Phoenix
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There was still uncertainty in Sam’s mind as she parked the Beetle outside of Adelyn’s grandparent’s house. Adelyn had given her a call, insisting that she was better and was ready to help her. The gunshot in her foot had been bad. Sam was worried it wasn’t healed enough for her to be running around, especially at the places she planned to bring Adelyn. After all, they needed to go to the place where he had disappeared from.
Underneath her long sleeved turtleneck and her loose jeans, she was wearing the new suit that she’d been given. Purple and black and with a much more comfortable fit than her ten-year-old suit had been. It didn’t match her phoenix mask anymore, but Sam had plans for a new mask. This one would have feathers and would be even more beautiful than the last mask. For now, she had one of her two old black upper face masks on. The other was in her bag, alongside a short cape, both painted in the reflective paint that distorted cameras. Those were for Adelyn.
After all, she couldn’t run around as Phoe– as Crow– as whoever she was now, with a very easily recognizable teenage girl. The mask cut off on the bridge of the nose, so hopefully Adelyn’s senses wouldn’t be muddled by it. But for her own safety, Sam was going to insist on at least the mask.
She tugged on the ribbed collar of the new suit, then covered it as best she could with her shirt. Sam left the backpack in the car, on the passenger seat. Inside was the rest of her gear and the gear for Adelyn. She stepped out of the car and locked it, then headed up to the door. She patted her pocket to make sure the other gift for Adelyn was still there, and the slight bump told her it was. Sighing, she walked up to the door.
There was no reason for her to be so nervous. Except that the last time she was here, she had been sewing their granddaughter’s foot shut. So maybe nervous was okay. But her grandparents knew Sam only wanted what was best for Adelyn, that she believed in the girl. So maybe that was on her side.
Either way, she raised a hand and knocked on the front door.