The New Rose

Chapter 21 - Recaps and Frustrations

Qrow and Tai were sitting at the house in patch, since they were leaving for a mission in the morning they decided to relax for a bit. It was just them in the house, Tai had mailed Zwei to go stay with the girls while he and Qrow were going out on a mission. Secretly, Tai had been hoping that Zwei would serve as a catalyst in getting Ruby and Yang on better terms, but even he knew that was most likely wishful thinking.

Tai hated that his girls were not getting along, considering they had been so close throughout the years. Even though Ruby found out that Qrow was actually her father, that did not stop Tai from viewing her as his daughter. He loved her as much as he loved Yang, and he wanted her to be happy and safe no matter what. That is why he hated that she was adamant about being in that unit, it sounded so dangerous, and he didn't want her to get hurt. He didn't want to cause anymore strain with her though, so he left it be for the time being.

Going back to what was happening between Ruby and Yang, Tai could not help but feel angry every time he thought about it. He blamed Yang for starting this whole mess, talking bad about Ruby behind her back and ditching her multiple times was completely unacceptable. No one liked to feel left out of the group, and it was clear that Ruby had enough of it, hence her behavior change. Also, Tai must have had amnesia because he could've sworn that Ruby told Yang that she should go out with her friends and that she didn't have to stay with her when they were back at Patch.

It would be different if Yang and her friends went out without Ruby occasionally, but to do it every week was something else entirely. It would make anyone feel unwanted, which is clearly what Ruby had been feeling until she just got tired of it and moved on. Clearly it was working for her, she found new friends and she enjoyed being with them more than Yang and her team. Yang finally figured out that what she and her friends did was wrong, but it seemed to be too late.

Though he was angry with his daughter, he was just as angry with his niece Ruby. It still hurt him that she wasn't going to call him Dad anymore, but at least she still loved him all the same. He knew that Ruby was angry at Yang and the others and rightfully so, but she was taking things too far in her opinion. Not talking to them is one thing, but joining a dangerous unit in Atlas as a first year just to get away from them? How could Ruby do something so irresponsible?

Even though Qrow told him that she was doing fine and that her unit had been successful in getting rapid results, Tai could not help but feel worried. He knew that Ruby was incredibly skilled but joining a unit with not even a year of experience at Beacon was dangerous. All Tai wanted was for Ruby to be safe and he felt like leaving the unit would accomplish that. Tai knew she wouldn't though, hell Ruby hasn't even bothered to talk to him since their first conversation the night she got to Atlas.

It seemed that Ruby really was going to stay in that unit for as long as they would let her. That was one of the most admirable things about Ruby, she always saw things through. Still, Tai wished that General Ironwood and whoever ran that unit met with the children's parents before accepting them into that unit. Then again the kids were huntsman in training so they should know how to defend themselves, but Tai thought it was still too dangerous to have those kids included in the military.

Back to Ruby though, he understood why she was angry, but wouldn't it be better for everyone if she just got over it? Yang and her friends clearly regretted what happened and wanted to get on better terms with her so why couldn't Ruby just forgive them? Being at Beacon meant that you had to work as a team for the next three years, and Tai felt it would be hard for Team RWBY to do that if they were not on good terms. A voice belonging to Qrow Branwen brought him out of his thoughts.

"She's fine Tai, she is back at Beacon now so you can stop worrying." Qrow said with a roll of his eyes, but Tai just glared at him.

"She is back for now Qrow, but sooner or later she is going to go back to that unit. Why am I the only one who sees how dangerous that is?!" Tai asked angrily.