I awoke after some time to a forlorn wailing. Or it seemed that it was. Well it definitely wasn't cheerful. I opened the coffin to the dark room. At first the wails sounded of that of a yin-yang. Well of course I had heard wrong. It was the cries of the yin-yang AND Lu. I got out of my coffin and moved toward the door drawing my gun. The need to protect rushed through me once more. I peered out and both were staring at each other. The giant creature looked upon a frozen in place Lu, merely inches from it. I took aim just in case, but the yin-yang moved not. Soon their gaze was broken and I felt Lu rush past me. I knew she had, because my cloak raised slightly with the way she had brushed it. The yin-yang lumbered away and went to scratch at other doors. I closed the room's door and sparked a nearby lamp. Lu was found staring into my empty place of rest. I saw her look up in the direction of the light, and in seconds was right in front of me.

"That was creepy," came her quiet reply. I reached a hand up to lay it on her shoulder, but she had moved back to my coffin.

"How was it creepy?" I asked curiously.

"I didn't hear you rise…" she was back in front of me. I took the chance while she was there once again and put my good hand around her shoulders.

"You should have been resting Lucrecia." She shrugged, almost shrugging my arm from her and I drew her to my side.

"I wasn't tired anymore. Besides don't you know it's dark again…" I furrowed my eyebrows as I felt her lean on me slightly. I reached my claw around to place it on her arm, as I forgot for a brief second that it could harm her. She had remembered and had reached up and grasped my claw with hers. I heard a sigh emerge from my throat at not being able to put my clawed hand on her arm, because it was so dangerous to the delicate skin. She blinked at me with a curiosity. How interesting the thought, that others need not be alone. That they should be able to share the many things that they held dearest to them. I wondered at this for the longest time before looking at the face of the tired girl leaning on my chest. She had fallen asleep as I pondered; I wanted to awaken her, but decided to just let her rest. I moved my claw to gently lift her off the ground and place her in the coffin once more. After I had put her to rest I went to my coffin and rest.