Things were going well, yeah; they were definitely going well.
Sucking in a breath Nora stared blankly at the training dummies in front of them. Her and Ren, that was the boys name ya, they had been here for a few weeks now. It took some time, but she was starting to get comfortable, it was a first honestly.
She'd never been able to stay still for this long before, not with out something trying to eat her anyways. But this, this feeling of having an anchor, it felt nice. The Arc's, they were nice, yeah they were really nice. It was surprisingly, how Nora had so much more family than she ever imagined. She had two older sisters, two older brothers, and a gaggle of younger sisters and two doting parents. It was way more than she had ever expected to have.
Verte, the sister just slightly younger than her, she was adventurous, a tomboy if you will. If there was something to climb in her way, you could bet she'd climb it. Bleue, she was studious, always in her books, at least Nora thought she was studying. Sometimes she saw a glimmer of mischief behind her large glasses, and Nora wasn't really sure she wanted to know. The Twins, Indy and Goa, they were troublesome and energetic, she couldn't help but feel her heart warm. Then came the youngest, Violette, she was a gentle soul quite possibly the most level headed of all her new found sisters.
It was overwhelming as it was, and that was only counting all her new little sisters. Her two elder sisters were definitely nice though, Rouge was incredibly motherly, probably because she was quite a bit older than the rest of them. Where as Nora, Ren, and Jaune were all eight, Rouge was bordering on 16, nearly twice their age. If Mama Arc wasn't there, you could bet that it was up to Rouge to take care of all of them. Next to her was Saphron, who was only 4 years their elder, she was incredibly sweet. And from what Nora could tell was more likely to let the others get away with nearly anything, if only because she seemed to be just as mischievous.
Now, there were her brothers, it as a good thing she realized they were both boys, because well she almost mistook both of them for girls. Jaune was small, really small, if she hadn't been told that he was also 8, well she wouldn't have realized he as the third eldest child. And then there was Ren, he wasn't originally an Arc much like herself. Where as Nora began to talk more, Ren hardly said anything, but that didn't make him dismissive or rebellious. No he seemed to go along with whatever Hijinks the others had decided were necessary. And it was slight, but she noticed a smile every now and then, which was always better than any tears.
Nora really liked Ren and Jaune, now don't get her wrong, she loved everyone, mama and papa Arc especially, but no she really really liked? No Loved, that was more like it, she loved Ren and Jaune. They were a security blanket, and she felt safe. Ren and her had gone through the same thing, and Jaune? He had been the first to extend himself to them. He was patient, they all were, but he especially so. She loved them both dearly, and while she was still terrified, she couldn't have hoped for a better situation. This was her new family, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
Which was why, when Mr and Ms, no no that's too informal. When Mama and Papa Arc offered to help train them, she took it. All of them had their Aura's unlocked, it seemed that what happened at Kuroyuri struck a cord with everyone.
Grabbing the makeshift mallet in her hand, it reminded her of the Toy Ren had promised handed her when they had met a second time. She made her way out, though pausing once her, Ren, and Jaune all had a simultaneous sneeze. That was odd, wonder if someone was talking about them.
Well either way, she was going to do this, she would be strong. No one would take away her happy place, or her name isn't Nora Arc. "Alright! Let's do this boys!" She said with a smile, a real smile, it was time to have a good start.