New Rose:

Volume II Chapter VII:

Five Days after Volume II Chapter VI: 5th January 2006

Skye yawned, climbing tiredly out of bed, and shielded her eyes from the sunlight pouring in the window.

"You're finally up?" Yang's voice asked from the end of the hallway, and Skye groaned in annoyance. "Well come on, we've been up for almost two hours now." Yang continued, and Skye heard loud footsteps rush up the stairs, and saw Ruby stood there.

"Come on Lazy Butt!" Ruby exclaimed, grabbed Skye's hand and pulling her along the hallway and dragging her down the stairs. "You missed breakfast, we had pancakes!" Ruby shouted. "But I saved you one." Ruby told her proudly.

"Barely. You had to stop yourself from eating it three times." Blake spoke up from the table, and pouted.

"Aww, I thought you didn't see that." She whined jokingly, and Skye glared at her before sitting at the table, cutting a slice of her pancake and placing it in her mouth. "Pancakes are delicious though!" Ruby argued at Skye's annoyed face, but stopped as she saw the white haired girl place another slice in her mouth.

"Good morning Skye." Summer greeted as she walked out of the living room, and Skye turned her head, waving at the woman. "I hope you enjoy your breakfast." She told the girl, who smiled and nodded in thanks before finally finishing her second slice of the pancake.

Two Hours Later

Ruby chased her eldest sister, laughing happily. Blake watched from the sidelines, smiling to herself. Skye jumped away as Ruby reached for her, causing the girl to miss by only a few centimetres. However, all three stopped moving when their father called out to them from inside the house.

"Ruby! Skye! Blake! Yang!" He called to them all, and the three sisters dashed inside, with Blake following slowly behind them. They walked in, and saw Taiyang with a bag on his back, and a suitcase in his hand, and Summer was stood only a few feet behind him.

"Dad?" Yang questioned, and he sighed.

"Girls, your mother and I have to leave now. Your uncle simply can't house seven people. We're going back to Patch." He told them, and Ruby's eyes began to water sadly.

"But, Mum…" Ruby murmured, and she wrapped her arms around her mother. "Don't go…" She said, and Summer knelt down in front of the girl.

"Ruby, you'll be OK. You won't be alone. Skye, Blake and Yang will be here, and so will you uncle Qrow. If you feel the need, then ask uncle Qrow if you can call us." She told Ruby, who sniffed and nodded. Summer then looked over at the other three. "The same goes for all of you." She said, and stood up, walking toward the front door. Tai followed suit, before the children copied, and followed them to the door.

"Goodbye. We love you." The blond man told his children, and headed toward a taxi, which Summer had already climbed in.

"Goodbye, Mr Xiao Long." Blake said formally, and Tai snorted.

"Blake, just call me Tai. Mr Xiao Long, too formal." He said, and Blake nodded. He walked away, and waved at the children, who all waved back. Skye smiled as she did.

"Bye Dad." She murmured, smiling happily as the car drove away, and slowly but surely, the children headed back inside. First Blake, followed shortly by Yang.

"Skye, come inside." Ruby said as she entered the building, and Skye turned to face Ruby, her smile still on her face.

"OK Ruby." She said, and followed her inside, shutting the door behind her.

What's this! Another chapter already! Blasphemy! But this was short, and I needed to progress the story, you know? Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed this short chapter of New Rose. Remember that Constructive Criticism is always useful, Reviews are Welcomed, and Keep Moving Forward!

Stinger out!