NA: Decided to redo The Fox and the Snow Angel, some similarities but there will be more differences. Just so all you know I am probably one of the largest AK fan out there, I just love the ruggedness, the reliability and the fact that it is the kind of weapon that is least likely to break.
Sort of got some ideas from a really fun browser game in Kongregate called Contract Wars, for once I am actually enjoying a well-made browser game and I am pleased that it is coming to Steam.
~oOo~
Year 2025
Earth
Somewhere in the Caucasus Mountains of Chechnya
A lone young man in Russian oak BDU sat on the ridge overlooking a valley. He just sat there with his AK-105 assault rifle sitting on his lap. Behind his head was a lowered ghillie hood. Beside him was a zipped up rifle bag in the same camouflage pattern, housing what appeared to be a high powered sniper rifle. On his shoulder was an insignia of a Russian brown bear with knife in the middle, below it was the Russian Cyrillic word for 'Bear'.
Down in the valley below was a devastated town that had just seen its taste of war. Houses burning and buildings torn asunder while soldiers fought. Chechnya had once again become a battleground, the Third Chechen War.
The war inevitable, with the Islamic states wanting a hold on the small country that Russia refuses to give, it was only a matter of time until hostilities commenced. Even with the fight against the Islamic extremists, the west would always find a way to antagonize the Russian Bear for going to war. Even decades after the Cold War some scars just refuse to go away. But it didn't really matter, terrorists were threatening to throw Eastern Europe into chaos and the Russians responded in kind.
But this was just the beginning.
Greece's final complete economic collapse triggered a chain reaction that threw Europe into chaos. Bulgaria took the worst of it – as the Bulgarian Greek-owned banks collapsed with Greece. The entire region was swept into a maelstrom of havoc, ruining countless lives and destroying any semblance of a status quo, but providing opportunities for those unscrupulous enough to exploit the situation. The remnants of the European Union were paralyzed by the growing gap between the governments and their people, and violent anti-government protests became commonplace, giving birth to numerous anarchist movements. Weapon caches from the crumbling governments of the third-world became the armories of the insurgencies.
In the Middle East, the Syrian crisis spilled into the entire region, shattering Syria into multiple warring regions with Kurdish militias attempting to carve their own territories out of the chaos, frequently clashing with Turkish forces in a conflict that rapidly became a full-blown civil war.
As Europe reeled from these blows, the newly elected American president decided to turn towards isolationism by bringing home most of the troops serving abroad, fearing "another Iraq" would happen if the American soldiers were further involved in the Middle East. This was supported by new technologies that allowed the Americans to be energy independent. The new American strategy of providing military support to U.S.-friendly countries relied heavily on the use of American-backed PMC's, as demonstrated by the 2018 War of the Precipice between Israel and its neighbors. This strategy had major repercussions, leading to the loss of direct influence in many parts of the world, especially South America. This in turn led to the rise of the Alianza de Sangre, a multi-national criminal drug cartel that gradually gained direct control over a large part of Mexico and Central America. The cartel funded guerrillas all across South America, starting multiple civil wars and profiting immensely from the turmoil. Most South American governments – aside from Chile and Argentina – were powerless to stop this well-funded criminal organization without assistance, and lawlessness south of the American border gave rise to many American nationalist militias that gradually gained influence across the South.
Asia's largest superpower, China, entered the late2010's with a series of economic spasms caused by currency fluctuations, oil shortages and increased separatist tendencies in several of its regions. China put policies in place that bordered on martial law, with extensive crackdowns and brutal methods of control, and managed to keep the situation in hand, but just barely.
In Europe, NATO, now in decline, was put to test for the first time in years as nationalist guerrillas appeared in Estonia. The entire Baltic region plummeted into conflict and the chronically underfunded NATO was petitioned to respond. Due to the lack of resources, lack of American backing and fear of starting another global war, armed response was vetoed and NATO for all intents and purposes ceased to exist as an effective structure by 2020.
The global tensions also spurred violence on the Indian-Pakistani border. Amidst the chaos, five nuclear warheads were stolen from the Pakistani complex at Khushab and one of them was detonated in the Indian city of Hyderabad, leading to the death of millions and to staggering economic losses. The world held its breath, waiting for someone to step forward and announce they were responsible for the attack. This announcement never happened, and the unexplained, senseless violence of this heinous crime served as the final wake-up call for the nations to act.
Weakened by insurgency and internal strife, the world's powers – China, the European Union, Russia and the United States, came together to discuss how to fight the new multi-national threats. After extensive negotiations, a treaty was signed that would change the world forever.
The treaty stipulated that the internal affairs of all the countries participating in the talks would be left to their own militaries, but major threats to entire regions or continents would be handled by a newly formed independent international body: the International Security Department. The ISD would use Private Military Companies, freely formed according to the principle of extraterritoriality. The ISD would dictate the operations of the PMC's but in return would support them both logistically and politically. Each PMC would be established with its own rules (ranging from ragtag bands of mercenaries to private armies equipped with modern weaponry) but they all would have to adhere to the ISD code, lest they become branded as renegades and prosecuted (de facto by other PMCs).
The size of the PMC's could vary from small bands of mercenaries to entire brigades or divisions and their equipment was just as varied – from antiquated vehicles mothballed even by third world militaries to cutting edge machines, purchased from those arms dealers approved by the ISD. For these dealers the contract with the ISD was very beneficial: for their promise not to supply anyone considered to be the enemy of the ISD, the authorities tended to look the other way when it came to the means the dealers employed when "acquiring" their stock. The most successful of these dealers signed exclusive contracts with the largest private forces, making them some of the richest men and women on Earth.
Unfortunately this system brought its own pitfalls with it. Cases of mercenary units going rogue or switching sides were not uncommon, and for years it took the combined might of the ISD and the loyalists to crush such rebels completely and to make examples of them. Nevertheless, the system has proven effective and by2030 the PMC's were already the dominant and, in reality, only force capable of dealing with major crises in contested regions.
BEAR was one such group, the same group this blonde young man works for.
As for the blonde, he was a complete mystery, an enigma. Some of the BEAR operators claimed he came out of nowhere when they found him in the fiery rubble of a destroyed village in southern Chechnya in the Caucasus. But what shocked them the most was his natural ability to manipulate wind, using it like a blade. The day they found him he was hysterical. He kept on muttering about a place called Remnant and Atlas, they all assumed he was just shell shocked due to the war, but the more he demonstrated his abilities and described his home, the more they believed his farfetched tale. He didn't even look Chechen, he looked more like a mix of Caucasian and Asian. Even his name was Asian… a Japanese name to be precise.
All he remembered was an explosion engulfing the building he was in and next thing he knew he was there. He knew how to fight, he says that his parents taught him since he was very young. All the BEARs were impressed with his skill with a blade, but in this day and age a blade alone won't do, so they taught him the tools of the trade, how to shoot, and of course how to speak, read, and write in Russian. BEAR after all is a Russian-backed mercenary group. They weren't large but most of them were made up of former special forces operators with years of experience.
He was a natural with a gun, whether it be a pistol, a submachine gun, an assault rifle, or a snipe rifle. He learned quickly and fit right in.
He was their cub, Misha, a fitting nickname as they were all bears and it meant bear cub in their tongue.
Misha lamented that he might never be able to go back, so he had to do what he needed to do, survive in this harsh and dark world.
He had been in the mercenary and a part of the BEARS for three years now, and he sees no sign of any end to the wars being waged around the world.
Red Crucible
Chapter 1: Lament
World of Remnant
Somewhere in a Cemetery
Weiss Schnee approached a gravestone with flowers in her hand. Her face solemn and had a look of longing. Kneeling down she set the beautiful bouquet of flowers by the gravestone and smiled.
"Hi Naruto… it's me again, here to see you like I do all the time."
She knew she wasn't going to get a reply from anyone but it at least made her feel better that she does. She had been going to the cemetery every few months just to see her beloved again.
"Things have been going great." She began as she spoke while the soft autumn wind touched her face. "I made new friends by the way! They're a bit of a handful at times but they're really good. There's Ruby, the youngest of the group, she's also the leader of our team, although she can be a bit childish at times. Then there's Yang, Ruby's older sister and a shameless pervert at times, I bet if she and Jiraiya met they'd get along just fine. And finally there is Blake, she's a cat Faunus and someone I am still trying my hardest to get along with, although things are going well for the most part and we are friends. Together we make Team RWBY."
The wind blew again and it made her feel even more alone, only finding this gravestone to be her only real comfort.
"Do you remember the day we first met? You probably didn't know this but… it was the best day of my life."
~oOo~
Eleven Years Ago
Namikaze Manor, Kingdom of Atlas
A seven year old Weiss Schnee stood with her thirteen year old sister Winter as their parents took them to a beautiful home near the mountains of Atlas. Their father was the head of the famous Schnee Dust Company, a company known for its controversy of mistreating the race of Faunus. They entire Schnee family were invited to dinner with the Namikazes in their home. Said family was part of the Namikaze corporation, an industrial corporation for creating weapons that huntsmen and huntresses use today to battle the dark creatures known only as the grimm.
"So glad for all of you to come!" Minato Namikaze, founder and CEO of the Namikaze Corporation greeted the Schnees with his wife Kushina, their eldest daughter Mito and their youngest son Naruto. "Welcome."
Mister Schnee smiled gracefully and shook the blonde man's hand. "Thank you for having us, Minato."
"We're just glad you three could make it, again so sorry what happened to your wife."
"It was her time." The Schnee patriarch said with a sad smile as he looked at his daughters. "They're all I have left. She will be missed."
"Hi!"
Weiss nearly jumped in surprise at Naruto's sudden greeting when he approached her. She hid behind her older sister's legs while still staring at the smiling blonde.
"I'm Naruto!"
Weiss looked at her father who was smiling down at her. "Well Weiss? Aren't you going to say hello?"
The white haired girl looked a little nervous but then straightened herself. "I-I'm W-Weiss."
"Come on!" the energetic blonde grabbed hold of the girl's hand and led her up the stairs, "I have a lot of cool stuff in my room!"
"W-Wait!"
The parents then smiled at the interaction. "Well it seems both are children are now friends, although Naruto can be a bit forward at times."
"It's fine." Mister Schnee said as he waved his hand. "Weiss does need to get out of her shell. She doesn't have that many friends, even in school."
The Namikaze couple then led the rest of the guests into the living room while the servants prepared dinner. Mito went to her best friend Winter and both started chatting about school, boys, and of course becoming huntresses.
"And look at this!" Naruto exclaimed as he picked up an action figure. "I just got this for my birthday from granny Tsunade, she's my godmother by the way."
Weiss didn't know what to make of this as this boy in front of her was talking a hundred miles an hour. It was wonder how he wasn't out of breath yet. She just sat there on the small chair while listening to the blonde, she couldn't find herself to speak as she was incredibly shy, even in school she found it hard to make friends due to who she was and who her father was. The Schnee Dust Company was a very powerful company here in Atlas.
"Hey." Naruto stopped for a moment and saw the white haired girl playing with her fingers. "Aren't you going to say something? This stuff is really cool!"
"H-Huh?" Weiss looked at the boy shyly.
The blonde boy looked at his action figure and offered it to her. "You wanna play, it's really fun, I also have lots and lots of video games!"
"Y-You want to play with me?"
He nodded vigorously and smiled.
"Why?"
"We're friends right?"
"F-Friends?"
He nodded once more and gently placed the action figure on the girl's lap. "Yeah, we're friends! And friends play with each other! Now come on, we can play video games if you like."
They were friends now? Was making friends really this easy? She couldn't believe it, she made a friend.
She nodded her head and smiled a little, happy that she finally made a friend. "Okay… let's play."
~oOo~
Present Time
"You were my first and only friend back then." Weiss said while she fixed the flowers so that they looked proper. "Always hanging out after school, going to the movies, the arcade… I remember the time you saved that kitten."
~oOo~
Five Years Ago
"Naruto, be careful!" Weiss looked at her best friend with concern as he climbed a tree. On the branch was a small kitten that somehow got up there. Beside the white haired girl was an even younger girl who also happened to be the owner of the kitten.
"It's all good…" the blonde said as he slowly crawled his way up the brunch to get the cat. "Come on buddy, come over here."
The kitten simply mewled, obviously afraid of the boy who was slowly approaching it.
"Come on little guy, I can't hold this for much longer." The branch began to crack, causing Weiss to call out for him.
"Naruto!"
"I know!"
The branch cracked once more and the wood began to bend downwards. Naruto had no time to waste and immediately went for the kitten and grabbed it.
"NARUTO!" Weiss watched in horror as her best friend fell.
The blonde grunted in pain as he landed on his back with the kitten safe in his arms. Both the girls ran up to him with worry in their eyes.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine…" he said and grinned while holding up the little ball of fur, "And so is this guy."
"Mister Mittens!" the little girl took the cat and gently hugged it, "Thank you mister."
"Anytime kid." Naruto chuckled and let out a sigh as he rested his head on the grass. "Urgh…"
"You dolt!" Weiss bonked him on the head, earning her a yelp.
"Ah what the hell woman!"
"You could have gotten seriously hurt there!" The Schnee heiress vehemently said.
"Oh…" Naruto grinned at her. "So you were worried about me, huh?"
"W-Wha..." Weiss started to blush and turn around and denied his accusation. "N-No I wasn't!"
"Oh no…" the blonde sat right up and looked at her with his dreamy blue eyes, "Yes you were."
"Shut up you idiotic dolt!"
"Hey Weiss?"
"What now?" She huffed at him and now saw that he was looking at her seriously. "What?"
"Let's go on a date… tonight."
"Eh?"
~oOo~
Present Day
Weiss let out a laugh at the fond memory. "I really can't believe you asked me out like that. So unromantic, but then again you were always so forward. How could I say no to that face?"
She looked at the gravestone and bit her lip as a lone tear went down her face. Another memory surfaced.
~oOo~
Five Years Ago
"Oh I'm so happy!" Kushina exclaimed as she looked at the new couple. "I can already see it! Grandbabies for me to spoil, dattebane!"
"MOM!" Naruto hissed at his mother as his cheeks reddened.
"I-It's too early for that!" Weiss said with equally red cheeks.
Kushina giggled sinisterly at the two. "I didn't hear a no…"
All the couple could do was blush as the red head began coming up with possible names for her future grandchildren, even so much as coming up with ideas for the wedding and all.
As for Weiss, she had coming over to the Namikaze manor more and more, her father had closed himself off from the rest of the family as he had drowned himself in his work. The rise of the violent actions of the White Fang had led to him snapping at his daughters more often than she could count. At times she would hear her older sister Winter arguing with him that he needs to spend more time with them. It also came to the point that Weiss would just avoid them altogether and just came here where she at least felt like she had a family.
"Um… Miss Kushina?"
"Yes dear?" the mother snapped out of her daze and looked at the girl who was now looking nervous.
"Is it alright if I stay over? I just…"
"It's your father isn't it?"
She nodded shamefully as her boyfriend held her hand. Kushina on the other hand just smiled, in truth Weiss had become like a second daughter to her ever since she and Naruto had become fast friends.
"Of course you can stay, honey. You're always welcome here. You're family after all."
Weiss bit her lip and nodded with happy tears in her eyes. "Thank you!"
"You can take the bed." The blonde said as the two were now in his room. He placed a sleeping cot down on the floor beside the bed.
"A-Are you sure?"
He looked at her and smiled a loving smile. "I'm sure. Besides, you're our guest of honor, it's only proper that you take the bed."
Weiss stifled a laugh. "Proper? Since when were you proper?"
"Hey." Naruto pouted at the joke his girlfriend made. "I can be proper, I just… choose not to."
She just gave him 'the look' with a raised eyebrow. "Uhuh."
"Whatever…" He immediately lay down on his cot. "Night Weiss."
"Night…" She mumbled as she lay there on the bed, staring at the ceiling. A few seconds passed and she felt a little uneasy. Turning to where her boyfriend was sleeping she called out to him. "Naruto?"
"Mm?"
"Can you come up here and sleep with me?"
"What?" he sat up with a look of shock on his face, "People can get the wrong idea with that kind of question ya' know?"
Weiss just gave him a pleading look, as if she was scared of something. "Please?"
Naruto looked at her understood what she was feeling right now. Letting out a sigh he grabbed his pillow and slipped under the comforter of the bed and scooted close to her. "There… happy?"
She nodded happily and pecked him on the cheek. "Night Naruto."
He could not help but smile and kissed her on the forehead. "Goodnight Weiss."
~oOo~
Present Day
Her knees were now curled up to her chin as she hugged them while staring at the gravestone. Her cheeks were now marked with dried tears and numerous emotions that were still inside her. It was supposed to be a date, just like any other, one that was supposed to be filled with happiness and love. But they came in and ruined it.
"Oh Oum… why?"
~oOo~
Three Years Ago
The two were now fifteen, and they had been together for two years now. Today was their anniversary, and Naruto wanted to make it special. He had decided to take her out to a nice restaurant, possibly one of the most expensive restaurants in the world as only the wealthiest could afford it. But because it was their anniversary Kushina was more than happy to help so long as it would mean they were one step closer to matrimony.
"Honestly, mom has no tact."
"Sort of like you? I mean you do take after her."
Naruto could only look at his giggling girlfriend for two years with a deadpanned look. "Oh haha, very funny."
The two were quite well-dressed for the evening as they were going into a fancy restaurant.
"Ah, Mr. Namikaze." The restaurant's manager bowed at the couple. "Your table is right this way."
The two got a beautiful spot in the restaurant as it was high up in a very high class hotel. The table they got was by a window that overlooked the beautiful valley of the mountains of Atlas. Weiss honestly felt genuinely special, not like the way her family servants would treat her or the way the public would as she was the heiress of the Schnee family fortune. She like a normal person whenever she was with him, but most of all she felt loved.
As they ate their dinner, Naruto actually ordered a bottle of the finest Atlesian wine there is and poured a glass for each of them. "I know we're underage but I wanted to make this special, just one glass. A toast… to us, and our future."
"To us" Weiss raised her glass and gently touched the other. The gentle ringing sound was made as they drank. Tonight was just perfect for her.
After the dinner the happy couple made their way down into the city after they had a change of clothes. While formal clothing made them look good, it would be impractical to simply keep wearing them, especially when their next destination was the carnival that was currently in the city for the rest of the month. They walked hand in hand past the busy attractions filled with people enjoying themselves, a cone of cotton candy in her other hand and a bright smile on her beautiful face.
"So…" Naruto began as they walked, "…enjoying yourself?"
She nodded happily and kissed him on the cheek. "Yes."
He then wrapped his arm around her as a response to her little kiss on the cheek and pulled her closer while they kept walking. "Well then I'm glad."
The went through different attractions, duck shooting, go carts, bumper cars, and of course the Ferris wheel. They enjoyed themselves to the fullest as tonight was a special night for them.
"You know… this is actually my first time going to a carnival."
"What?" his eyebrows rose at her words, "You mean your old man didn't take your and your sister to one?"
Weiss sadly shook her head at his question. "Father was always busy. He never had the time to spend any with us. It was always work, work, work. That's why I've been thinking of maybe getting partially involved with the company, it's how I built my Myrtenaster, I went down to our tech labs and forged it there. In the end even my sister became too busy, ever since she and your sister went to Atlas Academy it's just been me in the house. At least I won't hear them argue anymore."
"Hey… come here." He pulled her close and kissed her head. "You won't ever feel alone, you hear? I'll be there for you, every step of the way, I promise. I love you."
She looked up at him with wide teary eyes when she heard those three last words. He finally said it, after two years of being together he finally said it. Their faces drew closer as their eyes slowly closed. Their lips touched as a single tear went down her cheek. They both relished the taste of their lips as the kiss deepened. His arms wrapped around her lithe waist while hers went around his neck, pulling each other closer. In her mind it felt like the world stopped, it felt like an eternity in this little beautiful world she was in, a world with him.
"Naruto?"
"Hm?"
"I love you too."
~oOo~
Present Day
"I will never forget that kiss." she whispered to the gravestone with a sad smile, "I felt so complete. It was like my entire world came full circle when our lips touched. I wanted it to last."
Thunder in the sky roared as droplets of rain started to pour down. It was then she started to remember the worst of it all, the horrible night that followed.
"I wanted it to last."
~oOo~
Three Years Ago – Same Night
As they got off the Ferris wheel, they both had smiles on their faces that pretty much told everyone that they had just shared a very special moment together. As they walked they began to hear screams as masked men and women in black and white uniforms armed with a myriad of weapons stormed the premises and started causing chaos, the White Fang are here. The sound of adults and children screaming were everywhere. The couple who drew their respective Dust powered weaponry. Naruto wielded a gunblade called the Axis Blade while Weiss wielded her multi Dust action rapier the Myrtenaster.
Both of them engaged in a fight against the radical group as their blades slashed their opponents. The blonde held his weapon in a reverse grip, much like the shinobi of the olden days. He empowered his blade with his semblance, which happened to be wind, and sliced his target and took down his target with ease by slicing his enemy's weapon in half before going for the kill. Kicking his opponent away he went for his next target.
Weiss on the other hand used her abilities to the fullest and made a glyph to create icicle shards. She was not accustomed to killing people as mostly trained herself to fight grimm, so this was going to be a hard battle for her. Her boyfriend on the other hand was having no trouble at all. She reposted and immediately thrusted her weapon forward and incapacitated her foe, while the enemy is a terrorist she still couldn't bring herself to kill him.
Naruto looked around and saw more White Fang going for the Dust nearby. 'So that's what they're after…' he leaped forward and slammed onto the ground, creating a shockwave with his semblance that blasted the enemy away. "Weiss, we need to keep stop from stealing the Dust, they're after it!"
"Right!" She nodded and created another glyph that sent a shockwave towards her opponent and threw him off into the water down below the boardwalk. She parried an incoming attack from behind and created one more glyph that also sent her opponent flying. Her style was more of a caster even though she wielded a rapier, but combined with Naruto's more offensive style of combat they created one hell of a team.
Naruto created a blast of wind and sent his enemy flying towards a metal pole, snapping the man's spine in the process while his sword hand sliced another in half. Switching the Axis Blade into gun-mode he fired a few bursts and easily took down the ones farthest away from him.
"Dammit!" the blonde cursed as more White Fang were pouring into the area, "There's too many of them!"
"What do we do?" the Schnee heiress asked.
One of the White Fang soldiers chuckled darkly at the sight of the couple. "Well, well… the son of the Yellow Flash and the Schnee heiress together in one place. Must be our lucky day."
The couple stood back to back as they were surrounded by dozens of Faunus radicals. Naruto gritted his teeth in frustration and hoped that the authorities would be here soon, there was no way they would be able to hold them off for long.
"GET THEM!" The leader of the White Fang forces ordered. In a split second everyone.
"Weiss… wombo combo!"
"Ugh, I can't believe we called it that!"
"Just do it!"
The Schnee heiress created a glyph right under them as her boyfriend channeled his wind semblance into his hand and slammed it onto glyph. This combined attack created a massive force of wind that unleashed tiny wind blades that shielded the couple. In a matter of seconds over a dozen White Fang enforcers were lacerated, over thousands of cuts covered their bodies and a massive pool of blood covered the area, causing the heiress to nearly puke at the amount of blood.
The White Fang officer growled in frustration and ordered everyone to attack at once.
A grave mistake.
As the battle ensued one of the White Fang gunners fired a few rounds with one of them heading straight for the pile of crates containing volatile Dust.
"YOU IDIOT!" the White Fang officer roared at his subordinate.
The couple widened their eyes and realized they only had a matter of a split second and they were getting tired from the fighting. But before Weiss could do anything Naruto used the last ounce of his strength and summoned a gust of wind to push his lover away from the blast radius. Weiss finally realized what just happened and could only look on in horror as the bullet collided with the crate.
She could only shield her eyes as a ball of inferno engulfed the area, incinerating everyone within the blast, including Naruto.
By the time the explosion occurred, the policemen and fire crew were on the scene.
Weiss then tried to go back in there but the firemen and policemen held her back.
"Ma'am, you can't go in there!"
"NO!" the Schnee heiress cried out, "HE'S STILL IN THERE! MY NARUTO IS STILL IN THERE. PLEASE, I HAVE TO GET HIM OUT OF THERE!"
The policemen sadly shook his head while still holding the hysterical girl at bay. "No one could have survived that blast, Miss Schnee, I'm sorry!"
"NO!" she went further down into despair as tears hotly flew out of her eyes while ignoring the wound on her left eye, "HE CAN'T BE DEAD! NARUTO! NARUTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The White Fang had taken her beloved away from her.
~oOo~
"We are gathered here today… to lay the soul of Naruto Namikaze to rest…"
The form of a weeping Kushina was present while her husband held her close. All were wearing black as a sign of mourning. There was no body as the authorities had concluded that the volatile had incinerated everything in sight, all they recovered was his gunblade.
"May he find peace in the embrace of Oum." The reverend said as he bowed his head in respect.
Weiss could only close her eyes and look away. She still couldn't believe it, he was gone, even when he promised her that they would be together forever. She clutched her purse a little tighter and gritted her teeth in anger… the White Fang did this, they took away the one person that mattered to her the most.
The clouds overhead began to darken and thunder roared.
~oOo~
Present Day
She didn't care that rain had made her soaking wet, she was going to stay here by his grave for a little longer.
"You want to know why I despise the White Fang? It's because they are a bunch of liars, thieves, and MURDERERS!"
That fight she had with Blake was still fresh in her mind, like it was yesterday. True her teammate was once in the White Fang, but she wasn't there, she wasn't one of those who killed her most precious person. She had just been so bitter these past three years, nothing was ever the same without him. She was going to be eighteen soon while today was Naruto's, but he's not here anymore.
"Oh dear!" a voice rang out and Weiss turned to see Kushina gasping at her. "What are you doing here, Weiss? You're all soaking wet, dattebane!"
"Hi Kushina…"
"Oh my!" The red head scampered over and hovered the umbrella over her late son's girlfriend. "You shouldn't be out like this while it's raining."
"Today's our anniversary… so I wanted to…" Weiss began but then her emotions got the better of her. "I wanted to…"
"Oh Weiss…" Kushina pulled the young woman in and gave her a motherly hug. Her own set of tears welled in her eyes. "I know dear, I know."
"I m-miss him s-so m-much." The heiress began as her stuttering began to return.
"I know." Kushina had let go of the umbrella as she took the girl into her arms and stroke her back, ignoring the fact that they were now both soaking wet. "Musume…"
On the gravestone it read:
'Naruto Namikaze'
'A loving man to all'
~oOo~
Earth
Somewhere in the Caucasus Mountains of Chechnya
Three years… he's been here for three years, and he still doesn't know how he got here. He probably never will. He looked down below and saw that the battle was still raging between Russian forces and the Islamic State, he doubted that it will end, so long as hate existed it will never ever end. That's just how it is, it is in the nature of mankind to be at war. Whether it be here on Earth or back home in Remnant, hate will always exist.
"Misha!" a man from behind bearing the same uniform and BEAR emblem on his shoulders approached the blonde young man.
"What is it?"
"We just got word for another mission." The man said. "Time to earn our next paycheque, Misha, come on."
The blonde took out a picture from one of his pockets and gazed at it lovingly. On it was a beautiful image of a smiling young woman with snow white hair and light blue eyes.
"If there is a god out there… please, let me see her again."
"Misha?"
"Yeah…" the blonde nodded and placed the picture back into his pocket, "I'll be right there."
[Theme Song: Minstrel Boy – Black Hawk Down OST]
NA: I wanted to explore the reason as to why Weiss was so bitter towards the Faunus and the White Fang and I thought… hey… why not make it like this?
I nearly cried when writing the last parts… it's just how I am, I am a very emotional person and like to connect with the characters of my stories.
So I hope you enjoyed this… and I am going to need another tissue box.
If you guys can guess where the Axis Blade came from you get a cake…