"Your birth mother, you mean? Didn't you just call Xiang mother?", not that any of this situation mattered to him. But then again if he is going to stay here and it seems his stay might be a long one, it's best he could understand what is the situation.

"She is not my mother, she never will! That woman is the worst, she didn't care if me or my siblings got tortured, she would have let me die as soon as I was born… but father, even if he isn't my blood he didn't let me die… he didn't let me…", the last part she said almost sobbing.

Adam feels his chest aching, a lot of emotions sitting within him. He looks at the others not knowing what to say, his intention wasn't to upset the girl. Suddenly he gets hit by an unexpected memory or better to say the lack of memory. He blinks slowly processing his thoughts. "I can't remember my parents faces… why?", he says almost quietly but the others with sensitive ears heard him.

The other day when he was speaking with Vicious about his past, he mentioned that he remembered that his parents fought the day he was kidnapped by Salem's minions but now that he thinks about it, he didn't dwelled on how they looked, nor the looks of the kids that died that day.

"Hey Adam are you okay?", Adam blinks, focusing again on his surroundings and looking down he spots Mizer's tail wrapped into his middle. "What…?", he looks confused at Mizer.

"You zoned out and then your knees buckled", explains Mizer to Adam. Making the faunus frown again.

"Was it a panic attack?", asks Rosso.

"I.. I am not sure… it's just that... I can't remember my parent's faces anymore", he mutters in embarrassment, what the hell is he doing sharing his personal thoughts like that.

"Ah", says Rosso, clicking her tongue catching Adam's attention. "Intense trauma can make you forget things or repress memories".

"Maybe you need to wait for some time to remember", she adds.

He nods, staring at the ground, before he looks back at the young girl that he almost made cry. "I apologize… it was not my intention to make you upset".

Before Ghost can reply to him, Rosso intervenes. "Don't be so harsh on him Ghost, he didn't know about the family situation".

The girl is quiet for a moment before she nods. "It's okay, Rosso is right you didn't know… I am sorry for snapping at you".

Adam is about to tell her that she doesn't need to apologize to him, when Xiang reappears with two teens. She is carrying a young boy in her arms, he is resting his head on her shoulder. A taller girl is following close behind her.

Both of them have pale silver colored hair and the same length about shoulder long. The girl's eyes were green and the boy's yellow.

The girl is wearing some baggy green pants and a cream colored crop top, along with high top cream and yellow sneakers. She has 2 black wolf tails and black wolf ears, there are several silver hops on her right ear.

The boy is shorter than Ghost, he is wearing cargo pants, a yellow jacket and a white shirt underneath, his shoes are the same style as the girl but solid white. Unlike the girl he has only one single tail the same color as his hair, and two ears also pale silver colored, they are pinned back against his head. His yellow eyes are puffy and red, it seems like he had been crying, his breathing heavy.

Ghost gasps worried and immediately runs towards Xiang, Rosso, Mizer and Sinner follow her closely, Adam decides to stay where he is not wanting to intrude. Still he is close enough to listen to what they are saying.

"We gave him a dose of his medication, he should recover soon, right sweetheart?", she says while looking at the boy in her arms. He nods still breathing somewhat agitated, his eyes open wide.

"What did she do to him?", asks Ghost angrily.

"Verbal lashing, you know how she is, but don't worry I have dealt with her."

"I can take him Mama Xiang", says Mizer approaching her. "Come on little brother, we can play some board games, read a book or whatever you want while we wait for father", Mizer speaks gently to the terrified teen in Xiang's arms, lowering himself to eye level. For a moment he hesitates, before he flings himself into his older brother hugging his neck sobbing.

Mizer adjusts his grip on the boy so he wouldn't fall from his arms, he nods to Xiang before he begins walking away, followed by his other siblings.

Ghost pauses for a moment looking at Xiang. "Mother can we have tea and train another time?"

Xiang flashes her a bright smile before nodding. "Of course sweetheart, whenever you wish to".

Xiang watches the group leave, before letting out a sigh and her shoulders slump. Damn woman, if she had never wanted to raise her kids or be involved in their lives, why is she always such a pain.

This time Adam is the one to seize her attention clearing his throat. "Should I go back to my room or...?", he asks unsure on how to proceed.

Xiang looks at him shaking her head. "There is no need for you to go back yet if you don't want to, I was about to suggest going for some tea. What do you think Adam, would you like to join me?"

Adam nods after a little while, he doesn't want to go back to his room yet, he rarely gets to see the inside of the castle, if you count the amount of times he tried to escape.

"Excellent. Those two were Vex and Hex, Vex is the girl and Hex is the boy", says Xiang leading the way.

He stops for a moment before looking back at Xiang. "I made a mistake, I made the one named Ghost angry…"

Xiang looks at him, raising an eyebrow. "What did you do?"

"I referred to the wrong woman as her mother apparently", he explains.

"Inola, she doesn't care if they live or die, she would allow them to be taken and tortured for all she cared. However she is always the first to deliver painful words to them when they cross paths, she is infuriating… if she would just pretend that they didn't exist and leave them alone", says Xiang in anger.

Adam frowns hearing the information. "Why?"

"Let's sit down and talk", she says as she begins walking again.

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Author Note:

More important details and facts will be discussed starting the next chapter and remember I mentioned previously Vicious, Xiang, Mizer, Sinner, Ghost, Vex and Hex aren't faunus.