RWBY
The Last goodbye.
Chapter one
Eight Roses
"Well that could have been better." Team Opal walked the streets of Vaile after a rough mission in the Forever Fall Forrest It was midafternoon on a cloudy day. Pearl smiled tossing her long Blonde hair over her shoulder. "Well at least we got back home alright Lapis and we get to sleep in our beds tonight." She looked around a perplexed look on her face. "Hey have you guys noticed how quite it is today?" They all suddenly noticed that she was right at this time of the day the street was busy the local hustle and bustle of shops, students unwinding after a long day of classes by hanging out in the parks or shopping or eating at any food booth or Restaurant. But today it was quite as a tomb.
Orwell looked around but was unsure as to why it was like this today. "Well it was the Finals for Griff Ball yesterday. Most of the town must be hungover form all that partying yesterday." Alexandra Drite nods but looks unconvinced. "Let's get home and eat I need a shower and I am too tired to eat out right now." Her voice, which had a southern accent, sounded tired. They all nodded and headed Back to Beacon.
When the Airship landed worry had started to set is a little deeper as a sea of Black clad students heading back to the school a cloud of sadness and dejection hung over them like a black cloud. Out of the crowd a young woman approached her silver eyes were red from hours and hours of crying. "Ruby what's wrong?" she gasped and looked like she was going to break down again in a fit of sobs. "H-H-He's dead Monty died while you were gone!" She starts crying again and hugged him for support. He holds her as he and his team feel a wave of loss and pain wash over them.
"How did it happen?" Lapis asked As Ruby sobbed her Sister and uncle Qrow explain that when they had left, Monty had went into a hospital for a routine medical exam but suffered an allergic reaction to the asthenic and slipped into a coma for a week then passed away in his sleep. They couldn't believe it he had been alive and strong when they were there and Orwell had fallen to a prank that he had died not two weeks ago. "You guys missed the Funeral today but if you want to see the Mausoleum you have to do it later the graveyard is still full of people leaving it." Qrow said looking sadly at them.
"Then we will go tomorrow"
The next morning Team OPAL walks to the graveyard clad in black which was broken by a single Rose that matched their colors all felt the empty void of grief in their souls Qrow had given directions to Orwell last night at the Reception. At the gate, they met some unexpected guests. The dark team CRNM the young team that fought with The White Fang and had ran into OPAL many a time in battle they too were dressed in black and had roses. Lapis Growled in contempt. "What the hell are you doing here you bastards?"
Carnatica Nekros, who was in a red-trimmed black dress, looked at the young Bat Faunus and tried not to show her tears however she wasn't that successful as a few spilled down her cheek. "Same as you I expect. None of us would be here if not for him."
"She's right," Pearl admitted. "Let's not fight Lapis….we are here to mourn, not fight." They all nodded and entered together and made their Way to the mausoleum. On a hill in the graveyard of Vale the Eight Figures stood in front of a mausoleum, the Final resting place of Mont Oum The day was overcast and layers of clouds soon released waves of rain on the mourners. They let it fall on them it helped hide their tears.
Orwell spoke up his voice was thick with emotion. "We are gathered to say Goodbye to a very dear Friend and Father. He will be missed by all." It was all he could say as his voice threatened to break. Orwell walked up to the stone tomb and laid a black rose at the door. "Good-bye Monty thanks for everything." Orwell Whispered and backed away.
Next came Pearl Skye her long blonde hair spilled down her back. She was trembling with grief. "May your dreams and hopes shine as bright as the stars in the heavens a-and," A sob escaped her lips and tears trickled down her cheeks mixing with the falling rain, "and lead us to a better tomorrow." Pearl laid her sea blue rose next to Orwells' then backed away crying Orwell stretched out his arms and held her.
"Happy t-trails my friend." Sobbed Alexandra Drite she whipped her eyes as she laid her orange rose with the others. "You were a great blessing to us all." As Lapis approached he still could not believe this was happening. Here he was in front of the tomb of his mentor and inspiration for dancing and many other things in his life now dead and gone forever. "We'll see you around Buddy!" He said through his tears and laid is purple rose down.
Carnatica was trembling as she approached the doors of the tomb and laid her red rose down " I-I can't thank you enough for what you did! I wish you were s-st-still..." Carnatica overcome by her grief fell to her knees and wept aloud. Her friend Ard knelt by her side, comforting her and placed his brown rose with the others. "May you be welcomed among the honored Monty." He lead her back to the others feeling his own sorrow overcome him.
The last two walked up together neither wanted to do this. Nickle put her silver rose down on the doorstep and looked confused. " It's odd. Being an android I don't feel like Humans do. But I feel your passing will leave a hole in my life that can never be filled. Have I missed the point? Am I being selfish?" Marun put a hand on her shoulder and laid a maroon rose down. "No Nickle, you got the point. May you rest well my friend and May your legend live on till the end of time."
The eight of them stood there weeping for their lost mentor but as they mourned they knew that he would live on in the hearts and minds of those he inspired and touched.