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Aodh was in heavy thought for several minutes. A voice spoke out to him breaking his trail of thought. "Standing out in the open looking like that isn't something you should be doing."
Aodh then seen Winter standing behind him. "Oh, Hey Winter. How's it going?"
"Fine... I heard what Professor Ozpin said to you a few moments ago."
"Ohh."
"Listen Aodh it's your choice to make. I can't nor will I stop you. Just make sure you think it's the right choice." Winter then turned to leave Aodh to his thoughts once more.
"Hey Winter before you go umm." Aodh spoke out to Winter to get her attention but suddenly got nervous. "I... I want to apologize for what happened. I'd like to make it up to you by taking you the school's Vytal Festival dance on Sunday. Could be a bit of fun. What do ya think?"
"8pm sharp. And don't be late or else." Winter instantly stated as she turned to leave.
Aodh stood silent as he watched Winter leave. 'Hold on for a second! I thought she was mad at me!?' Aodh thought to himself. "Women are too confusing."
Volume 2: Chapter 6: Burning the Candle.
Aodh had finished with classes for the day and was walking around Beacon hoping to run into Ruby and Yang. He walked into the ballroom when he heard Yang speak before she left. "Don't worry guys. Blake will be going to the dance. Trust me."
He thought about going after Yang but thought other wise as he walked towards a bored looking Ruby. But before he could speak Weiss put two napkins in front of him. "Since your cousins can't help me decide I need your help. Pick one."
Aodh looked at both pieces of cloth and seen they were the exact same colour. Taking a random guess he pointed to the one on Weiss' right. "Uhm. That one."
Weiss looked at the cloth Aodh selected. "Good choice."
"Okay... Apart from Weiss acting like that it seems the dance is getting into full swing for tomorrow. Need any extra help getting things organized?" Aodh offered in help.
"Well since Yang left I need help in moving things around." Weiss informed Aodh. At this point Neptune and Sun slowly started to back away not looking to do any work to help out.
"Alright then. Come on Ruby get up and give a hand. That includes you two as well. You aint avoiding getting out of helping." Aodh spotted the pair from Mistral trying to make an escape. "Come on the quicker we get to work the sooner it's done with."
(Blake)
Blake was sitting in the school library as she continue'd with her own personal research. The last few days she's shown to be more sleep-deprived than ever as the black marks under her eyes were becoming more prominent. She fought with herself to stay awake as she stared at the holographic screen in front of her. Before long a red dot appeared beside her. Instincts took over and Blake swiped at the dot but only found she struck herself.
As the dot then began to move away Blake began to chase after the mysterious red dot. Soon the dot stopped in front of someone. Blake looked up to find Yang looking at her with a wide grin on her face as she held a laser pointer. "He-lloooo" Yang sang to Blake.
"What the hell are you doing?" Blake asked in an annoyed tone.
"I'm you from the future! Follow me, no time to explain!" And amidst Blake's single cry of surprise, Yang drags her away.
Soon they both found an empty classroom and they made there way towards the front of the class. Yang then sat on top of the table. "Yang, if you're going to tell me to stop, you may as well save your breath."
"I don't want you to stop; I want you to slow down." Yang softly spoke as she tapped the table she sat on.
"I don't have the luxury to slow down."
"It's not a luxury, it's a necessity."
"The necessity is stopping Torchwick."
"And we're going to. But first you have to sit down and listen to what I have to say."
"Fine." Blake gave in and started to listen to Yang.
"Ruby and I grew up in Patch, an island off the coast of Vale. Our parents were Huntsmen. While our dad taught at Signal Academy our mom took on missions around the kingdom. Her name was Summer Rose, and she was like... Super-Mom." Yang smiled as she remembered her mother. "She was the baker of cookies and slayer of giant monsters."
Yang's smile now faded away. "And then... one day she left for a mission and never came back."
"It was tough. Ruby was really torn up, but... I think she was still too young to really get what was going on, y'know? And my dad just kind of... shut down. It wasn't long before I learned why. Summer wasn't the first love he lost. She was the second. The first... was my mom.
Blake looked in shock as she didn't know what to think as Yang continue'd with her story "Dad wouldn't tell me everything, but I learned that the two of them had been on a team together with my mum Summer and my uncle Qrow, and that she'd left me with him right after I was born. No one had seen her since."
"Why did she leave you?"
Yang sighed before she continue'd she grabbed a chalk and started to draw on the chalkboard behind her. "That question... Why? I didn't know an answer, but I was determined to find out. It was all I thought about. I would ask anyone I could about what they knew about her."
"One day about ten years ago, I found something. I thought it was a clue that could lead me to the answers I was looking for, or maybe even my mother."
(Flashback start)
Currently the two young girls were going through the forest of Patch. Ruby was sleeping in a red wagon while being towed by Yang. "Just wait until you see Ruby. I'm gonna find my mom and then we'll be a big happy family again... I promise." Yang spoke to herself.
She was tired after pulling a sleeping Ruby along for nearly two hours. "We're here!" In her exhaustion Yang proudly stated. They arrived in an abandoned wooden house surrounded by woodlands. Yang dropped the handle to the wagon and slowly walked towards the open door.
But she was struck with fear and froze in place. Staring though in the darkness inside the abandoned house were five burning red eyes looking right back. She felt as if those eyes were staring into her very soul. Slowly she started to move backwards but kept her eyes fixed on the doorway.
Slowly, several Beowolves made there way outside of the wooden house and started to surround Yang and the sleeping Ruby. Yang desperately wanted to scream out for help in her state of her her voice failed her.
As one of the Beowolves got down ready to pounce on the girls Yang quickly turned and ran towards the wagon and threw herself over Ruby. The Beowolf jumped in the air towards Yang as she closed her eyes waiting for her death. But instead she heard a voice shout out. "GET AWAY FROM THEM!"
When Yang opened her eyes she seen Aodh standing in front of her with his duel tanto blades pointed towards the Grimm. She looked down and seen the Beowolf and lunged at her was cut in two as it faded into dust. "A... Aodh..." Yang weakly cried out.
"Yang, I want you go get into the wagon. Take the planket off Ruby and cover it the top of it and no matter what. Do not leave that wagon... Do you understand?" Aodh calmly told Yang as he slowly turned to see her wiping a tear from her eye and nod back to him.
Yang did what she was told after she seen Aodh with his active semblance but she kept an eye on her older cousin by leaving a gap in the covers for her to see out of.
"Let's dance." Aodh coldly growled out to the Grimm as his tail bristled upwards. Several Beowolves charged but with his active semblance he ducked and weaved under there swiping claws.
Activating the lightning dust in Solas he channeled it into the blade and stabbed through a Beowolf. Pulling it back out he stabbed another Beowolf's head with Scath and quickly ducked and roll away from a Beowolf that attempted to jump on top of him. However more and more Beowolves were arriving by the young trio.
Inside the wagon Yang was amazed at how Aodh was fighting. She had never seen this side of him before. "Yang? What's going on?" A just woken Ruby asked as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.
"Shhhh!" Yang quickly shh'd her sister as they both watched Aodh.
"Shit there's too many. Where's that old man when you need him." Aodh cursed his father out loud as he could now only dodge the claws of the on coming Beowolves. But one managed to sneak up behind him and claw through the skin on his back.
Aodh was sent flying forwards and crashed into a tree. "I guess now is a better time than never." Aodh softly spoke as he gingerly rose to his feet.
Closing his eyes Aodh tired his best to control the dust with in his body. Suddenly flames surrounded his body as it burst into flames. Aodh groaned in pain but thankfully his aura kept the pain to a minimum. The then took in a deep breath as he tried to control the dust within his body. Most of the Beowolves seemed lined up for a one shot kill with a few stragglers to deal with afterwards.
But he noticed one Beowolf was making it's way towards Yang and Ruby's wagon. Aodh dashed between the Grimm and stood in front of the large Grimm. "Your fight is with MEEEEEEEEE!" Aodh closed his eyes as roared out loud at the Bewolves. But when he done so he could feel his throat tingle. When he opened his eyes he could see a vortex of flames bursting out of his mouth. Most if not all of the Beowolves were caught in the flames.
When Aodh stopped roaring the flames stopped a few moments later. Aodh then started heavily coughing as his throat started to cause him serious pain. The remaining Beowolves then slowly started to back away and ran back into the woodlands for cover.
Aodh however remained on guard. Even though more than twenty Beowolves had just left Aodh didn't spot the Alpha at any stage. This worried Aodh as he remembered his mother's first lesson over Beowolves. "They're pack hunters... There's always an Alpha..." Aodh softly spoke as he moved around trying to find the Alpha thinking it was hidden from sight waiting for a time to strike.
But due to the amount of aura he used to protect himself Aodh could feel his body was running on empty. He knew if he was to face an Alpha right now he'd lose. In his exhausted state Aodh fell down to a knee. Ruby and Yang seen this and ran out of the wagon over to there cousin. "AODH!"
"I SAID STAY IN THE WAGON!" Aodh shouted back to the girls but the kept running towards his. Then bursting out of the woods came the Alpha behind Ruby and Yang. In a last ditch attempt Aodh used the last of his aura to activate and control his semblance. Even if it was only for a few seconds it would be more than enough.
Acting on pour instinct Aodh charged at the Alpha and rushed past Ruby and Yang. Lighting his right hand on fire Aodh weaved underneath the Alpha's paw and punched it's chest. Flames then bursted outwards from Aodh's fist. The flames were so intense that they bursted right through the Alpha's armor and the Alpha itself. The alpha then fell to the ground dead.
Ruby and Yang looked on stunned as they never noticed the Alpha Beowolf behind them and both knew that they were lucky Aodh acted so quickly. But they both started to shake when they seen the blood on Aodh's knuckles. In order for the flames to have attacked the Alpha it had to burst through his skin.
"You okay?" Aodh asked as he tried to ignore the pain. Truthfully he was more concerned about the safety of Ruby and Yang then his own at the moment.
"We're fine but..." Yang slowly spoke in her shock and tears but she was over taken by Ruby.
"You're bleeding!" Ruby busted out in tears as she tightly hugged Aodh. Yang followed soon afterwards both in tears and a hug.
"Don't worry about me okay." Aodh gritted his teeth as he burnt the opening on his knuckles scaring his right hand."It's worth it knowing you're both safe." Moments later Qrow arrived and carried both girls and his son as they rushed to the hospital.
(Flashback end)
"It turns out that Aodh came to visit us not long after i left with Ruby... If it wasn't for Aodh showing up... My stubbornness would've gotten us killed that night. It wasn't log after that he got accepted into Beacon."
"Yang... I'm sorry that happened to you, and I understand what you're trying to tell me, but this is different. I'm not a child, and this isn't just a search for answers! I can't just."
"I told you. I'm not telling you to stop! I haven't!" Yang clenched her fist as anger showed in her voice. "To this day, I still want to know what happened to my mother and why she left me, but I will never let that search control me. We're going to find the answers we're looking for, Blake. But if we destroy ourselves in the process, what good are we?"
"You don't understand! I'm the only one who can do this!" Blake argued back.
"No, you don't understand!" Yang growls in anger at Blake. she turns to show her burning red eyes. "If Roman Torchwick walked through that door, what would you do?"
"I'd fight him!" Blake weakly pushed Yang.
'You'd lose!" Yang didn't budge from Blake's weak push.
"I can stop him!" Blake again tries to push Yang but with the same result.
"You can't even stop me!" Yang pushes Blake causing her to nearly fall over but she's caught by Yang. "I'm not asking you to stop. Just please, get some rest. Not just for you, but for the people you care about."
Yang started to leave the classroom leaving Blake to her thoughts. But before she leaves she turned around to Blake. "And if you feel like coming out tomorrow, I'll save you a dance." Now alone Blake turned to find Yang had drew the symbol shared by Aodh and his father Qrow on the chalkboard.
(The dance, Sunday night)
Having arrived a few minutes after it was supposed to start.
"Hello you! Nice to see you made it." Yang greeted Aodh as he arrived. "It's just a shame you're not in a tux."
"Yeah well it's not really my style Firecracker so i'll make due with a proper shirt and tie. You girls enjoying yourselves?"
"Well I discovered Ruby hates high heels. Making her continue to wear them is kind of fun." Aodh looked at Ruby and noticed that she was currently talking to Professor Ozpin.
"Yeah I see what you mean. But she is trying. Ohh I feel like taking a photo of you two and sending it to uncle Tai. But in saying that he'd probably tell you two to cover up a bit more. Y'know how he is." Aodh stated to Yang but she didn't respond. He turned towards Yang but a pure stunning image caught his eye.
In fact the same image was the reason Yang was also lost for words. The two of them were both staring at Winter Schnee who had just arrived. She was wearing a long single strap dress that hugged her figure. The dress itself was mainly white but was it moved down it became a light cyan. "Please stop staring at me. It's embarrassing."
Aodh moved forwards and offered a hand out to Winter. "Don't be... you look stunning. Now would you allow me the honor of a dance?"
Winter couldn't help but blush after hearing Aodh's words. She then accepted Aodh's offer in silence as they both made there way towards the dance floor.
Leaving her excitement behind yang went back to greeting the new arrivals for the dance. "You guys are just in time!"
"Wouldn't miss it for the world." Mercury stated with a smile as he and Emerald arrived at the dance.
And Cut!
So that wraps up this chapter folks. As you seen a bit of the Volume 0 idea was added to this chapter and this is kind of like Aodh's version of Ruby fighting off Roman in the first episode. So without delay here is this chapter's Q&A!
1) Which Marvel villain would you pair with Cinder and why that specific villain? As a Marvel guy it was a hard one to choose from so many great villains. However I've gone with Loki. Well why Loki? Several things. First off Loki craves power something which Cinder has. Secondly he wishes to remove those at the top that stand in his way much like Thor or Odin.
2) Is Aodh gonna take part in Team RWBY's mission? Who knows. I can't really say at the moment.
So that's all for this chapter folks. If you have a question do feel free to post a review or PM myself. If I don't answer your question on next chapter's Q&A I will try to reply via PM. Thank you for reading this chapter. I hope you've all enjoyed it. Till next time!