Y/n P.O.V

Knock! Knock!

"Hey, Lucinda" I call out from the other side of the door, body shaking from nervousness. Wait, why am I nervous. Calm down Y/n. " Y....you in there?"

"One second" I hear her say, followed by the sounds of her fumbling around. Soon, she opens the door and we lock eyes, instantly leaving all words on the tips of our tongues.

After a while of gazing into the eyes of the other, we break the moment by laughing at how awkward we are. "So, hi" I greet.

"Hey" Lucinda greets back between giggles. "What can I do you for?"

"Well, remember yesterday when me and Katelyn were playing volleyball" I say as I scratch the back of my head.

"I recall" Lucinda says sternly as she folds her arms. "You broke your nose and I had to heal you"

"Yeah" I say nervously.

"There was lots of blood and you were crying" Lucinda jokes.

"I remember it slightly differently. But anyway, after you left...." I start.

"Come on" Lucinda says as she moves out of the way of the door, inviting me in.

"I haven't even finished" I say, slightly embarrassed.

"You got hurt again and you want me to heal you, again" Lucinda says with a slight smirk on her lips.

"Yeah" I joke nervously.

"Lie down on the bed" Lucinda says causing my face to go a slight red.

"Lucinda, I don't need that kind of healing" I say, flustered.

Lucinda just stares at me with a slight tint of red on her cheeks and an expression her face that screams, this girl.

"I know that face. That's the face that means, Y/n your so funny" I joke.

"It means quit being a smart ass and yours on the bed" Lucinda says as I walk past her while she shakes her head. "This girl" She mutters under her breath.

"Knew it!" I say.

"What was that?"

"Nothing" I say, avoiding her question as I plant my rear end on her bed. Lucinda sits down behind, pulls my head down, placing it in her lap. I go to speak but the comfort of Lucinda's thighs makes me forget my words as I relax into her.

"Hold still" She says as she places her hands on the sides of my head.

"Trust me, I don't wanna move" I say unconsciously.

Lucinda starts to work her magic, literally. Making me feel so calm and safe. It's been too long since I've really felt her touch so I take the time to indulge in her presence. The touch of her hands. The warmth of the body. The cool breath gently falling on my body.

"I still love you" I say, letting the words escape my lips. I feel Lucinda freeze but not stop her healing. "I'm sorry that I left, but if it's any consolation you were right. After I graduated Scaleswind, I got my dream job. I love it, but I still would have preferred staying with you"

"Y/n, I...." Lucinda starts but I stop her with words of my own.

"I know, you're not ready. I'll give you all the space you need and I won't pressure you into a relationship. But know that whenever you're ready, I'll be waiting" I say as Lucinda finishes up.

"Thank you" Lucinda says silently. "I'll think about it"

"Well, thank you for healing me" I joke, changing the topic.

"Where were you even hurt?" Lucinda asks as we both get up and off the bed.

"I got a black eye" I say as we walk over to the door. "I managed to cover it up with makeup but I don't want to risk someone finding out and getting the wrong idea"

"Good point" Lucinda says then tucks a bit of hair behind her ear. "You know, if you're ever hurt, come to me and I'll heal you"

I lean in and give her a small kiss on the cheek. "I know you will" I tease as I go to leave the room.

"Y/n" Lucinda calls out. I peek my head back in through the door to find a blushing Lucinda. "There's a concert on Saturday and we were all thinking of going so I was wondering if you'd like to join us?"

"Well. Urrr. I can't, sorry" I say.

"Why not?" Lucinda asks.

"I'm urrrr. Helping set up. Yeah, I'm helping set up so I'll be backstage the entire time. Sorry" I lie. Though it wasn't technically a lie, more like a white lie.

"Oh, okay" Lucinda says. "Well cya then"

"Cya" I wave as I leave the room and head downstairs, only to find a certain Mr FC, lying with Garroth on the sofa. Guess it is pretty early.

Since I don't have anything planned today I decide to take advantage of their situation. I shift into cat form and nestled myself between the two of them, revelling in the warmth of the two guys.

Aaron P.O.V

Sunlight, warmth and snoring. A typical wake up in paradise. I look around and see nothing but the empty house. Guess everyone's still asleep, it is pretty early. My train of thought is suddenly interrupted by the gentle purring coming from a large black lump of fur that's nested itself between myself and Garroth. The f/c tips on the end of its tail, ears and paws highlight that it's Y/n. It's been so long that I almost forgot that she could shift. That she was like me. That I wasn't alone.

I slowly lever Garroths arm off my chest as I shuffle myself off the sofa. Y/n wakes up as well and sits on the end of the sofa as she looks at me.

"Yeah?" I ask, puzzled by her actions. She looks down at her clothes, then at me as she gestures her head to the wall behind me. It soon clicks that she wants me to look away so she can shift back and change so I do just that.

"Morning" Y/n greets as she pokes her head over my shoulder.

"Morning" I greet as I turn around. "Breakfast?"

"Well it's 10 so it'll be more of a brunch but sure" She says as she runs past me towards the kitchen. I follow her and soon enough we're cooking breakfast for everyone. Y/n's managing two frying pans of pancakes as I cook eggs, bacon and toast. "So, have you told everyone about you being the Ultima yet?"

I freeze and soon get into a panic. "What? No. Be quiet"

"Oh, sorry. Don't worry I haven't told anyone" She explains and I get a wash of relief.

"Thanks" I say.

"You ever lonely?" Y/n asks. "I know I do sometimes"

"Yeah" I say.

"You gonna tell Aph?" She asks.

"Eventually"

"Trust me, do it sooner rather than later" She says as she stops holding the pans and looks to the ground. "And, if you ever feel lonely, call me. I know how it feels to be alone and I don't want you to go through that, not when we have each other"

"Y/n are you...?"

"Okay? Now I am. If you would have asked me back at Scaleswind I would probably have said something very different" Y/n explains while she looks down to the ground with a sadness I've never seen on anyone before. Most of the time she's a ball of positivity so it's pretty unnerving seeing her like this. She's really changed a lot.

"Y/n!" I interrupt as the pan starts to sizzle.

"Crap" Y/n mutters under her breath as she grabs the pan, trying to save the pancake inside.

"Morning you two" Katelyn greets as she, along with Dante, Zane, Aphmau and Kawaii-Chan, walk down the stairs.

"Y/n-Senpai? What did you do?" Kawaii-Chan screams as she rushes over to help Y/n.

"Sounds like breakfast is going well" Dante jokes as he sits down at the counter as the others gather round.

"You could say that" I joke as I start to lay out the food onto the plates that I'd placed on the counter earlier. "Can someone go wake up Garroth?"

"I'll do it" Katelyn says as she walks off.

"Kawaii-Chan can't believe Y/n-Senpai would ruin perfectly good pancakes" Kawaii-Chan says as she puts Y/n's black goop into the bin.

"Hey, I worked hard on that" Y/n complains.

"Y/n messing up pancakes? What happened to you?" Aphmau jokes.

"I'm a bit out of practice, give me a break" Y/n jokes.

Smack!

"Ouch!" Garroth calls out. Soon he and Katelyn walk back over to us, with Garroth rubbing his arm where Katelyn punched him. "What was that for?"

"Breakfast you dork" Katelyn exclaims.

"Speaking of which" I say as I finish dishing out all the food. "Breakfast is served"

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Hi PTH here,

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