Prompt - Blake publishes her first book.

Seeking Clarity

People used to fear me and spit at the sight of me. They slandered my name, just because of how I looked. They found reasons to distrust me, despite never saying a word to me.

It was the truth. All of it. Blake felt it in her very core. All those years of fighting for faunus rights hadn't just happened on their own. It took years of mistrust and misdeeds towards the faunus race for them to get to where they stood now…

"And where are we now?" She asked herself.

Her eyes lifted from the screen on her lap. When it took a minute to adjust to the hospital lighting, Blake realized just how long she had been staring at it for. She blinked a few times to let things set, only to be reminded on why she was given her time to write in peace in the first place.

Weiss Schnee sat in a seat next to a small crib. Her eyes wide and watery as she rocked a small bundle in her lap back and forth slowly. From what Blake could tell, the girl was having a very difficult time figuring out just how tightly to hold the newborn in her arms.

"Weiss… when can I have a turn?" Ruby whispered to her.

Weiss shot the girl in red a look. "I will give her up once you rethink your next actions." She whispered back harshly.

"But Weiss…" Ruby groaned back. She held up a small red blanket that unfolded to reveal a small hood at the end. "She would look so cute!"

"Ruby…" Weiss groaned back. "I'm not having you dress a newborn in a-"

"Hello!" A singsong voice rang out from across the room. Nobody had to look at who it was. Instead, the three heads turned to glare at the woman who had stormed through the door to silently yell at her for being so loud. "Oh, uh, sorry…" Yang whispered to the rest of her team.

"What is so important that you thought to possibly interrupt her nap?" Weiss began to question.

Yang reached into a bag and began to fumble through the contents. "Well, Ice Queen, I found something that'll warm the girl up for sure!" When she found what she was looking for, Yang pulled out a small yellow onesie sized for the child. "Just look! It's perfect."

Blake read the writing on the outfit and her ears fell on top of her head. "Yang… I am not having my child wear something that says 'Hot Stuff'."

"Oh, come on!" Yang argued back. "It would be adorable! She could be like her Auntie Yang!"

"And THAT is why she must not be allowed to wear it!" Weiss spoke flatly.

The blonde made to fire back, but a sudden wail from the newborn shut everyone in the room up. "Oh, now look! You made her cry!" Weiss called out.

"It wasn't until you said something that she started!"

"Guys. Guys!" Ruby shouted over everyone. "It's alright! She just needs to calm down." Ruby stepped over to the bundle in Weiss' arms and lightly pulled it up into her own. "There there…" Ruby spoke calmly. "You don't have to cry. We are all here for you."

With a couple bobs of her hips, the baby began to settle. A large smile grew upon Ruby's face as the little girl slowly fell asleep in her arms. "See." She spoke softly. "She just likes it when things are quiet." As she spoke, Ruby brought the little girl down into Blake's arms. "She's… She's just like her mom, isn't she?"

Blake looked at the small bundle cradled in her lap. She had strands of silver hair on her head, and two prominent ears sticking up from her head, much like her own. Blake couldn't help but smile at the sight. "Yes. She is, isn't she."

Blake pulled the little girl close to her chest and lightly kissed her forehead. This little girl… She was perfect. She was the reason the story on the screen needed to be written. Even if all the bad of the past existed, she was the proof that things could change. She was the proof that even in a hostile world, good things found their way to exist.

Blake rested the bundle on her chest and lightly typed at the screen beneath the girl.

Now, faunus and humans work together. It is something that I never thought I would be able to say. It took years for it to happen, and many hardships…

Blake's eyes once again lifted to see her team watching her and the small baby on her chest. Yang was absolutely beaming at the sight of them. Ruby looked like she already had tons of adventures planned for the girl. Weiss looked like she was trying to hold back on the emotions she only let out when Zwei was around.

The words on the screen came to life as Blake typed out the last of her memoir.

But I had friends around me. A team that came from all different backgrounds, but found a way to work together not only as teammates, but as a family.

She gave the girl resting on her chest one more kiss on the forehead.

Because of them, I was able to experience this new life. I was able to have a child that could see the world as it is now. Bright and clear for everyone. She may not know it yet, but Clara has an amazing family. Nothing makes me happier than knowing I found them.

Blake saved her work and closed the screen. Seeking Clarity. Yang had come up with the title after Clara had been born. Everyone had agreed that it was a good name, save for the small pun. There was just one problem with it. Clarity had sought her out. It took her wonderful friends to make it all possible.

Author's Notes

Hey everyone!

Here we see a reoccurring OC in the wild! A while back, there was the 'Drunk Auntie Pyrrha' prompt that myself and a few others came up with a wide array of OCs that were children of RWBY, JNPR, and even more so that Drunk Auntie Pyrrha could be, well, a drunk aunt.

Of the ones I created, Clara Belladonna was a bit special. You see, those other writers liked their kids so much that everyone started writing stories of them interacting with the other kids made by other authors. The one that I chose to keep up with was Clara.

Since then, on the side, I have written down probably more than a dozen short stories capturing her adventures with all the other kids that were created by the other writers. The stories range from sad, happy, joyous, and I'll admit that one was kinda lewd, but the point is they are all over the place!

So if you like the idea of Clara and would maybe want her to show up in stories from time to time, let me know. I may just create another story like this to document the adventures of the little cat faunus girl!

As always, thank you so much for reading!

~Sh1f7er