Birth of the Black Rose
Chapter one
Ruby POV
my eyes grew wide in horror. i watched her body hit the ground. Golden locks fanned out around her fallen form. i watched as ember celica hit the ground with a hard clanging of metal.
"well that was unexpected. can't say i'll miss her though. the only thing i wish was for her to hear your final scream." said Roman Torchwick. a cocky smirk plastered on his face. i looked down at my sister, Yang, and at the gaping hole in her torso. i choked back a sob as i realized she was dead. my sister, Yang Xao Long, was dead. she died trying to protect me, that should be me on the ground not her! i felt my sembalence activate as i vanished into black rose petals. i appeared next to cresent rose, which was embedded into a large tree trunk, and slowly started stalking towards Roman, his eyes finally landing on me. My eyes began to burn, and i knew they were changing color. they were now a burning, golden yellow. my cape and hood began to fade into an onyx black in color. the smirk on his face was instantly replaced with one of caution, and right as i was about to strike, Cinder, his partner, came to his rescue, and bailed him out in a rain of fire.
"so long Red. maybe next time we can finish this." he said with a sadistic smile on his face. i quickly started firing long range rounds at them, but they vanished in a wisp of smoke. i sheathed Cresent rose with a sigh and walked back to the cold, lifeless form of my sister. i kneeled down and undid Ember celica from her wrists and attached them to mine. i then picked her up and began walking towards the school. Blake and Weiss found us soon after that. Blake began crying over the loss of her girlfriend. while Weiss gave me a look of pity.
"help me get her to the school. we will bury her next to my mother." i said in a dead, monotone voice. she nodded her head and began helping me to the school. see when we first arrived at Beacon, we found the Cemetery, and in it was a single gravestone with a burning rose engraved into it. it was my mother's grave. i didn't even knew she had one untill then. we crossed the boundary of the forest and were welcomed with the sight of Proffesor Ozpin and team JNPR. proffessor Ozpin immediatly tried comforting me, saying he would have her buried next to my mother, how Torchwick would not get away with this. i looked at him simply and said, "i know he won't." he seemed startled by my dead voice but what do you expect? i just lost the last of my family. he led us to the infirmary to have me checked out but found nothing wrong. they took Yang's body and began the cleansing process, for immediate burial. it was traditon in my family that when you were near the site for the burial, it happens immediatly. i waited at my mother's tombstone for my sister's body to arrive. soon, Glynda Goodwitch dug the hole with her semblance, and we lowered her body in to the hole.
"Goodbye. Big sister." i said as a single tear came down my face. Goodwitch closed the hole and made a tombstone for her. it had her symbol, the Burning Dahlia, and her name, just like mom's tombstone. Blake was bawling as tears streaming down her face, while the entire Team JNPR had silent tears rolling down their faces. Weiss being the good girlfriend she was, gave me hug and held me. i stood there for what seemed like hours just staring at her name. eventually i went back to the dorm room and began packing my stuff. as soon as i was done, i made my way to Yang's bed and began getting all her ammunition for Ember Celica. as soon as i was done loading them into the barrels, and into my side pouches. the door opened revealing Blake. Her eyes were red and puffy but she saw me just fine.
"you're leaving?" she asked shocked that i would even do such a thing. i nodded my head slowly. "you know that's not what she would want right?" i again nodded my head and starting walking towards the door. she stopped me before i could leave. she gave me a hug and told me to stay safe. i nodded my head one last time, and left beacon behind as i began looking for my sister's murderer.
***One Year Later***
Weiss POV
Weiss was finishing her last class of the day, and then was going to join Blake to go to Yang's Grave. it was the one year anniversary, and Ruby had made a name out there for herself. The Black Rose. An assasin to the highest degree. never failed a job and after only one man. Roman Torchwick. He is the sole reason any of this happened, why Yang was dead, and why Ruby Changed so much. I thought all of this over as I walked back to my dorm where Blake would no doubt be waiting. sure enough, said faunus was strapping her sword to her back as I walked into the room. I quickly got changed and we both headed out to the graves. when we were close enough we saw a black, hooded figure standing infront of the graves. Blake and I drew our swords and approched the figure cautiously.
"what are you doing near this grave site. it is only available to visit by a select few. state your purpose and leave or we will force you to leave." I said with unmistakable anger. the Figure didn't turn around but spoke instead. a dead tired voice replied with, "just visiting my sister. I will leave now. sorry for this inconvenience." I knew that voice anywhere. I fell in love with the owner of that voice.
"Ruby!" I yelled in happiness. I ran up and hugged the black cloaked figure. the figure stiffened but then relaxed as she recognize the white haired girl hugging her. "Weiss." she sighed in content. I looked Ruby over to make sure she was okay and not hurt in any way. secretly I was checking her out though. she was seventeen now, almost eighteen. her height had come up a little bit, making her 5'8 now. Two inches taller than Weiss herself. she was very muscular now and her chest area had puffed out a bit. I blushed at the thought and noticed that her hood was down now, revealing her long crimson hair. and when i say long i mean long. it probably reached down to her ankles now. she had bags under her eyes as if she hadn't slept in a long time, and speaking of her eyes they were the same Burning yellow as when she left. Blake let out a sob and i turned to her to see her Perform a Flying leap towards the young scythe weilder. Ruby barely had enough time to catch her and she held onto the both of us as if we weighed nothing. i saw Ember Celica still attached to her wrists, but they got a paint job. everywhere that was yellow before, was black. Cresent Rose still hung on her back but it looked slightly different. Blake finally let go and Ruby spoke the words that i never thought i would have heard. atleast not for a long time.
"I got him. he's dead. i can finally come back without feeling any regrets." i smiled at the news and hugged her again.
"well, that is certainly splendid news. when were you going to tell the headmaster about this?" we all turned around to see a smiling Proffesor Ozpin. "it is of course okay with the headmaster, i already talked to him, you see, he was very happy to have the last Rose back at his school." he said speaking in third person just to keep the mood bright. Ruby nodded her head and sighed.
"good. now, not to be rude, but i haven't exactly slept since i left so if you all wouldn't mind, i would like to visit our dorm for some sleep." she said as she put her hood back up and held her hand out to me. i quickly took it and the three of us made their way to the dorms. As we got their Pyrrah and Jaun made their way out of their dorm to greet us. they noticed the cloaked figure holding my hand and instantly got mad.
"Weiss schnee! are you holding someone other than Ruby's hand? What if she were to magically come back at this very moment and see you holding this stranger's hand. you even said there was no one else for you! how could you go back on your word so easy?" Jaune rambled on and on, making me blush with embarrasment as the more he talked. finally Ruby spoke up and ended all thought process in Jauns head.
"Jaune. relax. i'm sure ruby will understand. after all, Weiss is holding hands with te one she loves in all the world. so i think this Ruby person will be completly fine with it." she spoke with such a dead tone, but you could sense the laughter and amusement behind it. Pyrrah on the other hand was about to flip a lid.
"i challenge you to a spar right here right now. if i win, you walk away and leave Weiss alone. If you win, and that is a huge if, you can remain where you are by Weiss's side. do we have a deal?" she held out her hand and without even thinking about it she shook her hand. a little bit of Ember Celica fell out of her sleeve, but with the new paint job, it wasn't recognized.
Ruby POV
I followed her all the way to Team JNPR's Sparring feild and pulled back my sleeves, making Ember Celica slide into active mode. this seemed to make Pyrrah mad as she recognized the style of weapon.
"How dare you use that type of weapon in this battle. i will obliterate you now!" she yelled as she pulled her spear and sheild out and charged. i simply stood there untill her attack would have hit me, and activated my semblence. black rose petals were all that was left where i was standing. her eyes widened in realization.
"Ruby!" instead of attacking me now she ran at me and hugged me.
"man what is it with me getting hugged so much in one day? you would think i'm famous or something." i let her hug me for a few more seconds, then i pried her off of me. "No offence Pyrrah, but i haven't slept since i left. i would really like to go to my old bed, or any bed for that matter, and sleep with my girlfriend in my arms. can we talk more at breakfast tommorrow?" she nodded her head. i grabbed Weiss's hand once again and we walked back to the dorm.
"oh Ruby, there might be a slight problem, heh, you see we took the extra beds out since we didnt need them, and me and Blake got king size beds..." Weiss said as she looked down rather guilty. I chuckled a bit and pulled her into my arms suddenly. she settled against my front quickly, looking up at me i seized my chance and kissed her for the first time in a year. it was deep and passionate, with so much love that words cannot express. we pulled away to catch our breath and she hugged me closer. i then motioned to our room and she sighed.
"way to ruin a good moment." she said with a chuckle. but she led me to our room nonetheless. she opened the door and began pulling me towards the large white cannopy bed. she went to her dresser to get her night gown and went to the bathroom to change. i proceeded to take my cloak off, leaving me in a pair of baggy pants and a skin tight shirt. she came out of the bathroom shortly after and wolf whistled. i turned around and saw her in her nightgown and blushed a bit. she looked like a snow goddess. there was no way to put it differently. she blushed a bit and grabbed me by my hand and led me to the bed. she pulled back the covers and we got into bed together. as she snuggled closer to me, she said the words that made my night.
"i'm glad you're back. i really missed this." i snuggled closer to her and we both fell asleep like that.
Next Morning
I awoke to sunshine blinding me in the face. i groaned and felt something shift besides me. i looked down and saw Weiss slowly opening her eyes. i smiled at her and kissed her.
"man, now that is a wake up call. can i get another?" she asked. i gladly oblidged. we got up and she went to go and change. i got my cloak and put it on sliding my hood over my face. Weiss came out of the batroom with a smile and we began to walk to the mess hall. as soon as we walked in the door, every eye was on Ruby. Everyone Knew who she was. Or rather who she became. The Black Rose at beacon. eveybody began trying to figure out why he was here. he never came this close to beacon. in fact he has made it known he would only come here if one thing happened. but know one knew what it was. I walked with Weiss at my side holding my hand, which didn't go unnoticed. whispers began to float around that the Great Weiss Schnee had finally gotten over Ruby Rose, and gone for someone with a reputation. i rolled my eyes. If they only knew. then blake appeared out of nowhere and yanked my hood down causing everybody in the lunch room to gasp n horror at what the Black Rose might do to the poor Faunus.
"Ruby, if you would stop playing around, your food is waiting. courtesy of Ren. Except he doesn't know why he was told to make them. so c'mon. everyone's waiting. she had a small smile on her face as she dragged me towards our old table. Ren looked up from his Text book and his mouth dropped.
"Nora, did you put something in my food again?" he asked cautiously. she looked at him and then at what she was looking at and fainted.
"well that's a new one. Nora fainting and Ren shocked. what else can my return do to scare people?" i asked with a small smile on my face. Jaune got on top of the table and at the top of his lungs he yelled to the whole mess hall.
"Ruby Rose is back!