After Sean hadn't shown up for breakfast that morning, Olivine grew more worried, and told Carmine Amber what had happened that night.

Both listened, and were caught off guard when she told them what Sean had told her.

Knowing this, both nodded.

"Looks like all of us have family issues," Carmine commented.

Amber sighed. "I am not happy about this."

"We need to find him!" Oliviine pointed out.

Carmine nodded. "Even if he wasn't our team mate, he is dangerous."

"That we can agree on." Amber stood strait.

The three set out.

People tended avoided the guy roaming the streets that day. His stance showed he would not turn down any fight.

Sean's look was one of pain and revenge.

He still had the lingering memories of his friends though. Carmine and Olivine giving their smiles. Amber scowling at him. Ryan and Brandon playing their games. Walker surveying him, making sure Sean didn't kill him. And Johnny trying to get his team to be somewhat able to work together.

The memory of his parents though, nearly drowned out the joy his friends gave him.

Sean kept walking. He noticed a head of white hair, and was reminded of a huntress from his village.

His memory vanished though, as the woman, or rather, girl, was to short, to young, and not as mature as that huntress. style was the major point. This girl heels and a white dress of some sort.

Sean turned, and decided not to let that girl bother her.

They went around, and asked people if they had seen their friend. They showed them a picture of him, hoping it would jog some memories. They got answers, but they were vague, and mostly guesses.

Eventually, they sat down and rested.

Amber had bought them each a soda, and began to drink her's. "So, any guesses?" Amber asked.

"Thats all we have," Carmine pointed out. "We need answers, not questions."

"Maybe hes off fighting some one?" Olivine asked.

"Thats very possible," Carmine replied.

A girl walked up. "Who are you looking for?" she asked.

The girl wore a fancy white dress, and high heeled boots. She couldn't be older than fourteen at most. Her white hair was in a ponytail.

"Just looking for a friend," Olivine answered. "Why do I feel like I know who you are?" she asked.

Carmine laughed. "What luck to see the Heir Schnee Dust walking around," he said, laughing a bit.

Amber spit out her soda. "Weiss Schnee?"

Weiss just tilted her head. "Yeah?"

"Lets leave fanning over a heiress for another day," Olivine said, getting her cool. She showed her the picture. "We're looking for this guy."

Weiss looked at the picture. "If I remember right, i saw him walking downtown, somewhere around the dust shop."

The three thanked her, and ran off.

Definitely a weird bunch. She could only guess as to how weird their friend was.

Sean dodged the punch, and delivered one back to the guy. The two had been going at this for around ten minutes.

Carmine was shocked to see Sean fighting without Hades. Rare sight.

The guy before him though was the same height, same build, no glasses, and stubble for hair.

After another couple minutes, Sean managed to punch the guy in the face, and win. The small crowd cheered with him.

Sean turned, and saw his friends. He smiled. "Friends," he said, walking forward. He held his arms out.

Amber walked forward, and punched him right in the gut.

Sean lurched forward, let out a grunt, then laughed. "A little early for the affection, isn't it?"

"Shut up," Amber said, not in the mood. "Your coming with us," she said, ending any arguments.

Sean followed, grabbing Hades.

They stopped at a barely populated restaurant, and grabbed a table.

Carmine next to Sean, seeing as how he had more muscle than the other two.

Olivine and Amber across from them, Amber faceing Carmine, Sean facing Olivine.

"This some sort of forced double date?" he asked.

"No," Amber said, letting her head cool.

"Then what is-" he began.

"Olivine told us what happened last night," Carmine replied, his arms folded.

Sean's amusement turned to sadness as he said that.

"Oh," he said. "Then why are you here?" He slumped forward. "Are you wanting to wish condolences? Say you understand? Which is it?"

"Neither," Olivine pointed out. "We don't truly understand. Nor do we want to."

Sean turned toward her. "What then?"

"We want to help you put it behind you," Carmine replied.

Sean turned back toward him. "Qrow said the same thing. But all that does is bring it back up, and make all my memories return." His glare pierced into Carmine.

Amber spoke. "I never knew my family," she began. "I was orphaned as long as I can remember. I went to Signal so I could learn to protect others, so they could have their own happiness in the world. As such, all the other orphans there look up to me, and make me more resolute on my mission."

Sean blinked. "And how does that apply here?"

Olivine got the signal. "My parents are both Faunas rights activists. They both deal with hate, from both the White Fang and humanity." She looked down. "The White Fang labeled my parents traitors, and forced us away, causing us to move away from Vacuo. We moved to Vale, and I started learning to be a huntress." She sighed.

"What are you-?" Sean tried to ask.

Olivine continued. "My older brother died of an illness as well. He was a member of the White Fang, and left as soon as they labeled my parents traitors. They nearly killed him, leaving him with a deep gash on his chest, which grew infected, and destroyed his immune system, causing him to get sick, and die."

Sean looked at her. "What are-"

"My sister, born a year after we were forced to move, died in the hospital, only two days after birth. My dad continued to speak out for Faunas rights, same with my mom. But now my father sought drinking as an escape from the pain. He was never abusive, but he was unresponsive when drunk. This made my mom stressed, and unable to sleep properly. Their both still around and married, but growing up like that, was hard on me. yet I still turned out fine."

Carmine picked up after that. "I idolized my dad. He went from a thug to a respected huntsman. He wanted to do something more with his life, and trained to be a hunter."

Carmine smiled. "He made his weapon, and applied to beacon. He passed the final tests, and went on to become a 'protector of humanity', as he liked to call it." His voice dropped a bit. "Then I was born, and it made him more involved in his work, making sure I lived a good, long life. He married my mom, and I was his pride and joy."

A laugh came out of his mouth. "Then he was getting ready for a mission. He told me he would return, and he would take me to go visit Vale for a little vacation. Just the two of us." He looked up. "I never got the chance to see him again. When his team returned with his body, covered in a black cloth, they said his weapon malfunctioned, and Grimm got in, and managed to beat down his aura. the other came in, and started ripping at him. He was dead before long, and they had to retreat."

Sean blinked. "Carmine- Guys, you don't know what its like."

"Then enlighten us," Amber replied. "We may not want to know, but you will only kill yourself holding it back."

"No," Sean replied.

"Tell us," carmine added.

"Please," Olivine said. "Were your friends."

"No," he replied, getting angry.

Amber decided to go in for the stab. "Who was it that betrayed your village?" she asked.

Sean's face froze, his blatant anger vanishing, being replaced with a cold distasteful anger. "I don't know. No one knows. They escaped, and are believed dead."

He turned to his leader. "You lost a father, and you mother is overprotective." He turned to Olivine. "You had to be segregated from your own people and by certain humans." To Amber he said, "You never even knew your family, or if their even alive."

He took a breath, and looked at all three. "I was there when they died. I heard it all. I felt their blood trickle down on me. I smelled their bowels empty when the Ursa had killed them. I was down there, scared for what would happen to me."

"We all feel fear-" Carmine tried add.

Sean's eyes turned to him. "What do you know of fear?" he asked, posing a challenge. "I was so close to death, I could have snapped his neck. I had to hear my family die. And I had to see their bloody remains when Qrow saved me. not just them, but I saw many corpses as he got me to safety. I had lost everything in one day. Everything!"

Silence followed while he took his breath. "I lost my family. I lost my friends. I lost everything." He turned to Amber. "Thats a reason why I messed with you. You were an orphan. You had no family. Neither did I. I figured you could give me a reason to live."

"But you ended up enjoying messing with me, and choose that as a laugh," she replied.

"You all don't know what it was that I truly dealt with." He sighed. His eyes changed in emotion, and he smiled. "Though, the voices do." He sat down.

Sean's eyes began to tear up. "You all got lucky."

Carmine put a hand on his friend's shoulder.

"I hate you," Sean said to him.

Olivine gave him a hug around the chest.

"I hate you," he said again, crying more.

Amber gave him a hug as well.

"I-I h-hate all of y-you," he said, unable to stop sobbing. He broke down, and cried into Olivine's shoulder.

The restaurant owner came in, after things calmed down.

"Anything?" she asked.

"A steak, medium rare," Carmine replied.

"Pulled pork sandwich with a small salad on the side," Amber added.

"Two pulled pork sandwiches," Olivine added as well."

"One steak, well done, with some ribs on the side," Sean said, finishing his order.

"Drinks?" she asked.

"Root Bear," they all replied.

They ate their food, and laughed.

"You two sure a ravenous tonight," Carmine noted.

Amber was eating a decent meal, while Olivine was eating more than normal, and Sean Ordered two meals.

Sean looked up from his half eaten steak. He had already finished his ribs. "What? You said you were paying."

"Yeah, but at this rate, I won't have any money left," Carmine replied.

"You have more," Amber commented.

"I'm not rich," Carmine emphasized. "As is, I don't have to much left for souvenirs."

Sean smiled. "Here, this will help you remember today."

Carmine took it. "Thanks?" It was a piece of carved wood about the size of a person's eye.

"Take it as a thank you." Sean finsihed his steak, and set his empty plate aside. "Thanks for the food."

The moon was high. Sean was asleep. This was odd for him not to have caused damage.

Regardless, Carmine couldn't sleep. He sat up, and went to go get something to eat. He still had some steak he hadn't eaten at the restaurant.

He found the microwave, and began to reheat his steak. What he would give to have fire semblance right now.

He grabbed his now reheated food, and began to eat. It was then he noticed the girl standing in the corner.

Her black turtleneck dress went down to her knees. Her skin was a deathly pale, like that of a corpse. Her white hair went down to her soulders, not held back in any way, but her face was unobstructed. She had an open wound on her face that was still bleeding.

Two things made her notably not human, or Faunas. First off, her eyes were a pitch black, while her pupils were white. They were also leaking some weird black substance. Second, she had black and grey wings sprouting from her back.

She turned toward Carmine. "You see me."

Carmine nearly dropped his food, but choose to keep that from happening. He set his steak on the table, and sat down.

"Who are you?" he asked. "I mean, what are you?"

The girl sighed. "My name is Kuroi. As for what I am, I don't know that myself."

"Your definitely more strait forward than you look."

She pointed at Sean. "Look at who I normally talk to."

"I can relate," Carmine replied.

Kuroi shoke her head. "Never mind, how can you see me? Until now, the crazy guy was the only one who saw me. And that is something that shouldn't happen."

Carmine's mind went strait to the evening events. "Your kidding me right?"

"No," Kuroi responded. "You should not be able to see me. Only the dead see me."

"No ,not that," he said, grabbing the small skull off his night stand. "This have anything to do with it?" he asked.

Kuroi examine the skull. "That little psycho somehow managed to find another cursed item, and thought it cool."

"Cursed?" Carmine asked.

"Don't worry, its not deadly. At least not immediately. Just puts you closer to the realm of death." She moved her hand over the skull, and her image started to fade.

"How does he see you then?" Carmine asked.

She smiled at him. "Death is the only truth to him." With that, she faded, same with the skull.

Carmine felt light headed, and climbed back into bed.

Deciding to keep that little adventure to himself, Carmine never brought it up to his friends.

Sean looked at the picture of him and his team.

"Why?" he asked as he looked around his old room.

The mission, still ripe in his head, held his sway as he continued to pack up all his belongings. He couldn't help but remember that vacation they spent as a team.

He smiled as tears fell down his face. His laughter was a nervous one.

Author's Notes:

Thought that last bit would give a bit more atmosphere. also, Kuroi isn't a main focus. She'll pop up again. But her role was just to add in a new player in this game.

Thanks for reading. Please feel free to go check out my friend, SerapeWrensFolk for his Team GRFFC Adventures, and also check out his other works too. Seeya around.