"My...my mother is-is....Grey..."

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No one said a word. Veracity looked down at the ground, waiting for their reaction. The four boys stared at her, mouths gaping open. None of them knew what to say to her. Their friend and teammate was the daughter of the monster that had been trying to kill them!?

Spyder spoke up.
"Wait what!?"
Veracity sighed.
"Well, when I was born, Grey and my biological dad took care of me until I was two years old. Then Grey disappeared and my dad and my other dad took care of me until now."
"V...I-we're, so sorry." Spyder said.
Veracity looked down at the ground.
"It's alright... I guess, I mean I know I can't be on the team anymore but I was hoping we could still be friends."
"Wait what do you mean?" Harris asked.
"Well my mother is the monster who's been trying to kill us!" V shouted.
"That doesn't mean that you can't be on the team still. You're nothing like her Veracity!" Mark said.
"I know but-" V started, but was cut off by Ryan,
"You're staying on the team, end of discussion."

Veracity felt the burn of unshed tears in her eyes. She wanted to cry, she needed to cry, but she couldn't here. She was thrilled that Ryan wanted her to stay on the team, but she knew she just didn't deserve to have the friends that she did. She was the daughter of a monster! The only thought that kept going through her mind was, what if I'm like her?

"I-I have to go see my dads....they're probably worried sick. I'm just gonna go get my jacket."

She ran into her lab room and shut the door. She collapsed down the wall and began to cry silently. That was the only way she could cry. She cried and cried, releasing all of the emotion that had been bottled up in her. She felt like she was drowning in her thoughts and tears.

Why is this happening?
All I wanted was a mother and I get stuck with a monster!
What if the guys hate me now!?
What if they do hate me and the only reason I'm still on the team is because they feel bad!?
I hate Seth Harper!!
He ruined my life!
If I wouldn't have learned that Grey is my mother, than none of this would be happening!
They all must hate me.
Everyone hates me.
I hate me...

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The guys were standing in the X-deck, trying to process all that they had heard.
"This is horrible... I feel so bad for V." Harris said.
"I know... she shouldn't have to go through this alone." Mark added.
"We need to be there for her." Spyder agreed.
"Yeah and she is apart of this team no matter what." Ryan confirmed. The guys nodded in agreement.
"Come on... let's go check on V."

The guys walked in the room to see their friend, curled up in a ball on the floor, crying and shaking. Spyder was the first to run over to her.
"Hey! V! Shhh it's okay." He said as he pulled her into a hug.
V didn't really process the fact that Spyder was hugging her, but instead buried her face into his shirt, hugged him tightly and continued to cry.

This went on for awhile until they separated, and Spyder looked into Veracity's glistening eyes.
"Th-thanks..." V whispered.
Spyder just smiled, before turning to face the rest of the team.

The guys didn't mention the hug, but they were for sure gonna bring it up later.
"V... what else is bothering you?" Ryan asked.
V looked at the ground sadly.
"What if... I ever... become like-like her?" She said quietly.

The guys were taken aback by this.
"V! You could never become like her!" Mark said.
"But it's said that kids take after their parents..." V added.
"Veracity, we know you and you could never be anything like Grey." Harris said.
"Yea and we don't care who your mom is V, we still love you (as friends except for Spyder) and we will always be here for you." Ryan smiled.
"Thanks guys." They were all standing up now.
Spyder pulled everyone into a group hug and said,
"We're not just a team guys... we really are a family."

Awww, this was such a cute one to write. I know I said I wasn't going to be updating for a little while, but like I need a break from studying and like yea. I was thinking of posting a short like get to know me thing, on my one shot book. Let me know if I should. Thx for reading!!!
~K