<div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img17/4976/5x5i.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Ralena Tharin</span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow Headquarters<br/><strong>With:</strong>Alice, and Luca<br/><br/><hr/><br/>"Huh?" Ralena turned around, snapping out of her self-musing when Luca came to join her out on the balcony, asking again if she wanted to elaborate about what was bothering her. After the initial surprise wore off, since Ralena figured that Luca would have more important things to do then spend time out here hanging out with her, she put on a light smile and leaned her back against the rails as her eyes drifted down towards the ground. "Oh, sure... It's probably nothing, and I'm probably just being overly paranoid here, but I've been thinking about my past a lot lately. I don't know where I came from, where I was born, who my parents are, or why I was left with Fairy Tail... Honestly, the first 9 years of my life are totally shrouded in fog, I don't remember a thing. I guess after meeting those people today, I'm just worried that-"<br/><br/><strong>"LUCA-KUUUUN!"</strong><br/><br/>Ralena jolted again as a familiar blonde's voice resonated through the balcony, and Alice was sticking herself against Luca's arm, her bust rubbing against said appendage as she...<em>what in the hell was she wearing?</em>Ralena swore sometimes that Alice had absolutely no shame whatsoever. Sure, Ralena was known to mess around and tease a little bit every now and again, but that was more just for the sake of being funny. And she honestly felt rather uncomfortable wearing anything less then the white robes that she was normally seen in, she was actually a rather modest girl all things considered. The black haired girl blinked a few times, before her eyes drifted back down and she sighed. "Nothing... I'm just thinking too much. I'm fine."<br/><br/>It seemed that just like Ralena's serious demeanor had snapped Alice out of her playful spurt, Alice's shenanigans had shut down Ralena's desire to talk about what was on her mind. With a small shake of her head, she managed to put on a small smile before lifting her gaze back up. "Yeah, I'm just tired after all the fighting today, that's all. I'll be fine tomorrow. Anyway, we all did pretty great out there today, what was it like for you two?" It was uncharacteristic of Ralena to NOT jump down Alice's throat for her normal overly flirtatious demeanor, but would Alice really notice or care considering that Ralena was now bringing up the topic that she had been looking forward to since the beginning of her bath? Besides, although her tone was somewhat low and quiet, her eyes showed some signs of life again and she had on a smile, so she was starting to perk up a little bit.<br/><br/>Of course, all that aside, there was still a very real chance that Alice could have overheard what Ralena was saying prior to the blonde's intervention. Ralena's mental 'blank slate' of her life up until she was 9 years old was an insecurity of hers, and she didn't feel comfortable telling more then one person at a time. She might not have let that particular side of her show very often, but she was terrified of people potentially judging her for something that she had no control over.