A/N: This isn't the end but for now if is a hiatus. I want to start a new story but don't know about what. I want to get all of my stories off of my old laptop first then decide. I have over 250000 words worth of stories on that damn laptop.

Chapter 7: Rhythmic Raindrops Ruin Rampancy

I could see through the group hug and saw Hei walking over to the door.

"Oh no you don't ya sneaky bastard!" I broke from the group and tackled him before he could grab the handle. "You're not getting away that easily. I need everyone here for this."

Hei shot me a trademark Wukong grin and pushed me off of him.

"Relax you big baby I was just going to meet someone." He tilted his head through the door and saw General Ironwood.

I quickly stood at attention and Hei slowly got up laughing the whole time.

"Relax Ikki I'm off duty today." He reached out to shake my hand. "I have some news you might like to hear."

"Well General I'm all ears." I returned his handshake and turned to lead him back to the tables. He stopped and grabbed my shoulder.

"Sorry Ikki but I can't stay I just wanted to deliver the news personally." He took a deep breath. "Cinder Fall is dead. It seems that she has been dead since the day your father died."

"Wait what do you mean? Hasn't she been leading the white fang from the shadows?" My mind raced with thoughts and rumors I used to hear at the mines.

"The report I received determined that she had been dealt a mortal wound by your hand. Because of this she tried to more or less self-destruct and kill you but your father absorbed the blast and you made it out alive." He handed me a small folder. "Everything we know about that day is in here. I am on my way to personally examine the remains and area they were found in."

"Are you telling me that I killed her? How? I think I would remember doing someth- "I stopped speaking and remembered that I had no memory of that day. I know I had run away from camp while we were on a mission to capture Cinder but that's as far as my memory goes. "Why don't I remember this then?"

"Probably trauma induced amnesia, some of the hunters and huntresses I've been out in the field with have it. It's pretty common in our line of work." Hei scratched his beard and shrugged.

"That appears to be the case, the only reason we know all this is because the hideout you guys found had security cameras. We barely found it 3 years after you did. You and your father were gone for weeks and when you returned you stumbled onto our base mumbling about your father being dead." Ironwood reached into his pocket and pulled out a small necklace. "This was sent ahead with the report."

"That's the Team RWBY necklace my mom and them got for him." I grabbed it from him and held it close. "So dad you've finally returned home just like me. Thank you General this means more than you know."

"It is my honor and pleasure to tell you this Icarrus. Your father was proud of you." He shook my hand and walked away.

I stood there with Hei for only a moment before I could move again. Hei put his arm around me and walked me back to the group that had been talking and catching up the whole time.

"Ikki you can tell them when you're ready. For now, let's just celebrate that you've decided to stay." He laughed and ruffled my hair.

"Thanks Hei, just say the word and I'll take care of the money problems man. I can tell you don't really want to sign on as a scout." I threw my arm around him as well. "You've done so much for me in the last few days that it's the least I can do."

He pushed me away and into the arms of Blair. She kissed my cheek and spun me around.

"We aren't blood related Ikki, just make my sister happy you big baby." He walked over to Leo and pulled him aside leaving me and Blair standing together.

"I'm pretty sure that's your green light to tell me that you love me Ikki." Blair brushed her hair away from her face. Her ears perked up and her tail swayed quickly.

'Oh whoa now?' I thought to myself. 'What about the family? What would they think about this?"

I looked just past Blair and everyone was giving me the thumbs up and smiling.

"That settles it then. Blair Wukong, I love you. I've been in love with you since well forever. I have always been afraid to admit it because we were practically raised together but seeing as how our moms and the rest of the family are giving me a big thumbs up I'm going to go ahead and kiss you." Before she could speak I grabbed her face and pulled her into a deep kiss. We broke the kiss and I walked away from her and around the group to Hei and Leo.

"Well man I'm scared. What if she doesn't like me?" I caught the last bit of Leo whispering to Hei and Hei saw me and pulled me in to their huddle.

"Ikki man help me out. Tell Leo hear that you gotta risk it to get the biscuit. Shoot for the stars type of shit man." He knocked all of our heads together.

"Ow but Hei's right Leo just tell her and I'm sure it'll go well man. It's been awhile since I last saw her but from what I can tell she's basically the same girl she was when I left." My forehead throbbed and I blinked heavily.

Leo nodded and took a deep breath before walking out of our chat and straight over to Ariel. We couldn't hear him but after he spoke he bowed his head. It took Ariel a minute to understand whatever he told her but in an instant she was blushing bright red. She tried desperately to cover her face but she couldn't.

She cocked her hand back like she was going to slap him, to his credit he didn't flinch at all, but instead she let her hand drop and she kissed him on the cheek. She giggled and spun away from him. Hei immediately ran to his side and I was hot on his heels.

"Leo buddy talk to me man. What happened?" Hei was practically cheek to cheek with him as he crouched against the wall.

"I said I was in love with her." Leo put a hand on his cheek. "I told her that I wanted to spent time with her outside of school." Leo walked out of Hei's grasp and I stopped Hei from following him.

"He's in shock, give him a minute Hei. It's not every day that you…." I tapped his shoulder and pointed at the door as a beautiful woman walked in. I could see his eyes go wide and a large smile formed on his face.

"Well well well, I haven't seen her in years. Maybe Ms. Violet Scarlatina still has a crush on me." Hei practically shoved me out of his way and ran up to her.

He rubbed the back of his head and they began talking. After a few minutes she blushed bright red and slapped him. She then pulled her scroll out of her pocket and handed it to Hei. He took it and typed on it before handing it back. Still blushing bright red, she hurried to an open table and sat by herself. Hei walked back over rubbing his cheek, still smiling as well.

"That looked like it went well." I joked.

"Better than well Ikki. I got her number." He held up his scroll showing a message from Violet. "It seems she is here for a blind date that her parents set up."

"So why did she slap you." I asked rather confused.

"Oh I brought up the time she confessed to me at school. She was talking to one of her friends about it and I happened to walk by as she said the she really like me." He groaned. "Why the hell did I take up so many extra classes in high school man? I had to turn her down because I had no time."

"So how the hell did you get her number if she is here for a blind date?" I was still trying to wrap my head around this whole situation.

"I guess it's some guy from Mistral and he is a bit of a uhm huge douchebag, her words not mine." I chuckled and he smirked. "I told her if things went south to come find me and that's how I got her number. She messaged my right after I put my number in her scroll."

"Well now we enjoy ourselves and wait for whatever may happen." I stood and stopped Hei from standing. He looked at me confused and I smiled. "Last one to the table pays for our food."

I shoved him down to the ground and high tailed it back to join my mom, who was chatting away with Blair and Pyrrha. I slowed as I reached their seats and coughed. "Mom, Pyrrha if you'll excuse me I need to snap Blair from you for a minute."

I held my hand out and Blair grabbed it. I pulled her to my side and laughed. I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned to look at a slightly irritated Hei.

"That was pretty childish, even for our standards Ikki." He huffed and pulled out his wallet and waved it in my face. "But neither one of us has ever shied from a quick bet so fine you won."

He walked over to the counter and handed the waitress some money from a different wallet than the one he waved in my face. My smile quickly dropped and he looked back with a huge grin and waved my own wallet at me this time.

"Son of a bitch snagged my wallet." I dead panned. A slap to the back of my head did almost nothing to snap me out of it but the voice that followed did the trick.

"Ikki don't call Hei a son of a bitch that makes it seem like I'm the bitch." Yang ruffled my hair and nudged me with her elbow. "You two know that right now no one is at the house right? I'll get your wallet for you Ikki and I'll stall everyone for just long enough for you two to have some fun."

I blushed as I realized what she was implying, I looked at Blair who was blushing just as bad.

"You kids got the approval of everyone you know that right." Blake appeared behind us and swatted both of us on our asses. "Now go hurry up before we all want to go home."

Blair tightened her grip on my hand and pulled me towards the exit.

"Be careful! And make sure you clean up when you're done." My mother shouted as we opened the door.

"I think they are more excited than we are for this." I shook my head and struggled to keep up with Blair's pace.

"I honestly doubt that." Her hand tightened on mine and she sped up once again.