Crazy Tactics Gone Awry

The Past

Continuing the story.

STORY TIME!!!!

[timeskip 14 p.m.]
[your dorm room]

After cleaning up and putting the armors away, you change clothes and get back to the dorm room. Entering the room, you find the girls all sleeping on their beds in their fighting clothes.

(y/n): "Huh, guess Goodwitch really did a number on them."

You decide to take a quick nap, but can't seem to fall asleep. So, you just decide to read some manga on your scroll. Some light novel reading helped you relax, except for the parts that were way to funny, forcing you to laugh like a lunatic into your pillow.

After about 30 minutes, the girls start to wake up. Putting down your scroll, you sit on your "bed" and smile at them.

(y/n): "Had a nice nap? Hope I didn't disturb you."

Yang: "Nah, but it did feel like someone was watching over us. Thank you, sweety~"

(y/n): "Now, a matter I need to talk to the three of you about," pointing to Weiss, Blake and Yang.

WBY: "W-what is it, Matthew?" their voices actually shivering, since you were dead serious.

(y/n): "Yesterday, I went out on a walk cause I woke up at 7 a.m. and decided to let you sleep. On that walk, I happened to meet Velvet and Coco out jogging. They explained to me that you three keep on flirting with me."

They blush deeply and lay back down on their beds, faces deep in their pillows. You smirk at Ruby, who immediately laughs, due to understanding the situation.

(y/n): "I just wanted to say... I am honestly flattered that you like me."

Jolting upwards, they smack their heads on the upper bunk bed bottoms and Yang hits her head on the ceiling.

WBY: "OWWWW!"

You and Ruby are laughing like crazy, while the others are blushing even more.

(y/n): "Ouch! Oh, my stomach! Ahahaha! Ah, ow, sorry, guys, I couldn't resist! Ahahahaha! I wanted to say that you can continue doing it, just know... I ain't interested in any romance or anything."

It was almost like you could hear their hearts breaking. You immediately feel sorry for them. This was not what you wanted to happen. Ruby was giving you a Luigi death stare, making you apologize.

(y/n): "Guys, listen. I-I... I'm sorry. I know the truth hurts, but I needed to say that. How about, as an apology, I'll continue telling you about my past. What'ya say?"

Still kind of in shock, they nod and you continue the story.

"Now, were was I...?"

[Father's study]

Father: "And here I thought you were acting up, Matthew."

Matthew: "Beg pardon?"

Father just simply laughs. When he calms down, he has an excited expression on his face: "Did you know that your old man used to be in the army himself?"

This new information was a complete shock to you. You were so flabbergasted that not a single word escaped your mouth.

Father: "I see I've caught you off guard. I just want to say... I'm proud of you, Matthew. Not only are you interested in the arts and tools of war, but now you can also learn about war and the military, first hand, from a veteran."

Matthew: "So, does that mean that this picture is yours?" You show him a picture of two soldiers in front of an M4 Sherman tank. One was about as tall as your Father (~185) with brown hair and a small stubble on his chin. The other, a faunus, was about 10cm taller than the first, clean shaven, bear ears on top of short, black hair. They were both smiling at the person taking the photo.

Father slowly takes the photo with a shivering hand and says, with a shaking voice: "W-where did you f-find this ph-photo?"

Matthew: "I found it in an old book in my room. About a week ago, I was cleaning my room and found an old book titled "Name of the Wind". I never noticed it before, so I decided to read it and on the inside of the cover, next to some written down text, I found this photo."

Your Father was still shaking, now also crying, when he hugged you: "Thank you, Matthew. Thank you so much."

When he broke out of the hug, he had calmed himself down. Still some tear streaks on his cheeks and his suit wrinkled, he said: "Yes, you are correct, Matthew. This photo does belong to me. As I said, I used to be in the army and it was an amazing experience. Especially because my best friend was in the same platoon as me."

Matthew: "Do you mean professor Gregory?" (your home school teacher)

Father: "No, I met Gregory about two years before you were born. Matthew, do you know that there are two sides of every person?"

Matthew: "Do you mean a good and a bad side?"

Father: "Well, yes and no. I am referring to the fact that there is a side every person shows the world and a side they desperately try to hide from everyone. Like me, for example."

You tilt your head to the side as to say: "What do you mean?"

Father: "The side I show to the world is the one you know. Business man, father, husband. But the side I hide is that I used to be a cruel murderer."

There, new info about your past. Expect more at the beginning of the next part as well.

Anyway, BYEIIII!!!!