Hello, everyone, Jessica here, and today I'm bringing you a long short story, instead of a one or two shot. Why is this a short story? Because of the concept that I came up with, and Vin expanded on. First the winners of the poll, which is Roman Candle and Gemstones, which both tied with 8 votes. If you don't know what they are, it's Yang x Roman for the first one and Emerald x Ruby for the second. Now, I personally like prompt behind Roman Candle that you voted for, which was Criminal AU. So I'm doing that first. Also, please note I'm changing a few people's personalities... Drastically in later chapters... You've been warned.
The night was young as the streets laid empty, not even a rat in sight, except for two people walking on the sidewalk. One was a young man, wielding a cane and his partner was a young looking woman, with long hair. They both walked calmly, but it had a confident swing in it.
The man had on a red-lined white suit and a small gray scarf around his neck. He has black gloves with rounded sleeves, as well as long black pants and black shoes. His black bowler hat with a red band and a small feather covered up the top portion of his bright, long, orange hair. The long bangs swept to one side, covering up his right eye. He also, interestingly, was wearing black eyeliner. His name was Roman Torchwick, and he was one of the more famous and well respected thieves around.
The woman to his left also wore a similar suit on, except it was brown color with the scarf around her neck being orange with her custom emblem. Her gloves were yellow, and her pants were brown. Her shoes were the same though. Her hair was long wild and free, as it reach far down her back. On top of her head was a bowler hat that was much smaller than Roman's, but it sat comfortably on her noggin, and it had a brown band with a yellow feather. On her wrist were two golden bracelets, although there's more to them than meets the eye. Her name was Yang Branwen, and she was the co-worker and partner of Roman Torchwick.
They were received an unanimous message in their mail earlier in the day, asking them to meet them in The Cub's Club at 8:30 p.m. for a job that would be promising. It peaked their interest, considering that they'd offer to meet in a place that favors both Yang and Roman a lot after they helped support the club in its hour of need. The pair is permanently on the VIP list, so if there was any chance of a double cross, there was no way they would risk a fight with one of the cleverest thieves in Remnant, a brute of a fist fighter, and a club filled with pissed off goons, twin melee fighters and an angry bat-rocket club owner.
They didn't usually take requests for their services, they'd just look for any two-bit con with a lot of security and a lot of cash, and 'relieve' them of their treasures. But the offer that was give to them promised them rewards not easily obtainable. This peaked their interest, so they made their way to the bar.
The moment the pair of thieves walked into the bar, Junior took notice of them and smiled.
"Torchwick, Branwen, didn't think I'd see you here, today." He said as he came by the pair. "I thought the next poker night was this Friday."
"Business, Junior." Roman said as he looked around. "Someone wanted to hire our services, so we thought we'd indulge our curiosity and find out what they'd want."
"I see... Well, drinks are on the house." Junior said as one of the twins, the one in the red dress, brought over a Strawberry Sunshine for Yang.
"Thanks Darling." She said as she took the drink. "Now, Junior, has anyone here asked for us?"
"Not specifically... But there was two people that said they were waiting for two others of, unusual backgrounds." He said, nudging to a pair that was sitting in the distance. "I'd be careful if I were you though. They aren't the type of people you cross."
Roman gave of a smile as he chuckled.
"So are we." He said as he and Yang walked towards the table.
As they approached the table, they started to make out the figures that were seated. And as they grew closer, so did the realization that they may be over their heads.
"Well, this is strange." Roman said as the two patrons looked at the woman in brown in slight surprised. "To what do we owe the pleasure of meeting with a professor and headmaster of Beacon Academy?"
Ozpin took a slight sip of his drink as Glynda watched the two closely.
"Roman Torchwick and his partner that the media dubbed 'Blondie'." He said amused. "I must say that I didn't expect you to come."
"Can't say I blame you, sir." Yang said as the two took a seat on the opposite of the administrators of the Hunter School. "And please, call me Yang, Yang Branwen."
Glynda's eyes widened a tad bit at the name, which Roman caught, but didn't press on.
"Surely, Miss Branwen. Now, I'll cut right into the chase." Ozpin said as he placed his cup down. "I want to hire the both of you to teach a class in Beacon."
Yang spit out a small portion of her drink as they, minus Roman who had a look of surprise, stared at her bewildered a bit.
"Sorry, just a little surprised is all." She said as she wiped the remains of her spit take off her face.
"Teach a class at Beacon Academy?" Roman said, looking at the two. "Are you serious?"
"Entirely." Ozpin said, as he crossed his fingers. "You know so tools of trade that would be useful for Huntsmen."
"What's in it for us?" Yang said as she composed herself. "You promise some sort of reward that was 'not easily obtainable'."
"Of course." Glynda said, having a neutral expression, but she said it with disdain in her voice. "In exchange for your services, we are prepared to offer you a pardon for all past crimes, from petty thief, to murder."
She eyed Yang on the last one as the two looked at each other. A clean state would be nice. They've done all that they've could, and they do have enough saved away to live comfortably. Plus, they wouldn't have to give up any excitement if all things went right in Beacon...
"What do we have to lose, huh Firecracker?" Roman said as he extended his hand. "We'll accept your offer, Ozpin, in the condition that me and Yang work together in your class."
"Very well." Ozpin said as he shook it. "Your first class is tomorrow after lunch. Pack your bags tonight and we'll send an airship for you to bring you to Beacon."
"What class will we be teaching?" Yang asked as the two of them started to leave.
"Combat Awareness. Good day Ms. Branwen, Torchwick." Ozpin said politely as they left.
Jessica's Box of Author's Notes
Welcome to the Box! Now, I'm going to address the elephant in the room, well for me at least. Vindex. Where is he and why hasn't he updated his stories yet? Well, I'll be honest here... I have ZERO idea where the fuck he went. He does this, sometimes. He left about three days ago to parts unknown to me. Last time he did this, he went to a mountain for a total of two weeks. My best guess at this point is because he needs an escape. He tends to bottle up his emotions... Like a lot. Last time I saw the bottle burst, he almost had a panic attack/mental breakdown... I don't know how to describe it, but it wasn't pretty because the emotion that pushed him to far was anger, and it was not pleasant for the guy that set him off. Needless to say, he's going to be gone for a while. He left a note, which is good, and said that he was going to be gone for a while. When he'll be back, I'm not sure, because that can range from a week to the longest time he's been gone... Which was TWO BLOODY MONTHS! I promise you if it's more than a month, I'm going to hit him over the head with a baseball bat.
Thankfully, he's kind enough to leave me here with his account to post my small stories. And, while the poll is very successful... You guys aren't cooperating, I can't post polls with some help from you guys. So, here's the deal. I'm going to take request now. I'll take any request that I think are worthy, and see what I can do. The most that I ask is that you give me the pairing name, the people in the pairing, a prompt/AU setting, and any other miscellaneous information that you'd like to give me.
And now, to this story. There are a bunch of changes to the RWBY timeline, the obvious being Yang and Roman. Now, I have no idea how old Roman is, so I'm going to say for this story, he's 31. Yang is 23, and is older than cannon. Roman is also acting like Sly Cooper in this AU, only stealing from other thieves and/or terrorist organizations. And finally, Yang Branwen. Yes, Branwen, not Xiao Long. I have something special planned for Tai, Summer (who is alive during this time), and Raven... Also, Qrow is dead, so yeah. I'll explain more down the line.
Also, Meeting of Soulmates... I'll update that... Eventually. I had a good roll with an idea in my head... Then Vin brought home CoD: BO3... I got distracted, and I may have... Forgotten what I had planned between the game and work. Sorry.
See ya,
Jessica