I stared at the stars, ignoring the other four's chatter. Kana had crawled out and began snuggling against me. I smiled, petting his soft fur a bit before zoning out again. I heard Flerna's breathing steady and I snickered to myself. She fell asleep.

Daxter popped up in front of me, making me fall on my back in shock.

"OW! What the hell furball!" I snapped. I noticed Iris, Jak, and Daxter laughing while Rick was glaring daggers at the ottsel. Smirking to myself, I sat up and hugged Daxter close.

"Oh! What a cute and fuzzy mug!" I cooed, making him smirk.

"Ha! Guess this lady knows her stuff!" He teased at the others. Rick and Jak noticed my smirk and glanced at each other. I scratched behind his ears and smiled.

"This fur would do good for my new pair of winter mittens!" I chirped, making Daxter pale.

"You're kidding... right?" He turned around and I grinned like a killer. I pulled out a switch blade, opened it, and held it over him. He screamed and ran behind Jak, making us all laugh.

"Whoa! That's a Butterfly Switch Blade, rimmed with eco to make it sharper and deadlier!" Iris exclamied. I nodded as I put it back. Kana poked his head out from my arm, meowing happily.

"Hey! Don't you laugh at me too!" Daxter snapped. Kana bit him on the finger and stared dully at him.

"OW! Toots, don't you have that thing trained!" Daxter asked and I nodded.

"Yeah, I got him trained..." I replied.

"That's good." Daxter sighed with relief.

"Trained to eat ottsels." I said sarcastically. He screamed and plowed into Jak, knocking elf boy over and making him kick Flerna in the head as well. I busted out laughing and fell on my back, holding my sides.

"Oh precursors! Sides hurt...Too funny...CAN'T BREATHE! HAHAHAA!" I got out, laughing the whole time. Rick and Iris were both amazed that Flerna didn't wake up then started laughing with me. Jak sat up, glaring at Daxter darkly. He held his stomach as we all calmed down.

"Jeeze Dax, try to break my ribs why don't you!" Jak snapped, making me snicker.

"I'm more amazed that Flerna didn't wake up after you kicked her so hard." I pointed out. He blinked and looked down at her head.

"...She's still asleep?" He asked and we nodded. He chuckled then started laughing, making us all laugh. This is the Jak I know.

"Hmm... If she slept through that then maybe..." I smirked as Jak thought and I decided to complete it.

"I should do it more often. That's it right? That's so what you were thinking!" I giggled, making him growl.

"GAH! Get out of my head!" He said, shooing me away. We both laughed and I noticed Rick glaring knifes at Jak this time. I smirked and picked Flerna up, handing her to Jak and Iris.

"You guys take her to the hideout. I'm gonna chat with Rick." I said. They nodded and got her down the ladder while I smiled at Rick.

"Okay, what's up with you glaring daggers at the guys I talk too?" I asked, making him jump.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about." He said, laughing nervously. Yeah, and I'm a rat. I eyed him and nodded.

"Okie dokie lokie..." I said slowly. He sighed and I instantly got in his face, staring at him before slowly inching back to my place.

"Hey Mira, can I ask you something?" Rick asked and I nodded. He took my hand and stared at my skin.

"Why is your skin black? Its like something I used to know." He asked, making me force a smile.

"Really? I had no idea. I guess I could tell you..." I trailed, thinking about it. I nodded and sat in front of Rick with a serious look.

"You have to promise not to tell anybody until I tell you that you can. Got it?" I snapped and he nodded.

"Until I die." He said with a grin. I smiled and nodded. I began telling him my life story. I told him about my siblings, how I knew Jak and Daxter, about Nira, everything. Though, I left out my meetings with Errol and my bloody massacre's I'm forced to go on with Nira. Cracking jokes here and there, talking about random things. It was almost like a first date.

"...And, here I am. Working for the Underground, taking care of others in it, and trying like hell to stay alive." I finished. Rick chuckled as I giggled. Kana came out and hopped into Rick's arms, mewling happily.

"Looks like he like's you." I commented. Rick nodded and pet Kana as he looked up at the sky.

"I was in the KG for about 3 years. Nothing much." Rick replied. I smirked as Kana crawled back to me.

"Wrong choice."

"Don't need to tell me twice."

"Well I'm going to. Wrong choice."

"Are you always this chipper?"

"Are you always this normal?"

"Touche."

"I try." We stared at each other before bursting out in laughter again. I stood up and popped my back. I heard a few cracks and I sighed in relief.

"See you later?" He asked and I nodded. I turned to walk away but Kana tripped me. In about 4 seconds, Rick had jumped up, dove over and caught me, and landed on the roof flat on his back with me on top of him. ...This guy's a wonder... Anyway, back to akward moment. I slowly sat up, my hands next to his head. I opened my eyes, blinked a few times, and stared down at Rick, who was trying to stop his dizzy spell as well. As soon as we both realized what had happened, Rick's face turned cherry red and I knew mine was a slight pink.

I jumped off of him and sat on the other side of the roof while he sat against the other side. ...Damn you kitty, damn you... I stood up and walked over to the ladder. I began climbing down, but I looked over to Rick. He looked like he had just been shot down to a date.

"...Hey Rick?" I called, making him turn to me. "Well... "Look back and know that I can heal your tired heart." Figure out what it means. If you do, come and talk to me." I smiled at his confusion and began climbing back down. I held Kana in my arms as I walked down the path. The meaning behind that statement means that I'm the person who will be there for him. A shoulder to cry on, a friend to rely on, a partner for life. It means I like him, as in like-like him.

I walked into the Underground and noticed the others, plus Torn, asleep in the bunks. I got in the empty top bunk across from Flerna, Iris under me. Kana curled up next to me and fell asleep. I pulled the blankets up and as I laid down, Rick walked in. He got into the bunk above Flerna's and went to sleep. I looked around the Underground once more before going to sleep myself.