AN: This is a...I'm not gonna say short story, but the parts will be shorter than what I've posted here before. That's cause it comes from my tumblr blog ask-mad-rwby and format stuff..and I'm writing a section a day...sorta... Anyway, this is rated M simply for implied, and later on very real, violence and some implied sex that'll come later on. Well Read&Review if ya feel like.
Ruby couldn't keep going…they had been running for so long. Her and the rest of her team had just made it to the bottom of Mountain Glenn. "I need…I need to stop…" Ruby managed before collapsing.
Her sister looked down at her, then up at the mountain. "We've traveled a long distance. We should be safe for a while." The blonde haired boxer looked over at the other two members of the team. "Are you okay to stop?"
Weiss swayed a little and leaned back on a tree. "Yeah…I guess so…I can stave it off…for a while…"
Yang nodded and looked over at Blake. The cat faunus twitched a little, her eyes darting around madly. Yang carefully approached and put a hand on her partner's shoulder. "Blake? You in there?"
Blake's eyes snapped to Yang, for a moment, before her head bowed and she forced herself to relax. "Yes…I'm…I-…I'm fine. For a bit."
Yang smiled gently and nodded. "Alright…why don't you three sleep for a bit, it'll help stave off the madness. I'll keep watch."
Neither Ruby nor Weiss complained as they laid on the forest floor, Ruby taking off her precious cloak and Weiss undoing her hair before they do. Yang nodded in approval, then tried to get Blake to follow suit.
Blake shook her head and gripped Yang's coat. "No…no I…you were affected too…what if…something happens…"
Yang smiled and gently reached up, pulling off Blake's disheveled bow, revealing her black ears. "Shhh…Blake its okay…I'm used to this drive to fight….you three aren't. Just relax for a little while."
Blake slowly let go of Yang and whimpered. "Yang…I can feel it growing…"
Yang simply nodded and put the black ribbon in Blake's hand. "You'll be fine…sleep. I'll try to wake you if I sense a Grimm…I promise. And don't worry, I know you won't hurt them."
Blake nodded in understanding and carefully laid beside her smaller team mates. Yang smiled and carefully took Ruby's cloak and draped it over her team. Then she sat by a tree and looked around, watching the forest, watching very carefully for a Grimm…something they can use to dispel their madness…their new lust of fighting. Yang shivered and swayed for a moment, her eyes flickering red as the madness begins to return. Yang shook her head then pulled out her scroll and started to surf the web and check her mail…though she ignored the messages asking where they were….but other's she typed out a response for, she might as well, just to distract herself.
Yang shifted positions, leaning back on the tree as she cast her gaze upward to the night sky, counting the stars to help her relax. Then she turned her gaze down at her team, sleeping peacefully, for the most part. Ruby whimpered in her sleep and Yang couldn't help but chuckle softly as both Weiss and Blake turned and put their arms around the small girl in red.
"Well...isn't that adorable..." the blonde said softly. Her team visibly shivered as a cold wind started up. Yang scooted forward and gently pushed the three closer together, none of them complain, actually it just takes a nudge for Weiss to try and grab Blake and pull her closer as well, sandwiching Ruby between the two. Yang did what she could to stop herself from laughing...even when Weiss let's her madness out she'd never admit she was a cuddler.
Yang quickly scooted away, settling back in her spot by the tree. She could feel the cold of the night, but it didn't affect her. In fact...Yang felt like she was burning. There was a fire inside her that wanted out...her semblance...her desire to fight, it almost hurt.
She twitched a little, trying to control herself. She had to...she couldn't loose her mind now. The others needed her to keep watch...they needed her to stay strong. Ever since that mission, ever since the madness had begun to infect the rest of her team, she had been the rock, something to keep them steady. She boasted that she knew how to control this, that she could teach them...but even this was too much. It hurt so much...the pain and fire burning through her.
She slowly clenched and unclenched her fists, watching her gauntlets engage and retract with her movements. She took a steady breath and looked over at the bag which Ruby had dropped when she collapsed which contained the other weapons, along with some of Weiss's dust.
Yang closed her eyes and started to count to herself slowly and carefully, attempting to gather her thoughts. Though something cut through her attempt...a feeling that made her hair stand on end. Slowly she stood as her eyes, and vision turned red. "...Grimm..." she said breathlessly.
The young boxer tried to control herself...tried to remember her promise to Blake, but the fog in her mind quickly overcame her though. Her body relaxed as her mind fell to desire and quickly she ran off, with nothing but the intent to kill.