Researching Allies

[Legione Sumus]

Emma Bennett

Liv had moved into another room downstairs. It was just her and Soph in their shared room now. And Sophia was sawing logs. It was quiet and Emma couldn't sleep. They had important things to talk to Nox about but no one wanted to bring it up. But it was important. They all wanted to live normal lives -- lives the should have lived with the Blackthorns but didn't. School, friends, a life outside of family and definitely not a burlseque club. Nox would understand he was trying to give them everything the should have including a big Christmas. Though no one ever had to the time to decorate.

Emma was tired of lying in bed and she was a little hungry, there had to be food downstairs -- something easy to warm up. Nox was never low on food -- and if he was Sky was on it and had a delivery the next day. They really wanted for nothing here. Except maybe alone time.

Emma wandered down stairs in her plaid pajamas. They were a gift from Liv and she'd been wearing them the night of the fire. It was the only thing she had from that life. It was all they all had from that life. They had new everything. New family, new clothes, new house. A totally new life. It was way better than before, but in some ways it was still the same, which is why they wanted to go to school like normal kids. Nothing wrong with the online school, it was great and they had lots of free time, but they didn't have friends, or school dances and they wanted to be normal.

There was soft sounds coming from the living room, someone else was up. Probably Liam. Emma was oddly surprised to see Marta, though once she realized the girl was crying, she felt bad. She didn't know if she should go upstairs, or go about her business. But that's not what Nox would do. He'd sit down and just be there. So that's what Emma did, she went over to the couch and sat down, not too close but not far away either. "Hey. If you wanna talk, or just cry on my shoulder you can." Emma sat back and rested against the back of the couch and was just there. Her own issues seeming further away than moments before. Marta was family even if she didn't live here.