In a small apartment three miles from Harvard University lived a twenty year old college student. Silence engulfed the apartment that was dimly lit by the lamp on the girl's desk. Sleeping soundly from many hours of studying the girl barely stirred to the sounds of the traffic below. Then as if it were meant for her to be awaken by the sound of Emerson Drive's song Fall Into Me. Raising her blonde head off her Principles of Law text she reached over to grab her cell phone. The small screen on the front of her phone read Liljean confirming her suspension. Flipping her phone open she pushed talk and place the phone to her ear. "Kristy here."

"Kris? Did I wake you up?"

"No. I was just studying through my eyelids." Kristy leaned forward to rest her forehead in her free hand.

"Sorry. I've got really important news about your brother."

"What that he finally got a brain?" Kristy smirked at herself.

"Come on Kris. I'm being serious."

"Okay, Okay. Jean tell me what the news is already."

"Well we have a wedding to plan for." Kristy's head shot up.

"What! Are you telling me he finally asked her to marry his sorry ass?" Kristy heard laughing on the other end.

"Yup. He called me about an hour ago." Kristy rolled her eyes.

"Figures. Calls his best friend before he calls his own sister."

"Who would you rather hear it from Kris?" Kristy smiled knowing her older cousin was right.

"You I guess. Did you talk to Dove?"

"No, not yet. But I bet your sister has."

"Probably. So Lil' Jean how's life at Ferris?"

"Decent I guess. Still hate chemistry." Kristy laughed.

"Surprise, surprise. But everything else is going good?"

"Yeah, but I am so ready for winter break."

"Three more weeks, then a month off." Kristy laughed when she heard a sigh from the other end.

"Not soon enough."

"I know. But remember we get to travel to Japan after that, so you'll have a break from Ferris."

"Yeah I guess, but I'm not sure if I'll like it."

"Still thinking about him?" the silence on the other end of the phone confirmed Kristy's question. "Sorry Jean."

"It's okay Kris."

"Don't be upset about it okay we're going to have fun and learn."

"If you say so. Well anyway Kris, I would keep talking but I have to study for this damn Psych. Test."

" 'Kay. I will talk to you later and good luck."

"Thanks. Later Kris."

"Bye Jean." Kristy flipped her phone shut and set it down on the desk. Closing her textbook she stood and stretched. "Time for either a break or bed." Walking into the living room she flipped on the radio to hear Rascal Flatts song These Days playing. "Jean loves this song, but it reminds her of him." Looking into the mirror that hung across the room above the couch Kristy ruffled her blonde hair. She smiled thinking back to when her mom first saw her hair like this; she wasn't happy but knew that Kristy liked being different. Kristy had shoulder length blonde hair with dark purple highlights that everyone said looked great. She liked it because it linked to her other identity that only a select few knew about.

She looked over a particular painting that hung in her living room that Nikki painted. It was of her and Rowan standing on one of the black mountains. It was an incredible painting to say the least. Nikki was a natural artist and managed to capture everyone's other identity perfectly. Thinking about her older cousin made her sigh because she knew that Jean and Nikki were still taking the Ronins being gone hard. "Well at least my music is appropriate." Kristy loved country music even though she dressed like a punk rocker or as her friends put it "Avril Lavigne's style." She always had to be different especially since she was the youngest of three and the fact that she hated following the ideals of society. That's why she pushed herself so hard in school and graduated early; now here she was twenty years old and in her fifth year of college. Not just any college but Harvard and she of course had to pick one of the most difficult professions too. She wanted to be a lawyer not just because she loved to argue, but because it took hard work to become one.

But right now she just wanted to relax and decide whether or not she wanted to call her dorky older brother Jacob. Kristy and Jacob got along but played the brother versus sister thing way too often for some people, but because of that the two were not only siblings but good friends. She smiled thinking of how people would always yell at them for fighting all the time. Suddenly Sugarland's Something more interrupted her thoughts. "Jac." She walked back into her room to retrieve her phone. Flipping it open she hit talk. "What do you want ice king?"

"It's ice prince. I'm not a king yet." Kristy rolled her eyes.

"Whatever. What's up?"

"Since I'm more then sure that you have talked to Jean what ya think little sis?" Kristy sat down on her bed.

"Well I'm happy for you and whatever, but it took you long enough dear brother."

"Thanks Kris glad you're real supportive." Kristy smiled at her brother's sarcasism.

"I am supportive! I was just picking on you, god!" She heard Jacob laugh.

"I know, I know. So how's life for you? Especially with the Dark Warriors quieting down lately."

"Okay I guess. A little dull, but nothing I can't handle."

"Good. Um…I just wanted to ask how you were and what not. So I will talk to you this weekend."

"Okay Jac." Kristy shook her head knowing her brother was terrible at goodbyes.

"Okay, bye Kris."

"Bye. Oh Jacob?"

"Yeah."

"Love ya bro."

"Love you too Kris." Kristy smiled hearing her brother smile through the phone. She flipped her phone shut and placed it on the night stand.

"Dork." Kristy closed her eyes and listened to Mississippi Girl from the radio in the other room. "I need to turn that off."

After what seemed like hours of hesitation Kristy got up and walked out in the living room. She locked the front door then turned off radio then returned to her room. Flipping off the lamp she fell back onto the bed to stare at the white ceiling. Wonder how Nikki's doing? Who would have thunk it that those two would actually fall in love? Hopefully we'll have fun in Toyoma during winter semester. Who knows maybe they'll find someone else to take Torrent and Hardrock's place in their hearts. Doubt it. Kristy sighed remembering the letter her favorite professor Dr. Strasser gave to her earlier this semester. The letter was telling her that she got accepted to go to Toyoma for the Study Abroad Program for the winter semester; she would be living on campus and would have to take a full time student's schedule. Which wasn't bad but she thought about not going until Nikki called her. Nikki got accepted to do an art gallery in Toyoma at the same university and she would end up staying the entire winter semester there. The only difference was that Nikki would be living with a host family. The Kendra and Kristena called about some internship in Sendai; they also had to stay with a host family.

That left Jean, Valerie, and Jacob to stay at home while the four were in Japan. This wasn't good because it would have been impossible for them to be in the immortal realm at the same time causing a possible problem. Yet somehow, someway those three managed to get into the Study Abroad Program and would be joining her at the University so the four of them managed to get an apartment together. In six weeks they would be boarding a plane and on their way. Sleep began to settle in on Kristy so she decided to give in and just sleep. Hopefully tomorrow will be a good day.