I took my break from the story and I'm glad I did because I felt like absolute shit and I didn't want to give you guys a shitty chapter. I hope this was worth waiting on for all of you. During my short absence, I read D Gray Man and Princess Resurrection so it kind of recharged my batteries and I also caught up on Attack on Titan. On with the story….

-Three Days Since Summer Ran-

-One PM-

Roman ordered a hotdog and some fries from one of the food trucks by the docks. It was a sunny day and they had a small festival going on for the start of spring. He had more than enough money to go to one of favorite restaurants but he couldn't help himself. There were excited adults and children with music and balloons. He sat down at one of the tables they had set up and closed his eyes taking in a deep breath.

Just as he grabbed some fries he heard some people talking a table over. He always listened to the local talk and gossip just in case he heard anything about himself or something worth taking.

"Did you hear? They still can't find the missing Beacon girl."

"I heard she was some kind of demon. She saved that little village but was it worth it? I mean Grimm will always attack it anyways."

"I know, right?"

"There was only a handful of children who survived. One woman too."

"That's horrible to hear."

"It is."

"You think they'll find the girl?"

"I have no clue. They say she was really hurt from the village attack. It's a wonder anyone came out alive."

"They said on the news last night they were going to stop searching. They think maybe she had gotten eaten by Grimm."

"I think her name was Summer something."

Roman finished his fries and stared down at his hotdog.

She ran off when she was wounded? It doesn't seem like something she would but what the hell do I even know about her?

The two people that were talking got up and left.

Why do I feel this way? I don't even know her.

Roman finished his hotdog.

She might be dead.

He finished off his drink next.

Maybe they aren't looking in the right places. How far can an injured person get even after three days?

He got up and threw his trash away.

She is just a girl. She's literally my enemy.

Roman groaned.

"Fuck," he moaned and he headed into downtown.

The festival was ruined for him now. He was worrying about her too much.

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-Two-Thirty PM-

Raven sat on the window sill staring down at the gate. She refused to go to class until Summer had returned but it had been three days now. She was fully healed from the minor injuries she had. Taiyang's injuries were almost healed. Raven stared at Qrow as the door creaked open when he came in.

She was very pissed off at him.

"Why would you even tell her that?!" Raven screamed.

"I didn't want to lead her on after all that-

"Who gives a fuck?! She is HURT! You are the dumbest asshole to walk the fucking planet!"

Taiyang stayed quiet. Truth be told he was pissed off at Qrow too.

"Running away won't make things any better for you!" she screamed as he got up from his bed.

"I don't need your shit Raven," he stated and headed for the door.

"YOU DON'T NEED MY SHIT?!" she bellowed scaring both guys.

Raven grabbed Qrow's shirt and jerked him down to the floor. She punched his face once breaking his nose with one hit. He yelled out from the pain and surprise. Raven was cool as ice but now, she had lost all her self-control. Maybe it was pent up angry from losing her baby but in that moment, she was worried about her friend.

Taiyang finally pulled her off him after a few minutes. He wouldn't hit Qrow but he would let Raven do it. Raven was crying angry tears as she sat down on bed with some of her brother's blood on her shirt. Qrow lay on the dorm room floor holding his bloody face. He had fucked up big time.

"We put up with everything! EVERYTHING! She accepted you of all fucking people when no one would accept you and this is WHAT YOU DO!" Raven screamed more shaking her hurt brother more.

Taiyang hung his head.

"I DON'T NEED YOU SHIT!" Raven screamed and she ran out of the dorm room.

His face had healed up a lot but he still had a black eye.

"Raven."

Her eyes glowed with murderous intent.

"I'm sorry."

She got up and stared at him.

"Your pathetic excuse for a fucking sorry won't bring Summer back! She is probably dead! She was so hurt from all that and you just break her heart!" she yelled.

She wasn't lying or even exaggerating at all. Even the police thought she was dead.

"I can't wait for you to leave. I can't even stand you right now. The very thought of your name sickens me."

Raven got back on the window sill and looked out the window.

They had searched all three days for Summer but there was no sign of her. Raven felt like her heart was breaking all over again. Summer didn't deserve the horrible things that had happened to her. She was too much of a good person and too good for the shitty time they were living in.

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-Five PM-

Roman had searched the whole town thinking she would be in abandoned building but she wasn't. The only thing he could think she was in the woods after he heard that there was a big lack of Grimm in the forests outside of Vale but no one really thought it to be weird. He couldn't believe that Summer would walk into the woods alone after everything and injured badly.

He passed by the flower shop he had first met her. The shop was closed so she wouldn't be there. He sighed and headed for the outskirts of the city. All he had was a gun with three clips and some Dust rounds. There wasn't a lot he could do with hand to hand combat but he felt compelled to go look for her.

It was just as they said. After thirty minutes of walking in the forest, there wasn't a single Grimm. There were deer, squirrels and some birds but that was all. He loaded his gun just in case. It was way too quiet and it was starting to creep him out.

After an hour of walking he looked at his scroll. He had no service at the moment but it was 6:30 already. He was already deep in the forest and it was too late to turn back now. Maybe he was looking in the wrong direction? He stopped and closed his eyes taking a deep breath.

Roses.

He opened his eyes. He smelled flowers.

"Summer?" he asked aloud but of course no one answered him.

Maybe he was losing it.

The smell isn't imaginary… It really is her smell. Unless there are roses out here which would be weird.

Roman picked up his pace and started brisk walking. He looked down at the ground for clues and he could see pieces of vines on the ground. They were rose vines. He stopped and picked up a piece. It was dried out so it was old but at least he was getting somewhere.

"Summer?"

No answer.

The smell of roses was getting stronger.

Another ten minutes and he stumbled upon shredded vines and rose petals. It was the deep smell of roses for sure. He took a deep breath but the smell was like it was far away but he was getting closer. It looked like she battled a lot of Grimm but there was no way to tell since they disappeared after they were killed.

Roman was now seeing balled up rose vines like someone was sitting in them. So… she was hiding away. He wondered why she would hide away after the battle unless she got hurt even more. He bit his lip and looked through at least ten of the balled-up vines but there was no sign of her. He sat down and rested his legs; he was getting tired.

I guess I don't blame her for running. Those people were saying she was a demon but I don't see that. She looks nothing like one and she seemed too nice for her own good. Made me return that fucking camera…

"Ugh…"

He jumped up. What the hell?

"Summer?" he whispered.

He started walking forward and jumped as he heard some vines shifting. Roman waited seeing Summer emerge from one of the balls. He stared, shocked by her appearance. Her hair was knotted and dirty. Her hospital gown was shredded some and she looked pale like she was sick. Summer stumbled and fell into the leaves.

"Fucking crap Summer!"

She turned looking at him with a strange unreadable look. It looked like she wasn't even there.

"Let me help you."

Roman helped her to her feet, "For fuck's sake Summer what happened?"

"Don't take me back to the hospital please… I don't…"

She started to fall again but he held her up.

"You need help… Are you sick?" he asked but she burst into tears.

"I don't want to… go back…" she balled hanging her head.

"No, no… Um… Let's go a little bit and you can make another place for us to stay in? How does that sound?" he asked.

Roman felt his heart was breaking in half and he never- never felt that way before.

"Ok…"

He picked her up then began walking.

After a few minutes, Roman stopped in his tracks. Summer reached out with her hand in the air and vines shot out of the ground creating a larger, protective ball. It opened and he stepped inside then bent down. It closed and opened a few slits on the top then he smelled it- the roses. He sat her down in the leaves and took off his black button up shirt to cover her up.

"What happened Flower Girl?" he asked softly brushing back her matted hair.

Summer looked at him with an odd look, "Why do you care?"

His heart clenched, "I… I don't want to say right now. I'm worried about you though."

"My first boyfriend… dumped me."

Roman began to feel angry.

"What- when?"

"When I woke up in the hospital. I… I don't know how…" she trailed off with tears running down her face.

"How to deal with it?" he finished and she nodded.

"How… can I go back and… and face my team? We will be… broken up after this… he's going out on a one man mission."

"It sounds like he can't deal with it either."

Summer said nothing.

"What was his reasoning?"

"Why… do you care?" Summer asked.

"Because I do."

She stared into his green eyes, "It was because I was willing to sacrifice everything for those kids and Claire."

"That's odd. Aren't you guys training to hunters and huntresses?"

Summer nodded, "People can hate me…. But I would never allow someone to get hurt."

Roman smiled, "Of course not."

They sat in silence for a few minutes.

"Do you know about the legends of the silver eyes?" she whispered hoarsely.

"No."

She smiled sadly, "We are never destined to grow old but meet our end in the battle field. I figured maybe… he understood that."

Roman frowned, "So you are like the ultimate warrior?"

Summer nodded.

"My presence attracts Grimm. They will always come after me no matter where I am."

"That's… kind of sad."

Summer let out a short laugh, "I have accepted from the time I was left alone in the woods as a child."

"What?"

Summer looked at him again, "A silver eyed child is left out there on their own because they attract Grimm. Why would anyone want to keep one with them?"

"Is that why you came back here?" he asked.

She nodded, "I think I fought over fifty Grimm in the last few days."

Summer explained everything that happened to her and about when she first went to Beacon. Roman listened without saying a word. He was so surprised she was as nice as she was with everything that people did to her but she seemed fine with it. Or so he thought.

"In the end… I'm a monster who doesn't deserve anyone's love. I'm a living fighting machine that attracts horrible creatures. I bring nothing but despair and a reminder that I am a walking curse among everyone else…" she whispered with her voice cracking up.

"No, you aren't."

Summer smiled sadly as tears streaked her pale face.

"That's a nice thing to say but I'm sure you don't mean it."

Roman took her hand and held it, "I mean it."

Her face was filled with pain and anger.

"If I have a silver eyed child of my own I refuse to allow what happened to me happen to them. No one deserves that kind of fate. It's never their fault for the way they were born."

"Why can't you feel the same about yourself?" he asked leaving Summer stunned.

"I…"

"You made me return a stupid camera. You saved a bunch of kids and you're worried about your teammates. You do all these things for others but you still see yourself as a monster."

"It's because I am!" she cried.

"Maybe more like a cursed angel."

She looked shocked.

"You are nothing like a monster. Monsters can't fight and protect the people that reject them and fear them. You are much more than that. A cursed angel is more like it. People can fear you but in the end, you are always on their side."

Summer started crying.

"Summer."

She looked up at him with her vision blurry. He placed a hand on her cheek.

"Why does it hurt so much?! I accepted this is how I'll always will be!"

"Because you're human."

She buried her face into his chest.

"Even crying like this… You're still beautiful," he whispered.

She looked up at him.

"Why did you look for me?" she asked as her tears stained his shirt.

"Because… I couldn't get you out of my head. The night you saved me… was the best night of my life."