Hey everybody it's Ace here; and as always I have a new story for you guys. And this one, is a little bit special than from my others. In a sense that, this is sequel/serialization to a one-shot that I actually did not write.
The One-shot in question that I'm making a story out of is called "The Dragon's Rose"; Requested by me, and beautifully written by Lavits Dragoon. A great author and someone I consider to be a good friend of mine. You should check out his other RWBY works. Trust me when I saw, they're worth the read.
This work is a collab between me and him. Lavits provided me with a one-shot, and to a lesser extent, a means for a beginning to me to work with. And on my part, I provide the story to continue on.
I suggest to you, before you read this. That you read "The Dragon's Rose" on Lavits Dragoon's page. That way, you aren't slightly confused as to what's going on. As this directly picks up after the one-shot. However, I will provide a bit of a synopsis as to what's going on. Should you choose to read this first.
Summary: Yang Xiao Long is known by the entire student body as the most dangerous and violent girl in all of Beacon. Her reputation makes it so that anyone who sees her, knows immediately to stay away from her. But despite them perceiving her in this light. They couldn't be farther from the truth, when in actuality; Yang was nothing more than I girl who wanted a friend.
Feeling that her time in Beacon may be over for her. Her feels that her last hope for a true friend, lies within the next transfer student: Garnet Rose. And after a rocky start and one night of a 'Heart-to-Heart'. Love blossoms between the two.
That's all I will say without fully spoiling it. Gotta have something to look forward to when you read it.
Anyways, I think I've said all I've needed to in this A/N. Onto the disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or any of the characters. All properties and rights belong to RoosterTeeth. I DO however own any and all OCs that appear in this story.
Thank you reading and I hope you enjoy.
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Chapter 1: The Next Day
"Mom, dad, I'm heading out for school."
"Okay, sweetheart be careful."
Garnet smiled as grabbed his bookbag and headed for the door. His parent followed him to the entrance.
"Have a good day at school." Summer smiled.
"And remember what we talked about last night." Qrow reminded in a stern tone "I know you told us that you would be with this girl no matter what happens. But I want your word, that you'll take responsibility for your actions."
Garnet gave a serious look. "I will, I promise."
Summer swatted her husband in the chest. "Oh ease up, Qrow. I'm sure he'll do the right thing. I'm behind him and his girlfriend 100%!"
'Odd, considering that you flat out called Yang a harlot. And tried to prevent me from seeing her again.' Garnet thought with a sweatdrop
Qrow, thinking along the same lines as his son. Looked at his wife with a raised brow. "You're only saying that because you're excited at the thought of being a grandmother."
Summer gasped "No! I mean," She pouted and looked away "I wouldn't say no to grandchildren at a tender age."
"Summer, he's 15 and the girl he's with is 17. Either way, they're still young."
Summer pouted and merely looked away.
"Um, c-can I leave now?" Garnet asked quietly, starting to feel really uncomfortable about the topic his parent were heading into.
"Oh, I'm sorry Garnet." Summer laughed nervously "In any case, when you see this Yang girl today. Tell her I said hi, and that I would love to meet her. I wanna get to know the girl that snagged my son's heart."
Nodding with a blush, Garnet left out the door and set out for school.
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As Garnet walked down the street on his way to Beacon. His mind was deep in thought as he thought about the events that had occurred last night. It was kinda hard to believe what had happened. What went from a simple task of him delivering a letter to Yang. Who he initially considered her to be nothing more than a violent delinquent. Turned into him hanging out and getting to know the said bully and find out that she was nothing more than a misunderstood girl.
Garnet shook his head, the more he got to know about Yang last night. The more he felt bad about jumping to conclusions about her. Even though Jaune had done nothing wrong, and was merely looking out for him. He should've at least given Yang the benefit of the doubt, and at least see what she had wanted with him first. But, in the end, it had all worked out. And Garnet had managed to find a friend within Yang Xiao Long.
'And something even more.' He thought, his face reddening at the memory of what had happened in Yang's garage last night.
His thoughts were cut short as the sounds of a motorcycle engine roaring. He turned to see a familiar sea of blonde hair fluttering in the wind. Garnet smiled happily as he waved to Yang, who slowed Bumblebee down to a halt in front of Garnet.
"Hey…" Yang greeted with small smile
"Hey!"
There was a bit of an awkward silence between the new couple. Despite giving into lust and passion like they had last night. They still had yet to get to fully know each other. After a minute of silence, Yang finally spoke up.
"So, uh, wanna lift to Beacon, Garnet?" The blonde asked a bit shyly
Garnet blinked, then smiled warmly and nodded "Sure"
Yang scooted up a bit allowing room for Garnet to hop on. With a nice grip around Yang's waist, earning a nice blush from the blonde. Garnet nodded and the two set out to Beacon. The ride itself was quiet, but pleasant; and Garnet had gotten a front row seat to just how fast Bumblebee could really go.
"So," Yang began, gaining her new boyfriend's attention "How did everything go with your parents last night?"
Seeing that Yang was trying to start a conversation, Garnet smiled "Oh, it went okay, mom and dad chewed me out a bit for coming home late. But their anger was mostly overruled by their relief that I was alright."
"Well, I can't say I blame them. I'd've probably been the same way if my child came home that late in the evening." Yang said
Garnet nodded, then looked down in thought "I also…" he tightened his grip around Yang's waist "I also told them about what we had. . .done last night."
"Oh," was all that Yang had said, a moment passed until she spoke up again "You did?"
"Not intentionally at first!" Garnet defended "I had planned to keep it a secret until the time was right and we learned about, you know. But when dad had made a joke about me being alone with you in your house for a long time. And I kinda reacted negatively to that; they managed to piece it together."
Yang didn't respond, though Garnet could feel her tensing up against him.
"And what did they...say?"
Garnet gave a brief pause before speaking "Well, they were shocked and angry, my mom more so than my dad. That honestly was not really surprising. My mom even cursed out your name, calling you a harlot for supposedly 'defiling' me."
Garnet couldn't see it, but Yang was harboring a disheartened look on her face "Oh…" Her grip on Bumblebee's steering wheel tightened as she tried to force down the tears in her eyes. She had not even gotten the chance to meet his parents and already she was bad terms with his mother.
"But," Garnet said, making Yang glance back at him "I told them, that despite how they may feel about you. I'd still want to be with you no matter what." He smiled at her
Yang couldn't keep the look of school on her face "R-Really?" She said, hoping that she wasn't hearing things
Garnet nodded "Yeah, I pretty much told them that regardless of whether or not you were pregnant. I still wanted to be with you. And after some convincing of my sincerity, they relented. And better yet...they actually support us."
That last part of Garnet's statement nearly caused Yang to lose control of Bumblebee, nearly resulting in them crashing. She steered and parked her bike onto the curb, her head still hung low.
"Your parents...approve of us?" She asked in a quiet tone, though the underlying shocked and bit of hope was present.
"For the most part, yes." Garnet replied, still a little shaken by the near accident they had. "Even though they had been angry at what we did. They were more concerned about the fact of you being a single parent. So they pretty much scolded me and told me that I wasn't running from this. Something I had no intention of doing long before I even told them. And- hey Yang! Are you okay?! You're crying!"
Indeed Yang was crying, but the tears she was shedding were of pure joy "I'm sorry Garnet, I'm just...so happy." she hiccupped with a smile, as she rubbed her eyes
Garnet was confused by this until he remembered Yang's situation. Up until now, Yang had always been alone; both in Beacon and at home, what with her parents never being around due to their jobs. And that little incident at school, tarnishing her reputation amongst the students. For the first time in her life, the girl was being exposed to nothing but positive emotions around her. And it was completely overwhelming the blonde beauty.
Smiling Garnet got off the bike and made Yang face him, he then pulled his girlfriend into a deep embrace, to which the blonde accepted and returned. They remained like that for a while until a quiet gasp could be heard behind them. The couple looked back to see a few students wearing the standard Beacon uniform, staring at them with a shocked expression on their faces. Shock, which soon turned to fear when they saw Yang staring at them with a blank look. Thinking that they might incur her wrath, the students immediately started walking past them in a hurry.
Garnet was put off by the sudden action, while Yang watched the students leave with a somewhat numbed feeling. Already used to that type of reaction.
There was a brief moment of silence between the two of them, until Garnet finally spoke up "Wanna get going?" He said with a smile
Yang had a smile of her own "Sure."
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"You ready?"
"To be honest, no. I'm not." She then smiled at Garnet, grabbing his hand "But since I have you at my side. I think I'll be fine."
Garnet felt relieved at Yang's positive response, and squeezed her hand comforting to emphasize that. With a deep breath, the two walked into the school grounds together. And immediately, the whispers started up.
"Is that Yang? No way, why is she back?!"
"I was just starting to get used to her not being her since her week long absence."
"I knew it was too good to be true!"
"I hope she doesn't start trouble again."
"Quiet! Or else she'll hear you."
Garnet felt Yang start to bristle at hushed comments, and once again he squeezed her hand to calm her down. It did the trick as Yang took another deep breath and visibly relaxed. Focusing more on heading to their destination, rather than listening to the whispers. Though, while Yang seemed to have calmed down, Garnet was another story. As he listened to the comments himself, he couldn't help but feel awful for Yang. He had known that Yang wasn't highly regarded within Beacon. But he honestly didn't know that it had been THIS bad. Hearing this, just reminded him about how he had acted towards her last week. And that ended up making him feel even more terrible about himself.
As the two neared Principal Ozpin's office. They noticed that the whispers started to shift from Yang to Garnet.
"Who's that guy next to her?"
"Dunno, must be new here. Hope he's not as bad as she is."
"Wait! I've seen him before. He's the new transfer student here."
"Why's he with her?"
"Probably a fresh meat slave."
"How horrible, not even a full month here and he's already in her clutches."
Garnet winced when Yang's grip on his hand tightened painfully and her body started trembling. Garnet mistook her shaking and thought she was quaking out of sadness. As if she were about to cry. But to Yang, it was something else. She wasn't trembling out of sadness, no; she was shaking with rage.
She had expected everything to start throwing comments at her. That was fine, she honestly didn't care. She could take that and move on. What she couldn't stand, was the comments about Garnet. Fresh Meat? Slave?! They don't even know anything!
If they wanted to take shots at her fine! Let them do what they want. But leave Garnet out of their mouths.
Before she could lose herself. She calmed herself down, and reminded herself that Garnet was with her. Get angry wouldn't solve anything, but rather prove their point.
The two were almost there to the office until…
"It's odd though, the way they're walking together. It doesn't seem like she's treating him like a slave."
"...Do you think they're. . .dating?"
"*Snort* Yeah right! Who in their right mind would possibly want to date-"
*BANG*
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All the students in the hallway jumped at the sudden loud noise. Some of the guys nearer to the source flinched violently, while girls shrieked and clutched their heads. Garnet eyes were just wide with shock.
"Y-Yang?"
Yang emitted wavered breathing as she slowly removed her hand from the fist-sized dent she punched into a locker. Cracking her knuckles, popping her bones back into place. She quickly left the scene, leaving the students and Garnet behind. Not wanting any of them to see the tears threatening to spill out.
"Yang!" Garnet called out to the retreating blonde. Only for it be in vain as he was promptly ignored. Gnashing his teeth, the 15-year old sent a harsh glare to the student body, shaking and surprising the stunned students even more. Before running after Yang.
-X-
"Fuck! I knew I shouldn't have bother coming back. It's even worse than before!"
Within an empty stairwell, Yang was found at the edge of it. Gripping the handle with enough force threatening to break it. Soon she heard footsteps occurring behind her, making her forcing down a sigh. She really didn't want to deal with anyone. And hope that they would pass by her.
Unfortunately, that didn't seem to be the case as the steps seemed to get closer to her. The moment she felt a hand touch her shoulder. She smacked the hand away from her harshly and turned to glare at the person in question.
"What?!" She spat out, but just as immediately as she became hostile. Her anger quickly receded when she realized who she was talking to.
Her eyes were widened with shock "I...I…"
"Well, I can see that I've gotten your attention." The person said with a surprisingly calm smile on their face "Good morning, Ms. Xiao Long."
"P-Principal Ozpin…"
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"Hey Garnet, wait up!"
The crimsonette stopped in his tracks and glanced back to see who was shouting his name. Only to find that it was Jaune who was running up to him with an anxious look on his face.
Garnet had a brow raised, why was Jaune calling him? "Jaune? What are you doing here? Class is gonna be starting soon."
"I could...ask you...the same thing." The taller blonde wheeze a bit out of breath. Man, for a short 15-year old, Garnet can sure move quick.
Garnet looked away in another direction down the hall "Yeah about that, I might be late to class or miss it altogether. I need to find Yang."
"That's another thing that I want to bring up." Jaune told him a lot more straightened up "What's the deal between you and Xiao Long?"
Garnet narrowed his eyes a bit, not really liking the way Jaune had used that tone just now "What do you mean?" He asked cautiously
Jaune flinched at his friend's sudden change in tone "I-I saw you two earlier as you were heading school. Not to mention, I'm hearing things about how Yang has turned you into her personal servant." He explained nervously "That's not true is it...she's not...I mean you're not really-"
"Jaune."
That one worded response caused the blonde Arc to stop in his track and promptly rendered him quiet. He was shocked when he saw Garnet staring at him, looking REALLY displeased.
"Jaune," Garnet started "You are my friend, and I value our friendship very deeply. But if the next words out of your mouth has something to do with Yang in a negative manner. We are going to have a problem."
The blonde male was surprised by how defensive his friend was being of Beacon's most feared Bully. Just last week, the kid had been terrified of her. Almost looking over his shoulders every two seconds to see if he was being followed. Now Garnet was treating Yang as if they've been friends their entire life.
"What happened?" He finally asked after a long period of silence
"What happened?" Garnet huffed out a tense sigh "What happened is that I realized you can learn a lot about a person if you actually sit down and have a talk with them."
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"So what seems to be the problem Ms. Xiao Long? I would hate for all that effort of coming to school go to waste. If you're not in class."
A part of Yang wanted to ignore the principal behind her. To completely disregard him, in hopes that he would go away. But, another part, a small part of her wanted her to confide in him. To have someone, anyone listen to her problems. Seeing that the principal actually sat down next to her, pretty much gave her, her answer.
'Well, nothing to lose I suppose.'
Letting out a sigh, she began "I feel...that maybe coming back to have been a mistake."
"Oh? How so?"
"Ever since my incident with...well you know. Not a lot of people thought highly of me. Basically at a point where I'm the school pariah. All those times that I've skipped school wasn't really because I didn't care about it. I just didn't come to school because I couldn't deal with all the whispers and stares."
Ozpin nodded taking a sip of his coffee. He gestured for the girl to continue, signifying that he was listening.
"By that point in time I was ready to just quit school altogether." Yang then allowed a small smile "At least if it wasn't for Garnet."
Ozpin raised a brow at the affectionate tone the supposed bully used. But kept silent about it, filing it away for later.
"He came to my house yesterday to deliver a letter. No doubt at your request. And after we had… talked, he managed to convinced me to give Beacon one more shot. And as you can see, I did."
Yang started to get angry "But nothing's change!" She screamed slamming her fist against the metal poling of the handrails. There was complete silence within the stairwell. Only the faint sound of the poles vibrating emanating through the area.
"Nothing change…" She repeated a lot more quieter "I knew that from the start that I would deal with some hardships. I knew, but I still came anyway; figuring to myself that maybe, with time. I could change everyone's opinion about me. If not the whole school, then at least the majority of it. But I'm not even here 5 minutes and already they're all talking about me. Their whispers towards me, I could handle that fine. But it was the fact that they started talking about Garnet, making assumptions about him being with me. That I couldn't stand!"
She looked at Ozpin, fresh tears appearing on her face "I don't want to subject Garnet to all this. Even though he's trying to be nice, and wants to help me through this. I can't drag him down with me like this. Not if he's going to go through the same thing I will."
Finally she hugged her knees and brought them close "Maybe I should just drop out and be done with this. Like I said, it's one thing if they come after me. I don't want them saying things about the few people close to me, just because of association."
"Do you think that will truly solve anything?"
"Huh?" Yang looked at her principal, who took another sip of his coffee.
The principal then leveled a serious stare to the young blonde.
"Do you truly think that running away from your problems will solve anything?"
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"G-Garnet, I don't understand what do you mean by that?"
"Exactly what I meant Jaune." Garnet stated in a hard tone "Ever since the beginning, when you first told me about her. I had been living in this constant fear that Yang was nothing more than someone who wouldn't hesitate to hurt me at a moment's notice. But after spending one night with her. I realized that everything people had assumed about her was completely false!"
Jaune harbored a confused look, and Garnet decided to elaborate "Yesterday I went to her house to deliver the letter that Principal Ozpin instructed me to give. Yeah, you remember that address that was apart of that rich neighborhood? Turns out, it was Yang's house."
Jaune was surprised "Yang comes from a rich family?" He mumbled, more to himself than Garnet
Whether or not Garnet heard Jaune. He ignored it and continued on.
"After being invited in and having a chance to talk to her. As well as apologize for what I did the other day. You don't need to worry about it. I realized that she wasn't some violent girl they made her out to be. In reality, she was just a lonely girl who desperately wanted a friend."
"And what about all the things she did?!" Jaune said to Garnet, hoping that the teen would see reason "I doubt a 'lonely girl' would hurt somebody to the point that they'd end up in the hospital."
"I…" Garnet paused, taken aback by what Jaune had just said "What…?"
"The incident, between Yang and this guy named Domino. After a spat had occurred because of Yang's bike, she ended up beating the kid to point where he had to be hospitalized." Jaune told him "That was roughly over a month ago. He's still in there to this day."
Garnet had a really disturbed look on his face "I...didn't know." Garnet muttered to himself, staring at the floor.
"Tell me Garnet; how can someone who's a supposedly 'lonely' girl? Go out and do something like that?"
Garnet looked away, unable to look at Jaune and think of anything to say that could refute his statement.
"I...I…"
Garnet's voice died in his throat. What could he honestly say?
To be continued
And thus ends chapter one of another one of my of newest Enabler/Burning Rose stories. Just like with "A Sister's Love" I hope this goes well.
So yeah, here's the first chapter to my new story. And a fairly heavy and emotional one at that. Well, they can't always be happy. I would've made this a bit longer, but felt this would be a good place to stop. Hopefully the next chapter will be a bit longer.
So yeah, like I've said; if you've read this first. I urge you to read Lavits Dragoon's "The Dragon's Rose" wonderfully written and worth recommending. Also check out his other mainstream Enabler story "The Burning Rose Bush" That' his own story and as someone who is a huge fan of Enabler. I give it a 10/10 must read.
Well that's all I have to say on the matter. So for now…
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