[quote=@Caits]
Ashleigh was mortified at Jason's last words. How did he know she had been there, hovering outside? She glanced away, drifting closer to Vedika, wanting the familiarity of a friend. She very nearly turned and ran away again. But she know Paulina would come after her this time. Swallowing, she realized she had no idea what was going on in class, and she drifted towards Paulina, but she grabbed Vedika's hand. 

At once, Vedika's emotions came into stark contrast, and Ashleigh let herself just concentrate on her emotions, which made it easier to not run away, but it was still a close call.
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Vedika maybe couldn't empathize completely with Ashleigh, but being relied upon made her feel dependable, and knowing a bit of how Ashleigh's powers worked, Vedika held onto that emotion, hoping to instill Ash with a little confidence and assurance.

[quote=@Thundercrash]
Spying Ashleigh and Jason’s return, alongside Vedika, Paulina smiled warmly and approached them. [color=springgreen]”Hey. Do you think you’ll be okay? If it’s too much, I’m sure we could convince the teacher to let you use a different room.”[/color] Glancing at Vivi, she nodded gratefully. [color=springgreen]”I gonna be seeing what Liam has in store for me, but I think the two of you partnering up would be a good idea. Vivi’s weird, but you know you can trust her. And I won’t be far away, okay? Vivi, why don’t you take her through your meditiation stuff?”[/color]
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"Eh?" Vedika looked slightly befuddled.  "S-sure!" Vedika had always been an energetic child, bouncing off the walls and running everywhere.  To reign her in, Vedika's father had taught her meditation, though it was more like forced meditation, sitting her down and telling her to keep quiet and still. She wasn't the best at it, as it was incredibly difficult for her to clear her mind and she quickly became restless when sitting too still.  However, it was probably good not only for Ashleigh, but for herself as well.  Sitting on the floor, Vedika crossed her legs and simply clasped her hands on her knees, none of that thumb to forefinger stuff.  She didn't force Ashleigh to join her, it helped to clear her mind if she relieved herself of expectations on the world.  Vedika focused on herself, feeling her aura, ever-present.  The last few times she had spent training her power, she had noticed what could only be described as her aura 'expanding'.  She already knew that she could 'give it' to others temporarily to protect them, or 'inject' a bit of it to harm them, but this was different.  In those other cases, it was more moving it from one place to another, displacement, rather than an actual increase in volume.  What she felt now was an increase in volume, which was weird.  She tried activating her aura, making herself indestructible, but that only caused it to shrink back to its 'default size'. She had to relax before it would start expanding again. She kept experimenting with it, letting it grow and shrink, playing with it like a kid trying to synchronize waves in a bathtub to make a big splash, but not quite getting it right, the waves diminishing every time the kid got out of sync.