Hello once again! Rose here with yet another chapter to this fanfic! Before I let you read this, I'm pretty surprised by the response I was given for the first chapter; I'm glad you guys are anticipating the coming chapters. I'll do my best to make sure this story's awesome, even if it's my first time doing Monochrome. This is also the first story where I ACTUALLY plan the chapters… yep, no more improvising… okay it's 99% planned. We got to have at least 1% improvisation… okay now I might just be lying to myself. Alright, enough of me, here's Chapter 2. This time around, we'll be in the perspective of a certain faunus we all know of.

Also, Please leave a review telling me what you think of this chapter and the story so far. I would love feedback from you guys so I can do much better. :)

Oh, and credit to GhostPhoenix113 for writing the combat scene at the beginning of this chapter; I owe you so much, mate…

Everything was dark; the only thing I could hear was the sound of my heavy breathing as it echoed. Then, as if someone uncovered my eyes, I realized that I could feel my own body… but that wasn't the thing that was making me afraid. I was running in a forest, the trees and ground stained with white snow. My memories were blurred. I was being chased, but by who, I could not be sure. All I knew was that I had to run, to get away as fast as I could.

The woods began to grow complex, having to dodge out of the way of incoming trees so I wouldn't injure myself. Despite the increase in difficulty of the landscape, I could tell that my pursuer was not far behind. I wish I could look to see who the pursuer was, but I didn't want to trip or run into a tree; my life's at stake, for Remnant's sake!

I made it to a clearing, noticing that the path ahead of me was blocked by boulders that scaled to a ridiculous height. No, no, no, I can't be trapped like this! Whoever's behind me is going to kill me if I don't find another way. I panicked, thinking of solutions to get out of this situation. I felt the threat behind me grow closer, making me turn back and brace for whatever it throws at me. I waited, thinking that letting my guard down would only let whoever was out there take advantage and attack, but there was only silence; the only thing making any audible noise would be the rustling of the leaves on the trees.

I began to feel uneasy, slowly moving back towards the boulders while keeping my eyes on the woods in front of me. That was when I tripped and fell back, slamming the back of my head against the cold boulders and disorientating me. It was a stupid mistake that should have never been made, but it happened nonetheless. My breathing began to grow heavy once again as I tried desperately to see clearly, but my sight was making things all too blurry to comprehend anything.

My faunus heritage proved useful, my cat ears twitching at the sound of snow crunching in the distance. It got louder, and louder, then in front of me, I saw a black blur slowly getting bigger, and I couldn't tell whether or not it was a person, or creature of Grimm… well, until I heard the evil chuckling from it. I gasped when I suddenly heard it speak. "I thought you would be done running, but you're still the coward I once knew, Blake Belladonna."

The bow at the top of my head moved slightly and I grew confused at what it said. "H-huh? Y-you know me? B-but how-"

My vision began to clear, and my eyes widened in fear at who it was. It was all too familiar… the kind of familiarity that you thought would be best not to indulge in and forget you ever thought it; it was a bull faunus that had short red hair, wore a black trench coat, and had a half-mask on that resembled a grimm by its aesthetic design. The one thing that struck me most was the menacing stare he had while walking towards me. Now I remember… and I knew that I had to run.

I ran between the trees, ducking to the side as I approached a clearing, leaving behind a clone as I vanished. He grinned slightly as he watched my shadow run into the opening. He drew his weapon and fired three shots in quick succession. Each bullet hit the clone, and it vanished into thin air. I dashed from behind my cover and drew Gambol Shroud, firing four shots of my own at him. He deflected the first three with his sword, but the fourth found its mark, striking his aura. He staggered backwards and looked at me, the evil gleam in his eyes hidden behind the mask.

He ran towards me and brought his sword down. I quickly switched Gambol Shroud into its blade form and parried the blow, striking out from below with the bladed scabbard. He parried the slash with his own scabbard before hitting me in the head with the pommel of his sword. I staggered backward and turned to run again, sending a clone running in the other direction. Before I could get anywhere, however, he grabbed me and threw me against a tree, causing me to lose focus on the clone, and it dissipated. I recovered just in time to see him coming in to make another attack. I parried his sword away and jabbed at him with the tip of the blade. He parried the blow easily and made another stab at me. I rolled out of the way, leaving a clone in my place and leapt up behind him.

I slashed downwards at his back, hoping to catch him off guard, but he turned just in time to deflect my blow with his sword. As I came around for another attack, a foot struck me in the chest, pushing me away. I jumped out of the blow and regained my balance, though I knew there was no way I could win. For a last ditch effort to flee, I quickly focused my mind on creating as many clones as I possibly could, sending them each running in a different direction before I ran in another. He didn't even bother attempting to chase me. Just as I thought, I was safe. That was until I heard a sole gunshot ring out through the forest, and a single bullet pierced my weakened aura and tore through my knee, sending me tumbling to the ground with a scream. I tried to stand again, but as soon as I put any weight onto my wounded knee, I fell to the ground again. I lay there, clutching my knee in pain as I heard footsteps coming through the forest towards me.

I opened my eyes and there he was again, staring at me from behind that mask. He brought his sword over his head, and with a cruel laugh, brought it down. I felt it stab into my abdomen, and I cried out. He twisted the blade in the wound, and I cried out once more from the pain. He released his grip on the blade, and simply stood there and watched as I felt my life slowly leave my body. I closed my eyes as I fell unconscious.

I felt a jolt of life inside me, making my eyes snap back open, and I quickly sat up with a sharp gasp. I took a moment to look at my surroundings as I tried to calm myself, and I realized that I was back in a familiar place. The room was painted a nice rose red on one side of the room while the other side, the one side I'm at, was painted gold to help with the black accents that were present all around the room itself. I let out a shaky sigh and buried my face in the palms of my hands with misery. "I-it was just a dream. Blake; get it together." I said softly to myself, trembling at how harsh the dream was.

The dream felt real… too real. I wanted to forget the source of the dreams I'm being given, but there's always something that makes me remember. It's like life wants me to just keep feeling miserable. I hugged myself and heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?" I asked, raising my voice to make sure that the person knocking heard me.

A nervous and child-like voice responded. "It's me; u-ummm breakfast is ready so come downstairs when you can."

"I-I'll be down in a bit, I just need to change." I replied. It was a half truth; I would rather stay in bed than head downstairs, but then I forgot that today was a special day… well, sort of. I took a moment to calm down and relax; I can't head downstairs in the state I'm in. Slowly, I moved myself so I could place my feet on the dark wood flooring below the bed. I shivered slightly, realizing that it was cold.

I can't keep forgetting that it's the middle of winter, or else I'm going to walk outside one day with nothing but a t-shirt and shorts. I thought and groaned in annoyance. I waited a moment so I could get used to the cold ground and stood up, making my way to the dark oak wood dresser that was a couple of feet away from me and a few inches from the door. Opening the three drawers that were there, I realized that I didn't have much to wear in terms of my early day attire, but then I thought that it would be pointless to change anyways since I would need to do the same action much later. I guess then all I need to do is head downstairs, then.

I let out a sigh and went to the door that was the same type of wood as the dresser beside it, turning the fancy, chrome lever that was there, and opened it slowly before walking out onto the second floor hallway of the home I was staying in. I looked around, remembering just how similar the halls were to the room I was just in, except for the fact that the wall color was jet-black, and picture frames were on display to ensure that the place didn't feel so empty. I sighed softly as I went towards the staircase, making my descent towards the first floor. How long have I lived here for? It must have been three years since I moved in due to a past event that forced my life into a downward spiral.

How can I forget about that? Actually, I can't; the memories of 'that day' are forever burned into my mind that I can make a poem, telling every detail of how disastrous and depressing it was. I realized what I was doing and stopped before I could make myself feel worse, making it down the stairs after the thoughts went away.

I heard voices in the dining room and made my way there, noticing two familiar faces as I walked in. The first one I made eye contact with was Ruby Rose, a red-haired girl that was just two years below me, her age being seventeen years. She sported a black hoodie with red-striping on the sleeves, a red rose logo was imprinted on the right breast of the hoodie. She told me it represented the word Scatter. She was the one that called for me earlier when I awoke from my nightmare.

The second person was a long blonde-haired girl named Yang Xiao Long. She was sitting next to Ruby and was wearing a black flannel with a yellow trench coat over it. The coat also included a hoodie in case she ever needed it, but it never gets used, since she uses a black beanie at times to warm her head up.

Ruby spoke up with a cheerful greeting. "Morning, Blake!"

Just for her sake Blake; put up a smile. I thought and did a small nod before forcing a smile to my lips. "Morning little red. Did you sleep well?"

She nodded. "I needed the rest so much after training all day, yesterday. How about you?"

I sighed softly. "It… could have been better." I answered, trying my best not to think about the nightmare.

"Oh… well, I think you'll rest better today than last night."

I chuckled. "Thanks Ruby," I looked towards Yang and gave her a curious look,"what about you, Yang?" I asked.

She answered with a shrug and a sigh of exhaustion. "Same as you… well sort of. It could have been better, but in my case, I'll change that last part to A LOT better." I was about to ask why she said it that way, but she waved a hand and shook her head. "I don't even want to explain, Blake. I just need to drink some coffee." She got up and lifted a finger, indicating she had an idea that was already known due to her need of caffeine. "Speaking of coffee, I'll go make some, right now." With that, Yang Xiao Long left to the kitchen to brew her wakeup call.

Ruby yawned softly and turned to me. "So when did you two wake up?" I asked, curiosity beaming in my voice.

"Well… mom woke up early this morning since they both had to leave for another mission, so Yang and I got up to make breakfast for them while they got ready. You missed them five, ten minutes ago?" she replied, sighing softly. "It would have been better if they stayed for today… you are leaving for god knows how long?"

I noticed a frown appearing on her lips, making me do the same. The special day was my departure from everyone that I've lived with for the past four years. I would be moving in with the family of THE biggest dust company in all of Remnant, the Schnee's. Starting today in just an hour or two, I would be gone and on my way. A letter was sent to me a month back; due to my mother's history with the owners of the company, they saw me fit to start living and working for them… if I accepted of course.

At first, I was skeptical of the letter due to past events that made me feel cautious when I'm sent messages, whether it be an email, or in this case, a letter.. Summer and Raven, Ruby and Yang's mothers that are world-class huntresses, called the Schnee Dust Company directly, making sure that the letter was indeed genuine before I made my decision. Apparently, it was legitimate and that I needed to answer as soon as possible.

It was a seriously hard decision, since I would be leaving everyone that I saw as my new family, behind. I wanted to stay, but Ruby, Yang, and their mothers' pushed me to go through with it after some time that I had the letter. And so I'm here, talking to the red-haired huntress to be about my departure to the Schnee's. I stopped thinking for a moment, realizing what Ruby had said, which made my expression darken.

"Rubes, you do know that I might never come back… right?" I asked, a sad tone replacing my curiosity.

A whimper was heard, noticing her trembling and looking down, probably to hide the tears that may be coming down from her eyes. "I-I know, I-I just wanted to assure myself that I might see you again." she replied, sighing shakily.

"But you will see me again… I just won't be around all the time, anymore, since I'm going to be living with the Schnees." I assured, a smile creeping onto my lips.

She looked at me with confusion. "I'll see you again? B-but how? I-I thought they don't allow visitors."

I shook my head and ruffled her hair, playfully. "But you're the daughter of two of the most renowned huntresses, the world of Remnant has ever seen. Don't you remember them checking the letter that was sent to me? They contacted the owner of the Schnee Dust Company, personally. If they can do that, then I'm sure they'll be able to convince him to let you and your big sis visit me."

"Y-you think so?" She looked up at me, tear-stricken but completely innocent eyes gazing at my own pair of eyes.

"Yeah, and if one day he won't let you visit, then I'll make sure to come back here to Patch to spend time with you and Yang."

I used my thumb on my right hand to wipe a tear that slid down her right cheek, noticing a smile that I've grown accustomed to since I saw it for the first time, four years ago. "O-okay… I'll make sure that I visit you as much as I can." I pulled my thumb away and she swiftly wrapped her arms around me. "I'm not letting go of my sister… ever."

My eyes widened. "S-sister?" I asked, surprised by the sudden title she gave me.

She looked up at me and smiled. "Y-yeah… Yang and I think of you as our sister, since you've been so nice and fun to be with. You helped us out so much when we needed it. I-I still remember the time when I was depressed… and you went out of your way to spend your own lien to buy cookie dough, and make cookies for me."

Tears started to flood my eyes. "R-Ruby…" I returned the hug and sobbed softly, "I-I'll miss those days of being with you and Yang. I will never forget our times together." I knew that this would happen, making it be deemed the hardest part of my departure. Saying goodbye to the family I've grown very close to. I love them so much… and I wish I didn't have to let them go like this.

I know that they could come and see me, but it's going to be much more different than seeing them twenty-four-seven. There's going to be no consoling a crying Ruby Rose who woke from a nightmare, no cruising around Patch and Vale with a carefree Yang Xiao Long, and there's not going to be anymore game nights and trips with the entire family. W-when I move away, I won't be able to do those things anymore.

I buried my head into her shoulder, trembling as I thought about the things that I won't be a part of when I leave. I felt her caressing my hair with one of her hands, sighing softly. "Hey… don't say that; you're making it sound like we'll never see each other again. You told me that we can visit you… so don't think that we'll make those visits boring. We'll make sure they're fun and awesome!"

I pulled away and nodded. "You better promise me that, Ruby Rose." I replied, brushing my tears away.

She held out her right hand, her pinky extending towards me. "I think promising won't be enough, I'll pinky swear to that."

I couldn't help but giggle. "Why am I not surprised by that? That's just so you, Ruby." I extended my pinky and wrapped it around her pinky, noticing her doing the same. "Okay, then a pinky swear it is."

Ruby smiled and we shook our pinkies, as if we were doing a handshake. "Then I, Ruby Rose, will make sure that our visits are something that you look forward to."

I smiled back, but then I suddenly caught a scent of caffeine, turning towards the kitchen to see Yang walking out with a tray that contained three black mugs and a clear pot of coffee that was nearly filled to the brim, enough so any movement won't cause some of the liquid to spill out. "So I heard that we're going to make our visits badass so that Blake doesn't get bored at the Schnees. I did hear they're strict so let's make sure that we don't get kicked out on our very first visit, please?" she stated, chuckling softly at the last bit of words she let out.

I sighed. "I hope that you both do… that's the last thing I want to see, really." Yang sat down beside Ruby, placing the tray in the center of the table near us so we can easily grab our coffee mugs. After that, we began to make small talk, giving ourselves a recap of our favorite times since I was here, while drinking the coffee. Time passed by, the three of us not even noticing until we heard a loud honk from a vehicle, coming from the outside. My frown returned. "I… I guess that's for me."

They tensed, putting down their coffee mugs; I could notice that they're trying to keep their composure as they got up. "W-well… you should probably get your bags, don't want to leave without any spare clothes." Ruby said, her voice cracking.

"Y-yeah… we'll just wait by the door while you do that." Yang added, the two walking away after saying that.

I sighed and got up, putting down my coffee mug on the tray and slowly making my way back upstairs. I forgot to pack my clothes. I thought, groaning at the thought of having to pack. I'm going to have to be quick; who knows if the driver's impatient? A few moments later, I opened the door to my room and almost instantaneously, I gasped at the sight of two black and red luggage bags on my bed, ready to go. "H-how…" I went to the bags slowly, zipping them open and seeing them filled with my clothes, "who packed my clothes?"

I heard two sets of footsteps behind me, and I quickly turned around to see two familiar faces, faces that I thought I wouldn't see again until they visit me. The two people that stood near the door was one Summer Rose and Raven Rose. "Did you really think we wouldn't stay to watch your departure?" The raven-haired woman asked, chuckling softly.

"We wouldn't miss it for the world." Summer added, both of them smiling.

Once more, tears fell from my eyes as I rushed towards them without thinking, leaping into their arms. "I-I'm so glad to see you two, right now." I said, my voice coming off as soft and relieved.

They caressed my hair gently, making me purr when they gently scratched my cat ears. "We're glad to see you, too. I… I wish you could stay, Blake." Raven said; I noticed she was trying her best to keep her tears in.

"M-me too… but you know that my leave's for the best." I replied, trembling after the words fled my breath.

Summer sighed softly. "We know… but we'll always think of your as our third daughter. You have done so much for Ruby and Yang… and we really appreciate it." She pecked my forehead and smiled. "You'll always be our kitten."

I nodded. "T-thank you… for letting me call this place home for the past four years. I… I don't know where I would be if… i-if-..."

They both shushed me. "There's no need to think about that, now. Let's send you off on a good note."

I gave a nod, pulling away from them and sighing softly. "I… I think I'm going to need help with those bags." I said softly.

"Don't worry, we'll take them down for you. You just go down and meet up with Ruby and Yang, we'll be there in a bit." Raven replied, giving me her signature grin, similar to Yang's. Ruby and Yang did take a lot from her parents. I thought, smiling to myself before walking out, heading downstairs and making my way to the front door. The door opened for me, and I noticed a cheerful Yang and Ruby standing on both sides of the doorway, the blonde being the one holding the door open for me.

"I'm guessing you met mom upstairs?" Ruby asked.

I nodded and smiled. "That was a nice surprise you two gave me."

"We figured you would forget something and we knew that we were going to need something to make us all happy when you leave, so we planned that." She chuckled and I sighed.

"Forgetting something at the day of my departure's just terrible. I just hope I don't do the same when I work at Schnee manor." I said, scratching the back of my head nervously.

"You won't… I'm sure of it." Ruby said, giving me a confident grin.

I ruffled her hair again. "Thanks, Ruby; you just know how to reassure me."

"I do my best."

I looked ahead and noticed an ice white limousine parked a couple of feet away from the house. The driver's door opened and I noticed the chauffeur getting out; he came off as attractive to me, making me blush as he glanced at me, and he went towards the door closest to the straight pathway that led to the house, standing there when he got to it. I gulped with nervousness, but composed myself quickly, since Ruby and Yang were with me, side-by-side. A few minutes later, we heard footsteps behind us, and we looked back to see Summer and Raven with my luggage on the ground behind them.

Looking at the bags, I noticed that they had wheels on bottom of it, and a handle to make moving them easier. How convenient. I thought, sighing softly. Well… this is it." I said, trying to keep my composure for the others. We walked towards the limousine, Summer and Raven heading to the back of it to load the bags into the trunk. When they finished, they went back to us and stood behind Yang and Ruby. "I… I hope you all visit me sometime soon." I smiled sadly, waiting for their response.

I was met with a large hug from the four of them. "We'll be sure to do so. You'll always be a Rose in our eyes, Blake."

After a moment, they pulled away and I stepped into the limousine, the chauffeur closing it as I sat down. I pressed a button to make the window roll down and I heard the man start walking back to the driver's seat. I looked at the people that I called family for the past four years, and I waved goodbye. They did the same and after seconds had passed, the limousine slowly took off. I rolled up the window and I let the tears I had bottled in, flow out from my eyes.

So… I had to sit down for about three hours tonight, and finish writing this. Basically, I can thank Shadow Nightblade for that, since he "held me captive" so I can finish writing this chapter. It's been a while and I feel relieved to have finally finished this chapter. A lot of shit has happened since I was gone, but I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Also, I've been doing some stuff while I was away, like setting up a Twitch channel for us writers that write Room205, and I went to RTX once again. I've been busy, but I want to at least write a couple of chapters of this story before Summer's End.

Also, keep an eye out for something pretty cool. I'm planning on remaking my first story just to see how it is in my… "updated" writing style. Alright, that's enough from me. I will see you all later, and as always, Stay Classy. :)