A/N: This is a multi chap update (try going back to Time Flies). Comment fav and follow!

Dyson just sat along at the bar at the Dal nursing elderberry smash. Kendra hated his guts and the more he was around her, the more she got upset. Dr. Connor has to ask him to stop coming around since Dyson was just reinforcing the bad times and her loss at this point. It was better to let a sometime pass and when she eventually forgot about everyone, she'd eat. At least it would put her on the path to recovery. She eventually remember but how long would be the key. Some ghouls never regained their old selves back if they slid to far down that no feeding and no brain exercise rabbit hole.

Trick knew to let him be and kept his drink full. No matter how much he tried to console him about losing Kendra, who was now Fae, nothing did it and it seemed he was satisfied just wallowing in his abyss of miseries.

Every day was now the same and it blended together, work, visit Kendra, get verbally abused, then go to the Dal. Now it he felt forced skip seeing Kendra, beside, who need that type of abuse? Love it seemed had a limit. At least Bo and Tamsin were happy.

The gang tried to cheer him up, but losing person after person her cared about really bugged him. The serious ones were Bo and Kendra. There were others but a shot numbed those into a nonexistent memory just fine.

It was then about the time he was ready to stumble home did someone slide next to him. It was unexpected since he heard them first and then he could smell them, but THIS was the scent first, but no sound. He felt the presence of an assassin, a human one from the smell of it.

KIKO TANAKA.

Where the heck has she been? Ever since Kendra dismissed her harshly for having feelings for her, she never came back. The last time Dyson and her ever communicated was a single text message from Kiko stated that Kendra was all his now and she apologized causing all the trouble she did. She waved the white flag and that was brave of her, but Kendra had nothing left for him but contempt and hate. There was nothing left to return to. At least Kiko was able to return to her day job and the rumor mill alleged that she ramped it up even more upon returning.

Dyson just kept it cool and reached over the bar, pulled out a shot glass and slid it in front of Kiko never making eye contact and pouring her some of the fae hard liquor. He slurred slightly, "Out of all the Fae drinks, Kendra actually like this one."

Kiko knew how bad Dyson was and was only there since Trick and the gang, even Bo tried to get a message to her to see him among other things as well as try to recover Kendra before it was too late. She didn't want to nor did she need to. She owed the gang nothing, but Trick offered his services, library and contacts if she managed to get Dyson out of his drunken stupor, and somehow get Kendra at least to be friends and part of the gang.

Was Kendra part of the gang? Nope, but for Dyson to recover, Trick and everyone else knew that Kendra and Dyson at least had to be friends.

Kiko just sat there silently and downed the shot bravely. She really didn't do Fae staff since she was in the Fae world without an owner. It was better to limit her time in any case. As for WHAT to say? NO IDEA but something had to be done. The only thing that was holding them together was Kendra and Kiko was done with her. Kendra and more specifically love was a weakness for an assassin.

After pour each other shots as if by some observed mourning ritual, Kiko spoke up as the shots began to effect her. Kendra must have had some stamina to keep up with Dyson. "Dyson, I'm…. I'm" She just could not say it. Saying sorry once to Dyson was bad enough over text, but in person and mean it?!

"I know Kiko," Dyson patted her back sloppily. "Thank you sharing a drink with me, but it's not needed"

Kiko noted that Trick motioned to Dyson from the far end of the bar requesting her to be more forceful.

Fuck it, Kiko thought and dove right into what she did need to convey, "Kendra may have forgotten about me by now and I might be able to get her to feed."

"Oh yea," Dyson slurred morosely. He didn't care. At least he tried not to. But he tacked on after downing the caustic shot, "Just be careful. Kendra is barely in there."

"I know," Kiko nodded solemnly then looked over to Kenzi who was keeping someone out of view. Someone that Bo, Tamsin, and the entire happy sunshine gang was trying to find, but sometimes it takes a human to track a human.

"Why don't you have Kenzi bring you home?" Kiko offered as best as she could putting her arm around him. She hated to be disingenuous and did it for a living as an assassin, but knew that this family wore their feeling on their sleeves. It was taboo to do this but she agreed to help Trick and Bo with Dyson anyway she could.

Dyson shook his head scanning the room and nodding to Kenzi who had the biggest smile on her face and she seemed anxious, about what he didn't know or care. Maybe in this case he was too drunk to care.

Dyson waved back to Kenzi but resumed drinking. "Nope, but thanks. I can find my own way home."

Kiko now knew why they asked her to track this human down. Dyson was so darn stubborn, now that he lost his love Kendra, and Bo too, his heart was closed to all. She still knew the importance of family though even though she didn't have any and spoke, "Don't push the good one away. In your darkest of times everyone runs away, but they stay."

Dyson didn't reply. It was true, but he just wanted to wallow in his pain a little longer until he smelled a familiar scent it was a woman that hugged him from behind and smoothly said, "Hi Dyson"

She took a seat on the other side of Dyson at the bar. She was human brunette with just below shoulder length wavy hair, deep brown eyes and a round face.

Dyson was so shocked, that he had to blink twice but Kenzi skipped up next to her and presented her like an item up for bid. He just didn't have the words but Kenzi took care of that.

"So D-man, you remember Alicia? Alicia Welles? She wanted to know where you were to get free drinks in a LOOOOVELY Fae establishment," Kenzi mentioned her an normally chippy manner.

Dyson finally blurted out and for the first time a slight smirk came to his face and he immediately hugged her. "How have you been?" Dyson asked with genuine concern turning into the hug slightly to sniff her hair. Dyson didn't know her status. Last time they parted he let her return to her life with her husband, Kevin Welles. Kevin was no longer possessed by Heratio, an ancient so she got back her life and he got back his. They left one good terms. He loved her so much but love required him to let go and she loved him back but never regretting what they did together. Sure their time was short, but she wasn't black book material, she was getting to became more until circumstances forced them apart. The story of his life apparently. He wondered briefly why humans kept growing on him.

They stayed in the hug for longer than normal and it was Kenzi that nodded to Trick before skipping away to take a seat at a table with Mark and Vex. There they shared a drink.

Kiko had work to do once she got the nod from Trick. The a deal was almost done with Kiko excusing herself promptly.

It was now off to see Kennie. At least now Dyson was in part out of the picture and taken care of for now. Kiko talked with Kenzi, Bo and Tamsin a couple days ago over the phone and had no idea how Alicia could help since she was still reeling from the death of her husband, Kevin due to an aggressive cancer. Alicia just went off grid and became a nomad to regroup and live a simpler life and that was when Kiko found her at a hiking trail outpost she was passing through with the help of Tamsin who supported her remotely.

She knew full well that Kendra in her degraded state would be tough to bring back but she had a plan. Alicia didn't have one but Tamsin was adamant that to get over someone, you had to be under someone. It was rather overly simplistic solution which would be prone to failure, but at least it would work as a temporary bandaid.

A/N: Kiko's is back everyone and she's on a mission. Does she still feel for Kendra? Will Kendra remember her? Will ShawSassin be a thing?

Stay turned!