-Thanks to my loyal reviewers, I am inspired to post quickly. So, read the 3rd chapter-SF12

Mosca's boat got Prosper and Hornet to the dock, and after a happy goodbye, the pair began to look for a ferry of some sort to Greece. Within moments, they had found one such ship, heading to Athens. The price wasn't exactly cheap, and took almost all their money, but they managed.

The ship was rather cramped and small, not at all like the big passenger vessels. It had seats and a tiny stand that sold food. But it was going where they needed to go, and that was all that mattered.

Even before the ship had cast off, Hornet was drumming her fingers nervously on the armrest between the two seats. She had not, in her rush, though to bring one of her books along, and as a result, she had nothing to distract her from what lay ahead.

"Just relax. You'll have plenty of time to worry when you get there." Prosper said soothingly.

"I can't relax, Prop. You know how important this trip is to me! Something could've happened to Romana or…"

"Hornet." He said, cutting her off. "What if were to show you a way to calm down?"

"How?" she said desperately.

He leaned in and softly kissed her. It was a beautiful kiss and lasted a long while. And Hornet loved every bit of it.

Eventually, the kiss had to break for lack of air. She mentally cursed oxygen-Why did it have to be a necessity, anyway?

Prosper looked into her eyes, reddening slightly, and said, "Well? Calmed down?"

Hornet smiled. "Well…you've rid me of my worries for the time being. But as for calming me down…" Her eyes twinkled slightly. "You've rather excited me."

He grinned, still blushing, and changed the subject. But the kiss never truly left either of their minds.

When they began to near the edge of Athens, Prosper grabbed a stock of food from the stand, so they wouldn't have to worry about nourishment while searching. Meanwhile, Hornet went back to fretting.

"What if we've gone to the wrong city? What if…"

"Again, relax. That jerk told us they lived in a large city. What city in Greece is larger than Athens? Besides, I know a way we could find out if they live here. C'mon."

Disembarking, the two dodged the gaggles of tourists snapping pictures at everything in sight. Prosper scanned the buildings along the dock, and then spotted the one he was looking for. He strode over to it, Hornet following.

The building in particular was a small information kiosk, where a bored-looking middle-aged woman manned the counter.

"Excuse me, but do you perhaps have an area phone book?"

The woman nodded blankly and went to fetch an enormous volume.

Flipping through it to a page marked GR-, Prosper asked, "Hornet? What's your father's name?"

"Bruno."

He skimmed through the small list of Grimani's, and found it. "Aha. Bruno Grimani, 922 Northwind Way."

Hornet immediately headed in a general northwest direction, and Prosper had to jog forward to keep up. Her anxiety was obvious-that and her need to get to Romana. Her protectiveness of her sister reminded much of Bo and him.

He had began to wonder if they now knew how Scipio and Victor felt, tramping around Venice after crooks, when Hornet stopped abruptly in front of a signpost. It was written in Greek and he wondered vaguely how they would know if this was it, since neither of them spoke Greek. It had only been a miracle that the kiosk-manager understood Italian. But Hornet looked up at the sign and whispered, "This is it. I know it." And she slowly began to walk down the street.

Prosper didn't doubt her judgment-it was her sister after all-and was behind her all the way till they reached a house marked 922.

Hornet stopped, taking a deep breath, and tried to walk over to the house. But all her bravery seemed to have deserted her.

Then, a warm hand grasped hers and Prosper reassuringly nodded at her. She felt so much…safer when he was around. Her courage returning, they slowly strode up the walk to the door.

Still holding her hand, Prosper questioned, "Should I…"

She shook her head wordlessly and reached up to knock.

-And that's the end of the chapter! Cliffhangers rule…anyway R&R and I'llwrite the end, I'm not sure if it'll be 2 more chapters or 1. Probably one-SF12