Hearts Disguised

Chapter 3

A Day of Surprises

Note: Hey everyone. Sorry that this week's been a little weird, but I've finally taken my first steps in Europe. I arrived in Madrid and now spending some time in France. I can't describe how crazy this is. Although this is such a great opportunity for me, I do wish coming back home and giving you guys the normal schedule. If this helps at all, I should be returning mid to late July so things will return to normal by then. Thank you so much for reading and I hope you all enjoy.

For the rest of the first week, things started to look up for Yang. She got to spend a lot of time with Coco which made her feel better. She still couldn't believe that an upperclassman was so willing to spend her time with her. They talked about all sorts of things and everything put a smile on Yang's face. On the other hand, Coco actually had a good time as well. She realized that Yang was a pretty chill freshman and that she could put up with her.

Yang also managed to get in a few words with Blake as well. It wasn't anything too special, but she was starting to see Blake slowly warm up to her. Most of the time, it was a simple hi or wave, but for Yang, it was definitely a start. She made it her goal for Blake to know that she was her friend. She put a smile on every time she saw Blake to let her know that she was happy to see her. Although she never showed it, Blake was glad to see Yang in such a good mood. It took her awhile, but Yang's smiled slowly brushed off onto Blake. Everything was going according to plan. At least it was better than her completely ignoring her or hating her for some unknown reason.

When Friday night came around, Ruby and Yang were completely restless. They were satisfied with how things were going at school and couldn't wait for more. Also, their parents had plans to take them the city theme park on Saturday so that made them even more excited.

"Why can't it be Saturday already?!"

"Ruby, calm down. It'll happen. There's no need for you to be so anxious about it."

"I can't help it. It's been so long since we've planned something like this as a family so I can't stop myself." She started to run around the halls, but her father was quick enough to stop before she did anything too crazy. He grabbed her and put her on his lap. "Just breathe. I promise it'll be Saturday soon. The more you think, the slower it'll come."

"Really? Okay, I won't think about it." She sat there and tried to put her mind on something else, but it was too hard. She kept on returning the idea of going to the theme park with everyone. On the other hand, Yang tried to keep it cool. She was definitely excited, but she was able to control herself unlike Ruby. Seeing Ruby like that made it difficult for her to think of something else, but she did her best to not worry about it. Once the night grew late, they took Ruby and Yang up to their rooms and said their good nights. It wasn't an easy night of sleep, but they somehow managed to make it through with plenty of energy left to spare for next day.

…

Right as the sun cleared the horizon, the two of them were up and ready to go. They quickly got ready and ran downstairs to meet up with their parents. When they got to the kitchen, they saw a third person who looked really familiar. It was their Uncle Qrow.

"Uncle Qrow!" He quickly turned around and opened his arms.

"Hey! How are my two favorite nieces doing?" they ran into his arms and he picked them up off the ground.

"We're good. School just started and it's so much fun."

"Oh really? That's awesome. Don't be having too much fun, little lady." He poked Ruby's nose and she laughed.

"So what are you doing here Uncle Qrow?"

"Oh right, about that. You're parents called me early in the morning and said that they were suddenly called into work." All of a sudden, their faces took a drastic shift towards the other side of the spectrum. "They also told me about your plans to go the theme park today. They felt really about this so they asked if I could take you. Luckily, I have no plans today so we can still go." Ruby and Yang squirmed around until they returned to the ground.

"So mommy and daddy aren't coming?"

"I'm sorry Ruby. They wanted to with all of their hearts, but there are certain things we can't control." She dropped her head, but Qrow was there to lift it back up.

"Hey, it'll be alright. There's always a next time. But for now, let's have fun together. I promise I'll make it as fun as it can get." Ruby did her best to put on a smile for Qrow as he grabbed his keys and guided them to his car. It was definitely hard for them to get over this turn of events, but they knew that there wasn't anything they could do. Qrow was their favorite uncle so they knew this was going to be close to what they could have done with their parents.

When they got to the park, it seemed as if all of their worries and doubts just melted away from them. They pressed their faces against the windows as they saw huge rollercoasters and other rides lined up for them. They started to scream out in joy as Qrow found a parking spot as fast as he could. Once that was over, they got out of the car, grabbed his hand, and ran him to the ticket gate. After everything was checked, they ran through the park and started their day full of fun.

Thankfully, Ruby met all of the height requirements so they were able to go on all of the fun rides. Even though some of them were pretty intense, Ruby was in heaven. Everything was so fun and everything was so cool. She nearly lost her voice on the first ride, but Qrow told her to save some for the end of the day. He mentioned to her that she had to tell her parents about all of the fun they were going to have. After that, Ruby managed to dial it down a bit while still keeping the fun at an all-time high.

Yang didn't say much, but she said it all on her face. She had a constant smile on for the entire day. Qrow didn't have to worry about her as much since she was the older one, but it was nice knowing that she was doing alright.

As the fun continued, the three of them took no breaks. They jumped from ride to ride, increasing their efficiency. It wasn't until the sun started to reach the horizon when they decided to call it a day. After their final ride, Ruby and Yang hugged Qrow as tight as they could and thanked him for the fun day. He apologized to them one last time about their parents not being able to come with them, but they were already over it by. He smiled and guided them back to the car.

On the way back, they couldn't stop talking about what they did. They had such a great time even though their parents weren't able to go with them. Qrow was able to keep his promise and they were thankful for it. As they continued to drive, sirens and bright lights started to show from behind their car. Qrow was forced to pull over and let them pass by. It was hard to tell, but it seemed like they were in a huge rush to make through the traffic. Ruby and Yang weren't hyped to notice it. The trip home took a while since there were a lot of emergency vehicles passing them by. It was until they were pulled over multiple times when Ruby and Yang started to take notice. They asked what was happening, but Qrow didn't have an answer for them.

When they pulled into their neighborhood, they saw all of the emergency vehicles that passed them crowding around one house. As they drew closer, Qrow was starting to get worried. Please don't be at their house. Please don't be at their house. That was the only thing popped up in his head, but it didn't prove to help. When they arrived at their house, they medics and policemen swarming their house. Yang didn't know what was happening so she jumped out of the car to see if she could get a better look.

"Yang, get back in the car." It was too late. She was already out and continued to make her way towards the entrance. Qrow tried to catch up with her, but was held back by a policemen.

"This area is off-limits."

"No, you don't understand. This is my brother's house and that's my niece." The policemen turned around to see Yang slowly walking towards the front door.

"Stop that girl!" Out of nowhere, a couple of policemen ran to her and pulled her back. However, that only made her want to get closer. She fought as hard as she could, but she couldn't get through.

"Let me go!"

"You can't go in there." She squirmed and screamed, trying to break free of their grip, but it was impossible. They were too big and too strong for her. When she looked up to see how far she was from the house, she saw a couple of medics carry out two gurneys with sheets over them. There were obviously bodies underneath them, but Yang didn't know what they meant.

In a change of motion, she turned around and headed to the two gurneys. Unfortunately, the people on-scene weren't fast enough to stop her. She walked up next to one of the gurneys and lifted up the sheets to see her mother lying there with eyes closed. She felt her cheek and noticed that it was ice cold. Out of nowhere, a chill was sent through her entire body forcing her to take a step back. Then, Qrow came up from behind her and pulled her away from the gurney.

"I told you not to come out here."

"What's going on?" She was so confused. Qrow had his arms wrapped around her body, but she didn't acknowledge him back. She just stood upright, looking around at everyone else. "Why was my mom on that gurney?" Qrow tightened his grip and closed his eyes.

"Excuse me. Do you know the people who live in this house?" Yang looked up to see two medics standing in front of her.

"Yes, I do. My brother lived here," Qrow said as he turned around. At the same time, Yang jumped in front of him.

"My parents, sister, and I all live here. Why?" They looked at each other and sighed. Then, they knelt down in front of her with looks of sorrow.

"Um, it brings us a great deal of pain to tell you that your parents were killed this evening." Yang's eyes shot wide open as that same chill from before returned once again.

"Killed?"

End of Chapter 3