RWBY: Lost and Forgotten

Chapter 20

Chrome

Weiss ran out of the arena with Ruby quickly chasing after her. "What was that about?" Yang asked.

"No clue." I shrugged. "So, I didn't get the chance to ask, but who did you guys vote on going into the doubles round?"

"Me and Weiss." Yang replied. "And if we meet somewhere down the line, I'm going all out!"

"Well, I wasn't planning on going easy on anyone, anyways." I smirked.

"Good." Yang said. "I like it rough." after she said that, she walked passed me and out of the arena, leaving me at a loss for words.

"Dude." River placed his hand on my shoulder. "You're seriously one lucky son of a-"

I moved River's hand off my shoulder and started heading for the exit. "I'll catch up with you guys later."

Walking out of the arena, I scanned the area for Yang but couldn't see any sign of her. "Damn."

An hour later

I had given up looking for Yang and decided to just walk around Beacon until my next match. Walking by a pavilion, I had my hands in my pockets. "Don't be ridiculous. Every Schnee has the ability to summon. We have for generations." I heard a woman say. Peeking around the corner, I saw Weiss and a woman, her sister from the looks of her, were talking.

"Summon?" I thought to myself.

"I've tried! It's just... it's the one thing I've been having trouble with!" Weiss told her.

"We Schnees are unique. Unlike many, our Semblance is hereditary. But that doesn't mean it will come easily." the woman created a small glyph in the palm of her hand. "Your Semblance is like a muscle. The more you practice with it, the stronger it will become. But if you only focus on one aspect of it..." the glyph suddenly expanded in a blinding flash. Once the flash faded, a white and blue Beowolf stood next to her. "If you fail to test the limits of what you think is possible, then you'll never truly grow." suddenly, the woman's expression changed. "Tell me something."

"What is it, Winter?" Weiss asked.

"That white-haired Faunus." the woman, Winter, said.

"Who? Chrome?"

"Yes, Chrome." Winter nodded. "What do you know about him?"

"Well, he's related to my teammate, Blake." Weiss told her.

"What else?"

"His semblance is similar to ours." Weiss added.

"Similar? Or the same?" Winter asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Like I said, our semblance is hereditary." Winter told her younger sister. "And after watching his match, I did a bit of research. It's nearly impossible for two people, with absolutely no relation, having the same semblance."

"What are you getting at?"

"I believe Chrome could have Schnee blood." as I heard those words, I felt a couple emotions flood through me. Doubt, being the strongest one.

"What makes you say that?"

"When you turned one, on your birthday, mother and father got into a really nasty fight." Winter explained. "Mother went out and didn't come back until the next day. After a few weeks, she suddenly had to go on a 'business trip'."

"Okay..."

"That business trip lasted almost a year." Winter continued. "I believe our mother may have had an affair."

There was a short pause as everything sunk in. "Why didn't you tell me this sooner?" Weiss asked.

"Because I didn't know until I saw Chrome's semblance." Winter replied. "It is identical to ours. And after seeing that, and remembering what happened all those years ago, I finally put two and two together."

I felt my breathing quicken as I pressed my back against the wall. "So, you think Chrome is our brother?" Weiss asked.

"Yes, I do." Winter replied. "But keep this to yourself. If word managed to get back to father, his life would be at risk."

"What?"

"You know father's views on the Faunus." Winter said. "Finding out mother had cheated, and gave birth to a Faunus child, imagine what he'd do."

It felt like I couldn't catch my breath. My heart felt like it was going to explode, it was beating so fast. Pushing myself off the wall, I started running towards the dorms.

Reaching my destination, I rushed to my room and slammed the door behind me before running my hands through my hair. "Fuck..." I started pacing back and forth. "If I'm a Schnee, did my father cheat on mother with Weiss' mother? No, they always had a pretty strong marriage. This doesn't make sense! It can't be true, it just can't!"

I sat down on my bed and held my head in my hands. "Fuck..."

End of chapter 20