Ch. 26
Sam and Robin went back to their room, unsure of what to do next. They weren't surprised to find the rest of both teams waiting for them, along with Yang. Sam quickly grabbed his clothes and equipment, changed in the bathroom, and walked back out. He was about to put his hood over his face, but he glanced at Robin. He had told her everything, and figured that everyone else deserved the truth too, so he left his hood down. Sam was done hiding from the world. He sat on his bed in the center of the room, Robin sitting next to him.
"So, I'm guessing you guys have questions…" he said, trailing off. Yang chuckled uncomfortably. "I already told Robin basically my entire life story. It might explain a lot about me and answer most of the questions you guys have." Everyone looked on eagerly. "Okay then. I was born outside Mistral, in a small little village…" Sam went on to detail everything he had told Robin. Every once in a while someone asked a question, but other than that they just listened. Whenever he told them about one of the bad stories, he could hear sniffles. Sam told them about his nightmares, which Paige seemed particularly interested in.
"That's why you were awake that first night," she mumbled, wiping a tear from her eye. He described his semblance in more detail, and how he had beaten the Grimm over parent weekend.
"Looks like I'm not the only one here who's burning hot anymore," Yang commented. A round of dirty looks shut the teacher up. When the story was gone, Sam waited for someone to react. Robin gripped his hand, squeezing it in support. To everyone's shock, it was Iggy who moved first. The boy had been slouched in the far corner of the room, the farthest away from Sam he could get. Now he moved towards Sam, stepping around people and beds. At first, Sam thought the boy was heading for the door, trying to get away, but instead he stood in front of Marcus. Everyone else leaned in close, trying to hear what the normally silent kid would say.
"I don't know what our next move is," Iggy said. His voice was much deeper than Sam had imagined. "But whatever it is, where you lead, I'll follow." Sam was shocked, to say the least. Will stepped up next.
"I've got your back man," he said, putting a hand on Sam's shoulder. Paige and Harmony followed.
"We've been with you from the start," Paige said. Harmony nodded consent. Willow and Leith also stepped forward, adding their support. Even Yang joined the group, which now surrounded Sam. Robin stood up.
"You're not a monster Sam," the white tipped girl said. "You've been afraid for so long that you would hurt someone, but look around you. We would do anything to help you Sam, because you're out friend, no matter what. And if your semblance does go out of control, then we'll all still be together." Sam's eyes threatened tears, but he was okay with it. He stood up, and everyone swarmed him, creating one big group hug.
"Thanks you guys," Sam said. "This means so much. I've never had a group hug before, though I still think the kiss with Robin was a little bit better." It was like he had set off a bomb.
"WHAT?!" three girls all shrieked together. Robin quickly followed up with, "only a little bit?!" This only made Paige and Harmony scream louder. Sam, still weak from the incident at the docks, felt himself getting light headed, and fell back onto his bed. The last thing he saw before it all went black was three shapes, pink, black, and white, descending upon him like three angry harpies.