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[Blue]

"Hey, be right there, I'm coming down," she said, then hung up and wrapped her blanket around her like a shawl. Sunny's room was in the basement level of the building - Daley Hall was the only dorm to have basement floor rooms - but luckily, she was close to the stairwell that led up to the lobby. She held the door open, gesturing for Chris to come in.

Cole hugged her back and closed his eyes, breathing in the scent of her hair. "I missed you, too. Glad you're back." Pretty much everyone in their group had gone away for Thanksgiving, and he was happy they were back, especially Clemence.

[|ĸιrα|]

"Hey," Chris smiled widely as soon as he saw her and walked through the door.

Clemence nuzzled her face into him more, holding on for a moment longer before she let go and looked up at him.

[Blue]

"Hey." Sunny smiled and stood on her tiptoes to kiss his cheek.

Cole shifted so he was holding her face, brushing a thumb over her cheekbone.

[|ĸιrα|]

"Nice outfit," he said, eyeing her blanket with a smirk.

Clemence smiled warmly up at him, the corners of her eyes crinkling. She could hardly think about why she came over here, just that she was happy she did. Then memories of her trip home hit her and she put her hands over his to gently move them, but still held on tight. "Can we sit?"

[Blue]

Sunny laughed, reaching out to hold his hand. "Thanks, it's comfy."

"Yeah, yeah, totally," Cole said as he walked her over to the couch. "What's the matter?"

[|ĸιrα|]

"I'm sure," Chris took her hand and laced their fingers together.

"It's...uh, it's a lot," Clemence took a deep breath and looked down at her lap after she sat.

[Blue]

She swung their hands as they walked, and soon they were back in her room. Sunny closed the door behind him and immediately hugged him close, nuzzling her face against him.

Cole nodded. She would start when she was ready, he figured. "Okay."

[|ĸιrα|]

 "Hi," Chris smiled and wrapped his arms around her.

Clemence nodded a few times and then looked up at him. "So, while I was home, I, um, found some things out. About our situation."

[Blue]

"Hi. Do you wanna lay down?" Sunny asked as she looked up at him.

"How?" Cole's eyes widened. "Who...what happened? Who'd you find?"

[|ĸιrα|]

"Yeah, definitely," Chris laughed and kicked his shoes off.

"Well, New Orleans is notorious for being, you know, a little on the weird side. So I thought I'd go out and see if any of the shops that claim to have supplies for like, voodoo and wiccans and all that had anything useful. Most were a total bust, but, um, one did," she explained, nervously twisting her hands together.

[Blue]

Sunny grinned at him and spread her blanket over her bed, then she turned down the covers and crawled inside.

He looked down at her hands, then back up, and leaned back against the couch with a sigh. “Just say it, Clemence. Whatever it is.”

[|ĸιrα|]

Chris climbed in with her and immediately circled his arms around her.

Clemence looked at him, trying to find the words. "My aunt. She had this...book, I guess, amd I started flipping through and there was a part about the curses but when i started reading she came up and freaked out, told me to never go near it again and that..." she trailed off, looking away from him.

[Blue]

Sunny wrapped her arms around him again and snuggled back up to him. "I love you," she said into his chest.

"Come on, babe, spit it out," Cole said, trying to keep the panic - and mild irritation - out of his voice. He had a feeling that he knew where this was going.

[|ĸιrα|]

Chris squeezed her a bit and then relaxed his hold. "I love you too," he said softly.

Clemence shook her head and looked up at him. "I didn't get much from the book, but there um, it seemed like there may have been a clue to a coven that knows more about us. You moreso, I guess."

[Blue]

She sighed happily and closed her eyes, relaxing more. She felt safe, and warm, and loved, and she didn't want this to end anytime soon.

"Okay. Where is this coven and how do we talk to them?" Cole asked, and folded his arms over his chest.