Legends

A New Day

"This sucks." You complained.

You were stuck in bed with Emily and Sanders looking at you. You were crossing your arms which caused you to wince in pain. Your shoulder and chest was mostly wrapped in bandages and you had several patches spread around your body. You were ordered to rest until you were fully recovered meaning you got another week off of school.

The doorbell rang through the house and Sanders got up to see who it was. You stared at the ceiling while Emily sat next to you on the bed.

"How do you feel?" She asked.

"Pissed. In pain. It's whatever."

She looked down at her hands and sighed. Sanders' words rang true more than ever right now. She really doesn't know when his patrol will be his last. She had been debating what to do since you left last night and she had finally decided to go for it. She was going to be brave and tell you how she felt!

"Hey i..."

The door to the room opened causing her to stop and freeze up. Sanders entered the room followed by, Crystal? You were a bit surprised to see her in civilization clothing, a blue shirt with a pair of white shorts, and her hair down. She spotted you and you didn't really bother to hide your face. She had seen it when you boarded the jet with Jason after all.

"Hey. Fancy seeing you here." You greeted.

She smiled as if she was relieved. She looked to Emily and then back to you.

"Ah, Crystal this is Emily. Emily this is Crystal." You introduced.

Emily offered an awkward smile and Crystal just bowed. She moved over to the two of you and you signaled for her to take a seat. She ended up sitting in the edge of the bed.

"So how are you feeling?" She asked.

"A bit in pain but nothing I haven't been through before." You smirked.

Emily looked at you and then at Crystal. She had no idea what was going on.

"Sorry I can't make it to "patrol" tonight. Maybe we can reschedule?" You suggested.

In truth you had been looking forward to it but after Sanders put his foot down and told you to stay in bed you had to call it off. Crystal instead smiled as she blushed.

"Well if you want I can go grab some movies and we can watch them here?" She asked.

Oh hell yes!

"Sounds like a date." You smiled charmingly.

Emily felt her stomach drop. She had lost before she even tried. She stood up and faked a smile as she began to walk towards the door.

"In that case I'll leave you two alone. Try not to do anything too crazy." She teased.

She left the room and immediately rushed to her own room. Sanders watched everything go down and had very mixed feelings on the situation. He was happy you were getting yourself back out there but, it wasn't with Emily. He looked at you and Crystal and saw the smile on your face. It was one he hadn't seen since Rose's death. A true smile. It wasn't his place. He simply gave you a nod and left.

You suddenly felt something odd but shrugged it off. You turned back to Crystal as she moved a bit closer. The two fo you looked at each other and smiled.
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Meanwhile at the SHCU HQ!

Lisa sat in the office as the Director read her report.

"So you're knocking out several birds with one stone. Interesting. Tell me more about this Carrie girl." The Director asked.

"She is the student council president of New Marrow High. She took over after the mysterious death of Rose Silver. I have the theory that her death is connected with the disappearance of Specter. If that is indeed true then I may have a second suspect for Ghost."

The Directer raised a brow as Lisa said a photo towards him.

"His name is Y/N Jones."

The man's eyes grew wide at the picture of you. The hair, the eyes, the nose, everything. You looked just like them.

"I see."

"He was Rose's boyfriend during the time of her death. Reports state that he is often tired and injured. He is also in the care of one Leon Sanders. Emily's "father". He was one of them back Pre New York." She finished reporting.

Of course. You were their son. He was your guardian.

"Keep a close eye on him. I feel like he is more than meets the eye." The Director ordered.
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You were sitting up against your head board next to Crystal while you both ate popcorn and watched some cheesy movie. No one bothered the two of you as day turned into night.

"Do you live with the others?" He asked randomly.

"Yeah. We all live in the Warrior's Tower. The big one in the middle of West Reef." She explained.

You just nodded. Preteen you would be loosing his shit right now being in bed next to one of the Warriors on a date, well one of the former female members, but you felt at ease. Relaxed.

"My name isn't really Crystal."

"Hm?"

Crystal was still watching the movie but like you she wasn't paying attention. Of course you knew that they had real names.

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." You assured her.

She shook her head and looked at you.

"I trust you. You did a lot for us already. I think I can trust you now. Besides we're on a date so it seems fair."

She sat up enough to get on her knees to face you better. Now that you had the time to actually look at her, she was quite beautiful. She took a deep breath and looked at you in the eye.

"My name, my real name, is Elizabeth."

You smiled and held out a hand.

"My name is Y/N. It's nice to meet you."

She shook your hand as the sun set outside. Tomorrow was a new day of new beginnings. For tonight you rest.

Enjoy the days of peace while they last. The Godless will rise again.

To Be Continued