Hey Minna! Sorry about the wait but this evil guy :: receives whap from her muse:: Okay!!! I was at fault for being lazy.. Gomen ne.





Sage fumed as he crossed the sidewalk, glaring at Alena's seated figure behind the glass. He made his way through the front door and was stopped by the somber doorman.

"Excuse me sir. Do you know someone here?" The dour man asked, looking down his nose at Sage.

"Yes, I do. Alena! Tell him!" Sage looked to the small young woman seated just inside the door, who just grinned back at him.

'You cannot presume to tell me that you know Grand Duchess Alentha?"

"Grand.. Grand Duchess?" Sage stuttered. "She's not..."

"She is. Grand Duchess?" The man turned to Alena with a bow and let Sage in with a glare. "Hurt her boy and I'll hunt you down myself."

Gulping, Sage nodded and hurried past him, his green eyes flashing as he met Alena as she stood up.

"What the hell was that? And why the hell didn't you tell me you where a Grand Duchess?" Sage demanded.

"That was security. I didn't tell you because you didn't ask and I didn't feel like you needed to know. Now can we get a move on?"

" Fine! Where are you a grand Duchess at?" Sage asked deflated for the moment.

"The people who took me in where royal and so they made me a Grand Duchess. I renounced my title three years ago, but they refused my offer and made me keep it, so I moved here to Tokyo. My step parents have given me a floor of this hotel, so when I met the other Ronins we all just moved in here." Alena explained.

By now they had reached the floor and she was bustling around gathering things. She took four packs and filled them with things the owners had told her to get. Then ordering him to take them down stairs she got the other stuff she had not wanted him to see.

The first thing being a small crystal orb with a small sphinx in it. The cat-woman blinked sleepily at her before asking, |Alena? Where are we going? |

| Don't worry Jendia. It's safe. | Alena told her thoughtful.

She placed the small thing in her pocket and then reached under the bed and pulled out a bow, which held five small arm bands encrusted with jewels. She put this in a bag at her feet. Then slinging a long bow across her shoulder she went down to Sage.

"Ready?" He asked impatiently.

"Yeah, Let's go." She seated herself on the bike.