"Hello Zee and Lycan. How was your trip?" said Keelo "Oh it was fine. Did the others come home yet?" said Zee. "Yeah they got here this morning." "Oh really?" "Neve is taking a nap, Lucia is on the couch. We also have a couple of Raiju with us as well." "Cool." "Aries which is Neve's boyfriend, is in with her, and a girl Keyon. Probably with the girls somewhere." "Did mom show her true self finally?" "Yeah she did. Oh and also Neve turned into a fox. Oh really? I would love to see that. Finally I can be comfortable in my Raiju form. Lycan hasn't been able to transform into his Raiju form since he was taken. I have been trying to help him." "OK well. I think I'm going to find Lucia and see if he wants to hang out with me." said Lycan. "Sure be careful Lycan." "Yeah sis."
"Hey Lucia!" " Wycan! " Lucia gave Lycan a big hug. "Nice to see you too Lucia. Want to hang out?" "Yeah we go outside!" Lucia pushed Lycan outside and they played together.
An hour later, Neve was starting to wake up. "Hmm." I opened my eyes and saw Aries on the couch fast asleep. I smiled and went over to peek at his face. 'He looks like an innocent little boy when he sleeps. Its adorable.' I kissed his cheek. "Hmm." "Oops. Hey Aries. Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you." "Its fine. How did you sleep?" "Good. Hey Aries? Now that we are awake, can we talk?" "Sure is everything ok?" "Yeah everything is fine. OK so, I will be leaving in about a week. It will just be me and no one else. I have to go to my moms village." "You mean the Nue village?" "Yeah. Since I am half Nue, I should be able to find it. I can defend myself ok. Remember you and the others helped me. Dad said as long as I go straight to the village and see the elder first I could go. I just need to find out where he or she is. They usually seem like they are in the middle of the village." "Neve are you sure about this?" "Yeah. There are some things I need to know about mom and about Nue's. My brother can turn into either at anytime, and I want to know more about them." "I understand Neve."
"Well I won't be leaving for a week, so we can hang out till then." "Yeah. Umm. I was thinking." said Aries. "We are only teenagers. You need to hang out with girls your age." "Aries. My wonderful thoughtful boyfriend. I can't do that. I promised mom I would protect my brother and look after him. I told dad this so he, Keelo and the others could watch him till I got back. I can't leave this village for long. I won't leave my family and friends." "But Neve." "I understand your concerned for me. I have made my decision. You can either stay here with me, or you can go off somewhere else. I would love it if we continued being together, but if you want to go its fine. I will get over it eventually." "Oh no. You misunderstand me. I don't want to leave. I want you to do things teenagers usually do your age." "I'm sorry but I can't do that. Thanks though." I kissed Aries on the cheek and walked out of the room.
"Oh. Hi Frostine. How are you doing?" I said. "Oh Hi Neve. Yes. I am doing fine. Zee and Lycan are here." "Oh good. Where is Zee?" "Oh she is hanging out in the living room reading." "Ok thanks. I will go say hi."
"Hi Zee." "Neve! Thank god you made it home! We were so worried about you all." "I know. I'm sorry. You will have to worry about me longer. I have to leave in about a week. Don't worry. I will give word when I will be back when I know." "That's good to know. I heard your a fox now. Yeah I am." "Can I see?" "Yeah." "Oh I will show you my Raiju form." "You are a Raiju?" She nodded yes. "Cool. Another Raiju. OK lets go outside." So we went outside and showed each other our forms. "Wow! You are pretty Neve!" "Woah never seen a Raiju your color Zee. You are pretty too." "Oh thanks." Then we both turned human and played a bit.
In the meantime, Aries wanted to talk to Frostine. "Hey Frostine." "Oh hey Aries. Is everything ok?" "Yeah I hope so. I was talking to Neve about hanging out with girls her age. She said she couldn't do that. She had to watch her brother." "Yes." Said Frostine. "I am sure she would. You know her story right Aries?" "Yeah. She told me she was picked on growing up. She was told her dad died when she was 10 that was around the time Lucia was born. Her mom told her to take him everywhere she went. She found out later her mom was sick and there was a war. The Nue attacked the village looking for her mom. When they found her body they took her." "Yes. They did. No one knows why. I'm sure she will eventually start hanging out with girls her age when she feels Lucia is safe enough." "I understand. Thanks Frostine."