- Fifteen years later -
Qrow POV
Those words still haunt me to this day," Qrow Summer... No Qrow she's dead someone broke in and murdered her I'm so sorry." Going back home and seeing everything her and I built together and me standing there alone walking in to my office which as become my drinking room to numb the pain and to forget and the room where my prize possession lives a photo the only one that has me ,my darling Rose, and my little petal. Yet the anger that I still have yet to find Marcus Black still keeps me away from my baby girl. I slammed my fist on my desk hard enough that the picture fell off and the frame shattered as I started to panic that the last bit of us had just broken I noticed something behind the photo.
"A Letter?" I said how did this get here it read
My darling Qrow
If you find this hopefully our family is back together and you can disregard this.
But if worst comes and they find me and kill me I want you to still live on for the both of us.
As for Ruby Mommy loves you very much and I know Daddy will always make time for his little princess.
You will make a fine young lady one day Ruby and if you become a huntress like your mom I now you will accomplish great things.
Qrow please as my last wish please try to find someone else that makes you happy.
Sincerely yours,
Summer Rose Branwen
The tears falling down my face hitting the letter I stand back up and pull out my scroll to find Marcus Black and I find a newspaper article from Haven dated about 2 years ago saying notorious assassin Marcus Black has been found dead out side his home that has been burned down police still don't have any suspects. As another tear falls down my face it's been fifteen years but I finally can rest. I'm calling it a night as I head to bed my scroll started to ring so I see who it was, calling me at such a late hour it better not be Ozpin.
"Oh it's Ruby" I said while I answer the scroll.
" Hi uncle Qrow dad and Yang are fighting again and I need someone to talk to so my anxiety doesn't start making me have a panic attack." Ruby said.
"Yeah okay kiddo again I'm always here for you so what are the hot heads fighting about this time." I said
"Well from what I heard Yang snuck out and went drinking at this shady club on the other side of town." Ruby said.
"Well Yang definitely has her moms attitude about rules I'll say that much."
" OH By the way Uncle Qrow did you hear the good news." Ruby said with almost forgetting to breathe in the middle of her sentence.
"What news would that be kiddo." I said slightly chuckling.
"I'm being accepted into Beacon 2 years early I met Headmaster Ozpin and he said I could go to his school now." Ruby blurted out.
" Well that is great news following in your mom shoes huh Ruby." I said trying to hold back tears.
"Yep and I'll have Yang there with me to keep me company." Ruby said.
" Well hey kiddo I need to head to bed I have to get up really early tomorrow for a mission." I said to Ruby
"Okay Night Uncle Qrow I love you." Ruby said in a really calm voice that has the sign that I helped her avoid her panic attack.
" I love you too Ruby." Still trying to hold back the tears of everything that has happened today.
As I lie in bed thinking about that letter and what Ruby said the tears came rushing back and I cried my self to sleep that night.
- The following morning-
I sat at the table having my breakfast thinking about the last part of the letter wanting me to find someone else that's not going to happen My Rose is the only one I can love. Ruby and Yang start at Beacon tomorrow I need to text Tai not to tell Ruby about Vampire mates. I pulled out my scroll and texted Tai.
Hey Tai I know you said you would tell Yang about vampire mates and her blood line when she was going off to beacon. (Qrow)
Yeah I was about to call her down stairs to do that.(TAI)
Please don't tell Ruby yet I would like to as her father Tai(Qrow)
Okay But don't slack on it again remember how unprepared you were and with her anxiety the way it is you better not make her go into a panic attack.(TAI)
Ok I promise that if she starts to freak out at all I'll stop her and thanks Tai(Qrow)
Taiyang POV
I walk up stairs Yang and Ruby sitting on her bed talking about them going to Beacon together as I poke my head in and said," Yang sweetie can I have a word please and Ruby can you put your headphones on so you cant hear what your sister and I are gonna be talking about."
"Sure thing dad"both girls said in unison.
As Ruby puts on her headphones and listening to her favorite song called Red like Roses.
Yang and I walk back down stairs and sit down at the table." So Yang our family has a massive secret that it's time you learn what it means to have the Branwen blood inside you."
"What are you talking about dad is this about mom you said you didn't want to tell me about her." Yang said.
" Well yeah Yang I have been holding this information away from you but today is the day you learn it all. Yang your Mother was a Vampire and she chose me for her mate as her king and you are one as well."
"What dad a vampire thats crazy they don't exist." Yang said
Showing Yang my neck where the bite was still there faint but there this is what connects your mom and I.
" I can't believe that vampires are real and I'm one." Yang said.
"Yang don't tell Ruby about this is only for the vampire line." I said
"Okay I won't say anything about this to Rubes dad." Yang said.
" When you need to take a mate it only flares when you find a true love." I said
" Okay so say I find my true love then what." Yang said
Well that this, handing me an old book that the first page said Vampire Changing Rituals.
" Okay Yang that it, and again not a word to Ruby." I said
" Okay dad." Yang said walking back upstairs.
