"Rion...where are you?" A voice wisphered in the darkness of the hotel "Where did the doctors take you? I'm so alone here Rion...please answer me, tell me where you are."

        Unforunatley there was no answer for her. She had tried every night to contact Rion with her mind telepathy, but every night was the same..absolutley nothing. It's more darker now that it ever was before and she felt even more alone than before. She had suffered many months looking for her friend, now the so called friendship has grown to love and she never had much of a chance to give it to him but she is determined to find him even if it takes all of her life.

"Godammit! Every day's been the same...silence!" she scowled looking out the window at the starry night.the first star-filled night she's seen for a very long time. "Why did I leave? If I had known you were alive I'd be there with you."

      She looked to one side of the room at the mirrior. She had grown very beautifully since that year, she would look even more lovelier if she had a smile on her face but there was nothing to smile about right now. The day she'll smile is the day when Rion comes back but it may be a little while.

"Lilla?" a deep male voice wisphered behind her "Are you alright? We're you able to contact Rion?"

"No...but I'm gonna keep on going no matter what."

"Do you think you may be able to find him? Hell! He probably not in Michelangelo city at all! he maybe on the other side of the world!"

"I don't care!" Lilla hissed "I'll do what I can to find him.."

"You humans are strange. We were never like that."

"Of course not because they never consider you Galerians to have emotions...to them you were their marionettes and they controlled your strings."

"I dunno why you care for this guy so much... but strangely I wish I could feel those feelings too. It's must be nice to have someone to love."

"I'm sure you do...your brother and sister. Even though you were created by Dorothy I'm sure you care for them more than partners in killing."

"I guess so..."

"You've got a lot to learn about life and love...it's much stronger than having the most powerful phsyic abilites ever created..I'm sure you'll find out sooner or later."

"Hopefully...."

"Listen..It's kinda late so I'm gonna go to sleep now...Goodnight Bir-"

"That puny little cot looks very uncomfortable. You can take my bed tonight Lilla. I'll keep watch out here."

    Lilla was quite surprised when felt her being lifted into his arms. She rested her head against his chest hearing the soft heartbeats in her ears, wisps of his long black hair tickled her face. She looked up at his face, his doulbe-colored eyes seemed to glow in the dark, like a cat rather than a blackbird.

"Thanks a lot..." Lilla wisphered

"No prob..." he replied.

   About a minute later he brought her to his bedroom and layed her down underneath the quilt. She immediately curled up in comfort when she felt the soft blanket over her small body. She looks up at him and grinned slightly...it was hard to believe that a person whom was her enemy was now treating her like his little sister. I guess it was his way of saying thank you for helping him and his 'siblings' rather than hating them for what they did in the past.

"Goodnight Birdman...." she wisphered

"Goodnight Lilla...Sweet dreams." he muttered back.

   He got slowly from the side of the bed and walked out of his room closing the door behind him being careful not to make a sound. The look of Lilla sleeping peacefully made him feel very warm and content.

"Hopefully Rion realizes what a lucky guy he is.." he thought walking down the dark hallway "She's one lovely girl!"

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   During the past two weeks Katrina had become friends with Rion. He can't remeber the last time he had a friend other than Lilla.Actually Lilla was his only friend before he was abducted by the Dorothy and her Galerians,this was very different but it felt very nice. Katrina had treated him sometimes like if he was her age and other times she treated him like if Rion was her own flesh and blood.

"Morning Rion..." Katrina said cheerfully when she entered his room

"Hello Kat!" Rion exclaimed with a small grin looking up from his notebook

"What are you writing?" Kat asked when she notices Rion's pen was busily scribbling on the paper "A story? A poem maybe?"

"Actually I'm sketching...the psychiatrist said drawing things that are in my mind helps me deal with my anger."

"I don't personally think you have an anger problem..." Kat muttered "All that sounds like bullshit to me!"

"Oh well...I find it quite relaxing! And I'm getting quite good at it." Rion said continuing his work.

  Kat looks down at the pad of paper.He was drawing a picture of a young teenage girl with thin brown hair wearing a strangley shaped purple dress with platform shoes. She had a sweet smile on her face and her eyes shone brightly. It looked so good it almost as if she was standing there smiling at you.

"Ooh! Who's that? Your old girlfriend?" Kat asked with a sly grin "She's cute!"

Rion's face turned bright red holding the sketch pad against his chest "Uh..no. She's a friend of mine...."

"What's her name?"

"Lilla. Her name's Lilla Pascalle. She's the daughter of Dr.Pascalle who worked alongside my father on the Dorothy project."

"Oh that's her!" Kat muttered in astonishment "Where is she now?"

"That's what I like to know..." Rion answered

"Well...don't feel so bad! Anyway..It's time for lunch so we'll talk about it later.."

"Hmm..what did you bring this time?" Rion asked with a hungry smile

"Do you like spicy food?" Katrina asked taking the contents out of her bag.

"Hell! I'll eat anything...except for that hospital food!"

"I know what you mean." Kat replied making a face.She passed him a large styrofoam container "There's some tacos in the box."

"Thank you!" Rion muttered taking a bite out of a taco and dropping some peices on the table "Oh shit! Sorry I'll clean it up."

"Yeah..you gotta watch out for that." Kat muttered softly taking a sip of her milkshake "Don't worry about the mess. Just enjoy your meal."

"Again thank you." Rion replied taking another bite.

    Kat looks at Rion with a warm face. It was only two weeks ago when the poor kid was acting like a deranged psychopath but now he's the sweet young man like he's supposed to be. Kat knew it was kindness and friendship that Rion needed not medication.

"Rion...there's something I want to ask you."

"Go on ahead Kitty-Kat! Ask away."

"Well..I was taking to the your psychiatrist and he too has noticed that you are getting better and he sugeested that since you don't have any of your relative to live with. He said that maybe I could be your guardian. Do you mind Rion?"

"You mean I go and live with you? I don't wanna be a bother for you or your family." Rion answered.

"Actually I live alone with my cat Lucy. It would be quite nice to have someone else around if you don't mind?"

Rion suddently leaped over and hugged Kat tightly his arms aound her waist like a little kid hugging his mother.With a large smile he said to her  "So when do I leave?"