a/n: sorry for not updating in a while- i been busy and in a writers block. happy (late) halloween and merry christmas!

The morning came faster than anyone wanted it to. It was the last day of summer, something that no one in the house was happy about. Peter found school boring while Raivis found it both boring and he got really anxious and stressed out during the year. The men would start back up with their jobs around the same time that the children would start school. However, with knowing that there was Y/N in the family, they knew that some adult would need to be there with her. Back when it was just Peter and Raivis, they'd either go to Raivis' house for some time, or leave Raivis in charge.

Like usual, Y/N was up before anyone else. Currently, she was sitting on the couch, waiting for someone to come downstairs. After a little while, Tino and Lukas had come downstairs and followed up with their morning routine.

Skip to when everyone is up and downstairs…

Tino was busy fixing up breakfast for everyone, Berwald, Matthias and Lukas were having their morning coffee, Peter and Raivis were sitting at the dining table and Emil was just sitting with Y/N, trying to talk to her. However, he just wasn't getting any responses from her, like usual. Breathing a heavy sigh, he leaned back onto the couch, glancing over to Y/N, who was trembling violently beside him. He had tried so hard to calm her down and make her feel safe, but nothing seemed to be working. Eventually he came down to the conclusion that she did fairly better when left alone during anxiety attacks. The reason for that was, she just didn't know what to do with all of the kindness.

Skip to when breakfast is done…

Once Tino had finished cooking breakfast for the family, Berwald, Matthias and Lukas all sat down at the table. He was thinking of calling Y/N and Emil over to the table, but didn't want to scare or overwhelm Y/N more than she already was. After a few moments however, Emil came into the kitchen, and Tino smiled slightly. Emil then spoke, "I'm going to eat with Y/N, over on the couch. Is that okay?"

Tino just nodded, and handed him the plates and utensils. "I'll get the cups." He grabbed the cups and helped Emil bring over the both of their meals back over to the couch. The Finnish man flashed a soft smile over to Y/N before going back to the rest of the family.

Emil distributed everything between the both of them- a plate of eggs, a fork and a glass of orange juice for Y/N and the same for himself. Unsure on what to say or do next, he simply grabbed up his fork and cut a piece of egg before eating it, hoping that this would prompt Y/N to eat a little bit as well. When she didn't, Emil grew worried. Looking at Y/N, Emil began to speak softly, "Y/N…" Surprisingly, she didn't jump. All she did was look up to him, letting him know he could go on, "Are you hungry?"

She only shook her head. Sighing, Emil only nodded slightly, not wanting to press the issue. "Well, I guess I'll just leave you alone…" With that, he grabbed up his plate, fork and glass before making his way over to the kitchen table with the rest of the family. Tino was about to ask him why he had come back, and Emil was quick to respond with the simple look that Tino had given him. "She said that she wasn't hungry. I left her plate of food with her in case she would eventually want some, though."

Tino bit his lip in a worried manner, but sighed and nodded, staring back down at his own plate. 'What will it be like in the future?' He began to pick at his food slightly.

Berwald sensed Tino's worry and that he was a bit off, and gave him a gentle and affectionate nudge, to which Tino only nodded to.

With Y/N…

Y/N looked back over to the direction of the kitchen, then back over to her plate of food. Surely one little bit couldn't hurt, right? Although she had told Emil that she wasn't hungry, she really was… Shifting slightly in discomfort, Y/N quickly picked up the fork and cut off a small piece, eating it. Then she shifted away from the food.

Skip to when everyone is done eating breakfast…

Lukas, Emil and Matthias had brought their plates to the sink while Peter and Raivis had just fled as soon as they were finished. Tino and Berwald usually cleaned, and that's what they were doing. Emil went back to Y/N to get her plate, fork and cup. He frowned slightly to see that she hardly ate anything, but didn't say anything on it. All he did was take everything and bring it to Tino and Berwald. Berwald only nodded his thanks before starting to wash the dish. For the rest of the day, Tino would be getting the children school supplies with Matthias, Peter and Raivis. He wanted to ask Y/N, but figured that it could wait. She still seemed quite scared, after all.

Skip to the end of the day…

The whole day was spent with Lukas, Emil, Berwald, Hanatamago and Y/N just back at the house while Matthias, Peter, Raivis and Tino went out to get school supplies. When the four got back from shopping, they all decided it was time for bed. Peter, like usual, refused to, and whined slightly on how he wanted more time out from school. Raivis was trying to convince Peter to just obey and go to bed, though he really wanted some more time out from school. Berwald, Tino, Emil, Lukas, Y/N and Hana however went up to bed, leaving Matthias, Peter and Raivis downstairs. Eventually Peter sighed and gave in, and everyone was soon set for bed and asleep.

Skip to the morning…

Well, this was it.

Y/N's first day of school in a few years. She highly dreaded this. However, she made sure to be up early, like usual. And, surprisingly, Peter had gotten up when Matthias had woken both him and Raivis up. Lukas and Berwald had already had their morning coffee, while Emil and Tino were making some muffins. They decided to make something a little bit heavier than usual for their first day of school. Once the children's breakfast was finished, Tino went upstairs to get Y/N as Matthias, Raivis and Peter were making their way down the stairs.

When he was at Y/N's room, he knocked on the door, causing Y/N to jump, before he simply just walked in. "Y/N?" He called out quietly, looking towards the girl, who had gotten up to open the door at first. "It's time to get ready for school. We wouldn't want to be late on the first day!" He also began to think for a few moments, wondering why she usually didn't do anything, but figured that she was just waiting to be told. "Oh, and also, in the future, you're allowed to do whatever you please, as long as nobody's getting hurt." Y/N only nodded, and Tino smiled and began to make his way down the stairs.

Y/N looked through her bag to get the smallest set of clothes that she had had, though with knowing how much weight she had lost with her abuser, they were quite baggy on her body. She changed her outfit before putting on the uniform over it. Then she began to slowly make her way down the stairs, where Emil offered her a muffin. Y/N however shook her head. Emil, having a fairly big sweet tooth, was unable to control himself. Once he walked away, he began to eat the muffin.

Tino called Y/N into another room and began to match the children with their school supplies. Matthias laughed behind Tino, always loving how frazzled that Tino was on the first day of school. Once Tino was finished, Emil was finished with Y/N's muffin, and Tino, Lukas and Emil could finally get a good look at the children, feeling a sense of pride wash over them. They all looked so good in their uniforms, even if Y/N looked quite thin. They all hoped that she would soon gain the weight back and become healthier.

A smile rose to Tino's face, chasing away the anxiety that he had been feeling earlier. "Well, let's get going. I just know that today is going to be a good day." With that, he led Emil, Raivis, Peter and Y/N out to the car, where they began to make their way to school.

This was not going to be a good day for Y/N, and she knew that. She was already feeling her anxiety levels rising at just the thought of school. However, she didn't protest, and continued to sit in the back seat, trembling violently as the school came into sight.