It wasn't hard to persuade Charles to come to C.I.A. Headquarters with Moira. They were on their way back, and Ruby was sketching away in her sketch book by one of the windows. Moira was helping pilot the plane. She was glad though. With help, Ruby was getting closer to finding Schmidt. Thinking about it, she wondered if Erik was also hunting him down. If he was, how far has he gotten in his search? She could only hope that she could find him. She has high hopes of seeing him again.

"That is a beautiful sketch, Ruby. Who is that?"

She looked up, seeing Charles' sister Raven, who sat in front of her. She looked down at the sketch, her fingers running down the face.

"My first friend," she said. "We got separated, and I haven't seen him since. I hope to find him someday."

"I'm sure you will," Raven said, smiling and holding her hand.

Ruby couldn't help but smile back. Raven had a cool nature about her, and Ruby felt that she could trust her. She nodded her head in agreement, not giving up hope that she will see Erik again soon.

"So Charles says that you are a mutant," said Raven. "What can you do?"

Without saying anything, Ruby's eyes started to glow. Raven didn't flinch for she soon saw a shield around their hands. Her smile widened, and so did Ruby's. Her eyes soon stopped glowing, and the shield disappeared.

"That's amazing," Raven whispered. "And it's so cool that your eyes glow too. Were you named Ruby because of your eye color?"

"Yeah...it was. What about you, Raven? Can you do something?"

Without saying anything either, Raven transformed herself in Ruby, making the girl let out a small gasp. But, Ruby wasn't afraid. Instead, she just smiled as Raven turned into her natural form.

"That's amazing, Raven!" Ruby said, un-phased by her natural form. "That's an amazing mutation."

"Really? You think so?"

"Of course I do! Think about the pranks you can do to Charles!"

Raven laughed at her statement, glad that Ruby found her amazing, and not really reacting to her natural form. She then changed back to her other appearance when Charles approached them.

"Well, glad to see you two getting along," she said.

"Ruby here can create shields," Raven explained. "And her eyes glow when she creates them."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Never really figured that part out. The eye glowing, I mean. It just always happened."

"That is amazing, Ruby. Truly is."

"What about you, Charles?" Ruby asked.

"What makes you think I have one?" he said, giving a small smirk as he sat next to Raven.

"Well, no one would be that interested in mutation and how it all came to be unless you were one yourself," she said, putting down her pencil. "It only makes sense. To me at least, it does."

"You are very perceptive," Charles said. "Not many would think that. Then again, not many believe that mutants exist right now."

"One wouldn't believe unless they see t with their own eyes," Ruby added. "They would need to see it to believe it."

"And that's the unfortunate part," said Raven.

"Well, to answer your question, Ruby, my mutation is that I can read people's minds. I can also communicate through my mind, and temporarily freeze them with it as well."

"That explains a lot," she said.

"What do you mean?" asked Raven.

"When I was watching Moira talk to Charles, I noticed his change of expression. You read Moira's mind and saw what she saw in Vegas. The other mutants."

"Very perceptive, Ruby," Charles said, his smile widening. "You really know how to pay attention to detail."

"Always keeping an eye out for things," she said. "Have been all my life."

"Well, glad to know that we aren't the only mutants," said Raven. "It's nice to have new friends."

"Yeah. It really is," Ruby said, her smile never leaving.

Ruby was glad. She thought it was only her and Erik being the only mutants. But, here she was, sitting in front of two other mutants: a telepath and a shape shifter. They weren't alone anymore. There were more of them, and Moira saw other mutants as well. She now wondered if they were going to meet more mutants. It would be wonderful if they did. More of them, and seeing different abilities as well. But, of course, the only mutant she wanted to find right now is Erik.

Once they reached the airport, they grabbed their things and got in a car to go straight to C.I.A. Headquarters. Ruby, Charles and Raven were given Visitor badges, but Ruby didn't join them in the conference room. She had no interest in talking with the Director. Instead, she waited until they were done. She just couldn't deal with authority, let alone being directed by an ignorant and oblivious man. She waited outside the room, until her head turned when she heard yelling. She was about to step inside until there was sudden silence. She assumed there was silence because Raven had changed her appearance, convincing the others about mutants already existing in the world.

It wasn't long until Charles and Raven came out of the room, accompanied by another operative. Ruby followed them, leaving Moira behind.

"What happened?" she asked.

"We were asked to be put on lock down until the Director figures something out," explained Raven.

"So we have to sit around and do nothing? We can't just do that, especially since Shaw has mutants with him. No normal human stands a chance against him?"

"Oh, we know tat. Charles has a plan. We're going after Shaw right now."

"What?"

Ruby followed them to the parking garage, where they met up with Moira who brought a car around. She had a lead on Shaw, and if they wanted to get him, now was their chance. The four of them got in the car, and were headed straight back to the airport. Their next stop: Miami, Florida.

A/N: Damn. My email just keeps getting flooded and flooded with notifications with this story. Damn. Thank you to all those followers, reviewers and people favoriting this story! It means so much to me. Never have I seen so many email notifications about one fanfic. Really overwhelming. Well, for those who are interested, I've already started the next chapter. Yes...Ruby and Erik's reunion will happen in the next chapter, and will focus on them catching up before they reach the Research Facility. Look forward to it. Should be done with it soon. Reunion happening soon!