On with the story. I own nothing. Except Lorelei. She's mine. So I guess I do own something.

A groan was heard from the couch. As all heads turned toward the sound, the figure on the couch woke up.

And it was all they could do not to stare at her…

Ayu, Nina, Tsujai and Kaji all stared in shock at the figure on the couch. She was, despite the blood all over her and her torn and tattered clothes and the scars all over her, exceedingly beautiful. Her hair, full of blood, was long, just a few inches shy of her knees. It was wavy, like Ayu's had been when she was 14. In fact, the girl looked scarily enough a great deal like Ayu had, except her hair was longer and redder than Ayu's had been, she had striking purple eyes, and she was slimmer and overall more petite than Ayu had been, looking to be no more than 5"4. She was also fairer than Ayu had been, with gentle rosy cheeks and a gentle smile. The smile grew wider as she got up, though her movements contrasted her bright demeanor with their slowness. She seemed to be in a lot of pain, but she was obviously doing her best to hide it all beneath her smile. Nina immediately shooed her of to the bathroom to have a bath, before conjuring up clothes for her and going of to make her something to eat.

"Yuta, just how old is she?" asked Kaji.

"She's 15." Said Yuta.

After having a bath, Lorelei came down in a very strange outfit. It was skintight black pants and shirt, almost like a body suit. The sleeves were long and went all the way to her wrists. The pant legs ended at her ankles. Over it she wore a black sleeveless jacket and a black short miniskirt. She had black fingerless gloves on with black nail polish. She had two round gold earrings on with a diamond at the center. On her neck was a gold pendant with a strange colored stone that changed colors. A gold watch was on her left hand. Her hair was up in a high ponytail so that it fell slightly longer than her back. It swished from side to side with each step she took. Her gloves and jacket and gold vines running on it. Her boots were also black and high heeled, and came about a third of the way above her ankles. The darkness of her outfit highlighted her fair, pale skin. It also made the few gold items on her person stand out. Her hair was fiery and drew instant attention to her, but her eyes were what kept the attention on her. A deep vibrant purple one moment, they became almost blue the next, and switched so they looked red like her hair the next. All in all, she was a real picture to behold. Looking at her, Ayu felt like she could feel power just rolling of her in waves. This was an extremely powerful person in front of her. If she had been defeated by this Hades, what chance did they have of winning against him. The future looked bleak all of a sudden, and Ayu felt the sudden need to cry. As if feeling her doubt, Lorelei turned to face her and smiled. Immediately every doubt that had crossed her mind was washed away in that smile, and Ayu felt like she could do whatever she was asked to do.

After eating, Lorelei proceeded to retell the tale that Yuta had told, adding also how the bill had been passed and telling them how thankful she was to them all.

After deciding that she would stay there, the five friends then proceeded to decide on a plan of action while Lorelei slept to regain as much strength as possible.

The friends worked late into the night. They would help Maya. After all, they only had two weeks to win back Maya. And their planet was already under assault. This challenge would not go unanswered. Hades would be punished. Thinking these thoughts, Ayu fell into a deep slumber, dreaming of valiant exploits and smiles from the exquisite beauty that looked so much like herself.