When the Snow Falls (Whiterose And Bumbleby)

Chapter 21

Yang's p.o.v

I got up and followed Ruby. She walked into my room and left the door open like she knew I was going to follow. I walked in and saw her facing me with a hurt look in her eyes.

"Why?" was all she said before tears started to roll down her face. "Ruby, I had to. I didn't mean to leave but I had to get away from him" I said as the door clicked closed.

I walked closer to her only to have her push me away. "No! You didn't have to get away from him! You just couldn't handle the truth of your mom leaving you! For fuck sakes, my mom is dead!! So stop moping around like it depends on your life!!"

that's when all emotion drained from my body. I didn't know what to feel anymore. I couldn't feel anymore. My once caring face turned to one of no emotion. I watched blankly as Ruby was saying she was sorry and all that but I couldn't hear. The only thing I could hear was my beating heart and that's it.

I felt arms wrap around my waist and looked down to see her hugging me while crying. I didn't even hug back. Instead I pushed her away and walked out. I grabbed my keys and ran out the door and got on my bike.

I could hear the faint yells of my name, but I sped off not caring about anything anymore. Just remembering that night.

Flash back

I heard the shattering of glass and the yells. He was drunk again. I hated it when he was drunk, he was always abusive towards me and Ruby. I would usually take the hits for her though.

I heard his footsteps coming closer and closer. I picked up Ruby, who was sleeping in my arms, and carefully placed her under the bed so she wasn't in harm's way. As I stood up, the door began to rattle.

My heart was beating faster and faster until...BANG!! He busted through the door and looked around before landing his eyes on me. He smirked evilly with blood shot eyes.

He opened his arms as if he was going to hug me and said, in a deep raspy voice, "come to Uncle Qrow" I stood there frozen which only angered him more.

"Come on Yang, who's the best uncle of them all?" he said while taking long wide steps towards me. I shook in fear and my thoat was caught in a lump. Soon, he was standing in front of me. A 10 year old girl who was too scared to scream. Too scared to hide. Too scared to run.

End of flash back

I remember how many times he hit me. How many times he told me I was worthless. How many times he brought that knife to my skin. I remember all of it because I was the only one able to handle it.

I continued to drive like a madman, dodging cars and running red lights. Eventually, an officer began following me, but I didn't stop. I sped up.

I don't know what happened but it was like a flash back, only it happened now. The officer shot. I hit the front of a semitruck. I flew a far distance then landed in the road, hard. I hit my head on a car that stopped mere inches from me. Not only did my head hurt but the officer shot my leg.

I hurd yells and the officers telling me to stay down, but I didn't. I got up only to be teased. I shivered but took the strings out of me. I looked around and saw I was surrounded by officers and civilians.

I slowly put my hands up as the officers lowered their guns. Big mistake. I took off running. I heard their footsteps but only ran faster. That's when I heard my name.

"Yang!" it sounded so far away. "Yang!!" this time it was closer. "Yang!!! Stop running!!" I slowed down a little and shook my head. I looked around only to see black feathers falling down.

"Yang" I turned around but no one was there. "Yang" I turned again only to find a tree. What the hell?! I continued to look around until I felt a pounding in my head.

"Agggghhhh!!" I yelled holding the sides of my head. "Yang" I heard again and again. I felt myself getting angry and my semblance kicking in. My vision turned red and everything seemed to spin.

"Get out of my fucking head!!!!!" I yelled falling to the ground. Then, everything stopped. Everything stopped spinning, my head stopped pounding, and the voices were fading away.

"Yang" I felt a hand on my head and slowly looked up. I was met with a grim mask. But under that grim mask, were a pair of red eyes and her black hair. "Yang, I need you to come with me" the woman said looking around.

"Wh-who are you?" she looked at me. "Now's not the time Yang, we need to go. Now." before I could say anything, a tornado of black feathers surrounded me and blocked my vision. I heard the faint yells of the officers then nothing.

I opened my eyes only to come face to face with the same grim mask as before. I stared into those red eyes, trying to find anything but came up with nothing.

I watched as she slowly rose her hand with her eyes still on me. Thinking she was going to hit me, I flinched and backed away. I saw that under the mask, she had a questioning look. She continued to raise her hand until it landed on the mask.

Slowly, she removed the mask and looked up at me. She had a sad, pleading look in her eyes, almost apologetic. That's when I realised who it was.

"Mom..."

Another cliffhanger!! Sorry I haven't been updating as you all requested but I'm going to make it up to you guys by finishing up a couple of my stories and ending others!  This book has a couple more chapters before it ends but I want to know if you guys want me to make a second book? Comment if you think I should end this one and make a second!