Family

It was already the day after his and Winter reconciliation, and Aegis found his mood improved so much that even his apathetic side let him enjoy the moment of peace. Aegis couldn't help but sincerely smile as he listened to one of a Winters tales she had in Atlas military academy...

After so many years, they all finally sat at the dinner table where they ate and spoke about the most mundane things they know...

To many such topics could be boring, but to Aegis and dare, he says his sisters and mother, this was the dream they always wished for...

Aegis looked at Weiss, who had almost stars in her innocent blue eyes, when Winter was telling about how they rescued one village from Grimm horde, and he could see Willow smile, but her eyes spoke about how worried she was when Winter told she was injured in the rescue operation...

Aegis felt someone touch him and looked at his mother, who reached for his hand, and Aegis take her hand into his and gently squeezed hers...

Willow just smiled as she saw how happy her son and daughters were. She didn't know how but she instinctively reached for Aegis's hands, holding her hand in his...

Willow didn't know why she had such a strange feeling in her chest, but she had no idea what it was, but still, she tried to squash that feeling as she feared of consequences it could bring...

She promised herself that as long as they all are happy right, they are now it would be alright...

She doesn't want to change this peace.

"Big brother, you wanted to speak about something, didn't you?"

Weiss asked her brother as she noticed how he and mother hold hands under the table and felt a little jealous as it was her brother and she felt they wanted to steal him from her...

"Hm? Ah yes, but firstly, Winter, when will you return to the academy?"

Aegis said as he smiled at his older sister.

"Oh? Already want me gone? I jest, hm originally I was supposed to return two days ago, but as you know situation changed, so I still have two days at max."

Winter said with a smile, but there was little sadness in her voice.

"I know that initially, you didn't want to come back there. Wait, let me finish it."

Aegis started and said as he saw Winter about to refute.

"But I hope that from now on you could come back every weekend. I mean, you could teach Weiss, you know from the academy, and Mother would surely use your options in certain women matters..."

Aegis said and got a little jab to his shoulders from Willow, who smiled at him helplessly when he spoke about women matters.

"And I could use your help with SDC matters."

Aegis said as he knew that even if Winter wanted sole saying that they wanted her, there would make her uncomfortable, so he made it as such she had more reason to be there on weekends other than seeing family...

And as to prove his point, Winter smiled radiantly, but instantly she hid her smile and coughed little...

"Well, I suppose it couldn't hurt to help you there. After all, we are all family."

Winter said with a stoic face, but the blush betrayed her real mood...

"Well, then I would need your help with planning the security of our mansion as I find it very unsatisfactory, and im sure you who study in the military academy could help me with it."

Aegis said with a smile as he spoke, and Winter immediately nodded her head at the prospect working with him on something. Top of all, Winter really liked the opportunity of working on Schnee mansion security as she finds it too lacking in a lot of areas...

Alas, Winter tried a lot of times to speak with her father about this topic, but he always just shunned her...

It was almost like he doesn't believe that someone would dare attack them at home...

"Good, then on the other matter, I wish for mother and Wiess to bring ideas how we could change the mansion. I mean, it is our home, and I don't like how bland it looks, so I want to change it."

And as Aegis said that Wiess immediately perked up and spoke.

"Really?! Like really really? Can we have red carpets? Can we paint the walls with what we want? Can we change the gardens? Can we-."

Weiss asked one question upon another, and Aegis just let her. When Winter or Willow wanted to stop her, Aegis just gave a finger on his mouth and signaled them to keep quiet.

After five minutes of continuous question bombardment, Wiess finally stopped as she started catching the breath she just now found out lacked in her lungs...

Looking around, Weiss saw her mother and sister's bemused expression and her big brother, who just looked at her with a teasing smile and sparkling eyes...

"Kyaaaaa."

Weiss exclaimed and hid under the table from the embarrassment...

"Common Weiss don't hide, Yes, Yes and yes to everything you said, you can change everything you wish for, but you first must ask your mother, ok? after you will have all changes planned, I would contact builders, and we can make this mansion into our true home."

Aegis said, and after a while of Weiss being silent, he dived under the table and caught her there. After a little fight or more likely Weiss trying to crawl away and Aegis not letting her, they both climbed out, and Aegis sat Weiss on his legs where he just gently hugged his little embarrassed and quivering sister who lost all her paleness and became the definition of red tomato...

"Common, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. No matter what you do, I will never laugh at you, and I would always be with you."

Aegis said in a gentle tone as he kissed Wiess's forehead...

Weiss looked at her big brother and just sniffed as she hugged him back, but unknow to Aegis, who had his back to his mother and his older sister, he didn't know about how Weiss just smiled evilly at both Willow and Winter as she stuck her tongue out and made her gesture on herself and Aegis...

Both Winter and Willow felt something strange at that gesture, as they both felt outraged at Weiss and at the same time a little worried about something...

And in the meantime, the three women had a silent conversation. Aegis was thinking about tomorrow's meeting with the heads of SDC...

And Aegis decided that as long as they would be in power, his family never would be safe...

And Aegis would protect this happiness even at the cost of becoming a monster himself...