They open the door, and I was greeted by a whole bunch of people and a huge banner reading "Welcome Home Phoenix and Xavier" they even drew little birds around our names. And all at once they said what was in writing above their heads. It felt better than nice, my body felt like it was getting hotter, and I started to cry a little; Lenalee came up to me.

"Here's your special mug with your name on it, and Xavier; we made this for you."

She hands me the mug and the man that let me sleep in his room place a little stand for him.

"Hey Chief, am I suppose to say something?"

I ask as I wipe my tears, he pats my back; I hug him and anyone else that was in my reach.

"Thank you everyone, you didn't have to do all of this."

I laugh as I wipe more tears from my eyes.

Everyone was given something to drink, of course all the adults got wine, and the rest of us got juice or something else, then food! Something that I've been wanting all this time. As I was eating I talked to the same Finders that stood up for me a while ago, I even meet up with Allen again the two of us just talking and laughing; soon people around us began to have a little too much to drink so I left. Growing up the way I did you'll never be around a drunk anything. Xavier and I both have full tummies and I was carrying my cup and his stand that weighed a lot more than it looked, but here's the thing . . . I don't know where our room is. So I was stuck wondering around like a lost puppy.

"I'm tired! I don't fucking know where my room is!"

"Stop being so loud!"

"You're just as loud ass hole."

I say as I walk pass him.

He just glares at me as I smile widely at him.

'Why is it that they made these floors look a like, all the doors too?'

"Not sure, but I can't find my room I'll just sleep somewhere on the floor."

"No need to do that, you can bunk in with me till we find you a room."

I turn around at the sound of the voice of the guy that helped me out not too long ago.

"You haven't been drinking have you?"

I asked not getting too close to him.

"I have work in the morning, can't afford to get a hangover."

Slowly I crossed the gap between us as he opened the door to his room and I happily went in.

"Where's Xavier going to sleep at?"

He pushes a button that was on the bottom half of the stand and a cute little bed popped out and he placed the stand in the corner of the room, he pulls off the small blanket off the bed and one pillow; I took my shoes off and took note of the cold floor.

"Don't want you going to work with a cold or a bad back."

I plopped down on the bed, and looked down at him.

"Besides, you didn't touch me the last time I slept here, I trust you; but I never did get your name."

He sits up and looks at me.

"Reever Wenhamm."

'He better not try anything funny.'

"Oh hush Xavier, he wouldn't do anything like that."

"Like what?"

"Nothing, just get in the bed; please sir."

"Don't call me a sir, it makes me feel old."

"Well you are older than me . . . So I guess that works."

I say in a joking manner as he gets into the bed, he turns out the lights and strip of my clothes, getting in the bed with nothing, but underwear on. That's just how I grew up sleeping, my mom did it, my sister, and my aunts did it so I started to do it. It never bothered me, but I slipped my bra back on; it felt weird sleeping next to a guy like that.

"Hey Mr. Wenhamm, how old are you?"

"26, how about you? And Reever is just fine."

"19, and thank you Reever for sharing your room with me yet again. Night."

"Your welcome Phoenix, good night."

Sleep came pretty fast, but it wasn't peaceful at all.

I was woken up by Phoenix tossing, turning, and talking in her sleep; though it wasn't heavy tossing and turning, just slight movements it was mostly the talking.

"Mommy . . . Daddy . . . Avice; I'm sorry."

I did hear what happened when she went there, and I really do feel sorry for her . . . I was there when she was telling Komui how she got those scars on her back; to think something like that still goes on is just sick. And here I thought they stopped doing that back in the middle ages, I guess I can be wrong about some things. I sat up and looked at her face, it looked troubled, she was having a nightmare that much was sure; not only that but she was sweating. Slowly I pushed her hair aside out of her face to help cool her down.

"I wish I knew how to help you Phoenix."

I got up and went into the bathroom grabbed a rag and put it under the running cold water ringed it out and patted her sweaty face, I did the same thing yet again, but this time I placed it on her forehead; it seemed to calm her down, but she wouldn't stop mumbling .

"Sleep well Phoenix."

I woke up with a start, breathing heavily, sweating a little I sat up, a rag fell off of my forehead. I picked it up and looked at a sleeping Reever; slowly I got out of bed and walked into the bathroom and wet the rag and wiped my face and neck with cold water, I placed the rag on the towel rack and sat by the window resting my head on the pane.

'Why must you haunt me? I thought I helped you in the end. Did I only hurt you more?'

"Phoenix?"

Startled I popped my wings out to cover myself, letting out a rush of air as I did.

"I'm sorry, did I wake you Reever?"

He shakes his head.

"Come back to bed Phoenix, you had a long day."

I cross the room still having my wings covering my body, I asked him to turn around which he did and I slipped back into bed. I was shaking as if I was cold, Reever pulls me close to him and I stiffen up, he strokes my hair.

"It's going to be okay Phoenix; if you need anyone I'm just around the corner. You can come and talk to me; I wont judge you at all."

I cry as I hug him he sits up with me still holding onto him it took me a while to notice that he wasn't wearing a shirt.

"I'm sorry, I got you all wet."

I say in between sobs, he just waves it off and wipe my tears off with the sheets.

"Come on let's go back to sleep, we both have a long day tomorrow."

He pulls me back onto the bed with me still on him, its weird, but it felt nice . . . having someone to care for you that is. His arm was still draped around me I went back to sleep like that . . . and no nightmares.

Morning came, and I found myself still having my arm around Phoenix with her still on top of me sleeping, slowly I picked her up and laid her back down on the bed; I took a look at her face.

"Well she looks at peace now."

And just as I stood upright Johnny came busting in the room.

"Have you seen Phoe- I see to it you have seen her."

He eyes me then Phoenix, he crosses into my room as I just stare at him not really knowing what to say.

"Johnny, its not what it looks like I assure you . . ."

He takes a closer look at her.

"You're only in your boxers and she's wearing one of your shirts. You can't tell me you didn't do anything with her."

"We didn't do anything Johnny, even if I wanted to Xavier would have killed me."

He doesn't seem satisfy with my answer, but let's it go.

"Well hurry up and get ready, we need to finish up on your lovers paper work."

"All right I'll- she not my lover."

He walks out of there laughing as I turn red I turn to my bathroom and saw Xavier looking at me.

"What? What I said was true . . ."

I grabbed my clothes and changed in the bathroom I walked out and woke Phoenix up.

"I wanna go back to sleep."

"You can after when I'm done. I'll be up with the Science department when you wake up I need for you to come up we need to get measurements for you to get fitted for your uniform, and here's the key to my room lock up when you leave okay?"

She nods her head and Xavier grabbed the key from her hand; I let her go back to sleep and walked out of the room, went to the dinning hall, then up to where I work at. When I got there Johnny had that silly smile plastered on his face.

"No Johnny, just do your work."

I mumbled as he got close to me about to say something about Phoenix more than likely.

'I can feel it, today is going to be a long day.'