Chapter 68

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(Royal's perspective)

That night after everyone went to bed I had been up thinking about Lemon's crash, it weighed on me for some reason. I went out to go investigate his car, currently sitting in a junkyard, the front half was entirely smashed. I was just about to get up under the car when I noticed a shadow next to mine. I barely dodged the swing of a massive sledgehammer, it slammed into the car right where I had been standing and made a loud metallic clang as it went into the car door. I reached into my pockets and slid a set of brass knuckles onto my right hand and turned around. Razor was standing there. He took another swing and I dodged it. I grabbed hold of the sledgehammer right behind the head of it and yanked it from his hands, flinging it far off somewhere else in the junkyard. He started swinging at me and I dodged his punches and then struck him several times in the chest and I heard a crack, likely the sound of a rib or two breaking. He cursed at me and ran back to his car and sped off. I caught my breath and continued to examine Lemon's car. The brakes didn't snap like Raven's had, they were cut. I took a picture of the cut brakes and continued the examination. Nothing else seemed out of place, so I walked home as the sun began to rise. Qrow was awake and cooking breakfast so I told him of what had happened as he handed me a plate. "I don't have enough true evidence to prove Razor did it, but he did try to kill me while I had been inspecting the car, so that puts him as suspect A," I told Qrow. "Damn him to hell!" Qrow muttered angrily, slamming a fist against the counter, causing everything on it to bounce slightly.

(Qrow's perspective)

The day had gone on as normal and I was about to go to sleep when Coconut walked into the room. "Can I sleep with you tonight?... I feel safer in your room, I have an uneasy feeling something bad might happen," Coconut said, speaking softly. "Of course you can," I replied with a smile. She carefully climbed on top of me and I gently wrapped my arms around her. I fell asleep but was later rudely awakened to find Razor standing at the end of the bed with Coconut, one hand held over her mouth. He pointed a pistol with a suppressor at me, aiming straight for my head. Coconut had a panicked expression as he pulled the trigger. The bullet hit my head and I blacked out immediately. I woke up again later with a panicking Vanilla gently shaking me. I sat up with a massive headache and I saw there was blood stained all over my pillow and blood drying on my face, with even more blood drying in my hair, but no visible injury. I suddenly remembered what had happened. I pulled on a shirt and my shoes, then quickly kissed Vanilla. "I'll explain when I get back!" I said, dashing out the front door. I found Coconut's scent, which was rather hard to find due to the strong scent of my own blood, then followed it, sprinting at a ridiculous speed. I crashed through the front door of Razor's house, turning it to splinters. I quickly stood back up. I saw Razor look over at me and he seemed in disbelief. "HOW! HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE!? I PUT A BULLET THROUGH YOUR SKULL!" Razor shouted. "And it hurt like hell, but it's gonna take a lot more than that to kill me!" I replied. "Oh well, I'll just have to fill you with more!" He said, pulling out a pair of pistols. He shot me a few times in the ribs and I coughed really hard as they punctured my lungs. He continued his barrage as I quickly caught the rest of the bullets. His pistols clicked and he cursed, chucking them off to the side. The bullet wounds in my chest and lungs closed up and it stopped hurting. I ran up to Razor and punched him in the face several times, then kicked him in the ribs. He went flying out through a window (this is the first floor so that's not too bad.) and landed next to his car. He quickly climbed in and sped off before I could chase him. I ran back inside to find a locked room where Coconut's scent was coming from. I rammed the door and it fell down. I saw Coconut laying on a bed, bruised and bleeding, with her wrists cuffed to the frame. She was crying profusely. "Please, someone save me from this nightmare," She whispered. I slowly walked closer to her and heard the sound of a bear trap snapping closed. I looked down and noticed that was exactly what it had been, a large bear trap snapped closed on my leg. I simply broke off the jaws and continued slowly walking over to Coconut. I gently placed a hand on her head and she flinched before opening her eyes. "Qrow... No, it can't be... You're dead... Clarence shot you in the head," Coconut said. "Nope, it's me, the one and only. I'm still alive," I said. I picked up a pair of bolt cutters and cut through the cuffs binding Coconut to the bed. She jumped up and hugged me, crying even harder. "Thank you," She whispered over and over again, her arms wrapped tightly around my neck. "Come on, let's get out of this terrible place," I said, gently kissing Coconut. I picked her up and carried her back to the shop. We both took a shower and I changed my pillowcases, then Coconut cuddled up on top of me and we cuddled for a bit. I fidgeted slightly as I smelled blood... My eyes glowed a much brighter red and Coconut seemed to notice. "Is something wrong?..." She asked. "You... Smell... So good..." I muttered. "What...?" Coconut asked. "I'm a vampire... And your blood..." I began to trail off, but Coconut seemed to realize what I meant. "Will I become a vampire?" She asked. "Not unless you partake of my blood, so not unless you want to," I said. "Then... Go ahead... But don't turn me..." Coconut said. I gently pulled her closer to me and tightly wrapped my arms around her. She let out a quiet yelp as I bit her neck. After a few seconds, I let go and handed her a small piece of gauze. "Thank you. Hold the gauze against it and it will stop bleeding in a moment," I said. "That actually hurt less than I expected. Well, if you ever need to... Just ask," Coconut replied, smiling softly. I smiled and gently scratched her head as she nuzzled up against me. Royal woke up and walked into the living room and noticed Coconut's bruises. "What happened?" He asked. "It's best not to talk about it," I replied. I made breakfast as Royal and Coconut cuddled on the couch. "Did you do this to her?" Royal asked. I noticed Royal had a hand on Coconut's chin, gently lifting her head up to show where I had bitten her. "Only that one, the rest of those were from Razor, I bashed his ugly goddamn face in for it," I said. "Good," Royal replied. He gently hugged Coconut and everything went back to normal. I got a call from the hospital and they said Lemon was ready to come back home so I brought him home and Chocola, Vanilla, Licorice, and Raven all hugged him. (NOTE: I altered chapter 67, Lemon doesn't die, just gets injured, I once again couldn't kill him off after all.) "Did you miss me?" Lemon asked with a snicker. "Of course we did," Raven said. I gently patted Lemon on the back. "Good to have you home," I said with a smile. "How damaged is my car?" Lemon asked. My expression went blank. "Your car got annihilated," Royal said. He seemed slightly upset, but not too much. I gently rubbed his head and he had breakfast. From there, once again the day went on as normal and not much else happened.

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