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  "Okay... Mordred.. so what you're saying is that mom is going te a suprise beach trip?" I asked Mordred.

  She me. "Yeah! Mom asked me shit about you! Like what's your favorite food! Your favorite pces! Hell she even asked me about what you love doing for fun!"

  Mom asked her that? That is... suprising to say the least... but.. a good suprise I would say... a good suprise indeed.

  "So... why didn't mom asked me this?" I asked Mordred cause I am frankly curious about why didn't mom just ask me those question? Why Mordred?

  Mordred look at me as if I'm stupid. "... are you dumb? Of course mom is going to ask me, and not your stupid ass."

  .......... and how does that expin why she asked her?

  I the out a sigh. "...but why tho?"

  "Because you're obviously not going to he ho about it and say something like helping around the house and go to the town or some shit cause you don't wao create a trip just for you... don't know why you prioritize the others." Mordred the roll her eyes at me a out a sigh.

  Well... she isn't wrong to say that.. now that I think about it, if mom were to ask me those type of questions, I would indeed say something simple like that.....

  She then sit o me on my bed and poke my chest. "Everything is okay in there? Or it's still painful?"

  ....well I even fot that my heart was really painful yesterday because i woke up fioday.. "No... its not painful anymore.."

  "............is it Jaune's not painful or normal people's not painful.. cause those two shit are two different things.. you would even call having a broken arm not painful because you don't want to worry other people." She let out a sigh. "Just be straight with me... is it painful Or not .."

  I shake my head at her. "Its normal now, Mordred. Just like usual." And I am saying the truth because my heart is pletely fine now..

  "That's good then, cause if it's still painful then I am going t you to bed and force you to sleep."

  Mordred sound serious and I know that she would do that in a heartbeat... she could drag me to Mom and make her try to heal me, but she knows me better than that.

  If my Aura 't heal whatever that happeo my heart then mom's Sembnce won't work either sidering that it is basically Aura healing...

  Talking about my Heart.. I still don't know what cause my heart attack... I have a hunch that it have something to do with that dream.

  Who was that girl.... I thought dreams is made up by somebody's imagination and the people in the dreams are made out of their memories of the people they met in their day to day life...

  But I never seen that girl before.. and the dream felt so real.... not only the girl, I never evehat man.. I fot what was his I remember his purple hair. I never met someoh purple hair before so it 't be from my imagination.

  I don't even know people with purple hair exist, and his hair looked natural and not dyed.

  And I don't know how or why, but I know for sure that somebody died.. somebody close to me.. but who? If it was Artoria then Mom and Dad would be informed by now so I scratch Artoria's name off the list..

  But who? Who died? And how am I close with that person?

  "Jaune..."

  I really o think more about this more because what If this kind of things happened again but rather then when I was sleeping, it happen when I am outside?

  "Jaune.."

  I would be really vulnerable to anything..... and I don't want to make the others panic...

  "Jaune."

  I stop it if it happened again to me? How would I even train for this kind of sario anyway? Maybe if i- "Jaune!"

  I got snapped out of my thoughts and looks straight at Mordred. "....yeah?"

  "Finally... I've been calling out to you fes now.. you're stu your fug head Jaune." She let out a sigh. "You're lucky I didn't throillow at your stupid face.."

  I let out a chuckle. "Well I guess I am lucky then.. so... why did you call out to me anyway?"

  And once again she looked at me as if I'm a dumbass. ".... you're impossible you know that? I told you that I suspe is going to throrise beach trip for us and it never crossed your mind to pack up your stuff so we rex while the other rush to get their beach shits into their bag?"

  Oh... yeah... it didn't crossed my mind to pack my swimming trunks and the other essential...

  "Sorry.... I don't know what I would do without you, Mordred."

  "Probably keel over and die because of how mu idiot you are." She then stand up and open my closet and search through for my stuff.

  Her words may be harsh.. but she is loving in her own ways.. I wouldn't wao ever ge...

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  "Miles, I just asked Mordred about Jaune's favorite."

  I told Miles I get ihe bedroom.

  He perked up. "Well that's great.. so what did she say?"

  "Well she told me that Jaune enjoy going to the beach so there.. I'll arrange a beach trip for the entire family and I'll hahe girls while you go have some father son bonding time with him."

  I expin to him and frankly.. distrag the girls would be the easiest and hardest thing for me to do...

  How is it both easy and hard you would say? Well I know that my girls would be smart enough to uand what I'm trying to do which is giving their father the space to have some time with their brother...

  And you would think that because they uand it then it would be easy.. well it is easy.. now let's go to the hard part... with my girls being smart enough to uand it... that meant that Mordred would uand it either...

  I wouldn't be suprised if Mordred stubbornly decided to stick close to Jaune.. her I and especially Miles do anything about it.. no one .

  No one.. except for... Jauhat is.

  I would bet my kidhat if Jaune say the word, Mordred would give him some space... but i also wouldn't be suprised if Mordred stalked the two of them.

  Sometimes Mordred is a little overprotective of Jaune... which is good, I would rather her being overprotective rather tha g about Jaune's safety at all.

  Oh yeah, I fot t up the fact that Mordred brought Jauo the forest, I should scold her for it... but I'll decide to let this one go for now....

  "So... how do you asked her for that information?" Miles asked me curiously which I 't bme him.. he didn't even got the ce to Ask Mordred that question before Mordred exploded in anger..

  "Well I just asked her about what is Jaune's Favorite things..."

  The wide eyed expression on his face is a little bit funny... oh poor Miles.. her husband really never had a ce at doing this...

  "That's it?" He asked me in suprise.

  "Yes.. that's it.." His face is tellihat he didn't believe it.

  "...no bribes?" The word came out of his mouth but even I know that he didn't believe his own words either, he is just grasping at straws by this point.

  "Nope, no bribes."

  "For real?"

  "For real, real."

  Miles the out a sigh and sit on the edge of the bed. "What did I d...."

  I ot help but think of how cute he is right now... is that bad? Well I don't care anyway. "A lot of things.. but you are trying to make things right too, so that gotta t to something." I then pat his head.

  "...do you.. do you ever think that Mordred would... would stop being so... so harsh on me?" He asked me and I 't help but stop to think on it.

  Would Mive him a break from her hostile behavior? Maybe... but it is a possibility if Miles made up for his mistakes with Jaune... Mordred would at least learn to tolerate Miles at the very least.

  "Well I 't promise you that... but there's a ce that it could happen if you made up with Jaune.. you know how Mordred is.. if you and Jaune bee buddy buddy, Mordred would stop being so harsh with you.." My words make him let out a sigh of Relief...

  "But...." Okay, now he look tense again. "But you would be on thih her.. that I t on.. the moment you treat Jaune like you usually do in the past? Or even like st night.. well you would destroy what little trust she has in you pletely."

  "Thanks for the words of fidence, Luna."

  I let out a chuckle and lightly pinch his cheek. "Hey, cheer up, as long as you don't screw things over thehing will turn out well."

  "Yeah... yeah I guess so..."

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  As expected from my genius mind, the other are rushing around the house grabbing their essentials and their stuff whole Jaune and I rex on the couch.

  Why would Jaune rex with me rather then help his sisters you may ask? Well the ao that is simple...

  I am forbidding him to do so by resting my legs on his thighs as I y on the couch, basically pinning him down and I guess me gring at him whenever he tried to get up also helped a little with making him sit down on his ass for ond let the other do their own shit without his help.

  Cause God damn, she knows that Jaune wao help just for the date of helping but fuck me... its exhausting to watch him doing that..

  And ain't no way in hell imma let him do all of this kind of shit after what happened yesterday! What if his heart starts to act stupid again because he used to muergy helping these stupid zy fuckers!?

  "Mordred... please..." he looked at me with his puppy eyes.. which would work if I didn't steel myself and push him down with my leg again.

  "No..."

  "Please?"

  Do I really o say the magic words so he sit the fuck down? Shit.. okay...

  "Jaune... if you don't sit down and rex... I'll cry... I don't want you to have another heart attack, Jaune."

  He instantly look away from me and nodded.

  Thank God that works.. cause I think I would have to tie him down to stop him... but i won't lying when I said that I'll cry.. because as much as it'll hurt my pride, I will cry again if I see him iate that he was yesterday...

  Fuck me... hopefully the other is finish pag up their stuff fast, because fuck me.. I'm fug bored.

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  Thank God Jaune vinced me to drink the motion siess pill or some shit...

  Cause I am right know ying down on the back seat with my head on Jaune's p and my leg on Jeanne's p.

  How am I in this position you may ask? Well all I had to do was just y my head down on Jaune's p aart to massage my forehead without missing a beat and how did I vince Jeanne? Well I offer her that I'll have a spar with her tomorrow...

  This is why Jaune is my favorite and not that bitch Jeanne.. because I don't o offer Jaune anything and he'll do everything for me... which also goes the same for me, he doesn't even have to ask me shit and I'll kill anyone he want to... not that I expect him to ask me to kill anyone, he's too kind for that.. and who would even anger Jauhat muyway? Everyone in town loves him..

  To be ho I prefer to seat at the front passenger seat o the driver for my health reason not because I am more fortable there (I'm more fortable being by Jaune's side.) But fug unfortunately... Miles is driving the car and mom is sitting on the passenger seat... even if mom offered to trade pce with me, ain't no way in hell I'm going to sit through 2 hours of a car trip with Miles by my side...

  Would rather have Noir screaming down my ears rather than that shit... and I sider Noir screaming as a certified military torture method...

  Shit... 2 hours... hopefully the fug pills sted that long cause if not, I'm going to jump over the seat and vomit on Miles's face.. and that's an Arc fug promise.

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  "Kids, make sure to not leave anything in the car! Make sure t ys with you!" I hear Luna talks to the kids as I open the minivan's trunk and the kids one by one.

  Mordred pushed me slightly to the side and grab two bags which I could use an educated guess to be hers and Jaune's bags.

  I saw Jauried to take his bag off from Mordred's hands but she shakes her head and walk to the beach which also meant that it also made Jaune followed her..

  I let out a sigh as Luna approach me. "How am I going to do this, Luna... it won't work..."

  She put a hand on my shoulder. "Miles... you had fought much more fearsome creature... creature that would put Mordred's ao shame... you do this.."

  She have a point.. but... "but Mordred is different, Luna.. She's my daughter... what if I made her angry again and ruined Jaune's day? This could only end in disaster.."

  "Miles... listen to me..." she then grab my and turn it to face her. "This could very well be the greatest ce you have to fix everything... don't you miss Mordred calling you papa? Don't you want to make Jauually love you again? e on.. this is it.." she then pat my cheek. "Please? Do it for me..."

  I... I 't disappoint her now... I?....

  "Okay... I will... but... please be there for me..." I really need her to be there for me.. because I don't think if I do this without her.

  She me. "I will, I promise Miles."

  Okay... that's good.... I do this....

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  Fuck.. I 't do this...

  Look at Mordred... She's pying with Jau the shore but.. maybe cause of her big sister's instinct, she is shielding Jaune from my view with her body and gring at me occasionally....

  Shit....

  "Miles..." Luna called out to Me.... and shit.. even if I don't have any fideo not fuck this up.. I o do this...

  I her. "Girls! e here for a sed! I want to talk to you about somethings!"

  Wait! Why is she calling the girls here!? Is this the distra she talked about!? She didn't tell me this! Shit! Mordred is walking here with a fused Jaune being dragged by her.... she probably dragged Jaune along because she doesn't want to leave Jaune alone even though Luna only called out to the girls...

  After a few sed all of my children had arrive... and that also include the annoyed Mordred and the fused Jaune..

  "What is it, mom?" Saphron asked Luna and I see Jeanne and the twins nodding to Luna in curiosity too...

  "Well I would tell you about it, Saphron... but I only asked for the girls to e.. not the boys.." Luna motioo me and Jauh her hand.

  As expected, this doesn't goes well with Mordred who gred at Luna. "Whatever you want to say to me, then you say it to Jauoo!"

  Hopefully this is not going to be a repeat of st night....

  "Mordred.. calm down.. I am pnning to talk about.. girl's things... things that only a girl should hear." Luna tried to expin to Mordred but it only made Mordred beore angry but before she open her mouth, Jau a hand on her shoulder and shake his head.

  "Mordred.. please... its okay, and I doly want to hear about... you know... girl's thing..." he have an awkward expression on his face which I 't bme him for.

  Because if I were to be in his shoes, I would also feel awkward because who doesn't?

  Mordred stayed silent as she have Jaune look at each others eyes and have a silent versation with it for a while before Mordred sighs and looms away from Jaune.

  "Go on then.... promise to me that you won't keel over and die..." shit... did she really think that I would let Jaune be in danger if it's the only the two of us? She really doesn't trust me huh...

  "Is the Great Mordred Arc worry about little old me?" Jaueased Mordred.... Jaune... teased... Mordred... oh this is not going to end well.

  "Me worried? Nah, I just don't want to lose my personal masseur." She scoffed and walk to Luna and sit dowo her on the beach towel.

  "Don't worry, Mordred, I'll be fine.." Jaune reassured Mordred and it looks like it mao calm her down a little.

  How? How did Jau make Mordred exploded? This isn't the first time I seen Mot teased by her siblings... it never ended well... but this is the first time I sees Jaueased Mordred.. and she didn't explode... holy shit... how?

  I could imagine if it was me that teased Mordred, she would probably try to kill me..... Jaune really is Mordred's Favorite.. noted.

  As Jauarts to walk back to the shore, I catch up to him calmly... thankfully because of my height, I don't o Jog or rush over to Jaune... my long legs is good enough to make me faster than Jaune's walking speed.

  As we are far enough from the others, I call out to Jaune.

  "Jaune..."

  "Yes, dad?" Shit... he is talking formally now.. if it were Jeanne or Saphron that I called out they would be more rexed... shit.. I really messed a lot of shit up.

  "Do.... do you want to have a walk with me?" His eyes widen on suprised which I 't bme him, this would be the first time he and I have a walk in years... the st time was... I.. I don't even remember it.... but I'm sure that it was before the... that day...

  He me and give me a smile I felt absolutely unworthy of. "Okay, dad, I would love to."

  As we walk alongside the shoreline, I try to start a versation with Jaune.

  "So... its been a while..." shit.. is that the best you do Miles?

  "Yeah... its been a while..."

  "Do...do... do you want to get some ice cream?" Wait, do Jaune even like ice cream? I fot to ask Luna!

  Jauhankfully only let out a chuckle and nodded. "Yeah.. that would be great, dad."

  Why the fuck is my son is more rexed than me!? I am the adult for fuck sake! Get your shit together Miles!

  "Well... follow me then.."

  I then start to walk ahead of Jauo the stalls where there are hot dogs, snacks, a few souvenirs but most importantly for this situation, the ice cream pce.

  Thankfully there are no line right now so both Jaune and I ght to the ter. " I have a rge int please and e......" ........what ice cream would Jaune even like? I never seen him it ice cream before.....

  "Neopolitan please?" Jaune asked the cashier and the cashier start to scoop the ice cream, and in no time at all Jaune and I start to walk again but with our ice cream.

  "So... I never khat you like neopolitan, Jaune."

  I asked him genuinely curious because I would never guess that Jaune would like neopolitan..

  "Well... neopolitan isn't my favorite, my favorite is matcha.. i don't like neopolitan..." Jauold me whily make my heart beat in panic.

  Shit... matcha.. I think I saw matcha in the ice cream pce! It's the green stuff right? Or is that mint!? Shit!?

  Okay, Miles! Calm yourself down! Panig won't help you at shit!

  "Do... do you want to go back to the ice cream shop a you a new ice cream?" Cause if that Jaune want then I will do it in a heartbeat!

  But Jaune replied to me by ughing softly and shakes his head. "No, it's okay dad..."

  "Okay.... but.. why did you buy the neopolitan if you don't like it?" Why did Jaune choose the neopolitan? This is making me crazy... what do I do, what do I do?

  "Oh... well.. its because it's Mordred's Favorite.. " Jaune expio me which doesly make sense.. its Mordred's Favorite and he doesn't like neopolitan... he do know that I will buy ice cream for the others whe back right?

  As if he know that I still doesn't uand his reasoning which is true, I don't uand it, Jauhen expin it more.

  "Whenever Mordred and I go out to buy ice creams.. Mordred always buy the Large neopolitan while I buy the matcha ice cream... but she always finish it first and want more Ice cream and sadly, her pocket money isn't enough because we also buy a few snacks before buying the ice cream always..." he the out a hummed and take a spoon full of the neopolitan. "I would always offer her my ice cream but she doesn't like the taste of it... so after that, whenever we buy ice cream, I would also pick the neopolitan so when her ice cream is finished, I would offer her mine... could I buy her another ice cream? Yes.. but she would get angry at me and talking about how it's my money and I doesn't o spend it on her... so I had to order neopolitan ice cream so she be full.."

  That... that is really sweet.... Jaune and Mordred really do have a special bond don't they...

  "How about this, Jaune? Wheer get back to them, I'll buy Mordred 2 portion e neopolitan? And buy you the matcha ice cream."

  His eyes widen and he smiled at me again. "That.. that would be great, dad."

  I let out a sigh. 'Okay... here goes nothing..' "Jaune... I... I want to say sorry for.. for being the worst father to you.. and Mordred..."

  "Wait dad.. no... no you're not the worst father to us.." His eyes widen in shod he hurriedly shakes his head as if it could erased about how badly I treated him.

  "I am Jaune.. I had been a bad Father to you, sihat day... and Mordred always hated me for it.."

  And I deserve her hatred..... I deserve all of it..

  "Dad......" Jaune call out to me but I 't bare to look at him in the eyes, I don't want to see what his eyes would look like.. would he look at me with anger? Hatred? Disgust?

  "I wished that you would hate me too, Jaune... I deserve that..." oh how much I wish it were to be true.. because if Jaued me as much as Mordred does... it would make it easier for me to accept it.. I don't feel worthy of how good Jaureated me even after all of the mistreatment I had did to him...

  "Dad!" Jaune snap at me. "I would never hate you."

  His words made me stopped dead in my track... because how?! Why!? Why would he never do that!?

  "...why? I stopped you from achieving your dreams... I had done so many wrongs to you, Jaune..." to many wrongs than any good father would do to his own son.

  "But dad... I would never hate you for it.. am i sad that you do it? Yes.. angry? Yes... but hate you? Never.... you're my father.. I could never hate you, dad..." I finally look at Jaune's eyes ahe tears welling up on it.

  I helped buy reach out and ed my arms around him, I expect him to push me away... but... all he did was hugged me bad it made me let out a choked sob.

  "I.... Jaune...... I'm sorry..." I... I don't know what else to say.. I don't deserve Jaune... a better father Deserve Jaune, not me..

  After a few moments of silence from Jaune, he finally speaks to me again.

  ".... dad.. I always wonder.. but why?.. why did you do it... is it because I'm talentless? A lost cause?"

  I.... is that what he thinks? Should.. should I tell him the real reason? Would he uand? God i hope he would because he deserve to hear the real reason...

  "No... its not because of that Jaune.. its because... you look so muy own father... I don't want to lose you too Jaune...."

  "Oh......"

  I hugged him tighter hoping that it would ver just how much I want to be a better Father to him.

  "Jaune... please... please help me be a better Father to you, Jaune... please.. I beg you..."

  "I will dad... I will... and I love you dad.."

  "I love you too Jaune..."

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