**The Phantom Assassin**

[The Jolly Victini]

Fenikkusu slowly and quietly manifested into the room as well. "That boy. He does what he does because he's paid to, it's what he does to live. His heart has good intentions, but they're buried deep in his memories of tragic events."  

[X_HeartofRoses_X]

Angel looked at Fenikkusu. "Hmph! All I see is a dark aura around him."  

[The Jolly Victini]

"You're not looking deep enough, love. It's never on what the outside that counts. If I dressed up like a ruthless killer, you'd know that I'm still good inside." Fenikkusu explained, sitting next to Angel.  

[X_HeartofRoses_X]

"Because you'd still have a white aura. If someone does something slightly bad, their aura turns red for a while. If someone does something really bad, like killing an innocent person or attempting to, their aura turns black. His is black. He's evil. He's not welcome here. Period."  

[The Jolly Victini]

"Then you don't see it." Fenikkusu placed a hand on Angel's. "He has a spark. The tiniest glimmer of light in the dark cave. He is not truly vile."  

[X_HeartofRoses_X]

Angel pulled her hand away. "You've grown soft, Fenikkusu." She then vanished, going back to the Crystal Heart.  

[The Jolly Victini]

Fenikkusu didn't grow disappointed or frustrated. He had seen almost this exact situation before. Even if Angel couldn't see or feel it, he knew how this would play out. History always finds ways of repeating itself. Fenikkusu placed a kiss on Frost's forehead and walked out of the bedroom, turning the light off before he left.  

[Fenrir Shade]

The Shell of Darkness ripped apart,delivering Fenrir into the normal realm. He was once again at full poer. He didn't know how long he'd been out, but he'd save that for later. He leaned up in the bed, swinging his legs over the side. He inhaled a deep breath of fresh air, there were a few things that the normal realm had that the shadow realm didn't. He stood up and stretched, loosining his body. ((Sorry for any misspellings, my SpellCheck is temporarily deactivated for some reason... :/ ))  

[The Jolly Victini]

"Feeling better?" the young, friendly nurse asked.  

[Fenrir Shade]

"Ah, yes ma'am. Thank you for caring for me. How long was I out for, may I ask?" replies Fenrir.  

[The Jolly Victini]

"About 32 hours, sir." The nurse replied with a frown.  

[Fenrir Shade]

"Hmm... That long huh? Man. It's amazing what emotions that you haven't experienced in a long time will do to you." replies Fenrir, walking over to a mirror to inspect himself. He still had a bandage over his forehead where he fell to the floor. He peels it off, revealing clean, unbroken skin. He had a light stubble growing on his chin. Nothing too noticeable, but still had to be dealt with.

"When will my Parole Officer be here to escort me to my room? I need to prepare somethings, make everything more... roomy." asks Fenrir, smiling. He straitens his cloak and tightens his gloves, making his appearance more pleasing to the eye. 'Just because I was a hired assassin, doesn't mean I don't have standards.'  

[The Jolly Victini]

The nurse walked over to her desk where she pressed a button which linked directly to Spyke's com-link. "Sir Spyke, Fenrir is awake. Will you be down to collect him soon?"  

[Fenrir Shade]

"Thank you ma'am. I shall wait patiently for my escort." replies Fenrir, sitting down in a chair, relaxing and waiting.  

[X_HeartofRoses_X]

Frost appeared at the doorway of the infirmary, looking at Fenrir with watchful eyes.