A/N: To anyone reading this, thank you. I really wanna see what can come of this story. I'm still working out some ideas so bear with me. I hope you like this chapter. Depending on the response to this story I will most likely update once a week but since it's brand new I thought I would post another chapter right away so people can kind of see a little more what this story is about.

I am working on building the Bering and Wells relationship but as I go on, everyone will be involved and we'll see every relationship and friendship forming.

Here's the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it. :)

Claudia and Myka both walked down the hall to their first class hand in hand and in silence as always. Squeezing out morse code the entire way.

'What do you think MacPherson is gonna be like?' Claudia asked.

'He has to be a monster after what he did.' Myka replied in code, her eyes so harsh it could turn a monster to stone. 'He is what he rules. The Grimm are monsters just like the stonelanders.'

They turned into their class, or rather Professor MacPherson's class. He stood there hugging a student. They overheard the girl speak as they parted and she called him dad. Myka froze. How could such a monster have a heart enough to father a child?

"Mykes. You coming?" Claudia had already sat down at a desk gesturing for Myka to take the one next to her.

"Yeah." Myka sat down slowly, never looking away from the professor until a body plopped down next to her.

"Well you've seen the infamous Professor MacPherson in the flesh. Disappointing isn't it?" H.G. scoffed. "I had the same reaction." She watched as Myka shut her eyes before refocusing on the one talking to her. "Are you alright Myka?"

"I'm fine thanks."

"Great. Well… we are building weapons today. If you already have your weapon which I assume you do because you have a sheathe, you can just bring it here to modify it to your desires."

"I love my sword the way it is. There's no need to modify it."

"Let me guess… the prodigy… you made it when you were ten and you can't possibly part with it or dream of changing it, even though the times have changed."

"My mother made it for me before she died. She was a genius and it's perfect the way it is. I should make a back up weapon though. Just in case." Myka picked up a paper and pencil and went to work designing a side arm weapon.

"Myka… I'm sorry… I didn't mean to… you know." H.G. Stuttered. "Look, I hope we can be friends."

"I don't really know how to do that." Myka said frankly. "But I hope so too."

In that class, Myka didn't just study weapon technology and modifications, but the professor as well. Meanwhile, H.G. was studying her and noticed that she was incredible and intelligent and also a little sad and alone.

When the class ended H.G. stopped Myka from getting up. "Would you like to join me for dinner sometime this week? My treat."

Myka took a second and bit her lip, thinking it over. "I guess that would be okay."

"Great!" H.G. sighed in relief. "I'll go over the details with you later then."

"Sounds great." Myka was excited. She knew it would be good to get out and do something but she didn't want to lose sight of her mission.

…

Pete caught up with H.G. in the hall with a smile on his face. "So…"

"What is it Pete?"

"I overheard your talk with Myka. You're totally into her aren't you? Sly dog."

"Pete it's not like that. I just… I feel a connection with her. I don't know what it is yet. I want to find out."

"Okay but if anything happens just don't break her heart. She's a good person I can feel it."

"I wouldn't do that. I'm trying to be a better person. You know that."

"I know. My vibes picked up on that too a long time ago. Let's go get some lunch I'm starving." He put his arm around her.

"You, my friend, are always starving."

…

Myka was in the water. She swam like a fish and didn't stop. It cleared her head and helped her focus. She wasn't afraid of anything and she wasn't out of control when she was in the water. It was like the whole world fell away and she could just be.

On the beach, H.G. sat, watching and trying not to be too creepy. She felt drawn to Myka every single day. Like the universe was pulling them together. She didn't know yet what it was; familial, romantic, simply adoration between peers. She wanted to find out and she was ready to go all in with Myka. She wanted to know the girl.

Myka was toweling off when she saw H.G. sitting there. "Hey."

"Sorry if this is awkward. Do you come swimming every day? It's freezing."

"I try to, but sometimes I can't make it. I'm used to the cold so it doesn't bother me much."

"Well call me if you ever need company. I do love the ocean and I could get used to the cold." H.G. said sweetly and sincerely. She looked out at the ocean and smiled; wishing she could have shared such a sunset with those she loved.

"You bet. You're my first call when I go for a swim. I have to go get dressed for dinner. I'll see you in the main hall?"

"Definitely darling."

They parted ways that afternoon and Myka ended up stalking MacPherson for a good hour and a half finding out that he is relatively boring. s

…

"Hey Claudia." Myka hugged her sister tight.

"You get anything from MacPherson?"

"Actually I think it'll be difficult to get to him. Maybe we should go after his daughter. I found out her name is um… Sally. I can look into it later. I actually wanted to talk to you about something else."

"Okay. What's up?" Claudia sat at her desk as Myka sat across from her on the bed.

"H.G. asked me to go to dinner with her this week."

"Like a date?"

"I don't know honestly."

"Well… do you want it to be a date?"

"I can't get close to anyone Claude. I can't get anyone involved who isn't involved. I don't want collateral damage. Our families were collateral damage in a war between the Grimm and the Regents. I can't do that to H.G."

"But you wanna see what can happen with her and that's okay. Just go on this one date. Maybe you'll be surprised." Claudia encouraged Myka.

"Thanks. You're the best you know that?"

"I'm a genius so I figured." Claudia joked. "Speaking of which; I actually think I can hack the school records and get anything they have on Macpherson and his daughter. We can find the connection with him and the Grimm, prove that he's a traitor and get him thrown behind bars."

"I love that you're a technopath. I hate computers."

"You're a luddite and obsessed with books so you should know that's not a real word."

Myka laughed. "If you can say it, it's a word."

"I'll hold you to that when I start making up words."

"You mean like frack? I've accepted that one but it did take a while." Myka chuckled as Claudia rolled her eyes. "Hey I forgot to give this to you earlier." Myka handed Claudia a medium sized box. "I hope you like it. I think you'll find it useful this year."

Claudia ripped the box open smiling when she saw her gift. "This is fracking awesome! Dude!" Claudia hugged Myka tight.

"I figured you can use this laptop to do the digging, that way they can't trace anything to your school computer."

"You're the best sister anyone could ask for, you know that?"

"You're a genius so I'm gonna take your word for it." Myka squeezed Claudia once more before letting her go.

"I'm gonna fire this baby up and do some hacking." Claudia took the computer and ran out of the room.

Myka went to her suitcase and pulled out a book, sitting by the windowsill, she reclined and started to read.

H.G. stood outside by the small creek looking up at the moon. She turned around and happened to catch Myka's eyes. They shared a look, both with tears threatening to spill over; Myka's caused by the book she was immersed in and H.G.'s caused by something else that Myka wanted to know about.

H.G. nodded her head slightly; a silent invitation for Myka to join her which she did.

"We have our exams soon." H.G. said as soon as she saw Myka walking toward her. "I couldn't sleep. You?"

"Yeah. I've always had a hard time sleeping though." Myka answered. "Why are you nervous? You did this last year."

"Yes I did and I was very confident then."

"And now?"

"We did a great job last year Myka. We were an amazing team. Then things got tough… real; and some team members decided they couldn't stay and deal with things. I just don't always know who I can trust and depend on. Pete is the only one I really trust here."

"I know that feeling. Not being able to trust. Claudia is the only person I trust with my life. Who knows… after the exam, maybe I'll have three new people to trust." Myka sat on a rock, dipping her feet in the shallow water.

"You can trust me Myka. I know that's a lot to consider seeing as we just met a few days ago. I used to be someone so full of darkness and anger and it ate away at me until I pushed away all the people I loved. I almost lost everyone."

"Not Pete." Myka concluded.

"No. He was angry with me for a really long time. I don't know how but he found it in his heart of gold to forgive me."

"He's lucky. I wish I could forgive like that."

H.G. didn't know why but she felt so protective of Myka. She wrapped her up in her arms and held her tight. "I think we all have the capacity to forgive."

Myka heard the words but felt as though H.G. was just saying it to say it. Neither of them really believed that.

"Yeah but I'm looking for something else."

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