Big City Field Trip (Part Six)

"What is wrong with you, you idiot!?"

I winced at the volume that Hisako yelled at me with over the phone. After my epic fail in dealing with Megan, I decided to smarten up the rest of my team as to what was going on, just in case they wondered why they wouldn't find me all weekend. Hisako was the only one who picked up bright and early on a Saturday morning.

That led to me explaining far too much about what had led to where I was now. Perhaps I wanted some advice from the woman that I trusted to be frank with me more than anyone else? I didn't ask for the ringing in my ears, though, "Hold on, are you pissed about me being in New York out of the blue, or the thing with Megan?"

"Yes!" I wished she could see me roll my eyes. Again, someone who spent too much time around me if such a smartass answer was on their tongue. Hisako sighed and let her temper wash aside after that point, "God, I don't know what to do to help you. As if I would know where Megan would go in New York. You would know better than I would."

One would think so. The most I ever remember talking about New York with Megan was when she said she'd like to go to the Dazzler concert the next time she played the Barclays Center. Other than that, which wasn't going to help me any, nothing.

"Do you want me to keep all of this a secret?" Hisako offered. Attitude aside, she always had my back, "Either way, you're going to eat that detention when you get back."

"The hell I am," I snapped, "Curfew rules ended when those protesters left. Xavier's is a school, not jail."

"It might as well be for you when the staff finds out you went to New York at 1 a.m.," Hisako pestered before wrapping the call up, "Alright, I'll tell Eddie and Ruth. Just keep us in the loop, Bel." She said my name with emphasis, showing the lack of faith she had in me to do so without being told to.

I stood up on the rooftop as I prepared to get moving again, "Yeah, yeah, sure. Use the group chat. We should be back by Monday morning, I hope," That was what I would aim for, at least, "Later, Hisako."

"Bye, Bel. I really hope you can fix this. Homecoming is in a few weeks. It'd really suck for you to have to go all by yourself."

"You're telling me," I said before hanging up. It was bright and early, so at least Megan wasn't flying around in the dead of night, "How hard could it be to find a girl with pink hair and wings?"