Summer's Secret

Mydnight felt as if he was in a haze. Like the world had faded away and something else had taken its place. He felt light like he could walk on air like he could pass out if he wasn't trying to fight away this feeling. He wanted to wake up, he wanted it to be a dream, wanted everything to return to the way it had been just a few minutes ago. He remembered how smoothly things were going, he remembered enjoying himself, dancing with Ambur, watching the younger team having fun and feeling like for the first time, in a very long time, that things were truly back to normal.

He looked over to the dance floor to see Ruby rushing to his side, only moments ago she and Weiss had been in the midst of a waltz. He already saw Yang in front of him, cutting off his line of sight to the person causing him the pain in the first place. His eyes drifted shut before Ruby could get to him and he fell limp in Ambur's arms, lying back until she lay him gently on the ground.

But just like that, it was like it never happened, like it really was just a dream. His eyes shot open to find that he was standing still on the dance floor with Ambur, a slow song playing and her vision fixed on him curiously. "What's wrong?" she asked as she tilted her head to the side.

"...What..." He asked breathlessly looking around them, taking in the scene, trying to understand what had happened. "How did I..." He removed his hands from her waist and raised one to his forehead.

"Myd what happened?" Ambur asked as she took hold of his shoulders and looked up at him.

"This isn't what happened...how did she," he began to look around frantically trying to understand what had happened. He felt Ambur's muscles tighten up and she held him steady and forced him to look at her.

"Tell me what happened Mydnight, It's okay, nothing's wrong, everyone's fine."

He took a deep breath and calmed himself down, sighing and taking her hand and walking out of the center of the room and behind one of the great white columns that held up the second floor. "Hit me."

"What? Why would I do that?" she giggled to herself.

"Common just slap me don't worry about it," he said, sticking his face out a bit and turning his face slightly so his right cheek was more exposed. "Like you mean it please."

She shrugged before cocking back her arm and slapping him across the face, thankfully the music dulled the crack which followed and Mydnight's yelp of pain as he covered his cheek. "You hit me!"

"You told me to!"

"...What time is it?"

"It's like Ten why? What is going on with you?" She laughed.

"...Was it just a dream...?"

"Well whatever it was you were in a trance for what seemed like a couple minutes, I didn't know what was wrong, I thought you had just stopped for no reason, but then you weren't answering me so I wasn't sure what happened."

"It happened at Nine in the dream...I guess that's all it was..."

"What'd you see?"

"...I saw...Rosa...She was back at the school and she crashed the party...she did something to me, I'm not sure what."

"...She was back? Why would she be back?"

"She said something about Ozpin letting her back in, she had joined with a team that was missing a member...I think it was OCHR"

"Well that proves it Myd, Olivier would never let someone like Rosa on her team, not after what she did to us."

"You know that it isn't up to her...but...you're right, it was just a daydream...day nightmare really."

"Everything is going great, so don't worry okay? Look at them," she said, pointing around the pillar, her gaze immediately finding Yang's mane. She was facing away from them in the center of the room with only the faintest sight of Blake, facing the same direction as yang was, her head slowly bobbing up and down, easily able to figure that the Faunus was grinding on her partner.

"Yang is way too much like you," Mydnight sighed, scratching his head. "Alright, I'm okay..."

"Then let's go, wolf boy," Ambur cooed playfully, grabbing him by the hand and pulling him through the crowd to where Yang and Blake are. The two girls noticed the pair straight away, looking over to them, lust burning in their eyes for each other. Ambur let go of Mydnight's hand and put one arm behind his neck, forcing his head down slightly as she stretches up a bit to kiss him, long and violently, attempting to get him into the mood.

It didn't take long before she felt his hands exploring her curves, so she broke the kiss and turned away from him, her hand remaining on the back of his neck, her arm above her head as she backed up into him, rocking her hips against his. She soon felt his lips at her neck and she looked over to find Blake and Yang's mouth's agape, not expecting her to have done anything like that.

Yang, inspired with new resolve, let her hands travel south on her girlfriend's body, causing Blake's cheeks to beam bright red, unused to the concept of public displays of affection. Grinding on the amazon's hips was embarrassing enough, now she had to deal with this as well? She took a deep breath, trying to calm her heart, but her breath hitched in her throat when she felt a sharp and quick bite on her left cat ear through the bow, coupled with Yang dragging her nails up the inside of her thighs. Blake felt a shiver shoot up her spine, and Yang could tell she had her partner right where she wanted her.

She could feel Blake trembling against her as their hips mashed together and the Faunus almost went limp in her grip. Blake then felt a hot breath of air on her ears before hearing yang whisper into the bow. "Common little kitty...don't stop now," she heard, causing her to jump again.

Weiss and Ruby had ventured up the stairs and were looking down over the balcony at the four of them, both girl's faces red as roses. "How indecent can you be..." Weiss muttered, face buried in her hands.

"For once I kinda agree with you," Ruby said, trying to look away from Mydnight. She watched him softly bite Ambur's neck and his partner's knees buckled for a moment before she rectifies herself. "Gosh he really is an animal on the inside isn't he..."

"Yang's really going to get Blake in trouble if she keeps that up," Weiss winced, gesturing to their teammates. Ruby immediately looked away from her sister once she found that both of her hands were between Blake's legs and she was nibbling on her left human ear. After just a few more seconds the two watched as Blake turned around to face Yang and whispered into the taller girl's ear. Shortly after Yang took Blake's hand and led her away from the crowd and behind a pillar out of sight.

"That's not the direction of our room..." Ruby said trying to understand why they would go that way.

"...It is a party after all," Weiss sighed heavily and looked to see as Mydnight guided Ambur's chin up and to the side so he could press his lips to her's. Without warning, however, the song trailed off and the room went quiet, the lights dimming down low as the DJ started a new, slower song. Weiss could see Mydnight's ears perking up as the melody of the song faded in.

"Did you?" He asked with a small smile of surprise as she turned around and put her arms around his neck and felt his hand on her hips. She rested her head onto his chest as the lyrics of the song begin.

One life

Is not a long time

When you're waiting

For a small sign

Patience

Is hard to find

Shadows

Seem to fill your life

"I asked them to play this around this time for us..." she smiled as a blush spread over her cheeks.

"I haven't heard this song in...almost a year now," he said as he rested his head against hers and they began to sway back and forth slowly, his tail beginning to swish back and forth beneath his coat slower than usual.

"Our song." Ambur let her eyes drift shut and matched his movements, her arms trailing down and wrapping around his waist as well.

Weiss soon felt a few taps on her shoulder and turned to see Ruby pressing the tips of index fingers together with a blush spreading across her face. "Uhm...do you...wanna dance?"

Weiss' cheeks soon matched her partners and she took Ruby's hand, not saying a word, and led her down the stairs.

Don't be disappointed

Don't let your heartbreak

Don't spend another minute

In this way

It's okay

The two girls reached the dance floor and Weiss guided one of Ruby's hands to her hip and took her other in her own. The heiress then placed her remaining hand on Ruby's shoulder. "Uhm...I don't know how to waltz..."

"Just follow my lead," she smiled before she leaned across space between them quickly, pecking the younger girl on the cheek before straightening up and taking the first step. Ruby started to follow her steps as best she could.

Dry your eyes now, baby

Broken wings won't hold you down

You'll take flight soon, baby

You'll be lifted up

And you'll be there

Blake found herself quickly pinned against the pillar, out of sight from the dance floor, lifted off her feet, legs wrapped around Yang's back, unable to escape, not that she wanted to of course. She felt Yang's grip tighten under her thighs as a sharp sting rang out from her bottom lip. Through almost closed lips the Faunus finally spoke up. "Yanngg," she sighed in lust, "if we don't stop I'm going to lose control..."

"Go ahead, like I'm going to stop you," she giggled as she nipped at her partner's neck.

"What if someone sees us?" She asked desperately as her hands slowly moved to Yang's bust and her fingers curled around the edges of her jacket, and by extension, her bra.

"We aren't the only ones, there's plenty of others doing exactly what we are, let me worry about it," she answered quietly with a smirk and saw Blake nod slightly. Finally, she watched as Blake's pupils widened a little within her golden Iris'.

Twelve hours

Is a long night

When you're searching

With no hope in sight

Aimless

On the inside

And the damage

Makes you want to hide

'Everything's perfect,' Mydnight thought to himself as he looked around the room, "I haven't felt this good in a long time," he whispered into Ambur's ear.

"Neither have I," she admitted, snuggling into his chest more as they slowly rocked from side to side, "finally feels like we are back to the way it used to be..."

I know that it seems pointless

I know that it feels fake

I know you can't stand the thought of

Being stray

One more day

'What?' His ears perked up a bit upon hearing what Ambur had said. "That's not..." He said aloud as his voice trailed off.

"What?" She asked, looking up into his eyes, "Why'd you stop again? What's wrong?"

"That's what you said...that's what you said right before she..." He said as he looked around the room frantically, trying to figure out what he was missing.

"Mydnight what is it?"

"...It's you...you're not right..."

"What? Was it something I said?" She asked worriedly, taking a step back from him before he grabbed her by the shoulders and brought her in close again. She gasped in surprise when he leaned down and sniffed around her open mouth. "What are you doing?"

"Ambur was drinking at this party...This isn't right..." he muttered as his head began to hurt. "Whaa...what now..." he said as he began to feel pain in his abdomen, closing his eyes and sinking to the floor.

"Mydnight! Don't you quit! Common wake up!"

Dry your eyes now, baby

Broken wings won't hold you down

You'll take flight soon, baby

You'll be lifted up

And you'll be there

As the last line of the song began to play Mydnight's head began to spin and all he could hear was a long ringing sound that began to make him nauseous. "Ambur?" He groaned out, eyes blinking open slowly, looking up into her eyes. He was on his back on the floor. Ambur was holding his head in her hand, her other hand pressing something made of red cloth onto his stomach. He looked around himself, trying to figure out what had happened, only to become more confused.

Yang was standing between him and someone that he couldn't make out, Blake was only a few feet away standing beside a white blur. Behind him he saw Weiss holding Ruby, the young girl's face stunned in disbelief with tears rolling down her cheek, and a distinct piece of her wardrobe missing from her back.

"What did you do?!" He heard a familiar voice ring out, coming from the white blur's direction as it moved in front of Yang and took hold of the wrist of the person he couldn't see. "I told you to stay away from him! Ozpin just let you back you've already given him a reason to expel you! What the hell is wrong with you!?"

"Olivier..." Mydnight sighed, finally able to identify the blur. Liv turned her head so she could see Mydnight as he tried to sit up, failing to do so, and falling back into his partner's grasp. He also saw that she had marshaled her weapon. It, as usual, was worn over her clothing, a pair of tight white jeans, small and silver high heeled boots, and a white tank top.

"Don't move," Ambur pleaded as he felt a small splash of water his cheek.

"Ambur? What happened?" He groaned

"See he's fine, what's the issue?!" The voice rang out through the nearly silent room. A woman's voice. A voice all too familiar to him. So familiar that his eyes shot open, his anger immediately overriding any form of rational thought, as black fur began to grow out of his entire body. He jolted up to his feet, forcing Ambur away from him and his vision began to cloud over. The waist-length pink hair was enough to confirm his fears, and his eyes began to glow brighter as his form began to stretch and change. Ruby's cape fell to the ground off of his wound, covered in his blood.

"Myd don't!" Ambur yelled as she tried to reach out to him but it was far too late for him to stop. Mydnight stood tall before letting loose a howl that threatened to shatter the windows of the building. Standing at six feet tall and eight feet long, his other personality had been unleashed. The wolf had taken over. Ambur ran to Ruby's side and took her and Weiss' hands and led them away from the scene, behind one of the pillars. "Stay here! Do not, under any circumstances, go near him!"

Ambur turned to run back and try to calm him down but Ruby grabbed her hand, causing her to turn back to the small girl. "...Is it true..." she heard Ruby ask in a small voice as she looked to the floor, a tear flowing down her cheek.

"...It is...now please, I need to go get your sister and Blake away from there, he will tear them to shreds, only Olivier and I can stop him now." She said, removing Ruby's hand from her own and running back into the main hall.

As she re-entered the large room she found Olivier standing between Mydnight and Rosaria, trying to calm him down. Ambur walked up to them slowly, trying to keep from making any sudden movement and setting Mydnight off, as he had not yet moved to attack. She walked right up to Rosa and grabbed her by the collar of her hoody and lifted her off the floor.

"Alright. You did this, you made this happen, so you get to choose. Either you remove yourself from the situation, or I'll let him tear you to shreds. He can kill you or I can, I don't give a damn which it is," she growled sternly, trying to control her own anger for her former teammate.

"Ambur," Olivier said quietly, placing a hand on her shoulder, "As much as I would love to watch that happen I need you to let her go."

"She started the fight! She blasted him in the stomach! She's lucky he isn't dead! Why do you even care?!" Ambur yelled before tossing Rosa back a few feet. She landed on her feet gracefully, pissing Ambur off even further. She straightened herself out and dusts off her clothes as she spoke up.

"Hah, looks like someone finally grew up a little," Rosaria laughed out before turning around and heading for the exit. Ambur swallowed her anger and turned back to Mydnight, who was visibly fighting his urges to kill everything in sight.

"Myd," she whispered quietly to him as she took a step toward him. She lifted her hand slowly, only to get a growl out of him as he took a step backward away from her. "It's okay Mydnight...I'm not going to hurt you," she soothed as she followed him, inching toward him with her hand out. "Common, you have to be strong right now...you need to calm down...for Ruby's sake..." She whispered as she tried her best to hold back her own tears. Crying wasn't going to help right now.

Mydnight shook his head a bit, his fur flowing with it as Ambur saw the glow in his eyes beginning to die down.

"I know this is just about the worst way she could have found out but...Ruby needs you to be strong right now...so please...just breathe and calm down."

With a little reluctance, the crowd saw the massive wolf take a step toward Ambur. She felt him snort a short breath on her hand, as if he was sighing, before touching his nose to her hand as the fur began to dissipate. As he returned to his humanoid form however, he dropped to his knees and took hold of his stomach in pain. Ambur grabbed his coat from him and after getting his arms out of it she tossed it aside and lifted his shirt slightly to find the impact of Rosaria's Aura attack. "Well," he growled out, "She's certainly gotten stronger..."

Ambur wrapped and tied Ruby's cloak around him to try and keep the pressure on the bleeding, "don't compliment her, she could've killed you, you idiot."

"Like that would kill me...I'll be fine, thanks.." He growled weakly as he stood up again, stretching a bit before his aura flashed red and began to flow around his abdomen. He froze in place when he found Ruby walking toward him though. "I'm fine Red, don't worry it's okay."

"She told me..." She squeaked out, sounding like she was choking back tears.

Mydnight's eyes widened and she saw him draw in a deep breath. "Told you...what?"

"You know what...Your name is Mydnight Rose…"

Mydnight was silent for a long while. He wasn't sure what to say. He'd honestly hoped that this day would never come. He watched in awkward silence as Ruby walked to him and touched her hand to her ruined cape. "You really are a wolf...was that your semblance?"

"Sorry...I was going to-" he started but she put up a finger in front of his lips to stop him before shaking her head with a smile.

"I get it..." She said as she wrapped her arms around him and held him tight. "Don't apologize...I'm just glad you're okay."

He hugged her back and ran a hand through her hair, "You have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that."

"Geez I know you just found out you're siblings already but get a room," Olivier giggled to herself.

Mydnight let go of Ruby and turned to her before though and her laughs were silenced by his expression. "Alright Olivier, you wanna laugh now? How 'bout instead you give me a reason not to rip your arms off..."

The silver-haired woman's face changed very quickly as she struggled to find words good enough to explain to her friend what had happened. "...Ozpin let her back into the school...He used her to replace Gretchen on my team...Rosa is now the fourth member of Team OCHR..."