She walks out of the bathroom in a deep blue stain top & black jeans. Her hair braided down her back the end help with a blue leather cord almost the shade of the shirt. Of course she had the contacts back in.

"So big guy?" Kevin was writing something in a book as he looked up. His mouth tried not to drop open.
"Wow Jade...you have changed since I saw you last."
She tries not to chuckle "I take it that is a good thing."
"Yea girl it is." Standing up "Shall we?"
"Yea I'm famished"
"With how skinny you got I'm surprised you're not starving yourself."
"Oh cut it Kev." He laughed as he grabbed the room key & they both headed out.

Walking into the dinning hall & saw where they were heading she froze. You got to be kidding me.
Kevin felt her tense up some. "What's wrong Jade?" Tilting her head looking up at him as if to say 'what you think is wrong?' He tried not to laugh, but did smile. "They're not that bad." It finally hit him what the problem was. "That was how long again?"
"I lost count & don't care."
"Well come on...new place new start. Besides too late they already see us. So come on."

Damn...oh well. They walk over both sitting. Jade tried the best she could to remain calm. She was seated between Kev & X-Pac. Almost across from Hall & White the two men that made her nervous even after all this time. All three looked at her trying to place where each of them knew her. She had the bug under the magnifying glass feel.
"Yo Kev man...who the Chica..." Giving a smile unsure if it was trying to be friendly or slimy. "No point keeping her to yourself if you brought here down here to show her off."
Jade fought to keep her cool. Kev took a hand patting her on the shoulder as if to tell her to calm down. She faintly nodded as he spoke.

"First off Scott, show you have some manners. I know it's been a while since you or White here had seen her.
"We meet before?" Questioned the even bigger Paul White leaning to look closer. "I think we would have remembered one with such captivating eyes." Jade closed them to contain the anger she was beginning to feel.
"Yea Paul...you & Scotty both know Jade." Both guys eyes widened slightly looking at her then each other.
"Your Jade? No way...come one Kev don't pull our leg."

Jade faintly smiled looking towards them. "He aint pulling your legs...It's me."
"Ah...Chi...I mean Jade, please tell me you're here on a visit...found the big guy was here & came to see hi?"
"Now why on earth would I travel from Philadelphia to Tampa just to say Ello?" Her saying 'ello' caused X-Pac to look at her. Something about her seemed familiar but he couldn't place where.
"You're from Phila?" She tried not to laugh as it just hit her who he was. She was debating something & realized she couldn't help it.
"Yea Whitman I am." She tried not to smirk.
"You mean Waltman?"
"Nope to us it was Whitman." The other guys where wondering the joke as she smiled & Sean just seemed to begin to turn red.

"Stop it...STOP...No One has tried to call me that in YEARS."
"Yo Sean man calm down...she just playing games. But we like to know the joke."
"It's no joke, just kids with names...mean names."
"Oh just like you used to be to everyone else? Mean to everyone but could never handle it when it happens to you."

Sean sat there gritting his teeth."Ok wise girl...who are you?"
"Oh...true you mostly wouldn't know me as Jade...You would know me better as Rose. Tera's little sister."
"God damn, Tera's sis. That was years ago."
"Yea I know...As thy said I was just joking, Last time I promise...well as long as you behave." She chuckled extending a hand. Sean looked at it bit before shaking it.
"Ok Deal."

"Ok Jade, you no here to say hi? Then why you here?"
"Work Hall...I'm here for work." Hall tried not to look nervous.
"Is...well is he here too?"
"Yes, The Shadow is here as well...Don't worry. We agree fresh start?"
"Um yea...fresh start...sure. Right Paul?"
"Right"
"Good now that's out of the way." Jade smiles beginning to eat.