Truculent Too [girlxgirl]

Chapter 23: Hailey

We wait for Kaidee's mothers to get home and now they're trying to determine what to do. Kaidee and I sit on the couch, Renee sits at the counter and Cassandra paces the floor between us.

"We run again.", Cassandra says finally.

"With two kids? One of which is not even ours?", Renee counters.

"Well then what do you suggest?"

"We go back to the academy."

Cassandra stops, looking dumbfounded.

"Before you came back for me, no one at the academy knew that you were gone, well missing."

"But the investigation was still going on."

"Right but when I associated with other decendents, the ones who did associate with me, they had no idea. Even after we both left. There was no news of what was going on. Which means..."

"It was swept under the mat. The only thing the public, and the other descendants know is that we were skipping out on our duties. That means Lucia hasn't told any of the other descendants. But what good does that do? Returning to the academy will just cause a ruckus."

"Which could also be a distraction...", Kaidee mumbles.

"Distraction?", Kaidee looks up at Renee.

"It'll give us a chance to appeal to the other descendants for our lives.", Renee says.

"What but...", Cassandra starts but then stops again, thinking.

"They'll be wondering why Luciana hasn't said anything and went after us of her own accord.", Renee says.

"Which gives us the upper hand, if the other descendants still don't know.", Cassandra says.

"Only one way to find out."

"Elian", Cassandra and Renee say simultaneously.

"But the HDS contact... even if it were encrypted, Luciana could be the one to answer.", Kaidee says.

"Then have your girl prove her loyalty.", Cassandra says and looks at me.

Kaidee stands, "W-wait no. She...Elian doesn't even know who Hailey is..."

"Even better. That means she can make something up."

"What if Luciana is the one to answer the door? She-"

"Luciana doesn't know Hailey and won't recognize her."

"...", Kaidee stays silent for a bit, "No. It's too dangerous."

"Kaideen...", Renee starts.

"Look at my face!", she points to her bruised and bandaged forehead and bandaged cheek, "And I'm trained! If she hurts...if anything happens to Hailey...!"

"Kaidee it's okay.", I stood up and am now hugging her from behind.

"Hailey...", she looks back at me and her gaze softens. I love it when she looks at me like this.

"I can do it.", I look at Renee. She looks so happy. I bet when she was younger she'd give her life for Cassandra. I want that. I want what they have. I want it with Kaidee. I look at Cassandra and she looks proud of me. That's a look that I've never received from my own mothers. "I just need to know when Elian will be out. That way it'll be safe."

"How would we know that, stalk her?", Kaidee says and I giggle.

"Hack into the street cameras or something.", she looks at me sternly and I grin back at her.