Bull By The Balls

Plotline: Blake realised that she was the last string that kept Adam from unravelling completely. Rather than leave with a single goodbye, she asks him to go with her. After all relationships are about sacrifice. She didn't know how much this would change the course of history.

Minor changes to canon: Cinder visits Adam earlier than in vol.3

A.N: You know what's funny? RWBY fandom on Tumblr treats Adam as /Pol/ on 4chan would treat a black man.

Warnings and disclaimers are in the first chapter.

Chapter 2: Fraternity

When the teenager had first heard of White Fang, he thought them an ineffective pacifist group, that only reinforced that the Faunii could be stepped on and face little consequences.

However, as he grew up jaded and bitter, apparently the Fang did as well. Riots, robberies, assassinations – the Fang was relentless when dispatching their justice and Perry loved them for it as they made themselves heard and inspired other Faunus not to be afraid of their heritage and display it proudly. As they became more violent, the Dog Faunus denounced them, thinking that this would be enough for the humans to realize that they were a force to be reckoned with. How stupid he had been! Of course, the humans refused to bow anything other than strength and violence. Jolene was the worst possible example.

Thankfully Pardo and his boss had rescued him and even taken him to the secret White Fang base in Vale. Although what he saw ruined his expectations. While he hadn't expected a hideout like in the classic "From Mistral with Love", but something more than a common, a bit run down office building, which was partially converted to be a hideout. According to the Lieutenant there was a soundproof room that served as a firing range in the basement, but too small for effective training. Other than that, he had been understandably tight lipped about the operations and the overall structure of the Fang. However, despite gruff exterior the Bear Faunus had been jovial and outgoing as they had traversed the empty streets to the base.

"So, Perry," the older man asked the Dog Faunus, who currently was lying on a stretcher, while a masked female Faunus filled up a syringe with anaesthetic a few feet away "How did you end up in this mess?"

Perry looked at the other man and winced as another larger share of glass was picked out of his face.

"I'd rather not talk about it right now" he answered and looked at the ceiling fan, which spun slowly and silently, calming him somewhat. Despite everything, he was feeling relieved that he had been fired little over a week ago. Police wouldn't hassle him about the murders and would overlook him as a suspect, combined with the fact that White Fang boss had killed them and hadn't left any evidence, save their mangled corpses. He knew what happened had been horrible, yet he only felt satisfaction of the fact that the despicable girl had died along with the two stupid Jocks.

"Suit yourself, Perry" the Bear Faunus shrugged and turned to the woman "Hey Doc! How soon will we patch him up?"

The Faunus in question looked at her commanding officer and walked over with the syringe full of clear liquid.

"Now. Lay back and think happy thoughts, " she ordered and jabbed the syringe in the teenager's neck. Pain of his skin getting pierced made the Dog Faunus wince and grit his teeth, but after that came darkness.

Then came the memories.

Perry Winkle was not a fortunate man, he knew this. Orphaned while in middle school with a little sister had made him drop out of his studies part way, just to finance Mary's schooling. It was hard working in the part time jobs where they would hire a Faunus. Everything was fine, his sister was doing well in school and on track to get a scholarship and he had saved enough money to move to a better neighbourhood.

Then came Jolene.

She was a girl from an older family in Vale, like pigs they rolled in their wealth built on the backs of the Faunus and rubbed elbows with the Winchester ilk.

How hadn't he foreseen this sooner?

She had told him that she had made a friend. At the time the pink haired monster seemed like a good person and both of them, the fools bought it. Gradually things came apart at the seams.

His sister, darling Mari, had started drifting apart, coming home less and less, grades worsened and Perry didn't have a clue.

Until he caught Mari's blood on Jolene as he was coming home late night. Immediately rushing to their two-room flat, he found his sister in the bathtub ears drooped, water coloured red from the blood flowing out from the gashes on her wrists.

On the wall with her last strength she had written:

"I'm sorry."

He mourned her and took out a loan to give his little sunshine a wake worthy of her.

The funeral was a solemn affair, but there he saw Jolene again and she just smiled revealed the truth of the horrible events that transpired that night.

That human bitch coerced her into committing suicide and watched while she bled to death.

Perry didn't want to believe her.

Then she had showed him a recording on her scroll of what she had made his sister do.

She drugged her and toyed with her in sick demented games, abusing her while pretending to love her. That night Jolene just had taken her mask off, exposing the rotten evil that lied underneath.

Then the bitch had left with a laugh, leaving him devastated and gone.

"There's nothing you can do about it" was her parting taunt.

The next day he filed a report to the police, attaching the audio file he had recorded during funeral. Then he sent it to VNN and other less known media outlets.

It was no surprise that she came after him as soon as the news broke. Too bad she caught him, when he was on his way to the station.

Peery almost hoped that he wouldn't wake up.

He should have known and now she was dead because of him.

He had no right to wake up.

Mari, I'm so sorry.

Perry?

Perry!

"Perry, wake up!" two large arms shook him awake. His field of vision was blurry, but soon it cleared, and the same sterile light of hospital started to blind him. The Faunus turned his head and saw Pardo grinning, while the Faunus woman in the white lab coat was pulling off the bloody gloves.

"Welcome back, kid!" the Lieutenant flashed him a smile and offered him a large glass of water.

"Thanks." Perry whispered and drank. He swallowed the first gulp of water and then proceeded to chug the glass empty, dryness of his throat immediately gone.

"Can I have a mirror?" the Faunus asked and instead of Pardo, it was the doctor, who gave him a small handheld mirror.

The Dog Faunus expected to be horrified, his face an unrecognizable mess from the shards of glass. Even if he was left disfigured he would have no qualms about wearing a mask for the rest of his life. He'd do whatever it takes to atone for his obliviousness.

However, when he looked into the mirror, instead of monstrous scars, he found few thin scars under his eyes stitched shut.

What a coincidence that these almost looked like he had permanent rings under his eyes.

"To be honest doesn't look half bad" he said chuckling half-heartedly, Pardo smiled before getting up from the stool he had previously sat on.

"What do you think Doc?" the Bear Faunus asked and somehow that made Perry feel uncomfortable as the woman took a long glance without saying a word and flashed him a smile before leaving the room.

"Seems you look alright, heh." He laughed "Do you need glasses Perry?" the younger man shook his head and sat up before leaving the stretcher

"No, not really right now" the Dog Faunus shrugged and stretched "I used them mostly for reading before. It can wait"

"If you say so. Hey Perry?"

"Yeah?"

"Wanna tour our little facility?"

There it was, the older man couldn't have been subtler even if he tried. This was a clear-cut invitation to join a terrorist group. It was ironic that most kindness in life he had received from a supremacist group, while to get anything from Vale Kingdom with paying taxes, Perry was expected to bend over for the slightest scrap of assistance.

It was clear from the start.

A smaller girl with dog ears smiled in his mind and Perry made his choice.

"Sure" he responded and scratched his dark brown hair as he followed Pardo.

To be fair, his opinion of the place improved immensely as the White Fang Lieutenant guided him through the building. For a four-story building, it sure was packed with equipment and facilities for its members. Bathrooms and dorms for visiting members, four kitchens, classrooms for debriefing, this more felt like Atlesian frat house he had read about on the internet.

When he thought he had seen everything, Perry was introduced to the lounge area.

They even had a fucking Schneebox! Although the snowflake was covered with a Fang sticker.

What amused him was Jacques Schnee picture pinned to a dartboard with multiple darts sticking out of his eyes.

Perry couldn't take anymore and laughed

"Shh dude!" called out one of the Faunii on the couch "We're trying to watch the news!"

The Dog Faunus put his hands up in surrender and glared at Pardo, who was chuckling at the moment.

"Who's the kid anyway?" asked the Faunus with large buck teeth

"He's-"the lieutenant began, before the younger man interrupted him

"I'm the new recruit." He said without missing a beat. Pardo's eyes widened, and all eyes were up on him

"What the hell Bonesaw?!" one complained "You and Chief sent away all those cute mice girls because they were green, but this guy just got in?"

"Yeah! My brother was sent home too. What gives?"

"How the hell he passed the initiation?"

"Enough!" the room was silent save for the evening VNN news as Pardo authoritatively commanded "This kid was picked by Adam himself, so if you've got any troubles than be sure to ask Chief when he's back. You know how cranky he is when he hasn't got pussy in a while, don't you?"

Everyone chuckled, save for Perry who just looked confused

"His girlfriend is a Cat Faunus…" one of the members said and an uncomfortable silence settled "I felt like I should explain it to the new guy…"

"Emergency report from VNN" Lisa Lavender appeared on screen, looking somewhat shaken. "At 21:00 three human teenagers have been found dead on Ursa Street sidewalk. Bodies have been mutilated and cut to pieces. Cuts indicate that the perpetrator was extremely skilled and armed with a bladed weapon as all victims were murdered by single sword strikes cutting clean through the body. The police refuses to- "

"Your work new guy?" a Faunus with shark-like teeth asked

"Are you kidding me? The guy has no muscle, yet an arm that can swing a sword like that. I put 50 lien on Chief!" on beside him with an antelope horned Faunus sneered and soon the room was full of pandemonium as each and every of supposedly ruthless terrorists placed their bets on the killer. Soon a pool of over thousand lien was gathered in the guess of the murderer's identity. All money was on the coffee table, while the Lieutenant pinced the bridge of his neck and sighed at the lack of professionalism, before he started to read the current betting pool.

"I can't believe we are doing this" Perry caught the man muttering "So the pool for the Vale Butcher is as follows: Taking the lead with over 570 lien is Chief himself , while the next bet of 300 lien is placed on that Ice-cream girl or what's-her-name, while the honorary third place with 100 lien is Unknown, while the leftover 30 lien are on the new guy" Bonesaw informed everyone, while pointing at Perry.

"And the winner of the bet is…" everyone was tense with anticipation for satisfaction of winning and sweet money that could be spent.

"Who else but Chief himself- Adam Taurus" the room was full of cheers, angry grunting and dejected sighs as the winners split their earnings and the Lieutenant intentionally sat down in the middle of the couch, pushing the four Faunii to the sides.

"Wanna know the best part? Me and Perry over here were there when he cut them up"

"Are you shitting me?!"

"You better watch your food in the fridge!"

"C'mon, quit whining" the Lieutenant picked up a can of beer on the table and cracked it open "I didn't bet, neither did the kid, but the story is wild I'll tell you. Perry, sit down!" he looked over his shoulder at Percy, who was still standing with a faraway look in his eyes. Hearing this, he jumped, apparently lost in something, but still grabbed a chair and sat down.

"So, I and Boss saw the last of others board their train and then decide to come back. On our way here we see a disgusting sight" Pardo started, slowly "Three human punks beating on Perry over here," he pointed at the Faunus, who shrank a little as once more he was in the centre of attention.

"They hoped for an easy fight, but Perry is a fighter- the fuckers had gashes and blue eyes" the young man blushed, and his ears drooped as everyone listened with rapt attention.

"The two fuckers held his arms behind his back, while the third- a pink bitch" Perry resented that remark "was trying to blind him."

"Here comes, Adam Schneefucking Taurus *click* He unsheathes the blade and the next thing I see is the bitch without a head and bisected. Of course, the two thugs are next, but boy two more swings and Chief just cut through them like hot butter."

"Best part? The two bodies are still holding Perry, but our boy here just casually shrugs the corpses off and asks if he can join. Boss just shrugs and tells me to take him back, next thing I see he's gone!" Pardo finished his story and almost everyone in the room were smirking. Was it peer pressure or something else, but Perry joined them without an ounce of regret.

"Ha, you must have some balls kid!" one of the members clapped him on the back and others joined in the discussion of just how badass the Boss was. Soon of course in such gathering of friends a sports channel was turned on and a lot of alcohol consumed. The night ran it's course and in the morning Percy awoke lying on the pool table, covered with a lab coat.

What had he done last night?

The rest didn't seem to be anywhere in the lounge, any evidence of their drinking was the bowls of snacks and empty bottle of alcohol.

And it was no surprise that his head hurt that bad from last nights drinking as he also had to take in the account the anaesthetic.

Perry got up from the table, before realising one important missing detail- where was his pants?!

This was the last time he drank with terrorists.

As if this day couldn't get any worse, Adam Taurus marched inside the room with a jug of disgusting green liquid and looked displeased at its state. Displeased could be meant in the loosest sense as the Major of White Fang seemed utterly done with everything and everyone. It looked as if anyone would even breathe, they would die immediately.

Perry just quietly opted to sneak out of the room to continue his quest to find his pants. He didn't want to end up in little pieces.

A.N: Sorry that this chapter is this short, but I'll compensate with some ranting about things that should be common knowledge that certain people seem to ignore or not know about.

1. Jacques isn't the Devil. He is not responsible for every single little thing in the corporation, especially a monopoly that is more like another government branch. He is concerned mostly with profit and that is what is his goal- Nothing more, nothing less. He doesn't care about Faunus and he doesn't go around branding them for fun. CEO's have far mire important things to do than to micromanage everything. (Of course a certain kind of people don't care)

Schnee didn't make the company into the giant it is today. Jacques expanded and crushed the competition, which makes him more of a real Schnee than Winter or Weiss as he is the only one who seems to THINK about the company, rather than ethics that would be detrimental in the long run of it and making sure that their family can keep their position as he has a lot of enemies who just wait for him to slip up.

3. Following No.2 Jacques had all rights to both smack Weiss and take her title. He built the company and Weiss almost killed a person at the ball in Atlas, which would be a brand suicide and could cost millions in repercussions. For a CEO their kids are the extension of them and the company. There is a good reason Bill Gates keeps his children out of limelight. Weiss then proceeded to insult him to his face smugly and expect him to do nothing. Srsly, if my kid told me that I'm not their father and that I'm a fake I'd do a lot worse than Papa of all she had it in her head that he can do nothing to her. While she is meant to be the smart RWBY, she sure is dumb in business and life wise. SHE FUCKING REQUESTED CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY FILES THROUGH PUBLIC ACCESS NETWORK, that just begs an enterprising hacker to dry their funds.

4. Abused people aren't always pure and fluffy (I hate to use this excuse), look at Snape for fucks sake- he is an awful person, yet he was abused like Harry if not more. SPOILERS! Adam got FUCKING BRANDED OVER THE EYE LIKE CATTLE and this was not the only abuse he suffered. I think to come out of it sane and a wonderful person is very hard and maybe he never realised the emotional abuse he did. With his issues it was no surprise that he decided to latch onto Blake.

is abusive and toxic to Blake in the encounters post vol.3 – How can you abuse someone who betrayed you and severed all ties with you. During the Battle of Beacon, she is an enemy- a traitor. It's not hard imagining Adam to snap with all the baggage he has suffered, people are social beings and often latch onto others. Adam used Blake as his compass and anchor, depended on her and then she bailed on him without a word. You fuckers will defend this, but you have no idea how it hurts. Then comes Cinder and puts him between in a rock and a hard place. With no anchor and consumed with grief/rage of course he accepts Cinder's offer and after that point Blake has ceased to be a lover or a friend to him. She is his most hated foe- a traitor who had his heart in her palm and crushed it. You might say "rational people don't do this", but after all that has happened he is not rational. Hurt and alone- the only cure that works is to go after the source of said hurt and deal with it.

6.M&K are retarded, and the entire Argus plot could be solved under a minute if they hadn't made Weiss like them- i.e. mentally handicapped.

Sorry for all the vitriol people! I just returned from my dip in the cesspool that is tumblr and it really got on my nerves. Even 4chan was more civil unlike that place.

Have a great time, enjoy what you're doing and I'll see you all next time!

Spook