(Hey, guys! Back with another chapter..! I'm trying to maintain a schedule, but sleep and life gets in the way and prevents me from doing so..! But anyways, enough about me you want the story! So needy..! XD Let's get right into it!)

John woke up, instinctively looking at the Big Sister. She, was. Sitting up. Staring. Staring at him. Not murderously, but just. Staring. Aand she was still not wearing her armor "...Uhh. Hi?" She screeched, lunging at him.

He flipped over the chair, feeling her slam into it. "Ha!" He couldn't help himself. She slowly poked her head up from in front of the chair, leaping up and pouncing at him. He rolled out of the way, getting a foot to his face.

He stumbled, caught off-guard as she tackled him, pinning him. She raised her fist, before he grabbed her fist. "Hold it, hold it..! Wait! I didn't do anything, I swear! You also opened up one of your wounds." She stopped, looking at his hand, which was still on her fist.

She tilted her head a bit, suddenly realizing where the warmth was coming from. Him. He had the warmth. She went to get up, before feeling a sudden pain, causing her to fall back onto him. "Ouch! It's not that hard to get up, lady. Don't tell me I gotta drag you up..."

She clung onto him instinctively. "...Nngh." He raised an eyebrow. "...Really? Come on, this is weird for both of us. And you're not wearing clothes." She leapt off him, of course falling to the ground, clutching her now-bleeding leg with a shriek.

He ignored the ringing in his ears. He always hated his sensitive hearing. Getting to his feet and brushing himself off. "...Nothing like getting molested by a Big Sister. Now, you okay?" The Big Sister motioned to her leg, the blood bleeding through the bandages.

He sighed, carefully putting his hand on the wound, putting pressure to stop the bleeding. He learned that one by experience. "Okay, just let me stop your bleeding first..." She tilted her head, letting out a small whimper. "Scree..?"

He sighed. "Aand she doesn't speak English... Can you understand me?" She straightened her head, giving him a slight nod. "Okay, now. What is your name?" She tilted her head again, looking at him quizzically. She remembered a name Mother had called her when she was a Little Sister. "...S. Ser. S-Serana."

He blinked a couple times. "You can speak..? Good. I'm John." He held one of his hands out. 'Serana' looked at his hand, grabbing it and turning it in her hands, feeling the calluses of his hands with her hands. He was completely confused. "You, don't understand a handshake..?"

Serana looked up at him, tilting her head a bit. "...Wha-?"

"BIG SISTER'S AWAKE!" Victoria threw her arms around Serana, earning a both pained and surprised shriek from her. John sighed. "Vikkie, she's hurt. Remember?" Victoria looked over at him, giggling, letting go of Serana. "S-Sorry..! I forgot."

Serana stared at Victoria, recognizing her as the Charge. "...You. D. Didn't. B-Br. Bring her. Back?" She was obviously stumbling over her words, mostly due to pain.

He blinked a couple times. He, started treating Victoria as an actual little girl. Hell, in his eyes she was. If anyone tried to tell him otherwise, he'd bash their skull open. Including Serana. She looked human without the helmet and diving suit, save for her pale complexion. Maybe they all had some humanity after all.

"...No, I. I forgot to, over healing your wounds." He smirked, but Serana still didn't like his answer as she gave him a 'Are you dumb, or stupid?' Look. "...We have to, bring her ba. Back." He shook his head. "Not yet. You need to heal and rest up. Your wound's stopped bleeding, but regardless-"

"I do not care..! She is my charge-" "Then consider me your new charge, while Vikkie is mine." He said firmly, causing Serana to back down in surprise. "...I. Protect you?" He shrugged. "If you must, but both of you are my charges, as am I yours. We'll return Vikkie, but we have to make sure you rest up."

Vikkie was confused to why they were fighting. Did she do something wrong..? "...We're, a family?"

Serana and John both choked on air. "What?! No, no we're not! We're gonna bring you home after Big Sister rests, right?" He shot Serana a glare.

Serana huffed. "...Fine. But you owe me." He shrugged. "Deal. Now, what do we do..?"

(Aand do ends this chapter..! Sorry it's shorter! I'm very busy today, so I'll upload around 5 PM Daily central time. Anyways, see you in the next one!)