Remnants of a Friend

by Archangel Writings

"We've found him." With three simple words, two parents rush to the hospital to see their lost son again after three and a half years. Three and a half years…that's a long time to be held by a group who just wanted to cause pain. Davian Kadar is home, but will he be able to fight his way back to the person he was? Or will he forever fall due to his greatest secret.

10. Chapter 9 - Back To The Way Things Were

I'm back with Chapter Nine in-hand everyone. Before we get going I'd like to remind everyone about the Poll on my profile about whether Davian should get a team or stay with RWBY. I've gotten my first vote asking for Davian to stay. So if you want otherwise, then cast your vote through the pole (If you're a guest and can't vote in the poll, then leave your vote in the comments, I read them all). With that said, let's get to it.

This is a bittersweet hell, that's all I have to say about my current situation. Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang and I have been at the ice-rink for about twenty minutes, and while I am doing better than I did five or six years ago, I'm still on my ass more often than not. Blake flat our refused to let go of the railing and Ruby wasn't faring much better, relying on Weiss to teach her how to stay on her feet.

After several tumbles, Yang stood next to me on the sidelines taking a break. She had one hand on the railing and the other rubbing her rear, "My ass hurts worse than that gay guys first."

My mother shacked Yang's hand, "Watch your language young lady, there is no need to say such things!"

Yang quickly changed her tune, "I mean we're having so much fun, watch we're going now."

With a grin she grabbed Blake's hand, "Yang, don't you dare!" With the biggest grin ever, Yang pushed her towards Weiss and Ruby, "YANG! WHAT DID I JUST SAY!"

Yang was cackling evilly until I gave her a firm shove that sent her careening into the heap of limbs that was team RWBY. Yang sat up with a groan, "Owwww, karma's a bitch." A snowball hit her face that sent her back onto her back with my mom yelling "language" in the background.

I half skated half awkwardly slid over to them, pulling each one to their feet. Weiss brushed snow off her jacked grumbling to herself, "Ruby was finally getting the hang of it."

Yang grinned at Weiss, "Don't worry abo-OOOMMFFF!"

Yang was suddenly on her stomach and turned to glare at a certain feline teammate who was smiling mischievously at her, "Oops." She then looked at Yang's left skate and carefully walked back over the side, laughing quietly to herself.

Yang looked at her skate to find the blade had popped off, she groaned, "Cooooomme onnnn!"

She turned and looked hopefully at Ruby and Weiss, but they immediately skated away laughing, completely ignoring Yang's indignant cries. She then turned hopefully to me and pouted. I rolled my eyes and grabbed her hand to pull her to her feet. What I wasn't expecting was for Yang to jump onto my back, launching us towards the railing. "WOO HOO!" I groaned as the railing quickly approached. From Ruby's point of view, all she saw was Yang riding on my back only for us to go head over heels right over the side railing.

I closed my eyes as soon as the railing sent Yang and I careening over it into a snow drift. Feeling Yang land on top of me with and "OOF", I opened my eyes only for them to widen, and for once, I felt a blush seep into my face due to our…compromising position. Face's an inch apart, her arms on either side of my head, and our chests pressed together and well…it looked worse than it actually was.

It was in this position that everyone found us when they ran or skated over to check on us. Yang and I, still surprised over the current situation, didn't hear anyone approach and hadn't moved by the time they got there. Once Tai saw us, he laughed, "Alright you two, let's keep it clean." Everyone else was holding their sides, they were laughing so hard.

Yang and I quickly rolled in opposite directions, as red as Ruby's cloak due to embarrassment. I just kept my gaze locked on the ground while Yang rubbed the back of her head and stuttered out, "H-hey ev-everyone, what's u-up?"

Her father grinned, "I don't know, you'll have to ask Davian."

My mother smacked him in the chest, pretending to be upset by his statement but was grinning herself, "Leave them be Tai," she then turned to me, "but I expected better from you Davian."

I just rubbed my forehead before teleporting behind some trees and began walking towards the food-court. Yang and the others caught up with me as I arrived and we all sat down to eat. Yang and I didn't make eye-contact throughout the meal up until we finished and the others began bringing it back up. Tai grinned, "You two looked comfortable," his eyes narrowed in mock suspicion, "a little too comfortable for my liking. What have you two been doing in those dorms of yours?

Blake turned to look at Yang, smiling at her chance to get back the queen of blackmail, "Yea Yang, you've spent a good amount of time alone with Davian in his room. What have you to been to in there?"

Tai and my parents raised eyebrows at that and turned back to Yang and I. Yang waved her hands in front of her, "Nothing like what you're thinking! It was only when we found out about his ea-"

I quickly put a hand over her mouth and teleported us both to the exit before she said anything I didn't want my parents to know about yet. Once we walked out and sat down on a bench, Yang realized what she almost said in front of my parents. She looked at her hands, "Sorry, I didn't mean to say anything."

I lean back, "It's alright, we don't know if they heard you or not."

Yang sighed, "I'm afraid to say it but I'm pretty sure they heard me begin to say ears." She glanced at me before looking back down blushing a bit. I raised an eyebrow at her actions, not used to this flustered side of Yang. Usually she's the one making people feel embarrassed. I glance up at the stores around us before pulling Yang to her feet causing her to yelp in surprise, "What are you doing?"

I shrug, "I figured we needed to think about something else, so I thought a bit of shopping will do you some good."

She looked at me suspiciously, "And what do you get out of this, hm?"

I shrugged, "My daily workout by carrying your bags."

Yang grinned before pulling me into a clothing store squealing like a little girl, "OH THANK-YOU SO MUCH!" She stopped to think for a second before leaning over to give me and small kiss on the cheek before rushing into the back of the woman's part of the store very flushed. I stood there for a minute, trying to process the bomb Yang just dropped in my lap before running off. A small, warm smile grew on my face as I took a seat and got comfortable, knowing how long Yang would take to choose an outfit.

I sat there for twenty minutes before I felt a pile of clothes land on my lap, startling me out of my thoughts. I looked up to find Yang standing before me holding a small pile herself, "Come sit by the dressing rooms so I can get your opinion."

I smirked at the pile of clothes she had picked, "Two things, are you planning to get all of this?" Yang shook her head in the negative. I raised an eyebrow in skepticism, "Uh-huh, and are you going to hear my opinion then dismiss it immediately like all the other times you asked for my opinion on fashion?"

Yang looked offended, "Name one time I'v-"

"Do you want the list chronologically or alphabetically" I interrupted?"

Yang huffed as she turned towards the dressing rooms. Some random guy who was walking by with his girlfriend had seen the entire thing and turned to me before I left, "I don't even know you and you already have my respect." He then looked at his girl and smiled fondly, "I have yet to get anywhere near as successful as you with Elizabeth here." His girlfriend smacked his chest in mock anger before walking off.

I look in the direction Yang had walked off in before turning back to him, "It's the price we pay."

The guy chuckled before walking after his girlfriend, "That it its man, that it is."

I took a seat outside Yang's dressing room, waiting for her to get dressed. I looked up as I saw the door crack open as she poked her head out, "Ready?"

I shrugged, "Do I have a choice?"

She ignored me as she stepped out in a black ribbed turtleneck sweater that hugged her nicely, but not to much and a pair of gray jeans. Her hair was tied into a ponytail and pulled over her shoulder. She stood there for a second before crossing her arms, "What do you think?"

I tilt my head back and forth, "I give it a solid eight out of ten, maybe find a little yellow or gold to mix in, but put it in the good pile I'm sure you already have going in there."

She smiled widely before disappearing back into the stall. We continued this process for the next forty minutes. In the end, Yang picked the black turtleneck and jeans along with two other outfits she picked out. As we were walking out of the store, Yang had her arms crossed, annoyed at me for shoving my card into the cashier's hand before she could. "Could of let me pay for half at least" she muttered out."

"Nope" I said said, popping the p, "I haven't been able to do this for you in a few years, so I think I'm a little over-do." Yang grumbled to herself as we walked around for the next two hours, eventually being found by the others.

Ruby rushed up to us and pointed a finger in our faces, "Where did you two go? You left the rest of your team with the boring old people while they talked about boring stuff and went to old people stores!"

Tai wrapped his arms around Ruby and lifted her into the air, "Oh boring old people huh?" He sighed, "Well I guess I can take those burn rounds I got you for Crescent Rose back since they were from some boring old guy."

A look of horror fell upon Ruby's face as she wiggled around and hugged her father, "I MEAN YOUNG NICE ADULTS WHO I LOVE AND CHERISH!"

Tai laughed, "That's what I thought," he then set Ruby down and turned to Yang and I, "but where did you two go anyways?"

I lifted Yang's bags, "I took Yang to get something, I haven't done it in a while."

Tai looked at his daughter, "And who payed for your shopping spree sweety?"

Yang looked annoyed and grumbled again, "This rude lump of a guy wouldn't even let me pay for half."

I sigh and shrug, beginning to turn around "I guess this rude lump can take it all back if she so wishes."

Eyes going wide, Yang quickly ran in front of me with fluttery eyelashes, "I mean a handsome man who I care deeply about."

I grin as Tai lifted both his daughters in a tight embrace, "You two are so alike it's adorable."

As Tai smothered his daughters with affection, my parents pulled me aside looking very anxious. My father looked me straight in the eye, "Davian, what was Yang saying about your ears?"

I looked at him blankly, eventually feeling my mother's hand on my back, "Please Davian."

I stare at them for a few more seconds before shaking my head, "Not here, not now. I…don't want to talk about it." My parents looked upset so I quickly hugged them, "I'm healing, I really am. Today has been one of the best since I got back. I'm smiling and laughing normally again and I'm doing well in classes. You have nothing to worry about."

My parents looked at me, unsure due to what Tai had told them about my sleeping schedule. They eventually accepted my answer and we rejoined Yang and the others right as she broke free of Tai's grasp and got him in a headlock. "You think you're so strong old man, but you're no match for meEEEE!"

Tai quickly dropped Ruby and lifted Yang upside down in the air with one arm, "Don't forget that this old man trained to be a Hunter and still keeps himself in shape young lady."

Yang pouted and crossed her arms, very annoyed that her father could still beat her in a strength competition. She looked away huffing as Tai stared at her with a smirk, expecting a response, "You win…this time."

Tai dropped her and held his arms high in triumph, "I STILL GOT IT" he yelled out, drawing several amused looks from many a passersby.

He grabbed Yang and Ruby and walked off towards the car while we followed on their heels smiling at Yang and Ruby's indignant yells of outrage.

Ruby pushed on Tai's arm trying to squeeze out, "DAD LET ME GO!"

Yang dragged her feet while trying to pry her father's arm off her waist, "Dad I'm seventeen years old, set me down!" I walked up behind Tai and grabbed Yang and Ruby's feet and tucked them underneath my arms to restrict their kicking. Yang twisted her head and around and glared at me, "Davian! Let go of me right now or so help me I'll pound you into the dust once we get back home!"

I shake my head, "No can do, you see the second I let you go, then you won't wait until we get back. You'll kill me right here and now before I can even get a head start."

By the time we reached the car, Yang had been gritting her teeth and glaring at me with lightish red eyes the entire way. I dropped her legs as Tai threw her into the car behind Ruby and we all got into the car and headed home. The entire way, I could feel Yang and Ruby burned a hole in the back of my head. The second the car pulled up to the house, I teleported outside and booked it into the woods. As soon as I disappeared into the trees I heard the sound of exploding wood and felt splinters go whizzing past me at extreme velocities.

As soon as I heard the sound of another shotgun shell being loaded, I dove to the right just in time because a tree was burned to a crisp right in front of me. "HOLD STILL DAVIN! I PLAN TO FULFILL MY PROMISE!"

I jumped up into a tree and held my breath as Yang came running by, melting the snow with her footsteps. I continued to hold my breath, hoping beyond hope that she couldn't hear my beating heart. As soon as I felt secure, I released the breath only to feel the tree shake. I looked down just in time to see Yang grab the tree and uproot it, causing me to fall fifteen feet and face plant into the snow. I flopped onto my back groaning and opened my eyes to find Yang standing above me with her fist cocked back, ready to blow my head off.

I quickly tilted my head to the right as her fist came down and formed a crater beneath us. I grabbed it with both my hands and wrapped my legs around her neck to keep her as far away as I could. I grinned as I struggled to keep her from beating the shit out of me, "What are you so mad about?"

I saw a glint in her eye that told me she was mostly joking...mostly, "You helped my father carry me out of a public mall with…everyone…watching. So… now…you…pay!"

She planted her feet and twisted to unlock my legs as pulled me up into the air, giving me a good view of the forest behind her. My eyes widened at what I saw coming at Yang and I as she raised her left fist to knock my lights out, "Yang, there's a Beowulf coming at us!"

She raised an eyebrow at me, not believing what she thought was an excuse, "Yeah right."

I quickly wrapped my legs around her arm and pulled her underneath me as the Beowulf that had be sprinting towards an oblivious Yang swung. The first swing missed, but I grunted in pain as the second tore through my back from my left shoulder to right hip. I ignored the pain and teleported behind the Beowulf, grabbed it by the neck, and twisted sharply causing the Grimm to crumpled to the ground like a marionette who had its strings cut.

Yang pushed herself to her feet as several howls cut the night air. We immediately got back to back as a pack of five Beowolves broke the tree line. Yang and I waited for them to get closer before springing forward. Yang took the three that charged her and I led the two that wanted me into the tree line.

(POV Yang)

As I punched a Beowulf to the ground, cracking its face-plate, I heard a piercing howl reverberate throughout the forest, causing the final two Beowolves two whimper and shuffle around, sniffing the air. After the howl died down, the forest was dead quiet. The Beowolves head snapped to the edge of the clearing to see two pale eyes staring back at them before roaring, causing the Grimm to yelp and run in fear. I spun back around towards the eyes to find them missing.

I spun in circles, trying to find a clue to the whereabouts of the eyes I saw or the Grimm, yelping as I felt someone tap my shoulder, "What are you looking for?"

I spun around swinging my fist and caught Davian right in the gut. He went flying back five feet and landed on his back groaning. I put my hands over my mouth, "Davian! Are you ok?" I received a shaky thumbs up. I sighed in relief as I pulled him to his feet, "Are you sure yo-IS THAT BLOOD!?"

He glanced behind him to find the snow dyed crimson with blood. He shrugged, "Don't worry about it, my aura already healed it."

I put my hands on my hips, "Show me!" He sighed and turned around to show me his shirt with three cuts running diagonally across his back. I pushed the cloth aside and looked closely to find the cuts already healed, leaving scars in their wake. I felt guilty as I realized when he got them, "It's from when you pulled me underneath you, wasn't it?"

He turned around to look at me, "It's fine, it was shallow, didn't hurt to bad."

I felt my eyes go red as I smacked his chest, "I don't care if it 'didn't hurt to bad'. WHY CAN'T YOU LET ME TAKE A HIT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE? YOU KNOW I CAN!"

He smiled softly as he sat down in the snow and pulled me down next to him. "One more won't hurt me Yang. Besides, I can't to that," he pointed to the scar on his face, "can't let something like this mar your skin." I felt my face blush, forcing me to stare straight into the forest. He shook his head chuckling, "Odd to be on the other side of things, isn't it?" Feeling my blush deepen, I stood up and began walking back towards the house, still very red in the face muttering 'shut up' to him.

We walked back in silence, the woods quiet after whatever that…thing was that scared off those Beowolves. I stopped walking and turned towards Davian, "Did you see those weird eyes that were in the trees back there?"

He tilted his head, "What eyes?"

I pointed back towards the clearing, "Those weird pale eyes that roared at the Beowolves, making them run off!"

He looked concerned, "You okay? I didn't hear a roar or see any eyes."

I thought hard, "I'm sure I heard and saw that, I'm sure of it."

He put a hand on my forehead, "Are you sure you're feeling okay?"

I just stood there, trying to figure out what I saw, "I-I'm…not sure anymore?"

We just stood there for another minute before he led me back to the house as I continued to try to figure out what the hell I saw. And for the life of me, I couldn't figure out what exactly happened, "It wasn't a Grimm, it's eyes were pale, not red, so what was it?"

I looked up when Davian nudged me and saw the house as we broke the tree line, "Maybe it was just the adrenaline that made you see the eyes, though it wouldn't surprise me if some Grimm did roar and I just didn't hear it. Grimm have been known to not get along sometimes, I mean we saw what that weird Beowulf did to that Ursa Major back in Forever Fall. Maybe they knew they couldn't win that fight and ran off to find the rest of their pack."

I sigh, "Maybe, it's just odd, I could of sworn I saw a pair of pale eyes."

He patted my back, "We see weird things sometimes, especially right off an adrenaline high."

I shrug, "I guess that could be all, though I am going to ask dad about it, maybe he knows something."

He stops me before opening the door, "Alright, just leave the part about me getting cut out of your story. I'm going to go change before my parents see my shirt."

I nod my head as we open the door and he disappears in a puff of mist. I take five steps into the house before I feel Ruby run into my stomach, "How badly did you hurt him?"

I ruffle her hair, "I didn't Rubes, I keep forgetting how sneaky he is."

Ruby stomped her foot, "But he deserves it," she then thought, "can I hit him when he shows himself? Where is he anyways?"

I laugh, "Sure, give him a good one and aim for the place I taught you to okay?" I then nod my head towards the stairs, "He'll be down in a second, if you use your semblance, then you can ambush him when he reaches the bottom."

Ruby grins before disappearing around the corner into the living room. A minute later, I hear Davian coming down the stairs followed by his mother, "Mom we're fine, there's not even that many Grimm in the forest, trust-"

That's all I heard before I heard something land on the floor hard. I looked around the corner and laughed at the sight of Ruby standing over Davian with her arms crossed, "Now we're even for earlier."

I walked over and slung Davian over my shoulder and walked into the living room where dad and John were talking. Tai looked up and raised an eyebrow at Davian's current state, "How badly did you hurt him?"

I nodded at Ruby, "I didn't, Ruby got him with her semblance as he walked down the stairs."

I flopped him down on the couch as he wheezed out, "Tai… your daughters have a screwed up sense of justice."

Tai looked between Ruby, Davian and I before his eyes widened as he realized what Ruby had done to Davin, "RUBY! You don't do that to a guy that hasn't done anything to you, never!"

Ruby looked annoyed, "He helped in embarrassing Yang and I!"

Tai shook his head, "I don't care, NEEEVVVERRR hit a guy friend below the belt unless he's being creepy. Who even taught you to do that?"

Davian pointed at me with a shaking hand, "I have an idea."

Tai threw his hands in the air, "Davian just bought you some clothes at the mall and this is how you repay him!"

Davian raised his head from the couch to look at me as I smirked, "He got off easy, I let Ruby hit him when I could've been the one to punch his balls."

Davian stared at me for a few more seconds before flopping his head back onto the couch, "I never thought I'd see the day when I'd thank you for letting Ruby punch me in the crotch, but thanks.

Yang and Ruby giggled before walking over to get a game or something as Blake looked up from her book by the fire, "You ok Davian?"

He waved her off, "Just give me a few minutes." Weiss walked out of the kitchen with a glass of water in one hand and an ice pack in the other. As she walked back to her seat, she sat the pack in front of Davian's face. He smiled at some internal joke before letting it out, "Thanks Snow Angel." Weiss just groaned and walked back to her seat, muttering some profanities about Jaune under her breath. Though by the time an hour had passed we all were eating food, playing games, and talking the rest of the night away, waiting for the next day to bring us closer Christmas.

I know, I know, I'm not sure if I'm any good at this fluffy stuff, but I'm doing my best. Any criticism to improve my writing is welcome, no matter how harsh. So, I'm going to tell you guys and girls now that the next chapter isn't coming out until around Christmas and it's not going very long, but I think I'll be making many of you very happy with what I have planned. I'm swamped with study packets and finals right now, so I'm not going to be able squeeze another chapter out before then. So keep an eye out in the next couple weeks for the next chapter. Don't forget about the poll and leave a comment about how I'm doing along with any chapter/scene ideas you'd like to see happen and I'll see what I can do for ya. So until then everyone...

Archangel out...