<strong>"Well don't put yourself down like that."  </strong>Rei said gently lifting Tabby's chin to look at her.<strong>"You're useful ... You're useful to me.   I'd be going crazy right now.    And look at me...  I'm a princess.. I can't cook a decent meal to save my life..   I can survive and cook in the wild  - but nothing like the delicious meals that you can probably whip up in your sleep."<br/><br/></strong>Rei smiled. "<strong>You're someone special.  You're my friend.  And that makes you Aces, in my book</strong>." she gave Tabby two thumbs up as she smiled cutely at her.<br/><br/>Rei tried not to get lost in Tabby's beautiful gaze-  that's how she'd lost the door to her room last time after all.<br/><br/>She's just like me,  Rei told herself.