A few hours past, night had fallen and Mystic was wondering around the Crusade. She was exploring a little bit. She came across a room where most of Allen's men, and Allen were sitting around a fire and talking, they were all talking about Mystic. She stood at the door, being sure not to make any noise.

'That Zaibach soldier is pretty hot Boss!' One of the men said.

'I doubt she is there to be a soldier, I think she is just there to entertain the soldiers and give them a little sumthin' to come back to after battle.' Another man said. Allen and the rest of his men laughed at this. Mystic clenched her fist, shaking with anger.

'In your dreams Ceri!' Another one of Allen's men called out from across the room. They all laughed together.

'Now, now men she isn't that nice.' Allen said, trying to calm his men down.

'You sure have seen better, haven't you Boss?' Gaddes said. They all laughed.

'Yea!' Someone called out. Allen just shook his head, smiling; holding back laughs.

Mystic smiled, '.Men.'

'A beautiful girl surrounded by full grown men all day every day, she must have had at least a few opportunities.' Gaddes said philosophically, looking into the glass of wine he held in his hand.

Mystic stepped into the room. 'Of course I did.' She said, walking over and sitting on Ceri's lap playfully. Ceri blushed a crimson red.

'Shouldn't you be asleep by now little woman?' One of Allen's men asked her. She smiled playfully.



Hitomi couldn't sleep; she just had such a strange feeling about that girl that called herself 'Mystic'. She was walking down a hallway when she came by a room with all of Allen's men in it, Mystic was also there. She stood there just looking in.

'Shouldn't you be asleep by now little woman?' One of Allen's men had asked Mystic. She had just smiled playfully.

'That reminds me of a book I once read. It was a long time ago; I think it was called 'Little Women'.' Mystic said, exaggerating the word 'long'.

'Oh really?' Allen asked, interested. He had never heard of a Zaibach soldier reading books.

'Yea, I think it was about these women who go into a forest to live. I think they built their own house, but the hardest part for them was to survive the first winter.' Mystic explained; it seemed to Hitomi like it was hard for her to bring up the memories of reading the book and describing it to them. The man who Mystic was sitting on had wrapped his hands around her waist, but she hadn't seemed to notice it.

I know that book! I read it in sixth grade for a book report! But how would she know? Unless. Hitomi thought. She stood back still, waiting to see what happened next.

The man that Mystic was sitting on seemed to be moving his hands up to her chest slowly. He started to nuzzle her neck, then her ear. All the other men were staring in disbelief.

'Hey Ceri, be careful!' One of the men told him.

'You don't know what she will do to you.' Allen said, a small laugh escaping his lips. Mystic just playfully pushed the man away, as if to say 'Come and get me if you dare'.

Hitomi stepped out into the group.

'Hitomi, what are you doing here? You should be sleeping.' Allen said, surprised to see Hitomi up that late.

'I couldn't sleep.' Hitomi simply said. 'I heard what you said about the book Mystic,' Hitomi turned to Mystic.

'Err. yea.' Mystic stumbled; she didn't know what to say.

'I read that book too, and I don't believe that you are a Zaibach soldier.' Hitomi said.