Here we are at Chapter 59. Let's get back to Rokurou and Blake in the story. I do not own RWBY or Tales of Berseria. They belong to their respective owners. Here's chapter 58. Enjoy.

Chapter 59: Meet the Family

The boat that Rokurou, Blake, and Sun are on pulls into the port for Menagerie.

"Whoo, this place looks pretty cool. Reminds me of this one island my old friends and I visited. The place had a nice port, loads of food stalls, awesome beaches, and crystal clear waters. Too bad we were there on business only, otherwise I might have stayed there for a little longer than a few days," Rokurou notes as he checks out the portside of the town.

"Are you sure you'll be okay here. What if someone sees the right side of your face?" Sun asks.

"Eh, I'm sure they won't notice. Hell, they may even think that I'm a Faunus like them," Rokurou plays it off.

"Menagerie is the one place in Remnant that anyone is welcome to come to, no matter who or what they are. However, just to be safe, keep the demon side of your face covered. If people start getting restless because of it, it may cause problems for us later. Come on, let's get going," Blake says.

The three leave the ship and walk around a bit, with Sun and Rokurou taking in the sights while Blake walks in front of them, more used to the atmosphere of her old home. However, as Rokurou steps out of the way for a few Faunus walking by, he notices something off.

"There sure are a lot of people here. A little too many for just one place, wouldn't you say?" he notes.

Blake sighs as he cat ears fold down, "Yes, there sure is," she sadly notes and starts walking ahead deeper into town with her two companions behind her.

As they continue walking, Sun and Rokurou have to step out of the way of some more Faunus carrying crates that pass on by.

"Well, when you try and take an entire species and put them on an island that's two-thirds desert, YEAH, it tends to be cramped," Blake replies, narrowing her eyes.

"Desert huh. Not exactly an easy place to set up a town with this many people. That sure sucks," Rokurou notes as he looks around.

"What? You guys have that much more space? Why waist it? A little desert never hurt anyone," Sun says as he steps in front of Blake and Rokurou.

"That's not the point. It's not like the desert in Vacuo, Sun. The wildlife here is more dangerous than most other regions." Blake explains.

"I've heard that much of Vacuo is desert, but you've grown used to living like that, Sun. Much like everyone else there. It's not as simple as that for the people here though. There are just some areas that are too dangerous or too lacking in resources to properly set up a working town there. It's like trying to sharpen a sword with a simple piece of cloth. It's just not going to work," Rokurou adds.

Sun rubs his head and steps back, "So, they gave us a terrible island, in the corner of Remnant, to try and shut us up," he figures out.

Blake and Rokurou walk by him, "That's a pretty good summary, yeah," Blake says.

"Huh…Jerks," Sun mutters, hands on his hips as he follows.

The three walk up some steps, "We try to make the best of things," Blake says as they reach the top.

"You make do with what you got. It's all anyone can do really," Rokurou says, and then looks at the rest of the town in front of them. "But then again…it does at least have a good view from up here," he says, hand on his chin.

They see other sections of the village, and trees around them. The most distinct feature is a large building at the center of the village, with a street leading right to it.

"This is Kuo Kuana," Blake introduces them to the village.

"It's…Beautiful. I take it all back. This place looks GREAT! Why would anyone want to leave?!" Sun asks, not getting the picture.

"Again, you're missing the point Sun. The Faunus wanted to be treated as equals, but instead got this little consolation prize rather than what they truly wanted and deserve. It was sort of like the Abbey back in my world. If people didn't conform to their beliefs and ideals. If they didn't start worshipping Innominat, then those people were taken to a small town out in the ice caps and left there at the mercy of the demons that live around that area. It was either become basically logic-loving, reason praising drones, or food for demons. Believe me, it wasn't fun for them. And what made it worse was that those people never condemned those that worshipped Innominat, they just wanted to stay true to their own religious beliefs. But for the Abbey, that wasn't good enough. The Faunus here are in a similar situation. Simply because they were different, they were all basically rounded up and tossed down here in a dangerous place and told to survive on their own. It's a little irritating to be honest," Rokurou notes as he narrows his eyes.

"Wow…that's…really harsh. Now I feel like a real idiot," Sun notes, melancholy.

"Don't think too hard about it. Besides, that mess has already been cleaned up back home. If it can happen there, then I'm sure it'll happen here someday, too. Just gotta stay positive about it," Rokurou cheers them up.

Blake actually smiles a bit and slowly nods, "…Alright, time to go home," she says.

Sun wraps his arm around her shoulders, "Oh yeah! Which one's yours? Can you see it from here?" he asks, right hand over his eyes as he looks around.

"Kind of," she says, looking straight ahead.

"Is it that one?" he asks, pointing to a house on his right. "What about that tiny one down there? I like the paint job," he asks again, this time pointing to his left down the hill.

Blake closes her eyes at him before opening them again and grabs his right arm, "It's…that one," she says, moving his hand to point at the large house in the center before letting go.

Sun looks at the house, the points at Blake, who nods.

"Ah, not bad. Someone's living it up. Nice digs," Rokurou notes.

The three eventually arrive at the large house, walking up the front steps. They come up to a set of very large doors, with metal handles on the front to hit the door to let the occupants know of visitors. Blake goes to grab one of them, but then hesitates and pulls back, looking worried.

"What is it?" Sun asks.

"I um…It's just been…A long time since I've seen my parents," she admits, looking away, sad.

"Hey, you never know what'll happen until it happens. No reason to hesitate now," Rokurou notes.

Sun places a hand on her shoulder, "Yeah, we came all this way. Might as well keep going. We've got your back," he says, supporting her.

Blake sighs and reaches up to grab the handle and hits it against the door, making a loud metal sound. Sun look up, a little surprised.

The teenagers take a step back, "Okay, to be honest, that's kind of intimidating," Sun points out, a little scared.

"I kind of like it," Rokurou notes, smirking.

A moment later, the door opens up and a woman leans out. The woman is a cat Faunus with black cat ears on her head. Her hair is short and has three gold piercings on her cat ears – two on her right, and one on her left. She is wearing a black hakama and sandals with white tabi socks. Over her outfit is a black shrug with a long right sleeve and a short left sleeve with gold leaf trim along the opening at the front. On both arms, she is wearing long, black arm warmers that extend to the middle finger. The left one has a purple band tied around the top and a pair of gold bangles around the wrist. Around her waist is a black and gold sash that trails behind her, with a gold flower-shaped buckle at the end. This is Blake's mother, Kali Belladonna. Kali looks out the door, but then her eyes widen and her cat ears perk up as she steps out the door, looking straight at Blake.

"Blake?" she says, looking shocked.

Blake's cat ears fold down, "…Hi Mom," she says, feeling nervous.

However, Kali just walks up to her and holds her in a heartwarming embrace.

"Oh, my baby girl," she sighs in relief, happy to see her daughter again.

Blake appears shocked, but then smiles as she returns the embrace.

"Kali, who is it?" a male voice asks as they release each other and look back.

A tall, muscular man walks forward. He has black hair, a beard, and yellow eyes. He is wearing an open dark, violet coat with white fur trim, exposing his hairy chest. Over his beige pants is a matching sash that wraps around his waist, secured with a large, silver metal buckle. On the left shoulder of his coat is a silver metal spaulder, which through a pair of curved strips across the chest attaches as a clasp on the opposite front panel of the coat. His black leather boots have white toes in the shape of paws with claws at the tips. This is Blake's father, Ghira Belladonna. Ghira has his hands on his hips, but drops them as his eyes widen at seeing Blake. Blake smiles, while Sun smiles for her, and Ghira smiles at seeing his daughter again, while the three visitors smile back at one another.

"Blake, my girl is back home," Ghira says as he walks up and gives Blake a big hug.

"Hi Dad…I'm home," Blake says.

They separate and then Ghira notices her companions, "And you didn't come alone, I see," he notes, not exactly smiling at Sun, while remaining indifferent to Rokurou.

At this, Blake gets a little nervous, "Um, yeah…Mom, Dad, these are some friends of mine," Blake gestures to them.

"Nice to meet ya, I'm Sun Wukong," Sun waves to them.

"And I'm Rokurou Rangetsu. A pleasure," Rokurou says with a slight bow.

"I see…A pleasure," Ghira says as he stares at them, feeling annoyed by Sun's presence, while feeling more defensive with Rokurou.

"Alright, enough of that. It's been so long since Blake's been home, Ghira. Come in inside, you three. I'll whip us up some tea," Kali says, being the voice of reason.

A little later, the five are in a large circular room with pillars all around them as they sit around a table in the center. Kali pours a cup of tea for everyone, and they all make some small talk about what they've been up to, especially what happened at Beacon.

Kali places down her cup on the table, "We were horrified when we heard the news. The kingdom of Vale wasn't perfect, but it certainly didn't deserve what happened. We were both so worried," Kali voices her concerns about the Fall of Beacon.

Ghira chuckles while crossing his arms, "Please, I knew she'd be fine," Ghira says, pretending not to seem worried.

Kali scoffs, "That isn't the slightest bit true. Should've seen him pacing," Kali interjects.

"Well, I haven't been with them long, but I have seen Blake in action. She's a pretty skilled huntress. I can see why she got accepted into Beacon," Rokurou notes as he sips this tea. "You know, this tea's pretty good," he says.

"Thank you," Kali replies with a smile.

"Wait, so you weren't there at the Fall of Beacon. I thought you were one of Blake's friends, though you definitely appear to be too old for a student," Ghira says.

"Well, he's not a student from Beacon, and he wasn't there at the Fall of Beacon. You see, he's actually an old friend of Velvet's, one of my teammates. I ran into him on my way here, and he decided to tag along. Although, despite not being from Beacon, he's quite the swordsman I must admit," Blake explains.

"I see, well, thank you for helping our daughter get home safely. But, aren't you worried about your friend, Velvet?" Kali asks.

"Nah, I'm not worried about her. Velvet is strong. She won't be taken out that easily. Besides, I still have a debt to repay to her, and I can repay that debt to her by helping out Blake here. Any friend of Velvet's is a friend of mine," Rokurou says.

"I see…Well, although I'm grateful for your help with my daughter, I must ask, who exactly-," Ghira begins to ask before they hear a knock at the front doors. "Darn it, I completely forgot about the meeting," he says, pounding his left fist on the table.

"Ghira…" Kali says, placing her hand on his fist to calm him down.

"Give me a moment," he says and gets up to answer the door.

Blake, Sun, and Rokurou look at her mom, who looks down.

"Is everything okay?" Blake asks.

"Yes dear, just poor timing. He can reschedule. It's just been hard dealing with them lately," Kali says as she goes to sip her drink.

"Dealing with who exactly?" Rokurou asks.

Kali stops drinking her cup, "Hm. The White Fang," she says.

The three of them freak out at hearing this, "WHAT?!" they all yell as they stand up.

They quickly run to the front door, "Dad!" Blake yells.

Ghira turns around, "Blake. What's wrong?" he asks.

In front of him are two White Fang members, though their outfits are different than the ones seen in Vale, and with their hands clasped together. They are two males, one taller than the other. They are both wearing white robes with red hoods, and sleeveless black coats over the robes, along with sandals and black socks. The taller one has a corsac fox tail, while the shorter one has fennec fox ears.

"Miss Belladonna," the taller one says as he bows to her.

"We had no idea you'd returned," the shorter one continues, also bowing to her.

Blake's group stands next to Ghira, "What are you doing talking to these people?" she asks, each one of them looking angry.

"…This is Corsac and Fennec Albain. They represent the White Fang here in Menagerie now," Ghira introduces them.

"Those PSYCHOS are here, too?!" Sun shouts, while Rokurou narrows his eyes at the White Fang members.

"Young man, I'm not sure what you've heard of our organization, but I can assure you we're not nearly as ferocious as the media would have you believe," The one with the fox ears, Fennec, says.

"Really, then maybe you can explain why your 'brothers' killed innocent people at the Fall of Beacon. Both human AND Faunus. I may not have seen it personally…but I know these two have seen it firsthand," Rokurou says, crossing his arms as he gestures to Sun and Blake. "Summer Rose told me about the Fall of Beacon, and the issues with the White Fang right now. Good thing she did, otherwise I would have no idea what's going on right now."

Blake glances at him, "How does he know about that? He must have found out by Ruby's mother before he came to our world. That's the only explanation," she thinks before she focuses back on the Albains.

This makes Ghira suspicious, "What is he talking about?" he questions them, narrowing his eyes a little at them.

"Precisely what we came here to discuss with you, your grace," the taller one, Corsac, calmly replies.

At this point, Kali joins them, "Is everything all right?" she asks, while Blake looks at the Albains, absolutely livid.

"Wait, you guys seriously don't know?!" Sun says.

"Know WHAT?" Ghira asks Blake, narrowing his eyes.

"…The White Fang was at the Fall of Beacon. They attacked innocent civilians, and they released Grimm into the school," Blake recounts the story.

The two White Fang members glance at each other before looking back at Blake.

"…Is this true?" Ghira asks them accusingly.

"Sadly, your grace, it is," Fennec replies, acting sad as he bows his head a bit.

"Don't act like you-," Blake begins, but Rokurou puts a hand on her shoulder.

"Calm down Blake. This isn't the place nor the time," Rokurou says, but keeping his eyes on the Albains

Ghira glances at them before turning back to the brothers, "EXPLAIN yourselves. Now," he demands from the Albains.

The brothers look at each other, then back at him, "Though it pains us to admit, it has become apparent that the Vale branch of the White Fang is no longer operating under orders of high leader Khan. Rather, they've elected to follow the rule of one, Adam Taurus. I believe you're all familiar with the young Adam and his…extreme…philosophies," Corsac explains.

"Let's not forget that Beacon wasn't the first time the White Fang caused chaos in Vale. They've been messing with a lot of people for some time now. And Adam Taurus was the one leading them," Rokurou notes.

"The high council had their suspicions of a splinter group, but they could prove nothing until this latest incident," Fennec explains.

"Incident…" Blake starts, getting their attention. "People…are DEAD," She says, narrowing her eyes at them.

"And it IS a tragedy," Corsac says as the two brothers lower their heads.

Fennec looks at Ghira, "Your grace, we came to assure you that Brother Taurus and his followers DO NOT represent the will of the White Fang," Fennec says.

Ghira glares at them, "…And how can I be sure of that?" he asks.

"We understand if you bear any skepticism towards these claims. The White Fang's tactics are…admittedly more aggressive since you stepped down as high leader, and became Chieftan of Menagerie…But this, this is no way to make our message heard," Corsac explains.

"We have ample documentation from the council meeting as well as several strategies to apprehend and punish these strays if you care to review them," Fennec adds.

"…I will…But another day. I'd like some time to reconnect with my daughter," he says more calmly as he looks at Blake.

"Of course, your grace," Corsac says.

"We completely understand," Fennec adds, then looks at Blake. "It was a pleasure to see you again, young Blake," he says.

"We were saddened when we heard of your departure from the White Fang, but understand if you can no longer support our cause," Corsac adds.

"It is a wearying fight, after all," Fennec says.

Blake steps up, "Who says I'm done fighting?" she says.

"Hm. If you ever do wish to return, you need merely come find us," Corsac offers.

"Sister Ilia would be elated," Fennec adds.

Ghira steps in front of them, "Goodbye, gentlemen," he says and closes the doors.

After Ghira closes the doors, Kali steps closet to him while Blake walks away, angry at how the Albains acted towards the Fall of Beacon.

"I think she needs a few minutes alone for now. She needs to think about a few things," Rokurou says.

"Agreed," Kali replies.

"…Well those guys were creepy," Sun notes about the Albains.

"You know, I just realized something," Ghira says.

"What's that?" Sun asks.

Ghira then glares at Sun, "I really don't like you," he says, making Sun reel back a bit in fear.

Back outside, the two brothers begin their walk down the front steps.

"An interesting development, wouldn't you say?" Fennec says.

"Interesting indeed," Corsac concurs.

"So…Shall we inform Brother Adam?" Fennec asks.

"…We shall," Corsac replies, both of them smiling, before that smile fades a second later. "However, one thing that concerns me was that human-looking individual with them. None of the reports from our allies in Vale said anything about anyone matching his description, and yet he knew so much about our operations in Vale. It is possible that Miss Belladonna may have told him, but still he concerns me," he finishes.

"Agreed. Something did not feel right about him…We will need to learn more," Fennec replies.

And that's the chapter. Rokurou meets Blake's parents, and so far things seem well, but now the Albains know that he's here. Well, we'll see how that goes in the future. Will Rokurou be able to get Blake back on the right path? What about everyone else? Until then, please Read and Review.