"Perhaps Deanna should tell her older sister, but that's just me," Alex said. "Anyways, I should get going. I'll see you ladies later," he said as he ended the call.

"See you guys later. Say hello to everyone for me. " Tracy said.

Deanna hung up as Tracy got things ready. It was lunch and Deanna wanted to tell her sister what she knew.

"We will," Alex and Eve said at the same time, causing the two to laugh lightly. Once the call ended, Alex slipped his bishidex back into his pocket before turning to Eve. "And now we wait. You know where Salem is?" He asked, wondering what was bugging him lately.

(I'm gonna go to bed. New job starts tomorrow. Night!)

( good luck at your new job! [:)] )

" He might be on guard duty. I'm not sure though, since he was acting odd today at breakfast. I'm wondering if it has something to do with his punishment though." Eve said feeling worried.

(Thanks!)

"I'll talk to him," Alex said as he got up off the couch he was sitting on. He hoped that nothing was wrong with him as he went off in search of the ex-scientist warrior.

Salem had offered to take a few hours of guard duty. He still wanted to go with Eve when she went to get a Bishie.

Alex found Salem watching over the area through the security camera placed around the security house. "Just the person I was looking for," he said with a grin.

" Hi Alex." Salem said with a smile." Is there anything I can help you with?" He asked and took a look at the screens. He was glad things were quiet for now , but felt uneasy about it.

Alex made sure that no one was listening to them and closed the door, making sure that it would be private. "Eve told me about Morpheus," he said, starting the conversation.

" She did?" Salem said seeing Alex nod. " Then you probably want to know what my punishment is. " He said and sighed. He had a feeling that it would be a good thing to tell Alex about, hoping his friend could help him.

"I do want to know," Alex said, hoping that Salem would tell him.

Salem nodded and told Alex what his punishment was. " I do want to tell Eve how I feel, but every time I want to, I can't think of the words. " He said after he finished telling Alex.

"Morpheus wants to get you and Eve together by the end of the week, right?" Alex asked as he got a nod from Salem. "Then you're going to have to make sure she knows how you feel. I know that sounds hard, but I can think of a few things that will show her how you feel. One of those is going with her to get a Bishie," Alex said. "And while I suggest not looking for trouble..." He added.

" Defiantly not going to look for trouble, but I did promise her that I would go with her to get a Bishie. I will keep her safe in case we are being watched out there. " Salem said.

"That's all you need to say and do. I'm sure that will definitely help you on your way," he said. "Now hopefully the papers that Tracy sent will be here soon, and I think those papers will mean a lot more to her than flowers would at the moment," Alex added with a light tease.

Salem nodded with a smile. " I know she'll be a good trainer." He said meaning it.

Eve was happy the papers came and immediately started to fill them out. She was so happy that she could finally be what she had dreamed. She was looking forward to spending time with Salem, hoping he was happy for her too.

"I'm sure she'll be able to hear you say that," Alex said. "Now then, I'm sure the papers have come in and I'll take over for you while you go with your future girlfriend," he added, teasing Salem lightly.

Salem thanked Alex and went to join Eve. He was glad to see her so happy as she was filling our the paperwork. "How's it going?" He said with a smile.

Eve looked up from the paperwork for a few seconds when she heard someone talking to her and saw that it was Salem before going back to the papers and while he still seemed a little nervous, she noticed that he had become himself again, silently thanking Ark for helping him. "I didn't realize becoming a trainer had so much paperwork involved with it," she said after a few minutes. Not even when she was applying for the scientists did she have this much paperwork to fill in, or questions to answer.

" I didn't either. How many pages have you filled out so far?" Salem asked.

"I'm only halfway in, and I think there's ten pages although I'm not sure about that..." she answered as she put the pen down for a second and rolled her wrist around, trying to get the small cramp out from writing too long. "I'm glad to see that Alex helped you though. I was worried about you," she added.

" I'm glad he did too. Is there anything I can get you, while you fill those out?" Salem asked. He would get some things ready for when they did go out later. He also would grab his sword, just to be safe.

Eve nodded with a light smile on her face. "Could you set some water on the stove for some tea please? That always helps me get past large amounts of paperwork," she admitted. It also helped with the headaches that came with doing large amounts of paperwork also, but she wasn't about to mention that, at least not yet.

"Sure. " Salem said and went to get a pot of water ready for tea. He got two mugs out , but wasn't sure what tea Eve would prefer. He got a few kinds out hoping she would like the ones he picked. Once the water was ready. He went back to Eve. " The water is ready. Would you like me to bring you a cup of tea?" He offered.

"Please," Eve said as she looked up from the papers, rubbing her eyes lightly.