Len was surprised at how fast the army had arrived. He had gotten to the country of Green much before they had but the army had arrived too soon. He still hadn't found the green haired girl that he had bumped into. He began to panic as ran through the streets, staying in the darkness so as not to be seen by the soldiers.

Everywhere Len turned, there was fire or panic. The soldiers stormed houses and streets and when a terrified scream echoed throughout the air, it was quickly silenced. So many bloodied bodies littered the streets, all of them green haired maidens. Len's heart almost stopped whenever he saw another corpse, thinking that it might be the girl he had met earlier that day. However, no matter how many bodies he found, none of them were her. Len sighed with relief. There was still time.

Then, Len noticed out of the corner of his eye, down a dark alleyway, was a green-haired girl cornered by two men. "Please! Stop!" That voice! Although Len had only heard her voice once, he knew that he could never forget it. Within the blink of an eye, Len was behind the two men and knocked their swords from their hands. He picked them up and stabbed them both through their chests. Len threw down one of the swords and then extended his hand out to the girl.

"Please, come with me. I have to get you to somewhere safe." She shied away from Len and trembled before him. Len frowned and then removed his hood. "It's me. The boy from the bakery."

The girl's fear quickly disappeared and she smiled gratefully at him. "Oh! Thank you so much..."

"My name is Len."

"Len...thank you very much, Len. I'm Miku." Len smiled. He finally knew her name. However, his smile turned into a frown once he remembered their situation. He grabbed her hand and led Miku back down the alleyway and through the shadows.

"Miku, I'll take you to a place outside of this town. I spotted an old abandoned farm along the border of the country of Green and Yellow. You can hide there."

"O-okay. B-but what if they decide to search the farm?"

"They won't think to. Why would a fugitive run away to the country that's attacking them?"

"Oh, then I guess that makes sense..."

Len hastily brought Miku backed to the place where he had hid his horse and helped her up. The two rode back in the direction of the country of Yellow until they could see a burnt and dilapidated barn surrounded by a field full of dead and rotting crops. It was clear that whoever had been tending the farm had been run out a long time ago.

Len stopped outside of the barn and pushed the large doors open just a crack. Peering in, he found it was quite dark, save for the moonlight that flooded in through the large holes in the roof of the barn. Inside the barn it was completely bare, no haystacks or piles to lay in and no animals for company.

Len opened the door a little wider so that Miku could step in and survey her shelter for the night. She walked in and immediately looked to the large holes in the roof. "I'm sorry that I couldn't provide a more comfortable environment for you to spend the night in. I thought that there would at least be some hay..."

Miku turned to Len and smiled. "Oh no, it's fine!" Miku untied the apron she had worn and then ripped off a bit from the bottom of her dress. She folded up the piece of her dress and laid it down underneath one of the holes in the roof as a pillow. She sat down and pulled her apron over her lap. "See? I have a blanket and a pillow! I can even look up at the stars before I sleep."

Len laughed. "Well then, I hope you have a good night, Miku. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Wait, you're not staying?"

"No. I have to return to the castle before they notice I'm gone."

Miku's eyes widened in surprise. "You live at the castle?"

Len frowned slightly. "Yes. I'm a servant to the Princess."

"Oh, so you're like me then."

"What?"

"I'm a servant girl too. So I guess I know how those nobles are when their servants go missing."

Len stared at Miku in wonder. This girl is really a servant like me. When I saw her, she looked fit to be a princess...she's really just like me...Len smiled softly at Miku and turned to leave. "Good night, Miku."

"Ah, I'm sorry to stop you again, but, before you go..." Len turned around again and watched as Miku rummaged through her apron pocket. A few moments later, she pulled out an odd, green rose. Miku stood and handed it to Len. "As a thank you for saving me." Len took it, blushing and then nodded.

"Th-thank you....goodbye!" Len ran out of the barn and rode back to the castle on his horse. When he returned to the castle he hurried back to his room near the Princess' chambers before he could be spotted and shut the door behind him. He looked at the green rose Miku had given him. He held it to his nose. It has such a beautiful scent. Not even the roses in the Princess' rose garden are as beautiful or smell as fragrant. Len looked around for a place he could put the rose and found a small vase that held a single yellow rose. He placed the green rose beside the yellow one and then went off to bed.

Well, I guess I really don't have much to say right now. But I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Also, special thanks to animephoenix2468 and Sakura evil twin of Sango for your comments!