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Nathan was an early riser, and was working on fixing breakfast for himself and Luca. He knew Luca would be upset if he didn't make Jin food soooo... He hated it, but there he was, cooking for three.

Luca on the other hand was still asleep, and mumbled something, then turned over. He thrashed around when he slept, and the blanket was officially off of the bed.

Clayton chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. "Well, my pop raised me right," he said. "I hope you'll get to meet my folks sometime, I bet they'll love ya." He opened the car door for Clone to help her in, then went around to get in himself. He started the car and began to head to the cafe.

"Bad feelings," Derek chuckled bitterly, then looked at her in a bit of surprise. "Wait, you think I'm charming and special?"

"Here Clara," Jeremy said, picking the girl up but having a harder time since he forgot he wasn't as strong as most men. But he did alright. "Hold my hand Cappy, don't worry, I won't let any harm come to you," the non-human man said. In fact, the aura around him was like that of an angel, if angels were real. Caleb felt more like an angel of death.

Caleb didn't say a word, only started to Phoebe's room, knowing that Jeremy would follow suit.

((We'll be there in a bit, Lizz. XP ))

Pheobe nodded and smiled. "Yes, I do!" she assured him, patting the top of his head and laughing. "You must be forgiving and generous too. It may seem awful but there are benefits... Just try to be optimistic"

"Oh?" Luca wasn't used to someone giving him such a greeting in the morning, but instantly he knew who it was. "Jin~ Good morning!" He replied, cuddling into Jin's warmth. "How was your night? Did you sleep well? How were the boxers?" He asked, cooing a little as he snuggled again.

"Optimistic..." Derek mused, looking at the floor in thought.

"Derek, what did I tell you before?"

Derek gasped, feeling a sudden rush of fear as he looked at the man that walked into the room, obviously not happy. "A-ah I'm s-sorry, but I don't k-know who you are..."

Caleb sighed and put his hand to his forehead. "You asked him a black spot, didn't you Phoebe? It's fine, just go on to the infirmary, Felicity should take care of you." He told Derek, and though he was hesitant, he flipped through his pages and had a gist of who this man was, and that he should follow his orders. He also found the way to the infirmary. "Ah-alright, thank you." He passed Jeremy, who smiled his way, and Derek couldn't help but smile back before continuing his way.

The class bell rang, and students started to leave classes. Jeremy spotted two students, and had an idea. "Oh, Erin, Hypatia!" He called out, and the two girls looked his way. Hypatia had long, seductive blond hair and captivating eyes. Erin had white hair with black streaks and a greenish skin. She seemed human except... Oly halfway. Hypatia wasn't human at all.

"Can you two girls take a class off to watch over these two girls for me?"

"What's wrong with them?" Hypatia asked, crossing her arms.

"Oh, art plant. Red crayon. Cappy and Clara." Erin said with an airy smile.

Jeremy nodded. "I think you best of all, Erin, could get through to Cappy. Could you please?"

"Sure Hughes, we can try." Hypatia replied. Jeremy set Clara down.

"Stay with these two, alright? I promise you will be safe, but there is something I need to talk about with Caleb and Phoebe, and I know Caleb will make you both feel uncomfortable. So for now, stay with these two ladies, okay?"

Clayton parked at 'Regis,' which was a bar/cafe. Clayton was in the mood for a light beer, and he wanted to treat Clone to a dessert only they had. "This used to be my favorite place as a kid. I think you might like it." He parked, and then went to Clone's side, opening the door for her.

"Cooking?" Luca cried, sitting up as well with a big grin, ad he smelled the air. "Oh, you're right! Jin, I'm so happy, your talk with him must have really worked!" Luca hugged Jin happily and gave him a quick kiss, getting up to go to his bedroom door. Nathan only cooked breakfast when he was ready to rekindle the relationship between him and Luca. Whether it was him apologizing, or forgiving Luca, it was always a good sign.

Jeremy looked at Phoebe and he gave out a big sigh. It seemed to be of both relief and exasperation. "Yes, I am your uncle. Oh my goodness, you look like a wreck, you must have been through quite an ordeal." He went to her and hugged her warmly. "My little Pheebles. I am so sorry you had to endure so much."

Luca led Jin downstairs and was greeted with sausage, scrambled eggs, toast and jam, hash browns, pancakes and freshly squeezed orange juice. There was more than usual... Enough for three people.

"Good, you're awake." Nathan said, putting the pans in some soap-water and taking off the lacy apron he knew Luca liked so much. "Food's on the table, serve yourselves." Nathan put up the apron, and wouldn't look at either of them as he cleaned up his mess.

Luca smiled warmly, and went over to Nathan as he scrubbed the counter and hugged him from behind. "I'm sorry, Nathan."

Nathan stopped scrubbing, and he sighed, turning around to hug Luca back. "Me too. Let's just forget it and have some breakfast."

"Alright," Luca smiled, and headed over to the table, sitting at the head of it. Nathan walked over and waited for Jin to sit before he would. He was still nervous about Jin, but he hadn't hurt anyone yet, so decided to play nice for Luca's sake.

Nathan was silent, but chewed a little slower, and Jin might feel a wave of pride from Nathan but he purposely was suppressing it, as if he didn't want flattery to get to him. "Thank you." Was all he said. Truth was, his mother taught him how to cook, but he didn't want to bring up his family, despite him thinking about them all the time.

"Nathan is an amazing cook! He once made flan for an ambassador from the North that was interested in my line and just because the dessert was so good, it put him in a mood to promote my fall line of last year!"

"Luca, you're exaggerating again."

"No, no I'm not, Nathan, you just don't know how important you are in this house. You always seem to act so stoic all the time, you never let a compliment settle with you. It's tiresome sometimes! There's nothing wrong with knowing how great you are."

"There's no benefit to being hot-headed, either." Nathan replied, taking another bite of his food. "I appreciate the compliments, but I'm no different than anyone else. There are better cooks than me after all, and this house would be just as fine without me... If but messier."