[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 smile and shake my head. [color=#006400]”With what Cassi and I shared and how long our history is, we have our own bond. Our own connection. The only bond you'll receive from me will be Avery's because he is pack and so will you be.”[/color] I look down to see the cats running around and I smile to scratch them before I stand up. 

[color=#006400]”What instrument would you like me to play today, [I]mein kleiner Kobold?”[/I][/color]

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#DB7093]Cassiopeia Claire Alistair[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#DB7093]Location:[/color][/b] Hindu Temple – Cary, IL 
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The space around the fountain seems [I] more[/I] somehow. I smile, and close my eyes to really take it all in. I feel strong arms encircling me and warmth starts to seep into my bones. I had forgotten I was now wet again. Nic's words have me wrapping my arms around his neck, and holding him close. 

[color=#DB7093]”I wasn't hurt for long,”[/color] I reminded him.

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#B0C4DE]Avery Zain[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#B0C4DE]Location:[/color][/b] Caden's House – Chicago, IL 
[b][color=#B0C4DE]Skills:[/color][/b] [/center]
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I head straight to my room and close the door quickly. I'm breathing heavily and I can't think straight. I hit my fist against the door before I marched into my bathroom and turned the shower on.

Cold water hits me as I step inside, but the thoughts and images of Kimiko don't slow down. I need to relieve the pressure I'm feeling somehow so I allow myself some indulgences with the images that plague me. 

By the time I'm done the cold water actually feels cold, and I'm more settled. I scrub the rest of my body clean before I shut the water off and grab my towel. Once I'm dried, I pull on my swim shorts, thinking the pool should be fine now that my mind feels more settled. I debated on bringing my towel but ultimately decided to leave it behind. I didn't want a certain fox or imp getting any ideas. 

I head back to the main house to find the pool now empty. I grab some water from the cooler that sits outside before sitting on the edge of the pool.