Chapter 13
It been months now and summer was here I have been training a lot now while trying to help Yang to recover which is hard but she making some progress she walking more talking a little but still having those bad nightmare waking up in the middle of night screaming then crying into me I got to know the father more I was outside meditating until I received a text from one of my friends I looked at the name and saw it was Amanda "James arrived at Atlas I will see if I can get someone to get me into the Schnee home text later" I read to myself I was glad for her and thankfully of her I then text back "good thank you for this" I then sent the text to her and went back to my meditation but only for another text to come through.
I picked it up seeing it was Samantha as I thought "I thought she would text me when they have arrived as I read it "James we might be a little late on our journey but also we came to a small village that was attacked one man told us only for him to die also Pyrrha been pushing Jaune a lot harder well speak to you soon" I read then text back "okay got it" I then tried to get back to my meditation.
"you know Ironwood would love to have our communication device" I heard Athena saying as I rolled my eyes.
"yes he would because our devices don't need that CT tower but he would have to kill me for it" I said to her then getting back to my meditation until I gave up grumbling about losing this meditation time and walked to the house.
Stepping in I saw Yang sitting on the couch I had taken the chair "hay Yang how are you today?" I asked her to see if there is any improvement.
"fine!" Was all I got from her I sigh silently I then saw it was Tai.
I watched him bring up a box with a robotic arm in side it look new I wouldn't lie but it looked amazing until I got heard who it was from "ah Atlas Ironwood" I said sinking back into the chair listening to Yang say how she isn't feeling well now I felt sorry for both of them "James how did you get over this?" I heard Tai asking me.
I thought on what to say "well I was like that for a month no doing anything nor any training until my mother started to beat me punching me slapping me until I gave in I placed my robotic arm on challenge my mom and won it showed me I wasn't useless that I was still me and you know that day it made me stronger" I then look up stairs "but it works for me but for Yang I don't know if it will work for her" I said to him.
"I see, I see you have it out in the open more?" I heard him saying as I turned to face him.
"yes I thought if she see me with my arm like this it might make her more comfortable to the idea of having one" I said watching him leave for the kitchen.
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It was later on the day and I saw Yang brushing out side "at least she keeping her mind busy" I heard Athena saying to me.
"yes but still she need to learn to accept this change or this will beat her to a point were no one want to go" I said watching her going off to collect the mail.
"still it like you said it take time unlike your kind were they beat you until you accept it and get stronger from it we just can't do it to them we have no idea how she will react to that" I heard her saying as I watched on.
"I know" I said taking a seat on the chair to catch up on my meditation.
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It must have been an hour when I heard a sudden smash sound and a gasp I looked towards the kitchen to see Tai standing there I saw his face he had a look like I have an idea I watch him walking to me "James perhaps there is a way to help her do think if I invite some people up and tell her straight to her face about who she is and remind her of that it will work?" he asked me making me think.
On one hand it like using the same tactics my mother did only without the beating but it might back fire she might push him away I looked to him "it might work it might not let give it a try at least" I said seeing him nodding with a smile.
I then saw him sitting next to me "James can I ask you something?" I nodded to him "now don't be offended but how did you lose your voice?" I paused by breathing as the memory flood through me.
I looked to him "Tai it was on that same mission I never told you the whole truth but when I came round I found it hard and sore to speak they explained to me that with fire from the explosion had got so hot that when I breathed in I in healed some of the fire into my throat which caused a serious damage to my voice vocal I can still speak normal but it will cause my pain there no cure or way to fix this" I said remembering that day.
"I am sorry to hear that!" he said sounding sad for me.
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It was night time and Tai came back with the two teachers we were chatting away from good old memories laughing away until we heard a female laugh we all looked to see Yang there as we invited her in she sat on the counter with her dad we all went back to the conversation until Tai then went to arguing with her daughter me and the other two teachers looked at each other as if to say what do we do now until he manages the arm which cause us all to gasp at that.
We were brought out of our shock by Yang punching him and laughing at the same time then we talked about the missing arm that were Tai explained to her about being normal then I heard my James being called "I mean look at your boyfriend he lost two part to him but did that stop him from being who he is" I looked at them as they all looked at me.
"it didn't change my completely but it did change me to become a better person sure all it took was mother beating but I finally gave in and fought Yang all I am saying is no matter what happened back then losing a part of you is big but don't let it get you down show the enemy that they may beat you down a hundred times but you will always get back up to be stronger than before" I said to her seeing her smile a little then she went on about her being scared.
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After a while Yang felt tired and went to bed I followed after her to bed as well I watched her from the door as she watched her dad outside talking to the teacher as they were leaving she saw me and walked over to me to hug me "thank you" I heard her saying.
"for what?" I asked as we walked to the bed to get some sleep.
"for being here with me through this" she said then drifting off to sleep for the night.
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Later that night I received a text from Samantha "James we are a town staying in the Inn for the night I saw Qrow following us and not just to long ago I was in a bar minding my own business until I saw Qrow talking to that woman you told us about years are Raven she seems to be following us as well" I read the text looking to Yang as she was sleeping soundly
I then typed back "thank you for telling me just keep an eye out on what they might do thank you" I text back then laying down to fall back to sleep.
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The next day I woke up early and went outside without waking Yang she need the rest I saw Tai watering his plants and I saw Miss Lady Fox running around the field I then went to do some light exercise to start my day off.
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A couple min later I saw Yang walking out with the robotic arm on now I smiled to her as she smiled back to me "well it better than nothing" I heard Athena saying to me.
"it a start now we train her to get her better!" I said happy for her as we went on about a training schedule for her.
I then received a text from the one friend who is the only one who has text to me "James made it to Blake homeland she has no clue that I am following her she meet up with that monkey Funas boy they are heading to a huge house it seems your right she" I read then replying to him.
"Jack good just remember only get in the way if need to other than that stay out of sight and have fun there" I text back then placed my scroll away I then went back to the two as we talk away his thought were on his friends and how they are doing.
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Some abandoned town Samantha was walking looking around until she felt something was off as she felt the ground just then some man came jumping out of nowhere and started to attack the other as she pulls out her modified sword which now sport a chain she stays back a bit watching his move then he talks about who be is here for "not so fast mate!" Samantha shouted out swinging her sword "you would have to get through me" she said with her sword ready to hit.
He then charged at them as she flipped back bring the chain around to wrap around a wooden post pulling her away she saw him just charging through the other then heading to Nora but only for Ruby bullet to hit her first she saw Nora was slowly getting up with a grin on her.
After they asked him who he was working for but he then charged them again but Samantha saw him force kicking Ruby away but he never saw Samantha chain wrapping around Ruby then pulling her out the way so she was in the same place where Ruby was as she felt the sudden kick to her stomach forcing her to the ground she looks up to see him about to strike her only for a man to get in front.
Then felt Pyrrha pulling her away with her power "thank you" she said as she Pyrrha nodding to her they look to the attacker and saw another man there with a smile on him.
We listened into their conversations until Qrow said Salem name out and Ruby asked who Samantha spoken out "the enemy to James kind the one who has been at war with the Templars of Athena the disharmony side of this battle" Samantha said getting her chain sword ready.
They all watched trying to think on what to do they couldn't help but be amazed by the fight until Ruby got in the way Samantha saw a wooden post collapsing towards her she swung her sword hoping to grab her but it wouldn't reach her in time but the man did they all suddenly gasp seeing Qrow being scratched by his tail they all quickly surrounded them both "come on if you think your strong enough now" Samantha said to him watching him leave.
They then went to Qrow Samantha knew he was hit badly and the poison must be working to kill him but she couldn't tell them she just didn't have the heart to do it as they all got to helping him up.
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It been a few days now my and Yang was training along with her father I saw I got a text from Samantha my eyes shot wide open at it "James we were attacked by a Faunus man with a scorpion tail we are all right but he was sent by Salem to get Ruby her uncle managed to come in time but he is badly hurt" I read out then text back to her "thank you please help them to slow the poison down until you reach some town" I then placed it getting back into training.
"it seem she trying to get desperate now" I heard Athena saying to me as I nodded.
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Later that night after hearing everything the Ruby and the other looked to Samantha "you seem to know about this Salem does that mean James knows about this?" Ruby asked as she saw them all looking at her.
"sigh... yes he does his kind was the ones who had been keeping her at bay but now his kind out of the picture she can come out of hiding James only told me a little bit but those maiden were once protected by his people until they lost one of them they were stripped of their duty by their goddess and told to never protect them again until they have earned that again hens why he was sent to protect you" she pointed to Ruby "and Pyrrha now his goddess told him to protect both of you" she said to them all.
"but why not us this" Nore said shocked to her.
"look it not easy you have to earn his kinds trust it taken my 5 years for him to fully trust me with that secret one I am about to betrayed any time soon he was only following his code and oath but he now sees you as friends I don't know why he hasn't told you yet but it could by from his goddess telling him not to tell you all" she said seeing Jaune walking away Pyrrha following after him "look I would've told you all but that meant betraying his trust and like I said I am not willing to do that" she said.
When Jaune sat back down with Pyrrha and Qrown went on about the two gods and the battle they had and what happened after it they then looked to Samantha again "wait James said he follows a goddess when we went to the vault do you know what he meant by that?" Pyrrha asked her.
"yes again it limited but from what I know he told me his goddess is the sister to them two she stayed away from all of their fights but he then said that one point in life she was horrified at what they did she then went to create them to keep the balance between harmony and disharmony to protect those with important to this war" she said to them seeing all trying to presses it in their heads
We then listen to Qrow saying why the world couldn't know about all this "so now I get it why James say they kept them self hiding because they felt the world would've judge them as monsters and would have been scared by the fact they were immortal and had these incredible powers" Ruby said releasing it all.
"you are correct they felt the world might try and find a way to extract their immortality and use it for their own goals" Samantha said to them poking the fire thinking about all this.
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Mean while at Jack point he was busy hiding in the bush watching Blake home "nice big fancy house" he said to himself looking through his night vision goggles we was currently watching Sun being slapped by Blake about him ear dropping in her conversation.
Until his ears picked up a sound he looked at the direction it was coming from and saw a small girl wearing a white Fang mask he saw Blake and Sun both running after the person "well time to keep a better eye on her" he said getting up with his sniper rifle and chasing after them.
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So it was a end of a long training and I must say Yang has improved but her temper is still the issue here if only she could calm it down a bit then maybe she might not be so hard to predict in a fight but either way she is recovering brilliantly as well as I laid down next to her thinking how my friends are doing.
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Meanwhile back at Jack he was following the three but keeping his distance so they won't see him he got onto the roof and aimed his rifle just to be ready watching as Sun got hit and Blake talking to the other only to see her leaving he then jumped to the same roof seeing Blake over Sun body "I going to be okay he will live" he said placing a cloth onto Sun wound.
"Jack what are you doing here?" she asked surprised by his appearance.
"James was worried about you but he couldn't just leave Yang so he asked me to follow you and keep you safe" he said then placing his arm under Sun "okay help me get him up we need to get him to your house" he saw her nodding as they both lifted him and walked off.
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They made it back and Blake parent showed them where they could Sun down, as they placed Sun down on a couch as Jack went to work "any disinfection laying around?" he asked them.
"yes I get it!" Blake mother said rushing off.
Just then she returned with a bottle "thank you" he said taking the bottle and placing a few drops on a cloth he then removed the other cloth and looked to Sun "okay Sun this will hurt but you going to have to take it like a man" he said then wiping it over the wound causing Sun to jump in pain he then placed a clean cloth on and began to bandage him up.
"so James sent you?" Blake asked him watching him wrapping the bandage around Sun.
"yes he is worried about you he understand the reason why you left he only wished he could have come but he said behind to help Yang to recover so he asked me to come to keep an eye on you if you needed it" he said laying Sun back down.
After a while Blake thank him for this as he nodded to her "well I must be getting back to my hotel room" he said to her as she smiled at him "oh and don't let him move to much he will be sore so a few painkillers will keep it down I be back in the morning to see him" he said to her.
"thank you again I don't know what I would have done without you showing up" she said leading him to the door.
"ah it no problem I do it all the time well good night" he walked off to his hotel room.