The next week Lilah didn't spend in solitude and in tears. It was spent in anger and sneaking around to get the information she wanted. She wanted to know who killed Joan and why. Lilah stopped curling her hair, letting it fall in waves after getting it cut to her shoulder blades. Her hair grew quickly, so she knew that by next week it would be back to mid back. If seemed to permanently want to stay down to her waist.

Storm Shadow was always finding her before Lilah could do any real damage. It pissed her off and made her think he has something to hide. Firefly wouldn't even put in that much effort, instead ordering and planning movie nights. So far, they only watched action and romance movies, all chosen by the Great Idiot himself. She tried to put on a show for them so they would get off her ass, but backing out of practice and spars seemed to draw a lot of attention.

Lilah sat on a comfortable couch in the cover story, playing an old movie she had no interest in. Well, she really did, but that movie always made her cry. In her hands was her phone, reading a coded text from General Abernathy. He had been looking into Joan and her death, assisting her to find who did it. "Who is it from?"

Lilah jumped, leaping to her feet. She was in a tank top and shorts, still tired. Storm Shadow have her an amused look. "Fucking ninjas. Can you, like, make a sound or eat or something? Give me a sign before you try to make me piss myself?" Lilah was attempting to change the direction of the conversation, but Storm Shadow was used to her ways.

"Who sent the message? It looks like a party invitation, and I was under the influence that you didn't have friends."

"I don't," Lilah said, ignoring his suspicious gaze. "What is on the menu for tonight?"

"Pizza, ice cream, and, hopefully, a horror movie," Storm Shadow said, watching the movie that was on. "What are you watching?"

"No clue," Lilah lied smoothly. She really didn't want to know since her favourite character was dying. She saw him sit next to her out the corner of her eyes, hiding back tears as he said his last words. Storm Shadow smirked at her, calling her out. "Okay, maybe I know. Shut up, Stormy." Lilah bumped him with her shoulder.

Lilah went back to the message, reading the rest of it and skipping it into her back pocket as she read a book she had picked up. It was silent between them into Lilah found her favourite character in the series. The character was a dirty minded female who Lilah could relate to more often than she didn't. "What are you reading?"

"A book, obviously," Lilah retorted. "I know you like those erotic novels, but there are more books than Fifty Shades of Grey." Storm Shadow snorted. "Although, this is much more entertaining to women. It's about werewolves. Or of the characters is just... Oh. Well." Lilah trailed off as she read the next part before laughing. "Of all the characters to not be a virgin, she is the virgin."

Storm Shadow grabbed the book, reading through the pages and seeing some of the lines that Lilah highlighted. He shook his head at one of them. "'So here I am little 'ole me liking for a good time in a hospital.' Lilah, what are you reading?"

"Hey. She is actually providing cover for her friend so she can get in to see their other friends who is in ICU," Lilah said, being a tiny bit defensive. "Besides, she's actually a virgin. I have no doubt her mate will see to it." Lilah stole the book back from him, settling herself to read comfortably for another few hours. Or for a while until Storm Shadow left.

It didn't take long for the ninja to get bored. He began during, standing up and during back down moments later like he didn't want to be there. Lilah sighed, glaring at him. "Are you a dog or something? Because I know dogs who have bigger balls than you do."

"And I know men with bigger breasts."

"That is utter bullshit. I am in a D-cup, thank you." It was actually a DD but Lilah was not about to tell him that. They were an irritant advantage. Or disadvantage. Depended on the situation usually.

"And I've had women stare in surprise." Lilah grinned, ready to wipe the smirk off of his face.

"At how fucking small it is."

"How would know anyway?" Storm Shadow asked, giving her a side ways look. Lilah stared blankly at him. "It was just to make me stop getting up and sitting down, wasn't it?"

"Good job, Watson." Lilah said dryly, going back to her book. She was interrupted again when Storm Shadow kept shifting on the couch. Lilah glared at the ceiling. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" The book was taken from her hand, and Storm Shadow was halfway across the room, reading it. "Give it back," she whined.

"Take it back," he replied. Lilah had the ground that it wasn't going to be as easy as last time considering he knew how she fought now. He knew how desperate she could get and how long it took for her to be that desperate. So, Lilah entertained herself with other things, keeping her curiosity to herself in the hopes that Storm Shadow would hand it over. Her hopes were crushed when he began tearing out loud, farther toward the back than Lilah remembered stopping at.

The blonde took a pen, throwing it point first towards the ninja. Storm Shadow caught it really, still reading. Lilah marched over to him, attempting to grab the novel back from him. He moved his arm quickly, keeping it out of reach. Lilah growled, going for it again. She looked at Storm Shadow to see a smirk on his face.

One thing Lilah had learned about Storm Shadow in her time there was that he loved his space. It always took him a second or two to get used to someone invading his space before he could really do anything. Other than swing his katana, which he could do real quick. Lilah made sure to be extra careful when he had that thing in his hand, otherwise she would have been dead ten times over. So that's what she did. She leaned in, kissing Storm Shadow on his cheek before grabbing it out of his hand. She smirked at him, only to see the book taken again. "I got it back, Storm!"

"Then take it back again." Lilah huffed, crossing her arms. "Acting like a child will get you no where, Lilah." The blonde narrowed her eyes at him, choosing to leave him alone, grabbing her phone and going to one of her favorite websites. When she lost a book or was in serious trouble, she always kept the site in mind because it was particularly useful. She brought up the book she had been reading before, picking up where she was and starting again, walking away and back to her room.

Lilah jumped again as something easily seen popped out. Storm Shadow rolled his eyes while Firefly laughed at her. Honestly, the two males were bored by the whole thing, even though they were halfway through. The blonde had her hair in a French braid, wearing a set of pajamas suitable for being in a room with two guys who had no sexual interest in you. "I don't get how you guys are so easily bored."

"I like watching things go boom," Firefly said in a joking voice. "And everything bores Storm. Don't matta if it's two naked girls or two naked men."

"The naked men would be so weird," Lilah said, casting a glance at Firefly. "You know, if two naked men-"

"Don't even start the gay jokes. Don't you dare-"

"Hey, Storm Shadow," Lilah said with a grin. "Why is Edward Cullen a homosexual?"

"No idea," he said, boredly flipping the pages of the first book in the series he had stolen earlier. He gave her the book back, grabbing it without her permission. Lilah didn't particularly care enough to tell him to put it back since her phone died.

"Vampires burn in the sunlight, Gays sparkle," Lilah replied. It wasn't a good one, but Lilah was getting started with any kind of joke. Blonde, fat, yo momma, gay, and anything in between. "Hey, Firefly, did you hear about the two gay guys that had an argument in the bar?"

"What did I do to deserve this?"

"They went outside to exchange blows." Firefly turned the movie up at a part that made Lilah scream. "You know what, how about you and Storm be like those gay guys, jackass? 'Cause there ain't a woman interested here, and you know you're getting horny staring at your phone. Which do you prefer, blondes or brunettes?"

Firefly smirked at her. "Blondes are a bit tighter-"

"Oh, my God, don't." Lilah turned the lamp off. Storm Shadow glared at her, turning the lamp back on. "I will scream rape." He had a challenging gleam in his eyes. Lilah took a deep breath. "R-" Firefly slammed a hand over her mouth, and Storm Shadow turned the light off. Lilah smirked at the both of them. "A blonde, a redhead, and a brunette were all lost in the desert. They found a lamp and rubbed it. A genie popped out and granted them each one wish. The redhead wished to be back home. Poof! She was back home. The brunette wished to be at home with her family. Poof! She was back home with her family. The blonde said, 'Awwww, I wish my friends were here.' Remember, I won't wish for you to be there alive. I'll wish for your dead bodies."

Firefly chuckled, hitting her shoulder a bit hard. "You know you love us too much." Lilah frowned, rubbing the area he hit.

"I would actually kiss Storm Shadow before I ever admitted having any civil type of feeling for any of you." Lilah had a serious look. "No, actually, I would play patty cake with Cobra Commander before I kissed Storm Shadow before I admitted having any type of civil feeling for anyone before I would admit having any civil feeling toward you."

Firefly laughed, gathering his things. "I've got some things to do tomorrow, so be good kids. Use a condom," he said, throwing one at Storm Shadow. Lilah looked mortified, her mouth wide open and her eyes bulging.

"Didn't you know that I carry my own, Firefly? Besides, I'm a bit bigger than you. Like, six inches."

"MIND RAPE!"