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Princess of Pain - I think everyone knows that Nick dies....But for those I have spoiled it for, oops on my part. I didn't think to put a spoiler warning, mostly because I haven't even seen episode 23 myself so....yeah. Oh well! On with the story!

Nick rolled over on his side to see if Mika was still sleeping. He blinked when he saw that she was gone. Rising from his bed, he checked in the bathroom only to find it empty. He looked outside to see if her car was there and it still was. His rubbed his stomach, hoping she had gone to get some breakfast. It was her turn to buy them some food even though they hadn't said they were taking turns. He figured he'd shower while he waited. Whistling, he grabbed his bag and went into the bathroom.

He came out fifteen minutes later but Mika hadn't returned. He went over to the restaurant to see if she was there. When he didn't find her, he decided against asking around for her. So he went back to the hotel room to wait.

Mika came back an hour later, carrying food for the both of them and a bag. She had left a little after seven and arrived a little after eight. "Nick I brought some food." She set the food on the table and her bag on her bed. "Donuts and hot chocolate, hope you like!"

"Mika, where have you...What's with the wig?" Nick stared at her, torn between anger and confusion.

"Didn't want to be recognized, makes sense right? I had some business to take care of." Mika went into the bathroom to take it off.

"Robbing someone." He pulled some money out of her bag just as she came out of the bathroom.

"Get out of there!" She snatched the money away and put it in the bag, then put the bag under her bed. "I didn't rob anyone."

"Where did you get it then? What have you been doing for the past hour?"

"That's my business, not yours Nick."

"Of course its my business because I'm the one who is going to have to bail you out of trouble when someone comes after you!"

"I can bail myself out of trouble, I don't need your help."

"If you didn't need my help I wouldn't be here."

"I didn't need your help at the bar, I could have taken care of them myself. Now stay out of my business." She sat down at the table and began eating.

"I could have sworn you said you had no where to go."

"Why does it matter? I needed to get some more money because I knew I didn't have enough for the both of us. Now I'm starting to regret that I was even concerned about you."

Nick stared at her for a moment, then sat down to eat his breakfast. He hadn't meant to over react, he was just concerned. After a while he got up and grabbed his cross. "Thanks for the food honey, I've got to go take care of some business of my own." He kissed her on her head and walked out. "I'll be back."


Two mysterious pair of men stood outside the bar where Mika had met Nick. They exchanged details while trying to pinpoint where Mika had gone next as they drove to the next town.

"The owner of the bar said that a couple of men followed her out after she punched one of them. There was a man with a cross who followed after them. He said he figured since he was a preacher he'd try to get them to settle things without violence." He loosened his tie while his partner, Jack, drove.

"What happened to him?"

"He said he'd seen him before, collecting money for the orphanage he supports. If she had killed him, the cross would have still been there so we have to assume he's with her."

"That doesn't get us anywhere Mike."

"We can try to hack into some bank's computers and see what churches receive regular donations."

"And how are we going to know if an account belongs to a church or not? Come on Mike, be logical."

"You know the boss will do anything to find her. I've already told him about it, he'll find away whether it's logical or not. We've got to get him something to go with Jack."

"Alright, but even if it works I don't know if we'll be able to catch her."


Nick returned to the hotel a little after six. He had managed to make some of his own money, most of which he sent to the orphanage. He still felt kind of bad about using Mika's money, but since she seemed to have an endless supply, he wouldn't complain. That would allow him to give more to the children who needed it most. He saw Mika coming back from the restaurant with some food and waited for her to catch up with him.

"Hey honey." He stared at her behind his sunglasses and did his best to hold his sigh.

"Hey." She continued to walk and he stayed close to her side.

"What you got there?"

"Potato soup."

"Never tried it." He opened the hotel door for her.

"You'll like it." She sat down at the table and pulled the food out of the bag. "You should try it with a little cheese, you'll probably like that too." She put a handful of cheese in her own and ate quietly.

Nick set his cross down and kicked off his shoes before he sat. Stretching a little he began to eat his food. "We should go to the bar in the restaurant a little later and have a few drinks."

"Alright."

"Look, Mika I'm sorry about earlier. I over reacted. You're way to quiet and calm and its making me nervous."

"I should make you nervous more often." She smiled a little.

He raised his eyebrows. "You made me nervous last night when I came back with the food only to find a gorgeous smelling woman fresh out of the shower in some sexy pjs." He put a hand on the back of his head and laughed, a little embarrassed. "I don't know how I managed to keep my hands off you."

Mika got up to throw away her bowl, smiling even more. Then she lay out on her bed. "That's very flattering."

"You're very attractive Mika, your strength makes you even more attractive." Nick finished off his soup then got up to put his shoes back on. "Let's go to the bar."

"I'll meet you down there in a little while."

"Alright." He walked out.

Mika sighed to herself and curled up in a little ball on her bed. He wasn't typical, that much she could tell. He was still a mystery to her, there was so much she didn't know about him. But he wasn't typical. It was only their third day together and she was already starting to really like him. Jumping from the bed, she ran to the window to watch him. He had just gone into the restaurant when she was about to turn to put her shoes on when she saw two men in suits nicer than Nicks get out of a car. They walked into the bar after him.

Instantly Mika moved quickly, packing her things. She hauled them and Nick's cross to her car at one time. Shit! How the hell did they find her? They were going after Nick, they must have found her through Nick. She had put him in danger, she thought as she moved the car to an alley behind the restaurant. She hurried back around the front and went to the office to pay for the room. She put on her sunglasses before she entered the restaurant, walked casually through to the bar and prepared herself for trouble.