RWBY: Pale Heart

Chapter 13: Plucking Feathers

Raven: "Get Qrow." Her right arm was missing, she looked like she had been thrown into fire. Dirt, blood stains, and wounds covered her ragged clothes.

Ruby: "Jaune find Qrow, Ren and Nora get her inside, I'll get the first aid and clothes." Jaune ran into town to get Qrow, Ren and Nora helped her up while I went into the kitchen to find the first aid kit to clean her wounds.

Nora: "Ruby!" I ran into the living room.

Ruby: "What?!"

Nora: "Look." Covering her stomach were (F/N)'s initials, around it was his name gracefully carved several times.

Raven: "Are you just going to stand there or are you going to hand over that kit?" She sounded angry, really really angry, so I did as she said and gave her the kit.

Yang: "Mom?" We all looked at the staircase.

Raven: "Now is not the time for a reunion." With her only hand she started to try and clean her wounds, reluctant to take help from Ren. "Where is Ozpin?"

Nora: "Why do you-"

Raven: "Because I have a few people to blame for this!" She points to her missing arm. "That bastard..." She looks at Yang. "What exactly did you do to piss him off so much?"

Yang didn't say anything and just went back upstairs, Raven said something quietly and later when her aura restored she showed herself to the shower. She said her wounds would be fine, while she was in her shower dad, Qrow, and Ozpin arrived, after they asked what happened we all waited for Raven to come out. She walked downstairs in a bathrobe, Qrow got up and asked if she was okay, she looked annoyed by his concern.

Tai: "Raven-"

Raven: "Shut it." She walked over to me. "Tell me everything."

Ruby: "W-what?

Raven: "I need to know everything about (F/N) if I'm going to kill him."

Qrow: "Raven." Now they both looked annoyed, I don't think I can remember a time I saw uncle Qrow so bothered. "We can see what he did to you, so we get why you're-"

Raven: "No you don't!" Her voice was extremely loud. "You don't see the burning ashes he had me sleep in, you don't see the human flesh he made me eat! My own arm! Vernal! He made a fucking blanket from their skins! You do see that?!" She started breathing heavily, I can't believe that it was (F/N) she was talking about, I didn't want to.

Tai: "God."

Raven: "Every time he broke all of my bones he'd etch his name into my skin, do you want to guess how many times? How covered my body is just so he could send a message to all of you? He was running out of room so he started just using his initials" She turned back to me. "You will tell me everything."

Ozpin: "More importantly, where is he now?"

Raven: "Still there, returning to Salem, I don't know."

Ozpin: "This is worrying." She went over and struck Ozpin.

Tai: "Raven!"

Raven: "He told me about how he got into Beacon, you'll do anything to beat Salem won't you?"

Ozpin: "His weapon could have given us the edge we needed."

Raven: "I told you." She looks at dad and Qrow. "I told you both following Ozpin would lead to destruction."

Qrow: "Oh, and killing innocent people helps how exactly?!"

Raven: "They would have died anyway! I only-" A loud shot was heard, Yang was standing at the staircase with one of her gauntlets on.

Yang: "Can you all just shut up?!"

Third Person POV

After Yang's outburst things quieted down, she sat in with the others as Raven recounted what happened, while Ozpin brought up what to do next, Ruby was trying to come to terms that the same (F/N) she knew committed such horrible acts. Later, Raven mostly kept to herself and tried to practice her swordplay with her left arm despite the suggestions about her getting rest. They did manage to get her to go inside for dinner with everyone, in the middle of their meal the ground shook, running outside they were met with Drag and (F/N), who sat atop the dragon's head.

(F/N): "Yo, how's my favorite victim?" He said with an evil smile, the former students were about to attack when Qrow stepped forward.

Qrow: "Why are you here?"

(F/N): "Oh I was just looking for Ozpin, but seeing Raven is a pleasant surprise. How are your scars Raven? Permanent I hope." He starts to laugh.

Qrow: "He's not here, but If you're looking for a fight, know that this time you won't be fighting bandits."

(F/N): "Meh, I'll kill you some other time, if he's not here then I have somewhere else to go, but before that." He eyes down Ruby. "I just want to instill this fearful fact into your heads, next time we meet you will die." I look them over one more time and notice Yang's missing arm, I can't help but snicker. "I see you and your mom are matching, would you also like-"

I was interrupted by a Seer Grimm that floated up next to me, without another word to them I ordered Drag to take me back to Salem. Watts discovered something that required all of us to meet, I was caught off guard by what Salem said, I questioned if it was true at the same time it brought questions to mind. When I arrived and took my seat it was only Watts and I, it was quiet for a time till I asked him if he was certain, he stated he was, that Iris is a spy for Ozpin.