Lex picked the motionless body up and called out for Dal.

"Dal please you have to help her!!" Lex said as more tears rolled down his face.

Dal followed Lex into the room they had set up to use as an infirmary. Lex was holding on to Kimiko's hand. Dal was trying his hardest to examine her but Lex kept getting in his way.

"Is she going be okay? What is wrong with her? Dal tell me NOW!!!" Lex yelled as he grabbed
Dal by the shoulder as if to shake the answers out of him.

"Can someone please get him out of here so I can examine her with out my life being at risk? Dal said

It took both Bray and Ebony to drag him out of the room. When they final got him completely out of the room and the door closed behind them, Lex started to calmed down enough to talk in semi-complete sentences. Which Bray used to ask him questions about this mysteries girl, this Kimiko he thought Lex had called her. But soon all of his questions were buried by Ebony's first comment.

"She can't be alive I saw her die. I tried to save her but I couldn't." Ebony said in a whisper that

Lex heard this with in seconds Lex had her against the wall his hand around Ebony's throat.

What do you mean you saw her die? If this is your fault I swear..." he started to threaten

"Lex calm down" Bray said as he put his hand on Lex's arm get him to loosen his grip on Ebony's
neck.

"Okay both of you who is this girl and how do you know her? Ebony you go first before Lex totally loses it." Bray said while he pull Lex to the other side of the small hall.

Ebony looked up at the ceiling as she began to tell them that shortly after she had joined the Locos that Zoot gloated about how they had kidnapped a girl and pretended to be her rescuers just so they could use her. No one knew why they wanted to use her. But Lex knew he knew all to well why, but he couldn't believe she would have told Zoot. Ebony started to speak again. Lex listened very impatiently yet never taking his eyes of the door that lead to where she was.

"The girl was Kimiko," Ebony continued "normally I would have enjoyed playing along with the story just so I could crush her later with the truth. But I couldn't there was something about her that was different she seemed to know but acted like she didn't care like. Final one day I saw what her plan was she had told Zoot about some family member that she was taken from. She asked Zoot if he could use his power and influence to find them. Zoot must have liked her cause he did it. A few weeks passed and he final found whomever she was looking for he was going to go to them for her. But I guess he got side tracked by you Bray and the news of Trudy and the baby. Well any way after Zoot died and Jaffa joined us he decided it was her fault that Zoot died. Then when she said she was leaving because she didn't like what they were doing. That was the final piece of Jaffa's warped little investigation and proved that it was her fault. You see Zoot kept her in the camp saying it was too dangerous for her out there. So she learned to trust only a few people in the tribe. Jaffa used that to his advantage then he decided to send her to Zoot. He got her to go with him into one of the small old factors that was by the locos camp and set fire to the place. I tired to get her out but the building exploded. I mourned for months she was the only one I felt I could truly trust. We were close friends I didn't find out the truth until after I became a Mallrat." Ebony finally finished.

Her head racing trying to figure out how she survived. She had never felt more guilty or such relief now that she knew she wasn't died.

"That better be the truth or so help me Ebony you will wish that it was you in that explosion." Lex threatened

"Lex this is no time for threats. So how do you know her?' Bray said putting his hand on Lex's shoulder incase he decided to go for Ebony's throat again.

"Yeah Lex how do you know her or should I say how well you always like taking advantage of young girls." Ebony smugly asked

With that Lex knocked Bray over and was about to go for Ebony. When Dal appeared and Lex stopped in his tracks.

"Is she okay, can I go see her please Dal?" Lex asked

A very shocked Dal looked at Lex, smiled and nodded.

"She'll be fine she is asleep right now. I can't find anything wrong with her that a good long nap and some hot food won't fix." Dal said as he stepped out of the doorway and into the hall.

Lex sighed happily and started to enter the room when Bray stopped him and asked.

"You don't have to explain right now but how do you know her?"

"She's the first person I ever loved" Lex said as he continued to walk into the room.

All three of them just stood there in shock. Ebony was the first who spoke after Lex entered the room.

"A nice girl like that in love with a monster like Lex. She must be crazier than Tai-san could ever be." She said as she rolled her eyes

"Shut up Ebony" the usually shy Dal said as he stood up.

Can't you see Lex is hurting and really cares for her? I didn't want to tell this to Lex but if she didn't get here when she did she would probably have died." Dal said trying not to yell.

"You did the right thing Dal. I just hope she comes to soon I don't want to think what Lex is going to be like she doesn't. Bray said

She should show some signs of improvement soon if she doesn't then... Dal was about to finish when Bray cut him off.

Let's just hope she does improve or at least enough to confirm your story Ebony. Bray said he took a breath still trying to process everything that has happened in the past few hours.

Man Lex truly loves her doesn't he? I can't believe it he never said anything you would think he would have said something or at least not married anyone else." Bray said as he shook his head

Every one started to return to where they need to be when Bray stopped and turned back to Dal.

Dal, please let me know when something happen, and I mean the smallest detail I want to know we can't have Lex going around like a mad man."

" Okay Bray, I am going to go check on her anyway." Dal said as the two left to do their jobs.

Hours had past and Lex had not left her side. When Dal would come in he would hear Lex whispering to her but in a language that he could not understand. Only now and then Lex would speak English. Near as Dal could figure Lex didn't know how to say those words in whatever language he was speaking. Dal final had to interrupted him.

"Excuse me Lex I am sorry but I need to take her vitals again just to make sure she hasn't gotten any worse." Dal said as he notice Ebony and Bray walking in.

"Hey Lex can I talk to you for a moment you don't need to leave the room if you don't want to." Bray said sounding very concerned.

"Good I didn't plan on leaving," he said getting up from the chair where he had spent the last 6 hours.

"It's now about one in the afternoon and you haven't had anything to eat or left this room. Maybe you should go and..." Bray started

"No" Lex cut Bray off mid-sentence "I am not leaving her not ever again. Are you done is she okay?"

"I'll let you know in one minute." Dal said moving the stethoscope toward her chest. The next thing anyone knew Dal was pushed against the wall with Kimiko's hand around his throat. She start to demand to know where she was. When she heard Ebony say.

"I see you have you boyfriends temper." She looked around first she saw Ebony, Bray then Lex.

Dropping Dal she walked over to Lex collapsing again into his arms.

Your weak my little kitten you need to rest, your safe here. Please I promise I won't leave you. Okay?" He asked giving his best attempt to give her puppy dog eyes.

"How can I say no to those puppy dog eyes. Oh now I remember very easy cause there is a blood hungry wolf behind them. She said giving him the same smirk that Ebony gave him just a few hours ago.

I see she knows you well Lex. Ebony said with a smirk

Bray elbowed Ebony in the side and glared at her for a moment.

"Normally I would fight with you but you're in no condition to be fighting, so please for once in your life listen to me." Lex said with a slight exasperated tone in his voice

"Fine only if you listen to lover boy over there and get some food." She said coping his tone of voice.

What is it with people calling me that. Bray said under his breath to Dal

Dal just shrugged and continue to watch his patient.