Had a long car ride today coming home after visiting family for thanks giving so I wrote this out. I may have another chapter or two that I can get done soon as well but once school and work start back the updates will slow down a bit.

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Chapter 2: Unexpected occurrence.

A Young Exo Hunter snuck his way through the bushes of Earth's European dead zone. As he sat in the brush he pulled his sniper rifle from his back. His team was trailing in the Iron Banner match. But the enemy team was boxed into their spawn and most of the guardians were out in the open. The hunter smiled as so many easy targets strafed around his field of view. As he leveled his sights on an Warlock his finger slowly started to squeeze the trigger. However he stopped when he heard what sounded like the crack of a whip. The hunter knew exactly what that sound was.

"Oh son of a …" BANG. The hunter dropped as his ghost floated in his place.

Aaron loaded another shot into his Chaperone as he smiled at the ghost that looked back at him.

"Oh you poor young kinder-guardian. Didn't even know what hit you." Aaron turned back toward his spawn where his team was fighting off the enemy.

"And neither will they." Aaron said as he charged down the road between the crumbling buildings. He stopped a short distance behind an enemy Warlock. Aaron smiled under his helmet as his body surged with solar energy and a flaming hammer materialized in his fist. The Warlock turned only to scream and run.

"Oh no!" He yelled as Aaron threw a hammer into his back incinerating him.

"Oh yes!"Aaron said as he felled two more guardians with two more hammers.

The enemy guardians scattered as Aaron chased them down. "Run, run I'm coming for you."

Aaron brought down another guardian and turned his sights on another who ran into a corner and turned only for a few seconds.

"Oh Shit!" The young Titan said as a hammer felled him as well. With that last kill the match was over. Shaxx's deep voice praised Aaron and his team for their victory and rewarded them with gear for their troubles. Kore earning a new ghost shell and Syd earning the Finalla's Peril Hand Cannon.

Back in Orbit the team prepared for their next match.

"What is that you Titans keep saying about how Sunbreaker isn't overpowered?" Lance asked as Aaron as Syd just chuckled.

"Admit it Lance. You're just jealous." Syd said in a teasing tone.

"Shut up Syd. Besides we've got another match that's about to start."

"You know guys I'm going to try something different this time." Aaron said. "I'm going Striker. It's been a while. It's be fun."

The six guardian's transported down to the surface of Venus. The Shores of Time to be exact.

"Alright ladies and gentleman. Give em hell."

Aaron brought down another guardian with his Chaperone and after reloading he pulled his Hawksaw back out and killed another guardians with three quick bursts.

"That's two down." Aaron said to his team as he looked at the score they were up by about three kills but the other team was close behind.

"That's nice man." Kore said. "But they have a sniper that we can't get past. She's too good of a shot."

"Leave it to me." Aaron ran toward the ledge where zone B normally stood. He took out another guardian with his Hawksaw and turned to see the female hunter sniping his team. He took off at her in a dead sprint and when close enough he launched himself forward, slamming his shoulder into her side shoving her into the old Vex time gate and knocking off her helmet.

With arc energy coursing through his fist Aaron went to finish her but when she look back at him he stopped. She was beautiful. She was a human with slightly pale skin. Her hair long and black and her eyes a deep blue that contrasted with Aaron's own. The longer he stood their half way through his punch, the more her look of fear turned to one of confusion. Getting a hold of himself Aaron stood up and opened his hand to wave.

"Umm, hi." Aaron said. A second later the hunter pulled out her Ace of Spades and fired a shot into Aaron's chest. When Aaron looked back to her all he saw was a knife embedding itself into his skull.

A few seconds later Aaron respawned as Rex appeared in front of him.

"Aaron what the hell was that? You took one look at her and you just shut down." Aaron just stood there looking off into space. Getting frustrated Rex rammed into Aaron's helmet with a quiet clank.

"W-What? Did you say something Rex?"

"I said…" Rex was interrupted when Kore barged into the cave where Aaron stood and through his Nirwen's Mercy on the ground at Aaron's feet.

"What the hell was that Aaron? You had her right where you wanted her then you just shut down." Rex just closed his glowing eye and bounced as if nodding in agreement.

"Sorry Kore. She just caught me off guard is all." Despite his helmet Aaron could tell Kore was glaring at him.

"Ok Aaron, enlighten me. How did she catch you off guard?" Aaron pulled out his Bretomart's Stand machine gun as he hopped up onto the ledge in front of him to grab heavy ammo. As He loaded his gun Kore noticed a hint of void energy surrounding Aaron's hands.

"And also, did you switch do Defender?"

"Ok first off, yes I switched to Defender. As for how she caught me of guard." Aaron was quiet for a little bit as his team filed through to get heavy ammo. As Max walked out of the tunnel he was quickly picked off by a sniper rifle. The Hereafter to be exact. Aaron knew it was her.

"I'll tell you later." Aaron said as he jumped down off the ledge and ran out of the cave toward where zone C would be.

Aaron ran outside and into the tunnel to his right as Val was picked off by the female hunter. Aaron made quick work of an enemy Titan with his machine gun. That Titan was soon followed by another Titan and a Warlock. Aaron spotted the hunter on the ruined structure behind their heavy ammo spawn. He smiled as he took a step only to be met with bolt of lightning from behind him. Aaron turned to see another Warlock, a Stormcaller, holding his hand toward Aaron as the arc energy dissipated. The warlock ran toward Aaron, pulling his other hand back for another strike.

Aaron managed to fire a few shots from his machine gun into the Warlock's body before the Warlock knocked the gun to the side. Aaron smiled as the Warlock took the bait. By going for the gun Aaron had a clear shot and punched the Warlock in the face. The rival guardian faded away in strips of void energy as a purple barrier formed around Aaron.

Aaron turned to grab his gun and when he looked up he saw the glare from the Hunter's scope as she aimed at him. Aaron dived for cover as her bullet ripped through his shield and into his leg. Aaron sat on the ground waiting for his shields to recharge as he thought about what he could do. And why was he doing it for that matter.

Apparently Rex was thinking the same thing as he phased into existence in front of Aaron.

"So just what is your goal here. I know you're going for her but I have a feeling it's not to get a kill." Aaron rested his face in his palm as he spoke to Rex.

"I don't know Rex. When I saw her earlier, she was so beautiful. I just couldn't bring myself to take her down after seeing her face. Her hair, those eyes. Oh Traveler's light those eyes. I'd bet those eyes could calm a rampaging Ogre."

"So she's pretty. But that doesn't explain how you're acting."

"You know Rex sometimes you just have to go with your gut. And right know my gut says I have to talk to her and soon. Because if this game ends before I can talk to her I may never see her again."

"Ok then let's assume you somehow do get up close enough to talk to her without her taking your head off, and let's assume she hears you out and her team doesn't turn you to Swiss cheese. Just what are you going to talk to her about?" Aaron stood up as a bright yellow light flashed on his HUD indicating his super was ready.

"I have no idea Rex. I have no idea."

With that Aaron charged out from behind cover and made a B-line for the hunter. Over his shoulder he burst down one guardian with his Hawksaw. In front of his he fired two more bursts into another guardian and finished him with a melee to get his force barrier which allowed him to survive fire from a third guardian. Aaron quickly lobbed a suppression grenade up to where the hunter was and he jumped up to her platform and dropped his Ward of Dawn around the two of them. She went in at him with her knife but Aaron caught her arm and spoke.

"Wait wait wait I just want to talk." The hunter gave a look more surprised than the one she gave him earlier.

"Talk? You do realize this is the crucible, the Iron Banner no less. And that I am on the other team right?"

"Yes he knows." Rex said as he materialized by Aaron's side. "But he just thought he would go talk to his sudden crush before…" Aaron quickly grabbed Rex and threw him outside of the Ward as far as he possibly could (Which was pretty far).

"D-Don't mind him he likes to butt in on conversations sometimes. He's actually a pretty crazy ghost just ignore everything he said." Aaron thanked the Traveler and any other possible gods (even Oryx to an extent) that she couldn't see the blush on his face. She laughed a little. That laugh alone made Aaron melt just a little bit more.

"Sure thing pal. Anyway if we're going to have a conversation might as well introduce ourselves. I'm…" She was cut off as one of her teammates jumped into the Ward as was quickly dispatched by Aaron's Chaperone.

"Sorry continue." She giggled again.

"Hey guys give me and this Titan a minute to talk kay?" She said to her team. Aaron noticed two other guardians of her team shrug and turn away from the Ward. "Anyway, my name is Jennifer. But my friends call me Jewel." She held out her hand for a handshake which Aaron accepted.

"Aaron. And my ghost you met earlier is Rex. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"And a pleasure to meet you sir." A ghost said as in appeared in front of Aaron. It wasn't Rex, this one wore a blue and green crucible shell and sounded more feminine. Aaron assumed it was Jewel's.

"For the record, Jewel's heart rate increased a bit when your hands touched."

"Opal!" Jewel said obviously flustered. "Why would you tell him that?"

"Because of how you're acting right now." Jewel slapped her palm to her face and looked to Aaron.

"Any advice on how to deal with this?" Aaron nodded and grabbed a hold of Opal.

"Sorry." He said before he threw Opal in the same direction he threw Rex.

Rex pulled himself out of the Water he had landed in and started to rotate and expand his shell to get the water out.

"I tell ya, you try and have a little fun and get involved with your guardian's life and what does he do. He uses you for a Hail Marry pass to a boulder. Why when I get back over there I'm gonna…" Clunk. Rex's monologue was cut short when something hit him back into the water.

Rising back out Rex saw that it was a blue and green ghost that looked back to him with a look of concern.

"Oh dear I'm so sorry I could regain flight control before I hit you. Are you alright? Is anything broken?"

Rex looked back at the ghost as she continued to apologize profusely for hitting him.

"For the record Aaron. I forgive you."

Aaron looked back to Jewel smiling under his helmet. "SO your ghost likes to pick on you to?"

"Ya she's always trying to embarrass me. Anyway, is there any real reason you wanted to talk to me?"

Oh ya. Well you see, um, I saw you after I shoulder charged you, sorry by the way, and well I just thought that maybe you would want to possibly join me for a, ummm."

"Date?" Jewel asked

"Umm ya actually a date. I mean it doesn't have to be a date if you don't want to be it would just be hanging out between friends. I mean I'm not sure if we can really say we're friends yet. I mean I would like to be friends and I'd love to get to know you more and…"

Jewel grabbed the front of Aaron's helmet to get him to stop talking.

"I got it Aaron. And to answer your question, sure. I'll hang out with you. How about you meet me in the Tower after this match. Meet me up the stairs over to the entrance to the North district."

"Sure sounds good. Then I guess we should get back to the game. I'll just head back over to my spawn." Aaron turned to leave but Jewel caught his shoulder.

"I know a faster a way for you to get back."

"How's that?" Aaron asked

Jewel smiled as Aaron's ward fell along with his Armor of light bonus. Jewel pulled out a Tripmine grenade and shoved it to his chest before kicking him back as he blew up.

That kill ended the matched and gave Jewel's team the win. Aaron appeared back in his ship in Orbit shaking his head.

"Yup. I'm in love." Rex appeared next to Aaron his single blue eye as wide as Aaron had ever seen it.

"Your telling me brother."