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Chapter Five: Family

After a week of being in the school's infirmary, Luna was finally allowed to leave. During her time in a hospital bed, she had been visited by the two girls who pulled her from the forest (of course, she wore her helmet for this) along with their teammates. They talked for a bit, and got along fairly well. The blonde one was almost obnoxiously outgoing, with a seemingly endless repertoire of bad puns. The black-haired girl with a suspicious-looking bow on her head was quiet, reserved; she reminded Luna of herself at times. Meanwhile, the white-garbed female struck her as a bit of a bitch, in all honesty. She was stuck-up, whiny and arrogant, but there was a certain charm to her. Ruby, Luna realised, sort of resembled the Pilot in ways other than eye colour. Her personality was similar to her hyperactive mother, which rubbed Luna as odd.

As she meandered through the corridors of Beacon, purposefully avoiding her first class of Grimm Studies (the four girls had warned her about Professor Port's inability to provide even a vaguely meaningful lesson), she began to think on things. She autopiloted to the dormitory she had been assigned, with modifications fulfilled by the Headmaster and Beacon's scarily efficient janitorial and construction staff. However, something unexpected lay on the solitary bed. A long black case, with a note on top. Being careful to lock the door behind her, Luna rushed toward the bed and read the note, then several times over again so she could be sure it wasn't a hallucination.

Luna,

Consider this four years worth of missed birthdays. If you're curious about the design, you always did take after your aunt.

Love,

Mum

P.S- You should talk to your sister when the hidden features become apparent. She'll have a field day.

The words of the note swirled around her head. She had an aunt? And a sister? She read it over once more, this was definitely her mother's handwriting. Then she opened the case, and was truly at a loss for words.

Sitting on a bed of fabric, a katana with a near-crystalline blade seemed to stare back at her for a second. It seemed ornate, yet not so. The handguard was a dull silver, with the handle being wrapped in delicate-looking black fabric. The sheath was below, equally mystifying. She slammed the case shut and rushed out with the note, going to consult the only person who could comprehend this. Professor Ozpin.

She was effectively on autopilot the whole journey, skidding through corridors and eventually reaching the elevator. The short wait for the elevator to rise was agonizing and when it was done she practically burst through.

"Shouldn't you be in class?" Ozpin questioned.

"Please, sir, it's urgent!" She responded.

"Urgent, you say?"

Luna quickly approached the desk and handed him the folded note. He opened it and began to read while taking a sip from his mug- and nearly choked on the liquid. "Where did you find this?" he questioned, his voice now carrying an urgent tone.

"I-it was on my bed, along with a package..." Luna was a little startled at this.

"Fetch it, please, as quick as you can." Ozpin requested, to which the Pilot nodded and ran to the elevator. Once out of the elevator, Luna used her Stims to run at top speed to her dormitory, where she grabbed the case and sprinted back. Upon re-entering Ozpin's office, she quickly strode over to the desk and set it down. Ozpin spun it around and opened it, studying the contents as if appraising it while Luna waited with bated breath.

"There's no doubt about it." He said finally. "That is her handiwork. Miss Rapture- no, Luna, your mother is alive."

"W-what?" Luna couldn't believe it.

"She's alive. I can only assume that we were... misinformed." He repeated.

She felt like jumping for joy, but managed to contain herself.

"Now, there are two other people I must inform of this. You may stay if you wish." The Headmaster continued. Luna stepped aside and began to think on this.

Before she knew it, Ozpin was presumably breaking the news to these two people. It took a second for Luna to recognise them, but she was surprised again when it clicked in her head that it was Ruby and her sister, whose name Luna recalled as Yang. The younger looked on the verge of breaking down in tears of absolute happiness, while the elder was questioning Ozpin quite rationally. If she held any emotion at the moment, it was well concealed.

"With all due respect, Professor, how do you know?" The blonde questioned.

"Because of her." Ozpin gestured to Luna, who was again caught off guard. The two girls turned to the Pilot.

"Her? But how..." Yang was confused at what this could mean.

Before Ruby could pose her question, Ozpin spoke again. "She received a letter enclosed with a package. It was from her mother."

The gears in all three girls' brains turned at breakneck speeds. Yang was the first to connect the dots, and clapped her hands over her mouth. Ruby gasped, indicating she understood. Luna was completely caught off-guard, and stood stock-still for a second before reaching up and removing her helmet with trembling hands. It fell to the floor soon afterwards.

It was clear now that her hair had been dyed, but not fully. Most was white, but she had left the tips and some locks their natural violet. Her silver eyes twinkled in the light of the office.

"Miss Rose, Miss Xiao Long... I would like you to meet your sister, Luna." Ozpin announced to the three girls.

"U-um... hello..." Luna greeted her newfound flesh and blood timidly, as if they were a bomb about to go off. Yang was left stupefied, while Ruby disappeared in a puff of rose petals and reappeared directly in front of the Pilot, pulling her into a bone-crushing embrace.

"Oh my gosh I knew we were close but not like this! This is so awesome and amazing and I can't believe it!" The red-clad girl blabbered on and on in a single breath as a slight smile formed on Luna's face.

"This is... certainly unexpected, to say the least." Luna mainly addressed the professor with these words. His answer was slightly delayed.

"Indeed... indeed..."