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Nevada leaped up, stretching out her wings again before flying over to Mercy, Jinx, Jack, and Pyrite. The twins looked terrified, though the oldest of the group was trying to comfort them. She looked at Mercy, smiling. "You know, maybe my hair will be as long as yours soon." She ran her fingers through her short, chin length blonde hair. The School never let her grown her hair out as long as Mercy, Eli, or Blaise's. It wasn't fair. Her dirty hair was matted and looked almost brown. It did not help that she also had thick hair.

"I think we should-" Nevada cut herself off quickly, seeing an interesting rock in a nearby cavern. "Rock!" she screamed, jumping up and lazily opening her wings. She quickly flew up to the crack, about as tall as she was, and stepped inside. Bending down, she picked up and examined it. It was rough and sandy, as most things seemed to be in this new life. It was in the shape of a crude heart. It was pretty.

"I found a rock! I found a rock!" the teenager yelled down to the others, then flew back and landed gracefully. She stretched her wings open in the warm desert sun, then folded them tight against her back as she had learned to do while trapped in her cage. She held the rock up for all of them to see. It's rusty color was as unimpressive as anything else, but she hoped it would lighten the mood.

This is what the group needed. Pyrite, her 'older brother', needed a break. Jack and Jinx, who honestly scared her a bit, needed some form of hope. Maybe this simple piece of nature would do it. She looked around, expecting to see Blaise. But she wasn't there. "Uh oh..." Nevada half sang, looking around for any sign of the red haired girl.