[h1][b][i][color=A2797E][center]Sabine Bassard[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1][center][img]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTitjNSCgZ41euAo0gj6HkFGfvCeCklE4tmYA&s[/img][/center][center][/center][hr][center][color=A2797E][b]Location[/b][/color]: Bassard Family Home (Lyon, France)
[color=A2797E][b]Skills[/b][/color]: N/A
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Normally a girl would be thrilled if her parents took her to France during a break from school. Not Sabine. Feeling more like a punishment than a reward, after her father and step-mother picked her up from school and flew her back to their place in California her step-mother had the 'brilliant' (read: selfish) idea of taking some time during the break "away from it all". Sabine could read between the thinly-veiled lines: her step-mother's original vacation was destroyed and she wanted to go elsewhere and drag Sabine along. Her father gave in because his spine was forcibly removed when the two of them got married.

So Sabine spent a plane ride with her family and was now in their family home in Lyon. All the while Sabine's mind floated back to April and Leah, Danni and Dorian, and everyone else at the school. The future lay uncertain. Would she be allowed to go back or was this it?

Her father continued to work and spent precious little time at home. And the time he was here was spent with his wife as she monopolized him. Sabine gave up quickly of there being any semblance of family-together time. Her step-siblings were spending break elsewhere so there was some positive news. But it meant she was, more often than not, alone at home with her step-mother.

While she usually ignored her, there were a few moments when her step-mother attempted conversation. Usually, it was to ask if she looked fat in whatever outfit she was wearing before she went out shopping to buy more or to make little digs into Sabine's own appearance. "Skin looks blotchy darling, but we'll chalk it up to stress!" was one of her favorites. And anytime Sabine bit back her step-mother ran to her father and whined. Sabine spent most of her time in her room.

Those moments of uncertainty hit. Sabine felt her chest tighten and her breath halt and hitch. Usually, it lasted a few minutes but still tired her out to the point she fell asleep almost instantly.

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Sleepless nights were becoming too common but one night in particular shook Sabine's core. She had been having recurring dreams. In them, her mother was dressed impressively with a sword strapped to her person. In the dreams, she could see her mother walk close by to a man. The man was tall and handsome, dressed impressively in each vision, a cloak around his figure and a crown on his head. Each scene was out of a televised drama as her mother would work with this man, or rather for this man, in various scenes. It was clear her mother was a bodyguard and an impressive one at that. Sabien felt like she could walk through her dreams but no one paid her any mind.

The night before she was to return to school and determine her future she had another dream. It started out like before, her mother walking down a decorated corridor along with the royal man. Sabine followed them, anxious and excited to see what new adventure would be had. 

Instead her mother stopped. Sabine stopped also. Curious, Sabine waited a beat to see what would happen. It was then her mother turned and faced Sabine, looking directly at her. Sabine turned her head to see if someone or something was behind her as no other dream had behaved like this. But there was nothing. Sabine faced her mother again, who continued to stare at her. It wasn't a cold stare. There was warmth. Understanding. Sabine felt like her mother was actually standing before her.

Before Sabine could speak or reach out, her mother uttered something that shook Sabine. [i]"You are not your father's child, Sabine. You're his."[/i] Sabine's mother then glanced at the crowned man before Sabine jutted awake, taking shallow breaths.

Sabine looked around her room, taking it all in slowly to catch herself up. What did that mean? Was it her mind playing tricks on her and causing anxiety? No, it was different. She had been missing her mother so dreams of her would not be uncommon. What was unusual was how clearly she remembered how her mother looked. She had lost her mother fairly early on in her childhood. Pictures didn't do her justice. N the dreams felt more than that. 

And if it was true then everything Sabine knew was all lies.

[hr][center][color=A2797E][b]Location[/b][/color]: Avenger's Academy, Coulson's Office
[color=A2797E][b]Skills[/b][/color]: N/A
[color=A2797E][b]Fit of the Day[/b]: [url=https://i.pinimg.com/474x/85/84/84/858484aed63db8d2b2c621408ea8ef19.jpg]Pink and Gray[/url][/color]

Sabine had gotten ready in advance. The helicopter ride back to school was silent, for once. Her father may have felt the break did her good but Sabine kept finding herself staring at him. If her dream was true, this man who she had called father this whole time was not her real father. If she were being really honest with herself, he never felt like a father after her mother died. Was it because she wasn't actually blood?

She would be remiss to say there wasn't love there. At the beginning the two of them were close. Closer than close. It wasn't until he remarried to that monster that he changed. Threw himself into his work and all but forgetting she existed apart from giving her money or gifts.

Never once realizing all she wanted was her father back. And even now, who held that title?

Sabine checked her phone to see she had been texted. She opened the one from Danni first. She smiled warmly.

[hider=@Danni, April, Maddie][color=A2797E]"On my way. Can't wait to see everyone! <3[/color][/hider] She missed everyone, sure, but her heart wasn't fully in it. Especially when she read her other text thread from her girlfriends. April panicking wasn't new and Leah stepping up to support and acknowledge the broken system. She didn't tell them about her dream. How could she? Compared to the two of them her problems were small potatoes. 

[hider=@The Girlfriends][color=A2797E]"I'm with Leah on this. There's no way we are being kicked out. If anything, we should be rewarded for stepping up and stopping Arcade from literally killing all of us. Compared to having a bunch of kids killed, all of this looks good in comparison.

In fairness, I was looking forward to the contest. I was looking forward to winning, really. Even if the Young Avengers were going to win with or without help, I still wanted a chance to prove myself. Given all that's happened, I don't know if continuing it is in the school's best interest."[/color][/hider]

Sabine put her phone away as she rounded the corner and saw a few of the others standing there. She walked up and made a line for April, wrapping her in a warm hug and kissing her cheek. Then doing the same to Leah. [color=A2797E]"Hey you two. How's things?"[/color] She gave a passing wave and acknowledging nod to the others, but the reality was she needed her girls first.
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