Welp, I see this is becoming a thing with other people. Time for me to weigh in on the topic of domestic abuse, and it is going to be different to Sound of Silence. Don't worry.
Chapter 1:
Breathless. That is what the brunette with red tips felt as the Faunus on top of her began to lower her hand down. Just grabbing her mound as fangs dug into her collarbone. She let out a gasp as she began to fight the restraints holding her wrists in place as the blood began to flow down her shoulder.
A moan escaped her lips as a she felt four fingers enter. She knew it was rougher than normal.
Something must have happened earlier that day. Not that the brunette was going to bring up. She knew already where that would lead her. Something she learned the hard way many times before. It was just so much easier to let her have what she wanted.
Pulling back the Faunus stared at the woman tied down. Loathing the way the woman's hands balled up and began to pull at the restraints. The raven haired Faunus frowned as she moved up so she can hiss into the woman's ears.
"I should fucking stab you. You are nothing more than a fucking human. Not Ruby, just a useless, human." The older woman hissed, as she pulled her fingers out and began to pull them out. The smaller girl let out a gasp as a phone on the night stand began to vibrate loudly.
The Faunus just smirked as she left the woman tied as she climbed off the bed and grabbed the phone. Quickly looking back towards brunette and back to her phone she just rolled her eyes. She knew that she couldn't leave Ruby tied up just because she knew that the smaller woman couldn't get out and she was probably going to be gone the rest of the night.
Quickly grabbing the key from the nightstand she slipped it into the heavy duty wrist locks and unlocked one. "I'm heading out. There is a White Fang meeting happening." Blake said walking over to her pants and pulled them up.
Ruby took her wrist and grabbed the key as she spoke up, "Can't we finish this Blake? I'm sure the meeting can wait..." Ruby spoke softly as the raven haired woman walked up to the smaller woman and brought the back of her hand with one powerful strike across the woman's face.
"You wouldn't understand! You are a human. You wouldn't understand Faunus issues." Blake said as Ruby dropped the key as she raised her hand to feel the swollen flesh as she noticed small amounts of blood where Blake's ring clearly dug into her face. "Now, I'm going to leave. Clean yourself up, get these sheets clean because your filthy blood is staining them." Blake continued standing up and grabbed her shirt.
"Oh, and make something for Adam and myself. When we get back we are going to be hungry." Blake continued as she walked to the door. Only firing a glare behind her, so the silver eyed woman would see how serious she was.
Nodding her head as she reached down to grab the key again so she could quickly unlock the remaining restraint on her arm as the bedroom door was slammed shut. Looking at her bleeding shoulder Ruby took a deep breath.
'It's okay Ruby... Blake is just having some slight issues with the police. That is all this is. Maybe I should have a talk with Weiss again about talking to her dad so he will treat Faunus fairly. That may make her calm down... I mean it is our fault.' Ruby thought as she walked over to her pile of clothes. Pulling them on she quickly walked over to the door.
'I wonder... do I have any left?' Ruby thought quickly remembering what Blake had asked of her. She began to move them off the bed as she began to walk towards the door. Quickly walking into the kitchen, Ruby shoved the sheets into the washing machine. She turned the machine on as she looked towards the dinning room table and smiled at the box on the table.
Walking over towards the box Ruby quickly took a cigarette out, grabbed the lighter and walked towards the sliding door. She walked out onto the top of her balcony. She took a deep breath of the winter air. Placing the cigarette into her mouth she lit it and took an inhale. "I just hope we have something Blake and Adam would like... I don't want a repeat of last time. I can't call in sick right now." Ruby muttered as she looked at the blood starting to soak into her top.
"I should get on making them something... that way I can get some sleep tonight." Ruby said as she took one last drag. Savouring the relaxing feeling that it brought with it. After a few seconds she placed the small stick her sister had often colourfully referred to as cancer sticks, but Ruby didn't care. She needed something to help her through this.
She knew it would only be a matter of time before Blake came back to the person she fell in love with. She just needed to hold out till that point. It would be so simple then. 'Once she realised how wrong the White Fang was... then she'll come back to her senses.' Ruby thought as she began to crush what remained into the glass ashtray on the table.
Without thinking more on how much makeup she would need to put on to not raise questions as to what happen. She didn't care as long as there was no random health inspection. She quickly walked into the kitchen, the only place she felt truly at home.
Taking a deep breath as she walked towards the knife block and began to pull out her favourite knife. She began to stare at the pattern that was present from when the blade was made. Just the swirls of metal always seemed to relax her.
Placing the knife down she walked towards the fridge and opened it hoping that there was something if anything that both her girlfriend and her girlfriend's oldest friend would like. Ruby let a smile grace her lips as she could see a fillet of fish. 'I guess I'm making sushi for them... Blake loves sushi... I don't know so much about Adam.' Ruby thought as she grabbed what she needed in the fridge.
Frowning as she pushed past the double doors taking a stop by the bar. She began to wait patiently for the brunette rabbit Faunus to look at her. As Ruby waited for her friend to look up from what she was doing; she began to pull her sunglasses off.
The rabbit Faunus looked up and smiled at the sight. "Hey Ruby... you're here early." The woman spoke as Ruby just smiled a little. "Apparently we got a new Chef I need to break in. Can you make me a coffee please?" Ruby asked as the girl nodded.
"You mean that cute blonde guy? Go get changed, I'll bring it back." The Faunus said as Ruby nodded. She knew what Blake would do if she tried to argue with a Faunus. A small shiver ran down her spine as she just thought of what would happen from that one action. Ruby smiled as she walked down the alley created from the tables as she walked into the shining kitchen. From the bright lights reflecting off the silver counters to the always immaculate white walls. Ruby smiled at the smell of food cooking that she knew was going to be there.
Glancing under the heat lamps Ruby could see the man Velvet must have meant. The blonde man that was leaning against one of the prep surfaces causing Ruby to roll her eyes.
"New Meat. Clean the surface because you feel so inclined to rest on it. And when that is done... make some scrambled eggs." Ruby spoke with a tone she was glad that never diminished whenever she was in her kitchen. The blonde jumped a little as Ruby's raven haired assistant came walking in holding a perforated metal tray filled with what Ruby knew was going to be some potatoes for the soup.
"You heard her Jaune. Get cleaning." The raven haired man spoke as Ruby just shook her head a little, poking her head under the lamps to look at the man walking towards her. "Hey Ren... I hope this guy is better than the last one you brought in." Ruby spoke as Ren just looked towards the blonde man.
"Jaune should be. Major downside is he is too much of a blank slate. I suggest getting changed so that we can finish the test." Ren whispered as Ruby began to shake her head. She was glad that Ren was going to be there the full day with her. She just knew that it was going to be a long day.
Ruby quickly got changed as she took a step back into the kitchen she could smell the unmistakable smell of burnt. Walking in she could see the blonde man's pan on fire as Ren was resting by the sink, holding a cup as Ruby walked out with a hair tie in one hand and her knife case in the other.
Quickly pushing Ren out of the way, she began to tie her hair back. Washing her hands quickly she turned to look at the small fire that seemed to develop from the pan as Ruby began to shake her head. "Take the pan off the stove, cover it with a lid. Once the fire is gone, scrape it and clean it. The Kitchen Porters shouldn't need to clean your fuck up. Once that is done start peeling the veg." Ruby said walking over to the heat lamps to grab the mug and lifted it to her nose.
She loved the aroma that was wafting towards her nose. She was glad that Velvet remembered the way she liked it. "Until you can make that one order without a pillar of fire, you are on cold apps. If you screw that up, you are going to become a KP... you do not want that." Ruby continued as she took a sip of the coffee.
"Sure thing boss." The blonde spoke as Ruby shook her head.
"Let's get this clear Jaune. When I am in my whites, you are to refer to me as 'Chef'. The only other approved variant is Chef Ruby. Call me anything else and you will find out how sharp my knives are first hand." Ruby spoke raising the cup once more. She was glad that this was a place Blake wouldn't harm her. She closed her eyes as she felt the coffee go down her throat causing her to smile.
After a few seconds Ruby opened her eyes as she turned around. Taking a minute as she looked at the sheet of paper of what they had to make to get through the service without any major hitch. "New Meat, once you are done scrubbing that pan, make sure you peel the entire bag of onions, carrots and wash the leeks." Ruby began as she turned back to face her friend, "You got the soup covered?"
"Yeah. won't be long once the leeks are done." Ren spoke as he looked back at the blonde man scrubbing furiously. "I think we can do a table side Sushi platter if we eighty six the table side Caesar. I remember finding a lot of salmon last night. We can get some rice going for that." Ruby spoke as she reached up to the top of the heating elements and grabbed her pen.
"We would need to start the rice now... but who would we get to do it? Because I doubt you want me gone with Jaune here, and you can't leave." Ren asked as Ruby shrugged her shoulders. "May and Amber. They need some table side experience." Ruby said as she looked at the man seemingly done cleaning the pan. "Come on Jaune! Faster! Ren needs leeks. Start with those." Ruby yelled as she turned to the other man behind the counter with her. "On the off chance he doesn't know how to, show him."
"On it Chef." Ren said grabbing a cutting board as he walked towards one of the counter tops and placed it down. Ruby looked at the menu and smiled. 'I'm just glad they haven't noticed yet. I can't believe my shoulder is no longer in pain.' Ruby thought as she placed her coffee down and walked over to her knife case, smiling as she heard the distinct click.
Cinder smiled as she lowered her menu, just observing the green haired girl sitting across from her. She could see the woman begin to fidget in the white dress she was wearing. Almost like she didn't belong.
Cinder just smirked a little at the woman. "Emerald, relax. This is only like the twelfth time you've been out with me." The raven haired woman spoke calmly as she looked around. She had to admit, from the appearance of the place, it did seem very high end. But she hadn't even tried the food yet. Something she knew was something just as important.
"It is just... normally we go to a bar... but I mean... this place looks like it is ridiculously expensive." Emerald spoke as the woman in front of her just glanced at the menu again. "I'd hope so. Supposedly they have the youngest multiple Michelin Star chef in the kitchen. But this is to celebrate. You racked in the most for a year straight. So just enjoy it." Cinder continued as a red haired woman came to the table.
Glancing over to the red haired woman Cinder smiled as she closed the menu. "What do you recommend?" Cinder asked as Emerald looked at her. "We have a table side sushi appetizer, the fish being prepared is a salmon. For the entree I strongly suggest the Steak au Poivre. If meat isn't for you, I suggest the vegetarian stir fry." The red haired woman stated as Cinder smiled.
"Can I have the Sushi and vegetarian stir fry?" The green haired woman asked, timidly as the red haired woman smiled. "That appetizer does sound lovely... but I heard the chef's Wellington is legendary. I just have to try it." Cinder spoke as the red haired smiled.
As she quickly wrote the orders down she looked at them. "What would you like to drink?" The red haired woman asked as Cinder looked at the selection as she reopened the menu. "I think a bottle of sake for the appetizers, and... I suppose a bottle of rosé for the entree. For the both of us." Cinder spoke as she handed the menus back.
As the red haired woman walked off as Cinder turned back to the green haired woman. "I need to go outside for a few minutes. Text me if the appetizer gets here. I've always wondered how sushi is made." Cinder said standing up as Emerald nodded.
"GOD DAMN IT MAN!" Ruby yelled at the blonde haired man held his hand under the water. The red entering the sink as Ruby pinched the bridge of her nose. She could see the purple haired woman laughing a little as the small machine began to turn out a new order. "Just... get it covered, and move away from the vegetables. You are on deserts now. If you fuck that up I swear I'm swapping you out with a KP." Ruby continued as she took the paper receipt out of the machine and rolled her eyes.
"Table side. Amber go. May, take over Jaune's prep. Ren we need a Wellington." Ruby spoke as she looked at the brigade she took a long sigh. "Second thought, Ren on pass, Sun get the Wellington going. I need a smoke break." Ruby spoke as Ren just shook his head.
Walking over to the lamps Ren spoke up. "Staff one is getting repaired. Put on a coat and head to the one for customers." Ren spoke as Ruby rolled her eyes. "Whoever isn't on a station make sure New Meat doesn't find a way to screw up what is the easiest station." Ruby stated as she quickly walked through the door to get to the locker room.
She quickly walked over to her locker, opened it and grabbed her red leather jacket, her carton of cigarettes and her lighter. She quickly exited pushing past the waitresses as she left the door for the kitchen. She could see her white haired business partner sitting at a table. Glasses perched on her nose. Looking up she noticed Ruby.
"Ruby!" The white haired woman shouted as Ruby held her hand up. "We can talk later Weiss. Ren's friend is stressing me out. So if you want to follow me out fine." Ruby stated as she pushed the another pair of double doors open and walked out into the cold air.
She knew her friend wouldn't come out with her. Ruby quickly placed one of the cigarettes into her mouth and quickly lit it. She took a few inhales when she looked to see a raven haired woman with fiery golden orbs staring in her direction. Smiling a little as the dark haired woman took a seat just across from Ruby.
Ruby took a deep breath as she closed her eyes. "I'm sorry, do you have a light?" Ruby heard causing her to open her eyes. Reaching into her jacket pocket she pulled out the lighter and held it out for the woman.
As the small piece of metal exchanged between hands Ruby smiled. "So... do you work in the kitchen here?" the raven haired woman asked as Ruby looked down and noticed she didn't close her jacket. "You can say something to that effect. I hope you are having a lovely... I want to say date..." Ruby spoke as the women just smiled, as she placed a cigarette into her mouth, lit it and took a long drag.
Passing the lighter back as she began to breath out some of the smoke; the onyx haired woman passed the lighter back. "Not a date. I'm woefully single. But it seems you aren't." the woman spoke causing Ruby to raise an eyebrow. "I can tell when someone is wearing makeup to cover a black eye up. Plus it is starting to run a little." The woman continued as Ruby rolled her eyes.
"Walked into a door. My girlfriend isn't one for violence." Ruby spoke as she ashed the cigarette in her hand before replacing it between her lips. "I've heard that more than enough. But tell you what I'll believe you... Miss..."
"Just call me Ruby. I need to get back into the kitchen. Enjoy your meal and the rest of your evening Miss"
"Cinder. Just call me Cinder. Here, take my number. In case you want to talk about those doors again." Cinder said reaching into her purse to pull out a card.
Ruby had no idea what was compelling her to. But Ruby reached across and took the small business card and looked at it. All she could see was a sheet of blood red, with black text of just a number. "Thanks. Doubt I'll walk into any more doors. So again, enjoy your meal." Ruby said before shoving the lit cigarette into the ashtray, stubbing it out as she began to walk back towards the kitchen. The only place she felt truly safe.
Author's Note:
Okay... so those of you keeping score, this is all of team RWBY except the loveable leader being a bad person. And sorry I was meant to write for the asylum au sequels... but this just got stuck in my head and I couldn't write for the alternative... so enjoy my new Fallen Petals story. See you next time.