Brunneis walked into the dining room to see Roman was asleep, snoring with his head laying on a pillow on the table top. Jinex must've put it there for him. He decided to sit across from him and snack on some chips. His friend hadn't been the same since Summer left early and went back to school; he moped around the house and he would just stare at the piano without moving. It was rather pathetic in his opinion but he was the same way when Neo left.
He cared a lot for Neo but he more worried about doing for himself than her. It wasn't that she wasn't attractive… he just wanted to have fun and she was all over him until she discovered Roman playing the piano and he no longer was prince charming. He felt jealous towards his friend; he was poor as shit and he was the scum of the earth but… he played the piano and he was respectful. He threw a chip at Roman but he didn't move.
"Hey jackass."
Brunneis flicked the top of his head hard.
"Dumbass wake up!"
Roman groaned and looked at his friend with dead, cold eyes.
"I'm trying to sleep."
"You're sleeping in my dining room. Go to your room and be a sad sap."
Roman glared at him, "Weren't you just a sad sap not that long ago."
Brunneis flashed a smile, "I'm fine now, aren't I?"
"I just want to sleep."
Brunneis leaned forward and placed his hands on the table.
"Never in the time had I known you, that I ever thought I would see the most notorious Roman Torchwick cry over someone. He only cared about himself and had a few friends. He always declared love was for ninnies and that only the weak cried. What happened to all of that? It's just young teenage love."
"If it was just that, I wouldn't have given up everything for her," he whispered.
"You've got it that bad huh?"
"There's a flower that changes color based on people's auras. If the color mingles together and stays that means you're meant to be. It sounded so stupid when I first heard it but I think it's true. Whenever I'm around her the world melts away but she's been so distracted by everything… I just fear I'll lose her sooner than later."
"I thought your jealously sparked her leaving early?"
"It was."
Brunneis smirked and rolled his eyes.
"What is there to jealous of?"
Roman stayed quiet almost afraid to sound stupid.
"Well?" his friend demanded.
"What if her ex tries to take her back?" Roman said feeling stupid as the words left his mouth.
Brunneis smacked his friend's forehead with the palm of his hand hard enough to leave a red mark.
"What the hell?!"
"Do you think so low of your own girlfriend? You care about her that much but you don't trust the poor girl? She isn't going to stop talking to him just for you when they are on the same team. It is life and death with what they're dealing with there. What kind of team leader forsakes someone for a petty, jealous boyfriend? He is her friend first, ex last."
"Maybe you should take some advice from yourself."
"That's why I let Neo go."
Roman frowned, "She left because she wanted too."
"I could've talked her out of it, but it was something she needed to do. No one ever respected the handicapped girl until Summer took her seriously. This is everything for Neo because this is do or die, while she lives. She can't do anything else but to struggle and overcome the issue that has fallen her. If I begged her to stay then what kind of person am I? That means I didn't believe in her if I asked her to stay."
"When do you become so smart?" Roman murmured.
"I am, the drugs just burned out my brain cells some. I have my moments."
Roman sighed and laid his head back on the table.
"It's been super quiet lately… Maybe you should clear your head by playing some music?" Brunneis suggested and got up, "You always look so happy when you play the music that comes from your heart. If you can't say the words, record it on the scroll and send the music to Summer. Let her know you still love her and that you wanna make things work. Don't be a fool and mess it up."
X
Roman sat there at the piano staring at the keys. Maybe talking wouldn't work for him like it did for her. He started tapping some keys slowly and started scratching on paper what notes he wanted to use. It felt so good sitting there after the last few weeks. If he had to stay up all night and make the song for her he would. Summer Rose meant everything to him.
X
"Where did you hear that name?" Ozpin repeated with a dark expression.
"I just know for some reason," Summer answered, "The look on your face suggest I shouldn't know it at all."
Ozpin stood up and left them alone at the table.
"You want to tell me what's going on?" Raven whispered.
"Not yet," Summer whispered, "I will tell you guys when I can."
She pulled out her scroll and sighed. Nothing from Roman yet.
Qrow noticed the sadness that overcame Summer's face. He wondered if something happened between her and her criminal boyfriend. She was a little more different since school started up again. She had been more quiet than her usual self and she frequently would check her scroll like she was waiting for a message. It made sense if something happened between them. Qrow didn't dare think to ask his sister because she might hit him.
"So, how about round two?" Raven asked, elbowing her brother in the ribs.
"Aren't you tired?" Qrow groaned looking annoyed.
"You always wanted to fight Summer constantly, what happened huh?" she snapped.
"Summer doesn't try to kill me."
She busted out laughing evilly making her brother shudder. Raven wasn't a tame fighter.
"Miss Branwen? There's a letter for you," one of the teachers said.
Since there was so much mail to be sorted for the students, the teachers would go through it and hand it out at breakfast and lunch. Raven took the letter and it had no return address. She knew exactly who it was from and she wanted to catch the envelope on fire then stomp on it. She loathed the idea of them trying to bring her back. Raven wasn't stupid; no matter what she had done when she left, she was the best they ever had.
"Raven?" Qrow whispered.
"What?" she snapped.
He shrank back a little giving her a weird look. She was afraid they would come after her… Maybe use her brother…
"It's from him, isn't it?" he whispered.
Qrow wasn't stupid either, it was from Marco.
"I have to go."
Raven got up and Qrow followed right behind her. He wasn't just going to let her walk away and keep everything to herself. Raven was so secretive at times, he wasn't sure if he really knew his own sister at all. Qrow almost felt like Summer knew more about her than he did. That thought hurt more than it should… He followed her out to the courtyard and she finally stopped.
"Why are you following me?" Raven asked quietly.
"Why do you hide things from me for?" Qrow asked, "Aren't we in this together?"
Raven whipped around with tears threatening her eerie red eyes.
"You just don't understand."
"I won't pretend I do Raven, but I don't want you going back to those people. If you want I'll train with you every day so if that time comes, we can fight them together. I won't be able to fight them alone and you shouldn't have too ever again. What do you say Raven? You can almost kill me as many times you like."
Raven smiled and rubbed her eyes.
"How about we all train together instead… against you."
"Why are you trying to kick me into an early grave. Why Raven- why?" he groaned but she grabbed him with one hand, giving him a side hug.
X
It was around eleven at night when Summer's scroll went off. She jerked out of a dead sleep sitting up. Her scroll lit up with the words "Roman" across the screen. She saw that it said, "wear headphones". She got up and headed to her dresser digging through the drawer until she found the small earbuds. She plugged it into the top part of her scroll and hit the video attachment.
The picture came up of a vase with white roses and a sad melody started playing. At first, it was slow and soothing though she could feel the sadness coming through but after two minutes, it picked up into a happy beat still slightly slow. After three minutes, the seed of the music went faster making her want to jump up and dance. The song was eight minutes long in total and it ended a little faster than the beginning.
[Summer] I love it!
[Roman] I'm glad you do. I've been working on it all day.
[Summer] Aww
[Roman] I know I acted like an idiot but I love you and I want you to forgive me. I shouldn't ask you to stop talking to your teammate.
[Summer] Thank you
[Roman] I should trust you more… I let you save me when I didn't even know you. I don't see why my feelings would change.
[Summer] I miss you
[Roman] I can come over right now if you want.
[Summer] that sounds nice
[Roman] I'll be there soon!
Summer got up out of bed, not caring she was in shorts with no underwear and a tank top with no bra. She pulled on her slippers and opened the door. She clicked it shut and ran down the hallway not caring if she made any noise. There was no need for running when he wouldn't be there for another twenty minutes but she couldn't help herself. She was out the doors sprinting to the gate to wait for him.
She held her scroll tightly in her hands just in case he did message her for any reason but it never went off. Summer sat down on the ground waiting. She started to fall asleep without meaning too, until the sound of a car motor woke her up. She stood up and brushed her legs then her bottom off. Roman got out of the driver's seat and shut the door.
"Summer," he said just staring at her.
"I missed you."
She smiled and her silver eyes sparkled in the moonlight.
"I missed you too," he said and he ran to her.
Roman hugged Summer tightly and they stayed like that for a short while. She had wished he had called a lot sooner but it was better late than never. She could feel him playing with her hair but it was nice. She had missed him when she went to bed every night but she made herself got to sleep even if it made her heart sink. Roman pulled away and placed a kiss on her lips gently.
"Wanna lay on the car and look at the stars?" he asked quietly and she nodded.
"Brunneis won't mind?"
"I don't car, he can buy another car."
Summer gave him a weird look but he picked her up then placed her on the top of the hood of the car.
"How's school so far?" he asked.
"Lots of tests."
Roman smiled, "That's it?"
"We had a Grimm show up. I think they called it the Phoenix?"
Roman made a face, "I never heard of that one before."
"I didn't either."
Roman slipped his fingers with hers and she smiled again.
"Can I ask you something?" Roman asked.
"Sure?"
"What's going on with you?" he asked looking over at her, "You seem like you haven't been there a lot lately. Is there something wrong?"
Summer took in a deep breath.
"There' s a lot to say about all of it."
"Like…?"
"It's become more complicated than before. I had a small brush with it twice already. Once at Aunt Claire's and the other when the lights went out and the Phoenix came out. It's like its leading Grimm here after me. It knows she's here with me or it thinks it does."
"Who is she?"
"Lily."
"Lily?"
Summer smiled awkwardly, "A new friend. She needs help."
"Can't tell me much huh?" he asked squeezing her hand.
"No…"
"Well… what would you like to talk about then?"
She smiled and looked over at him, "You wanna hear about the spiders? The first time we really became a team?"
Hi, hi! I feel like I haven't updated in forever but I think it's only been a week. I have some news slightly affecting my fanfiction. I had plans to start a nursing career next year when my baby will be going to pre-k but I had some thoughts… I have been writing since I was a little kid and I always loved doing it. So, I decided to write my own original story and have my friend Kitty read It then go on from there to see if I can get anywhere.
My FMA one is almost done but I'll be working on my own story more than my fanfiction but I promise to update at least once a week. Well… until the next update!