"Why do they always do that?" Sven muttered after leaving Train and Saya's room. He had popped his head in to check on them. He also wanted to make sure that Creed wasn't nearby. The last thing that he needed was that deranged psychopath coming in and killing them all just to make Train come with him to wherever Creed lived. Poor Echidna. How the hell does she live with him? Sven's stomach rumbled out of thin air, and Eve said, "You just ate. It is Train and Saya that should be hungry—they did not eat anything after they came home. Are they snuggling again?"

"Yeah. They always seem to do it."

Eve nodded. She flipped the page of her book, which was about the progression of feelings to the point of love.

"Why are you reading about that, Eve?"

"I feel like it. Besides, if Train and Saya need help figuring things out in their relationship, I might be able to help them if they need it."

Sven laughed. "They're adults, Eve. They should be able to figure things out on their own. Not to crush your hopes or anything, but it's true. I'm going to bed."

"Sven?"

"Yeah, Eve?"

Eve put down her book and asked, "Do you think Saya will have an impact on Train's life even more than she had on it before?"

"She saved me from Chronos." Sven and Eve glanced at Train to see the sweeper standing in the doorway to their bedroom, looking at them with sleepy yet slightly affectionate eyes. "To answer your question, Princess, yes, she probably will have more of an impact on my life. Feelings are strong things, and I won't second-guess them, as I do with everything else. Now let's get some shut-eye and we can go on tangents about this in the morning." He turned around and went back into the bedroom.

"That was the first time I've heard Train talk like that since I've met him," Sven said. "Do you think Saya's got something to do with that?"

"Yes," Eve said. "I am tired, too. Let's go to bed for now and continue about this in the morning." Long after Eve had fallen asleep, Sven lay there, awake and wondering about what could have caused this change in Train. He had a deep feeling that this was only the beginning of something possibly life-changing for his partner, and he hoped that Train dealt with it in the best way that he could. Knowing Train, he'll probably come to terms with it quickly, Sven thought.

Train woke up to the most wonderful sight he had seen in his life. Saya was sitting on the edge of the bed, bathed in sunlight. She seemed to be glowing, and Train wondered in his half-awake, half-asleep mind, Is Saya really an angel sent from Heaven? The two sweepers gazed at each other in awe, speechless yet communicating without words.

Train gazed into Saya's bright blue eyes and proceeded to lose himself in them. A few minutes later, Saya somehow managed to bring herself back to the present and say, "Good morning, Train. You sure do sleep late."

Train smiled before saying, "Good morning to you, too. I tend to sleep late and I don't know why." Train's stomach rumbled at that moment, breaking the peaceful silence.

"I guess your stomach's telling you that it's time to eat," Saya said.

"Yeah," Train agreed before rolling out of bed and walking into the kitchen and sitting down at the table. "What's for breakfast today?" he asked Sven.

"Toast, eggs, and possibly pancakes." Sven said through his cigarette. Sven has to stop smoking, Train thought. While eating his breakfast, he thought of ways to get Sven to stop, or at least cut down on, smoking. By the time he was dressed, he had an idea.

"I'm going out for a few. Does anyone need anything?" No one needed anything, so Train went out and bought Sven some nicotine patches. He might not wear them, but it'll show him that we care about him and his health, too. Since he always takes care of us, why shouldn't we take care of him in return? After Train bid the store manager goodbye, he hopped in the car and drove to the apartment.

He walked in and said, "I'm back!" He placed the nicotine patches on the table and grabbed a bottle of milk from the refrigerator. Saya came over and asked in a quiet voice, "Nicotine patches? What made you buy these?"

Train replied in an equally quiet voice, "I want Sven to stop smoking. His health is in danger right now, and I'm restless at night because I'm worried that Sven might have a heart attack or stroke or something related to smoking and then leave us." He continued in a more normal tone, "Besides, he takes care of us all the time, so why shouldn't we take care of him, too?"

"True," Saya said, then returned to her book that she was reading.

"You guys went to the library? When did you go?"

"While you were gone. We picked something up for you, too." Saya went over to the counter, picked up James Patterson's Cross Country, and showed it to Train. Train stared blankly for a few seconds before saying, "Thanks." Saya handed him the book and Train took it, reading the summary and then flipping to the first chapter.

A few minutes later, when Eve was taking a shower and Saya was cleaning up Sven and Eve's room, Sven put down his newspaper and asked Train, "What would Chronos say about this?"

"What would Chronos say about what?"

"If Chronos found out about your growing relationship with Saya, what would they say?"

"They probably wouldn't do anything about it since I'm not a part of them anymore."

Later, Train and Saya went out to explore the town and have a day with each other. As luck would have it, Duke Anlagen, a spy for Chronos, had spotted Train with Saya and had reported back to Chronos, saying that he had seen Train.

"He seems to have a new interest in this friend of his," Belze told Sephiria. "This is the girl that was killed by Creed Diskenth and then was brought back to life, right?"

"Yes, she is. It's amazing how relationships can grow and develop within such a short time."

"Looks like Train's found himself a girl," Jenos muttered to himself after hearing the news.

"What was that, Jenos?" Belze asked the number suspiciously.

"What?" Jenos said to Belze. After laughing in an embarrassed fashion, he said, "Oh, you know, I was just talking to myself for a second." Belze groaned quietly and Jenos continued walking, hoping that Belze hadn't heard him.

"No wonder why Heartnet looks at her that way," Anubis muttered as he exited the room where Chronos talked to the elders. Sephiria had assigned Jenos a solo mission—bring Train back to Chronos and ask him to confirm or deny the relationship between him and Saya.

"This is not going to be easy, Sephiria," Shao Lee warned.

"I know. However, he is usually pretty laid-back, so he will most likely answer without us having to use any type of force."

Jenos hoped for the sake of the mission that Train would be willing to give the Elders the answers that they wanted.

Train and Saya were sitting on the edge of a water fountain when they started talking. A few minutes passed and then Train got up to stretch. However, Saya had the brief thought that he was leaving, so she pulled him down to stop him. Train lost his balance and fell in the water fountain, and because Saya had a hold of Train's jacket, she fell in, too. They both came up and gasped for air. Train was the first one to start laughing and was soon joined by Saya.

"That was fun!"

"Yeah, it kind of was." Saya brushed the hair away from her eyes.

"Want to fall again?"

"No! I don't want to get even wetter than I already am!"

"I didn't realize that that would happen!"

"Expect the unexpected, Train!" Saya said while getting up and offering her hand to Train.

Train took Saya's hand and pulled her out of the water fountain. He then suggested that they go to the apartment and change their clothes because they were drenched. After going to the apartment and changing their clothes, Train studied Saya's outfit. It was a yukata, but it had stars as the design.

Train's outfit was just his regular black pants with a green sweater and white shirt underneath it. "So," he said, "Are you ready to go back?"

They had made it back there in time to see Jenos strolling towards them nonchalantly.

"Jenos? What are you doing here?" Train asked the number.

"Sephiria wants to see the two of you," Jenos said, his green hair shining in the sunlight.

"Again? Didn't she just see us a little while ago, though?" Saya asked.

"Yeah. She wants to know what's going on between you two."

That's Sephiria, poking her nose in people's business, Train thought with a small sigh. "We'll come," he said as he motioned to Saya to follow him. They went to Chronos's headquarters together and Train saw Sephiria waiting for him.

"Greetings, Heartnet and Minatsuki." She turned to the Elders and said, "They have come like you wanted them to."

"Good," Willzark said.

"I heard that there is something going on between you two," Sephiria said to Train and Saya. "Do you want to elaborate on this?"

"It's nothing special," Train said. Sephiria looked at him, knowing that there was more to their relationship than what Train said. She could see it in his eyes. Train sighed after a few seconds and closed his eyes. "All right, it's a little more than that. We're just friends, that's all." Sephiria didn't believe him. She shot him a disbelieving look.

"It's true," Train said. If he went any further, he would have to confess his feelings for Saya, and he felt that this was not the place to do it. He would tell her at a better time when it was just the two of them, not them and all of Chronos watching. "If you don't believe me, ask Saya."

"Train's not lying," Saya said, "and neither am I."

Sephiria nodded. She had been assured by both Train and Saya that there was nothing more going between them than friendship. One part of her wasn't satisfied, but they were obviously uncomfortable with being there and discussing their feelings. Sephiria dismissed them. They were on their way toward the hotel where they were staying at when they caught a glimpse of a man with green eyes, brown hair, and glasses.