Chapter 4

So! This chapter will have a little bit of how Team SSSN is doing. And it'll have another one of my OCs, who's at Haven. Honestly, there'll be a bunch of OCs in this story, because some people said CRWBY said Volume 4 would have new characters, and I want to explore the possibilities. I hope you like this OC though. And this chapter. And this story.

Haven Academy was quiet that time of the night. It was two hours past curfew, and the students were already in their rooms, enjoying their so granted sleep after a long day of studying. At least, that's what was expected. One single light was on at the dorms building, the light of the room of four of the most desired, hot and unbelievably talented boys who studied there. Team SSSN.

"No kidding, guys." Sun said. "I really have to go to Vale. To check if they're alright."

"By 'they' you mean 'Blake', don't you?" Neptune saw his friend's frown and the blonde's attempt on an refusing answer. The blue haired boy sighed. "That's no reason to go back to Vale, dude. You're our leader. How will we get through without you here? Do you expect Arthur to simply accept of of your run offs again?"

"He's right, y'know. You're our leader, you can't just go off like that." Sage, who was sitting on his bed with his back to the wall and playing a game, looked at Sun.

"Besides, how would you even get to Vale? That place is infested with Grimm and no airships are going there." Scarlet said.

"You guys don't get it…" Sun sighed. "The last anybody saw of Blake was she jumping on the roofs of Vale. And our other friend… Yang… She lost her arm! I'm pretty sure she needs her friends right now. Do you expect me to sit around and do nothing? While my friends are out there hurting?"

"We don't expect you to do nothing, Sun. We expect you to stay with us and trust Blake. You've always said she's an incredible fighter, everybody knows Blake's an awesome fighter. She might be able to take care of herself. Besides, if she ran away, she might not want anybody around. And Yang has her father and Ruby. I'm sure she's going to be okay, she's a big girl."

"But-"

"Please, man. I know you're head over heels for Blake, but you can't go insane because of this."

"I am not head over heels for Blake! She's my friend, I wanna help her! You would do the same if it were Weiss!" Sun exclaimed and Neptune raised an eyebrow as he glared at the Faunus.

"Well, that's not the case. And even if it were, I'm not the team's leader. We really need you here."

"Okay. Sure, I'll stay. Now let's sleep. It's been a long day for all of us."

"Thank you!" Neptune said, already under the covers. Sun turned the lights off and watched his teammates get into the world of dreams. One hour later, he got up, grabbed his weapon and opened the window. He muttered a small apology to his friends, knowing they wouldn't listen. He jumped out of the room and landed silently.

Sun ran out of the Academy, getting silently through security without getting any suspicions of his presence. When he got to the city, he saw a figure jumping on the roofs. Hoping it was Blake and that the girl had changed her mind about being away, he went after the figure. Running as fast as he could, Sun used his staff to get on a roof, being two houses away from the noticeably feminine shadow.

Sun smirked and started jumping on the roofs. He was quickly noticed by the girl, who increased her pace. When Sun got close enough being on the roof of a house beside the one the girl was running on, he saw it wasn't Blake nor a Faunus, but a masked human girl. The mask looked like a tiger's head, being black with silver stripes that looked white in the moon light. The girl was dressed in a black catsuit and high heeled black boots. How's she able to run with those? Sun thought. She might be some kind of Weiss or something.

Suddenly, Sun the girl looked at him and he saw a glowing green light coming out of the mask's eyes. Then, the stranger jumped at the roof Sun was running on. The monkey Faunus was surprised when the girl got a grip of his neck, squeezing it tight. "Why. Are you following me?" A harsh voice came out.

"It's not everyday you see a girl jumping on roofs over here." He answered, grinning. She tightened the grip, what made Sun grab her arm and try to pull it away, only to fail miserably. "W-Why…?"

The girl sighed and softened her grip a bit. "I won't kill you. But that's because you're a Haven student. And you shouldn't even be out here anyway." She raised her hand and revealed claws made of pure silver. She ran her index finger's claw through his jaw and whispered to his ear. "But if you follow me, I can assure you that the headmaster will have one less pawn."

The girl let go, throwing Sun away and making him hit the roof's ground hard. He groaned in pain and closed his eyes, rubbing his throat. He looked up and saw the masked figure jump on top of a small building. "Geez. Women are getting edgier each time I meet them." He joked to himself. Sun got up and headed the opposite way. He knew a way to get to Vale, to get to Blake. "And all it will take me are two weeks…"

Good way to start a night, with a monkey on my tail. The young woman thought as she ran. She had a mission, a target to be eliminated, but it looks like that student had other things in mind. I'll have to report it when I'm back. Or I could let it pass... This time. She decided to decide what to do later.

Her mission was quite simple. There was a Senator who knew far too much of the kingdom's secrets and about the war that was blooming and didn't agree on letting the people in the dark about it. Just another one of the new guys who wanted to change the world with his brilliant ideas. Being denied by the Council, he got mad. There were suspicions he was getting involved with the White Fang and the opposition and the government didn't like that idea. All she had to do was get into his apartment and kill him without leaving a mark.

Okay. You're the Black Tigress. You've done this a thousand times. She motivated herself. When she got to the edge of the building, she looked down to the nearest one, which had the lights on. It wasn't a big building. The apartments looked comfortable, but not as fancy as the ones of the Council's powerful guys.

The Black Tigress looked at the roof, seeing White Fang members all over it. "System, record." She ordered, and a small camera came out of the mask. "Zoom." It zoomed until she saw clearly the image of the Fang's men. "As expected, they are here, protecting the area. I guess they thought I'd come east and not south, since all of their defenses are facing that direction. Some of them are southeast. That makes things surprisingly easy for me. I am expecting a surprise attack when I'm over with the Senator."

When she was about to cut the recording, she saw a red haired figure with bull horns. She smirked slightly behind the mask and focused the camera on him. "Adam Taurus is here as well. I knew they wouldn't make things too easy for me. This Senator must be a really important part of the White Fang's plan. Or of whoever they are working with." The masked woman saved the video and turned off the camera, setting on the audio record on instead.

She silently jumped at the room's window, holding on tight to it, preventing herself from falling. She then got into the room without making a noise and got behind the Senator. The man was focused on writing something. The Black Tigress got a sight of it. "…No fiscalization on industries that use slaves as employees, paying no mind to the ones that 'contract' children, be them human or Faunus."

"I bet the citizens will love to know how good their leaders are. I can't wait to see Arthur's face." He said in delightful irony.

"Yeah, neither can I." The raven haired woman said. The man jumped and looked at her, a scared expression flashed through his features, but was quickly replaced with anger and confusion. "Actually, I think it would be even lovelier if I were the one to hand these documents to him. Y'know how much the old man is fond of me, don't you?"

"You…" Was the Senator's response. "Why are you here?"

The Tigress laughed and got a needle and a small lot with reddish liquid out of one of her pockets. It was King Taijitu venom. It killed within five minutes after entering the blood flow, being the main reactions convulsions and intense pain, along with the closing of the airways, which makes the victim unable to speak or scream. She got the solution into the needle. "C'mon. We both know what I'm here for." She walked to him and he got up, walking backwards. He tripped on the bed and laid in it on his back. The woman chuckled and turned him around, making him be with his back to her.

"Please… Don't do this! I won't tell anybody, I will delete those documents and never talk about it again!"

"The thing is: You've already told some people and I was given a mission." She answered as she lowered the needle. The man felt it pierce though his skin and then the fatal liquid get in his blood flow. The Black Tigress put the small pot on his right hand hand, that had fallen to the side as the first effects started to kick in and the Senator started to convulse, and the needle on the the left one. "Hold that for me, old man." She said and went to his computer. She plugged a pen drive to it and started to download and delete every single document she found that was against the government./p

A little bit before she was over, she heard glass hit the ground. She looked at the source of the sound and saw the broken pieces of the pot on the ground. Then, the young woman looked at the limp figure of the Senator. He didn't have a family, he just had himself and his life. iAnd now, he has nothing./i She bitterly thought.

The Black Tigress finished her work, opened on a random document, punched the computer's screen to give the effect that he was pissed off at something and prepared herself to leave. She looked back one more time and still saw the man's corpse there. She smiled and looked at the building she had come from. Then, she grabbed a hook pistol and fired at the edge of the building, making the hook get firmly stuck to it. The used the rope to jump. Her feet collided softly with the wall.

The woman climbed her way to the top of the building. Then, she heard a voice calling. "Hey, you! Stop right there!" The Black Tigress turned around and saw Adam Taurus staring at her with gritted teeth from the other building. She just smirked behind the mask.

"System, remove lower mask." The system obeyed and her smirking pinky lips were revealed. She stuck her tongue to him and laughed. "Next time you wanna get a tigress, make sure to be standing on the same building as her, honey." She turned around and started running, sometimes looking back to see if she wasn't being followed.

She ran until she got to the Haven Academy's front entrance. The guards already knew her and let her in. She walked to the tower's elevator. When she was in the headmaster's office, she took of the mask, revealing light green eyes. The headmaster had his back to her, as always. She walked to the desk and put the pen drive there. She also took off another pen drive, this one smaller, out of the mask. "Here they are, sir. All of the documents are there as ordered. The target was killed with success. And, as suspected, there were White Fang members there. Adam Taurus was reinforcing ng the security of the area. For him to be there… My bet is that their plan is much, much bigger than inciting chaos. We have got to keep an eye on their future moves."

The man turned his chair around and smiled brightly at her. His dark blue eyes were shining with pride. "You never cease to make me proud. I'll take a look at these and will show them to the Council tomorrow."

"I'm glad to serve you, headmaster."

"Well… Anything else you'd like to report?"

The Black Tigress thought about the blonde monkey Faunus student she saw earlier. Something about him simply looked… Odd. But she decided to let it pass this time. He might have been just another young man seeking adventure who would be back in the morning. "No, sir."

"Good, good. You are dismissed, Eve."

"Yes, sir." She put her mask on again and walked to the elevator. When she was there, she looked over her shoulder and smirked. "If you get me another mission, tell me. I'll make sure you and the Council will always be… Feline alright." The door opened and she entered. When it closed, she took the mask off again and held it with her two hands. A single tear fell at the metal artefact. "Another life taken, another day lived."

"Keep moving forward…" Her uncle's voice echoed. He was with his back to her, his scythe in hand. Then, it turned into a katana and he turned around, revealing a masked figure. His hair turned red and there were horns coming out of his head. It wasn't Qrow. It was Adam.

"Did you really think you could escape? You failure. Look what you've done." He threw Blake's dying body at her. Yang quickly got to her knees and held Blake closer, only to be pushed away. She looked at her friend in confusion.

"You killed me… You killed all of… Us. You monster!" The Faunus girl shouted. Yang then looked around. She saw Ruby's dead body to her right and Weiss' to her left. Ruby was burned all over her body, and it looked like she had been punched several times. Weiss wasn't any different, but she had exposed fractures on her legs and arms.

Blake was the worst figure. She didn't have her legs and it looked like there were fourth degree burns on her rib cage, exposing the cracked bones. The black skin surrounding it made a big contrast to the whiteof her bones. Blake's face had cuts and bruises all over it. The blonde could see tear strains there. Her eyes were blurred and lifeless. Anger, pain and hate were the only things the brawler could recognize there.

Yang was terrified. She looked behind her and there was her father, the her uncle Qrow, and slowly all the figures she had learned to love appeared, all of them dead by her hands. She let go of Blake's now dead body and started walking backwards, until her back hit something. She turned to see it and it was Adam, who was now smirking.

"Booh!" He said and got his sword. The last thing Yang heard was the sound of metal piecing through flesh and the last thing she saw was the masked figure staring at her.

Yang's eyes opened wide and a sharp wordless cry got out of her lips. She sat up, breathing heavily. There was sweat all over her body, making her pajamas shirt stick on her body. The sunlight that bathed her body showed her that, after several months, she had been able to sleep an entire night. But she was still plagued by her nightmares and the night terrors didn't fail to reach her.

Yang put her hand on her forehead. A piercing headache decided to involuntarily torment her. As if getting nightmares isn't already enough… The blonde scoffed and then groaned. The blonde looked to her side, and saw Blake standing at the door way, staring at her with concern in her eyes. Yang teared up and she let out a whisper, so soft and low that would never reach human ears, but certainly got to the Faunus. "Blake…"

Seeing the distress and pain in the red eyes of the blonde girl, the cat Faunus ran silently to her partner's side. She caught Yang by the shoulders and inspected her face, the golden eyes taking in every detail. The brawler's eyes were red, and that indicated she had gone through a bad situation. The dark circles and the tiredness showed Blake how awful Yang's night had been.

Yang grabbed Blake's hand and pulled her close, surprising her friend and hugging her as tightly as she could with only one arm. "You're okay… You're okay… Thank God. Oh Dust, I was so scared!"

Blake hesitantly hugged back. "Yang, what is it? What are you talking about?"

"I… I was dreaming of my uncle and then suddenly Adam was there… And he… And you… You were dying, Blake! And it was all my fault! And Ruby, Weiss, my dad and Uncle Qrow… They were all dead! And it was my fault! And you said I was the one who killed you guys… And you didn't have your legs and had buns all over your body… And then-"

"Shhh…" Blake interrupted. "It's okay, I'm okay. We are all okay. It was just a nightmare. Don't worry, I'm here."

"B-But I…"

"No. You're not like that."

"Blake, even if I still believe it was self defense, we saw what happened in the Vytal Tournament! And… And you know what I can do when my semblance is enabled…"

"Yang, I get it. I really do. But you have to trust yourself. You've always been the pillar of our team, the glue that held us together. You're strong and confident. You won't kill us."

Yang simply stared at her partner, unable to tell if the Faunus meant it of if she was just saying that to cheer her up. "Blake… Do you trust me?"

"I wouldn't be here if I didn't." Blake replied and smiled gently.

"Even after… Even after the Mercury event?" Yang asked and looked deep into Blake's eyes, that widened in shock at the sudden question. Yang could see a lot of hesitation there and a lot of doubt as well. Her face fell and she looked at her hand. "How can you tell me to trust myself… If not even you are able to trust me?"

"Yang…"

"No, Blake. I get it. You asked me time to tell me why you left me, right?" Blake nodded. "I'm asking you time to trust myself. I know this," she lifted the stump to emphasize her point. "Is the normal now. I know I'll have to live with it for the rest of my life and I accept it. It's a part of who I am now. But if I don't accept who I am… Inside, then how good am I?"

Yang could see the pain and the guilt in Blake's eyes. "Yang… It's not about not trusting you. It's about…"

"What is it about, Blake?"

"It's about… Trusting you too much."

"W-What do you mean?" Yang blurted out.

"I mean…" Blake looked away. "I mean that I expect too much from you Yang. I… I always expect the… Best from you and-" Blake cut herself off when she heard giggles. "Why in the name of dust are you laughing?!"

"It's just… You have been so out of character since you got here. It's not like you to confess things like that, Blakey." Yang smirked, and then started laughing again.

"It's not my fault that you are being grumpy and needing reassurance."

"Well, it actually is." Yang joked and rose an eyebrow, waiting for the raven haired girl's reaction.

"Yang, you fiend!" Blake frowned and readied herself to leave. Yang laughed, grabbing Blake's arm gently and preventing her from getting up.

"Aw, c'mon, you didn't take that seriously. Did you?"

"And did you expect me not to? After everything you seemed to have gone through? Yang, you can not joke with that! I'm trying my best to help you! And I iwill/i help you. But if you keep acting like this, I will leave again!"

Yang simply grinned brightly, keeping her eyes in Blake's own. "Have I mentioned that I still love it when you're feisty?" She whispered. The Faunus couldn't help herself and smiled too. But it soon turned into a shocked expression as Yang brought her in a hug once again, burrying her face into Blake's shoulder. "It's so good to have you back, Blake… I can't even believe it is real. This moment, the past few days… You. Thank you, Blake. Thank you for coming back to me."

Blake's heart was hammering against her chest. She was extremely thankful that Yang couldn't see her blushing. She hugged Yang back gently, in contrast to the strong embrace the blonde got her into. The Faunus buried her face in the crook of Yang's neck, taking in the brawler's scent. Lavender. Citric fruits. Smoke. That smell that always bright her comfort and a feeling of safeness. "Thank you for letting me back in, Yang…"

They stayed like that for a few minutes. They could swear that these minutes passed like hours, time frozen as the long date friends took in each other's presence. It was a perfect, pure moment that Yang had only experienced with Ruby, Summer and her dad until that moment. And Blake… Blake had experienced a few moments like this before things got dark in the White Fang. Nothing could spoil this…

Nothing but Taiyang cleaning his throat in the doorway. The girls pulled away and looked at him, who was similing softly. "Looks like you guys are doing okay, huh? It was faster than I expected." The young huntresses looked away and blushed lightly. That caused the man to laugh loudly, what made the girls laugh with him. "C'mon, girls. I don't want to break the mood, but breakfast is ready!"

Yang went into another fit of laughter as Blake rolled her eyes and smirked. They got up and started walking out of the room. Blake looked at Yang, who was at her side. She was wearing her pajamas tank top and pajamas pants. Her hair was down and messy, hiding her face. "You know, it's rude to stare~"

Blake jumped and looked down. "I wasn't staring."

"Right. You weren't." Yang looked at her and smirked. The blonde started put her hand on Blake's shoulder and got closer to her ear. "But it is okay if you were, you know."

"Don't flirt with me in front of your dad, Xiao Long."

"Does that mean I can do it any other time?"

"You're insufferable."

"And you still like being around me."

"I tolerate being around you."

Yang put her hand to her chest, her face contorting in fake pain. "You harm me, Blake…"

Blake groaned and stared at the blonde. "Don't talk to me until breakfast is over." Only then Yang noticed her father wasn't around them anymore.

They kept walking silenly until they were at the first floor of the house. Then, the girls heard a wordless, masculine yell coming from the kitchen. Blake and Yang looked at each other before another scream. "What the Grimm are you doing in my house?!"

Deciding something was definitely wrong, they ran to the kitchen. Yang froze when she reached the door. A black haired woman was standing in front of her dad. The red eyes stated at her, inspecting her entire body and stopping at the stump. "I didn't know I would find you as weak as in the day I left you. Daughter."

That made Taiyang lose it. He screamed and punched the woman he once loved on the jaw, and a loud crack was heard. Raven took two steps back and put her left hand on the location she was hit. "You have no right to talk to my daughter like that! You didn't see her grow up!" He tried to punch her again, but she dodged it. "You didn't look out for her! You weren't around in any of the important moments of her life!" Tai tried again, this time managing to hit her stomach. "You don't deserve to be her mother!" The man shoved the dark haired woman making her hit the wall next to the window. "No leave! Do what you do best! You are not a part of our family!"

Raven looked out of the window and muttered a "fine" before she jumped out of it, turning into a bird in the process.

Yang looked at the scene, shocked with what she had just watched. Her mother was right there, in front of her, less than five minutes ago. One of her main goals in life stood in front of her. And now it was gone again. She ran away again. She didn't want to be close to Yang. She saw her as weak.

Yang was trembling and tears started pouring out of her now closed eyes and rolling down her cheeks. Her back hit the wall for support, her hand covering her mouth to muffle the sobs that dared to escape her lips. The brawler heard footsteps coming in her direction and then, two strong arms embraced her in a tight hug. Taiyang tried his best to comfort his daughter and make her pain go away, but his own tears started falling.

"I'm sorry you had to see this, Yang. I'm really, really sorry…" Yang's response was a whimper, as she clinged to the man./p

"Please… Promise you won't leave… Promise me you won't be like her… P-Promise me…"

"I will never leave you, Yang. I will always be here for you, I promise…"

"Thank you, thank you…" Yang continued to thank her dad until she stopped crying.

Blake watched the scene with her mouth opened. Was this what she made Yang feel when she left? Was this the way the blonde girl cried? Blake's heart clenched and a wave of guilt hit the Faunus girl. "I'm sorry…"

Yang look at her, the lilac eyes full of unshed tears and red of the ones she had already cried. "What…?"

"I'm sorry," the raven haired girl repeated. "I'm so, so sorry…"

Blake started walking backwards, trying to get away from the scene. She was stopped by Taiyang, who caught her by the wrist and pulled her closer in a hug. Blake stiffened and tried to get away, only to have the blonde man's embrace tightening around her and Yang. "You came back to my daughter and instead of judging her as weak, you showed nothing but affection and care. You're different. You're a part of us now. You're family, Blake."

Blake teared up and gave in to the embrace, putting her right arm around Taiyang's neck and her left one around Yang's. She smiled and tightened her grip. "Thank you…"

They stayed like that for a few moments, until Taiyang cracked a joke. "Well… Looks like this encounter was a bit handy after all, don't you girls think?"

The room was silent for some seconds. But then Yang started laughing and Blake let out a groan. "You… You jerk!" The blonde said in her laughter.

"You guys are the worst." Blake answered and walked to sit on a chair. The smell of tuna entered her nose, making her relax almost immediately. But then an idea came in her mind. She caught the sandwich and pointed to it. "Is this a tuna sandwich?!"

"Uh… Yeah." Tai scratched the back of his neck. "I thought you would, y'know, like it."

"Oh, I get it. It's because I am a cat Faunus, isn't it?"

"Yes. No! I mean… Kind of?"

"Well, I don't like it." Blake said. Yang saw her father freeze and get completely pale and looked at Blake, who had a small, almost unnoticeable smirk on her face. You sneaky little fiend… Yang smiled and winked to the girl, who was now looking at her. She walked to the table and sat beside Blake.

"Yeah, dad. I didn't expect such an insulting action from you. What a shame…" Yang said, putting on the most indignant expression she could manage. She then turned to Blake and put her hand on the other girl's shoulder. "Don't worry, Blake. I assure you that it won't happen again."

"Well, I hope so." The Faunus sighed. "Because if he freaks out like that every time he prepares my favorite meal, I'll start feeling quite sad."

"Wait… What?" The man said, confusion evident in his eyes.

"That's right, old man," Yang said as she got a toast and bit it. "You were being teased."

"I… Teased… What?!"

"I forgot to tell you, Blake can be quite a tease sometimes."

"I see…" He said and walked to the table, sitting in front of the girls. "Teasing apart, what do you think of it?" He asked to Blake.

"It was really good, thank you." Blake answered. "You're a good cook, if I may add."

The man laughed as he put a bit of butter on a toast. "Thank you, Blake. But the real cheff of the house is sitting to your right."

"Oh, really?" She looked to her side and arched an eyebrow at Yang, who looked down and blushed.

"It's nothing special, really."

"Nothing?! I brought half of the teachers from Signal here to a dinner during the Summer Break and left the cooking to Yang when she was fifteen. All of them loved it and added that it was the best meal they had eaten in years! My sunny little dragon impresses everybody with her cooking abilities!"

"They only eat the meals from Signal's cafeteria! That if I may add, aren't really good." Yang pointed out. "And what did I tell you about calling me 'sunny little dragon' in front of my friends?!"

"Umm… That you love it and that it sounds cool?"

"No! It's embarrassing and sounds like I'm a baby!"

"You are a baby for me!"

"I'm eighteen, dad."

"Still!" Blake snorted a laugh at that.

As breakfast went on, they continued to tease and talk to each other. Yang could feel a safeness and happiness striking her as she hadn't felt in months. She could feel her heart beating faster and the old warmth taking the place of the coldness. She could feel the determination, she could feel her blood boiling in her veins. She could feel herself going back to the Yang Xiao Long she was so used to being.

Blake looked to her side and saw Yang smile in that way she used to see when they were still at Beacon. A wave of happiness went through her, and she looked at Taiyang and could see he felt it too. "What is it, Yang?"

"Huh? What is what?"

"You stopped talking and started smiling… Kind of suddenly." The man said.

"Oh… It's nothing. Really. I'm fine." She continued to smile. The others seemed satisfied and went back to eating.

Maybe she was right. Maybe I am weak… Alone. But with the people I care about beside me, I can be the strongest living person in this world.

To Bee Continued

That's it! The fourth chapter of "All Of Me" is here for your appreciation and I hope you guys liked it! And I also hope you liked my OC, since I'm putting a lot of effort on her, to not make her too OP or annoying and fit on the RWBY context. And I also hope my Sun writing wasn't off, because he's not a character I am used to write. But I put a lot of effort on it, I swear! And Raven's visit was intentionally rushed, I assure you. It'll be explained in Chapter 5.

Anway, I truly hope you guys enjoyed it!

~Miss Egmont.