A/N: hey, sorry for the delay. I just got a new computer last week, so I had to get that up to date. then this week, I've been working my ass off. this has not left me much time to write, and for that I apologize. next week will be easier and I will be able to write more often. I hope you enjoy this next chapter, and please R&R

Masane woke up with her head pounding. She was confused and had no idea what was going on. She felt she was in a bed, as there were sheets covering her body. She opened her eyes, seeing she was in a bed. She was in a room; one that had was not the steadiest. It was decorated well, furniture along the walls and a windows showing the clouds water moving past them.

Masane started up, surprised at where she was. She looked around the room to try and find someone and saw a computer open with light flashing on it. The screen had a single message on it.

"Masane: click the answer button."

She wondered at it, and thinking that she might get some answers, she clicked the answer button. She was rewarded with the face of the U.N. Agent, like a very up close look at his face. He saw that she had answered and whatever he was looking at had just become uninteresting.

"Ah, good, you're alive. I'm surprised they actually allowed you to speak to me first, but then again Mr. Takayama doesn't normally converse with naked women," Salcito said, making Masane look at herself and confirm she was naked.

Masane tried to cover herself up with her hands, but her breasts were too big to hide with only one hand. Salcito just sighed as, a sigh that showed his level of current inpatients.

"I know you don't like guys looking at you, so I'll be quick. Rihoko is under the supervision of Cho, so she's good. Yuusuke Tozawa is wondering where you are. He saw you transform and I kick the Cloneblade's ass. He is currently under the order that if this gets out, he will be spending the rest of his life in solitary confinement. And I shall pick you up when you return to land; just wear some clothes, will you?" Salcito said, not waiting for her response as he ended the call.

Masane scowled; she didn't like him, or the fact that she was naked and he didn't care. She looked around the room and found her clothes neatly folded on a chair next to the computer. After she changed, she moved to the door and found it to be locked. She was mad and relieved at the same time: mad because she was trapped in a room, relieved because only people with the key could have seen her naked. She looked around the room for another way out and only saw the window, but she knew she wouldn't be able to get out that way. She then heard a knock at her door.

"Ms. Amaha, are you awake?" Segawa asked through the door.

"Yeah, I'm up," Masane said. "And thanks for my clothes."

"Of course, Ms. Amaha. May I come in?" Segawa asked.

"Sure," Masane said, watching Segawa walk through the door.

Segawa walked in wearing his signature suit and professional smile. Masane didn't smile back, as she knew that smile he gave was one of practice and had no real sincerity behind it. He stood in the door way, not wanting to seem intrusive.

"Good to see you awake. Your injuries had healed up nicely, and I'm sure that knowing your daughter is fine helps," Segawa stated.

"And how do you know how Rihoko is?" Masane asked, getting defensive.

"Agent Salcito spoke to you, and he is charged with your protection and wellbeing. Mental wellbeing is part of that," Segawa replied, keeping his voice the same friendly tone.

"Fine," Masane said, trying to remain defiant.

"Director Takayama will see you after he has woken up," Segawa said. "In the meantime, the on board chief would be more than happy to cook something for you, if you would just follow me."

Masane sighed and got up, following the assistant out the door. If she was forced to remain on this boat, then she might as well get the most out of it.

Back at the Apartment Café

Salcito sat at the bar, his trench coat off and on was a type of skin-tight suit. He wasn't caring that everyone who lived in the apartment was looking at him; he was doing something on a hand-held computer and drinking a soda. He pressed a final button on his computer and put it face down on the counter, looking behind him. Everyone tried to look away, but he saw them. All he gave was a chuckle.

"What's so funny, Mr. Salcito?" Rihoko asked, being the only one willing to speak to him.

"Everyone else in this room, don't know what they're looking at?" Salcito replied to the little girl.

"Is it true you work with my mom?" Rihoko asked.

"Of course, why do you ask?"

"Then where is she?"

"With other people at work. I'm on the night shift, so I don't work with her during the day," Salcito replied with a lie.

"Oh, do you know when she'll be back?" Rihoko asked.

"No, but I'll get a call when she can come home and then I have to go pick her up. You can come if you like," Salcito said, Rihoko's face lighting up.

"Really, and in your super-fast car?"

"Yep, I'll tell you when I get the call. Now go with Mr. Cho, he's supposed to be watching you," Salcito said, turning to the rest of the group. "Tazawa, can I speak to you real quick?"

"Sure," Tazawa agreed. The two left, going to the garage and leaving everyone to wonder what they had to talk about.

"Listen, you still remember what I had told you last night?" Salcito asked, locking the door behind them.

"Yeah, you made it real clear when you were in that massive armor you have," Tazawa said sarcastly.

"Good, I just want to make sure you can keep your mouth shut about what Masane is. You can try to tell people, but I can just have you locked up for being mentally insane and then you coule have an 'accident'" Salcito said, using his fingers as quotes. This sent a shiver down Tazawa's back.

"Yeah, yeah, I understand. Keep quiet, or I'll be kept quiet," Tazawa said, putting his hands up in defeat.

"Good, then you can go and do whatever," Salcito said, unlocking the door. The two returned to the Café and sat at different ends of the room, Salcito still at the bar and Tazawa in the corner.

Salcito went back to working on his vomputer, accationally taking sips from his soda. Tazawa pulled out his camera and looked at some old pictures he had, and found one that interested him. He got up and went up the elevator to one of the other floors. A few minutes went by and Salcito moved and followed and went to the same floor.

He went to Cho's floor and opened the door, pressing something on his computer. Cho and Tazawa were looking at the computer screens when they were replaced with a digitized symbol that had an eagle over a globe and a ribbon under it with the letter on it. Both looked behind and found the U.N. Agent standing there, no emotion on his face.

"Mr. Salcito, I didn't hear you come in," Cho said, looking puzzled. Tazawa just scowled at him.

"Good. Now, what you were looking up is now U.N. property. You are not to look up anything with that again, are we understood?" Agent Salcito said, putting forth a forceful aura.

"Yeah, yeah, sure pal. I won't look that up," Cho said, wanting to get the U.N. out of the room. Salcito just nodded and left, the room getting visibly less streeful.

"Man, I do not like him," Tazawa said.

"Yeah, you're telling me. Well, looks we cant find that boat. But we can find out what that symbol is, I'm sure that is has to exist if it's here," Cho said, finding the next challenge delightful.

"Yeah, do it." And the two spent the next three hours listening and looking for the origin of the symbol. When they were done, they had more information on the new occupant then they thought was legal. And it was information that scared them both, mostly for Masane and Rihoko's safety. Now they had to figure out what to do with the information.