In the continent of Atlas, heavy snow fell from the sky. Hidden away in the snow, one could barely see if far away a base. Not belonging to the Atlas government, this base belonged to the White Fang. Inside, many Faunus worked away performing system checks, patrolling, or just relaxing. Yet one Faunus stared out toward the vast white. She had short light blue hair and wore a standard White Fang uniform without the mask. Her eyes matched her hair with a darker shade. Her beaver tail remained motionless with the rest of her.

Another Faunus strode up to her. She also wore a White Fang uniform yet also had on a Grimm mask. Her large, fluffy squirrel tail seemed well groomed.

"Crystal," spoke the second Faunus.

Crystal slightly turned her head. "Yes Garnet?"

"Are you feeling alright?" asked Garnet.

Crystal sighed. "I'm...not sure. I mean...I finally found him yet can't reach him." She hung her head. "I wonder...if he even remembers me."

"Of course he will," Garnet stated. "Come on this is your brother we are talking about here. He will remember you."

Crystal stared up. "Yet...he is there...and not here...where he belongs."

"You got to have hope and hang on to it," said Garnet. "I know it will be rough but things have a way of working out if you put forth the effort right?"

Crystal turned around. "Garnet."

Garnet placed her hands on her shoulders. "I know that you have had it rough. I have your back and so does everyone else in this unit. We don't care about orders from up high, you have led us well and strong. We will follow your lead and your lead alone. Plus, if we follow the plan my brother gave us, we will get him away from Beacon and back to where he belongs."

Crystal smiles. She wrapped her arms around Garnet. "You always know what to say don't you?"

Garnet chuckled as she returned the hug. "I learned from the best."

Crystal let go. "Thank you Garnet."

Garnet smiled.

"Aww~"

The two looked around and saw they had attracted an audience. The two of them blushed.

"Alright alright," called out Crystal. "Get back to work!"

"Yes Ma'am!"

The grunts returned to work. Garnet smiled and returned to work.

Crystal stared back out into the vast whiteness. I will see you soon...Silver.

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The morning arrived, Rhomson and Niklaus explained what had happened at the hospital.

Leon smiled. "Congrats you two. You have a cousin."

Chloe nodded. "I'm happy for you two."

"Good that makes two of us," Rhomson retorted.

Leon tilted his head. "You are not happy?"

Niklaus walked over to the window. "That whole night...I was thinking about my actions...what had happened in my life...and why I've looked down on the Faunus. To be honest...I still have no answer."

"Same for me," Rhomson stated. "But...when I saw her...sleeping...she looked just like a human...a person."

Leon and Chloe looked at each other. Leon turned his attention back at them. "Well what did you discover?"

"...that perhaps we have been wrong all this time," Niklaus replied. "You were right last night Leon...we were still frustrated that someone like you-"

"Faunus," Leon interrupted.

"...yes...my brother and I couldn't accept that we lost...to a Faunus," said Niklaus.

"Then our other uncle spat out the same thing you did only the shorter version," Rhomson added. "That...really got me thinking that...he was right."

"Krison I believed you said his name was," Chloe stated.

Rhomson nodded. "Yeah."

"That is what triggered our thought line of being wrong," Niklaus stated. "Yet...I'm not sure how we should proceed next."

Leon looked up. "...get closer to your family." Rhomson and Niklaus looked at him. Leon laid down on his bed. "Family is important. Try to reconnect with your aunt and uncles."

Niklaus looked away. "Yet...I'm not sure how our parents will react to that."

Leon blinked. "Can I offer my advice?"

Rhomson sighed. "Leave out the puns and sure."

Leon smiled as he sat up. "Take it from me, the first thing you guys need to do is find yourself. Learn how you want to be, mold yourselves into that vision, and let no one stop you. I searched for myself for a very long time...yet I only discovered it after losing two important people."

Rhomson blinked. "I thought you said your parents abandoned you."

Leon nodded. "They did. I'm talking about Chloe's parents. Her mother showed me...well made me feel the warmth of a true family. Her father taught me how to fight and lead me down the path that lead to finding myself."

Chloe chuckles. "I miss his speeches."

Leon smiled softly. "As do I."

Niklaus stared at the ceiling. "Finding yourself...maybe...that's what we need to do Brother."

"I know I want to be a Huntsman," Rhomson stated.

"What about besides that?" asked Leon.

"..."

"...Leon...Chloe...I think my brother and I will be absent from school for a short time," Niklaus stated.

Rhomson nodded. "I can't think straight with all this jumbo in my head."

Chloe nodded. "I will tell Ozpin that its a family emergency."

Rhomson blinked. "I'm surprised that you are helping us."

Chloe smiled. "Teammates help each other out."

Leon nodded. Rhomson and Niklaus remained silent. They quietly packed some clothes for the trip. Five minutes of silence filled the room. The two of them headed toward the door. Niklaus nor Rhomson turned back as they opened the door and left.

Niklaus began closing the door. "...thank you."

The door shut. Leon and Chloe remained silent.

"...so what happens now?" asked Leon.

"...I need to inform Professor Ozpin about there situation," Chloe replied. "Beyond that...continue life here as we know it."

Leon smiled. "We can go on a date."

Chloe smiled. "Yes...I'd like that. But I'm surprised you didn't say any puns."

Leon shrugged. "While they are in this state of mind, I figured it was best not to say any. They may not let on but...they are afraid of this hurdle that has appeared before them. I hope they get over it."

Chloe burst out laughing.

Time passed and Rhomson and Niklaus arrived home in the city of Vale. The entry way had a simple design with a bench in the middle. There was a closet for coats. Both of them removed their shoes and walked into what appeared to be the living room.

"Hello?" Rhomson called out.

"Mother? Father?" Niklaus spoke.

No answer.

"They must be out," Niklaus stated.

Rhomson nodded. "So...what now?"

Niklaus walked into the kitchen and found a pen and a piece of paper. He wrote on it that they were visiting and would be back shortly. He walked back over to Rhomson.

"Perhaps a visit to the hospital first then," Niklaus suggested.

Rhomson looked down. "...is Lilac going to want to see us?"

Niklaus stared up. "...I do not know."

"...and we are still going?" asked Rhomson.

Niklaus nodded. They put back on their shoes and left. Soon they arrive back at the hospital. They stopped by the front desk before heading toward Lilac's room. They knocked on the door.

"Come in," Roy's voice spoke.

Rhomson and Niklaus opened to the door to see Lilac on a bed and Roy sitting next to her.

Lilac blinked. "Rhomson...Niklaus...so good to see you."

"...hey," Rhomson replied.

"I actually just told her that you two waited here all night," Roy stated.

Rhomson coughed. "Well...we are...that is that we are-"

"We are figuring things out," Niklaus finished.

Rhomson nodded. "Yeah...that."

"What are you two trying to figure out?" Lilac asked.

Rhomson rubbed the back of his head. "About how we act."

Roy and Lilac blinked. "eh?"

"We will get back to you on that when we know more...Uncle Roy...Aunt Lilac," Niklaus stated.

Lilac gasped. "W-What?"

Roy stood up. "Did you two have an epiphany?"

"Look we are just figuring things out alright," Rhomson barked.

"Settle down," Roy stated. "This is a hospital."

Rhomson looked down. "...sorry."

Lilac smiled. "Well...I hope you two arrive at the answer that you want."

Niklaus nodded. "But how are you feeling?"

"Relieved, exhausted, but happy," Lilac replied.

"That makes two of us," Roy stated.

Lilac giggled. "Why you? I'm the one who did all the work?"

Roy smiled. "You are right. Next time, I'll get pregnant."

Lilac and Roy laughed. Niklaus and Rhomson blinked.

Lilac looked at her nephews. "Would you like to hold Dawn?"

Rhomson sweated. "Well...I mean...she isn't here right?" His heart raced nervously as he shifted his weight.

Niklaus rapidly nodded. "Yes...that is correct. I will pass."

"They will be bringing her in soon if you want to," Roy stated.

Rhomson shook his head. "No no...that is alright."

Another knock on the door. A nurse opens it carrying Dawn, still wrapped up like before with the exception of her head. Tiny fox like ears with an orange tint wiggled. Dawn's eyes shined an emerald green.

"Hello," the nurse greeted. "She is awake."

The nurse walked over toward Lilac, and gently placed her in Lilac's arms. Dawn looked up at Lilac and giggled. Happy to see her mother again.

"Hi there," Lilac said with a cute tone.

Lilac gently cradled her daughter while Roy watched. Rhomson and Niklaus shifted their weight.

Roy looked over. "Don't you want to say hi?"

Niklaus gulped and made no move. Why is this making me hesitate?

Rhomson twiddled his fingers. "Um...sure?"

Roy waved them over. Rhomson slowly strode over while Niklaus took longer.

Lilac smiled. "Dawn...these are your cousins."

Dawn looked at them while Rhomson and Niklaus stared back. Her eyes filled with wonder and confusion. Her attention returned to her mother.

Niklaus looked down. Such innocent eyes...oblivious to the world...and all its horrors.

Rhomson looked out the window. ...dammit all! She is so adorable.

Niklaus raised his head and turned toward Roy. "Does Mother and Father know?"

Roy's face soured. "Nope."

"...were you going to tell us?" asked Rhomson quietly.

Roy made no response. Niklaus nodded. "I don't blame you...we haven't...gotten along very much."

Lilac shifted her head. "Well...I like how you are putting forth the effort." Rhomson and Niklaus turned toward her. "I remember the first time we met. How you two looked at me in disgust, how you looked down at me for just being a Faunus."

Rhomson looked away. "...yeah..." A knot formed in his stomach.

Niklaus hung his head. "As do I."

"It was then," Lilac continued, "that your father and mother started throwing insults at me. Roy didn't let that stand and fought back...and that is what divided the family."

"Lilac," Roy stated.

Lilac smiled. "Yet...here you two are...you may not realize this but you two have made huge progress that you don't even realize. Not many like you who look down at the Faunus even question why they do so."

"She is right," said Roy. "I always welcomed you two in my restaurant because I believed that you two still could change. You already know where I stand nor will I interfere with your thinking."

"That is just like you," Niklaus stated. "This is something we need to figure out on our own."

Rhomson nodded. Niklaus's scroll vibrated. He opened it and saw a text from Daisy, his mother.

"Looks like Mother just got home and is wondering where we are," Niklaus stated.

Rhomson turned toward the door. "Then lets head home."

Lilac frowned. "You don't want to hold her?"

Niklaus looked back at Dawn in Lilac's arms. "...next time...I promise."

"Don't speak for the both of us," Rhomson stated.

They said their good byes and left. The trip home was silent yet their minds continue to wage war. They arrive back at home. They entered and soon saw a middle aged woman with short blonde hair styled back into spikes. Her eyes were a deep green shade. She wore blue jeans, and a white long sleeve shirt.

"Sons!" she shouted.

Daisy walked up to them and gave them a hug.

"Hi Mom," Rhomson stated.

"Mother...good to see you," said Niklaus.

Daisy broke the hug and glared at them. "What are you two doing away from school during the week?!"

Rhomson flinched. "Easy there Mom. We just...have a lot on our minds and needed time away."

"Our leader, Chloe, told Ozpin that it was a...family emergency," Niklaus added.

Daisy blinked. "Well there isn't anything going on that would classify as that, so grab your things and head back to school. This could have a negative impact on your record."

"Mother...at least let us stay for the night," Niklaus suggested. "A night at home is what we acquire right now."

Daisy sighed. "Alright fine. Now don't get the wrong idea...I love that you came to visit."

"But you are concern about our school careers," Niklaus stated.

Daisy smiled. "How well you know me."

"You are their mother after all."

They turned around to see a tall, burly man with brown eyes. He wore a dark brown trench coat, with a white under shirt and black pants and boots. His hair shined in the light and was tied back into a pony tail. Most of his hair was a reddish brown color with few strains of gray among them.

"Hello Father," Niklaus greeted.

Finn nodded his head. "Greetings. Now, what is this about?"

"Geez Dad...no hug?" asked Rhomson.

Finn scowled. "While your mother will let it slide easily, I will not."

Niklaus straightened. "We have a lot of things on our minds and just needed a short break."

Silence filled the room. Finn rubbed his brow. "Well...you are here. You WILL return tomorrow though."

Daisy clapped her hands. "Now now now, let's have a family dinner and you two can tell us what is on your minds."

She made her way toward the kitchen. She began to cook as Rhomson, Niklaus, and Finn begin washing up. Delicious aromas began to fill the air through out the house. After awhile, dinner was prepared and served.

"So," Finn began, "what do you have on your minds that is clouding your thoughts?"

"And what brought about it?" asked Daisy.

Rhomson slouched. "Well...we got a message that Roy was in the hospital." Daisy and Finn made no comment. "So...we went there...only to see Krison there and he was the one who sent the message."

Niklaus gathered some food on his plate. "Roy turned out to be fine...it was his wife that was there since she went into labor."

Daisy chuckled. "A vet would have been the better choice."

Niklaus's eyebrow twitched. A ping of anger formed in Rhomson's throat.

"I agree," Finn stated. Niklaus scowled. "So what kind of mutt was born?"

Rhomson sneered. "Girl...named her Dawn."

"Was she healthy?" asked Daisy.

Niklaus nodded. "Yes."

Daisy smiled. "Good. She will be a great worker one day then."

Finn chuckled. "If she can get a job. I suppose someone could always use a pet though."

Niklaus took slow, deep breaths. Why is this suddenly bothering me?

Below the table, Rhomson's clenched his fist. I'm getting angry...why?

Daisy looked at them. "So what is on your minds?"

"...how we act," Niklaus replied.

"You two are fine," Finn stated.

Niklaus stared at Finn. "Father...this is serious."

Finn nodded. "I agree. That is why you need to push those doubts out and focus. You two are going to the best Huntsman school there is. You will need to hone your skills there for your future. Speaking of which, have you decided what you want to do as well as Huntsmen?"

Niklaus shook his head while Rhomson made no comment.

"Well you two still have plenty of time to decide that," Daisy stated. "But that should be on your minds and not this...how you act stuff. As your father said, you two are fine the way you are."

Rhomson's anger rose. His nostrils flared, he had not touched his food, and his arm was visibly shaking.

Niklaus saw this and coughed. Need to change the topic and fast. "By the way, why were you two not here when we arrived?"

Rhomson sighed in relief as his shaking stopped.

"A job," Finn stated. "Another Dust shop was robbed. Signs point to the White Fang."

Daisy nodded. "Yeah. But I don't know why they need so much Dust."

Rhomson finally began eating. "You two found evidence that quickly?"

"All shops hit are those who have refused service to the Faunus," Finn replied. He took a bite of his food. "It makes sense that they would want revenge."

Niklaus blinked. "Yes...but that doesn't prove it."

"Some times motivation is the only evidence you need," Finn replied.

"...let me guess...especially with the Faunus?" asked Rhomson. There was some venom in his tone. Finn and Daisy looked over at him.

"Son?" asked Daisy. "Are you alright?"

Rhomson was silent.

Niklaus looked over at Finn. "Father, I think I must remind you that you taught us about investigating, only solid evidence can lead to a solid arrest."

Finn looked at Niklaus. He gave him a small smile. "Well said son. Yes...you are correct. Yet it is still suspicious."

"I agree but we need more information first," Niklaus said. He finished his portion. Rhomson slowly ate his food. The rest of the night was in silence.