Everyone, now calmed down from the snake incident, made their way downstairs to the unusual training room. Alex stood, hands on her hips, looking out over the area. This was her training day too, if she remembered right. Shinji came walking down the stairs with Ichigo next to him, talking about how they would be having Bar-b-Que for dinner and he was welcome to stay. Alex ignored the, and wandered off, taking a stroll. Her mind was wandering, but only around one subject. Visored.

She looked up at the giant pillar before her, scanning it over. Near the top, a there was a ledge probably about the right size for two people, at most, to sit on. 'That looks just fine.' she thought before jumping up, grabbing onto the edge of it with her finger tips. She pushed herself up enough to swing her legs onto it, and rolled over, sprawling out on her back. 'Much better.' With her hands acting as a pillow, she watched the artificial sky roll over, turning from blue to a devilish grey and threatening to rain. 'Not better.' She sat up and looked down. Ichigo and Hiyori were fighting once again to the right, but the others were taking cover under the large entryway to the house. 'Bastards!' she thought, standing up. She backed herself up against the sandy pillar, pushing herself as hard as she could against it as the rain began to pour. In a matter of seconds, she was soaked.

The sound of metal clashing against metal began to fade away as the sound of water splashing against the surroundings overtook Alex's mind. She closed her eyes, relaxing a bit as she got used to her wet clothes. They felt heavy, and had made themselves skin tight. Alex didn't realize it, but her body was getting cold. She slid down, landing with a splat on the sand once more. Now she could feel it. There were goosebumps on her arms, and her body was shaking. "Are you kidding me?" she asked, voice high pitched for her. "I just can't get a break!" She smacked her head against the wall behind her, cracking it without realizing it. 'I better get back to the hosue and get some new clothes...' she thought, placing a hand on the pillar. As she leaned against the wall for extra support while getting up, it cracked further, then broke. Alex screamed, it was like she was drowning. She watched, unable to do anything as she and the top half of the pillar, began to fall down into darkness.

Ichigo and Hiyori came running into the house, both breathing heavy and soaking wet. The other Visored were lounging in the living room, reading and stuffing their faces. Grim was leaning against the wall again, looking at them blankly. his eyes looked angered. "What the hell is your problem?" Hiyori asked, not adding her famous ending. Grim blinked and then stepped away from the wall. Ichigo looked around, then snatched a piece of cheese from Love's plate.
"Aren't you guys missing someone?" he asked, mouth full. Love wanted to slap him, but knew it wasn't the right thing to do. Shinji blinked blindly, then looked at all of his comrades.
"Yeah...Where's Alex? Anyone of ya know?" he asked, looking around. Everybody muttered and shook their heads. Grim looked at the open stairway. "Great...She stayed by herself in the trainin' room." It was unusual, for the Visoreds to keep their swords on them. Yet ever since ichigo had begun his training, they had. It felt, better that way.
"Grim-san where are you going?" Mashiro asked, looking at the teen boy with curious eyes. Grim stayed silent for a moment, everybody now looking at him, unsure of what his intentions are.
'If what she said is true, then Alexandria and I were going to dinner tonight. It'd be like what the humans call a date.' Grim thought, looking over his shoulder, eyes deadly. "I'm going to find her. She'll get sick if she stays out in that rain for too long."

Shinji lept to his feet. "We're going with you." Grim stopped on the third stair. Lisa looked at him with disgust. "Alex-chan is our comrade too ya know." The others all got to their feet, and they began to walk towards Grim.
"Just stay out of my way. he muttered, moving quicker down the stairs. Once inside the training area, he took off at lightening speed. This room was nearly a mile across. If the others stayed in a group, it would take no longer than an hour to find her. After all, they knew everything about this room, right?

Hiyori grunted when they stepped onto the sand. "It's still raining." she muttered. Mashiro began to dance in the rain.
"Alex-chan! Come out!" she called, spinning and going her own way. Kensei and Love both looked indifferent and went after her. Hiyori, Shinji, Lisa, and Hachi all stood at the opening still.
"We should start looking for Alex-chan." Hachi said, walking forward. Lisa stayed by his side, looking like an ant compared to him. Hiyori and Shinji groaned, and began to walk straight ahead, Shinji making sarcastic comments and trying to lighten up the mood.

Grim stopped, his clothes whipping around him as he stood on top of the highest pillar in the area. He could see exactly where the other Visored were, but there was no sign of Alex. 'Damn it...Why are girls so hard to find?' he thought, running a hand through his white hair, forcing his blue bangs on top of his head. He looked around, staying tall despite the strong winds. 'Where could she be?' Below, there was q ucik movement. His eyes moved to see what it was, and noticed Kensei's bright white hair. "Kensei!" he yelled, screaming through the wind. The man froze and looked around. 'I have to do everything around here.' Grim thought before yelling again. "Get your ass up here!" Kensei looked up and saw the small figure of a person. He jumped, making his way expertly to the top and stopping about a foot away from Grim. "Does that look right to you?" he asked, pointing to a pillar across the room. Kensei looked for a moment before shrugging.

"How should I know? I'm not an expert on t-" he was cut off as Grim's hands gripped his neck. "Then go get the others and bring them here. Now." Kensei nodded and disapeared, grabbing Mashiro and Love first. They returned, and Grim asked again. Everyone was silent.
"Well?" he asked, prodding them.
"It looks like it collapsed in." Mashiro said, blinking her wide eyes. Grim snapped his head back to the place. He lept off, jumping to the nearest pillar and making his way over to it. "Did I do something wrong?"
"No Mashiro, he's just stressed out again." Shinji said, leaping after him. Grim landed on top of the rubble, looking at the giant hole in front of him. As each of his comrades landed around him, the tension grew. His trained eyes scanned the area, looking for any sign that Alex was here. "Grim-san, I don't think she's here." Shinji said, but Grim ignored him, crouching down to trace the rough edge. When he looked at his fingers, there was a trace of blood. "Did you cut ya finger there Grim-san?" Grim shoved Shinji backwards, making him fall to the ground. Hiyori and Kensei cringed.

Grim stood up, looking down the hole again, looking for any signs of movement. "Alexandria was here." Hiyori looked at him like he was stupid.
"No shit Sherlock!"Grim didn't react to him, but waited until Shinji made his way back up the pillar.
"We're going down. I don't know how deep it is, but if it ends at the ground where this pillar begins, then the chances of Alex being alive, but injured, are high." Grim said, turning his back on the hole.
"And if its not? What if its deeper?" Lisa asked, arms crossed and looking down the role, pulling a rope off her hip.

"Then the chances get slimmer with each foot the drop lengthens." The group was utterly silent, hesitating to go. Lisa dropped the rope down the hole.
"It's deeper than 100 feet. This pillar is only about 75 feet tall, Grim-san." she said, pulling her rope back up and sticking it on her hip once more. Grim narrowed his eyes before stepping on the edge of the gap, half of his feet hanging over the edge.
"I'm going to save Alexandria, wether she is alive or not." he said, and looked at Shinji. "You would do the same for Hiyori." Shinji looked down, knowing it was true.
"We'll come with you, Grim-san. If it means saving a comrade, after all, we are a dying breed." Grim turned his head back down to the hole, his famous grin appearing on his lips.

"Then lets go."