The wind seemed to pick up as she ran, a cool breeze running through her fur. Yang leaped over a fallen tree with the greatest of ease and landed back on her paws perfectly. She could hear loud barks everywhere around her, one came from the side of her, Cardin. Another happened to be from Mr. and Mrs. Arc, and then one tired, no, exhausted bark from Jaune behind them. Several other wolves were barking amongst themselves, but Yang didn't exactly speak with them. They weren't of her concern.
It had been a lovely day for Sir Deery the deer. He was drinking water from the pond, reflecting on his day. He had run into traffic twice, nearly been shot, and got ridden by a four year old. Over all, he had had worst days.
'This is relaxing' he thought. 'Maybe I'll just stand here for no reason at all'
Howling could be heard.
'Oh, predators... Nah, to comfy...'
Suddenly, Sir Deery got mowed down by a pack of wolves. He really should've ran, but he was still thirsty... And that patch of grass was comfy... More howls came from the group before finishing the meal. Jaune, unfortunately miss out, he was too far behind trying to catch up...
...
"Weiss, where's Yang?" Ruby rubbed her eyes tiredly. The heiress looked up from the dog she was grooming.
"I don't know, why don't you ask Blake, I'm busy," Weiss snapped.
"Sorry, just asking... So is Buddy a boy or a girl?"
"A boy you dunce!"
"Then why is his hair so long and why is he wearing a bow?"
"Because he's a show dog and the bow is to keep his bangs out of his face. And besides the bow's blue," Weiss scoffed, pointing to the bow beside her that she intended on putting in Buddy's hair.
"And Blake's bow is black, that doesn't make it any less girly."
"He's a show dog, you moron, they're all grown out like this."
"That's weird..." Ruby finally ran out of things to say when Weiss finished grooming Buddy, setting the pampered dog on her bed.
"Well, we might as well get some breakfast," Weiss stated as she stood up.
"Yeah, maybe Yang's there," Ruby thought for a moment.
...
"You should've seen it, I ripped that thing apart!" Yang exclaimed. Jaune looked dizzy for some reason.
"It would've been nice had you not trampled on over me," Jaune replied.
"Well you shouldn't have been in my way, Vomit Boy," Yang pat him on the back.
"Will you ever get rid of that nickname?"
"The chance that I'll get rid of Vomit Boy is the same chances you have with getting Weiss to date you," Yang replied with a serious yet happy face.
"Oh, come on!" Jaune exclaimed.
"What's with the veggies?" Yang asked, observing that that's all Jaune had on his plate.
"I going vegetarian. Pyrrah suggested I do so," Jaune replied.
"But you're a werewolf, wolves by nature need a high protein diet, we're carnivores for a reason," Yang questioned.
"Well it's not like I can tell her that," Jaune growled.
"Is she also scared of dogs?" Yang asked.
"No, why?" Jaune made a confused face.
"Like I think I said last night, Ruby's terrified of dogs, even cute little fluff balls of hair. Wolves scare her the most," Yang explained.
"Why?"
"Wolf killed our mom."
"Wolf? Like Wolf Bobson?" a perky voice from behind them asked. Jaune and Yang jumped right out of their skin.
"Nora! When did you get here!?" Yang exclaimed.
"Just now!" Nora chirped before plopping down next to Jaune.
"We finally found you," Pyrrah said before sitting on the other side of Jaune, and Ren next to Nora. "Where's your team, Yang?"
"I don't know, but... Right there!" Yang pointed to Weiss and Blake, who were talking about something while Ruby was heading towards them with a plate full of cookies and strawberries.
"Sis, where were you this morning?" Ruby asked before sitting beside Yang.
"I was just talking with Vomit Boy over here, apparently got trampled on by some wolves out in-" Yang caught herself, covering her mouth quickly
"W-W-W-Wolves? H-H-Here?" Ruby stuttered.
"No, no, I meant Beowolves! Sorry, I misspoke!" Yang exclaimed.
"P-Promise there's no wolves," Ruby wiped away the tears on her sleeve.
"Promise, no wolves here," Yang assured. Ruby then looked over at Jaune.
"You ok? I mean, trampled by beowolves, yikes, that's gotta hurt," Ruby questioned.
"I'm fine," Jaune sighed, shoving a bite of broccoli into his mouth.
"Breaking news, several citizens of Vale were killed last night due to what witnesses describe as werewolves. Could the mythical half man half wolf creature exist, or was this the work of wolf faunus in the White Fang?" the announcer on the TV across from the two teams questioned. Ruby cringed.
"Half man half wolf? That's absolutely awful! How could such a horrible creature exist!?" Ruby exclaimed in utter horror of the thought. Yang put her arm around Ruby to pull the horrified girl into a hug.
"It's ok, they don't exist," Yang whispered.
"Why are they always depicted as monsters? If they do exist, they're just like other people. Some good and some bad," Jaune spoke up, a little offended about where the conversation was going.
"Wolves are scary," Ruby sobbed.
"Jaune, I have several books with werewolves in them if you're interested in barrowing. Just have them back to me by the time you're done reading," Blake piped up.
"Do they have weaknesses?" Ruby asked.
"Silver, mercury, stake to the heart or brain, but in all honesty, who wouldn't die to that. Anyways what else? Oh, wolfsbane, which is a poisonous plant that is said two kill them within minutes of contact. Unlike vampires, they aren't affect by Holy Water or Crosses," Blake explained. Everyone just kind of stared at her, slightly surprised at her knowledge on the topic. "What?"
" You sure are into this kind of stuff," Yang commented.
"Well don't come running to me when you're under vampire, zombie, werewolf attacks and you didn't have anything but generic Holy Water to get rid of the ghosts in your shelter," Blake crossed her arms.
"Generic Holy Water?" Yang questioned.
"Yes, that stuff never works, I always get the Ghost Buster brand," Blake said as she pulled out, well, Ghost Buster brand Holy Water. Weiss face palmed.
"I doubt that's going to keep you safe," Weiss spoke up.
"Not alone it won't. That's why I keep a supply of garlic, silver, wooden stakes, zombie repellant in my book bag at all times," Blake said as she pulled out all of her... Protective products.
"Are you that paranoid that Weiss is a bloodsucking monster?" Yang questioned.
"Hey! I'm just pale! I'm not a vampire!" Weiss exclaimed.
"Well, actually, I'm more worried about you, Yang, but yeah, Weiss could very much be a vampire except they burn in sunlight, which is why I'm ordering sunlight in a can online," Blake explained.
"Me, what do you think I am?" Yang laughed.
"A werewolf."
"Werewolf!" Ruby exclaimed in fear.
"Yeah, it explains the disappearing every full moon. Do you have a pack to hunt with?"
"No, because I'm not a werewolf. I just like to go clubbing every full moon," Yang crossed her arms.
"Oh really, then I guess you wouldn't mind wearing this," Blake held up a silver necklace with a cute little wolf on the silver chain. Yang would've run had Ruby not been clinging to her, scared to death of werewolves, despite clinging to one. Yang after a moment of thought opened her hand.
"Fine, hand it over," Yang said.
"You hesitated."
"Just give me the necklace, they obviously really messed with you while you in the White Fang," Yang growled.
"No, more I got upducted by werewolves as a kid and nearly got eaten," Blake dropped the necklace in the palm of Yang's hand, making the shewolf flinch at contact, a burning sensation that made her feel as if her skin was rotting away. Yang put it around her neck, the burning sensation then hitting her there. "You should be feeling a burning sensation."
"I'm not because I'm not a werewolf," Yang lied.
"Oh, well I dare you to keep that on for a whole week," Blake grinned.
"Fine, challenge excepted," Yang said, even though on the inside she was screaming to taking the thing off. Jaune looked like he was cringing at the thought of keeping a silver chain on your neck for a week.
"Good, I don't exactly trust the supernatural," Blake said.
"We can tell, but how long have you assumed Yang was a werewolf?" Weiss asked.
"Since four full moons ago when she left. She isn't exactly quiet," Blake commented.
"So you've been stalking up on silver I'm guessing?" Weiss quirked an eyebrow.
"Yep, here, have one," Blake tossed a necklace identical to the one on Yang's neck. Weiss examined it before putting it on. "Ruby, I have this necklace, this ring, and this bracelet for you. I had it made of pure silver at a jewelry shop years ago, and I think you need them the most," Blake handed Ruby the silver objects.
"Thank you, Blake," Ruby accepted the accessories gratefully.
"Where do you get all of this stuff anyways?" Yang asked.
"Mostly Hot Topic."
...
"Yang, are you ok?" Jaune asked. Yang was lying down in the forest in her faunus looking form.
"This necklace is driving me insane," Yang said, scratching at her neck.
"Take it off, Blake won't find out if you did she's at the bookstore," Jaune suggested.
"No, a bet's a bet. I'm keeping it on for a week. Plus Dad would want me to do so if he were here," Yang said with a forced smile.
"Are you sure, if you get sick, it's just going to get you caught," Jaune reasoned.
"And if I chicken out and take it off, not only do I get caught but I scare the crap out of Ruby," Yang said, pulling herself to her feet. "And I'd rather be known loyal to my promises than a coward, because either way, they're going to find out."
"Why don't you tell them then?" Jaune asked.
"Because Ruby's so scared. And honestly, I don't want to be a werewolf. It's done nothing but cause me problems, and when I see how terrified Ruby is of wolves, it breaks my heart but I know that I'm the only one that can consol her over it. I owe to her after everything I did," Yang explained.
"What did you do?"
"I killed Mom by accident on a full moon. Dad locked me in the closet while Mom was on a hunting trip and I got hungry. When the full moon came around, I broke the door and attacked everyone mindlessly over being hungry. I bit Ruby pretty badly, and after that night, Ruby wouldn't speak to me, or even look at me without breaking down and yelling at me. Dad called in a hyptnotist to remove the knowledge of me being a werewolf from her mind. The memory of being attacked, of Mom's death, it still remains though. It's just she sees it as just a normal wolf, that's why she's so terrified and why I can't let her know," Yang explained.
"And she's that traumatized?" Jaune asked.
"She freaked out at the sight of a maltese," Yang narrowed her eyes at Jaune.
"Oh, yeah, she's traumatized."
"Look, as nice as it'd be to tell them and be accepted, it isn't going to happen. Ruby will be terrified, Blake will be spraying me down with Holy Water or something, and Weiss will think I'm a freak. I don't want that," Yang reasoned.
"What about the pack? Don't you want to join?" Jaune asked.
"Yeah, but I can't. Like I said, I'm the only one that understands what Ruby's living with, and if I leave, I take that from her. I love my sister too much to do that," Yang sighed.
"But what's best for you?" Jaune asked, a question Yang would reflect on, and wonder what answer fit best. What she would do.