Ruby was out of it still when Roman and Neo had woken up. They peered into her room and she didn't even move a muscle; Neo had to check to make sure she was alive. Roman laughed; the girl slept like a rock. Neo signed at him not to be so loud because he'd wake her up but he just waved her away like it didn't matter.
Roman opened her fridge, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. She had a lot of food and it was unreal. He looked in the freezer and saw it was so packed she had taken things out of the boxes just to shove it in there. He looked over at the pantry door and opened it, even it was packed too.
"Man this girl has a lot of food; who's she trying to feed? An army?!" he whispered loudly to himself.
Neo tapped his shoulder.
She signed: She ate three pizzas yesterday when we took a break from her hair styling session. I only ate one but she ate three of them really fast. She says all the training she does she burns off so much energy and her semblance takes a lot too.
"Explains a lot then. I guess since she let us here we can make whatever we want then?" he said looking at Neo for her approval.
Neo nodded smiling big; she was hungry too.
Roman started pulling out lunch meat and bread along with all the condiments. Neo's eyes got even bigger when he kept stacking up the food so tall it looked like a sandwich from Scooby Doo. She clapped happily as he started making Ruby a sandwich too; he was only doing it because she let them stay here. Neo skipped to Ruby's room and within a minute she was carrying the sleepy Ruby above her head and sat her at the table.
Ruby screamed with delight at the sandwich. She jumped up to Roman who was putting the stuff back into the fridge. His face turned pink; he could feel her breasts pressing on his back and it made him feel… strange. Neo always did the same thing but this felt a lot different than that. Neo was halfway through her food when she saw Roman's face as he tried to hide but Ruby paid no attention.
Neo signed: Why is your face pink for? Are you still sick?
Roman signed back: No I just thought of something that's all.
Neo made a face then looked at Ruby. Neo suddenly understood what had happened and she made a kissy face and signed: You like her don't you? That's so cute! Ask her out! Roman gave Neo the finger and she laid her head on the table her body shaking like she was laughing. Ruby gave them both a weird look as she finished her sandwich off.
"What's so funny?" she asked oblivious to what had happened.
"Nothing Red just eat your food."
Neo fell off the chair holding her stomach her face turning red from laughing so hard.
"I wanna know what's so funny!" Ruby cried out.
"No Red, you don't."
Ruby gave him the saddest puppy face she could, which didn't really help stall Neo's laughing fit.
"Don't you two have to get things today?" Roman suggested making an annoyed face.
"Oh yea! Neo you can borrow some of my clothes until I get yours done! Let's get you something!" Ruby said, grabbing Neo to pull her into her room.
Roman ate his sandwich as he watched Ruby hand Neo literally twenty different dresses; making him smile at Neo's delighted face. Neo picked up the frilliest pink and black dress that Ruby had and slammed Ruby's bedroom shut. Roman smiled; Neo was his best friend, partner and like a sister to him. She never expressed an interest in him like that.
At least for a while he could have some peace while they went out and have fun. He missed his old apartment with all his stuff and he had to stay here in one full of girlie stuff. He sighed and put the plates in the sink waiting for Neo to exit the room; they were taking a really long time in there. What the hell could they be doing… then his face turned red at the fact they were going to be naked in front of each other in there.
What is wrong with me?
His thoughts drifted to Red. She wasn't a skinny girl like she used to be; she was full figured but in a very sexy way. Even he thought she was prettier than her blonde sister and most people thought it was the other way around. He liked the red and black on her; he wouldn't mind in his last few moments of dying if she was the Grim Reaper coming to take his soul.
The red door creaked open and out stepped Neo. She wore her normal boots with the bright neon pink dress; it actually hurt his eyes a bit. The dress was covered in gorgeous black lace and Ruby had pulled Neo's pink and brown hair into a big black bow. Neo opened her umbrella and twirled around for Roman to see.
"You look very pretty Neo," he said smiling and Neo bowed.
Roman looked over at Ruby and she was dressed in a black summer dress that had red roses lining at the hem of her dress and Crescent Rose was attached her back as well. He gave Ruby a sheepish smile then saw Neo signing to him again making his face turn even redder. Roman turned his back on them to get a veggie juice out of Ruby's fridge trying to keep the dirty little thoughts away. Neo jabbed him in the back with her parasol.
"What?" Roman asked.
Neo pointed at Ruby and signed: Tell her she looks nice too! Don't be embarrassed; she's trying to be nice to you.
"You look absolutely wonderful Red," Roman said, giving her a sincere smile making Ruby blush.
"T-t-t thank you," she said hiding her face.
Neo grabbed her hand and led Ruby out the door waving Roman. He tipped his hat at Neo as she smiled leaving the apartment. Finally, some peace away from them; their energy made him tired again. He went to her couch and sat on it turning on the TV but nothing of interest caught his eye as he flipped through the channels.
He leaned back staring at the ceiling. Why had Red simply trusted them in the first place and even after Neo hurt her too? Yea Red wanted to be a huntress and help people, but she just forked out a lot of money just for them alone and she barely knew them. She was way too nice for her own good… Red could get hurt being nice to the wrong people but weren't they the wrong people?
Perhaps so; Ironwood gave them a fair warning if they were caught organizing crime again, it would be rotting in prison for the rest of their lives. Roman looked at his cane, admiring the new design on it. Roses and vines were engraved on the red parts of it making it look like a model piece and not a weapon. He squinted and saw his name was engraved on black as well; it made him smile.
He was glad to have it fixed; using Neo's parasol was a pain in the ass considering he wasn't as fast as she was. Neo was almost like a monkey in a way; she moved in such a fluid motion it always fascinated him to no end. He always kind of thought she should've been a dancer; she would've made good money. Roman's thoughts turned to Ruby.
He had seen live feeds on some TVs throughout Vale of her fights. She moved so fast that they had slowed down the film for people to even watch it right. It just looked like a bunch of red and black blurs all over the place. Roman smiled; he remembered the way she used to fight, which was pretty good then but she was a deadly force and not to be taken lightly. She had surpassed Cinder in every way now.
Roman crinkled his nose at the thought of Cinder. He hated her; vile woman.
Roman had fallen asleep on the couch; he never heard the girls walk back in six hours later. Neo scared the crap out of him when she jumped on his lap startling him. He glared at her as she pulled out a new looking scroll. She handed it to him smiling and pulled out another.
Neo typed into the scroll and a sound came out then: Hello Roman, Ruby bought us a new scroll so we can keep in touch with her.
Roman raised his eyebrows at Ruby.
"Well it's hard for her to talk to others so I thought 'hey lets' get her a special upgrade since she can't talk and she can make more friends'. What do you think?" Ruby asked.
Roman grinned, "I think it's awesome. I never would have thought of something like that."
Ruby blushed.
Neo signed: Thank you, she's really trying.
Suddenly Ruby's scroll went off; scaring everyone. She giggled and answered it. Her face fell from her smile to a frown; eyeing Roman and Neo nervously. She walked to her room and shut the door. Neo looked at Roman, giving him a worried look.
"It's probably another mission."
Neo frowned.
"Hey she's probably unhappy her fun time she's been having is being interrupted. I don't think you have to worry Neo," Roman said with reassuring smile.
Neo nodded.
Ruby stepped out of her room looking at her scroll with a worried look. She kicked off her boots and walked into the kitchen grabbing a half gallon of milk and began drinking it really fast. Roman gave Neo a weird worried look, but it was amusing that she could chug that much liquid without breathing. Neo patted Ruby's shoulder and typed into her scroll so Ruby could hear what she thought.
'What's wrong Ruby?'
Ruby frowned.
"My team is coming over and I'm worried about what they would think about you guys. I don't want a fight," Ruby said.
Neo tapped away on her scroll.
'We will sit on the couch until everything cools down. We don't want to alarm them.'
Roman rolled his eyes.
"This is why huntresses and criminals don't mix. You may be willing to accept us so easily but it doesn't mean they will. Your team probably warier about everything since the shit with Cinder went down. I can understand why."
Neo gave Ruby the saddest puppy face she'd ever seen.
"It's ok, just relax and hopefully everything will be ok."
Within ten minutes there was a knock at Ruby's door; making Ruby stiffen up as she opened the door. She slid out before allowing her teammates in and closed the door. Neo glanced at Roman as they heard loud yelling and banging. They heard Ruby's voice getting loud and then there was silence.
Ruby reentered the apartment holding the door open for her team. Yang walked in first bearing a grin. Neo looked a little shocked at how different she had looked from before. Yang was six foot and her hair reached the back of her knees in long curls. Her outfit was a brown dress with a gold flaming heart above her left breast and she had black and brown boots on and Ember Celica attached her arms.
Blake's hair was the same but her ears were out in the open instead of hidden making Roman raise his eyebrows. She wore a strapless black and purple top with black short with a little purple bow on both sides. She wore black legging and they faded up to purple and she wore black boots with Gambol Shroud on her black. She gave Roman a dirty look.
Weiss…. Well she was still as short as she was two years ago and her bust hadn't even grown any. She wore a more elegant white dress with the same style boots as she did before. She had let her hair down and it reached her bottom but it was straight as can be unlike Yang's hair. She had her hand on Myrtenaster, gripping it tightly eyeing Roman and Neo with uncertainty in her eyes.
"So, your Ruby's new boyfriend?" Yang asked.
Ruby and Roman's faces turned as red it looked like it matched her hood.
"What- no!" Ruby cried out holding her face.
Yang laughed.
Neo typed on her scroll.
'I think they like each other.'
Roman gave Neo a dirty look as she grinned at Yang. Yang laughed and looked at Weiss. She had a small smile on her face. Blake's face portrayed no emotion. Ruby got Neo out of her seat and had her stand in front of team. Neo began signing.
Weiss smiled.
"You can't talk. That's fine, I understand what you're saying."
Neo looked shocked but smiled at her.
"You know sign language Ice Queen?" Roman asked.
"Yes of course I do. I was taught by one of the maids who was deaf at my home. I became skilled at even curse words; so if you feel like being mouthy bring it on. I know a few other languages too so keep it up. I'm not the Ice Queen either," she said, shaking Neo's hand.
Yang grabbed Neo and squeezed her into a hug, almost crushing her. Neo actually squeaked making Roman laugh at the noise. Neo was mute but sometimes she could produce a small sound but it hurt to do so. Neo just smiled at everyone rubbing her arms.
Neo signed to Weiss: I can't speak due to injury to my vocal cords and if I do it really hurts. I make up for though; I'm actually smart and Roman knows this. He liked my uniqueness and we are great friends.
Weiss nodded.
"Even criminals have feelings," Weiss said.
"Weiss," Ruby said annoyed.
"Well I'm surprised, ok?" she said crossing her arms.
Neo signed: Even as criminals we have our allegiances. Mine so happen is with Roman. I'm sorry we did what helped us survive this whole time and we are very sorry. We come in peace.
"It's ok, you're forgiven," Yang and Weiss said in unison.
Neo looked at Blake. She typed onto her scroll.
'You still don't trust us do you?'
Blake raised an eyebrow.
"I didn't like the way you treated the Faunus in the White Fang back then. If you're done talking like that then yes, I forgive you."
Neo jabbed Roman with her parasol.
"Yes I'm done talking that way," he snapped.
Neo smacked him with her parasol for his attitude.
"I'm sorry, just don't hit me anymore. I feel like crap still and yes I've been taking the medicine Red got me."
The girls all laughed.
"Hey! Why don't we have a slumber party?!" Yang yelled.
Neo jumped up and down clapping like crazy.
Ruby looked at Roman. He didn't look so thrilled at the idea.
"We can, if Roman is ok with staying in my room," Ruby said.
All the girls looked at Ruby like she grew a third head. Ruby's face turned red as she saw the look on Roman's face. He looked mildly shocked and his face turned pink. He couldn't imagine sleeping in Red's bed; that was weird to say the least.
"My bed is that special foam, remember? Neo's bed is a mattress and we can take it off and bring it out here and use the pull out couch."
Yang smacked her fist into Ruby's end table; almost knocking off a lamp.
"Deal! Let's get our stuff from Beacon and we'll meet in an hour!"
Weiss, Blake and Yang left to get their things for the night. Neo dragged the mattress into the living room easily even though it was two times bigger than her. Ruby pulled ten pillows from her bathroom closet and six blankets. She looked at Roman's face.
"What?" she asked.
"Neo's never had a slumber party before."
"Aww, that's so sad!"
Roman shrugged.
"No one really liked her since she's completely mute."
Ruby frowned, "It's what makes her so cute!"
Roman busted out laughing.
"I like you Red."