A/N: Chapter 2! I know it's short too; that's because I'm still working on the plot. Forgive me! They will get longer, I swear! Enjoy!
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Kit looked at the listing again, dumbfounded, in hopes it would have changed. But it remained the same.
Vacationing?? Sure, they had done separate assignments before, but this was really strange. That was when they were a little distanced, but there were no problems now.
Right?
Nita looked at him, a little unnerved. "Kit? What's wrong?"
"See for yourself."
She sat up, looked where he pointed, frowned. "I'm vacationing? But you're on active!" She looked at him, perplexed, and he heard the same thoughts that he had had a moment earlier going through her mind, loud and confused. Aloud she said, "Why are They doing this?"
They were the Powers That Be. One of their many responsibilities was giving wizards responsibilities. And Nita and Kit were partners: they went on assignment together, generally. Sure, there had been special cases, but not at a time like this.
"I have no idea," Kit replied.
"Maybe we should go see Tom and Carl....they're partners....you think they were ever in a situation like this?"
Kit shrugged. "Let's go and find out."
A few minutes later they were sitting in Tom and Carl's living room, Kit's manual open on the table. Tom was staring at their listings. After a moment he looked up at their expectant faces.
"Hm." he said.
"Is this normal?" Nita asked.
"It can be. You guys have had separate assignments before." They nodded. "Maybe it's just Kit They need for something. Maybe Nita couldn't help out on this. Your specialties are pretty much in limbo right now; they're not as clearly defined as they were when you began."
"But wouldn't that mean that They would be more likely to need both of us?" Kit inquired.
"Not necessarily," Tom said. "It could be just a routine job, or it could be more of a...test."
"A test?" Nita said. "We thought the Powers were maybe testing our partnership on our other separate this be the same thing?"
Tom nodded. "Maybe, but I'm more inclined to think that it could be a test of independence. You guys work together most of the time. The Powers might need to see how you--right now you, Kit--work on your own."
Nita and Kit looked at one another nervously, Kit most of all.
Kit said silently, On my own?
I don't know, Nita said, and she felt anxious to Kit. You've had assignments by yourself before.
But this seems different. A test? Do I need to be tested?
I don't know.
