A/N: Italics=thoughts

The sounds of coughing filled the small room. Blake Belladonna was currently bedridden. Her chest felt tight and full. She could feel wheezing sensations in her chest every time she took a breath. Her entire body felt like it was in an oven. The faunus could feel that she had no energy or strength to go to class. She didn't even want to eat. The feeling of nausea was strong in her stomach. Almost all of Blake's muscles and joints hurt. She didn't even have to move them to feel the painful soreness in them. The ill teen felt pain and tiredness around her red, watery eyes. It was bad enough that she had a sore throat and runny nose, but now the feline faunus could feel a sudden headache coming on.

Blake covered her mouth as she went into a coughing fit. After twelve seconds of coughing, her body finally calmed down. Once this happened, a thermometer was stuck in her mouth. A few moments later, the device in her mouth beeped and Yang took it out. The blonde whistled loudly.

"Oh boy Blake. You're really sick. A fever of one hundred and three. That's a pretty high fever there." Yang said worriedly. She flinched when her partner went into another coughing fit. Her concern for her partner growing with each passing second.

"Wow! That's pretty high!" Ruby exclaimed. "Maybe Blake should stay here in bed and rest. Hundred and three ain't no joke." The small team leader advised.

"No. What she needs is a doctor. Especially because we don't know what she has." Weiss countered.

"It's actually kinda obvious what she has. It's most likely the flu. She has all the symptoms. Use to take care of Ruby all the time whenever she got it. But you're right Weiss. Blake should see a doctor just to make sure." Yang said as she placed the thermometer down on the end table after wiping it off with a napkin. She would have to remember to sterilize it later.

Weiss looked down at the clock that was on a small nightstand next to her bed. Her eyes widened as she realized that it was almost time for class. "Guys. If we don't get moving now then will be late for class. I will not stand for tardiness."

"You guys go. I'll stay here with Blake and take care of her." Yang said.

"Really? You sure Yang? You might miss some important information." Ruby said. The small girl putting her hands behind her back as she rocked back and forth on her feet.

"Yeah yeah. I'm sure. Besides, I'm sure I can just read Weiss' notes anyway." Yang said dismissively.

Weiss blinked several times. "Really? I thought you take a look at your sister's notes."

"Are you kidding me? Have you seen her messy handwriting? Also, her notes are all over the place! Like it was written by a small child that's hoped up on sugar. Seriously, no one can understand her notes besides her." Yang exclaimed. She remembered when she asked her sister for some class notes for Oobleck's class. Yang had never been so confused about anything in her entire life until she saw her sister's notes.

"What!? My handwriting is NOT that bad!" Ruby exclaimed as she threw her hands in the air.

"Whatever you say Rubles." The blonde said as she shot her sister a deadpanned look. "Now go. Shoo. Shoo. Go to class before you get late and upset the snow princess." The brawler said as she started waving her hands dismissively at Ruby.

Weiss' eye started to twitch at being called a 'snow princess', but Yang was right. If she and Ruby didn't hurry, then they were going to be late. Deciding to let the comment slip, the white-haired girl grabbed her partner by her cape and started to drag her out of the room.

"HEY! C'mon Weiss." The brunette protested.

"I refuse to be tardy Ruby and as team leader, it reflects badly on you and us if you're late. As leader, you need to be punctual. Also, we are going to work on how to properly take notes and not just scribble down words like a five year old."

"WHAT?! Weiss c'mon! That sounds soooooo boring. I take notes just FINE." The younger girl began to wave her arms melodramatically everywhere. Just before Weiss dragged her out the door and around the corner, Ruby shot daggers at her older sister. "This is all your fault! Darn it Yaaaaaaaaang!" Her voice echoed throughout the hall as the heiress continued to drag her to class.

Yang was snickering at her sister's plight. Really, a part of her felt bad for putting her sister in the situation she was in now, but most of her didn't. Most of her found her sister's plight absolutely hilarious. Though she did not envy Ruby in any way. Lessons in how to take notes properly sounded dreadfully dull.

A pained groan brought the blonde out of her thoughts. She looked down at Blake to see her staring at her.

"Are you sure you want to stay? I might get you sick." The faunus' voice was faint and scratchy. Her throat ached as she talked.

Yang smiled down at her partner. She placed her hand on Blake's head and started to gently rub it. Careful not to touch the ears on her partner's head. She knew the black-haired girl was nervous about anybody touching them. Yang would only touch if Blake wanted her to.

"Don't worry about me Blake. It's very hard for me to get sick. Gotta thank my high body temperature for that."

"Are you sure? I really don't want to be the one responsible for giving you this nasty virus."

Yang bent down on her knees beside Blake. Taking her partner's sweaty, clammy hand into her own, the fiery blonde smiled that famous Yang Xiao Long sunny smile. The one that held unspoken care. The one that always brightened everyone's day. The one that shone even brighter than the sun itself. "Yes Blake. I'm sure. Trust me. I'm not gonna get sick." She assured her partner."Besides, someone needs to make sure you get better." Yang stood up and pulled out her scroll."Now I'm going to call the doctor here on campus and see if we can schedule an appointment for you today."

"I don't want to see a doctor." Blake mumbled into her sheets.

"Well too bad. You're going to see one. Even if I have to carry you there." The tone of Yang's voice held no room for arguing. She heard her partner grumble under the sheets. "Besides, if you have something really bad and you die from it, then that would be a CATastrophe,"

Blake's cat ears folded forward flat on her head. She narrowed her tired, sore eyes at Yang. "Are you kidding me? It's bad enough that I have to deal with this illness and now I have to sit through these puns?"

Yang gasped as she put her hand on her chest in mock hurt. She looked Blake in the eyes with a serious face. "Blake! I assure you. I am not kitten around here. This is some very serious stuff here!"

The cat faunus groaned dramatically. She only hoped that her partner would not continue with these horrible jokes.

Eyelids opened to reveal orbs of gold. They glowed in the dark as they stared up at the ceiling. Blake sat up from her bed. She swung her legs over her bed and stood up. Memories of her kindhearted partner had taken to flooding her dreams.

She started walking to her door when she noticed something purple out of the corner of her eye. Blake looked to her right so see the purple bow that sat at her nightstand. The girl had found it in their ruined dorm room the day before she left Vale. It was virtually untouched.

She walked over to it and gently took it in her hands. The faunus decided she would take it with her to the balcony. Blake then walked over to her door and opened it. Once she stepped out into the hallway, she gently closed her door.

The wooden floor creaked under her bare feet. She stopped when the moonlight hit her face. Blake took to coming out on her house's balcony whenever she felt the need to think or want to clear her mind. She pulled up the bow that her partner gave her. Well, it was a ribbon that she used to make a bow. The feline faunus stared solemnly at it. She could feel tears pooling at the corners of her eyes. Blake squeezed her eyes as a sharp pain shot through her chest. The young teen then clutched the gift from her partner to her chest. Tears streaming down her face, she started to make sniffling sounds. "Yang." She whispered.

"Blake? Are you okay dear?" A concerned voice said.

The ears on Blake's head shot straight up. She knew this voice. It was her mother. She quickly rubbed her eyes to wipe away her tears. Blake turned around to meet her mother's concerned gaze. "I...I'm fine. Nothing's wrong."

Kali walked over to her daughter and grabbed her right hand with her left while placing her right over it. "Blake come now. I know something is wrong. I'm your mother. Not to mention I'm pretty sure you were crying. Now tell your mother what's bothering you."

Blake hung her down, her hair covering her eyes. "I... I miss her." She mumbled under her breath.

Kali's ears flicked. "Who? Who is this her? Is she the person that gave you that pretty ribbon?"

The younger woman looked back up. "Yang. She was my partner and yeah. She gave me this as a gift."

"Blake I'm sure you will see her again and everything will be fine."

"No. No it won't." Blake squeezed her eyes shut. Pain burning her chest. "Yang was always there for me when I needed her. She always took such good care of me. Yang was the kindest person I had ever meet. She was the one who was able to bring me out of my shell. She brought light into my life to drive away the darkness. I owe so much to her. She even-" Blake stopped. The image of a blonde girl sailing through the air unconscious flashed in her mind. "-sacrificed her own arm to save my life. She saved me and how did I repay her? She always helped me and when it was my time to help her." Tears once again began to stream down her face, "I just left her. I ran away. Leaving that wonderful person to face the horrors of being permanently disfigured alone. That's why nothing will be fine. She hates me mom. She must. How could she ever forgive me for not being there for her?"

Kali watched as her daughter cried in her hands. It was then that she realized that her daughter did not just think of this Yang as a friend or a partner. Her daughter was in love with her.

Kali gave her daughter a sad smile. She reached up to pull her kitten into her chest. She felt her daughter wrap her arms around her. The elder Belladonna put her right hand behind her daughter's head while her left rubbed circles on the small of her back. "Shhhhhhhh. It's okay Blake. Just let it all out dear." She cooed soothingly into her daughter's cat ear. Kali then began to gently rock from side to side.

Once her daughter had calmed down, she pulled up her head to be at eye level. Kali's hands sat underneath Blake's head, gently holding it up. "Blake. Listen to me. I'm fairly certain that this Yang does not hate you. From what little you told me, she cares greatly for you. Something tells me that she will at least sit down to listen to you." She gently assured.

"How could she not hate me though? What if she doesn't want to talk or listen? I practically betrayed her mom. I betrayed her trust." Blake said as she rested the side of her head against her mother's chest.

"I don't think she hates you Blake. It's very difficult to hate someone you love. If she will not listen to you, then you will have win back her trust. You will have to work hard to repair that relationship. But if you show her how remorseful you feel from your actions, she will give you a chance. Just don't ruin that opportunity."

Blake sniffled. "You think she will give me a chance?"

"If she feels the same way you feel about her? Then yes. I do believe she will give you a chance." Kali pulled away from her daughter. She smiled at her child. "Now come. It's late Blake. Let us rest."

Blake wiped her eyes and smiled at her mother. Her heart filled with renewed hope. "Okay mom."

"You know Blake. I thought you were into Sun." Kali said as she walked beside her daughter down the corridor.

Blake's ears folded down to the sides of her head. "W...wha...what? No! I...I don't like Sun in that way at all." The teen said incredulously. "Sun is just a friend. A friend who doesn't seem to understand what privacy and personal space means, but a friend none the less."

Kali giggled. "Yes well, I suppose that's for the best for him. The poor boy's life would be a living hell if you did like him. Ghira is still not exactly a fan of him despite him pushing you out of harm's way."

As the pair came upon Blake's bedroom door, Blake opened it and turned back at her mother. "Goodnight mom."

Kali smiled sweetly at her daughter. "Goodnight sweetheart." Before she left, the Belladonna matriarch kissed her daughter's forehead and then proceeded to walk back to her and her husband's room.

Blake gently closed her door. She placed the ribbon down on her nightstand and looked out of her window to gaze upon the broken moon. She then started to think about her goal that she stated a day ago. The cat faunus knew she had a hard road ahead of her. It wasn't going to be an easy task to take back the White Fang and return them to what they were meant to be.

Blake let out a stifled yawn into her hand. Sleep had began to snake its way through her mind. She lifted the sheets and climbed into her bed. Laying her head down on her pillow, she began thinking about Yang. She really missed her partner. Blake knew that she would meet with her again sometime in the near future. The faunus sighed as her honey gold eyes stared at the ceiling. "No point in thinking about that stuff now. I'll cross that bridge when I get there." Blake began to close her eyes as sleep started to take over. She would need her rest for the tomorrow. It was going to be a rather busy day and she would need all the energy she could get.

Yang was currently bent down picking up hollyhock flowers for Dove. The doctor said that they were great for treating respirator and inflammatory ailments. After she was done, Yang stood up to find the Dove staring at a tree. She walked over to her. "What'cha starin at that tree for?"

"I'm trying to figure out how best to get the sap without the rapier wasps trying kill me." Dove said without taking her eyes off the tree in front of her. It was then that she had an idea. She turned towards Yang. "Can you raise your body temperature?"

Yang blinked several times. The question put her off a bit. She really hadn't been expecting the question since no one ever asked if she could ever do such a thing. "Uh yeah, I can. Especially now. I can make my body very hot. Why?" The doctor smiled at her. "I don't think I'm gonna like where this is going."

"Wonderful! Then you can go and get the sap." The cobalt eyed faunus said. She clapped her hands with joy.

The blonde just sat there and stared at her. A single sweat drop came down the side of her head. "Wait? You want me to get the sap and get stung by those little monsters?

"Oh please. If you raise your body temperature, then they will fly away from you. The little insects do not wish to be burned." Dove reasoned.

Yang sighed. She really didn't want to do this. The idea of having angry rapier wasps buzzing around her was not something she was looking forward to, but if what Dove said was true, then she should be safe. "Yeah. I'll be safe if she is right. Otherwise, I'm gonna be peppered with painful welts all over my body."

The half faunus placed down her gathered flowers and then began to raise her body temperature. Soon, heat waves began to come off the teen. Next, steam started to rise from her skin. It got so hot that Dove was forced to back away some feet to keep herself from getting burned. Yang then grabbed the metal container for the sap and began to extract it. When she had gotten some of it, she heard an angry buzzing sound. Yang looked up to see a whole swarm of the little buggers flying down at her. Preparing to sting her to death for daring to touch their precious sweet sap. However, when they came close to the blonde, the immediately flew back up. The intense amount of heat radiating off of her was indeed driving them away like Dove said it would.

The rapier wasps might love sweet things, but they don't love them enough to burn themselves to death for them. So they fled in fear of the heat.

Once it was certain that they were gone and far away from the pair, Yang then began to allow her body to cool back down to normal. After she extracted enough sap to fill the metal container, she pulled away from the tree and twisted the cap back on. Dove walked forward to grab the container, only to have Yang pull it away from her. The doctor raised a brow in question. "Trust me. You don't want to touch this right now. It'll burn your hands real bad." Yang answered.

"Ah! I can't believe I had forgotten about that." The woman in white giggled. Dove then pulled out a flask from her side and opened it. "Would be so kind as to hold out that container?"

Yang obliged the older woman's request. The doctor then poured water on it. Steam shot up instantly as the sound of sizzling water rang out. After a few moments, Dove stopped and capped her flask. She looked at Yang. "Is it safe to touch now?" Yang nodded and gave the container to her. "Thank you. I'm glad you decide to come out here with me every time I need to go out foraging for these things. It can get so dreadfully lonely and dull when I do this alone. Besides, it's always nice to have an assistant!"

Yang smiled at the older woman. "Well, it gives me something to do. You also treated me, so this is the least that I could do as way of thanks."

"Oh you needn't do this to thank me dear. I was more than happy to treat you."

With their work done, both Yang and Dove picked up all of the baskets and containers they had brought and began their trek back to camp.

As they both walked, something began to eat at Yang's mind. Ever since she came here, she noticed that whenever her mother talked about Qrow, it was usually with disdain. Her curiosity getting the better of her, she turned to Dove and asked "Hey Dove. Can I ask you something?"

Without looking at her, Dove answered "Hmmm? What is it?"

"How come she doesn't like Qrow? I mean I don't really like him much either since he neglected me in favor of my sister, but what's her problem with him?"

The doctor sighed. She knew this question would pop up eventually. Raven usually did little to hide her contempt for her brother. "Well, it's because of their father."

"Their father?" Yang asked with a raised brow.

"Yes Yang. Their father. When Lammergeier was nearing his end, your mother went out to tell Qrow about it and bring him to be at their father's side in his last moments, but your uncle refused. Raven felt that he had betrayed their father. She told him that she wasn't trying to get him to come back to us, but just to be by their father's side in his final moments so that he could have the rest of his remaining family around him to send him off and give him some peace of mind before he died." Dove paused as she studied the young teen's face. She could see Yang giving a sad frown. It was clear that this was just adding to the list of reasons to not like her uncle. "As you can imagine Yang, Raven did not take this well. Ever since then, the twins have been at odds with each other. It's sad really. The two of them use to be inseparable when they were younger, but it is understandable why your mother is upset with him. She still hasn't forgiven him."

Before Yang could give a response, she instantly noticed that the chirping of the birds ceased rather suddenly. "The birds have stopped chirping."

Dove looked over to the blonde. "Indeed. What does that tell you?"

Yang frowned. "That there is danger nearby." Doing just as her mother taught her, Yang closed her eyes and cleared her mind to feel out if there were any auras coming their way.

Dove watched as the half-breed beside her concentrated. She smiled. "Doing just as Raven taught you. Perhaps this will be a good opportunity to put that some of that training to practical use."

Yang opened her eyes. Her scarlet eyes glowed dangerously. "There are six of them heading straight to us."

Dove clapped in congratulations. "Excellent! Very good Yang." The blonde looked over at her and rubbed the back of her head sheepishly. The woman in white put her belongings next to a nearby tree. "We best prepare ourselves for a fight dear." A simple, small metal pipe slid out from the sleeve of her montsuki.

Yang nodded as she placed the items she had gathered down to where Dove had paced her things. She then took her place at the older woman's side and prepared herself for a fight.

A group of six huntsmen ran out of the bushes in front of the pair. They lined up and a man with orange hair and narrow eyes stepped forward. He looked upon Yang and pulled out his scroll to bring up an image that looked exactly like her. He grinned as he placed it back in his pocket. The man pointed at the blonde. "Looks like we're the first ones to find ya demon spawn. You're gonna fucking die for what you did bitch." He he quickly rubbed his thumb across his nose. "Hope your ready cunt."

Yang began to snarl at the man, but before she could say anything back, Dove stepped in front of her. "Now now. No need for such crass language young man. I don't suppose there is anyway to avoid conflict is there?"

The group looked at themselves and laughed. The huntsman in front looked back at Dove. "Who the fuck are you and why should we care? No you know what, we don't care. If you're with this demon bitch, then you can die too." He said as he pulled out his weapon.

Dove sighed as she shook her head. "Well, then boys, there is only one course of action left afforded to me." She activated the telescopic function of the small pipe. It began to extend into a long pole and then suddenly, with a shiiiiing, a large curved blade came out from the top of the pole creating a naginata. She fixed a dark glare at the man in front of her. "Is to kill you."

As soon as the last word fell from her mouth, Yang watched as Dove quickly closed the gape between herself and the lead huntsman. Before he could react, the doctor swiped her weapon at his knees. His eyes bulged as he felt the rest of himself slide off his severed knees. A small amount of blood sprayed out. The foolish hunter began to yell out it fright more so than pain. Dove then spun around once while twirling around her weapon. As soon as she had her back to her opponent, she stopped her weapon with the curved blade pointed behind her and she trusted it backwards. The curved blade was shoved into his opened mouth. Forcing the man's head to the ground. The act stopped him from screaming as the blade severed his spine at the base of his head. Blood began to seep from his mouth and the wound at the back of his head. Pooling around the man's corpse.

Dove then turned around to the rest of the stunned group. "Remember boys. When you go to hell, just remember that you brought this upon yourselves." The woman in white pulled her weapon out of the dead body and held it out the huntsmen.

Coming out of their stupor, The group raised their weapons and rushed at Dove. Before the hunstmen that was to the right of her could strike at her, Yang crashed her fist against his face and sent him flying through a tree. When he landed, he was nothing more than a horribly mangled corpse with large shards of bark embedded in his body.

Yang's eyes went wide as she looked upon her handiwork. She then looked at her fist and back up at the four remaining huntsmen. She gave them a dark, sadistic grin. "Oh, fuck the hell yes." She moaned out. Her voice trembling with excitement.

Two huntsmen broke away from from the group. They charged at Yang. The one closest to her raised one of his hook swords and swung down. Yang easily dodged to the side. She then noticed the bigger, slower man began to bring down his large spiked morning star. The blonde back flipped out of the way. She landed a few feet away from her opponents. Yang then pushed off her right foot. Creating a tiny cracked crater as she jumped at the large man with the spiked weapon. She skidded to a stop as he swung down at her. Yang reached up with single hand and grabbed the weapon by the sphere shaped part. Her fingers laced in between the spikes.

The large man tried to pull away his weapon from the teen. When he couldn't, he brought his other arm to try to pry it away from her. Trying with all of his might, he couldn't remove his weapon from the girl's monstrous grip. He felt his weapon begin to move to the side to reveal Yang giving him a demonic smirk. The red of her eyes flared as she squeezed at his weapon. A moment later, it shattered under her terrifying strength.

Yang grabbed one the spikes out of the air and shoved it in her enemie's chest. He let out a blood curdling scream as crimson began to spray out, hitting the blonde in the face. Yang continued to smirk up at her opponent. She licked across her lips to lap the blood that stained them. At the taste of the hunter's blood, her eyes flashed an even darker shade of red as her smirk turned into a demonic grin. She began to twist and turn the spike deeper into his chest to inflict more pain in her victim. She reveled in the screams of agony her opponent let out. Yang turned her head around to look at the man's partner. Her face covered in blood, eyes glowing menacingly, and grinning like a madwoman. To the other man, she looked like something that came out of hell. "So, you gonna help him or are ya just gonna sit there while I have fun with him?"

The huntsman with the hook swords snarled. "You'll pay you filthy monster!"

Yang watched as the hunter charged at her. "Yes. That's right. Just come closer you moron." When the man came within striking distance, the blonde immediately flipped over the man she was slowly killing as soon as his partner committed to his swing. After landing, Yang kicked her nearly dead victim at his partner.

The hunter with the hooked swords watched in horror as he cut down his own friend instead of his intended target. He couldn't believe what he had just done. His target was the blonde girl, not his partner. He blinked once and brought his gaze to his opponent. "How? How could she move so fast? No way she should have had enough time to do all of that." He then looked back down at his dead friend. "I'm so sorry. Don't worry. I'll kill this monster!"

"Tsk tsk tsk." Yang shook her head. "How could you kill your own partner like that? What a horrible friend you are." She said condescendingly.

The hunter yelled at the sky. He began to charge at her. Yang raised a brow when he threw one of his hook swords in the air. He then jumped and held out his remaining sword to catch the hook of its twin with its own hook. The hunter then swung down at her.

She rolled away to the left to avoid the attack. She frowned as he landed. Her opponent immediately started up his attack again. He began to swing his connected hook blades like a whip. Yang grinned as she easily dodged around his attacks. She was so use to fighting her mother, that it seemed like he was moving in slow motion. Each of his strikes took what felt like an eternity to let out for her.

Eventually, she grew tired of playing with him and decided to put an end to her opponent. She ramped up her speed and closed in on the huntsman. The young half faunus moved so fast, that she started leaving behind faint afterimages. Each of his attacks only hitting the images she left behind. She could tell that he was starting to panic. Yang could smell his fear. It excited her. She came down upon her opponent like a bird of prey came down on its prey. His eyes widened in fear as she grabbed his sword arm with her left hand and let loose a powerful punch into his chest. Yang smiled as she felt his ribs breaking under the awesome might of her fist. The sensation of breaking bones under her fist was so very satisfying to her. She took joy in how he cried in agony.

Yang quickly disarmed him. She then spun around her enemy and ducked down to swipe out his legs. She moved forward a few inches and allowed the huntsman's body to fall across her shoulders. The teen then brought up her arms. Placing her right arm across his chest and her left arm across his thighs and began to pull down. The huntsman started to yell as he felt his back begin to bend painfully in an unnatural manner. He tried to fight it, but Yang's strength far outclassed his own. She grinned as she felt him futilely bang at her head with the bottom of his fist. His blows not nearly strong enough to harm her so she didn't even waste her aura on them.

His arms shot out as Yang applied more pressure to his spine. Yang felt the hunter weakly grab at her arm trying desperately to pry it off of him. Then all of a sudden, a loud snap reverberate around the area. The huntsman arms spasmed for a few moments before finally going limp. Yang released her hold on her dead opponent. The corpse rolled of her shoulders and landed on the ground with a thud.

The blonde looked down at her hands. It was back. The euphoric rush of completely dominating and destroying her enemies was back. It had been so long since she last felt this. Although the feeling was never this strong, she still felt joy in its return. She looked over to the corpses of her enemies and smiled. The amount of satisfaction she felt in inflicting pain and killing them brought her no end of joy.

The feeling of power rushing through her veins was intoxicating. Was this the power her mother was talking about? Yang had never felt such power in her before. It made her want more. She wanted more of this power.

Yang's eyes widened as she felt a hand come on her shoulder. She turned back to see Dove standing behind her. She blinked several times.

"Well, I'd say we're done here Yang. You performed very well. It looks like all of the training is paying off no? Lets return back to camp."

Yang looked over Dove's shoulder to see that her opponents were all cut into pieces. Blood and various types of organs were littered the ground. It was clear that the doctor showed no mercy to her enemies. "Yeah. Alright. Let's get outta here. Though we probably have to tell her that we have to move camp."

Dove nodded in agreement. Her and Yang went over and grabbed their belongings and started to hastily make their way back to camp.

"You know Dove. I was actually surprised that you could fight like that?"

The older woman looked over at Yang. "Oh really? Hahahaha. What makes you say that?"

Yang started to rub the back of her head. "I don't mean that in a disrespectful way. It's just that you always seem so nice and caring of everyone. You just struck me as the kind of person who hates violence and killing. That you would rather heal and save lives."

Dove chuckled. "Well, I suppose this should teach you a lesson in never judging a book by it's cover. You're right though. I don't like violence. I would much rather be spending my time healing than killing. However, as a doctor, I am a highly sought after target. So I trained and fought to get stronger for many years to protect myself and, more importantly, my patients. The wounded are after all, easy targets."

Yang could see the reason in the doctor's logic. It did make sense after all. Yang smiled. She was happy that Dove cared so much for the ones who came under her care. She looked at her older companion. "Soooooo how much is she going to freak out when she sees all of this blood on my face?"

Dove smirked with childish amusement. "Don't know. Let's hurry and find out shall we?" She then sprinted off.

Yang giggled before finally running after the older woman.

Raven stopped as she felt two familiar auras making their way to the camp. "So they've returned." She then started to make her way towards the edge of the camp to greet the duo. Standing at the edge of camp, the smell of blood entered her nose. She didn't show it, but she began to worry about her daughter's safety. The tribe leader was hoping that Yang was not seriously injured. Even if she does have that healing factor, that didn't mean she still couldn't die.

When Dove and Yang cam up to the camp, Raven immediately took notice of all the blood on her daughter's body. She hastily walked forward to her daughter. "What is this? What happened?" She sounded calm and collected on the outside, but on the inside, she was very worried. Almost to the point of panic.

Yang looked at her mother for a few moments. She still wasn't use to Raven being worried about her. Even though her mother tried to hide it, Yang could see right through her. She smiled. "It's not my blood."

On the inside, Raven was relived and happy to know that Yang was unharmed. "That still doesn't explain what exactly happened. Who attacked you?"

"I believe I can explain that." Dove said as she walked forward. She turned to Yang. "Now why don't you go get washed up. I'm sure being covered blood doesn't exactly feel all that great."

Yang nodded. "Yeah. I feel kind of gross. Not to mention." She took a whiff at herself and instantly recoiled. "I smell so damn gross. Yuck!"

Raven watched as her daughter walked by her to her tent to clean herself. The obsidian-haired woman then turned her attention to Dove. "Tell me what happened Dove."

"Those huntsmen from Vale came upon us. We had to fight them. They're dead now. Though I would seriously recommend that we move very soon. Don't need more trouble than what we already have." The doctor reported dutifully.

The bandit queen sighed. "I see. I'm curious though. This was the first time in months that Yang has seen real, live combat. How did she perform?"

Dove smiled as she placed her arms behind her. "Your daughter did very well. She could sense them coming and accurately tell the amount of bodies that were coming toward us. While she was fighting, she moved around with blinding speed and attacked with monstrous strength. She was able to predict all of her opponents attacks and respond accordingly. Yang moved around the battlefield expertly. Her opponents couldn't even land one blow on her. She completely overwhelmed them and outsmarted them. She acted both ferociously and intelligently." Dove's smile grew as she saw Raven's scarlet eyes brimming with pride. Her leader couldn't help the smile that formed on her face as she recounted the events that took place not too long ago. It filled the doctor's heart with joy to Raven so proud of her own daughter. This was the happiest she had ever seen her leader in such a long time. Neither one really knew it, but both mother and daughter were helping each other heal from the wounds their past had inflicted upon them.

"I see. Well, my only regret is that I wasn't there to see my daughter tear those fools asunder." Raven's face then turned expressionless once again. "Vale is certain to wonder about those weaklings. You're right. We need to move soon. Could you help me inform the tribe to pack up in thirty minutes?"

"Certainly Raven. Let's not stay longer than we must."

Raven walked calmly back to the tribe's camp. She stopped as she came by Yang's tent. The tribe leader stared at it for a few moments before continuing on her way. "Soon Yang. Very soon. You're almost ready to take on the White Fang."

Weiss had finally landed in Zhifu. It had taken her a day to get her via air bus, but she had finally made it. She was finally free from that bastard of a father and more importantly, she could start looking for Ruby and maybe she would find the rest of team as well.

The former heiress had just stepped out of the airship station and into the busy market place. She was actually rather taken back with how many people were moving around in a place that seemed so small. People constantly moving to and fro with materials for for buildings and goods for stores to sell. The constant stream of busy mechanics jogging around the outside of the station and the ship builders and welders running around the harbor surprised her as well. These people were all doing their part to help maintain this town.

She continued her way down down the market street, careful not to accidentally run into anyone. If Weiss had to be honest, she was actually quite fascinated with all of this. She had never seen this in her entire life. But of course not. She lived most of her life inside a large and safe mansion. The white-haired teen was experiencing this whole thing for the first time. Weiss couldn't help the child like curiosity that took over. She wanted to see more new things. Weiss wanted to experience all of the things she had never had the chance to see when she was younger.

The delicious scent of baked goods entered her nose. She looked to the right to see a modestly sized bakery. It looked nice and quaint. Like the people who owned the store really cared about their craft. Weiss strode to the window of the bakery. She saw all sorts baked goods. Everything from bread to cookies. Speaking of cookies, Weiss saw a particular set of them. The white-haired teen knew these cookies. Golden brown and full of large, full chocolate chip chunks. These were Ruby's favorite. Just as she was about to enter the store, someone grabbed her arm.

"Hey there pretty little thing. How's about you and me have a spot of fun darlin." The man drawled. Weiss scrunched her nose in disgust. The smell of alcohol was strong in his breath.

"Unhand me you filthy drunkard! I want nothing to do with you and I most certainly do not want to have a 'spot of fun' with you! You repugnant oaf of a man!" Weiss yanked her arm free from the drunk's grip.

She hoped that he would leave her alone now, but it seems he was not a man who took no for an answer. He grabbed her shoulders and began to press himself against her. "Now c'mon love. Don't be like that. Trust me. I'm can make yer whole worl-"

Weiss reached with her left hand and pulled out Myrtenaster. She slashed it across the man's chest. The man yelled in pain as he fell back on his ass. Weiss frowned down at him. It was then she noticed two more men come out and help him up.

"Fucking bitch. Boys, it looks like we gotta teach her a lesson. A very painful lesson." The drunk barked angrily.

Weiss smirked haughtily. "Sure. Come and teach me a lesson if you think can little man." She pointed the tip of her weapon at the him.

Two of them pulled out a knife while the other pulled out a gun. Weiss moved her sword arm in a circle to create a glyph. She then made a thrust in the middle of her glyph and it shot out through the air. It made contact with the gun one of the men were holding and wrapped itself around the weapon.

Weiss grinned when the gunman pointed his gun at her at found he couldn't pull the trigger. He tried several more times, but trigger simply wouldn't budge.

"Try all you want, but my glyph has rendered your weapon useless. You will not be able to use it until I release the glyph." Weiss mocked. It usually wasn't like her to taunt her opponents. She just chalked it up to spending too much time with Yang.

Frustrated, the man threw his gun down to the ground. "Fuck it! Let's just cut her and beat her to a pulp!"

All three men began to rush her. Weiss moved herself into a fencing salute. When her opponents came with in ten feet of her. She stabbed the ground. Glyphs formed beneath her attacker's feet and then spun like gears. After a couple of seconds, the three men suddenly shot up in the air. One landed with a thud behind her. Another sailed away and fell into the water with a loud splash. The last landed in a dumpster a couple of buildings down.

She nodded in satisfaction. "There now. That should teach those rude, dirty men to treat people with respect."

The sudden sound of clapping and cheering caused the small teen to jump in surprise. Weiss blinked several times. She really did not notice that a crowd had formed around her. She was so hyper focused on her fight, that she just didn't hear people forming around her. She suddenly felt slightly nervous. She wasn't use to this amount of attention.

She started to laugh nervously as a single drop of sweat trickled down her cheek as she heard some woman said something about how her son should marry a girl like her.

The man behind her had woken up. He looked up at the former heiress and grinned. He quietly stood up. With the crowd distracting her, he decided to use this opportunity of her having her guard down and lunged. However, before he could reach her, a fist came crashing against his face.

Weiss jumped as she heard what sounded like a bullet hitting the side beef. She caught movement out of the corner of her eye. She turned right to see the man who attacked her flying through the air and smash against a building made of red bricks. Weiss then turned around completely to see a tall, muscular, blond man with a yellow stubble on his face.

He grinned down at her. "You should really pay attention to your surroundings young lady." The blond man scolded.

Before Weiss could retort, she saw a few men in red uniforms come through the crowd. One of them stepped in front her and asked "What in dust is going on here"

"I was just defending myself officer. That man over there tried assault me and even made unwanted sexual advances towards me." Weiss said as she pointed to the unconscious that was laid out against the brick wall..

The officer followed her finger to where the assailant was. He let out a frustrated groan. "Oh for fucks sake. Again with that man!" The officer shouted. He looked back down at the teen and took off his hat and bowed forward. "Please do not let these scum ruin your view of our humble town ma'am. I assure you. Most of us here are very friendly folk."

Weiss smiled as she sheathed her weapon. "It's okay officer. I do not see your home in a bad light. I actually really like this place. It's very lively here."

The officer rose back up a laughed. "Many thanks ma'am. You are most kind to say that." He put his hat back on and turned to his fellow policemen. "Alright boys. Let's put these idiots in the station...again." With that, the policemen went about handcuffing all three men and put them in a large police truck and drove off. The crowd then dispersed and went about their daily lives once again.

She heard the sounds of hardy laughter behind her. She looked up at the blond man. "Thank you for helping me sir."

"Sir? Hahahahaha. No. Don't call me that. It makes me sound old. Just call me Tai. You're Weiss right?"

Weiss blinked at Taiyang several times before leaning forward. Giving him a questioning look. "Yes. How do you know my name though? I'm certain you and I have never meet before."

Taiyang frowned. "Awwww. You mean to tell me my little girls never actually told you who I am?" He shook his head. Did those little stinkers really think that he was so embarrassing that they didn't want to talk about him? "Why I'm Ruby's and Yang's father." He said as he pointed his thumb at himself. Smilingly brightly at the girl.

Weiss hunched over and gaped at the man. "You're their father!?"

"Yup. I sure am the father of my beautiful little girls."

Weiss shook her head and pulled herself together. She could tell this man absolutely adored his daughters. He sounded every bit like a father. He was the exact opposite of her father in every way. She envied Ruby and Yang. A part of her wished she had him as her father instead of the heartless bastard that sired her.

She looked back at the bakery and instantly remembered why she came this way in the first place. She turned to Taiyang. "I was going to buy some of Ruby's favorite cookies until that brute interrupted me."

The large man looked over at the bakery and then looked back down at Weiss. "Ah. I wouldn't do that if I were you." He advised to her.

"Why not? Surely Ruby would love them as a gift?"

"Yeah that's true, but by the time we reach Haven, they would have already spoiled. I'm pretty sure my cute little rose wouldn't like spoiled cookies."

"What? Really? How far is Haven?" She paused for a moment. "What do you mean by 'we'."

Taiyang held an amused look on his face. "Well first of all, Haven is gonna take at least two weeks to get there from here on foot. Secondly, when I said we, I meant the both of us going to Haven."

The white-haired teen raised a brow. "Why would you travel with me and why Haven?"

"Because we are both looking for Ruby. Also, my little girl is in Haven. Before she left, she wrote a note saying where she was going. That's why I know she will be at Haven." He paused. He watched as the teen in front of him began to think. "Look, you'll have a better chance at making it to Haven if you're with me. I'm pretty sure you can see the benefits of traveling with a veteran huntsman. You could even learn a thing or two."

Weiss could definitely see the advantages of having an experienced huntsman with her. There was no flaw in that logic. Besides, this was the sister's father. So she quite certain that he was very trust worthy. She looked up at him and smiled. "Very well then. We shall travel to Haven together, but I insist we buy Ruby some cookies."

Taiyang laughed as he gently slapped Weiss shoulder. Weiss stumbled forward as she let out a gasp of surprise. "Of course we'll buy that little cookie monster some cookies. I know a great place in Haven where we can do just that."

Weiss frowned. "Before we go, how is it that you knew my name?"

"Oh that. Ruby sent me a lot of letters. She just couldn't stop writing about how cool and awesome her partner is. Even said you were pretty in a few of them."

Weiss could feel heat rise in her face. Pink was dusted across cheeks. It was then that she remembered about a certain blonde teammate of hers. "Tai is it? What happened to Yang? I heard about what happened and I am terribly worried about her."

Taiyang brought his finger up to his lips. "Shhhhhhh. Not here. Too many ears and prying eyes. We'll talk about it when we're away from Zhifu. Alright?"

Weiss nodded. She could understand his reluctance to talk about the subject. If she remembered correctly, there were huntsmen that were after her and they could be here. "Alright. However, I expect you to tell me what exactly happened. I just want to know if she's safe."

"Sure. Sure. Now let's get outta here. We got a long way to go before we reach Haven."

The laughing of a madman echoed through the round chamber as a Grimm was tossed the ground and promptly eviscerated. He then impaled another through the chest with his tail. He lifted it up and threw against the wall. He watched with glee as it began to disappear into black smoke. Tyrian started wag his tail. The black, metal barb had a dark purple substance drip from it's tip. He was quite happy with his prosthetic that his goddess provided for him.

"I see you are enjoying my gift to you Tyrian." Said a smooth voice.

The insane scorpion faunus turned to look upon Salem and all of her dark glory. "Oh. Hahahaha. Yes my Queen. This is wonderful. Thank you!"

Salem smiled "Well, I'm glad you like it. You didn't forget the task I gave to you. Did you?'

Tyrian shook his head. "No. Oh no. I did not forget. I am ready to go now if you so desire. I just have one question."

"Oh. And what would that be?"

"Where should I start looking? Give me a place and I shall go!" He said zealously.

Salem laced her fingers together. She moved in front of Tyrian. "From what we know. Yang Xiao Long is the older sister of the girl you were suppose to bring to me. After the incident on Patch, she disappeared. No one has seen her around. However, since the little rose girl is her sister, I would think the most logical place to start is Mistral. She is most likely looking for her sister. That is where your search will begin."

Tryian began to laugh maniacally. "Excellent! I shall not fail you this time. I will bring her here." He then sprinted toward the exit of Salem's fortress. Tyrian was determined to not fail his Queen this time. "I'm coming for you pretty blonde girl!" He yelled into the blacked sky.

A/N: Hello again folks! I'm back with yet another chappy! So first, let me say that I am aware that some people are wondering about team RNJR and Qrow. Don't worry. I will bring them in soon. Expect them to come in about 2 more chapters. Just doesn't feel like the right time to introduce them right now. But do not fret. They will be coming.

Several things to explain. First, Hollyhock is a real plant. It is used in medicines. Look it up. Also, a lammergeier or a bearded vulture is a big friggin bird. Them beautiful creatures are huge!

So, here we have our first instance of the darker Yang that I'm going for. Just to be clear. Yang will not act this way toward people in general. Only to those she deems as her enemies and only when she is fighting them. Any other time she acts normal. Also, I really wanted to bring in an interesting weapon type. So I thought of the hook swords. Never seen them in the show, so I decided to use them in the story. Also, Yang can increase her body's temp to great heights. Thought it was an interesting ability to give Yang. She could already do it before, but only when she activated her semblance. Now she has full control over it. I also believe Yang's normal body temp is higher than others. I think it makes sense for a character like her.

How do you like the idea of Tai and Weiss traveling together? I thought it might make for some funny and cute moments down the road. I'm sure Tai has PLENTY of embarrassing stories to tell of the sisters. Lol

Also, how do you guys like the story cover pic? A guest in the review section pointed me towards it. It came from the rwbyforums. I don't know if the user called Atreyu Varro is the actual artist or if the guest is the artist, but whomever did that pic. All credit goes to them.

Now if you guys will excuse me, I got some TFS plays and Sips to watch. Also, I still have to watch the new episode of Samurai Jack and DBS.

See ya next time!