Hey everyone. I know I had been silent and everything and I'm very sorry for that. A lot has been going on and I know a few people were waiting for my update on the other stories. When I'm able to finish the idea for Red, Scarlet and Akairo, I'll get it out as soon as I can. Well, here we go :)

This is alternate world before Ruby Rose was even thought of. This is Summer Rose's second year at Beacon with her teammates, Qrow, Raven and Taiyang. In Vale, just a street rat named Roman Torchwick had started rising through the criminal ranks making a name for himself.

"SUMMER!"

She looked up from her book to see the black haired eighteen year old running towards her. Summer shut the book and smiled at her teammate as he stopped in front of her out of breath. He did everyday after school whenever she would start reading her romance novels. He plucked the book from her fingers and frowned at her.

"Don't you think as team leader we should be training?" Qrow asked looking annoyed.

"We've trained everyday and everyday you always take my book. We can take a break Qrow."

"Don't you remember last year when our asses were in trouble and we got cornered in by those poisonous spider Grimm?" he growled.

"We made it out."

Qrow glared at her.

"Are you mad the girls of the team saved the boys or what?" she asked.

"No, I just don't want us in that bind again. And- who needs love when you can fight monsters? You always said that yourself!"

"Are you pestering her again?"

"Yea, let her read. We are tired from school and we don't want to train today," Taiyang said rolling his blue eyes.

"Qrow, if you want we can spare one on one if it makes you feel better."

Qrow grinned and jerked Summer to her feet.

"Let's go then!"

Qrow thrust the book into Raven's hands and they took off running for the lockers for their weapons.

"What's she reading now?" Taiyang asked as Raven looked at the cover.

"'Dangerous Hearts?'" she said aloud.

"Wait- isn't that the one where the heroin falls in love with the criminal and makes him good? All the girls here have been talking about it and it's annoying as hell. I'm surprised Summer would be reading something like that," he said looking puzzled.

"I'm not. She's a goody two shoes and this is a way for her to... be naughty in a way."

He busted up laughing, "That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard!"

"Yea, sure. Qrow just wants to train and look good for her."

The blonde snorted, "Qrow doesn't like anyone."

Raven sighed, "See you are oblivious. You haven't noticed it since the first they met. He couldn't even tell her his name."

"I don't see why getting stronger would have anything to do with getting someone to like you."

"Summer likes you, Qrow likes her. Its a twisted love triangle where the other person is too stupid to see what is going on."

Taiyang opened his mouth and shut it.

"See it now huh?" she asked looking smug.

"Shit... I never noticed."

"Good thing you like fighting monsters instead huh?" Raven asked.

"I've had several girlfriends since our first year, you just don't see it."

"Man whore."

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"Summer!"

Summer pulled her five foot blade out of the locker to see Qrow hovering over her with an impatient look on his face.

"What?" she asked finally looking slightly annoyed.

"We gotta hurry up! Dinner is in two hours and we need to get started!"

"Yelling constantly won't help anyone. Please calm down."

Qrow looked shocked but backed off.

Summer was a timid, quiet girl. She had little to say until you got to know her. She loved weapons and she constantly was changing them out to find one that suit her so she finally settled on a long bladed sword which most people including Raven had a hard time wielding it. Only Summer knew how to make it longer or shorter depending on the button combination she had set on the handle of the blade.

Qrow watched Summer's silver eyes dance across the blade of her weapon with an eager look on her face. He always admired that about her; she was a great leader and she was always enthusiastic about everything. She was everything and more than he could ever want. For someone who said they didn't need love, she made him fall for her.

"Hey, Summer..."

She looked up, locking eyes with him.

His heart was pounding wildly.

"Qrow are you ok?" she asked looking panicked.

"I-I-I

"Did you come down with a fever? Your face is red!" she said touching his face with her hands. His face was indeed hot but with embarrassment.

He swallowed hard and decided to go for it.

Qrow wrapped his arms around Summer making her jump slightly. He kissed her lips softly not knowing Taiyang and Raven were just around the corner. Instead of pushing him away like he thought was going to happen, she leaned up against him. He held her tighter not wanting to let go, he could've stayed there forever with her.

Qrow pulled away staring into her silver eyes.

"Sorry."

Summer giggled.

"Raven had told me you liked me. I just never believed it until now."

Fucking Raven and her mouth, he thought annoyed.

"She told me you liked Taiyang."

Summer shrugged, "I did but I think he would be better as a friend and teammate since I've seen him with six different girls."

"Of course he was."

"Do you still want to train?" Summer asked.

"Can... Can I keep kissing you?" Qrow asked blushing.

"Oh god, I wanna vomit."

The couple jumped and turned around to see Raven and Taiyang standing there.

"You finally had some balls huh?" Taiyang asked giving him the thumbs up.

Summer took off running with her sword leaving the other three behind.

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"You're just a stupid kid, you know that?"

Roman spit blood into the man's face.

"I got everything I needed- you're just mad because you're a sore loser."

"You cheated!"

"Never did. You were the one cheating hiding cards in your sleeves."

The man dropped Roman and he fell on his ass.

"You better stay away from my block pretty boy or I'll fuck up your face some more."

The angry man walked away leaving Roman alone. He got up and brushed off his stained jeans and shirt heading on the way out. He was good at pissing off the famous underground card sharks mainly because he was better than they were and that really pissed all of them off.

He headed out of the alley way to see a girl standing in front of the rose shop. She had a white hood on and she was wearing a Beacon uniform. There was a sword attached to her back. He frowned as she pressed her face against the glass, her breath fogging up the window. No one could be that into flowers.

The shop door opened up and the old lady walked out. She was the shop owner.

"You know you're always welcome here dear."

"I know Mrs. White. You're flowers are always so beautiful."

The old lady smiled happily, "Come back to the garden and you can pick some."

The girl smiled, "I could never pick them. They die if I do that."

"I know dear. Are you ok? You look kind of sad."

The girl began blushing furiously.

"I... had my first kiss."

"Dearie that's no reason to be sad!"

"I just don't think we can be together. I'm team leader and I don't know if that would be ok..."

"Come in and we can talk about it in the shop!"

The girl and old lady walked inside the shop with the door closing behind them.

"Psssh, love."

Even with Roman thinking that, she was pretty. Her black hair reached her shoulders with red staining the tips and she had beautiful silver eyes. Her complexion was kind of pale like she didn't go outside much but she was a Beacon student. She was a team leader... He wondered who she was paired with.

A lot of the students in Beacon were powerful and pretty famous. He never paid much attention to any of them but it's word on the street. A few of them have been known for cleaning up the scum of Vale and making things better but that meant a lot of criminals had to be smarter. He was in the mood to ease drop on the pretty girl but he wanted to see what she liked so much about that flower shop.

Roman walked into the flower shop looking at the all the different colored roses in the store. The old lady smiled and gave him a nod as the girl was talking. He looked around smelling all different kinds. It seemed like if the flower was darker the stronger the smell. He saw the door labeled, "The Rose Garden of Heaven."

"You can go out there sweetie," the old lady said.

The girl turned around to look at him. She looked worried and her eyes were sad.

Roman opened the door and headed outside into the sunlight. He covered his eyes from the sudden brightness from the sun and squinted as his eyes adjusted. Even though the garden was confined behind tall brick walls the roses were astonishing in beauty. Some of them even looked like they glowed in the light of day.

"Wow."

"Pretty aren't they?"

Roman whipped around to see the girl standing behind him with a soft smile on her lips.

"Yes."

"Do you have someone you're buying them for?"

"No. I just wanted a look."

"Oh, ok."

"What's a warrior from Beacon doing in a flower shop?" Roman asked not caring if he sounded rude.

Summer smiled back at him anyways, "It's calming to be here."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"No one can like flowers that much."

The girl started laughing, "I can't help it."

Roman raised an eyebrow at her.

"Watch," she said as she lifted her cape into the air. White rose petals rained down onto the ground shimmering in the sunlight.

"Wow."

"I have a semblance for flowers I guess."

Roman smirked.

"My favorite is over here."

The girl started walking towards a bunch of white roses with Roman following behind her.

"This one."

She pointed to it. Roman bent over to smell it.

"There's no smell."

She smiled and touched the flower with her finger making it burst into a deep red color.

"What the hell"!

"It reacts to a person's semblance. It's said if two people touch the same flower and it creates a solid color then they're meant for each other. The rose stays dyed of the color of their love."

Roman rolled his eyes, "And if it's two colors?"

"The love and chemistry isn't true and the color fades off."

He shrugged.

"What does the color mean?" he asked.

"Red is passion but it comes in different shades. The deeper the color the stronger the person."

"You're pretty powerful aren't you?" Roman asked.

"I guess."

Roman snorted, "Too nice to say yes?"

The girl smiled and nodded.

"I have to go."

"Have fun."

The girl walked back into the shop leaving him alone. Roman looked at the red flower with his heart pounding.

"This is stupid!" he said aloud but he wanted to touch the flower.

Roman touched the flower and the color began changing dramatically to red and orange. So... it wasn't meant to be, she was just pretty.

Roman walked away and the old lady walked outside. She walked around the garden and saw the one colored rose in the middle of the white ones. It was a flaming red color like scarlet and the other flowers around it started to react and change to match that colored rose. She whipped around but she was alone.

Never in her life has she seen the other flower react to just one flower. She smiled, maybe if things didn't work with the boy she had kissed she would tell her of the orange haired boy and the roses. She pulled out her scroll and snapped a picture to keep the memory. It was rare to see that now days.

She walked back into the shop with a happy smile on her old face.