Meanwhile…

In all of the Four Kingdoms, Vale was considered the safest of them all.

Yes, Atlas was the most technologically advanced and owned the biggest army of Remnant but the same couldn't be said about their police force.

An example of such inadequacy was their inability to deal against the much more present White Fang.

What Vale truly cherished was the largest island under its possession, Patch.

The island had still place for more inhabitants and yet, not many truly agreed to its safety regulation.

Most of the gray forests that covered the island were filled with Beowolfs and other kind of Grimms.

Those who lived there were mostly Hunters or students of Signal, one of the most renowned pre-school for Hunters-in-training.

What seemed to be another calm day was interrupted by yelling coming from a well-known house.

The Rose-Xiao Long Household was quite (in)famous for its 'quirky' family.

"You are lucky that nobody had called the police, Yang!" A blond man lectured.

His daughter was looking at the floor, shame evident on her face.

"And let's not forget that you almost forgot to accompany back home your sister!" A woman continued. She was a brunette with the tips of her hair a vibrant red. Her curious silver eyes, always filled with happiness and joy, were now frowning in a stern look. After some minutes of staring, the young girl sighed. "I'm sorry, mom..".

Her mother's glare softened. "W-we aren't angry, dear..." She crossed her arms "It's just that we expect you to be much more mature with your younger sister around. We were worried when we heard of what happened to that bar.".

Meanwhile the blond man had moved closer to the brunette and had put his hand on her shoulders, attempting to calm the woman.

It had the wanted effects and the brunette sighed. "You will be grounded for a week without videogames and cinema." Yang nodded her head, feeling lucky at the leniency of her mother. She moved to leave the room but remembered that she had to ask something. "Actually.. mom, dad?" They turned to look at her once more. "There was someone at the bar which I had a brief discussion." Their look now confused, curious of such individual. "He criticized my style as if he was familiar with it but... you both told me that the Hunter who used this style died when I was young so...".

Yang stopped talking once she had noticed that her parents were frozen with their eyes wide.

Her mother was the first to answer. "Y-yes, the f-first user of now yours fighting style died... 15 years ago..." She stammered but then, trembling, she left the room. Taiyang halted her daughter, seeing that Summer needed some time off. "Your mother is just remembering some painful memories that she had tried to forget." The girl nodded and left for her room. She had much to think...

Summer's room

Many years ago, Taiyang had tried to step up his relationship with Summer. Having recovered mostly from the depression caused by Raven's leaving, he had hoped that she would have accepted the marriage proposal he had prepared to her. Sadly the next few hours went completely differently than he had hoped. Summer had softly refused his proposal, feeling still too much hurt by Henry's death. She had tried everything to forget the young man but he would always haunt her nightmares.

Though she decided to stay with her former teammate, unwilling to broke their family once more.

Right now she was crying loudly in the pillow of her bed, tears falling without restraint. The first time she had ever talked about her first friend after his death was when Yang had announced her weapon choice. When she had first glanced Ember Celica, Summer felt a painful connection with Henry's favourite weapon, Estate(1). Ever since she had described the 'heroic' hunter both of her daughter were deeply intrigued by the character: Yang trying to emulate him, while Ruby being more curious and eager to hear more of her 'hero'.

She could still remember the last discussion with Henry...

15 years ago...

A sour look settled on Summer's face. After so much time being in the dark, Ozpin had decided to reveal the truth about the Grimm and the Silver-eyed warriors. She was incredibly shocked to learn about this 'Queen' of Grimm but the shock turned into determination very quickly. Now she knew that she had a chance to end the endless war against the monsters and be what she truly had aspired, becoming an hero.

She had flatly refused help from both Taiyang and Qrow, unwilling to risk the life of her teammates.

"And that's why you are NOT GOING!" And now she found herself being lectured by Henry.

"It is important for me to go and do my duties for once, Henry!" How could he not see the necessity, the chance for a better world. "Duties that you are going to ignore, it seems! Summer, Yang has lost a mother already and now you want this to happen to Ruby!" She felt her resolve slowly fade, because of that painful reminder she had been trying to ignore and Henry's poisonous tone. For all the time she had ever knew the Specialist, Summer had never heard Henry being so much angered, so much vehement with her. "It has to be done Henry, I will save them-" She froze at seeing the furious look on Henry's face. "And be the SELFISH HERO, WOULDN'T YOU?!"

Her heart was aching but she had a mission to accomplish. Summer started to move near the Bullhead but was stopped by a pair of warm arms grasping her shoulders. "Henry, let me go, NOW!" She had to move faster toward the transport.

Henry didn't bulge from her. "I'm sorry, Summer.." He started "But I cannot let you die. You will thank me for this-".

His hand hit her neck and the world went dark for Summer. The only thing she would remember, the Bullhead flying away but her still on land.

End flashback...

She would always regret that discussion, knowing that Henry died sacrificing himself for them and she had been scorning him. For Her...

Once she had regained consciousness, Summer had tried to once again to go to the particular mission but she had been stopped. And not from Henry's kind hand...

Once she had caught news of Henry's disappearance, Raven Branwen had interrogated her foolish brother. Qrow was once again hitting the bar, drowning the lost of his 'brother'.

Raven had been livid to learn the truth and she had immediately searched for Summer.

Their discussion had been much, much worse than she had with Henry.

Summer had tried to explain her motives and had hoped that Raven would have seen the big picture.

A slap resounded just after she had finished to explain her actions. Raven's hand was trembling, her usually dark-red eyes were now a light, deathly red.

Summer remembered that she had trembled before her and that she had thought that she was about to die.

She had closed her eyes, only for Raven to get closer and whisper to her ear.

"The only reason I'm not going to kill you right now is because Henry's wouldn't have wanted this..."

Surprisingly enough after that visit, Raven had decided to return home once in a while and had reconnected with her daughter. Sadly, she was still rarely there because of her duties as leader of the tribe but keep in contact with Yang.

After so many years, Raven had still keep a silent and blank mask toward Summer and every time the shorter brunette would have glanced at her face, she was reminded of that discussion.

She sat up from her bed and stared at the frame of Ruby's birth. Her baby girl was growing up and she was showing potential to become a excellent Huntress. But those were not what truly she deeply regret: in that discussion she was about to reveal her greatest secret to Henry and now she lost that chance. Unknowingly, Fate was about to give her a second chance...

Omake: How Summer met Henry.

She couldn't believe it!

Today was her first day to the prestigious Beacon Academy and she was going to become an huntress, an heroine!

And the sight! She could see Signal from here.

She was so much excited that she didn't notice someone sitting close to her.

Then, her attention was caught by a familiar sound. She turned towards the boy sitting close to her and she drooled at the sight.(AN NOT THAT KIND OF SIGHT!)

The boy was eating cookies quite swiftly and wasn't even bothering looking his surroundings.

She moved closer and prepared her powerful puppy-eyed stare. The boy halted his assault onto cookie land to stare at the short but cute girl that was giving him an adorable stare.

He shrugged and gave her five cookies. As soon as he had given those to her, he noticed once more that she was giving him the same stare. He shrugged once more and gave her ten cookies, this time he started to give hidden glances to the cookie-devourer girl.

Once she had once again finished her cookies, she returned the same pleading stare.

Henry sighed and hoped his next action was not going to bite his butt in the nearest future.

He gave her the whole cookie box and he could have sworn that the girl had released an adorable squeak. He started to look at the sight and his eyes widened in awe at the height they were.

Then Henry felt a small, warm pillow land on his shoulder. He looked at the curious girl and saw that she had completely finished and that she was snoring quietly, her head on his shoulder.

He sighed but couldn't help but smile at the cute display.

Maybe this school was going to be funnier than the one back home.

AN The rise of the Cookie-Buddies!

On another note, the secret that Summer failed to reveal to Henry is going to be the biggest divergence from Canon-Verse.

Everyone is free to voice their own theories about what it might be in Comments/Reviews.

Glossary

Estate is the Italian word for 'Summer' (Quite cliché, I know...)