-Have you lost your mind?!-Nick was yelling when Weiss admitted a little later that she indeed called her sister
-This is bad-Will was scared-really bad. If Schnee comes here…
-You'll finally get what you deserve!-Weiss laughed
-Shut your fucking mouth, you stupid bitch!-Will screamed at her and was about to slap her in the face but Nick caught his hand on time
-Willy, don't. It will only make your situation worse. As if Schnee wasn't already after you because of this accident in the shanty
-Yeah, but do you understand that it's not because of Weiss that he wants to kill me?
-What? Then why is he onto you?
-Ehhhhhhh…
-Come on, tell him-Weiss said-you're his friend after all
-He won't forgive me for losing Stephen!
-What Stephen? What the hell are you talking about?-Nick was very confused
Weiss bursted out laughing. Will was clearly scared and looked like he is about to cry. Nick then patted him on the arm:
-What happened to him?
-They took him. I know they did. He's locked up somewhere in the eastern district but I have no idea where. And I can't send anyone there, it's too dangerous
-I'll find him. You have my word-Nick quickly said and turned back to Weiss-What's so funny?
But Weiss couldn't stop laughing. She already fell from her chair because of that. Nick then came up with an idea. He ducked right before her and started to tickle her hips. She then laughed so loud, Will thought for a second that everyone hears it from his and Qrow's room. Nick relentlessly tickled her, until she finally lost strength to laugh:
-No, no, stop! I can't anymore! Heheheheheheh…-she said, gasping
-You calmed down finally? Good. Go back to your room
Weiss got up from the floor and left Will's room. After Mikaelsen's death and Weiss' reunion with Ruby (who turned out to be old teammates and friends) she moved to the room which she shared with Ruby, Blake, Yang, Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha and Ren. Their room was always looking like it was infinite and lots of people could be stuffed there. But it didn't matter for Nick. He still preffered his small room he shared with team ABRN. They actually got rid of his previous bed and now every night Nick is forced to sleep with Arslan and Reese in one bed. Somehow with that the room got even smaller to Nick. But it didn't matter. He didn't need too much sleep, unlike other people. Not to mention Will, who practically doesn't need to sleep and only takes a nap when he wants to.
After a while Nick finished talking to his friend and left the room. He now had a new mission in mind, which was finding that Stephen Will kept on mentioning. He was walking down a corridor, but didn't go to his room. Instead, he went to Yang's room.
-Hey, Nick-she welcomed him, as always, very cheerfully. She was sitting on her bed, typing something on her Scroll
But Nick didn't say anything. He just sat down next to her and took her by the hand. For a while he was just looking at her and later he slowly laid down on her lap. Yang then got worried and started to caress him on the head:
-What's wrong? You seem like you got some really bad news-she asked
-That's…-Van Thorne was just about to say what he wanted but bit his tongue-nah, it's nothing
-Oh-Yang then cheered up a bit-so you just felt bad and came to cuddle?
-Mhm-Nick mumbled in response and looked her in the eyes
-You have such pretty eyes-Yang said-maybe they are the reason I love you so much
-Same goes for yours-Nick muttered and smiled. He completely forgot about his problems. Yang was all he could ever ask for if he wanted to leave the rest of the world behind. The blonde girl then kissed him. After that Nick got up from her lap and they started to make out on the bed. Nick was feeling great with that. Yang was the best girl he could ever meet. His love for her couldn't get bigger than what already was there.
While this was happening, Nick's hand suddenly started to slide down Yang's body and before he knew it, he had it right between her legs. When he touched her there, she quietly moaned:
-Nicky…ah, Nicky stop…someone…someone might see us-she gasped
-So what? Don't you like that?
-It's…it's not that…ah!-Yang moaned again
But no matter how much pleasure did she have from what Nick was doing, she stopped his hand and looked at him:
-Nick, we need to talk-she said, barely containing her gasps
-What's wrong?-Van Thorne asked-I was too fast, wasn't I?
-No no it has nothing to do with that
Nick and Yang hid under the quilt, because it suddenly got a little cold in the room:
-What was it?-Nick asked, but couldn't stop himself from at least touching Yang's cheek
-Nick…remember what I told you like 2 days ago? That no matter how many girls you'll be with I will always love you?
-Ummmmm…yeah? What about it?
-I was thinking…maybe you could introduce them to me?
-Yang what is this about?
-I know about you and Pyrrha-Yang sounded a bit sad-seconds after she broke up with Jaune, she jumped right into your arms. She told me that
-Oh…-Nick sounded sad too-I…I understand. I'm not worthy to be your boyfriend anymore. I knew I cheated on you back then. I hope…one day you'll forgive me, because I really am sorry
-Nick, I'm not giving up on you-Yang grabbed him by the hand-I told you I will always love you, no matter what. Pyrrha will never tear us apart, but…I know you must love her too, otherwise she would still be in hell. Besides, she has a crush on you too. I…I read a book about The Brotherhood yesterday. I know that Hexmen have big hearts and they love many girls. I fully accept that, but I want you to promise me something Nick. Please, don't forget about me…
Nick planted a deep kiss on Yang's lips:
-Never. You're the love of my life, other girls will never matter as much as you do
Yang then smiled and placed her boyfriend's hands on her chest:
-Come on then, continue what you started-she said and smiled seductively
Nick slowly started to unbutton Yang's jacket and when he got rid of that he gently removed her top. She then suddenly turned around:
-Hehe…you now have to go through my other armor-she giggled
But Nick just grabbed her by the waist and slipped his hand slowly through hers. He felt her breast immediately. And when she realised that, she gave herself to Nick completely. They were then later making out and for a moment Nick stopped. Yang felt his hands again between her legs:
-Nick, what are you…
-Trust me-said Nick and grinned widely-you will definitely enjoy this
Yang felt as Nick's hands pull down her shorts. She was completely naked now before him. She blushed and suddenly felt a weird feeling between her legs:
-My goodness, what are you…-she said and looked under the quilt. She saw Nick's head stuck between her legs with his tongue out-Oh, you little perverted devil!
Suddenly what Nick was doing started to tickle her. Until he started to do it harder. It was then that she felt as she's about to „explode":
-No…no…Nick, stop…ah…this is so weird…ah…but it feels so good…-she was moaning, while gripping the pillow tightly
Nick then started to move his tongue around even faster. He was having the time of his life. He loved to hear Yang moan. This time she really did, because back then on the ship they were careful not to wake anyone up. This time they were alone…
-No, Nick, please, do it slowly…ah…at this rate, I'm gonna…ah…I'm gonna…aaaaaaaaaaaaah!-she suddenly squealed and wrapped her legs around Nick's head, pressing him to her…ekhm…womb (omg, it's getting really hard to not turn this into some „lemon" fanfiction)
Nick could barely breathe when Yang finally let him go. His face was still a bit covered in Yang's…ekhm…fluids. The blonde girl was still heavily breathing when Nick was washing his face. After that Yang looked at him and kissed him once again:
-That…was amazing-she said, still gasping a lot. Nick could clearly feel that a lot of Yang's saliva was on her tongue. Did she feel THAT good? Nick was slightly confused, but with that thought he hugged his girlfriend. He could smell her hair very well. When later he made sure she is asleep he left the bed. „I can't let that take all my time. Of course, time like that may one day come, but I have to talk to Will and make plans regarding the rescue of his new friend. I also need to get back to my room on time or Arslan and Reese will think again that I died. Phew…my tongue sure feels better after what happened though, fufufu"
With that thought he opened the door to Yang's room and went through it. He looked to his right and walked straight to his room. By the doors he was about to press the knob…
When he suddenly felt something weird on his hips. He looked down only to see small hands wrapping themselves around his waist. At first he wanted to scream, thinking that the situation with Malachite sisters will repeat itself. But then he noticed characteristical black ribbons tied on these hands. Also the girl that was doing that wasn't forceful like Melanie or Miltia. She just gently held Nick by the waist and later he felt her head clinging onto his back. She had a warm breath and because she was completely clinging to him, he could even feel her heartbeat. It was very fast. Nick wanted to turn around and find out who the girl is just to confirm if he's right but he also didn't want to ruin the atmosphere. That girl was clearly enjoying herself. After a while she let out a weird sound. Nick realised it was like a cat's purr. Now he knew for certain who „assaulted" him by the doors:
-I can feel you shivering-whispered the girl softly-sorry if I startled you
-Blake, it's past everyone's bedtime. I think even Tromberg sleeps right now and I'd really like to sleep too, I have classes tomorrow. So if you could, then please…
But the faunus girl didn't let him go. She just clinged to Van Thorne's shoulder. He could clearly feel she's standing on her toes and could see her face a little bit. For a second he was wondering what does she want, but turns out she might have read his thoughts:
-My legs are killing me. Could you…carry me around?
-I might try-said Nick, a bit embarrassed by the situation. He then felt as Blake jumps and now her hands were around his neck, while her legs were wrapped around his waist
-Meow?-Blake made another cat noise. Nick rolled his eyes around, feeling completely awkward
-Alright, let's go- he said and slowly walked away from the doors to his room. Belladonna kept clinging onto him, purring from time to time. But she didn't let him take her to her room. She was then covering his eyes and giggling. After a while Nick realised something:
-Where are you actually leading me?-he asked
-Right there, hon-she said, chuckled and pointed at some room
-To…janitor's office? What if he's still there?
-Don't worry-Blake just whispered softly-I made sure we're gonna be all alone there
-Gulp-Nick swallowed saliva in fear but kept going with Blake on his shoulders to the place she pointed him to go. When they finally reached it and Nick opened the door, he couldn't believe what he's seeing.
Usually the janitor's office was a bit dirty, all his stuff was lying around and the entire place seemed like a coffin. This time it was much, much different. Nick could see a big mattress in the place where a lot of shelves used to be, a blanket thrown over it, rose petals on the floor, a couple of candles giving a warm light and a couple of other things. Of course it was dark:
-Surprise!-Blake giggled on Nick's back and got down from it quickly. She walked up to the desk and took something from it. When Nick looked closer he could see wine glasses and the bottle of wine itself. Blake had only two glasses in her hands
-Ummmmm…Blake? What is this about?
-I just thought we could…share a little more time together, you know? Now that you've defeated Mikaelsen and thanks to you the southern Mistral is opened again, we have a reason to celebrate! Took me a couple of days to convince our grumpy janitor and prepare all this, but I hope the delay wasn't too big?-she then passed Nick a glass of wine. He took it, his hand was shaking a little. „Knowing my luck, this is gonna end weird" he quickly thought.
Nick and Blake sat on the mattress, sipping wine and talking. A little later Blake took out a big sushi set which both she and the Hexman were eating. From time to time Blake was having a „chopstick fight" with Nick or was teasing him with what she was about to eat. A little later they were done and all that was left was the wine. Though Nick's mind was still clear (wine wasn't having a big impact on him), Blake was completely overwhelmed by how much she drank. At one point…something weird started happening:
-Adam once told me my lips are too narrow…-she laughed in her drunken state and gave Van Thorne a goofy look-are they?
-Nope…not at all-Nick was feeling slightly weaker too after that 4th glassful.
Hexmen have a certain way of measuring alcohol. Well…wine to be precise. By how they are drunk from it they can determine how many glassfuls they drank. Nick was after 4th glassful, which means he was at the 1st degree of drunkeness. While this happens, the Hexman starts having trouble with proper speaking, sometimes he says weird things and might pretend he's asleep. This is what happened to Nick back then:
-In fact-he said and raised his finger-I think, Blakey, that your lips could be great for kissing. Or should I say…it's probably the 2nd most beautiful thing you can do with them…and the 3rd one would be smiling. You have…a fucking beautiful smile, y'know that?
-Fufufu-Blake giggled-you're so sweet. Come here, give me the kiss
Blake then stretched her arms out, caught Nick and smooched him on the cheek. She kept doing that, while Van Thorne was trying to shake her off:
-Blake, please…I might be drunk but not THAT drunk
-You're right! We need more drinks-Blake seemed overjoyed. She quickly grabbed the bottle and poured the wine back into the glasses. They were both sipping it very slowly, but eventually Nick emptied his. Same with 2 next.
When a Hexman drinks more than 7 glassful of wine his mood starts to change (AKA 2nd degree of drunkeness). Usual sight then is tears. Mostly from depression and sadness, but not really. Sometimes they cry from joy
-I'm so glad I have a friend like you!-suddenly Nick bursted out crying and hugged Blake. Even though she was completely drunk, she still got very confused. But a little later she hugged him back
-Shhhhhh, don't cry on me or I'll start too-mumbled Blake and kissed Nick on the head. She couldn't help but smell his hair while doing so-your hair smells really good today
-You really think so? I didn't like this shampoo, thought it has a smell too strong for me
-I don't smell the shampoo, but your hair in general has great smell
-I guess you're right. How much more do we have in the bottle?
Blake took the bottle back in her hand and looked at it closely:
-I guess it will be enough for 3 more glasses I think for me and you
-Then let's empty this bottle finally
And so, Nick and Blake emptied a whole bottle of wine. When a Hexman drinks 10 or more glassful of wine he enters the highest 3rd degree of drunkeness. Then Hexman loses control over his senses, completely giving in to the alcoholic trance. The most common symptom then is a complete loss of any borders. Hexman who is drunk like that has no idea what he says, but looks like he does:
-Blake?-Nick suddenly asked with a serious tone. He looked at her with shiny eyes-do you love me?
Belladonna almost dropped her glass on the ground, but she managed to quickly put it on the floor near the mattress. Her eyes almost popped out of her eye sockets, she couldn't be blushing more. For a moment her voice was stuck in her throat, tears started to form in her eyes. Nick was patiently waiting:
-Yes…yes, Nick…I love you-she finally said-do…do you?
-Yes-Nick replied-yes, I love you too
Blake quickly tackled Nick to the mattress, deeply kissing him. She could feel what was left of Van Thorne's visit at Yang's room, but that's not what she cared about. Finally, the man she was dreaming of was in her arms…
-What is that?-she smiled, while her tongue was intertwining with Nick's-I think it's getting tight down there
Suddenly Nick felt that his boner is really getting out of hand. He was trying to move the other way, but Blake quickly grabbed him by the hands and pinned them to the mattress:
-You just relax and let kitty take care of you-Blake said, giggled and let go of his hands. Nick could barely feel them. Suddenly he heard as his pants are being unzipped. He blushed embarrassed, hearing Blake gasping upon seeing THAT
-Fufufu-he chuckled
-Oh my-Blake said-you and Yang didn't do anything?
-What? H…how the hell you know about it?-Nick asked, confused
-I heard her moaning so I sat down by the doors and…kinda started doing things-Blake said and blushed
At that moment Nick realized that his pants are still down. Blake then slowly crawled up to him:
-Well…what are you waiting for? Come on, touch me-Blake said, looking him seductively in the eyes
Nick's hands reached out for the faunus girl's butt. Once he placed his hands on it, Blake gasped:
-You know-she said-if Yang didn't take all of you tonight…then I will have the rest
And after these words the Hexman and the brunette faunus girl started to furiously make out, while they desperately were undressing each other. Once all the clothes were scattered across the room, Blake disappeared under the blanket, making Nick suddenly feel good between his legs (just like he made Yang feel). A little later Nick was smelling Blake's hair, while they were making passionate love in that small janitor's office which Belladonna turned into a romantic bedroom.
That was the first time for Nick to have sex with a faunus. He had to admit, it was slightly different. Mainly because they were burning with desire so hot you couldn't stop them even if you were a Hexman. When Nick and Blake were already after the climax and were slowly getting sober, Nick was glad the Malachite sisters were humans.
Even though the Hexman can get easily drunk with light alcohol, the beverage quickly drifts away from his body. Just like with stronger drinks, which leave even quicker. But the first thing every Hexman feels after the alcohol is nothing different from what humans and faunus feel-hangover. The awful headache was consuming Nick's head, but apart from that he felt okay. He looked around to make sure he is still in the last place he remembered…and then noticed Blake. She was clinging into his chest and didn't even bother waking up. Van Thorne could feel and hear her purring quietly. He then realized something.
"Oh no! Just how stupid am I?! Another girl lands with me in bed! I feel like a slut, though I am a guy. What am I doing?! What is the time?! Yes, that's the best thing to do to not think about the guilt for at least a second!"
Nick stretched his hand out, managing to get his Scroll into his hands. He quickly looked at the clock. It was 2:30. Blake must have noticed that because then Nick heard as she slowly raises her head:
-Mmmmmmm…what's wrong?
-Ummmmmm…take a guess?-Nick said
Blake looked around her, confused. She didn't seem shocked or anything like that:
-Can't you see that we…ekhm…you know?-Nick said after a while
-Huh?-Blake seemed emotionless from being sleepy-what about it?
-That's a pretty weird reaction to the fact that you lost your virginity with me-Van Thorne laughed
-I don't regret it-Blake said and smiled-after all, my dream came true
-So your dream was to drag me to bed?-Van Thorne forced a smile
-I didn't do that just because I desired you-said Blake and for a second she looked angry-I love you. Have you already forgotten that?
"Oh that's right! I really said it! I confessed to Blake. Was that true though?"
-Yeah, I remember-he said and smiled
-And I can't stand you being Yang's boyfriend, nor Pyrrha's lover-replied the faunus girl and started to cry. Nick felt the girl's tears going down his chest. "Oh man, how the hell am I going to stop this? Think, Nicky, think! Oh yes! I'll just do what Yang said! Though, will I be true with my feelings if I say that right now?" he looked at Blake sobbing. "Yes, yes I will be"
-Hey, Blake-he said-I love you too. Come here
And after that they kissed. This time it was a sober kiss and they both felt very good with it. Blake was still crying, but this time from joy. But when they stopped she looked at him confused:
-But…what about the rest?
-Pyrrha once told me that I have a big heart and will love many girls in my life. I think it has space for you for sure
-Come to think of it…there was something like that mentioned in the book about The Brotherhood we all read a couple of days ago…I think you call these "harems"?
-Well yes…but harems are usually focused just on sex
-And…you are not?-Blake didn't seem like she fully believes him, but managed to chuckle while saying that
-Of course not! Sometimes sex would be even too much for me. I realized that when I saw Pyrrha after what Jaune did to her. Sometimes all you really need from a girl is just a kiss and a smile
-Wait a minute. So you're telling me that you and Pyrrha haven't…-Blake paused and did the gesture with her fingers, making a circle out of two of them on one hand and putting one finger from the other hand through the circle…and of course making that seductive face Nick was very uncomfortable with
-Nope-Van Thorne quickly replied and blushed
-Yeah, sure-Blake giggled-I bet you already know the color of every girl's underwear in this school, pervert
-Only yours and Yang's-Nick smiled and kissed Blake again
-Oh yeah? Then tell me if you still remember. You were, after all, very drunk
-It's pretty simple-Nick then stood up and started to dress back up. When he was checking the gears in his coat after putting it on he looked back at Blake. His pale green eyes glared at her, making her feel warm in the heart-you have white panties with blue stripes
-That's correct-she replied and threw something at Nick. It was her underwear. But Nick didn't catch it and it awkwardly landed on his face. Van Thorne started to panic, but ultimately he took the panties in his hands. They were just as he thought-you can keep them as a souvenir. After all, we're not just friends anymore…Nicholas Van Thorne
-I'll keep that in mind…Blake Belladonna-said Nick without looking at her as he was leaving her room…and putting her underwear in a pocket no one would try to look in. Just as he was about to close the door behind him…
-Wait-she said-before you leave, you didn't tell me what panties is Yang wearing
-Fufufu-Nick chuckled-I didn't say…because she never wears any-after that he left the janitor's office and proceeded to go to his room.
When he finally pushed the door knob and snuck into the room, he felt relief. "No more weird adventures anymore this night. I really need to sleep, the hangover hasn't wore off entirely yet" he thought as he was preparing for sleep. He slipped into the bed he shared with Arslan and Reese (as always, between them) and immediately closed his eyes.
He opened his eyes in the morning, hearing Arslan and Reese gasping at the same time all of a sudden. He looked around…just to blush embarrassed:
-I believe that's what you call "a morning wood"-said Arslan and giggled
-Oh, look. He's waking up-laughed Reese-morning, sleepyhead
Nick tried to pretend like he didn't hear them gossiping and just casually woke up, washed himself in the bathroom, dressed back up and left the room with the whole team ABRN. Nick still had a boner, which was annoying him now that he had his pants on. Trying to calm himself down he heard Nadir whispering to Bolin:
-Why is he walking so funny? I thought only girls walk funny now that he's got them under his…
-I heard that!-Nick said loudly, almost yelling
When he finally calmed down and his pants stopped feeling so tight, he suddenly heard his Scroll's ringtone. A very aggressive death metal track blasted the Scroll's speaker just to inform the Hexman that someone's calling:
-Ugh, who the hell listens to this noise?!-Arslan yelled. She sounded pissed off
-That's my Scroll. I'll go get it, you wait for me near the classroom-said Nick
-Damn…you sure have an appropriate ringtone for when your mum calls-said Nadir. When Bolin heard that he hit him in the back of the head-ow! What was that for? Ooooooooh…shit I forgot
Team ABRN walked away, leaving Nick behind, who was struggling with his pocket, trying to pull the Scroll out from it. The death metal track kept on playing, getting more and more noisy. Nick had a feeling that the speakers Scrolls have are too weak to handle his music taste. When he finally pulled the device out, he looked at the caller:
-Roman? What the hell does he want?-said Nick to himself and picked up the call-yes?
-Nicky! How is it going, my friend? Listen, I have a little problem with Junior's girls. Remember when we recently told you about the project for the club called "Angel and Demon"?
-Yeah…you wanted Melanie and Miltia to become professional pole dancers, I remember that
-That's right! But…we have a bit of a problem…they don't wanna do it. No, scratch that. They said they only will pole dance for you. What do you know about this?
-Uhhhhhhh…nothin'-Nick replied, blushing-are you sure that's what they said?
-Yeah, 100% sure. Junior's crapping his pants, suspecting they are in love with you or something. But…that's impossible, right?
-Of course-Nick then reminded himself of that horrible night in "Dante Will Cry" and the back room
-Anyway, Van Thorne…how is Haven holdin' up after that cock sucker Mikaelsen bit the dust?
-Pretty okay, Tromberg has more duties but she handles them pretty well. Qrow sometimes gives her a hand, but usually she does everything by herself. But…Will and I have a problem which occurred recently. His friend's been kidnapped in the eastern district but he has no idea where he is
-I see…hmmmmm…that's a tricky problem. Eastern district is under total control of the White Fang and local mobsters. Luckily for us, there are people who are brave or stupid enough to spy there. You see, I've never been to the western district of the city, but I keep hearing that there is a great café, which coincidentally is a meeting point for the protesting agents and spies. This place is filled with contacts, great coffee, cakes, cookies, whatever you wish. We could go there and find out if someone knows about your friend's…friend-at the end Roman stuttered a bit
-That sounds like a good idea. Meet me and Will near the gates to Haven around 8 p.m.-said Nick
-Sure. See you then-replied Torchwick and hung up
Nick's day was quite tiring for the rest. The students were a bit annoying on Grimmistics:
-Jesus, Sun, take that pen out of your nose!
-Jaune, what's so funny about Goliaths having longer trunks than normal elephants?
-Hey, you two! Can you save gossips about my eyes for the break?
When the bell rang, Nick was relieved that it's finally over. When he left the classroom, he went to the cantine to grab a drink. There, he met Will:
-What's up?-he asked his friend while he was taking a seat next to him
-Nothing-Vengh replied-I was trying to send an e-mail to Schnee but they completely blocked their mailboxes. I think they're really coming here, Nick. I think it's safe to say we're both fucked
-Not really-Nick replied while sipping energy drink from his can-I got a call from Roman earlier. He knows a café somewhere in the western part of the city where they might know about Stephen
-I think Qrow mentioned that place once-Will replied-it's called "The Informatory" I think
-You wanna go there with me and Roman? He will meet us near the gates around 8 p.m.
-That's an hour from now! Let's not waste time-Will said and got up from his stool
Nick got up from his too, finished the energy drink and tossed the can into the rubbish bin. He and Vengh reached the gate and waited there for about 45 minutes. When Roman finally arrived, he was energetic as hell:
-Well isn't that great to see you two? Wait…I think I know you but we never really been introduced-Roman stretched out his hand to Will
-Yes. William Vengh. You must be Roman Torchwick, right?-said the cyborg and quickly shaked Torchwick's hand
-That's correct-Roman said and smiled-well then, ready to go?
And so, Nick, Roman and Will proceeded towards the western district to start searching for Vengh's lost friend. When they finally arrived, they noticed the barricade keeping them out of the western part.
It wasn't a big wall like the one Haven raised to isolate itself from southern district but instead it was a tall fence with barbed wires surrounding it. "Thank god it's not electrified" Will thought. Nick and Roman walked up to the guard blocking the only hole in the fence through which you could enter the western district:
-Sorry, sir. This is a restricted area. I'm not allowed to let anyone in, Tromberg's orders
-Oh come on-Roman said, smiled and put his arm around the guard's back-you know that the best coffee always comes from "The Informatory". Admit it, you wanna go there too. Come on, don't be shy
-No-the guard replied without showing any emotion
Roman's face turned from a smile to an angry expression:
-You leave me no choice then-he said and turned his back on the guard only to suddenly swing his cane right at his face. The not thickened edge hit the guard in the left cheek, knocking him out. After Torchwick switched the grip on his cane to the proper one, both Nick and Will heard the bodyguard snoring
-Well…that's one way to get there I suppose-Nick said
-The most effective one-Roman replied as he was carefully walking over the unconscious guard through the hole in the fence-sleep is the cheapest bribe
The 3 heroes entered the western part of city of Mistral. It looked a bit different from the southern district before it was opened. The lights were on in houses, but the streets were empty at night as always. But, as the Hexman, cyborg and the former criminal walked through the protesting district, they suddenly saw the place they wanted to go:
-"The Informatory. Coffee, sugar and atmosphere"-Will read the signboard-the hell is that supposed to mean?
-As they say-Roman grunted-appearances can be deceiving
-I hope we will find the information we're looking for here-said Nick and ran up to the door
-Van Thorne, what are you…oh shit. Don't!-Roman screamed but it was too late. Nick already kicked the door to the café open
-Alright motherfuckers! 8000 Liens for someone who will give us information we're lookin' for!-he yelled. All the customers inside looked at him, shocked. One waitress, on the other hand, caught Van Thorne's attention. Instead of looking at him like the rest did she was just quickly serving her guests, not even trying to gaze at the Hexman. However, Nick managed to catch her attention when she was about to go to the personnel room. Her eyes intrigued him but then he heard voices coming from one of the tables and the girl disappeared behind the door to the personnel room:
-Yeah, I got some useful stuff for you-said some suspicious guy who was sitting with his two friends by some table and bititng a cigar in his mouth-but this information…might hurt the fuck out of you!
At that moment all 3 guys jumped from their table. They had submachine guns in their hands and started to fire them at Nick, who was still standing near the door. Customers started to panic, run around, scream and escape. Nick, to avoid being hurt, hid under the glass window outside of the café. Roman and Will sat next to him:
-You really thought this would work?!-Roman yelled. He seemed angry-Those are the mobsters I was talking about!
-Whoever they are, I have something just for them!-said Will and suddenly a rifle appeared in his hand. He exposed himself a little from the cover and started shooting at the mobsters. He got one of them, while the other 2 were still firing a wave of bullets. Roman then left the cover, aimed his cane and fired the explosive projectile, which exploded right at another mobster. There was only one left, but he didn't hesitate and focused his fire at Torchwick. A couple of his bullets hit the ginger guy in the arm. Roman hissed from pain, but then Nick jumped out of his cover with the two golden guns and fired the bullets right at the enemy while in the air. The mobster hit the ground dead. Everything was okay…except for Roman's arm:
-Agh, fuck! It hurts!-he was now yelling from pain
-We gotta take him to the club-Nick said-we're not finding any contacts today. Someone needs to clean this mess up-when he finished, he immediately thought about the mysterious girl who went to the personnel room but instead of following her he helped Will carry Torchwick to "Dante Will Cry". They all managed to get through the side doors. Junior and the Malachite sisters awaited them in the main hall. It was empty, because the club was closed from 5 a.m.:
-Christ, what happened to him?-Junior panicked a little
-He got shot a couple of times. Nothing too serious, but he couldn't go on-said Nick
-Agh! Fuck! Agh!-yelled Roman again when Nick and Will were passing him to Junior
-I'll see what I can do-Junior replied-girls, come. You'll be needed
Melanie and Miltia followed Junior, but until they went through the door to the back corridor, their eyes were focused on Nick. Right after they disappeared Will started to freak out:
-Fucking shit!-he yelled and kicked the wall
-Calm down, Will. At least he's alive
-At least he's alive?! At least he's alive?! Every second we waste gets Schnee closer to Mistral and our ruin and you're happy that some criminal you barely know lives?! We could have avoided this if we left that bitch Weiss there! But no, you had to be all gentleman and shit!
-Shut your mouth!-Nick yelled. William shivered-I understand your anger, but it won't get us anywhere. Besides, if we left Weiss back there, you'd suffer much worse punishment from Schnee because he'd find us here anyway, so shut up!
Will got quiet for a second. After a while, however, he said in a calmer tone:
-I'm sorry, I just…
-Do you have any idea, why I did this? You might consider this being a gentleman but it's not that. I just…look, have you ever felt like you could do more so that some suffering doesn't happen? Have you ever suffered by yourself from the weakness of paralyzing fear? I already experienced that once. I had to sit in the burning shed, locked up, and had to watch as those MONSTERS from Lahilla rape and shoot my mother! As they humiliate and decapitate my father! Sometimes I have a feeling like I could have broken out of there, help them…and this makes me hate myself. This is why I never hesitate to help others. Because I know that if you feel like you can help others yet you choose to not do so…you will never live peacefully again
-I…I understand-Will replied
-What time is it?-Nick looked at the clock on the wall-6 a.m.
-Nick, I…
-It's okay, William. You didn't know. I need a nap-Van Thorne replied and walked away towards the back room, where he spent night with Malachite sisters. He quickly jumped on the bed and closed his eyes.
Nick slept for a long time. When he looked at his Scroll it was 17:00. "Holy shit! How come I was sleeping so long? I must wake up!" he thought while running out of the room he was in. Will was sleeping on the bar stool, his head was on the counter. Junior, Melanie and Miltiades were walking around the main hall, talking to the henchmen. Van Thorne walked up to Will and hit him in the back of the head:
-Wake up!
-Ugh…is it morning already?-Will asked when he slowly raised his head and corrected the hat
-Morning? It's fucking 5 p.m. already! We need to go to the café, I'm sure they managed to clean our mess up
-Shit! For real?! We gotta go-Will jumped off the bar stool and he started to quickly walk with Nick towards the exit…when suddenly Malachite sisters started to pull Nick's coat:
-Wait a second-Melanie said in a serious tone. Nick immediately turned around, while Will went through the front door
-What do you want?-Nick asked
-Roman's feeling alright. His arm is gonna be completely cured in about a day. But your mission must be very urgent if you're going out so early…
-What are you implying?-Nick asked with hands on his hips
-We could help you and that friend of yours. Roman told us what you need to do so we would just make sure you're not in any trouble-said Miltia
-Absolutely not!-Will suddenly yelled from behind the door. Turns out he heard all the conversation-you're not taking these hoes with us!
-Hey hey hey! Calm down!-said Nick
-Please, Nicky-Melanie and Miltia grabbed him by the hands-we really wanna be with you
-You know what? That's it! I'll do this by myself! I'll go alone to the café, I don't need your help. Will, get back inside! I'm going alone to the Informatory-he said, released his hands and walked out through the main door
-But…Nick!-Melanie tried to call him back but all she heard was the door shutting
-William, did you hear me?!-Nick was pissed off when he finally caught up with his friend
-Nick…I think it's too late-he said and pointed at the sky
A huge ship was landing in the center of the southern district of the city. A whole fleet of smaller ones were gliding in the sky, not proceeding to land. When the ship landed and the scared civillians ran away, Van Thorne realized who that is:
-Oh…no…-he said
The door of the big ship opened and a staircase emerged with it. Two figures walked down the stairs slowly, surrounded by Atlesian knights.
One of them was a male. A bit short, chubby, in a white suit, with short white hair and a moustache in the same color. Just by one look Nick thought to himself "what a stuck up prick".
The other person caught Nick's eye more. It was a very tall, slim and elegant woman in an army uniform, with a cutlass attached to her army belt. Her skin was very pale and her white hair was tied in a bun. Her eyes were in a little darker shade of blue than Weiss. At first Nick thought it might be her, but when he looked closer he realized something. "Nah, it's not Weiss. She's taller and has more curves than Weiss. Especially that cleavage, damn!" Nick thought and grinned awkwardly. Will, on the other hand, was totally frightened:
-Oh no, oh no, oh no! It's him! And Winter too!-he was saying in fear. Suddenly Nick noticed that the male accompanying Weiss' older sister is looking at him with an aristocratic look. He whispered something to Winter and she started to walk towards Will and Nick. Vengh completely panicked and hid behind Van Thorne. When the tall girl stopped right in front of the Hexman, she seemed even a bit taller than him:
-Ekhm…William Vengh, I can see you-she said. Her voice was cold and very strict. Nick grinned awkwardly-is something funny to you, stranger?
-No no, m'lady. Absolutely nothing-said Nick and chuckled
-I sense your sarcasm. Now move away or you will be arrested too for obstructing the standard procedures of Atlesian investigation
-Fufufu. Being cuffed by you would be a pleasure, just make sure the key won't get stuck in your…chest-Nick replied. Winter got red from anger
-Stop, Nick!-Will suddenly said and walked from behind Van Thorne's back-I surrender, Winter. Take me with you
Weiss' older sister grabbed William by the spine like some kind of dog and dragged him closer and closer to the Atlesian Knights, completely forgetting about Nick. The Hexman was standing by the door to Junior's club and for a second he wanted to go inside and ask Malachite sisters to come with him…but then he came up with some kind of idea. He quickly ran up towards Harland Schnee. Atlesian Knights pointed their guns at him, but with the old man's one gesture they all lowered them:
-Schnee, if I may-Nick said
-You again?-Winter seemed bored when she looked at him when she was cuffing Will near the staircase
-If you respect the international law, then you will allow me to use Honorable Veto, right? Because I challenge you to this!
-Are you nuts?!-Will yelled-this is insane
-Shut up-Winter put her finger on Vengh's mouth without looking at him
-Ehhhhhhh-Harland Schnee sighed-fine, you have 24 hours to prove Will's innocence. If you don't, your friend will be judged for the crimes he is arrested for
-It's good to know you didn't lose this part of your honor, Harland-said Nick
-However-the old Schnee raised his finger-I'm sending Winter on this mission with you as your supervisor. She'll be the first to know when your time is up
-I shall do my best-Winter jumped off the staircase and landed right next to Nick
-One last thing-Mr. Schnee asked-what is your name, stranger?
-Nicholas Van Thorne
-What?! Nicky's here?!-suddenly a voice could be heard from inside the ship and another figure ran down the staircase. Nick couldn't believe his eyes
-Ironwood? What are you doing here?
-Me and the rest of Beacon staff had to move here while Atlas fixes the damage in Vale. The dragon will soon be transported to the military's headquarters-said the familiar general. He seemed happy to see Nick
-James, you know this boy?-Harland Schnee asked
-Yup. That's Glynda's nephew. You can be sure that whatever task he may have he'll do it very well. After all, he's a Hexman
-A He…what?-Winter asked
-A freak, to say the least-Nick finished the sentence
-Nicholas, your aunt will be glad to see you. She's been worried for a couple of days now, but I'll make sure to tell her you're okay. She could use some good news-said Ironwood
-Well then, mr. Van Thorne-said Schnee with a bit softer tone-good luck to you
Nick and Winter then walked away from the Atlesian ship and from the distance saw as the staircase hides and the gate closes. When they could barely see it, it raised up in the air and flew towards Haven. For a while Winter was slowly walking with Nick with her hands behind her back, completely not looking at him even for a second. Nick decided to break the silence:
-Ekhm…so ummmmm…apologies for earlier…I was being an asshole, sorry
-Hmpf-Winter pouted in response
-You're completely different than your sister-Nick said and smiled
-Because I have to wear a bigger bra, is that what you mean?-Winter asked angrily
-No, I mean you do but…you seem to be a bit…colder
Winter sighed, but Nick noticed she cracked a half-smile hearing that unintentional pun:
-I'm sorry too-said Weiss' older sister, this time softly
-Don't try to steal my credit-Nick laughed-it was all my fault back there
-Maybe…but I still feel bad for threatening to arrest you. I know I might not seem like someone who could think that, but I do. So…you're Nick, right?
-Yes, and you're Winter. I heard of you…
-You…you did?-At first Schnee's eyes went wide but later she blushed-but…I'm not as interesting as my dad
-Your dad is a public persona, so everyone knows about him. But when someone becomes known to everyon it gets simply boring. That's why I always look at what's not that known. I must say, now that I met you I am…very intrigued
-Are you trying to compliment me?-said Winter. She sounded as she can't believe what she hears
-Ummmmm…well…ummmm…
-Whatever. I already got used to the fact that everyone I know hates me-said Winter
At that point their conversation stopped as they were approaching the fence between the districts. This time there was a different guard, who let Winter through right when she told him, who she is. After that they were calmly walking towards the café they already could see in the distance. Winter clearly was worried about all the surrounding silence, but the lights in houses were making her feel more relaxed. The sun almost hid behind the horizon as she and Nick were getting closer to the café.
When it finally flashed in front of them, it looked like new. "It either had good insurance or workers didn't want to lose their only place to relax and helped rebuilding by themselves". Winter stopped by the entrance and smiled. Nick felt like it's very genuine:
-I remember this place-she said-back when I was little and Weiss wasn't even born yet, I used to come here every time we were at holiday in Mistral. It was…back in those good days when mum was still with us…
-Well…would you like to live those memories again?-said Nick as he opened the door to the café. He stood aside to let Winter get in first and came after her, quietly closing the door behind him. This time they could finally get a better view at the place they were in.
The Informatory looked very elegant, yet had a modern and kinda urban look inside. The tables were square and guests were sitting on black sofas and right behind them was another sofa and another table. The sofas were connected with some kind of a wooden slab. Some guests, on the other hand, were sitting on high chairs by the round tables, which was considered old stylish.
However, Winter and Nick decided to take a seat on one of those sofas at a spot which the white-haired woman remembered from her childhood. Very close to their seat stood a vending machine which, surprisingly for Nick, had popsicles:
-So…do you have any…flashbacks?-The Hexman asked his "supervisor"
-Actually, yeah…at first I had doubts if I would but now I can see everything from back when I was a child. This is the spot we were always choosing. Dad was always taking a coffee with ice, mum was taking a peach smoothie and I just absolutely loved the chocolate milkshake with whipped cream, wafer sprinkles and chocolate syrup. Dad was always going "You're gonna puke rainbows if you'll keep ordering that, Winter" but he never tried to prevent me from doing it-Winter seemed like she lives the nostalgia again. For a second Nick even thought he can see her wiping a tear off her eye-sorry, got something stuck in my eye
-Yeah, sure-Nick said and took the card that was nearby, trying to decide what to choose for himself-hey, this looks promising!
-What?
-"Strawberry Sunrise"-Nick read-"a strawberry smoothie with ice, whipped cream and wild strawberry jam". You think this is a good idea?
-Sounds pretty good. I'll still take my choco milkshake-Winter said and smiled. Van Thorne then noticed a gleam in her eyes-however…before we go further, I need to ask you…why did you stood up for Vengh? You could just walk away but instead you chose to use the Veto. Why?
-We knew each other with Will since we were little kids. As you probably know, he's not from any kingdom. He comes from the Gwynbleidd village, just like me. But we were a little different. Will was raised by an abusive family, very bad mother…and even worse father. One day, however, he told himself he can't take this anymore and…joined The Brotherhood with the will and determination to become a Hexman. That's how we met, though we used to see each other before he decided to join us but spoke very briefly. Will and I were barely 6 when that happened. Since then, Vengh was like a brother to me. We were training together, lived together in the castle, shared everything we had, complete comradery. Then when our training was done, we had to do initiation. It was then that William started to have doubts, which ultimately led to him rejecting The Brotherhood. Even though my parents were furious and called him all possible names, our friendship never died. I went through initiation and its effects work on me to this day. William, on the other hand, applied for a job at our local store, which was selling fireworks. So…he was already working while I was still learning at the Hexman University
-What separated you?
-Winter, have you heard of "The Purification"?-Nick asked, curious if the Schnees were even aware of that part of history
-"The night, when Inverted Cross devoured the past?"-Winter used a poetic phrase from one of the archives
-I see you read the historical poems of Kanterulv-Nick smiled-but his version of the story was a complete bullshit
-Then what's the truth?-Winter seemed intrigued
-No family in Gwynbleidd burned their house, impaled an infant or threw poo at horses. That was all Lahilla's work. That "throwing poo at horses" part never really happened, it was just pure imagination, narcotic dreams and hallucinations of Kanterulv
-How do you know this?
-It's because I was there, and Will too. That's what separated us. But I managed to escape, while Will didn't have that much luck. This is why you see him as a cyborg. For a very long time I thought he really died. I don't want him to go for real this time. This is why I used Veto. I'll find Stephen…for him
-Who's Stephen?-Winter raised her eyebrow in confusion
Nick's eyes went wide looking at her but then suddenly their conversation was interrupted. A girl walked up to their table. She had a green apron on her arms and tied around her waist and was very short. Nick recognized her-it was the girl from before, that waitress. Her green eyes looked at him and Winter and after that she took out a writing pad and a pen. She smiled nicely, closing her eyes. What was most confusing, however, was the fact she was completely silent. She didn't say a single word. Nick already got suspicious, but Winter didn't seem to be bothered by that:
-Good evening! We'll take a strawberry sunrise and a choco milkshake-said Winter
The waitress quickly noted everything, nodded and walked away to her area. Nick was staring at her when she was walking away. Her black twintails were waving a little bit from her pace. Winter caught him out of that:
-Hey, are you having dirty thoughts about her already?-Winter asked suspiciously and chuckled
-What? Of course not! I was just…checking her out-Nick said and grinned awkwardly
-Were you also just checking ME out back there before you made that terrible boob joke?
-Well…-Nick grunted-I had to check you out very well because you were quite a surprise. I mean I expected you to be older than Weiss for sure but I didn't know you were…
-Hmmmmm?-Winter moved her head closer to Nick's, staring deeply in his eyes-didn't know I was…
-Didn't know you were that beautiful-Van Thorne didn't bite his tongue at the right moment and ended up saying his thoughts. Immediately after that he covered his mouth. Winter got back to her previous position, moving her head away from the Hexman, smiled…and blushed
-Nah, I'm barely average-she said-you're flattering me
-Eheh…heheheh…maybe a little bit. You asked me if I'm trying to compliment you so…I just tried that out
-You're unbelievable, Nick-she replied, while the waitress was suddenly approaching them with two plastic cups in her hands. She carefully placed them on the table. Winter just thanked her and when she went back to her duties, she started to play with her straw, mixing the sprinkles, syrup and whipped cream together-you're nice like that to every girl or is it just your morbid attraction to older women like me?
-Well…I'm nice to every pretty girl if that's what you're asking-Nick couldn't look her in the eyes. He was pretending as if he was focused on mixing whipped cream in his smoothie with the jam, but Winter knew very well how awkward he's feeling right now…and she liked that. She also liked the fact that he's secretly trying to flirt with her, but is too shy to do so.
After what Nick said they both were sitting in an awkward silence, slurping their ordered beverages. When Nick stopped, he decided to break the silence:
-I'm taking it without ice next time
-Next time-Winter's eyes suddenly gave Nick a completely different look-it won't be strawberry sunrise you'll have in your mouth
-Wh…wh…what?-Nick stuttered utterly confused when suddenly he felt something weird. His eyes almost popped out of his eye sockets. He slowly looked under the table. Winter was stretching one of her legs out, her foot covered in boots with heels was massaging Nick's crotch. Nick's face turned so red from embarrassment he couldn't say a word. Suddenly he felt something leaking out of his nose. He wiped it off with his finger, only to see a small stain of blood. "I got so embarrassed my nose started to bleed? Now that's a new thing" he thought to himself. Winter's smile was just getting more and more seductive. While her foot massage wasn't making Nick so embarrassed anymore, her weird gestures creating huge sexual innuendos were making Nick's hands sweat. She was taking the straw out of her milkshake, covered in whipped cream, licking it a bit and later inserting it in her mouth. Nick started to worry if someone sees what happens, but none other customer seemed to care. They all were focused on who they were with and were drinking similar beverages to those Nick and Winter had. After a while Nick got an idea:
-Eheheheh…you know, your milkshake suddenly awaken in me an urge to get a popsicle. I'll go get one, you want one too? Eeeeee…heheh…
-Hmpf…no, thanks-Winter said calmly and her seductive smiled changed into a half-smile. She took her eyes off Nick and looked through the window. Van Thorne quickly got up from the sofa and walked up to the vending machine. "About time I came up with this! If I waited any longer I'd mess up my pants really bad. In a public place, god damnit! I didn't know Winter was so…bold" he was thinking while approaching the vending machine. He looked at what was in it, the glass reflecting him a bit, making him look at his still a bit red face. "Phew…there are chocolate popsicles. How do you do that though? Eh, whatever. At least it'll be a legit excuse for Winter" he thought as he was taking a coin out of his wallet. He was about to insert it in the cash hole when it slipped through his hands and landed on the ground. Nick immediately bent over to take the coin from the floor, making sure he doesn't expose himself too much to Winter. He kept looking at her as he was getting up…when he suddenly bumped into something with his hand:
-Ah-a female voice groaned
When Nick looked in front of him, he saw an incredible sight. A pair of panties in three stripe colors-white, pink and slightly brown. Even though the sight made him feel funny at first he quickly realized what he did and raised his head up.
It was the waitress:
-Ummmm…I, ummm….Uhhhhhh…-he was stuttering
The girl didn't say anything. She just blushed and corrected a skirt she had under her apron a little. She didn't try to look in Nick's eyes. At that moment he could see how short she was. He looked back-Winter was still looking through the window. "Phew, she didn't see this" Van Thorne thought and took care of the vending machine. He got a chocolate popsicle, just as he wanted. Right after him the waitress was putting a coin in the cash hole too. Nick unpacked his popsicle and threw the paper into the nearby trashcan. After that he looked at the vending machine more to see other flavors…when he suddenly noticed a reflection of some other person in the glass. The person was doing the same thing the waitress was doing-bending over to get the popsicle out of the hole It fell in. Unfortunately he must have shaked his head too rapidly when he saw that, because the waitress noticed his movement. At first she seemed surprised but later her expression changed drastically. She was clearly pissed off and, what was even worse, Nick swore he can see the color of her eyes changing from green to pink in one eye and brown in the other one. But didn't get a clear view at that because suddenly the girl grabbed him by the ear and, despite how short she was, she started to pull him with her towards the personnel room. The pain was getting unbearable. And when Nick starts to feel pain like that, he suddenly starts screaming random gibberish. That's at least how it sounds like to most people. But in reality Nick was just speaking the language of his people (guide to Nick's native language at the end of the chapter):
-Ouch…"Kurwa mać!"-he hissed
The waitress suddenly stood still, loosening her grip on Nick's ear. She looked at him, her expression now was total shock:
-"Coś ty powiedział?"-she replied in the same language he used
-Huh? „Ty mnie rozumiesz?"-Nick asked confused. The girl let go of his ear and he finally could breathe a sigh of relief. At that moment Nick saw as Winter stares at him from their table, also very confused. Nick just did a gesture as if he wanted to say "everything's fine". When Schnee resumed slurping the rest of her milkshake, Nick then noticed the waitress' outfit under the apron starts to change. She didn't have a black skirt and a sleeveless black top on anymore. Instead she was dressed in a white jacket with a pink interior, brown pants, grey boots with very high heels and a black corset, which was curved in convenient places that were showing off her hips. Even more shocking was the fact that her hair changed from black twintails to untied storm of half pink and half brown hair with white streaks on the pink side. Nick was shocked that no customer noticed this weird event. The girl was not only disguised back when he came to the café with Will and Roman, but she was also very discreet about what she was doing. And when he looked at the waitress' reflection in the vending machine's glass…it was exactly the same:
-"Nie mam pojęcia skąd znasz Gwynbleiddzki ale lepiej gadaj i to szybko"-she said-„Coś ty za jeden?"
-ekhm…-Nick grunted in response and breathed in-„Jestem Nicholas Van Thorne, ostatni Hexman Bractwa. Kim ty jesteś?"
-"Neapolitanka, ale wszyscy mówią na mnie Neo"-the girl replied. She was clearly not proud of her name. At that moment Nick realized he still awkwardly stands with his popsicle in the air. He quickly ate it and threw the stick into the trashcan
-"Przysiądziesz się do nas?"-Nick asked after that weird silence
Neo just nodded in response and took of her green apron. She put it somewhere in the personnel room and came back. She walked with Nick to his table. Winter was still finishing her milkshake. When she saw Neo, her eyes went wide:
-I knew you were flirting with her-she said, still with the straw in her mouth
The waitress blushed and sat down next to Nick. The Hexman then finished his strawberry sunrise and put the cup away:
-So…what's your name?-asked Winter
Neo didn't say anything, just awkwardly smiled
-"No powiedz coś"-Nick whispered to the girl next to him. Neo just hit him in the hip gently with her arm as if she wanted to say "you're talking for me"
-Not very talkative?-Winter asked
-She…kinda doesn't understand what you're saying-Nick replied
-"Rozumiem. Tylko po prostu nie lubię sama gadać w tym języku"-Neo hissed at him
-What is she saying?-Winter got very confused
-She's speaking Gwynbleiddish. That's our native language, mine and hers. She understands what you're saying but she's…too shy to speak the mutual language herself
-"Już sobie przypomniałam"-Neo said-"Jesteś tym gościem który wczoraj wdał się w strzelaninę z gangiem"
-„Nawet jeśli to ja to co z tego?"-Nick asked
-„Chyba wiem jakich informacji szukasz. Ten cyborg z którym przyszedłeś był we wschodnim Mistral gdy ja stamtąd uciekałam. Jeśli pracujesz dla niego, będziesz potrzebować mojej pomocy"-Neo said
-Guys, I think we have a company-Winter suddenly said and got up from the sofa. After that she quickly drew her cutlass
Nick and Neo also got up and looked at the direction Winter was looking at. Three mobsters in white suits, looking similar to those Nick killed with Roman and Will, walked into the bar with their submachine guns already in their hands. Neo quickly ran to the counter and came back…with an umbrella:
-"Serio chcesz walczyć parasolką?"-Nick asked
-„Zamknij się"-Neo replied without looking at him
-Hey, it's time to pay up-said one of the mobsters to Neo
But all the waitress did was pull the handle of her umbrella, revealing a cylindrical blade. Right after that she dashed at the attackers. They fired their guns, and when bullets hit Neo, she suddenly shattered into pieces like glass. At first Nick wanted to scream, but suddenly he saw Neo materializing on the chandelier right above the mobsters. They didn't even look up on time and with one swing Neopolitan cut the chandelier off the ceiling and watched with a murderous grin as she falls with it right at one of the mobsters, crushing him to a wet stain of blood. The other 2 mobsters jumped to the sides, trying to not get caught by the flying glass shards.
Winter dashed at the next mobster without hesitation. He quickly pulled out a short red sword and deflected the blow of her cutlass. She was using her fencing skills to overpower him. When she saw a hole in his defense, she put a glyph on the ground which exploded, leaping him into the air. After that, Schnee jumped and plunged her cutlass into the mobster's spine.
Nick dealt with his mobster quite quickly. When the steel sword appeared in his hand, his opponent started to crawl on the ground, scared shitless. Nick was grinding his sword on the floor, making the enemy even more terrified. When he finally got nowhere to run, Nick raised his sword in the air. His eyes flashed at the mobster:
-Who sent you?!-Van Thorne yelled
The scared gangster just pointed at the chandelier which Neo dropped from the ceiling. After that Nick chuckled and swung his sword, plunging it into the mobster's head. When he got it out, his enemy was already dead and his head was cut in half. Nick hid the sword and walked up to Neo:
-"Nic ci nie jest?"-he asked
-„Dawno się tak dobrze nie czułam"-replied Neo slowly wearing off that murderous grin-"Chciałeś się czegoś dowiedzieć o wschodniej dzielnicy, prawda? Chodź ze mną, bo ta historia jest dość długa"
Neo took Nick by the hand and walked away with him to the personnel's room. At the same time Winter sat down on one of the high chairs and started to clean her cutlass. She was panting a little bit. After her breath calmed down, she took her Scroll out. She saw a text message from Weiss and swiped her finger on the screen to see it:
"I hope Nick isn't giving you too much trouble ;)"
The winky face at the end of the text confused Winter. How does her sister know Nick? And what's up with that emoji at the end? Is she flirting with him too? "That'd be weird" Winter thought to herself. After a while she texted her sister back:
"Not at all. He's like an angel…kinda ;)"
Winter felt weird after she sent that text with an emoji. She felt like she's acting childish. But fortunately at that moment Nick and Neo came back from the personnel room. Nick seemed very troubled and so did Neo:
-Let's go, Winter-he said-"Dzięki, Neo"
-"Nie ma sprawy. Postaram się do was dołączyć jak tylko załatwię parę spraw w tej dzielnicy"-Neo replied
Winter and Nick walked out of the café, slightly rushing towards Haven:
-Nick, what did she say?-Schnee asked
-This is a much bigger problem we thought it was-Nick replied-it turns out Lahilla is back and they are responsible for all the madness happening in eastern district. What's worse, they're planning on taking over other districts after they completely obliterate the east. The White Fang and eastern mob are setting up a motorcycle race, where I'm supposed to meet a spy who will lead me further to Will's kidnapped friend
-Ironwood has a motorcycle, but keeps telling it's not his-Winter said-it surely doesn't look like his with all these skulls and metal elements on it
-Because it's not his motorcycle. It's mine-Nick said-I'm gonna travel to eastern Mistral for this race
-Lahilla is a threat too big for us to bother with Will for now-Winter said-take him with you to this race, maybe he will help you out. I'm gonna need to fill a report for my dad and Ironwood. Someone also has to inform Tromberg
When their conversation ended they were by the gates to Haven. Nick called Ironwood, told him about his plan and the general brought the motorcycle to the gate, talked to Nick for a bit and went back inside. Winter disappeared and later came back with cuffed William. She then took the cuffs off his hands:
-Nick, you made it!-Will said
-There's no time-Nick replied-we have a race to go for. Get on the bike, wait for me there
Will just nodded and got on Nick's motorcycle. The Hexman then walked up to Winter:
-Well…it was nice meeting you, Ice Queen-said Nick and was about to stretch his hand out when he suddenly felt as Winter jumps at him, hugging him
-Watch out for yourself out there, Hexman-she said-I've started to like you. If you got killed, I'd be sad
-I'll do my best-Nick said and hugged Winter back-now please let me go, I don't wanna waste more time
After that Nick sat on the driver seat of his motorcycle. Will was awkwardly grinning:
-You're hitting on her too?-Will asked
-Not your business-Nick replied and chuckled as his engine started roaring-but I gotta admit for an icy lady she's quite hot
-I know, right?-Will said and started to suddenly search for something-Nick, where do you have helmets?
-There are no helmets-Nick replied, smiling-not on this bike
After that Nick stepped on the gas and his creepy motorcycle drove off the parking in Haven with a loud roar, deep into the city of Mistral, towards the eastern district, where Will's friend was imprisoned and where Nick was going to show off his driving skills in a race…
(Dictionary from English to Polish, here named Gwynbleiddish:
"Kurwa mać!"-basic curse word literally meaning "Fucking shit!"
"Coś ty powiedział?"-"What did you say?"
"Ty mnie rozumiesz?"-„You understand what I'm saying?"
"Nie mam pojęcia skąd znasz Gwynbleiddzki ale lepiej gadaj i to szybko"-„I have no idea where did you learn to speak Gwynbleiddish but you better talk and be quick"
"Coś ty za jeden?"-"Who the hell are you?"
"Jestem Nicholas Van Thorne, ostatni Hexman Bractwa. Kim ty jesteś?"-„I'm Nicholas Van Thorne, last Hexman of The Brotherhood. Who are you?"
"Neapolitanka, ale wszyscy mówią na mnie Neo"-„Neopolitan, but everyone calls me Neo", „Neapol" means Naples in Polish
"Przysiądziesz się do nas?"-"Would you like to sit with us?"
"No powiedz coś"-"Come on, say something"
"Rozumiem. Tylko po prostu nie lubię sama gadać w tym języku"-„I understand but I just don't like speaking this language myself"
„Już sobie przypomniałam"-„Now I remember"
„Jesteś tym gościem który wczoraj wdał się w strzelaninę z gangiem"-„You're that guy who got into a shootout with the mob yesterday"
„Nawet jeśli to ja to co z tego?"-„Even if it was me then what about it?"
"Chyba wiem jakich informacji szukasz. Ten cyborg z którym przyszedłeś był we wschodnim Mistral gdy ja stamtąd uciekałam. Jeśli pracujesz dla niego, będziesz potrzebować mojej pomocy"-„I think I know what information you're looking for. That cyborg you came with was in eastern Mistral when I was running out of there. If you're working for him, you're gonna need my help"
"Serio chcesz walczyć parasolką?"-"You seriously wanna fight with an umbrella?"
"Zamknij się"-"Shut up"
"Nic ci nie jest?"-„Are you okay?"
„Dawno się tak dobrze nie czułam"-"It's been so long since I last felt this good"
„Chciałeś się czegoś dowiedzieć o wschodniej dzielnicy, prawda? Chodź ze mną, bo ta historia jest dość długa"-„You wanted to know more about the eastern district, right? Come with me, this story is a bit long"
"Dzięki, Neo"-"Thanks, Neo"
"Nie ma sprawy. Postaram się do was dołączyć jak tylko załatwię parę spraw w tej dzielnicy"-„Don't mention it. I'll try to join you as soon as I do my business in this district"
Well, that's the whole dictionary. I hope the idea isn't too confusing, my dear readers. Stay safe)