-Weiss Pov-

I wake up, and see (y/n), with his arms around me. My arms are also around him, however they're stained with his blood. His eyes are closed, and I can't make out a pulse. I begin to hyperventilate, and look around us. There are no Grimm in the immediate area, which is the one thing I can relax about. His clothing is ripped and torn, and his weapon, Zabimaru lies discard and broken a little ways away from us. My rapier too is broken, but I pull it closer to me just in case any Grimm comes. Nervously, I try to get (y/n) to wake up without being too forceful and hurting him. However, he gives no sign that he's able to hear me. 

" Come on (y/n)," I say, feeling my heart beat to the point I imagine my chest is going to shatter. " Wake up. You promised me you were going to come back to me remember? You made a promise. And, you can't just go back in it." He doesn't move at all, and then I feel myself crying and losing control of my breath. 

Breathing heavily, I lean away from (y/n), and actually throw up. Wiping it away from my mouth and off my hands, I turn back to (y/n), and wrap my arms around him again. " Please come back to me. We just recently met up after years of being apart. I don't want to lose you again. I can't lose you again. Please don't leave me."

Still nothing, and I feel myself sobbing hysterically. I don't know what I would do with my life if I were to lose (y/n). Would there be anything for me to do if I lost him? I love him more than anyone else in the world. " (y/n), you have to wake up. If you don't, then you'll have broken your promise. You want to come back to me don't you?"

" Oum, please no," I whisper, feeling him grow heavier in my arms. " Please, no. Stay. Stay, please stay." I must repeat the word a hundred times, no a thousand. But, it does no good as I feel him grow heavier and heavier. Desperation filling me, I look to the sky. " Somebody help us!"

A few minutes pass, and then a bullhead touches down. Atlas soldiers begin to hop out, and scan the area. I let out a sigh of relief knowing someone is here to help, and then my eyes widen with hope and happiness as I see Winter step out. I would run to her if I could, but instead I just dumbly say, " Winter, you're here." However, she must know how much stress I'm under, and simply nods. 

" Atlas was asked to assist in the defense of Beacon," she says. " Our men are clearing students, and evacuating the area. Can you walk?" I shake my head at this, and then does a series of hand motions to her soldiers. More of them come out, and bring two stretchers. Gently, they load both myself and (y/n) onto one, and move us into the Bullhead. 

" Is he going to make it," I ask Winter, not caring about anything else. If he doesn't make it, then there's no point for me making it. Winter places two fingers to his neck, and holds up her hand for complete silence. She pulls away after a few minutes, and turns to me. 

" He has a pulse,"she says. " Though, it's faint. His breathing is heavily impaired, but with Atlas medical care, he's going to make it Weiss." I thank Oum when she says this, before Winter looks at me apologetically. 

" I can't stay here," she says. " I need to get back into the fight. This bullhead is going to take you to the closest hospital. From there, father has arranged a transport to bring you back to the mansion." With that, she hops back into the fight with the Grimm. My worry about going back to live with father can wait. (y/n) is going to make it, and for now, that's all that matters. I reach over to his stretcher, and then lace my hand with his, and give a soft squeeze. 

- Gideon Pov-

Velvet and I sit down, and begin to breathe heavily. We've been fighting for hours, but we finally managed to clear a portion of the school long enough for us, and the students we rescued to take a breather. I click my tongue with disappointment as my shotgun to find it has no more shells. The same goes for my wrist cannon. However, I don't have time to worry about that. 

" Coco and Yatsu made it out of Vale," says Velvet, looking down at her scroll. " Atlas has sent some ships to help evacuation. Still no word about Fox. I'm really worried about him," she says, and her voice cracks. 

I pull her into a hug, and pepper her bunny ears with kisses, one of the best ways I've learned to calm her down. " Fox is going to be just fine," I tell her. " He's one of the best fighters I've ever seen, and he can definitely take care of himself out there."

She pulls away, and nods. One of the things I'm grateful for is how much confidence she's been gaining lately. The two of us stand up again, and prepare to get moving, before she looks into my eyes, her own laced with concern. " What about your team," she asks. 

(y/n) and Weiss were checked into the hospital," I tell her, looking down at my scroll. " And, I know John and Leliana can take care of themselves." She nods, and then says when this over, we can go and visit (y/n) and Weiss. Nodding, the two of us head bad into the ruined academy, prepared to do more to evacuate students. 

-John Pov-

Adam walks off from me, as I struggle to rise. I've lost too much blood already, and Slasher lays by my side, the two blades having been cut down. I thought I could fight him, but I should have known. He was able to best both Blake and Yang, and clearly his fighting style is meant to kill rather than injure. He also has years of real world combat experience. The only consolation I have is that he didn't get to do this for free. Blood drips from several cuts I was able to inflict on him, and I also have the fact that Blake and Yang have to be long gone by now. There's no way he's going to be able to hurt them anymore. 

" Sorry firecracker," I mutter to myself as I think of Yang, and my promise to come back to her. " Looks like I didn't get to keep my promise." However, as I black out, I feel a pair of strong hands around me, carrying me away. I look down to see the source, and I see Velvet's team member, Fox. Thanking Oum it's friendly face, I allow myself to black out. 

-Leliana Pov-

I stand, wiping tears from my eyes. How could Jaune do that to me? Just when I was starting to feel bad for how I was acting about him and Phyrra. I was finally starting to think it had just been a misunderstanding, and me acting crazy, she goes and kisses him. And from what I saw, he was in no hurry to push her away. I don't even know how to feel right now. Betrayed. Hurt. Angry. However, I don't know who I'm the angriest at right now. 

Wiping more tears from my eyes, I realize something. No matter how angry I am, I still love Jaune. I don't want him to get hurt. And deep down, I know who's responsible for this attack on Beacon, I've always know. I simply didn't reveal it, not wanting my past as an assassin to be revealed to anyone, much less my team. 

Cinder Fall, one of my old employers. If she's here, then we're all in danger. Gathering my arrows back into the quiver, I make up my mind, to end this. 

( let me know what you thought. also, did any of you actually think (y/n) would die? Anyways, next chapter is Leliana and Pyhrra against Cinder. also, if you wanna see the John vs Adam fight, it's going to be in flashbacks and nightmares in the Volume 4 portion of this.)