A/N I want to thank Baconpwn for their awesome review. Glad I can provide such a story! This chapter is the shortest that you'll see, I cut it short because it's the last of the intro chapters before the fic actually develops.
Thanks for all those reviews, fav's, and follows! This will be getting regular updates until completion!
Part 4. Unfold
Cinder returned to her dorm later that evening. Hoping Mercury and Emerald were fast asleep by now; she delicately opened the door and slipped inside. She grimaced however, upon seeing the expectant -and slightly annoyed faces of her would-be compatriots.
Mercury was sitting on the floor, using the side of his bed for something to lean against. Emerald was standing in the middle of the room, most likely pacing around while she waited.
Mercury tossed his comic book to the side and eyed Cinder, "Finally... she shows." He droned.
Emerald gave him a nasty look before addressing the woman, "Sorry, we were just waiting. That's all." She attempted to excuse Mercury's poor greeting.
Cinder grinned. She closed the door behind her and looked to Emerald, "It's all good. No worries."
The crimson-eyed girl raised an eyebrow. Cinder took note of it, seeing how that response wasn't very "Cinder-like"
"Just think how I would say it..."
"I... mean no worries about you not getting punished. Yeah." Cinder stated with questionable firmness.
Mercury's expression now matched Emerald's. Slightly confused by the odd behavior. Luckily it still wasn't enough to raise serious suspicion.
"We were waiting for you so we could go over tomorrow's plans. You wanted us to attend one of those training classes with the other students, right?" Emerald explained.
"You said something about 'adding more people to the list'." Mercury cut in.
Amber eyes looked around nervously. Not having any clue what those two were talking about, Cinder thought on her feet, and came up with an impromptu idea, "How about... you..." she struggled to find words, "Take the day off? Yes. A... holiday, from... the stuff we do."
Mercury grinned, Emerald frowned. "A day off?" The mint-haired girl said incredulously.
"I'm not arguing." Mercury sounded from behind.
Emerald still didn't buy it. Cinder never gave 'days off'. She even remembered the time she had asked for one, and all Cinder had done was triple her work load. "What about the list?"
Cinder shrugged and sat down on her bed, "What list?"
Emerald flicked out her scroll and opened, well, a list. "This one?"
Cinder gasped. As far as she could see, there were several students on it. Some of them familiar. She really started to question what in the world was going on here. A plan? A list? It would seem that Cinder and her cronies were up to something? But what...
She stamped that thought out however, as Emerald was still awaiting an answer. The ebony-haired woman regained some composure and waved the studious dual-wielder off, "N-Nevermind it? And... take the day off?" She said with an unsure shrug.
"Just listen to her Em." The silver-haired boy spoke. His voice a little demanding.
With hesitation, Emerald followed orders -as strange as they were. She shifted her focus away and towards her side of the room. Her facial expression showed confusion, but she was all but analytic about the situation.
'Eating cookies, and giving days off...? Somethings not right.' She mulled to herself.
For now she'd just go to sleep.
There was a meeting with Roman in a few days. Hopefully that might clear things up a bit. For all she knew, this was all apart of Cinder's plan. The woman was sort of like a wild card, and the last thing Emerald wanted to do was make the fire mage livid.
######
'SLAM!'
Went the aft bathroom door of team RWBY's dorm room. Weiss and Yang, dressed in their Beacon uniforms, winced in conjunction at the loud sound.
Doing up her shoelaces, Blake looked to Yang, "Something wrong with Ruby?" She asked.
Yang's gaze shifted from the door, to Blake, and back again. "I'm not entirely sure..."
Weiss perked up a little. Shifting uneasily as she vividly remembered what she had seen the previous evening. Ruby and Cinder. Something about them 'keeping things a secret' and 'no one must know'. It made Weiss feel… well, uneasy. Cinder herself has the gift of charm, basically rendering those around her under her control. And while she seemed nice on the surface; Weiss didn't buy it one bit. Something about that ebony-haired witch screamed the fact that she's up to something. The possibility of that something dealing with Ruby wasn't acceptable for the heiress. Ruby is her first legitimate friend, and felt the vocational need to look out for the huntress-to-be.
She took a seat on her bed, fixed the wrinkles in her skirt, and shifted her focus to Yang, who was resting now on her own bunk, apparently playing games on her scroll.
"Yang, I need to tell you something rather important." The heiress spoke up.
The blonde set her scroll down, and looked to Weiss from her top-bunk, "Sup?"
"It's… about Ruby."
Yang's expression shifted a bit, "What about her?"
"Late last night," Weiss began, "I had a book to return to the library, I didn't want it to be overdue so I went right away."
Yang nodded along, knowing Weiss and her astute attitude. "But, when I was down there, I saw Ruby with that Cinder. And they mentioned something about, not wanting anyone to find out, and, they're meeting up again tomorrow. Same time? Or something." Weiss explained. The heiress herself was still not quite sure what to make of it. Harmless interaction, or something more?
Who knows?
Yang's eyebrows furled in confusion, but Blake beat her to the punch, "Cinder? Why would she be hanging around Ruby?"
"That's what bothers me. She's what, a senior student? So what's her involvement with Ruby?" Weiss added.
The brawler nodded contentedly, a less surprised expression gracing her features. "I'll talk to her about it a lunch. It's probably nothing anyway." She assured.
Unbeknownst to Weiss and Blake, Yang's take on this new stipulation was the polar opposite of the others. Outside she looked plain as day, seemingly soaking up the situation. But inside she was grinning with mischief. She was definitely going to approach Ruby about this. She's her sister for crying out loud! But, let's just say she wouldn't be entirely wrong with her assumptions.
A/N Short, I know I know. Sry...
This will be updated every Sunday and Wednesday (Hopefully) until completion! Remember that ideas are always accepted, and continue being awesome!
