Take my love

Take my land

Take me where I cannot stand.

A man walked into a barn where a distressed woman was waiting for him. He helped her on the horse, but didn't get on himself.

"Wash what are you doing?" she watched him.

"Get going," he pointed outside, "Whatever happens, you keep riding, DON'T come back."

"You stay out of trouble you hear?" She leaned down and kissed him.

"Aint no trouble darling," he slapped the horse and watched it run off.

I don't care

I'm still free

You can't take the sky from me

Washington sighed and closed his eyes. He walked to the double doors and peaked outside.

The barn was surrounded, men on foot and men on horseback, all of them had rifles pointed at the door.

He sighed once again and looked down.

Take me out

To the black

Tell them I aint coming back.

He pushed the doors open and drew his pistol. He was able to shoot three men before everyone else started firing.

His aura held as long as it could, but it wasn't infinite. Eventually bullets starting piercing his skin.

Burn the land

Boil the sea

You can't take the sky from me

"What the hell was that?" Qrow stood up.

"Gunfire," Glynda stood up, "Someone must have encountered the Grimm."

"Something doesn't feel right," Qrow looked in the direction of the firing, "There were way too many shots for just one huntsman, and an attack so close to home? I'm going to go see."

"Qrow!" Glynda yelled but he had already taken off.

There's no place I can be

Since I found serenity

Washington coughed up blood as he watched the men leave. His body was riddled with holes, and he dropped his pistol in the process. He let out a pained grunt when he fell on his knees. He started staring at the clouds when he fell backwards. His breathing was getting harder.

"Holy shit!" He heard a voice yell.

"Ozpin," a different voice was there, a female one, "We need a medevac at our location NOW!"

"Come on kid," the man took Washington's hand and squeezed, "Stay with us."

You can't take the sky from me.

Washington grunted as he forced his eyes open. Pure white was all he saw, The Pearly Gates? Huh, never would've imagined. His thoughts stopped when he heard beeping? A distorted voice? Where was he?

"Doc!" the voice was getting clearer, "Where the hell is the doctor?! Hey easy there, kid."

Washington felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Did," he struggled to say, "Did she get away?"

"What?" the voice asked.

There was a sudden blinding light, is response was a curse and pushing the light away.

"So, you're alive," a different voice called, only this was different. This one carried authority, it was cold, Washington knew he wasn't going to like this, "I was notified almost immediately when they ran your blood. You've got quite the reputation Mr. Washington, and at only seventeen too."

"Now, now James," a calmer voice entered the mix.

"Ozpin this man is a criminal, he's committed atrocities in all four kingdoms. He comes back with me."

"SHUT UP!" Washington yelled, "ANSWER MY GODDAMN QUESTION! DID SHE GET AWAY?!"

"You have no right demanding anything from us!" the one now known as James yelled back.

"Who?" Ozpin asked.

"There was a woman," Washington began, "On horseback, running away from where I was."

"We didn't find anyone," Qrow shook his head, "Not even a trace."

"Yeah," Washington smiled, "She's real good about not being found, but as long as you didn't find a body, I know she's out there. Now, as interested in this conversation as I am, I need to go find her."

"You're not going anywhere," James pointed at the restraints on Washington's wrists.

"Unless you plan on killing me," Washington examined the restraints, "I'm leaving."

"Now, now gentlemen," Ozpin waved his cane between Washington and James, "I think we can come to an understanding here."

"Ozpin, you can't be serious!" James protested.

"You said this woman is really good at hiding," Ozpin parroted, "So you'll need recourses to find her. Become a student at my school and you'll have access to whatever you need."

"What's the catch?" Washington asked.

"You'll be surrounded by trained Huntsman and Huntresses," Ozpin began, "And if you leave campus without your teammates, a guardian will go with. Will that be satisfactory James?"

James just grunted in response.

"And you Mr. Washington?"

"Go to school on a leash or go to prison," Washington said with a sarcastic tone, "Do you really have to ask?"

"Welcome to Beacon Washington."

No this is not Washington from RVB, considering he'd WAY too old for this.

Also, I don't have set days off, so chapter updates will not be constant, so if I'm gone for a few days in a row, don't freak out on me now.