A/N: here's the second part of the prologue for Guilty Rose. This covers the rest of Rose's time with the Oni tribe.

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5/2/18-Again, I'm adding the same transition as I did the first chapter, as well as a few small fixes

5/5/18- Again, adding a transition that will hopefully stick

Guilty Rose- Prologue part 2

Year 5

"You know what to do."

"Yes."

Rose's attire had changed dramatically in the last year. She now wore black kikko sleeves with red armor plating. Her red cloak, that was given back to her after she killed Marcus, had been turned into a long strip of cloth that was wrapped around her chest. The reason for this was her cloak was too small for her to actually wear anymore. The pants she wore were a few sizes too big and not meant for faunus with tails. But instead of altering them, she wore them below her tail with a cloth belt to keep them there. Rose had virtually no sense of modesty because more clothing meant less maneuverability. Though, Rose did have a jacket she wore in times of cold or rainy weather. Rose also let her hair grow out to just past her shoulders, but kept it tied back. Even her complexion was a few shades darker from its near constant exposure to the sun during the day.

Her weapon, which she was allowed to construct herself, was a set of red and black chained kamas that could switch into combat knives. They had braided metal cables, instead of actual chains, attached to aura controlled reels on her shoulder blades. The cables ran under the armor plating on her sleeves with holsters on her forearms that held the weapon in its knife form. She decided to give it the same name she was now infamously known as, Guilty Rose.

"Then go."

"Make it as painless as possible."

Rose silently repeated her mantra. A mantra she kept to since she killed Marcus.

The other members of the tribe always said killing got easier over time. But for Rose, it was only partially true. She was getting better at killing people, but she'd still cry for hours every time.

Apparently, there was even a legend developing around the little scarred girl. Survivors claimed that Rose was the 'adorable face of death'.

Rose approached her target silently. She lowered the left Guilty Rose and switched it to kama form. Rose spun the weapon by its cable with the aid of her semblance before swinging it. The woman didn't know what hit her, she just dropped to ground. Rose retracted her kama and disappeared back into the shadows.

"Mama, what's wrong?"

Rose's heart broke more. She almost broke down crying right there. But she kept walking as the little girl cried over her mother's body

oooo

"Raven's here Yang."

"Mom!"

"Hello, Yang."

"I'll leave you two alone."

"Wait, Summer, I don't want to get your hopes up-"

"You found something about Ruby?"

"Not exactly, there's rumors floating around."

"Raven, tell me."

"There's this name floating around, Guilty Rose."

"Could it be Ruby?"

"Summer...they're a mass murderer."

….

Year 6

"So, one week with no food, have you learned your lesson?"

Rose made no effort to respond, she just sat there in the fetal position. Rose had made been stocking up food and supplies for an escape. Unfortunately, she was discovered when she tried to sneak out of the camp. Akuma had her locked in a cage for the past week with only the bare minimum of water needed.

"Always so pathetic, at least you do your job well."

"Hey, who are you!"

A sudden commotion at the entrance to the camp pulled Hannya's attention from Rose. There was a big burly man and a young teen aged girl there.

"I am Hazel, and I'm here to see your leader Akuma."

Hazel did not seem all that aggressive, but he was obviously not someone to be trifled with.

Hannya made her approach after signaling the guards to relax. She looked over the man more carefully once she was closer. Hazel was almost twice as large as a few of the male tribe members, but didn't seem to flaunt that fact.

"You're gonna need to give a lot more than a name to see Akuma, or to leave here alive for that matter."

"I understand, we're here with a proposition for Akuma from our mistress."

Cinder seized up at the mention of her mistress. Luckily, she went unnoticed by the adults.

"The Oni Tribe doesn't work for anyone other than ourselves."

"You misunderstand, we want to work with you for mutual benefit, however, I've been order to only discuss the details with Akuma."

"Let him in Hannya."

The tribe turned to see Akuma standing outside his tent. He did not look pleased.

"Yes sir, Follow me, but the brat is gonna have to stay outside."

"Cinder."

"Yes, Hazel."

Cinder stood in the middle of the camp while Hazel and Hannya went towards Akuma's tent. Looking around the camp was all she could do while Hazel talked business with Akuma. She knew she had no reason to come along, but she didn't want to be left alone with Salem or Tyrian. Cinder's eyes finally found a small figure in a cage. She didn't know what it was about the figure, but something made her decide to approach them. She only stopped to question a Oni Tribe member

"Who's that in the cage?"

"Huh, oh, that's our little Rose."

"That's the Guilty Rose?"

"Yeah."

"They have one of their own locked in a cage?"

"Can I talk to her?"

"Huh, sure, don't know how responsive she'll be. She's been in there for a week already."

Cinder was shocked by this revelation, and walked up to the cage. Rose's body tightening I on itself and a barely audible whimper were the only acknowledgment of Cinder. Cinder wasn't sure what to say at first.

"They said your name was Rose."

The caged girl didn't respond.

"Why are you locked in this cage?"

Again, there was no direct response, but the girl whimpered a bit more.

"What did they do to her?"

Cinder sat down in a similar position to Rose, the only difference was her chin was resting on her knees. She stared at the small figure in the cage, she couldn't help but feel empathetic towards the child.

"My name is Cinder."

This time there was a response, but not the one Cinder expected.

Rose's sobbing became audible and her head lifted up a few inches. Cinder saw the tears that were freely flowing down Rose's face.

"Don't be nice to me, they'll make me kill you, too."

Cinder was taken back. Rose wasn't being threatening, but instead she was desperately pleading with Cinder. This little girl was terrified of the idea of having to kill Cinder.

"They did the same thing to you that Salem did to me, huh?"

Rose finally made eye contact with Cinder. Those pathetic silver eyes struck Cinder.

"They made you into a monster, too?"

"Yes, I guess they did."

Rose stood up and approached the bars. Cinder's heart skipped a beat seeing Rose's full form.

"Don't let them define you."

Cinder couldn't help but let those words sink in as they continued to talk.

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"Tai!"

"No Summer!"

"We can't give up on her!"

"It's been six years!"

….

Year 7

Rose sat on top of a three story building, fidgeting with a glass ring that Cinder made for her almost a year ago. She hadn't seen Cinder since Akuma turned down Hazel's proposition, so touching the charm she kept around her neck reminded her that Cinder was real. It was the only thing in her life that gave her hope.

"Cin, I wish I could see you again."

"Rose, there's the target, make it quick."

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"Ozpin, I'm sorry, but stop trying to send me on any more jobs, unless you find Ruby."

"Summer, you're one of the best students to have ever attended Beacon."

"My family has lost enough members."

"Summer."

"No."

….

Year 9

"I almost have enough Lien, just a few more months."

Rose sat there, working on a beat up sports bike that Akuma allowed her to have. Akuma thought the motorbike was irreparable when he gave it to her having underestimated Rose's natural knack for engineering.

Akuma had also thought Rose wouldn't plan another escape from the tribe, once again, underestimating the girl.

"I just need the right opportunity."

"Alright Rose, we've got new targets for you."

Rose's hand momentarily went to Cin's charm. The charm never diminished her guilt, or shortened the hours she still spent crying, but it always gave her that small flicker of hope.

oooo

"Cinder, you are getting distracted again."

"I'm sorry mistress, I was thinking of someone I wish we could recruit."

"Who?"

"The Guilty Rose."

….

Year 10

"10 years, 10 bloody fucking years!"

Rose rode her black and red sports bike, clutching Cin's charm whenever she got the chance.

She desperately needed the confidence for what the day held in store.

The Oni Tribe had gotten drunk on the success that Rose had brought them over the years. So when Akuma heard that Raven Branwen was in going to be in Vale for a few weeks, he immediately had Rose, Hannya, and thirteen others prepare an attack on the rest of the Branwen Tribe.

What Akuma and the rest of the Oni Tribe failed to realize was that Rose finally found her chance to leave the tribe, in broad daylight no less.

"Rose, we approach on foot from here."

"Yes."

Rose brought her bike to a halt and dismounted.

"Today is the last day I will be in the Oni Tribe."

The group crept the rest of the way to the bandit camp completely unnoticed. Ruby knew this was going to get bloody. She clutched Cin's charm.

"Now."

The Oni Tribe members rushed the unaware camp while Rose held back. The Branwen Tribe members fell one after another until a woman with short brown hair began barking orders.

"Rose, take that bitch down."

Rose sprinted the distance between her and her target with weapons drawn.

"Vernal!"

Vernal turned to see the small killer approaching her too late. Rose was upon her. In one fluid movement, Rose swept Vernal's feet from under her and brought her other kama to her neck.

Vernal cringed, bracing for her death. However, it never came. She opened her eyes to find the blade an inch from her neck.

"Rose, kill her!"

"No."

The fighting stopped at that one word. All eyes were now on Rose.

"Rose!"

Rose let go of her kama and clutched Cin's charm once more for the confidence.

Rose turned to Hannya. Hannya expected to see tears, not the shear defiance Rose had never once shown.

"I'm not going to kill for you any more."

"Rose, you know what happens to those who defy the Oni Tribe."

Rose clutched Cin's charm tighter before twirling her left kama by the cable.

"Rose!"

One of the Oni Tribe members aimed his rifle in Rose's direction.

"Make it as pain- no, they are enemies, not targets."

All hell broke loose in front of Vernal. One of the assailants moved their rifle in the direction of her and Rose. Rose let loose her kama, bringing it down on the man. The blade dove into his shoulder and Rose harshly pulled it out of him.

The rest of the Oni Tribe members turned on Rose, but none were ready for her. She dashed to the nearest Oni Tribe member and hacked her left kama into her throat before throwing her other weapon in knife form at another nearby Oni. The second Oni blocked the attack, only to find out it was a feint. While their arms were raised, Rose spun, ripping her left kama out of the first Oni's neck and cleaving into the second's stomach.

Rose retracted her weapons and began twirling them again. Four Onis decided they should rush her, but rose spun again. Her kamas whipped around, slicing through two throats. She retracted them again, this time, grabbing them by the shafts. Two steps later, she was upon the other two. She drove a kama into the ribcage of the one on her right while she swept the other's ankle from under him. When the man hit the ground, Rose had her left kama in knife form and stabbed the man's throat.

Hannya found herself watching Rose cut down the rest of Oni Tribe members in mere moments. She suddenly started regretting teaching Rose as well as she had. When Rose finally turned to her, Hannya snapped out of her daze.

"I'm going to kill you!"

Hannya channeled her aura into her whip and swung it at Rose. The tip of the whip hit the charm around Rose's neck. Hannya's semblance activated and the contact with the whip became an explosion, throwing Rose back.

However, Hannya wasn't able to revel in her success. Rose's knife had already sunk deep into her chest. Rose's tormentor fell to her knees as her blood drained out of the wound.

Rose sat up and retracted Guilty Rose from the corpse that was Hannya. She sighed in her relief and reached for Cin's charm. But her hand never found it.

Hannya had shattered it, and with it, what was left of Rose's heart.

Rose understood this last lesson Hannya managed to teach her.

Rose wasn't allowed to have anything good in her life. She didn't deserve anything good.

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A/N: So first off, the only reason I'm updating so soon is because I already had this written and you guys gave such a great response. So thank yourselves for the early release.

I'm working on quite a lot right now but I won't neglect my current stories.

So there's only going to be one more prologue chapter after this.

Thank you for reading, please review and follow.

5/2/18-I want to explain some of the reasoning behind the addition of the conversations involving Summer and their placement. I added these to keep you, the reader, an insight on the Rose-Xiao Long household. To show that Summer is alive and her quest to find Ruby led her to drag Raven back into their lives. Another reason I have them is to show that Ruby still consciously has hope her family will find her. I added the one with Cinder and Salem to better set up future development.