Reed walked out into the forest alone. He waited for a while, until he was sure nobody from Beacon had followed him.
"You said if I wanted to talk I should ask." He stated. "Let's talk."
Lizzie appeared before him, literally stepping out of the shadows and removing her mask. "I'm listening."
"What happened?" He asked. "How did you get out?"
She crossed her arms. "My semblance awakened. I fell into my own shadow, and suddenly I was coughing and wheezing in the middle of the street...on the other side of the city. I tried to ask for help, but the Humans ignored me, and...the Faunus all thought I was just another orphan. Regardless, when I asked where my mom and dad were, everyone just turned away."
"So how did the White Fang find you?" Reed asked.
She shrugged. "By chance...scared and alone...starving...huddled up behind a garbage bin, desperate to keep warm. They took me in...gave me food...taught me how to fight...how to survive."
"Lizzie...I'm sorry. We should have looked for you." Reed looked down. "All these years, I've been blaming myself...but you were never really gone."
"That didn't stop you from replacing me." She said. "You have a new brother now, why would you even need me?"
"Lizzie, he's our friend! You already knew him!" Reed protested.
She scowled. "Really? Because what I remember was that you always preferred spending time with him. You used your friend as an excuse to get out of being my brother."
Reed sighed. "Lizzie...we were kids...nobody was replacing you, and right now, I still love you. Please, just...come back."
She shook her head. "I can't do that Reed..." She glanced around for a moment. "Get out of Vale...mom and dad too if you can...before it's too late."
"What do you mean too late?" Reed asked.
But she was already gone, and once again, Reed was alone.