(Blake's POV)

Currently, it was the middle of the night as I stood outside of my dad's office... I was hesitant to go and talk to him but... My attention was grabbed by my mother and Tyros walking up to me.

Mom: You know, you can always go in and say hi.

Me: I don't want to bother him.

Tyros: Sis, he's our dad. The last thing we'd be doing is bothering him.

Me: Easy for you to say...

Mom: Your brother's right. A father's never too busy for his children.

Me: Not all of our friends would agree with you on that.

Mom then walked up to me and handed me the tray of tea she was carrying confusing me.

Mom: Here.

Me: What?

She began to walk away.

Me: Where are you going?

Mom: You've never been very talkative, but that boy you both brought home loves to run his mouth.

Tyros: Unfortunately...

Mom: Either way, I wanna hear more about the adventures of Team RWBY and RCST.

She walked away, leaving me and Tyros standing in front of our dad's door when suddenly...

Dad: Kali, is that you dear?

I began to shake, hearing his voice but Tyros immediately put his hand on my shoulder calming me slightly...

Tyros: Don't worry sis, it'll be okay. We'll go together.

I looked at him, still shaking slightly but nodded nonetheless and we walked into the room...

Me: Uh, hey dad.

He turned to see me and Tyros, surprised.

Dad: Blake, Tyros! Well, this is a pleasant surprise.

Tyros: Hey there Pops.

Me: I...

Dad: Please! Both of you, come sit.

We went to sit on the couch as dad sat on the chair next to it.

Me: We don't want to keep you if you're-

Dad: Nonsense, I've been cooped up in here all day. You still take sugar right?

Me: Oh, actually, uh-

Dad: Oh! Sorry!

Me: No, no, no, no it's fine.

Dad: Here, take this one.

Me: No really. It's no big deal.

My thoughts: WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO BE SO AWKWARD!?!? HE'S MY DAD FOR HELLS SAKES!!

Tyros began to laugh at us, annoying me.

Tyros: Seriously, this is the most awkward father and daughter moment I've ever seen in my life.

I pouted, grabbed his neck and began to shake the living hell out of him as our dad chuckled at our antics.

Dad: You two still love to fight.

I finally let go of his neck and went to take a sip of my tea, only realizing that it was still hot and I burnt my lip...

Tyros: You're the queen of tea and you burnt yourself? What's next? You and Ruby's dog, Zwei becoming best friends?

Me: Oh would you just shut up for the love of god!

Tyros stuck his tongue out at me.

Tyros: Aww, I love you too sis!

Dad just chuckled at us again.

Dad: So... is it... warm in Vale?

Me: Huh?

Dad: It just seems like your outfit doesn't cover up much.

W-What!? I crossed my arms over my chest.

Me: It covers plenty!

Tyros: *rolls eyes* Totally...

Me: You stay quiet!

Dad: I mean, a little more armor might help. Don't you think?

Me: I'm fine! I don't need armor.

He then turned to look at Tyros.

Dad: Have you've been taking care of your sister?

Tyros: I have and always will.

Me: Hello! I'm right HERE! And I can take care of myself, thank you very much!

Dad: I... I know you can... I'm sorry...

I just looked down...

Me: Why...?

Tyros and Dad: Huh?

Me: Why would you say that...?

Tyros: Blake?

Me: How can either of you still love me after what I did...?

Dad: Blake... Me, your mother and your brother will always love you.

Me: But you were right...! I shouted at you both, and yelled at you... But you both were right... I called you cowards!

Tyros immediately scooted closer to me and pulled me into a hug as I cried on his shoulder.

Tyros: It's okay... It's okay little sister...

Me: I should have left the White Fang with you, mom and Tyros... I should've listened to you all and I'm sorry... I'm so, so sorry...

Dad: Blake, it's fine. We never held anything against you and I never feared you would fail. The only think I feared was that you would fall down the wrong path, and I'm so proud to see you haven't.

Me: But I did... I was-

Tyros: And you pulled yourself out. And you came back! Not many people can do that.

Dad: Vale, Mountain Glenn, Beacon; you and your bother confronted the White Fang time and time again.

Me: We didn't do it alone...

Dad: No, you didn't. Which is why I wanted to ask you... why did you leave Vale? Why did you leave your friends behind? I understand Tyros but why you?

Me: ...I-

Suddenly we were interrupted by the door falling over with Sun on top of it...

Tyros: Oh great...

Me: Sun!?

Sun: D'yuh! Woah! This isn't the bathroom! Uh, I'll just be going! Sorry to interrupt this tender family moment!

Dad: I really don't like you...

"WE'RE NOT GOING TO DESTROY THE WHITE FANG... WE'RE GOING TO TAKE. IT. BACK."
CHAPTER 9: THE RUNAWAY AND THE STOWAWAY; START OF REVOLUTION

(Tyros' POV)

After that whole situation with Dad, Blake dragged Sun outside while I followed and began to slap him.

Blake: No concept of privacy!

She slapped him again.

Blake: No respect for personal space!

Sun: I'm sorry okay!? Ow! I'm sorry!

Blake: Ugh!

Sun: Look, I promise it was important! I needed to find the both of you!

Blake: What sun!? What could be 'so' important!?

Sun: I was talking to your mom and she said something weird about the White Fang!

Now he caught my attention.

Me: Wait, what?

Blake: I'm stopping you right there.

Sun: But-

Blake: I told you, I'm not here to fight the White Fang, I'm not here to fight anyone! I'm here to rest, to figure things out and to see my family.

Sun: You're mom said White Fang members don't wear masks in Menagerie, but I saw one in the market!

Me: Really now? When was this?

Sun: Yesterday! Here, I even took a picture.

He took out his scroll as I began moving towards him.

Me: Let me see.

Before he could hand me his scroll to look, Blake beat me to it, only to throw it away. I was slightly annoyed cause I actually wanted to see this for myself. Suddenly, we all heard a gasp. We turned towards the trees, only to see the silhouette of a very familiar figure, wearing the White Fang Mask... My eyes widen, knowing who this was but they began to jump away.

Sun: A freakin ninja!?

Blake: A spy!

Me: Not just any spy... Let's go!

I jumped off the balcony towards the tree with Blake and Sun following closely behind. As we hopped from tree to tree, Sun tried ambushing the spy but they moved out of the way. I decided to move up ahead of the two and sprint across the roof tops but the spy pulled out a very familiar looking whip-like weapon and tried to strike me with it but I un-holstered Grimm Hunter in twin blades mode and blocked it before kicking the spy in the stomach.

Me: Why were you eavesdropping on us?

They said nothing and just looked at me but I then saw the scroll in their hand. I holstered one of my blades and lunged at them before I flip-kicked it out of their hand, sending it flying in the air. Then I pinned them to the ground.

Me: Why are you doing this!?

Spy: Get off!

A female voice... She headbutted me, knocking me back and cracking her mask. When I got up, the pointed her whip at me and her mask cracked even further before braking and revealing...

Me: Ilia.

She glared at me before her skin turned red.

Ilia: Give it to me.

Me: No can do.

Ilia: Why? Why did you have to leave... Why did you leave and abandon our cause!?

Me: I never abandon the cause! I'd never harm innocents!

Her skin turned green and her hair blue as she looked at me, with tears in her eyes.

Ilia: So everything we've been through together... All the time we've spent together... did it mean nothing to you...?

Me: Ilia, you know it's not like that... You know I did and always will love you.

Ilia: And I love you too... But, if you truly still love me, then come back to the White Fang... to me... please...

Me: You know I can't.

Suddenly Blake and Sun appeared. Ilia glared at Blake as soon as she saw her

Me: Blake, grab her scroll, quickly!

Blake ran towards Ilia's scroll while she tried to stop her but Sun activated his semblance and sent his clones on top of her.

Sun: Hurry up and grab it!

Sun's Aura began flickering before it broke and his clones disappeared. Blake, now with Ilia's scroll, glared at her as I pointed my blades at her.

Blake: Ilia...

Sun: Wait... you two know her? But she doesn't even look like a fau-

Aggravated, Ilia launched her whip at Sun which pierced his skin on his shoulder and he screamed in pain before falling to the ground unconscious.

Blake: SUN!

Me: Damn it...! Ilia!

She slowly backed away before saying...

Ilia: You shouldn't have come back Tyros... You too Blake...

The whipped the ground, causing a smokescreen. When it cleared, she was nowhere to be seen. Blake ran over to Sun and started to apply pressure to his wound while crying.

Blake: SUN! No, no, no, no, not again! Please...!

I holstered my blades before a ran over to Blake and Sun.

Me: Come on, we need to get him back to the house now.

Blake nodded and we both threw his arms around our shoulders before we began to move towards our house.

Blake: Hang on Sun... Just hang on...

Me: He'll be fine Blake... He may be an idiot but this won't keep him down.

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(Blake's POV)

After last night, Tyros and I brought Sun back to our house and we patched him up... He was still unconscious though... I couldn't help but cry thinking he wouldn't be alright but Tyros kept assuring me that he'll be fine... Right now, I was sitting on a couch next to where we had Sun while Tyros was on his scroll, looking at what I assumed was pictures of his teammates but also of him and Ilia... Suddenly, Sun began to stir awake.

Sun: ... Blake... Tyros...?

I didn't looked up at him. I just stared at the floor...

Me: This... is why Sun... This is why I left them all behind...

Tyros: Blake...?

Sun: What are you... wait... where am I?

Tyros: You got stabbed in the shoulder last night and fell unconscious. You're in our home right now.

I got up and walked over to Sun.

Me: I am done seeing my friends hurt because of me...

Sun: Blake...

Me: Shut up! Do you think I like being alone!? Every day... every day I think about them! Ruby, Dairoku, Weiss, Celeste, Yang, Kuraime... they were my friends! I loved them like I never thought I could love anybody! And I hope they hate me for leaving.

Tyros: Blake you don't mean that-

Me: YES I DO! Everyone thinks they can me but they can't! You saw Ilia last night and she's not even the worst! No... No more... They're better off without me... I made my choice and I'll deal with the consequences because they belong to me...

There was a silence before Tyros spoke up.

Tyros: You know Blake, Dairoku used to be in the same situation as you before...

This surprised me and Sun.

Me: What?

Tyros: As you know, Celeste is mute but she wasn't always like that. She was able to talk like us, until one day at Beacon... We were sent on a mission, a very dangerous one... Dairoku made a plan but it ended up costing us Celeste's voice. He blames himself everyday for making Celeste mute, heck he was even in a slight state of depression, wasn't as bad as the time he lost his dad but it was still bad. But you know? Despite shouldering the burden of Celeste's condition, and blaming himself for it, he never once thought about leaving us, in fear that he might cause us to lose more things... You know why...? Because he knows that if he leaves us, it'll hurt us more than any wound and it will especially hurt him the most. So what I'm telling you, is you think you're being selfless by leaving your friends to 'protect' them but in reality, you're just hurting them and yourself more and more by the second.

My eyes widen in shock from what he had just told me...

Sun: He's right. You can make your own choices sure, but you don't get to make ours. When your friends fight for you, it's because we want to. So stop pushing us out! It hurts more than anything the bad guys could ever do to us...

I looked at Sun shocked, before looking at Tyros who was smiling and nodding in agreement.

Sun: But, if it makes you feel any better, the next time I go up against Lizard Girl, it won't be for you; it'll be to get even.

He lifted his shoulder only for it to sting and him to wince in pain.

Tyros: You know, for someone who can make sense, you're still can be idiotic and annoying.

Sun: Wha!?

I giggled at their antics before smiling.

Me: My heroes...

Suddenly, the door fell over with Mom on top of it and Dad standing, looking at her, unimpressed.

Mom: Oh!

Tyros: I swear, we literally just got that thing fixed!

Mom: Oh dear, would you look at that, he's awake! Thank goodness!

Dad: *face palming* Kali please...

Me: Mom!

Sun: Hey Mrs. B!

Me: What are you doing!?

Mom: Well sweetheart, your father needed to speak with the three of you.

Me and Tyros: Huh?

When Mom and Dad entered the room, Dad put down the scroll on the coffee table, showing a master folder labeled, W.F. with six subfolders inside, labeled: Assignment, E.L., P.R., E.W., S.F. and Untitled.

Dad: I'm afraid you were right to be suspicious.

Me: What do you mean?

Dad: Adam Taurus is planning to overthrow the leader of the White Fang and stage a full scale attack on Haven Academy. It would be the Fall of Beacon all over again.

Sun: Not if we destroy the White Fang once and for all...

Tyros then held his head up and stood up, gaining a new look of determination.

Tyros: No... We're not going to destroy the White Fang... We're going to take. It. Back. No more destruction, no more of this.

END
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Three chapters until the Volume 4 Finale! Again I'll say it, I know Ilia's supposed to be a lesbian but this is an AU so she isn't here. Anyways, next chapter will be with Team RNNJRR or would it be RRNNJRR now...? Idk.