Heya guys! Though I had dropped this, isn't? Lots of things: School, friends, writer block and Dragon Age: Inquisition. Almost at the end with that.

But hey! You're not here for that, huh? So here's a large one (At least I think it is) Anyway, sorry for the delay AND Enjoy!

Lots of kids don't like to go the doctor, much less to hospital or laboratories, and honestly to Nkri Quetzal, neither did like it. But there was something in the old laboratories 'NOVUS' that always looked forward to. That, for he, supported those things that the doctors and his mom and dad did to him, that thing that made that all those incisions, injections –the pain- worth to endure.

The garden of Eden.

Well, to call it garden was a tad exaggerated, but Nkri neglected to remove the Eden of the sentence. For the 5 year old little boy, that place was the paradise. The so called 'Garden of Eden' by him, was an artificial garden within the installations with the form of a dome, with 2 kilometers of radius, with plants, trees and pods.

To Nkri, whom had been born with a weak body and that had been forbidden to have contact with nature for caution, that place was without doubt the Nirvana. It was a common area, a place where all doctors and scientists were to eat their lunches or to talk in peace, but to the eyes of the boy of black jet hair and grey blue eyes he felt that the garden had been made only for him.

If one back on those days, asked to anyone who enjoyed more that place, it was without doubt him. The kid used to take off his shoes and started to run across the garden in glee and elation. His smile beamed the day of anyone who saw it.

To him, who never could go out, unless it was to visit to the doctors, he could do whatever the fuck he wanted there; lay on the ground, climb an oak tree or swim in the small 'found'. But he usually did the last when one of his cousins or uncles came for him.

One of those days, the kid was seated on the branch of an oak tree; he saw something from the corner of his eyes. A kid approximately of his age was seated on the grass with his back against the trunk of a tree.

Nkri jumped from branch to branch till he reached the tree where the unknown boy was. Nkri was sparingly stealthy and agile for his short age. He grabbed from a branch with his corves, the back part of his knees, hanging upside down.

"What'cha doin'?" He asked, making the boy yelp on surprise and fear.

Nkri saw better his factions, angular face, brown hair, and azure eyes, almost devoid of all emotion "D-Don't talk out of the blue like if we know each other since forever"

"What's your name?" Nkri asked, ignoring his warning.

The boy tilted slightly his head "What's your name?" Nkri asked again. His hood-stole was touching the ground. Even since he was a kid he was already wearing that memento. Despite that the cloth covered partially his face; he could see the azure eyes of life.

"Name?" The word left his mouth like if it was foreign "I don't have a name"

Beacon brought something unknown for most of the members of team FVWS and NDJR.

Routine.

To Monday till Friday they woke up at 8 o'clock (or earlier) went to take breakfast, have classes from 9 to 3, went to work from 4 to 7 and the rest of the day had it free to do whatever they wanted: Homework, chores, hobbies, dates etc.

Today, being one of them, the Watership siblings were in the city of Vale, of tourists. Considering the fact that was near Beacon and that had never bothered to tour it, unless it was to buy supplies or tools. Both Fiver and Hazel didn't work today, and he lied, telling her that he needed something from the city. Being the honest soul that he is, Hazel immediately knew that he was bluffing, but said 'yes' nevertheless. She always had made time for her brother.

His brother got glad, his sister had been getting along with more people and more socially better(that means that she was more gentle in telling them to fuck off) for very few who were. Yeah, she still had that cold and 'go fuck yourself' look once and then in her face. But she was now more tolerant to people. And more important to people. For first time in a long time Fiver felt that this was his first achievement as a leader. Truth to be told, and for ignorance of Hazel, he'd actually tried to brought too Song and Nyx along. But the two of them told him that they had things to do. Song said to him that he had family business to attend and Nyx that had 'work'

That mean either; steal, spy or being in a seedy bar of the city. Fiver saw him go to the Cross Continental Transmit as he jumped like a little girl before disappear between various black feathers.

They were seeing a statue, when they found each other with team RWBY, both leaders had a surprised look on their eyes.

"Fiver?"

"Ruby?"

Both leaders had the gift of say things aloud.

"What are you doing here?" Weiss demanded to know, in an almost accusatory tone. Fiver inclined slightly backwards, intimidated, before answering.

"We-we were watching the city" he replied, making sure that surprise was only in his voice and not fear. They weren't doing anything bad, right? He remembered how she throw him the first time she meet her after Yang-

Nope. Bad memory. Bad memory.

Weiss narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing him with those fearsome icy blue eyes "Al right"

"What are you doing?" This time Hazel asked, with that neutral tone that one didn't know if she was amused, railed or peeved. Sometimes they were all.

"The same that you're doing" Weiss retorted, with the same neutral tone, it was uncanny how they resembled each other a bit.

Hazel arched her eyebrow, but say nothing.

"We're going to the docks. Want to tag along?" Yang quipped, amused at the scene. She liked to see when someone stood up to Weiss.

Fiver answered a bit too fast. "Y-Yeah, why not?"

And the worst happened: An uncomfortable silence. They've been walking for more than 10 minutes walking in silence, with occasionally mentions of the weather and the city that lost its appeal after the seventh time. Blake tried to break the silence by asking where were they and team NDJR by asking why didn't go the Forever Fall excursion but that ended up, making the situation worse, transforming the uncomfortable silence to a grave.

"Sooooo~" Yang trailed off, trying to think of something, and something came to her mind "Jane told me that you can freeze things. Just like our Ice Queen here?"

"Hey!"

Hazel looked surprised "She told you that?" She didn't saw her near, the bluenette had a good eye.

"Yep, so you're my complete opposite, huh? We're natural rivals!" Yang sounded excited at the prospect.

Hazel chuckled "I can do more than freeze things" she said, gaining confused looks. She rose her left arm and ice started to cover it. Team RWBY, noticed how the blue hue that was in her hair started to expand and took all over hair and her eyebrows. It seemed like if freeze water, -not ice or snow- the cold, had fused with her.

"That seems like ice to me" Yang quipped. "I though you said-"

"And I can do this" she said, taking not heed of Yang's witty remark.

The ice that covered her arm started to melt, and the orange-reddish streak that was near her nape started to cover her hair, taking over the blue hair, transforming in a vermillion color. The steam became fire that danced all over her. And the ice, the cold transformed in fire and hot.

The passers and pedestrians looked in awe at the scene, and team RWBY as well. Hazel deactivated her semblance. Her hair became white once again, accompanied with the blue hue, all the red seemed to retreat to the orange-red streak that was in the rear of her head.

"What was that?! It was so cool!" Ruby squealed in excitement "First you were like 'I'm gonna freeze the whole world' and then you were like 'Nah, not on my watch'"

"Wow, was it your semblance?" Yang asked.

Hazel nodded "Is called Suzaku & Seiryū"

"Impressive, your semblance allows you to control fire and ice?"

"More or less" Hazel answered.

Team RWBY arched and eyebrow and launched looks of inquiry to Hazel. She groaned internally, know she would have to answer.

"Suzaku & Seiryū allows me to control my own body temperature" she confessed. In one hand brew ice and in other a small flame started to grow "I can't freeze things out of nothing"

Fiver remembered how he asked Janice to shoot water arrows at the robot, but said nothing. His sister continued "I use the vapor of the air or sweat to create ice, basically I can manipulate until a certain extent the state of matter. I can freeze things, till they become liquid or ice or melt them till it became gas or liquid respectively"

Ruby knew that! She learned at school, matter came in 3 forms, solid, liquid and gas. But something else to her mind. In Weiss as well.

"Then how do you-" Both Ruby and Weiss asked at unison and stopped the same when they saw that the other was talking as well. Also Hazel raised a hand to both stopped of asking.

"How can I create fire and what about the plasma?" She received this questions often.

Each girl had thinking about her question, Ruby wondered if she could control matter then what about the fire? Weiss asked herself that if Hazel said that she could control matter then what about the plasma? Matter was divided in four states, not three.

Hazel answered both questions at the same time "Remember what I said? I said I can only control it till certain extent" she explained "Suzaku & Seiryū is a temperature semblance. That means it covers only the states of sublimation: Liquid, ice and gas. And for the fire I just raise my body temperature, till I can create fire, I follow the basic principles of firelightning and combustion, technically I can melt things and freeze other liquids too" she explained "But like I said is a temperature skill not an elemental skill" Hazel finished.

"Ohhhh" Both Ruby and Yang said in awe. Even Blake seemed surprised and Weiss…Weiss looked somewhat pleased. It made Hazel curious but didn't ascertain on it.

They reached a part of the city that was adorned, balloons and small flags garnished the streets, post and streetlights alike. They saw an old man in a ladder putting a sign of 'Welcome to Vale!'

"Ahhh the Vytal festival!" Weiss said in glee, bringing her hands to her chest "Oh this is absolutely wonderful"

"I don't think I've ever see you smile this much, Weiss" Ruby cringed, trying to suppress a shiver "It's kinda weirding me out"

"How could you not smile? A festival dedicated to the cultures of the world! There will be dances! Parades! A tournament!" She turned around and started to walk again "The amount of planning and organization that goes into this event is simply breathtaking!"

"Wow, you really know how to take a good thing and make it sound boring" Yang half quipped, half said in exasperation.

"Quiet you!" she retorted.

Immediately after that they reached the docks, the smell of fish and salt of the sea reeked the place, boats and ships were both leaving and entering to Vale. Tourist and participants for the festival were still to arrive, only the early arrivers were here. In the future the docks will be so packed that one would not only swim in the sea but also among people.

"Remind me again why are we spending our Friday afternoon visiting the stupid docks?" Yang was not amused.

"Ugh, they smell like fish" Ruby said pinching her nose. Fiver himself was covering his nose with his elbow.

I hear that students visiting from Vacuo, will be arriving by ship today and as a representative of Beacon I feel that is my solemn duty to welcome them to this fine kingdom"

"She self-appointed like that, isn't?" Fiver whispered to Ruby.

She giggled as she confirmed his suspicions.

"She wants to spy on them so she can have the upper hand at the tournament" Blake deadpanned.

"Oh, you can't prove that!" Weiss said peeved.

"So that's why you seemed so pleased about know my semblance" Hazel pointed out.

"I was not"

"If that's the case, why don't you ask Nyx about the participants" Fiver suggested. He didn't like the smell of fish. Probably this is why he didn't come.

Weiss snorted "I will not ask help to a scoundrel like him"

"I remember Blake quoting your family company as 'infamous for its controversial labor force and questionable business partners"

"…shut up"

Ruby would have laughed, but something called her attention. "Whoa" she stopped in her tracks.

A store down the street had been broken into. The window were broken and broken glass was in the floor, the interior was much worse, everything had been upend, trying to either take everything or search something in particular. By the look of it, it was the first rather than the former. The entranced had been cordoned in yellow caution type by the VPD (Vale Police Department) Two detectives were at the entrance as well.

Curiosity got the best of them as they walked to the scene. "Um, excuse me?" Ruby asked to one of the detectives "What happened here?"

The detective was nice enough to answer, even though he could have not "Robbery. Second shop that was hit this week" he turned again to the shop. "This place is turning into a jungle"

"That's terrible" Yang said sadly.

Hazel contained a sickly snort. It was bad, yeah, but…for some reason she didn't feel affected. No one was hurt, insurance could cover the damage. In the zones were she had been losing a limb was sometimes lucky. The comment and expressions of Ruby and Yang were appalled made her realize one thing.

She'd been dehumanized too much.

She glanced at her brother. The eyes of both him and hers locked. He had the same though that she had. She gave him a sad smile; an apology. He slightly shook his head, it wasn't her fault, it said.

That sentence that he'd said long time had the same effect that it had the first day he told her that.

Naught.

Something, her gut, told her to look up, and what it saw made her quirk a brow.

Blake and Weiss, unlike the sisters, had different expressions, not even like the ones of the Watership siblings. Similar, yeah, but…different. She couldn't find the words to put it but something was clear to Hazel.

It wasn't the first time they saw something like this or worse.

"They left all the money again" the voice of one of the detectives brought her back to reality.

"Yeah, it doesn't make a lick of sense. Who needs that much Dust?" the other, a bearded man inquired.

"I dunno. An army?"

"You thinking the White Fang?" One of them suggested. Blake flinched, one of her fingers twitched slightly, it wasn't the only one.

"I'm thinking that we don't get paid enough" the other detective answered.

"Hmph. The White Fang, what an awful bunch of degenerates" Weiss said in a huff.

"I can support that" Hazel chimed.

"What's your problem?" Blake asked angrily at the two.

"Our problem?" Weiss said offended "I simply don't care for the criminal insane"

"The White Fang is hardly a bunch of psychopaths. They're a collection of misguided Faunus" Blake said sternly.

"A collection of misguided faunus that kills and murder innocent people" Hazel stated. "Animals should be kept in check"

"They're not animals" Blake said irate.

"Ok, beasts, whatever" Hazel gave her a cold stare, not intimidated.

Blake scowled "Fiver, talk to your sister"

"When did the officer got out his gun? I mean he'd a pad and then he'd a gun in his hand. I didn't saw him put it away, did it transform? Or…?" Fiver said, not taking too much attention on the subject beforehand.

Ruby recalled few seconds ago. "Hey its truth"

"Everything here is a gun or what?"

For some reason that statement, filled Ruby with glee.

"Either way, that doesn't explain why they would rob a shop dust in the middle of downtown Vale" Blake continued. The air of hostility brought Ruby back to her senses.

"Blake's got a point" Ruby spoke up, trying to ease the tension "Besides, the police still haven't caught that Toorchwick guy I ran into few months ago…Maybe it was him" Ruby theorized.

Fiver pointed with his head at Ruby, giving her a point. Hazel got the message, and she as well relented "Granted" She however, didn't take back what she said. Blake noted this.

"That doesn't change the fact that the white of scum. Those faunus only know how to lie, cheat and steal" Weiss said, ignoring the angry stare of Blake.

"To name a few" Hazel added.

"That's not necessarily true-" Yang said but was interrupted by some shouting.

"Hey! Stop that faunus!"

The hunters rushed back at them. In a ship a pair of sailors were chasing a person. The said person jumped at the edge of the boat, with a grin.

"Thanks for the ride guys!" he said with a smug grin on his face before jumping to the docks and then to a lamppost. They could see him better, indeed it was a fanus, more exactly: a primate. His tail was the same as his hair: spiky blonde sandy. He'd grey eyes; Hazel didn't know why, but she couldn't help but compare them to Nyx, they weren't bright as the blue-grey of Nyx, but darker, almost grazing the black.

He wore an unbuttoned white shirt that showed his torso, red wrist bracers and a pair of blue pants with a chain. He was now hanging upside down from his tail, peeling a banana.

"You no-good stowaway" one of the sailors exclaimed.

"Hey, a no-good stowaway, would've been caught. I'm a great stowaway!" he stated as matter of fact before start to eat his banana.

The faunus dodged an incoming rock. Looking down, he and the rest saw the police officers in the docks.

"Hey! You, get down from there this instant" The officer demanded, only to receive a banana peel as a response. The officer growled in annoyance.

The monkey faunus spun himself to the top of the lamppost, laughed and then leaped doing various rolls in the air before landing with a somersault and started to run off…with the two cops chasing him.

As he ran, he passed by team RWBY and the Watership siblings. Time seemed to go in slow motion as the faunus gave Blake a wink.

One of the first lessons that taught to Hazel in the self-defense classes, was that the wrist didn't had any muscle, despite not being a pressure point, it was considered a weakness. By prove in the blink of an eye, she grabbed the monkey by the elbow with one hand and the wrist of his right hand with the other one and twisted it up and outwards.

The sudden pain made the faunus yield to the force and ended in the floor. "If I was you I wouldn't move" Hazel warned. She's on top of him with him submitted too fast to notice.

He however, didn't give up; he twisted his tail but the military girl grabbed it and just to make sure he didn't get any funny idea farther she stomped with her left feet on his left arm.

The officers grabbed the faunus and put handcuffs on him "Thanks, young lady" the officer with the beard obliged.

"No need for thank me, sir" She answered as the other picked the faunus from the floor. Telling him was going to past the rest of the day in a nice cozy room.

"Leave the rest of us, young lady, and next time just let the police do its job. Never know what you can find in the street"

Hazel nodded politely "I will, sir" despite being somehow scolded, she couldn't help but notice that the officer approved her behavior. She wished good day to team RWBY and to the siblings and left along with the now in custody faunus.

"I have to say. I'm impressed" Weiss expressed.

"Yeah, in no time, you had it in the floor, gotta teach me that trick" Yang added.

"Why did you did that?" Blake questioned, somehow bitter.

"Come again?" Hazel quirked an eyebrow.

"Why did you did that? Why did you had to...submit him so fiercely and brutal?! You could have hurt him" Blake hissed.

"You're right, I could. Instead I only twisted his arm when I could have break it. I'll said he got lucky"

"You stepped on his hand. There wasn't necessity of that!"

"He was running from the police, Blake" Hazel said, her patience starting to fade. "He was a criminal"

Blake opened his mouth to argue but Weiss interrupted "Agree. That rapscallion deserved that "

"Why do you keep saying that?!" Blake exclaimed, drawing attention of everyone "Stop calling him a rapscallion, stop calling him a degenerate. He's a person!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, would you like me to stop referring to the trash can as a trash can or this lamppost as a lamppost" Weiss said as she gestured towards her surroundings.

"Stop it!"

"Stop what? He clearly broke the law; that makes him a criminal"

"Or are you going to say that he's innocent? Disrespect cops is also a crime. Maybe a little treatment as a criminal will help him" Hazel said, no empathy on her words.

"Girls, please cool your heads. Hey! Maybe Hazel and Weiss can help in that!" Yang said trying to ease the mood, but it was futile "Hey! Goodie kid, a little help here?" Yang requested help from the only male in the group.

But Fiver instead looked at other side, the shadow of his akubra covered his eyes, the avoiding of the subject and his silent called the attention of Ruby "Fiver…?" she asked, concerned.

The boy was quiet for a moment before answering with a cold tone that seemed eign to him "I actually agree with my sister and Weiss" he said emotionless before look Blake sideways, his eyes dark "The White Fang should be locked and burn in hell for all I care" Fiver said with poison in his voice. That didn't seem like Fiver itself.

"See? Even he agrees. Given time, that faunus will probably end up joining with those faunus in the White Fang" Weiss added.

"You ignorant little brats!" Blake growled and started to walk off, irate.

"How dare you talk to me like that?! I'm your teammate!" Weiss said offended.

"You three are just judgmental little girls" Blake berated.

Fiver saw how one of the fingers of her sister twitched. He could almost hear the 'crack'. A sudden wave of dread and trepidation hit him. He knew that she would end up doing something that would regret later if he didn't interfere. "Hazel…"

"Judgmental, huh?" despite that it was a mere whisper, everyone heard her clearly as the day.

"Oh no" Fiver thought "Hazel-" he managed to put a hand off her shoulder but she shook it with ease, ignoring the call of her brother, the world had ceased to exist to her and Fiver knew it was all lost.

"So, you think I simply hate the White Fang because they're faunus? Hm?" she said as she walked towards Blake.

"Hazel"

"That I got bad experiences in the military with the White Fang? They kill a couple of friends? Or perhaps my parents? Is that what you're thinking?" she said heated.

Blake was sure that the girl with the beret was going to attack her. But she stood her ground. They end up seeing eye to eye. None of them doing nothing. Each one had a fire and determination within her eyes.

"Because I'm a human?" Hazel almost hissed.

"Hazel!"

"But is for one more simple reason" in a swift movement she grabbed her beret and took it off, her white-blueish hair that never passed her shoulders fell loosely around her. She simply had to pull slightly her hair to reveal two hazel bumps at her head.

The world lost all her colors and the only sound heard was the wind blowing. Words didn't left the mouth of any of the girls. Ruby and Yang were few step back from the military girl, but they could see it as if they were in front of Hazel.

"Those bumps…" Yang said in a mere whisper. Those were bumps of something that was cut…like a pair of ears. They then remembered the girl in the cafeteria that was bullied by team CRDL and suddenly all had sense, why they were both vegans.

That mean that Hazel and Fiver-

Fiver.

Team RWBY had the same though at the same time as they turned to see the young sibling.

One of the perks of being honest with everyone –even with himself- is that his expressions sometime said the same what he was thinking or what he was feeling, sometimes what he was saying. In this moment he'd an expression that explained his actual mood. "I though as much"

He removed his akubra, and unlike his sister he had to make his hair at side to reveal two honey bumps that blend with his hair perfectly.

Needless to say, the more surprised was Hazel. Rationality returned to her in an instant, followed by fear and regret. He turned to see her brother...and he gave her that smile.

"It's not your fault"

"Hazel…." Blake tried pat her shoulder, but she slapped her hand away.

"Don't touch me" she put her beret and walked past her and Weiss.

Fiver sighed as he scratched the back of his head "Oh boy…I better go for her" he put his gunslinger hat and went for his sister.

"Fiver…" Ruby wanted to say something. But what could she said? It wasn't hard to imagine their past and what they did to them or what were those before.

He turned to her and gave her a sad and mirthless smile that broke her past. She wanted to help somehow, but he wasn't the type that was going to left his sister alone because he was…sad. She knew because if she was in his shoes, she would do the same for Yang.

"It'll be ok, after a while. It isn't like she's mad or something. Just…give her time" he said before going after Hazel.

When Nairod arrived at Beacon with Velvet it was already night. In a few minutes the curfew would begin, so he escorted her to her building (He didn't want to deal with her team at this hour, past experiences had taught him that) shared kiss and headed to his room himself.

Imagine his surprise when he opened the door and a blue blur (hey, that rhymed!) tackled him. At first he thought that it was one of the girls he'd rejected, it wouldn't be the first time that a girl sneaked to his room.

But when he heard weeping and saw the blue mane, he was surprised that it was Janice. "Jane?" he said bogged. He'd to ask out loud to believe it himself. Jane was always smiling, even in danger or crisis.

She looked up, and tears fell from both corners of her cyan eyes "Nairod…" The way she said his name, broke his heart "Rohan is in danger"

The original plan of Rohan and Janice was go to their room and have some 'fun'. Noire wasn't there and Nairod was with that bunny girl of team CVFY. But instead, they decided to go to team RWBY and JNPR room to give them some gifts. They had a spent the day out and bought some cookies to their teammates.

That's why they were heading to team RWBY and stopped in front of the door, unfortunately Rohan didn't knock. "Hey, girls we-"

"I'm a victim!" Weiss yelled.

Both Rohan and Janice stopped in cold, not sure what was happening or to who look. Silence reign over the room as they exchanged looks with Yang, who shook her head slowly. They were about to leave when Weiss, started to talk.

"You want to know, why I despise the White Fang?" Rohan stopped, he turned his head at the heiress.

'Oh god' Janice though, and grabbed Rohan's arm, but he didn't move.

"You want to know why I don't particularly thrust the faunus?" she continued, she was so focused in her memories that she didn't notice the couple.

The white haired girl stop in front of the window, looking at night sky "It's because they have been in war with my family for years. War, as an actual bloodshed. My grandfather's company has had a target painted across its back for as long as I can remember and ever since I was a child, I've watched family friends disappear, board members executed, an entire train full of Dust, stolen. And every day my father would come home furious and that made for a very difficult childhood"

Weiss clenched her hands. Recalling how once it was her father's birthday, she wanted to surprise him by cooking him a birthday cake all by herself. She spent all the day in the kitchen trying to make it perfect. When her father arrived at home, she received him at the foyer with the cake in her little hands. However he passed right next to her, irate, not even paying a dash of attention.

All because of the White Fang.

She didn't notice Ruby until she touched her shoulder, in a comforting matter "Weiss, I-"

She shook off her shoulder violently "No!" she already opened that door, it was futile to stop her.

"You want to know why I despite the White Fang?" it wasn't a question. Janice still was trying to move Rohan "It's because there a bunch of liars, thieves and murderers!"

"Well, maybe we're tired of being pushed around!" Blake countered, and just as fast as she finished her retort her eyes opened in regret and shock.

It wasn't the only one, everyone else stared at her with wide eyes. "I…I…" it was the last thing she said before disappearing in a black blur.

"Blake, wait, come back!" Ruby cried out, but she was already gone.

The legs of Rohan started to work, and he went after the ninja. "Rohan!" Janice called for him.

"I'll go for her, don't worry!" he said before turning at the corner of the hall. He wasn't as fast as Ruby or like Blake.

But he had the nose of a dog.

"Is that what why you're worrying?" Nairod asked, now in the present. The information of Blake was indeed, surprising, but the priority for him right now was his partner. "Look, is puppy we're talking about, he can defend himself against Blake, besides, is Blake I don't think-"

"He was in the White Fang as well" she added in a whisper.

"Come again?"

She wasn't crying anymore, she sitting on the bed, looking at the floor. Nairod kneeled and grabbed her by the head, forcing her to look at him in the eyes.

"What did you just said, Jane?" he asked, trying not to raise his voice.

"He was in the White Fang as well"

The ashy haired boy, took and deep breath and nodded, like if nodding would help to process the information better "Ok, ok, we'll talk about this…when he comes, but still that changes nothing, he will be-"

"Is not that why I'm worried about"

Nairod quirked an eyebrow, he didn't know why, but he felt a twitch of fear when Janice hand him her scroll. In the device there was a message in an only sentence.

"We know"

The twitch transformed in cold shiver when he saw a symbol at the end. Then he understood the gauge of the situation and the danger of it.

A whisper came out of his mouth as he spotted the tribal dog of a pro-human political party.

"Lip-Lip"

Blake ran in both anger and fear across the campus cursing her tongue. She stopped in front of the statue of the huntsman. She stared sadly at the sculpture, knowing that even if she wanted to change, she would never achieve such a goal.

In the end, past reach us.

She then undid her bow, revealing a pair of cat ears.

"That explains why I always felt the urge of kick you" She was wiping some tears from her eyes when she heard a voice behind her "I guess cats and dogs don't really mix, huh?" Rohan said.

He was casually standing there, with his hands in his pockets, like if nothing was happening. "What? Came here to tell me that I'm a monsters? A criminal? A liar?" Blake hissed, she only wanted to be alone.

"Nah, you're not Nyx" he wasn't watching her, just like her, he was looking at the statue of the hunters. She wasn't the only one who was escaping from the past. "I was in the White Fang as well" he dropped the bomb.

Blake eye's widened in shock, sadness and frustration were put a side momentarily "Looking at your face, I'm guessing you really didn't come to kill me, right?" The only way to leave the White Fang was in a body bag, that's why he went after her, to make sure. But to say that he wasn't worried that she would do something stupid didn't cross his mind would be a lie. After all, he considered her s friend, and if they shared a similar past, a confident as well.

Blake didn't answer. His question had been more like a statement. "I'm not interrupting something. Right?" a new voice joined.

They turned and saw a familiar (at least Blake) faunus "I knew you look better without the bow"

"Yeah, she looks lovely" it wasn't neither one of the three voices, turning around, they saw a tanned man, with white eyes and black sclera in front of them. And his eyes didn't augured any well. It wasn't only because of his looking demonic eyes, it was because the scowl in his face, and the fact that he was aiming Sanglant Vindicta, his grenade launcher, at them.

"Noire?" Rohan asked though not sure of why, surprised.

"Hey, partner, we need to talk"

Hazel was trying not to shake. She didn't remember what happened, all she know, is that she talked. She bit her lip, drawing blood. She was in the gardens and took seat in bench.

She really didn't liked to remember, not because it was painful or something. Simply because she gained nothing from it.

What she actually hated, was her puberty. So foolish girl.

Hazel lived in a place called Sandleford, she wasn't always the big overprotective sis that everyone thinks; she had several brothers and sisters both older and younger than her. Have you ever heard how fast and constantly does the rabbits mate? Yeah? Well now put that in two human bodies. In this case, the father and mother of Hazel.

Yep.

Diet is not the only thing that the faunus share trait with animals.

When her mother gave birth it didn't took more than a week for her to get pregnant again. Actually, twins and triplets were as common as the sky. How did her womb didn't overloaded? She still wonder till this day.

Hazel had several uncles, aunts and cousins as well, more than she could count of. Sometimes she wondered if it was a competition…

Unfortunately, there all dead.

Fiver was, well, the male, number five when he was born. Hazel was the female number nine, she was named Hazel because of her adorable hazel ears, back on those days, she had the same blond hair than her brother.

Fiver wasn't the youngest brother, but he was…special.

He knew things that would happen before they actually happened, not so constantly that someone could keep tracks on, but enough to Hazel to notice.

One day, her brother came to her, weeping, he told her that he'd saw the village in sea of flames. An apocalyptic vision she would call it now, that she has more lexicon. The adults, well, they were adults, grown persons. How could they believe the dreams of a seven year old kid?

They shrug off his warnings, like if it was nothing.

Hazel took his brother to the forest that same day that the 'sea of flames' would come, her father and mother seemed ok with the proposal and so was Hazel. It's not like she didn't believe him back then, but death? That was new.

Imagine her surprise when they returned to Sandleford and the whole village was in flames and corpses pile up like if they were thrash.

They didn't move, nor cried. Everything was so surreal, bizarre. They couldn't fathom what was happening in front of their young innocent eyes.

Their father came limping in front of them, covered in blood and dirt. He'd an expression that they never saw before.

He told them a single word.

"Run"

Then, like if that was the magic word, they heard the screams; the wails of pain, agony and mercy, the sound battle and 'bang' of guns. They heard the fire cracking and the smell of burn flesh, the limbs that where lying in the floor like if it were stones and the guts of their brethren. The smell of piss, sweat, shit, guts and blood mixed together that threatened to throw their minds into a maelstrom of chaos.

They saw people coming to them but they didn't move. Her father looked hurried "Run" he repeated.

The 'people' had guns and guns with them. Yet, they didn't move.

Her father slapped her, and her senses came back to her, she realized that both she and Fiver had pissed themselves, but her father didn't seem to mind "Hazel, get the fuck out of here, now!" those were his last words.

She carried Fiver and started to run into the forest again. Not looking back. She didn't know when but Fiver started to cry for dad. She regrets till this day that he probably saw their father die.

She tripped with the root of a tree, Fiver help her to stand up and started to run again. They could hear the sound of guns being fire up, and the whiz of bullets, but no signal of their prosecutors.

She didn't know, or doesn't remember how long did they run. But no one catch them.

Then she gave her the luxury of crying, like the small girl she was.

Her brother, patted in the head, she looked at him teary. After some weeping she started to say "I'm sorry" over and over. For who it was, she didn't know. "I should have listened you" he repeated the new mantra again.

"It's not your fault" her brother said with a sad smile.

"How could smile at a time like this?"

"M-Mon always said to smile in hard times, right?" he said sobbing.

Then, the White Fang found them.

For a time they were happy. But then everything went to hell.

"Aren't you cold?" the present Fiver asked to her.

She was seated but it was in a slouch position, with her back hunched and her arm resting on her thighs. Indeed, it was cold.

But cold has never bothered her. (I swear that if any of you make a reference to this I will kick you in the face) Neither the hot.

It was one of the perks of having a semblance that controls you're body temperature.

"No. I'm good" she said without much energy. Fiver nodded and took seat next to her.

They were in silence for a bit till Hazel spoke up "About what happened in the docks"

"It's not your fault" Hazel couldn't help but to her it with the voice of the seven year old Fiver.

"You don't hate me?" she asked, her bangs covering her eyes.

"You lost control, it happens to-"

"I'm talking about Sandleford" she said. The name of her former home make Fiver to look at her in surprise. His sister never like to brought their past out.

"No, I don't"

"If I could talked to dad or mom-"

"Hazel"

"To show them about your power-"

"Hazel"

"Maybe we-"

"We were both children" he stated without mirth "I doubt that they would have listened at you better that they did with me" they had talked about this, and about what happened at the White Fang. A lot actually.

And always ended up with Fiver telling Hazel that it wasn't her fault or that she did what she could. Sometimes Hazel wondered if she was really the older one.

"I have put us in situations of peril. And not only once" she stated "How can you not hate me?" that makes easy the things. In her case, she hated herself.

"Only because you tried to put us both safe" he said as it was naturally "What happened at Sandleford and…with the White Fang..." the last words left his mouth harder than he though "You did it because you were worried about me. And I'm glad you took them"

This time it was her turn to be surprised. Her expression was a loud 'what'. His brother hug her.

"Because if you didn't take them it wouldn't be you. And that would worry me" he said looking at the starry night, tighten the hug, she returned it "I want -I need- more my sister than a guardian"

They stood like this for a few seconds till another pair of arms surrounded both of them. Both siblings didn't need to guess who it was. They knew who was.

Hazel grabbed the collar of his long coat and smashed him on the floor.

"What? I wanted a hug?" Nyx stated.

Hazel looked at him angrily, whilst Fiver sweat dropped.

He stood up without using his hands "Did any of you saw Song?" he asked. Hazel and Fiver were surprised that he didn't pry on the matter.

That was the first signal.

"Err, I saw him in the morning, he said that he'd business to attend" the answer of Fiver seemed to surprise and alarm Nyx.

"What business?" he asked again. It was then when both siblings noticed something. Nyx had that usual carefree smile on him but his eyes didn't shone with the usual amusement and mirth of always.

That was the second signal.

"He didn't told me" Fiver replied. The air had taken an unusual atmosphere. "Why?" he couldn't help but ask.

Nyx didn't know if tell him or not tell him "Oh, nothing important" but he took it back immediately "Just this" Nyx handed at Fiver his black scroll. It was his –their- team. They deserved to know.

In the scroll there was a message:

"Tell them that thanks for everything. It was fun while it lasted"

-S

Something within Fiver told him, that this wasn't any good. "This came from the scroll of Song" Hazel said. It wasn't a question.

"My thoughts exactly. Now, did any of you noted anything strange this last few days?" Nyx queried.

"Me neither" Fiver answered.

Nyx moistened his lips. He didn't like that answer "Any of anything" he asked. He noticed that Hazel didn't answered.

"Nothing word of saying" she said after noticing his gaze.

"Are you sure?"

"No, I-" Hazel didn't know why but to her mind came the image of how he passed his fingers through a one winged symbol "…I…" She seemed doubtful. She remembered that he was trembling. Back then the boy told him that the recoil of his weapon was stronger that it should. But she knew it was lying, she thought that it was because he was checking the memory of the droids.

He noticed that all the attention was on her. "During the NSB mission he was checking a few hard drives"

"'A few hard drives'?" Nyx quoted "Is that it? How do they look like? Or there was something?"

"Well-

one winged symbol

"There was a symbol in the centipede, it was one bird symbol"

This time the smile disappeared from Nyx face. Fiver compared how the face of Nyx looked similar like the time when Nyx asked Fiver for the hand of her sister but remembered that he had forgotten his friend in a warehouse of a criminal.

The said friend was Song. And almost killed him.

The face at that time was one of regret and fear.

"I see" he scratched the back of his head. He looked resigned. "Thanks, I'll check it up" he then disappeared, leaving both siblings stunned. Not knowing the situation. But to be fair he didn't pry on their subject neither.

"Think we should tell it to the headmaster?" Hazel asked.

"Well, its Song" he answered, though something in his head told him to go for Nyx "He will be fine" besides Nyx was on it right now. Yeah, it would be fine.

The next morning it was Fiver who woke his sister, much to her surprise. When she asked him what was doing so early, she noticed how alarmed her brother was.

She answered nonetheless. He'd a dream one raw, similar like the one of Sandleford, where he saw things as they were.

One where thousands of spear pieced the flesh of Song. The heart, his torso, his lungs. The throath. Lifting him on the floor, he coughed blood, he couldn't breathe, the red fluid covered the enemies and he saw how life leave his eyes.

And then, impaled, the azure eyed boy died.

DUN DUN DUUUNN.

MOAAAARRRR DRAMA.

Who is lip-lip?

Where's Song?

Are Fiver and Hazel faunus?

Is that the whole flashback?

Why is everyone missing?

Are you reading this with the Epic voice of Honest trailers?

The answer to those questions are two: Read the next chapter and Yes.

If you see any grammar mistake, please do tell me.