Yang

After I put the young girl to sleep, I watched her for a few minutes to make sure she was asleep. Qrow left after I put her to sleep to do…something. He looked scared after the little girl had told him her name. As if he heard the name beforehand. Judging by how she was sleeping, she must have been exhausted. I had to admit, despite her being a young girl; she had beautiful black hair with those cute little red highlights. She did not sleep under the covers. Unstead, she wore that dang red cloak like it was a keepsake. I thought to myself that the girl has a had a rough day, espically from how it sounded early when Qrow told her that her mom is probably dead. I felt sorry for her, considerdering how she looked like and sounded like a five-year old. But what shocked me the most was her outburst at me. She sounded bitter and sad and angry and hurt all at once. I got yelled out by a five-year old.

"Yang, I've come back. Come down here please." Came the voice of my uncle.

When I came downstairs, he set out two cups of milk, one for him and one for me. I looked over at the clock, which read nine-fifty P.M at night. For a seven-year old like me, it was way past my bedtime. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and sat down. I took my glass and sat down across from him.

"Yang, I've just come back down from the Northern Mountains. I do believe that girl may have come from atop the mountain." My uncle said.

"But uncle, when Ruby said her name, you looked scared. Do you know her?" I said. Qrow looked and me with eyes full of sorrow.

"No, but I did know her mother." Qrow said. On that note Qrow presided to pull out a photo album and began to flip through the pages. I always like to look at the album. There were pictures of him next to some of his buddies from the 'old days' as Qrow would say. Others should him posing with the creatures of Grimm. Some were shaped like wolves; bears and even a giant bird were only some of the creatures he posed with in the photos. Qrow has repeadtly told me over and over again that one day he will tell me what they were.

One picture however, stood out. It showed Qrow and…someone else in the photo. Qrow looked young, although he had gray hair on the sides of his head and was gaining some weight in the middle. In the picture he was standing next to another woman. She was unfamiliar to me. She had all black hair and a skinny frame. That's when I noticed the similarities. She had pale skin and sliver eyes. No, that had to be no more than a mere coincidence. But the next detail almost made me due a double take.

She had a cloak, similar to Ruby's own red cloak. However, the woman's was white and not red like hers. I noticed that there were two pictures of the woman. The first was of her and Qrow together in a forest with red leaves. Qrow was hoisting a massive sniper-scythe on his shoulder why the woman held only a sword. Her weapon was in is sheath as she cradled her belly as it was descended. I knew that in that picture that the woman was pregnant with a child. The next picture was her on a bed cradling a small baby in a red sheet. Imbued on the red sheet was a black rose symbol. Qrow had told me that when a Hunter or Huntress is born, they often have symbols that are associated with their name and family.

"The woman's name is Summer. Summer Rose. She was a friend of my back in my days at Beacon Academy. Me and her were still great friends after school, but she went back to her childhood home in the mountains." Qrow said.

"Does Ruby have a father?" I said. I knew that she needed to have a father.

Qrow looked away sadly. "Sadly, He died shortly after Summer announced that she was pregnant with a child. I do believe that this girl has no one left."

I felt like I needed to cry, but I remained strong. This was horrible. No one, especially a little girl, did not deserve any of this. "What will you do? Do you know what happened to her mother?"

Qrow looked at me, eyes filled with sadness. "When I arrived at the village, it was in flames. I had to move her away from the village. But one day, I will go back out there and give her a proper grave marker. However, the girl will need a new family. I do believe that she may become your sister. If your family can't take her, then Ruby will live with me."

"Okay." I said with a yawn. It was not ten-twenty-five. On that note I decided to go to bed. "Night." I called down to Qrow as I went to my bedroom.

After I had brushed my teeth, I stopped by Ruby's room. She was now hugging her pillow with a slight smile on her face. She seemed too sweet and too innocent for this to happen. I walk over carefully and scratched her hair. "Welcome to the family, Ruby Rose." I said. And upon that note, I walked quietly toward the door and turned off the light.

Notes

Finally, an update. Sorry about the lack of updates, I have been very busy with affairs outside of school like graduating. I will try to get more chapters out as best as I can. But I make no promises of and timely updates. I apologies for this. Next chapter however will shift focus a bit to someone who may be the loneliest of all…

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Peace.