AN: And my ever growing collection of unfinished stories grows ever larger! Anyways, for the itty bitty amount of people who'll read, or at least misclick on this story, welcome! This story was originally going to be a Mother's Day sort of thing...but much like the still unfinished April Fool's day story, I'm awful at finishing spur of the moment ideas on the same day as holidays...so I figured instead of making two belated holiday stories. I'd rework this one into a larger thing, centered on the members of Team RFGH and Team PANE getting to meet or hear about the people that helped shape the Mantle natives into the Huntsmen and Huntress in training that they are today.

And to start things off, we have Hade Tyx! The lovable happy go lucky comic relief dog boy of his team. So, who was it that shaped Hade into the happy helper he is today? Felinus? Ginger? Rolland? Someone new? Only one way to find out!

Another cold day in Solitas...A simple Sunday morning of a bland boring weekend for one Ginger Hind, the lone lady of Atlas Academy's Team RFGH. A strange pair of magnifying glasses secure over the young woman's eyes as she tinkered and silently worked on her dust rifle at her desk, enjoying the rare quiet privacy she gained from being alone in her team's dorm room...well mostly alone. Her feline faunus teammate was actually present, though Felinus was still fast asleep in his upper bunk, silent save for the sound of his breathing and the occasional grumbles and mumbles about some award ceremony occurring in his dreams. The pair's partners however were absent, Rolland having left early with the intention of visiting his brother yet again, while Hade...well...Hade was off...being Hade. The happy go lucky hybrid having disappeared sometime after classes had ended Friday evening...only to seemingly drop off the face of remnant...The kind canine failing to return or even call to check in with his team that night or the following day...

Were they bad friends for not worrying? Over twenty four hours with not a single peep from the friendly faunus, yet no one was worried? Not even his beloved girlfriend had apparently seen or heard from him...Sure, Hade was a huntsman in training and...well...he was Hade, but shouldn't at least someone be a tad concerned? Was he okay? Was he eating? Had he brushed his teeth? Had he at least changed his clothes? Or was he still wearing the same hoodie, pants, and...ratty...disgusting underwear that he left in...? These thoughts and so many more rattled about inside Ginger's mind...a disgusted shiver working its way up her spine...but yet here she sat. No rescue party had been formed, no worried conversations had occurred, no one had even bothered trying to call him up...everyone just accepted it without question. Percy had busied herself with schoolwork along with training and bonding with her teammates, while the RFG of Team RFGH just went about their usual lives without their AWOL companion. In fact the three of them had slept like rocks without their resident snorer to keep them and their neighbors up all night. Feli seemed less snippy and had mapped out some plans for future schemes, Rolland had managed to cut his destruction down and had even escaped the room this morning without breaking anything or upsetting the puma, and Ginger...well...Ginger was just here, doing some basic maintenance on her rifle. Shouldn't they be out there looking for their wayward coywolf companion? Maybe...Probably...the only consolation was that their leader had proposed hunting their teammate down if he didn't show up by lunch...so...she'd put off worrying for...about three and a half more hours. By then she should be mentally and physically prepared to try and find her lost friend, and her weapon would be fully reconstructed and ready for use too. Sure, she might not need it for her search...unless Hade had somehow managed to find himself in bandit captivity...or lost in some Grimm infested dungeon or location...but once again...this was Hade….expecting the unexpected was just something you had to do...and Gods help you if you underestimated the situation or weren't prepared. And so she continued her work on her weapon...better to be safe and secure than risk herself or someone else being hurt or worse because she ignored proper weapon care.

Adjusting the focus on her magnifying goggles, the lone human grumbled as she stared down the barrel of her deconstructed weapon, sliding a hand up under her beanie before withdrawing a small long necked brush from her personal hammerspace. With a huff, she slid the tool into the barrel, working to break down some built up dust and condensation left from the last time she'd used the weapon. Darned thing...didn't matter how careful she was or how she shot the weapon...slow and methodical shots, bursts shots, occasional spray and pray (As Feli described it) the end result was always the same...there was always so much left over dust and grime...This is probably what they got for buying an outdated military rifle from a pawnshop...granted their options were limited at the time...but surely they could have gotten something that didn't jam up all the time! This was borderline unacceptable...no wonder the previous owner ditched the thing...probably got a newer better model and replaced the rifle immediately...Or did the Atlas military intentionally mass produce their weapons like this? Maybe it was to help instill proper maintenance and weapon care to the ranks...having to break down and clean their weapons so often to ensure they were always perfectly ready for battle...perfection was something Atlas prided itself on...but surely there must be a limit! Constant deconstruction for cleaning and reconstruction was time consuming, and on a battlefield could prove deadly...if you failed to maintain the weapon it may jam, or the built up dust could turn the weapon into a glorified pipebomb. Similarly, taking the time to break down and clean the weapon could leave you with your proverbial pants around your ankles. Enemies and Grimm would surely jump at the chance to take out a distracted huntsman, huntress, or common soldier...

Sighing as she sat the brush down on her desk, right in line with all the other tools she'd used thus far that would need to properly clean when all was said and done. Reaching up into her beanie once more, she grabbed hold of the next item she'd need to continue her work, only to jump in shock as a loud splintering sound filled the air of the previously calm quiet room. Withdrawing her hand from her beanie, she grabbed hold of her magnifying goggles and lifted them up to rest atop her beanie, before finally turning back towards the source of the sound...Team RFGH's door...the poor, poor, poor piece of wood that seemed to be repaired, rebuilt, and or replaced every other week at best...and every other day at worst...inexplicably had a boot stuck through the base. Splintered bits of wood laying on the floor as an all too familiar foot wiggled and waggled about awkwardly, seemingly lodged in place a few inches above the floor. "Woops." A similarly familiar muffled voice and laughter from the other side of the door more or less confirmed the culprit.

Letting out a long drawn out sigh, Ginger removed her glasses, setting them down carefully inside of their carrying kit before she slid back and stoof from her desk. Making her way past the bunks and the slightly stirred faunus resting atop his raised bed before grabbing hold of her door knob and carefully pulling the door open, bringing along with it the boot, and the familiar lanky tailed boy that was attached to said boot. "There's a KNOB Hade."

"Hey Gingy! Good morning! And that's something I'd expect Feli to say."

Giving the flustered faunus a stern glare, the girl glanced down towards where her teammate's leg had gone through their door before letting out another long sigh. "Looks like we'll be needing a new door...again...The staff are not going to be happy when they see this Hade…"

"Ah...Sorry Gingy...but my hands were full…" Shifting back awkwardly as he tried desperately not to fall...or close the door on his teammate, the kind canine shifted his arms before producing a large cafeteria tray to the girl. "Here you go!"

Blinking in surprise, Ginger turned her eyes to the tray and the food that lay atop it. Two slices of slightly burnt buttered toast, a plate of scrambled eggs, three strips of crispy bacon, a half slice of grapefruit, a bowl of cereal...Pumpkin Pete's most likely. One glass of milk and another of orange juice...a fork, a spoon, a small stack of napkins...the whole nine yards. Cocking an eyebrow in confusion, the girl hesitantly reached out to take the tray from her ever smiling teammate. "Why...thank you Hade this is...nice."

"No problemo Gingy!" With a quick salute, the coywolf boy chuckled, twisting about awkwardly as he tried to get comfortable...with his leg stuck in the door. "I'd wanted to make you breakfast in bed...but I guess I got here too late."

"Oh?" Making her way back to her desk, Ginger carefully repositioned her tools and weapons before taking a seat and picking up the bowl of cereal, scooping out a bit of milky marshmallowy goodness. "That's incredibly kind of you Hade. What's the occasion?"

"Oh! Well y'see-"

"I smell breakfast…" The groggy voice of Felinus immediately silenced the pair,both pairs of eyes looking toward the bunk directly above Hade's, the cat eared boy grumbling sleepily as he hung his boxer clad legs over the edge of the bunk. His loose fitting tank top riding up as he scratched his side and yawned loudly. Lowering his green eyes down towards his fully dressed female teammate, the boy's eyes widened...not on her, but on the full breakfast tray that lay on her desk. "Wh...what...Gingy! What the fuck?! Where'd you get all that?"

"Hade delivered it to me."

"Morning Feli!"

"HADE! Where's m…" Trailing off immediately as he spied his best friend and partner standing in the door, the puma let out an amused snort, dropping down to the floor while he left his bed unkempt and unmade, clashing harshly with Ginger's perfectly made top bunk. "There's a KNOB Hade."

"Hey that's what Gingy said!" With a laugh and a point to the calm girl enjoying her cereal, Hade turned his attention back towards his partner. "I told her it was something I'd ex-"

"Hade, bud, as much as I love you ribbing Gingy, it's too early for this...and I was having such a great dream..." Stroking the bags under his eyes, the boy sighed out in disappointment as he sat out one of his casual shirts and pants before giving his coywolf companion a quick look. "So, where's my breakfast busboy?"

"Oh, sorry Feli, I just got one for Gingy."

"Dude…"

"I mean, I dropped one off for Percy too-"

"Dude!"

"But Gingy's the only one on our team to get a tray."

"DUDE! What the hell?!"

"Yeah Hade. This is a bit...out of character for you. Not that I'm complaining mind you." Taking another bite of her cereal, she quickly swallowed before cocking her head. "What's the occasion?"

"Oh right, I didn't get to finish before!" Chuckling as he smacked his forehead, the coywolf adjusted his stance, pressing more against the door he was still stuck in. "So anyways, Friday after class, I took a trip down to Mantle."

"Taking another one of your...helper trips? Right?"

"So basically your average Friday night spiel." The puma grumbled as he peeled his tanktop off, tossing it to the floor as he fished out a new undershirt for the day.

"Wrong word Feli." Turning her back to the boys to allow her friend his privacy...what little could be had with their door wide open and their happy hybrid literally standing inside of said door. "Just calling it a habit would be more accurate."

"Whatever."

"Please continue Hade."

"So I go down to Mantle, help some folks, have some fun, read a book, have a nice snack, follow a bug, helped a nice old lady cross the street, and when she I went back to pick up her dropped cane, who do I find?"

"Your brain?"

"Feli."

"Yeah you're right. If he'd found that, he would've brought me breakfast too."

"You're abnormally cranky this morning Feli."

"And I'm up abnormally early while you're abnormally well fed, Ginger. I wonder if there's a connection there..."

Rolling her eyes at the cat's complaints, Ginger quickly downed the last bits of her cereal before setting down her bowl and waving her hand for Hade to continue as she picked up her glass of orange juice. "We're sorry to keep interrupting Hade, now who'd you find?"

"I found Auntie Invi!" If Ginger had taken a sip of her juice, that would have been the very moment she spat it back out...luckily though, she hadn't. As comical as that may have been, the girl would have likely gotten the acidic spray all over her weapon, her tools, and just about everything else on her well maintained desk. Instead, she simply let out a choked sound, her eyes going wide as she stared forward in utter disbelief at what she'd just heard. And judging by the similar choked sound from behind her, Felinus likely found those four words just as hard to process. "I know right! I had the same reaction! I couldn't believe she was back in town! It's been years!"

"You...found Invi…"

"Yeah! I mean, we kept in touch after she left, but it's something different when you see someone in person, y'know?"

"Invi...is back in town?"

"Yep! I guess she's got some business in the area, and we just happened to run into each other! It was so amazing! So anyways, I kinda spent all of Friday night and yesterday with her catching up….and all the talking and catching up and stuff...I...well...we came up with this idea!"

"What idea exactly?"

"The breakfast!"

"Invi...suggested that you make me breakfast in bed?"

"Yep! Well...no...kinda…? Okay, see, we were talking and catching up and stuff, and well...the conversation kinda rolled around to holidays…I guess Invi's family gets together on this giant ranch for the big holidays…And if we're lucky, we might get invited to visit to their next get together! But that's not really important for the story...so we're talking and all, and it eventually came onto the fact that none of us really did anything for Mothers' day."

"I...well...that's to be expected Hade, none of us have mothers to speak of...Invi knows this doesn't she?"

"Well yeah...I mean, I never said you and Feli and Rolland were in the same boat, but she knows...I think...but that's not the point! We may not have moms but like…Talking to Invi, she pointed out a couple things and...like..." In a rare moment, the happy go lucky Hade seemed to be at a complete loss of words, eventually though, he simply let out a soft laugh. "I realized, Ginger...You're kinda like...our mom. The team's mom…"

"P-Pardon?"

"I'm not trying to be mean! Promise! Seriously though, you're totally a mom character! Or a big sis type...but you totally fit the mom category! You take care of us, you make sure we study, that we clean up, you help Rolland with all your gadgets, you help Feli with his plans and keep him from getting in trouble, same with me! I mean, just look at me!" With a laugh and what she assumed was a motion to his current predicament the boy continued. "We're a mess, but you put up with it all the time...Seriously Ginger, you're like, Team RFGH's super mom! And After talking with Invi...I kinda realized that we don't really thank you as much as we should….and I know it's late and weird and awkward and all...but...I wanted to do this…to say thank you for all you do for us...so...yeah...thanks Gingy...you're awesome."

"I...Hade…" Struggling to find the proper words as she shifted about in her seat, the girl took a deep breath before moving to stand. "Feli, are you decent?" Receiving nothing but silence, she shifted once more seat. "Feli?"

"He's good...I think?"

Hazarding a glance back, Ginger was greeted with the sight of the underdressed Faunus simply standing there...still in his boxers from the night before and with a new shirt half on as he stared at his partner, teammate and childhood friend all rolled into one happy go lucky faunus boy...who was still stuck in the door. Satisfied with her teammate's...state of dress, (At least he was in his boxers) the girl silently stood, making her way over to the captured coywolf, before suddenly throwing her arms around him, giving Hade her best impression of one of his beartrap hugs. The sudden yelp brought an even wider smile to her usually calm face as she held her friend close. "Thank you Hade...Those words...they mean so very….very much to me…"

"Ooof...Heh...just...telling it how it is Gingy."

"I still appreciate it...thank you…" Squeezing the coywolf just the littlest bit tighter, the girl's smile only grew wider as she released him. "And thank you for making me breakfast."

"My pleasure Gingy! And you really should thank Auntie Invi! Seriously...She made me want to thank ALL the moms! I've still got a bunch of teams and teachers to talk to too!"

"Invi...certainly has had a...positive effect on you."

"Always has! She's the best!"

"Well, I much prefer this iteration than the...last time we had the pleasure of interacting with her."

"I mean in her defense, you guys...Feli...did kinda try attacking her."

Finally coming back to reality, the cat boy let out a long hiss at his partner's words. "And she kicked my fucking ass! How was I supposed to know she was a fucking huntress?!"

"She was still in training…"

"She practically broke my back!"

"And I'm sure she's very sorry for it Feli." Sighing as she made her way back over to her desk and her breakfast, Ginger started working on her eggs. "Isn't that right Hade?"

"Oh yeah...I mean…" Pausing for a moment, the boy eventually settled for a shrug and a smile. "I've been telling her about everything! All the good times, all the craziness, how we're a huntress and huntsmen team. She's so proud! And since it's been so long, she really wants to meet the whole team!"

"Oh fuck that…Wait. She's not here is she?!" Recoiling and using his shirt as a makeshift shield, the boy looked towards the open door...staring...staring hard...very very hard...as if looking for something invisible to the naked eye….only to spin around, eyeing every inch of their room with the same panicked look. "Invi I swear if you fucking-"

"Oh Feli, she's not here." Laughing at his friend's antics, the coywolf waved his hand in amusement. "Invi's off in Atlas. Turns out she's actually got some family that live 'round here! Who'd a thunk it huh?"

"Family?"

"Family?! Oh that's just fucking great...fucking multiple Invi's…" Finally tugging on his shirt, Ginger barely had a moment to turn away before Felinus dropped his drawers before stepping into a new pair of boxers. "They anything like her?"

"Nah...I mean I haven't met them...but from what she's told me they're all pretty cool! Guess they're kinda spread all over Remnant...but there's a couple that live here in Atlas and down below in Mantle too! I think she's planning on bringing a few to the whole...get together thing. She's real excited to catch up with you guys! See how our team's getting along, maybe a little sparring if we got the time."

"Hard pass."

"Wh? Aw c'mon Feli…"

"Yeah no, I aint having a romantic candle lit-"

"We're just gonna be meeting up at Snow's..."

"Dinner...coffee...date...thing! I'm not going out with that see-through psycho!"

"But Feeeeeliiiiii…"

"But. NOTHIN'! I ain't doin it! Go ask your stupid girlfriend!"

"Oh! Already did!"

"Yeah, take her to m- Wait you did?"

"I did!"

"He did….nice boxers Felinus…foregoing the leopard print this time?"

"Heya Percy!"

Turning back once more, Ginger caught the sight of her teammate tugging his pants up, covering his polka dotted drawers while he glared to the dark haired Haven huntress in their doorframe. "Well look what the bitch dragged in…"

Snorting and rolling her eyes, Percy adjusted the cafeteria tray in her arms, the various dishes and utensils jingling melodically. "What is it with you and your strange fascination with my partner Felinus? Every time we talk you seem to have something to say about her...why, Eon's not even here, and you're still bringing her up...You're bound to make Ginger jealous one of these days."

And there it was...Feli antagonizing Percy with his basic go to insults, Percy brushing them off and redirecting them to further anger the feline...the same old song and dance, only Rolland wasn't here to break it up by focusing Feli's anger on himself...and similarly, Hade couldn't silence his girlfriend with his overabundance of affection due to his...current predicament...which meant the role of mediator fell upon Ginger. "Good morning Percy. You seem well."

"Same to you Ginger. I see Hade delivered your belated mothers' day meal as well."

"He did...ever the lovable lug. You're a very lucky girl."

"Quite…now then, I believe you lot were discussing coming out to meet with his aunt...Invi was it?"

"Yup!"

"That's right, Hade was inviting us out to visit Invi...will you and your team be coming along?"

"Only Eon and myself...Hade invited the Cimmer cousins, but Nyx is a tad...upset. Seems she feels she was lied to about Hade's backstory."

"Good on those two...they get to avoid having to sit through a meeting with two psycho sluts…"

"Care to elaborate on that Felinus?"

"I would. But as luck would have it. No one brought ME any breakfast."

"Sorry Feli!"

"Yeah whatever. You'd better make me something on Father's day…" Plopping his hat atop his head to complete his look, the faunus made his way up to the ever so slightly taller huntress, leveling a lazy glare on her before smirking. "Anyways, I need breakfast. And seeing as looking at you is ruining my appetite. I'm gonna go. Have fun with Invi, I just KNOW you'll be the best of friends." Reaching out, he roughly grabbed his partner by his collar before finally retching him out of the door. "C'mon Frankenstein, you're with me."

"Oh! Y'know I think those are the names of two of Auntie Invi's cousins!"

"Thrilling. Tell me more about it over breakfast."

"Alrighty! Bye Gingy! Love ya Percy!" With a quick peck on his girlfriend's cheek as he swiped the cafeteria tray, Hade found himself being dragged along by his shorter companion down the hallway. "See you girls tonight!"

Left alone, the pair of huntresses finally turned their attention towards each other, Percy cocking an eyebrow as she nodded in the direction the boys had gone. "What is it that you see in that cranky cat?"

Not rising to the girl's bait, Ginger simply shrugged. "What do you see in Hade?" For a moment, she'd considered asking what Hade saw in her...but that was a tad too confrontational for her liking...and that was more often than not Feli's comment…

The two stayed silent, simply staring at each other as their questions stayed unanswered. The two girls didn't really have that bad of a relationship...they certainly weren't friends, but they could respect and acknowledge each other….well maybe not respect...tolerate was probably a better word for it. In the end, it was Percy who moved first, the torch fighter nodding towards Ginger once more. "Nice talk Ginger. I'll let you enjoy your breakfast in peace. I suppose we'll be seeing each other later tonight."

"Right...you do know where Snow's cafe is...don't you?"

"It's been some time since I've been down in Mantle...but I'm sure I'll find my way…if worst comes to worst I can always ask Eon for directions...or Hade may come looking for me himself. til tonight Ginger." Exchanging final pleasantries, Percy pulled the door to the RFGH dorm room closed, leaving Ginger alone with her breakfast, her disassembled gun...and that darned hole in their door…

Letting out a long drawn out sigh, the Atlesian huntress pulled her scroll from her pocket, leveling the screen over the hole before snapping a picture, only to then forward it to both her team leader, and the academy staff…hopefully having a hole in their door would be the biggest pain she had to deal with for the day…