AN: 'Nother chapter! I'm still alive. ;) Just been busy and preoccupied. Sorry it's short, but I thought it was a good place to end this one. Thanks to all my reviews and readers!

This was the first time the ninja had slept in the Hollows-verse. This was also the first time the ninja had slept in the house of a guy who wasn't family. It seemed a time of firsts for her.

Trent had given her one of the guest rooms and she was currently just sitting on the bed huddled under the comforter. She was hungry, of course, but she needed to take care of a few things before hunting down some grub.

The only problem was her odd fear of bathrooms.

And that was why she was just sitting there.

Eventually, her desire for a shower became strong enough for her to tiptoe over to the bathroom door. She pushed it open and looked inside, heart racing. The ninja flipped the light on and took a few steps in before shutting the door behind her.

The young pseudo demon kept her panic at a manageable level as she did her thing. But once she had the towel wrapped securely around her, she bolted back into the bedroom.

She squeaked in surprise when she saw Ceri. The elf smiled warmly at her.

"Did you sleep well?"

"Um, yeah."

"Good. Now please get dressed—we had your outfit cleaned. Trent wants to speak to you."

The ninja glanced at the clothes laid out on the bed. "Thanks. What time is it?"

"It's 5 o'clock."

"Seriously?"

"Yes."

"Oh. Okay."

After Ceri left, telling the ninja there would be food waiting for her, she dressed in her black, leaving the hood down and the face mask in her pocket. She skipped out to the main room and plopped down in one of the chairs at the table.

"Sorry I slept forever," she said with a sheepish smile.

"It's not a problem at all," Trent reassured her. "Now, I have a job for you."

"Awesomesauce. Can you talk and I eat?"

He nodded with a smile and pushed a plate towards her.

"Dude! Cow flesh!" She happily tucked into the cheeseburger.

"Since you are a ninja, I assume you can slip in and out of buildings undetected?" She nodded and he continued. "I need you to get a few documents for me. Rynn Cormel has . . . something I need."

"So," the ninja said around a mouthful of burger. "You want me to risk my fang virgin neck for a few pieces of paper."

"Yes."

"Okay!"

xxx

After Trent had given her the basic layout of the heist target and the ninja had more or less developed a nice plan, she decided to explore a little. The ninja had snuck into the stables and was in a stall with one of the mares. She was stroking the horse's nose and whispering nonsense to it when Trent and Quen entered.

"I don't trust her," she heard Quen say.

"Yes, I know you don't. You've been saying that since we met her."

The ninja ducked so she could listen in without them knowing.

"Sa'han, we don't even know what she is!"

"Well, what do you suggest? Kill her?"

"Maybe."

"I'm not going to kill her. I can use her. My own personal ninja, Quen. I won't have to rely solely on you. And here I thought you'd approve, seeing as you have a child now."

"And if we find she isn't trustworthy?"

"If there's even the slightest hint, I'll kill her myself."

The two elves spoke some about stuff in which the ninja had no interest.

She'd get the file, but she wasn't going to simply turn it over.

Everything had gone according to plan. The ninja had gotten the file, and now she had to rendezvous with Quen back in the alley for the getaway.

xxx

But the plan had changed.

The ninja jumped.

AN: Oopsie. Trent pissed off the ninja. Did he mean it, or was he just saying it to make Quen happy? And where do you peeps think she went?