A/N

SCHOOL

SOCIALIZING (ugh)

FAMILY

YOUTUBE

I am so sorry I haven't updated in so long! I have another chapter anyway, finally giving you a bit of a reunion fic, I hope you enjoy but first, in response:

As always, thanks to everyone who shows me support, it really pushes me forward!

MechanicalCompasss: Thank You! To see them meet please take a look at Eyes of amber, Wings of Gold, but otherwise Millard and Autumn will be the centre piece of the next chapter.

To all who are still waiting for the wedding, that will be happening I promise! Just probably in a month or so, thanks for waiting!

MaryHelen: Happy belated Birthday then! XD

Now then, on with the story:

Reunited, or a little braver

"Please!"

"Mr. Apiston, I'm sorry but she is simply too sick to see you at the moment. She's been wandering around in the woods for months!"

"Miss look, Fiona is the person I love most in the world, and for the last six months I thought she was dead!"

"...Then I'm sure you'll want to insure she'll get better even faster"

"Please let me in miss, even if it is only to hold her hand for a while"

"Hugh?" The two stubborn peculiars spun around as a murmur came from the bed behind them. Miss P sighed as Hugh gave her a pleading look.

"I'll only be a few minutes" Miss Peregrine, after a beat of silence, nodded silently and closed the door after him.

"Fiona" he raced to the chair at her bedside, grasping her hand. He sat in silence for a bit before he sighed and muttered "I thought you were dead. Everyone said you were dead"

"I'm ok." Hugh's head shot up and his eyes widened, filling with tears. Fiona cracked an eyelid open and smiled a weak smile. "I missed you" he smiled back at her, resisting the fighting urge to just grab her and cover her in kisses and hugs.

"I missed you too, but... You need to sleep" she closed her eyes again, and he stroked her cheek gingerly. It was so unreal after these months without her, and it was almost like she would disappear beneath his fingers.

"Alright" Miss Peregrine poked her head around the door and Hugh stood, brushing his eyes and nodded. His gaze lingered. It hurt him to see her like this, and the dark haired woman could tell."You can see her when she's better, that'll only be at the most two days"

After a year he wasn't very different, besides the slightly longer hair and the few inches he had gained in height. Then again, she supposed, she probably looked different too, her messy hair brushed out and tied back by Miss Peregrine and her height possibly boosted slightly too. The weak and tired feeling that had taken over her body for the past few days disappeared as she almost shakily stood, the memories of how he had brushed her cheek as she drifted back asleep replaying over in her head as she flashed her ymbryne a reassuring smile.

"Are you still comfortable to go downstairs and see the others?" Fiona gave a firm nod.

"Miss?" Her dark eyes met Miss Peregrine's blue ones and she blushed slightly. "Would it be ok to see Hugh first?" Biting back a smile, the woman considered the request for just a moment before nodding.

"I owe you that much" Fiona smiled and sat down on the armchair next to the bed as the older woman left the room. Just seconds later she was pulled into a pair of familiar arms.

"I missed you, so much" she could hear the desperation in his voice, muffled by her hair. It was enough to bring tears to her eyes.

"I missed you too" Overwhelmed by emotions, they both just stood happily in each other's presence before pulling out of the hug. After a year out there, the familiarity of being back home brought almost overwhelming comfort and she was too tired to be shy around him any more. His face was barely an inch from hers and she closed her eyes, leaning in to softly press her lips to his.

"Oh my, Fiona! We've missed you so much!" Bronwyn gathered the girl into a bone crushing hug and the others piled on, leaving the girl breathless as Miss Peregrine hurried to inform them that Fiona didn't need to get ill again.

"Fiona, what happened?" Emma asked, and the others turned to her, wide-eyed. Hugh squeezed her hand and she bit her lip.

"I don't really want to talk about it right now" her voice was quiet, just over a whisper. Emma nodded in understanding. She smiled at the others, glancing at Hugh.

"Shall we?" Fiona furrowed her eyebrows, sharing a look with the others, who were all grinning. Hugh let go of her hand and they all went to push open the dining room doors in front of them. She gasped as she saw in front of her a long table covered in food she had only dreamed of for the past year. A large banner hung above the fireplace reading 'Welcome Home Fiona!' and balloons stood strewn around the room.

"I... wow" she looked around at the group of peculiars as they grinned at her reaction. "Thank You" She pulled them all, one by one, into a hug and -lingering a bit on Hugh- casting them all an appreciative smile. It felt good to be back home, and for the first time in a long time, she felt a little bit braver.

A/N Thanks for reading! Next update should be sometime next week or so! Please let me know what you think!