Luna woke up glancing about the room but she was alone. She sat up slightly, and found that someone had brought her a large bouquet of sunflowers. She smiled as she admired them, from her father no doubt, he always got her sunflowers saying that a flower that size could be the only one to represent how much he loved her. Luna smiled remembering a time when she and her father were close, but voices in the hallway caught her attention. She looked to the door, her dad and William walking in. Her dad smiled seeing she was awake, and William came to her beside.

"How you feeling?"

"As good as can be expected."

"I want you to know I am impressed with how quickly you react to things, something you get from your father I'm sure. I have also met our new recruits, and they are getting adjusted quite easily. Now, what were you thinking going off like that into that old cabin, you knew it was structurally compromised."

"Mr. Miles, I promise you my mind wasn't working correctly, or else I wouldn't have gone in there. Trust me I won't suffer that laps in judgement again."

"Good, well you just get your rest, I think Dr. Shawnack will let you go home today. I'll be seeing you around."

"I can't wait, Thanks Mr. Miles." Luna watched as William left the room, her father now sitting by her bedside.

"Who got you these?" She looked at her dad, surprised to see him pointing at the vase of sunflowers.

"You mean they're not from you?"

"Luna, as much as I wish they were, they're not." Hugh got up and looked over the bouquet, pulling out a small card and handing it to his daughter. She opened the card and smiled, they were from a totally unexpected source. Hugh could see the smile on his daughter's lips, and asked who had sent the flowers.

"Everyone's favorite pirate." Hugh looked at Luna, as she ran her fingers over the script writing inside the card and he wondered if there was more going on between this living relic and his daughter. He suddenly remembered the first day they arrived, how Luna held on to Edward when he carried her to the infirmary. He patted his daughter's arm, leaning over to kiss her forehead before telling her to rest and making his way down the hallway. He went directly to the training room where Edward, Yusuf, Carlo, Connor and Ezio were training and working on techniques. Hugh saw Edward standing there, and he couldn't control his anger as he stormed over, taking Edward by the front of his shirt and pushing him back against the wall.

"You stay away from my daughter you ingrate. You are nothing but scum that happened to help out the order for your own personal gain. You even sold us out once and now you come in here thinking you can charm your way up the food chain, you just stay away from her or so help me I will end you." Carlo and Ezio took Hugh by his arms, pulling him off Edward and standing in front of him. Hugh kept yelling at Edward when Carlo finally got his attention by holding a blade to his throat and whispering in his ear harshly.

"Now I don't know what the hell this is about but you need to cool off Hugh. First off Luna isn't a child and second I happen to know she has feelings for someone else." Hugh looked at Carlo, then down at the blade at this throat. Carlo pulled back slowly, removing the blade and Hugh relaxed.

"Who then, who?" Connor was about to step forward, but Carlo put a firm hand on Hugh's chest.

"What the hell is this about Hugh?"

"She is all I have left to fight for, I don't want anyone to take her away from me." Hugh walked over and sat down on the end of a weight bench, sad look in his eyes. Carlo motioned the guys off for a break as he took a seat next to Hugh.

"Luna isn't a child anymore Hugh, she is going to move in her own direction, with whom ever she wants, with or without your consent. And that really is no surprise to you." Hugh hated to think of Luna's more adult tactics when it came to her contracts, but he knew Carlo was right. With his head hung he softly asked.

"Do you know who it is?"

"I have a faint inkling yes." He turned to look Carlo in the eye now, wanting to know if he was being lied to.

"Is it that Connor?"

"What do you think?" To be honest Hugh had figured they were already seeing one another the way Connor seemed to want to be there with her. He looked back at the floor, asking the question all fathers hate to ask.

"Does he treat her good?"

"Would she allow him not to?" Hugh laughed as he looked to Carlo.

"I guess your right. Sorry about that, I guess I need to go apologize to Edward." Carlo nodded in Edwards direction.

"I think you do too." Hugh got up, walking over to where Edward was standing taking a drink of water, and the other men took steps back, not wanting to cross Hugh.

"Edward, I am sorry, I was upset and didn't mean what I said." Edward looked at Hugh, realizing this would define how the others seen him. If he was rude and shot back at Hugh they would believe what Hugh had said about him, but he if accepted Hugh apology the other's would see he was just as devoted to the cause as they were.

"It's alright. We've all been there, said things we didn't mean when we were filled with emotions and fire. I'm sorry for what ever I did to deserve that, but I meant to disrespect." Hugh put a hand on Edward's shoulder as he smiled.

"You didn't deserve it, and there is no reason for you to be sorry. Let's just put this behind us." Hugh then took his leave as the other men went back to work. After hours of training, Connor showered and then made his way to see Luna, only to find the room she had been in empty. He looked around for someone to help him, and they told him Luna got sent home a few hours prior. He made his way outside, and had learned his way to the apartment fairly easily. He arrived and headed up to Luna's apartment, knocking on the door after debating for a few minutes.

"It's open." He slowly opened the door and soon he heard her voice again. "Who's out there?"

"It's me, Connor."

"Hey, I'll be out in just a second." He heard two voices, both female and he heard giggling.

"If this is a bad time I can go."

"Don't you dare leave." The voice wasn't Luna's or Claudia, but the girl who came out smiled at him. "I've been dying to meet you. I'm Rebecca, I worked with Desmond and have actually seen your life, through his memories. I just can't believe I am standing here looking at you, in the flesh. This is just amazing." Rebecca kept rambling on about some sort of software update to possibly teach Connor as well as the other's that were brought here through the animus and Luna came out of the bedroom, her damp hair falling in waves as she walked gingerly.

"Rebecca, your rambling."

"Oh right, well I will talk to Shaun, see if he can't made a quick reference data base while I work on the software update."

"Rebecca, this operative we have on the inside, the unknowing one, do we know who she is yet?"

"No, but Shaun sees her on a daily basis, so he is trying to find out all he can, but we all know his flirting skills are lacking."

"Not when it comes to you." Rebecca looked at Luna, surprise on her face. "What, I'm not the only one who sees through your and his ruse, I know your secretly dating him. Look just get the info. Thank you" Luna smiled as she looked at Connor now.

"Welcome to my place, my offer still stands, you are more than welcome here." He looked around, seeing lots of paintings on the brick walls, then he saw the flowers on the table. He walked over and looked at them before turning his attention back to Luna.

"Is there something going on with you and Edward?" Luna looked at him, not sue where this was coming from.

"No, he sent me flowers after I told him the truth the other day." Connor could see the truth in her eyes, nodding as he moved across the room looking around.

"So much space for one person." Luna sat on the sofa, smiling to herself.

"Well I liked this apartment best, so that is why I chose it. I have a guest room, an art room, a place for an animus, I can entertain, but there is a bonus in my room that made me say yes."

"You have one of those machines, here? May I see it." Luna stood up and walked towards Connor, taking his arm to stabilize herself. He stood rigid for a moment, but realized she was only trying to not jostle her ribs when she walked. She led him into one of the back rooms, and there it was, sitting in the middle of the room, wires connecting in to a computer set up at a far wall.

"There is a needle inserted into the subject's vein, then someone else sits here and watches as well and monitors the person here."

"Did you not say this was created by the Templars?" She could see he was trying to wrap his head around why the brotherhood was using a machine created by their greatest threat.

"It was, but it can also be a great tool for us, when used properly."

"I want you to show me, put me inside the machine." She could see his resolve, knew before too long he talked someone into letting him inside one, but it wasn't going to be her, not yet.

"NO. It's too risky, besides if I had to pull you out in a hurry, I wouldn't be able to all bandaged up like this." Luna could see him looking at the machine, so she decided to show him something he would truly enjoy. She once again took his arm and led him through the apartment, now into her bedroom. At the door she asked him to close his eyes, and she led him over to the bed, pushing on his shoulder, but he did not budge.

"Will you just relax and lay back, I promise I'm in no shape to take advantage of you." He reluctantly laid back and he heard Luna whisper in his ear. "And I only bite when asked to. Open your eyes." When he did, he was surprised to see the red sky above him. There was a large window directly above the bed, giving you a wonderful view as you laid in bed at night, and that was something Connor would love to see before he slept.