Alina spent the day watching over her sister who was getting stronger with every passing day. Even though it had been six days since everything had come out, she was still a little shaken by the idea that she had a sister that she never knew about. In fact her whole life had been a lie. Had her fake parents known she wasn't actually their daughter? Was her true father still alive? Alexi had said so, but what if he wasn't now? What if now he had died of old age or coldness, or what if the bad men had gotten to him.

"Hey." A soft hand touched her, pulling her out of her thoughts. She took in her sisters soft round face

"Yeah?"

"Everything okay?"

"Uh huh. Just thinking about our father. Is he still alive?"

"I don't know Alina. I can only hope that he is. And I know he will be so thrilled to see us both return home safely."

"It will be fun to officially meet him. How do you say hello father in Russian?"

"Privet papa."

"Pr-vet papa!"

"No PrIvet papa."

"Oh, Privet papa." danka clapped her hands

"Yes yes! YOu got it! What else do you want to know?"

"Well let me get a notepad, I need to write these words down." Lina left Danka laughing as she went into the living room to get a notepad. When she entered, she saw Alexie on the couch hovering over the coffee table. The fire crackled giving light to the room as the curtains were closed off, covering the dark sky of scariness. Going further she saw him wiping out a gun and polishing. She was still to be honest with herself still a little scared of him, not knowing what he could do at any minute. He glanced over and she jumped slightly and waved

"Hi." He said

"Hi."

"Did you need something?"

"No no, I-I was just getting the notepad."

"Ah okay." He smiled at her. She smiled back quickly before going into the game drawer and grabbing it out. Then she quickly went back into the room and hopped up onto the bed

"Okay, i'm ready now, how do you say Long time no see?" Danka smirked

"I see, you want to say hello, but keep it light by making a joke about not seeing him after a long time?"

"Yes! That is my goal."

"I like it. It is a good idea." Alina smiled widely

"Thank you. So um, how do you say it?"

"Davno ne videlis'"

"Davaano ne Vidlis."

"No no, Videlis."

"Vedilas."

"V and then an I and then delis"

"Ah Videlis"

"Yes you are right!" Danka said clapping

"I don't actually know how to write the words, can you?"

"Sure.' Danka took the notepad from her and wrote it all down. "Now what?"

"My name is Alina...And I am your daughter."

"Okay, this is how you say it, Menya zovut Alina ... I ya tvoya doch'."

"And now if we put it all together, this is what I am going to say, Hello father, long time no see. My name is Alina and I am your daughter. Do you think that is a good greeting?"

"I think so, but I bet you won't even have to greet him. He will just know." Alina wiggled her body excitedly as she gripped Danka's hand

"What was it like for you growing up on your own?"

"Well it was good for the most part. Papa kept me fed, clothed and warm. He taught me how to fight using rubber dummies in the basement of our home. When I was older, some members of his gang came and we had dules with swords and guns, and our hands."

"Sounds fascinating and hard."

"It was at times, but after I discovered I had a sister-you, I went looking for information about you. That's when I ran into Alexie, he told me he'd just intercepted a call about a girl in America, that she was still alive and doing well. He'd gone into his father's office and there he met Dabria."

"Who is she?"

"She is the American girl, Becca and Tom's real daughter."

"Oh."

"Yeah, well she was still scared and spilled everything to him. You see he told Dabria everything because he said that if she told anyone anything, he wouldn't make her into a woman with lots of money and he would kill her."

"Oh the poor girl, this man is so terrible."

"Anyways, living in that fear, she never told anyone the truth until Alexie walked in that day. You see, since you and Alexie were both born to big spy rings, you were to fight each other to the death, that was what Arseny wanted, but our father had other plans."

"What were those?"

"You and Alexie were to get married when you were older. You were to bring both gangs together, you were to make them bigger, better, wiser. You were to lead both gangs separately but then in the end come together."

"What did Alexie do?"

"After he found out, he confronted his father, he ended up getting beaten, but then Arseny told him everything. And that's when Arseney decided that you needed to come back, but Alexie was still not old enough to do retrieval tasks, but Arseney trained him to be swift, cold and heartless. To kill and take without feeling. And then When he turned Twenty-Nine, Arseny sent him on his way to you."

"Oh my geez. I-it's a lot to take in." Alina said slumping against the bed frame.

"I know it is, sorry about that."

"No need to be sorry, I'm just glad that you didn't tell me this the first day or I really would have blown my top." She said as she began to laugh uncontrollably as she cried at the same time. Danka pulled her close

"It's alright sestra. I have you now." Danka whispered as Alina quited. Alina sniffled loudly.

"I'm okay now. Just hard to believe that dad gave my heart away to someone I didn't even know."

"Yeah. He was just trying to save the business. But it will be up to you now who you marry. You're a big girl now and Alexie is a big boy, he will not care if you decline him." Danka yawned and laid down. Alina yawned herself and glanced at the clock, it was 9:00 P.M, the time that Danka usually fell asleep. Alina stroked her sister's hair back in a  massage and soon Danka was snoring softly. Alina rose and slipped out of the room, she went into her room but ended up tossing and turning. She felt bad that Alexie was on the couch and she was in this soft bed. Not that the couch was uncomfortable, but the one who saved her and wouldn't give her up, deserved better. She got out of bed and shuffled out into the kitchen. She maneuvered around the island and stopped at the threshold of the living room. He was laying on his back with his face up to the ceiling, she cleared her throat,

"Alexei?"

"Yes."

"Um, do you want to come to bed with me?" She asked softly as she wrung her hands. He stayed laying down.

"What?" He asked. Disbelief lacing his voice.

"Well, I-I feel bad that you have to sleep on the couch and was wondering if you wanted to sleep in my bed." Stone sat up quickly.

"I suppose, that is if you really are okay with it."

"Yes, I am." Alina smiled and Alexi came close. He grabbed her hand and together they walked to the bedroom. He shut the door and she got into bwe, she waited with breath held as he came and got in on the other side. She turned and faced him, hoping to see his back, but what she found was him watching her

"Everything okay?"

"Yes, you're just so beautiful.". With that he brushed back some of her hair and then kissed her on the lips. This time, Alina didn't mind. This time she was ready to give herself to him that night.