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Kaylee was still brooding over the events of earlier today as 9:30 rolled around that evening. Well night really. She still hadn't caught up with Heidi about last night's events. Plus she'd heard about the little incident with Cleo and Uná. Shaking her head she looked down at her schedule and penciled in the redhead for tomorrow. 

She wanted Uná to know that Kaylee's door was always open and that someone cared about what happened to her. Uná also needed to know that Kaylee didn't blame her for her loss of control with her powers. That's why these kids were here. So that they could learn control in a safe environment. Not to mention that Kaylee wanted to know Uná's perspective on the incident but after she talked to Heidi and Cleo.

Getting up Kaylee pulled out her phone and dialed Cole. She wanted him to know what she was up to since he was security. It was important for him to know who came and went and why. She just hoped that she wasn’t waking him up.

California One felt like it had to be one of the most picturesque roadways on the planet. The sun bleached pavement that divided rock escarpment and sand sat in front of a deep blue that covered over a quarter of the Earth seemed to be tailor made for a bike and after leaving the Institute earlier in the day, Cole set about what he had originally planned for the weekend until the events of the previous night had shifted perspectives for a while. The evening sun cast a painted explosion of oranges, reds and violet over the horizon while waves crashed white against beachrock in a steady rhythm he could only hear in his mind over the howling exhaust beneath him. He leaned the bike through another long bend glancing behind his sunglasses at the scenery and at the road ahead. It probably would have been a good afternoon to take Kaylee along, but after the morning, he felt like some distance was needed. She was torn between what he was trying to explain and what she had seen with her own eyes. There were still questions- [i]on both sides[/i], many of which science and logic would not explain. The conversation played through his head multiple times since he had set off on a giant circuit that was bringing him back down CA-1 into Los Angeles. 

It was properly evening when he rolled into a small filling station on the outskirts of town fully intending to fill his stomach and his fuel tank where the prices were considerably cheaper before turning in for the night. Downing an energy drink he watched the container ships moving slowly across the water in the distance sitting atop a picnic table. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFRksWULX7M]An old song played[/url] faintly through an even older, weatherbeaten speaker mixed with the continual movement of traffic and jet engines in the pattern for LAX. His mind was clear for a moment, but his stomach growled a reminding protest. With some reluctance, he pulled out his phone.Though he knew of several local places, he was also partly in the mood for something new. Thumbing up and down the map at the myriad of options a call broke through the screen: It was Kaylee.

He gave a slight sigh and partly felt guilty about it. His eyes glanced up at the time as he debated answering, reasoning she would send a text if it was really important. They had parted ways earlier when she seemed to not have time for Heidi and it was a conversation for which he didn’t particularly want to be present. She needed to learn the truth from an unbiased source, not one she was forming an emotional attachment. He looked at her name as the phone vibrated in  his hand and with some hesitancy, went ahead and swiped his thumb to answer. 

[color=palevioletred]"Hey Cole. I wanted to let you know that I was going to take a couple of the students off campus so I could talk to them. Get them away from the pressure of school and see if they open up about last night, as well as an incident earlier today. I'm going to take Cleo and Heidi out to the beach. Did you want to be there?"[/color]

Kaylee was texting Heidi as she had Cole on speaker phone. With Heidi being deaf she wanted to give the girl some warning. Cleo was another matter. Cleo, as adorable as she was, was a troublemaker.

[color=palevioletred][b][i]Hello Heidi. I'd like to talk to you and Cleo about last night and see if you're processing it in a healthy way. Can I come in? ~K. Everose[/i][/b][/color] Kaylee was at Heidi's door as she sent the text and took Cole off of speaker phone.

Almost the second after the text was sent, the door opened, and Heidi stood there. It was as if she’d taken a split-second glance at her phone then came straight to the door. In fact, that’s exactly what had happened. Heidi looked a little unsure of herself. Truthfully there was a lot she wanted to talk about, but this wasn't the right place.

[color=gold]”Thanks for coming. I wanted to talk to you earlier, but it seemed like a bad time. I...do need to talk about this with somebody. So, are we going to get Cleo now or is she meeting us wherever we’re going?”[/color] Heidi answered. It seemed she wasn’t even aware she’d skipped a few steps. Maybe she was finally starting to get used to her mutation.

Kaylee blinked.[color=palevioletred] "Hold on Cole. You're welcome Heidi. I'm sorry I was busy grading some papers and approving some transfers. There are some students that come and go. Then there are others coming in. I'm sure you met some of them today or you may tomorrow or during the week. I'm here now and we're going to get Cleo on the way. You might want a jacket, we're going off campus."[/color] She smiled reassuringly and pointed over her shoulder to Cleo’s room. 

Moving to the center of the hall Kaylee went back to the phone conversation.[color=palevioletred] "Sorry about that Cole. I'm getting them right now. What's your take on this?"[/color] She looked back to Heidi to make sure she was alright and getting ready.
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Cole had scantly got a ‘hello’ out before Kaylee was inviting him to meet up with her and two of the students. Suddenly, despite having just knocked back an energy drink, the prospect of going home and going to bed was seeming much more appealing. On the other hand though, the fact that she wanted to get them away from the Institute to talk felt like a passive admission that she, like him, was getting suspicious of Dr. Malcolm Ashford. He let her talk for a moment, glancing down at his watch and looking at the [url=http://www.badland.net/hd-custom/116_-black-mass/] bike[/url] as the still warm engine ticked over quietly in the dim light. “I’m a little ways out of town,” He said. “I can probably meet you at Dockweiler in thirty or fourty-five minutes or so.”

[color=palevioletred]"Alright I'll see you there then."[/color] Kaylee was aware that she hadn't said the name of the place outright on her end. Maybe she was being paranoid but with her responsibilities... then again maybe not. She tucked the phone into her cardigan inner pocket. She stepped up to Cleo’s door and knocked. 

Heidi, who had quickly slipped on some jeans, sneakers and a cardigan, quickly joined her side.

For one to think that Cleo would be sound asleep at this time of night would be gravely mistaken. On the weekends she stayed up normally gaming or doing something troublesome. Like banging on peoples doors and vanishing, being careful which doors she picked. She was getting ready to sneak out her room when a knock came on her door, someone just beat her to the punch. But again like earlier she got this vague sense, it didn’t feel the same but it was there, it was driving her mad in her own mind. 

Slowly and quietly she opened the door a little. Her head suddenly appeared at the small gap “Miss Everose, Heidi?” She whispered in surprise. “Whatever it was, I swear I didn’t do it.”, she thought it odd that a teacher and another student would be knocking this time of night.

Kaylee raised an eyebrow at Cleo’s response.[color=palevioletred] "I dare not ask why you jumped to that conclusion, just yet. No matter, for now. Collect your jacket. We have things to talk about and we're not doing it here. I'm not forgetting the fact that you looked like you were out to stir up something before I knocked on your door."[/color] She smirked and waited for Cleo to grab her jacket.

They headed down to Kaylee's car. Turning to the two girls Kaylee smirked at Cleo.[color=palevioletred] "Heidi gets shotgun."[/color] Kaylee had picked up a little ASL when she found out that one of the students would be deaf, but had yet to use it. Now was as good a time as any. Granted she was still working through it but she had the basics down.[color=palevioletred] "Let's go girls."[/color] She signed for Heidi's benefit. 

Hitting the key fob Kaylee unlocked the car and got in.

Heidi’s smile showed that she did genuinely appreciate the gesture of being spoken to in ASL, and she responded by signing ‘Thank you’ in response, before speaking aloud. [color=gold]”Though I can read your lips, so as long as you’re facing me when you talk, we can hold a verbal conversation. Still, I do appreciate the gesture.”[/color]

Heidi got in the passenger seat of the car, and buckled up.

Cleo couldn’t hide her grin as she swayed like a little innocent girl. “What little ol’ me?” However her eyes did light up at the mention of her jacket. “A late night road trip? Awesome!” she said, trying to avoid being too loud, she quickly went in and grabbed her black leather jacket before heading out with the other two. 

Heading down to Kaylee's car, Cleo was belining for the front passenger seat when her beloved teacher smiled at her and called Heidi shotgun. “Bu… Bu... Bu… Fine” she admitted in defeat. Once sorted Cleo jumped in the back before leaning forward. “So where are we going? Not another nightclub I hope.” Cleo loves drinking as much as the next person, but she could go through another action replay of last night.

As Kaylee started the car she turned her head toward Cleo so that Heidi could catch what she was saying as well.[color=palevioletred] "No. No night clubs till all of you are old enough. Without fake IDs."[/color] Raising an eyebrow she pointedly looked at Cleo’s lack of a seat belt and as the girl settled back and put it on Kaylee drove out of the lot.

Settling into driving Kaylee decided to fill the silence. Reaching over to lightly touch Heidi on the arm she waited until she could feel the girl's eyes on her. Signing 'Thank you' she continued.[color=palevioletred] "I often needed a place that I could open up and talk about things freely. When you're young and struggling with things others don't understand it's important to know that you can relax. So I would, oftentimes find myself walking trails in my Virginia home town. I found nature soothing. Understandable with the fact that I can see auras and read energies."[/color] She paused and let that sink in.

Weaving into light traffic Kaylee headed past the main bulk of the city.[color=palevioletred] "Sometimes you have to understand how everything fits together to realize how to proceed. Or you need a moment away to know what you did was wrong. But you can't get that if you're constantly bombarded by your own self importance. My escapes to a location where I could breathe freely helped me think things through."[/color]

They were passing the airport and Kaylee made the turn off for Dockweiler Beach.[color=palevioletred] "When I came out to California it was a big change. And at first I didn't have anywhere I could go to get away. But I found a place. I'm not taking you there but there's something I found peaceful about a beach at night time that is...soothing and relaxing that I think will help you both."[/color]

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