"I hope that you realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, young lady. You put yourself and others in great danger."

I found myself in a interrogation room, only this time I was the one being talked to with the girl, my cohort. She turned to me before talking again.

"And you, do you know what you did?" It didn't take a blind man to know what I did.

"Yeah, So?" I honestly knew where this would go but I was still racking my head on what's going on and where I am.

"You killed three men tonight in cold blood, if it wasn't for the fact that it was in self defense, you would be arrested right now." The woman was most likely fuming inside but she didn't want to lose her cool in front of the girl.

"Listen, I woke up in a alleyway after a woman asked me to protect the girl in red here before knocking me out. Then I got in a nightclub that went from calm to crazy in a matter of minutes. Then I get involved with a robbery, so let me ask you how would you feel!?" I had enough of this shit up til now. It kept adding more and more to the fire until I finally let it out.

"Wait, a woman asked you to protect me?" The girl looked confused at what I just said, I don't blame her.

"Then be glad you aren't in trouble Mr...?" She finally realized she didn't know my name nor had she asked.

"Max Payne." If I wanted I could tell her about the countless people I killed or died because of me, but I didn't want her to put me behind bars.

"Well Mister Payne and Mrs. Rose, you do have someone that wants to meet you." Then the door opens for the guy to make his entrance. He looked good for his age, but I had the feeling he was hiding many secrets behind that smile.

"Ruby Rose, you have sliver eyes." I wanted to say creep but I think everyone was thinking that. But at least I finally know the girls name, Ruby Rose. Strange name but it fits in a strange.

"So! Where did you learn to do this?" He showed her footage of her fighting off all the goons. Impressive I have to say but I still couldn't wrap my head around her whole disappearing act.

"Signal Academy." She sounds nervous, either scared because of the man or is shy of him. For me I'm still clueless on who he is.

"They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?" Makes her skills even more impressive.

"Well, one teacher in particular." Then give them the award for most reckless teacher of the year.

"I see..." he decides to put the plate down for her. She's grabs one before starting to shove them in her mouth very quickly. Not the most shocking thing I've seen today.

"Mr. Payne, you say that you awoke in a alleyway where were you before?" I was afraid to say it, but I needed to know.

"New York, in my apartment after drowning my sorrows at the bar." The fact that I wasn't drunk lead me to believe this was real and not a nightmare.

"Sorry to say, never heard of it." That was when I knew I was far from home or at least a place that reminds me of the good old days.

"You said you were asked by a woman to look after Mrs. Rose, right?" I wanted to get out, felt like a prisoner about to be sent to prison.

"Yes, it was soon after I was knocked out." Thankfully it didn't hurt or I would be feeling it right now.

"Did she have Sliver eyes?"

"Yes." Time seemed to slow as Ruby dropped her cookie. She looked like me back when I saw my wife a few years back.

"Did she have a white cloak?" It was Ruby this time that asked with tears in her eyes slowly leaking down.

"Yes, she asked me to look after you and your sister." It made me think who her sister was but now was not the time.

"You met my Mom?" She has the thirty yard stare, I knew what that meant but I honestly could not understand, who was she and who did she get to me, a dead beat?

"If you wish to look over her you may but you better not do anything to her." I wanted to say it wouldn't be me that would do anything but I don't think it would be appropriate to joke right now.

"As for you Mrs. Rose, do you know who I am?" He was trying distract her from her self destruction right now, it seemed to be working.

"You're Professor Ozpin, the headmaster of Beacon." Now understand her earlier behavior.

"Hello."

"Nice to meet you." I can see it worked, at least for right now.

"Would you like to come to my school?" It seemed like her eyes glowed with excitement at that question.

"More than anything." I feel like this offer wasn't just for her.

"And how about you, Mr. Payne?" I wanted to say no but my promise to the woman, who seemed to be her mother, made me answer differently.

"Yes, but what position exactly?" I was not about to go there to become a student, still had my pride as little it may be.

"As a bodyguard, of course." He gave a look to the woman as she tapped on the tablet.

"Well then I welcome you both." Ruby was practically beaming and I thought what lead me to here.

End

Guest: Sorry, there's been little action and Max being more secondary but don't worry I am planning for him to be involved in more action scenes as they go along, also you don't have to worry it will be more focused on him and his struggles. Thank for telling me as it helps to improve my story and writing.

Also I am planning to give Max a semblance and Aura but let me just say it's based off his bullet time from the second game ( which worked the same only that Max moved at the same speed when not using it.)

I hoped you enjoyed and see in the next chapter.