Hello everyone and welcome back to HellFall!

I noticed that once again many of you still missed Green II Chapter 5. If you did you need to read it to understand this chapter. However, if you have read it or don't want to, then let's get a move on.

I just finished a week taking care of kids at camp so I'm super tired right now. I apologize if the editing isn't as good as usual.

In other news, let's get on with the chapter!

I was sitting on the couch next to Grizzly, who had fallen asleep just a few minutes ago. I sighed, realizing that I was going to have to explain everything to him now.

Lagoon returned in her pajamas and slippers. I only noticed now her deep blue long feathered hair. She had thin and stern purple eyes, and her skin was white and faintly wrinkled. She was somewhat larger than most people. Her pajamas were a black T-shirt and white pants that were too long for her legs.

"How's he doing?" She asked, going to the kitchen.

"Fine." I replied, "He's asleep now"

"Good"

"Lagoon?"

"Mm?"

"Thank you"

She waved her hand, "Don't worry." She replied, "It wasn't a problem"

"He'd have died without you" I pointed out.

"All the more reason to do something about it." She said, "What kind of tea do you like?"

"I'm fine, but thank you" I replied.

"Nicole," Lagoon said, looking over at me with her stern, motherly eyes, "you were just running through the freezing cold rain not even an hour ago. You need to warm up"

"What do you have available?" I asked, deciding not to argue.

"Peppermint," She started, "coconut, green, lemon, syrup, apple cider, coffee, grape and pineapple"

"Some apple cider would be nice" I said.

"Alright" She said, heading to the kitchen and getting everything ready.

"How'd you do that, by the way?" I asked.

"Do what?" She asked.

"Heal him" I replied.

"It's my semblance." She replied, "Didn't take me for a huntress, did you?"

I shook my head.

She snickered, "Yeah, I don't hunt often, so I'm a bit out of shape"

"I see." I said, "What academy did you attend?"

"Continent" She replied.

"So you've been here in Atlas for a while then?" I asked.

"I came here for school." She replied, "Then decided to stay after I graduated. You?"

"Haven." I replied, "How'd you know I was a huntress?"

"You ran down the street with a bleeding child." She replied, "Honestly, I didn't think you'd have rescued him off the side of the street. Something clearly had happened"

"Oh" I replied.

"Don't take that the wrong way." She said, "I don't take you for a bad person, this just isn't exactly the most sketchy of neighborhoods, so I just assumed that there had been actual trouble, not just some guy jumping you in the street"

"No, I get it" I said.

Lagoon came and sat down, two steaming cups in hand. She handed one to me.

"Thanks" I said, taking a sip.

She sat down, setting her tea cup down on the table.

"So," she started, "you going to tell me about those scars?"

I stared at her for a while, "I'd prefer not to" I replied.

"Hmm" She said.

"It's not that I don't appreciate everything you've done," I started, "It's just that I've never told anyone about it and I'd rather tell it to someone whom I know I can trust"

"I get it" She said.

"Thanks" I said.

"So you have some emotional problems or something?" She pressed.

"Um," I started, "sorry, I thought we weren't going to talk about that"

"No, I understood." She said, "But remember, you asked me four questions. I asked one. That gives me three questions and answers from you"

"Yeah, but these answers are bit more personal" I said.

"The questions you asked were personal." Lagoon pointed out, "What tea do I have? Not business-related. Where did I learn to hunt? Not business-related. The level of personal-ness doesn't make a difference"

I didn't reply.

"Fine." Lagoon finally said, "You have any kids?"

"No" I replied.

"Then why would you need to change someone?" She asked.

"What?" I asked.

"Don't play dumb." She said, "I heard you say that to Grizzly"

I was shocked. No one had figured this kind of stuff out about me before, other than the people of Barcombe.

"Nicole." Lagoon started, "My body may be out of shape but my brain isn't. I know something is up with you and I will figure it out. So are you going to come out nicely, or should I get aggressive?"

I just stared at her, completely confused. I'd only just met this woman, and already she knew more than most people did about me, and now she was threatening me if I didn't tell her more. Get aggressive? I thought, what does that mean?

"You owe me Nicole," Lagoon said, "I saved your son"

"He's not my son" I pointed out.

"Then what is he?"

"My friend"

"A friend?" She asked, "It's quite rare to find someone of your age friends with someone of his age. Is there something going on that should be reported to the police?"

"No!" I exclaimed, "No, of course not! We're just friends! It's not unusual to have friends who are a bit older than you!"

"A bit?" Lagoon asked, snickering, "You're more than a little older than him, dear"

Once again I found myself out of words.

"You owe me the satisfied curiosity." She said again, "Or should I call the police?"

"There's no evidence" I pointed out.

"Then I'll make some"

I gasped, wondering what she meant. I couldn't comprehend what was going on in this woman's mind.

"Tell me everything" She said.

"I really should be going" I said, picking up Grizzly and heading towards the door. Our wet clothing was drying on a heating vent next to it. By now they were only damp.

I took the clothes, then reached for the doorknob. It was locked.

"Even if you could get out." Lagoon started, still in the living room, "I could charge you with theft of my clothing. Now that's something to call the police about"

I sighed, setting the clothing back on the vent and returning to the living room. I didn't have a choice, it seemed.

"How did you lock the door from the inside?" I asked.

"I have a special doorknob." She replied, "That's five personal questions. You owe me a lot of answers, plus my saving your friend gives me the right to ask anything and get the answer"

I sighed, setting Grizzly down on the couch and sitting down. He woke up shortly after.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"Go back to sleep" I said.

"Let him listen." Lagoon said, "After you're last statement to him you're going to have to explain it eventually"

I sighed, "Fine." I decided, "What's your first question?"

"Where did you get those scars?" She asked.

"Hunting" I replied.

"I'm not stupid." She said instantly, "Tell the truth"

"I was a troubled kid." I said, "So I went to the knife for relief"

One question down, three to go. I thought. I'd be out as soon as I was done.

"What kind of troubles?" She asked.

I paused, mustering to courage to remember.

"Parental problems" I replied.

"Specifically?" She asked.

Two questions on the same topic, only one left, I thought.

"They were fighting a lot." I replied, "And it scared me"

"What did they fight about?" Lagoon asked.

"My mother was cheating on my father" I replied.

"What happened in the end?" She asked.

"You've exhausted your four personal questions." I replied, "According to you, you have no right to press me any further"

"You asked five questions." Lagoon said, "I have one more"

"You asked me what academy I attended." I reminded her, "You're out of questions"

"Give me answers." She demanded, "I saved your friend"

"And I repaid you by satisfying your curiosity." I said, standing and tapping Grizzly's shoulder to tell him to stand up. "Now we're heading out"

"The door's locked, remember?"

"I'm a huntress." I said, "Do you really think that I wouldn't be able to open a simple, locked door?"

"So you're going to steal my clothing?" She asked.

"We'll change." I said, "I don't mind being in my underwear for a few seconds"

Lagoon stared at us angrily as we left.

"Are you sure this is okay?" Grizzly asked me.

"She was pressing me for information that I wasn't comfortable giving out." I replied, "It's more than fine"

I handed him his footie pajamas, "You okay to change on your own?" I asked.

He nodded, pulling off his shirt.

I grabbed the bottom of my shirt and started to pull. Grizzly turned around and so that he wouldn't see, and so did I.

"No!" Lagoon called, charging towards the front entrance. "Give me answers!"

I stopping pulling and raised my fists. She stopped. "Don't make me do this" I said.

"I can defend myself" She said, raising her own fists.

We stared at each other for a moment, then she swung her fist. I caught it easily in midair, then gave her a solid punch in the face. She fell to the ground, knocked out. I resumed getting changed after making sure that she was out.

Leaving her lent clothing on the ground, we went to the door, which was still locked.

"Stand back" I said, taking a few steps back before kicking the door and sending it flying open.

It was still raining and the light was very limited outside.

"Come on." I said to Grizzly, "Let's go home; I'll finish explaining everything there."

So there you have it. Lagoon, another crazy character made up on the spot by me. I'm trying to figure out how I can work her into the story in the future, but I haven't figured out when yet, so keep a lookout for her.

We're starting to go deeper into Nicole's past now, which at the moment may be confusing to some of you, considering the lack of explanation she was willing to give to Lagoon. It will be fully explained (eventually) though, so don't worry.

I really haven't had a heck of a lot to say in these past few chapters, so I think I'll wrap it up here. I'm off to write my short story, which will be posted in a few weeks, so look forward to that as well.

Anyways, as usual, favorite, follow, review, tell your friends, tell your enemies, and I'll see you all in the next chapter!