19 You Dont Have A Choice (1/2)

Lying down on a large bed, Magna groaned as threads of light pierced his eyes. Trying to sit up, Magna suddenly froze as his body twitched in pain before forcing him back onto the bed.

He noticed that he was covered from head to toes in bandages. Curious about how long he's been out, Magna loudly said, ”h.e.l.lo? Anyone there?”

As he waited in bed, Magna broke into a cold sweat as the sound of a stampede bellowed from outside. The room slightly shook as rapidly approaching foot steps echoed out as Magna started to regret ever opening his mouth.

His regret quickly disappeared and was replaced by guilt when he saw the faces of those who just barged into the room.

Argo and Luna had red eyes as they appeared haggard and worried. Emerald hid behind Emily, peaking at him from behind her with concern in her eyes. Joshua smiled happily seeing Magna finally awake.

The one who actually affected Magna the most was his mother, Emily. She had some bandages around her face while a large gashed was slightly visible just below the area the bandages covered. Magna grit his teeth as his anger started to flare up.

Before he could act on it, Emily had already walked over and brought his head to her chest in a gentle embrace. He strangely instantly calmed down as he rested his head against his mother, reminding them that Magna was still a young boy.

Due to the exploits they learned of from living with Magna and the twins, Joshua and Emily unconsciously started to treat him differently. They didn't stop treating him like a child but a.s.sumed he was mature enough to handle himself.

Emily softly smiled while running her hands through his hair with love and affection. After a couple seconds, she stopped patting him as she asked, ”Magna, how are you feeling right now? Is there anywhere thats still painful?”

Still resting peacefully on her lap, Magna had a content smile as he happily murmured, ”No… I'm fine…”

Almost everyone there took unexpected damage as Magna's small gestures and expressions looked absolutely adorable, especially when compared to how he usually acts.

Argo and Luna had huddled up with Emerald as they silently vowed to protect that smile. Joshua honestly felt like picking up his son and hugging him but the thought completely disappeared when he saw Emily's face which screamed, 'Ruin this moment and I'll divorce you here and now.'

After she finished glaring at Joshua, Emily turned towards Magna as she softly patted his head. Magna was currently acting like the human equivalent of a small animal that invokes the desire to cuddle and protect.

Suddenly, the door to the living room flew open as a man wearing a grey cloak waltzed in. Glaring at Magna, Qrow took a short drink from a silver flask before saying, ”Sorry to ruin the 'family moment' but we need to talk.”

Magna's face twisted in rage as he shot from his mother's embrace and towards Qrow.

With a small sigh, Qrow rushed forward and easily disarmed Magna, slamming him on to the ground. Magna's body was healing but he only had a small amount of aura in his body and was in no condition to fight against Qrow.

Clenching his fists tight, Magna tried to struggle in his grasp as he squeezed out the words, ”What. Do. You. Want.”

Seeing that Magna tried to struggle, Qrow tightened his grip slightly as he said, ”Look kid, I know this looks bad but I need you to calm down and listen.”

Ignoring the concerned voices of his family, Magna released a couple more deep breaths as he roughly said, ”Say what you want to say then f.u.c.k off!”

His voice surprised everyone as it was starting to resemble the voice he had when he was in his tailed beast form. Luckily, the only thing that had manifested was the voice or else Qrow might of actual hurt him.