Chapter 12

Waking up with Phoenix in my arms has been the norm lately. Feeling her soft skin and peaceful body lying in my arms was the most satisfying thing that I had to look forward to. A couple of days had passed since the breach had taken place and the school decided yesterday that it would be best for the students to return home for a couple of weeks while everything was figured out here. We had a few days to figure out where we would stay, but none of us knew where to go except the twins really.

"Morning Jet." I heard Phoenix mutter groggily.

"Morning." I said pecking her on the cheek.

"What time is it?" She asked.

"8:00." I replied after looking at the clock next to our bed. "Breakfast?"

"Most definitely." She replied, getting out of the bed.

"Breakfast?" I heard Robyn say excited sitting up.

"Well waking you up today was rather quick." Sapphire said sitting up from her own bed. For some reason, they decided that they didn't want to share the same bed. Probably because Robyn get rather violent in her sleep and is known to kick the walls and knock things over. It was probably best safety wise if you looked at it.

"I heard food and my body was resuscitated." Robyn responded rubbing away her sleepy eyes.

"We start to get ready. We'll take turns in the bathroom I guess. Groups of two at a time." I said.

"Alright. You guys go ahead, we'll change out here." Sapphire said.

I nodded and Phoenix followed me in the bathroom. I proceeded to brush my teeth while Phoenix changed behind me. Through the mirror I could see the smoothness of her back and her flawless creamy skin. I tried my best to avoid looking at her, but I was finding it increasingly difficult. I decided to wash my face in order to look away from her and make my watching less obvious.

"Like what you see?" Phoenix said, fully aware that I was watching her through the mirror.

"Of course." I said teasingly. I dried my face off with a towel and when I removed it from my face, I was surprised to see Phoenix an inch away from my face.

"Oh really?" She said trapping me at the counter by placing both arms at either side of me.

"Yes." I said smirking and placed a kiss on her lips. I felt her smiling back as she returned the kiss and I brought my hands to her hips. We backed our faces up a little after our kiss, but I could fully see that she was smiling from ear to ear. I pecked her forehead and she poked my chest.

She then proceeded to go through her normal routine. I changed into my normal and relaxed attire which also happens to serve as my battle attire, minus my gauntlets of course. I quickly styled my hair and Phoenix and I walked out of the bathroom. Sapphire was waiting patiently outside the door while Robyn laid on her bed.

"Hurry up Rob." Sapphire said.

"On it Sapph." She said getting up from the bed and rushing towards the bathroom. I checked my scroll to see if I had received any messages and there was one from Ruby.

'Hey Jet, if it's not a big deal, meet us with your team during breakfast at 9:00. Hope to see you there!' It said.

'We'll be there. What did you want to talk about with us?' I replied.

'It's a surprise, but you guys won't be the only ones there. Team SHDW and JNPR will be there as well. Thanks for coming!' She replied.

'Np. See you soon.' I sent. She didn't respond.

"Who were you messaging?" Phoenix asked.

"Ruby. Apparently she wants to see us during breakfast with Team SHDW and JNPR." I said.

"I wonder what she has planned." Robyn said walking out of the bathroom door, while slipping on her leather jacket.

"Whatever it is, we'll find out in 15 minutes." Sapphire said.

"Let's go down then. I'm starving." I said.

"Same here." Robyn said.

We then proceeded to go forth on our quest for food. Robyn led the pack to the hall as usual and everything looked just about the same except that the hall was a little less empty due to classes being cancelled for the next two weeks and that students were practically being indirectly asked to evacuate. Right after getting our food, with I of course having my usual amount of bacon, we saw Team RWBY with everyone else and we made our way towards them.

"Glad you guys could make it!" Ruby said happily.

"Wouldn't miss it for the world." Robyn said sitting down.

"So, why have you brought us all here together Ruby?" Snow asked, occasionally eying Diamond up and down.

"Well, Yang and I came up with this idea that we all stay together at our house in Patch during the break. We've all been working so hard lately that we thought it would be great if we took a vacation. Patch has plenty of trees and since it's an island, there's beach surrounding the area." Ruby said.

"Besides, we have plenty of room for everyone and our Dad's away on a mission for the next few weeks, so we get the whole place to ourselves. He's cool with it as long as we don't make a mess." Yang said.

"I'm down for it." Snow said excitedly.

"Sounds like fun and it would also be a great way for us to bond." Phoenix said.

"It sounds cool, we should go guys!" Nora said speaking for her team, who agreed as well.

"I'll go as well." I said and the rest of my team agreed.

"What about you guys?" Weiss asked the twins. "Don't you already have plans to go back home?"

"Mom's pretty lenient with these kinds of things and Dad is probably cool with it as long as we stick together." Diamond said.

"So yeah, I think we're fine. I'll ask anyways just to be sure." Sapphire said.

"So how long are we exactly staying there?" Ren asked.

"10 days if everyone's okay with it. That way we don't have you guys for too long and you can do whatever you guys want for the rest of the break." Yang said.

"Any disagreements?" Ruby asked. Everyone shook their heads and they smiled.

"So when do we head out to your guy's place?" I asked.

"Hopefully tomorrow the earliest. If not, then the next day." Yang said.

"It'd be best if we notified our parents now then. That way they don't worry so much." Pyrrha said.

"Well, now that that's settled, we should get packing for our trip." Robyn said excitedly.

"Alright, see you guys tomorrow. I'll text Team leaders the information on when and where to meet." Ruby said.

"Alright." I said getting up from my seat and picking up my now empty plate. "See you tomorrow."

"See ya!" Yang said.

The rest of my team followed me out of the dining hall and back to our dorms. They were talking but quite honestly I blanked out over how my parents would react to this. I know that they would let me go, but wouldn't really care what I do or for how long I'm gone. Telling them would be pointless anyways. I'd just be wasting time even attempting to speak with them. It wouldn't matter if I just told them I was going somewhere for a few days, they'd still react in the same dead manner. I feel like I'd grow closer to a Grimm, than I ever will with my parents. I'd more than likely have a higher chance of actually being adopted into the Schnee family, than even get any sort of affection out of them. If people were to have actually died from the breach, they'd do nothing. They still haven't even bothered to even ask if I was ok or not.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I managed to lose my own team, and found myself outside of Beacon Academy. Since I was out here I decided to take a stroll alone. I sent Phoenix a message that'd I'd taken a walk around campus. A few moments later my scroll buzzed, indicating I had a message. I checked and saw that it was from Amethyst. She wanted to meet with me alone, at a dust shop in Vale. Perhaps she's just wondering how we're holding up so far. That's all I can think of as of now, of what she'd want to talk about. It's probably in her nature. I did feel like she acted motherly towards me when we first met the other day. Though it didn't give her a huntress vibe whatsoever. Well off the battlefield that is. I've already seen her in action and she's quite menacing. I almost feel bad for the Grimm. Almost.

Around twenty minutes of walking, I made it to the requested shop she wanted to meet me at. A moment after arrival, Amethyst exited from the shop and noticed me there.

"Oh! Hello Jet. Glad you could make it. How have you been these past few days?" She started with her joyous mood. She was smiling and looked genuinely happy.

"Hello Amethyst. I've been great. How about you?" I replied.

"I'm doing wonderful. Thank you for asking." She continued.

"So why did you want to meet with me Amethyst?" I decided to just hope I can get what she wants quickly.

"Well, this is something that might come as shocking to you and it's not simple to explain. This might take a while, so you might want to sit down." She said gesturing towards the bench next to us. So much for making this quick.

"Um ok. Sure." I said sitting down on the bench, with her following suit.

"Now where to start...I guess the beginning is always good. Well obviously you know that my name is Amethyst, but what you don't know is that my full name is Amethyst Schwarz. You see, that would imply that we're related, and we are Jet. Not by blood of course, but by law. I'm your adopted sister." She said looking at me for any sign of reaction, but I had none. How was I supposed to react was the question at hand.

"But if you're my sister, how come I don't remember you? Wouldn't our family have photos of you lying around the house somewhere?" I said trying to make sense of this.

"People only keep photos of memories they cherish and I for certain am not one of those memories. I've already denounced those people, your parents, as our caretakers. Actually, I refuse to accept that they were ever a part of my family. I took better care of you than those people ever did. I'm the one who looked after you when they were gone dammit. I kept my eye on you, worried that something would happen because they were never watchful of us. Those people...just couldn't accept us..." She trailed off, letting a few tears slip.

"Couldn't accept who?" I asked confused.

"Well, you see, as a child I developed massive feelings of love and attraction towards your brother Mars. I was in love with him for the longest time and eventually he too, shared the same feelings. We were engaged...and your parents couldn't stand the idea of us being together. We weren't even related, but they kept claiming that our relationship was incest. Ignorant swine." She muttered the last part. I've never expected so much anger to erupt from her. My parents must've really done a number to make someone resent them so much.

"Wait, you and my brother were going to get married? Why wouldn't he tell me this?" I asked even more confused than before.

"Because he never got the chance to." She replied quickly. "He died before he could." She cried.

I was shocked. My brother was going to tell me something important and he died in the field before he got the chance to? I could feel my eyes welling with tears because I could feel, no, I know that there has to be some truth in her story. I looked over to her and saw her pulling out something from her pocket.

"This is something very precious to me and this is proof that I was in your life before you could even begin to remember anything." She said handing over a small beaten up polaroid photo. "I was 14 when I ran away, so you were three when this was taken and Mars was 15."

I took the photo and I looked at it carefully. It's true, this is me in the photo being carried by Amethyst, with Mars wrapping his arms around us and smiling brightly. I looked up at Amethyst and whatever was keeping my tears from falling, was gone now. I began crying and I felt her wrap her arms around me. I hugged her tightly and let out my emotions. She rubbed my back and we stayed like that for a while as I calmed down.

"Why? Why did you leave me if you took better care of me?" I asked, desperate for answers.

"I had no other choice. I was 14 at the time and I couldn't afford to take care of you. You were so small and I couldn't raise a child at that age. Even though those people hated every fiber of my being, at least you had a home, food, a bed and basic things needed for you to survive. I wouldn't have been able to give you any of that then, but now...maybe I can…" She said trailing off.

"Amethyst?" I asked.

"If you want to, I would gladly take you away from those horrible people called your parents. I couldn't take care of you then, but now, if you ever need a place to stay, my door is always open." She said.

"Thank you Amethyst, I might actually take you up on that offer. It's not like they'll care anyways. When can I move in?" I asked.

"Wow, want to move in so soon? Give me some time to prepare at least. Maybe in a week or so, you can come in, but just let me know in advance ok?" She said patting my shoulder.

"Well, I think you should know that since we'll be off of school for 2 weeks, I'm gonna be at a friends place for 10 days and will probably be able to bring my stuff once I get back. I don't have too much anyways. We should be leaving by tomorrow." I said scratching the back of my neck.

"I'm fine with it, just let me know when you'll stop by so I can give you the extra key to my place." She said patting the top of my head. "Well, I must be going. It's getting late and you should be getting back to your dorms. If you ever need someone to talk to Jet, I'm always a message away."

"Thank you Amethyst. Seriously, for everything." I said hugging her one last time before it was time to go our separate ways.

"No problem Jet." She said smiling. "Goodbye."

"Bye." I waved as she sauntered off with her shopping bag. I turned around and began to walk back to Beacon.

After 15 minutes of walking, I finally made it back to my dorm and noticed that it was already unlocked. I walked in and noticed that Robyn and Sapphire were talking and Phoenix was in our bed reading a book.

"I'm back." I said.

"You look like shit." Robyn said flatly.

"What happened to you?" Phoenix asked.

"It's a long story, but to make it quick, Amethyst is my adopted sister and now my guardian." I said.

"How?! What about your parents?" Sapphire asked.

"It's not like they care. They haven't even called to check up on me since the breach happened. I could be dead and they wouldn't have shed a single tear." I said angrily sitting in my bed. "Look, let's just say we don't have the best of relations, if that's what you would like to call it."

"I see." Sapphire said.

"Aside from that semi-happy/depressing news, did you hear anything from Ruby yet?" Robyn asked immediately sensing the atmosphere and changing the subject.

"Actually-" I was cut off by my scroll ringing, notifying me that I received a message. "Yes." I opened up the message and read aloud:

'Hey everyone! Ruby here, and I just wanted to let everyone know the itinerary for tomorrow. Since everyone let me know that they could come, we can leave for Patch tomorrow at 12 (meet us at the docks at 11:45 AM). It's not a far distance and the trip should be about an hour, if that. Afterwards, we can go straight to our place, get settled in and have lunch. Then, we can let loose and have fun! Can't wait to see you guys tomorrow and thanks for coming!'

"Well, we can sleep in a little longer since a lot of students left today and the dining hall won't be as crowded in the morning." Sapphire said.

"Perfect." Robyn sighed, stretching her arms.

"We should pack now then so we aren't rushing tomorrow." Phoenix said.

"Alright." I said after messaging Ruby that we'll see her tomorrow. "Let's get to it."

We packed our suitcases and other necessities until we had piles of luggage next to the door.

"Should we take pillows?" Robyn asked hugging her body pillow.

"Perhaps. Just in case." Sapphire said. "And MAKE SURE YOU PACK A LOT OF UNDERWEAR!" She emphasized.

"Alright mom." I said grabbing at least 6 more pairs of boxers and throwing them into my suitcase.

"Stop calling me that…" She muttered putting the last of her bags against the mountains of bags against the door. Out of all of us, she had the most (6 containing medicine and extra clothes and blankets), followed by Phoenix (3), Robyn (2) and then myself (carrying 2 as well, but with less items than Robyn).

"We should go to bed so we're not tired when we wake up." Phoenix said.

"I need the sweet release of sleep to wash over me right now." Robyn said clutching onto her body pillow as she laid on the bed.

"Same. Well, good night everyone. See you in the morning." Sapphire said turning off the lights.

"Night." Everyone said in unison.

Phoenix slipped into the bed and I followed right after, taking her in my arms. I nuzzled my head in her shoulder and she lightly chuckled. She stroked my hair and kissed my cheek.

"What's bothering you Jet?" She asked.

"Is it really okay for me to be doing this? Moving in with Amethyst when I just met her all over again?"

"Honestly, I have mixed feelings about it. I don't want you to live with another woman that isn't me first of all, but then again, she's your sister so it doesn't bother me too much. You do what you think is right and I'll support you no matter what. But mark my words Jet Schwarz, if she does anything to harm you, I will end her." She whispered with hate seething through every word that slipped through her tongue.

"I don't think she would. Besides, does Amethyst of all people look like she'd intentionally hurt a person?" I asked.

"I suppose not...but I'll always watch after you no matter what. Remember that Jet." She said.

"I will. I love you Phoenix, and nobody will make me change my mind." I said. I placed a soft kiss on her lips, to which she returned the gesture and parted away shortly.

"And I you." She whispered.

"Good night." I whispered as I felt my eyelids getting heavy.

"Good night." She whispered as well.