Servants in Remnant

Summoning Surge

"Sometimes... The right person in the wrong place can make all the difference... in the world. Other times... the wrong person in the right place can cause the greatest of damage... And when you're not sure which will cause which, and your desire is simply to create a different future... Why not use them all?"

-Shadowstp, butchering quotes of others and adding to it

A Father's Pride

It was the last day of the work week, so the bar was filled with happy patrons. Many of the people had formed groups and were loudly talking to each other about how their week went - their voices and actions becoming more exaggerated as the night went on.

In one corner of the bar, away from the other patrons, Taiyang Xiao Long sat and looked through his Scroll, pictures of his daughters scrolling by.

He had been worried when the new girl, Atalanta, was dragged to their house and he had been asked if she could stay. He didn't know her, and he hadn't seen her around town. However, both Ruby and Yang had wanted to help the girl, so he was willing to let her stay for a while.

And if Ruby or Yang accused him of staying up that night in the living room just in case, he would deny it thoroughly.

But it seemed that his fears were unwarranted. He questioned her about her intentions, saw the effect that she was having on the girls, and he was surprised to see that they were happier.

Oh, that wasn't to say that they were unhappy before. But he knew his daughters well. He could see how Ruby had been having difficulties in making friends, and was feeling lonely because Yang was drawing away. Likewise, he could see that Yang was drawing away because she didn't want to include Ruby in her "extracurricular" activities.

Oh, he knew about what she was doing. Maybe not all of the details, but he knew. Yang did NOT inherit subtlety from her parents. She probably got that from him... Unfortunately, he wasn't sure what to do about it. If he were to talk to her about it, she would simply try to be sneakier, or do something more dangerous to try to get answers.

He sighed sadly. One day he would have to tell her about Raven, he was aware of that. But until then, he would do his best to shield his daughter from the truth.

He tried to do his best for his daughters, and tried to be there for them as much as he could, but he had his job as a teacher. It paid alright, and he needed the money to support his family. That made it difficult to actually be there for them. Qrow helped when he could, but he was so busy going off on missions for Ozpin that they would go months without seeing him.

To be honest, he felt overwhelmed most of the time. He had thought that he had been overwhelmed when Summer was still around, but when she disappeared (and after he had gotten out of his depression from that) then he knew the true meaning of overwhelmed. He loved his daughters with all of his might, but he was constantly worrying over whether or not he was doing the right thing for them. Seeing Ruby grow sadder, and seeing Yang grow more distant... it hurt him.

And now, somehow, Atalanta had slid into their family and somehow clicked. Or maybe that should be Atal'Aunt'ta he chuckled to himself. Honestly, he felt that she fit into the role of an aunt very easily. She loved spending time with Ruby, and after calming Atalanta down after she heard about the girls goals of becoming Huntresses, she was very supportive about the idea of helping them get stronger. Yang was still distant, and he was positive that she was still going out and making inquiries, but she was participating more with Ruby as they spent time with Atalanta. It wasn't perfect, but it was an improvement. And that he was able to spend time with a happy Ruby and Yang at the end of the day made everything worth it.