[u][b]Lee[/b][/u]

Lee fixed his collar as he stood before a glass window. Beside him was a woman with a clipboard and the President. Rhythmic flashes of light reflected upon their faces from within the next room shown before them. Dressed in a suit as nice as the President's, Lee stared inside without moving for a good while. A girl with pale skin was hugging her knees to herself, face hidden in the knee caps. Medium-length lavender hair fell past her shoulders and shrouded her face.

"Ruby Darling... Seventeen years old. 5'7", 120 pounds... Rare genetic phenotypes of natural purple hair and eyes, possibly due to her unusual radioactive properties causing DNA mutations." The woman with the clipboard read aloud, "Entire family spontaneously inflicted with cancer same time her radioactive properties became active. Parents and siblings now currently deceased. Darling is unaware of her direct effect and it has been suggested due to the correlation with her emotions rising and the radioactivity that she is not informed."

Lee turned to lock eyes with the President, who looked stunned and at a lost of words. "If you approve of our company officially, we can proceed to make this country safer." 

He shook his head in reply, "We have an approved organization that works in providing aid to these people. Yours isn't-"

"Ours is different with all due respect, sir. I respect the peaceful way of their organization that helps to teach people to control it as they research a cure or whatnot but what about the creatures like this one?"Lee interrupted, "There are those like her who will cause death wherever they go. We will do the dirty job that no one else wants to... But sir it needs to be done for the good of America. We will capture them and safely analyze them to find out to what extent danger they are to others around them and to what extent they can control their power. From there, we will take the necessary course of action. Those who can control their power and are no danger will be let free or given the option to aid our cause."

The President bit his lip finally and looked at him, "What are you going to do to this girl?"

"There is no possible way she can be let out. All attempts to help her will result in death to anyone who touches her.  She must be deposed of unfortunately with your approval. There is no one in the world to miss her. Everyone she knows is dead."

He was silent a moment then finally he nodded. Lee pressed a button and the room began to fill with thick smoke. The lights kept flashing. 
The President looked away while Lee stared without flinching.  When the smoke finally cleared, the girl was gone.

"What?" Lee looked around in shock and finally slammed his fist down on a button. An alarm began blaring through the halls. Red lights flashed on and off, lighting up their flabbergasted expressions. The alarm was an ear-splitting wail. It rose to peak and then ebbed and rose to a peak again, undulating like a wave. The sound of many footsteps could dimly be heard under the alarm. 

"There's no where for her to run."Lee assured the President, turning to chew his lip. He wasn't one hundred percent on that one.

[u][b]Rose [/b][/u]

"Just go inside. I'll get it right away for you.  Make sure Seph isn't doing anything she shouldn't be, alright?"

"Gotcha. Thanks."Rose got to her feet and rushed inside. She looked in the spot Persephone had been in, panic settling in her stomach when she realized she no longer resided in that particular place. "Seph!"She called and looked around. The sound of running water made her gaze up the stairs. She hurried up and peeked in the bathroom silently.  She could see the top of her head over the edge of the tub. 

Persephone was probably having a bit of a freak-out much like the one Rose had just had. She could understand why Persephone was probably sitting in the tub like that. She had done the same multiple times. She shut the door without a sound and came back down to find the boxes of food by the kitchen. She rummaged through it to find some suitable things and quickly began preparing lunch. She heard Xavier making his way down the stairs and called to him, "She's in the shower!" Rose was pretty sure he knew that since the sound of running water was the only thing breaking the silence in the house.

She was just about finished with the food when Persephone scampered in like a kitten that had just been startled. Rose swallowed. Every time she saw Persephone and saw those scars... All she could see was that horrible man slashing up her sister right before her eyes. She quickly looked down to keep herself from staring off and letting her mind go back to nightmare land. 

"H-h-hey. It smells good." The smile she gave her made Rose want to cry. It was completely devoid of any happiness. How long were they going to feel like this?

Rose glanced back up at her, "Oh yeah? I bet you must be pretty hungry. It was a long ride. "
She set Persephone's portion on a plate and gently set it in front of her with a glass of lemonade. "Aw look it's your bunny slippers."Rose managed a genuine smile. "I missed seeing those cute little things. Are they still warm and cozy?"