Today was « Numb » from Linkin Park. And I'm surprised I didn't listen to Linkin Park sooner in the whole fanfic writing process x)

She had made her decision, about three days ago, when the doctor had said that he couldn't do anything. That her sister was condemned. She just couldn't accept the mere idea of watching Ruby die slowly without trying everything, even the riskiest rumors. So she had secured her sister in her back with a harness, and she had started walking toward the forest. Going deeper and deeper inside the green inferno, holding on a weak rumor that somewhere in there lived a sorceress, a witch that could cure anything.

She also knew that the price would be high, and probably not in liens, but she had nothing more to lose. Her only family was at stake, and she would have given her very life to make sure that Ruby could live. She tried to avoid the predators as much as she could, but she had a short sword at her waist if she happened to encounter one of them. She wasn't really good with it, but last time she had used it, she had managed to get out alive by knocking with all her might on the creature that had attacked her, her lack of technique compensated by her will to survive and her street urchin's strength.

After five days, she had almost lost her faith. She was exhausted, Ruby was weakening day by day, and she was seriously thinking that they might end up dying in the middle of a stupid forest, chasing after a stupid lie. Out of frustration, she punched the nearest tree, provoking the fall of some sort of fruit and a sharp pain in her knuckles, that she had cut on the rough bark. Feeling a tear of despair roll on her cheek, she was about to curse when a second flash of pain crisped her neck. Raising her hand to it, she thought that it was probably a mosquito, until she felt a little puff of fur and a sharp dart. Before she could even realize the meaning of it, the world turned black and she felt herself fall in a drugged slumber.

She woke up, all senses in high alert, abruptly getting back to a sitting position. She took the time needed by her eyes to actually focus on things to try and remember where she was and what she was doing here, wherever 'here' was… And panic raced her heart once more. Where was Ruby? She looked around her, taking in the surroundings: she was in what seemed to be a house, on a bed. There was little to no decorations in the room, and the only other living creature was a tabby cat, staring at her from its perch atop a cupboard. As if it was waiting for her to wake, it meowed and disappeared through a cat flap. A few seconds later, a woman entered the room, petting the purring cat and approaching Yang.

As she wasn't saying a word, Yang tried out with her croaky voice:

"Where am I?"

"At destination" the woman answered, and that's the exact moment Yang noticed her feline ears and tail, and the light traces of black fur running on her bare stomach and shoulders. "Welcome to the sorceress' den." She added, emphasized by the meowing of the cat in her arms.

"Where's…" her sentence was interrupted by the cat sorceress

"She's fine, don't worry, she's resting in the room on the other side of the corridor."

"What do I…" again, she was interrupted before she could end her sentence, as if the woman in front of her was reading her mind – which, thinking about it, wasn't completely impossible.

"You owe me nothing. You were desperate, and I couldn't just let you both die and live with that. But if you truly want to repay me, I always need some arms to help restore the house." She said with a smile.

"What's your name?" Yang asked, not thrown back at all from the interruptions.

And this one time, the sorceress seemed surprised, as if she had never expected that kind of question.

"Blake, my name is Blake" another smile lighted her face, this time much sincerer.

Getting up and popping her spine back in place by stretching, Yang thought about what she had left behind her. Shrugging, she realized that nothing waited for her where she was born, and that she could take as much time as needed out of mankind's sight.

But she couldn't know that even once Ruby would be awake and cured, she'd never want to leave.

Done! It's a bit far-fetched, regarding the theme…. But I like it anyway. When I saw "Mother Nature" I wanted to write something looking like Avatar, and my beta-reader suggested the whole 'searching for a cure' thing, so I just mixed it up to my taste. And I've written it in time!

Anyway, hope you enjoyed, and I'll see you tomorrow!