Lol im actually using belles-story as a guide because disney is yes and guys i really do read ur reviews especially that time the hate intimacy chapter thing failed
Ruby Rose.
That name really did haunt Yang.
That one time she was too busy to go with Ruby to the ball. She promised that she would make it up to her. Maybe make her cookies or something.
But she never got the chance to make it up to her.
Because she never came back home.
Ruby had gone out to a ball one night and hadn't come back ever since. There were rumours that a beast had attacked that night and killed a lot of people, including the infamous Weiss Schnee.
Of course Yang had tried to find the manor but nobody would tell her where to look. So she looked like she was okay on the outside but on the inside she felt broken. Broken that she couldn't have been with her sister, broken that her mum had left when she was a kid, broken that her step mum had died.
She tried to hard to keep the family together, especially when her first mum left. Her dad started drinking a lot, coming back home drunk. Then he met Summer. They had Ruby, then Summer died. Tai would never tell the girls how she died, he was always just drinking his problems away, destroying his life. After a few years he finally got over Summer's death, finally becoming a father again and taking the job of a blacksmith.
Every time these people left, she wasn't allowed to cry. She wasn't allowed to cry after her mum left, or else her dad would most definitely get annoyed and angry at her. She didn't even understand what was happening as a kid, mum just suddenly.. Left. Dad started drinking.
After Summer died she wasn't allowed to cry either, she had to take care of Ruby whenever Tai left to get drunk. She remembered cuddling with Ruby, trying her hardest not to cry along side, hugging her close.
And then Ruby had left. Yang refused to let Tai drink. She didn't want to go through the same thing all over again. And it's been years since Ruby's disappearance, but all the people cared about was Weiss Schnee. It really infuriated Yang how richer people mattered more than common folk.
It just wasn't fair.
Tai had left for the fair, determined to get first with Ember Cecilia. Yang was sure that he'd get first and come back in a week tops. But it's been 2, and he was still not back. Of course she trusted her dad to not abandon her, but he did go in the woods by himself. She didn't want to ask Mercury, the guy would probably turn it into her accepting his marriage proposal or something.
But then his horse came back. "Rose!" She saw her dads horse stumbling back into the town, neighing widely. "Rose!" She came closer, seeing all the town people surrounding the horse. She pushed passed them, petting the horse. "She's mine, she's mine", she repeated to everyone as they dispersed.
Rose calmed down, nuzzling and nudging Yang's hand urgently. "Rose where's dad?" The horse seemed to understand her, pointing its head towards the forest. Her face went pale, visions of her father's corpse filling her mind. "I-I'll be right back Rosie, stay here." She ran back to the house, grabbing her cloak and pulling it around herself.
She hopped onto the horse's back, letting Rose go into the forest. The steed was brown, almost a shade of red when in the light. She went through the forest, hopping over obstacles and such. They eventually came to a stop, Rose slowing down in a clearing.
Yang spotted something flashing in the pale moonlight, a gold coloured object laying on the dirt. She hopped off Rosie and looked around cautiously, it was dangerous to be in the forest at night. She came closer to find out that it was Ember Cecilia, which meant that her father was probably somewhere around here. She knew the careful man, and he would know if he dropped his prized possession.
She picked it up carefully, examining the wrist band like invention. She went back to Rose to see her anxious, looking around at the woods.
Yang had read enough books to know that animals had a 6th sense to know when there was some danger around. She gulped, getting back on Rose.
Rose continued, going at a faster pace than before. This made Yang nervous as she stared around into the darkness. You could barely see the moonlight, the thick branches and leaves covering the top of the forest.
She heard a blood curdling howl, something like what her books described as a wolf. Rose went even faster, Yang fearing for both of them.
Then she saw them.
They looked like shadows in the night time, bones lining their skin and making a helmet like covering for them. Bone extruded from their spine, more spikes covering their long arms and legs. They stared at her with glowing red eyes, before taking off behind them. She inhaled quietly, trying to steel herself.
Rose now went at full speed, her legs moving at an incredible pace. Yang tried to recognize the grim, trying to scan it's features even though it was really dark.
She identified it as a beowolf, the wolf like features showing a bit by the moonlight. More and more red eyes seemed to appear behind them, all of them steadily getting closer.
She tried to think of a way to escape to safety, unable to think. Grim only attacked humans so it would be best if she let Rose go. She slid on Ember Cecilia on her wrists, finding out that they were a perfect fit. "Run Rosie." She let out a cry as she slid off the horse, hitting the floor with a thud.
Rosie let out a whine but still ran, unable to stop without hurting herself at this speed. She stood up warily, realizing all the red eyes were extremely close to her now.
They growled lowly, some edging closer. She clenched her fists and felt a click from Ember Cecilia. She had never learnt much about Ember Cecilia, and now regretted that decision a lot. She felt it extending up to her wrist. One of them came closer, growling angrily. On instinct she thrust her arm towards the closest one.
A bright spark came out of it, lighting up the area. The force of the shot pushed her back from the grim. All the grim were surrounding her, all of them looking even scarier than the illustrations in the books she had read.
It hit the grim square in the chest, knocking it backwards and probably burning a hole through its chest. She gulped as the of the grim came closer, growling louder. She suddenly got an idea to try and escape them. She thrust her hands repeatedly at the grim and felt her being pushed back with force from Ember Cecilia's shots.
She went flying backwards, hitting and killing the grim in the process. They howled and snarled at her, chasing after her.
After doing that for some time Ember Cecilia ran out of ammo, the grim getting closer by the second. She freezed, trying to look around. Seeing an abandoned castle, she ran towards it with all her might, not caring what was inside. She entered the building and closed the doors, hearing the grim still growling outside.
A tear fell out of her eye as she tried to desperately lock it. The sounds eventually disappeared the grim getting tired of waiting for one small prey. She exhaled in relief, sliding down to sit against the door.
Yang looked around, seeing a giant ballroom. It was full of dust, making the place seem grey and old. There were gold linings on everything, cobwebs covering the corners of the giant room. She stood up, bringing her cloak tighter around her. She had decided to stay here for the night, until it was safe in the morning. She went up the stairs, lining her hand on the handrails, dusting off the gold.
She reached the top, looking down from the top of the stairs. There were flipped chairs and tables, claw marks embedded into the walls and furniture. She gulped nervously, it could be very likely that there were grim living in the house.
She continued down the halls curiously, peering into the rooms anxiously. She hit a knob with her boot, feeling a trapdoor in the floor. Cautiously, she opened it, trying to peer down into the darkness. She felt ladders leading down into the dark area, letting herself down. She trudged through the darkness, tracing the wall with her hand so that she wouldn't get lost.
She felt metal bars under her fingers, the cold touch lasting on her skin. This was indeed a dungeon. She continued until she saw some form of light, just at the end of the hall.
She picked up her pace, trying to get to the light. She eventually saw a torch attached on the wall, orange flames lighting up a small part of the area. That means someone is here! She thought again, stopping in her tracks. But who would live in this abandoned house? She began to become nervous again, looking into the cell closest to the torch.
"Dad?!" TaiYang was huddled up in the corner, his cloak covering most of his body. "Y-Yang?"
She came closer to the cell, grabbing the bars. "Dad!" Tai looked relieved to see her for a second until fear adorned his face.
"Leave this place", he said firmly, shaking his head at her. She shook her head, staring at him. "I'm not leaving you!"
"Yang! Listen to me! Leave this place right now-" A low voice behind Yang cut him off, his voice echoing through the halls.
"Who are you?" Yang turned around slowly to see a giant panther like creature behind her. She froze, her mouth wide. "Tell me who you are", the creature said firmly, his tail coming into view from behind him. She took a step back, trying to scan the black creature.
"Why is my father here?" She asked in a whisper, watching the beast turn towards his father. "I need him", it muttered.
"What?" Yang asked, still trying to back away from the beast. "I need him to help me from this curse." Yang froze, was this the beast that attacked Ruby? Was it a human once?! "Please.." She stopped backing away from it, staring it in its amber eyes. They seemed to glow in the dark, the eyes resembling a humans.
"Take me instead." Tai broke out in protests at his daughter, "Yang no!" She ignored him, still staring at the beast. It pondered it, tilting his head. "I read a lot of books, I'm a lot more intelligent than most people in the village." It raised its eyebrows.. Or whatever it even is.
It nodded in agreement, taking a key out of its giant cloak. "Yang I'm not allowing you to do this!" Tai's protest fell on deaf ears, the beast unlocking the cell and dragging him out of the cell. Yang walked into the cell, watching as the beast closed it, locking it tight. "Yang please!"
It dragged Tai out, leaving Yang alone with her thoughts.
She struggled not to cry, going into a ball. The beast eventually came back, those glowing eyes staring at her curiously. "If you leave you know I will go after your father."
Yang's heart sank, knowing that she couldn't escape now. "I uh.. There are free bedrooms if you want.." Yang glared at it angrily, standing up. "Yes please." She said politely, not wanting to piss off the beast. It nodded, opening the cell. She followed it upstairs and into a master bedroom, a king sized bed right in the middle. The bed actually looked very warm and comforting.
The beast stood at the door awkwardly, letting her sit on the bed. "There are candles on the desk when you want to use them. We'll talk more tomorrow". Without waiting for an answer, he exited, leaving Yang alone.
Knowing that she couldn't sleep, she went to the desk and tried to find a candle on the desk. She eventually linked her finger through the holder, bringing it up to look at it better. The beast had given her nothing to light it with.
Sighing, she sat down on the bed, staring at the candle with disdain. It suddenly lit up, the fire almost making Yang drop it out of shock. She looked at it weirdly, placing it down on the desk slowly. This house was creepy.
She laid on the bed, noticing that the candle's wax never dropped or wore out.
She eventually fell asleep to the dreams of her lost sister.
Gosh this is the first time im doing a 2nd part pfft