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Chapter Cover: Weiss seating beside Ruby as the later was drinking from a cup.

Chapter Seven

History of the Clans

Yang had come to realize something about Weiss Schnee.

When she had seen the girl on that first day of school, the blonde had simply written her off as another face in the crowd, an unknown that will stay that way until something changed. She had realized also that the girl can be quite terrifying when she wants to be and that pressure she had placed upon her…

Yang had never felt something like this in her life and she was shocked beyond belief that she had fallen to her knees because of it. Before today, Yang had thought that if she had ever faced Weiss Schnee in a fight, she would be able to take her in a fight without any problem considering how small the girl actually was compared to her. The cold hard true, however, is that this small girl had able to take on a creature that she herself was terrified of without the bat of an eyelash. The blonde girl now realized that Weiss Schnee will be able to kick her ass without even trying.

No, the white haired girl would have been able to kick her ass without even lifting a finger if that strange pressure power thing she had done was any indication and it frustrated the blonde that she was powerless to protect her sister.

When the strange creatures, the Grimm, first appeared in their house that first night, the first thing the blonde had done was scream in terror. She didn't even try to fight back nor do anything…pure terror was the first thing that had came over her form and she had fallen pray to her own fear. And even today, seeing them at school the same fear had taken over her being and because of that, and just as it had been that night, Weiss Schnee had saved their lives.

Yang was a little jealous seeing how Weiss had been able to stand to those Grimm, she was also amazed at how the girl had quickly been able to take these things on and it made her think back to those strange glowing things that had appeared around her hands.

She had been able to kill one of the Grimm because of it. Hearing the talk about Aura and the entire world that she wasn't aware of, hearing that she had that same power Weiss has, Yang instantly knew what she wanted to do.

These Grimm creatures are going to keep coming after both her and Ruby and Yang didn't want to keep relying on Weiss to be the one to save them every time they come. She is too proud for that…if she had the same power that Weiss has to be able to face these creatures without any fear, then Yang wanted to be able to do the same. She wanted to be able to face those Grimm and protect her family.

She will have Weiss train her to become strong enough to be able to defeat any Grimm that come near her family the next time they come and any time after that.

"Yang, are you sure that's what you want to do?" Qrow asked, drawing the blonde's attention from her musing, "The life of a Huntress is not to be taken lightly."

"You heard her Uncle Qrow," Yang said, "those things are going to keep coming after us, and we can't keep relying on her to save us every time."

Qrow stared at her.

"I don't want to be anyone's burden," the blonde told him.

"And you think heading straight into danger is a better choice," Qrow argued, "If you fight those Grimm you'll be in more danger whenever you face against them. You'll have a higher chance of getting yourself killed like this."

Yang tightened her hands into fist.

"Then what do you want me to do?" she argued back, "You want me to run away in fear every time I heard that damn howling, you want me and Ruby to constantly live in fear of these creatures, not knowing when they are going to attack us next?"

Qrow wanted to say something else but Yang cut him off.

"I'm making this choice Uncle," she said, "Why don't you support me?"

"Because I don't want to see you die like your father," Qrow said.

Yang had fallen silent at that and Ruby who was seating on the couch glanced up toward him, her gray eyes suddenly alert unlike how distant they have been.

"My father…was a Huntsman?" Yang repeated, shocked.

Qrow let out a sigh as he ran a hand through his head.

"Our entire family were," he said, "We were also part of a Clan Yang…thought it doesn't exist anymore."

Yang stared at him as the man took a seat down upon the chair.

"You mentioned this earlier," Ruby spoke out for the first time, "What are the Clans?"

The man looked at the two girls in front of him.

"They are the families of Huntsman and Huntresses that exist across Remnant," he said, "As I said before, Weiss is part of one of the most well known, The White Clan. Our Clan, however was formed when two clans one known as the Rose Clan and the Dragon Clan joined forces."

"Joined forces?" Yang repeated, "They became allies?"

"The two were always allies," Qrow said with a smile, "Because of how close our headquarters were, the Rose and Dragon Clans shared a long history with each other. The two Clans decided one day to become ones with how familiar we were with each other's customs and traditions and that was decided when your father married a member of the Rose Clan."

Yang blinked at the information that he said before glancing at Ruby.

"Both Ruby and me, we are members of the Rose Clan, at least the few that weren't mixed with the Dragon Clan yet," Qrow explained to her.

"What happened to our Clan?" Yang asked, "What caused them not to exist anymore?"

Qrow looked down toward the ground.

"The union of the Dragon and Rose Clan made other peoples nervous," he started, "In the past, whenever two clans joined together is to produce Huntsman and Huntresses who possess the ability of both of the clans and grow more powerful. It was a decision that usually meant that someone was preparing for war, thought it was completely ludicrous to us after all, we never intended into going to war with anyone."

He let out a soft sigh.

"A few months after your birth, your father and a few of the Huntsman had decided to go to a meeting with the rest of the clans but to everyone surprises, they never arrived there and soon enough without warning we were completely attacked by other clans who were convinced that we were gearing for war…Considering how sudden the attack was, we lost a lot of our fighters. In that single night, the compound of the Rose and Dragon Clan was set ablaze and the clan scattered."

"So they are some that are still alive out there?" Yang said.

"If they are they aren't making any sign of trying to reform themselves," Qrow said.

Yang stayed silent thinking for a few moments.

"Then…you know where my mother is right?"

Qrow glanced at her for a few moments.

"No, I don't," he said, "Ever since she left you at my doorsteps ten years ago, I have no idea as to where she went…although, I have had a feeling that she went looking into what happened to your father."

Yang stared at him.

"Your dad disappeared without a trace as well as the men that went with him," Qrow said, "They never buried him. Ever since his disappearance, she was…different. So she went looking for him and it is possible that what happened to your father happened to her too and that she disappeared as well."

He looked at the two girls in front of him.

"Considering what happened to the Clans, I decided to let the two of you grow up away from all of this business," he said, "I didn't want to see what happened to the Clan happened to the two of you, but it seems, despite whatever effort I had, that world isn't willing to let the two of you go."

Yang was silent as she though about what the man had told her. Both of her parents disappearing from the surface of the world and what happened to their Clan. Now she could understand as to why Qrow was against her learning to be a Huntress.

"Uncle Qrow," she said softly as she kneeled in front of the seated man, "I'm thankful for you taking care of me since I was young…but I am not my mother. I'm doing this to protect us from the Grimm."

Qrow let out a soft sigh.

"I just want you to be careful," he said.

Yang gave him a grin.

"I will be," she said, "No need to worry."

The man took her into a hug one which Yang returned.

"I'll always worry for you," he said.


That night

Ruby was lying awake upon her bed.

Night had fallen quite a while ago now and the young girl couldn't find sleep. She had heard that Yang had wanted to become a Huntress like Weiss was. The small girl was conflicted at thinking about what had happened today. Learning about the Clan, hearing what Yang was planning to do, Ruby Rose had found herself quite conflicted indeed.

She didn't want Yang to get hurt trying to be strong for them. She was afraid because of those creatures…Grimm, she remembered that young man calling them that were going to continue to come after them even after what happened today. She was indecisive because she didn't want Yang to fight alone…

But she was afraid of the Grimm.

These thoughts were swirling within Ruby's mind as she lied there in the darkness of her room and the warmth of her bed. The young girl keep twisting and turning in her bed, unable to fall asleep so she simply seated up glancing toward the room she was in.

It was quite dark and the soft light of the moon illuminated the room a little bit, meaning it wasn't completely dark inside the room and she could see the motionless form of her sister upon the bed beside her. She had wanted to go and crawl in Yang's bed to get some comfort like she usually did when they were younger, but Ruby decided to head back to the kitchen to get something to drink.

The young girl made her way out of the room softly walking so that she doesn't make a sound before soon enough she was outside of the room. The hallway wasn't as dark as she had expected it to be with soft lights as she made her way toward the kitchen to get something to drink to patch her thirsty throat.

It was then she heard the voices speaking.

Ruby turned her attention toward where the voices were speaking and found herself into a level above her room. It lead her straight toward a door which was opened and a light was coming from inside. They voices were coming from there and the girl approached toward it until she could hear exactly what was being said.

"…not an usual thing to do," the voice was saying, "Those Barrier were created by your Clan. With how they were taken down without leaving a trace, it raises a lot of suspicions as to whom was behind it. Not even the most trained Huntsman or Huntresses could have done it."

"there was any trace of who did it?"

That was Weiss's voice, Ruby thought.

The girl sounded soft and tired, unlike how she sounded when had been speaking to Yang earlier today.

"No," the other voice, a male answered, "That's the thing that was puzzling me. There was no trace of anything…it was like the barrier just wasn't there anymore. I have checked all around the school and it was the same result. Not even a trace of Aura could be detected."

"This is worrying," Weiss said, not sounded pleased about what she was hearing.

"Anyone comes to mind that had the ability to do something like this?" the male asked.

Weiss stayed silent almost as if she was thinking about something before she spoke again.

"Ruby, why don't you stop hiding and come here?"

The girl jumped out of her skin at being addressed. How did Weiss know that she was here? The girl stayed still for at least a few moments before making her way toward the room. It was well light and she could feel the light blush on her cheeks growing under the gaze of Weiss and the man revealed to be the same one that helped Sebastian that day at school.

"I'm sorry," Ruby said, "I didn't mean to listen in…"

Weiss was seating upon the couch, with her head upon her hand as the bleu eyes stared toward her. There was no anger in the white haired girl's eyes, just a cold indifference at her being here.

"It's not like we're hiding anything from you anymore," Weiss said, "Considering what happened at school."

The young man seemed amused.

"Well Weiss, we'll continue this conversation later," he said, "We still have to figure out who took down the Barrier that was around the school."

The white haired girl waved him off as the young man left the room leaving both Weiss and Ruby by themselves.

"Would you like some tea?"

Ruby looked up toward the girl in surprise at her offer and she nodded. Weiss patted the space beside her and the girl took this as a sign to approach her and took a seat beside the older girl. Weiss took the container and poured another cup of tea for her and Ruby took it before taking a sip.

"Why aren't you asleep?" Weiss asked after a while.

"Couldn't sleep," Ruby answered looking down at her cup.

Weiss let out a soft hum.

"I can imagine," she said, "falling asleep after what you've been told today."

Ruby glanced up at her.

"Did you know about our Clan?" she asked.

Weiss nodded.

"Yes," she said, "But it was more of an educated guess than anything. I did a background check upon the two of you after that first night and made some connections here and there. When Qrow visited me, it helped cementing my guess about you being part of the Rose Dragon Clan."

"How do you…deal with all of this?" Ruby asked, her curiosity lightning up within her, "With fighting against these creatures…?"

Weiss let out a humorless chuckle.

"I have been fighting against the Grimm for my entire life," she said, "Fighting against them had become a part of my everyday life."

"Y…You're not…afraid of them?"

Weiss glanced at her, her eyes becoming instantly intrusive.

"You're still under the effect of the Breath I see," she murmured.

Ruby looked at her, confused.

"Breath?" she repeated.

Weiss took a sip from her tea, swallowing before speaking.

"The Grimm have this ability known as Dark Breath," she explained, "It overcome our senses and increased our natural instinct of flight…in other word, it makes us afraid of them…it's also a way to more easily kill their prey after all, a frightened prey isn't going to fight back unlike another who is ready to fight."

Ruby listened.

"Does it have a long lasting effect?" she asked.

"It depends on the individual," Weiss said, tracing the rim of her tea cup, "And that person's willpower. The stronger your will is, the less affected you can be…thought, I have seen people with strong willpower become as frightened as children in the face of the Grimm."

Ruby looked down.

"But we have ways of fighting it," Weiss continued, "At least, my Clan had created a technique that cause us to use our own Aura as shield to protect us from the Grimm's Dark Breath. It's why I am not affected by them."

Ruby frowned.

"I'm confused," she said softly.

Ruby can sense Weiss's gaze upon her when she said that.

"I'm so confused at to what I want to do," she said, "Part of me is worried about Yang's decision to become a Huntress, and another part is afraid to fight because the Grimm terrified me, but some part of me doesn't want her to face everything alone. I don't want her feel like she has to do everything by herself…"

She didn't know when she had started crying for the tears were falling down upon her lap. Weiss approached closer to her and placed an arm around her shoulder and Ruby found herself leaning into the other girl. Weiss smelled different than Yang, Ruby noticed. She smelled pristine, like the newly fallen snow of every winter.

"With everything that had happened to you today," Weiss said, "I can't say that I know what you're going through but...what I do know is that I can't tell you which path you have to choose. That is a decision that rest wholly upon your shoulders Ruby Rose. Just as your sister had decided what path she is choosing."

Ruby had listened to what the girl had told her. The tone in Weiss's voice was different than she had ever heard her before. It made her wonder if the girl was speaking from experience. She had wanted to ask but, Weiss had already let her go after her tears had subsided and stood up.

"Now, why don't you get back to bed?" the girl told her, "I'll take care of the rest."

Ruby nodded at her and stood up. She felt a lot calmer now unlike how she felt a few moments earlier. She made her way toward the door and turned toward the white haired girl again.

"Weiss…thanks for the tea…and the advice."

The white haired girl glanced at her and Ruby can see the gentleness that was in the depth of the usually impassive blue eyes.

"It was the last I could do," Weiss answered her.

Ruby went back to bed, her mind lighter than it had been in days.


Weiss Schnee entered inside her own room which had soft blue candles lighten up giving the room a pleasant and relaxing smell. The girl had suspected that the two girls had been under some pressure considering how quiet she had been with the discussion she had with Yang. Weiss had told Ruby the truth when she said that she had been fighting Grimm all of her life after all, when you have high Aura in the White Clan, you are instantly put to training to become a Huntress, whether you wanted to be or not…thought as far as Weiss know, no one had ever denied becoming a Huntress yet.

She had been surprised at first when Qrow had come to see her. She had never expected that members of the Rose Dragon Clan were still alive. She had heard of them, after all, they were quite infamous across the world because of their destruction. Despite having being allied to them, the White Clan hadn't helped them at all after all, they had been dealing with their own problems back when it had happened…

Weiss thought of her Clan sometimes. She think of her father, and at how cruel the man had been, she thought of her sweet mother, who had a heart of gold something Weiss was glad she had inherited from the woman apart from her looks, but the blue eyes she had…it was something that was from her father…Her sister Winter was in there too, but Weiss had never been on the best terms with her so no love lost there…

Weiss knew that she could have easily told Ruby what to do back there. She could have told the girl that she was a weakling and that her crying wasn't going to help much. She could have been cruel to the girl and told her outright that she was deadweight…but she didn't…

She couldn't go back on being that person again…

She won't be as her father was…

She will not become him…no matter how much the man had tried to mold her into something she is not…

The girl removed the shirt she was wearing revealing the pink lines that scarred her back, a dark memory of her past.


What is the meaning behind those scars...

Next Time: To be a Huntress

Jacques0 out.

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