Shadow: welp, decided to split the side stories from the real thing. Jack and Ruby won't be along here for today. ON WITH THE SHOW.
Radley walked down the stairs rubbing his eyes tiredly. The young boy was dressed in black shirt and sliver Pj bottoms. His black hair untamed as the wild. His right blue eye had the telltale sign of a darkblood, red flakes. His left eye was a liquid sliver.
The living room had a couches all centered on large TV, on a hard wood floor. It's connected to the kitchen.
Jack is sipping a mug of coffee on one of the couches. "How was your sleep."
The Blade of Shattered Moon didn't change much, though his clothing has. His iconic trench cloak was neatly folded on a metal table next to the front door with the gloves right next to it. Jack himself was wearing grey short sleeve shirt, with a set of blue jeans. His arms were covered in scars though some have faded half way. His left hand had a gold ring with a red diamond nestled in the center.
A small bands of metal wrapped around Jack's wrists acted as weights using gravity dust crystals.
Radley rolled his eyes. "Dad, you know how it is like." He said a little annoyed.
Jack chuckled, stood up and took his mug to the kitchen sink.
Radley flopped into the couch. "Where's mom?" He asked.
Jack shrugged. "She's our with your aunt Yang, along with Weiss, Blake and Luna. Girls day out." He explained as he washed the mug .
"So, what are we go by to do?" Radley asked reaching for the remote when a wooden sword landed his head and then clattered onto the floor.
"Owww." Radley complained as he rubbed his head and got up from his seat and glared at his father.
"What do you think Pup?" Jack asked amused, twirling a wooden sword in his hands. "No shifting, no energy, pure sword play."
Radley huffed and picked up the sword. "You know that could be considered child abuse." He commented.
Jack shrugged. "I could say it's part of your training." He said walking towards the door.
Radley sighed and starched with the wooden blade in hand.
Ten minutes later
The Darkblood and his Pup (son) stood across from each other, wooden swords in hand.
They were standing in field of short green grass with Jack's back to the sea with a town not far off in the distance and a distant forest to Radley's back. The smell of sea air was, to any but the father duo, was weak but still present.
Jack was in a relaxed stance, a lazy smirk sitting on his face. The grip on the woods sword was loose enough that it was tipping slight in its own.
Radley was annoyed as he took up a stance with a tight grip on the sword.
"Nothing as it seems." Jack said casually.
Radley let a breath out and nodded. He then launched from his back foot and change at his father.
Jack stiffened when Radley was four steps away but his lazy smirk still held.
Radley stabbed and slashed when he could but not with the intent to kill, mostly going for the arms and legs.
Jack shook his head amused and quickly disarmed his son.
Radley went and picked up the practice sword, and looked at his father who was leaning on the dull blade.
"So what did I do wrong?" Radley asked, resting his wooden sword on his solider.
Jack raised an eyebrow. "Why do you think did something wrong Pup?" He asked.
Radley thought about it for moment and then shook his head. "I can't think of any."
Radley's father nodded. "Your right, now it's really the waiting game, your young and inexperienced in true combat while I'm a man who's seen plenty of combat." He said. "That does not mean you can slack off."
Radley smirked, that was somewhat identical to his father's. "Practice makes prefect." He said.
The two started to spar again, with Radley doing a tiny better, not that it changed much.
Sveral hours later
It was the later half of the day, Ruby jumped off bumblebee and handed the spare helmet to her sister.
"Thanks for the ride." She thanked as Yang flipped up her visor up.
The two haven't changed too drastically with Ruby having changed the least. Her hair was longer than the time before Salem's defeat. She wore a red shirt with short sleeves with a paw print. She also wore black pants with red tennis shoes. On her left hand sat a 20 carrot gold with a small black diamond sat snugly in the center.
Yang nodded with a smirk. "Just say hi to Jack and the shrimp for me." She said. She didn't change all that much, filling out only a little more and wore a a plain yellow t shirt that a wet spot on her stomach. She a gold ring on her left hand.
Ruby smiled with a slight glint her eyes. "You know, Radley might be taller than you in few years." She warned.
Yang rolled her eyes. "Yea, yea. See you later." She said as she slid her visor in a single motion and took off.
Ruby started to hum a tune as she walked towards her home. When she opened the front door, Radley was laying in the couch watching the Tv which was showing VCIS.
"Tough day?" She asked set down some items on the kitchen counter.
"Yep, dad had to take a call." Radley said as he sat up.
Jack stepped into the bottom floor from the stair well. "How was your day?" He asked as he slipped his arm around Ruby waist.
Ruby leaned against her husband. "Well, Lily and Iris ended up joining us. Otherwise pretty much the same anytime Yang took the lead." Ruby said slightly exasperated.
The Elder Darkblood smirked. "Let me guess, Before you guys went shopping, Yang got into a bar fight?" He asked slightly amused.
"After the shopping." Ruby murmured quietly, knowing both of her boys could hear her.
Radley rolled his eyes before rubbing his left eye, which was sliver.
Ruby gave Jack a quick peck lips before bursting into petals and reappeared next to her son.
She grabbed her sons hand. Ruby's glowed for a second before dimming. "Guess its time that I start training you on during that eye of yours."
"Finally!" Radley yelled excitedly. Both of his parents chuckled.
"The twins are coming back from your grandparents tomorrow." Ruby stated amused at her eldest's actions.
Radley's joyful attitude dimmed quickly.
Jack ruffled his sons hair. "Don't feel too bad Pup. At least your not sharing a room with your siblings." He said with a smirk.
Shadow: feel free to send story ideas and what not and enjoy the first installment of Petals of a Rose.