Chapter 3: home

Author's note: ok I have gotten only one review so a cookie to MysteryAgain for his review but no one found the two hidden hints at the end of the last chapter that wish to

review it. I thank you people who continue to read this I hope you enjoy. Also time skip so there's no boring drive scene


"Slam" as the truck's doors are slammed shut and they get out.

"It's good to be back I could sleep for a few days." Felicia says stretching "right Fernus?"

"I guess I honestly just want to sit near the fireplace it's a bit chilly now." Fernus reply's sullenly.

Abulm and Aiden stay silent as they walk up towards the door to the house. The house in question is located in a forest within a clearing that stretches about a mile in

diameter. They reach the door Abulm looking around to make sure there are no Grimm around before walking in behind them closing the door. He turns to see that Fernus

took his jacket off revealing his Faunus features which is a patch of scales sitting along his back. When he looks at Felicia he sees she is leaning back in an armchair half

asleep in her white shirt and shorts he then looks to see what Aiden is doing to see him in a chair reading a book he then looks up giving Abulm a nod. He then looks towards

a picture on one of the desks before taking the seat closest to the picture. The picture contains two young teenagers showing a boy and girl. The boy shown in it has a red

cloak with black hair and a wide grin with his arm around the girl's shoulder as she's blushing profusely with her golden hair and purple eyes. She's seen wearing a purple

hoodie and pants with a yellow marigold on the hoodie. A faint rustling sound is heard behind him then soft footsteps come towards him he turns around to see Felicia looking

over his shoulder.

"That is you in there but who's the girl next to you because you never told us her name?" Felicia asks him questioningly.

"That is Fikana Marigold she died on a mission a few years back we were together." Abulm finishes sadly.

"Oh no wonder she looks like Neria they were sisters." Felicia says matter of factly "I guess Neria is the younger sibling then."

"Yes, Neria is about seven years younger than Fikana" Abulm says in a emotionless tone "now if you don't mind I'm going to go upstairs. Before I do Aiden don't you need to

get back to atlas?"

"No not really schools out it should be starting up tomorrow I wonder how this years crop will turn out" Aiden reply's to Abulm's question.

"I see ok then I guess that would be all then goodnight then" Abulm says curtly before heading towards the stairs.

As Abulm starts to make his way towards the stairs they hear a rapid pattering of footsteps coming towards the front door then they hear it slam open.

"Abulm did you hear there was a fire at a warehouse quite a ways away what happened I hear it was a white fang warehouse" says a blonde girl in her late teens sporting a

marigold on the back of her shirt.

"Oh really was there anything else there that explains the fire?" Abulm says "oh and hello Neria how are you this fine evening."

"I'm good and they say they found a few burnt bodies they say it might have been cause by dust but they aren't too sure what happened" Neria says matter of factly.

"Hey Neria I was wondering why we didn't see you when we got back" Felicia says walking up to Neria and giving her a brief hug.

"The reason I wasn't here was because I went to one of those dust shops so I can restock our dust supplies and ammunition since we were running a bit low. Oh don't worry I

ordered it to be delivered so I didn't carry any home except that burn crystal you wanted Abulm." Neria says almost without taking a breath.

"Ok thank you Neria now I'm going to head to bed it has been a rough day I'll talk to you in the morning Neria." Abulm says a bit tiredly.

As he finishes saying that he turns around and starts to walk up the stairs leaving Neria and Felicia at the entrance.

"Come on Neria let's go into the living room where it's cozier than this entryway" Felicia says taking Neria's hand and pulling her towards the living room.

As Felicia take Neria to the living room Abulm opens the door to the bedroom and sees Zack sitting in the chair located at the only desk in the room.

"Ahh I was wondering when you were going to get back Zack" Abulm says as he moves over to the bed shrugging his cape and jacket off then proceeds to take the gloves off

revealing his hands.

"Yes I came up here like you ordered before we went there boss" Zack reply's without any emotion.

"Ahh that's right" Abulm muses to himself "release locking mechanism one."

"So you're going to enable my speech protocol?" Zack says questioningly.

"Of course it's just me and you and the walls to this room are sound proof plus I need to take this mask off its killing me" Abulm says with amusement "I mean I made you

after all."

He then proceeds to take the mask off revealing a feminine face as well as golden hair "those Faunus almost broke the voice changer on my mask" says the girl.

"I would have taken the hit for you mother" Zack says humbly.

"No need to be so humble you can call me Fikana" says Fikana.


End notes: I hope you enjoyed this chapter if you were surprised then ask yourself who was it that died those years ago. Now that I got to spring my trap I hope you guys

enjoy the next chapter.