“Well, I only said you are like my brother, but you are not actually my brother. I don’t want you to be my brother!” She responded.“What do yo... want me to be then?” I asked, feeling far from brotherly.“Ohh… Just a friend.” She said coquettishly.“Is that all?” I asked.“Well… a very, very good friend…” She answered, blushing.“Don’t you know very well I don’t look upon you as my sister? Maybe you can be my girlfriend and maybe something more.” I told her. She blushed again and didn’t reply.It was. As Tara and Robin went into the kitchen, Rose sat in her dad's reclinerand her curiosity overflowed. "It's great seeing you all again, and sosoon. But why are you here? What brings you to Colorado?" Her powershelped save her from misunderstandings of her near incoherent babbling.With the people who didn't speak Japanese out of the room, theconversation flowed more easily.Aoi started off the reply. "My father and some other business people arehaving a big, formal party tomorrow night. When we. She was starting to get scared when they approached a door at the end of one of the corridors and stopped in front of it. The large man opened it, gesturing for her to enter, and then left, leaving her alone.Glancing around the small room she noticed it had a desk, probably someone's office she thought, and two chairs. Looking up she noticed a camera in the corner of the wall staring down on her. She instantly tensed up as she didn't like being viewed by someone who could see her but she. He had no water, but in this land water was abundant. He would find water tonight or tomorrow.Ree'al awoke from his nap and again began to run. His legs hadn't recovered from the day before. Heat wasn't a problem, the night air was cool, but leg strength was a problem. Why had he let himself become so out of shape? He wasn't a merchant or a shop keeper, he was a warrior. He should be able to run all day and all night. He again promised himself that when Reloa was safely in Dunmar, he would.