Ahsoka opted out of the team fights due to there being too many people on Team JNPAR, so she would be shot straight into the singles rounds. Eventually, I made it to the finals and was in the first match, up against Mercury.
"You better not go easy on me." I teased playfully. Mercury scoffed, giving a small smirk.
"You wish."
"Three, two, one... FIGHT!" The match began. The battle was fierce, I knocked Mercury off only for him to fly back up on what appeared to be gusts of wind, and he nearly knocked me out, but I utilized my rage and took him down. "What a way to kick off the finals!"
"Yang Xiao-Long wins!" The crowd roared with applause, and I turned to leave, smiling.
"Better luck next time."
"There's not going to be a next time, Blondie." Mercury stood and tried to attack, but I punched his leg, sending the bastard to the floor. The crowd started booing. "My leg... My leg!"
"That's what you get, you little-" I looked up as I was surrounded by soldiers and Atlesian Knights. "Huh?"
"Yang Xiao-Long!" A soldier shouted, sounding a bit scared of me. "Stand down!"
"What?" I asked. "Why?!" Emerald ran over.
"Mercury!"
"Why'd she do that?!" Mercury asked, in agony. "Why'd she attack me?!" Emerald shot a glare at me, looking confused and hurt. I looked up at the jumbotrons to see myself and Mercury, the boy attempting to walk past me when I lashed out and attacked. What? I looked into the stands to see my friends looking at me in horror, eyes wide. Ruby...
"Please, somebody help him!" Emerald pleaded. Two medics arrived with a cot ready. Emerald was desperate. "Can you do something?!"
"We need to get this boy to a hospital." A medic stated, looking at his friend. "Grab a blanket." My eyes widened as Mercury was placed on the cot and carried away. This couldn't be real...
"You don't understand!" I tried. "He attacked me! I swear!" I pointed, and the guards panicked.
"You've already caused enough of a scene!" A soldier yelled. I had no choice but to stand down and be escorted to my dorm. My teammates were allowed in after an hour or two, then we were locked away for the night.
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We were disqualified from the tournament by General Ironwood the next morning, and after he left...
"You guys believe me..." I looked down, sad. "Right?"
"Duh!" Weiss exclaimed. "You're hotheaded, but not ruthless!" Weiss had my back. Ruby gave a small nod, face full of pity. I looked up at...
"Blake?"
"I want to believe you."
"Huh?!" Ruby asked. My heart shattered, and I held back a cry of pain. My partner didn't believe me...
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Weiss asked. My sister and the heiress looked livid. I felt tears rapidly start to form in my eyes.
"Blake?"
"How can you say something like that?!" I vaguely heard Weiss asked while trying to control my grief. "Yang would never lie to us!"
"I had someone very dear to me change." I heard Blake sigh. "It wasn't in an instant, it was gradual. Little choices that began to pile up... He told me not to worry. At first, they were accidents, then it was self-defense... Before long, even I began to think he was right. This is all just... Very familiar." I looked up, finally letting the tears fall. "But you're not him, and you've never done anything like this before. So, I want to trust you. I will trust you. But first, I need you to look me in the eyes and tell me that he attacked you. I need you to promise me that you regret having to do what you did."
"I saw him attack me." I wiped away my tears. "So, I attacked back." Blake slowly smiled.
"Okay. Thank you."
"I think I'm gonna rest up." I sighed. My teammates left.
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A timid-sounding knock came a few minutes after Qrow left.
"Yang?" Ahsoka's voice asked. I got up and opened the door, Ahsoka immediately hugging me. I hugged back. Finally, Ahsoka and I sat down. "I think I get what you're going through... Back home, I knew someone pretty well. Duchess Satine of Mandalore. My Master's Master had a thing for her... Satine was blamed for a murder, and she had to go on the run for a while. It took a lot to prove her innocence, and it was hard... I can help you like we helped her."
"Ahsoka..." I sighed. "You don't get it. It's different, being blamed for something and actually doing it, but seeing something no one else does."
"What did you see?"
"I saw Mercury come flying at me with a kick."
"Huh... Jedi and Sith have the ability to do mind tricks, but that's full-on sensory takeover."
"You think that someone else did this to me?"
"It looks to me like foul play. I mean, Coco Adel's claiming to have seen something that wasn't there during her and Yatsuhashi's match."
"With Mercury and Emerald." I realized, my eyes widening. Ahsoka pondered this, frowning.
"But, Mercury couldn't focus like that with the knowledge that he would soon receive a broken leg. So..."
"Emerald." We both realized. I raised an eyebrow.
"But, why?" I asked. "Isn't that sabotaging her own teammate?" Ahsoka shrugged, standing up.
"I don't know, Yang... I'll let you get some rest." Ahsoka stood. "You've been through a lot... Trust me. We'll figure this out." The Togruta turned to leave.
"Ahsoka." I raised a hand. The Togruta looked back. "Do you miss the Jedi? All your friends?" Ahsoka looked down, sighing and shaking her head.
"Yeah... But, it does no good to dwell on a past I cannot change."
"Ahsoka... What happened to your parents?" I asked. Why did I ask her that? Was I begging for someone's permission to go and find my mom? Ahsoka looked back.
"I don't know. I was three when I was taken to the Jedi Temple."
"And your parents just let you go?"
"Well... Yeah."
"Don't you ever want to find them? Ask why they let you go?" We looked at each other in silence for a few moments. Ahsoka shook her head.
"It does no good to dwell on a past I cannot change."
With that, Ahsoka left the room.
Okay... The next chapter is where shit hits the fan and Ahsoka REALLY starts impacting this story. Y'all ready for this? I don't own RWBY or Star Wars: Clone Wars. Please read, review, etc.