By the time Val got to the cabin it was pouring down rain. It took her 3 hours to find the address. She had only been told about the in case of emergency safe house. She unlocked the heavy wooden door and quickly locked it behind her. The wooden floors didn't creak as she padded across them to the study. She stared at the huge bookcases trying to remember which book it was that opened the entry to the secret rooms. "merda!" she cursed, as she scanned the rows, and rows of books. Grandpa made this so called study into a freaking library. She walked around to the fourth row of books and that when she saw it. "I love you to the moon and back" It was the book her mother always read to her as a child, probably one of the only normal things that was in her childhood. She gently pulled the light blue children's book when it was almost completely out she heard the click. The book case moved back and the recognition terminal was raised up. The screen went through the prompts

"Put you right hand on the scanner please." Said the monotone automated voice.

"wow, aren't you just a polite machine" She said out loud as the blue light scanned across her hand.

"Please put your face to the scanner." The machine prompted again.

"What the hell grandpa, you gonna want my blood to!?" she said as she leaned forward.

"Please place your thumb on the terminal shelf."

Val mumbled incoherently as she did as the machine said. She felt the poke and cursed, as she jerked her hand away, placing her thumb in her mouth.

"Geeze papa I didn't think you would actually want my blood."

A couple minutes later the machine announced that the DNA scan was complete and the machine said

"Welcome Princess"

"yea yea." She mumbled as the terminal moved to the side and she climbed on the little silver plated plat form. Val didn't really like tight enclosed spaces but at least the way down was lit. Val was starting to think that papa made the shelter somewhere close to the earth's core. It took almost 15 minutes before the tight one person cage opened up to the expansive entry way. The walls where a light purple color and there was a map on the wall that showed the layout. Val gaped at it. The map showed a kitchen, storage room, game room, mini skate park, control room, training room, three bedrooms, and a room for pets.

Val Shook her head as she walked down the halls to the corridor that held the rooms. She walked into the one that had Valintina engraved into the door. She felt on the side of the wall until she found the light switch. The huge room had a black conopy bed with dark purple, and light pink curtains surrounding it. A dark wood night stand on either side of the king size bed, the bedding was a pale pink with dark purple pillows. Val laughed to herself. The colors reminded her of her room back in Italy before she moved to the America almost two years ago. She dropped her bug out bag, and flopped on the bed sinking into the cloud like softness. That's when she noticed the pale yellow corner of an envelope sticking out from underneath one of the pillows. It had her name printed on it written in her mother's angel like calligraphy. She stared at the envelope for the second time today she's been shocked. She gently flipped it over and saw the Simon seal on the right hand corner. The swan symbol lit with gold when she moved it side to side. This is the real deal she thought as she opened it up slowly as her hands shook. She found three letters inside.

My dearest

If you are reading this that means I am gone. Don't cry baby for I will always watch over you. What's important is that you are safe. I am sorry that I did not tell you what was going on before you left. Please forgive your father and me for leaving you alone. There is so much more I have to say, but not enough time to write it. I will always love you my beautiful principessa!

Love Mom.

P.S. I Love You To The Moon And Back!

She heard her mother's voice as she read over the words a second time, by the third the tear drops where running down her cheeks. She griped the pillow tight and let it all the hurt, anger, and loneliness out. Twenty minutes later when she felt she cried herself dry she moved onto her dad's letter.

Hey Kiddo!

I am sure your mom's letter included the sappy stuff, so I am just going to keep this short, as I have to write this in a hurry.

You know how I always told you that you could date when I was dead? Well guess what. YOU CAN NOT!

Don't slack off on training just because I am not around anymore. In other word there is a training room USE it.

I would tell you not to leave the "cabin" at all, but I know you are not going to listen so be careful, and DO NOT let down your guard.

Please finish school; there is enough money in the control room to let you live comfortable for the rest of your life. DO NOT spend it all on video games, manga, or anime! You still need to get a good education though. Don't make me haunt you over this matter!

You can't live of ice cream alone.

ALL boys are bad.

I love you; you're as pretty and sweet as your mother, and cocky, and stubborn like your dad. YOU can do this.

Remember NO dating!

P.S. You've always made me proud, I love you my Principessa!

Her dads list made her laugh; he never really was the sappy kind. She wasn't sure if she could finish high school normally now, but she would try for her parents. The last letter from her granddad just said to be strong and that he loved her. It also had a card with the number for a Dino, and instructions to call him as soon as she was done settling in. Val sighed as she carefully sat the precious envelope in the top drawer of the dresser next to the bathroom door. She opened the bathroom and saw the giant tub, complete with a remote. She striped off her muddy and wrinkled clothing tossing them into the waste basket. She then stripped off the sets of knives that where wrapped around her ankles and her wrists then slid the pistol from around her waist. She set them gently on the counter. She looked at herself in the mirror surprised at how her body has changed in the last two years. When she was 15 and first set foot on American soil she was flat as a bored. Now she was a D cup. She could barely recognize herself, all her baby fat was gone she was nothing but lean muscle. Her dad was right just because he was gone she didn't slack off on her training. She ate more ice cream then she probably should, but she felt that ice cream was just as important as sleeping, boy watching, and breathing air. She sat on the edge of the tub and stared at the buttons. She pressed the shower button, and it started raining over the tub. It had up and down switches for the water temp. She smiled as she shut it off and turned on the bath, she made it hot with lots of bubbles and rose scented oils. She got into the tub turned on the jets, and let herself relax away her troubles.

Xanxus sat in his high backed plush chair in front of his desk. When he got the call from Luss he couldn't believe the cocky little scum brat had the balls to write a note to the Varia and an insulting one at that. Although he found the prank she pulled to be childish it was quite amusing. He sent a text to Luss after he hung up telling them to search the house and that they had better bring back something worth wild, or they would regret it.

Luss and Squalo where on the flight back to Italy, Squalo hadn't said a word the whole time since they bordered the plane; I think he's still pissed about the honey incident, or maybe the fact that I took a picture of him covered in it. Luss thought causing him to laugh again. This earned a glare from Squalo. Luss shook his head; the boss would be pleased the girl left behind dome very interesting information. Such as her school book bag, Luss found her student ID and her last report card. Her mathematics grades where low, but in every other aspect of school she excelled. She was in all AP classes, and Luss would love to dress her up like a doll. He found her clothes, and a laptop under her bed. The entire situation of her leaving he thought of as rookie mistakes. With the gym bag of goodies they were bringing home they should be able to find her in a week or two.

Val climbed out of the tub feeling like a million bucks. She walked over to her dresser and opened each of the six drawers until she found the undies and sock drawer. She laughed; she found all kinds of underwear in there everything from boy shorts to g strings in every color you could think of. They're where matching sets too she said out loud to herself. She grabbed a pair of boy shorts and a sports bra and made her way through the corridors to the kitchen. The kitchen was big, and fully stocked. She opened the freezer and was pleased to see an assortment of ice cream cones. She grabbed a strawberry dipper as it read on the package and went back to her room to call this Dino.

Val picked up her phone and dialed the number from the card she pulled off of papa's letter. It rang twice.

"Salve!" answered the young man's voice on the other line.

"Hello…. Umm is this Dino?" Val asked timidly.

"Depends on who's asking" Laughed the guy

"Well my name is Shay Lyn Summers…" Val whispered into the phone

"Oh hi Valentina, yes this is Dino."

"Umm my papa left me your card."

"are you at the safe place?"

"Yes I am."

"So they found you." Dino said flatly

"Yea but the messed up and called trying to be papa."

"Well I am glad you were able to get out of there."

Val was silent for some time until Dino spoke again

"You didn't leave anything behind did you?" he asked sounding nervous.

"ummmm just my school bag and my laptop under the bed, but it was a crappy one anyways." Val said with a laugh

"Merda!, I will be there to get you in three hours, pack your stuff!" he practically yelled into the phone.

"Wh-what!?, I just got here, and I am not ready to go yet!" Val said matching his tone.

"Plus you can't get in here it's very secure.!"

"I know this I help your grandfather build it." Dino stated.

"whatever I'll be ready when you get here." Val mumbled into the phone.

"Do not go outside, when I get there I will come down to escort you out."

"What are you!? My dad I don't think so, I will go with you because my grandpa trusted you, but you do NOT order me around like I am some KID. Valentina spat out.

"You are a KID, KID, Now listen and don't go outside." He demanded and then hung up the phone.

Valentina was pissed to say the least. Two hours later she had packed up all the clothes and her precious envelope and put them into to gym bags. She did her make up, and was satisfied with her smoky eye make up made her green eyes pop. She curled her hair so it cascaded down her back in mini ringlets, and just for shits and giggles she slid her thin gold tiara to her head. Then she armed herself to the rim, and changed into a pair of camo cargo pants and her black tank to that read "Off is the direction that I wish you would fuck" in pretty script. She gazed into the mirror, and smiled at her reflection. She looked like a princess with attitude. She walked over to the control room to grab the rest of her life savings. That where already hidden into canisters of fake ice cream. Dad thought of everything when it came to getting stuff past customs. She gazed at the monitors and saw an unknown person looking through the study room. At first Valentina laughed at the person until he saw the key book. DAMN IT she screeched out loud. She saw clearly on the monitor that she didn't put the book all the way back into the locked position. The person put his hand on the book, and then looked straight up at the camera and waved. Chills ran down her spine….

Belphegor stared up at the camera he could almost sense the surprise from the other end, as he pulled the book. For someone to be so cocky they seem to be making plenty of mistakes he laughed to himself.