The twins backed off as Sergei took a very defensive position as Anya hid behind him. They weren’t interested in causing any trouble for the two. They had only come along to talk.

Danny didn’t like the glare he got from Sergei, nor did he like being compared to his father even by appearance. “Eh? I’ve never even seen your face before, kid.” Danny spat out. He was trying very hard to ignore the words ‘whats’t to you if I am’ because he was itching to pick a fight he knew better than to start. “Why’re you even here? I came to speak to my sister, not her overprotective guard dog.”

Anya herself practically choked at Sergei’s remark. She could feel her cheeks and ears burn and she felt suddenly grateful she was standing a bit behind Sergei. “P-please don’t say things like that Sergei…” She peeked out from behind him to talk to her brother in English. “Sergei’s a friend and he’s saved my life twice so just… be nice okay?”

Danny opened his mouth to protest, but he shut his mouth pretty quick with an annoyed ‘tch’. He needed to actually be able to talk to Anya and picking a fight in the middle of a military base isn’t the way of going about it.

As the three of them stepped outside, it was easy to spot Anya’s supposed brothers. A pair of red-headed twins chatted with a couple guards and Danny was left looking a bit awkward as he waited silently, an annoyed look on his face. 

“I thought so… Aidan and Doyle came along…” Anya grumbled as she pointed them out. “And there’s Danny…” 

Danny looked very different than Anya. Rather, he looked almost identical to Aleksander, so he wasn’t too hard to miss. He was also much older than Anya, having a few streaks of grey in his dark red hair. 

The twins noticed them first, quickly abandoning their conversation to rush over and hug her much to her discomfort. “Anya! You are here!”

“Please don’t touch me…” Anya tensed as soon as the twins barely touched her and they let go with an apology. She was quick to move closer to Sergei as if to hide.

Danny walked over, hands in his jacket pockets and his eyes watching Sergei intently with a glare. “Who’s this? Your boyfriend?” 

 Anya smiled with a slight chuckle as Sergei growled a little as he talked. He certainly was protective, wasn’t he? It was kinda cute actually… Not that she’d actually say that out loud. 

“I don’t plan on going anywhere. I don’t think it’s particularly safe to leave just yet… for either of us…” Anya’s smile faded into a worried look. Her hand reached out and lightly grabbed the sleeve of his injured arm. “…I’m sorry for dragging you into this…” 

Their escort coughed to get their attention as they reached the exit. “They’re waiting right outside. Would you like me to accompany you, sir?” She asked Sergei in particular. Personally, though, she thought Sergei could handle it on his own.

Anya eyed Sergei for a brief moment before looking back down the hall. “I can’t speak for Danny’s brothers… I’ve only met them once and that was years ago… And considering he has 6 other siblings, 4 of which are brothers… It’s hard to tell who he came with, but I can guess…”

Anya took a deep breath. “As for Danny himself… Well… He’s a lot like how Father is when he’s actually sober… You can’t tell what he’s thinking, but it’s hardly ever good… Last time I put my trust in Danny… Let’s say… I believe the phrase is… ‘He fed me to the wolves?’”

“In short, Daniel sold her out to their father,” Major spoke up to give Sergei the short version. “And you know what Aleksander is like.”

Anya visibly relaxed. Maybe she was just overreacting, being so agitated… Not that she didn’t have reason to be bothered by her brother’s… visit… She eyed Sergei as he grabbed his jacket. “Thank you… I hate to bother you like this…”

She did feel bad, bringing Sergei into her family matters… Especially considering he got hurt when her father came around to try and drag her home… 

“R-right. If you’ll follow me, I’ll take you to them.” The confused soldier was quick to lead them both out towards where Anya’s siblings were waiting. 

Anya stood close to Sergei as they walked, preferring to stand behind him a bit rather than next to. She was still tense and got much more nervous the longer they walked.

Anya watched as Sergei dropped his PET and reached for the nightstand out of reflex. She hadn’t expected to take him by surprise that much. “Sorry. I will.” She apologized. Poor Countershade didn’t need to be dropped like that again, and she didn’t want to risk getting shot by taking Sergei by surprise again.

“I have a bit of a problem. It seems like my brothers came to get me. Is that right?” She eyed the nervous looking soldier she came in with.

“Y-yes, that’s right… Your three brothers are-”

Anya sighed as she cut the soldier off again. “I only have one half-brother, and if it wasn’t for the fact I need his help I wouldn’t even bother seeing that bastard.” Anya was highly irritated. Of all days he had to show up too. ”I… don’t want to go by myself…”