Special thanks to my buddy:

Pearl Darkness.

This story is dedicated to Pearl Darkness, who has supported me for a very long time.

Also, I want to let you guys know that sometimes I don't get the alert if there's any new reviews on my story. Usually I'll get emails, but sometimes it's just…you know, I don't get'em. Before I've gotten a job I used to browse every day to see if there's any new review, but recently I don't have time anymore.

So if I don't reply to your review, it's not because I'm rude or arrogant, it's because I really have no idea!

(To the one who reviewed my story on 30th of March, I've only received the notification email a few days ago.)

I tried to make this story anime-ish feel, so each chapter isn't long, but there'll be multi.

~T

Warning: Ruby might be a little OOC in this story. Not too much. Modern AU with no Faunus.

FB Page: IBurn 'Tank' RWBY Fanfic Author, Pa-treon: The Tanker

I do not own RWBY.

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Chapter 1: Saviors

Everyone kept telling her that having silver eyes was a unique trait, and Ruby had genuinely believed in that for years. While it was very true, it wasn't necessarily a good thing. Mankind was a weird group of creature – they like to hate on things that were different from what they defined as 'common' – and having silver eyes was on top of the list.

Well, at least for the gang of bullies in Beacon High.

Ruby Rose, fifteen, was transferred here about two weeks ago. This high school was located in the middle of a huge city, making it the closest school to the most advanced hospital in Vale.

The young girl had a genetic heart disease that required a lot of medication, thus needing to visit the hospital pretty often, so her father had decided to move here.

In her first day of attending Beacon High, she had already got picked on by a gang of bullies which shamelessly called themselves Team Cardinal. She had no friends here, and even though she wasn't a weak girl she was powerless to fight back; if she did anything heavier than just breathing, it might trigger her heart and caused the disease to attack.

The self-proclaimed leader of Team Cardinal, named Cardin Winchester was a smart boy. He was two years older than Ruby and he always managed to find such a way to bully her that wouldn't trigger her heart disease. Hiding her bag, pushing her so that she would fell down but not too hard, scribbling dirty words on her desk – and no one in her class had bothered to help. And the reason was pretty simple. Cardin's father was the current director of the school; so long as Cardin didn't go too overboard, no one would step out to help the poor girl.

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Today was no exception.

After spending several hours of looking for her school bag (which in the end turned out to be in the trash bin at the school yard), it was already evening when Ruby walked back home. Due to her father's job as a federal agent, he always had to travel everywhere and that left the brunette alone most of the time.

Ruby let out a huge sigh when she walked along the riverbank.

How long do I have to endure this?

"Oh my, why are you sighing so much when you're so young, lady?" A deep voice had startled the girl; she quickly turned to the source of it and found a hooded figure sitting under the bridge.

While Ruby was hesitating on what to do, the figure spoke again, "Fear not, Miss Rose."

"How did you know my name?"

"I've been telling fortunes under this bridge for a very long time." The figure answered, "I saw you walk pass here every day like a defeated soldier."

Ruby raised an eyebrow as she walked slowly to the fortune teller. They were just sitting on a rag with no equipment that a fortune teller would hold; it made Ruby wonder the method this hooded figure used to tell fortunes for people. She couldn't tell if they were a male or a female either, since their voice was clearly in between the two genders.

"Do you want to get your fortune told?" The hooded figure moved a little when Ruby stood in front of them.

"Uh…it's okay. I'll just-"

"There will be two saviors." The fortune teller cut her off.

"Huh?"

"One burns brighter than the sun, shielding you from the darkness; the other descends from shadow, silently protecting you from any harm that the darkness would cause. They'll shower you with plenty of love and cure your heart, whether it's physically or mentally."

Ruby blinked as she tilted her head.

"Fear not, Miss Rose. The day is near." The mysterious figure just giggled and pointed at the sun, "It's going down soon. I suggest you go home, for danger approaches when night comes. Rest well, milady."

The young girl just laughed and thanked the fortune teller before going back.

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A surprise awaited her when she opened the door to her apartment.

"Hey there, sweety."

"Dad!" Ruby abandoned her school bag and rushed to her dearest father, throwing herself into his awaiting arms, "I miss you…"

"I know." Qrow smiled and held her tight, "I can only be back for tonight though. The director just called for a meeting with the Schnees. It'll be at Atlas tomorrow night."

The girl felt her heart sank, but did her best to put on a smile, "It's okay, I understand. Rest well tonight! I'll make dinner…"

"Tsk tsk." Her father released her and smirked, "Go take a look in the kitchen."

And so she did; a table full of luxurious meal was there as she stood at the entrance with a confused expression. Qrow giggled as he patted his daughter's head and whispered, "Happy birthday, Ruby."

The girl looked at her watch, blinked, and then looked at her father.

"Well," The man shrugged, "Can't be here tomorrow to celebrate with you. So I figured I'd do it today."

She felt a slight pain within her chest – it always happened when she got emotional. Sometimes it would get serious if she got really upset; she had to be rushed to the hospital when she was attending her mother's funeral two years ago and almost did not make it.

Although Qrow was a busy man, he made sure to check on Ruby every once in a while no matter how tired he was. This wonderful father had made the girl felt really happy and blessed.

She sobbed slightly, "Thank you…dad…"

"Sshh. My little girl's finally grown up and I'm proud of ya." He smiled genuinely before smirking, "Now c'mon, let's slaughter the food before they got cold. It's been a long time since I've eaten Chinese shrimps."

Ruby chuckled, remembering how her father used to hate shrimps so much.

They spent their sweet time trying out all the food that Qrow bought while chatting with each other. Ruby had never felt so warm for a really long time – the man reminded her of her departed mother – from the way his lips curved upwards listening to her talk, to the genuine happiness that sparkled inside his eyes whenever they made contact.

"Say, dad…" The girl pushed aside the empty bowl, "Do you believe in fortune telling?"

Qrow did not even hesitate before shaking his head.

"Why?"

"If fortune telling is that useful in predicting the future, there wouldn't be so much crime going on that requires me to be ready on-call 24/7, right?" Qrow answered.

"That's true…"

"Why sweety, did somebody introduce you to fortune telling?" He tilted his head.

"Not really. There's this mysterious guy…or girl, I don't know…sitting under the bridge. They're really weird…"

"U-huh…"

"They just told me about my fortune."

"Did you pay them?"

Ruby shook her head.

"Well, whatever they've told you, don't put your mind to it too much. Don't let it affect your health." Qrow smiled.

Before Ruby could say anything, her father's cellphone rang, so he excused himself to the living room to answer it.

Two saviors huh…

To be honest, the girl was rather interested in the way that the fortune teller described her saviors. One burned brighter than the sun and the other descended from shadow – it felt really poetic to her and made her really curious if the fortune was indeed real.

"Sorry, Ruby…" Qrow came in after a while, "I gotta go now…"

"It's okay dad, I understand." Ruby smiled and got up from her seat, making her way to hug him, "Be safe, dad."

"You be safe too. And be happy, alright?" The man kissed her head.

"I'll miss you."

"Me too."

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Ruby let out a huge sigh before locking the door to her apartment. It was Friday morning, and Friday morning meant the whole gang of 'Team Cardinal' would be cycling to school together. It meant she would likely to get picked on again.

She tried changing her time to walk to Beacon High once, but the gang ended up waiting for her and her effort was useless, so she had decided to stick to her schedule. At least she would know when the gang would be coming after her.

On her way passed the riverbank, she saw the fortune teller again and the latter had nodded subtly as a greeting. Ruby waved a little before a sudden impact was felt on her back – and she fell.

"Hah, serves you right silver-eyed freak!" Cardin laughed as he cycled passed the girl.

"Go back to the planet where you belonged to!" Russel, another member of Cardin's gang stuck out his tongue towards the poor girl as he cycled behind Cardin.

Ruby let out a yelp before kissing the floor. Frustrated, she did her best to hold back her tears and tried to get up – but something had caught her attention. She lifted her head and saw a tall blonde wearing Beacon tracksuit carrying a bag over her shoulder, standing at a place where Team Cardinal would cycle past.

And as they did, the blonde kicked Cardin's bicycle so hard that he actually fell and rolled down the riverbank. Russell and his friends couldn't stop in time too and knocked right into Cardin's bicycle, getting themselves into a mess.

"Oops, sorry, didn't see you there." The blonde gave the gang a smug look before carrying on her journey to the school.

Before she continued walking though, she turned back and looked at Ruby. Silver and lilac met for a brief moment; the blonde's face was stern, but after Ruby mouthed 'thank you' to the tall girl, her expression soften a little.

"Are you okay?" A voice appeared behind the girl all of a sudden, startling her. She quickly turned around, only to be mesmerized by the beauty trying to help her. A tall woman with silky black hair and a ribbon on her head had held out her hand, trying to assist Ruby in getting up from her current position.

She took the woman's hand without hesitation.

"Thanks…" Ruby whispered. She didn't even hear any footsteps; the woman just appeared out of the blue and it made her heart raced a little.

Or perhaps it was because of the wild golden eyes that stared right into her eyes?

"You're welcome." The woman smiled.

Ruby took a good look at her now that she was standing – the woman wore a white color coat that was similar to a doctor's with a black tight skirt underneath and a pair of high heels.

"Have they been bullying you all the time?" She asked.

"Yeah…but I kinda already got used to it." Ruby looked down in shame; she felt really embarrassed that she was powerless to fight back.

"I see." The woman answered, "Well, I'll be working in the infirmary starting from today. My name is Blake Belladonna."

"Ah…my name is Ruby Rose." The girl fidgeted. While she wasn't a total loner, talking to strangers wasn't one of her specialty either.

"Ruby Rose?" Dr. Belladonna raised one of her eyebrow, "You're the girl that's on the waiting list for the heart transplant."

"Eh?"

The doctor smirked, "I was transferred to your school from Beacon General Hospital. You're pretty famous in our hospital, you know."

"Ah…"

"Anyway, I should get going. Do you want to walk together?"

Ruby's answer was cut off by Team Cardinal's angry yell. They were spatting all kinds of swear on the blonde that helped her and it made Ruby felt a slight of anger.

"Don't strain your heart too much, Ruby." Dr. Belladonna said.

The girl blushed a little hearing the woman's sexy voice calling her name. "I-I'll be fine. I'm gonna be late…"

"Sure. Let's go."

They walked towards Beacon High together; Ruby was busy dusting her shirt while the doctor followed at her side.

Just right before they passed the bridge, the young girl noticed the fortune teller lifting up their head. She saw their lips formed the word 'savior'.

Confused, Ruby looked at the tall doctor beside her for a brief moment – and her brain replayed the scene where the blonde helped her take care of Cardin's gang.

Eh?

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Did the adult Belladonna surprise you?

Anyway, the anime-ish feel I was talking about is of course, the riverbank! It appears in almost all school life anime, so I figured I must use it in this story too.

A lot of you might notice that I like to put Qrow as Ruby's father. Now, I don't support the 'Qrow is actually Ruby's father' theory in the show. I like him as her uncle.

But I have to somehow let Yang and Ruby to not be sisters in certain stories; and the easiest way? Qrow as Ruby's dad and Tai as Yang's dad while Raven and Qrow aren't blood related. That's my solution… (I'm super lazy to make an OC)

Also, stern Yang is love too!

Tell me how you think of this story and if you wanna read the next chapters, you can hit the follow button.

~T

FB: IBurn 'Tank' RWBY Fanfic Author, Pa-treon: The Tanker.

I do not own RWBY.

This story is dedicated to:

Pearl Darkness.