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When the plane landed, nobody moved. Eventually, Barney stood up from his seat and surveyed everyone from the cockpit. Then he slowly made his way down to where Toll was sitting with Nikita. The girl looked up at him with solemn eyes when he stopped in front of them.

"What's the plan?" Barney asked Toll.

"I...I haven't thought that far ahead yet," Toll replied. Lee scratched his head as he watched. He had no idea what Toll had gotten himself into.

"We can't just leave her anywhere," Barney said logically. "You brought her here, so she's your responsibility."

"I know."

Barney walked to the door and yanked it open then while Nikita watched. Gunner got up and followed Caesar out the door, giving Toll a look over his shoulder before he disappeared. Toll sighed.

"Well, I guess you're coming home with me," he said to her. She just nodded. Then he noticed Lee still standing there. "What?"

Lee chewed on his lip for a moment, thinking. Did he really want to get involved in this? He sighed after a moment.

"I have a niece," he said.

"That's nice," Toll snorted. "What's your point?"

"She is a few years older than her. I have some of her old things at my place she can have," Lee gestured.

"Yea?"

"Yea," Lee nodded.

"You okay with that?" Toll asked Nikita.

"Sure," Nikita nodded. She didn't know what to say anyway. Lee passed them and jumped down from the plane. Toll followed, and he helped Nikita get down. He was a little surprised when she took his hand once they started walking. She clutched her teddy tightly as they got to his car. Lee hopped onto his bike.

"Follow me," he said, slipping his helmet on. Toll didn't have a car seat for Nikita, but he figured she would be all right.

"How old are you?" he asked as he buckled her in.

"I'm eight," she answered.

"Cool," Toll smiled. He shut the door and climbed into the driver's seat. He tailed Lee back to his place. He had no idea what to expect.

Barney

He found Tool sitting and smoking in the middle of the garage. Barney took off his helmet and sat on his bike, watching.

"Something on your mind?" Tool asked through his pipe.

"Bad mission," Barney answered.

"How bad?"

"No losses, but we brought back a girl."

"A girl?"

"Yea. Toll saw her mother die, so he brought her with us to save her."

"Toll with a kid," Tool mused. "I'd pay to see that."

"I don't think it was a good idea," Barney admitted.

"So what? You think you should have dropped her off at a convent or something?" Tool asked.

"Probably. Nuns would do a better job."

"I think he'll be all right," Tool surmised.

"You have more faith than I do," Barney laughed. He was worried for Toll Road. Very worried.

Nikita

She sat on the couch while Lee went to the spare room and Toll stood with his arms crossed next to her. Her stomach growled very loudly, and she felt embarrassed. Toll heard, of course.

"You hungry?" he asked. Then he regretted it. Of course she was hungry! Her stomach sounded like an earthquake.

"I could eat," she replied. Then she felt her eyes tear up. That was something her father always used to say whenever her mother asked if he was hungry. She suddenly missed them both very much.

"Let's see what Lee has," Toll said, going into the kitchen. Nikita watched him open cupboard doors, searching.

"Here we are," Lee said, returning. He had a box in his hands, and he set it down in front of her.

"Rainbows," Nikita whispered. They were her favorite, and there happened to be a light blue t-shirt with a rainbow on it in the box.

"You can have whatever you like," Lee smiled at her.

"Hey, man, you got anything good to eat in here?" Toll asked. Lee gave her one last smile before going to help Toll. Nikita edged towards the box carefully. She didn't want to appear greedy, but she didn't want to look ungrateful either. She pulled out the t-shirt and held it in her hands. It smelled freshly washed. She looked back in the box and found some pants. There were books that looked interesting, and there was some sort of game at the bottom. What caught her eye the most was the stuffed puppy.

"You'd like a friend, wouldn't you Teddy?" she asked her stuffed bear. Pretending she got an answer, she lifted the puppy out and set it next to the bear. She smiled.

"All right. Here we go," Toll said, returning with some cheese and crackers along with apple slices. Lee was preparing a grilled cheese on the stove for her as well.

"Thank you," she said, taking the plate from him. She ate carefully. Back home, they hadn't had much, so she had learned to ration her food.

"You can have it all," Toll laughed when she left about half on the plate. She looked unsure, but she gingerly started eating again.

"Try this," Lee said, handing her the grilled sandwich. He had cut it into pieces, and she picked it up, looking at it carefully.

"It won't bite you," Toll teased. She placed it in her mouth, and her eyes widened.

"No good?" Lee asked, hoping he was wrong. Her answer was to shove more of it into her mouth.

"I think it's very good," Toll answered for her. Lee sat down across from them while she finished.

"I've never had that before," she said.

"Seriously?" Lee asked.

"No."

"What did you eat then?"

"Whatever Mama could afford."

"Ah," Lee nodded. He didn't have a good feeling about it.

"Thanks, Lee," Toll said. "I appreciate this."

"Anytime. I have experience," Lee added.

"You ready?" Toll asked Nikita, who nodded. She wondered what his house would be like.

Toll Road

He turned the lights on in his small apartment and winced. It needed a good cleaning. There were some pizza boxes on the floor, and the room smelled stale. If Nikita noticed, she didn't comment. She went and sat down on the rocking chair. Toll bent to clean up some of the mess. He realized after a moment that he didn't really have a spare bedroom. He stood there, pondering. Would it be bad to let her sleep on the pull out couch? He had clean sheets.

"You don't have room for me, do you?" Nikita asked, breaking into his thoughts and startling him.

"Huh? Sure I do," he recovered.

"You only have one bedroom," she noted, tilting her head towards the door at the end of the hall.

"Ah, you got me," Toll said sheepishly. "The couch pulls out."

"That's fine with me," she shrugged.

"You sure?"

"I'm sure."

"Okay," Toll nodded. He went to get the sheets and blankets and came back to set it up. He was feeling exhausted, so he could only imagine what she was feeling. It was finally dark outside, nearing the nine p.m. mark. He got the pull out set up and turned to look at her. Then he smiled. She had fallen asleep in the rocking chair. He went over to her and carefully picked her up, placing her on the pull out and tucking her in the blankets. He placed the teddy and the puppy next to her before watching her for a moment. He felt bad that she had lost everything and was stuck here with him. He turned off the light and went to his own room. He'd figure out tomorrow what the plan was for Nikita.

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