Chapter One: Rose-Branwen Beginnings

Yang walked up to the house, cracking her back as she turned the key in the door. She was looking forward to being back at home after a long day of school. It was always nice to be back where she knew it was comfy.

The blonde was wearing a nice pair or skinny jeans she'd worked for a solid three hours to get the perfect design of a rip for. Her boots were combat boots that went under the jeans, giving her the 'bad girl' look. She had a tight orange shirt, which may perhaps have been tight because of her decently sized breasts. Her long blonde hair fell to her waist, long and flowing, definitely well groomed. There was a pair of Aviators on her shirt, hanging down a little. Her lilac eyes flashed slightly in the light, the mischief in them very evident.

However, what she did not expect was the sight that beheld her as she walked into her house's living room, which was in a position that you couldn't see it from the door and vice versa .

On the living room couch, fidgeting and making a good deal of noise was her older sister Ruby, who shared the house with her and sometimes their parents, Raven and Summer. Ruby, in this particular case, was in her underwear, showing off her pink and red spotted panties and a bra with red roses on it, a gift Yang had gotten her for Christmas along with red socks, which were also a gift. She was also bound up snugly by several dozen feet of rope, which encircled her arms, legs, and breasts and forced her into a seated position with her hands behind her back. A red ball gag was in her mouth, buckled tightly around her head. Her red hair was falling into her face and showed some signs of sweat. The nineteen year old was fidgeting a lot, something obviously bothering her.

"Ruby!" Yang rushed over to her, unbuckling the gag from her mouth. "What happened?! Were we robbed?!"

"Y-Yang?" Ruby asked, her tone nervous and squeaking slightly. "Wh-What are you doing here?"

"I came home from school," Yang said. "What happened?!"

Before Ruby could explain, a small crash could be heard from the kitchen. Yang bolted into the kitchen, stopping when she saw the sight of a woman in white outfit like a suit, a corset around her waist, and high heels sitting on her ass, rubbing her head. Her head was a unique shade of hair, being dyed to be like ice cream; Neapolitan to be specific. She had a pink eye and a brown eye, similar to her hair. Said woman was a good deal shorter than Yang, who was tall for her age, taller than Ruby, despite the three year age gap.

"Stupid heels," She could be heard muttering. "How does Cin manage these stupid things?"

"Who the hell are you?!" Yang exclaimed, marching over to her.

"Eep!" The girl spotted Yang, trying and failing to get up. "Wh-Who are you?"

"I could ask you the same question, bitch!" Yang cracked her knuckles. "Now, why did you tie my sister up?"

"Oh shit," The girl gulped, trying and failing once again to stand, using a chair as leverage. "So, uh, you're the overprotective little sister Ruby talked about."

"Who are you?" Yang demanded.

"Her, uh, girlfriend?" The woman gulped again, her voice getting higher and quieter as each word left her mouth.

"Wait, what?" Yang stopped, looking the woman up and down. Minus the heels, she seemed to be pretty small, maybe shorter than Ruby. Hell, she could be shorter than Weiss.

"I'm… dating… her?" The woman said.

"And, who wanted to do the kinky stuff?" Yang crossed her arms.

"M-Me?" The woman shrunk down a little under Yang's gaze.

"I see," Yang said. "You got a name?"

"C-Call me… Neo," The woman said, looking at Yang.

"Weird name," Yang said.

"Says the violent one whose name is half of a Buddhist symbol," Neo said, sticking her tongue out.

"I'm not taking criticism from you, short stuff," Yang grabbed Neo by her top, pulling her up to her face with one hand. Neo's feet dangled a good eighteen inches off the ground, probably more without the heels. She gulped, looking into Yang's lilac eyes.

"Wh-What are you gonna do to me?" She asked, her voice trembling a little.

"I'm gonna let you go home and think about what you've done," Yang said. "And, you're gonna think twice about trying this again."

"Y-Yes," Neo nodded quickly, her breast length hair waving a little as she did. Yang dropped her unceremoniously, allowing her to stumble out in the heeled platform shoes she had chosen to wear.

"Now," Yang said. "To deal with Ruby."

Yang walked back into the living room to see Ruby struggling with the ropes.

"So Rubes, you have a girl?" Yang crossed her arms, smirking.

"Y-Yes," Ruby became more nervous, knowing her little sister was certainly one to not miss the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. "You didn't… kill her, did you?"

"Nah," Yang sat down next to the redhead and feeling the ropes. "But, who started this little rope game here?"

"Uh… me?" Ruby asked.

"Well," Yang said, an all too familiar smirk widening. "I'll have to make sure Summer and mom know all about this one. They're coming later."

"Uh, can we keep this secret?" Ruby asked, gulping.

"Nah," Yang said, putting an arm around Ruby. "But, I'm more of a show, not tell girl, so I'm gonna let you show them yourself."

"Y-You're not gonna untie me?" Ruby asked.

"Nope," Yang popped the 'p'. "I'm gonna make sure they get a nice good view."

"Y-You wouldn't!" Ruby's eyes widened as she heard that mischievous tone that more often than not got her into some kind of trouble.

"I would," Yang's sinister grin showed up. "Now, you're gonna stay nice and comfy right here."

Yang re-buckled the gag onto Ruby, snickering as she pat the pouting redhead.

"See ya later, Rubes," Yang snickered. "I'm gonna go grab Neon and head out. You sit tight."

Ruby groaned as she fidgeted in the bindings Neo had put onto her while Yang exited the room, probably heading up to do her hair before she left. She struggled a little as she heard the door open, thinking it was her mother or Raven.

"G'day, mates!" The familiar Aussie voice of their neighbor, Velvet, came in from the door. "I'm here to drop off that stuff Ruby needed for that project she was workin' on. Ruby? Yang? You gals in here?"

Velvet, who was a tallish girl, though shorter than Yang, was a bit thinner than Yang. She had a pale complexion, despite liking the sun a lot. She was wearing a nice skirt that had a checkered pattern and went to her knees. She had on a small jacket over her t-shirt which had a cute little bunny on it. Her hair was as brown as the material for which she shared a name, though it had a good deal of reddish tint in it. Though, her name mostly came from the reference to the rabbit, whose Faunus heritage she shared. Her long ears were folded over, being a reddish brown and standing out from her hair… not that she tried to hide them. The insides were pink, but had a cute look to them. Her eyes were a nice mahogany brown, showing off her colors well.

Ruby made a shout as loud as she could, Velvet walking into the house, seeing her, her rabbit's ears shooting straight up in shock

"Ruby!" The thick Australian accent of the rabbit Faunus came in as she moved over to Ruby, ungagging her. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," Ruby said. "Can you, uh, untie me?"

"Alright, let me see," Velvet said. "Let me work at these knots a little."

The rabbit faunus struggled on the knots, groaning in frustration when she couldn't do it.

"Sorry, Ruby," She said. "I can't get 'em. These are pretty hard knots. Crikey."

"Crikey?" Ruby asked.

"Sorry," Velvet chuckled, embarrassed. "Coco was over and we watched some Steve Irwin yesterday. He was like her hero."

"I hope you're not jealous," Ruby laughed.

"Oh, he's dead," Velvet said. "He died twelve years ago. The day we found out he died, Coco and I headed out to an aquarium and Coco spent two hours yelling profanities to a stingray. I was laughing so hard until we got kicked out."

"Wow," Ruby said.

"Yeah," Velvet laughed. "But it was fun. We tried to go back in, but they wouldn't let us."

"That's funny." Ruby laughed.

"Yeah," Velvet said. "So, who tied you up like this?"

"Uh, she did," Ruby laughed nervously, attempting to work on the knots.

"Yang?" Velvet asked.

"No, she left me tied up, the jerk." Ruby pouted.

"I see," Velvet said, chuckling. "Why?"

"So mom and Raven would see me," Ruby said. "Since I never told them about Neo."

"Well, tell me about this girl of yours." Velvet said. "She seems pretty nice."

"Well, uh," Ruby blushed a little. "She's cute, small, an—"

"How old is she?" Velvet interrupted.

"She's a little older than me," Ruby said.

"Ah," Velvet said. "Well, that's good. So, she tied you up like this?"

"Yep," Ruby said. "She said she wanted to try something and here we got."

"Well, I'm sure it's more enjoyable on your end," Velvet pat Ruby, who pouted. "But, why did she not untie you?"

"Yang was a meanie and scared her off," Ruby said.

"I see," Velvet chuckled. "Well, I'd try my buoy knife, but Coco's a weapons enthusiast like you, so it's too sharp to cut the ropes without cutting your skin. Sorry."

"It's fine," Ruby said. "Just make sure Yang doesn't come back and do anything."

"I won't," Velvet said. "Why not call your girlfriend and have her come here to untie you?"

"Because I don't want Yang to come back and see her again," Ruby sighed. "She scared her off."

"Oh, that's true," Velvet said. "Well, I hope you can escape."

"I think I'll be stuck here until mom and Raven get back." Ruby sighed. "Neo was getting ready to untie me, but she went into the kitchen and got scared off by my big jerk of a little sister."

"Speaking of which I got a text from her," Velvet looked at her phone. "It says 'Velvs, if you're reading this, leave Ruby alone. You'll get why when you're inside. PS: eat this note'."

"But, it's a text," Ruby said.

"I know," Velvet said. "I told her. She sent another one. It says 'PPS heh PP: you don't have to eat the text, just destroy the text'."

"Of course Yang is so immature," Ruby groaned. "It's like she's five, not sixteen."

"I'll call Coco to get you," Velvet said. "Hold on, I'll head back to my house and grab my phone charger so mine can charge."

"Alright," Ruby said. "I'm not going anywhere."

"Alright," Velvet nodded, heading out of the house.

Ruby waited patiently for the rabbit Faunus to return, getting a little fidgety. She began to get nervous as the minutes ticked on, the arrival of Yang, or worse: her parents looming ever closer.

She jumped when she heard the door open, not knowing whether to be excited or nervous.

"Velvet?" Ruby asked "Is… is that you?"

"Nope!" The shout came that caused Ruby's face to pale. She knew that flighty, excitable voice and she knew exactly what would happen if she made any noise past this point.

"Ruby, where the he—" Raven walked into the living room, her mouth opening as she saw the frantically struggling Ruby trying to escape her bonds. "What the hell is this?"

Raven was tall, showing where Yang got her height. Her body was built well, showing some muscle. She was dressed in black jeans that held close to her, but weren't skinny jeans. She had a bloody (in color) red shirt that was short sleeved. Over it, she wore a jacket that was a black color with a red spot on it. Her hair was similar to Yang's, but stark black. Her eyes were blood crimson, blinking once.

"Baby!" Summer gasped upon entering. "What happened to you?! Were you attacked?!"

Summer was the shorter of the two, looking almost exactly like Ruby, right down to her eyes. She was also quite fit, her frame rivaling Raven's in terms of muscle to body ratio (she was still small, pretty much Ruby's exact height). She dressed in a pair of red jeans. She had on a white shirt with a big red rose on it. Around her was a white cloak that resembled one that was in Little Red Riding Hood stories except, well, white. Coming down her arm was a large tattoo of a rose vine, complete with thorns. Were her shirt off or with a lower neck, one could see her tattoo became a rose on her chest, just over her heart, a sort of symbolic tattoo. On her stomach almost touching the rose with its size, one could partially see a tattoo of what resembled a Grimm reaper, a metallic scythe in her hand and a raven on her (the Reaper's) shoulder in front of a shattered moon. Her hair was black, one of the few differences between her and Ruby, but had a large red streak dyed into it, whereas Ruby had black tips. Her silver eyes were darker than Ruby's, but not in any way duller. In fact, they actually seemed livelier than Ruby's.

"Mom, calm down, it's okay!" Ruby tried to say, interrupted by Summer rushing over and hugging her bound form with the force of a wrecking ball. Ruby sighed, making a mental note to plan time with her girlfriend better.

"Now, let's get these knots off!" Summer quickly began to work on one.

"Hold on, babe," Raven pulled her back. "Ruby, who did this to you?"

"Wh-Why does she need to be pulled back for that?" Ruby asked.

"Because if I don't like the answer, you can stay like that," Raven said.

"Yang did," Ruby grumbled, knowing that her sister's lookalike mom wouldn't take the bait easily, but hoped it would work anyway.

"Yang!" Raven called out, Ruby paling as she realized Yang was still there. "Get down here!"

"I'm doing my hair!" Yang called back.

"NOW!" Raven shouted. "Or I'll dye it pink!"

The rush of footsteps came in a flurry as Yang about fell down the stairs to get down fast enough. Raven crossed her arms, tapping her foot, which got Yang confused.

"What?" Yang grumbled. "I'm getting ready to go out."

Yang was dressed in a nice, tidier pair of jeans and a yellow shirt under a biker's jacket that was tan and yellow. Her hair was pulled into a ponytail, showing off a nice pair of pearl earrings with cats on them.

"Explain why your sister is like this," Raven pointed at Ruby.

"She started some kinky stuff," Yang shrugged. "Not my problem."

"Did you do it?" Raven asked.

"No," Yang said.

"Then, who did?" Raven asked.

"Why don't you ask her?" Yang shrugged with a grin. "I'm sure she'd be happy to tell you the story."

"What?" Raven asked.

"Yeah, ask her to tell you why she's like that," Yang said.

"She said you did it," Raven said.

"I didn't do that," Yang said.

"Fine, I'll believe you," Raven said. "But, if I find out you're lying, I'll—"

"You'll do what?" Yang challenged. "You'll do something you wouldn't do to Ruby if she did the same thing?"

"Don't you talk back to me," Raven growled a bit.

"Raven, stop," Summer grabbed Raven's arm. "She's right, you know. You need to treat your children the same. Yang's my baby too and I'm not gonna let you do something you wouldn't do to Ruby."

"Hey!" Ruby said. "I don't wanna get hit!"

"Then, behave," Summer grinned, patting Ruby's head. "But, Raven, you're not gonna hit Yang if you wouldn't also hit Ruby."

"Fine, fine," Raven sighed. "But, I'll make you regret it if you lie to me."

"I'm not lying!" Yang shouted. "God, mom, you always think that! I'm going on a date! I'll see you later and you better be in a better mood!"

Yang stormed back upstairs, leaving a shocked Raven and a giggling Summer.

"What's so funny?" Raven asked.

"She's definitely your kid," Summer said in her giggle fit.

"Oh, ha ha," Raven rolled her eyes, flicking Summer's nose, causing her to put her hands over it.

"Heeeeeey," Summer whined a little.

"Hey," Raven said. "Now, Ruby, you're gonna talk and you're gonna talk now. Who did this?"

"Uh… I did?" Ruby tried the second easiest excuse.

"You did?" Raven raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "So, you expect me to believe you tied yourself up?"

"Some people do that, Rae," Summer shrugged.

"Yeah, but how'd she do her wrists?" Raven asked. "She's no girl scout."

"Well, true," Summer said. "But, she is a bit flexible."

"Well, then she can untie them as well," Raven said.

"Untying a knot's way harder than tying it," Ruby said. "Look, can you just untie me now? I want to go to the bathroom."

"Yeah, yeah," Raven rolled her eyes. "Now, try to untie yourself."

"I can't, I already tried," Ruby said.

"Fine, then I suppose I'll just have to leave you there," Raven turned to leave, pulling Summer with her.

"Ruby, I'm back!" The voice of Velvet sounded as she walked in with her cousin, Coco. The mocha dressed fashionista was wearing her trademark beret and shades as she walked in with a smirk and a knife in her hands.

"We're here to get ya free," Coco said, chuckling as she walked in.

"Oh thank god," Ruby said in a sigh of relief.

"Hi, Velvet, hi Moka!" Summer waved from the kitchen.

"*sigh* it's Coco, Mrs. R." Coco corrected the woman for what seemed like the hundredth time. "Moka's from that show you watched with the pink haired girl."

"Oh yeah!" Summer grinned sheepishly. "That's right! The manga for that was better though. Way better story."

"Didn't you start reading that because you used to know someone named Miozore?" Raven chuckled.

"The character in the manga was called Mizore," Summer corrected. "Similar… and both like ice a lot, so I guess it's true."

"I still can't believe you're into that weeb stuff," Raven sighed.

"Hey!" Summer exclaimed. "It's not weeb stuff! I'm a normal girl just like you!"

"Normal's not the word I use," Raven pat her on the head, Summer pouting in her trademark white cloak.

"Meanie," She said behind the pout.

"Funny how the big tough tattoo girl's just a big softie behind all the ink on her chest," Raven laughed.

"Hey, you like looking at my tattoos," Summer said.

"That's for a private conversation," Raven chuckled.

"Yeah, we're still here," Coco said. "Listenin' to that gross conversation."

"Let's just get Ruby free," Velvet pat Coco's shoulder as the diva began to cut the ropes, the Aussie Faunus pulling on her ears in nervousness. After about a minute, Ruby was free and stretched her arms and legs.

"Thanks, Coco," Ruby said, standing. "Now, I'm gonna go get something to eat. Who else wants me to bring back something?"

"I'll be eating a nice… seasonal cuisine later," Raven said, smirking. "But I could go for something from a bird."

"Chicken?" Ruby asked.

"Sounds great," Raven said. "Make sure it's good."

"Oh, hush," Ruby rolled her eyes. "You'll eat it no matter what, you carnivore."

"Well, duh," Raven said. "Meat is meat."

"Yeah!" Summer grinned. "I like meat too!"

"I'll bring you back some cookies," Ruby sighed. Summer's eyes widened as she began to drool a bit, an excited grin coming to her face as she hugged Ruby.

"Thanks, baby!" She squeezed Ruby, causing the red themed girl to gain a slight shade of blue.

"Mom, air!" She choked out.

"Oh, sorry, baby!" Summer let her go, patting her. "Sometimes I don't know my own strength!"

"You always forget, you neurotic spaz," Raven teased, causing Summer to pout once again as Ruby went upstairs, secretly taking the ropes and ball gag. "There's not a day that goes by when you haven't forgotten and turn Ruby into Violet."

"That's totally what we should name our next kid!" Summer exclaimed.

"How are we supposed to have said kid?" Raven rolled her eyes. "Neither of us is a guy and we didn't even have our own kids with each other. They're related on the Branwen side and that's it."

"We could adopt," Summer said.

"This is a conversation for later," Raven said, chuckling. "Besides, we've already got two to take care of. Let's let them leave first."

"Okay," Summer crossed her arms, pouting a little as Coco and Velvet laughed, making their exit.

Yang headed down the stairs, holding a set of keys.

"You better wear a helmet," Summer said. "Be safe, sweetie!"

"Yeah, yeah," Yang said.

"Hey, don't talk to your mother that way!" Raven said.

"Whatever," Yang yanked the helmet off the wall, sending the whole rack down with it. "I don't know or care when I'll be back so don't waste your time waiting up."

"I'd like you back by ten, sweetie," Summer said. "Can you do that?"

"Sure, whatever," Yang rolled her eyes.

"And, we're gonna talk about this behavior of yours," Raven said.

"But, we're going to be nice," Summer said, smiling.

"Alright," Yang sighed. "Love you guys."

As the blonde headed out, the obvious roar of her motorcycle indicating her leave, Raven and Summer sat down on the couch, Summer leaning on Raven.

"So nice and soft," She said, kissing Raven's chest.

"Oh, are you trying to flirt?" Raven chuckled.

"Is it working?" Summer asked.

"Not really," Raven smirked. "Your clothes are still on."

"Well, Ruby's still here," Summer said. "I could rub your tummy."

"What?" Raven asked as Summer slipped her hand under her shirt, rubbing her stomach. Raven was confused until she felt Summer's hand go a little lower.

"Oh, I see," Raven said, her breath hitching as she felt it. "Keep rubbing, babe."

Summer giggled, stopping as she kissed Raven on the lips, nuzzling up to her.

"You're like a cat," Raven poked her nose. "You sure you're not a cat Faunus?"

"Well, you've seen all of me," Summer giggled. "You didn't find a kitty tail or ears?"

"You should get some fake ones then," Raven chuckled. "That is the only weeb stuff that suits you well."

"Well, you get me a good pair and I'll wear 'em," Summer grinned.

"Oh, I know you will," Raven chuckled. "You wouldn't not wear 'em, you affectionate woman you."

"Oh, you know me so well," Summer sighed in contentment, wrapping her arms around her. "But, let's have some fun when Ruby leaves."

"Where do you think she's going?" Raven asked. "You don't think she's got a guy, do you?"

"Well, she better not turn out gay is all I can say," Summer said.

"Well, you hypocritical homophobe," Raven snickered. "Why not?"

"Because I'm supposed to be the Rose gay one," Summer pouted. "I don't wanna get confused for her by a girl."

"The same would happen with a guy, ditz," Raven laughed. "Besides, you're way more energetic than her anyway."

"Yeah, I know," Summer grinned. "Ruby's such a lazy girl."

"Hey!" Ruby said as she came down the stairs dressed in jeans and a red leather jacket over a red tank top. "I resent that remark!"

"Why?" Summer asked, her tone an obvious teasing one. "It's true,"

"Because you're so—ugh, I can't win a fight with you!" Ruby crossed her arms.

"Because you're lazy," Summer giggled.

"Yeah, sure, that's it," Ruby conceded sarcastically. "Now, I'm going to the store, I'll be back later. Don't wait up, I ain't gonna be gone long. I'll bring you guys back your birds."

"Sweet!" Summer grinned as Ruby left, her and Raven wrapping an arm each around each other as they turned on a movie and began to kiss.

Well, this seems like an interesting start to a new story. Next chapter's about the other major players in this story, particularly the Monochrome duo's introduction chapter. See how that goes soon.