A/N – Thanks again for the reviews. Really REALLY thank you cause they help me so much! And thanks for pointing out typos and grammar stuff RBL and Mapo, after this chapter I'll monitor my sentences a bit more to stop myself making silly mistakes (I wrote this a few days ago so it's probs no better… OTL). The next chapter might be a little while but I'll get it up within the week if I can.

"Reimi, where do you work?" Lloyd asked a couple of days later as Reimi returned from said place in the late afternoon.

"Would you know it if I told you?" she joked, closing the door and taking off her coat.

"Near or far then?"

"Er…" she stuttered, slightly stumped by the oddness of the question. "About an hour or so into London by train? On a good day," she took a seat opposite him on the sofa. "Why?"

"Just curious. You come home nearly as late as Elsa but you leave way before her so I wondered,"

She smiled and hugged her knees. "Yeah, it'd be nice to have a lie-in, but I really need this job so it's worth it,"

"Is it a fun job?"

"Fun… Ha, no," she shook her head. "I just run around after people all day, making sure they have what they need to do their jobs. Pretty much anyway, it's a very trying job,"

"So why do it?" He rested his chin on his hand and seemed to concentrate a bit more.

She fidgeted and turned away from his gaze. "Because it's my dream to be a pianist. To get into the industry you first need the financial income to get started and to pay for things like your instrument, lessons and basic recording equipment. Since I don't have that I thought I could work my way up by at least being in the same building that can make my dreams come true. Also I can use their piano after work if a room is free."

"Can't your parents help you out?"

Lloyd had never asked about the girls' parents before but realized as the words left his lips that it was a painful subject for Reimi as her expression became sad.

"O-oh… Well, I'm afraid they… they aren't here," her voice faded towards the end.

"I'm sorry," was all he could say. He wished he could say something to make her feel better but anything except an apology would either be rude or inconsiderate.

"That's alright," she smiled weakly then stood up. "I'm going to go take a shower, it's been a long day,"

"…Okay," An awkward silence fell as she passed him and Lloyd sighed and turned back to the window, looking through it, his mind deep in thought.

The next day he decided to leave the flat. He had stayed up til quite late the previous night thinking and had finally come to a conclusion.

The past couple of weeks had been turbulent but as he saw more of life on Earth he became increasingly grateful towards the girls, particularly Reimi since she had initiated the whole scenario. She made him feel safe, although perhaps that was a childish way of putting it. Amy was very friendly too but he was a little scared of her and after hearing Reimi's story last night, he wanted to try and repay her some of the kindness she had shown him. If he couldn't get home he could at least help her out.

He left a note for Amy, who was still in bed, which said he was going out for some fresh air. He also took the ten pound note Reimi had given him for 'emergencies' when he started going for walks on his own.

Waiting for the 'click' of the door that signified Reimi leaving, he slipped out of his room and hurriedly followed her route from the flat to the train station.

After arriving and eventually managing to buy a ticket to London from a machine outside the station, he ran onto the platform just as the train was pulling in. Glancing cautiously round he could see Reimi amidst a throng of people boarding a couple of carriages down. He darted into the nearest one and stood by the door so he would had a decent view of the platforms they were passing since he didn't know which stop she would get off at.

Half an hour passed in this way before he spied her familiar figure walk off the train down the platform in the direction opposite him. Keeping back as far as he could he worked his way through the mass of people, through the barrier and finally out into the station.

To say it was overcrowded was an understatement. It seemed like all the people for miles around had gathered in this one gigantic station, and all of them wanted different exits or shops, not seeming to care who they pushed past to get there. Lloyd fought his way to where he could just about see Reimi headed and eventually escaped the claustrophobic station onto an only slightly less busy main street.

There were a lot more people here then he remembered from last time and he worriedly fixed his eyes on Reimi and concentrated on not getting pulled away by the crowd.

Ten minutes and a few side streets later, he saw Reimi fish around in her bag and head toward a high-walled building, briefly pressing whatever she removed from her bag to the wall so the door swung open. Once she was inside Lloyd casually walked past and looked in.

A security guard sat at the desk adjacent to a row of lifts and a stairway crawled upwards behind him. A line of vertical buttons next to the glass door outside were labeled with different company names. He saw Reimi retreating up those stairs but didn't know which floor she was heading to.

He stepped back when he realized he had alerted the guards' attention and walked faster until he was out of sight.

Stopping, he then leant his back against the way and sighed. Honestly, he wasn't sure what he was expecting to do following Reimi all the way out here, maybe just see if there was an opportunity to help or asses her situation further, but now he was stuck. Things got worse as he looked back in the direction he had come and realized that he couldn't remember if they had walked down the long street or come down a side-road. It had been so packed and he was so focused on keeping sight of Reimi that he hadn't taken notice.

With a sinking feeling he knew he would have to wait for Reimi to find his way back or risk getting lost, as humiliating as that might be. He wished he had paid more attention… How would he explain to her what had happened? And he didn't have one of those phone thingies to call Amy…

One thing was for sure though; he couldn't stand outside her office all day long. Looking briefly around he saw a coffee shop on the opposite side of the street a few buildings down and started in that direction.

A wave of warmth rushed over him as he opened the door and he was surprised to find the place almost empty. Glancing round he found a seat facing the window and claimed it. There was a newspaper on the counter nearby and he picked it up to kill a little time reading. Eventually he was approached by one of the baristas.

"Can I help you, sir?"

Lloyd looked up, surprised. "Er… no, I'm okay thank you," before turning back to the paper.

"I'm afraid our seats are reserved for customers only. You'll need to buy a drink. Would you like me to get you a menu?" the waiter asked as polite as possible.

"Oh… er…" Lloyd unconsciously patted his trouser pocked and realized he still had a little change from the ticket. "Can I get a regular coffee please?"

"Coming right up," the waiter said, seemingly relieved he wouldn't have to forcibly remove anyone from the premises.

The next few hours were painfully slow. Lloyd didn't want to wander too far from the coffee shop and consequently Reimi's work for fear of getting lost again so he was stuck where he was, sipping his now-cold coffee so he could stay as long as possible.

He was beginning to think that he would be there forever when he realized the high street was starting to get busy again as people left for lunch and, sure enough, a few minutes later, a familiar figure came out of the building he had been watching.

"Ah..!" he stood up then paused as he realized he had no idea what to do although at that moment she turned and entered the coffee shop.

Her eyes traveled swiftly around the room then abruptly stopped on him. Her mouth was slightly agape and a light frown settled over her face, her hand still holding the door.

"…Lloyd?" she spoke uncertainly.

"Hi, Reimi," he smiled awkwardly.

She was speechless for a moment before a voice sounded behind her.

"Are you just going to stand there all day or are you going in?!" A bossy older woman said and Reimi immediately stepped aside to let her through.

"Sorry," she whispered apologetically, then joined Lloyd inside. "What-"

"I wanted to see where you worked," he answered quickly, everything coming out in a rush. "I know I should have asked you first but I was really curious and I thought you would say no and then I couldn't remember the way back and-"

"W-woah hang on…" she cut in, still trying to make sense of things, "Lloyd, have you been here all day?"

"Erm… Well yeah," he answered sheepishly.

Reimi blushed deeply. "You… You've been here for five hours?" she managed to gasp out.

Lloyd nodded.

"You… What- No… hang on, let me just get something to eat first and I'll join you, I'm starving"

She hesitantly turned towards the counter as Lloyd moved back to his seat. He pushed the paper and his old coffee cup aside to make enough room for the two of them.

A few minutes later Reimi brought over a tray, on which was a couple of paninis and two drinks. She placed one in front of Lloyd alongside a panini.

"You must be hungry,"

"Yeah, I am," he said cautiously before taking a sip of the drink. He smiled. It was hot chocolate. "Thanks,"

"Don't mention it. Er… Does Amy know you're gone?" she asked carefully.

"I left her a note," he replied, still a bit unsure of how Reimi was taking his visit. She was looking down at her food and not at him. "Are you angry with me?"

"What? No," she said, quickly glancing up at him, a bit red in the face. "Just worried, it's nice to see a friendly face during work,"

He countered this with a grin then took a few bites out of his panini. It was good, he mused to himself.

"So… Why did you want to see where I work?" she began again casually, once again not making eye contact.

"Cause It's much more exciting here than it is at home. I was getting bored,"

She gave a weak smile. "Oh. Well it's not a very interesting place to be honest,"

He listened to her talk about work for awhile before she was interrupted by a call on her cell phone. She immediately switched to business-mode as she picked up, answering in short replies with assent, before hanging up.

"They need me back early…" she rubbed her head agitatedly. "An important client's come in. Lloyd I'm really sorry but I have to go," she started packing her things away. "If you ask the staff here, I'm sure they can point you in the direction of the station, here's some money for a ticket," she pressed a five pound note into his palm then stood up to leave. "Will you be okay?"

"Yes," he rolled his eyes. "I'm not a child, go on back to work,"

"Okay, she said resignedly. "Get home safe," She then hurried to the door and left.

Lloyd finished off his drink and was just about to ask at the now-crowded counter for directions when-

"Excuse me, sir!"

Lloyd turned around. It was the barista from earlier.

"Huh? Me?" Lloyd turned to face the man and pointed to himself.

"Yes! I'm sorry to ask, but since I've seen you here all day and I… well… er… are you heading anywhere right now?"

"Well, actually…"

"Because if you're not in a hurry we could really use some help… We'll pay you for your time,"

Lloyd was about to decline again when he remembered the reason he had come to London.

"What do you need me to do?"