Chapter 10
Year 0 Month 3 Day 27
The War hasn't stopped, it hasn't even slowed, but both sides fight against each other. The battle of Pare has raged on without stopping. New Jedi have been rotated in. Menagerie recovers from it's fight, but many a fearful.
Legion 122 moved out of Menagerie. With bringing the first major victory to the war people have been joining up, replacing all the dead. Five more squadrons were added. The 122nd went back to Vale to await its next set of orders.
Yang went to talk to Karel. She went to his home, which was very nice. She knocked on the door, and Karel opened it.
"Hello Yang. Come on in." Yang walked in the house. It was messy with boxes everywhere. Troops were moving things.
"So, this is what it's like leading a legion?"
"Not exactly. I'm not here alone. I've got one of my higher-ranking officers living here as well. I offered it to them. That's why you see the boxes everywhere. So, what'd you come here for?"
"I want to talk Jedi business." Yang said
"A master I'm guessing."
"Yeah…"
"It's been a year now. You need a master to finish off your training. Trust me. I just don't know who. They'll come. Trust me."
"But I was told that if I didn't find a master, I would be assigned to Master Roni. She hasn't been fighting."
"I see. She isn't the worst person to have as a master. I'm guessing you're wanting someone who's out on the battlefield. A Jedi knight can take you on."
"Are you saying you will?"
"Sorry, no. I doubt I would have the time. Find someone who's not a legion commander. Besides. I doubt I could do you much good."
Yang looked down. "I get it."
"I don't think you do. The force is saying that I am not to be your master."
"Alright. So, who's living here besides you?"
"I'll let you guess." Karel smiled.
Yang started thinking.
Karel got a buzz on his scroll. "Looks like I need to go. Thank you for stopping by."
"Bye." Yang left Karel's house. She shook her head.
"I don't know what I'm going to do."
Yang got a message on her scroll.
"We have a new assignment for you. -Roni"
Yang sighed.
Yang went to the war room. Master Roni was standing there.
"Hello Yang. Do you know Arin Jones?"
"Yeah! I love his music."
"Did you know he's a Jedi?"
"Really? How have I not seen him?"
"He's not at the temple very often. We're sending him on a tour with his band. This is to gather information. Since no one knows Jones is a Jedi, he can easily slip into places. He is even able to get into Mistral."
"Where do I come in?"
"You'll be going with him. If you play an instrument, or sing might change what you do. You'll have to not bring attention to yourself, or have the spotlight be on you. So, are you going to take your lightsaber?"
Yang looked at it for a few seconds. It was her master's before he gave it to her. It was all she had left.
"I'll take it."
"Then you'll have to be even more careful. If anyone sees it, the whole mission is done for. Then you'll be stuck behind enemy lines, with little hope to escape."
"I get the picture."
"Good." Roni placed her hand on Yang's shoulder.
"Do stay safe."
"I will. So, where is Arin?"
"In the waiting room, waiting for you."
"Oh, I got to go."
Yang went to the waiting room. She patted her hair down. She saw Arin Jones sitting there.
"So, you're Yang Xiao Long? I heard about you a while ago."
"When?"
"When I met Karel. He told me you liked my music." Arin Jones took Yang's hand and shook it.
"Yeah, I've been listening to it for a while." Yang said.
"Let's go meet my bandmembers."
Arin takes Yang outside and they find the bandmates.
Yang has a smile spreading across her face.
"These are…" Arin started
"Grover Henderson, and Alani Tatyana. Where's Deedee Tatyana and Lily Ventura?"
Grover Henderson was a goat faunas. He had a tanned skin. He also wore glasses and a black tee with the Band logo on it.
Alani Tatyana was a human woman. She had tattoos all over her. She wore a white shirt, with one arm missing. She wore gloves with the fingers missing besides her pointer and thumb.
They looked at Yang.
"This is her. And Lily's going to be back soon. She found another Bonsai shop." Alani said
"Yes, this is Yang. She's going to be joining us." Arin said.
"What happened to Deedee?"
"That's what we're trying to find out. We're the eyes and the ears. The last we heard from Dee, she was going to Mistral to…" Grover started saying. "That's not important right now."
Arin shook his head.
"She's no role model. But she's our bandmate." Arin said
"And now we have the new girl. Do you play anything?"
"I play the guitar." Yang said
"Let's test that." Alani said. She got out one of Deedee's guitars. She handed it to Yang.
"Play seven minutes to Hades."
That was one of the hardest songs the band had. Yang grabbed the guitar. "You have a pick?"
"Good. Here you go." Alani handed Yang a red pick.
The song opens with a power guitar solo. Yang listened to this song so often that it was burned in her head. She started her trial, hitting every note.
The song sped up, and so did her job. Grover bopped his head up. He pulled out two drumsticks and started banging on the bench he was on. Arin started humming the song.
Yang played her heart out. Just like the song implied, it was seven minutes. She needed to land every hit just right.
Alani smiled, but Yang didn't see it.
Her last cord came up and she put everything she had into it. When she hit the last note. She was sweating.
She looked at Alani. She was smiling.
"I think you passed. That was no easy feat. Gods, that even got me pumped up. You're not so bad."
She held her hand out.
"I've been practicing for years." Yang took her hand.
A woman was walking up to the rest of the band with two bonsais.
"Is that really Lily Ventura?" Yang asked
"Yeah. She has something about trees."
Lily Ventura had red hair, not orange, but red. Her eyes were an emerald green. She was the shortest member of the band. She had on a headband. She had a huge on her face. She wore a loose tee shirt, which at one time was white.
"Hey guys. I heard you playing. Who's replaced Dee?"
"Her name's Yang Xiao Long. She's like Arin." Grover said
"A Jedi… Nice. I'm…"
"I know who you are. I've listened to all your songs."
"Oh, good."
The Haus of Hunters, the band name, was on the road. They stopped at New Mistral for the first night. The War has barely touched it. It was better than it was before the invasion.
Governor Gran allowed them in after a while. He was a cautious man.
"Gram's let us in before. The first time we came here since the war started, I thought he was going to blow our heads off." Arin told Yang.
"I'm not surprised. This is the empire's stronghold on this continent." Yang looked at the buildings.
"Have you fought yet?" Lily asked.
"Yeah. Two battles." Yang said
"Which two?"
"The second one's not important. The first one was the Battle of Beacon."
"You fought then? That seems so long ago."
"It was almost two years ago. Things were simpler than." Yang said
"I second that." Arin said
They stopped at a stadium. They got out and when to the back room.
Lily went to a bowl of candies in the room.
"It's good guys. No green mints."
"What?"
"It's how we make sure they read our contract fully. If they put any green mints in the bowl of candies, we know they didn't pay attention. We've cancelled because of that." Arin explained.
"Why?"
"Safety issues." Alani said.
"I see." Yang went to the couch and sat down.
Grover went to the fridge and pulled out sparkling water.
"We don't drink before a show." Alani said.
Grover handed Yang a peach mango sparkiling water.
"Our show's going to be unique. This is the first time since lily here that we've introduced a new bandmember. This is going to be interesting. Yang, you'll play the first song off stage. The song doesn't have a guitar solo until half way through." Arin said
"Demolition?"
"Yeah. How many of our songs do you know?"
"All of them."
"Alright, well, it's Demolition, Lost Heart, Poison Apple, Blood Stained Rose, Loveless War, then our finally, Seven Minutes to Hades."
Each song got harder, longer, and faster.
Yang grabbed an overcoat and threw it on, and sunglasses.
"I've got this." Yang said
"Everyone's going to get dressed, then we'll go through rehearsal." Arin leaned in. "Remember, get any information you can."
"How do we do that?"
"Keep your eyes open. Tiny details add up to something great."
"Anything in particular?"
"People. Who's here, and who's not. Don't worry, you'll get it eventually." Grover said
They went to the stage and started the practice. The first song went off perfectly.
"You're doing great Yang. Keep it up." Alani said.
"Thanks." Yang loved this mission.
"The audience will love you!" Grover said.
"Are you sure?"
"You've got to have confidence and make yourself a personality." Lily said
"You took that too literally." Arin said. Grover laughed.
"What do you find so funny mister hipster?" Lily said
"At least I'm not a hippy. By the way, how's your boyfriend, Mr. Maple?"
"Shut up." Lily said
"I'm just kidding." Grover took a bite of a protein bar he had in his pocket.
Yang smirked. This was a dream come true.
"On to the next one. So, in between songs, we're going to introduce Yang, and she'll be out on stage for the rest of the time. Lost Heart begins. Yang, you and Alani will walk back to back, and begin your duo, then you take two steps forward. You'll turn to the audience, then you'll play the next chord. Alani, you two will be switching between chords, then at the end of the song You'll play them together." Arin said
"What about Lily?" Yang asked
"She knows what she's doing. With you two taking center stage, she'll have her eyes open." Arin transmitted to her, thought the force.
"She knows what she's doing." Arin said aloud.
"Do you talk to everyone like this?" Yang said to Arin though the force.
"Yes. It also helps us looks like we got the play list down."
"I see."
They continued with the songs until seven minutes to Hades. It was good before, but that was when she was alone. Now it was going to sound amazing.
They played the song, and they put their all into it. After they were sweating. Yang loved it. Everyone was at their best.
"That's the first practice run. Everyone get into what you're going to wear on stage. Get some water, get anything you need. We're doing this twice before we play in front of the crowd."
"Got it boss. "Alani said
They went to the back stage. Yang changed from her regular shorts to long black pants. She put on boots and wrapped her scarf around her leg. She also changed her yellow tee shirt to an orange one and kept the overcoat on. She also but on leather gauntlets. She looked at the guitars that she could choose from, and she saw a yellow and black one. She picked it up and smiled.
"This is the one." She walked out of her dressing room and saw everyone's outfit, besides Arin.
"He went on ahead." They all wore what they did on the covers. She noticed they we're that different from what they normally would wear.
"What's Arin wearing?"
"You'll love to see it."
Yang went to the stage and saw him in a white pair of pants with a red strip running down, with a white tee, and a yellow jacket. He was also wearing sunglasses that had a golden instrument on them.
"He's flamboyant." Yang said
"Yes. That helps us get information."
"I see…" Yang said
They started the second run. They went thought everything, including where they would step.
After an hour, they ended the practice.
"Tonight's going to be good." Grover said.
"Yes, it will." Arin said.
People were flooding in. Yang went into position first. She was hidden on stage, behind a part of the stage. The floor opened, and Grover came up. He played for a few seconds, to the cheers of everyone there.
Lily came up next, and she played some of Blood-Stained Rose. More cheers.
Alani came up and played a solo from one of the songs not playing tonight. After she finished, she pointed out to the crowd.
"Are you ready?"
They cheered back "YES!"
"We got a surprise for you tonight." Lily said.
Smoke shot out covering the stage. Arin came from the floor, facing away from the crowd.
"Don't say anything until after the first song." He said to Yang.
Yang nodded her head.
"Tonight, we'll shock you." Arin said.
He turned around. He pointed his finger to the sky and held his head down.
"Tonight, you are in for a treat." Arin said.
"It's time for…" Alani started
"DEMOLITION!" The band cried out.
The crowd cheered.
Grover started out. He laid down the beat. Lily joined in. She finished a cord and blew a kiss to the audience. Alani started to play. The crowd cheered.
Arin smiled.
It was here I meet my first tragedy.
We had all met you monster.
You had but one mission
Demolition.
He came first for our inhibition.
Then he came in the politicians.
We refuse to give you any ammunition.
Destruction
You came for our families
You came for our friends
You came for our lives
Demon, now we show you
Demolition!
Yang started her solo. The crowd cheered.
You tried to destroy us but look how you've done.
You have no more power, you're finally gone
Our lives are free from you and your power.
Demolition
We see you in others
You still have your shadow
But in us it's gone.
We are no longer under your thumb.
Demolition.
We have the power now
Your old forces are skeletons
And your glory has fall'n
Demolition.
Arin stopped singing, but there were still a few cords.
Demolition
Arin quietly said.
The audience clapped.
"We thank you. Some of you may have heard that Deedee has left our band. She has. She has gone to do bigger and better things. Who did we get to replace her? She's somewhere in the building." Arin said
Smoke shot out again. Yang took a deep breath.
"Let's give her our welcome"
They started to cheer.
Yang took another breath and started to play the opening cords of seven minutes to Hades.
She finished up her introduction.
"Give it up for Yang Xiao Long!"
People cheered. Yang was pumped up by the audience.
"That's right!" Yang said.
"Now, who wants to hear our next song?" Arin shouted. The crowd cheered. "Give it up for Lost Heart!"
Yang opened the song.
Like the ocean's great waves,
We bash against the shores.
The thoughts in our mind
Float like a bottle with a wish
Arin clenched his fist
Yet like the currents that flow out
Always take more than they leave.
We curse the ocean of thought.
His fist opened. He stomped his foot and the stage lit up with white.
White is the rage
So hot that it burns
A Rage sharp as a blade
That cuts both ways.
As our hearts fade away.
Arin stomps his foot again, and the lights turn off, except for a gray light.
Like the ocean's great waves,
We bash against the shores.
The thoughts in our mind
Float like a bottle with a wish
Yet like the currents that flow out
Always take more than they leave.
We curse the ocean of thought.
Yang and Alani go back to back. They play together. Yang's guitar had a black outline on it that glowed. Half the stage would ripple with black. Alani's Bass had a white outline. White ripples came off with each strike. A circle around them was made grey.
Yang and Alani took steps forward, trading cords, the grey now gone. There was a war of black and white on the stage.
Yang struck one more cord, and the black overpowered.
The stage went black, but a red outline of all the instruments colored the stage.
Embrace the darkness
Hate burns black as the coals
The fire burn all it touches
Destroying the heart
The stage went back to black and white
Sing the song of death and of life.
Of dark and of light.
The dark night
Conquers all.
The stage was grey completely.
Life is not just joy
Or sorrow
Its something
Much more complete.
The burdened heart
Sinks into the earth
The lights slowly came back
Sing with me this song
Of grey waters
Of peace and war
Of black and white
Yang and Alani looked at each other.
Like the ocean's great waves,
We bash against the shores.
The thoughts in our mind
Float like a bottle with a wish
Yet like the currents that flow out
Always take more than they leave.
We curse the ocean of thought
This song of Lost heart.
The audience cheered
Arin pulled out a bandana and wiped his sweat off. He threw it into the crowd. People fought over it.
"How'd you like that one?"
The audience cheered again
"Next up, Poisoned Apple!"
Lily started this song.
My head's spinning
Spinning because of hate
All because I took a bite
Of that poisoned apple.
Yang went to the mic. This song had two singers who switched.
I've fallen into a dark eternity
It was nothing but pain's paralyzing agony
That could stop me
Trapping my mind in its dark cage
Arin went back to the mic
Maybe it's a dream,
The only one that's real
But that pain means nothing
Even if you knew how I feel
The prison is pure misery
I wish you knew how I feel
There is nothing, not even light
Both went to the mic
You can command my tongue. You can try to force me to go
I doubt I could care, but my heart it only knows
If I try something else, there's no going back
Because everything will be lost to black
Yang stepped back and went back to playing. Her next part would come soon.
Maybe it's a dream,
The only one that's real
But that pain means nothing
Even if you knew how I feel
The prison is pure misery
I wish you knew how I feel
There is nothing, not even light
Arin moved away from the mic. The three with the string instruments had a trio. The audience loved it. Lily shook her head, and she led the other two back into the song. Grover loved this song. He put everything into it. It was his favorite in the album
Will the future ever come? Will the sun ever rise?
Will there be a place for me in the light?
Is this I feel pain? Is it my sorrow?
Where will I go from here?
I don't know how to tell; will I ever truly know?
Yang went back to the mic
Can I move past this place? I've done all I can.
Everyone can see, but they can never understand
If I were to change, to go back into the light
Then I'd be forever changed, fading into white.
Yang went back, there was another break, where Lily and Alani were. They did another round. The song was about half way over
Arin started again
My head's spinning
Spinning because of hate
All because I took a bite
Of that poisoned apple.
Yang went to the mic
Yang went to the mic. This song had two singers who switched.
I've fallen into a dark eternity
It was nothing but pain's paralyzing agony
That could stop me
Trapping my mind in its dark cage
Both were at the mic
Maybe it's a dream,
The only one that's real
But that pain means nothing
Even if you knew how I feel
The prison is pure misery
I wish you knew how I feel
There is nothing, not even light
You can command my tongue. You can try to force me to go
I doubt I could care, but my heart it only knows
If I try something else, there's no going back
Because everything will be lost to black
Arin backed up
If I move forward, taking another step
Then it would all start to crack, and I lose all of me
If my tears flood the winds, If they taint the light
Could it ever return again? Return to pure white.
They were going to finish the song off together.
Will you tell me who you are?
Will you tell me where I am?
I've forgotten how to fell, I've forgotten if I can.
When I give you my hand, there'd be no more going back
Because I'd throw my soul away, as it fades to Black.
Yang ended out the song with a rift.
The crowd cheered. It was one of the most popular songs they had. Arin grabbed a water bottle and downed it.
"You guys good?"
"I'm kind of thirsty, doing most of the work" Grover said
The audience loved this kind of stuff
"Yeah, but you don't have to look so sexy." Lily laughed.
"Yeah, yeah, sure just leave the music to us."
"Hey guys, anyone got a spare water bottle? Grover seems to need his tea break."
"How come you only brought one? We're the ones who sweat ten pounds off."
"And you didn't even get one for our new bandmate? Shameful" Alani said
"BOO" Grover said. Fans handed over water bottles.
"Here you go guys." Arin tossed the water bottles.
"Give it up for Yang. She's been a trooper. Brand new and she's destroying that guitar. And who knew she had such a good voice." Arin said
"Take notice of how they react to you. If they like you, play yourself up." Arin told her.
She looked at the audience. She had some fans. After she finished her drink, she had a cocky look.
"You think that would take me out?"
Arin smiled.
Everyone finished the water.
"What's next? Oh, right Blood-Stained Roses"
It was another duet. Arin was the one who sang the first half
I can't stand it, even for another day!
The sun never came up back in my life without you in it
The light was stolen from me when you died
To keep you here was all I ever wanted
But now you're gone and my soul's forever haunted
I can't believe I had taken you for granted
And now there's no way I can comprehend this
I wish I was dreaming when they told me you were gone
But my eyes were open, cut could they be wrong?
Why did you leave me, we swore that we would stay?
Now my life's a nightmare from night to the day!
You'd read the books, they'd never have a happy ending
Was that a warning for me that your life would fade black?
Why does it always end like this?
It's always like night has come on my life.
I know you loved me
You tried to show me that
But now I'm in a lake of madness
And now I have to fight
Bloody Stained Roses!
That's what fills my head at night
Coming closer
To the emptiness that fills my soul.
That's what fills your hole
It was Yang's part now. She was answering Arin
I know your filled with Anger and with Sadness
I couldn't keep you from that dark pool
If you could only see, even if only for a minute
You'd see why I had to do it.
I want to tell you love, that you're all that ever mattered
My heart is eternally shattered
I tried to protect you, but I just ended up failing you
And now your trapped in the Jail that bounds you
I never planned that I would leave you.
I wanted to make it back home to you
I wanted to tell you that it would all be okay
But now I'm just a failure, and you're the one left to bare my shame
My story was never going to end in anything but misery
But I never thought this would be my final chapter
I did what I thought I had to do
But I forced the larger sacrifice on you
I know your life's a nightmare
You tried to take on my pain
But love, please don't become like me
Don't throw away your life in vain
Arin went back to the mic
Bloody Stained Roses!
That's what fills my head at night
Coming closer
To the emptiness that fills my soul.
That's what fills your hole
Arin and Yang switched off between lines
I was needed, I hoped you understood
You were the one I needed, and you left me, but I always knew you would
I would change it if I could
They sang in unison
It doesn't matter now.
The petals all flew away now
In every nightmare
Are those blood stained roses
Arin finished the song off
No matter what I do
I can't fill that place of you
Bloody Stained Roses!
That's what fills my head at night
Coming closer
To the emptiness that fills my soul.
That's what fills your hole
They finished off the song. It always hit home to Yang. It was Ruby's favorite song.
The first time Ruby heard it she cried. Yang tried to comfort her. Then she said it.
"It's like Mom and me. This is how I felt when she died." Yang held her sister close.
"Now onto our next song. Loveless War"
My love has no place to go
My heart feels like it's about to glow.
This war has no place for the heart
So I'll be a victor, now I'll be the victor!
The clouds block the sun
Gun powder makes the dark black clouds
I cannot see
The sun's light parting the clouds
The darkness hangs over me
My world becomes a blur
My heart cannot shine through
The rage of the dark is too strong
How did this skirmish turn into a war?
We are all fools, but you know
I fight, shooting for life
I'll rip this darkness apart
We once cherished love
But now we only love the war
We steal the foes bright gaze
And we become who they adore
We shoot from our heart
And we surely hit our marks
Loveless War!
I'll be the victor, Yes, I'll be the victor!
Why does my touch break everything into pieces?
Even my own heart?
I scream your name, but I never hear your answer
Because of this war
I see the darkness parting, curing our blindness
But we hid, because it suits us no more
I will be the victor, I must be the victor
I can't control my rage
And I turn our skirmish into this WAR!
I had to say goodbye
Because this war has destroyed you
I always loved you
I fight, shooting for life
I'll rip this darkness apart
We once cherished love
But now we only love the war
We steal the foes bright gaze
And we become who they adore
We shoot from our heart
And we surely hit our marks
Loveless War!
I'll be the victor, Yes, I'll be the victor!
I was ready for when we met
You may see my weakness
But you'll never win
Love seemed sweet, but this is War
I must be the victor
So open up your eyes
Loveless War!
Love seemed so sweet
But we have no need
I am the victor
But what does that mean?
The last song. Seven minutes to Hades. Yang smiled. This was her favorite.
She had a solo for the introduction.
It was the cold winter's morning
It was a time before the light
Flames drove us to Hades
So we ride onward to a fight
Darkness falls on us
Through tough times and not
We hear his evil laughter
All around us alright.
We fought hard, fighting with our steel
Though every wasteland before our
SEVEN MINUTES TO HADES!
We're in his domain
He watches us go
Through his trials of fire and pain
We fly free
We fly thought thunderstorms and through wilderness
Our quest carries on
We go through sunset and moonrise
Deep in our souls and hearts
We're so far away from night or day
And see lives wasting away
We feel their pains like hurricanes
On our seven-minute journey
Fire's red-light approaches near
And lightning's strike
We look heaven word and see our glory
But it looks at us with resentment in its eyes
We run thought Hades' realm
With burning in our hearts
We're banished from that time and the fallen land
To a life stuck in the stars
You can see us in your darkest dreams
Beyond your reality
But we're lost in desperation
Our time seems to have gone
Lost inside the minds of all
You'll never find
Hades' realm
We have to await the day
When you find us, restore our lives
We'll take your pains like hurricanes
In Hades' realm
Yeah
Here we stand with his blood on our hands
After our fight we finally understand
So, we broke the curse
For the freedom of men
We're lost far away
We wait for the day
But until then we'll take all your pains
In Hades' Realm
They finished the song. The concert ended shortly afterwards.
The band slept for a few hours, then they caught an airship taking them to Anima.
Month 3 Day 14
Yang and Arin were talking
"I need to find a new master, or they're going to assign me to Roni. Don't get me wrong, she's a good person, but she's stuck in the office all day."
"Yeah. I know what you mean. Do you have anyone else in mind?"
"No." Yang said
"We do need a new bandmate, and what you did last night shows you have the talent for this kind of thing. I am a knight, so I can train you."
"You would"
"Yeah. We're going to be a good team. Especially since we're going to be stuck on Anima for over a few months."
"What?"
"We three concerts a week. We have fourteen more concerts to do."
"I see…" Yang said
"Good. I knew you would. By the end of this tour, we're going to go to Mistral. We're going to see Vox."
"Wow."
"Yeah."
Month 4 Day 16
Arin taught Yang all about the force and the lightsaber that her last mentor did. Arin told her to call her Arin or mentor. He felt put off by master.
She was taught how to get information from the stage. She was taught all about being a spy. Her eyes were able to catch small details. Every skill she earned was coming to use, even fighting.
She was turning onto a Jedi, but she had the public appearance and a show stealer. Yang thought about getting a tattoo.
She called her dad
"Hey dad."
"Hey sweetie. What's up?"
"I'm in Mistral right now with that Band I told you about?"
"You told me that before."
"Yeah. Now for my stage character I though about getting a tattoo."
"Are you asking me if you should get one?"
"Yeah."
"That's up to you. Be careful out there. Ruby told me to tell you hi, and to call her. She said something about that Karel friend of yours."
"I'll do that. Love you."
"Love you too."
Yang hung up and called Ruby
"Hey rubies. I just talked to dad. What did you want to tell me?"
"Yang, Karel and Bora are engaged!"
"WHAT!"
"Yeah! They announced it a week ago."
"But there so young."
"I know."
"Wow. Everything's moving fast. I'm going to have to send a gift or something. Wow… How's Weiss taken the news?"
"I didn't check. She seemed happy for them."
Yang knew she was hiding something. She just didn't know if Karel knew how Weiss felt about him.
"When's the wedding?"
"…"
"You didn't ask."
"…no"
"You're not serious, are you?"
"I'll ask when I see them next."
"What does the council think about it?"
"Marriage isn't banned. Neither is love."
"That's right. Can you tell Master Roni that I found someone to train me?"
"Sure, who is it?"
"Arin Jones. The guy I've been with for a month."
"I'll tell her."
"You're the best." Yang said
"I know." Ruby hung up. Yang put her head against the wall. She was on another airship. Arin walked in.
"Something bothering you?"
"No, just I got some big news. You remember Karel, right?"
"Yeah, what about him?"
"He's engaged."
"hope that'll end well for him. We're writing a new song. Why don't you come in and see the magic?"
"Sure."
Yang went to the room and saw the process.
They were laughing. Alani was laughing, playfully pushing Grover. Lily was tuning her guitar. Arin joined them. They were all laughing.
This reminded her of when she and the rest of her team met up.
She saw a flash of Weiss, Blake and Ruby. She smiled. For just a moment, Yang forgot about the war.
Author's Notes: This will be the only chapter that I write lyrics. I am no lyricist.
All but one of the songs is based off of already existing songs.
I listened to the songs as I wrote them.
If you can tell me which songs I used, then I will be extremely impressed.
May the Force be With You
-DragonZlayerx12
