"Has she come out of her room, yet?" Five asked as she ran into the mess hall.

Six shook his head, "No, not since last night"

"She's got to come out sometime" Five glanced over her shoulder, "Maybe I should see if she's awake"

"Five… leave her alone" Two said in a big sister manner, "She's been through a lot in the last 12 hours, when she wants to talk then she will"

"Probably going to ask us to do her laundry, brush her long ass hair, and run her showers" Three grumbled as he picked up his coffee.

"I thought you liked the girl" Six commented.

"She looks hot, I'll give her that" Three explained, "But she's still a princess which means she is high-maintenance"

Two scoffed and rolled her eyes as she looked back down to the book she was reading but noticed that Five perked up as she looked at the doorway. She barely glanced over her shoulder when she noticed Minako was gracefully walking over to the food she had prepared for everyone as her day of cooking. Minako turned around and faced the crew that was sitting around the table. Five perked up and patted on the seat next to her, giving Minako a warm smile in her direction. Minako gave a shy smile before she walked over to the seat presented and took her place next to the youngest member of the crew.

"Thank you" Minako said in a small voice.

"No problem" Five smiled, "Did you sleep well?"

She answered truthfully, "Not as well as I'd hoped… ship-lagged"

"Well, you'll get used to it" Five said.

"Probably not used to having someone do everything for you" Three couldn't help but comment, "Had to put on your makeup yourself, huh?"

"Three!" Six, Two, and Five shouted out.

Three, of course was oblivious, as he made a face and gave a shrug. He turned and looked back to the princess but stopped as he realized that Minako had stopped eating altogether. He was about to take back his comment but Minako got up and hurriedly walked out of the Mess Hall. All eyes turned to him in a not so pleasant look.

"What?"

"You know what you did" Six lectured, "Why do you have to be like that, man?"

"I meant it as a joke" Three defended himself, "I didn't think she would take it seriously"

"No, you didn't think" Five glared, "That's your problem"

Three watched as Five stormed out of the room as well before he said, "What's wrong with her?"

Minako blinked back tears as she brushed her fingertips along her favorite kimono, sniffing as the baby pink and baby blue colors formed together. A chime from her door made her lookup as she roughly brushed her cheeks from the tears that stained on her face. She took in a deep breath as she slowly made her way over to the keyboard and hit accept.

The doors swung open as a blue-haired young teeanger stood there with her barely eaten tray. This time the young girl gave a shy smile and lifted up the tray as if it was a peace offering.

"I brought your plate" Five said, "You didn't finish it"

"Thank you, but I lost my appetite" Minako said.

"Well, if it was because of Three then you'll probably starve to death at this rate" Five commented.

Minako cracked a smile before she said, "Do you want to come in?"

Five beamed as she nodded eagerly before Minako made room for her to come inside.

She had to admit that Five was surprised at how fast one of the spare rooms was decorated. It looked similar to Four's but with a more feminine touch of silk throws in the corners, some art displayed of various floors, along with steel fans just above her bed. The place looked elegant to the point that Five forgot that it was still the Raza and not Chang'e. Five looked over to a portrait of the Emperor, Empress, Minako, and two younger boys in the frame that she had to believe was her brothers. Right next to it was a necklace with an insignia that was the backdrop in the family picture.

"I'm sorry about what Three said earlier" Five turned around to the woman, "He's normally like that; sarcastic and a bit of a pain but it's just that he thinks he's looking out for the crew in his own way"

"I understand… he's loyal to all of you" Minako said.

"We're kind of like each other's family" Five gave a shrug.

Minako took a glance over to the formal picture of her family members by her bed. She couldn't really say if her family was close as much as she wished; her stepmother was the closest one to her and she wouldn't be surprised if it was Ayaka who convinced her father to stop the marriage from happening. The more she and her stepbrothers got older, the more they grew apart and followed the other parent with their separate duties. Her throat went sore as she realized that she didn't get to say goodbye to her younger brothers and didn't know when will be the next time she sees them.

"It must be nice to have a crew like this; loyal and always there for one another" Minako turned to Five, "No matter what, you always have one another"

Five smiled, "We're kind of stuck with one another, that's for sure"

Minako smiled as she remembered how badly Rica wanted to join her on the Raza but the Emperor forbid it; he knew that Ryo would suspect something if both princess and handmaiden were gone. She couldn't think of what could happen to her family if he found out that they planned the kidnapping to get away from him. Ryo was hard to read and because of that, it scared her to wonder what consequences could lie with her family.

"What was he like?" Minako asked, "Ryo Tetsuda"

Five wasn't prepared for the question as she wondered if Minako has even known Ryo at all if she was asking about him. She instinctively thought about him as her friend as she counted down what he was really like.

"Ryo was… had a quick and imaginative mind, was very independent, and was kind of the jack-of-all trades when it came to weapons and such" Five shrugged, "But that's how I only knew him as Four"

"You took it hard when he abandoned you" Minako said, "I saw as much as I could of the public execution and I could see how shocked and hurt you all were when he turned the sword on his family"

Five nodded, "All he said was that he wanted to right his crimes, his loyalties were to us but he also knew it was his birthright to rule"

"I never knew Ryo wanted to rule that badly" Minako cracked a slight smile, "Then again, I never knew him at all"

"I thought you saw each other a lot at parties" Five said, "That's what Four would say whenever it was brought up"

Minako nodded, "We would talk, but only to please our families, whether I would say I knew anything about him, that would've been a bigger mystery seeming how he preferred to be quiet"

Five couldn't help but scoff, "Still was like that when his memories were wiped"

Minako slowly nodded as she couldn't help but forget that small and somewhat important detail.

She had heard of the rumor of the Raza and their memory wipe but she didn't think it was possible, not until one of them confirmed it within a report. If it wasn't for the undercover Galactic Authority then no one would possibly believe them in the opening statement. She could've sworn it was Six who testified which got her confused as to why he was there on the ship. He chose a group of thieves over his duty as an officer? She couldn't entirely understand why he would do such a thing.

"Do you miss him?" Minako asked.

Five seemed surprised as she took her time to answer, "There are times, yes, but I can't get past what he did to us"

"Why did he betray you?" Minako continued.

"He, uh, had his personality matrix still stored in the Raza and he wanted to use his lost memories to gain his innocence but in the end he had different plans" Five looked down uncomfortably.

"I hope, for the sake of all of you, that he is aware of his actions and that he is very sorry for hurting you" Minako said gently.

Five looked up and barely smiled, "Thank you"

Minako nodded as she understood how reluctant the crew was to accepting her on board. They didn't want anything to do with Ryo and being his betrothed was as close as they could get. She hoped that within time, they will start to separate Minako and Ryo from each other and put each other in different categories. With luck, she will be considered an ally to the Raza and not the enemy.

Overhead, the Android's voice voiced out on the speaker, asking for Five's assistance. Five immediately agreed to report to the bridge. She looked back over to the princess and felt better to know she was at least eating, Five said her goodbyes before she left Minako alone to eat.