Author's Note: Hey, Reader! This is my first fanfic to ever be bought to the public, so enjoy! Parts of this chapter were inspired by reading another fanfic however I copied nothing. I do not own RWBY or anything associated with it, this is a fan's interpretation of a fun series. Again, enjoy!
The blonde pushed Neo up against the wall of the back alley with one arm, and fired up the gauntlet on her free arm, positioning herself to strike. Neo cried out in pain as her left shoulder was pushed back against the wall, the already painful joint making her cringe as it strained. She struggled, but was in no condition to fight, especially against the brawler hell-bent on revenge.
"Please!" Neo cried, her eyes settling on their pale pink of fear. She wanted to reach for her umbrella, but that had been knocked out of her reach by the dark-haired Faunus glaring at her from behind her oppressor. The Faunus girl raised an eyebrow, her cold glare staying fixed on her face, and placed a hand on the blonde's arm, indicating for her to stop, but stay prepared. Neo fell to the ground and instinctively reached for her umbrella, but couldn't reach to it. She suppressed a cough, feeling the blood in her throat and willing it to stay down.
The Faunus' eyes were cold, steady, "so you can talk?"
Even in her injured state, Neo couldn't resist rolling her eyes sarcastically. "Well, duh." She coughed, and tasted the metallic taste. She couldn't let them see that.
"You don't talk in battle" said the blonde, her gauntlet still ready and her still poised in case she had to put Neo's china-doll face through a wall.
"Can we keep that out of this?" Neo couldn't supress her cough anymore, and covered her mouth to catch a few drops of the crimson in her gloves. The girls' hard exteriors melted away at the sight of her gloves, the blonde's big-sister instincts kicking in as she went up to Neo.
"Did I cause the bleeding?" she asked.
"No that was-" Neo stopped herself before she told them anything. They had almost hurt her, anyway.
The Faunus' glare returned. "It was who, exactly?"
"My old boss. She- I mean I- just- well." She couldn't hide this from them. "I'm no longer a member of the white fang." The Faunus made a sarcastic, sceptical sound. "It's true!" she looked up at the dark-haired girl pleadingly, and felt her chest tighten.
"Tell us what happened." The blonde's voice made Neo look at her, and she held Neo's gaze for a few seconds. "Do you need to go to the medical centre?"
Neo almost laughed. "Like they wouldn't recognise me?" Her eyes flickered between the two. "And aren't we enemies?"
The dark girl looked down at her again. "I was a member of the White Fang, remember? And health before relationships. I don't care what Torchwick taught you. Take care of yourself instead of being so proud." Neo looked over at the brawler, who nodded. Neo tried to get up, and the girl helped her up. The Faunus girl got her umbrella and offered it to her, and Neo used it as a support with the blonde supporting her other side. They made their way to a small hospital nearby, one known for asking few to no questions. As they walked, the Faunus continued interrogate her, about Torchwick and the White Fang and how she got so injured. Neo explained her old boss- she called her "C"- hadn't been happy with Torchwick's incarceration, and so had used one of her lackey's semblances to hurt Neo while she was vulnerable and afraid, after her round in the tournament had been completed and she was no longer needed.
"And that's why I cough blood sometimes. And why my shoulder's messed up." She finished rapidly. They arrived at the clinic doors, and the dark-haired girl stepped back as the doors opened. The blonde looked at her.
"Not coming in?" she asked.
The Faunus shook her head. "These places kind of creep me out." Neo privately agreed with her, but they'd already got her here, she couldn't run away now. If they recognised her, it would all be over, but she was taking that chance. What choice did she have, really? It had been three days, and the blood was getting worse. She and the blonde walked in, and she took a seat as the girl went to the desk to talk with the receptionist. Neo felt herself slipping out of consciousness for a second; she blinked hard as the blonde yelled "NO DOCTORS? WHAT IS THIS, SOME KIND OF SECOND-RATE SURGERY?" It didn't take a genius to figure out what had happened. Even the Faunus girl came in hurriedly to pull the fuming brawler aside to calm her down. Even in the almost- unconscious state Neo was in, she noticed how the dark-haired girl's touch and voice calmed the brawler. Then she really did black out.
Ooh, what have we here? Is this a Yang/Blake pairing? I'm totally joking, the answer will be revealed in good time. If you want more, give this a review telling me so. All criticism is totally welcome as well. Later, babes!