Akashic

"How is it that I leave you for a day and I hear you almost dissintegr-" Summer said as she opened the door, but stopping when she saw the scene of Arthur sitting on one of the infirmary beds, with a young child sleeping atop his c.h.e.s.t, a wide a sparkly smile on her face as she lightly snored. Arthur's eyes closed as he rested his head against the backboard of the bed whilst also gently stroking his hand through the girls hair, a small smile on his face as he turned to Summer, placing his finger in front of his lips to tell her to keep quiet.

With a smile Summer zipped her lips and began to lightly walk towards Arthur, grabbing a chair and taking a seat next to them. Yet as she got closer she eventually came to a halt when she saw the numerous scars the dotted the girl's body, along with her missing leg. Seeing this in particular caused Summer to freeze and slowly lift her hand, bringing closer to the stump, hoping in her head it was just an illusion that her mind was making up.

Yet her finger came upon empty air, instead coming upon the light skin of the stump, the cold feeling of her fingers against the s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e skin causing Fairy to shudder, but quickly calmed down one Summer removed her hand, returning back to her confortable sleep.

"Apparently the skin is still s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e, it's not to the point of hurting, but it's definitely not a comfortable feeling." Arthur explained in a hush tone.

"Her family?" Summer asked

Arthur gave her a frown and shook his head "She's an orphan, we met earlier today, she reminds me a lot of myself actually, lost… but, it seems she's found what she's been searching for, wouldn't you say." He answered, chuckling as he felt a slightly moist sensation dripping through his shirt as Fairy had begun to drool, the sight also causing Summer to let out a light giggle at the sight.

Just then Fairy's body gave a light shudder and began to hug closer to Arthur's body for warmth, "Could you pa- nevermind" Arthur was about to ask but stopped as Summer had already grabbed the blanket from the bed next to them and gently threw it over Arthur and Fairy, "Thank you".

Seeing that Fairy was now snug in her confines of the blanket, Summer smiled a finally sat down on the chair she had brought over, a gentle smile on her face as she watched Fairy's sleeping face, "What's her name?" she asked.

"Silky, I guess, but she wants to be called Fairy now" Arthur said, "She's become really attached to the nickname I gave her, now it's sort of just her name" he explained with a chuckle as he gently stroked her hair, but eventually stopping as he held his hand on the back of her head, his expression turning serious, surprising Summer.

"Summer, I need your help." He said, turning his head to Summer. "The fire at the orphanage, it wasn't accidental, I think it was caused by Fairy after she was attacked." He began to explain.

"She was attacked!?" Summer whisper screamed in both horror and rage.

"Yes, whoever attacked her is also most likely the one who killed her family, all I know about him is he has grey hair and eyes, wears a butlers outfit and can create bullets from his aura which he fires off from his body, he's also working for someone he calls 'The Master', and for some reason they are after Fairy." He explained

"And I know better than anyone that I am not capable of protecting her on my own, I am just not strong enough, I can barely even control my aura, let alone my semblance" His free hand now clenching tight into a fist.

"But that's not even the worst of it, she has a target on her back, multiple, the one from this 'Master' person, as well as from Ozpin and Salem" he finished, turning his head back to Summer, "I can't deal with them all Summer, I need help"

"Why would Ozpin and Salem put a tar-" Summer's voice stopped, her eyes widening in realization as the only thing that would put her on Ozpin and especially Salem's radar, "She-she's a maiden?" She asked her voice trembling, her hand going to her mouth when Arthur gave her a frown immediately followed by a nod.

"Does anyone else know?" she quickly asked, her eyes turning sharp.

"I don't think so, Coco might have heard something, but she was on the other side of the room when the man said it, and the room was filled with the noise from the fire and the building falling apart, so I don't think she heard anything about her being a maiden."

"And Ozpin, does he know?" she added after giving a short nod.

"Also don't think so, she just awoke her powers today, so I think only me, you, the man and his master are the ones who know." He answered

"Good, let's keep it that way, we'll need to teach her how to control it so it doesn't go out of control again" she then contemplated for a moment before saying "So what are you going to do with her now? She seems very… attached" she said with a light smirk as she watched Fairy wriggle to get into a comfier position.

"I have no idea… I told her to go back to the orphanage to meet the butler, and you saw how that worked out. And it just wouldn't feel right sending her to another orphanage, especially now that she's being hunted down by an unknown entity, and now that they know she's alive they'll keep coming." His voice turned silent as he looked to Fairy, "But, I'll figure that out later, for now she's safe, so long as she's in Beacon, at least for now." His voice turning into a murmur as he finished his sentence.

Just as Summer was about to speak they heard a low grumble, Summer looked to Arthur who had a wide grin on his face as he nodded to Fairy. "I'll get you two something to eat" Summer said with a smile as she stood up and made her way to the door, soon disappearing in a puff of petals.

Once Summer was gone Arthur asked "Fairy, are you awake… again", not getting a response from her except that she began to push her face into his c.h.e.s.t to cover her face.

"Oh, you little minx, you know how this ended last time, you sure you want to do this again?" still Fairy only pushed her face even deeper into his c.h.e.s.t and pulled the blanket over her head to hide her wide smile.

"Fine" he said holding up one of his hands holding it like a claw while his other grabbed the edge of the blanket and tearing it off Fairy, who now looked up at Arthur, a nervous expression on her face as she saw Arthur's grin and the claw "The god of Tickles returns".

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"Hothothothothot" Summer furiously chanted as she tossed a small bowl from hand to hand "Why didn't I grab a tray!?" she screamed in frustration, and not willing to return back to the dining hall using her Semblance as that would potentially cause a mess with the porridge she had made.

"That's better…" she muttered, wrapping part of her cloak in front of her to use as a makeshift mitt. As she got closer to the infirmary she could hear low-pitched squeaks of amus.e.m.e.nt coming from it, tilting her head slightly she pushed her head into the room, her expression softening into a small smile as she watched Fairy squirm under Arthur's assault of tickles, wide smiles on both their faces.

Hearing the door to the infirmary closing Arthur looked up to see Summer walking towards them a sweet and warm smile on her face carrying a bowl of what he presumed was dinner, only problem being, there was a singular bowl. Seeing her get closer Arthur removed his hands from Fairy's side, finally giving her respite enough to breathe as she began to pant and take deep breaths, giving a few small giggles from the residual tingles in her sides.

"Tickle god two, Fairy null" Arthur said as he blew on his finger as if they were a smoking gun, Fairy to busy gasping for breath to even react. Turning back to Summer he said "So, what's for dinner"

"Porridge" Summer answered, taking her seat next to the bed.

"One bowl?" Arthur asked, hoping that she's hiding another but knowing she probably only brought one.

"You're not the one whose stomach was grumbling, plus, I got you an apple" she pulled out a big red apple from somewhere under her cloak.

"Thank you… so much" Arthur blankly replied in a monotone voice, while grabbing the apple from her hand and taking a bite from it.

"Mmm?" Fairy hummed looking up to Arthur while also tilting her head.

Quickly swallowing the bite he said "Right, Fairy, this is Summer Rose, Ruby's mother, she saved me after I had a not so friendly encounter with a few Beowolves"

"A few, there were at least twenty in that pack, and the only thing I did was patch you up. Didn't really help when not a week later you end up getting impaled by a Nevermore feather." Summer retorted while rolling her eyes, which then turned to Fairy, a light smile on her face.

"Hello, I'm Summer, it's nice to meet you now that you're awake Fairy" Summer both introduced and teased, earning her a bright and toothy smile from Fairy as she made her version of a peace sign while looking very pleased with herself.

Chuckling Summer also said "Well, I got you some dinner, you must be hungry" and as if her stomach had heard Summer, Fairy's belly let out a gurgle in agreement. The light sound causing both Arthur and Summer to chuckle in response "I'll take that as a yes"

"Here" Summer said as she scooped up a bit of the steaming porridge, blowing on it to cool it enough for Fairy to eat. The moment the spoon came near Fairy's mouth, as if she were a viper she chomped down on the spoon in milliseconds, once again causing Arthur to flinch in worry of her breaking her teeth, but seeing the pure bliss in her expression Arthur could only feel his cheeks begin to ache from just how much he had been smiling.

"It good?" Arthur asked, getting a quick and furious nod from Fairy, who also had a strange glint in her eyes that Arthur couldn't decipher.

"Mmm!" Fairy hummed quickly shaking her head as Summer brought the spoon close to her usually ravenous mouth, instead Fairy looked up to Arthur while also pushing the spoon to Arthur's mouth.

"Eh?" both Arthur and Summer let out and looked to Fairy in surpise who made a chomping action with her mouth.

Looking up to each other for a moment they both let out another chuckle as Summer held the spoon out him while Arthur quickly chomped onto the spoon in a similar manner to Fairy, earning him a nod of approval from Fairy due to his technique.

Arthur closed his eyes while keeping one just slightly open as he watched Fairy's reaction and made his own blissful face as he sampled the creamy porridge with the sweetness added by syrup and the taste of the small slices of banana mixed throughout it. "Delicious" Arthur softly said, looking to Fairy, whose had a wide and bright smile on her face.

Just as Summer once again brought the filled spoon to Fairy's mouth, she once again shook her head, confusing Summer. This time, instead of pushing the spoon to Arthur, she instead pushed it towards Summer, causing her to widen her eyes for a moment before quickly softening and saying.

"Why aren't you just generous" And brought the spoon to her mouth, Fairy watching her, her grin getting wider and wider as the spoon got closer, but unlike Fairy and Arthur, Summer instead gently ate from the spoon.

"Thank you, Fairy." Summer said and began to stir the porridge, before filling it up once again and lifting it to Fairy, but pausing when she saw Fairy with a wide toothy smile. "Oh, and why are you so happy?" Summer said, leaning forward slightly.

In response Fairy looked up to Arthur, using her hand to make a Fairy version of a pointing gesture as she said "P-p…pa…pa…papa" her word causing Arthur to spittake and turn to her, mouth hanging open and eyes wide.

"Looks like someone's already figured out where they want to go" Summer said, giggling into her hands, but feeling a shiver run down her spine when she saw Fairy turn to look at her, eyes squinted and a wide smile on her face as she pointed at Summer.

"M-ma…m-mama" Fairy said, the pumping her 'fist' as if she had nailed it, leaving both Arthur and Summer slack jawed as they looked between her and each other.

"W-why would you say t-that?" Summer stuttered out.

Rolling her eyes Fairy leaned forward towards Summer, her hand going to the spoon and then to Arthur and lastly to Summer.

Realizing what she was indicating with that both Summer and Arthur muttered "Eh?" as they both stared at each other, both their faces turning pinker by the minute as they realized what Fairy had meant by her action, all the while Fairy simply bounced on the bed next to Arthur with a wide and bright smile.

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Alternate Chapter names: [Dirty little minx] [Fairy and the Flower]

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