[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#B0C4DE]Avery Zain[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#B0C4DE]Location:[/color][/b] Driving – Chicago, IL 
[b][color=#B0C4DE]Skills:[/color][/b] [/center]
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When Kimiko releases her hold on me, my fingers twitch over the throttle with a desire to go faster so she has to hold onto me again. I'm glad she can't see me because I screw up my face in confusion on why I miss her hold. 

Stupid. We were practically at each other's throats an hour ago and now I want her arms to stay around me? 

I pull up outside the garage and wait for Kimiko to get off before I flip the kickstand down and shut the bike off.

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#DB7093]Cassiopeia Claire Alistair[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#DB7093]Location:[/color][/b] Driving – Chicago, IL 
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Nic and I fall into a companionable silence while he drives to the station. It feels like we are going through the same motions as our minds wander to the past and the pain of loss, but there's a comfort knowing neither of us are alone. It brings a little smile to my face, even if I'm the only one thinking about it. 

We stop outside the station and I release Nic's hand to unbuckle my seatbelt. [color=#DB7093]”I won't be long,”[/color] I told him again, even though he told me it was fine.

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#006400]Caden[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#006400]Location:[/color][/b] Caden’s Home – Chicago, IL
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I sat with Nero on my lap, eyes closed, and sighed in contentment. In the distance I hear a motorbike getting closer and surmise that Avery must have gone for a ride. 

I open my eyes and kiss Nero's head. [color=#006400]”We should talk about the traditional mating ceremony for my people,”[/color] I say, speaking gently.