(A/N) Hope you enjoy this chapter! I hope you don't mind the cliff hanger at the end;) though some of you might already guess what's to come.

The last few months here have been good. I have settled well into my job at the bookstore, and I have been enjoying being able to read the books on my brake. Lani also got a job at a hospital down the road; she works as a nurse there. Akela is trying out school now since she is old enough. She's made a lot of friends at her new school, so if her mother or I are working she can go to a friends house to study.

Although not everything in the world is going well. The war has progressed, and now they're asking for people to join the war effort. I'm seeing less and less men on the streets, for they have gone off the either training camps or overseas. Woman have started to work in factories to help the war effort since a lot of men weren't here to help. Some women have gone to training camps too, to work as nurses or doctors.

Currently Akela and I were at the park near our apartment. I had a day off and Akela has been asking me to go for awhile now, so here we are.

"Tag." I said." You're it!"

Akela started giggling as I ran after her. We tried playing hide-n-seek, but there aren't to many places to hide, so we decided we were going to play tag instead.

"I've almost gotcha." I said.

After hearing this Akela started to speed up again, although I could tell you was wearing out fast.

"GOTCHA!"

Akela started giggling as we fell to the ground in a heap. I soon joined in her laughter as I imagined what we must look like right now.

"Well you to look like a mighty mess."

My laughter died as I froze. I looked up to see who it could be; to my surprise it was Steve and Bucky the two men that I had met a few months earlier.

"Oh it's you two! Glad to see your doing better Steve."

He looked shocked for a moment, but it quickly faded as he remembered his manners. I looked down at Akela and saw her confused face.

"Akela these are some people that I met a few months ago."

"Well I wouldn't say met.. I don't even think we were properly introduced. My names Bucky, and this is Steve the poor chap you saved a few months back."

Steve looked a little embarrassed which I couldn't really blame him for. In society today it makes you look weak if a woman saves someone. Which by the way is really stupid.

"My name is Luna, and this is Akela."

"I didn't realize you had a daughter." Said Bucky looking a little disappointed.

Akela started giggling next to me. I quickly hushed her a little embarrassed.

"I don't. I'm living with Akela and her mother. We came over from Hawaii after Pearl Harbor. To save money, we bunked up together. It just makes things easier."

"Oh I'm sorry." Steve said.

I wondered what he was sorry for. I thought about what I said earlier and realized that it must have sounded like my family died back there, but in reality they died long before Pearl Harbor. On the bright side I have a new family that I was happy for. As for Steve and Bucky I had know idea what to say to them.

"So Steve and I were planning to get a soda at the restaurant down the road. Do you and Akela want to come?"

I looked down at Akela to see what she wanted to do. She looked pretty excited while giving me the biggest puppy eyes she could manage.

"I think Akela's puppy dog face speaks for her."

I looked back up at Bucky and nodded. Akela grabs my hand as Bucky starts leading the way to the restaurant. The first few minutes are quite, but then Steve starts asking me about my life before coming here.

"What was Hawaii like?" Asked Steve.

"I rather not talk about it…" I said while looking down at my feet.

"Oh I'm sorry…" Steve said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"No...No it's fine….it's just I don't like to talk about it." I said while I looked at him. "It's just a sore subject for me."

Bucky who had been up front with Akela for the time being stopped suddenly, but before I could stop I bumped into him. I didn't fall though I guess it was because of my Asgardian strength.

"Sorry."

"You got quite the balance." He said with a grin on his face.

He started laughing as we entered the restaurant. I looked around me there was a counter to the right with stools lining the counter and chairs with wood tables around the room with people sitting around them. There was one particular thing that Akela's eye though when I looked down at her. Akela had seen the bookshelf like structure that had candy jars filled with all kinds of candy on it. I had to say that candy looked quite appealing.

"Can I have one Luna?"

"After we have soda we can pick a few out to bring home to your mom."

"YAY!" She squealed as she ran over to the candy.

I laughed a little as I sat with Bucky and Steve at the red booth.

"She seems pretty happy." Bucky said.

I nodded as I looked back over to Akela. She was looking at each shelf very thoroughly. Once she went through every possible candy type that was on the bookshelf she came back to Steve, Bucky, and Me.

"I can't decided if I want the peppermints or the chocolates." While she said this she lifted her right hand for the peppermints and her left for chocolates." What do you think Luna?"

"Well personally I think you Mother would like the chocolates better, but you should get what you like the most."

After I told her this, she still couldn't decide what to get. I thought for a moment what could I do to make this easier….ha I know.

"What if we get a small bag of both? That way we can have a little of each one."

"Really?"

"Yeah. besides I can't stand to see that annoyed face of yours for one more second."

"Thanks Luna!"

"What are we thanking Luna for?" Bucky said.

Apparently Steve and Bucky had gone up to get the sodas while I was talking to Akela, so when they came over they were both holding two big sodas in both hands.

"I didn't realize you two had left." I said surprised, but happy to except the soda Steve handed me.

"Well I guess you were to busy talking about candy." Bucky said with a gleam in his eye.

We sat there talking about what we've been doing in brooklyn and what we do for fun. It was fun for awhile, but when Akela started to fall asleep I called it quites. I asked the boys to watch Akela while I bought the candy that I had promised her. Once I had gotten back I picked Akela up bridal style and thanked the boys.

"We can walk back with you. She's a pretty heavy load for a six year old."

"No it's fine. She really isn't that heavy."

Bucky looked pretty unsure of himself, but after saying that I'd be fine after what felt like twenty times he gave in.

"Thank you." I said one more time as I walked out the door.

The walk home was nice. There was a nice breeze in the air compared to the freezing weather of January that we had a few months ago. I remembered the cold water when I saved Steve. It had been around December I think when I saved him.

"Hmmm."

I looked down at Akela as I walked. Her eyes were closed and she had a smile on her face. I looked down at her for a few more moments before I heard some soft humming coming from her.

"Hmmm...hmmm...hummm...hmmm..hummm."

The sound of her humming was beautiful. Apparently I wasn't the only one to think so because when I looked up I saw a few people looking at us with smiles on their faces. I smiled as I kept walking; It was a peaceful night that I was happy to have.

"HELP!"

But I guess the world just doesn't work with me very well. I looked to where the sound was coming from and I noticed it was from the apartment building that we lived in. Looking back down had Akela I started to lightly shake her awake; I didn't want to, but it was necessary. After shaking her for quite awhile I looked around for a minute until I spotted one of our neighbors.

"Mrs. Clementine! Hello… Can you watch Akela while I go into the building? I want to make sure everyone is out."

"Yes of course dear. She'll be as safe as if she was my own child."

"Thanks Mrs. Clementine." I said as I ran off.

I looked at the building as I ran towards it: The building was on fire originally I thought that it was a thief, but now that I look at the building I wonder how I didn't notice the flames before. Wow I must be out of it Akela's humming must have made me pretty sleepy.

I entered through the front doors and looked around. The office to the right was completely full of fire. I quickly used my water powers to put out the fire so that I could make sure nobody was in there. Once I saw that there was no one in the room I moved on to the next door. I repeated the process on the first floor until I was sure that there was nobody there. Once I Moved on to the second and third floors it became harder and harder to put out the fires. Once I had reached the top floor (level four) I started to get to work. While I was working, I noticed a break in the fire around where Akela, Lani and I lived. I made my way over to it and saw that I was right: The fire wasn't in that area it almost seemed like there was a barrier blocking the fire. When I stepped into the barrier though nothing happened I could just walk through. Once I was in the barrier I could feel a dark presence a presence I knew all too well.

"Phobos! I know you're here. Show yourself."

I turned the corner and walked into room 432 the apartment that I have been living in for the last few months.

"I knew you would show up sooner or later."

There he was the man who had taken so much from me. The man who had taken my family and friends away from me. The man who had ruined my life.

"For the thousandth time you're not getting the jewel."

"I think you're exaggerating a little bit, this is the 482nd time."

I glared at him as I walked further into the room. Phobos has been following me around since I came to Midgard, and every time he 'asked' I refused and we would always end up in a battle.

"What makes you think this time will be any different from the others?"

"What makes this different? Well the fact that you will never see...What's her name again?...Ahh! Lani. You will never see Lani again if you don't give me the jewel."

I stood there in shock. Lani….Lani...He had Lani. Akela might never see her again. Lani might never see her daughter again. What would I do? Do I give him the jewel? But if I gave him the jewel Asgard would be destroyed. On the other hand if I did give him the jewel Akela would have her mother, but if he's lying then she may not. If he has the jewel he could destroy Midgard too, so giving him the jewel would be for nothing Lani and Akela would be dead.

Honestly less than an hour ago I was having a soda with Bucky, Steve and Akela, and now I'm faced with a life or death situation. I had to make a choice though would I give him the jewel or not.

"I'm not giving you the jewel Phobos, but I can promise you that I won't stop look for Lani."

I stood there confidently thinking that I had finally out matched Phobos. Even though he had Lani I would fight until he wa dead.

"Wrong choice Princess." He said mockingly." I guess I should have described the circumstance a little better. I meant 'you will never see' as in you'll never speak to her again. Now you'll have to live with the consequences."

He then got up off the couch and turned around ready to leave, but before he did he said "She's in the bedroom" and then he disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

I was confused about what he meant by 'you'll never speak to her again'. I am scared; I'll admit it. I'm frightened by was it in that room. While I walked towards the room, I started to get a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. When I reached the door I put my hand on the door handle and turned it.