First of all, apologies for not uploading anything, my laptop crashed due to physical damage to my hard drive, this has set me back a significant amount, especially considering that almost 13 separate chapters of the things I had written and was hoping to space out uploads. Oh well, there is some good to this. I had a chance to think over what I had written, and I've decided to go in a different direction than I had the first time I wrote the chapter. I you enjoy the new and in my opinion improved chapters to come. BTW, I've been playing The Witcher 3 since my laptop crashed, and it reminded me how much I love Witcher lore, so you may see a new series based on that start in a few weeks or so.

"What are we doing here?" Ravel asked with a huff. I looked up at the large skyscraper with a slight smirk. I found it humorous how quickly her attitude changed once I agreed to stay with her. "Now, now, I have to gather two things, be patient, YOU were the one who asked for my presence at your home if I recall." I stated calmly. Eden, Baphomet, we're to leave this place. I stood for a moment. As I stood waiting I felt a familiar burning sensation on my hands, as I looked down expectantly, my left hand erupted in white flame, and my right hand in black. The white flame leapt from my fingers to the earth below. The black flame receded up my arm, melding into my chest. The white flame sat below my fingers and continued to grow. I smiled as the flame transformed from a formless mass into my white-haired partner. The girl stood slightly shorter than a meter. She was nude, much to my chagrin, as always. The only reason that I even allowed it was due to her long, flowing white hair that covered the vast majority of her body. I normally wouldn't care about it, but Ravel was with us. "Eden, clothe yourself please." I told her. She smiled. "Okay Papa." Her response came. She snapped her fingers and a white flame shot across her body clothing her in a baby blue gown that made her white, pupil-less eyes seem to shine with life. She turned and finally noticed Ravel's presence. Eden leapt in front of me, hands charged with magic energy. "Protect Papa!" She nearly screamed. I grabbed her arms with hands and pinned them behind her back. "Hush Eden, she's a friend." I commanded bluntly. "Friend, Papa?" I nodded. She calmed down slightly. I picked her up in my arms and squeezed her. "You're such a good daughter, always thinking of your father first." This action earned a giggle and a hug from the tiny girl. "Call?" She asked me. "Her name is Miss Ravel." I told her. "Miss... Ravel... Okay Papa." I turned to Ravel and gave her a smile. "This should be everything, shall we be going?"

We walked down the street at a leisurely pace. Eden had taken her preferred place atop my shoulders, and Ravel paced herself alongside me. I turned my head towards her. "You used a portal to travel here correct?" I asked. Ravel nodded, skipping on her feet slightly to keep up with my longer stride. "The portal we use to travel to this area is in the park near the school." She stated. I smiled happily. At least it won't be too much trouble to walk to the academy. I looked to Ravel, she had a rather uncomfortable look on her face. "Are you alright?" I asked, slightly concerned. "Well... you called Eden your daughter... so who is her mother?" She said. I smiled slightly. "My and Eden's relationship is strange. She contracted to me when I was born, but when I turned 12, she reverted to an infant form, when she turned 3 in her new cycle, she asked me to act as her father and I agreed." I reached up and ran my finger through the small child's hair. She yawned quietly and laid her head down on my hair. "It's alright hon, we'll be there soon." As we turned the corner, the park came into view. "Before we go, is there anything I need to know about your home?" I was merely asking as a formality, in case there were family problems that I should steer clear from. She shook her head no. We waited for a moment to ensure we wouldn't be seen. She exclaimed slightly in surprise. "I nearly forgot, hold out your hand Yuri." She asked. I complied, offering my right hand to her. She pressed her index finger to the underside of my palm. I began to feel a slight warmth. She retracted her finger back and I looked at my palm. What looked like a brand had appeared on my palm, in the shape of a small phoenix. "This will allow you to pass through any of our portals at will." She stated. "Is that so? Once again I am in your debt, Miss Ravel. Hopefully I will soon find an adequate way of repaying you for your kindness." I said with a deep bow. With nothing further to delay us, she activated the portal and we stepped through.

The trip was instant, as portals often were. It seemed as though we were brought to the entrance to the grounds of her home. It took my eyes a moment to get adjusted after the brilliant flashes of light that accompanied portal travel. I could feel the shock on my face start to die down after a moment. Ravel laughed, obviously finding my stress humorous. "What, do you get portal-sick?" I shook my head. "No, that was my first time traveling through a portal." I replied. She looked at me amazed. "The 30 Clans villages are in Siberia aren't they? How did you get all the way to Japan if you didn't use a portal?" She questioned. I smiled at her confusion. "I walked." I replied truthfully. "Speaking of walking, we can walk and have our conversation at the same time." I said with a smirk. With that we started the short trek down the path to her home. As it came into view I looked in awe. It was 3 stories, front to back, and must have had roughly 40,000 sq. ft. of space. "Your home is incredible, Miss Ravel." I said. "It looks quite large even from here does it not? It actually only has 5 main bedrooms." She replied. "Really? How many of your family members stay here?" I asked curiously. "I, my 3 brothers, and my parents." She answered. "Speaking of which, there's my mother." She chirped. I looked up and sure enough, a woman was standing in the large courtyard immediately before their home.

Ravel ran up to the courtyard to meet the woman, who responded by embracing the girl in a warm hug. I walked towards them and her mother broke away after a moment. I stood as she silently looked me up and down. She smiled, seemingly pleased with me. "So, you're the young man who's attracted my little daughter's attention. I can definitely see why she finds you good looking." She said with a light giggle. Ravel's face was overcome with a deep blush. I looked at Ravel's mother. She looked a lot like an older Ravel, which I found to be quite appealing. I returned her smile, along with a bow, realizing that she was teasing Ravel, I decided to tease as well. "Yuri Kallen, Mrs. Phenex, and I'll do my very best to ensure Ravel gets to experience all of my other... wonderful qualities, you have my word." I said. Her mother and I were instantly overcome with a fit of laughter. A sharp cough from Ravel broke us from our short lived hysterics. Mrs. Phenex looked up to Eden. "Who's this little one?" She asked sweetly. "This is Eden, ma'am, she serves as my offensive contract spirit, she is also my adopted daughter." I replied. Eden looked at Mrs. Phenex and gave her a smile. "I protect Papa." Eden informed her happily. Mrs. Phenex smiled content with her answer. "Well Mr. Kallen, you're to sleep in Ravel's room. Will that be alright?" She asked. "Well, I don't have any objections unless it would make Ravel uncomfortable." I said, looking to Ravel. "I'll be fine with you there." She said with a smile. "Very well Ravel, show him your room." Mrs. Phenex requested. As we made our way into the manor, I couldn't help but wonder if the rest of Ravel's family were so eccentric.

This marks the end of Chapter 2, I'm rather excited to do the next chapter where Yuri meets the rest of Ravel's family. Who knows how they may react to the newest presence in their home. If you enjoyed, be sure to leave a review telling me what you liked and what you didn't. I've also decided that EVENTUALLY I'll start another story with Yuri and Gabriel. Since we don't know much about her, it makes creating her character all the more fun. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks for reading.