RWBY: Son of Salem
Marek's POV
I stood up. "How long have you known?" I asked him.
"Since you first told me your age." he replied.
"Why are you telling me this now?!" I glared at him.
"You deserve to know." he said softly.
I ran my hands through my hair. "Did you know about me?!" I asked, raising my voice a bit.
"No." he shook his head. "We never talked since."
I clenched my fists. "You could have told me sooner!" I growled at him.
"I wanted to." he said softly. "But you weren't ready."
"That was not your decision to make!" I pointed at him. "You should have told me!"
"I know that now."
I felt my anger slowly rising. "Do you have any idea what it was like living with her?!" I yelled.
"No."
"Of course not!" I turned around. "You know...it's funny."
"What?"
"I spent my whole life wondering who my father was and why he wasn't around." I chuckled. "And to find out he was one of the few people to treat me with kindness when we first met. But you still had no right keeping this from me."
"I'm sorry." he lowered his head. "But I hope I can be there for you now...if you'll let me."
"Give me some time." I told him. "You are my father, after all."
He smiled. "Take as much time as you need." I nodded as I walked to the elevator. "Oh! One last thing."
"Hm?"
"If you want you may participate in the tournament as a solo team." he told me.
"Thanks." I smiled as the elevator doors closed.
I rode it down to the lobby and left the tower, heading back to my room.
I fell into my bed and put my arm over my eyes, about to fall asleep but was interrupted by a soft knock on the door.
I got up and answered it to see Velvet standing in front of me.
"Hey, Velvet." I opened the door wider and she walked in, sitting on the edge of my bed.
"We have unfinished business." she said. She pulled out her scroll and started to play a slow song.
"Oh." I walked over and held out my hand. "May I have this dance?"
She took my hand as I led her to the center of the room, placing my hands on her waist as she wrapped her arms around my neck, slowly swaying to the song.
We stayed locked in each other's arms for what felt like an eternity, but it was one of the happiest moments of my life.
"I love you." I whispered to her.
She smiled and pressed our lips together. "I love you, too." she said when we broke apart.
We continued to dance.
Cinder's POV
"Is everything ready?" Emerald asked.
"Yes." I smiled. I held my scroll as I hacked into the tournament randomizer. "Oh."
"What is it?" Emerald asked.
"It seems the son of Salem has entered the tournament." I told them.
"He has a team?" Mercury asked.
"No." I shook my head. "Let's give him a challenge tomorrow."
End of chapter 14