The three of them seemed to be making their way to town, probably for some sort of grocery shopping. Summer looked pretty happy as she walked hand in hand with little Yang. The blond toddler, who had grown much since I last saw her, was on her right trying to jump over every crack in the cobblestone path. This slowed them down quite a bit but no one seemed to mind.
Taiyang was walking nearby, some sort of red bundle in his arms. He looked like he was at his wits end about something, but all every time he said something Summer would only laugh.
I was just about to drop down and surprise them when I heard a cry come from their direction. It sounded like an infant but the only one in the group young enough was Yang and she was just as happy as ever. I heard the cry again, bringing my attention to the bundle in Tai's arms. It was moving, wiggling as if there was something inside the fabric trying to get out.
I all but stopped breathing when I finally got a good look at the bundle to see it was a baby. The infant was young, maybe a few months, and judging by the fact it was crying it's eyes out, not very happy. But what got my attention the most was its hair, it was black, yet for some reason the ends tapered off into a bright red color. That baby's hair was just like Summers.
"Come one Summer, can't you do something?" I heard Tai say once they were within earshot. "She hasn't stopped crying since we left."
"You can hold her for a little while longer, Tai. It won't kill you," Summer said with a chuckle. "Plus, Yang and I are spending some quality time, aren't we?"
"YUP!" Little Yang exclaimed as she hopped over another crack.
"But Summer," he whined.
"You're the father, you shouldn't be this helpless," she replied simply.
Whatever was said next, I missed; my mind was far too busy trying to figure out what I was seeing. Summer had a baby. It was Tai's. That meant...she didn't wait. She must have thought I wasn't coming back, so she moved on, just as Tai did from my sister. They were together. They were happy. And I...I couldn't stay any longer.
I took out my scroll and sent Ozpin a quick text saying only that "I need a mission" before storing back in my pocket. I transformed into a crow and took off into the sky, not once looking back.
