"Caitlin?"

"Mmhmm?"

"What are you reading?"

The diminutive brunette blushed slightly and buried her nose in her book. "Nothing," she mumbled.

The two sisters had been sitting quietly in their room at the Xavier school, side by side on their bed. Most everybody else had gone to bed already, but as they required far less sleep than the average person, or mutant for that matter, they tended to just relax and unwind together. Sometimes Caitlin would be on their laptop or in the common room watching the television, but Rebecca would always be at her side, a book open in front of her.

Since Caitlin had acquired her current book, however, she'd been engrossed in it every chance she got.

"It does not seem like nothing," Rebecca commented mildly.

"Well, what are you reading?"

The lithe redhead looked up from her reading material. "This is the third in a series about a modern-day wizard by the name of Harry Dresden. It is quite enjoyable."

"Oh, yeah? So, what's it about, just a guy who throws magic around?"

"Yes, but also a significant amount of deduction and adventure takes place. He is a private investigator, you see. It is quite exciting. I hope he becomes involved with the police officer, she seems nice."

"Um, okay…"

"And there are fifteen books in this series so far. I have quite a bit of material to keep me entertained."

"Well, cool. I'm happy for you, Becca."

"Thank you. I believe you would enjoy it as well. Would you like the first book?"

"Yeah, sure, I'll get to it next, then. Um, is it here or back upstate?"

"It is at the Avengers' facility, yes. I will retrieve it the next time we visit."

"Sounds good, thanks."

They were silent for perhaps another minute before Rebecca spoke up again, her eyes remaining on her book.

"Do you really believe you would be able to deflect my earlier question that easily?"

Caitlin sighed. "One could hope," she grumbled.

"I am merely curious. The cover of your book is quite provocative."

Blushing once more, Caitlin quickly covered the book with both hands on the outside while attempting to hide behind it again. "It's not…"

"Those were a pair of partially-undressed women embracing. They looked to be engaged in a sensual act of some sort."

"Jesus, Becca," the brunette choked out. "Okay, yeah, fine, it's... " She sat the book down on her lap, her finger holding her place. "It's lesbian erotica," she finished lamely.

"I see. 'The Fling'. Is it entertaining?"

"Um, yeah. Yeah, it is."

"Very well, then. Why were you embarrassed?"

"It's just not…" Caitlin cleared her throat. "I have no idea, really."

"Do you believe I might enjoy it?"

"Um, well… here. Read this page."

She flipped the book back open to where she had been reading. Rebecca placed her worn Air Force bookmark in her own book and closed it, placing it beside her before accepting the paperback from her sister. As she read, her eyes got slightly wider with each sentence.

"Oh," she murmured. "I see."

She returned the book to Caitlin and pulled her own book back into her lap.

"Is much of the novel similar to that passage?"

Caitlin grinned slightly. "Some of it, yeah. Goes into the relationship a lot as well."

They sat next to each other quietly for a few heartbeats, Rebecca once again reading her book and Caitlin watching her, the grin spreading on her face.

"Sooo, Becca, you wanna borrow it when I'm done?"

Rebecca snuck a quick glance at her. "That would be acceptable, yes please."

Snickering, Caitlin returned to her reading once more.