So, I recently read a fanfic where just Ruby was a B.A. parkourist, so I thought, "why not all of them?" And I put my Ideas to writing, and this is what came out of it. And to my inspiration, Dante The Kitsune, thank you! P.S. If you're reading this, Dante, START WRITING AGAIN!
Ruby POV
I woke up as soon as my alarm went off. I turned it off, And slid out of bed without a sound. I hoped Yang was making coffee; I couldn't wake up until I had some coffee.
I slipped on my slippers (heh heh) and walked into the kitchen. Yang had already made coffee (best sister ever) and Blake was nowhere to be seen.
"Mornin' Ruby. How'd you sleep?" She asked, flipping over the pancakes.
"Pretty well, considering that I had almost been caught by the cops last night." She winced.
"Yeesh. Another one of the trap customers?"
"Nah, this one was safe. They had me graffiti a meme face on one of the full body police posters," I said, taking sip of my coffee.
"Pfft, are you kidding? Which one?"
"The 'forever alone' face, I saw it," Blake said, walking in suddenly. Her hair was wet, suggesting a shower. She sat down, smiling at me. "It's literally on the poster across the street."
"Really!?" She ran over to the window. Then I thought she'd die laughing. "Awesome! That is one of the funniest things I've ever seen!"
"I know, right?" I was feeling proud and embarrassed with myself. Proud because it was for all to see and embarrassed because my sister was seeing it.
It's a hard life, but a good one, for us. Some people who're desperate become prostitutes, some people rob banks. Us? Well, we do parkour. We specialise in delivering illegal messages and packages, but we do other things to. Some examples are graffitiing signs and taking down certain cops. We do it all for money. Nobody knows our faces, so we're safe when we go to get food or anything like that. We all change our clothes, but we all prefer… smaller changes too. I like to wear a hood, Yang changes her hair, and Blake has the dumbest disguise that really works: she takes off her bow, showing off her ears. I can't believe it actually works. Sometimes I worry that she'll be caught. She doesn't.
"Well, I'm no art critic, but I think you exaggerated a little on how ugly it is," Blake offered. "I mean, no one I know has one that ugly!"
"At least she added the helmet," Yang pointed out. She pecked Blake on the cheek before going back to making the pancakes.
"Sheesh, can't you guys get a room?" I asked sarcastically.
"We did get a room," Blake whispered, leaning over towards me. "And we used it last night, if you know what I'm saying."
"Blake, I heard that!" Yang sounded like she was trying to be mad, but the smile riveted across her face said otherwise. "Are you trying to get her excited!?"
"Maybe I am. But, anyway-" She turned to me, her ears twitching. "Ruby, you're getting a call."
I nodded and walked back into my room, picking up my phone. "Hello?"
"Who wants some pancakes!?" I heard through the speaker.
"Hey Nora. What's up?"
"Nothing. Just wanted to say hi, cause I haven't in a week or so. You good?"
"Yeah. How's your branch of the business?"
"Not bad. Ren got a trapper and got shot in the shoulder, but besides that, we're good."
I forgot to mention our friends, Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren. They're just like us, except they have a team name. Team JNPR(juniper) they like to call themselves.
While I'm on the subject, let me tell you about the other teams in Vale. Let's see… there's team JNPR, team CRDL(cardinal), team CFVY (coffee), team SSSN(sun), team ABRN(auburn), team BRNZ(bronze), and team NDGO(indigo). We're a pretty big syndicate. While most of us do parkour, some of the teams do other things. CFVY skateboards, CRDL uses bikes, and ABRN uses roller-skates. Me, Yang and Blake are the only ones who don't have a team name. ANYWAY, back to the conversation!
"Yeesh. He okay?"
"Yeah. Oh, and I got to see his chest when Pyrrha dressed the wound!"
"Nice. Are the rumors true?" I had heard that he didn't have just a six-pack, but an eight-pack.
"YES! I couldn't believe it! Ohmygosh Ohmygosh Ohmygosh it is sooo hot!" Nora doesn't always fangirl, but when she fangirls, she fangirls.
"Nora, I heard that!" I heard Ren yell.
"Oh! Sorry, Ruby, I need to go. Bye!"
She hung up. Oh well. I checked the clock and saw it was right on time. Time to train.
Weiss POV
"I had just put that poster up! And those twerps totally defaced it! Do you know how much money it takes to replace those!?" I overheard my father shout.
"Honey, please, you might wake up Weiss…" My mother tried to sooth him.
"So!? She's better off knowing what's actually happening in this damn city!"
It was on a saturday and another one of the police posters had been another victim of graffiti. Not that I could blame the people who did it. My father had found a loophole in the law that let him take privacy away from an entire city! Well, I understood also why my father did it. To make sure terrorism or crime didn't happen, among other things.
"Speaking of which, I should probably go get her up," My mother said. I heard her walking down the hall to my room. "Weiss? Are you up?"
"Yeah, I got dressed too," I answered.
"Not in those criminal clothes, I hope."
"Mom, they're not criminal clothes, they're casual clothes!"
"But they make you look like a criminal. Come on, you need some breakfast!"
I walked out in my normal outfit, mostly just to make my mother and father happy. I sat down at my seat and took a bite out of my eggs. My gaze floated over to the newspaper. "Another storehouse robbery?" I asked.
"Yes. This city is turning into a zoo," My father answered.
"Maybe you could loosen the 'no-privacy' laws in Vale," I suggested.
"What? And let the city be doused in terrorism and crime!?"
"N-no, I thought that maybe people would think better thoughts about you, and maybe commit less crime…?"
He paused, then put his head in one hand. "I'll think about it."
I finished my breakfast and got up. "Well, I'm going to go shopping today. I have the free time."
"Alright, have fun!" My mother cooed. I waved to them and walked out into the entry-room onto the front walkway. Penny was waiting with the limo, like usual.
"Hello again, Ms. Schnee," She greeted, bowing. "Where to?"
"I'd like to go to the east side of town, please," I answered.
"Um, ma'am," she stammered, "With all due respect, that's the slum side."
"I know," I responded. "I just… have something special planned."
"I see. Well, get in the car and I'll see you there."
I climbed in and started daydreaming. I always did that in cars.
I was born into a life of wealth and business. I was heiress to the Schnee Dust company, the most successful in the world. When I turned 17, my father decided to move to Vale, and became intertwined in politics. He used his money and influence to get to the top and became mayor. But he decided to take privacy away completely and… what's the term? Ah yes, shit hit the fan. There were organized protests and riots, and police were forced to use force(and by that I mean guns and violence). And then the city changed, with crime ravaging the city and poverty everywhere. I was one of the only couple hundred who aren't poor or middle class. But for some reason, I didn't want to be rich.
"Ma'am, we're here," Penny announced, breaking me out of my thoughts.
"Oh! Thank you, Penny. Please wait here." I dropped a tip into her hand(a $100 bill) and stepped out of the car. "Weiss," I said to myself, "Welcome to the real world."
Okay, not much parkour in this chapter, but I guarantee, there will be in the next one. Review, favorite, and follow to get some more of the awesomeness! Bye!
