I was just supposed to do this for my father, I was just supposed to bring Yang home... But I decided to do want I always wanted to do.
Yang is polishing Bumblebee, Blake is laying back in a recliner, reading the latest cosmopolitan, drawing mustaches on the woman. Cinder was talking with Emerald, laughing loudly, Pyrrha, Weiss, and Nora playing Remnant, Nora obviously winning, chanting I'm queen of the castle repeatedly. Velvet, Coco, and Neopolitan sit on the old couch they dragged in here, watching YouTube on their phones. I walked into the wear house, clutching my books close to me. Yang looks up from Bumblebee hearing the the large metal doors slam shut. She walked over to me, whipping some grime off her hands onto a rag.
"Ruby, what are you doing here?" Yang has an exasperated tone in her voice.
"Dad wanted me to come get you." I mumble. "He's worried..."
Yang tsks. "I'm not going home, and you can tell dad to blow it out his ass. Now go home."
She turns to walk away but I grasp onto her tightly. "Wait!"
"What Ruby!? Yang shouts. A few heads turn toward us.
"I-I want to join." I whisper barely audible.
"Speak up." Yang instructs me.
"I want to join the White Dragon!" I shout, eyes full of fury.
"I don't want you to join, you're too young!" Yang shouts back.
"I am not! I'm 17 years old, I'm not a child anymore." I stomp my foot to emphasize my point. "I don't need you telling me what to do!"
"You're two years younger then our youngest member, you're still in school, you still live with dad!" She glares down at me. "You're still just a child."
"I. Am. Not!" I scream. "You've only ever looked down on me, always thinking that that I'm just a little kid, you don't ever treat me as your equal, just your lesser, and sick and tired of it!"
Yang sighs, running a hand through her long golden locks. "Look Ruby, I'm sorry but my decision is final. I'm still the leader of the White Dragon, so my weird is law."
"Co-Leader." Blake mumbles, standing up and walking towards us. She looks me over like a wolf looking over it's prey. After a long moment of observation she finally speaks. "Let her join."
"What!?" Yang glares at Blake.
"Let her join." Blake repeats, unfazed by my sisters glares.
"W-Why!?" Yangs eyes flash red. "Why would I let my baby sister join the White Dragon!? Why would I want to put her I to danger like that!?"
"Because she's strong." Blake smirks. "I know it, you know it, and hopefully she knows it too."
"Y-Yes!" I sputter out. "I am strong, I'd be a great addition to White Dragon!"
"I won't let you! You don't even have a bike!" Yang crosses her arms over her chest defiantly.
"I've been saving!" I counter. "I have a enough!"
"See, she can join." Blake grins at me, causing me to blush. "Besides, new members are always needed."
Yang huffs. "Who here thinks she should join!? We'll leave it too a vote."
"I say she joins." Cinder smiles over at me. "If she gets hurt she'll only have herself to blame."
"I'm with Cinder." Emerald seconds the notion.
"I don't think she's old enough, I'm with Yang." Pyrrha adds.
"We were all young once, let her prove herself." Weiss smiles at me. "Let her join."
"Yeah!" Nora cheers. "Let her join!"
"No, we can't risk a minor joining." Velvet interjects. "We have to think about White Dragon's safety, as well as our own individual well being."
"She'll be fine, she's the legal age to drive a motorcycle. And she's smart, if she's your sister she knows a thing or two about bikes, right Yang?" Coco tilts her sunglasses down slightly in questioning.
"Well... Yeah..." Yang mutters. "But still!"
"But still nothing!" Neopolitan looks up from her phone. "You just don't want to do it because she's your baby sister. Just let her join."
"That's seven against three, majority rule, she's in." Blake announces, patting me on the back. I wince under her powerful pats.
"No! She's! Not!" Yang shouts. "I will not allow her to join!"
"And I will!" Blake barks back, stepping close to Yang. Despite Yang's height advantage by a couple inches, Blake doesn't back down. "You need to let your sister grow up, and make her own choices, the gang agrees, so what does it matter?"
"I don't want to see her get hurt!?"
"Wouldn't it be better to have her close to you at all times then?" Blake reasons. "Think about it. This way Ruby can be with you at all times, and you won't have to worry about her as much. You're a mess when you're not around her, you relax when she's around, and you hate leaving her in your fathers care, so why not put her under your care?"
"I... I'm still not sure..." Yang mumbles.
"Look how about this, if she gets hurt, in any way, I'll take full responsibility and she can be discharged from the gang." Blake compromises. "Okay?"
Yang hesitates a second before nodding. "Okay."
Blake smiles at me, and I blush a little under her gaze. "Welcome to the White Dragon Ruby Rose."
I take a few seconds before nodding. "Th-Thank you! I promise I won't let you down, I'll do my very best!"
"Weiss come over here!" Yang calls over to Weiss. She sighs, throwing down her cards and walks over to Yang.
"Yeah?"
"I want you to be rooming with Ruby from now on."
"Wh-What? Why do I have to look after the kid?" Weiss furrows her brow in both confusion and irritation. "Why can't you? You're the one that wanted to look after her in the first place!"
"I'll look after her when she's here, but I won't look after her when I have my free time." Yang smirks. "Besides, you did agree she could join."
"But I didn't mean I wanted to look after her." Weiss throws her hands up in the air. "And what about the others that wanted her to join!?"
"Don't argue with me Weiss, I'm leaving my baby sister in your care, you should feel honored." Yang smiles, patting her on the shoulder and walking off to continue her work on Bumblebee.
"Always picking on me..." Weiss grumbles, but takes my hand in hers. "Come on kid, let's introduce you to everyone."
"O-Okay," I stutter out, following her.
"This is Pyrrha." She introduces me to Pyrrha, though I've already met, or at least heard about all the girls here. Pyrrha we're a black leather jacket, the back and right shoulder decorated with the White Dragons Symbol, a white dragons head, breathing out blue flames. Under the jacket she wears a black tank top, embroidered in golden letters are the words last survivor.
"Hello." Pyrrha smiles at me. "As Weiss said my name is Pyrrha."
"You're name is very beautiful." I mumble.
"Thank you, it is from Greek mythology, Pyrrha was the daughter of Pandora." Pyrrha says with pride in her voice.
"This is Nora." Weiss continues, the gingered the to Pyrrha smiles cheekily up at me.
"I don't really know what my name is from, I just know it's cute, like meeeee!" She draws out the e in me as she presses her index fingers to her cheeks.
"Um, yes, you are." I blush, looking down.
"Awe thanks! You're pretty cute too,especially when you blush." Nora giggles. I blush brighter.
"Okay, come on newbie, I don't want this to take all day." Weiss pulls me over to Cinder and Emerald. "Cinder, this is Ruby."
"Charmed." Cinder smiles at me.
"Emerald, Ruby, Ruby, Emerald.'
"Nice to meet you." Emerald extends her hand to shake mine. I take it, her grip a bit constricting.
"It's a pleasure to meet you both. Thank you for letting me join." I thank them, bowing slightly.
"She's so cute, and so proper." Cinder chuckles.
"Alright come on, this is taking to long." Weiss huffs, pulling me over to Velvet, Coc, and Neopolitan. "Girls this is Ruby, say hi."
"Hi I'm Velvet." Velvet greets, her face not really showing much emotion.
"Hello." I greet her.
"I'm Coco, and this in Neopolitan." Coco Introduces herself and the girl next to her. Neopolitan looked up from her phone and gave a quick smile before looking back down. "Nice to meet you Ruby."
"It's really nice to meet you all." I smile at the three.
"Okay, now that that's all cleared up, I'm going back to my game." Weiss, turns but I grab onto the sleeve of her leather jacket. The white dragons eyes meets mine.
"Wait, i-i wanted to apologize." I squeak.
"For?" Weiss looks at me quizzically.
"For you having to take care of me, I know it must be a real bother."
Weiss sighs, giving me a soft smile. "No, it's fine, really. Everyone here is living with somebody else. Cinder, Emerald, and Neopolitan all live together, Pyrrha and Nora, Coco and Velvet, the only ones who don't are me, Yang , and Blake. It was bound to happen sometime."
"Still, I'm sorry you have to look after the newbie." I mumble.
Weiss shrugs, smiling. "It's better then bunking with one of these bitches."
"You'd know all about being a bitch wouldn't you Weiss!" Blake calls from her reclaimed recliner. Weiss flips Blake off, Blake merely chuckling. I giggle.
"What's so funny?" Weiss eyes me.
"Nothing, it's just..." I smile a little to myself. "You guys all seem like one big family."
Weiss looks at me in surprise before smiling herself, scratching the back of her head. "Yeah, I guess we kinda are."
We stand there smiling at each other before Weiss finally looks away, coughing into her hand. "We better get your things from your house, and then go to my place."
I nod. "Do you have a car?"
"No, but we'll take Blake's truck. You okay with that Blake!?" Weiss calls over to the black haired girl.
"Yeah, fine by me." Blake calls back. "Just bring it back when you're done."
"Okay, let's head out." Weiss claps her hands, taking mine in hers. "Come on."
"O-Okay!" I nod, smiling wide.