It was nightfall already. Ruby had completed all the Grimm hunting tasks she had pulled off of the bulletin board, even the simple catching mice one. She walked out of the storage room into the kitchen where the old lady and old man were sitting. She dusted herself off.

"Did you get them all, dear?"

Ruby nodded.

"Here's your payment."

The old lady handed her three hundred Lien.

"What are you going to do now? You look like you're new in town."

"I have no place to go..."

"You can't stay here," the old man said and he returned to his coffee.

Ruby pursed her lips then forced a smile, "I was going to say I have no place to go so I am going to see if I can get a room at the local motel."

"Be careful over there. The local rats hang around there."

"Um, thanks."

Ruby headed back into town. She noticed the streets were more empty and quiet. It was almost eerie. Back in her time, the streets were always busy until one in the morning. She didn't hear any music or any talking. She came up to the parking lot of the rundown motel.

It definitely looked a lot worse at night and she grimaced. Sleeping outside in a tree almost seemed like the better choice but she decided to give it go. She took a deep breath and opened the lobby door. Her eyes widened some realizing she was staring at the old man from the Dust shop Roman had robbed the night she met Ozpin.

"Hello, can I help you?" he asked.

Ruby couldn't help the grin appearing on her face. She felt better seeing someone she knew.

"Yes... If it isn't too much trouble, could I get a room tonight?"

"Sure. The rate per night is thirty. One night is fifty."

"Well, I have five hundred... Does that work?"

"That is good for seventeen nights. I can get you a room with double keys. We have a slight problem with the youth here Miss Huntress."

"That's fine. Is there any way I can order pizza this late?"

"We actually don't have a pizza parlor here or any place that serves pizza. The latest place open is the Pasta Corner."

Ruby arched an eyebrow at him. "Pasta Corner?"

"Yea. They make different types of spaghetti with garlic bread."

"Um... Are there fridges in the rooms?"

"Yes. The room you are getting has a full size one."

"Ok, thanks."

Ruby headed through the long hallway and found her room. She opened the door to see a teenage boy sitting there with a book in his hands. Ruby made a face like she was confused and quite puzzled by the fact he was reading a romance novel. Ruby stood there for three minutes before he noticed her presence in the door way.

His eyes met hers. They were a deep green color she was always used to seeing about four times a week. He got off of the bed and closed the book as he put it behind him trying to hide it. Ruby was stunned because she had forgotten all about Roman Torchwick.

The thing that amazed her the most was... he didn't know who she was. To him, she was a complete stranger that was supposed to sleep in this room. Roman looked down at the floor like he was embarrassed.

This is so weird. I feel like I should expect him to attack me.

"Please don't tell the old man I'm in here."

"Please?"

Roman made a face, "Are... are you mocking me?"

"N-no! I don't mind. I'll get another room."

"No! I broke in!"

OH.

"Are you alone?"

"At the moment, yes. Some of the other guys are out at their part time jobs."

Ruby put her hands on her hips, "Why don't you have one?"

"Because... I would rather build things."

Ruby sat down on the bed.

"Like houses?"

"That's something I would like to do."

Ruby smiled.

"You can stay if you want."

Roman looked at the door then back at Ruby.

"I can't. I'll see you later then..."

"My name is Ruby Rose."

"Roman Torchwick."

He opened the other door that led to the outside and was gone into the night. Ruby stared at the spot he was sitting in. It was still warm. Somehow, she felt hurt. Almost betrayed. Roman Torchwick never seemed like the bad guy he was back in her time. She wondered why he ended up turning out the way he did.

X

Ruby woke up around ten in the morning. She rolled over in bed seeing the room was still empty but there was a red rose laying on the night stand. She sat up quickly, looking around wildly. No one was in the room at all. She could see in the bathroom just fine and it was empty too.

She reached over and grabbed it. There was a tiny note that was laying underneath the rose. All it said was 'Sorry.' Ruby felt slightly touched by the gesture. She lifted the rose up to her nose and inhaled deeply. It smelled so good.

She showered as fast as she could and got ready. She needed to get some extra clothes since it was apparent she couldn't go back home yet. Ruby filled the bathroom sink a little bit and placed the rose in it so it wouldn't die or wither as fast while she was gone. Ruby left for the city to see what she could do for the day.

X

X

"Someone knew what pieces to pull out. It's all the ones that were the hardest to obtain."

"We better get the pieces as fast as we can. Miss Xiao Long has already expressed her displeasure about the situation," Ozpin said.

"I had already told you that this was all a bad idea and that something would go wrong. What if she's actually nowhere at all?"

"That is ridiculous."

Glynda stood up glaring at the headmaster.

"You don't know much about time and space travel, do you? It is possible she got lost somewhere that is nowhere. There are giant voids of space without time and time without space. There have been people who can travel back and further because of their semblance but for someone to stay there... She might kill herself."

"I hope you don't mention that to the rest of her team."

Glynda stared at him.

"I could probably fight her but I don't know if I could survive the fight."

She grinned, "Sometimes I wouldn't mind that."

Ozpin looked unamused.

X

X

Ruby fell onto a bench near the woods. She was exhausted. She had spent the last three hours fighting Grimm non stop but she needed the money. She was so tempted to go to Beacon and talk to the Past-Ozpin so she had a place to stay for the remainder of the time she was there. She could just give her room to Roman and be done with it.

Ruby was almost asleep when she felt something brush against her leg making her jump up. She was greeted a large fluffy dog making her smile with relief. She began petting him and rubbing his belly as soon as he flopped over on the ground. She couldn't help but laugh at him.

"Rooster!"

She looked up to see Roman with six boys about his age behind him.

"Rooster!"

The dog sat up perking his ears straight.

"So, your name is Rooster?"

The dog looked back wagging his tail giving Ruby a smile.

"There he is!" one of them yelled.

They ran up to the dog not realizing Ruby was standing there. Roman stopped a few feet behind his friends staring at her just like he did last night. The boys looked up to see Ruby standing there with a weird look on her face. She began to wonder if this was the group that the old man had talked about.

"Dude, is this the chick you met last night?"

Roman's face turned bright red.

"She is hot!"

Ruby raised an eyebrow.

"Rooster came over here. I gotta go anyways. Bye guys!"

"Wait! Are you really a huntress? A lot of people in town have been talking about you."

"I am actually. I'm new in town."

"Did you clear out the woods?"

"Yes."

"I'm glad! Rooster always runs in there for fun! I'm glad you took care of it before he got hurt."

"No problem. Well, I need to shower and get something to eat. I'll see you guys later."

Roman gave her a small wave. Just for kicks, Ruby winked at him. He hid his face as quickly as he could then he whipped around to avoid seeing any part of her. Ruby knew he was a bad guy but here... he was an innocent boy who seemed slightly attracted to her. Well, she couldn't work and not have any fun... right?

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