Chapter 8
"Power and Responsibilities"
Inroute to Atlas, Remnant
One week after Greg's escape and Derrick's return...
"Man I still need to get used to my new eye color." Greg grumbles while looking at himself in a mirror in the bathroom of the restcar of the train. Velvet only giggled at her boyfriend's dilema as she brushed her hair.
Currently after having a week of intense training, testing, and debating, the AOV declared Greg to be a new type of human with super abilities called Famous. In other words, he couldn't be considered a Reborn because they would then have to execute him and that would anger the Americans that were rescued by Greg and Derrick. So they decided to give Teams GRVL, RADR, JNPR, and RWBY a week off to recover from training for a month nonstop. In fact, all the students were able to go see their families for a week.
"I love your new eyes though! They look so adorable on you!" Velvet squealed in delight, causing Greg to blush. This made Leland and Randi laugh at the scene from their bunks as the other teams entered to have a group meeting.
While Greg was trying to hide his embarrassment, the four other Ghosts were together with the other teams discussing about Federation movements. Derrick was still getting used to his mechanical eye as he got occasional burning sensations on his scar. Weiss noticed and placed a hand on her boyfriends cheek. "You okay?" she asked him.
"I'm fine, Weiss, don't worry," Derrick replied with assurance.
"If you two are done doing lovey dovey business, let's talk," Raiden said to them. Everyone gathered around on the floor and started the meeting. "Okay. So what will everyone be doing while we have the week off in Atlas?" Raiden asked out loud, which gave him many answers.
"Velvet and I are going to her hometown to stay with her family and get to know each other better." Greg replied, with Velvet smiling at him.
"Me, Randi, Jaune, and Pyrrha live in the same area nearby so we will be around there." Leland informed.
"Derrick will be staying with my family at a vacation house at Lake Atlas." Weiss answered as well.
"Blake, Rick, Raiden, and Alex will be staying with our family as well." Yang replied while sitting next to her sister.
"Nora and I will stay at a hotel near Lake Atlas." Ren politely answers.
Yang smirked when she saw Raiden's cheeks redden when she said her answer. Raiden shook it off and nodded. "Good. We'll meet back at Armitage square in a week, alright?" he said getting various "Okays."
Rick stood upand stretched. "Finally, we can chill and relax," he said in Korean. He sat down next to Blake and took one of her hands. "And I get to know you much better," he said to her as his cheeks went pink.
"Weiss, are you sure want me to stay with you?" Derrick asked her.
"Of course. You've been gone for almost two months, Derrick, we need to catch up," Weiss replied to him.
Alex just groaned and leaned on the wall. "I hope Yabg's mom won't mess with my hair. I'd rather be back at-"
"Beacon with Aria?" Raiden finished for him.
"What!? Her!? N-n-no! I wo-would not wa-want to b-be b-b-back at-" Alex tried to deny it, but his stuttering and red burning face proved him wrong. Everybody laughed at him, making him blush even more. Greg was the first to pull himself together and suddenly came up with an idea to pass the time before they would go to bed.
"Hey, Alex. Can you pretend you're Morgan Freeman coming to kill me?" Greg asked, which caused the other Ghosts to say please multiple times. The other teens looked at each other in question before turning back to Alex. Alex cleared his throat and spoke in a deep voice that sounded exactly like Morgan Freeman.
"I can smell you." This caused everyone to start laughing because it sounded so funny. Alex started to crouch and move around the room like a assassin. "I've been creeping around for some time." This made everyone laugh more harder than before.
That's when Raiden remembered a movie they watched when they were kids. "Can you say the words? You are the special," Raiden said to Alex.
Alex grinned and cleared his throat more. He picked up a few pieces of paper and squinted at them. "What am I suppose to say here?"
"Just say, you are the special," Rick answered.
Alex threw away a bunch of papers. "There's lines here that aren't even mine."
"It's just, you are the special."
"Alright I'm gonna write that down because I ain't going to remember any of it so here we go!" Alex said quickly before taking a deep breath.
"What this party needs is some entertainment!" Yang shouted as she grabbed a pillow and smacked Raiden with it on the face.
"PILLOW FIGHT!" Everyone shouted as the pillow war began.
The five Ghosts smirked as they grabbed their pillows. "Shield wall!" Raiden shouted. They held their pillows up and walked towards their warring companions. They got close and Raiden shouted, "Bash them!" They bashed at their friends until they heard a whoosh from behind them. They turned around to see Ruby with her pillows.
"I GOT HER!" Greg cried out, using his new speed ability to combat Ruby, covering the others.
"NO FAIR!" Ruby shouted at Greg.
Raiden and Alex pushed forward with their pillows before Yang smacked Raiden in the face again. "Oh you're so gonna get it!" Raiden yelled as he smacked Yang in the face. Alex smacked her in the legs making her trip. Rick was trying to hit Blake but she kept on dodging them.
"NOTHING IS FAIR IN PILLOW WARFARE! THIS! IS! SPARTA!" Greg cries out as he jumps from his bunk, bringing his pillow down onto Ruby's head.
"WHAT THE GRIMM IS GOING ON IN HERE!?" Yelled the conductor as he entered the room. He had complaints about noise coming from this room so he was not too happy to see this happening. Needless to say, everyone returned to their own rooms and went to bed. Tomorrow they would arrive at Atlas and their vacation start.
Yang changed into her pajamas as well Raiden. They were the last two up and like Greg and Velvet, they're sharing a bed. Yang got in her bed and made space for Raiden. "Tomorrow, you're staying at my place."
"I hope your parents like me, Al Blake and Rick," Raiden said after putting away his Ghost mask in his bag.
Raiden got into bed with Yang and entangled his fingers into her hair. She smiled at him as she pecked his forehead. "I'm sure they'll like you," she said to him.
Raiden smiled as heclosed his eyes and restedhis head on top of her head. "Goodnight, Yang."
"Goodnight, Rai."
The next day...
"...AND STAY OFF!" The conductor yelled as he threw Greg off the train and onto the platform. Greg tried to get up, but then his backpack and duffel bag were tossed on top of him. As Randi and Leland helped out Greg, the others were talking to each other while waiting for someone to find them. Soon a driver of the Schne's arrived and picked up Weiss and Derrick. Little while later, Mr. Jackson arrived and picked up his daughter, Leland, Jaune, and Pyrrha. One by one, everyone was picked up until only Greg and Velvet were left.
"Velvet, do you think that your family likes me?" Greg asks, rubbing the back of his head before playing his guitar. Truthfully, Greg was worried that Velvet's family would dislike him, because of his father. However Velvet looked up at him cheerfully.
"Of course, Greg. My mother finds you to be a gentleman after I told her about you. She admires someone who is polite, kind, and smart. My father also respects you after finding out about how you saved me from the Grimm. What worries me though is my brother." Velvet finished, holding her hands under her chin and sighing. Before Greg could ask why, Mrs. Scarletina arrived finally.
"Sorry I'm late. The traffic was heavy so I was held up." Mrs. Scarletina paused when she saw Greg putting his guitar into its case. Then she grinned and turned to her daughter. "Velvy, you sure do know who to find a boy with talents other than being a leader, huh?"
"Mother!?" Velvet cried out, blushing in embarrassment from her mother.
An hour later...
"So, Greg. What do you plan to do with your new abilities?" Velvet asked from her room's window. Greg was outside in her family's backyard, practicing some basic combat skills with his fast speed.
"Don't know. Maybe use them to be able to fight my father and the other enemies. Who knows when they will show up again." Greg answered as he jumped up and into Velvet's room. Greg was using the guest bedroom next to Velvet's so the two could be near each other. Velvet's room had sky blue walls covered with posters and pictures in various areas. The floor was a white carpet, both clean and clutter-free. Velvet was sitting on her bed in long white pants and a red t-shirt with a picture of white bunny head outline. Greg sat down next her, wearing light blue jeans, a white t-shirt and a blue pliad open button short sleeved shirt.
"So...Velvy huh?" Greg couldn't help, but laugh as Velvet groaned, blushing furiously at the nickname. "Sorry, Velvet. I couldn't help it. It seemed like a cute nickname."
"Please don't use it when the others are around." Velvet begged, giving Greg the look commonly known as the Bambi Eyes. Greg quickly gave in.
"Alright, alright. I promise not to use it anywhere else except when we are alone...Velvy." Greg laughed even as Velvet threw a pillow at his face. The two messed around, having a pillow fight for a while. After running around, the two teens laid on the bed tired. The two looked at each other and moved closer to each other for a kiss. Just when their lips are about to touch, the door swings open and a male rabbit Faunas rushes in, grabbing Greg by the throat and slamming him against the wall. A black box tumbles out of Greg's pocket and lands on the floor next to Velvet's foot. Velvet gasps in surprise at what's inside it before looking angry at the scuffle.
"ORION! LEAVE GREG ALONE!" Velvet shouts in anger just as her parents enter the room.
Greg was trying to figure out a way of protecting Velvet when Mr. Scarletina shouted out. "Orion Scarletina! Leave your sister's boyfriend alone!"
"Wait! This guy is your brother!?" Greg exclaimed in disbelief as he pushed Orion off. Orion had brown hair and eyes like Velvet except his hair was a short and ruffled up. He wore blue jeans and a black jacket.
"That's right and who might you be?" Orion questioned as he glared at the young Ghost. Greg sighed at this situation that could have been handled differently if Velvet's brother hadn't started to attack him.
"Lance Corporal Greg Anderson, United States Marine Corps. I'm the one who saved your sister. I'm her team leader and her boyfriend. Nice to meet you, Orion." Greg said, offering a handshake to him. Orion, however, ignored the hand and glared at Greg.
"I don't care about you. However if you dare touch my sister again, I will kill you." Orion threatened, only to recieve a slap on the back of his head from Usagi.
"Orion, this is Velvet's first boyfriend. You should be nicer to him. Besides he is the most wonderful person that Velvet's ever met." Usagi sternly told her son while Greg was looking for the box that fell out of his pocket.
"Uh Greg. I didn't mean to look inside it but it fell open so here." Velvet said apologeticially, holding the box in her hand. Quickly thinking, Greg got onto one knee and turn the box to be open for Velvet. Inside was the ring he planned to give to Velvet at the Schne Ball if the White Fang hadn't crashed the party.
"As a side note to this annoucement I have, I was going to give this to Velvet at the ball two months ago. However thanks to a White Fang attack, I had to search the grounds for a week for it. Anyway, I would like to ask Velvet if she would be my first official- No. First ever girlfriend and maybe future partner in life. Velvet Scarletina would you be my girlfriend?" Greg asked with a stomach full of butterflies. The answer was clear when she started crying, shouting yes multiple times while tackling him in a hug. Velvet's parents were excited by this news, but Orion was furious. He didn't like it one bit.
Meanwhile at Lake Atlas, a few minutes before arrival...
Derrick sighed as he looked out the window of the limo. He just got back to his brothers-in-arms and now he's with Weiss going to a vacation house. He felt a hand go one one of his and said, "I told you, I'm fine, Weiss," Derrick replied.
Weiss examined her boyfriends body for a moment before looking at him clearly. "You need to eat something, you look very thin."
Derrick turned around and put a supportive amile on his face. "I'm fine."
They looked at each other and leaned in to kiss each other. Before they could kiss, the driver stopped them. "We're here now, Ms. Schnee."
Weiss sighed as she sat back down and fixed her self for the arrival. "Maybe later."
Yang and Ruby's house...
"Here we are!" Yang shouted as she dropped her bags on the ground. The three Ghosts and Blake looked at the sisters house and nodded. It was a fairly big house that was painted bright yellow in the suburbs of Armitage.
"That's a nice looking plae you got there, Yang," Alex said with a whistle.
Raiden looked at Yang nervously for a bit as he bit his lip. "Yang?"
Yang turned to her boyfriend and shuffled over to him. "Yeah?"
"Do you think your parents don't mind us here?" he asked her.
"Of course silly, they won't mind at all."
At the Jackson's place...
"Uh, Randi. Why does your parents have armed guards around your house?" Jaune asks nervously as the four teens walked up the Jackson's driveway. The area was alive with PMCs and employees of Jackson's A-Teams performing various tasks. All of them would stop and wave to Randi and Leland, saying hellos and greetings.
"My dad believes the idea that everyone is a family here at the company. Its pretty effective though." Randi replied while waving to her parents over by the front door. This would be an interesting week for this group of teens.
Schnee vacation house, Lake Atlas...
Derrick was sitting on the beach of the lake near the house wearing a pair of black swim shorts with a white beater. He was looking at his dogtags until he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and his mind went limp. "Weiss?"
Weiss was wearing a two piece bikini outfit in snow white. "Hey, Derrick."
Derrick whistled at her and stood up. "I see you're dressed for the occasion, Weiss," he said with mock surprise.
Weiss rolled her eyes and walked over to him. "We're gonna be in the water, might as well look the part."
Derrick shrugged before an idea went through his head. He grinned evilly and picked up Weiss in bridal style. Weiss squeak of surprise as he ran towards the water. "Hang on!" he shouted.
"Put me down this instant, Derrick Haven!" Weiss protested.
At the cafe in Velvet's village...
Greg was being introduced to other people by Velvet while Orion sat at the bar area, angry. The cashier looked at Orion with an eyebrow raised.
"Orion, what's with you? You seem more hostile towards your sister's lover than to any human that strolls into town." The man asked while setting up the juice bar to be ready. Orion turned to the dog Faunas and glared at him.
"Would you be angry if a human from a different world was dating your sister and you didn't like being left out of the news? Don't answer that." Orion added when the cashier was going to say something.
"So you play the guitar right?" Nico, a cat Faunas, asked Greg with a look of interest in his eyes.
"Its an Acoustic, but yes. Mainly I like to play songs that were considered classic rock in my world. Velvet knows my favorite song already." Greg replied after taking a sip from his glass of water. Velvet sat next to him, talking to a female dog Faunas named Elizabeth. Elizabeth was excited that her friend has finally found her perfect match. The two female Faunas talked to each other rapidly while Greg and Nico talked about other things.
"Come on, Greg! You have to meet the kids at the orphanage! They would love to see you!" Velvet exclaimed as she pulled Greg by the arm out of the cafe with Nico and Elizabeth in tow.
Orion turned to Davis, the cashier, and spoke to him. "Davis, you know that the group I'm in makes exceptions to our own rules."
"Yes, sir."
"But we aren't to be trusted are we?"
"No, si-"
"Nah uh. Nah uh. Shut up. Now I'm going to call Adam and tell him that his target is here. If I find out you warned my sister or her boyfriend in any way possible, I'll...do something bad to you." Orion finished as he got up and left the cafe.
Meanwhile...
Yang and Blake were talking to each other in the basement of Yang's house while the three Ghosts were breakdancing. "Whoo, go Raiden!" Yang cheered as Raiden did a couple air flares.
Raiden landed back down and pointed at Rick. "Your turn," he said to him as he fixed his blue shirt.
Rick smirked as he came to the center and started doing a 90/90 (90/90 is when you spin on you hands as you do a handstand). He did it for five seconds before going back down and nodding. "There you go!"
Alex sighed and cartwheeled into the centre and started doing toprocks. He got into the beat and started to do windmills before doing a shoulder freeze for a few seconds. He stood back up and taunted at Raiden. "Oh, can you beat that?" he asked mockingly.
Lake Atlas...
"Gotcha!" Derrick shouted as he jumped for Weiss in the water. She dove out of the way making Derrick make a big splash in the water.
"No, I got you!" Weiss shouted back as she splashed him back as he rose from the water.
Derrick laughed as he tried to tackle Weiss. "No fair, you used your glyphs!" Derrick complained.
It's fair enough, Derrick!" Weiss shouted at him. What she didn't realize was that Derrick managed to tackle her making her go into the water.
They two resurfaced and laughed as Derrick splashed her. "Guess I should play dirty then."
Weiss laughed as she hugged Derrick tightly. "How about we go inside? We've been out here for awhile now."
"Sure, I don't mind that at all, Weiss," Derrick replied as he placed his forehead against hers.
Hours later...
Greg and Velvet had fun with the kids, but it was getting late so they started to head back to Velvet's home.
"Velvet, your home town is awesome. Its peaceful, colorful, and mostly friendly." Greg said which made Velvet happy. Her biggest fear is that Orion would do something that might get people hurt. However since Orion hadn't approached the two since this morning, it seemed that Velvet's fears wouldn't happen.
"Which is why you need be eradicated, Reborn." Adam added as he and thirty White Fang soldiers surrounded the two teens. Orion was next to him, aiming the P-90 SMG he stole from Greg's bag at Greg. Velvet was shocked by her brother's actions while Greg verbalized his reaction.
"Ah nuts."
Adam walked up to the Ghost and held his sword under his throat. "First you stop our takeover of the Schne Manor. Now you're staying in our safe havens!? This is unacceptable, you Reborn A-" Greg interjects at this moment.
"Will you quit calling me that!? That tattoo on my arm is an unfinished one! Its suppose to say Reborn Into Christ, but we ran out of ink!" Greg shouts, making everyone pause to digest this new information. Adam then asks something of importance.
"So you're not a Reborn?"
"Well somewhat but officially no. I'm now considered as a Famous."
"A Famous? What is that?" A WF soldier asked out loud, distracting Adam momentarily. This is what Greg was waiting for.
"Well... This is what a Famous is!" Greg shouted as he created a white orb in his hand and shot it at Adam, sending the WF leader flying into the side of a building. Greg quickly used a shockwave force to knock the WF soldiers off their feet. Orion fired at Greg who dodged and jumped over the dust rounds as he runs towards the Faunas.
"Sorry about this, man. This going to hurt me more than it will hurt you." Greg shouted as he slide past Orion while punching him in the stomach. Orion fell to the ground, gasping for air, while Velvet ran up and picked up the P-90.
"Shoot the fu-Gaahhh!" A WF soldier was taken down by P-90 fire as Velvet started to provide cover fire for Greg. Meanwhile Greg was in the middle of a group of ten WF soldiers, punching and kicking enemies left and right. A few moments later, Greg was the only standing with the WF soldiers knocked out around him.
As the fight continued, Adam slowly got back up onto his feet, his back aching. Adam had to duck down to avoid being hit by the WF soldier flying through the air. He took notice of the two teenagers that were beating up his soldiers, and with his weapon in hand, Adam rushed towards the fight.
Velvet had gotten the last of the White Fang soldiers when she spotted Adam sneaking up behind Greg. She tried to warn him, but Adam already brought his blade down. Into empty space. Adam looked around for a possible spot that the Human could have gone. Greg revealed himself as he landed on top of Adam in an attack from above.
"And he's out of the game! Judges, what is your scoring of this high jump?" Greg said jokingly as Velvet held up a number card that said ten. Adam groaned before quickly knocking over Greg and fleeing the area with his bloodied men.
Lake Atlas...
Derrick was dressing up into his casual wear while he waited for Weiss in the family room. It consisted of a brown t-shirt, black pants and pale blue runners. His mechanical eye twicthed slightly as he looked out the window. "I wonder how the others are doing?" he said.
"Maybe they're having a good time,"Weiss said as she walked up from behind him. She noticed that his stance was slouched. "You okay?"
Derrick let out a small sigh and turned to Weiss. "It's just that... I... we never had a chance to relax."
Weiss leaned on to Derrick and closed her eyes. "Then just have a break. You're on vacation after all."
Yang's house...
"Time to eat!" Yin shouted as she placed the last of the food on the dinner table.
The five quickly came up from the basement and came tongue kitchen. "That looks amazing," Rick said in Korean.
"Rick, English please," Blake asked him.
"He said that the food looks great," Raiden translated for her.
"I still don't know how you know Korean," Yang said to him.
Raiden rolled his eyes as he took off his cap. "Growing up with a Korean, that tends to happen," Raiden said to her.
"C'mon, let's just eat," Alex said to them flopping himself on a chair. "Besides knowing Korean isn't very useful when the enemy speaks Spanish. Maybe we shouldn't have skipped all those Spanish classes that they told us to take in elementary school." Alex added, thinking about the many times that their squad could have had Greg to make their missions more quickly and quietly with his fluency in the Spanish language.
Raiden chuckled. "Yeah, we always had to pretend that we were mute," he said as he had a spoonful of rice into his mouth.
"It always feels like we're those silent main characters in Call of Duty, right?" Rick added after sipping from his glass.
"And it works. Well, most of the time," Alex added.
"You mean that one time in Mexico when we were infiltrating that Fed weapon depo?" Rick inquired.
"Aye," Alex answered back fiddling with his food.
"You okay, Al?" Raiden asked his brother.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Alex replied.
"I bet he's thinking about Aria," Yang teased.
"Sh-shut up! I'd never would think about her!" Alex stuttered back at Yang. He sat down as his cheeks reddened.
Raiden chuckled at his little brother. "Looks like my brother has a crush!" he said as he hugged his brother.
At Velvet's home...
Orion was tied to a chair in the kitchen as the rest of his family and Greg talked about what to do with him in the living room. When Velvet told them what had happened to them with the ambush, her parents were shocked and upset about Orion's actions. They had no idea that Orion was a member of the White Fang until now.
"I can't believe that Orion would do such a thing. Let alone be associated with that terrorist group." Mr. Scarletina muttered in disbelief. The idea that his son had worked for the White Fang all this time shocked him. Mrs. Scarletina was in tears when hearing that her son actually would endanger his sister to get rid of her boyfriend because he was a human. Velvet was crying into Greg's chest after realizing that her brother didn't care about the lives of others. Greg, however, seemed to be unfazed by this series of events, mainly because he was part of a group of Hispanic Americans that protested the racism that happened to them. However unlike the White Fang, the Hispanics For Equality never used terrorist tactics, instead following the ways of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi.
"So what happens to Orion now?" Velvet finally asked as she tried to calm down.
"I will go talk to him and convince him what he is doing is wrong." Greg replied as he got up and grabbed one of his bags before heading towards the kitchen. Before he entered though, he turned around back to the Scarletina family.
"I won't hurt Orion any more tonight. I think that punch in the gut warned him that I can become his ticket to the world of hurt." Greg reassured before closing the door to the kitchen behind him.
Orion glared at Greg, who was setting up his laptop on the kitchen table. Once he powered up and readied his laptop, Greg walked over to the Faunas.
"Why did you do it? Seriously. Why did you have the White Fang attack us in your hometown?" Greg started off to which Orion remained silent. "Okay then. The silent treatment from you. Listen, Orion. What you did nearly got your sister hurt and endangered your village. You could've gotten someone killed because you couldn't help but hate me. And why do you hate me? Have I done anything wrong to you?"
"You humans are all the same. Thinking that you are all superior to everyone else. You can't trick me into believing your fake concern for the Faunas. You never have been through half of the things we've gone through before." Orion finally says, speaking with a voice full of venom. Greg remains silent for a few moments before he turns the laptop screen towards Orion and pushes the play button.
On the screen was a video of the 2024 San Monica Massacre. It had started off as a peaceful protest of Hispanic-Americans, who demanded the Anti-Hispanic Military Bill to be vetoed. It was vetoed by both the supreme court and the president in the end, but not before Governor Henry Clayton of California had PMCs disguised as US troops used to end the protest. Over 9000 Hispanics were killed in the end and Clayton escaped into the Federation, being branded as a triator by the president herself. Greg was one of the few survivors of this tragic event and had recorded the event on his camera.
*Video*
The screen showed to be in the middle of the protest, but somewhat above it. Greg had been with a Hispanic Marine named Jose, who had Greg sitting on his shoulders to get a better view of the protest.
"FUCK THE BILL! WE AMERICANS WILL! FUCK THE BILL! WE AMERICANS WILL!" The protestors, including Greg, chanted for some time until there was a new sound that caused panic. Instantly Machine Guns tore into the petitioners as they tried to escape the PMCs. It was at this point the camera fell out of Greg's hand and landed on its side. It showed Greg falling to the ground with a bullet in his leg and Jose taking multiple rounds through his body. The sounds were gunfire and screaming. It showed Greg holding his leg in pain, screaming out loud.
"WHAT DID THEY EVER DO TO YOU, CLAYTON!? WHAT DID THESE VICTIMS DO TO YOU!?"
At this point the video stops. Orion looks up in disbelief at Greg who has tears running down his eyes."Tell me: Did you guys go through the shit I have been through really?" Greg askes as he calms down and stops crying.
Yang's Home...
While Alex was trying to get out of his brother's death grip, Rick stood up and walked to the living room. Blake got up in response and followed him into the living room. She saw that Rick was looking outside the window. It was a bright and sunny day with barely any clouds in the sky. "Oh, hey, Blake," Rick greeted her.
"Hi, Rick," Blake replied to him. She joined him looking out the window and moved her hand to his and grasped it. She rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.
"You want a cat nap, Blakey?" Rick asked in amusement.
"I'll have a nap if you join me," Blake replied to him. Rick chuckled with a smile and nodded at her. Blake responded by grabbing his hand and dragged him to a couch. Blake took off her bow and dropped it to the floor. Rick got on the couch an laid down. Blake soon joined him and placed her head in the croon of his neck.
"Sleep tight," Rick said in Korean to her as she drifted into sleep.
Alex was outside on the balcony with his scroll in hand. He took in a deep breath and slowly moved his index finger to the screen. He hesitated for a moment. Summoning an act of willpower he pressed it. The tone dial droned on before it was answered.
"Hello?" a female voice answered.
"Hey, Aria, it's me," Alex replied to her making her smile on the screen.
"Hey, Alex, how was your first day off?" she asked him with curiosity.
Alex just groaned and leaned on the wall. "Better than most days. Raiden won't stop teasing me about us. Yang too. I just want to put a bullet through her-"
"Alex, please don't talk like that," Aria asked him in a soft tone.
"Okay," Alex said to her.
"I see you're busy," Raiden said from beside him.
Alex almost dropped his scroll and said something quickly before disconnecting. "Would you stop doing that?"
"Nah, I won't tell anyone. Just asking if I can use your scroll," Raiden asked him.
"Why do you want to use my scroll?" the sniper replied.
"Mines outta power. Just gotta call Greg to see if he's okay."
Velvet's home...
Greg finally returned to the living room, this time Orion exitted with him. Velvet ran and tackled Greg in a hug while her parents went over to Orion. He started crying and hugged his parents, apologizing for all the things he had ever done wrong as well as promising that he would never be involved with the White Fang again. Meanwhile Greg, after Velvet got off of him, grabbed his scroll and made a call.
"Who is this?" Adam's voice was heard on the other end.
"Its Greg. Orion will not be a part of the White Fang anymore. If you approach him or any of his family ever again, I will make sure my next lethal bullet will be delivered into your skull personally." Greg hangs up but before he can put up his scroll, Raiden calls.
"Hey, Greg. How are things going over with the Scarletina Family?"
"Fine actually. We're just about to have dinner so later." Greg hangs up again and tells Velvet and her family not to answer it if it rings again.
Lake Atlas...
"So, Derrick, you and your friends were survivors of that ODIN attack in your world?" Hans asked him as he had a forkful of salad into his mouth. The Schnee family and Derrick were eating dinner together after Derrick wanted to do some shotgun experiments with Dust, which ended in failure.
"Yep, the Ghosts recruited very strict and out of all of they could choose, they chose us," Derrick replied. He just smiled when he remembered when he was recruited. "It just feels like yesterday I joined them. We've come very far and we won't stop now."
Derrick finished his meal and a butler took the plate from him. "Fancy," he simply said.
Weiss giggled at him. "You should expect that when you're invited by a Schnee."
"Weiss, darling?" called out Mrs. Schnee, Christa Schnee, approaching her daughter.
"Yes, mother?" Weiss asked her.
"The guest room is currently being renovated, where will your friend sleep?" Christa asked her.
"I can sleep with Weiss," Derrick blurted out. He saw Weiss's face redden and chuckled sheepishly. "Heh, didn't think that one through."
Weiss got rid of her blush and smiled at Derrick. "That's fine, you can sleep with me."
"Okay, I just don't want you two doing anything," Christa said to them making Weiss blush more darker this time.
"Mother!" she shouted back.
"Woah, calm down, Snow White," Derrick told her.
Yang's house...
Raiden was stripping down his assault rifle while Yang was brushing her hair in her room. They had three bedrooms, one of them their parents room. Yang and Ruby share one while the other was a guest room. The sisters room was a bright orange painted wall with a floor kinda cluttered but manageable.
"First day of vacation, not as bad I thought it be," Raiden said as he put the barrel back on his rifle.
"Glad you're here with me?" Yang asked as she swayed her hips. She felt his gaze for a moment but soon looked away.
Raiden sighed while he placed his rifle in his bag. He let out a relived gasp as he fell on Yang's bed. "Your fam is really nice ya know?"
"The Xiao Longs are really nice," Yang replied.
"Yang, do you really have to share a bed with Raiden?" Ruby asked her.
"If you had a boyfriend, Rubes, you'd want that."
Elsewhere...
"Hello?...Yes we are...It happened tonight in your village?...We have a team in that area on vacation. You can ask them if they can help...Don't worry. They can handle it." Paul Jackson grinned as he talked on the phone with a new cilent. The team in the village was staying with their families so they wouldn't mind to stay longer for a while.
Later on...
Greg walked into the guest room, wearing gray sweatpants and a white t-shirt. He had finished his shower recently so his hair was slightly wet. His head was filled with thoughts over what had happened today and hoped that the rest of the week would be better than today. Tomorrow everyone would meet up at Lake Atlas to have a party as well as a social gathering. Greg had informed Agent Recon what had happened with Orion and the dog Faunas agreed to see if they can hire someone to protect the village as well as Orion and his parents from any future incidents involving the White Fang. Also he and Velvet decided to keep last night's events secret from the others, mainly to protect Orion from problems of identity.
Still what was on Greg's mind the most is the fact that the White Fang hadn't been through what the Hispanics in his world had and they still had resorted to terrorist tactics. Greg pushed this thought aside and turned off the lights before crawling into his bed. Fortunately for the young Ghost, tomorrow would be fun and exciting as well as safe from any more incidents like tonight's. After a few moments, Greg drifted into sleep and braced himself for any nightmares or dreams to come.