Soon was the dance everyone went to, except me. I thought about stopping Cinder but that would help no one. She would just find out about me and start making plans and I planned to stay in the shadows for as long as possible.

I was up on the roof of Ozpin's mansion, the city lights of Vale were so beautiful, I seemed to be staring at them a lot lately. A thought ran in my head, but I couldn't. I just couldn't, I was apparently being watched by Ironwood. Nothing creepy about that. If I was going to get to Roman it would have to be super assassins creed level.

I looked under the roof, at the end of Ozpin's house. There was two guards there, they had Ironwood written all over them. Although it would take a lot to keep me from going to see Roman.

With a fast but quiet start I used my semblance and teleported off the roof into the outside garden. Once there I carefully tiptoed away to the exit and avoided all cameras in the campus by flashing by all of them. It would probably just look like some brown bird was shooting by.

Once in Vale it was no problem finding Roman's usual hide out. I can't imagine going there if I hadn't lost Ironwood's guards, it would look like I'm working with Roman. Ha. He doesn't even know who I am and if I didn't know almost everything I wouldn't know who he was either.

"Well, well, you miss me already?" Oh yeah, already way better than going to a party. Roman swung his cane around his finger, stepping towards me with a grin that said everything.

I smiled and put a hand on my hips; "Hi to you to. Would it hurt to just say hi first?" I chuckled.

He stopped in his tracks, however still rather close. "Oh I'm sorry, sweetie, hi." He peered down at me with the most amused eyes. "Can we go somewhere else? Clubs only remind me of business."

Roman and I went back to the same place, overseeing the city I never thought I'd see with my own eyes. Definitely better graphics.

"Did I ever tell you about that time I killed a giant Grimm?" Roman smirked, making me shake my head in disbelief. That went on for sometime.

It was funny to watch him throw stories out of proportion, earning a; "I bet." From me. "You're such a good fighter, Roman." I smiled, he ate it all up. "But even you're sensitive." I cackled at the thought of what I was about to do.

"How?" He rose an eyebrow, suspecting something from my mischievous face.

"Like if I..." I really wanted to laugh, quickly moving my hands towards him. "If I took this off!" I than gave a huge laugh as I snatched Roman's hat from his orange hair.

He immediately gasped and snapped for it back. Clearly annoyed but a slight smile was fighting to show as he kept reaching for it.

"Look at you! You're such a damsel in distress." I busted out laughing, teleporting away, leaving him reaching for brown feathers.

"I Am Not a Damsel in Distress!" Roman blurt out sending me to give a heavy laugh. Feathers were all in his hair and mouth.

"That's what every damsels says! It's ok though, I'd still love you." I gave a kissing face, putting his hat behind my back. Totally teasing him.

Roman suddenly turned a slight pink, making me snicker. He looked so cute with his hat off, orange hair freestyle in the wind, down feathers everywhere they pleased. It really was a pretty sight.

He than charged towards me with a jump. I used my semblance and teleported back to where we sat, pinning him down.

He was so beautiful, a perfectly straight nose, soft lips, the brightest green eyes you'd see. His lips were pink and seemed so gentle, they looked so teasing, I wanted to be anything but gentle to them.

Roman and I weren't in our usual jackets, he let his black dress shirt lose, showing off all the muscular areas of him, his jawline, neck, his arms. If he wasn't a tease I don't know what was.

Without knowing it my grip on his black hat loosened and he firmly grabbed it, kicking my foot and turning me around— pinning me instead of him against the wall. All while putting that hat back on. The widest grin I had seen plastered on, clearly pleased with himself. "How's that for a 'damsel?'" His voice was rather low and his eyes turning from mine to my lips.

'Just imagine if Ironwood saw this' was somehow running in my mind.

He lightly chuckled with himself before letting me go, I mentally sighed. Kissing Roman would be kinda fun.

"Roman?" I asked, making him turn around from looking at Vale. "What's your semblance?" I finished.

His eyes fell, they were bright and rather content till I asked, making me regret it immediately.

"I don't have one."

"Huh?" I squinted, how do you not have a semblance?

"I was raised on the streets, Owl, I had nothing and took what I could, I never had training in a semblance, never found it." Roman folded his arms, the breeze swaying his shirt.

"Oh. Well I'm impressed, you've done all this without a semblance against people with them, that's amazing honestly." I said, not really knowing what to do with my hands, eventually just messing with my hair.

"You mean that?" Roman turned to me, his gaze only look for approval. I never thought he'd be this way, but it was pretty clear even he needed a helping hand. Even he felt lonely and definitely felt out of place or a failure. I never thought I could relate with him, but apparently I could.

"Yeah, I do." On earth, my life was the most boring thing, with nothing to live for, none seemed to actually care about me or trust me. But here... here was a different story all together. "I uh, never had anyone really, to tell me they liked what I did or just even have an exciting life. I'm glad I came to Vale, I'm glad I met you." I tried to smile, but the years of tiring numbness and depression seemed to be fighting back.

Roman grinned, not just any old grin, this one was different, like he was happy to hear that, I still didn't know if I could actually trust him with who I was in this world or if this wasn't a big trap, but he definitely changed my mind every time I met him.

He was so different than how I thought a joking crime Lord would be, I only saw the fun rebel, but there was more than that deep down and I only wanted to know more.

"Oh by the way, I'm gonna be gone for a little while. Business deal and all that."

I paused, he was talking about the train, which afterwards he lets himself get captured, and from there he would fight Ruby and from there he died. I took a deep breath, was this the last time I would see him? I didn't want it to be the end. I didn't want Roman or Pyrrha to die. No one had to die.

I hated the fact that I was looking at pretty much a deadman who was grinning at me as if everything was fine, It wasn't.

In that moment I might have made a change that changed things, it might have been selfish, it might not have been thought out but I wouldn't let Roman die.