The car tires crackled over the gravel and twigs, While inside remind silent as the soft tones of trumpets and piano soften the tension that filled the car. “Rough day I’m guessing?”, Agent Fin says with a tone that could suffocate worry, still nothing, still silence. Howard clears his throat, “Fin, Kane do either of you know how to play chess?”, Fin looks to Kane, eyes widen and surprised “Chess?”, “Yeah, well Marile and I have been playing against each other these past few….”, “Kid, never get into a hobby cause of a girl.” Kane says “Can you play or not?”, “what’s the score?”, “ What?”, “ “How many times has she been you?”, “oh……10-0” Kane laughs nearly choking on his cigarette smoke causing Fin to laugh as well patting Kane on the back. As Kane fixes himself and wipes the saliva from his mouth he re-angles the rear-view mirror, Luke arms crossed and staring out the window; while Colt’s first imprints onto his cheek. He grunts but doesn’t say anything only making eye contact with Fin before tilting his head towards the back. “ So Colt, how was swim practice?” Fin says noticing Colt just looks at him through the mirror reflection before shifting positions, keeping his glance outside.
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Later that night, Luke sits at his desk in angst with several open books ranging from shape-shifting to rules of flying on campus. A knock comes to his door throwing him off his concentration, as he reaches over to open the door he clumsily falls out of his chair, he hops up swinging the door open harder than he expected as it dings the knob-stopper. His mind flustered when he sees Fin standing there, “ Hey, Fin” His voice a little shaky hoping Fin wouldn’t hear the commotion, “you..okay?” he asked in return seeing Luke with a fresh red spot on his cheek, more rather carpet burn on his irritated skin, “ Yeah….yeah, just uh, getting some studying done. Why what’s going on?” Fin leans against the door frame, “Nothing just a little Game of Thrones and chess with Howard downstairs. On another know just came up here to tell you food would be here in ten….oh and have you seen Colt?”, “No, and why would I? The house is big but not that big.” Luke backtracks to his hair turning it so, he can sit and face Fin. “You alright L?” Fin asks only receiving a grunt in response, Frin drops his head grabbing the door handle and pulling it to a crack “L, do me a favor if you find him let him know”, “Yeah sure, dinner in ten” the clicking of the door as it scraps pass the metal, clamping shut.
As he tries to get his mind back into his studies, he catches a faint transparent white cloud strolling past his window. It gives a brief pause as another transparent cloud rolls by, immediately getting up from his desk and walking over to his window, when he opens it the direction of the smoke become clear and the smell even clearer. Luke takes a step out making sure he has his footing before completely crawling out. Slowly making his way across the roof as he comes to the flat-top of the roof over the garage, seeing Colt. He thinks of saying something put doesn’t; only taking this opportunity to take a seat next to Colt, who cuts him the side-eye. “Fin said dinner would be here in ten”, Colt however says nothing only giving a nod while dragging off his joint, Luke grits his teeth but exhales deeply while laying back to look up at the night sky “the sky out here is just different, you know? More open.” Colt sits there with his thumb on his lip, handing the joint off to Luke who raises his eyebrows at the gesture. “The air is cleaner as well as being crazy quiet” Colt adds, “better than the cit?”, “ Eh, it has its issues but I’d rather deal with the assholes here than the one back at home.” Their conversation and gaze at the night sky interrupted as a pare of headlights come beaming from the gate.
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