At the door, Tai could hear frantic scratching and whimpering. Something was wrong, Tai threw open the door and saw Zwei putting a torn red cloth at Tai's feet. The one thing he feared would happen to Ruby had happened.

"Lead the way Zwei."

Clenching the cloth in his hand tightly, he took off after the corgi. He grew less fond of where they were going the longer he followed the dog. Ruby should've known not to enter this area, especially late at night.

The dog took a sudden turn into an alley, leading him into the maze. The sound of Zwei's barks was the only thing that kept Tai from getting lost in the labyrinth. Tai came around the final corner only to find Zwei sniffing the ground and crying.

Ruby had been taken from him right here. Tai searched the scene, but the night made it difficult to see anything properly. Not wasting another minute, Tai quickly called the police.

"Vale Police Department, what's your emergency?"

"This is Tai Xiao Long, and my daughter got kidnapped!" he said with a worried tone. "Can you urgently send someone down here to find her?"

"Yes sir, a team has been dispatched. Can you provide a description of your daughter?"

"She's roughly five feet two inches, wears a black long-sleeved dress and black combat boots with black stockings."

"Thank you, sir, we'll post a missing person notice, and a team should be arriving to you soon."

Tai didn't have to wait for long until the police arrived. Several officers stepped out of their vehicles, the chief making his way to Tai.

"Are you the one that called?"

"Yes, please help me find my daughter."

"We'll do everything we can, sir." said the chief while nodding to the officers to begin the process.

"Get the dogs out, search the area."

"Yes, sir!" The officers said in unison.

The officer's footsteps and chatter filled the alley. The investigation of the area did not last long. Tai wondered if the officers did anything.

"Based on what we found, there wasn't much evidence of a struggle, no signs of any blood."

Tai looked at the chief officer, half frustrated and half confused at what the officer was telling him.

"Meaning what?"

"Whatever happened to her, she didn't see it coming."

The officers loaded back into their cars.

"Wait- that's- thats it? You aren't going to search more?"

The officer sadly shook his head.

"Sorry sir, there isn't much more we can do with nothing to go on."

Tai looked around frantically. There had to be something, anything to help them find her. Tai realized he was holding evidence all along, the cloth.

"What about this cloth from her dress?"

The officer took the small piece of fabric from Tai's hands.

"We'll look into it but no promises. Good night sir."

With that, the officers were gone.

With Zwei trotting behind him, Tai walked lifelessly home. He felt numb, one of his treasures was gone. And gods, what was he supposed to tell Yang? Now that the sister that Yang loved so much was missing, she wouldn't be able to handle the news well. When he arrived at his home, Tai was unsure of what was going to happen and braced himself mentally. He opened the door to find Yang standing by the couch.

Yang saw the expressionless look on her father's face and knew something was wrong.

"Dad?" Tai could feel his heart breaking more, after hearing that curiosity in her voice.

"Ruby is gone, Yang. She's been kidnapped."

"You're joking right?" asked Yang as she took a step away from the couch she was leaning and put her arms to her sides. Tai shook his head in response.

"No Yang, she's gone." said Tai while stepping forward and bringing Yang's arm up. He then placed the cloth in her hand and gently closed the fingers around the scrap.

Yang stood in stunned silence. Her Ruby was gone. She could feel the sadness and anguish washing upon her, and she threw herself into the chest of her father, with her arms wrapped tight around him and loudly sobbed.

Both wept for what felt like hours, only stopping once Yang had fallen asleep from exhaustion. Tai carried his daughter to her room, brushing away the golden hair that had fallen in front of her face. He set Yang down on her bed and wrapped her in blankets. Gently place a kiss on Yang's forehead, Tai turned to leave. Something tugged on the bottom of his shirt. He looked back towards Yang, her hand gripping the shirt firmly.

"Ruby, please, don't leave me alone." Yang cried in her sleep.

Tai choked out a gasp, then he brought a chair from Yang's study desk and sat beside his crying daughter. Tai smiled softly at Yang, no longer crying but whimpering. Pulling out an extra from a closest nearby, Tai wrapped himself in the warm blanket before drifting off to sleep.

Yang was having a fantastic day because she got to spend time with her sister. They had a blast at the arcade, but it wouldn't last for long. Yang and Ruby were heading home, laughing and joking with each other when disaster struck. Ruby had gone a short distance ahead when a bomb suddenly detonated next to her, sending her catapulting across the street. Yang stared in horror, the screams and shouts of other citizens fading away. All Yang could hear was the silence and her own voice.

"Ruby!" cried Yang as she sprinted across the street to the unconscious body of her sister. Gently picking up and shaking her sister, Yang tried to wake Ruby up.

"Ruby, come on please wake up." Nothing, Ruby would not stir. Yang's tears dripped onto the stiff body of her sister. HUgging Ruby's body close, Yang screamed and wailed for someone to help bring Ruby back to life. The soot and blood covering Ruby stained Yang's attire. The dream ended and she was back at the arcade, however, the nightmare repeated the same scene with various deaths each time. Her only saving grace was when she woke up screaming.

Tai jumped up, his blanket thrown off and forgotten as his arms wrapped around Yang. Stroking her hair and telling her it was just a dream calmed her down to shaking and quiet sobbing.

"What happened, Yang?"

"I saw Ruby dying repeatedly. There was so much blood... she's not dead, right dad?" Said Yang, her voice heavy with emotion and she sniffled.

"No Yang, I do not think she is dead, only missing."

Yang threw her legs off the side of the bed, stormed past her father, and went into the bathroom.

"I'm going to get ready for school."

Tai could feel how broken Yang was. Sighing in defeat, he left the room and went downstairs to prepare breakfast. While Tai was preparing the meal, he forgot to tell one person about Ruby's disappearance. Telling Qrow that his nice was missing wasn't a conversation Tai looked forward to having. Setting the food on the table and calling Yang's name, Tai picked up his scroll and called Qrow.

Qrow finally picked up after the fourth ring, much to Tai's short patience.

"Hey Tai, looking to come drink with me this weekend?" Said the drunken voice that belonged to Qrow.

"I'm going to straight the point. Ruby's missing."

Qrow went silent. The amount of silence left Tai wondering if Qrow had hung up, but a low voice startled Tai.

"What do you mean Ruby is missing?"

"She went out to get a surprise from her date and went missing during the time they spent together."

"And how is Yang taking this?"

"She's not taking it well." Tai shook his head.

Tai heard the clanking of bottles moving around.

"I'll talk to her."

Tai breathed a sigh of relief. Hopefully, Qrow would get through to her.

"Thanks, Qrow."

"No problem."

Tai disconnected the call and looked at the time. His attention turned towards the stairs. Yang had come down and looked at what was set, taking a piece of toast and leaving the rest there. It was going to be a stressful time for Tai.

Redid this chapter, new one coming soon TM