Nightingale's POV
We waited for them here at the living room and I was shocked when I saw a very familiar face. So familiar my heart twitched but I managed not to show any emotion.
Of course! I exclaimed in my head when I remembered what and who he is.
Lieutenant Apollo Aubaine from class A soldiers. I had been seeing him at the Pentagon... most of the time... privately... that damn cheater! He still has his arrogant smile adding those deep dimples of his. So charismatic and-- why am I even-- forget it!
He came from Poland, of course. He was sent there two days before I escaped. I even witnessed him with his freaky bitch-- making up-- darn!
He placed his rocket, goggles and mask at the back of the single sofa he occupied.
"Are you a soldier sir?" Rumple asked who's sitting beside me and Harley on the other side. He stared at them first then to me and back to him.
"How did you know kid?" he asked with a smile.
"Basic knowledge sir, I'm just verifying if my conclusion is correct" Rumple answered innocently.
"I am" Apollo said and sat on the solo sofa beside the long sofa we're sitting at. Rumple and Harley gasped in happiness and jumped in front of me.
"Mother, may we please..."
"...train with him?" they asked in excitement. I stared at him first then back to the boys.
"If he'd want to" I answered.
"Sure, on what forte?" Apollo asked them they ran towards him.
"Sword" they answered in chorus.
"Oh?" he arced one of his brows interestingly.
"Mother just started training us" Harley told him which I wish he never uttered.
"Really?" he asked and glanced towards my direction.
"Yeah, she can produce fire on the sword" Rumple said that made me bite the edge of my lower lip.
"Even a strong wave of heat" Harley added. He looked at me again but I quickly averted my eyes. I can feel his deep seeking eyes.
"Are you telling the truth kids?" he asked them. Did he remember?
"We're not kids!" Rumple shouted.
"We're telling the truth!" Harley added.
"Boys, it's not good to shout on someone older than you" I told them then I noticed realization struck them and they quickly apologized to him and ran to my side, almost shameful.
"We're sorry mother" they both said and I just nodded in response and brushed their sky-blue hair.
"Who woke you up on the middle of your sleep?" I asked them after I remembered that I sent them to sleep earlier. They both stared at Hale whose sitting next to Andre. I glared at him then he automatically stood up and took the boys with him carrying them at his back and went to our room.
"Apollo, I thought you're in Poland?" Tyra asked him after the three had gone.
"Yes, I am, but then you contacted me. I finished my mission there a day ago then the Preots came. And because I'm so innocently stupid I fell on their trap. Then they chased me and the rest is I found this submarine" he explained which doesn't sound really convincing.
"How did you connect on the ship's control?" Andre asked.
"Advanced technology" he simply said with a sidelong smile filled with pride.
