Unlikely Love (OC's x Reader)

Meeting the crew

Aya's POV

I awoke with a start at the sound of a gunshot. I quickly got up and grabbed my magnum off the side table and I ran out just to see a couple ONI soldiers, Redd and another marine who looks like a field tech.

Redd: "WHO THE BLOODY FUCK SENT YOU!"

Redd smacked one of the soldiers with his fist, a loud crack coming from their jaw. I decided to walk over "s-sir? Need help?" I stuttered out still shocked. Redd turned to face me and he put his gun away "why are you up?" He questioned me, I felt like his eyes were looking into my soul almost exploring my eyes in a sense, I wonder why he was looking into my eyes deeply. I quickly got cut out of my thoughts by Redd shooting the marine he hit, the marines jaw being broken.

Redd: "Fucking useless cunt."

Redd went onto the next marine and whispered something in his ear then he looked at the tech.

Redd: "bring him to the interrogation room, I'll finish him later."

With that the tech left with the marine that was left alive, well for now. Redd walked over to me, suddenly things felt... off.

Redd: "where did you get good at fighting?"

Aya: "my dad taught me, he was ex ONI."

Redd looked at me but I couldn't tell why. I was about to ask but he then turned away.

Redd: "doesn't matter, it's time for you to meet the others."

Aya: "what others sir?"

Redd: "the other Spartans Santoro, who else."

I was suddenly smiling widely, all I saw was Redd with a bit of a smirk on his face, I grew curious.

Aya: "what's with the smirk sir?"

Redd: "oh nothing just we're not as, how to say it, insanely serious as you'd expect."

I followed Redd up to the tech room only to see a tech with operator gen 1 helmet and buccaneer armour as well as another tech in the back in recon gen 1 helmet and Mark 6. Redd whistles over to them getting their attention.

???: "huh?" A slightly high pitched voice, as expected of someone his size, I mean he's shorter than me for Christ sake.

The other guy in the back of the room remains silent but looks up, a strange glow below the visor, eerie.

Redd: "Aya meet Raven the head tech and his son Kris."

Raven: "is this the one you've intently been talking about Redd?"

I suddenly a hand on my shoulder making me jump.

???: "get out my way rookie!"

I could feel the burning rage inside of the more aggressive Spartan giving my nerves a jump.

Redd: "Ghost chill the fuck out."

Redd holds up a can and Ghost scuttles over to him almost in a haze, I swear she's giving him puppy eyes. Redd drops the can into Ghost's hands and she runs out the room. I can't help but stare as she goes.

Raven: "I apologise for my sisters aggressive nature, she doesn't trust new people."

Kris: "yeah we haven't been trusting new people, infiltrators are a pain in the ass."

Aya: "I understand, infiltrators are a massive problem."

I was a bit nervous about them mentioning the stuff about infiltrators. Am I not the first one? It doesn't matter I have a mission at hand. I see Redd whispering something to Raven and I tilt my head a bit, like a curious puppy would.

Redd: "next people shall we?"

Raven: "good luck and see you later." He sounded very friendly

Kris: "seeya."

I like those guys, I think we'll get on well.

Redd brings me out the tech room and then down to the armoury. A couple Spartans were arm wrestling in the corner with Stacker firing off some rifles on the range and a soldier with a recon gen 1 helmet and nightfall armour was in the corner watching me as well as another soldier in orange.

Redd: "they're all busy then. You already know Stacker he's my second for Fireteam Maroon. Kody is in the orange. Dylan is the one over on the wall, he's our specialist. Pennsylvania and Nate are having an arm wrestle. Come on"

Redd begins to lead me out but that Dylan guy caught my eye. He looks very familiar, maybe an infiltrator?

Redd: "you can relax for a bit, I got something I have to do with that grunt in the interrogation room."

Redd walked off leaving me in my thoughts. With that I decided to go back to my dorm and drift off to sleep.

The next morning I woke up and looked at the time, 3am, too early but I can't stop having that nightmare, I keep seeing my parents over and over again almost disgusted at me for my choices. Why? I have no idea. But it isn't real, I need to keep focused on my task, get closer with the leaders and heads and we'll be set. I get up and get into my Spartan gear when I hear a knock on the door, I am quick to answer.

Aya: "hello?"

Redd: "out now." His voice stern, obviously giving me an order.

I walk out the room and I feel a magnum on the side of my head.

Redd: "don't expect to hide shit from me long because one way or another my techs dig out your shit or I see for myself, audio doesn't lie my dear and neither does a thorough interrogation now move to the interrogation room or you'll end up like the others."

My blood ran cold, I was frozen as another three soldiers walked over and put me in cuffs. I got shoved all the way to the interrogation room with no choice but to give in. I got thrown onto the seat and Redd had his magnum aimed directly at my heart.

Aya: "s-sir please I don't know what you mean."

I don't think I did a good job at hiding my true intentions.

Redd: "DO NOT TRY BULLSHIT ME OR I'LL FUCKING SPLATTER THE WALL WITH YOUR BLOOD!"

His voice scared the shit out of me, my heart was racing and I had frozen up again.

Redd: "now tell me do you know anything ONI could have done to spark a little rebellion like this?"

I look at him confused only to get punched across the face by him.

Aya: "n-no I don't know anything ONI could have done to spark the rebellion."

Redd pulled up a monitor and a sequence of clips started playing, showing large amounts of ONI committing war crimes and eventually landing on what looked like a mercenary group getting tortured one titled Silver 152, another titled Green 057, a third titled Crystal 023 and a fourth called Blue 143. The last one was titled Subject 556 and a man with scars all over him was in there with only boxers on and a ton of tubes in him. A scientist comes in and takes blood from him then leaves, human experimentation, but why, what the fuck would they have to use humans?

Redd was sitting on a chair looking directly into my eyes from the looks of it.

Redd: "I'm giving you a chance alright, you got fire and you have a good heart. Would you stay with ONI or join us properly?"

I looked at him, disgusted by my previous commanders actions, I sigh and look down disgusted by my own actions as well. These guys were doing the right thing and they get called terrorists.

Aya: "I... I'll join you, I mean it's the smart choice right. Right?"

Redd just nodded and gave a thumbs up causing the cuffs to unlock and fall to the floor.

Redd: "I'm assigning you to my personal squad, any shady shit and I'll kill you myself got it?"

I just nodded as a reply as Redd helped me up and brought me out the cell.

Redd: "you two keep an eye on her for the next couple weeks, if she does anything weird tell me."

The marines nod at him and I was allowed to walk away.