Chapter 45
(Readers POV)
Ruby: Roman!
Ruby got in front of me and got out Crescent Rose.
Roman: Calm down, Red. Me and Neo aren't looking for trouble.
Ruby: What makes you think I would believe you?
Roman: Easy. We would lose if we tried something.
Neo smiled and nodded. I thought about it and Roman was right. It would be a nine on two.
Roman: I was wondering if we could follow you?
Ruby: What?!
Roman: It's getting cold and we don't know where we are going.
Neo nodded again and held a sign saying 'Please?' I thought about it.
(Y/N): Sure.
Everyone: WHAT?! WHY?!
(Y/N): Why not. It would be mean of the symbol of peace to leave people to die in the cold.
Roman: Well, thank you. No hard feelings, Red?
Ruby: You got lucky this time, Roman!
She putted Crescent Rose away and we all continued our walk, but with Roman and Neo.
Summer: So how did you two get all the way out here?
Roman: Well, Cinder isn't too happy with us. So we went to hiding.
Jaune: Why is she mad at you?
Roman: She said something about the dust that gave her to be bad or something like that. Where are we going anyway?
(Y/N): We are heading to Argus. It's the closest place from here.
Weiss: Can't you just call someone?
(Y/N): I don't have any signal out here.
I looked ahead and saw, what looked like a small village. There was a big sign saying 'Brunswick farm.' I looked behind me and Roman had an uncomfortable look on his face. I can tell that it wasn't from the cold.
(Y/N): We can stay here for a bit and warm up.
We walked in the area and looked around. No one was out. Probably because of the cold. We found a big house and I knocked. No one answered. I looked at the house and it looked abandoned. I tried to open the door and it was unlocked. I walked in and everyone else followed. It was pretty dusty inside. I noticed some stairs and walked up them. I opened the many doors and just saw rooms that had no life in them. I opened the final door.
(Y/N): WOAH!
I fell down on my butt from shock. The bed had two bodies in them. They looked like they have been there for years. They had dried looking skin. Everyone else ran up to see what I found. They were also shocked at what they saw. Roman ran past us and looked at the bodies closer. He had tears in his eyes.
Roman: Mom? Dad?
He backed up as more tears started to flow out his eyes. He ran off and Neo followed him.
Ruby: Is this his family's house?
I got up and looked at the wall. I saw a picture of a huge family. I looked closer and saw a little boy with orange hair, that looked a lot like Roman. This is Roman's childhood home.
Nora: Torchwick. Brunswick. They are close enough.
I ran out the room to look for Roman. I didn't see him anywhere on the first floor. I looked around and I found stairs that lead down. I slowly walked down them and found a cellar. I saw Roman crying in the corner with Neo trying to comfort him. I walked up and putted my hand on his shoulder.
(Y/N): Are you ok?
Roman just shook his head no. I sat down next to him.
(Y/N): Do you want to talk about it?
He sniffed and looked up at me.
Roman: Like you would understand.
I put my hand on his shoulder again.
(Y/N): I promise you that I will understand. I may use to be the symbol of peace, but I went through loss of family too. It's a good thing to talk about it.
He looked at me and looked away.
Roman: I left here years ago. I didn't even say goodbye to them. I left because I did some bad things when I was young and I didn't want to bring shame to my family.
(Y/N): It's ok. They know that you didn't mean to do the things you did.
Roman: But I did! I continued my life of crime! They hate me!
(Y/N): You don't know that. I left my family too.
Roman: You did?
(Y/N): Yeah, I left them. My wife and kid. I was the symbol of peace, I was worried that people would find out where I lived and threaten my family. I left my daughter fatherless for her safety. I thought my wife and daughter would hate me if I ever met them again, but they love me. Even after what I did to them. I'm sure that you're family still love you, even on the other side.
I gave him a sympathetic smile and he hugged me. He started to cry more and I patted him on the back to comfort him. After a bit, he let go and wiped his tears away.
Roman: Thanks All Might.
(Y/N): You're welcome. It's not too late to change your ways. I'm sure you and Neo would make great huntsman.
We all got up and walked up the stairs.
(Y/N): We should get a fire going. You two must be cold.
They both gave me a nod. I looked around and saw that the living room had a fireplace. Weiss was already ahead of me and was starting a fire. She used some dust and lit the fire place. Jaune, Ren, and Nora had blankets and handed some to us. We sat down next to the fireplace. Summer walked in and had a tray of hot chocolate. She hand everyone a mug and we started to drink. Roman tapped my shoulder and I looked at him.
Roman: I want to say sorry.
(Y/N): For what?
Roman: For what happened to you. It was me who gathered all that dust that Salem used against you.
(Y/N): It's fine.
Roman: Really? But you aren't the symbol of peace anymore.
(Y/N): I was never going to be the symbol of peace forever. It was inevitable that I would end up like this, sooner or later. Don't worry about it, it wasn't your fault. It was mine.
Roman nodded and continued to drinking his beverage. I noticed that Maria was reading some dairy. I'm guessing that she is trying to get some info on what happened here. How could two people die in bed like that? They didn't look like they struggled or were killed. It was very confusing. It still must be very hard on Roman. I hope he will be okay. I thought about what to do next. Summer sat down next to me and snuggled up into me.
Summer: What are we going to do now?
(Y/N): I don't know. I was just thinking about that. We could just rest up a bit.
Ruby: I like that plan.
Yang: I second that.
(Chapter 45 end)
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