Her Biggest Regret
A RWBY Fanfiction
Family Trouble
I do not own RWBY! Any similarities to real life events, other fictional work, and/or details described by CRWBY and/or Rooster Teeth past, present or future is 100% completely coincidental.
Tai walked in his house and slammed the door behind him. How was he going to fix this? Raven was willing to throw the ring in his face. Even if she didn't and put the ring back on; the gesture was still enough to scare the shit out of him. Summer pushed the door open, "I'm sorry!" She was crying. She didn't mean to fuck up this badly. She just... She just wanted Raven to shut up and stop acting like she was better than her.
"Get out of my house Summer!" Tai shouted at her as he started to search the house for Raven. Summer was the last person he wanted to talk to right now. Raven was jealous and Summer's words didn't help. He hoped she was here; waiting for him. But she wasn't; Raven wasn't here and neither was Yang. He fucked up. If he just told her he was leaving to shop with Qrow and Summer for her birthday he wouldn't be in this situation.
His thoughts went back to his note. He quickly walked down stairs to find Summer crying on the couch. Tai sighed heavily; even if he couldn't control what happens next the least he could do was try to keep Summer as a friend. He walked over to her and sat down next to her. "I'm sorry", she whispered feeling his weight on the couch, "I don't know what came over me. I should have walked away. It wasn't my argument; I shouldn't have butted in like that."
Tai began rubbing Summers back as she wept. He was thinking of what to do next. What could he say to make this all better? But he didn't say anything. They both slept on the couch that night, Summer buried herself in Tai's chest as he held her in a comforting embrace.
Raven woke up feeling heavy. Her eyes had trouble opening. The first thing she saw was Yang curled up in a ball on Qrow's chest. She almost died by such cuteness. She quickly pulled out her scroll and took a picture, going through contacts she sent it to her brother with the message 'Uncle Niece moment!'. She giggled as she heard his scroll go off on the small table next to them. She quickly got up from Qrow's bed and moved to the kitchen to start prepping breakfast.
Last night Qrow insisted on her and Yang sleep with him on his bed like they used to when they were kids. Raven refused him at first thinking it was a little creepy for two full grown siblings to sleep in the same bed. But she also didn't want to sleep on the couch. So she finally caved and accepted. She won't admit it but she needed him there last night. So much has happened and Raven was trying her best to move on.
"Are you feeling better?" Raven jumped from the sudden surprise; she turned around to see Qrow chuckling with Yang in his arms. "Sorry for scaring you." he moved past her and grabbed a generic box of sugar corn flakes.
"Let me take Yang." Raven readied herself for the extra weight.
"Nope." Qrow said pulling back.
Raven blinked and watched her brother walk to the other side of the kitchen. "W-what?" Raven spoke generally confused.
"Today me and my niece Yang are going to have some Uncle/Niece time." Qrow flipped his scroll showing the picture Raven sent him earlier.
"O-okay but-" Raven started but Qrow continued over her.
"You are going back to see Oz and see if he has any jobs for you." Qrow stuck his hand in the box of cereal and started eating it with his hands.
"Why? What? I... What?" Raven tried making sense of what Qrow just said. Qrow sat there and blinked slowly eating his cereal waiting for his sister to recover.
"Why do you want me to visit Ozpin? That's not a vacation; that's work!" Raven had a mix of emotions; confusion, anger, bewilderment, but the biggest two emotions she had was the need to stay with Yang and the need to take an honest break from motherhood. She wasn't happy at all.
"Don't worry, I'll watch Yang." Qrow said flatly.
"THAT MAKES ME MORE WORRIED!" Raven was about to lose it. If Qrow said one more thing she was going to scream.
"How hard can it be?" Qrow shrugged.
Raven, with her hands in her hair. Out of complete frustration, took a deep breath and made a noise that would have scared the gods.
Raven sat in Ozpin's office at Beacon. Her head felt like it was splitting in half. She barely remembers what happened after her mental break down. She thought back a few hours ago. There was a fight. Yang was... laughing? Being shoved into an airship by Qrow. She remembered him telling her not to worry, which was impossible, and that he'll get her stuff. Raven sighed deeply; wishing this was all a crazy dream and she'll wake up next to Tai and-
"Raven!" Ozpin slammed a book down that made Raven jump a few feet. Her attention was brought back to the present as she glared at the Headmaster. "Now that I have your attention. What brings you here?" Ozpin said with amusement.
'Ha ha ha, laugh it up you dickhead', "Qrow thinks a Huntress Mission will relax me." Raven spoke honestly. She knew if she wanted an easy job she had to be straight with Ozpin. Her old friend had a playful side that came out at the worst of times.
"And what do you think?" Ozpin poked. 'Yup, comes out at the worst of times' Raven groaned.
"I think I'm a mother and I miss my child right now." Raven admitted.
"Already?" Ozpin looked surprised.
"Yes! Why is that so hard to believe?" Raven pouted; slumping into her seat.
Ozpin took a deep breath, "You punched out Summer."
Raven froze, 'Shit! How did he find out?'
"You have to be more careful about how you use your powers. Being a Maiden isn't about punching out your teammates Aura." Ozpin stood up and circled the desk. Raven avoided eye contact as he stood over her. She didn't want to talk about it. She didn't want think about it. Being a Maiden scared her; it put a target on her back. Plus, she never understood why She picked her. Out of all the girls she chose Raven. What did she see in Raven that she didn't even see in herself?
Ozpin sighed, "I'll give you a small assignment. Survey the Kingdom of Vale; should take you a week to complete."
"A week!" Raven stood up.
"Yes, why are you so upset? Tai should be able to handle Yang for a week." Ozpin stepped back confused.
"I'm not talking to Tai right now. Qrow is babysitting Yang. I can't leave him with Yang for a week; can't I just do a mission that takes a day?" Raven bargained.
Ozpin just stared at Raven. Closing his eyes he placed his hands next to his face like he was praying. Raven watched him as he took a deep breath and pointed both hands at her, "You did what?"
Raven now completely unsure of herself shrugged, "I let Qrow babysit Yang?"
Ozpin slowly walked back to his side of the desk. He stopped and reached under his desk. Raven could hear a click before video footage of Glynda came into view. "Ozpin? What's going on?" Glynda asked.
"Glynda, darling, can you please get the private airship ready?" Ozpin asked calmly.
Glynda clearly taken off guard slowly asked, "Why?"
"Raven let Qrow babysit Yang."
"What!?" was the last thing Raven heard before Ozpin cut Glynda off.
"I... Uhhhh." Raven slowly starting to panic.
"Come now, we have to make sure they didn't burn Vale to the ground for shits and giggles." Ozpin walked to the elevator and Raven slowly followed. Raven tried to figure out what exactly was going on; the wheels in her head kept turning. She only hoped everything was okay, then elevator doors closed, they were on their way down.
Qrow took Yang out of her new car seat he just bought moments after he took Raven to the airport. Yang was giggling and playing with Qrow's face; he wondered if Raven ever got the girl a toy or was she just too upset to think straight. Either way he needed to move Raven's and Yang's stuff to his apartment until her and Tai could stop fucking around and actually be a normal family for five seconds or maybe two to three years when Yang is old enough to start going to school.
He slowly started walking to Raven's house when he felt it. Summer was there. "Tai, you fucking idiot." Qrow muttered to himself as she neared the door.
Summer stretched as she woke up from a wonderfully peaceful sleep. She looked down to see she had been laying on Tai. Giggling to herself she sat up straight enjoying her little moment before she went to wake up Tai. Then she felt it. Qrow was here. She then heard three knocks on the door. If Qrow was here than it meant Raven wasn't far behind. If there was a better time to panic Summer couldn't think of one as she rushed to the nearest window.
Tai woke up after another, but louder, three knocks. He stretched and slowly got up to the door. Summer looked back and watched him as he tried and failed to undo the locks they forgot to use before they slept. Screaming internally Summer hurried to leave from the window even faster than before. Her very life depended on it. If Raven found her here with Tai alone; she would kill her and Tai. She had to leave before Raven appeared.
Summer finally opened the window successfully. "Wait there's no one here." Tai said flatly. Summer opened her eyes to see Qrow smiling at her.
"Come here often?" a smiled curled on Qrow's lips. Summer could only stare; she was frozen in place.
"Are you okay Sum- Oh hey Qrow!" Tai said calmly.
Qrow climbed through the window; he turned back for a moment to pick up Yang who was having the time of her life. Summer could only watch as the two men began greeting each other.
Summer slowly made her way back to the open window which was promptly closed by Qrow.
"And where do you think you're going Rosebud?" Qrow slammed the window. Summer squeaked.
"Wait! Qrow, you have to let me leave before Raven gets here! If she finds me here she'll kill us!" Summer barely taking a breath.
"Whoa whoa whoa hot stuff Raven isn't here." Qrow said trying to calm Summer down.
"Wha- what? Bu- but why?" Summer leaned against the window feeling the dread wash away.
"Now hold Yang for a moment." Qrow gently gave Yang over to Summer completely ignoring her question. "Now I'm no Raven. But the first person I'd kill," Qrow raised his fist at Summer. She simply watched as fear crept back up her spine; "is Tai!" In one fluid motion Qrow punched out Tai. Tai flew across the room; tumbling till he hit the wall across from where they were standing.
"Tai!" Summer started running to him but Qrow stopped her. Summer gently guided Yang's face into her neck as she silently watched Qrow walk up to the dazed Tai.
"What the fuck?!" Tai's Aura held up but that didn't mean it didn't hurt like hell.
"Why is Summer here? Why did she try to escape from the window? What the Hell are you doing?" Qrow picked Tai back up and slammed him into the wall. Qrow heard a whimper and then Yang crying but he didn't care; he wanted answers and he wanted them now.
"Get Off Of Me!" Tai pushed Qrow but he just slammed him into the wall again.
"ANSWER ME GODS DAMMIT!"
"OKAY!" Tai raised his hands in surrender. Qrow stepped back and waited. "Summer is here because she refused to leave. She was crying on the couch dude. What do you want me to do?" Tai glared at Qrow who was noding his head.
Summer felt tears fall off her face. She was here because Tai pitied her. Not because he like her. Not because he understood her, but because he pitied her. Summer walked over to the couch; with the violence over she put down Yang on the couch. She was ready to leave, and if she was going to leave she was going to leave through the front door with at least a little bit of her dignity she had left.
"Summer." Tai said softly.
"Don't fucking talk to me." Summer slammed the door leaving just Qrow and Tai.
"Did you fuck her?" Qrow was blunt as ever.
"What?! No!" Tai felt a tug. He looked down to see a crying Yang. He picked her up and looked in her diaper. "Do you have the baby bag?" Tai asked Qrow.
"The what?" Qrow raised an eye brow.
Tai rolled his eyes, "Don't worry Raven has like pockets filled with diapers around the house. I also signed Yang out and got her ointment." Tai walked around the house while Qrow followed.
"I thought you were finished with this." Qrow sounded tired.
"Finished with what?" Tai asked as he got a diaper from the kitchen and started changing Yang.
"All this bullshit! Stringing both Raven and Summer along! This isn't Beacon; you're married!" Qrow pointed out.
"I'm not stinging them along!" Tai shot back as he applied the rash medicine to the affected area.
"They're acting exactly how they did Junior Year! Except this time one of them has a kid with you! You three need to fucking grow up, especially you!" Qrow glared at Tai; which didn't last long as he watched him finish cleaning Yang, "How are you going to feed her? None of us have boobs."
Tai face palmed, "You don't need boobs to feed a toddler Qrow." He looked at Qrow who was confused, "There should be baby formula in the fridge"
Qrow walked over and opened the fridge door, "Holy shit, half the fridge is baby bottles."
"What?" Tai walked over and looked, "Oh shit you're right... What does Raven cook with?" They both paused for a moment, "Alright hand me one." Qrow took one out and handed it to Tai; he quickly placed it in the microwave and started it for one minute.
"Isn't it supposed to be thirty seconds?" Qrow asked.
Tai glared at Qrow, "I'm sorry do you know how to raise a baby?"
"No" Qrow said flatly, "Do you?"
Tai kept glaring until his face fell, "Not really, no." He answered honestly avoiding eye contact.
"Ok dude, what the fuck is going on?" Qrow had enough and wanted to figure out what was happening. Tai was deep in thought. He loved Raven and Yang. He loved his family. Maybe he just wasn't ready. Thoughts ran through his mind a mile a minute. Maybe he wanted Raven to do most of the work. Maybe he just wanted to stay home and be an actual family.
The microwave beeped; Tai sighed as he took the baby formula out, "Let me see your wrists." Qrow hesitated for a moment but he held out his hand. "Wrong side. It has to be the inside of your wrist." Tai corrected while shaking the bottle.
Qrow sighed and turned his hand around. Tai dipped a bit of the formula on it, "Fuck!"
"Too hot." Tai placed the bottle down and set a timer on the fridge next to them for ten seconds. He looked at Qrow, "I don't know."
"You don't know what?" Qrow forgot the previous conversation but Tai didn't notice.
"I don't know what's wrong honestly. I originally did these missions because Summer hurt herself. But she started doing less dangerous work and Raven grew increasingly needy. Every time I returned she would try harder to get me to stay. I liked the way she treated me. The house was spotless, she handled all the cooking, and she did everything I liked in bed." Tai was interrupted by the timer. He looked at Qrow who was glaring at him, "Can you test the bottle again?" Qrow kept glaring at him as he showed his wrist. Tai dipped a bit, "So?"
"Still kinda hot; you fucking dickhead." Qrow growled at Tai.
Tai just tested it out on himself, "Yeah you're right." He set the timer again. "I got used to it. Every single time I left she would try and get me to stay. One time she uhhh. Maybe that's not a good story to tell. She succeeded on getting me to miss my flight though."
The timer beeped and he tested it. The bottle was warm and he started feeding Yang. "Tai, you're real piece of work." Qrow's eyes dug into Tai.
Tai shrugged, walked back into the living room and sat down on the couch. He leaned in the cushions simply watching Yang drink her milk. Qrow sat right next to him placing his hands into his head.
Qrows scroll rang; he moaned as he picked it up, "Hello?"
"Where are you?" It was Raven.
"I'm at your place." Qrow replied. Raven was silent. "Tai is here." Qrow shrugged.
"I didn't ask that." he heard her take a breath, "How's Yang?"
"We just changed her and are feeding her now." Qrow glanced at Yang, she was almost finished.
"I'm going to be gone for a week." Qrow raised his eyebrows as he continued to listen to Raven, "I need you to watch over Yang." She took a deep breath, "Tai can help too if you want him to. I'm going to be over in a moment if you're still there. I need to get ready."
"Alright, I'll wait for you here." Qrow said.
"Thanks." was the last thing Raven said before she hung up. Today was going to be a long day.
Summer was in the back of a cab. She was going to go back to her apartment in Vale and... Well she didn't know. Every decision she made was beyond stupid. The tired song and dance she performed with Raven for Tai's amusement had her at her wits end. She hated her team. They never got along and when they did it was the happiest moments of her life. Which made the lows hurt that much more. She knew it was the same for everyone else. She had been the leader to this ragtag group of angsty teens since the start of Beacon.
They were a perfect match for each other. Only if they didn't have their heads stuck up their asses, they could actually do some good. Summer had to fix her relationship with Raven; she was team leader. She is team leader. She just needs to start acting like it again. Her scroll went off dragging her out if her thoughts. "Hello?" Summer said in a raspy voice.
"Hello Miss Rose." it was Ozpin.
"Yes," Summer struggled to sound professional, "What is it?"
"I have your next mission." Ozpin replied flatly
"With Tai?" Summer asked not sure if this was a good idea.
"There are more huntsmen and huntresses than Tai you know." Ozpin was teasing her.
Summer rolled her eyes. "Okay. When do I leave?" she asked.
"Tomorrow." Ozpin said flatly.
"Tomorrow?!" Summer held the scroll away from her as she groaned. Gods did she hate Ozpin's playful nature. Ozpin chuckled as he heard Summer's frustration from the opposite end of the scroll line.
Summer came back to the scroll, "Okay."
"Good to hear. Sleep well Miss Rose; you're going to need it." With that Summer was cut off. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep on her way to Vale. Gods did she hate this town; wouldn't trade it for the world.
Author's Notes: I hope you all can visualize the madness that I somehow created.This one took such a long time to write, a more fun chapter in the first half but back to my usual drama in the second. Like I love drama like the rest of us but sometimes we need a break and laugh a little. Please review what you think of the comedy. I'm so much better at drama and romance than action and comedy.
Honestly I had to ask myself so many questions; like why is Tai doing this? Why did he have two separate kids with two different women? What happened? I especially had to ask myself repeatedly who the characters were. Who is Qrow? Who is Raven? Who is Tai? Who is Summer? I thought all the way back to when they stepped into Beacon. Who were they? What were their motivations? Things like that and I burnt out a few times while writing because unlike Chapter's 1 & 2 the ideas didn't control me like they usually do, like at all.
When I write I write what feels right; using only a guideline to get me from point A to B. I don't plan every minute detail. I have a beginning and an end, with little ideas sprinkled in the middle.
It's chaotic but it keeps the creative process... well creative. And this chapter was super hard. The story was going too fast and it had me in a loop because it was just too good for me to stop. With this I roped myself back in a bit going back to my roots for this fanfic.
I hope you all love this fanfiction as much as I love writing it!