The sound of breaking glass jolted Weiss awake she stretched beneath the blankets her arms and legs finding cool crevices and she yawned and rolled over onto Yang's side of the bed and she felt a pang of loneliness as she breathed the scent that remained on Yang's pillow.

What had woken her again? She couldn't grasp and and closed her eyes to go back to sleep, but the memory hit her and she sat up in bed throwing the blankets back. The sound of breaking glass. Her eyes narrowed to the point that the scar over eye almost connected she threw her feet over the edge of the large bed and slipped on a pair of house shoes and stood up, as she headed towards the door she grabbed the bathrobe hanging off the footboard and pulled it on tying the strings to keep it closed as she stormed out of her bedroom and down the empty hall.

Once in the kitchen she wasn't suprised at what she saw. Her oldest son Jaden was standing in the middle of the room holding a broom and dust pan as he tried to sweep up the broken bowl. Beside him was the second oldest Summer.

"Jaden Xiao Long, I've told you not to touch my dishes there are plastic bowls in the cabnet!" Weiss scolded as she walk towards the two. "I didn't do it she did!" Jaden exclaimed pointing at his sister. Summer's mouth fell open and she stomped her foot, "I did not!" She shouted. "You liar!"

Weiss took the broom and dust pan from her son and swatted him with the broom. "Don't try and lie we all know your the notorious dish breaker." Weiss said. "Now go get a plastic bowl and fix your cereal." she said as she started to sweep up the broken glass.

Summer stuck her tounge out at her brother as he huffed and went to the cabinet and they got their bowls out. Weiss glanced as the clock on the stove as she went to dump the glass into the trash, the time read a little after six twenty. Jasmine should be waking up soon she thought and started to fix her bottle as Summer and Jaden sat at the table eating cereal.

As soon as it was done Weiss could hear Jasmine crying from her room. "Make sure your both dressed in time to catch the bus." She told them as she headed back up the hall with a chorus of 'Yes momma.' following her. The last door on the left was painted bright yellow with 'Jasmine wrote across it in white. She opened the door to the bright room hand hurried to the crib where Jasmine lay.

"Momma's here sweetie." She said softly as she picked her daughter up and held her, offering the bottle as she walked towards the rocking chair that sat in the corner. Jasmine accepted it easily and drank from it. "That's my girl." Weiss murmmered as she eased herself down in the rocking chair.

After awhile she heard Jaden and Summer get up and head to their rooms to get dressed for kindergarden. Jasmine was half through with her bottle when Weiss heard her scroll ring from the bed room.

"Summer can you get that for me Baby!" She yelled. She heard a door open and then saw a flash of black hair as Summer darted past the open door and go into Weiss's bedroom at the end of the hall. Then the ringer shut off.

Weiss waited for a moment and Summer walked through the door holding Weiss's scroll to her ear.

"Huh?" she said cocking her head.

"Who is it baby?" Weiss asked.

"Risay, She's crying."

"Give me the Scroll." Weiss said akwardly placing the bottle under chin to keep Jasmine drinking and held out her hand for the croll. Summer gave it to her mother. "Go finish getting ready." She told her as she placed the scroll to her ear.

"Risay, is that you hun?" Weiss asked. She could hear the girl crying on the other end of the phone. "Yes," The little girl said between sobs

"Baby where's your momma?" she asked clenching the scroll tighter, worry in her voice.

"She's laying down, she won't stop crying." Risay choked out.

"Tell me what happened." Weiss asked trying to stay calm as she checked and saw Jasmine was done so she took the bottle away and set it on a table beside her chair and stood up. Adjusting Jasmine so she was looking over her shoulder.

"I don't know. I had cereal, and mom started crying in the living room." Risay cried. "Is she gonna be ok Aunt Weiss?"

"I'll be right over sweetie don't you worry." Weiss tried to sound comforting as she headed out of the room.

"I'm going to hang up but I'm coming over and I'm bringing Jasmine ok?" She said trying to get the girls mind off of what ever was going on with Blake.

"Ok." the girl sniffed and the phone went dead.

"Jaden, Summer, come here." Weiss said as she walked into the kitchen. They came out of there rooms Summer was dressed and wearing her hello kitty backpack but Jaden was still shirt and shoeless.

"I have to go to Aunt Blake's, the bus will be here in a few minutes, can I trust you two to be on it?" Weiss asked as she patted Jasmine on the back. The two nodded, Jaden had excitment in his eyes. She didn't like the idea of leaving them home alone even for a minute but she needed to go see what was wrong with Blake.

"Summer your in charge, make sure your brother gets on the bus." Weiss ordered. The little girl nodded but her brother's mouth fell open. "But I'm older!" he exlaimed

"And just like your mother, that's why she's in charge." Weiss said crouching and giving each one a one armed hug and a kiss. "Be good in school." she said pointedly at Jaden and stood up.

"I love you two." she said as she grabbed her keys out of the bowl. " Love you mom." was all she heard as she headed through the living room and out the door.

She went to the silver van that sat in the drive way and unlocked it with the button on the key ring and opened the back sliding door and put Jasmine in her car seat and belted her in before closing the door and climbing in the driver seat and backed down the drive.

Fifteen minutes and a few broken speeding laws later Weiss was on Blake's door steps holding a sleeping Jasmine, car rides did wonders for putting her kids to sleep. She turned the doorknob, it was unlocked, Weiss took a breath preparing herself and pushed the door open. The first thing she saw was Blake curled in on her self on the floor just a few feet away crying with Risay beside her also in tears.

Risay looked up as Weiss entered and got to her feet running over crying. Weiss crouched as the girl ran up to her. "Shh, It'll be ok." Weiss said wrapping one hand around the crying girl and picked her up.

She walked past Blake as she headed through the kitchen, If Blake was aware that she was here she didn't show it, the woman was very reserved with her emotions, in all the years she had known her Weiss had never seen Blake like this, and that terrified her.

She carried the two children down the hall and into the guest room, Blake and Ruby had kept Risay's old crib in her for Jasmine to use on the days she and Yang would come vist.

She sat Risay down but the girl clutched her leg crying as Weiss lay Jasmine down in the crib who somehow was still asleep even with all the crying.

Weiss then crouched and hugged the crying girl. "Shhh, Risay." Weiss said holding the girls head so she would look at her.

"Your mom's going to be ok." she said wiping the girls tears away with her thumbs. "I'm going to go in there and find out what's wrong." she said and the girl nodded and sniffed.

"But I need you to do me a huge favor." she waited for the girl to look at her expectantly.

"I need you to stay in here and watch Jasmine for me, Can you do that for me?" she asked Risay nodded. "Good girl." she said kissing her forhead and stood up and walked towards the door.

She headed back to where Blake was and crouched beside her. "Blake?" she said softly touching the black haired womans shoulders but she jerked away letting out a low cry and tightening her left hand over her right one that she was pressing against her heart.

Weiss let out a breath, she didn't want to do this but she didn't have a choice, so she lifted her hand and slapped Blake across her face. Blake's eyes snapped open and she focused on Weiss's face.

"Weiss?" she asked quietly. "There you are." Weiss said with a smile. "What's going on?" she pressed her. She could see the pain in Blake's puffy eyes. "It's..." She started to say something but she broke down again and let out a low keening sound as she held out her right hand clutched tightly towards Weiss.

Weiss's heart stopped as she watched red blood run down a dull silver chain that hung out of her closed fist. She had seen chains like that on countless times. But she needed to make sure, she didn't want to belive it.

"Open your hand." Weiss said her voice surprisingly calm as she held Blake's fist and turned it over. After what seemed like an eternity Blake opened her hand. Laying in her palm were dog tags, Ruby's name was covered in Blake's blood.

There was only one way Blake would have these.

"No." Weiss breathed and Blake wailed as Weiss wrapped her arms around her friend and pulled her close as they cried.

A helicopter touched down at the base and the door slid opened and Sergent Yang Xiao Long stepped out and walked quickly out from under the still spinning blades before stretched reaching for the early morning sun while the rest of her squad emptyed out of the Helicopter behind her.

She was hot tired and sore from the long ride. The mission they where sent on had been finished early, and that ment she would be coming back home a little earlier unless the higher ups had other plans.

She walked quickly across the busy landing pad wanting nothing more than to hit the showers. But a man with a serious expression heading towards her told her that wasn't going to happen. So she groaned inwardly.

Once he was close he snapped at attention and saluted her. "Sergent Xiao Long." He said and she returned the salute, "At ease." she said and he relaxed.

"Your uncle wants you in his office." he said before saluting and hurrying away. Yang arched an eyebrow curious. Why would her uncle request her to come to him. She sighed scratching her head already missing the shower and headed that way.

Once she reached his office she pushed the door open not bothering to knock. The air smelled of alcohol, no big surpise, it was no secret that her uncle drank alot, but what he was doing now was shocking, he was chugging from the fith of jack he kept in top drawer.

"Your going to drink yourself into a early grave like that." Yang said as she walked in. Qrow lowered the bottle to the desk, his eyes were closed. "Maybe I want to." He muttered opening his eyes and looking at Yang. When she saw the look in his eyes she stopped mid step. She had seen that look twice before.

"Why are you looking like that." she asked feeling fear rise inside her, He had that look once when as a kid he had told them that Their mother had died in the feild.

"Yang have a seat." He said, his voice cracking slightly. The second was when he told them their father had died also.

"No, Who." she said her voice shaking.

"Yang please." he said pointing to the chair.

"Who Qrow, Who is it this time!" she yelled at him and he said it.

"Ruby."

It felt like the life had left Yang as she swayed on her feet. Qrow started to get up but Yang grabbed the chair in front of her and screamed in pain as she slung it through a glass case of metals against the wall.

'This is not happening.'

well that's something, what do you all think of this story? Just know that the idea of Weiss driving a mini van makes me laugh. And also know that I never cried once while writing this...I swear I'm telling the truth.