Chapter 6
Amethyst
Amethyst felt the tenseness in the space at the very top of her nasal bone. It just couldn't be true. The box in her arms felt heavier than it had a few seconds ago. She glanced at Liberty. His face was expressionless, as always. Their eyes met… "It's okay," he told her. There were twenty boxes in the loading van. With this round, that made twenty-four boxes.
A student with neon green hair approached them. "Corduroy moving again?"
"Moving?" Amethyst asked.
"He had my team move stuff for him a while ago."
"Oh, really?" Zephyr repeated.
"Shut up, Holmes," Honey sternly repeated. The Faunus glanced at her leader. The blonde's blue eyes were locked on the green-haired guy.
"Yeah, really. I thought he might've been moving or transferring or something, but he stayed. It's really weird."
"Yeah, it is…" Amethyst watched Honey say.
A crash was heard. The panda girl dropped her box and covered her head with her arms. Pebbles and pieces hit her skin, leaving minute scratches and the beginnings of the smallest bruises. When the noise had faded away, the girl revealed her face again. She saw the truck had been split open. Boxes were scattered about and broken. Miscellaneous metal bits, weapons, Dust, and white packaging peanuts were among the mess. Her eyes tried to pop out of her head. Her jaw dropped open as if to swallow the situation, so that her stomach might process it better than her mind.