“Easy. I’m trying to keep us from getting shot at.” Almost as if on cue, a volley of laser fire streaked past them. Seth dipped and spun the Si...ver Comet, weaving past exploding ships and laser fire. After passing the worst of the fighting, he tipped the nose of the transport straight down and hurtled into the darkness below. Behind them, Anniel heard a loud thump followed by Abdiel’s groan of pain. Black feathers floated about, but she was too terrified to look back. Finally, Seth slowed. ”“Oh,” Sophie said, giggling.Meaghan led Sophie further down the streetwear aisle, helping her choose a few other dresses, skirts, a pair of overalls, turtlenecks and button down shirts that were specially cut for busty girls. Everything was either black or white, which Sophie privately delighted in, even if she was afraid that she couldn’t quite pull off the look. But she was amazed that Rob had pulled this all off. What else could he have planned? Sophie thought, blushing over him. He is. "You don't have to stop just because I'm here, you know." It feels strange with people watching." You compete at this stuff, though." She pointed out, sipping at her drink. "You invited people to watch that?" That's different — people are supposed to be watching that. This is practice." Well... fair enough." Silence fell for a few minutes as she savoured the tea, and Marcus poured himself a cup. "So what happened last night?" she looked up, seeing Marcus tense up in the kitchen doorway. "I. I felt her coming up behind me. She wrapped her arms around me and rested her head on my back. Not quite Kate, but it was still nice.“Don’t be scared, okay?”“Of what?”“Me. I uhm ... took off my face.”“What?”“Make-up, my dear. I took it off. I’m just saying, don’t be alarmed.”I turned to face her. She held on to me, but I was slippery so that was no problem. There was indeed a difference. Her lips were pink now, not red. Her eyes weren’t so imposingly black anymore. And yes, there were one or.