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"Gonna... kill... that... bitch." Yang panted as she punched her punching bag, a new one since the last one was broken yesterday. Yang had painted Neo's face on this punching bag as well, and she was pounding the nonliving hell out of this one. Yang had never been so enraged in her life then the moment that she had learned that somebody had raped her family. The fact that Naruto had been depressed, and stuck to his and Ruby's room, only coming out to bath, eat, and use the bathroom, enraged her even more.
Of course, they didn't expect Naruto to just be smiles and sunshine again right away.
Ruby was punching a bag as well, a lighter weight one, trying to learn how to punch. Ruby just plain sucked at close combat without her weapon, even though she had discovered her Semblence while looking for Naruto (Speed, just as he predicted) she wasn't physically inclined towards hand to hand combat. She had a small body, without much muscle on it, other than in her legs.
She might use a large, heavy looking scythe, but the weapon wasn't as heavy as it looked. It's true weight was only close to 30 pounds, since most of the weapon was pretty hollow, and wasn't made out of a metal like iron.
Basically, she was weaker than she looked to be with her huge ass scythe.
"Ruby, you need to focus more on punching the center, and putting weight into your punches." Taiyang said as he corrected Ruby's pose. The girl's knuckles were bleeding, having never needed to punch something before, this was a first for her. Naruto and Yang both had trained in hand to hand combat, with Naruto's Semblence being what it was, and the same with Yang, it was best for them to learn the martial arts.
Ruby was a weapon dork, so hand to hand combat had never once appealed to her as a fighter.
"Can I take a break?" Ruby asked her father, and Yang looked back at her with a harsh look.
"No/Yes." Yang and Taiyang answered together, with Taiyang giving Yang a hard look.
"Yes, go take a break Ruby." Taiyang stated, with Yang snorting out of anger, and punching the bag harder than before.
'There is a sicko out there, and she thinks we can take a break? I can't wait to get to Beacon, and become a Huntress... because when I do, I will spend the rest of my life hunting you down Neopolitan.' Yang thought as her eyes turned red, and her hair was wreathed in golden flames. Her rage at the moment was greater than anything else, even her father's rage at the crime that had happened paled in comparison to what she was feeling.
Once more, Yang had failed her job as a big sister, she had failed to protect her brother. Just like in the past, where Naruto was the one who protected her and paid the price for it.
"Yang, what is going through your head?" Taiyang asked as he sat down, wanting to figure out what his daughter's thoughts were.
He had never seen her so determined before.
"I'm going to find that woman, and she will never hurt anyone again. I will get revenge for Naruto." Yang said, and as she spoke, her fist put a large hole in the center of the punching bag. The entire thing was sent flying off of it's hook, the chains holding it up shattering as well. It hit the wall, before it bounced off of it and slapped against the floor. "I need another one." Yang grumbled to herself.
'My sister became a dangerous person Tai.'
Words spoken to him by Qrow went through his head, and Taiyang took a look at Yang's red eyes. They had yet to return to their lilac color. Qrow and Raven both blood red eyes, and both of them were considered dangerous people. Qrow was a manipulative drunken bastard to most people, and Raven was just downright dangerous for anyone. She was a dangerous person with a dangerous personality.
"Tell me exactly what you are going to do Yang." Taiyang said to her, because yes he agreed that Neo needed to pay for what she did. She was living on borrowed time as it was, and that time was only slipping away.
Taiyang had wanted to kill her in a moment of rage, but that would not be good on Naruto. Them killing that girl would actually be worse on Naruto's currently delicate state of mind. Taiyang wanted that girl dead as well, and she would die, but her death would be execution after she is put on trial for no doubt the many crimes she has committed.
"I'm going to rip her to shreds, and make her suffer." Yang whispered as she gripped her fists.
Taiyang looked at Yang, and behind her he saw the image of a woman about the same height as Yang. Exact same looks, only this woman had even lighter skin, and her eyes were sharper. Her hair was raven black, and she wore a black and red kimono and skirt, with a sheathed sword at her waist. He could see those red eyes in the image though, the mere image of Yang right now brought him to think about Raven.
'Yang was raised by Summer, but she is still Raven's daughter. She has Summer's light, and Raven's darkness in her.'
'Summer taught Yang about love, but inside of her is the dangerous traits of Raven. Yang also has the parts of me that sees loved ones hurt and shuts down.' Taiyang thought with sadness as he looked at Yang. Qrow and he had talked in length about Yang, and about how the girl was turning out to be more and more like her real mother. Her love and care for her brother and sister, and her desires to protect Naruto, were not simply out of love.
Yang was filled with guilt, and that guilt bred darkness inside of her that brought out some less desirable traits that she got from her mother.
"The next time I see her, I'm going to beat her until she can't move, and make her feel as powerless as she made Naruto feel as I choke the life out of her." Yang whispered as she clenched her fists as tightly as possible. Her bleeding knuckles, underneath the blood, turned white.
"Yang, talk with Naruto." Taiyang told Yang, who looked at him in surprise for the words he spoke.
'Ruby inherited Summer's power, and both of them got looks from her. Naruto got something more though. Ruby might have gotten her eyes, but Naruto got the kindness and love in those eyes.'
Taiyang couldn't look Naruto in the eyes without seeing what Qrow had been talking about. Ruby inherited her mother's love as well, and she had grown into a fine, kind young woman. Both Ruby and her brother had an infinite capacity for love, but Naruto gained something a little more. He gained her will, the spirit behind her kindness, and while Ruby gained her love, Naruto gained not only her love, but also her empathy.
He gained her heart.
"Naruto is only talking to Ruby right now, and only because she can send him her thoughts with that twin telepathy." Yang grumbled as she stared at the ground. She had always been jealous of that, and wanted to be able to do it with her siblings as well.
'Their hearts are connected, they simply have no need for words.' Taiyang thought to himself. Naruto and Ruby's "twin telepathy" was more than just them reading minds. It was their hearts connected, and they used their connected hearts as the bond that allowed them to communicate without words. "Yang, I think you should try and talk with him. Naruto doesn't want revenge." Taiyang let her know the things Ruby relayed to him.
"Doesn't want revenge! She raped him! If anything, he should want her dead more than anyone!" Yang snapped and screamed at Taiyang, with Taiyang wincing at her volume. "That bitch HAS to die! Naruto will go back to normal if she dies!" Yang continued, and Taiyang frowned.
"Her death won't fix what she did, and Naruto knows that I bet. Your brother-" Taiyang was going to say, but he was stopped.
"Deserves his revenge, and I am going to get it for him. That girl is going down, and she will be buried in an unmarked grave Dad. I'll see to that." Yang said as she stormed out of the room, and Taiyang sat down and leaned against a wall.
"-knows that revenge won't make him feel better." Taiyang finished as saw Qrow walk into the room after Yang had left.
"Looks like the Firecracker is taking after her mother. She will become a dangerous person, just like her. She needs to get her guilt under control, because it is controlling her." Qrow told Taiyang, who sighed and grabbed his head with his hands.
"I know, but how? She almost got him killed as a child, and she wasn't there to save him from... this. I'm a horrible parent." Taiyang insulted himself, seeing as he had no idea what he was suppose to do. One of his children suffered and suffered, while his other was going down the path that her mother travelled. Ruby was the redeeming child, who had a happy childhood for the most part. Then again, Ruby was a simple girl.
She didn't remember any of the bad stuff that happened, it was just forgotten in her mind, or she was asleep when it happened.
"You aren't very good, but not the worst. You aren't the best father, but you love them, and that makes you a good dad. Taiyang, I know you don't want to think about this... but now this has happened... You need to listen to me." Qrow told Taiyang, who frowned up at him.
"Listen to what? You trying to convince me that Naruto would be a great huntsman?" Taiyang asked sarcastically, with Qrow nodding.
"The safest place for Naruto, is at Beacon now. You and I are teachers, Ruby and Yang will be going away soon... Naruto will be all alone when they are gone. Who will "protect" him then?" Qrow asked with a roll of his eyes. He hated to use this against Taiyang, but the man needed to see that Naruto's potential was too great to overlook.
"I won't lose him. He almost died twice Qrow, and he suffered... this. Why can't you let him lead a normal life?" Taiyang asked with his voice showing he was getting a little angry.
"Yeah, you have done such a good job protecting him. At a Huntsmen school, Naruto will be on a team that will always be with him. That boy is Summer's son Taiyang. Summer couldn't stand not being able to help people, and your son is the same way. He has more potential than any of us... he is strong Tai. He will become a great huntsman, and a great defender." Qrow flat out stated to Taiyang. The man didn't want to here it, but something that Qrow said rang to him.
"A team... That might work. I think that... No, I hate the idea of Naruto going out there. I just know something bad will happen to him... but I will admit... I have done a horrible job protecting him. Him going to Beacon might actually be safer... he won't be 15 for a few months though. He is too old to sign up for Signal." Taiyang spoke up, and Qrow shook his head, before he pulled out a hand written note that had Naruto's name on it.
"I talked with Ozpin, and convinced him of Naruto's potential... Naruto has already been approved. I talked with Naruto about it, and he wants to do it. He wants your blessing though." Qrow told Taiyang, who looked at the note with a heavy sigh.
"... I reluctantly... allow Naruto to attend Beacon. I just... promise me that he won't die like Summer did." Taiyang begged Qrow, and Qrow didn't speak.
"I won't promise that. Naruto is Summer's child, he would rather die than let somebody die in his place. I will promise this though... Naruto won't be alone. He will have teammates. How many times would you have died if it weren't for your team?" Qrow asked, and he extended his fist out to Taiyang, who smirked and bumped his fist to Qrow's.
"Me? Die? I think you are talking about yourself... What are we going to do about Ruby? And Yang?" Taiyang asked, with Qrow smirking.
"Ruby was garbage at first, but I already taught her how to become a respectable scythe wielder. Not to mention that now she has her Semblence, and will no doubt make some "cool" combinations with Naruto." Qrow shrugged with a smile, before his smile changed shape into a frown. "Yang needs to pick her own path. She has learned love from Summer, and she has her mother's darkness. One day she will have to pick. What she picks is up to her." Qrow let Taiyang know.
Yang's darkness stemmed from her guilt at being unable to protect Naruto, as well as her love for her siblings. Yet, Summer's teachings were strong in the girl. Yang helped people who needed help, and she was still a fun loving girl.
Yang walked a thin line between darkness and light, which side she landed on was up to her.
Chapter End!
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