This chapter is short and very flirty but I had fun writing it and it starts to give you an idea of everything Ruby is really capable of in this AU. Hope you enjoy!


Roman was worried. It was Wednesday night and there was still no sign of Red and her team. They were almost done and Roman was starting to get antsy wondering if she was going to barge in at the last second.

He had another job to get to and couldn't afford to waste time. If they could just get threw the next ten minutes he could escape and not have to deal with her.

Suddenly one of the White Fang grunts stepped up beside him.

"Sir we have finished loading all the dust and are ready to leave on your orders." Roman smiled glad he had finally caught a break.

"Then let's get the hell out of here! No need to waste time. Get this back to headquarters. I've got a few errands to run." Roman said as he practically took off in a sprint, beyond relieved that Red hadn't managed to break in like she said she would.

He briefly wondered why that was but didn't think too much on it when he realized he had extra time to get to his next heist.

It was a more personal heist this time. Cinder hadn't exactly been keeping her word on keeping him paid so he took up a few side jobs to help pay the bills.

It was an easy enough heist. Some billionaire from Atlas wanted some diamond that was on display at the Vale museum.

Roman didn't really care what it was as long as the buyer paid him.

Changing clothes Roman removed his white trench coat and ascot, he went to remove his hat but found himself smiling when he remembered that Red still had it. He blinked frowning at his own thoughts when he realized he was suddenly smiling about that fact.

Shaking those thoughts from his head Roman dug a black wig out of his closet to hide his vibrant orange hair.

Looking in the mirror he hardly recognized himself. He was in solid black; the hair, his long sleeves, pants, gloves and boots were all solid black. Somewhere in the back of his mind he could hear Neo snickering at him that he was essentially in a catsuit.

Again Roman shook his head at his thoughts and walked out into the night air. Careful to stay in the shadows as he made his way to the museum completely unseen, as far as he could tell.

Breaking into the museum was the easy part, the roof was left completely unguarded and had no security measures at all. Walking through the museum was another issue entirely.

There was one guard for each of the seven floors. They patrolled at random and depending on the value of the item some cases had motion, weight and heat sensors.

The diamond was only supposed to have heat sensors.

Finally making it to the right floor Roman made his way to the case. It was almost like an invitation. The diamond was in a lone case in the middle of the display floor sitting on a tiny little pedestal. It might as well have had a sign, 'steal me' in big red letters.

Roman smiled as he reached his hand out for the case noticing the heat sensors flickering red lights by his feet, they were easy enough to avoid.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."

Roman nearly jumped out of his skin, his heart hammering in his chest as a voice he was starting to hear all too often interrupted him.

"What the hell are you doing here Red!?" Roman hissed turning around to face her.

He blinked in surprise when he realized she wasn't even three feet away from him.

How had he not heard her approach?

All brain power suddenly stalled as he realized she was dressed completely different as well.

She was still wearing combat boots but they now reached mid thigh. Her frilly black and red skirt was gone and replaced with a pair of black shorts held up by a belt that had several large pockets attached to it. She still wore a black corset but it was heart shaped instead of the straight cut across that she normally wore. Her bright red hood had also been replaced by a slightly intimidating black one that made it look like she could disappear into the shadows.

"I told you I'd see you tonight." Roman had to think for a second trying to remember what exactly he had asked her. His eyebrows shot up in surprise and he could tell that she was smirking at him.

"You knew I was doing this? I thought you were talking about the dust heist! If you're here where are your little friends? The guards obviously haven't noticed them yet either." Ruby's own eyebrows went up as she walked around him still smiling at him, she walked over to the nearest wall before turning to face him again, his eyes had never left her.

"I think you misunderstand why I'm here Roman."

Roman shivered, he was pretty sure she had never called him by his name before. It did weird things to his stomach to hear her say it in such a way.

Roman was practically frozen in place as he watched her gently run her fingers along the wall before opening a panel he hadn't known was there.

Ruby smiled at the shock on his face as she ducked down to look inside the wall, pulling the wires that she knew had recently been attached for the weight sensors.

He was still staring at her, completely immobile, as she made her way to the case beside him.

He could only watch, dumbstruck, as she tipped the glass case back and grabbed the diamond he was supposed to be stealing. She winked as she gently picked it up and placed it in her corset between her breasts.

Ruby started to walk away glancing back at him with her smile still in place.

"See you later, Torchwick."

Something finally clicked in his brain. At least for the connection to his legs. Practically falling forward as he tried to keep up with her as she snuck through the rest of the museum just like he originally had.

Mentally Roman was reeling. He had just watched as she stole the diamond he was trying to steal! But boy had he watched. He still couldn't believe she had placed it her corset. His mind kept playing what it would be like if he just reached down and grabbed it.

Before he could take that thought any further she reached out and grabbed his hand dragging him into a corner.

Ruby shoved him into a wall practically pressing up against him.

He was just about to make a comment about their relationship moving just a little too fast for him when she pushed his head down forcing him to stare at her chest. He blushed, noticing that he could see the twinkling of the diamond against her skin.

"You're too tall for me to hide you standing up straight." Ruby said by way of explanation as she leaned her head down slightly to whisper into the shell of his ear, her lips just barely grazing his skin.

Roman had to bite his lip to stop himself from shaking at the feeling, but it was then he realized that she wasn't really pressing against him. If anything she was draped over him. He suddenly heard the footsteps of one of the guards and realized that she was hiding him.

He was so distracted he hadn't even heard them coming but she was two steps ahead of him. Roman couldn't help but wonder what was happening to him that he allowed himself to be so distracted by a girl. A huntress no less that just loved to be a little thorn in his side, even if he was starting to like her.

Suddenly Ruby was tugging his hand again and it was time to go. Roman focused on his breathing until they made their way to the roof without any further issue.

Roman couldn't help but continue to stare at her as she looked out over the city.

"You should be more careful. Getting distracted like that is sure to get you caught."

"I wasn't distracted until you showed up."

"Do I distract you?" Ruby asked in a teasing tone but Roman was still too shocked to care.

"Recently? Yes. I need that diamond back Red." Ruby threw her head back laughing, the hood of her cloak falling off.

Finally she turned around to look at him, "Sorry but my buyer is paying me way more than yours is paying you. I'll share if it'll make you feel better." Ruby said leaning over the edge of the building, mentally planning out her escape.

Roman reached out to grab her hand, pulling her towards him making her stumble a little in surprise, her free hand landing on his chest to steady herself.

"You really are quite the mystery aren't you Red?" he said as he looked down at the wide silver eyes that were staring up at him. "That's why Adam called you a little thief. Not because you stole my hat, but because you actually are a thief." Ruby smiled.

"Only when I want to be." she turned in an attempt to leave but Roman's grip on her hand tightened.

"Wait…When can I see you again?"

Ruby's eyebrows went up in surprise.

"There's always game night."

"Outside of the club and you interrupting my heists."

"Oh…" Roman frowned, 'Oh' was not the answer he had been hoping for. Before he could say exactly that Ruby's hand slipped from his chest and reached towards his back pocket. It was Romans turn to be surprised when Ruby grabbed his scroll but quickly turned it towards him to enter in his password.

Ruby turned the scroll back around once he had done so, typing in her number. Roman grew slightly suspicious when she started smiling but she didn't say anything as she slid the scroll back into his pocket.

Ruby waited until she felt her own scroll buzz before turning away from him and going back to the edge of the roof.

"I'll message you later!" Ruby shouted as she jumped off the edge of the building and ran across town.

Roman blinked at the spot she had just vacated for several seconds before reaching for his scroll.

He couldn't stop the laugh that escaped his lips when he saw that she had saved her contact information as "The Thorn in my Side"

As he made his way home Roman wondered what she would save his number as.