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Chapter Cover: Ruby seating down with a soda in her hand and a X-Ray and Vav comic on the bench beside her.

Chapter Three

Kill the Fear

Yang Xia Long was lying awake upon the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling.

The young woman couldn't understand what had happened last night and every time she thought about it, she was filled with fear and terror. In all of her life, Yang had never encountered creatures like these and the burning red eyes that kept hunting her mind, it caused the young woman to shiver despite how warm the air coming from the window was. When that creature was holding her by the throat against the wall, Yang had truly believed that she was going to die but then when she had come back to, Ruby was seating right beside her and the strange monsters were nowhere to be seeing.

The young woman couldn't make any sense of it at all.

She had wanted to ask Ruby what happened but the police as well as an ambulance had arrived at their houses and had taken the girls into a hospital as well as Uncle Qrow. The man had minor injuries to himself and he looked to be quite well despite what happened. Yang had a few bruises around her neck to the monster that was holding her and Ruby had been thankfully unarmed.

When she had seen that creature attack Ruby like that, she had thought that she was going to lose her little sister and it filled Yang with such terror…

But she is okay now, a small voice told her, Ruby is fine.

Considering that they had managed to get out of this situation alive, Yang realized that something had intervened. Someone had stopped the monsters from killing them that night although who could have done it was a mystery in itself.

Just our luck, the blonde though, Just moved into a new city and we had to get attacked.

A knock at her door drew her attention and it was opened as a nurse stood there.

"Mrs. Xia Long," she said, "You have a visitor."

The blonde blinked as Ruby entered inside the room. The girl was dressed in her school uniform meaning that she had come from school. The girl had a vulnerable air around herself as she approached where Yang was lying down.

"Hey sis," she greeted with a smile, "How are you feeling?"

"That should be my question," Ruby answered her with a small smile, "Are you getting out of here soon?"

"The nurse told me that they're going to release me later today," Yang answered her, "Well going through one night at the hospital was not how I expected to be spending my first few days in Vale."

Ruby took a seat upon the chair beside the bed.

"So how was your school day?" Yang asked.

"It went by alright," Ruby said shrugging, "Jaune and the others asked for you today and I told them what happened."

Yang stared at her.

"You told them everything?" she asked, pressing on that last word.

Ruby gave her a glare.

"You really expect me to say that monsters attacked us and not sound crazy," she said.

Yang looked down.

"Yeah, it does sound crazy when you said it out loud," she said.

Ruby stared at her, and Yang could see the fear in the depths of her silver eyes.

"Yang, what do you think those things were?" she asked.

"Hell if I know Ruby," Yang said, "Thought I am sure that whatever they were…they're not…normal."

Ruby places her arms around herself.

"I don't want to go back to that house," she said.

Yang extended her hand toward her little sister and took the younger girl into her arms. Ruby was sobbing softly now as she patted her back. She couldn't blame Ruby for being scared of what happened that night…and hell, even she was afraid of what had happened.

So she simply stayed seated there, holding her little sister in her arms and hoping that everything will be alright soon.


Shnee Estate

North of Vale

Weiss Shnee arrived home as her driver placed the car in front of the building. The Shnee Manor stood upon that little hill for the best part of half a century since her great-grandfather had built this place in Vale although small compared to the one that was in Atlas where most of the family stated, but Weiss liked Vale more.

The city had always held some sentimental value to the girl after all, it was where her mother was born. Having visited Vale when she was younger with her family a long time ago, the young woman had fallen in love with the city and had decided to return there to finish her high school career. While Vale wasn't the high life of rich people like Atlas was, but it was still a homey place.

"Miss Shnee," her butler said as she entered the house, "You have a guest waiting for you."

Weiss blinked to herself.

"A guest?" she repeated, "A friend of my father's?"

"No," the butler said, "He is waiting in the lounge."

Weiss nodded to him and made her way up toward where the lounge was. She was curious as to whom could have come here to meet with her considering she wasn't expecting anyone. The girl opened the door and found a man was seating there, with both of his hands upon his laps.

The man had dark hair falling upon his shoulder as he was dressed in a simple long sleeve shirt and pants. He had a few bruises upon his face that had some pads upon them but other than that, he looked quite healthy. Weiss now came to realize that she recognized this man. It was the same man that had been at the house of the two girls with the large Auras.

The man looked at her, his eyes which were an odd shade of brown, lightened up at noticing her and he was on his feet in seconds to greet her.

"You look a lot like your mother," he said, "But Neige's eyes were brown unlike yours."

Weiss stared at the man, completely taken aback.

"You…How do you know my mother's name?" she asked, taken aback.

The man let out a soft chuckle.

"I was once your mother's friend long ago," he said, "Or more likely…I am a friend of the White Clan."

At the name of the Clan, Weiss's spine straightened instantly.

"Just who exactly are you?" Weiss asked, her voice holding a tint of curiosity as well as caution.

"My name is Qrow," the man spoke out, "I…I was a former Huntsman a long time ago, but all I am now is a man looking out of his little nieces."

"Qrow…," Weiss repeated, "You wouldn't mean…"

The man gave a light smile.

"That's who I was a long time before I became who I am today," Qrow told her with a shrug.

Weiss approached the man and crossed her arms.

"Why exactly are you here?" she asked.

"First and foremost, I must thank you for what you've done last night," Qrow told her with a light smile, "You have saved my little girls life and I can't thank you enough for it."

"Someone of your caliber should have been able to handle the Beowolves quite easily," Weiss said.

Qrow let out a chuckle.

"Fifteen years ago," he said, "I would have lived up to your expectation…but I don't have the power to harness an Aura any longer. I have lost all of my abilities to fight and to wield a Soul Weapon as well."

Weiss was confused.

"But I didn't come here to tell you my story Weiss Shnee," Qrow continued, "I came here because I need a favor. As you know, my house is in shambles after what happened last night with the Grimm attack. I would like to ask you to have both of my nieces stay here for a few days as the repairs finishes."

"St…Stay here?" Weiss repeated, "Why should they? I already placed a Barrier around the East side of Vale because of their high Aura signature…"

"I'm simply asking a favor as a friend of the White Clan," Qrow said, "And their Aura had nothing to do with it. What happened that night to them is something that will stay with them forever. I'm sure I don't need to remind you what Grimm does to you the first time you've ever saw one."

Weiss stared at him for a long moment, her blue eyes observing the man across her.

"I don't understand as to why you've never told them about the Grimm," she said, "They have strong Aura and can be Huntresses and yet…that night, they were two completely terrified girls."

Qrow let out a soft sigh.

"I didn't want them to be Huntresses," he said, "It's not the life I wanted these two girls to neither live nor experience at all. I know what that life can do to someone's life and what it can turn people into. I wanted them to be free of it but it seems it's not going to go the way I wanted it to be."

"You should have known that their Auras would have drawn the attention of the Grimm," Weiss said.

"I told you that I have lost my powers as a Huntsman," Qrow spoke out, "I couldn't sense their Aura at all…I had believed them to be safe from that world but that attack last night told me how wrong I was. I just wanted them to have a safe and comfortable life. Can you blame me for that?"

Weiss let out a soft sigh as she placed a hand upon her forehead before turning away from the man.

"It's just for a couple of days right?" she said.

"Yes."

Weiss glanced back at him.

"Then…I do not mind," she said, "But you have a responsibility to tell them the truth. Considering how close to death these two girls have been, you own them that much."

The girl made her way toward the door of the room but before she could leave, Qrow spoke again.

"I didn't see any members of the Clan here," he said, "From what I can see, you're the only one who lives here…"

Weiss glanced back at him and the room instantly got a cold chill causing frost to appear upon the windows upon the room as Qrow fell silent. The two bleu eyes that were staring back at him were ice cold.

"Just notified Sebastian when you're going to be picking up your nieces," she spoke out, her voice soft, but Qrow couldn't help but feel the authority and power behind it.

Then Weiss walked out of the room leaving the man standing there staring at her back. Qrow stood there in the room as the chill that had fallen within the room started to lift itself and he glanced at the frost on the window.

So that's how it is eh, he thought, Never expected something like this out of the White Clan…I wonder what could have caused it?


Ruby had stayed beside Yang's bed ever since she had come back from school that afternoon. She was scared of going back to the house by herself seeing the monsters there again. She knew that she was probably being irrational about this but the young girl didn't want to go back there...

She didn't want to go back to that house.

"Ruby,"

The girl blinked herself back to the present as she turned her attention toward the familiar voice. Uncle Qrow was there, the man looking toward her with a tired smile upon his face. Seeing the man there, Ruby instantly stood up and ran toward him and took him in a hug. The familiar warmth of the man was great for her to relieve the fear she still has within her body.

"How are you feeling girl?" he asked.

"I'm scared uncle," she said.

The man sighed softly.

"I know," he said, "I can see that. Where is Yang?"

"The Doctor said that I had to wait outside for her," Ruby answered stepping back from the hug.

"I see," the man said softly.

They didn't wait long for Yang stepped out through the door with a doctor. Qrow made his way toward the approaching duo and talked for a moment with the doctor before returning, and Yang was now following after him.

"A…Are we going to go back at the house?" Ruby asked.

"Just to pickup some clothes," Uncle Qrow answered her, "Considering the hole in the kitchen, I don't think staying there will be favorable right now."

Yang was confused.

"So we're going to a hotel?"

Qrow shook his head again.

"No," he said, "I asked a…old acquaintance of mine if we could stay at her place for a few days."

"You have friends here in Vale?" Yang said.

"It's actually her daughter's place," Qrow told them.

Ruby was curious as to whom it was. When they stepped out of the hospital, her uncle led the two of them straight toward a slick black car that was waiting for them along with a driver. They got into the vehicle and Ruby was taken aback at how exquisite the inside of the car was. It was like she was seating inside a limousine from the picture she had seen on the internet.

The driver had taken them straight in front of their attacked house and she could feel the strange fear coursing through her body again as she stared at the house. Uncle Qrow had already stepped outside of the car along with Yang and Ruby followed after them.

"Just take the necessities as well as some clothes," he said as they entered inside the house, "the repair crews should be here later to take care of the kitchen."

Ruby walked into the house behind her sister and found herself passing the way leading into the kitchen. She can see the damages that had been done to the walls of the house and even see the broken plates on the ground as the dinner table was completely destroyed…

She turned her eyes away from it and ran up toward her room to pick up some clothes into one of her rucksack. The girl didn't even waste any time going back down the stairs almost running over Yang who was also coming down with her rucksack.

It seems she wasn't the only one who couldn't wait to leave this place behind.

The car then led them up straight through Vale and Ruby was barely paying attention to anything else before they actually reached their destination. The girl had her headphones on so she wasn't really focused on anything other than the blasting music that was in her ears. Then she was pulled out of her thought when Yang actually started to be really agitated and Ruby found out why.

They had entered a large open area that was wide, leaving only a large Mansion standing at the end of the driveway. It was white colored, that much she could see and towering above them quite forbiddingly. It made her wonder as to whom her uncle had asked to take them in for a few days and the car came to a stop in front of the stone steps of the large house.

"We're here," Qrow said as Ruby pulled her headphone down so that she could carry them around her neck.

"And where exactly is here?" Yang asked, not able to keep the amazement out of her voice.

"Welcome to Shnee Manor," a male voice announced.

An elderly man approached them. He was dressed formally and his hair was pulled back. His face was kind but it also had a strange detachment upon his features as well as within the depths of his dark eyes, as he approached them.

"My name is Sebastian," the elderly man spoke out, "and I will be your guide this evening."

They are know going to spend their days in Shnee Manor...

Next Time: Shnee Manor

Jacques0 out.

R&R.