Hello and Welcome everyone to Kindly I Scatter, this idea came to me while I was trying to work on The Magic Swordswoman and seeing how nothing else worked, I decided to try this out. Anyway, I'm going to just let this begin and leave the important stuff for the ending note.
Chapter 1
Third Person POV
Rose Potter, did not expect to live through jumping through the Veil of Death. After following her Godfather into death's embrace she hoped she'd be with him and her parents again. She couldn't stand the thought of being without her godfather and her parents. She wouldn't go back to the Dursleys. Instead of Death and a life with her parents. She did not expect a tall, naked, humanoid male with a crown of antlers upon his head. His complexion is softly glowing light gold, his build is muscular and his face devoid of features.
"Quite the tragic story you have," The man said with a soft tone.
"Who are you? Where am I? Where are my Parents and Sirius?" Rose questioned.
"Your parents are with Death, you, however, are within my reach and your Godfather is with my brother," The man answered and with a wave of his hand and a table appeared with two chairs.
"Sit, I will explain more," He said as he sat in one of the chairs.
Rose nodded, sitting opposite of the man and watched as with another movement of his hand he was holding a teapot and began pouring tea for them both.
Rose took hers with a polite 'thank you' as he continued, "You see, what your people called the Veil of Death, was a portal made from magical stones with dust from the shards of our world's moon. It is a portal to the domain of the God that is decided to be their judge. We decide whether the person who enters deserves the punishment your people gave them. You and your Godfather are interesting and my brother has already finished with your Godfather."
"Finished?" Rose asked worriedly.
"Your Godfather was sent to our world and has taken the offer given to him, the same offer, I wish to give to you," He explained.
"Before you continue, what do I call you?" Rose asked.
He smiled, "Politeness, yes. Well, Rose, you may call me Empyrean, I am God of Light."
"So that offer you mentioned?" Rose asked.
"Yes, you see, you died before your time and you died fighting for good despite your circumstances," He began, "So, I am offering for you to be reborn. I will place you within a body close to death and heal it, so you will live on. Worry not that you might cause problems because I will be merging your soul with that of the body you are entering."
"A new life," Rose said aloud, she then blinked, "If I accept, who will I be?"
"If you accept, you will be Summer Rose, a young woman who is a capable fighter and a loving mother from what I've noted," Empyrean informed, sipping his tea a moment later.
"A mother," Rose said, 'If I don't accept, someone will lose a mother, just like I did.'
Rose looked down into her reflection in her cup of tea, "This lady if I become her, you said you'd be merging our souls?"
"Yes, you will essentially become one and the same, somewhere between Rose Potter and Summer Rose, though you will keep her appearance," He said with a nod.
Rose nodded, "I accept."
'I won't let my decision take someone's mother from them,' If this man saw any indication of her thoughts, he said nothing.
As soon as they finished their tea.
"My Godfather, can you tell me who he became?" Rose asked.
"Hmm, I believe my brother rechristened him, Silver Midnight." The golden man said.
"Rechristened?" Rose asked.
"Yes, you see, I don't wish to remove a soul and thus am merging yours with Miss Rose," He explained, "My brother is exchanging souls, for balance, this is how we do things, I merge and he exchanges, I give to you and Miss Rose and he takes from the man who your godfather became to give to him."
"That man, did he have any family?" Rose asked.
"No, he was the last of his family," Empyrean reassured.
Rose nodded, "I'm ready."
Empyrean smiled kindly and everything went black for Rose.
Timeskip
When Rose opened her eyes she was in a bed looking up at a ceiling with a ceiling fan that was painted with an alternating theme of a white rose and a golden sun. Rose blinked and breathed deeply.
At first, she wondered where she was, then she remembered, not just the conversation with Empyrean, but she could feel and she knew the memories of another life, a happy life with a pair of kind parents, meeting a group of good friends, marrying a blonde man, having an adorable little girl.
She was Summer Rose, and this was her home. How did she get here though, Summer remembered slowly dying in a cave after a battle with people, she couldn't remember faces.
"Summer?" Summer looked up and saw Taiyang, who was a man with blond hair that has two small strands sticking out from the top and blue eyes. He had facial hair consisting of a soul patch and small stubble along his jawline. On his right arm was a tattoo of his emblem, which resembled a heart. His hair was once a subdued version of his former bright golden blonde. He wore brown cargo shorts with a dark brown belt, black shoes, a red bandana on his left arm and a brown leather vest over a tan dress shirt with the right sleeve cut off. He also had armor consisting of a metal spaulder, leather vambrace and a brown fingerless glove all on his right arm.
"Tai?" Summer instinctively asked.
"Summer, you're awake!" Suddenly he was hugging her in a death grip.
"Tai, I... Need air..." Summer choked and Taiyang loosened his hold, he said, "I thought I'd lost you."
"I'm here Tai, I don't know if I can get up yet, could you bring Ruby and Yang? I want to see them."
He nodded and tentatively left the room as if she would disappear if he took his eyes off her. When he was gone, Summer focused within herself for the feel of Rose Potter's magic and to her surprise, it was there. Before she could experiment with her magic, a blur of red slammed into her chest.
Summer groaned slightly, "Ruby, I'm a bit sore, try to be more careful."
"Are you okay, Mom?" Ruby asked.
Summer smiled kindly, gently running a hand through her daughter's hair, "Yes, Ruby. Mommy just isn't all better, yet."
Summer then turned to Yang, her step-daughter, "You want to get in on the cuddle action?"
Ruby smiled, staring expectantly at the blonde.
Yang nodded and Summer hugged her daughters, meanwhile within the confines of her mind the part of Summer that was Rose Potter felt she could be happy being Summer Rose.
Timeskip
Qrow Branwen was glad that Summer was healed. When he'd found her, she'd barely been breathing and she stayed unconscious. After she woke up, she spent the entire day with Ruby and Yang, playing with the two children as she eased the worry that had grown when he and Taiyang had let slip how badly off she was. It was comforting that she didn't seem to change too much.
As it turns out that was the calm before the storm, as one night after tucking the girls into bed Summer turned on her heel and in what seemed like moments, the short woman was pulling both Qrow and Taiyang by their ears outside of the house, as soon as they were a decent distance from the door her gentle smile melted as her brows furrowed and she stood with her hands on her hips.
"You two worried Ruby and Yang immensely," She said, holding up her hand when the two men tried to defend themselves, "I understand you were worried, but Taiyang you're their father, you should have distracted them, have someone babysit, or something. And Qrow, you should have been top on the list for babysitting, keeping the girls from worrying about me. Both of you should have tried to at least put up some form of a strong front, when you worry, they feel that everything is wrong. You're their definition of strength!"
Both men flinched at the tongue lashing they were receiving, "If I did die, what would you have done? Would either of you even think of the options? I understand you were worried, I understand you'd be devastated if I died, both those girls are more important."
It was comical how the two, notably tall, men cowered before the short woman.
"I expect you both to take Ruby and Yang somewhere, a carnival, a playground, or something," Summer ordered with a stern glare at her husband and brother-figure respectively.
"Yes ma'am," The two said at once.
Summer nodded, "I'm going to bed."
Gentle smile back in place, she kissed Taiyang and walked inside as if she hadn't berated them.
"Tai, I think Summer's more affected then she seems," Qrow said.
"No shit sherlock," The blonde replied in shock.
Timeskip
Summer sighed as she stood in the front yard with her weapon as a Huntress in hand in its compact storage mode. Qrow and Taiyang had left with the girls and Summer decided she had someone to talk to. So here she stood, fiddling with her weapon's compact form as she waited.
"Worried, Summer?" Summer turned and was met with a woman with fair skin, long black hair, and red eyes wearing a shallow cut black and red dress with black shorts underneath, with series of beaded necklaces and a belt that wrapped around her waist and carried her weapon's sheath. Attached also was a long black object that was either fur or feathers, with a red and white bandana material like hanging from behind her. Her forearms bore red armored gauntlets that protruded outwards and solid black gloves. She wore black mid-thigh high leggings with red splatter patterns and black heels.
"Raven, I almost died. Where were you?" Summer questioned after a deep breath.
"With the tribe, what do you expect?" The woman questioned.
"Raven, I almost died," Summer repeated, "I take care of Yang as if she was my own, could I honestly expect you to care for Ruby if something happened to me, you can't seem to take care of your own daughter?! Can't I trust you? Can I trust you to at least help if something happened?!"
Raven blinked, confused. Summer was glaring and shouting at her.
"What? Do you expect me to drop everything?" Ravne questioned.
"Raven, we're friends, aren't we? Is it really asking so much that if I died you could visit, send extra money, or something to help the boys take care of our children?" Summer asked pointedly.
"Summer, are you okay?" Raven asked, "I've never seen you this angry."
Summer shook her head, "I've had a reality check, Raven, Yang deserves better and Ruby deserves the care that she wouldn't receive if I died."
Raven looked down, trying to avoid those shimmering silver eyes.
Summer sighed, "Raven, I understand that you and Ozpin don't get along, but I'm your friend, I care for your daughter as if she were my own, and I have always helped when you asked. Am I asking too much that you at least show me consideration in the same way? I understand you have a tribe to care for, but would it hurt to at least write letters to Yang, even if you have Qrow or one of your people deliver it?"
Raven sighed, "Fine, I'll send letters and I'll even send birthday gifts. Summer, I do trust you and I'm sorry."
Summer's glare softened slightly, "That's all I ask, just show some form of affection. Something that lets Yang know that you care in your own way."
That's a wrap.
Anyway, as I said before since Rose's mind and experience are added to Summer, along with her magic, this will affect things just like Summer being alive would. This means that things can change, so I'm going to ask several questions and you all can give your opinion:
Should Summer/Rose stay with Taiyang? If not, should Raven and Taiyang get back together? If yes, who should Summer be with?
Also, I'd like to end this by saying that Follows and Favorites are appreciated, but reviews are immensely helpful.