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E-Tacito: Just trying to get some more of this story out to y'all ASAP. Sorry for the long Hiatus.

Stepping out of the room and into an empty hallway I answered the call.

"Hey Sweetie!"

"Oh no don't you 'Hey sweetie' me! What's this I hear about you put in the hospital?!" I heard Emily screech. Honestly I have to put the scroll away from my ear since she was so loud.

"Oh it was just a scratch. I didn't want to worry you over nothing." I said as I started to pace back and forth.

"From what I saw on the news it wasn't 'nothing'. It looked like you fucking died. Do you know how terrified I was? Then I see your bullshit news Conference. What the hell was that?" Damn it. "So tell me what happened!"

"Well see that's classified information."

"Classified? I thought you were a Huntsman in training?!" Shit well if i'm going to have to go half truths on this. I can't tell her we are from another planet. She would ditch me ASAP thinking I'm actually insane.

"Well I am technically I only said I attend Beacon and technically I am a Huntsman in Training."

"So what's the non bullshit reality? Or has everything you've told me been a lie? Everything you've told the world? Is any of it real?" Shit she's actually kind of pissed.

"Well I would rather talk about this in person ma-"

"Good then we'll talk about this in twenty minutes because I'm already on the way." With that she hung up. Well damn I really fucked that one up.

Walking into the room the guys all look up towards me.

"Welp she's pissed at me and is twenty minutes out."

"And that's our signal to bounce." Volk says as they all start packing up the gaming system and wheeling Gwen out the room going towards who knows where. Probably to Team JNPRs room.

On the way out Kopman gives me a pat on the back, "Good luck man. I'll take care of Sophia for you."

"Bye bye!" Sophia says waving back at me as Kopman carries her out.

Well now it looks like I'm going at this all alone. I kind of hate them for leaving so quickly and alone in this empty room. I feel like a prisoner waiting for execution as every minute ticks by. I decide to change my bandages since if she's going to see the wound might as well have it be with fresh bandages. It doesn't take very long to get it done so I am left alone to my thoughts of what to tell her. I can't tell her the absolute truth, but maybe I can tell her what I'm actually doing. After all it won't be a secret when our operation goes loud next weekend and all of Vale knows about us. So it's a good idea to stay one step ahead of the curve there. So yeah that should suffice her. Eh fuck it i'm just going to wing it and see what happens.

Eventually after a little bit of waiting I hear the angry knocking on the door. Looks like it's game time.

Opening the door Emily storms in. Looking outside I see Ruby, the traitor, walking away. Closing the door I turn around to see an absolutely fuming Emily. She's terrifying and sexy all at the same time. She's wearing an off the shoulder black blouse with tight black jeans and black heels.

"Take off your shirt!" Emily growls at me. Well now that's an idea I can get behind. Wait no it's probably not going to end up how I want it. I take off my shirt luckily I only threw on a dress shirt after changing my bandages so I only have to unbutton it and don't have to mess with the bandages.

"Take off the bandages. Let me see." Emily grits out between her teeth. Well this is not going to end well. Doing so I peeled off the bandages. I hear her gasp. Looking up I see her face inches from mine and I feel her cold fingers on my stitches. I'll admit it feels nice.

"So this is what I have to look forward to from now on. I thought you were just a normal hunstman-in- training. I understand that there aren't any really normal Huntsman, but I didn't think you would be on the frontlines so soon. Why didn't you tell me?" She asks more worried than mad now.

"I didn't want you to have to worry. You have school to focus on I don't want you to be stressed when you shouldn't be." I say as I use my right arm to caress her face.

"Oh you poor idiot of a man. Well you are my idiot. That means everything that happens to you. You have to tell me and vice versa. You are mine and I am yours. Your problems are mine. Now tell me everything. Relationships are built on trust so let me know what kind of man I'm dating. And none of that scripted bullshit of a speech you gave for the cameras." She says as she grazes her fingers along my wound back and forth lightly. "Now let's start at the beginning. Why were you on a classified mission?"

"Well I guess I should tell you the whole story then. Why don't you take a seat." I tell her as we sit down on my bed. "First off what we told the news wasn't exactly a lie. Me and my team were lucky to be out on patrol when it all went to shit. We got back to late and could only sift through the ruins and the broken bodies of our people. They slaughtered every man, woman, and child. After we laid our families to rest we left to explore the world and see if we can find a place to settle. We ended up crashing the Beacon entrance exam by accident. Ozpin came and offered us a place to stay, food, education, and a salary."

"I'm guessing he didn't give you guys all of that just out of the goodness of his heart."

"No. In return we became his elite anti-insurgent squad."

"Anti-insurgent?"

"We hunt down terrorists."

"So you're a mercenary?"

"I prefer it if you didn't say it like that. I still have a code of conduct and morals."

"Ozpin is literally paying you to fight his war for him! You are a mercenary! He points at a battlefield and you fight on it in exchange for profit. That slippery bastard is just using you isn't he. That rat bastard probably made you say all that propaganda bullshit."

"Well I hate to break it to you sweetheart but that was actually all me. As cringy as that may seem. I guess we are Mercenaries in a sense, but we have more of a say in where and when we fight."

"Ah yes. Because that's turned out well for you hasn't it? Getting a sword shoved through you. I'm sure that was all part of your clever strategy wasn't it?"

"Yeah, Intel was shit. Either that or Ozpin has a mole. The White Fang was ready for us. We walked right into a trap."

"They aren't like the White Fang on Menagerie. My uncle deals with them all the time. They are peaceful and advertise equality for all. That's what Uncle Ghira says."

"Ah yeah they mentioned something about that at the press conference So what are you like some Faunus princess or something?"

"Not really. He's Blake's Dad. He's the ruler of Menagerie. My Cousin Blake is the one who is essentially a princess. Not me"

"Still. You are part of a pretty influential family among the faunus?"

"I suppose so."

"Huh interesting. Anyways either the White Fang is seriously decentralized or the White Fang as a whole are playing your family for fools especially since they took down the entirety of Atlas."

"I'll get in touch with my uncle. He'll clear up this whole misunderstanding. It all must be some mistake. There is no way they have the firepower to take out Atlas!"

"Listen to me Emily a lot of people are going to die in the next few months. Vale is going to get bloody. If anything happens to me I want you to take Sophia and run to Menagerie."

"No nothing is going to happen to you! Don't you dare say that!" Emily says as she grabs my shoulders, "Promise me you'll make it out of this alive."

"I can't make that promise, but I can promise that I'll fight like hell to make it out alive. After all I have you and Sophia to fight for." I say as I see tears come out her eyes as she nods.

"Well then I'll have to remind you exactly what you're fighting for", She said as she laid a soft kiss on my lips that taste salty from her tears.

"Where is little Sophia anyways?",She said as she broke away from the kiss.

"She's with my team at Team JNPRs room why?"

"I want to see her. It will also be nice to spend some time as a family"

"Family?"

"Well yes if you're her father that makes me her mommy. I want to spend the night with my daughter and my man."

"Well let me just grab Sophia and then let's go. I know this is going to be the last bit of quiet I'll have for a while. The Atlas Refugees arrive tomorrow and I know it will be utter chaos from then on. Let's enjoy this last bit of normalcy while we can." I say as we get up to go pick her up, but not before sharing one more searing kiss.