Chapter 12

Cieryl was heartbroken. He never expected Ruby to react that way. Right now, however, he had something more pressing on his mind. He needed to call and tell Taiyang he pulled out his scrol and dialed. A familiar voice answered. "Hello?"

"Hey Tai? It's Cieryl."

"Oh hey!" Taiyang replied "It's been a long time! What's up, buddy?" he said excitedly

"Well, I uh... just got some...'Interesting' news from Dr. Crimson. I still can't quite comprehend it but... Ruby is..." Cieryl stammered

"Is your daughter, C. I know." Taiyang cut in

"You knew? How?!"

"Bro, she looks nothing like me. Plus her semblance is a combination of yours and Summer's" he explained

"What do you mean? She only has Summer's"

"Yeah but have you ever really watched her use hers? She speeds up time. That's why she moves so fast and why she can cancel out yours. Plus, Summer told me about that night.
I knew what it would do to you if I told you, so I just... didn't. I kept it secret for your sake." Taiyang continued; "Before you ask, I'm not mad either. I know, and I don't want to sound like a dick,
but I will always be her Dad."

"I know, Tai. I would never take that from you. This raises a question though... Is she immortal too?"

"I don't know, C. We will know in time." and with that, they hung up. Now, Cieryl needed to find Yang. He found her in her dorm, head in her hands. "What's wrong, Firecracker?" he asked softly

Yang looked up at him tearfully, her eyes a deep scarlet. "My life is ruined!" she sobbed

"How?" Cieryl asked, concerned. Yang pointed at something next to her on the bed. Cieryl walked over and looked. His eyes widened.

"I decided to look into why I've been so angry and tired lately..." she explained.

There, sitting on the bed, was a little pink piece of plastic, with a little pink plus on it.

Yang Xiao Long was pregnant

"I don't want to tell Jaune. Not while he's like this. He still can't grasp that Pyrrha is dead. I can't put this on him." Yang said shakily.

"Yang, you have to tell him. I know it's hard but you have to. He has a right to know."

Yang sighed. "Perhaps you're right, Unc..." Yang huffed and took a minute to collect herself, and stood. She picked up the test and walked out the door. She walked across the hall and knocked on the door to the dorm opposite. Nora answered happily. "Hey, Yang. What's up?" she asked

"Can I talk to Jaune please? In private?" She asked politely and Nora let her in, dragging a confused looking Ren out into the hallway. Yang closed the door and walked over to Jaune. He was pale, and his face looked sunken. His body looked almost skeletal from lack of eating. He looked up as she approached him, and smiled half heartedly.

"Hey, Yang..." he said "What do you need?" Yang took a deep breath

"Jaune... I need to tell you something. Something important."

"What is it?" Jaune asked curiously. Yang showed him the test. His brow furrowed as he looked. Yang could almost hear the pieces falling into place in his head. She didnt blame him, he wasn't exactly in the best shape. His eyes widened and the color suddenly returned to his face. "You're... you're" he said, pointing at the test. He couldn't seem to find the words, so Yang nodded, smiling.

"I'M GONNA BE A DAD!" Jaune shouted, his voice echoing down the hall. Nora could be heard cheering,followed by a thump that could only be assumed to be the sound of Ren fainting.

That went better than I expected Yang thought happily