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Blake sat numbly as she stared at the canary yellow coffin in front of her. The coffin that contained the lifeless corpse of her best friend. How had this happened? One minute Yang was alive and reassuring Blake and the next Yang was laying in a pool of her own blood while she was screaming with all the breath in her lungs for someone to come help. One hour she is Tai-Yangs' house confident that Yang will pull through and the next she watches in horror as Yang's heart gives out right in front of her. The black-haired Faunus couldn't wrap her mind around it, how everything could change in such a short time. She was used to combat, she had seen loved ones torn to pieces right in front of her, had fired a rifle hundreds of times but she had never imagined that violence would follow her to such a peaceful city and certainly not her best friend. Ruby and Weiss sat on either side of her, both of them attempting to draw strength from her just as she attempted to draw from them but it didn't seem to be enough. Blake understood that and it tore her in two, Yang was missing not just missing, she was gone. Their group would never be the same with just the three of them, they were almost like a body connected to each other. For if Blake was the force that kept them calm, Weiss the brain, and Ruby the heart, then Yang with her energetic passion and drive for life was the soul. Now the soul of their team lay still, pale and unmoving in a yellow coffin, that seemed to mock everything Blake knew about the color. Yellow was the color of light and light was the very force of nature that created life and to see it painted on a symbol of death sickened her. To see Yang who Blake believed was the very embodiment of the word life in there tore her apart. How could she go on without her best friend? If only she had been just a bit quicker or just a bit faster maybe she would still be here. Blake swallowed back her tears, Yang had never hurt anybody yet her life had been cut short at the hands of a random stranger, Blake had committed countless atrocities with the White Fang albeit against her will, yet she had been allowed to live. It made no sense, she let out an involuntary shudder would the world ever make sense again?

"Stop" Ruby whispered

Blake and Weiss turned to look at her in shock, their talkative friend hadn't spoken a word in three days.

The Faunus opened her mouth to speak when Ruby interrupted her "Stop blaming yourself" she finally turned to look at Blake her silver eyes brimming with unshed tears "it wasn't your fault."

Blake looked away unwilling or unable to let the younger girl see her cry "I could have do-"

"You couldn't have done anything" Weiss interrupted harshly, her eyes softened as she took in the broken girl before her "You did everything you could" she gave Ruby a compassionate look "we all did." she let out a strangled cry "It just wasn't meant to be."

"I'm so sorry" Blake choked out "I'm so so so sorry" Ruby pulled her into an embrace with Weiss joining them. Blake could no longer hold back the tears.

Twenty feet away a lone figure in a dark hoodie stood underneath a willow tree watching the scene unfold. She heard rustling behind her "you shouldn't be here."

Qrow smirked "I could say the same thing for you" he took a swig from his flask "what kind of psycho shows up for their own funeral?"

Yang bristled "Playing the part of the drunk, grieving uncle already?"

Qrow chuckled "I'm always the drunk, who cares about the grieving?" he shrugged "seriously kid, you're gonna blow your cover. What are you doing here?"

Yang ignored him "They're my family and I'm hurting them." she bit her bottom lip "it doesn't seem right."

He shrugged "Can't make an omelet without cracking a couple eggs"

"Christ, you're an asshole you know that?"

Qrow leaned back against the tree and crossed his arms "Its true"

Yang said nothing

The man rolled his eyes "Yang" he sighed "what do you want me to say? That it's not a shitty thing to do? I can't say that cause it is. Want me to say that they'll forgive you if they find out? I can't say that cause chances are they're gonna be really pissed. Want me to promises you that you'll see them again? I can't because we both know that you won't." he pointed a long finger at her "Yea, I'm an asshole but as your uncle, that is my freaking job. I will always be honest with you firecracker that's the deal." he curled his finger back into his fist "the only question here is if its worth it?" he sighed heavily "is it worth them hating you in order to keep them safe?"

Yang felt all the fight leave her at his words "it is" she said resolutely

Qrow smirked "Good, here I got something for you" he reached into his suit pocket "You big crybaby."

Yang laughed and shoved him "Shut up."

"You want it or not?"

"I want it." Yang said laughing

"Say the magic word"

"Jackass"

Qrow laughed "Fair enough" he handed Yang a photo.

Yang took it and paused it was the photo of the four of them. Arms around each other and grinning wildly. She slid it into her jacket pocket almost reverently "Thanks."

Yang stood at the position of attention at the receiving station in Vacuo city shoulders back, chin up, hands cuffed and pressed tight to her sides. Her lilac eyes narrowed as she took in the sight of the Atlesian who paced angrily in front of the recruits. He stood tall about six feet even, with broad shoulders and a barrel chest. The white Atlas uniform he wore contrasted nicely with his ebony skin, his face was serious almost grim. He suddenly faced the recruits, hands on his hips and feet planted shoulder-width apart.

"What the Hell do you morons think you are looking at?" He bellowed he approached Yang suddenly standing so close that their noses were touching. "Why are you eyeballing me recruit!"

"I wasn't" Yang growled her blood starting to boil

"You calling me a liar blondie?" he yelled spittle flying and landing on her cheek.

"No Sir" Yang replied

The man's green eyes seemed to bulge out of his head at her response "Don't call me sir I work for a living!" he reached back and slammed his fist into her stomach. Yang doubled over in pain as she struggled to catch her breath. Slowly and red-faced Yang stood straight the Drill Sergeant had moved on to another recruit a tall pretty red-haired young woman with striking emerald eyes.

"What the hell dude?" Yang whispered

The man finally went back to the front of the formation he took in the sight of the twelve recruits "My name is Drill Sergeant Abyad and from now till the day you graduate I own your ass! You might think that because you were recruited that makes you hot shit!" he growled "It doesn't I will turn you unless sacks of shit into specialist or kill you trying! From now on you will move when I say move, talk when I say talk and breathe when I tell you to breathe!" he smiled coldly "Welcome to hell boys and girls!"

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