Orphans by day

Later that day, Ija and Thia returned to the orphanage. At first Thia was still too scared to return, but she still took the step and went back. If she didn't want to Ija would have not really forced her but, seeing the girl push herself to face her fears even at a very you young age, showed just how strong she was. As Thia walked into the orphanage with the scary Royal knight Thena watched from a corner. "What's the little devil doing?" She thought. After sent Thia backed to the orphanage, they both exchanged a few words and Ija returned back to her life. After Ija left Thia went on to the large but suffocating Orphanage grounds.

"You can do it Thia" She said to herself and walked towards the playing ground. Since Ija ha excorted her back, she doubt she would be scolded. She was also guessing she was not the first child to run away.

As Thia was moving around trying to find a place she would somehow fit in, she finally saw a familiar face that she would have preferred not to see. Thena signified for Thia to follow her and she did until both of them got to a place where they were alone.

"Where did you go and why were you with that person"? Thena asked immediately.

"What is it to you, I thought you wanted to do your thing while I do mine?" Thia asked.

"So does your thing involve doing something that would probably get us killed"? Thena asked

"No one is going to get killed, she didn't suspect anything." Thia replied.

"And how would you know, what if someone from the orphanage had been tasked to watch us. Would they also feel the same?"

"Well-" Thia never thought of that, she just wanted to leave this place as soon as her arrived.

"You know, for someone whose senses are quite strong, you have such weak brain." Thena said.

"Hey, I admit I made a mistake, but that doesn't give you a reason to insult me, and please I don't need lectures from a self centered person like you on how I should act. You chose to stay away from me, please I beg you, keep doing just that." Thia said and walked away.

"Where are you going to?" Thena asked

"None of your business" Thia replied.

After their brief argument, both girls chose to stay away from each other until their Orders came, Thena continued to do her lone wolf life style while Thia decided to face her fears and started opening up to some of the kids in the orphanage.

Life at the orphanage was quite different compared to how they where used to. Because of the princesses great influence and power, the children were well treated and taken care of. Since there were children of different ages here, they were given attention according to their age and need.

In the first week of their arrival at the orphanage home things were normal and although Thia wanted to get used to it, she knew it was a bad idea. Orders were probably going to come soon and she needed get ready to move whenever she was ready to.

After spending ten days in the orphanage, the girls went back to sleep. In a room there were five children and Thia was about to sleep along side her four other roommates. Before they slept the children had been fooling around, playing. As they were all playing, one of them noticed a paper behind Thia's pillow and picked it up.

"What is this?_ she asked and she saw it was a letter.

"A letter.." they said in amusement.

"Hey give it to me" Thia said and tried to collect it back

Another girl grabbed her before she could collect it and although Thia could have easily broken free, she didn't want to hurt the girl.

The girl who had found the letter open it and read it's content.

"Meet me at the store beside the room five, I have something I want to tell you." Love John.

"Ohhh it seems someone has a secret admirer" one of the girls said.

"Which John is it, tall John short John or is it crybaby John" another asked

"I bet it's short John, he's always staring at us" the girl who read the letter said.

Thia broke free from the person grabbing her and collected the letter.

She read it's content and tore the paper. "Why are you doing that?" one of the girls asked

"I have no intention of going" Thia replied.

"But he confessed it's kind of sweet".

"Maybe you can go instead then." Thia replied.

"If I were the one he confessed to I sure would."

"I'm going to bed" Thia said and covered herself with her sheets.

"Pfttt" the girls Scoffed and each left to their beds to sleep.

As they were sleeping one of the girls sneaked out quietly, not making any sound. She gently opened the door so as not to wake the others and left the room.

After moving through the halls, she finally mad her way into the location she was told to come. Thia entered the store and met Thena there already waiting for her.

"You're late" Thena said.

"Or maybe you came too early" Thia replied.

"So you also received a letter."

"Yes, I knew someone would be watching us in here, but I never thought it would be a failed poet, worse love letter I've ever received." Thena complained.

Thia looked at Thena and blinked, "she has received a love letter before?"

She looked at Thena and sighed deeply. Sometimes Thia would forget just how beautiful Thena was. Her long silver hair made her stand out above other girls in terms of beauty and elegance. She was not surprised Thena had received a love letter before. The only problem with Thena was her sour attitude she uses to push people away from her.

"So what's up here who are we meeting?" Thia asked.

"I already checked around and I found this before you arrived" Thena said handing her a small card. Behind it was the worst map she had ever seen. It was like it had been drawn by a kid. Although badly drawn, the details were still easy to follow.

" It seems they want us to go to this place" Thia said.

"Nice one detective, I would have never figured it out" Thena replied.

"Let's go," she said and both girls made their way out of the orphanage.

They easily snuck out and made their way into the darkness following the mysterious map. Blending into the shadows like they were thought in happyLand, both girls were easily able to navigate the night until they got to where they were going.

They finally entered the street where their destination was and the realized they were in the red district of the Capital. The red district was still very much alive, even more alive than most places in the capital. Thena looked at the map ignoring the half naked girls in front of various establishments and looked for the sign until she found it in front of a place that read 'Spicy Night'. That's our mark Thena said pointing at the logo infront of the establishment.

"So I'll do we get in, I doubt they would just Allow children inside." Thia said.

We go through that Thena said pointing at the roof. In the map, there was a small building with the logo beside it and an arrow was point on top of the building.

"Whoever drew this either really did a terrible good work, or was mocking us since we are kids" Thia said.

Both girls made their to the roof until they found the entrance through the roof and went inside.