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"The" – Oral/Normal Speaking

'The' – Thoughts

'The' - Telepathic Speech

AN: Okay, due to a REALLY huge mistake on my part, I've had to rewrite this chapter from scratch, since I didn't have the backup copy of the chapter on my computer. I'm afraid that this won't be as long as it originally was.

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oO~A New Plan~Oo

-Rainsworth Manor-

The small group of six sat in the sitting room, their faces pensive.

"What shall do next, then?" Sharon asked, breaking the silence.

"There isn't much we can do," Oz replied. "Without knowing what the Baskervilles will do next, we've landed ourselves at a stand-still in regards to our plans and goals."

Silence once again settled among the group.

Suddenly the doors burst open and Oscar Vessalius sauntered into the room.

"How's everybody today?" Oscar greeted cheerfully.

"Uncle Oscar?" Oz exclaimed, standing up. "What are you doing here?"

"I heard about that Chain incident at Reveille," the older man replied. "I came to see how you all were doing after that little escapade. Especially since, you Break used Mad Hatter."

Oscar turned to his nephew and smiled softly. "But most importantly, I came to bring you home."

"H-Home?" Oz stuttered out.

"It's been ten years since you've set foot in your own home, Oz," his uncle told him gently. "Don't you think it's time you went back?"

"Isn't—" Oz began.

"Zai hasn't set foot within the Vessalius Manor for more than ten years now," Oscar cut in. "I don't think he'll turn up there anytime soon."

'Home,' Oz thought, waling over and looking out of the window, 'It's been so long since I've been there. But do I even have the right?'

'Oz,' came Jack's voice. 'It's your home and you have the right to be there, no matter how you were treated. You had Mrs. Kate to take care you, right? You had Oscar and Ada, even Gil. That is the home you were born in and you have as much of a right as Zai to be in that house. Go. Go home.'

'You know,' Oz commented after a small bout of silence, 'That is probably one of the few poetic and helpful things you said to me since I met you.'

'Why th—Hey!' Jack huffed.

'You walked right into that one,' Oz chuckled.

He turned back to his uncle and nodded. "I'll go back. I'll go back home."

-Vessalius Manor-

The Vessalius Manor wasn't too different from the set up of Rainsworth manor. The only visible differences were the colour scheme and the way everything around the manor was set up.

The bricks were a light burgundy with the roof and shutters being a forest-green hue. Accents of white and blue covered the large building and the dark-chestnut wood doors gave the manor a mystifying appearance. Lily and hyacinths surrounded the walkway and large, flourishing oak and pine trees scattered completed the scenery.

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Oz gained a nostalgic look in his eyes as they roamed over the place he'd called 'home' for fifteen years. 'I'm here. I'm really home and it's not a dream.' He started to remember the times he'd dreamt of his home while trapped in the Abyss. But while he'd gotten over his homesickness, for the most part, There were still times he'd wished he could see his family and friends.

Taking a deep breath, Oz stepped out of the carriage, the rest of the group following behind him with Cheshire in his feline form. Hesitantly, Oz took hold of the door knocker and clacked it three times.

When the chestnut doors opened, Oz was surprised the see that it was Mrs. Kate., who seemed to have hardly changed in the ten years he'd been gone.

"It's been a while, hasn't it, Mrs. Kate?" the gold-haired male smiled gently, if not a little frightened at her reaction to him.

The dark-haired woman gasped, her hands went to her mouth as her eyes filled with tears. "Young Master Oz?"

"It's been a while since I've been called that," Oz grinned at the older woman.

With a sob, Mrs. Kate hurled herself at Oz, trapping him in a tight embrace. "Oh you've grown so much and so handsomely!" She blubbered.

Panicking, Oz quickly shushed the woman that had taken care of him since he could begin to remember.

"Oh where are my manners?" the dark-haired woman regained her composure. "Please, come in. Diner will be ready for you and your companions in a few moments, Young Master." She ushered them all inside and seated them in the dining hall.

"Will we have meat?" Alice spoke up, stars in her eyes at the thought of her favorite type of food.

Mrs. Kate only blinked at the young girl who held a black cat in her arms as the rest of Oz's companions laughed.

"Mrs. Kate," Oz chuckled, making the maid look up at him. "Could you prepare a few meat dishes for tonights meal in addition to everything else you have planned?"

"Of course, Young Master," Mrs. Kate bowed and left the room.

After dinner, the group found themselves in the sitting room of the Vessalius Manor, Alice and Cheshire falling asleep long before.

"I have a plan," Oz spoke, "But I need you all to hear me out before saying anything."

Sharon, Break and Gilbert looked at each other before giving a nod each in consent.

The gold-haired male sighed in relief. "I have already told you that we need to know the Baskerville's next moves in order to follow through with our plans, correct?"

The trio nodded once again.

"The only way to do that would be to gain a spy within the Baskerville household," Oz continued.

"Who did you have in mind?" Sharon asked.

"Zai Vessalius," Oz answered.

A bientôt,

TsukiyoTenshi