Monica's POV
~age 5~

....Because there was nothing to do in the manor, I decided to ask all of the maids if they wanted to play with me- since they had finished all of their chores. They all happily agreed, so I asked them if they wanted to play, 'catch the fox's tail'. They all happily nodded and began to run after to me, to try and grab my tail.

Sadly I was too fast for the maids, so they all kept bumping into each other and falling to the floor....

We played this game until it was 7:00pm- which was the time daddy came home. I sprinted to him and tackled him in a hug.

"Daddy!! You're finally home!!- guess what, I played with the maids because they had finished all of their chores" I said, not giving Daddy any time to speak.

"Oh, really? And what game did you play?" Daddy smiled.

"I played a game where all of the maids had to try and grab my tail, but I was too fast for them....so they kept bumping into each other and falling down." I giggled.

Daddy chuckled and and looked over at the maids, who were sheepishly smiling at each other. Daddy grinned and nodded at them,"thank you for playing with my daughter, ladies...." the maids smiled and nodded "you're very welcome, sir nightmare." The maids said in unison, before they curtsied and walked back inside the manor.

daddy put me down and knelt down to my height. "Now, I know your big brother is coming back tomorrow, but while I was at work I brought someone back with me."

"Really??" My eyes began to sparkle, as I continued to stare at him.

Daddy nodded again while grinning. He then turned around to face the open air craft, "you may come out now, child."

My face brightened at the word 'child'. Daddy never lets me play with anyone, so I wonder what the occasion is.

An albino with icy-blue eyes slowly walked out of daddy's air craft. He wore a green jumper with a dark blue top, and black shorts that went above his knees. He also had on black shoes, and his skin was as white as snow.

(The picture below is the boy who I have just described)

He slowly walked next to daddy and stared at me.

"Hello!!~" I smiled.

The albino was startled by my tone of voice, but then he answered anyway. "H-hello...."

"My name is Monica- What's your name and what kind of Faunus are you!?" I questioned, while staring at the ears on top of his head.

"My n-name is....kuri....Kurisutaru Yin, and I am a timber wolf...." He replied, trying not to make eye contact with me.

I giggled."that's a unique name with a nice meaning."

"Meaning?" The albino questioned.

I nodded. "Yeah, your name means crystal in Japanese."

"Oh....well now I know." Kurisutaru smiled.

I heard a chuckle coming from daddy, and he just smiled at us. "The two of you should go inside, I'll ask one of the maids to get Kurisutaru's room ready."

Kurisutaru nodded and smiled. "Thank you mr...."

Daddy chuckled again. "My name is nightmare, but please....call me dad."

"Dad??" I tilted my head in confusion.

"Yes, I'm going to adopt him." Daddy said while patting my head.

I squealed in delight, and dragged Kurisutaru off to my bedroom.

Kurisutaru's POV

The girl named....Monica, dragged me off somewhere, probably to her room. But on the way, all of the women who were cleaning the house- I think they're called maids....they started to stare at me and whisper.

By now, I was feeling quite self-conscious. Why were there only women here, weren't there any men around- besides nightmare??

Monica stopped in front of a door, and opened it. "Here's my bedroom!~" she cheered.

Her room was mostly red and white, it was quite mature for a child like her. But at least she has toys to play with, so her room isn't completely mature. I looked around her room as she giggled.

I stared at her in confusion. "Why are you so happy??"

She looked at me and smiled. "Because I finally have a friend, but you're going to be my brother now, so that works too...."

I tilted my head slightly. "You mean you've never had a friend before??"

Monica shook her head and frowned. "No, daddy would never let me play with anyone- so instead....he just bought me toys to keep me occupied."

I made an 'O' shape with my mouth, to signal that I understood what she was saying.

....I played all sorts of games with Monica- it was really fun, but I stopped playing with her when we heard at knock on Monica's bedroom door.

"Yes, who is it??" Monica questioned softly.

"It's me, daddy. May I come in?" Nightmare said from the other side of the door.
(Scary movie reference, no- okay XD)

"Yes!!" Monica beamed.

Nightmare entered the room. "It seems as if you two are having fun. So, Kurisutaru your room is ready-"

Nightmare didn't get to finish his sentence because Monica cut him off. "Awww, but daddy- can't Kurisutaru sleep in my room- just for tonight??"

Nightmare stared at Monica for a moment, then his gaze fell upon me. "Kurisutaru, do you mind sleeping in here with Monica, just for tonight?"

I shook my head, to signal that it was okay to sleep in here with Monica for tonight, then nightmare grinned.

"Oh yeah- that reminds me....since your brother is coming back home tomorrow, I am hosting a party to celebrate his return." Nightmare smiled.

"A party, what time?" Monica stared at nightmare.

"Your brother should be coming back at 2:00pm tomorrow, so the party will be at 7:00pm. I've already contacted everyone to come at 7:00pm tomorrow, so we need to get Kurisutaru some clothes and get the house ready." Nightmare explained.

Nightmare smiled then left the room, his foot steps slowly fading away behind the door.

"Your brother??" I tilted my head, and glanced at her.

"Yeah, my brother is 12....he's been training abroad in Englend to become a hunter...." Monica smiled sadly. "So how old are you!?" Monica quickly changed the subject.

"I'm 6....You??" I questioned.

"I'm 5, you're one year older than me." Monica replied.

"I guess I am...." I smiled.

I then looked away. 'Maybe I can ask nightmare if I can be his servant, instead of being his son....after all, he did save my life, so I owe him for that....'