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"Quickly, Lee, we don't want to waste time." Lee stumbled out the family car and into the quiet street, following her mother's advice to pick up the pace. It was too early to be running around college hunting, and it seemed a bit pointless to the girl. This was their second college visit of the day, but their fourteenth visit total. No school was about to accept a student with a 2.3 grade point average; at least not the schools Mr. and Mrs. Katan chose.

Lee was able to catch up with her parents, and as the group headed closer to the building Lee's stomach began to knot. The stone exterior was impressive; it was old, but well taken care of. Lee rarely saw such dated buildings, and when she did they were usually a sore sight. There were very few people in the courtyard, further backing Lee's claim that it was, in fact, too early. The three headed through the massive doors and into a grand lobby, which was equally as impressive as what they'd seen outside, and Lee found there were even fewer people in the lobby. She counted two total, excluding Lee and her parents, and they both sat behind a desk in the middle of the room.

Lee's mother hurried over to the women, placing her hands on the desk to catch their attention. "We're here for a tour."

A smile met Mrs. Katans words, and one of the women held up her index finger. "One moment, please." The two went back to their work, scribbling illegible words onto a stack of forms, and Lee decided the wait probably wasn't worth it. Her mother and father took a seat in a comfortable set up the college had prepared for just such an occasion and Lee decided to venture off. This could take a while.

She discovered a library in the next room, and while it was just as enormous as everything else, the appeal was beginning to wear away. She found a secluded spot with a few plush chairs to wait in, falling into one and pulling her book bag into her lap. She opened it, and sifted through the contents. A few pamphlets from the previous college, a tube of mascara, and, most importantly, her spark. She found it comforting to have it near her at all times, afraid it might grow into the proto stage Miss Longway had mentioned while she was away. She waved at it, somehow not feeling the slightest bit silly, and closed her bag once more. She rested her head back and closed her eyes. Time for a nap.

The man's whisper made her jump a bit, and she sat up in a hurry and turned her body to face him. Lee heart raced a bit, but only because of the sudden sound. He looked friendly, and for once she wasn't intimidated while talking to a stranger. "Are you here to-" She realized her voice was a bit loud for where they were, and she lowered it to a whisper, her shoulders shrugging as if she was telling him a secret. "Are you here to give us the tour?" Her tired eyes lit up; maybe the wait wouldn't be as long as she'd thought.

A thought crossed her mind, and she frowned with concern. "Oh, sorry for trying to sleep here, I was just... well, you know, I..." she didn't have an excuse, and she started tugging on the ends of her hair out of habit, inching to the edge of the seat as she prepared to be kicked out of the library completely.

What a strange question. What did she want to do? Lee sat back in her seat and pondered the question for a bit. She was surprised to discover she'd never actually been asked that question before. No one really expected anything of her, either because she really didn't have to do anything with an inheritance her size or because she probably couldn't do anything if she tried. The plan was to graduate from high school, go to college, and then... what after that? She was just going along for the ride, and she'd never heard any plans that went farther along than education. She shrugged her shoulders. "I guess I'm okay at History." What you're good at and what you want to do are two different things, but Lee ignored that. She was just happy someone was asking for her opinion, and she looked down at her laced hands, smiling slightly at the question.

Wait...? "Th-the arts?" Lee asked again. Perhaps she misunderstood, or perhaps she heard him wrong. You can go to college for art?

Lee sat forward in her seat as the man went on about what she never imagined in her wildest dreams. I can go to school for art?! None of the other schools they'd visited had bothered to mention anything about art. Business, Law, Medicine, sure, but not anything she was interested in. Pure wonder and joy shown on her face; for the first time she was actually excited about the possibility of going to college. "So..." she spoke slowly and looked him directly in the eyes, emphasizing the importance of her question. "This school can make me a better artist?"

Almost at once, her face dropped into a frown and her excitement came crashing down. Oh... that. Her grade point average. She'd memorized it, and it seemed to rear its ugly head every time she became interested in her future. There was no way she could get into this school with her grades. Lee slumped back in her seat and let her head hang low; clearly distraught, she looked up at the man. "D-do you think I could ever get into a school like this with a 2.3 GPA?" She was prepared for the worst.

Lee frowned again. So, she was right. "It's my last year." A 3.7? That was impossible at this point. With two semesters to go, even strait A's wouldn't guarantee enrollment here. Perhaps her mother could bribe a few recommendations from her teachers? While she was disappointed, the man's efforts to comfort her worked considerably well. There were still options, she supposed.

"I don't think my parents would want me going to a school that would expect anything less, though," Lee shrugged. It wasn't as if they'd allow her to study art anyway, though. She thought it might be best to keep this information to herself for a bit.

She stated her name clearly, "Lee Katan." Lee silently hoped he'd call her "Miss Lee", but doubted very much that he would. She didn't have it in her to ask it of him; he'd been too helpful already to bother him about it.

Just Lee. Yeah, that's... fine. Lee gave a slight, uncomfortable smile and nodded. She decided she might as well be just as casual, though it almost hurt to be so informal with someone - an adult at that - she hardly knew; after all, cold and impersonal was the Katan way. "Willis, then." Her smile brightened, becoming much more genuine than before.

"Wha--?" a small whisper escaped, and disbelief clouded the girl's thoughts. "Did my mother..." her thoughts trailed off. He couldn't have spoken to her parents yet, they'd only just arrived. If he wasn't bribed, then why would he care? Lee's eyes went wide. An angel.

"I-I can do that!" Lee jumped up with little concern for where she was anymore, hugging the book bag with the little spark inside. Things were actually going really well for her. She couldn't help but think getting the tutor spark was fate. She nodded excitedly, her short hair bouncing up and down. "I know I can get it higher. I promise you, I'll be making strait A's this year." Her promise probably would have stuck a bit more had she been able to explain her reasoning, but she doubted EBI would be happy to know she was flaunting her essentic around. Not to mention, schools like this didn't value criminals or their illegal goods on campus.