It was 2:00 AM, and Ilana wanted so badly to hear the comforting footsteps of her guardian awakening at his usual hour. It was strange to her- she used to be annoyed by his badly formed sleeping habits, but now she WANTED to have that back.

"Why are emotions so confusing sometimes...?" Ilana asked herself, almost expecting Lance to come in and comfort her troubled thoughts. But then she realized...

"Lance IS my problem!" she said allowed, almost waking Octus from his 'recharge' mode.

"Where... Where am I?" asked a 19 year old boy.

"That does not matter, you are safe. Don't worry." said the calming voice of a male about 3 years younger then him.

"who are you though? Can I at least know that?" asked Dana.

"Fine... I am Lance. I once guarded the princess, but now it is your turn." Lance replied. Dana looked at him, and then concluded he was the guy that died that went to Sherman High school. That is all Dana knew about him though, he just moved to Illinois last year. As Dana was thinking, Lance moved out of the inky blackness that surrounded the two so they could get a clearer picture of each other.

To Dana, Lance looked slightly scrawny yet well built. With long black hair that curled at the bottom, and soft, green eyes. He was wearing a blue shirt with a dark blue trim. He had on brown shoes and a belt that matched. His skin was light, and his pants were dark colored skinny jeans.

And to Lance, Dana looked kind of... Average? He was good looking though, almost as good looking as him. he had brown, flat hair. Light skin like him. Although his hear was flat-ish, it was still down to his chin. He had no bangs. His eyes were brown too. He looked scrawny too, but skinny like him also... He looked like the kind of guy that would play Pokemon with his buddies. He also had on blue flip-flops. But why was his name Dana? Wasn't Dana a girls name...? He was wearing jeans and a white, slightly dirtied shirt. He had a small amount of freckles, almost like the princess. Ilana...

"Umm... Dude? Are you okay!" Dana asked as Lance started tearing up.

"Yeah. Yeah..."

"Sooo... What exactly did you mean by protecting the 'princess' or whatever?" Dana asked.

"Go to The Lunis home and find out. Ask her. Tell her... Someone special sent you. You MUST be prepared to risk your life for her though- understand?" he asked.

"My... *gulp* Life!" And with that, Dana woke up in his bed with a note on his bedside table:

Go... NOW.

-L