf-MM_is/w506-h750/work.png]young woman[/url] with blonde hair and a suit. Wasting no more time, the woman rushed around the corner, quickly stepping between Casper and the aggressor. "[color=aba000]You have one chance to back off or you face us,[/color]" the woman warned the aggressor.