Hey guys, sorry it has been awhile, I did want to write more often but I sorta got sucked into Dragon Age and such, plus I put in a application for a job and waiting back from them. Still...no promises on how often I will be able to post new chapters. Thank you all for being patient with me!

The halls of Beacon were surprisingly empty as Tai and Roman walked towards the guest wing where the rest were at. Roman was giving an a witness account of what he had seen during the assault, somehow keeping his normal tone of speaking the entire time. Tai was left to listen, matching up what he saw in the video outside the complex to what Roman said he saw inside.

"It was a slaughter." Tai frowned as a pause in the Thief's tale allowed him to talk.

"Yes, and we did not even see it coming, there were no reports from other locations, and no one knew they were coming till they crested the hill." Roman stated, patting down his bloodied shirt, looking for a Cigar as he had not had one in days.

"Did the others make it out okay?" Tai asked, meaning the ones he had interacted with in his time there.

"I would not use 'Okay' as the right term, but yes, a few minor injuries, a night terror here or there." He waved his hand in the air as he patted down his pockets.

"Casualties?" Tai was almost afraid to ask.

"A lot, most of the White Fang are not trained, but the ones that attacked...better weapons, better training, more funding." He managed to find a slightly crumbled one in his back pocket and went on another pat down for his lighter.

"And the survivors?"

"Scattered to the wind like ashes, we sent out messages to the ones we could with simple orders...Stay safe, Blend back into society, Forget the White Fang." Roman huffed as he could not find his lighter, he would have to get a light some other way.

"There was a guy with the mask in the video" Tai looked forward as they walked.

"A lot of them were wearing masks kid." He huffed, chewing on the end of the cigar.

"No...I mean THE Mask...the one I wore for Crimson."

Roman stopped dead in his tracks, looked up at the ceiling and sighed long and hard, "Oh joy..." he grumbled "Now we got a Crimson wannabe running around...Ozpin will have fun with that paper work when people look at you for that.

Tai frowned "You did not see him, he was in the video...he was assaulting the outside."

Roman grumbled "Wasn't outside, I was doing other things inside, you know, managing check lists, making sure Cinder was not going 3 days without sleep, making sure the kids ate their vegetables and went to bed at a decent time, Dad stuff mostly."

Tai chuckled a bit and shook his head "At least you can stay witty at a time like this."

Roman smirked "Kid...if you can't laugh in times like these, you might just loose yourself to despair." He shrugged.

Shrugging was bad as disturbed the woman that had mostly gone unnoticed till now. Cinder was still latched onto Roman's arm, how she was not verbal till now was amazing.

"Roman...need...Sleep..." she mumbled, the Pyromancer looking like she needed it, holding onto the man's arm tightly.

"I am not getting my arm back am I?"

The woman shook her head.

Roman looked over to Tai who just smiled and waved his hand at them "Go and get some rest...I slept on my ride back here so...I'll just wander." He did not even wait for a response as he left the two to go back to their guest room.

Tai was walk in a new hallway now, a few floors down. He was actually a little bit hungry as well...your standard Bullhead did not have on board meals. He was not really paying much attention to his surroundings either as he walked, walking past other students that were returning late from dinner, a few more still in the dinning hall when he entered.

He looked around, seeing a few students enjoying time by themselves. A few mixed teams, he spotted JNPR in the back, Nora waving at him. He chuckled and waved back, but noticed someone pestering the kitchen staff...a short, multi colored someone.

"Neo?" He said, walking up next to the girl who was trying to convey what she wanted to the kitchen staff, but her hand gestures made no sense the staff member.

"You her friend? What is she wanting?" The Staffer was a bit annoyed, as they were when their were stragglers.

Neo turned and smiled, seeing Tai, forgetting Tai did not know sign language as she signed to the male, saying Hi and convaying what she wanted to the boy, by the flurry her hands were in it seemed she was hungry.

While Tai should not of been able to understand her..he did some how. "She wants Fried Chicken, a side of mashed potatoes, Hot chocolate, and a small sundae." Tai turned to the staffer who grumbled.

"That's special ordered, it will cost..." They stopped when Tai dropped enough Lien on the counter to pay for it.

"And a spaghetti dinner." He added, his order being on the dinner menu, it was prepaid for.

Tai waited with Neo, his food came up quickly but he waited for the younger girl to get her tray before walking to the table away from others. Neo silently placed her tray down and began to sign to him.

'I thought you did not know Sign Language'

"I don't," Tai blinked "Or at least I didn't."

'You did read a book in the hospital about it one time I think, you were reading a lot there.' Neo signed before turning to her food and digging in, from the pleased noises she made, it seemed the smaller girl needed the food.

Tai smiled, deciding against asking anymore, though the fact he just knew how to read the gestures of Sign Language now was..strange and off putting. He wondered what could of caused it. Tai looked up from his food to see Neo was really packing her stuff away..how could someone so short eat so much?

"I'm not going to carry you back if you stuff yourself." Tai smirked, earning a glare from Neo and a universal gesture everyone understood.

Tai laughed and smiled, getting a smile from the girl in return before he turned back to his food, enjoying the silent meal with Neo.

Well...i have no idea where i was going to go with that Chapter, but every story needs filler to keep it going. I have no idea when the next chapter will come out as I have no real schedule for writing. Hopefully I can make one soon. Also, that Stuff that came out of RTX for RWBY? Qrow, Winter, the new team?! I want it so badly and I was right, Winter seems to be the older sister! Until next time, Arrix out!