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Nature

With the goal to protect the innocent, Onyx didn't disappoint, over the years she took in multiple children, injured animals, watched them blossom and leave her cottage, it made her feel at ease, like she finally had more purpose, even though what happened to her was horrible, but it gave her a purpose.

Now, she was just cooking breakfast for the kids she was taking care of, a endermen hybrid named Ranboo who was only about 4, and a little cat hybrid named Niki who was 6.

Atlas was just sat on the counter licking his furr which some would find unsanitary but it was far from where she was actually cooking and she'd trained the cat not to get close.

Onyx just hummed along to the disc playing, leaving the soup she was making unattended for a second to go wake up the children, walking up the stairs and into their bedroom.

"Wake up sleepy headsss"

She chuckled, flicking the light on which made both whine and try hide under the blankets, she first walked to Niki, sitting on her bed.

"Come on, Im making your favourite soup-"

Onyx paused, looking over to Ranboo who'd managed to slowly sit up.

"-And we're gonna go flower picking after"

She finished, watching as the endermen boys tail started to sway, feeling the covers shift and looking to see Niki peaking out.

"Breakfast is almost done, Ill call you when it is just make sure to be ready by 10:30 alright?"

The witch hummed, tucking some of Nikis messy blonde hair behind her ear as both children nodded.

"Can you make buttered toast miss?"

Asked a nervous Ranboo, Onyx turned her gaze and gave that same warm smile.

"Of course kiddo"

She said, getting up and giving the boy a pat on the head before leaving the room to go back downstairs, seeing that Atlas had gone outside and just going back to making the soup, starting to slice up some fresh bread too and get the firmly wrapped butter from her ice box, she was quite old fashioned so instead of using a new invention called a fridge, she just enchanted a barrel to be freezing on the inside.

She just opened a drawer, looking for a ribbon and using it to tie her long hair back into a bun, hearing the toaster pop soon enough and grabbing the few slices, buttering them up as she continued to hum to the disc, laying things out on the table and giving the soup a quick taste test, her house was enchanted so no harm could fall apon anyone there, so even the boiling hot soup didnt hurt, pouring it into three bowls and wrapping up what remained to go in the 'ice box' she called it.

Just as she finished squeezing out some oranges, she heard the sound of little feet running down the stairs.

"Careful you two!"

She laughed, looking back to see the excited children running to their seats at the table.

"Remember what I told you about patience, it might not burn you here, but in the normal world it will, so as I taught you, wait"

Onyx spoke, her tone soothing despite the slight wise tint to it.

"We know Ma"

Niki said, a smile on her face still as she just ran to help Onyx with the drinks and oranges.

"Do you wanna help too Ranboo?"

She asked, looking back at the young boy sat still playing with his hands.

"Im alright"

The young endermen said, giving a small smile to his guardian, who nodded and smiled back before focusing on making the juice again.

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