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Irma couldn't explain what she was doing right now.

Okay, she could: she was busy poking through the various houses brought on board and left abandoned. But, she couldn't explain why. True, the W.I.T.C.H. Bus had her own awesome room and rooms for Hay Lin and Will (as well as a bunch of others), but for Irma it didn't feel like it was enough. As much she enjoyed it, she felt that there should be some sort of place to call their own. Or at the very least, a backup home.

She found one almost right off the bat, though - a large, two story house on the other side of the Kohaku River. Stepping inside, Irma was a bit impressed with what she saw inside. By all accounts, it had a few necessities for them to live in - a number of bedrooms, a kitchen just in case. It might take a few raids of other places, but it seemed like a good place to stay.

The only problem would be: would Will and Hay Lin go for it?

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Katara had been near the Kohaku river herself: it was where he had lived near once, and he had been a member of the Outsiders. Every once and awhile she came here just to remind her that he had been here, much like others Katara met who had come and gone. What was surprising today was that there was a bit of noise coming from the houses.

She got up to investigate, and then came across someone she hadn't seen in a bit: there was Irma, one of Mat's friends, and the girl who had Katara's favorite room on the W.I.T.C.H. bus.

"Hi Irma," Katara said. "What are you up to?"

Irma blinked hearing Katara's voice and turned to face her. "Katara, hey! Long time, no see...!" She let out a soft sigh and scratched her head. "Eh, looking at a house. I like the bus and all, but I also like something more down to earth, y'know?"

"No, I hear you!" Katara said, laughing. "I'm actually looking for a place that isn't in the hotel for the Outsiders. It's nice, but I think its about time to look for a place of your own, you know?"

She shrugged. "So how have you been?"

"Me? Well..." Irms began, trailing a bit. "Confused, really. That planet did a number on me. Guess I just don't know what to do that this point."

A beat.

"Emotionally, that is."

Oh. Well that scenario was actually pretty familiar, even if she hadn't gotten to go to the planet.

"Really?" Katara said, looking hard at Irma. "Tell me about it. It might help. I won't judge...I had some things I was gong through myself."

Irma let out a sigh and flopped down. This was going to be hard to explain, that's for sure.

"I love my friends." Irma said. A brief beat before she added "I mean, I love my friends. Not just that friendly love, that... well..."

Katara thought a moment. There was a lot of reason to use the word love, she had said it herself. There was still a lot to learn when it came to what people confessed.

"So you care about them more than most people would say you should. Please, tell me about them."

"I'm surprised you wouldn't know 'em." Irma said, chuckling. "It's Hay Lin and Will. I've known Hay Lin since I was a kid and Will, well... I may have known her for way less, but she has that certain charm about her..."

She shook her head, pulling her legs up. "They both know, though. Hay Lin's accepting and Will doesn't want to deal with it yet. And yet... I don't know. Maybe I'm scared."

Oh, she knew enough when it came to Will. Hay Lin was a little more obscure, but she knew enough with Irma. She still had choices.

"Will is a pretty powerful person all her own," Katara said. "I can't blame you for having reservations, but you're a pretty strong person yourself Irma. I'd hope you could make the person you care abut fall for you: they'd be stupid not to."

"I hope so, too." Irma said, chuckling softly. "Then again, there's always Ben's route - threesome. Such a dork. That's what he is."

"Ben's...threesome?!" Was that actually something? "What do you mean? A threesome with who?"

"No, no, no, no! Not with Ben! Nothing with Ben, unless the dweeb's hiding something!" Irma said, trying to calm her down. "He just suggested I should just take them both and solve the problem right there!"

Sheesh...!

Ok, that made a little more. Seriously though, what was wit people saying threesomes should happen? Overlord Zetta had already suggested that.

"Would you be ok with two people?" Katara asked.

"That... I don't know." Irma admitted. "I mean, it would be nice to have the two of them, but that would mean they would have to deal with each other. I know they're friends, too, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't like each other like that."

She shrugged a bit. "I still have time, though. 'Sides, their happiness is more than my own."

"If it worked out, that would be nice," Katara said, "but life is never easy that way. I mean, people tend to get so caught up with one person, having another to deal with is just overwhelming enough. I'd say try and see what they're thinking get an idea where their heads are. What harm could it cause?"

And here, despite being a hypocrite about it, she took her hands.
"Don't talk that way, Irma. Your happiness matters just as much as anyone elses! I'm not saying they'll go for it, but give your own happiness a shot! Chances are, those people you care about want you to be happy too."

Irma listened to what Katara had to say, then smiled a bit, giving the other girl's hands a squeeze.

"Thanks. At this point, I guess all I can do now is try it and see...!" she said.

She smiled back. "Yeah, you should! I mean, they're from your world, they know you most of all!"

It was sad that the two of them hadn't talked more. "Hey, I know I never asked, but...would you mind showing me your room?"

"Heh, why not...?" Irma said, releasing her hands, then slinging one arm around Katara's shoulders. "At the very least, I'll have a witness for when I call dibs!"

Heading upstairs, Irma lead her fellow water controller to a set of five doors, Irma leading her into the second, spacious one. "See? Dibs!"

Katara let Irma lead her to the bus, and was happy to accompany her to this new place.

She grinned, walking with her to the newer place. "Open it, show me! I'd love to see what it looks like!"

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