"Thank you. April." That's the name I go by now as I've finished tending a Huntsmen wounds
"She's a looks after you, Peach...we needed more like you, especially now more than ever kid..." He tells me
I've also died my hair the same color as Miss Peach...
"Still not much of a talker huh?"
"Please excuse me...there are more patients waiting..." I stood up and left
But the room next to mine wasn't all that pleasant either...
Bodies from deceased civilians were layed down for mourning before group burial since the Cemetery was also overrun so they have to put them all into one big hole...
"...why don't you take a break for now Ma-April... You've been working non-stop and-"
"I can reset just fine...it doesn't matter..." I cut Miss Peach but I touch her hand on my shoulder
"This is...the least I can do..." I tell her before walking to assist checking on the room full of hospital beds running vitals and charts
No one said that this work would save everyone and it wasn't all that different back on my world
I used to ask myself why would people die...
And why is it....
The best ones goes down first...
Phyrra...
I wipe my eyes with a tissue as I stand in an empty hallway leaning my head on the wall.
Cinder also killed her...
She made her kill Penny in front of everyone...
I can't be mad...
I don't have the right to be mad...
That's right...
I failed them so I don't have the right to even think of their name...
"...I have to go back..." I tell myself to hear my words mentally washing my face with water and making sure to keep my face mask on
The last thing people wants to know is that a murderer is working to heal them.
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"April, I'm sorry that you had to cover- Have you really not clocked out!? Your eyes look tired!" An assistant I worked with tells me
Well you can't really clock out as a volunteer but
She just scratches her head knowing that I wouldn't talk all that much.
"Anyway! Some kids your age is looking for Miss Peach's kid...you don't have any siblings do you?" She asks me and I shake my head now bowing to her as thanks
Who could be looking for me?
Cardin would just pop-up somewhere without notice so it couldn't be him...
"Ma- you're actually still here..." I freeze seeing what was left of Team JNPR....
Jaune, Ren, and Nora...
"I...I go as April now...how can I help you guys- Are you injured!?" I ask concerned walking closer to check on them
But Nora walked to hug me...
I then noticed that they've packed bags with them
"We've...come to say goodbye for now, we didn't want to worry you by disappearing without a word..." Jaune says
Come on...
This is the first that I've seen you three after the Fall...
"Where..where are you guys headed?" I ask them as I hold into Nora's hands
"To Haven...We've got a word from Ruby from her uncle that Haven could be next..." I raise a brow as I walked closer to Jaune so he'd lower his tone
"And we want to stop them...no one...should go through what we had to here at Beacon..." Nora says and I rub my head
This...!
"That is dangerous...! Outside of the Kingdom are full of mercenaries who will not care who you are! What happens if you encounter a group of them and not make it out alive?! Will you get in your knees and beg for forgiveness?!" I whisper angrily
"We're sorry... but we didn't come here to be stopped, we understand that the road will be rough..." Ren speaks up
I look down
Upset for them and ashamed of myself.
These guys have more guts than me...
"I...I see..." Jaune pulls us all into a group hug
"Be safe you three..." I tell them
"Four, this was Ruby's idea... we'll be getting her at Patch then we'd leave from there..." Nora says
Did Qrow even approve of this?
I nod and watch them leave.
"You aren't going with them?" Qrow asks me from top as he jumps from where he landed
"It would only make matters worse for me...I still need to do more research on Fro to think of different ways to fight...the more I'm able to summon her the denser she had gotten..." I say looking at him
"So you're finally using that head of yours..." He tells me and I sigh
"From what I know us Ajins can die from old age...but we aren't immune from being killed repeatedly...I may be in more danger with Salem and her Maiden knowing what I can do..." I tell him
"But other than that...why let them go? You do know that they could get killed..." I say as he drinks in front of me from his flask
"Can't just wait for them to actually do it without anyone stopping them...not like I can just force them to not do this at all..." he says as Miss Peach came out with a package
"Here's what you asked Qrow- Mattie- I mean April!" I rub the back of my head
"Yeah...I'll go back to work..." I say waving and going back inside
"Well she's holding alright..." I hear Qrow say sarcastically
"Qrow...this wasn't the life that we promised to her...have you found Ozpin at all?" I stop to listen in to their conversation
"Can't go as far to anywhere currently, no... but I do know where he'd go first if he did..." Qrow says
"Right...the Academies...what about the relic? Is it safe?" Miss Peach asks
"Glynda keeps a lookout, but like she said...it's likely that they're going after the other ones to find the one on ours..." he says
Right those relics,
They can give wishes have power unimaginable...
If Salem's forces will get it then there is no answer into stopping them...
"Will those or one of the Relics...help Mattie get home....? I just don't...want her to feel like we can't give her answers...or false hope..." I stop at my thought hearing what Miss Peach says
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Seriously....?
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Even the fact that I have failed to protect this Kingdom you're still willing to find ways to get me home?
I don't understand it at all....
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"Thats...3 hours..." I look at Fro exhausted holding my weapon testing her time limit of being around
The least I can do is keep up and only use her when necessary...
But that was what I was worried about sticking out too much from a normal semblance.
But outside this Kingdom, no one will care...
Outside is just full of Bad people and Grimms...
I've had fro learn to use her lower body and she had been able to move around independently even speaking more words in a sentence.
"You... holding alright?" I look at her and I hold her face
"Yeah...just sore..." I tell her
"Cardin....cardin was asking..."
"Huh?" I stop to what she said
I look around to where she walked from and see Cardin walking towards me
"I guess I was right that she was standing right beside me...- it's a she right?" he says pointing at the grass marking her visibility to the normal vision
I simply drop my things and hug him
"Tch. Couldn't clear much today...they just kept getting more..." he complains but hug me back
So far our focus had been clearing Grimms from the Town, the least we were doing was pushing them straight to the school since for some reason they can easily be lured there
"I see...Fro had only cleared so much around the evacuation and civilian areas...I think I can have her go with you next time..." I say
"Go with Cardin...next time...tomorrow..?" Fro asks and I nod at her as Cardin looks at it but not really seeing Fro
We just stayed into this hugging position as Fro disappeared and even until the sun rises.
I lean on his shoulder as we just sat on the grass while I look at our hands touching.
His is cold and rough from all the fighting...
While mine is soft, voided from any injury and stress.
Mostly due to my bodily resets.
"Lark got hit real bad from a Grimm, that idiot better be alive unlike that Huntsman that was supposed to look after us, asshole just told us to rot in hell.." He says as I listen
"It's getting fucking ugly and it sucks..." He says while I keep brushing my thumb to his hand
"Yeah..." I say looking at the sun rise with him and just sigh
I can't find a way home and leave things like this...
"Don't worry...we'll get through it right?" I ask him and he glares at the ground not looking at me
I understand how he feels and telling him that wouldn't really fix the issue...
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"You're clearing Grimms today?" Miss Peach asks me as I pack some things and I turn to her
"Just Fro for today...She'll do as much as she can before I leave for Mistral..." I say leaving an envelope for Cardin to read
"So you'll be leaving now...Are you sure you can take them on? Not that I don't believe you but" I listen to her while I ready my weapon
"The possibility that you could actually die from all of this...I'm just worried for you..." She says as I look at her and she was holding my cardigan folded, I then hug her and she hugs me back
"I'll be fine... Fro won't leave my side no matter what...and we won't pull and risky moves of unnecessary attacks. After I secure Haven's safety I will be heading straight to Atlas to ask help from the General. If we could do a straight attack or at least get me in to fight Salem... Headmasters reincarnation as well, with his experience I'll have a higher chance." I explain to her my plan as I simply set my cardigan from my world on my table as I look at my Urawanishi High School school uniform
"Why leave them here?" Miss Peach asks placing a hand to my shoulder as I left my phone too
"I did say that I will be coming back home..." I say looking at her
"Once I finish this fight...I hope that I will find more clues to get home, to simply know that I will always have the option to go back to my world...But after this, I want to come back home here- I-I mean-! if you'd let me-! A-aGH!!" I cry while she squeezes my cheeks and attack my forehead with kisses
"EUGHHHHH!! I said i'll come backkkkk!! why are you giving affection like its my last?!!" I whined
"Oh...I really just can't stop you when you're being such a good kid..." she wipes her tears looking at me
She then looks downstairs hearing her scroll ring then I follow her down.
"Tai?" She then opens the call as a hologram shows a video call of him distressed
"Ruby! Is she there?! Did she stop by to get supplies from you?!" A man with blonde hair asks
"Ruby...Rose? No..? We didn't see your daughter come by here...is there something that had happened??" Miss Peach asks him while side eyeing at me
"She's...she left to go to Mistral...I tried to look for her while in the island but if you have seen her please-!" The father sighs
"I can't...lose my girls...Please Peach...if you ever see them..." He begs and I step in
"I'm...going to Mistral as well sir...if I find Ruby on the road, I'll try to stop her...that's all I can do considering her personality..." I say as he nods
"...How is...Yang doing..-? Oh and I'm their friend...she probably wouldn't know my new name but.."
"She's...she's holding up...it's going to take some time for her to feel normal..." He says
"Normal is a strong term...she may be experiencing constant Phantom Pain on her arm like its still there but please continue to be there for her...changes like these...acceptance will take a while.." I say but stop myself to continue on since im barely a nurse myself.
"...I will...Thank you Peach and you, be safe out there..." He then ends the call
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I breathe out seeing it due to the coldness of the season.
"It's a long way ahead..." I tell myself as I see a boat make its way to the pier
People but mostly evacuees trying to get into a different kingdom than Vale gets in, some Huntsmen standing by
I've made my way into a group of line until I heard a gunshot as people screamed and placed their head down including me.
The Huntsmen that I assumed...
"IF YOU WANT TO LIVE THEN LEAVE YOUR BAGS AND SCRAM! LEAVE THE BOAT FOR US TOO!!" The man pulled a child in as Hostage as everyone panicked
"UNLESS YOU DON'T WANT TO DIE FROM THE GRIMMS THEN HURRY IT UP!" His group screams
I sigh seeing that Fro had crushed their weapons.
"WHO'S DOING THAT!?" I stood up as he aims his weapon at me then I kick my case as its sturdy enough to block his shots with my weapon stored inside
I look around as Fro dealt with him and and ran to the man she knocked over and slam him with my case again before he regained consciousness.
The weren't lying when they said about the Grimm as I see them crawl closer form the forest
Just a simple pack...
"ALL OF YOU! GET ON BOARD!" I scream out as they all hurried on
"Tear them apart...?" Fro asks and I nod as she did with ease as I walked ahead then she followed later on jumping from the land to the boat.
People cheered on but then from the corners of my eye I could see a cloaked person.
"Looks like we'll have a smooth sailing on our hands!" The captain lifts my arm as Fro did the same
So embarrassingly so I was being pulled by nothing on air....