A/N: Warning this Story may effect people who have been or dealt with this or similar. This was going to be a One-shot story but after writing out the first 500 words I knew it wouldn't end up one. I hope you enjoy the story.

P.S This story is not CANON of course but all the characters are slightly different than the normal Canon characters as its based in real life in some aspects

Chapter One:

The Innocence of Tears

Who would have thought that despite being in Beacon High, She would still only had made a few acquaintances in the few days she transferred but they rarely talk to her, mainly due to a few things. The purple eyes female was two years younger than all of her acquaintances minus one, Ruby Rose. She was the only in Year Five, the same Year as the young girl and the only connection to the rest of her Social Circle.

Ruby Rose was the Year Five Football (Soccer to some) Captain due to her speed and foot work. She was a marvel in her own right, funny and hyper and was cute plus any guy would try to hit on her but there is a reason why and that was Ruby's older half-sister Yang Xiao Long. An amazing Year Seven beauty with a naughty habit of getting in to fights or fending off guys trying to hit on her cute little sister minus that she would be in the Brawler's Club being their Champion for three years going as far as she heard.

They seem to hang around with popular kids too…well minus one, Jaune Arc you could call him a loveable rouge but that would insult every highwayman or dashing bandit like Robin Hood as the poor blonde never hits his mark, which is some rich girl called Weiss Schnee from one of the big families in Vale City. There is the bookworm Blake Belladonna, she rarely talks unless it's being sarcastic to Weiss or a well times joke either that or tarot card readings.

Then there is Lien Ren and Nora Valkyrie, childhood friends and always seem to be connected to the hip "Even I am starting to think they are dating". Last but not least was Pyrrha Nikos, the most popular girl in the school. Not only is she the team leader of the Martial Arts club but is its club captain.

It was just a shame that she never got to talk to them much as she never had the time, during the breaks she would sleep before going to work then home, cook for herself, do the house work then her homework before sleeping for around four years before she had to get up to get ready for school.

She would feel a poke against her side as she stirred, she could hear a soft voice calling her name. "Yui, wake up the bell for home is about to go" Yui looked up and blinked blurrily before turning to the poker, seeing Ruby with a somewhat worried look on her face. "Are you okay you seem to be falling asleep a lot recently?"

Yui blinked a few more times before sitting up. "Yeah…work has been busy as of late, luckily I have the day off today and it's a half day today" Yui spoke in a low and gentle tone. The petite girl had shoulder length black hair and slightly pale skin with no makeup on, not like she could afford such luxury.

"Well if you like, you could hang out with me and the gang today, we never really spoke a lot with everything going on to get you up to speed and such" Ruby smiled at the slightly taller girl. Yui thought about it for a little bit. "I would like that, but I don't have any money on me, I spent the last of it on lunch" Which wasn't much, well not even that, her lunch was a bar of chocolate.

Ruby looked at her before the bell rang before packing her things and waited for Yui to do the same before taking her hand in her own. She was basically pulling her along with a happy smile on her face. "Money side, consider it my treat Yui~ the object of today is to have fun and hang out with friends"

Yui blinked at both comments, she had learnt not to refuse a treat but the word Friends spun around her sleep deprived mind. "I-I am your friend?" Yui shyly spoke before Ruby could answer Yang and Pyrrha were standing there. "Of course you are Yui…god you are so cute" The long haired blonde spoke before she bear hugged her younger sister before she could react.

Pyrrha chuckled at the sister before looking at the short brunette. "Yang and Ruby are correct, you are our friend" only to smile as Yui's lips spread in to one too, which brightened her features. This caught everyone off guard with her next quiet words. "I have friend's dad". She blinked as her cheek redden from realisation that she said it out loud.

It didn't take long before the rest of the group appeared; Nora was on about a story that involved Ren, who did the same routine of correcting her. Jaune trying to hit on Weiss and failed each time with a quiet Pyrrha trying not to listen to him make fool out of himself. Blake was engrossed in a book and was still able to walk, though with the help of either Yang or Ruby to steer her in the right way.

It wasn't longer before they had reached…her work place…

As the door opened the Owner a young and very beauty woman named Cinder stood there with Emerald and Mercury at the counters. "Welcome-Yui you don't work today" Everyone blinked as the young girl fidgeted under all the stares. "I-I know Miss Cinder, I am here with friends today, M-may we have the shop's special blend, I can make it if you are busy"

The group cocked their heads slightly. "This Coffee shop is was my part time work is, so I can recommend that you try it, it is very nice and suits just about everyone's tastes" They nodded. They hadn't expected that their local shop was where their friend worked.

"Dear you just finished school and you don't have work today so…class this as my treat for being a great employee, it's on me though Merc will be the on making it, won't you" Cinder smiled sweetly as Mercury chuckled "Fine but you owe me though short stuff" This made Yui pout cutely. "F-fine meanie" Emerald walked over and showed the group to a big enough booth and gently strokes Yui's hair. "I will deal with him later honey" The dark skinned female smiled as she watched Yui's cheek redden before she walked off.

Weiss was the first to speak. "So you Work, go to school study and do homework, that must tire you out a lot" Yui shook her head. "I also clean the house and cook for myself since mom doesn't come back until late ever since dad passed away, I normally get around four hours sleep after studying and doing homework" This left the heiress stunned like it did everyone else, there was so much they didn't know about the young girl.

The special blend had gone down well with the group, Pyrrha and Blake seemed to enjoy it a lot. Yui had told them that it was a mix of jasmine and Carmel tea with a teaspoon of honey and a tiny bit of mint that helps relax and refresh the body before long it had become dark causing Yui to blink. "I have to get going now I have lot of things to do before mum gets home, I will see you guys tomorrow" after seeing the young girl off they order another pot of tea.

"I never knew that Yui had it that bad…" Ruby spoke softly, Cinder had been near as she could tell where it was heading, she took a sat next to Pyrrha. "You know very little of lil Yui then, though she is not one to talk about it, so I will as I have known the girl for a number of years" She spoke lightly but the tone had change to a somewhat sober tone. "Yui's Mother and Father were part of VPD, on the beat cops, Yui was around five when she was picked up by a friend of her parents on the force, where he had the difficult task to inform her that her Father had been killed in action and her Mother had been wounded, and as you know ten years ago was the rise of the gang known as the White Fang going around smashing things, robbing stores, etc. Her parents were called to a house invasion when it happened." Cinder looked at them, her eyes had become serious.

"Her mother even now has been badly coping with it, so Yui had to do a lot from a young age" She closed her eyes, her was conflicted to tell them this next part as she could be wrong. "Could you do me a favour and keep an eye on her, recently Yui has been coming to with bruises, well-hidden if it wasn't for Mercury, Emerald and I for having keen eyes for details and watching the body language of customers, but some haven't. She has made the excuses that she has fallen or tripped, but I don't buy it personally and I worry for the girl, I have let your headmaster know too so Ozpin and Goodwitch are on the look-out too but more eyes the better in my case" They all nod before Cinder stood as Mercury placed the tray down. His eyes were cold as he heard it all again. "Only if it wasn't her mother I would have done something by now" He thought as he walked away. "Cinder I am going for a break to clear my head" Mercury groaned as he walked out to smoke.

The group looked at each other as they sipped their drinks knowing they would need to be more vigilant of the young girl.

Yui finally made it home, a small flat on the first floor in a tall building; it wasn't the most best looking home. She had lost her first home to debt after her father passed away, but this was home now. She walked up the first set of stairs before she made her way to the door of her home. She would take out the key to unlock it only to find it unlocked already. "That's odd, I locked it this morning" She thought quickly before opening the door to the front room to see her mother…home early and she didn't seem happy.

"What time do you call this Yui, and why hasn't anything been done yet?" Her mother's tone stern hiding her anger for her daughter's answer.

"It was a half day at school and some friends wanted to hang out, we went to my work and talked" Yui timidly spoke before she felt a fist connect to her face, which knocked the small girl to the floor with a hand on her face to cover it and the tears.

"And who told you could go and hang out, you have your chores to do, you stupid girl!" The girl mother growled before she kicked the girl on the floor in the chest which caused the teenage to cough and groan in pain. "I won't be back until tomorrow night and I want this place spotless" She snarled before she grabbed her coat and walked out of the door.

Yui stayed on the floor for a while as she held her chest before she would slowly get up and wobble. As she steadied herself, she walked towards the mirror. She looked into her reflection as she sniffled and rubbed her good eye. She could see the red mark on her pale skin there was a cut too. Her chest hurt like hell but she needed to do the jobs so her mother wouldn't do it again. It was the first time in while her mother had struck her this badly while sober. She looked down before she got on to do her chores.

The next day the Gang were walking to school together, their minds still on what happened yesterday at the Coffee Shop, what they had learnt about Yui. It was only then that they noticed her. Yui. She walked to the school gate with her head down and her raven black hair covering her face and a hand hold her bag strap something she never did.

They didn't get the chance to get to talk to her as she walked straight in to the school grounds and to class. As Yui walked in she saw Miss Goodwitch, the English teacher and Deputy Headmaster of the school, as she got things ready for class only she stopped as she saw the female student. "Yui…what happened to your face" The blonde teacher asked as she came close and kneeled in front of the petite short girl. She slowly move some of the latter raven black hair to reveal the dark purple bruise near her right eyes with a cut on it. It was fresh. "Yui what happened?"

Yui blinked before she lowered her gaze. "I-I tripped on the carpet at home and clipped the side of the table" She spoke lowly, not noticing that Ruby and her friends were behind the door listening.

"Yui…don't try and hide this…what really happened?" Glynda spoke smoothly as she gently ran her thumb under the bruise and cut.

Yui flinched slightly as she felt her teacher's touch. "It was my own fault Miss, I tripped" The young girl's tone was emotionless before she moved away. "I need to grab something from my locker before class…is it okay to leave my things here Miss"

Glynda was worried about the female but she wouldn't press the girl. "Okay Yui...just know if you need anything I am here so is Ozpin…your parent's were great friends to the teachers of this school"

"Thank you Miss…" Yui moved away before she placed her bag by her table and chair and walked out of the other door to the corridor, an empty one. She made her way to her locker as she thought herself. "Mum can't get into trouble…she is the only person I have left of my family…I can't let anybody know what has been happening…I am sure it will stop soon…I am sure it will…" She wiped the stray tear from her cheek not noticing that she was being watched by her friends.

"How can we help Yui…?" Pyrrha spoke lightly, the tone showing genuine worry. She looked to everyone else; all seem to be thinking of the same question before someone unexpected broke the silence.

"I suggest being there for Yui, Miss Nikos" A voice from behind them spoke, a gentle yet wise tone. They turned to see the Headmaster Professor Ozpin. "Headmaster…Cinder told us and now this...why haven't you done anything to help" Yang spoke; everyone could tell there was rage in her tone.

"I did, I made a promise to her father that she would come to this school, but with this it is hard. I do not wish to be the person that removed the young girl from her last remaining family member, but it is coming to the point I might have to" Ozpin spoke with a slight sterner tone. "After all I have a duty as a teacher to look after her" He added as he looked at them. "She will need everyone to be there for when she needs it"

The group watch him walk away, before they returned their gaze to the locker to see Yui not there but in front of them. They could see the bruise of her face and the cut. "I saw you guys with Ozpin-"

Her words are cut by a bear hug from Yang only to hear Yui gasp in pain, which didn't go unheard by the Headmaster and the group. Yang apologies rapidly before Pyrrha knelt down beside the young girl. "It's not only your cheek that is hurt is it Yui?" The purple eyed girl stared in to the eyes of her friends. "I can't…I can't tell them…but I can't lie…" The dam in the girl breaks as teas slowly roll down her cheeks, Pyrrha moved close as she embraced the girl in to her arms lightly rubbing her back as the latter cried.

After a while Yui had told her friends everything, she couldn't cover up that she cried over nothing. She stuck to Pyrrha's arm as they all walked her and Ruby to class and informed Miss Goodwitch what happened and why Ruby and Yui were late. Glynda looked at Yui and smiles weakly. "Go to the Headmaster, he wants to talk to you about something important, okay Yui?" She spoke in a gentler tone as Yui nodded. "Okay Miss"

She slowly removed herself from Pyrrha's side before she grabbed her stuff and walked to the Headmaster's Office. "What does Uncle Ozpin want to talk about…?" She thought as she knocked on the door of the schools Headmaster. "Come in" could be heard from the other side. She slowly opened the door to see her surrogate Uncle stood by the window with his cup of coffee. He turned to look at his niece with his facial showed that it was sad.

"Uncle Oz what is the matter…I haven't seen you this sad since…Dad passed away" She spoke lightly as she looked up at him as he walked closer. He knelt in front of Yui. "Yui, Your Mother has been arrested…for harming you…The police will coming to get you for an interview and evidence, both me and Aunt Glynda will be coming with you and you will have to stay with me…Okay Yui?" His tone was sorrowful and comforting.

Yui felt his hand on her shoulder before it hit her, her Uncle had called the police on her mother; it was obvious that her uncle, her auntie would have noticed even if they were friends not family they treat the girl as family, their niece.

"W-who else noticed…uncle, for how long?" She spoke as her voice breaks slightly. "Cinder spotted it a while back, just before you came here and called me, So me and Glynda have seen it for the past few months…this was the last straw" He lightly ran his thumb under her bruise. "I may not be blood, Yui but you are my Niece and I will look after you so you can have a decent school life, like Jun and Yin would have wanted" Yui broke down at the mention of a normal life and her father's name.

The rest of the day was a blur. The police put her Uncle Ozpin and Aunt Glynda as her guardians as they lived in the same house as they are a couple. She was interviewed and had to show them injures her mother Yin had gave her. Another thing she thought of was her friends and Pyrrha.

She was in the car with her Uncle and Aunt. She had become quieter, sad that she had lost her last blood family. She was glad that she would be hurt anymore though.

A/N: Please Review.

This story will be running side by side or in blocks of updates with RWBY: Re-encounters of the Past.

This Story is a Emotional romance and the second chapter will be done soon as I am on a roll so there will be a new one, it also may be this long again more or less no idea yet. I couldn't stop typing this one after 2,000 words.