RWBY: A Silent Temper Chapter 21, a rwby fanfic

Hello everybody! I am The Burning Ruler and I am back with the final chapter of RWBY: A Silent Temper. This may seem a little sudden, but I think this story has run its course and I don't want to have to try and drag this story out to make it longer. However, there will be a question at the end of this chapter, so remember to answer. Anyways, no reviews so let's get this started!

Chapter 21: Farewell

"Your parents are alive?" asked Weiss.

"Yeah. We were just as shocked." Said Blake.

"I guess you would be." Said Yang.

"Especially for you Ryan. You were certain that you killed them." Said Weiss.

"Less so that I killed them, more so that I was the reason they died, but yeah. Shocking and confusing as all hell." Said Ryan.

"Right. At any rate we should head to the cafeteria. You three haven't eaten yet today have you?" asked Weiss.

"Not yet. Let's go." said Ryan, walking alongside Weiss. When they got to the cafeteria they saw Team JNPR, Team CFVY, Team CRDL, Neo, Sun, and Neptune sitting there, eating.

"Hey guys." Said Ryan.

"Welcome back. How was your trip?" asked Jaune.

"Pretty good. It was nice seeing our parents again." Said Blake.

"Wait, I thought they were…" Ren trailed off.

"So did we." Said Ryan, sitting down with everyone else and eating. They finished eating but stayed in the cafeteria talking for a while. After a little while Ryan stood up.

"What is it?" asked Blake.

"I need a smoke." Said Ryan.

"You want some company?" asked Neo.

"Sure." said Ryan, walking with Neo to the roof.

The kept walking while talking about nothing to interesting, until Neo brought something up.

"So Ryan. About… that." Said Neo.

"Yeah? What about it?" asked Ryan.

"Any idea when?" asked Neo.

"Not exactly, but soon. I feel like it won't be much longer." Said Ryan.

"Well, then let's hope the aura donation worked." Said Neo.

"Here's hoping." Said Ryan, talking out his cigarette and lighting it.

"This has got to be killing you." Said Neo.

"It is. I don't know if I want it to happen sooner so I don't have to worry about it anymore, or if I want it to happen later. I just want to know when it will happen. Like that is what I want to know the most right now. Just when." Said Ryan, hanging his head and taking a drag.

"That makes sense. Anyways, we can't really control fate, can we?" asked Neo.

"True. I guess if that is what fate has in store for me, I just have to accept it. Right?" asked Ryan with a sad smile on his face.

"Everything will work out Ryan. I'm sure of it." Said Neo, even though she was only saying it to try and make Ryan feel better.

"Yeah. You're probably right." Said Ryan.

Neo just smiled and put out her cigarette.

Ryan remained up on the balcony until someone came up behind him. He turned around to see Blake holding Ryan's guitar.

"What is it Blake?" asked Ryan.

"Um. I found that song you had under your pillow back home." Said Blake.

Ryan just nodded. "Alright." He walked over to Blake and took his guitar. He started strumming.

(Cue Gone Forever by Three Days Grace)

Don't know what's going on
Don't know what went wrong
Feels like a hundred years I
Still can't believe you're gone
So I'll stay up all night
With these bloodshot eyes
While these walls surround me with the story of our life

I feel so much better
Now that you're gone forever
I tell myself that I don't miss you at all
I'm not lying, denying that I feel so much better now
That you're gone forever

Now things are coming clear
And I don't need you here
And in this world around me
I'm glad you disappeared
So I'll stay out all night
Get drunk and fuck and fight
Until the morning comes I'll
Forget about our life

I feel so much better
Now that you're gone forever
I tell myself that I don't miss you at all
I'm not lying, denying that I feel so much better now
That you're gone forever

First time you screamed at me
I should have made you leave
I should have known it could be so much better
I hope you're missing me
I hope I've made you see
That I'm gone forever

And now it's coming clear
That I don't need you here
And in this world around me
I'm glad you disappeared

I feel so much better
Now that you're gone forever
I tell myself that I don't miss you at all
I'm not lying, denying that I feel so much better now
That you're gone forever
And now you're gone forever
And now you're gone forever

When Ryan finished up the song he saw that everyone else from Team RRWBY was one the balcony. "I wrote that song a long time ago. In all honesty, it was kind of about Derek. After, what happened, I started feeling much better. I still didn't talk much, but I started smiling a lot more." Explained Ryan.

"It was a good song." Said Ruby.

"Yeah. I liked it." Said Yang.

"Thanks." Said Ryan.

"You coming back to the room yet?" asked Weiss.

"I think I'm going to stay up here for a bit longer. I'll be back in a little while." Said Ryan, laying back.

"Ok. See you Ryan." Said Yang as they all left.

Ryan stayed up on the roof and relaxed for a few minutes, trying to forget his conversation with Neo. "Maybe I should go train for a bit." Ryan said. Ryan then stood up and decided to head to the training room to try and forget the conversation he had with Neo. He had stayed there for quite a while working on his hand to hand combat skills. He had stayed there for a few hours before he got a message from Weiss asking him where he had gone. He sent back that he had went to the training room and lost track of time. He walked back to the dorm to see that Blake and Ruby were on their way out, and Yang and Weiss were nowhere to be seen.

"Where are the others?" asked Ryan.

"Out looking for you." Said Ruby.

"Ok. You two going on a date tonight?" asked Ryan.

"Yeah. Decided that we should go out together." Said Blake as they left.

"Ok. Have fun." Said Ryan as they closed the door. Ryan then went into the shower as he had worked up quite a sweat in the training room. He turned the shower on and waited for the water to heat up. He got in and started to wash himself off, until he heard the door open behind him. The shower was closed off, so he couldn't see who it was, but the footsteps started to get closer to him before they stopped. No other sound was heard so he just resumed washing until he felt someone standing right behind him. Ryan froze in place until he heard a light giggle from behind him. Ryan just sighed.

"You could have at least said it was you Weiss." Said Ryan, who turned around.

Weiss smiled mischievously and kissed Ryan. Ryan kissed her back.

"I love you Ryan." Said Weiss, after they broke apart.

"I love you too Weiss." Said Ryan, leaning in again.

After the shower

Weiss and Ryan turned off the shower head and dried off. They walked out to see Yang in her bed with a smirk on her face.

"Hi there. What were you two up to?" asked Yang.

Ryan just shook his head and sat with Weiss on her bed. He started reading along with Weiss. Yang kept pestering them, but they just tuned her out. After another hour, Blake and Ruby got back from their date.

"Welcome back you two." Said Ryan.

Blake and Ruby just went to their beds and layed down.

"Long day today." Said Ryan.

Not long after Blake and Ruby layed down Yang fell asleep too.

"Isn't it Yang's watch tonight?" asked Weiss.

"Yeah, but I don't think we'll need a watch tonight. I mean, nothing has happened yet, and it has gotten to the point where despite my best efforts to ignore it, maybe you guys are right in saying nothing is going to happen." Said Ryan before lying down and falling asleep.

Weiss just smiled. "You really have calmed down recently Ryan." Said Weiss, lying down and snuggling with Ryan.

Ryan awoke early in the morning, and no one else was awake. He shifted a little and accidently woke up Weiss.

"Sorry Weiss." Whispered Ryan.

"Don't be Ryan. No need to be sorry." Said Weiss, sitting up and stretching. She looked to the side and her expression turned serious and worried.

"Um… Ryan?" asked Weiss.

"What is it?" asked Ryan, rubbing his eyes.

"Don't freak out." Said Weiss.

"Um, ok? What is it?" asked Ryan.

"Turn around." Said Weiss.

Ryan was confused but he turned around to see where Blake was sleeping. But all he saw was an empty bed. His expression immediately turned to serious. He got up and got dressed as fast as he could before grabbing his sais. Weiss was also dressed with her rapier.

"Are you sure?" asked Ryan.

Weiss just nodded and followed Ryan out of the room. They ran as fast as they could to check every area in the school, but she was nowhere to be seen.

"Dammit." Said Ryan, running to the airships with Weiss behind him. He got on the first on he could along with Weiss.

"That bastard." Said Ryan.

Weiss sat next to Ryan. "What bastard?" asked Weiss.

Ryan explained what his parents had said about Adam. "He had to have been the one who took her." Said Ryan with venom in his words.

"How do you know?" asked Weiss.

"You forget. I have spent almost every day of my life with Blake. That includes spending time with people around her. I know Adam. It was him, and I know where he took her, too." Said Ryan as the airship landed in Vale. He took off with Weiss in tow. They made it to the emerald forest in almost no time flat. The sun had just started to rise when they got there.

"The others should be waking up by now." Said Weiss.

"Hopefully they just think that were in town together." Said Ryan.

Ryan led Weiss through the forest to a base. He snuck around and made it inside without anyone noticing. Surprisingly, there were almost no members on patrol. He expertly navigated the hallways and found himself at a door. He opened it and saw Blake inside, tied to a chair. She looked to the side and saw Ryan and Weiss silently entering the room. Ryan got to her and untied her. The trio started sneaking out of the base and surprisingly, no one noticed.

"That was much easier than I expected." Said Ryan. However just when he let his guard down, someone grabbed him in a choke hold from behind, effectively cutting off his air.

"Nice try Ryan." Said the voice. Ryan immediately recognized it as Adam, but he couldn't breathe so he couldn't talk. Ryan tried to pull Adam's arms off his throat, but he couldn't.

"Adam!" said Blake in shock.

"You really thought I took you to kill you? No. I took you to lure Ryan out here to finish him off." Said Adam.

Weiss and Blake almost advanced on Ryan before Adam put one hand on either side of Ryan's head.

"If you take one more step, I will snap his neck." Said Adam.

Blake and Weiss stopped in place, but this was a no win situation. Either do nothing, and Ryan gets choked to death, or try and get him back, and he snaps Ryan's neck. They needed more time to plan, but Ryan's face was starting to turn blue. They were at a stalemate, but Ryan shot up with renewed strength and backed Adam into a tree, pinning him against it. He managed to pull Adam's arms enough so that he could speak.

"Blake! Shoot through me! Kill this son of a bitch!" yelled Ryan.

"But-" Blake was cut off.

"There's no time! Just do it!" yelled Ryan.

Blake took out her weapon and switched it into its gun mode, before firing a single shot. It passed through Ryan's chest and into Adam's. Immediately Ryan took a deep breath and leaned forward, allowing Adam to fall to the ground, dead.

Ryan smiled. "Nice shot." Said Ryan before falling backwards and sitting against the tree.

"Ryan? Are you Ok?" asked Blake, worried.

"I… I don't know. I… I feel… so weak. Weaker than ever before. I… can't even… stand." Said Ryan, trying to stand up, but he didn't have the strength to. Ryan was confused until he started to feel light. "So that's what it was…" he whispered, with a smile.

"What?" asked Blake.

"My scroll." Said Ryan before Blake grabbed it. "There's a video on it. That should explain everything. It appears my time on this world has come to an end."

Blake and Weiss were in shock. "What? But why?" they asked at the same time.

"I don't have much time left. The video will explain, but I need to talk to Weiss." Said Ryan.

Weiss walked over next to Ryan. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about this, but I didn't want to worry you." Said Ryan.

"Then tell me now. What's going on?" asked Weiss, tearing up.

Ryan shook his head. "I'm sorry. I don't have the time. I'll be gone in no time. Can I get just one more kiss before I leave?" asked Ryan.

Weiss leaned forward and gave Ryan a long, lingering kiss. After they separated Weiss was in tears.

"Hey. None of those." Said Ryan, almost scolding her and wiping her tears. "No tears. Don't cry. I'm not worth it." Said Ryan as he smiled, layed back, and died.

Weiss' tears were still welling over without end. She leaned over and closed Ryan's eyes before looking to Blake, who was also in tears.

Weiss and Blake embraced each other and cried before seeing something out of the corners of their eyes. They looked back to Ryan and saw that he had started to glow gold. Eventually the glow engulfed him and when the glow stopped, Ryan had vanished.

Back at beacon

Neo and Yang were walking around when Neo collapsed suddenly.

"Are you ok Neo?" asked Yang, worried.

"Yeah. I'm fine." Said Neo, getting back up.

"What was that?" asked Yang.

"No idea. I just felt like a ton of aura left my body suddenly." Said Neo.

"Wonder why." said Yang.

"No idea. Wait. Aura… oh no." said Neo.

"What is it?" asked Yang.

"I have an idea what happened, but I really hope I'm wrong about this one." Said Neo.

Back to Blake and Weiss

The two girls were in tears as they got to the airships and back to beacon. They had sent a message to everyone in their circle of friends to come to the balcony. It didn't take long for them to all get there.

When Weiss and Blake showed up without Ryan and crying, no one could speak.

"What happened? Where's Ryan?" asked Yang.

"He's… h-he's… gone." Said Weiss, sobbing madly. No one could say another word. All of the girls started crying and they latched onto their significant other for comfort. All the guys were visibly sad, but they had to put on a strong face.

"He… left a message." Said Blake. She pulled out his scroll and opened the video. It was of Ryan in the courtyard. She pressed play and the video started.

Recorded video

"Hey everyone. Well, if you're watching this then that means… I'm gone. It just feels weird saying that. Ok, so, you probably want an explanation. Alright I'll try to explain to the best of my abilities. So, for starters I guess you should know when this was recorded. This is just before the Truth or Dare game starts. For all I know that could be yesterday or ten years from now. So, you should know who I really am before anything else. You know me as eighteen year old bear faunus Ryan Belladonna. The only true thing about that statement is my first name. I am neither a faunus nor a human. I am not eighteen. I am actually approximately 7246 years of age. I look damn good for my age don't I? Dammit Ryan, be serious. In actuality, I have no last name. What I am is, in fact, an immortal entity created during the formation of Remnant, created for the sole purpose of teaching, along with Connor and Kat. Didn't you find it strange you hadn't seen them in a while? They had already completed their jobs, so they left. Just as I did. You probably want to know what the 'teaching' means. Put simply, I am born into this world in different sizes and shapes in order to teach someone a lesson in order to save them from an untimely demise. For example, Blake. Had your life continued on its normal course, you would have died at the age of twenty-one. There is a lesson that you learned today, that you wouldn't have learned without me, which would have led to your very untimely demise. Unfortunately, that is all I know right now. If I find out more, I'll add onto this recording."

The recording then cut to Ryan at his old place after he and Weiss were forced apart.

"I'm back. Me and Weiss just broke up. You know the drill. So, Weiss, Pyrrha and Neptune. You may remember Miranda. The waitress I helped on our double date. I said I helped her because I remembered her, but she didn't remember me. Well, I can explain that now. In a past life of mine, I was tasked to teach Miranda. She would have died at the age of seven without the lesson I taught her. However, to keep my identity a secret, the day after I disappear, everyone I interacted with in this cycle of my life will lose all memories of me, but I don't lose the memory of them. Sadly, this rule does apply to you. After the day I disappear, you will lose all memory of me. None of you will remember me. Not a thing about me. I don't see anything else important coming up, so, I have some things to say to a few of you. First of all, Ruby. Don't think just because I'm dead I won't be able to find you. That warning still stands. Blake. Promise me you'll remember the lesson you learned today. Live a long and happy life. Last but not least, Weiss. What can I even say right now? I love you Weiss. More than I can ever hope to put into words, and I always will. I pray that you will find someone who will treat you right. Ok. Now that I've said that, I guess it's time for me to leave. Goodbye everyone. I'll never forget you."

Recording end

Now everyone in the group was in tears. Not just from the sadness of Ryan's message, but the shock of what they just learned, and the added sadness of finding out they wouldn't be able to remember him. No one said anything. They just went back to their rooms to grieve for the rest of the day. Eventually their sadness turned to sleepiness and they all fell asleep.

The next day

Weiss woke up along with everyone else.

"Good morning everyone!" said Ruby, as excited as always.

"Good morning Ruby." Said Blake. They all sat up and saw the hammock in the corner. They all started scratching their head.

"Who put that up?" asked Weiss.

Yang looked and shrugged. "I don't know. I don't remember anyone putting that up. Do any of you guys?" asked Yang.

"No." they all responded before shrugging it off and leaving the room.

Five months later

Team RWBY awoke like any other day.

"Morning everyone." Said Weiss, looking at the hammock. "We still haven't figured out what the purpose for that is."

"Yeah. But there has to be some reason for it. It wouldn't be up if there weren't." said Yang.

"Fair enough. I'm sure we'll figure it out eventually." Said Blake.

The girls all got up and left for the cafeteria. When they arrived they met up with Team JNPR, CRDL, CFVY, Neo, Sun and Neptune.

"Hey everybody. How's it going?" asked Ruby.

"Pretty good." Said Coco.

"You figured out what that hammock was about yet?" asked Jaune.

"Still no idea." Said Yang.

Team RWBY left to get their food and brought it back to their table. They started eating with the group before Weiss said something unexpected.

"RYAN! It was his hammock!" she said.

"Oh my god. How did we forget that?" asked Blake.

However this was when they noticed something.

"Wait. No. Not how did we forget. How did we remember?" asked Weiss.

"Yeah. Ryan said we would forget all about him. So how did we remember?" asked Pyrrha.

Everyone began thinking before Blake spoke.

"Maybe it was because of how close we got to him before he left." Said Blake.

"What do you mean?" asked Ren.

"Maybe we were supposed to forget about him, but because he had such a large impact on our lives, our brains were fighting against forgetting him, and they finally won." Said Blake.

"I can't think of a better reason." Said Weiss.

"Well, rather than focusing on why we can remember him, maybe we should just be happy that we can." Said Nora.

"Yeah. Good idea." Said Neo.

As they finished eating, everyone started leaving the cafeteria with their significant other, until Weiss was left alone. She smiled to herself.

"I can finally remember him. Thank god." She said, leaving. As she left, she saw a sign-up sheet for a talent show in a few weeks. After noticing that Blake had signed up, she nodded to herself and signed up as well.

As she left a group of three people she had never seen before signed up as well. They were all wearing a pair of sunglasses and a baseball cap. After they had signed up, one person turned towards her and spoke.

"Hey." Said the person, in a somewhat high-pitched voice.

'Never met them before' thought Weiss. "Hello there." Said Weiss as the other girl nodded and left.

After walking around for a while Weiss met up with Blake.

"Hey Blake." Said Weiss.

"Hey. Did you see the sign-up sheet outside the cafeteria?" asked Blake.

"Yeah. I did. I also saw that you signed up." Said Weiss.

"Yeah. Not a lot of people know that I can also play the guitar." Said Blake.

"Really? But, whenever you and Ryan played a song, he played the guitar. You were always at the drum set." Said Weiss.

"Yeah. Both of us can play the guitar, but he can't play the drums." Said Blake.

"Really? Interesting." Said Weiss.

"I'm really looking forward to the competition." Said Blake.

"Honestly, me too." Said Weiss.

The day of the show

Everyone who was preforming was sitting in the front row, in the order they were preforming. Blake was just before Weiss, Weiss was second to last, and the three people who signed up after her were preforming last.

The first performance started and Weiss really noticed how many people were preforming.

'This is going to be a long wait." Said Weiss.

Two hours later

Finally it was Weiss' turn.

She walked up on stage and approached the microphone. When the music started she smiled and started signing.

(Cue Every time We Touch by Cascada)

I still hear your voice, when you sleep next to me.
I still feel your touch in my dream.
Forgive me my weakness, but I don't know why
Without you it's hard to survive.

'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling.
And every time we kiss, I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
'Cause every time we touch, I feel the static.
And every time we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so...
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.

Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky.
They wipe away tears that I cry.
The good and the bad times, we've been through them all.
You make me rise when I fall.

'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling.
And every time we kiss, I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.

As the song ended everyone started clapping. Weiss bowed and went back to her seat, beside Blake and in front of the rest of her team.

"Good job Weiss." Said Ruby.

"That was about Ryan wasn't it?" asked Blake, smirking.

"That obvious huh?" asked Weiss.

She looked up to the stage to see that the three people were set up already. The girl was at a drum set in the back, one was holding a bass guitar and the last one was at the mic stand holding a guitar.

It seemed like the one at the mic was looking at her and smiling. They started playing a rock beat.

Cue Back From The Dead by Skillet

B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back

The one at the front took of their sunglasses. He had deep blue eyes and a long scar that ran down his left eye and down his cheek, stopping at his jawbone.

B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back

The one in front ripped off his baseball cap and threw it to the side to reveal hair that matched his eye colour. When his hair was revealed, Weiss realized who she was looking at, and understood why he was smiling at her.

Cold and black inside this coffin
Cause you all try to keep me down
How it feels to be forgotten
But you'll never forget me now

She heard a gasp from all around her. Everyone said "Oh my god." Or something to that effect.

"R-Ryan?" asked Weiss.

As if he could hear her, Ryan nodded while still singing.

Enemies clawing at my eyes
I scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah
The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back

Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline
We are young, we are strong, we will rise
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light
Full of love, full of light, full of fight
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight

B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back

Break the skin, spread like poison
Dying slow when we all attack
How it feels to be the broken
You took a piece now I'm biting back

Enemies clawing at my eyes
I scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah
The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back

Deep down, for the count, don't you dare cut me out
Never break, never bow
Never beg, not a doubt

The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back

(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back)
Dead tonight
(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back)
Back from the dead tonight
(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back)
Dead tonight
(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back)
Back from the dead tonight

When the song ended, everyone stood up and gave Ryan a standing ovation. He gave a bow and walked backstage. Weiss immediately took off to get backstage as fast as possible. She made it there in less than ten seconds. When she showed up backstage she saw Ryan standing there looking at his watch.

"Wow. Seven seconds. Didn't know you could move that fast sweetheart." Said Ryan with a sly smile on his face.

Weiss didn't say anything. She just threw her arms around him and started crying.

"Hey. Come on. I told you before. None of those." Said Ryan as he wiped the tears off her face.

"Oh come on Ryan. You know how much she missed you." Said the girl, who had taken off the glasses and hat to reveal it was Kat. The other guy also revealed himself to be Connor.

"Fair enough." Said Ryan.

At this point Weiss had stopped crying. She looked up at Ryan and kissed him. He kissed back.

As they broke apart, the rest of his friends finally arrived backstage. In the front was Blake.

"It really is you!" said Blake as she ran over to Ryan and hugged him.

"But… how?" asked Yang, sincerely confused.

"Right. I suppose I should explain that." Said Ryan.

The day after Ryan had disappeared

Ryan awoke in a familiar place. In front of his palace high in the sky. He looked down to see remnant below him.

"Welcome back Ryan." Said a voice behind him. He turned to see Kat.

Ryan just sighed and looked back down at Remnant.

"You knew that was going to happen. It never hurt you before." Said Kat.

"I never fell in love before. I've never had to leave a girlfriend behind before." Said Ryan.

"I understand your sadness. I do. But this is the only way it could have ended." Said Kat.

"Hey. If it makes you feel any better, they are trying to remember you." Said Connor, as he arrived.

"How do you know?" asked Ryan.

"I'm monitoring their brain activities, and while they have forgotten you, their brains are trying to remind them." Said Connor.

"Well, at least they are trying." Said Ryan, standing up and walking inside with them.

Five months later

Ryan received a message from Connor and Kat saying they needed to talk to him. He found them waiting for him in the main room.

"So, what's my next job?" asked Ryan.

"Not quite." Said Connor.

"Than what is it?" asked Ryan.

"It has been decided that you get a choice." Said Kat.

"What kind of choice?" asked Ryan, confused.

"Don't worry. It's an easy one." Said Connor.

"Your choices are you can remain here and continue your work, or alternatively, you can go back to your friends in Remnant." Said Kat.

"That is easy." Ryan was about to answer, but Kat cut him off.

"Wait. You should know, if you choose to go back to them, you will have to surrender your immortality. You will become mortal, and have a normal lifespan." Said Kat.

Ryan nodded in understanding. "Ok. If I go back, will I go back as a, eighteen year old and start aging from there, or will my years of life cause my immediate death?" asked Ryan.

"You will go back as an eighteen year old." Said Connor.

"Will my friends remember me and everything that happened?" asked Ryan.

"Yes, they will." Said Kat.

"I want to go back." Said Ryan, with no hesitation.

"I see. Very well. We will be returning with you." Said Connor.

"Why?" asked Ryan.

"We have our next jobs." Said Kat.

"I see." Said Ryan.

Back to the present

"So, that's what happened, and now I'm back." Said Ryan.

"Wait. You gave up immortality to come back to Weiss?" asked Yang.

"Yeah. It wasn't a hard decision to make." Said Ryan.

The look on Yang's face showed that she didn't quite understand.

"I mean, what's the point in living forever, when you don't have anything to live for?" asked Ryan, earning another kiss from Weiss.

The rest of his friends seemed satisfied.

Weiss leaned into his chest. "Please, never leave me again." Said Weiss.

"Of course. Never again." Ryan said, kissing Weiss on the forehead.

Weiss and Ryan remained in the embrace until Ryan grunted in pain and grabbed his chest, right about where his heart would be.

"Ow. Dammit." Said Ryan.

"What's wrong?" asked Weiss, worried.

"Remember when I jumped in front of that knife to save you? My immortality is what allowed me to survive that without any pain. I was warned about this when I got back. My body has to heal on its own, and it is going to take a while, and hurt. You may remember when I was in jail as well. That's why I have this scar." Said Ryan, pointing at his left eye.

"So, you're going to randomly scream in pain?" asked Blake.

"Yeah. So just, don't think too much about it, ok?" asked Ryan.

"Sure. Let's just head back to the room. I have something to show you." Said Weiss.

"Sure." Said Ryan.

"Um. Do we want to come back with you?" asked Blake.

Weiss just smiled and shook her head.

"Just came back and already getting laid. Well done Ryan." Said Yang, causing a large groan from everyone else.

"Alright. Let us know when it's safe to come back." Said Blake.

"Sure thing. See you later." said Weiss, bringing Ryan back to dorm room.

Once they got back, Weiss took her dress off and sat on her bed.

'Man. It is great to be back.' Thought Ryan, also taking off his shirt and pants before joining Weiss.

There we go guys! I loved writing this story, and I hope you enjoyed reading it! Now, in the author's note at the beginning, I said I had a question for you guys. Here it is. Do you guys want me to add in an epilogue to this story? Just a short little final chapter bringing Ryan and the others into adulthood? Let me know with a review and as always, remember to tell me what you thought of this chapter. Finally, I am The Burning Ruler, and I hope to see you all again! Goodbye!