Frank Horrigan, I like that idea! I would read the shit out of that lol
cipher111996, I'm glad you like it : ) I wasn't sure if many people would be into this ship honestly.
Also, thank you to the same people who have been reading my stories that have to do with Rosewick. It means a lot that you guys have followed me that much. Now on with the story.
"There's lots of ice and spider webs..." Taiyang said stepping over ice chunks.
"They're alive though."
"Are you worried about Qrow?"
Raven stopped and looked at him. Taiyang was the one worried about him.
"Qrow has to understand Summer makes it to her adult years. It's a strong chance like 75%. Even if her chances were 1% I would still trust her judgement. Summer isn't stupid. She was backwards on a lot when she first started, but she was always smarter more dangerous."
"Do you fear Summer?"
"I do."
"What-
"I see things. It haunts me. I see what happens when she loses control... Her eyes turn black, she looks demonic. She can kill Grimm with that look. I've seen what she can do with her semblance in that state. She's no longer human but a monster herself."
"I'm sorry."
Raven smiled.
"Qrow doesn't understand and of course he doesn't. Acting irrational will get us hurt or killed. He was in no condition to go with us. He does love Summer."
Hissssssss
Raven and Taiyang looked at each other as some of the trees started to fall around them. The ground shook violently and they heard a horrific screeching. Something went into the air blocking the sun and hit the ground. It was a King Taijitu covered in Black Widows. They were tearing the poor snake apart quickly.
"Let's go," Raven whispered, "This isn't good."
They started to hurry off but a Black Widow dropped down in front of them.
Fuck this...
"Raven-
Raven pulled out a blue blade this time.
"Stand back."
The spider reached out with its legs but Raven jumped out the way slicing the space above the Grimm. It got really hot suddenly and lava poured on top of the spider's back and it screamed. Taiyang covered his ears as it withered in pain. Raven replaced the blade back in its storage.
"Behind you!" she screamed and he jumped to the side.
One of them shot web at Taiyang while one of the others but his arm. He couldn't help but scream as blood poured down his arm. Raven reappeared at his side and sliced off the spider's head. The damage was already done, it almost severed his arm off.
"ARGH!" Taiyang screamed, "FUCK!"
Raven scooped him up bridal style and started running. She started funneling her aura into him and his arm finally stopped bleeding as much after a few minutes. She looked behind her and they were still coming after them. She couldn't see what would happen and it was frustrating.
"Raven..."
"Don't talk!"
"I need too... Just in case this is the end..."
Raven's red eyes started to water.
"Raven... I love you. I'm sorry you lost your baby. I'm sorry I'm not the one for you. I always wished you the best regardless of how you felt about me. If this is the end for us, know I care about you."
Her vision was blurry and she was stumbling a lot now. She was getting tired and she refused to leave the area. She wouldn't abandon her teammates.
"I can send you somewhere else."
"I'd rather die than leave you alone."
"Your arm-
"I'll be ok but I'm worried about you. Put me down and run for help."
"You just said you didn't want to leave me," she whispered with her voice trembling.
"I don't want you hurt or worse. You shouldn't do this alone."
Raven tripped over some tree roots sending them tumbling onto the ground. Taiyang cried out in pain and Raven rolled over to get up but her leg was cut from some rocks on the ground. Her reached in and pulled out a black blade. She always refused to use it unless she had too.
She had too now.
Raven sliced the space know front of the oncoming spiders, leaving her sword in the air. Taiyang watched as she ripped space and time. A weird sound can out of it and it started sucking in everything in front of it. Trees were being uprooted and Black Widows were being sucked into the rift.
After they were all sucked in Raven replaced the blade. Raven stumbled over and dropped to her knees by Taiyang's side.
"Are you OK?" he asked and she nodded silently.
"You're pretty amazing Raven."
She started crying and she covered her face up. She was relieved they were alive.
"Why are you crying?" he asked looking worried.
"I love you!" she cried, "I'm sorry!"
Taiyang sat up looking at her.
"What's there to be sorry for?"
"You're hurt!"
Taiyang smiled, "It doesn't bother me too much now."
Raven felt her face turn red.
He had been with her through the birth of her baby. He was patient and he didn't ask her anything that would set her off. Taiyang was there when she needed to cry. She was always put off by manly ass act but he was nothing like that at all. She honestly never understood why Summer had a crush on him in the first but then Raven had asked her.
"How can you like him even? Yea, he's a great fighter but really he acts just like an asshole."
Summer laughed.
"I gave all three of you a chance but you can't give him one? He's not the person you think he is. Maybe not someone to date but someone to trust. I trust him with my life."
Raven snorted.
"He was nice."
"Yea right."
You made fun of me and the way I talked. Qrow and Taiyang never did."
Raven's face darkened to red.
"It's ok. I understand, you're just like that. You always give people a hard time until you get to know them. You need to get to know Taiyang."
She rolled her eyes.
"Taiyang beat up a few guys who were throwing things at me and calling me names. He is like that. That's why he's always around me. Though, lately he hasn't been because I can take care of myself."
Raven gave a nod and looked away.
He leaned over and kissed Raven on the lips. She slipped an arm under his and pulled him closer to her. Taiyang didn't mind that her face was wet with tears or the fact they were in the middle of a forest with a bunch of dangerous Grimm either. All that mattered in this moment was them.
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Summer slid under one of the Black Widows and sliced it apart with the ice sword that Claire had made for her. They had taken out five each. To Summer it seemed like Claire was built with never ending aura. Summer went for her sixth kill but the sword snapped in half on contact. She growled and used a vine that exploded it instead.
"I need another weapon!"
"Anything in particular?!" Claire asked killing her sixth spider.
"Make me a scythe!"
"One hell of a choice!"
Without skipping a beat, Claire had it made within seconds and tossed it to her battle buddy. Summer had always wanted to use one like Qrow did and now she had her chance. Without fail she killed the one she had wounded then number seven seconds after. It felt like she was born to use it.
"Ugh!"
Summer whipped around to see Claire sliding down the side of the tree with a hole in her left arm.
"Claire!"
The Black Widow that wounded her went after her to kill her but Summer dove know front of her taking the hit. The Spider screamed in pain as Summer impaled it one handed with the scythe. It fell to the ground dropping Summer with it. She was badly wounded now.
"Summer! Why would you do that?!"
There was a giant hole in her right shoulder to where you could literally see what was behind her. Summer looked pale as a ghost but it didn't stop her from standing back up.
"Stay down you, crazy bitch!" Claire cried getting up.
There were three Black Widow Grimm left and they were coming at them.
"Fuck!"
Claire made a sloppy aim to kill the Grimm and cut Summer's left arm up.
"ARGH!" she yelled.
Summer collapsed onto the ground covered in blood. Claire fought back the tears as she killed the last three.
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X
"What the hell-
"I'm going to go get Summer."
"I told you I didn't want to leave you alone-
Raven kissed Taiyang on the lips.
"I care about you too much to allow you to stay in the forest."
Qrow glared at Taiyang.
"Are you sure it's wise to leave here with me?" Qrow hissed as watched the kids play.
"Touch him and die."
With that Raven left.
She knew he might be mad, but what could she do? Raven reappeared back in the forest. There was no one around and there were some regular creatures that belonged in the forest but not much of anything else. After another ten minutes of walking she came across a lot of ice and some blood making her fear the worse.
Raven started running, ignoring everything around her. She had saw Summer and Claire got out without too many complications but what could have happened? Something must've changed the course to make something bad happen. She closed her eyes trying to maybe see something but it never worked that way. It always just came to her. If she ever tried too hard she would hurt her head and have a massive headache for days.
"Summer!" she yelled.
"SUMMER! CLAIRE!"
She continued walking at a brisk pace but she was getting more and more upset. How long did they run for? How long did they keep running… or did they get eaten? Some Grimm had an appetite for killing people and eating them but no one could explain why. Raven was always shown the most definite possibility and it usually never failed her until now.
"SUMMER! PLEASE ANSWER ME PLEASE! SUMMMMMMMERRRRR!"
Raven looked down and saw blood drops on the ground with broken branches. The dirt was wet making footprints.
"SUMMER!" she screamed running forward.
Raven and Qrow grew up always being told not to worry about others. To care only for themselves and if someone died or got hurt to move on. Qrow was always laid back and didn't care for the bullshit teachings they gave them. Raven found the task so difficult when she saw the horrible things that were going to happen to Qrow but she managed the task somehow.
If for some reason someone was going to kill or hurt Qrow, she would end their life on the spot when she got the chance. Qrow never had a clue until he caught Raven one night killing off one of the older men. He was scared to know his sister was a murdering psycho but she told him she had heard them talking about ending his life. She loved her brother more than anything and it was do or die with those people.
After that night Qrow stepped it up not for himself, but his sister. He loved her so much and he was willing to do the same for her. That's when they decided to become a hunter and huntress to escape the shithole they were sucked into. That's why they left the cult in the first place. Now, if Summer died… Qrow would be hurt and there would be no telling what would happen to him then.
It wasn't just for Qrow but Raven too. Summer was literally her only friend.
"SUMMER!"
"Raven?!" yelled a voice but it wasn't Summer's.
"Claire!" Raven sped up jumping over giant tree roots and brushes.
Raven looked to the side to see Summer laying on the ground covered in a lot of blood and wounds. She slid to a stop falling onto the ground scrapping up her legs.
"Oh my god Summer!" she cried crawling to her.
"I'm sorry-
"Summer!"
Summer made no response to Raven's voice.
"Fucking… I'm so sorry Summer! We are a team… we are a team… we should've stayed together… I never saw this- you weren't supposed to be hurt. Oh my god…"
"She's not dead… I did my best but I'm running out of aura too. I'm just about depleted too."
"Let's go."
Raven pulled out her red sword and ripped the space in front of her. She picked up her limp leader and they went through the rip into the walled up village that was destroyed.
"Raven-
Qrow's face fell when he saw his sister carrying Summer.
"What the fuck-
"She's not dead but she needs help. Help now. Let's go."
Raven opened another portal and walked through carrying her friend. Qrow and Taiyang walked through next.
"We'll send some help back," said Raven's voice and it closed leaving Claire alone with the kids she had saved.
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X
Raven and Qrow were in the waiting room. It had been an hour after they arrived there and they yet to hear something about Taiyang or Summer. Raven had been pacing for a good thirty minutes but Qrow was just lying the floor staring at the ceiling. Summer was in far worse condition than the last time. The look on the doctor's face didn't help them have hope because he looked like she was a helpless case.
"Team STRQ?"
Raven jumped seeing the nurse there.
"Your teammate Taiyang has woken up. He's doing just fine."
"And Summer?" Qrow asked.
"We have no word yet sir. I am sorry."
"Hey let me go! I don't need to lay in there!"
Raven and Qrow smiled at each other as Taiyang pulled away from the upset nurses.
"I'm fine! I've had worse trust me."
"Taiyang."
"Hey, where's Summer?" he asked and the twins shook their head.
Taiyang mopped a little and then sat down.
"I'm fine ladies!" he yelled.
The nurses looked at each other and walked away.
"Are you ok?" Raven asked.
"I'm fine. It's not every day I get to turn down women…"
Qrow snorted as Raven's eyes glowed with anger.
"Well, it's nice to say I have a girlfriend."
Her face turned pink and Qrow became angry.
"Who said she's your girlfriend?!" he yelled.
"I did," Taiyang said, "She's a grown up woman and I can be with her if I want. If Raven didn't want too, she would've never kissed me."
Qrow looked at Raven who looked just as surprised as he did.
"You really want to be with me?"
"More than anything. I don't care what kind of psycho group you were part of or what you did to stay alive. We have been on the same team for almost two years now. I can't wait to spend the next two with you, Qrow and Summer."
Raven smiled, her eyes watering.
"But for now, let's wait for Summer to get better. I heard that Ozpin was going to come to the hospital."
Qrow crinkled his nose, "I wonder why. Wait- is it because we left the area?!"
"We can't get in trouble for that, half of our team was wounded AND we did more to help than the rest of them," Raven said looking annoyed.
"That is true… but if Miss Rose dies the barrier goes down."
Taiyang nodded, "We know Ozpin."
Ozpin sipped on his coffee, "You don't seem surprised I'm here."
"No, I had heard rumors you would be."
Ozpin chuckled and walked into the middle of the waiting room.
"Did you send help to Claire and the kids?" Qrow asked and Ozpin nodded.
"We did. We were impressed by the roses. It seems that the flowers that grow on Miss Rose's vines repel Grimm from the area. We were able to send help and even regular people to go help rebuild the village."
"That's good news but what about Summer?" Raven asked.
"I was watching her operating room… She has a low chance of making it."
"What?!" the three of them said.
"The doctors are out of aura themselves and the back-up aura. It seems they need some help."
Ozpin looked at Taiyang, "They want someone with a large amount and I know the only one is you."
"He's wounded-
"I'll do it!" Qrow said.
"NO!" Raven and Taiyang said together making Ozpin jump.
"I'll do it."
"You have the littlest aura of everyone Raven."
She turned bright red in the face, "Aura is protecting and healing for me. I don't need it to fuel my semblance like Summer or Claire does."
"You will faint after it depletes you know that."
"I don't care."
"Why can't I help her?" Qrow yelled feeling offended.
"Because, when you did it for me, it almost killed me. Remember how sick I got?"
"I thought you caught the flu…"
"Qrow, I'm not mad… but it's the truth. I love you. Let me do this."
Raven and Ozpin left the waiting room.
Qrow sat down in a chair and put his face in his hands.
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Ugh, this hurts… why does it hurt so bad?
Where am I?
I feel like... someone is around me. Or with me?
It feels… familiar? Not Qrow… Raven?
It's Raven… I feel so much grief? I feel empty…
What is that? IS THAT HER BABY?
Is this how Raven feels all the time? We've been happy while she feels this way?
I am a horrible friend…
But this feeling is happiness? Aww they love each other I am so happy.
What's this?
It's me and Claire returning from the forest ok? How did that happen? Why would raven think something like that.
I hurt so bad… but it feels like I can feel Raven's pain too…
Wait- the feeling is going away! Don't go I don't understand!
Raven!
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Summer opened her eyes. She was in a lot of pain, she shuddered. She was in a one bed hospital room. She was alone in the room. She felt alone. She looked down to see her chest and arms were covered in bandages.
"Oh…"
I'm hungry.
Summer moved slightly and her whole body shot up in pain.
"UGH!" she cried out.
Within ten seconds a nurse came flying in, "Are you ok?!"
"I just moved a little I'm sorry."
"No, no! Let get your friends. Are you hungry?" the lady asked and Summer nodded.
Summer watched as the lady left and reappeared a few minutes later with Raven in a wheelchair and Taiyang. She frowned a little.
"Where's Qrow?"
"He wants to talk to you in private. How are you feeling?" Taiyang asked.
"I hurt… very badly- Why are you in a wheelchair? What happened to you Taiyang?" Summer asked getting upset.
"Well I donated all of my aura to you and it made me super tired."
"I got hurt after you knocked out but I'm fine."
"Oh my god! Claire!" Summer cried and her body jerked violently in pain.
"Calm yourself!" Taiyang said reaching out but he was afraid to touch her.
"She's fine, they sent help."
Summer laid back flinching slightly trying to relax.
"How long has it been?" she asked.
"Well, considering everything… At least twelve hours."
"I'm sorry."
Taiyang snorted and started laughing.
"How can you laugh?" Summer asked hurt.
"Because we did amazing. Thanks to us, they are rebuilding their village. That was thanks to you. Now since you did that, we killed off a lot of Black Widows and we came back… we saved the ten kids, Claire and fifteen students."
Summer closed her eyes. That's it?
"Well, we can let Qrow in ok?"
"Ok."
Raven stared at Summer, "Are you ok?"
"We didn't save a lot of people."
The couple looked at each other.
"You're right we didn't but those people will be grateful for what we did. What you did. You should be glad… Everyone could've died if they never sent us off."
"I guess that's true."
Taiyang left the room.
"Um Raven."
"Hm?"
"I'm sorry you feel so lonely. Your baby was sweet."
Raven felt her eyes water up.
"Yea he is. It's ok. I'll feel lonely for a long time. Nothing anyone can do but that's why I take medicine."
Summer felt like someone stabbed her heart. Raven was pretty chill and never let anything get to her but her red eyes said it all. She was in a lot of pain. Even with her resting bitch face, her eyes spoke a thousand words. Raven wheeled herself out of the hospital room.
A minute later, Qrow came walking and Summer brighten up some.
"Qrow! I'm glad to see you are ok!" she said smiling brightly.
"I am, but you aren't."
"It's fine with me. Everyone is alive and that means something."
"It does. It means other things too."
Qrow pulled the chair up beside of her bed.
"What's going on?"
"I have decided to do something and I already talked to Ozpin."
Summer looked perplexed.
"I am going to do some special missions on my own."
Summer looked angry and upset, "Why?!"
"Because I put you guys in danger."
"Qrow-
"I want to break up. I can't watch you sacrifice yourself for others. It hurts me to watch you do it."
Summer looked surprised then upset then straight to angry.
"Why?! It's what we want to do! That's why we are at Beacon in the first place!"
"I would rather die than watch you throw your life away."
"Qrow, please! I care about you so much-
"Bye Summer. I'll be leaving in two days but I'm gonna go stay here for the moment."
Summer looked away as her tears fell onto her hospital bed sheets. Qrow got up and left the room.
X
"Hey, where are you going?" Raven asked as she wheeled through the hallway to Summer's room.
"I'm going out for a bit."
"Shouldn't you be with Summer? She missed you-
"We aren't together anymore," he answered and walked into the elevator avoiding his sister's eyes.
Raven sat there in the hallway dumbfounded.
"Hey, babe. Are you ok?" Taiyang asked.
"That fucking moron!" she screamed, scaring some of the patients and nurses in the hallway.
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X
It was about ten at night. Raven and Taiyang had spent hours trying to make her feel better but it didn't work. Summer couldn't understand- they had literally signed up to do this kind of thing but when it came down to it… it bothered him? She felt more hurt he would rather just dump her than actually talk about it.
She looked out the window at the broken moon.
I can't stay here. My heart hurts. More than it did when people made fun of me.
Summer took a deep breath and started pulling the IVs out of both hands.
I can't stay here.
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X
"She's gone!"
Raven and Taiyang woke out of dead sleep in the waiting room to see the nurses running up and down the halls.
"Which she? Does she mean Summer?" Taiyang asked and Raven pulled herself out of her wheelchair with her legs wobbling.
"Raven-
Raven walked as fast as she could, seeing nurses looking out Summer's window.
"What… What happened? Where's my friend?" Raven asked leaning against the door way.
"It seems she popped out the window and took off…" one of the nurses said looking at the glass that was sitting against the wall without a single scratch on it.
Happy Easter everyone! There is going to be a small break in this story. Maybe about a week and half because I have to do the other ones because I keep slacking lol I hope this is a good Easter present for all of you. I did color eggs which is fun lol I gotta take a small nap for work. Have a great day and see you soon in the next chapter!