Kalinda assumed Arnold thought no one was around. She found it odd that he didn't think of those students who could go invisible. Or in shadows. Like her. She had found that the shadows seemed simpler. certainly held with putting another barrier between her, and emotions. Plus, she wanted to see if McCoy returned to the gym, and if he might let something slip onto what had happened. So when she saw Arnold, she slipped out the shadows. "What were you doing?" She demanded.

Kalinda assumed Arnold thought no one was around. She found it odd that he didn't think of those students who could go invisible. Or in shadows. Like her. She had found that the shadows seemed simpler. certainly held with putting another barrier between her, and emotions. Plus, she wanted to see if McCoy returned to the gym, and if he might let something slip onto what had happened. So when she saw Arnold, she slipped out the shadows. "What were you doing?" She demanded.

"Going to lunch and plotting to take over the school." Arnold answered truthfully. He didn't see any reason to lie. He wasn't impressed with Kalinda's skills or abilities. He doubted that she was as powerfully as she thought she was. She was an obstacle to his plan but a small one. He would have to deal with her eventually. But for now it was amusing to watch her trying to stop him.

Phoebe watched this, frowning slightly. She looked to Nicholas and said, "Ryan makes me happy. He is who I want. I was content, and prepared, to go through life alone. And then he said hello to me, and made me laugh. He given me something I didn't even know I wanted. When you get to know him, I hope you'll get along well" She said, looking to Ryan and smile

***

Connor was just heading to the cafeteria when he received Kijani's text. He replied with an okay, and detoured towards the library, looking about in case she had got there first.

Nicholas wrote something down on the notepad sliding it over to Pheobe,"I did not mean it like that but like I said before as long as your happy with him then I am happy for you" It said on he notepad,Nicholas looked over to Phoebe then Ryan them back to his milk taking a sip of it.

Katherin had selected a couple of books. She could never seem to go to the library without getting atleast a couple of books. It had been nice to go with Makoto. She usually ended up going alone. She and Makoto had more in common than she had originally thought. They had literally talked for hours. "Yes I got ahold of him this morning. He is free this weekend. He told me to come and spend the weekend."

"That's good!" Makoto exclaimed with a big smile. She was clearly happy for her new friend. At this point, with all the talking Katherin and Makoto had done together, she felt it was safe to call Katherin her friend. There was also the adventure in Flood's special room the day before. "You took him up on the offer, right?" she asked, more so to make sure Katherin was alright with how things had advanced with her father. They both continued down the hall towards the cafeteria, a boy whizzing past them along the way (Connor). They were almost at the cafeteria doors now. Makoto noticed how most things seemed to be in tact from earlier's escapade.

"That's good!" Makoto exclaimed with a big smile. She was clearly happy for her new friend. At this point, with all the talking Katherin and Makoto had done together, she felt it was safe to call Katherin her friend. There was also the adventure in Flood's special room the day before. "You took him up on the offer, right?" she asked, more so to make sure Katherin was alright with how things had advanced with her father. They both continued down the hall towards the cafeteria, a boy whizzing past them along the way (Connor). They were almost at the cafeteria doors now. Makoto noticed how most things seemed to be in tact from earlier's escapade.

Katherin nodded. "Yes I took him up on the offer. I need to go home. Maybe some time with dad will help ground me. I've been feeling lost lately. Maybe reconnecting to my roots will help." She hoped it would. She didn't know what else to do. She felt like her friends were growing apart. She needed to know if her father had ever experience that when he was at the academy. Maybe he would have a suggestion that would help her deal with it.

"It's beautiful." She whispered, carefully picking up the diamond regardless of him telling her it would not break. Turning it this way and that she watched the many colours dance about each other; she put it gently back away as he held up the book. At the sight of that she smirked. "You may regret giving me that someday." She teased, taking it just as carefully. Hearing Flood however Kat gave an annoyed sigh and turned to look at him. "Well someone should not have hurt them, and that someone should go clean up their own mess." None of them were in critical danger so she did not care to play his games right now, especially considering how the day had unfurled already. With a roll of her eyes she looked back to Kaden. "So, you're here now? No missions for the greater good in the near future?"

Watching as Kat gazed at the gem made Kaden smile while she still treated it as if it was newborn bird. At the mention of the book he chuckled shaking his head as they began to walk. "I probably will but oh well I'll burn that bridge when it comes to it my dear cousin." He said upon being asked if he would be going on any other missions did he shake his head. "No. I'm done with that for now. Right now however...I would like to know what has occurred here during my absence." He asked.

"Magneto invaded the school." Flood said in response to Kaden.

Kijani waited outside of the library, trying to breathe and control her face. She saw Connor coming into view, and mentally braced herself. Connor would see the pain in her, she knew there was no hiding it. But at least she could get through it. While she would have loved to take care of this from over the phone, she knew Connor at least deserved the honor of a face to face conversation.

Phoebe nodded and smiled, finishing off her salad, she looked around the cafeteria. Some People had taken advantage of the early lunch, and were. Others were probably trying to figure out what happened. She looked down at her arms, small scratches covered them and she was probably bruised as well. But she hadn't been scared. And she had continued to fight. She ran a hand over her temple, which had a dull ache from the blow there. "What should we do now?" ------ Kalinda snorted with amusement "Wayne will have you flat on your butt before you can even try" she said, "and Griffin and Zack wouldn't let you, no matter their state" she added, ----- Connor saw Kijani, and knew he had been right that something was wrong. He stopped a few steps in front of her. And didn't speak, just watched her. Uneasiness filled him, and he shoved his hands in his pockets.

Nicholas finished his early lunch grabbing the notepad with his vines,After he wrote on the notepad and handed it to Phoebe."Go outside?" It said with Nicholas looking at her.

Kalinda snorted with amusement "Wayne will have you flat on your butt before you can even try" she said, "and Griffin and Zack wouldn't let you, no matter their state" she added,

"Aren't you cute Kalinda. You think I care what Griffin and Zack think. If they get in my way I will destroy them. They need me note than I need them." He told her confidently. He wasn't worried about his 'siblings'. "Bats might try to stop me but he is just a man with a lot of expensive toys. He has no impressive powers. He can't stop me. By the time he tries it will be too late."

Connor saw Kijani, and knew he had been right that something was wrong. He stopped a few steps in front of her. And didn't speak, just watched her. Uneasiness filled him, and he shoved his hands in his pockets.

Kijani nodded to him, trying and failing to smile. He was reading her, and she couldn't mask her pain. "Connor, I- I know you've been watching and waiting so patiently for me to... to talk." She tried to keep her hands from shaking, and locked them behind her back. "I feel that I can't, because of... well, I know good and well how deeply you love me. You say you would do anything for me, and I believe you. That's why I don't tell you everything, because I wouldn't want you fighting for me, because you would not win that fight!" She was trying to keep the tears from her eyes, and her throat from closing. "...I love you, Connor. I truly, deeply do, and I realize that now." She inhaled. Exhaled. Spoke. "That's why I-- I can't be with you. Where I'm going, you can't follow. I refuse to let you, because I love you enough to realize that-" It was failing, there were tears starting to slide down her cheeks. "I will ruin your life, Connor. I won't repay your love with..." She shook her head, the words failing. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I know you don't understand, but one day, perhaps--" Her throat closed and she started to cry, covering her face.

A lot of ways to say it, wasn't there? Somehow being told she loved him, while being told that she, essentially wanted to keep him safe was oddly comforting. Yet it wasn't what he wanted. Did she honestly think he was just going to say, sure, I'll just let you go? No. She didn't, and part of him wondered if she chose this way of telling him in the hopes that he would see how much it hurt her, to tell him this. He did see it. It pained him, and he couldn't make himself try to comfort him. He understood it would be worse if he did. "I do understand" he said softly, because he did. "You fear that you will ruin me, when all you have done so far is make me a better man. You fear that because I love you, I'll get hurt. Everyone risks that. But I know you think that that hurt could be death. I understand that. I can, and do protect myself. You think I don't know, that I don't understand. That I don't know that Ben is probably dead, due to Anthony but you think that it's your fault. when it isn't. You tell me you love me, and then that I can't follow you. When we both know that I will. Because, Damn it, I need you. You think I dont, that all I needed was a little confidence booster. Maybe that's so. I need you. You expect me to just agree, and walk away. But I'm not your parents, and im definetely not your grandmother, or whoever else has left you and made you feel like nothing. So you can leave. But I will follow." The words just tumbled out, unchecked, and he was shocked at tears stinging his own eyes. He couldn't remember the last time he had cried. He must have been a kid. And it was probably for something foolish. There was pain in his chest, and irrational fear, panic. Because he feared she might ask, instead of tell. And he didn't know if he could resist that. He took a step forward, just acting on instinct now, he gently removed her hands from her face. "Please" Kalinda shook her head "I'm not cute. And you are an idiot. What's to stop me from going to Wayne, and telling him? You can't use Griffin and Zack against me, since you will just hurt them either way. You are efficient in the use of their abilities-your baby bird type flying yesterday proves that. In fact, I might just go to Wayne now" She slid into the shadows chuckling. Phoebe nodded and smiled "sure" she said, taking their trays and putting them ontop of a bin, before unlocking the wheelchairs breaks, and pushing the wheelchair outside.

Kalinda shook her head "I'm not cute. And you are an idiot. What's to stop me from going to Wayne, and telling him? You can't use Griffin and Zack against me, since you will just hurt them either way. You are efficient in the use of their abilities-your baby bird type flying yesterday proves that. In fact, I might just go to Wayne now" She slid into the shadows chuckling.

Arnold rolled his eyes at Kalinda's threat. He didn't care if she went and told the Bat that he was up to something. She had no proof. Nor did she know what his plans were. The worse old Bruce could do was watch him. Technically he hadn't broken any of the school's rules. Which meant that there was nothing that Wayne could do to him. The Bat might not like it be the rules were the rules. And he was following them for the most part.

Katherin nodded. "Yes I took him up on the offer. I need to go home. Maybe some time with dad will help ground me. I've been feeling lost lately. Maybe reconnecting to my roots will help." She hoped it would. She didn't know what else to do. She felt like her friends were growing apart. She needed to know if her father had ever experience that when he was at the academy. Maybe he would have a suggestion that would help her deal with it.

"That's good, I hope it helps you out too." It saddened Makoto that Katherin would feel lost. She wondered how and in what way her new friend felt this way. Was it social? future goal based? She wasn't sure and as Katherin seemed deep in thought about it, it didn't feel right to ask those questions. As a result, Makoto posed a statement instead. "If you need any help, please feel free to ask me. Alright?" The two girls rounded the corner and walked through one of the many sets of double doors to enter the cafeteria. Makoto quickly scanned the area for Phoebe and Flood. She didn't see either of them as of yet in the large, noisy, and crowded room.

"That's good, I hope it helps you out too." It saddened Makoto that Katherin would feel lost. She wondered how and in what way her new friend felt this way. Was it social? future goal based? She wasn't sure and as Katherin seemed deep in thought about it, it didn't feel right to ask those questions. As a result, Makoto posed a statement instead. "If you need any help, please feel free to ask me. Alright?" The two girls rounded the corner and walked through one of the many sets of double doors to enter the cafeteria. Makoto quickly scanned the area for Phoebe and Flood. She didn't see either of them as of yet in the large, noisy, and crowded room.

Katherin smiled at Makoto. "If I can figure it out I might take you up on that. Im not sure that I explain it to myself yet much less anyone else. Maybe after this weekend I will have a better idea." She hoped so. She scanned the crowd and was sad not to see Phoebe or any of her other friends. She supposed that Phoebe was with Ryan making wedding plans. Or talking to Nikolas. The though made her sad.

Watching as Kat gazed at the gem made Kaden smile while she still treated it as if it was newborn bird. At the mention of the book he chuckled shaking his head as they began to walk. "I probably will but oh well I'll burn that bridge when it comes to it my dear cousin." He said upon being asked if he would be going on any other missions did he shake his head. "No. I'm done with that for now. Right now however...I would like to know what has occurred here during my absence." He asked.

"Magneto invaded the school." Flood said in response to Kaden.

"Among other things." Kat sighed with a pointed look at Flood. "But if I were to report every event of the last two years we'd be here for hours, you know what this place is like." She shrugged, as if an invasion was just an everyday event to her, as the book and diamond disappeared from her hands. "Besides I've not been here the whole time. Thankfully. Why? You're not expecting anything, are you?"

Nicholas just relaxed in his wheelchair hoping that they would not run into Devika,What was he afraid of though that she would be disgusted by him being a wheelchair it was not his fault but then again he wouldn't blame her if that was the case. "No it's stupid to think that" he thought shaking his head in disbelief.

"Magneto...invaded the school...again?" Kaden slowly asked in disbelief. During his first month at this facility the villain invaded the Academy with the intent of capturing and brainwashing the students into his minions. Sure the plan failed but Kaden had a headache for the rest of the month when Mjnolir was flung at him and almost took his head off in the process. When Kat asked if he was expecting anything did he nod. "Yes but not anything scheduled or that I am pre-aware of. Like you said, you know what this place is like." the demigod said "I give it about a week before something happens that forces us to act." -With Lee- Oh very interesting indeed. Lee thought to himself sitting a little bit away from Arnold as he went on about his plans to conquer...a school. Intersting to say the least he may just have to see how this pans out.

"Magneto...invaded the school...again?" Kaden slowly asked in disbelief. During his first month at this facility the villain invaded the Academy with the intent of capturing and brainwashing the students into his minions. Sure the plan failed but Kaden had a headache for the rest of the month when Mjnolir was flung at him and almost took his head off in the process. When Kat asked if he was expecting anything did he nod. "Yes but not anything scheduled or that I am pre-aware of. Like you said, you know what this place is like." the demigod said "I give it about a week before something happens that forces us to act."

"Well he was far more civil this time and was just as unsuccessful, so no fear." She said dismissively. "I'm more concerned by the threats which are to come. Thank you for the warning, I suppose." Her mind went back to the gifted book briefly and considered whether it was simply a coincidental find or whether there was something more to it. Either way she would begin studying it as soon as the day ended considering his use of 'us'. "Then you have about a week to settle and learn the new faces."