I look around, seeing a field between some trees. I see two boys sparring, and a man watching them. Something from my childhood, yet... so far away. "Udai? Is that?" Blake asks. "Yeah... this was... the first time Matt had beaten me in our sparring," I say, tears stinging my eyes. I felt so abandoned. "He's still my brother, finding out who my real parents are, hasn't changed that," I reply.

I watched the final hit that Matt had gotten, to this day, still made me proud. I open the portal, and see my eyes fall upon myself. "They are going to regret killing him." I state, a new feeling of power surging through me. I step through the portal, and end up in a street. This time, night had fallen. I see a woman walking down the street.

"It's her. I'm going to do it," I say darkly, pulling out my handgun. I walk up to her, my footsteps alerting her I was coming. "Hello, Udai," She says, turning around. "You know?" I ask, her amber eyes falling onto my silver. "You've turned into quite a man. Yes, I know why you are here. Jun and Morgan told me this would happen. Even though...I know how this is going to end... I'm happy you will be freeing this world," She said, a smile on her lips.

I raise the gun. "Remember your roots, Udai. Both, from Nate and I, and from Taiyang and Summer. I love you," She says, a tear falling from her eye. "I love you too..." I whisper as I pull the trigger, and single bullet hitting her in the forehead. A quick, clean death. The least I could giver her for all she had done for me.

I return the gun to the holster, my eyes beginning to water. I felt Blake wrap her arms around me, and my legs almost gave out. "Udai, c'mon, you're alright, you're alright," She says, as we fall to the ground. "I...I'm a murderer... I killed the woman who had raised me," I say, tears now falling.

"It had to be done. Let's get out of here before the police arrive," She said. I nod, and stand. I open another portal. "Tell me, why do you put so much effort for me?" I ask. "Because... you are the only one who knows how I felt in the white fang. I know you hate them now, but they used to be family, right?" She replies. I nod, remembering how they had given me a place to call home.

We then step through the portal, and I appear on the other side of a window, looking into the most painful memory I had. "Oh no..." I mutter as I see myself shackled, my shirt removed. "Udai? What's this?" Blake asks, worry filling her voice. "How I got my scars. I refused to kill someone, they didn't like that," I mutter. They then brought out the whip, a whip that had glass shards pressed into the leather.

Then, they struck, the whip biting into my back. I let out a scream, both of me. I drop to the ground, unrestrained unlike my shackled counterpart. "Udai!" Blake shouts, dropping next to me. I could feel the blood on my back. Another strike, another scream. Blake was now gone, and I had no idea where she was. I expected another strike, yet it never came. I look back into the room, which now had a younger Blake. The memory was being added into my mind.

~~~UB~~

I see a flash of light, and I wake to see myself being dragged through a forest. I look up, to see Blake basically dragging me. "Blake, are we almost there?" I ask, a dull throbbing in my side where I had been shot. "Yeah, yeah we are," She says, her voice sounding tired. "I...I'm sorry about Adam," I tell her. "You don't have to keep apologizing, it's not your fault, I...I still don't know why I decided to save you," She says. The image of Adam catching a bullet through the chest replayed in my mind.

"There it is, these people will take care of you. At least, that's what I was told," She says as we walk up on a house. I had no idea where we were, but I saw two people standing outside. A blonde haired man, and a red haired girl, or was it black? I had no clue, but her hair was basically the same as mine. "There he is," I hear the man say, as he walks to us. I feel him grab me from Blake. "He...He'll be alright, won't he?" Blake asks.

"Yeah, we'll get him all fixed up." I look up to Blake, our eyes meeting. "Th-thank you so much, I don't know how I can ever repay you," I tell her. "Don't, you don't owe me anything. They were in the wrong, you don't deserve to be flogged for that," She says.

"I hope we meet again in the future," I tell her as she leaves. "I feel that we will," She says. "C'mon kiddo, let's get you patched up," The man said. "One important thing to note, I'm your dad," He says. My breathing stops short upon hearing it.

~~RUY~~ 1 year later

"Oh, I'm so happy that my siblings get to join me!" Yang says, enveloping Ruby in a large hug, one that put me on the defensive. "You try to hug, and I swear to god I will chunk your ass out of the ship," I tell her. She laughs as she lets go of Ruby.

The words sunk in, the man, Taiyang, was my father. Not Nate, and Maxine wasn't my mother. "You... you aren't lying, are you?" I ask, bewildered. He told me the story, and it made sense. "I am not, I...I hope you can forgive me for giving you away," He says. "I thought I was left alone..." I mutter. "No, kiddo, you weren't. Welcome home," He says as I look up to him, my eyes tearing up.

The memory still brought a smile to my face. I wasn't alone, and I intended to keep it like that. I look out of the window, the ship now in the air far above the ground. "Still can't believe he's still alive..." I say, still curious about Roman's appearance. "Meh, he's just a thug, don't worry about it," Yang told me. "Yeah, you're probably right," I reply.

"So, we need to make sure we are on the same team, no arguing," I say. "Yeah!" Ruby replies joyfully. I see a boy run to the garbage can, and puke up whatever he had in his stomach. "Well, he's not having fun," I say.

We then begin our descent to the school, and unload from the ship. Yang had disappeared with her friends, leaving both Ruby and I confused. "Oh, I don't know what we're doing," She said, tripping over someone's luggage. I watch the spectacle, as a white haired girl was giving Ruby a hell of a scolding, but Ruby seemed to have other problems at that exact moment.

She then sneezed, a large fireball that also seemed to contain some ice erupted around her. A girl then approached, black hair, yellow eyes. My breath hitched as I saw her. She handed the white haired girl a jar of dust. "Weiss Schnee, heiress of the Schnee dust company." "Finally, some recognition," "Also known for it's mistreatment of faunus." This caused Weiss to become indignant, before marching off.

"Blake, it's good to see you again," I say, her eyes now falling on me. "Udai? It's you," She replies. "Hey, you're the one who brought my brother to my home, aren't you?" Ruby asks, a smirk appearing. "You look a lot better without the gun shot," She said.

"We should find somewhere to catchup," I say. "Yeah, I know a decent cafe around," She says. "Sorry, Rubes, but I think you should find yourself some friends," I tell the shocked girl. "Hey!" She shouts after us.

~~RUB~~

We found ourselves at a cafe on the campus after the assembly. Ruby had decided to join us as well, which was actually more of her scolding us for leaving her behind. Blake and I had caught up. I had ordered coffee, as did Blake. Ruby had ordered milk, which had caused me to tease her. This made her just stay quiet, glaring at the glass.

"Oh, C'mon Ruby, I was only messing with you," I say with a little laugh. "You're so mean," She replies. "Hey, you wanted to tag along," I retort, tossing my arm around her shoulder, giving her a shake. "So, Blake, this has been on my mind a while, do you know what happened to Matt?" I ask her. "He's alive, but he's further indoctrinated in the white fang. He hates you now, the last thing I heard him say was he was going to kill you," She told me.

The news brought the grim reality to me. "Oh."

I was upset, but at the same time, not so much. We had drifted apart, but that didn't mean I wanted him to want me dead. "I hope we never meet again, then. One of us will be killed..." I tell her.

~RWUBY~

We had all met up, my new team. Yang had found Weiss and Ruby, began working with them for the initiation. I doubt Ozpin was going to let them stay together, but I had no clue. I had found Blake, which had made both of us happy. But we now had something much larger to deal with. An evermore had decided we would make a good snack.

"It's coming again!" I shout, preparing my sword for an attack. The weapon I had made after losing hope to the white fang. It's name was continuum. I slice through the air, only slightly catching the creature. "I have a plan!" Ruby shouts, and the rest of the team moved into action, but I had no idea what in the hell this plan was. All I knew was the tower was relatively unstable, the gorge not looking very inviting.

"What ever it is! Hurry it the fuck up!" I shout, jumping in front of them. The creature came at us, this time I sliced into it, knocking it away. Then, I heard something bad. I turn and see another evermore. "Shit! We gotta put this damn thing down!" I shout, as I see what their plan was. Ruby was using Blake's sword ribbon as a slingshot, and Weiss had lain down wards up the side of cliff.

I jump up on the ribbon, next to my sister. "You get that one, I got the other," I say, looking at the one next to the cliff. She nods, and I prepare myself. We were then launched into the air, me heading straight toward my target. I shot my gun that was apart of my sword, speeding myself towards the evermore. I pushed some aura into my blade, causing it to glow white.

"Die!" I shout, as I swing the blade over my head, cutting straight through the beast. It exploded into a shower of darkness. I see wards on the other side of the cliff. I land on it, and manage to use Ruby's semblence to make it to the top, a backflip at the top. I return my sword to it's sheathe. We won.

~RWUBY~ A day later

"I still can't believe it, the only five person team in the entire school," I say as I sat on the roof with Blake. "It's certainly a strange happening, but I suppose we all work together extremely well," Blake replies, a book in her hand. "Can't say I am upset about it, fairly happy I get to be your partner. The only one I actually know, other than my sisters. Still strange to think that's what they are now," I say, my gaze falling onto the night sky. "I can still never repay you," I say quietly. "You don't have to," She replies.

"I always repay my debts," I tell her. "Oh shut up," She says. I smile at her. "What are you smiling about, you idiot," She asks. "At how different my life could have been, had you not intervened," I reply.

"Mhm," Her response simple.

~RWUBY~ A month later

"Do it, Udai. We both know you like her," Yang teases. "Shut up," I reply. "Udai, if you don't, Yang will never stop," Ruby tells me. "YOUR INCESSANT TEASING IS NOT HELPING!" I shout.

They had found out about my crush on Blake, and that had been my downfall. They absolutely refused to let me keep it a secret, even getting the Ice Queen on me. She, of course, thought it was adorable. They shut up as soon as Blake walked in.

"Are you teasing him again?" Blake asked, not sure what the teasing was about, figuring it was just a sibling rivalry thing. Yang elbowed me, which caused me to glare at her. "C'mon, Udai," Yang whispers. I lower my head in defeat. "Fine," I mutter.

"Blake, will you be my... girlfriend," I ask, not getting a stutter like in sappy romance stories. "Jeez, took you long enough, yes, I will." She replies, sitting on her bed. "Damnit, now I owe Ruby money..." Yang mutters, pulling out her wallet. "You two WERE TAKING BETS!?" I ask abruptly. "Of course, Weiss also owes me," Ruby said, a smirk on her mouth. "I am going to kill all of you," I say, falling onto my bed.

Yang then exploded into laughter. "I'm glad you find it so funny," I mutter.

~RWUBY~ Half a month later

The teachers lecture was extremely boring, and I couldn't help but space out. "Hey, you'll fail the test if you don't pay attention," Ruby whispers. "I doubt it, this stuff is easy," I reply, returning to my lazy sketch of a beowolf. I had apparently adopted an appreciation of Ruby's favorite Grimm.

"Udai, what's the weak spot of a boartusk?" Professor Port asks, putting me on the hotplate. "It's underbelly, one good jab there, it will be removed as a threat," I reply, not even looking up. "Correct! Students, you could learn a thing or two from Udai. He knows the material," He said.

"Oh no!" I hear someone say, causing me to look up. A small device lands on the desk in front of me. It looked like a grenade. "Oh shit," I mutter, as a bright flash erupts in my face. "Agh! Fuck!" I shout as my hands shoot to my eyes, which now burned as if a thousand suns were set in my face.

"Udai!" I hear Ruby shout. "My fucking eyes! They fucking burn!" I shout in agony. "Someone get the nurse!" I hear Port say quickly. "Which one of you fucks did this!?" I ask angrily, venom dripping from my voice. "What happened?" I hear a female ask. "Someone had a flash grenade, exploded in front of his eyes," Port tells her. I feel my hands removed, and my head turned back, but all I saw was white. "God, make the pain stop!" I say, my eyes feeling as if they were one fire, immediately making me attempt to cover them back up. But, I was stopped.

"Yeah, okay, okay, try to open your eyes, Udai," The nurse tells me. I struggle, but manage to get them open, but I was unable to see anything. "Okay, this will remove the burn," She said, as a cool liquid is dropped into my eyes. Within seconds, the pain was fading, but I still couldn't see.

"Who did this? You better tell me before I check the cameras," Port announces. I hear a meek "I did" from somewhere in the classroom, a female. "Why?" Port questions, sounding somewhat angry. "Cardin, he was messing with me, my hand hit my release," She said. "Well, both of you will have detention, maybe more depending on his injuries. Cardin protested, but was shut up by Port. "Oh Cardin, I'm going to kick your goddamn ass, you bet on it," I tell him angrily.

"Okay, he's not going to be blind permanently, but his eyes were definitely damaged, he's going to need glasses after this," The nurse said, and I knew exactly who was going to pay for them. "Guess what Cardin," I say, knowing the school would back me up.

~RWUBY~ 3 months later

I slowly open my eyes, the room was completely quiet, which led me to believe our team leader had left. She always woke up before I did. I turn slightly, my eyes falling upon the sleeping girl next to me. Blake and I were fairly awkward together at first, but now, she slept in my bed every night. The first couple of nights like this had given Yang and Ruby more ammo, but I mostly let it slide off my back. It's funny how quickly Blake had become so important in my life. I knew that the reverse was also true, she held me to great importance, but she'd never admit it.

I grab my glasses and put them on my face, now a permanent addition to my dress. My team had repeatedly told me I looked good in them, the black frame going well with my jet black hair. But, I didn't like it, they were too likely to fall off in combat, even though they wrapped around my ears. In the end, the school did side with me, but made both Cardin and a faunus girl named Jackie pay me for my eye check and the glasses. After I had earned some money, I gave her back the portion she gave me, but she demanded I keep half of it.

Her reasoning was, if she didn't have the flash bang, it never would have happened. We became friends through it, however. Especially after I gave Cardin his well deserved ass kicking.

I toss my legs over the side of the bed, seeing a lack of Ruby and Weiss. Yang was still sleeping. I grab a shoe, weighing it in my hand. I then toss it at the sleeping girl. She shoots up as the object hits her stomach. "What the hell!?" She says, glaring at me. "Where's Ruby and Weiss?" I ask, pulling my jeans over the shorts I slept in.

"I dunno, they didn't tell me they were leaving," Yang says while stretching. I shake Blake awake before I grab my shoes. "Mm, let me sleep," She replies groggily. "You never let me sleep in when YOU wake up first," I tell her. "But it's alright when I do it," She whines. "You are a child," I mutter, looking back to Yang. "So, you think they are on a date?" I ask.

"Dunno, probably, let me call her," Yang says, grabbing her scroll. "Put it on speaker," I tell her. "Hello?" Ruby asks, picking up after the third ring. "Hey, where are you?" Yang asks. "Oh, Weiss and I went out for a bit," She replies.

"Well no duh, where are you?" Yang asks, looking at me as I egg her on, "On a date?" She continues. "Hey Ruby, what's wrong?" I hear Weiss in the background. "Shut up." Ruby hisses into the phone. I erupt into laughter. "Guess what Ruby, you gotta ask her, turn about's fair play," I say to the horror stricken girl.

"Y-y-you knew!?" She stuttered out, causing both Yang and I to laugh. I then catch a pillow to the face. "Shut up!" Blake whines. "Ruby, why are you stuttering, and is that a blush?" I hear Weiss. "Blake, you don't wanna miss this," I tell her, getting her to finally sit up. "You aren't going to shut up, are you..." She mutters. "Fine, you two win..." Ruby mutters.

"Weiss Schnee, will you... be my girlfriend," Ruby asks, her phone switching to speaker mode. "Hmm, I never expected you to be gay, Ruby. But I suppose you aren't that bad of a girl," Weiss says. "I-is that a yes?" Ruby asks. "Yes, it is you dunce," Weiss replies. Both Yang and I cheer loudly, much to Ruby's shame, probably.

"They were in on this? I suppose it was only fair after what we did to Udai," Weiss says. "Hey, he got the best girlfriend in the world out of that, though," Blake says. "I bet, I suppose we'll need to have a couples night, won't we," Weiss says.

"Poor Yang doesn't have anyone though," I tease. "Eh, relationships are overrated." Yang says, flopping back onto her bed. "What ever, so Blake, you still need to get up, I'm taking you out today, remember?" I ask her. "Ugh, you still haven't told me where we are going," She mutters.

~RWUBY~ Half a day later

"I didn't know you guys liked this kind of food," I say to Weiss and Ruby, who we had invited along for our date. "Sushi is great, don't you dare question my enjoyment from it," Wiess said, popping a piece in her mouth. The restaurant was a traditional Meiji era building, with paper walls. I had no idea what the Meiji era was, but I knew they spoke orientia, which the owners of this restaurant did. They were rather impressed I was able to as well, as was Blake.

I look at Blake who had finished half of her meal in the time it took me to finish a quarter of my own. "Jeez, you really like fish don't you," I say, and she nods. Her secret to being a faunus had been unveiled rather early, because when she had brought me to my dad's, her bow had been removed, allowing Ruby a good look at her ears.

"You know, she IS a cat faunus," Weiss says, no longer almost calling her an animal. "You've come a long way, Weiss, I'm proud," I tell her, before picking up a piece of sashimi.

"So, are you guys ready for the tournament?" Ruby asks, excitement in her eyes. "I can't believe they have a five person division now. Wonder how many teams will sign up," Blake says. "Last I heard, there were already like ten," Weiss replies.

"Too bad we are going to win," I say. "Yeah!" Ruby said excitedly. I wonder, what is in the future of team RWUBY.