The Silver Dragon

Chapter 2: Meeting The Family & Shopping

(Summer POV) Year: 2160 Location: Patch

I was currently making breakfast, as the girls would be awake in a couple of minutes. Right on time, I heard the girls coming down the stairs.

"Hey, kiddos," I said when I saw them.

"Hey, Mom," Yang said before yawning and sitting at the table.

"Morning, Mommy," Ruby said while rubbing her eyes and sitting beside Yang.

"Breakfast should be about done in a few minutes. Hope you guys are in the mood for strawberry cheesecake pancakes," both girls had stars in their eyes when I mentioned what we were having for breakfast.

"Really? You rarely make those!" Yang said with an excited tone.

"That's because they're incredibly unhealthy," I pointed out with an amused expression, making Yang grumble. "If you wanna be Huntress when you get older, you gotta eat healthy. You can train as much as you want, but without a proper diet, you'll never get the desired results."

"Then how come you make us cookies all the time," she argued with narrowed eyes.

"Because the cookies I make are made with healthy ingredients and protein powder," I replied, shocking the girls.

"Really?" Yang asked. 

"Yup," I chirped.

After I finished making the pancakes, I set the plates and utensils and then gave them their pancakes.

"Mommy, why is there an extra plate?" Ruby asked curiously.

"Oh, thats because a boy a bit older than you two will be living with us for a while," I replied, surprising them.

"Really?" Yang asked with an excited tone. "But where is he?"

Before I can reply, the front door opens, revealing the boy we were talking about. Both the girls blushed when they saw him, making me inwardly chuckle. I'm not even surprised by that, honestly. He's a cute kid, and I already know he'll be a looker when he gets a bit older.

Draco looked at them blankly and then looked at me. "Morning, Summer," he said with a polite yet cold tone.

I smiled at him. "Good morning, Draco. Would you like to join us for breakfast?" he nodded and sat at the back of the table. 
He looked at the girls. "Greetings, little ones," he said, making the girls pout and me laugh.

"Who are you calling, little?" Ruby cutely narrowed her eyes at him.

"Yeah, you're like, what, ten?" Yang pointed out.

"Twelve," he corrected. I then put pancakes on his plate.

"Pancakes hadn't had those in a while. Thank you," he then began eating them. 

"No problem," I put the remaining pancakes on my plates and sat beside Draco.

"So Draco, where are you from?" Yang asked.

"Solitas," he replied.

"Really, did you live at Atlas or Mantle?" I asked curiously, and he shook his head.

"Neither. I lived in a remote village deep within the mountains south of the continent before it got overrun by Grim," he casually responded as if he were talking about the weather.

The three of us looked at him with sympathy. That explains why he looks so dead inside.

"Im sorry for asking," Yang said, looking guilty for bringing up a sore topic. 

Again, Draco shrugged. "Don't be. Life just sucks like that," he said cynically with a tone of indifference. "Being angry or sulking about the world's harshness won't solve anything or improve matters, so it's best just to forget and keep moving forward," he finished, making me and the girls frown.