{THIRD PERSON POV}

  Dinner had started 20 minutes ago... where are her two other children?

  her Mordred nor Jaune is oo miss out on dinner, Mordred because she actually like eating and Jaune because even though he never say it, it's clear that Jaune ehe pany of his family while eating.

  Luna is seriously worried now because they had been Gone for close to 11 hours now... she is debating to herself if she o tell Miles to start a search party for her two missing kids.

  She knows that Mordred is strong enough to defend herself and no one iown would dare to harm those two courtesy to Jaune's kindness.. but still.. if they py in the woods then they could get ambushed by grimms....

  But just as she is about to open her mouth to tell Miles to go and create a search party, she hears the front doors opening.

  "Is that Jaune?" Saphron asked her which she nodded and look at the entrao the kit.

  "I hope.." she really do hope that it's them because Oum's know what she is gonna do if it's not... she probably gonna cry... but after that? Well.. she may be called the Saint of Orleans but that doesn't meant that she 't throw hands, she was a hunter for fucks sake...

  After hearing the sound of footsteps, Jaune and Mordred walked through the entrand Luna breath out a sigh of Relief.

  'Thank God... '

  Luna then look at her children and sees Mordred pletely fi Jaune is a little pale and also a little sweaty.

  "Are you okay Jaune? Did you get a cold?" Luna then tried to stand up but Jaune quickly shakes his head before he follows Mordred and take their seat on their chairs o each other.

  "Its okay Mom... Mordred and I just raced each other here... so I'm just kinda tired from running.m and I think I o drink some water...." he let out a tired chuckled.

  Running? Raced? She knows that she should be happy that her childre along well but isn't this unfair for Jaune?

  Jaune is a normal 12 year old boy while Mordred is just a couple years away from joining a Hunter academy... and unlike Mordred who had unlocked her Aura, Jaune doesn't....

  She o have a talk to her Daughter because at this point, she o know that her brother isn't as strong as her... 'I thought Miles had drilled it into her about just how different she are pared to a person with no Aura... I also o talk with Miles because clearly.. his teags doesn't stick...'

  She discrettly pinched Miles thigh just enough to activate his Aura and making him flinched in pain.

  'We'll have a talk ter.' Her eyes unicate to him which he replied with his eyes too. 'What did I do? I was just eating!? I'm minding my own business!'

  She pinched even harder. 'That's exactly the problem!'

  Miles then stop ping Miles's thigh before she look at Mordred and give her a smile that made her shivers in fear and fusion about why is her mother looks like she's about to give her the biggest grounding of her entire life.

  "Mordred... We'll have a talk ter okay..." Luna is so scary that eveher thinks that it was them that their mother is mad at.

  'What the fuck did I do!?' Mordred's thought is as easy to read as an open book because it's pstered all over her face.

  "e on Mordred... lets eat..." Just as Jaune is about to pte his pte, Mordred took over and pte his food.... which greatly fused Luna because maybe the others doesn't took notice at this.. but she does....

  It was usually the other way around.. Jauing Mordred's food rather than Mordred's pting his... this Is weird.. Maybe Mordred felt guilty for challenging Jauo something he could never win...

  'Maybe I should not ground her for aire week.. now that I think about it.. it'll be bad for Jauoo sidering that if i do that, Jaune would feel alone... he could maybe ihe others.. but it would still feel different to him sidering that Mordred is his favorite..' She the out a sigh. 'Maybe punishing her by making her mow the wn would be better..'

  "So Jaune.. how was your day?" She snap out of her thought as she hears her sweet daughter, Jeanne, Asked Jaune.

  "It was.... great...." Luna listen closely and sidering how tired Jaune is.. he looked like he have a lot of fun with Mordred.

  She should sometime go with them just to see what's up, now that she thinks about it... she never really did go with them whehey are on their outings.. she should remedy that..

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  Okay... now Miles is going to make the most important decision of his life.. which is... should he ask Mordred now while they are eating... or should he ask Mordred Later in private after they are doing...

  On one hand.. he could risk Mordred starting a fight with him because she would get angry at him for asking her about ce does Jaune likes to go to.... rightfully so.. sidering that he had failed his duty as a father to the point that he had to ask one of his children to know more about one of his children... that's...his father would had beaten him bd blue for this because Miles know for a fact that His father would know all of his grandchildren favorites.. from pces too food.

  Shit... he doesn't even think that he knows about what is Jaune favorite foods.. that's bad..... and what of Jaune's favorite drinks? Maybe he like apple juice more than e juice.. or does he likes grape juice above all else? Double shit...

  Yeah.. he really o be a better Father cause God damn.. the more he thinks about it.. the more he feels like shit knowing that he really failed.. like really really failed at being a father to Jaune... no wonder Mordred love having fights with him..

  How could he bme her for that? He deserve it....

  The voices of his children mao pull him out of his thoughts especially when Mordred And Jauand up, shit! He lost his first option!

  By the time he is standing, Mordred and Jaune is already oairs and he had to Jog a little to catch up to her.

  "Mordred, Wait..." he asked her calmly as if he wasn't panig for a sec then.

  Mordred look back before she position herself between him and Jaune.. and it hurt him deep inside.. but once again.. he deserve this kind of treatment from her..

  "What do you want?" Mordred words cut deep into his heart but he is a little fused on why Mordred hadn't start shouting or anything.. its like she is holding herself back from shouting... well he wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, he'll take whatever blessing he could take.

  "...... we talk? Just the two of us?" Shit.. he doesn't know how to word it in any other way... he really isn't good at this or talking in general...

  "Talk? Well whatever you want to say to me, you say to it Jauoo." Mred even harder at him.

  "Mordred.... please..." he really hope that Mordred would uand but sadly.. he may had said the wrong word..

  "Please? Please!? PLEASE!?" She ght up to him and jab her finger on his chest. "Please!? Is that all you have to say!? Did Jaune said please when you stopped his training!?" She shouted at his fad he feel some of her spit nding on him.

  "Fuo, he didn't say please!" She then pushed him chest. "You fug coward!? Don't you dare say please to me you fucker!"

  Her voices is loud enough that Luna and the others had e to know what the fuck is going on. "Miles! What the fuck is going on!"

  "I was just tryi-" "this fucker wao pull me away so he talk to me about something! Why the fuck would I want to talk with him!? I got better shit to do then listen to whatever bullshit he is going to say!" She cut him off before he expin what had happeo his wife.

  "Miles..." now it's his wife's turn to gre at him.. which.. shit...

  "Wait.. let me expin..." but Mordred cut him off again.

  "Expin what? Expin that you wanna ask me something but you don't want Jauo also hear it!?" She then tried to push him again but stopped when Jau his hand on her shoulder.

  "Mordred...." Jaune softly Called out to hear before he lean in and whispered into her ears, but whatever he is saying works because it calm Mordred down.

  But just as he thought that everything is alright and he have a ce to Ask Mordred about what is Jaune's favorite and what not..

  Mordred decided otherwise because she grab Jaune by his arm and drag him upstairs. "Don't fug talk to me or my brother!" And when they both are out of view, everyone downstairs hear the door sm closed.

  'Shit.' That was what Miles thinks as he feels his wife's hand on his shoulder. 'I really should had worded my words better to Mordred...' But sadly.. he is too te tret it.

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  'Shit shit shit shit' that is what Mordred could think as she drag Jaune up the stairs and as soon as they are out of sight from the others, she quickly carry Jauh a princess carry and run as steadily as she while carrying Jaune.

  'Shit! I should had ignored him and don't stop walking! Why the fuck did I not ignore him!? Now look at this!' She look at Jaune who is breathing softly but his face is a lot paler than before.

  When she was about to literally throw hands with her father, Jaune whispered to her that his heart is painful again.. and fuck Miles... and would prioritize Jaune first then fug fight with her Father.

  She doesn't know how but she have a really fug suspicious that they're father only worsen Jaune's dition!

  Because before they e ihe house, they take 10 to 20 minutes break just outside of their house so Jaune feel better before ing in..

  But as soon as Jauer the house and arrive at the kit.. his face bee pale.. he wasn't pale before.. whatever this is, it must have some shit to do with their father.

  When she reached Jaune's door, she open it and quickly get inside before she kick the door closed and she noticed that she unsciously used her Aura to kick the door.. thankfully the door didn't break.. or flew of its hinges.

  "Mordred.." Jaune called out tain.

  She quickly aly y Jaune on his bed before she replied to her. "Yeah?"

  "Sorry."

  Really.. Jaune and his stupid face just had to say sain? What the fuck is wrong with this kid.. he didn't ask to have a heart problem like this. Nor did he fug ask to have su asshole of a father...

  She will gdly y all the bme solely at the feet of their father because she don't know how.. buy she knows that their father had a hand in this shit...

  Is it logical? No... will she care that it doesn't make sense sidering that their father is away at the time? Also fuo..

  "Why the fuck are you saying sorry for, Jaune? You didn't do shit. Okay?" Mordred is genuinely getting tired of Jaune saying sorry cause why!? He didn't do shit!

  "Just.... sorry... you had to waste your time taking care of me..." her words only mao give her a headache.

  "Jaune.. listen to me.. we had gohrough this versation fug hundreds of time by now... i help you because I want to okay? And also because that you are my little brother... no other reason than that..." she really... really... really really hoped that her words will get through Jaune now... him and his guilty plex.. its like a matchmade in fug hell with how much it annoyed her to no end...

  "It... it looks like dad.. was....... trying.... to talks to you.. I rui..." he told her iween deep breath which she know that he forced to get into his lungs because his heart is killing him right now.

  "Hey, you didn't ruined shit, if whatever he want say ot be said around you then I don't want to hear it... its either he say it with you there or he don't say anything at all okay?" She really hoped that it get through Jaune's frankly too stupid head this time.

  "Okay.... it just looks like he is trying to say something important." Jauell her whily made her want to pull out her eat.

  She want to grab his head and shout at him until he gets it that she doesn't care about how important it is! Their father could fug tell her that she could go to Bea tommorow and she wouldn't give a flying fuck about it! Fuck him! He isn't important to her in a si pared to Jaune!

  But... she knows that she couldn't yell at Jaune like that right now.. Jaune is still in pain and the st thing she want him to have a headache because of her..

  "Jaune... whatever he want to say.. no matter how important it is.." she then poke a fio Jaune's chest softly. "Will never be as important as you to me okay? And please for the love that is holy... get that through your head." Her words mao get a chuckle out of Jaune.

  "Now.. shut your mouth and go to sleep... I don't wanna hear you waste oxygen again..." Jauhen move to the side of the bed and making space for her, and she chuckled before she get off the bed and over them uhe b.

  "Thank you, Mordred..."

  "o thank me, dumbass."

  After a few minutes of silend just as she is about to fall asleep, she hear Jaualk o time before he himself fall asleep. "I love you...."

  She made sure that Jaune is asleep before she replies back. "I love you too, Jaune.."

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  "Miles... tell me.. what the fuck did you do." Luna grill her husband iheir bedroom because right now.. she is pissed... if not for Jauhen Mordred would fight her Father physically again...

  She thought that she could trust Miles whe up from his seat and go after Jaune and Mordred..... she must know better that he would fuck it up in some way or another, Miles was never good with his words and whatever he said to Jaune or Mordred-- she would he her mohat its mordred --well whatever he said is enough to make Mordred almost blows up if not for Jauopping her..

  "I... I just wao ask her something..." Miles tell her which she for a faow that isn't all that happened....

  Ugghh.... this man is eating away at her patience.. because fuck! Just tell her what he told them!

  Luna grit her teeth and ch her fist. "...and tell me.. what exactly did you told them..."

  "Well.. I told Mordred that I want to talk with her alone..." Miles expin to her.

  Talk with Mordred alone........ Luna.. Calm yourself down before you hit this stupid buffoon on his face...

  "And what did she replied with?"

  Miles scratch the back of his head and look away. "Well.. she.. she told me that if I wao say something to her then whatever it is, I say them in front of Jauoo."

  Is Miles stupid? Of course she will reply with that.. did he doesn't use his brains?

  But She knows that isn't enough to make Mordred as angry as she was... so what the fuck did Miles said after that.

  "And then? What did you tell her after she told you that."

  "... well.. I said her name and said please.."

  Please... and sidering that the whole family heard what Mordred shouted .... he... oh God... she really want to sp him now...

  "I don't think I did anything wrong... I asked her calmly and clearly... I didn't antagonize her and i-" *SMACK*

  Miles head so his side as his Aura activate and shield his body from the SMACK but it doesn't do shit to lessen the pain from the sp itself.

  "Luna...."

  "You didn't antagonize her?! The fuck do you meant by that!?" She gred up to him and grab him by his colr and pull his head down. "You antagonize her from the moment you tried to exclude Jaune infront of her!"

  What the fuck is he thinking doing that to Jaune in front of her no less!? He should know that Mordred won't take any shit that e to her little brother.

  "I thought you know by now? Mordred won't ever let you dismiss Jaune like that!" She the go of him and push him away before she start to walk around the room.

  "Luna...." she cut him off again before he say another word.

  "You promised me that you would be a better Father to them, MILES! THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!"

  "Luna...."

  "You promised me Miles.... you promised..." she feel her eyes starts to wetten with tears because it hurt her.. it really hurts her heart whenever Mordred and Miles fought with each other... Years ago before Miles stopped Jauraining.. Mordred and Miles were basically a twin.. they could match each other energy even with Miles much more quiet disposition.. and Mordred actively seemed her father approval..

  And look at them now... Mordred couldn't even stand being innthe same room as her father unless Jaune is in there literally ag as an anchor and voice of reason for Mordred...

  How did the years go s...

  She stopped iracks as she feels Miles's arms ed around her...

  "Luna... I really tried, Luna..." he tried to vince her but it's not enough..

  "Well you didn't try hard enough!" She cried into his chest."

  "I did tried, Luna.. I was trying to have a oo oalk with Mordred because I want to ask her about Jaune..." His words mao make her st for a sed and make her lift her head up from his chest and look up into his eyes.

  "Expin or I'm going to bite you."

  With the threat in the air, it made Miles want to expin it even more. "Well I wao asked her about what is Jaune's favorite food.. pces.. everything that Jaune likes..."

  "Why?" Yeah... why? Even she is kinda fused on why? Is it good that he want to know more about Jaune? Yes... but couldn't he just ask Jaune himself? Why Mordred?

  "Well.. I po go out with Jauomorrow and have a father and son time..." he expio her...

  Father and son time... that.. that is good.. Miles really did try.. he kept his promises.. even though he is a little dumb f to ask Mordred that..

  "You do know that you just ask me that questiht? I could had asked either Jaune or Mordred those questions myself and they won't get suspicious." She the her head on his chest before she expined even further. "and Mordred would probably be more a lot cooperative with it sidering that she would absolutely want to make her little brother happy if I tell her that I am pnning an outing for Jaune... all I have to do was not mention you and she would spill the bean..."

  "That... I... yeah... I didn't think of that..." he fessed which holy doesn't suprise her...

  "You're lucky I didn't marry you for your brains..."

  "Well... its my charm right?"

  "You wish you absolute buffoon."

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  Best gorl Mordred.