And here's the next chapter. Sorry it's so late, I haven't had a break from school or work since the last update and had some writers block with this chapter. I'm not super happy with how this came out but I hope you enjoy it!
V5 was great, and I would recommend the manga that recently got released. The cover art for Scars was finished and it looks amazing. The artist is Nilast over on tumblr. And I set up a kofi recently as well.

"It seems we have a lot to talk about." Her mother said. Yang's lip twitched as she snarled.

"That's what you have to say to me? You're out of my life for eighteen years, and that's the first fucking thing you say to me?"

Her mother cocked an eyebrow, resting her hand on the hilt of her blade. Crows began to land on the statue behind Raven.

"And what, dear daughter, did you expect me to say to you?" she asked. Yang looked away. Her mother embracing her, telling her why she had left her, why she had abandoned her, telling her she mattered. She looked back at that woman, at her cold, unloving red eyes. Yang snorted.

"Something better than that."

"Sorry to disappoint." There was no apology in her voice. Yang crossed her arms.

"Why are you here." Her mother began to pace in front of her, gripping her sword handle as she spoke.

"I wanted to let you know that what happened on the train, saving your life, that will be the only act of kindness I give you." Yang rolled her eyes; it's the only thing she had ever done for her period. Her mother stopped, before taking stepping towards her. "I've been watching you Yang. You've seen how cruel this world is; you know how this world works."

"And how does it work, mother?" she spat the last word. Raven stopped in front of her, crossing her arms.

"Remnant is a hellhole; the weak die, and the strong survive. If you're not strong enough to live, to kill Grimm and defend yourself, then you're a waste of resources." A flicker of a smile appeared on Raven's face. She motioned to the scar on Yang's lip and pointed at the scar on her belly. "You're a fighter Yang, have been all your life. You're strong, you're a survivor." Yang frowned.

"So?" Raven looked back at Beacon, not looking at Yang as she spoke.

"Disaster is on the horizon, Yang. I can feel it in my bones." She looked back at Yang. She extended her hand. "Beacon will be destroyed, everything that you cherish will be lost. Everyone here will die. If you come with me, you will be spared that horror." Yang stared at her in confusion before shaking her head.

"How do you know this? How do I know you're not just lying?" Raven's gaze hardened.

"This is not something I would lie about."

"So you want me to abandon my team, and what? Come live with you?"

"You would be better off with me than with them, Yang. Your team is holding you back. The Faunus, the Heiress, your brother. All of them, weak and not fit to live."

Yang's eyes widened in shock, her mouth falling open. Her hair began to smolder.

"What did you say?" Her blood began to burn.

"You don't need you-"

"What. Did. You. Say." Yang balled her hands into fists. Raven chuckled, shaking her head.

"Don't tell me you actual go along with your brother's farce?" Yang's nails bit into her palm, cutting the skin. Her hair ignited, her world going red.

"Leave." She said, her voice a growl. Raven rested her hand on her sword.

"You're making a mistake, Yang." Yang shook her head, fire licking her body.

"No. I'm not." Yang glared into her eyes. Her mother glared back. "All my life I've wondered what you were like, why this amazing woman dad talked about would leave us behind. All my life I've been aimless; I had to give up everything to support my family, a family you couldn't be bothered to take care of. All my life I've had no purpose other than finding you, learning why I wasn't a good enough daughter for you to stay and be my mom." She snorted. "And you know what? I don't care about any of that anymore. You are not the woman my dad told me about. I don't want someone like you, someone who thinks they can play god and decide who's worthy of life, as my mother. I don't believe you about Beacon, and I don't care what other reason you came to try and talk to me. You're dead to me, and if you come near my team, my family, I will kill you." Raven's lip curled as they glared at each other.

"You're loyalty to them will only get you killed. Just like it did Summer." Ember Celica sprang into place.

"Leave. Now."

Her mother sneered, and turned her back to her, swinging her odachi, a red and black portal appearing. Raven put her mask back on, her red eyes glaring out from the eye slits as she turned to her.

"I am not a woman you want to make an enemy of, daughter." Raven said, her voice muffled by the mask. Yang sneered.

"Neither am I, mother."

Yang opened her eyes, blinking several times as her eyes adjusted to the lights. She groaned, clutching the side of her head.

Mid-day sunlight filtered through the open window, the curtains blowing with the gentle breeze. Yang sat up, sitting on the edge of her bunk, resting her arms on her legs as she stared at the floor. She closed her hand as they rested in her lap. She sniffed.

Looking for her for so long. Finally given the chance to learn why she had left her. To show her mother how she had been strong. To have a parent tell her they love her.

And she had ruined it.

Tears slid down her cheeks, her fingers digging into her blanket. She hiccupped.

Why now?

She told herself she wouldn't let it bother her; she wouldn't let that woman get to her; she wasn't someone she needed in her life. She would never see her again, there was no need to be so upset.

She gasped when she heard the door unlock, hastily wiping at her face, hiding her tears. She flashed Weiss a winning smile as she walked in. Several books were tucked under Weiss' arms. Weiss didn't seem to notice her and set her books down at her desk. Yang's smile didn't waver.

"Did you find what you were looking for?" Yang asked.

"Hm?" Weiss looked over at her, making a face as she realized she was in the room. "I thought you said you would be off doing something with Penny?"

"I already did it." She traced her hand on her blanket, looking away from Weiss' ice blue eyes. "I was going to hang out in here while you read. We uh, we haven't gotten a chance to really hang out one on one since this summer." She looked back at Weiss, holding her hands in her lap, she gave her a smile. "I thought you might like the company." Weiss hesitated before she smiled back.

"I won't mind it. As long as you're quiet." Yang forced a laugh, swinging her arm.

"You know me, Weiss. No need to worry about that."

Weiss sat at her desk, flipping through the various books. The room was quiet, the only sound the flipping of the pages. Yang played with her hands as she watched Weiss; restless.

"So um. What are you reading?" Weiss didn't look up from her page as she spoke.

"I'm trying to find out what mattä means. It's Blake's name for me in her language and I want to learn what it means." Weiss paused, Yang could hear the smile on her face. "And find a name for her." Yang cocked an eyebrow.

"Can't you just look that up on your scroll?" Weiss nodded.

"I can. But I feel this is the way Blake would have done it." Yang forced another laugh, her head falling.

"Yeah… how Blake would have done it." Her head perked up as the door opened, her eyes widening in surprise.

Penny was trembling as she walked in, playing with her hands, her eyes darting around the room.

"Penny? Are you okay?" Weiss asked, shocked. Penny shook her head, avoiding their gaze. Weiss stood up, pushing her chair back. "What's wrong? You look sick."

"Do you know where Ruby is? I need to speak with her." Penny said, her voice unsteady. Weiss cocked her head to the side. Yang cocked an eyebrow, holding up a hand as she spoke.

"She's down at the fairgrounds with Blake. Is everything okay between the two of you?"

"Yes. Everything is okay." Penny hiccupped. "Thank you," she said, giving them a nod as she left.

Yang got off her bed, walking over to Weiss' side, her brow knitted in concern.

"Do you think she's okay?" she asked. Weiss shook her head.

"I don't know. What do you think is bothering her? Did her and Ruby get into a fight?" Yang held up her hands, raising her shoulders, making an 'I don't know' noise. Weiss opened her mouth to say something but closed it as gentle music began to play. She pulled out her scroll a content smile on her face as she looked at the screen. She answered, putting the scroll against her ear.

"Hi, Blake." The smile was replaced with a frown. "Slow down, what happened?"

"What happened?" Yang asked. Weiss held up a finger, listening to Blake. She looked over at Yang, moving the scroll away from her mouth.

"She said Ruby got a call from Penny and then ran off in a panic. She's all alone at the fair grounds and wanted to know if we knew what was happening." Yang shook her head. Weiss raised her scroll. "We don't know what's happening, Blake. Penny was in here a moment ago and she looked really upset and was asking for Ruby." Yang could hear Blake's voice, Weiss nodding her head as she listened to her. "I don't know." She pursed her lips as she listened to her. "Okay. Yeah, that won't be a problem." She smiled again. "Love you, too." Yang looked away as Weiss collapsed her scroll and stood up. "Blake asked me to go down to the fairgrounds and meet up with her; encase Ruby and Penny show up, so we can help them out." Yang lifted her head up, Weiss' hand rested on the door handle, she was looking back at her. "You okay waiting for her here?"

Yang nodded, forcing a smile. Weiss smiled back before leaving. Yang's expression fell as the door clicked shut. She sighed, walking over to her bed. She laid down, pulling out her scroll and flipping through the movies she had on it.

She was fine being alone. She was okay waiting for Ruby or Penny while they dealt with whatever issue they had. She was fine with Weiss hanging out with Blake nonstop. Being alone all the time was perfectly fine.

Her eyes started to water.

Weiss hurried through the dorm hallway, turning the corner sharply. She grunted as someone shoved past her. She frowned, and turned to yell at the rude jerk when she stopped. She cocked her head to the side.

"Jaune?"

He didn't seem to hear her, his head down and his hands shoved in his hoodie's pockets. He stopped in front of his dorm door and pulled out his scroll to unlock it. He hesitated, closed his eyes, sighed, and opened the door.

Weiss raised an eyebrow. Jaune wasn't usually that rude, what was wrong with him? She shrugged and started to power walk out of the dorm.

Blake paced in front of the stall, checking her scroll.

"Blake!" She looked up from her scroll to see Weiss walking over to her. Blake pocketed her scroll.

"Thanks for coming over."

"It's no problem." Weiss looked around. "Have you seen them since Ruby ran off?" She shook her head. Weiss pursed her lips. "I hope they're okay." Blake crossed her arms.

"They haven't had any problems before. And it doesn't sound like either of them were angry."

"I guess so." Weiss shrugged before looking around. "Do you want to go do something while we wait for them?" Weiss asked. Blake nodded, smiling.

"That sounds nice."

"Do you have anything in mind?" Blake nodded.

"I saw a food stall selling some kulfi. I was going to take Ruby to it when she ran off." Weiss titled her head to the side, confused.

"Kulfi?"

"It's an old Faunus dish. It's kinda like ice cream." Weiss considered it for a moment before nodding, holding out her hand.

"Lead the way." Blake smiled and slipped her hand into Weiss'.

She led Weiss through the crowd of people, noticing the shocked and odd looks people gave her. She saw some of the Faunus look at her bow, and back at Weiss before shaking their heads in disapproval. She scowled, and hurried her pace. She turned, walking around a stall and slowed to a stop, her heart dropping.

The line was long, and a familiar set of brown rabbit ears were near the back of the line. Velvet was smiling, chatting with her team mates, laughing at some joke Fox said.

Vaara

She scowled and turned away, leading Weiss away from the stall. Weiss slipped her hand out, and Blake looked back at her. Weiss had stopped and was looking over at the stall.

"The line isn't that long, I'm fine with waiting." Blake rubbed her arm, her hidden emblem.

"I changed my mind. Let's go somewhere else." Weiss cocked an eyebrow, looking back over at her.

"Why? It looks like Velvet and her team are there too, we can spend time with them." She squeezed her arm, her ears pinned in place by her bow.

"I'd rather not be around them." Weiss' face darkened, a chill going down Blake's spine at the look in Weiss' eyes.

"What did they do to you? Who do I have to 'talk' to?" Blake shook her head.

"It's not their fault, Weiss. Velvet and I just uh." Blake trailed off, trying to think of how to word it.

"Just a what?" Blake sighed, glancing down at the ground.

"She thinks I'm a vaara." She said.

"A what?" Weiss asked. Blake closed her eyes. It was one of the worst insult's to call another Faunus.

"It translates to 'One who rejects Mother's gift'. It means a Faunus who wants to be human. Who cuts off their Faunus traits, or if they're human passing, never revealing they're Faunus to humans. Faunus who love humans and don't understand or care about the plights our people face." She looked up at Weiss. Weiss' expression had fallen, her eyes downcast. Weiss rubbed her wrist.

"Is… is it like being called a slavosá?" Blake nodded.

"Yes." Blake said. Weiss shook her head.

"Why would Velvet think that of you? You care about your people so much, Blake." Blake snorted, and motioned to her bow. She hesitated before pointing at Weiss. Weiss frowned, realization creeping across her face.

"Oh." She said quietly. Weiss rubbed her wrist, looking away. Weiss' voice was quiet as she spoke. "Would… would it be better for you, with the other Faunus, if… if we weren't together?" Blake's eyes shot open and she closed the gap between her and Weiss, grasping her hands. Weiss looked into her eyes. Blake held their enclosed hands in front of their faces.

"Weiss, I don't care about what they think about me. I love you. You are one of the few good thing's to ever happen in my life." She smiled. "I can take every name in the book if it means being by your side." She shook her head. "I just didn't want you to have to deal with getting harassed again." Weiss looked away. Blake tightened her grip. "I'm not a slavosá, I'm not a vaara, and you are not your father." Weiss scowled at the mention of her father.

"Blake I don't want people thinking you hate your own people; that you're a coward, or a traitor. That you're hiding who you are to be with me." Blake frowned before releasing their hands. She took a breath and reached up to her bow, Weiss' eyes widening. She undid her bow, her ears wiggling, glad to be free. She smiled at Weiss as she tossed the ribbon aside.

"Then maybe I should stop hiding these." Weiss bit her lip as she looked at Blake's ears.

"Is it safe for you to not wear that?" Blake nodded.

"They won't be able to get to me while I'm here, Weiss. And I was one of their best fighters, I can stop whoever they send if they do come for me." Weiss looked unsure before reaching for Blake's hand. Blake smiled, as Weiss grasped her hands, stepping towards her, centimeters apart. Weiss smiled.

"Then I'm one hundred percent behind you, my stās." Blake blinked in surprise; stās, the majesty of the stars. "That's an okay name, right?" Weiss asked. Blake nodded, and closed her eyes as she leaned forward. She heard Weiss inhale sharply as her lips pressed against her scar; it was Blake's favorite part of Weiss' face, aside from ice blue eyes. She ended the kiss, resting her forehead on Weiss' head. A gentle purr emanated from her throat.

"I love it, mattä." She said. Weiss let go of her hands, embracing her, burying her face into her shoulder.

And that's it. Next chapter will be Jaune focused and then it's back to V3's story. Fall is already written so it's going to be a 2 for 1 next week.