"Hello Mr. Torchwick!"
Roman looked uo to see Jinex standing there.
"I thought grocery shopping was tomorrow?" Roman asked.
"Normally... But I sent out today instead. There was a knock at the door but he insisted it was a lady friend. How is work so far?" The old man asked with a small smile.
"It was fine... Until now... I don't think something is right."
"Master Brunneis is very particular about things. Even if he is in trouble he won't ask or tell anyone. I am too old to fight for him anymore. If he wants to be alone then I will leave him alone."
Roman scratched his head.
"Man did you hear?"
Roman turned to the side to listen.
"Some rich guy in the woods... His house was burnt down. It happened an hour ago... Man that sucks."
"I heard he lived alone since he was a kid."
Roman looked at Jinx who had his eyes shut sighing.
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"Salem?"
Ozpin nodded.
Qrow sat up in his hospital bed.
"There is someone else working for her though. She managed to gain some headway but Miss Goodwitch took care of that."
"Well what do you want from me? Wouldn't you much rather have Raven or Summer?"
Ozpin smiled, "Actually, I want help from all four of you."
"We're just students... What can we do for you?"
Ozpin smiled as he sipped from his temporary paper coffee cup.
"You four have exceeded the others in your three years being here. Not many students can do that. Even team GNBJ has stepped up recently. Especially the small girl Neo."
Qrow nodded.
"You few are a special kind of fighters in this world."
"I would think Summer would be more special that the rest of us."
Ozpin sat forward and looked out the hospital window.
"Summer's power is indeed special... But incredibly dangerous. I'm sure it won't be passed to any of her children in the future... I think if she had regular eyes then her power would be more on a small scale."
Qrow made a face and stared down at his hands.
"Miss Rose is on your mind a lot isn't she?"
"Yes. Raven told me what happened when I started losing blood and black out. I don't know how to feel about it."
Ozpin grinned, "Love is a strange thing."
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Roman slammed the car door and just stared at the flames that engulfed the area Brunneis' mansion use to be. He had no thoughts going through his head as firefighters and some huntsmen came to tame the fire threatening the city. Jinex pulled in beside of him but didn't get out. What was there to say?
Roman looked over at him again and Jinex looked a lot older than he did. It had to be the sad expression on his old face. Brunneis knew someone was out to get him, so he sent his butler away from the fight. Roman knew his friend was no fool.
But...
Who was it that killed him?
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Summer woke and walked to the bathroom scratching her lower back. She was so tired but she couldn't sleep right. Roman wasn't answering her and she finally gave up at 11 at night. She came out to see Qrow walking through the door.
"Why didn't you call us?" Summer whispered and he shrugged.
"I needed time to think."
"Oh."
"I heard we have new fight."
Summer nodded. I told him that.
"But it's against Salem... Instead we gotta go through someone named Lily."
"I suppose Ozpin told you."
He nodded.
"I'm glad you're ok."
Summer tip toed forward and wrapped her arms around his mid section. She laid her head on his chest.
"I'm just glad you're OK."
Qrow pushed her away gently with an odd look on his face.
"I can't do this Summer."
"You're my friend. I care about you," she stated.
"I don't see you that way."
Summer frowned.
"Fine."
Summer stormed out of the dorm leaving behind Qrow. She was flooded with anger but sadness over took. She almost lost two of the few people she deeply cared about. She couldn't tell what had happened but she felt a surge of power like she was ready to kill that man named Marco.
That had to be the power of the silver eyes.
I don't anymore. I feel like I ruined my own team. I don't belong here anymore. I just wanna disappear again. I hate this place. I hate everything- why did I come here three years ago?
Summer nearly jumped out of her skin when a hand touched her shoulder. It was Neo smiling at her.
[Things will be OK.]
"I don't think so... I messed up."
[How so? Things have been going smoothly for you]
Summer let out a short, sacastic laugh.
"No."
[Why not?]
"Sometimes things can't go back the way it once was. I guess it's something I have to live with."
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Summer sat down her coffee cup. She knew she looked like hell and definitely felt like it. None of her teammates were to be seen and she didn't blame them with it being Saturday. Roman still wouldn't answer her and she was becoming annoyed.
"Hello Summer."
She looked up to see Glynda standing there.
"Morning."
"Morning to you. Are you OK? Someone said they saw you drinking a whole pot of coffee."
Summer smiled and nodded, "Almost."
"Has Lily come back?"
She shook her head.
"Well you might wanna rest up some. House in the woods caught fire. Some Grimm activity had been spotted lately with all the chaos. I heard rumor the headmaster was going to send us down to help control the creatures."
She frowned
"Apparently it was owned by a rich, young guy-
Summer jumoed over the table and headed for the weapons' locker room.
Did he die? I dont understand... He never said he was in trouble... Why- why?
She punched in her code and the locker door clicked open. She pulled out Dawn of the Roses and headed out.
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It was an hour before they reached Vale because they kept stopping, driving Sunmer insane. She looked out the window and saw the woods that was burnt almost down to the ground and it was crawling with Grimm. She gripped her sword tighter, her heart pounding. She couldn't even tell where the mansion was at anymore.
Finally it was her stop and she got out looking around. She checked her scroll but there was no new messages. She sighed and headed around town to see if there was information. The online Vale paper had nothing more than the mansion burned down.
A few people had said they saw someone that looked like Roman around town. They had vaguely remembered Jinex but no mention of Brunneis. Summer rubbed her face in frustation. It honestly didn't mean if ant of them lived or any of them died. She sat on the side of the sidewalk watching as people and cars go by.
"Summer Rose."
Summer looked up to see a platinum blonde standing over her.
"Who are you?" Summer asked.
"Lily Spelltime."
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Roman watched as Jinex climbed into a bullhead that was headed fod Mistral. They both had been approached by one of the higher up banks in Vale. Brunneis had split up most of his money between Roman and Jinex. He had no idea where the rest went but he wasn't going to ask.
He knew Summer had called him several times and even messaged him but he wouldn't answer. She was relentless with it though and it made him feel bad. He pulled out the small box in his pocket and opened. It was a specialty red diamond and he wanted to ask Summer to marry him. He didn't want to be without her ever again.
Roman knew he should spend more time with her but he wasn't going to go school either. He didn't have it in him to sacrifice himself for the good of others. He was too selfish to do something so selfless but he liked that about Summer. It fit her so well... She was kind and forgiving... She always smelled like flowers.
Summer Rose was perfect.
He wasn't sure how her future would be or his own, but he wanted to spend everyday with her. Hell, he would marry her tomorrow if she would be OK with it. He would be OK with her still attending Beacon because she only had this year and next left before she would graduate. He didn't want to rush things but he felt like she was truly the one for him.
Roman looked up to see people running and screaming. He could feel a sense of dread wash over him.
Grimm.
He replaced the ring back into his pocket and headed back to his hotel room. He couldn't fight like his girlfriend but he had a Dust gun in his room. He wasn't too great with his own semblance yet but it was better to rely on his gun than anything.
Roman dug through his bag until he found his gun. If he knew his girlfriend well enough, she would be out there soon. Hopefully he would see her and explain everything the best he could. He even expected her to yell at him but it would be OK in his opinion- he deserved it.
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Raven jabbed Glynda's shoulder hard enough to make the girl cry out.
"Hey! That hurts!"
"Where's Summer?" she asked with a serious tone.
"You can apologize!"
"How about I beat your ass instead if you don't wanna answer me."
The color drained from her face slightly but Glynda cleared her throat.
"Apologize."
The vein in Raven's forehead popped out and started throbbing from the anger building up.
"We have been called to go to town for help. She's our leader."
"I don't know. I saw her this morning drinking a pot of coffee but she disappeared after I told about the fire. She might be in Vale already."
"Son of a bitch."
Raven whipped around and marched towards the doors to the outside.
"You never said sorry!" Glynda yelled.
"I don't give a fuck!" Raven yelled giving her the middle finger as she went out the door.
"Bitch," Glynda muttered and went to find her team.