Author's Note: I do not own RWBY
Chapter 1
"Ruby! You're not allowed to use your semblance in this kind of sparring!" a certain ivory-haired heiress scolded, picking herself up from the ground.
"Aww, why not?" Ruby pouted, falling back from her fighting stance "It's not my fault you're such a slowpoke!" which earned her a glare from the heiress.
Weiss quickly dusted off her white combat skirt she was widely known for "If I were to use my semblance, you would've been a dolt-sicle." She mocked, Ruby smirking at the threat.
"I'll make you take back those words after I kick your butt again!" Ruby shifted her foot back preparing to attack, Weiss readied herself, bringing herself to a defensive stance.
"No holds barred?" Ruby asked, the heiress only nodding in response. The brunette smirked.
Ruby lunged forward delivering a swift kick straight for Weiss' stomach, forcing the girl to summon a protective glyph, Ruby expected this, using her semblance to quickly retrieve her leg, spun and launching her other leg for a hook kick. The heiress smirked, dropping to the ground and swept her legs across the floor, Ruby grunted and hopped from the swift leg aiming to trip her, launching herself. Ruby instantly notices Weiss' smirk on her face as a glyph appeared just underneath her, Ruby looked up and sees the same design, amazed at how Weiss' figured out on how to gain an advantage of her semblance and her inability to use it mid-air.
Her mind was racing, thinking of any scheme that could protect herself from the axe kick aiming straight for her, 'Well,' Ruby thought, 'we did agree to no holds barred, right?' as she slung Crescent Rose from her holder attachment on her hip, and pursued to block off the deadly kick with the snath of her scythe.
Weiss landed gracefully on her feet, well it would've been graceful if it weren't for the angry scowl on her face. "You absolute dolt! I am one-hundred percent sure I did not say yes to weapons." Weiss deadpanned, causing Ruby to shrink in place.
"Well, you didn't say no either?" Ruby tried defending herself, in a cautious tone, not wanting to upset the heiress any more than she already has. Even with her scowling face and knowing Ruby will face her wrath from this, she has to admit Weiss looked rather cute when angry.
"Fine." Weiss muttered she turned around away from Ruby, letting the brunette glance and Weiss' swaying hips while walking, but quickly looked up when the heiress turned back around, seeing Weiss's annoyed expression
"Ruby Rose," the huntress in training called out, "As the heiress of the Schnee Dust Company, I will defeat you here and now!" she drew Myrtenaster, the Dust capsules already rotating.
Ruby giggled at the older girl's confidence, "Well as sister of Yang, and leader of Team RWBY, I will defeat my partner!"
Weiss gave her a confused look, "How does this relate to Yang?"
"Cus I'm related to her, duh." Ruby explained as if it was the most obvious thing in Remnant. Weiss rolled her eyes.
"If I win this, you're giving up a cookies for a month!" Weiss declared, Ruby gasped, surprised how her partner can be that ruthless." Y-you monster!"
Ruby continued a smirk appearing on her face once again, "But, If I win you give me unlimited cookies for a year! And you have to feed them to me!" Weiss's face immediately heated up, her pole face making it very noticeable. The mere thought of her, a high class heiress feeding some clumsy, annoying, but surprisingly cu-WHAT?! She shook her head and readied herself
"F-fine! As a Schnee I never go back on my word!" Weiss proclaimed.
"Hehe." Ruby didn't hear Weiss's statement about Schnee pride or wherever, she was lost in her thoughts of cookies and milk, and Weiss. She was practically drooling.
"Ahem!" Weiss loudly cleared her throat, "We have a battle to get to!"
"Oh, right!" Ruby replied as she readied Crescent Rose.
"A mock battle, eh?" a voice called from the entrance of the sparring rooms. Startling both Ruby and Weiss.
"You big oaf! Don't scare us like that!" Weiss growled, electing a laugh from the blonde haired girl, with her black-haired Faunus following shortly, her eyes focused on a book, "What are you two doing here anyway?" Yang asked.
"Just a bit of sparring practice before the tournament." Ruby answered, stretching her muscles, "you guys too."
"Yes." Blake answered with her usual calm, bland voice.
"Anyways since you're starting soon. Need a countdown?"
"Sure!" Ruby said happily, "Watch out Weiss, try not to be so down when I win."
Weiss smirked, "We'll see." She said with feigned anger.
Yang held up 3 fingers, "Three!"
"Two!"
"One!" after the last finger when down she brought her hand down, "Go!"
Ruby charged her strength preparing for the clash. That is until a voice interrupted her, causing her to trip.
"Ruby!"
"Ruby!"
The first thing that came to Ruby's mind was how bright it was, the tent's nylon doing little to block out the sun's ray. She brought the nearest soft object she could feel and brought it over her head, this case being a pillow. She was about to fall asleep again until a figure entered the tent.
"Ruby! Breakfast is ready!" they called, Ruby grunted in response, wanting to spend more time with dream Weiss. "C'mon Ruby! There's even cookies!" Ruby didn't budge.
"Wow! Ruby…REFUSING COOKIES!?" Nora chimed in with Ren by her side, "HAS THIS WORLD GONE MAD?!"
"Yes, Nora the world isn't in best conditions right now." Ren said in his usual monotone voice.
"C'mon Ruby, sleeping all day isn't good for you." Jaune pleaded, shaking Ruby a bit. The brunette flipped upwards from her sleeping position staring daggers into Jaune.
"I was having a dream!" Ruby snapped, she glared at Jaune, who slowly backed off not to bother the aggravated once student of Beacon academy, "sorry…" she muttered apologetically
"Something eating you?" Jaune asked with the other team members, as they all relaxed.
"It's just…I miss them, Jaune. I miss my sister, I miss Blake, I miss…Weiss." Ruby felt her eyes becoming misty, clutching herself, finding her body cold and unwelcoming, "I thought we'd be a team forever and ever. All four of us, kicking Grimm butt, graduate together and live together like one big family." She smiled of the thought of that actually becoming a reality, until the same reality hits her in the face, "Who am I kidding that's as possible as flying right now, and all because of…her." She sighed
"Her" refers to Cinder, the supposed ringleader of the incident of Beacon, causing mayhem within Beacon, included in her destruction. Ruby noticed something odd about Cinder when they first met, something in her eyes that triggers something in her brain, not the mention the cold, fake smile she always had, not to mention her two goonies, Mercury and Emerald, the image of those three brought shivers to Ruby's spine. Every single team from Beacon went their own separate ways to tend with their own situations, unless they kept in touch in some way with other teams, fighting off any Grimm that they could see dangerously close to civilians. Grimm sightings became much more frequent in towns within the border of the four kingdoms. Guards were staying for longer hours and more and more Hunts were appearing around every town, causing Huntsman and Huntresses to seek out Grimm, graduated or not.
Due to Yang's physical and mental state to not be up to their usual standards, she requested to be left alone at the , Nora, Jaune and Ren all banded together after the beacon incident and for the past 5 months have been watching out for the kingdoms borders to keep Grimm activity as stable as possible. It was heartbreaking to see burned-down towns, the population forced to evacuate to the main kingdoms and live their lives out as outpost guards.
Ruby brought her hood up and stared at the floor, not wanting anyone to see the weak state she was in.
"It's just so unfair. To everyone in Remnant," Ruby said with a broken voice, "Because of one person's hatred for peace, they would cause all this." Ruby wiped her eyes.
"Blake's gone, Yang refuses to leave home and Weiss is…" She didn't want to think about how stressful her best friend's life must be with everything, not to mention lonely. "And…Phyrrha…" she could barely muttered. Feeling far too ashamed of not saving the girl when she had the chance, instead watching Cinder launch a bow at her chest.
The four surrounded Ruby trying to give any form of comfort they can, even Nora who was usually in her silly mood, couldn't help but frown at the sorrow of her friend and now teammate.
The three sat in uncomfortable silence, a sniffle heard here and there. Jaune slowly rose up from the tent floor and went to step outside
"It's ok though right?" Jaune spoke up the three teammates staring at him curiously, "we're going to Atlas today."
The realization hit Ruby like a truck. A smile creeping up on her face. She was going to see Weiss again. She'll get Team RWBY back at all cost.
A/N: Holy shit that was messy. Hope that wasn't too bad. Review please. See ya in next chapter I guess