{FIRST PERSON POV}
{GRETA'S POV}
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"So Hans.. what are your thoughts about John?" I look at Hans who is walking with the same goofy smile on his face... god dammit he look so stupid and cute at the same time, i'm lucky to meet him that many years ago after... after...
"Who? Oh.. John? Well... he is.. a little weird.. but in the good way." He answered me and i can agree.. John's weirdness is probably from his fucked up training when he was a lil kid.. maybe i should tell Hans about what i think John's childhood is like.
Hans then grab his chin and start to stroke it like he had a beard... stupid dumbass.. "How can i say this but.. i have a feeling that he is hiding something, i would normally drag you so we can get the fuck out.. but.. i don't think whatever he is hiding is bad for us.. like.. i don't know how to explain it but.. he is.. well whatever he is hiding isn't that dangerous or someshit like that."
That i can agree, but i know what John is hiding from our previous conversation.. its time for Hans to get on the same page as me.
"Well.. i think i know what he is hiding..." i told him and he turn his head so fast towards me to the point that i am surprised that it didn't go a full 360 with the sheer speed it got.
"Wait! You tell me that you know about it and didn't think to tell me?" He then hold his chest and let out a groan. "Oh! The betrayal! I thought i could trust you! Oh oum! How can i recover from this great travesty?!"
'This fucking dumbass.. really? In public?' I quickly look around and see the people who is just minding their business turn their head to look at us.
"I do not know this guy..." i quickly announce and start to speed walk a head because i don't want to be embarassed anymore by Hans's fucking shameless way of fucking living.
"Hey! Don't leave me!" He quickly jog over to me and i walk even faster. "Don't leave me dumbass!"
I could feel a vein popping out of my forehead. "Me the dumbass?! You're the one who is fucking embarrassing me you stupid dumbface!"
"Nuh, uh!"
"Yuh, uh"
"Nope! I refuse!"
"Well i refuse your refusal!"
"It doesn't work like that!"
"Yes it does!" I roll out my tongue at him and use a finger to drag the lids under my eyes. "You suck!"
"Oh when i get cha!" Hans then start to chase me and i decided to book it and run as fast as i can.
"Come here!" He shouted at me.
"No!" I shouted back with a laugh.
"You can't run forever!"
"I can!" I look back at him and i see him getting closer. 'Shit!'
"I will catch you!" I can hear him getting closer.
But before i can do anything like cut corners he managed to grab back of my shirt and i tripped on my own feet making us stumble down the ground.
After a few moments of silence i start laughing outloud. "That was fun! Lets do it again!" It was really fun.. i then look down under me and see him holding his head with a not so amused expression on his face.
"Well it was fun for you cause i had to protect you with my body dumbass!" He shouted at me and i then realize.. oh yeah.. he did shielded my body.
After a few moment he smile and shake his head. "So... what were you trying to tell me again?"
'Oh yeah, i guess we got offtrack...' i then stand up and pat my clothes to shake off the sands and Hans do the same before we nodded and start walking again.
"Like i said, i think i know what John is hiding." I told him again.
"Come on spill, whats the great secret?" He smirked and lean closer to me so he can hear me better.
"I think.. i think he is a child soldier.. or something close to that." I revealed to him and Hans stopped for a second and nodded to himself.
"That.. i guess that would explain a lot of shit.. like my training last night.. his... his lack of.. his coldness when he killed those two fuckers and how.. easy it was for him to kill the NightStalker." He then let our a breath. "Damn.. a child soldier.. i thought thats like.. illegal and shit."
I am hodling my urge to smack the back of his head the only reason i didn't is because i know that he meant well. "Of course its illegal dumbass.. he probably got into a secret private program or some shit."
"True.. true.." i can see him starts thinking from how he scrunches his nose. "So... how did you found out about this?"
"Well yesterday when you was buying the water supply, i was asking him about hunters and shit." I told him.
"Okay.. okay.. continue.."
"Well i asked him about how old did he start training, he told me that it was when he was 3 to 4 years old.. at first i thought that hunters were just built different if that was normal for them." I then let out a sigh. "It turns out that he is an outlier."
".... how?" He asked me a little confused and i can hear the worries in his voice.
"Well.. he also revealed that normally a hunter in training starts their training at 7 to 8 years old.. but he was when he was 3 to 4 years old.. its not hard to put two and two together." I revealed to him and thats not even the worst part.. and from the look on his face, i don't think he will like what i will reveal next.
"Oh" yeah... oh.. i can't blame him if thats the only thing he can say right now..
"That's not even the worst part." I revealed to him and his eyebrows shoot through the roof.
"For fucking real?" He look as if he doesn't want to believe me because i know that he had start to also put two and two together to know that whatever teaining that John had when he was a fucking toddler was hellish to make him as strong as he is now.
"Yeah.. for real.." i then let out a sigh because i don't want to... think how desperate John must be that night. "He... his... his trainer made him kill a grimm with no help.. i think.. i think he was forced to do it."
"What?" He completely stopped in his track. ".. tell me you're lying Greta.. please.."
I shake my head. "I'm... thats not even the worst part Hans."
"..... there's more!? Of course there's fucking more!" He grit his teeth and i wait for him to calm down after a few second. "Tell me.. what could possible be worse than that."
I take a deep breath and prepare myself to say what i'm about to reveal to him. "He... he was forced to fight the grimm with no Aura.. and only a wooden sword." My voice then start to quiver. "W-when.. he.. he was only... s-s-seven..years.. old.." i let out a breath that i didn't even know that i had been holding.
I couldn't look Hans in the eyes because shit.. knowing Hans he probably already considered John a part of our group now.. and Hans is protective of what he considered his...
"...we.... fuck..." i hear him take a huge breath and let it out. "We.. we gotta help him.. shit.."
"I know.." i nodded at him in agreement.
"If... no.. we will beat his fucking trainer in the future Greta.." he told me and i couldn't help but agree with him wholeheartedly.
"I'll be by your side Hans.."
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