I was lying on my bed staring out the window.

"I all ready knew that they would question me, but like this? Its just too much; I don't want to let anyone down, I all ready made a promise and I intend to keep it."

There was a beep, in other words someone wanted to come in; I grabbed my robe and wrapped it around me as I went the little thing. I saw that it was that Eno'd person.

"What do you want, I'm trying to sleep."

"I saw what happened, and I wanted to talk to you about it."

"There's nothing to talk about go away, I'm freaking tried!"

"Please Princess open the door."

'I know this is a bad idea, but I he wont leave me the fuck alone if I don't.'

I let him in, I walk out of my bedroom close the door and into the lounge like area where I sat and waited for him, he comes in bows, and I just nodded my head and he sat across from me; I waited for him to say anything, he didn't.

"Well, what do you want; I let you in all you're doing is staring at me. What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?"

He lets his red eyes locked onto mines and still he doesn't say anything, I raised my brow, and he cleared his throat.

"I never knew . . . I never would have known that a female your age could go through so much in such a short time span. Just know that I am here to help you when ever you need it."

"Thanks, if that's all get out, I was trying to sleep."

He shakes his head.

"That's not all my dear Princess."

I could tell that tone from anywhere.

"I said get out."

"But I'm not done talking."

"But I am, I want to sleep I had a long day; now you know your way to the door, leave; before I get my brother in here to get you out."

He grumbles stuff under his breath and gets up.

"We'll finish this talk later Princess-"

"Yeah, I'll think about it; good night."

He walks to the door.

"Good night Princess, may Paya watch over you tonight."

"Is that a subtle threat I hear in your words?"

"Never Princess."

With that he leaves, leaving me with my hair standing on end.

"Weird fuck."

I double check to make sure that both my doors were locked and I went back to bed; sleep didn't come easy for me, not at all, not one bit. Even when I was able to sleep it wasn't a peaceful as I wanted it to be . . . It was a nightmare about Eno'd. I woke up in a cold sweat and it was only 4 in the morning; I tried to get back to sleep, but after trying for a good two hours I gave up and went to take a shower and got dress, in my white and tie dye dress and brown boots; I walked out of my room and went downstairs just to wonder around, I found myself walking to the training room, just something that I need to release some stress and anger. I pulled out my short sword and started practicing with it, noticing that I was pretty rusty with it. I then put that back in its stealth and pulled out my practice fans . . . If only I grabbed my chopsticks as well; I wonder what they would think if they knew that something you eat with can also be a weapon . . . well besides a knife. So yeah I started practicing, working on some new moves that I can use; which looked like I was dancing more than I was training to fight; I was in there for a while till I heard voices, but I didn't stop, I didn't feel like. I wanted to release stress and that's just what I'm doing.

"Isis, what are you doing up this early, normally you don't roll out of bed till around noon."

It was my brother, I stopped what I was doing as he walked over to me.

"I couldn't sleep, I've been up since four this morning tried to go back to sleep couldn't; so I came down here."

"Go get some sleep Isis, it really shows that you have not been sleeping enough."

"Gee, way to make a girl feel better about herself. Why not go mate with the only other female on this ship, she seems to like you a lot to think that I wanted to mate with you. Leave me alone please, I am trying to release some stress and anger, and you're not helping me."

I walk off to a different part of the training room and kept it up, Osiris walks over to me.

"Princess Isis-"

"Yes, what is it Osiris, Montu didn't send you over here for you to force me back to my room and sleep did he?"

"No, not at all, I came here of my own account; you look like you could use a sparing partner."

I thought this over for a little bit.

"Yeah I guess I could, thanks for the offer."

And so the two of us started sparing, I wasn't going easy on him and he wasn't going easy on me; he then picked me up and pinned me to the floor.

"Seems like I won Princess Isis."

"Seems like it."

"Isis breakfast is ready for you at your room."

Montu said to me; Osiris walked with me upstairs and to my room.

"Call me when you are ready to come back down. King Makhai, told me that he doesn't want you walking around by yourself when mating season is here."

"All right, will do Osiris, but don't you want anything to eat, I mean like I worked up an apatite and everything after those four hours."

"I already ate before I came there, but I would like something to drink."

I opened my door and I saw the guy from the other day.

"Your breakfast is ready Princess."

"Thank you, do you have an extra cup so Osiris can have something to drink?"

He nods his head and pours a cup of water and gives it to him.

"Thank you both, I will take my leave now Princess."

"Good luck."

With that he leaves.

"Is he your mate? If I may be so bold as to ask."

"No, just a friend who happens to be my bodyguard."

He nods his head, and bows and then leaves. I sit there eating my food, I hear a beep go off as soon as I was about to take a bite, I looked to see who it was . . . surprise, surprise it was Eno'd. I really don't feel like dealing with him right now so I just sat back down and kept on eating, and that stupid beep kept right on going; so I decided to play my music, I put my headphones on and the noise just went away. I finished eating and walked out of my room and wonder around some more, going through more of the levels.

"How many levels does this ship have shit?!"

"20 levels Princess."

'Fuck me man!'

It was Eno'd, he walked right beside me; I stopped and looked at him.

"I was wondering where you were; where is your pet?"

"Pet?"

It took a while, and it clicked.

"Osiris is not my pet, he is my friend and bodyguard. He is training for his Chiva right now, I do not wish to trouble him, now what do you want?"

"Nothing Princess Isis, just wanted to finish our talk."

I blink at him.

"You do know that it is mating season for us right?"

"Hell to no man, get the hell away from me; I'm not mating with you even if my Sire made me! Get the hell away from me, you fucking horn dog!"

"How do you know that I wanted to mate with you?"

"Your body language, that's how; now if you'll excuse me I . . . have to pee."

I couldn't think of anything else to say, I then walked pass him and he gripped my wrist.

"I never had a female turn me down before-"

"Well there's a first time for everything, beside you're too old for me, now let me go."

He didn't, he pulled me closer and his grip went tighter on my little wrist.

"You seem to not know the rules of mating."

"I kinda do, kinda don't; but I do know when a female says no, the male should not beg and put a death grip on the female that turned him down."

He pulled me even closer and brought his face to the crook of my neck.

"Your smell is sweet and pure, unlike all the other females that I've-"

I kneed him where it counts and ran down the stairs and back into my room and locked the doors.

"Maybe I should have listened to Osiris . . . But how the hell do I call him?"

I thought this over then looked over at my nightstand and saw the data pad sitting there.

"I hope this works . . ."

Turns out it was just like texting on an Earth's cell phone; five minuets later there was that beep; I looked to see who it was and breath a sigh of relief that it was Osiris and not Eno'd. I opened the doors and he walked in.

"Well I'm glad to see you."

I said, and he studied me.

"You went out alone didn't you?"

I smiled sheepishly.

"No one touched you did they?"

"Not really."

"What do you mean by 'not really'?"

He saw me hold my wrist and pulled it up and saw a bruise on it.

"Who did this to you?!"

I pulled my arm away from his grip.

"It's nothing to worry about, I took care of him; and plus I have something to cover it so Sire wont know about it."

"But I know about it, and I want to know who did this to you."

I go to one of my draws and pulled out a bracelet big enough to cover the bruise.

"If you pay very close attention you'll find out, and please don't tell Sire or Montu I don't want them to worry anymore over me, like they already are."

He cocks his head to the side and makes an unapproved growl to me.

"Please Osiris, I all ready had to lie to Montu on how I felt after dinner yesterday."

I sit down on the bed and patted for him to sit down next to me.

"Why did you lie to him?"

"Because of what happened in there, the last question that was asked, I felt like I brought shame of some sort to my new family; I could tell that Sire and Montu were worrying about me, and I didn't want to give them more to worry about."

"So you let it sit there in your mind . . . wouldn't that just eat you up inside?"

"Over time maybe; but it's better if they don't know."

"You can trust in me Isis; you can pour your heart out to me, and I wouldn't think less of you. You can even use my shoulder to cry on like you use to do back on Earth."

I smile at that and kissed his cheek without even thinking about it.

"Thank you Osiris, you are a good bodyguard and a great friend."

With that said I got up and was about to leave, I turned around and saw him touching the spot that my lips last made contact I smiled.

"Aren't you coming Osiris?"

I asked with a giggle, he shakes his head and gets up.

"Where to Isis?"

"Wonder around the 20 levels of this ship that we live on."

I say with a smile that never left my lips, he nods his head and lead the way. It was lunch time by the time he finished the tour and I ate with him and all the other warriors.

"Hello Princess, will you be staying with us for the whole meal?"

"Yep, sure am; sorry I took Osiris before the training session was over."

"It's all right, I know that it's his job; but he will be doing some more after lunch."

Kan'de said as he took a few gulps from the weird shape cup; I finally was able to drink from it without spilling.

"We all saw your first interview."

I stop midway through cutting my meat, I put up a wall and looked at Kan'de with half open lids.

"We will not talk about when you are not ready to speak. All of us at this table respect you to do just that."

I small smile found its way onto my lips.

"Thank you Kan'de."

The talking picked up again after the atmosphere around me changed for the good, laughing and joking; I felt like I really belonged with these people, I felt at ease here . . . like I am one of them.

"Thank you everyone."

They just looked at me with their heads cocked to one side or the other.

"Why are you thanking us Princess Isis?"

My smile just got bigger.

"You'll see some time in the near future. Come on Osiris I want to spar with you again, this time you wont beat me."

"But you are in a dress."

"We sparred earlier in the day and I haven't changed, I don't see how it matters now."

I said as I finish with my drink along with my veggies.

"So what do I do with my stuff?"

"Just leave it there, the Etas will come and get it."

I was about to say something but then thought about it and nodded my head and got up along with Osiris. The two of us walked out of there, unknown to us that Kan'de was talking about the two of us.