"Who would have access to your childhood home?" Will crossed his arms and stared at the
screen.
Helen shook her head. " I haven't been associated with my fathers sanctuary since Oxford. The others of the five and I tended to the abnormals as best we could. But mostly it was in the hands of an old abnormal friend of my father. More likely these people took it for convenience."

Nikola stared at the old Victorian house on the screen

"I'm very pleased to have you here." Blond curly haired Helen smiled. Nikola grinned bac from his comfortable perch on the overstuffed sofa.
"I am pleazed you invited me. Diz houze iz extradinaire!"
Thump
"Vhat vaz zat?" Nikola jumped to his feet and looked at the basement door.
"Oh that was nothing." Helen replied in a shrill voice.
Nikola looked over and saw her hands shaking.
thump
"Doezn't zound like 'Nuzzing' to me." Nikola stood slowly.

"No no. Its nothing Nikola. Just an old house. Thats all. Come bac and drink some tea." Helen took Nikola s arm and tried to pull him back to the couch.

THUMP

"Ztay behind me, I vill protect you."

"Nikola, i dont need to be protected" Helen insisted. "Honest its nothing. "

Helen tried desperately to pull him back to the sitting room. Nikola pressed a chaste kiss to her forehead.

"Vhatever it iz, Mizz Magnuz, I vill protect you." he promised.

"Nikola! No." Helen sighed as he opened the basement door and walked carefully down the stairs. Helen followed in great distress. "Nikola please you can't-"

Nikola swore in serbian under his breath.

"Nikola you have to understand." Helen pleaded.

"Vhat iz diz plaze?"

"Its a sanctuary. A safe place for abnormals. what other people call monsters." helen replied. "Now Focus Nikola. You cant tell anyone this place-"

"Diz plaze iz increadible." Nikola smiled and bowed to a sphinx, who nodded her head in a friendly way.

"Yes it is- It is?" Helen asked, taken aback. "You mean youre alright with this?"

"Im more zan alvright. Ziz iz ze mozt amazing zing I haff evar zeen!" He turned to her with shining eyes "Can I halp? Pleaze?"

Helen laughed "Alright Come back tomorrow at noon, you can help with the feeding. But you cant tell anyone this place exsist. Not a sould Nikola."

Nikola placed another soft kiss to her forehead. "Ve haff a zecret ."

"We have a secret." Nikola repeated. Helen turned from the computer to look at him. Nikola realized the others were staring as well. Helen squezed his shoulder gently and lead the way out. "We had better pack quickly I can charter a plane for tomorrow."