RWBY: Lost and Forgotten
Chapter 28
Chrome
Walking upstairs, I approached the door to the balcony and opened it, stepping outside into the night. Heading over to the railing, I leaned over it and stared out at the trees.
"Something on your mind?" I glanced back to see mom join me at the railing, holding a tray of tea.
"Not really." I shrugged.
"Tea?" mom offered.
"I'm fine, thank you."
"Alright." she started walking away.
Letting out a sigh, I ran a hand through my hair. "Hey, Chrome!" I looked over to see Sun rushing over to me.
"What's up?"
He pulled out his scroll. "So, I was in the market and I saw a White Fang member with a mask on." he told me as he swiped through photos.
"Yeah, and?"
"And your mom said that White Fang members don't wear masks in Menagerie, but I saw one yesterday." he replied.
"Why don't you take this to Blake?" I asked him.
"Because she doesn't want to fight the White Fang." Sun told me.
"She has her reasons, and so do I." I went back to staring out at the trees. "Now, if you really want to do something about it, I'd recommend asking Blake. I'm not in the mood to go White Fang hunting and, to be honest, I don't really care."
"How could you not care?"
"Because I'm through dealing with them!" I turned to face him. "I'm here to relax and spend time with my family. So, if you want, you can go to Blake with this, but leave me out of it."
He let out a sigh of defeat. "Fine." turning around, he walked away.
Leaning back over the railing, I stared down at the ground below, listening to the sound of wind blowing through the trees. After a few minutes, I heard a loud crash, followed by a bit of yelling.
Looking over, I saw Blake drag Sun outside before turning around and slapping him. She began yelling, but I didn't really pay attention to it, not wanting to get involved with whatever it was.
After about a minute of yelling, I glanced over to see Sun looking through his scroll. "Look, I'm trying to help!" he yelled.
"I don't want your help!" Blake snatched the device from Sun and threw it into the trees. Hearing a gasp come from where Blake threw the scroll, I looked over into the trees and squinted my eyes, noticing Blake and Sun do the same.
Making out a small figure, crouched down on a palm tree, I reached back and gripped one of my weapons. Seeing them suddenly jump from the palm tree, Blake and Sun stepped back in surprise as I got on the railing and jumped after them, not giving them the chance to get away.
Leaping from tree to tree, I kept on their tail as we landed on a rooftop.
Creating a glyph, I used it to gain a bit of momentum. The figure paused for a second as I landed on a tree. "Gotchya!" Sun jumped in from out of nowhere and tried to tackle them but missed as they jumped out of the way.
Continuing the pursuit, we came across a rooftop.
The Fang member turned to slice at a pipe, letting out steam to try and block my path. It doesn't work as I creat another glyph and use it to jump right over the steam, landing in front of them. "Who are you and why were you watching my family?" I growled.
Seeing the figure was a female, I slowly started circling her, only for Sun to jump up behind her as Blake landed next to me. "Give it up!" Sun said. "I'm not above hitting a girl, you-"
He was cut off as the woman tried to hit him with her whip. Taking the distraction to my advantage, I kicked the scroll from her grasp and slashed at her with my sword, only for her to easily move to the side and knock me back, making a dash for the scroll.
Sun tackled her to the ground before she reached it. "Grab the Scroll! Seems someone thinks it's important!" Sun yelled.
"Get off!" the Fang member growled as she headbutts Sun, cracking her mask.
She tried to run for the scroll again, but Sun stopped her by using four of his clones to pin her down. Blake looked back to see what was happening. "Quit staring and grab it!" Sun ordered.
Sun loses control of his semblance and falls to his knees as the Fang member aimed her weapon at Blake. "Blake, watch out!"
Seeing the girl was about to pull the trigger, I jumped in the way to protect my sister. The crack on her mask spread before the whole thing broke apart, revealing some I hadn't seen in a while. "Ilia." I said softly. "It's been a while."
"Wait, you know her?! But she doesn't even look like a f-" Sun let out a scream of pain as Ilia hit his shoulder with her whip, changing color to red and yellow.
"Sun!"
"Give it to me." Ilia said.
"No." Blake moved the scroll behind her back.
Ilia turned green and blue. "You shouldn't have come back."
She used her weapon to create a rush of dust to try and escape, but I quickly chased after her.
Falling down to the streets below, I saw her run down an alley. Chasing her, I saw her take a left. Following close behind, she took a right, and I did the same.
Seeing she was facing a wall, I stopped a few feet behind her. "Dead end." I said. As I gripped my weapon, Ilia slowly turned to face me.
"What happens now?" she asked me.
"That depends." I replied.
After a few seconds of silence, Ilia spoke. "Why did you leave?"
"Why did you stay?"
There was another few seconds of silence. "What happens now? Do we fight?"
Looking down at my sword, I looked back to Ilia. "No." I placed it on my back.
"You shouldn't lower your guard in the presence of your enemy." she told me.
"Are we enemies?" I asked. "Because I remember we used to be friends."
Ilia narrowed her eyes. "That was a long time ago."
"If you truly think that, then the Ilia I know is dead." I told her as I turned my back to her. "Don't let me catch you around my family again. Next time, I won't let you walk away."
Creating a glyph, I used it to jump on top of the rooftops. Heading back to where Blake was, I saw her tending to Sun's wound.
"Where's Ilia?" she asked.
"She gave me the slip." I lied. "How's he doing?"
"We need to get him back to the house." she told me.
"I can carry him." I walked over to Sun and grabbed his arm, lifting him onto my shoulders. "Come on."
End of chapter 28