RWBY: Lost and Forgotten

Chapter 55

Willow led Chrome to one of the guest rooms. A massive bed laid against the wall with a desk on the right of it. Near the other side of the room was a table with two chairs.

Locking the door behind them, Willow gestured to one of the chairs. "Let's catch up."

Chrome sat down as Willow took the seat across from him. Silence took over for a few seconds as the two figured out what to say. "You haven't had an easy life, have you?" Willow asked.

Chrome's cat ears folded back. "It's been difficult, yeah. Ever since I'd found out who I am, I've been constantly looking over my shoulder. Especially with how many people know."

Willow just sat in silence as her son spoke. "You won't have to worry about that anymore, Chrome."

"What?"

"I'll tell you later, but I'd like to know more about your experiences." she suddenly leaned closer, getting a better look at Chrome. "What happened to your eye and ear?" Willow asked.

"Oh..." Chrome took a deep breath. "Adam Taurus...he found out about my heritage. Being a Faunus, he didn't like knowing I was part Schnee. At the Fall of Beacon, he gave me the scar on my eye. Luckily, the cut didn't go deep enough to blind me. Then, he caught up with us, recently. Me and my sister fought him together."

"Weiss?" Willow asked.

"It was Blake." Chrome told her. "She was knocked out of the fight and I just lost it. We drained each other's auras then he..." Chrome touched his injured cat ear. Taking another breath, he continued. "I killed him."

After a few more seconds of silence, Willow spoke. "I'm so sorry."

Shaking his head, he looked back to his mother. "What about you, mom? How've you been?"

Willow looked to the floor. "It's been hard. And seeing on the news that you'd been-" Willow was overtaken by her emotions as she remembered the broadcast. "-I'm just happy it wasn't true." she wiped her eyes with her palm. "But it'll be fine. Soon, you'll no longer need to hide the fact that you're a Schnee."

"What do you mean?"

"I've hidden cameras in every room in this house." Willow explained. "And I caught Jacques and a man named Arthur Watts talking. Arthur was the one who informed my...husband...of your existance. Not only that, but my husband agreed to having someone..." she paused. "He'll be arrested and I'm going to go public with what happened 19 years ago. You're my son, and I'm never going to be ashamed of that."

Chrome sat in a stunned silence. "What about-"

"It's fine, Chrome." Willow gave a gentle smile. "I've already thought about this. Everything about this day. Being able to meet you and see the young man you are...it makes me happy."

The two shared a smile before Willow got to her feet. "I want you to stay here, Chrome."

"What?" Chrome got to his feet as well.

"I want you to live with me, your sister, and your brother." Willow said.

"But...Jacques."

"He's going to be arrested for association with murder and taken to jail." Willow told her son. "You'll be safe here. But...I know you won't stay. You're on a mission, an important mission. And I know you need to see it through.

Chrome didn't know what to say. Feeling his scroll buzz in his pocket, Chrome pulled it out to see Weiss was calling. Answering it, he put it to his ear. "Wei-"

"Chrome, where are you?!" Weiss asked. She sounded urgent.

"In one of the guest rooms, talking to our mom. What's wrong?"

"Talking to our-? Nevermind, I'll ask later! Listen, Mantle is under Grimm attack. We need to get down there, now!"

Weiss hung up. Looking at his scroll, Chrome put it in his pocket. "Damnit!"

"What's wrong?"

"Mantle is under attack. I-I need to go." Chrome started heading to the door.

"Wait, there's something else I wanted to do." Willow told him.

"What?" Walking into the bathroom, Willow emerged a few seconds later with a white bottle in her hand. "What's that?"

"I'll show you. Turn around."

Chrome did as told as Willow poured what was in the bottle onto one of her hands. Rubbing her palms together, she ran her hands through Chrome's hair. After a few seconds, the black hair dye faded, leaving Chrome with his natural white hair color. Turning him to face the mirror on the desk, Willow couldn't help but smile.

"My hair..."

"There's no need to hide who you are anymore."

Turning to face his mother, Chrome pulled her into a hug. "Thank you, mom." the two pulled away as Chrome looked to the door. "I gotta go."

Willow nodded, letting him know it was okay.

Leaving the room, Chrome began running through the halls until he reached the main staircase. Seeing his friends leaving, Chrome rushed over to join them.

"Chrome, your hair." Yang said softly.

"You're going to be-"

"I'll tell you later." Chrome said quickly. "Now let's go!"

"Right!"

Running out to the airships, everyone boarded and they quickly took off for Mantle. Heading to the front of the airship, Chrome looked through the window to see countless Grimm invading the city. "That's..."

"Alright, everyone. I need to stress to our new Huntsman and Huntresses we are prioritizing citizens safety over killing Grimm." Clover said. "Got it?"

Everyone was silent as they looked from one another.

Chrome turned back to look at Yang. Meeting his gaze, Yang looked a bit nervous about the situation. Chrome gave a smile, silently telling her everything would be fine.

Suddenly, the airship shook violently. Chrome lost his balance, hitting his head against the wall of the ship.

Outside, a massive dragon-like Grimm had its claws hooked into the airship. Harriet spun the ship, trying to shake it off but it wasn't budging. Inside, Weiss was using her glyphs to keep everyone still.

Spinning the ship more, Harriet grunted in frustration. "I can't shake it!"

Out of nowhere, another dragon Grimm hit the wing of the ship, breaking a bit off and igniting the wing. "I don't think we're staying airborne!"

"It's time to go!"

"You have your team assignments!" Clover said. "Let's go!" he opened the door of the ship, showing the head of the Grimm right behind him.

As it roared at him, the wing of the ship broke off, hitting the Grimm off the ship.

Chrome watched as Jaune, Ren and Nora jumped out. Next was Weiss and Blake.

As Chrome stepped to the open door, Yang grabbed his shoulder, turning him to face her and pressing her lips against his, all in one swift motion. "For luck." Yang whispered.

Chrome smiled before jumping out of the airship. Using his glyphs, he made it safely to ground level, rolling to his feet. Standing up straight, a half dozen destroyed AK-200s were thrown in front of him by Sabyrs.

Pulling his weapon off his hip, Chrome had the second blade extend from the hilt. "Alright. Me first."

End of chapter 55