Here's chapter 86, everyone.

Blake wasn't too confident with the team going with JNPR to Kuroyuri, but even so, she already promised she would, and the fact that Yang was going made her want to go even more so, seeing as she didn't want the blonde to risk her life there. At the moment she was out in the courtyard, wanting to take a relaxing day for herself, and the team respected her privacy.

"Maybe now would be a good time to call them."

Her scroll was out in an instant, and Blake knew how the call would end up being like, so she went to her contacts, which she sadly didn't have many to begin with, since she got rid of her old scroll when she left the White Fang.

Luckily she remembered their numbers by heart, and as she started calling the two people she should have called long ago.

She took a deep breath and waited for them to answer. After a few moments, she heard the voice of her Mother on the other line. "Hello?" Kali had no idea who it was, seeing as it was a new scroll Blake had gotten, but she was too afraid to answer. "Hello?"

"H-Hi… M-Mom." Blake couldn't bring herself to switch on the video call, as she heard a gasp from her mother.

"BLAKE?! Oh my goodness, please tell me it's really you!" Kali cried out, and Blake felt her heart breaking from how desperate her mother sounded, but when she didn't say anything for a few second, Kali spoke up again. "Please, my baby girl… Please tell me I'm not dreaming."

Again, hearing her Mother say that was painful, since she felt that she had caused her to feel that way in the first place. "Yes… Mom, I'm sorry… I'm so sorry for leaving…"

"Turn on the video feed… Please, Blake." Kali begged, and Blake couldn't say no, as she switched the call to video, and Kali gasped when she saw her. "It's really you… Ghira! Come over here!" The fact that her dad was going to see her made her almost drop the scroll, so she pressed it against herself, not wanting her dad to see. "Blake? What are you doing? I can't see you."

The younger cat Faunus bit her lip and gently moved the scroll off herself, seeing her Mother was on the verge of tears. "I-I can't let dad see me like this… Please, just tell him I'm okay, and I'm not with the White Fang anymore…"

It was so fast, but hearing her daughter wasn't in the White Fang anymore made Kali sigh in relief. "Blake… You have to come back home. Your Father and I have been worried sick about you."

"You shouldn't," Blake mumbled, but Kali could hear that as her ears drooped a little. "I ran away, ran from the two people who knew that what I'd do would end up coming back to bite me… I can't go back now."

"Of course you can! Do you think we haven't wanted you home?" Kali questioned, and Blake lowering her head was an answer Kali could understand. "Blake, look at me…" As the younger cat Faunus lifted her head up, she saw her Mother smiling, with tears falling down her face. "Seeing you… My baby girl, you're okay… Thank goodness."

Blake started tearing up as well, since she expected her Mother to chastise her about running away, but all she got was how Kali truly felt. Relieved and happy to see her daughter safe and sound.

"I was so scared, Blake. I-I thought something terrible had happened to you, and Ghira… Your Father was looking all over the kingdoms for you." Blake's eyes widened since she didn't know her Father was looking through kingdoms, just for her.

"H-He did that?" Blake couldn't believe it, and Kali simply nodded, her smile and tears not stopping for anything. "Mom… I'm so sorry. I promise, I'll tell you and Dad everything when I can, but-."

Before she could continue, Ghira walked into the room and Kali motioned for him to come over. "Kali, is something wro…" He stopped himself when he looked over at Kali's scroll, seeing his daughter's face on a video feed. "Blake…"

Blake lowered her head for just a moment, but she couldn't hide herself any longer as she lifted her head up to show him it was really her. "Hey, Dad…"

Ghira slowly walked over, kneeling down next to his wife as she handed him the scroll. He held it gently in his hands as he examined his daughter's face, hoping it wasn't a dream. "You're really there…"

Ashamed. It's how Blake felt yet again with how even her parents couldn't believe they were talking with her at first. "Dad, I made a mistake, and I wish I could take it back, but-."

"I'm so sorry, Blake…" Ghira said, and Blake was taken aback, not sure why her Father would ever apologize to her, especially since she felt like she should be the one saying sorry more than anyone. "I should have found you long ago…"

"Dad… Dad, you can't say that for what I did! I joined…" She stopped to see if anyone was around, and when she knew she was good to talk, she continued in a quieter tone. "I joined the White Fang as my own decision… I ran away as my own decision. You should be furious with me."

"And why would I when I've wanted nothing but for you to come back home?" Ghira countered, while Blake bit her lip. "I'm upset, yes, but that can be discussed, when you come home."

"Home? I-I can't go back to Menagerie… I live at-." She decided not to continue, since she didn't want her parents to feel the need to drag her home themselves if they knew where she was.

"You live where?" Ghira questioned, and when his daughter didn't answer, he sighed. "I see. You don't want us to know…"

Blake was feeling even more nervous at that point. "Dad I-."

Ghira shook his head. "I need to know. I need to understand why you left home. You're talking to us now, and here we are, wanting you to come back, so tell me, why can't you? Why join the White Fang after I told you what happened when I stepped down…"

Kali stepped in at that point. "That's enough, Ghira. She can tell us when she's ready." She then looked back at the screen, letting out a comforting smile. "Blake, you know that we only want to see you again, so… If there's any way you can at least come over for a day-."

"Okay." Blake didn't want to deny them that much, and she sniffled while wiping her eyes a bit. "One day, but I can't for some time." They gave her questioning looks. "I promised to help a few people I know… I can't go until that's done."

"Something else you can't tell us?" Ghira asked, and Kali slapped his arm, not wanting him to stress their daughter out.

"Leave her be, Ghira." Her smile was back as she wanted Blake to feel at ease. "Look, I won't lie, sweetie. I have a lot of questions, but I can wait a little longer. Just as long as you promise to call us again soon."

Blake hearing her Mother wanting her to call again was just what she needed to hear, as more tears threatened to continue falling. "O-Okay, Mom… I promise I will."

Kali was happy for that, and she placed her hand on her chest. "Thank you, sweetie… You know we love you so much. We're so happy that you called us."

"I-I love you too, Mom." Blake blinked a few tears away, as her dad had his arm wrapped around her Mother. "Dad, I-."

"I know… I love you too." Ghira let out a smile of his own, hoping that his daughter would be able to come home soon. "And as long as you promise you'll be safe, wherever you are, then I won't pressure you any more than I have."

Blake looked to Beacon, knowing she was safe with the people she's grown close to. "I know I'll be safe here, but even so, I won't lie to you both about what I'm helping with." She took a breath. "There was a village completely run down, well, it was run down already, but even more so now… Two people I know want to go there and I promised to go just in case any Grimm shows up."

Kali tensed up at that, while Ghira didn't look happy. "Exactly why do YOU have to go with them? This is too dangerous from just the sound of it, Blake."

"I know that. I was one of the few to mention that it's dangerous…" Blake said as she wiped the last of her tears away. "But I know someone else who's going, and I don't want them getting hurt."

With that in mind, Kali knew Blake wouldn't be convinced to not go. "Be safe, promise us that…"

Both Ghira and Blake looked to Kali, as she spoke softly with her request. "Mom… Okay, I'll be as safe as I can be, and… And then I'll come home."

Kali's ears perked up and she squeezed her husband's arm, not caring that a tear fell down her cheek. "I'll make sure to make your favorite breakfast when you get here…" Her voice cracked, as she truly wanted to hold her daughter in her arms again.

Blake couldn't continue, as she was shaking a bit, so she nodded. "O-Okay… I love you, Mom. I love you, Dad. I promise to call you soon." They both nodded, sending their love as she ended the call and lowered her arms, taking a moment to realize what she had just done.

Remembering how Weiss told her to call them was something she wanted to thank the white haired girl for, so she put her scroll away and walked towards the school.

Qrow wasn't all that happy with what he had to do, which was guard the warehouse's front entrance. "You know, maybe having Tai stand out here would've been the better choice… Just throwing that out there." He said over his ear piece.

"Quit your complaining. We all have things to do, so just count yourself lucky that you only have to stand outside." Raven ordered, as she was with Lazuria.

The younger of the twins grumbled something and Raven clearly ignored him, while Lazuria was feeling a little shaken up. "Maybe it's best that I don't stay here… If they end up tracking me to this place, it won't be as safe any more."

"The point of them tracking you is for us to be here to ambush them, so try not to worry too much. I don't need you running off on us when we've waited this long already." Raven remarked.

Lazuria sighed, wishing she could simply rid herself of her cursed life. "Alright… Um, I don't know if this is something I should ask, but… How is Willow? I haven't seen her in some time…"

Raven knew she meant that the woman hadn't seen Willow from afar in awhile. "Still an idiot at times," Lazuria scowled at her for that, but Raven continued. "I can see that she's getting better though… I respect her for that."

"You should. She's not someone you should underestimate." Lazuria defended her old friend.

"Hmm." Raven hummed, not letting that get to her, while she looked over at Tai. "Tai, do you think Summer will be back here soon?"

Tai looked up from where he was sitting. "Tomorrow at the earliest, and since we're getting closer to the possible time of those people to try and attack Lazuria, we should get to forming a route on where to follow."

"That'll be for when Summer shows up." Raven said. "She was always the best to come up with strategy in our old missions. As long as she hasn't lost her touch, I'll wait on her before we discuss anything."

Tai was happy that Raven still respected Summer as a huntress, so he simply nodded in response. "Right. For now, maybe we can let her go into the city. We'd be with her, and no way would those Relentless guys target her when civilians are around."

"We can't know that for sure, and besides," Raven looked to Lazuria. "It's if she wants to take that kind of risk."

Lazuria took a moment to think about it, remembering the one day that she asked Raven to meet up with her for a 'normal' day she could have. "Honestly… I would like to. Just being out there again… Not worrying about someone killing me…"

"If that's what you want." Raven got up and grabbed her sword from a table as she turned her earpiece back on. "Qrow, Tai and I will be in town with her, so keep this place locked down."

"Huh? The hell you going into town for? You made me guard this place just to have her-." Raven turned her earpiece off, and Tai snickered at that, since he knew Qrow would complain when they would get outside.

Lazuria was a little nervous, even though she wanted to go out and enjoy life for once, but she couldn't be afraid forever. She stood up and reached for her mask, but then shook her head, choosing to leave it behind, as that wasn't going to help her live out a 'normal' day.

Raven took note of that and watched as the woman walked over to the front entrance, so she sighed and followed her, knowing that even with her screwed up life, she could still be saved.

It's still fun working with several characters and their stories within this story. It's not all going to be about one person, and that's why I enjoy writing it. Any thoughts on Blake's call with her parents? Did it feel believable?

To JJ- Kuroyuri is going to be used for a certain plan, and I left subtle hints onto what's really going on there. Winter is simply following orders, so she's going to do what she can to find out what was spotted in Anima. As for how the General got his info, well, again, subtle hints here and there.

To the guest on chapter 49- Y'know, that honestly fits really well. If you need a reminder of what you said, it was Weiss being a Knight of the hunt. As a joke, but honestly I liked it.

I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 86. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 87.