Previously on “The Hidden Secrets” Edward was able to find himself a safe place to sleep for his second night in Vale as well as having a strange dream.

Edward P.O.V

Waking up in the cupboards was strange especially after that strange dream about... Signal and Ruby but why? Is this some sort of glimpse in the future but if it was then I would have to go to patch and if the vision was correct then it'll happen when I'm around 6 so I better prepare and if that is true.

Getting up and moving to the entrance as I hope that I can find a better home as although this ones good the fact that someone died and really don't want to clean the house and not to mention the outside of the house is too intact so it would be one of the first places people would search if someone was living around here and the best place to make a base is probably a broken warehouse on the second floor as that would allow me to get a better view of my surroundings and I'll probably make my own house on patch since that's what Tai did and people seem to just accept that but for now I need to make money.

In the late morning of Vale Edward can be seen moving towards the shopping district of Vale and although on the outside it seems like he's walking fine on the inside he's clenching his teeth in pain.

'Okay Edward, here's the plan: look around, cause a distraction, steal Lien from the register and grab as much food as possible and stuff it in your backpack then run for it, the plan starts when the shopkeeper opens the register to get the change then it’s a simple grab and run.’

Walking inside the store I observe my surroundings, finding the cameras and how many people were there and if there was anything that could stop my plan.

The only real obstacle is if the sliding door doesn't open when I need it to. There's also only 4 people that I can see in the shop so the outside is going to be the real challenge.

Raising the scarf slightly higher above my nose hoping that it would hide my identity better before I start acting out my plan.

(Give me name suggestions) P.O.V of someone who recently moved to Vale from the many unknown villages and is unsure what to do he’s around 27 years old.

'Yeah, training really needs to st-'I let out a loud "Oomph!" and a grunt as I slammed butt first on the floor of the mall's hallway. I couldn't help but notice that whatever hit me had to be going faster than a normal civilian.

"I'm so sorry mister!" Judging by the voice I could immediately tell that whoever slammed into me was a young girl.

I picked myself up, dusting my pants. "It's fine kid, just watch where you're go-" I paused in my speech when I finally got a look at who hit me, I stared in disbelief at the girl in front of me while I finished my sentence before it got too awkward, "-ing..."

On one hand, I did not necessarily have to stalk this tiny Summer Rose to know where she went, however I also know that summer went north-northwest so this must be her daughter.

Not the worst thing to ever happen, and I'll admit just a little bit of fangasming was going on under my cool looking exterior, after all, she probably isn't a huntress in training just yet as she looks about 3 or 4.

I did not like this. How do I plan around this? Is it possible it will affect things summer told me she has a plan but didn't tell me what to do! Right now I simply couldn't think that far ahead. Not yet at least. I needed to distance myself from this girl for now. But… just looking into those big, silver, adorable doe-eyes...

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Taking a deep and silent breath through my nose, I couldn't help but only think of one thing that could summarise this.

'Shit.'

"I'm really, really, really, really sorry!" Ruby repeated herself, apparently not convinced I didn't actually care all that much. She continued her rather fast paced and very animated apologising, "My dad keeps saying I shouldn't run around crowded places when my training to be a huntress as I’m stronger than most people even if I’m only 3 years old, that I'm going to hit someone, and then I did just now and I feel really bad now as he told me this would happen!"

I finished dusting off my hoodie and replied, "Like I said, it's fine kid. I've got aura, so I'm better off taking that hit than someone else."

"Still…" Ruby trailed off, looking down sadly.

I mentally groaned at my misfortune, no one should have to see Ruby sad. And it's not helping when I really just want to run up to her and hug the tiny Summer. Sighing lightly out loud I said, "Ok kid, you wanna make it up to me? Then how about you tell me why you were running around like that." While she was still looking down I discreetly pulled a cookie I bought from the cafeteria and waved it in front of her face, "Deal?"

The cookie was promptly gone from my hand with a flash of movement from the girl, she really is fast. "Deal!" she happily chirped. Once the cookie was successfully shoved down her throat she began walking down the mall's hallways, swivelling her head around as if trying to find something, me trailing along right next to her.

"So…" I prompted, trying to start the conversation.

She started, "Oh right! I'm trying to find my dad, he's a really strong hunter, and my big sis who just enrolled at Signal Academy! I lost them in the crowd a while ago after I… got distracted."

"I see," I replied, "So where did you last lose them at? This mall is pretty big, trying to find them at random will take a while."

She blushed and rubbed the back of her head bashfully, "Ahaha... I don't really remember. I wasn't paying attention to the stores."

Well, that made things more difficult than what was really needed. But I mean you have a loud, blonde sister and her big blonde father, I doubt things will be that difficult with those two frantically searching for Ruby. "Well kid, at least your family isn't trying to tear up the mall to find you."

Ruby paled as soon as I finished that sentence and held her head in her hands, "Oh my gosh! They would destroy the mall trying to find me! They get really overprotective sometimes!"

I could tell she was panicking if her unintelligible and quick babbling about nothing was any indication. It wasn't a hard guess to make and I didn't think most of those words she was speaking were in English. I should probably stop it before it gets any worse than it already was.

"Kid! Kid! Stop the panicking," I nearly shouted, taking out another cookie and shoving it in her mouth, effectively shutting her up.

Ruby chewed the treat post haste and upon swallowing she sheepishly looked up at me, "Sorry." After a few moments she tilted her head to the side, seeming to think of something for the first time, "By the way, where are you getting those cookies from?"

I couldn't help but chuckle. I waved my hands mysteriously in front of her face, making sure to keep her attention on the fancy tricks while keeping my inventory open. "Magic," I said just as one of my hands went right past her head and pulled out another cookie with a flick of my wrist.

Ruby's eyes went completely bug-eyed, I could practically see stars sparkling around them as she nearly danced in place. "You're a wizard?! That's soo cool! How do you do it?!"

I smirked and gave her the cookie, which she now looked at much more reverently, "Come on kid, I gotta keep some secrets."

She pouted at me and looked about to say something else. Or she would have, at any rate, if she wasn't interrupted before she had the chance.

"Ruby!" came a sudden ecstatic voice as a small, blonde streak shot out of the crowd of people and that's when things got crazy as...

!BANG! Followed by loud SHATTERS! Noise.

"EVERYONE DOWN I'M A LICENSED HUNTSMEN PLEASE DON'T PANIC!!"

Edward P.O.V

'Shit. Of course there'd be a Huntsman here in a Shopping mall. I need to hurry and fast' I thought as this was my first time robbing a place and I'm slightly panicking.

Quickly getting the food and a handful more lien from the register I zip up the backpack quickly as everyone is starting to calm down which wouldn't be good as they'll soon realise that I was the cause of this.

In the corner of my eye I see l someone guarding a red dressed girl with silver eyes who also saw me and I guess that she doesn't have her semblance yet as she looks to be 3 years old but like most things in my life I was right yet wrong.

Yes she doesn't have her semblance but she does seem to be incredibly fast for a 3 year old though it would still take her some time to get me even with my leg wound as she's chasing me and I have my escape planned for practically anything.