Iwasaki was led by Flashy Flash and Genos to the laboratory to help give even more information and samples to Metal Knight and Child Emperor. Kamiko was now setting up sample slides and carefully setting up test tubes for Genos to handle the fleas with. As a cyborg, he had no skin for them to latch onto. Child Emperor was all too eager to help find a cure for her and see if there was anything he could do for the transmitter. Siren waved at them all to show that Metal Knight was still wide awake and excited to see what else he could help find out with them.
Iwasaki told them everything she knew about the Secret Skins. Metal Knight was taking intense notations for his databases to start compiling what he could. Child Emperor started to send out all of the various tissue and blood samples he was able to extract. He had a hunch that venom was involved in various ways somehow from how the one they witnessed had screamed in pain from it before.
"Let me get a small tissue and blood sample from you and the transmitter," Child Emperor said and got out four syringes. "I'll scrape a little bit of your skin, too, to examine it."
"Okay," Iwasaki said and looked away to give over what was needed.
"I'm here," Flashy Flash said softly and gave her the support she needed. She felt the little flea in her arm twitch, but it also knew that they may be able to help it, too.
"I have samples from the ones here to compare with, and fresh samples from the others just caught. Were any of them pure? Like from what we found here?" Child Emperor asked.
"It does not appear to be so," Genos frowned. "We had destroyed all of the jars we found, as per Master Saitama's orders. However…"
"Huh?" Child Emperor asked and blinked at a single flea in a test tube.
"I kept one specifically for our research needs," Genos smiled slightly. "I have it labeled as 'pureblood' to not confuse it with the others."
"You know we will have to kill it when we are done," Metal Knight said from Siren's ring. "It did come from Miu Takashi."
"Inichi suggested we keep one on standby," Genos said. "Ah. And…it was as expected. We must destroy this flea once we are done with it. Inichi just informed me, and the message came from Miss Mitsumi."
"Hmm…" Child Emperor frowned and went to an intercom system. He found the option for the master bedroom and pressed a button. "Hey!"
"Huh?" Saitama answered the small, glowing button next to his bed. Mitsumi was already undressed with him and was just about to get ready to fully bed down for the night. They had just laid back in the massive, luxurious bed when Child Emperor contacted them.
"I know you said to destroy all of those fleas that were found in the bedroom treasury, but we really need one strictly for sample purposes. To help compare from others we found. Can we keep at least this one?" Child Emperor said.
"Well…" Mitsumi said on moving over to let her voice be heard. "As long as it is fully contained."
"Got it!" Child Emperor agreed. "I'll keep working with what we have right now. Thanks for the new samples, too!"
"Right," Saitama said and watched the button go out. He rolled over a bit to pull her to him and plant a hungry kiss on her mouth. The lights were already dimmed out around them, and his need for her overruled any other action the moment they had gotten back.
"Saitama!" she cried out when he lost himself in her and brought them both to a gasping release. It took a good five minutes before he was able to move.
"Needed that…" he muttered and kept her close to him. "I do like this mattress, though."
"Yeah…" she murmured and found herself falling asleep against him. With them resting in the master bedroom, King and Kianna were finally able to play a few games in the massive gaming room on the second floor. Fumio was taken to a guest bedroom to sleep in a bed, Bane was with Kamikaze and Tacki in one of the second floor recreation rooms playing on a pool table, and various others had dispersed silently to either get escorted to a guest room or watch the night pass silently. Tanktop Girl, however, found herself looking for Tsuruga.
"Hmm?" Tsuruga glanced over and blinked his glowing red eyes at Tanktop Girl walking over. He was sitting by the massive pool and watching the holographic images with fascination. The waterfall was also soothing and quite enjoyable to relax to.
"Hey. Did you want to talk for a bit?" she asked.
"Ah. I thought you would want to sleep. It is very late. Nearly midnight, actually. I don't need to sleep. But you do," he chuckled.
"I know. But I can stay up for two nights if I really have to. It's a killer on me, but I can do it," she chuckled back.
"I'd rather not let you stress your body so much," he said lightly.
"Oh. Well…ah…never mind, then. We can always talk later. I can go to bed," she sighed with a soft laugh. "Of course, I could always…um…ah. No. I couldn't. I'll find a guest room."
"What did you want to do?" he asked.
"No! It's…too forward. We just met, and you're right. I should get some decent rest," she smiled. When she moved to leave, he was right in front of her.
"And I may be too forward to stop you and ask again on what you wanted," he chuckled and crossed his arms over his chest. "Tell me. I insist."
"Ah…" now she found herself blushing.
"Hmm?" he prodded.
"If I could…rest against you…maybe…" she chuckled and rubbed at the back of her head nervously. He snorted and studied her before sitting back down. Then he patted the ground next to him for her to settle. She blinked at him with surprise. "Are you sure?! I mean…I really couldn't sleep. But…I don't want this to be weird for you…"
"Come," he nodded. She was actually nervous now, but she moved to sit next to him. Then she gently let herself lean into his shoulder with a tired yawn. He glanced down at her with a soft chuckle. Five minutes later, he felt her give over her full weight in sleep. He turned his head to see Tanktop Black Hole walking over. "Quiet. She sleeps. She wanted this."
"What?!" the hero seemed to gape with shock.
"She showed interest in me. I am showing return interest in her. Should something else happen, I shall invite her to stay in City Z with me and my family. We shall see. I am not forcing this on her. It is all her choice. Let her rest, please," Tsuruga snorted and went back to watching the pool.
"I get working with you all. But…dating?!" Tanktop Black Hole frowned. Now Tsuruga looked at him and grunted before contacting Inichi. Fubuki was also brought over, and she gave him a look of complete pity.
"You do know that I'm with Inichi, right?" Fubuki asked. "My sister is with Rendor. If Tanktop Girl wants to try dating Tsuruga, then that's her choice. There's nothing wrong with it!"
"There's plenty wrong with it!" he argued.
"If Mr. Saitama is woken up to resolve this little spat, there will be severe repercussions. Can you let this be until daylight?" Inichi sighed and crossed his arms over each other. "There is much planned now. This bickering is not fruitful. Nor is it meaningful."
"Hmm?" Tanktop Girl yawned and looked over to see Tanktop Black Hole. "What's up?"
"Why are you going to try dating him?" Tanktop Black Hole asked.
"Because he's different and not weird like the rest of you," she said bluntly to get his jaw to drop. Tsuruga brayed out laughter at this now. "If things go well, I may even be able to grab him by the horns and say that I really DID take a bull by the horns. Besides, the heroes with Fan Dancer are perfectly happy! And if Tsuruga decides to get cured, well…would you still have a problem with it?"
"Ah…well…" her colleague muttered.
"You weren't going to date me. I wouldn't date anyone in the Tanktopper Army, anyways! I show up to help. Then I leave. I don't get any other notice than that. Why would I? I see Tanktop Master as the older brother I never had. He even said he saw me as a younger sister. I respect all of you as my friends and fellow heroes. I feel nothing else after that. But…with Tsuruga…there's something more to him. I never felt anything like I do now."
"Can you describe it?" Tsuruga asked. Inichi chuckled and rested a hand on Fubuki's shoulder knowing full well what Tanktop Girl was feeling.
"I already feel like…well…if you left me, a part of me goes missing," she swallowed. "I don't know how else to explain it."
"It's the same way I feel with Inichi. Like you'd get ripped in half?" Fubuki smiled with a small nod of knowing.
"Yes! Just like that!" Tanktop Girl nodded back.
"Mr. Saitama and Lady Mitsumi have that same bond, too. She had to vow to never leave his side if she woke up before him. Every time she left his side to let him sleep longer, something would happen to her. And he would get woken up feeling that something was wrong. He would discover her missing. Not only would he panic intensely, but he would get incredibly angered at the situation that presented itself to him. So, he did admit that he felt himself tearing apart when she was not at his side," Inichi said with a soft chuckle.
"Tsuruga," Tanktop Girl said and found herself cuddling into his side. He paused at his, but he set a protective arm around her and sighed. Then he turned and seemed to glare at Tanktop Black Hole with his glowing red eyes.
"It's her choice. She has chosen to try being with me. Therefore, I shall give her the same chance. If you feel it's wrong, then you can take it up with Saitama and hope he doesn't slap you for being stupid," Tsuruga grunted at him.
"I would totally pay money to see him slap you. Just saying," Zenchu said when he appeared with a large grin. He now stood a bit protectively in front of Tsuruga and Tanktop Girl to show he supported the decision. Even worse was when both Saitama and Mitsumi appeared from the main pool entrance doorway wearing large, white fluffy robes. He was livid and she was frowning with intense concern at what Inichi was telling them. He kept her in his arms for now, but he would easily set her down to slap whoever needed to be slapped.
"Who do I need to slap for forcing me out of the bedroom with my wife?" Saitama asked and let his neutral gaze sweep over everyone there. When he saw Tanktop Black Hole standing there gaping, he sighed hard. "Okay. I see who I need to slap. I'll aim for the pool."
"I thought you were on better terms than Tanktop Tiger. Did you already forget how I had to have him leave?" Mitsumi asked with a sad sigh. "Do you need to do the same thing now?"
"No! I just…no. This whole thing is just surprising. That's all," Tanktop Black Hole admitted. "I know it's her choice. It's just hard to understand."
"Then don't understand it. Just see how it goes and watch how it works," Saitama said now and rolled his eyes. Tanktop Black Hole paused at this and found himself thinking.
"Tanktop Black Hole! Front and center!" Tanktop Master said when he charged over to take command of his recruit.
"Sir!" Tanktop Black Hole said.
"I saw them meet. I know. It's weird. Let her make the call on where to go next. It's not our concern. She helps us when we ask, and she's reliable in many ways. Do as Caped Baldy says. If you don't, I'll ask him to slap you," Tanktop Master said. "Come on. We need to get to bed."
"Yes, Sir…" Tanktop Black Hole winced and followed him.
"And think on this," Fubuki said before the two heroes left. "If Tanktop Girl does want to become a partner to Tsuruga, Mitsumi does take care of family. Tanktop Girl would definitely be considered family. If Tanktop Girl knows that your group needs funds or something else to help get by, Mitsumi will gladly help support her. This is a good thing. Think about it. She's helping out The Blizzard Group, too! So don't complain about this, okay?"
"Oh! Ah…yeah. That makes sense. Okay. Let's go," Tanktop Master said with a small smile and a nod.
"I'm going back to bed. With my wife. No more waking up until the sun is in the sky," Saitama yawned and turned to carry Mitsumi away.
"Can I ask something? Please?" Tanktop Girl said before Saitama could make it to the main door. He grumbled, but Mitsumi whispered that she was happy to see that Tsuruga may finally get a chance at a relationship. That had him look at her with a small sigh and turn to face the others. "When you realized that you were both in love…how did you feel?"
"Hmm. That's…actually a good question!" Saitama blinked.
"I felt a form of intense comfort. At first…I did have doubts. So many didn't give me a chance. Didn't believe me. Wanted to attack my family just by seeing them around. When I saw Saitama after he told Genos to stop in his attack…that he believed me…I actually felt…hope. That someone…wanted to give me a chance. We let him see me change from young to old that night, too. He met me as an old woman during the day from a venom bite through a snake bracelet. On the second night of my change, though…" Mitsumi blushed softly.
"Yeah. She hugged me. I haven't let her go since," Saitama said with a warm smile at her. "I didn't know she was rich or who her family was. In a social crowd or…well…anything about her, really. I just saw she was suffering. Crying her eyes out when I saw her. And when I learned it was for two years?! I knew I was gonna help her. I guess I fell in love with her when she looked at me that first night. As an old lady…eh…I didn't know who she was. But I learned that night. I freed her from that a day later. I came to know her family. I was welcomed into her family. We get more new family from the freed monsters, too. I give all of them a chance, and they keep their promise to protect and do no harm."
"That we do," Tsuruga nodded.
"Old to young?" Tanktop Girl asked.
"I can show you," Inichi said and gave her the visions. She was stunned.
"Should you join the family, we'll protect you, too," Saitama nodded to Tanktop Girl. "You also get free meals at Neutral Grounds, so that's a big plus."
"All heroes eat for free now, dear," Mitsumi grinned at him.
"Yeah, yeah," he shrugged and laughed at her loving snuggle. "I actually do miss the place. Maybe we can stop by there before my parents show up."
"We could," Mitsumi nodded.
"Anyways, I hope that answered your question?" Saitama asked.
"I think it did," Tanktop Girl smiled and gazed at Tsuruga. "Thank you."
"We plan to try and go fishing in the morning. Feel free to join us!" Mitsumi beamed. "We can make a large fish dinner if we catch enough."
"That would be fun! I can definitely help!" she nodded.
"I can supply the fish if we don't catch enough," Inichi chuckled.
"May need to for Wind Crane," Zenchu said. He watched Saitama and Mitsumi leave now, and he was soon shadow phasing to the roof to watch the stars with the massive crane monster. Inichi and Fubuki had left soon after, and Tanktop Girl yawned while gazing at the pool with Tsuruga.
"I'm going to try something a bit…forward," Tsuruga said and moved to gently gather her up in his arms. "Sleep now."
"Oh! I…if you…think so…" she yawned again and found herself quickly lulled into a deep sleep from the comfort of his protective embrace.
"Hmm. Puri-Puri Prisoner has lost his chance. He can find another. I have found the one I am meant to have at last," Tsuruga nodded to himself and turned his gaze to the pool. On the fifth upper floor, Garou was checking out the guest room that Lily had claimed for them. He gave her the raw diamond, and she gasped with complete delight.
"Garou! This is amazing!" she beamed and held it up into the light.
"You can keep it that way, or we can have Tacki make a design for you," he chuckled and found her sitting in his lap when he sat down. She set it with her lilies before settling in his lap with an intense idea.
"It could become a teardrop. Then I can get a cloth lily to put in my hair to sort of utilize the diamond there. Like a water droplet," Lily smiled at the idea.
"I can see that!" Garou grinned. "Maybe have a small clamp to hold it down from under the petal. Tacki might be able to set up something like that."
"She can do so many things. She really should be a hero, but she's pregnant, too," Lily sighed. "What's the plan for tomorrow? Do you know?"
"I heard we plan to go fishing," he said. "A few other things after that, too."
"It's been a long time since I went fishing. It would be nice to do."
"Yep. So…what do you think we should do now?"
"I don't know about you, but I do need sleep. Should we sleep in separate beds?" she asked. Garou paused and now got up with her in his arms to realize there was only one bed.
"Oh. Okay. I can sleep on the couch. Not often I need sleep anymore, but you can use the bed," he nodded.
"Actually…" she mused and now he looked at her with shock.
"We only just started dating," he said.
"I heard it was around four days later that Caped Baldy and Fan Dancer fully got together. Even then, they just slept in the same bed until that happened. I don't see why we couldn't do the same," she chuckled. "There's a television in here, too, so you could always watch a show or play a game while I sleep next to you. I don't see why not."
"Huh. I guess we can try that," Garou said and was quick to find the remote controller to the television. Lily moved into the bathroom to change into a slender white nightgown. When she walked out to join him in the bed, his yellow eyes widened at the sight of her before he cleared his throat and averted his gaze. "You look nice in that. It looks good on you."
"Thank you," she chuckled and got under the soft, luxurious covers. "You should get in something, too."
"I'm fine," he chuckled. At her small frown, he rolled his eyes and got up to find a set of sleeping boxers and a soft shirt there for him of black coloring. Now it was her turn to watch him with appreciation move into the bed.
"Can we change it up a bit?" Lily asked with a small grin.
"Hmm?" Garou asked. Now he found himself shocked when she rose up and planted a solid, passionate kiss on his mouth.
"Is this too soon?" she asked when she pulled away. He looked at her. Then back at the television. He turned off the television and dimmed the lights.
"I don't know how much control I'll have. So…how far do you want to go?" Garou asked, pulled the covers off of her and ran a hand up her side. "I'm…not exactly much of a stranger to this, either. I had one girlfriend long ago, really. Didn't last long…but it was enough."
"I never really went too far, myself. Like you, I just had one guy. He got pushy, and I had to break it off with him. But with you…well…how far do you think we can go?" she asked in response and found herself kissed intensely before silence was the only thing left in the room. In a guest room on the second underground floor, Kamikaze and Tacki were reclining in a bed with their clothes in a heap on the ground. He was browsing through the shows and letting her cuddle into him with contentment.
"I haven't gotten sick again. So far," Tacki mused.
"That's a good thing," he nodded and chewed on the stick lightly.
"I could go for a snack," she mused. "Something salty."
"Salty?" Kamikaze asked and glanced at her.
"Yeah. Like…sweet and salty," she mused.
"Are you…craving?!" Kamikaze's eye twitched.
"I have no idea," she admitted. "All I know is that I want it. Like now."
"Shit. You're craving. This early in the pregnancy, though? Hmm…"
"You have a phone with internet?" she asked.
"Eh…yeah…" he said and got up to get it for her. She activated the search and looked up some information.
"It says here as early as five weeks. I'm having twins, too, so…it may be a bit more with me? I was also a monster before. It's hard to say. But…I want my food stuff. Now. It's driving me nuts!" she grimaced. He blinked at her and moved to the intercom system by the bed to buzz the kitchen.
"Anno speaking," the chef replied. He was just about to clean up the kitchen and had sent the rest of the staff to bed. Only Orotsu and the cleaning girl he helped earlier were left, but Orotsu was planning to stay up due to no need for rest.
"Hey. It's Kamikaze. Tacki is…craving. Sweet and salty stuff. It's from my pregnancy with the twins. We think. Do you have something?" he asked.
"I have an idea," Orotsu said over the intercom now. "Ten minutes?"
"I'll try and hold out," Tacki sighed miserably. Kamikaze was quick to hold her and find a couple robes to dress in while waiting. In the kitchen, Orotsu was already preparing a few takoyaki balls with a sweeter crust and salty tuna insides.
"This should help her," Orotsu judged. "Get some of the tiger shrimp and bread them?"
"I can do that," Anno nodded and was quick to get to work.
"I want to see what works best for her. If it works for her, it may also work for others that need this," Orotsu chuckled and included a checklist to note what worked best. "I can work here, too, after you head off to bed. I don't need sleep at all. I'll have things ready for you to utilize while I am gone. You can stop by Neutral Grounds whenever you need to when I am not here. Or at my home in City Z."
"I shall do that, Master Orotsu," Anno agreed. "Suiryu was sent off to bed?"
"He was. He works with Saitama as being his disciple. He does training regimes for physical strength building, so his body can get overworked easily. Until he can handle more of it, I do not pressure him too much."
"I see," Anno agreed.
"You are still working, Mr. Anno?" the cleaning girl asked.
"Ah. Yes, I am, Takeda. After this last dish, though, I should be able to rest," he chuckled. When he saw the dishes being set on a serving cart, he sighed.
"I can help you. I'm sure we'll both be going to the upper third floor after this," she smiled with a small nod.
"That will definitely help me out! Thank you," Anno said with a touch of relief. Orotsu gave a signal that he approved of him going to bed after this. He knew that Inichi and Zenchu would both appear to help him with anything else.
"I'll ensure the path is clear," Takeda said and walked a few feet in front of the dinner cart. She knew he was nearing his limit, and she wanted to ensure that nothing would bump into him.
When Anno got to the elevator with Takeda, he let out a heavy yawn and groaned lightly from the exhaustion of the day. She was clearly concerned, but he gave her a smile to show he would be fine. "This just makes me feel like another long day of studying. I'm not getting any younger, but I'm still able to do what I need to. I know I'll be sleeping deeply the moment I lay down, though!"
"I'm sure the same will be for me," she agreed and pressed the button for the underground second floor. She redid her shoulder-length brown hair to go back into a ponytail again to straighten it. "It…does feel good to be working here honorably again. And not to work for a tyrant family."
"I know. If only I knew more of what Miss Mitsumi was going through! I would have helped her escape! I was thwarted. And so was she," he frowned and shook his head. "All of us were held down with fear."
"Yeah," she sighed sadly. "I didn't like to be mean. Even nasty. Many times I just…stayed out of the way. I watched how she was bullied. Teased and slighted. I only did so when I saw others watching me. I actually hated it. I don't know why I said what I did at the pool. I felt…forced to do it."
"You were being controlled," Anno said softly to make her gasp. "They killed the one that did it. You won't have to worry about that again."
"Oh! I…" she whimpered and trembled.
"Recollect yourself. Okay? Let's deliver this and get to our rooms," Anno said gently. She sighed and nodded. "As much as I was told to talk to you, we really don't have much time to do so. We'll make plans here and there."
"Oh…" she said with a soft blush now and blinked her blue eyes at him. He chuckled softly at her and cleared his throat when the elevator doors opened. He pushed the food cart and got to where the delivery had to be done. He knocked on the door and Kamikaze answered it.
"Hey. Thanks. What do we do with this when we're done?" he asked.
"You can leave it outside. We'll collect it in the morning," Takeda smiled. "Enjoy! I hope it works for her!"
"Feel free to use the notepad to check what works and what doesn't. Master Orotsu would like to start knowing who needs what," Anno nodded.
"Oh. I can do that. And you look like hell. Go to bed," Kamikaze said and waved him off after taking in the food cart.
"He noticed…" Anno sighed and moved back to the elevator with Takeda following him silently.
"You do have bags under your eyes now," she frowned.
"Damn…" he muttered and leaned against the back wall of the elevator. She pressed the button and gave her own small yawn of exhaustion. Right before the elevator reached the third floor, though, it suddenly stopped. "Ah…what's going on?! Did this just break down?!"
"Calm yourself, Mr. Anno. It is I, Metal Knight. I couldn't help but overhear what you were talking about. With Miss Takeda here, that is. So…I decided to help make you ten minutes of time to talk to her. The elevator will resume after ten minutes," Metal Knight chuckled from the intercom. "I won't pay attention, and the timer starts now."
"Ah…well…" Anno sighed and slumped to the ground to crouch against the wall. "Does it have to be now…?"
"What other time would we have to talk?" Takeda asked and sat next to him. "And it's only ten minutes. Might be enough time for basic conversation. I mean…why would you want to talk to me?"
"Miss Mitsumi…told me to treat you well…" Anno admitted to get her jaw to drop with surprise. "I'm expected to...court you a bit. I suppose. I honestly don't know what to make of this."
"Oh, dear…" she said and found herself giggling like mad. Now he looked at her with a raised brow. "You have no idea…"
"What?" he asked now. "I know I'm probably going to regret asking…"
"Many of the girls here have fancied you. Even me," she chuckled. "If you said the word, you'd have a harem."
"I beg your pardon?!" he gaped at her to get her laughing. "As…appealing as that would be, that is not my style. I pick one. I stay with one. The others can stay jealous and live in their dreams."
"And which one would you have chosen?" she asked curiously.
"She's sitting right next to me," he said with a soft mutter to get her going completely speechless. "It's also why I backed you up when what happened to you almost got you removed. I mean…I knew I was infatuated with Miss Mitsumi. Many of the men were. Practically all of them. And her father was so overprotective of her! And it was all for good reason. It was why I was so gentle in pushing her away. I was, apparently, the gentlest out of them all. And she even wrote a note to me to compliment my dishes! But then Mr. Daiki apparently found it and tore it up!"
"He didn't!" she gasped.
"He did. Mr. Saitama had her rewrite the note. She had so much care in her compliment! I…if I read it…I would have fled this place with her. Within a heartbeat. I didn't know she was attacked after that. Brutally abused. The organs delivered to the kitchens…they were hers! She had something injecting venom in her that had her regrow them back! And I left after Mr. Daiki beat me when she went missing. All for asking where she went when she freed herself and left to find a cure. As well as to escape. I just…I'm still speechless…" he winced.
"She's…much stronger than any of us. I see now why Mr. Saitama is so protective of her. Everything she did and went through…" she frowned.
"Yeah. But she's free of all of that now. She revenged us and freed the family. She married her hero. I'm thankful to watch her grow even more and witness her new children. I'll have to wonder how strong they'll be now, though," he chuckled softly. She laughed with him and nodded.
"And she let you get revenge against Mr. Daiki," she grinned wickedly.
"Yes. This is very true," Anno grinned back. "I think our ten minutes is almost up. I do have to ask, though."
"What's that?" she smiled.
"What would those silly girls think…if I kissed you?" he asked.
"Um…" Takeda blushed hard and looked away with a nervous giggle. "Extreme jealousy. Lots of gossip, too. I'd rather…not show such things too much unless Miss Mitsumi is here. To protect us. I don't know how far they would go to show their own displeasure about it."
"And if I went after another?" he asked.
"I'd be happy that you were happy," she admitted. "I figured I was too plain and common to be with anyone like you."
"Plain and common are exactly what I like, though. It's the root of everything in cooking, too. Add a few spices and it becomes something unique. And I think…you could become something unique. If I was with you," he said and finally lifted up his hand to gently pull her face to his and kiss her. "When we get time alone, just call me Anno. I insist."
"Of course…Anno," she nodded and got kissed again. They felt the elevator moving again, and they were able to rise up to stand. When they finally got to their floor, he escorted her to the small room she had claimed. He smiled softly at her before making his way to the slightly larger room along a back wall. He sighed hard to himself and mused. I think I'm falling in love. And I like it.