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It had taken a whole weekend for Ava and Charley to decorate Ava's new room. The Males had helped her to carry and build up the biggest furniture when Vinnie was alright again from the cat hair case. After the males had put together her pretty large bed, they walked downstairs to carry her second unbuilt bookshelf up there while she built together her new desk. Ava's room was upstairs next to Charley's own and the main bathroom was between the two bedrooms. The Males bedroom was downstairs near Charley's tiny office place that was in a living room.

"Are you sure you'll get that done, Ava ma'am? We can help you with that if.." Modo asked politely while looking at the tiny woman building the first bookshelf on her own. "Yes, I'll do just fine! Thank you guys! I just needed some help with the bed and carrying the heavy boxes up here, but I can build these on my own" The Tattoo artist said while giving some finishing touches to her bookshelf.

"I'm always willing to help with beds, especially what comes to testing them!" Vinnie smirked and wiggled his both eyebrows to the woman who just slowly turned to look at him with a deathly glare. "I'm sure there's still some cat hair somewhere if I just take a proper look.." She said making the male gulp and roll his eyes at her. "Seems like your ego took a hit, Vincent! Ava seems to surely handle herself!" Throttle laughed but then got a pillow tossed to his face.

"You ain't any better!" The Artist chuckled while starting to open the boxes of the second bookshelf. Vinnie started to laugh at the tan furred male but got the same pillow slammed to his head. "Hey!" He growled while smirking. "I'll have my revenge!" He said while his tail was swinging threateningly behind him when he grabbed Ava's second pillow and smacked it to the commander's face.

"Guys! You ain't making this any easier!" Ava laughed but then got a pillow to her face. "....... Who was that.." She growled and then saw Vinnie taking a few steps back to the doorway. "Vinnie!!" She shouted and dashed after the male who barely escaped outside and to the staircase. "Get back here so I can tie your tail into a knot!" Ava ran after the white furred male, leaving Throttle and Modo just to laugh at them. But at the staircase Charley was coming up with some drinks. Vinnie barely dodged her, leaving her trying to get her balance back before Ava dashed past her.

"Hey watch out!!" Charley said just before Ava fell over to the mechanic's leg and the next down the stairs, which Vinnie had just got down. But soon he faced the floor since Ava fell straight on his back, making him fall down on his stomach. He gasped loudly to take some air while the artist was groaning in pain while laying on him.

"Ava! Vinnie! Are you alright?! What were you even doing?" Charley said after landing the tray full of just a bit spilled drinks on the table. She turned to look at Throttle and Modo who walked out of the guest bedroom. But when the males saw two of them laying there on the floor, they growled a bit, making them turn to look at each other. "Any explanations?" Charley said before hearing some whines from Vinnie. Ava had sat on his back and was trying to catch his tail which he barely managed to slip away from her hands every time she managed to get it.

"A Pillow fight happened.." Throttle said, making the mechanic start laughing and cross her arms. "Alright, that explains.. I got some drinks for you guys! It took some time for us to paint those walls and carry all that stuff over here, so let's take a break!" She said before starting to laugh again with the males when they saw Vinnie getting up after Ava, while trying to untie his tail.

"Gosh you are a monster Ava!! First you try to kill me with your bloody cat and now this! What have I done to you?!" He growled before getting pulled from his ear. "You hit me straight to my face with a pillow without warning! And you even dared to escape before I managed to do the same! That cat thing was just an accident, I didn't know you wer--" She started to say but then felt the white male leaning against her shoulders.

"Just kidding! I know you didn't mean that.. And maybe I deserved that.. But you know I like girls who know how to put the male in their place" He grinned to her ear making Charley roll her eyes while the males started to growl again. "Oh shut up! If you weren't born into the body of a mouse, you would be a hound!" She chuckled before walking to take a drink from Charley she had started to handle to everyone. Throttle and Modo just grinned to each other as an agreement to her words.

"Thanks! And for all of you, thank you for your help! I wouldn't have done that alone.." She smiled before taking a sip from her drink. "What is this?" She asked while licking her lips a bit, which didn't get unnoticed by the males. "Root beer, haven't you ever drunk one?" Charley said while the others were drinking theirs too. "No.. Not at all.. But if this is an alcoholic one, I need to say this is lame.. Otherwise okay" She said and took another sip.

"No! This is alcoholic free since these three are root beer sponges! They wouldn't be able to drive if they drank that much alcohol as they drink this" Charley laughed but got a smirk from the white male. "Is that a challenge?" He smirked while crossing his arms. "No! Of course not! Don't even try that.." Charley said while looking at the male with the way that made him sigh and nod.

"There's a second woman that puts the males in their place!" Throttle laughed but then felt a poke at his arm. "Speaking of the devil.." Ava grinned, making him chuckle and gulp. That made all of them start to laugh even more before Charley went to the kitchen to start making some dinner for them while Ava continued building the second bookshelf. She had allowed Modo to help her since he would at least behave. Meanwhile Vinnie and Throttle had walked outside disappointedly to play some basketball while waiting.

"So, what do you think about her for real?" Throttle asked Vinnie when they had got outside and started to play in front of the Garage. "I think she's hiding something.. Or am I the only one who thinks that? Otherwise she's cool and beautiful! It's nice to have her in our group.." Vinnie smirked during his last line before throwing the ball into the basket after Throttle had tried to block him from doing that.

"No you're not.. I think the same.. She told us she knows us from somewhere but we still haven't got to know about that more.." Throttle answered after getting the ball now. "Yeah! That was really weird even in my opinion! And when she fainted after seeing the Old Cheese Face.." The White furred male said before stealing the ball from him fast. "Hey!" He chuckled, making him smirk while trying to get the ball back.

"Yea.. About that.." Throttle wondered to himself while watching Vinnie doing a dunk shot before howling and celebrating himself being so good at the game. During that the commander started to think about the time when he met Ava for the first time, when she had got injured badly, called him beautiful while seeing him without a helmet, just before she had got carried to the hospital by the nurses.. That memory made his head hurt again, and this time so badly he collapsed onto his knees.

"Throttle! Are you alright?!" Vinnie gasped when he saw that happening. "Don't fuss.. I'm alright.." Throttle said while slowly getting up with his help. "Is it your head again? Should we try to contact the Old Timer to check on that? Or at least to get some information.. You know that worries us.." Vinnie said while helping Throttle inside to sit on the couch in the living room. At the same time Vinnie carried the basketball with his tail to the workshop where usually kept it in storage.

"What is it guys? Is everything okay, Throttle?" Charley said while walking out of the kitchen after she had noticed from the window Vinnie was helping Throttle to walk inside. "Yes, I'm fine! Just some headache again.. Nothing bad.." He said but then got a growl from the white male. "Nothing bad, huh?! You literally collapsed on your knees! That doesn't happen everyday!" Vinnie said but then Charley talked, making him turn to look at her while Throttle just looked down the floor.

"How often do you get those headaches? I see these have been much more often after you guys met Ava.." Charley asked while thinking. "Yeah! I haven't seen or heard from you about those before we met that woman! This time I mean.." Vinnie said but got a loud growl from Throttle but too late, the mechanic had heard it already. "This time?" She lifted her other eyebrow while looking at both of them. Vinnie just smirked awkwardly, trying to get away from the subject.

"We have met her earlier, a long time ago.. Just quickly, but we didn't know her name then, or anything else.." Throttle said while getting up from the couch. "Are you sure you-" Vinnie started to say while getting to help him but he slapped his hands away with his tail. "Just leave it.. Thanks.." Throttle said while heading to the staircase.

"Why haven't you told that earlier?" Charley said, making Vinnie shrug. "He just realized it a while ago.. Wasn't sure if it was her, so that's probably why.." Vinnie used a white lie since he didn't want to make the situation any worse. He didn't know either the answer, or why Throttle had lied about not knowing even her name, but was sure he would get that out of the commander with a way or another.

"Alright?" Charley said suspiciously while turning to walk back to the kitchen. "The Dinner is almost ready, go get the others down, Vinnie" She said while she still wasn't buying what they had just told her. Why hadn't Ava mentioned either that she had actually met the Mice already? And where had they met each other? "Something suspicious is happening here.. And I don't like it.." She thought while lifting the food out of the oven. Meanwhile Vinnie walked to the staircase after nodding to her. Throttle had already gone up and he saw the tan furred male standing at the guest bedroom's doorway.

"May I ask what are you going to put in these? You haven't got much stuff, I see" Modo said while lifting the first bookshelf on the place Ava asked. It looked like it was light as a feather when the gray furred male lifted it up and carried it to its place. "I'll ask my family to send me some of my stuff, but also I'm gonna buy something new too and some of these shelves are for my school and business stuff.." She explained while she was cleaning the second one from dust after they had built it together.

"How's your family? Is it okay if I ask?" Modo asked while looking at her cleaning the shelves. "Yes of course! How else would we get to know each other? I'll say if there's some question I don't want to answer. And you can do the same, okay?" She said, making the male smile and nod to her. "But my family.. I have always lived with my grandmother since my father has worked abroad for many years to get us a better life with the money he gets by working. I have never known anything about my mother, it has been a forbidden topic to talk about in my family. And I have a little brother a few years younger than me. He's a pretty problematic person but very responsible with what comes to animals, that's why I left my cat to him when I left here.." She explained making his ears drop down.

"I'm sorry about your mother.. And for that you don't see your father often.. But aren't little brothers always quite problematic?" He said while nodding towards the door, meaning Throttle and Vinnie which made her chuckle. She shook her head and sighed. "Yea maybe.. But I just wish he wouldn't do anything illegal anymore.. That's what I meant by it.. But.. How's your family?" Ava smiled at him, making him nod to her.

"That's sad to hear.. I hope he'll get better soon! But I can quite relate to your story.. I haven't known much about my father since he died during the war when it had just begun, but I have a very warm relation to my gray furred mother.. I also have an older sister who has a daughter and a son which I also love very much! I wish I'd have my own family one day too but after that the situation on Mars has gotten better. I don't want to raise children in fear of losing their home.. Like we had to do.. Me, my family and my bros.." Modo explained making her nod and smile understandingly to him.

"So.. You three are brothers really or? I have never known that for sure.." Ava said while thinking about a place for the second bookshelf that was ready now. "Not biologically but yes we are.. Practically all three of us were raised by my mother and our mentor Stoker.." He said making her nod to him, then they heard someone talking from the doorway which made them turn around.

"That saved me and Vinnie since we both are orphans.." Throttle smiled while leaning against the doorway, Vinnie was standing behind him. "I'm sorry to hear that.." She said but got just a smile from each of the males. "That's alright.. Can't miss something you have never had.." Vinnie said past Throttle's shoulder before the commander entered the room. He looked like he didn't agree to his words at all. Not sure did Vinnie really even meant that either.

"This looks actually pretty nice.." Throttle said while looking around the room. "Thanks! But that's all thanks to your help! Modo, would you please lift that over there, a bit left from the other shelf" Ava said while pointing at the place where she had finally planned the other bookshelf to go. "Sure!" Modo said while heading to the bookshelf, but Throttle walked to the other side of it to help him even if it wasn't actually necessary.

"Charley said the dinner is ready, so should we continue this after it?" Vinnie said while sitting on the edge of Ava's bed where she hadn't yet put the bedclothes that were waiting inside of her closet. She had got that filled and organized first so she could take the luggage and bags away from them to build the furniture in peace.

"Yes, but I can do the rest on my own, just a few things left anymore.. But there's some stuff I'll get from the stores later, like a carpet, some plants and some other smaller things!" She explained while they were about to head downstairs, but then she felt someone grabbing her arm. "Hmm?" She turned around to see it was Throttle since Vinnie and Modo had already gone. At least Modo had checked if she needed any more help before leaving the room while Vinnie wasn't so keen on decorating, and even if they all were willing to help with everything needed.

"Can I have a word with you before dinner? I have something to ask you.. Alone" He said, making her lift her other eyebrow before nodding. "Sure, why not?" She said and nodded at him to sit on her bed. When they both sat on the edge of it, he sighed, making her turn to look at him. "What is it, Throttle?" Ava asked while looking at the male.

"I.. I was wondering if you remember anything about us.. About me.." Throttle said, making her eyes a bit narrow. "From where? Of course I remember from all the time I have been here in Chicago! Even if that fainting thing is still a bit blank.. But I'm sure it will come back to me someday.. Why?" She asked, making him turn to look away. "She doesn't seem to remember.." He thought in his mind before turning to look at her again.

"I didn't mean that, but good if your memories are fine by that part.." Throttle said while looking at her. "From where then? What are you up to, Throttle?" She asked while looking at him with a confused expression on her face. "I meant that you told you knew us already! Said something about those cosplayers.." He said while shaking his head to look away again. "Oh right.. Would it be okay if we talk about that later? I'm starting to get hungry after all this working.. I bet you do too!" She said while getting up from the bed.

"Yeah sure.." He sighed but when he was about to get up, he saw her taking her hoodie she was wearing, off, and under that she was wearing a top which had no sleeves on at all. He noticed the scar on her right shoulder immediately. But before he managed to say anything, she noticed he was staring at her. "Oh.. I can put it back on if too much skin makes you uncomfortable!" She chuckled making him shake his head.

"No, not at all! It's just.. Where did you get that scar from? Looks deep.. If you don't mind asking.." He said while getting up from the bed before he walked to her. "Umm.. I would tell you if I could just remember.." She said before sighing deeply. "You don't remember? A Scar that big?" He said while lifting his other eyebrow. "No.. And this isn't the only one I have.." She said and pointed at her chest. "I have a huge one over here too.. Which I'm not obviously going to show.. But.. The only thing I remember from getting these is that I might have been in an accident.. But I don't know where I was or when.. Or even what kind of.." She said but then chuckled while looking at the male who was looking at her shoulder.

"Isn't that weird, huh?" She said while trying to not sound awkward. "No.. Not at all. Maybe it's because of some kind of trauma?" Throttle said, making her shrug. "Maybe.. But since they are rather big, I'm happy I'm still here! But let's go eat now before Vinnie and Modo eat everything!" She smiled before running towards the doorway.

"Yea.." Throttle said while looking after her. "Those must be the scars from the wound she got back then.. But why doesn't she remember anything.. Even if the trauma covers her, she should at least remember something!" Throttle said but then heard Ava shouting from the staircase. "Throttle, are you coming or not?!" She shouted after him making him follow her now.

"Don't blame me if you're left without dinner!" She laughed when they entered the kitchen where the others were already eating. He just chuckled at her while still thinking about the accident. It made his head start to ache again, but more suspicious was that why didn't she remember anything. "I haven't seen or heard from you about those before we met that woman!" He remembered Vinnie saying when they were at the living room earlier with him and Charley.

Would there be a chance that his headache was connected to Ava somehow? Maybe to that memory of her accident? And what if it had some kind of connection to her headache too since there was a time when they had it at exactly the same time in the park.. Whatever the reason was, he knew he needed to find that out. He needed some answers, and he was sure she also needed some answers even for questions she didn't know to ask..