[i]It's not like I'm too happy escorting a..." He glances back at her. "Princess."[/i] Mizuki paused, glaring at Zhou for a moment. She locked her jaw as she gave herself time to reconstruct her composure. She smoothed out her clothing as she walked over closer to him. "I've told you before, Zhou.. Don't go there."

[i]"I don't have time to just wait around anymore. I would rather be on my own... I work better that way."[/i] She offered him a lovely smile, belying her temper. "If you're so sure, why don't you strike out on your own? I'm a big girl. I can handle myself just fine. After all I know how to handle all the big bad bullies." 

For a moment she ignored him, leaning around to see what he was looking at. Seeing the group of people she raised a brow. [i]"Strange....[/i] Mizuki nodded lightly. "Look.. " She pointed down the street a bit then held the paper back up. "This is the same block as the address that I'm being sent to. Are those..." her eyes widened slightly. "White Lotus? We need to find out what's going on here." She grabbed his hand and pulled him along with her to a closer spot near the group, hiding them in a patch of shadow near a building side.