A/N: I think I'm starting to get my mojo back with this story here, and since I started replaying the FEAR series, and rewatching the first season of RWBY along with it to make sure things match up, everything's getting back on track.

I will say that there will be changes to Adrian's (Pointman's) personality over time. You figure given the people he's around, including Ruby, he has a chance to overcome his dark past. So don't be too surprised when you start to take notice of these changes starting in this installment. So for now sit back and enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own FEAR or RWBY

If there was one thing the students of Beacon looked forward to after a week of classes and training it was the weekend. Having all of Saturday and Sunday to do what ever they needed to either unwind or catch up on studying before Monday rolled around.

It was free time that everyone used to their advantage, and to Adrian it was time he used to train on his own.

Ruby had scheduled for team training every other week on Sunday, and this week wasn't one of them giving a little extra time for the others to do what they wanted. At that moment, the ex-FEAR operative was standing in the training room squaring off against three combat drones in hand to hand combat, five others laying either dismantled or offlined around them.

The drones were similar to the ones used in the Atlas military, but dialed down in order to help people practicing their techniques in training exercises. The academy had a small army of them to help the students and were controlled from their scrolls so that the difficulty was set to help them warm up, or give them a challenge.

Right now, the drones were set to their highest difficulty as they attacked Adrian from multiple sides.

Ducking down to avoid an armored fist aimed for the back of his head, he jumped up and rear-kicked the drone in the helm sending it crashing to the training room floor. Another arm attempted to catch him unaware, but he grabbed the machine's wrist and brought his elbow down on the limb. His aura enhancing the blow and crumpling the dense metal, diabling the arm and allowing him to grab the drone and throw it into the third knocking them both down.

The first drone got back up and went back on the assault, the soldier spinning around and blocking a strike before countering with an uppercut that knocked the machine back a step. Following up with a series of rapid punches to the chest plate and a kick to the side sending it away.

Adrian deflected another blow from the partially disabled drone, driving his knee into its middle and doubling it over allowing him to roll over its back and land an axe-kick down on the helm of the third. Spinning on the ball of his foot, he drove a roundhouse into the disabled drone and taking it offline completely.

The two remaining drones regained their barings and assessed their programing before taking defensive stances. Armor dented and helm visors cracked from repeated hits .

Clenching his hands, the ex-FEAR operative went on the offensive. Running at the drones, he ducked under their counter strikes and delivered blow after blow to both of them. Switching from one target to the other keeping both off balance and unable to properly defend themselves.

Moving around behind one of the machines, Adrian grabbed it around the middle and lifted it up and over, slamming it to the ground with a suplex before slamming the heel of his boot on the back of its helm shutting it down. The last drone attempted one final charge at his back, but he dropped low when it got into range causing its fist to fly over his head.

Grabbing the arm, he used the machine's momentum to flip it over his shoulder and bringing it down hard infront of him. Adjusting his grip around its neck and twisting hard, snapping the mechanical neck and ending the training session.

"TARGETS ELEMINATED. SIMULATION COMPLETE." said the synthesized voice of the computer that ran the training programs. "TIME OF COMPLETION: 47.02 SECONDS."

Wiping the sweat from his forehead while the damaged drones were cleared for repairs, Adrian checked his scroll and saw that his aura had been depleted by very little. Most sessions like these involved him focusing on his physical conditioning and aura focus, meaning he didn't use weaponry of any kind or his semblance which made it all the more difficult to complete.

However, the overall results were worth it.

Taking a moment to check the time, he saw it was getting close to noon and he had to get ready for his outing with Ruby.

Adrian was actually curious to see how the day would go. He could count on one hand the number of times he'd been in a female's company outside of missions back when he was in Atlas, and even less in his short time with FEAR.

Even though he was a bit inexperienced in this particular field, he wasn't ignorant. It was obvious that Ruby wanted to do something that didn't involve being stuck at Beacon for the whole weekend and wanted someone to spend time with while the others were busy with their own devices.

The cloaked girl took her role as leader of RWBY-A very seriously, doing everything she could to ensure that they were prepared as a team while maintaining her own grades to the best of her ability. But she was also one to enjoy life, and took what time she could to take in every moment with the most excitement and fun possible. Something that he had started to get used to in recent weeks.

Regardless of his lack of social interaction, he made a promise to Ruby that he intended to carry through. And a small part of him was looking forward to doing something other that school work and training.

After gathering his things, then showering and changing into his usual 'comfort ware' outside of class, Adrian slipped one of his Straders in a holster on his right leg and his knife in its scabbard in his boot before heading toward the docking transport at the front of the campus where he'd promised to meet the girl in red the previous day.

As he left the training room, Paxton rose up and stepped out of the shadows. Watching his brother leave to meet with the girl that led his team with curious eyes.

X

At the same time, Ruby had just finished getting ready for the day out in Vale. Dressed up in her usual outfit when she stepped out of the bathroom and picked up her wallet from her dresser.

"Heading out for the day, sis?" asked Yang from her bunk above Blake's with a magazine in hand. Her partner having headed to the library a little while ago with Weiss leaving the siblings to themselves.

Ruby nodded as she fixed her cloak in place, "Yeah, I'm checking out that new weapons shop that opened up with Adrian." the little bit of information had the blonde completely ignoring her reading and was now focused on her little sister.

"You and Adrian?" she asked with a knowing grin spreading across her face. "Did my little sis score herself a date with our tall, dark and handsome team mate?"

The blush that spread across the younger girl's face was as bright as her cloak. "It...It's nothing like that!" she exclaimed turning away from Yang's very interested gaze. "Everyone was busy, and he agreed to hang out with me for the day, that's all."

"Rrrrriiiiigggghhhhttttt." Yang said, drawing out the word slowly with a non-convinced tone. "You forget, Ruby, we're all pretty much living together here, and it's hard to keep secrets. Especially when I know you a lot better than you think."

Biting her lip, and doing her best to keep the color in her face to a minimum, Ruby finished getting ready and heading to the door. "Adrian's just a friend, Yang. And we're spending the day together, it doesn't mean anything." she reached for the door handle when her sister's words made her pause.

"Do you want it to mean something?" the blonde's tone was now calm and non-joking, she hopped off her bunk and stood behind her little sister with her arms crossed under her breasts. "Rubes, I see how you look at him. Even back at Signal you never looked at a guy that way, and you gravitate toward him a lot more often than you think."

A smirk spread across her face, "And don't think for a second I didn't notice that glare you sent at that third-year girl when she flirted with him a week back. I half expected you to take out Crescent Rose and chase her off."

Ruby did remember that day, they'd all been in the library when the older student approached them and attempted to charm Adrian. And Yang was right, she did have the urge to take out her sweetheart and chase the girl around the school away from him. Though she couldn't understand why at first.

"I...I don't..." the cloaked girl stumbled with her words trying to come up with a viable response.

Yang stepped up and put a hand on her shoulder, "You're inexperienced with this sort of thing, I get it. It's one of those learn as you go kind of deals, take it from me. The only advice I can give you is to just take it slow." she grinned widely, "And if he tries to hurt you, I'll break him in half." she emphasized by slamming her fists together.

"Yang..." Ruby groaned with an eyeroll, but still smiled at her sister's words. "I'm off, see you later." she said before heading out.

"Have fun sis!" the brawler called after her before heading back to her side of the room. A second later the door opened again, Weiss and Blake coming in with a couple of books they picked up from the library.

"We just saw Ruby, where's she headed?" asked Blake setting her books aside.

"Rubes is spending the day with our favorite, badass mute." replied Yang as she collected Ember Celica and her scroll.

Weiss raised a delicate eyebrow, "Really? And where are you headed?" the heiress asked as her blonde team mate gathered her stuff.

The brawler fixed her gauntlets to her wrists in their 'dormant' state and flashed a grin at them, "What any good older sister would do in this situation."

"You're going to spy on them, aren't you?" asked Blake already knowing the answer.

"Damn straight. You two in?" asked Yang in return. The other two girls looked to one another briefly and weighed their options. On the one hand, they didn't want to invade the privacy of their leader and fellow team mate. But on the other, they still knew very little about Adrian.

Even after the weeks they had spent together, they knew very little about him. And whenever someone tried to approach him about his past he would shutdown almost completely and divert the subject. They were curious, and a little suspicious to why he was so closed off a good portion of the time.

It may not have been what would be considered moral, but it could be the only opprotunity to fill in a couple of gaps regarding their male team mate.

Looking back at Yang, they both nodded before getting ready as well.

X

At the sky-port in Vale, the bullhead from Beacon touched down letting students off that had planned to head off campus. The last two off were Adrian and Ruby as they headed into the city. Both of them walking in relative silence and enjoying the sun shining down from above.

Looking around at the many shops and stands that were open selling various things as they headed down the street to their destination.

"Adrian?" the ex-FEAR operative looked at the girl beside him, "Thank you, for coming out with me today. With everyone being busy...I just didn't want to come here alone." she admitted with a light amount of coloring in her cheeks.

Tapping her shoulder to get her attention, Adrian started signing. [It's no problem, Ruby. It's good to get out of the academy once in a while.]

Ruby smiled up at him, "Yeah, it is." They continued walking for a while longer before coming to a large shop set up at the end of one of the many streets. The neon sign flashed 'Locke and Load' above the entrance as they stood looking it over.

"This is the place." the cloaked girl said grinning widely and almost vibrating with excitement. Adrian looked from the building to her with a raised eyebrow.

It was common knowledge that Ruby was a weapon savvy kind of person, her sister referred to her as a gun-nut given how she designed her scythe-rifle as well as her obsession with weapons in general.

He'd even come back to the dorm room after studying in the library some time ago and found his G3A3 completely disassembled. The pieces neatly laid out on the floor while the young reaper looked each component over with a careful eye before reassembling the rifle with the speed of an expert. Ruby had been embaressed and a apologetic for taking his weapon apart without asking, but the soldier had been beyond impressed with how quick and accurate she'd been taking the gun apart and putting it back together.

She'd even cleaned a few parts that had been overlooked the last time he did maintenance. The girl had a gift with firearms.

Looking up at her companion, Ruby's smile nearly split her face as she grabbed his hand. "Come on!" she exclaimed before practically dragging him through the doors of the weapon shop.

Adrian stumbled, but managed to regain his footing. It was hard concept to grasp that he could fight an army of super soldier clones, a corporation with a shady agenda, his psychopathic brother, and the horrfying visions from his mother. But a girl half a foot shorter than himself was able to throw off his balance...very hard concept to grasp.

Now standing in the store, the two teens took a moment to look around at everything. Weapons, mods and armor of all kinds, styles and sizes lined the walls and in reinforced cases scattered about, there was also a large surplus of dust and ammunition to fit all criteria of combat scenarios.

To any huntsman, huntress, soldier or mercenary, it had everything they could possibly need to get any mission done in a mutlitude of ways. But to someone like Ruby Rose, it was a literal paradise.

A loud yip of excitement emitted from the cloaked girl as she shot around the shop like a red bullet. Leaving a large trail of rose petals in her wake as she took in everything around her with the speed of a tornado.

"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! OH MY GOD!" she exclaimed as she looked at all the weapon mods with stars in her eyes. "They've got the updated Z25 thermal scope! AND the XTec long barrel! Crescent Rose would be even more awesome with both of those!"

Looking at his companion/team leader in this way, had just put the whole situation in the top ten oddest things he had ever encountered thus far. "Your friend really has a thing for weapons, doesn't she?"

Adrian looked to his left and was met with an older man standing beside him. Dark-red hair with grey streaks tied back in a ponytail that ended at the center of his back dressed in all black. A pair of revolvers sat in holsters on either leg with bayonets the size of combat knives attached to them sticking out of the bottoms.

The man turned from Ruby's oggling of the weapon mods to the ex-FEAR operative, revealing only one green eye, the other being hidden behind an eyepatch with three deep scars going across his face underneath it.

"The name's Viktor Locke, owner, proprioter and weaponsmith of this fine establishment." he said holding his hand out. Adrian shook it and signed his introduction as well.

[Adrian Wade, the girl is Ruby Rose.]

Viktor nodded, not at all put off by the mute greeting. "Judging by the weapons you two are carrying, can I assume that you're attending Beacon?" the ex-FEAR operative nodded, "Got a special going on for huntsmen and huntresses in training as long as you have the identification."

[Didn't you just open?] asked Adrian, wondering why the man would have that kind of deal if the place had just opened its doors.

"I did about a week ago, got some good business. But I figured I'd draw in more clientel this way. Besides, you kids are training to keep us safe and could use good equipment from time to time. So why not do my part to make sure that happens?" came the reply just as Ruby came over to join them after hearing the conversation.

"Are you a huntsman?" she asked looking down at his weapons.

Viktor smirked, "Used to be. But building weapons was always my passion and I wanted to give more than just slaying monsters...although that's still something I do from time to time." he said, hands resting on the handles of his revolvers.

Ruby grinned before motioning back at the mods she had been looking at, "How much for the Z25 and XTec?"

"The long barrel is 50 lien, but the scope is a new item so I can't go any lower than 125." said the store owner.

Biting her lip, the cloaked girl thought over her finances a moment or two before coming to a decision. "I'll go with the XTec for right now. Can't afford both at the moment." Viktor nodded and went over to the case to retrieve the gun barrel leaving the teens to keep looking around.

Adrian had been looking over a section with customizable rifles when something caught his eye. A rifle in a case by itself that was on display, it resembled an AK-47 but was a sleek black color, a red laser sight on the side of the barrel and a handgrip under it with a 2X scope on the top rail.

"Whoa..." he looked to his left and found Ruby observing the weapon as well. "An AR-M1 'Arsenal' (1). Fully customizable, high accuracy, low recoil, 40 round magazine...it's a work of art." she said with a little drool coming down from her open mouth.

"You certainly know you're firearms." said Viktor coming up beside them both. "I came across a weaponsmith that made these over in Vacuo during my travels as a huntsman, he was hoping to make them for the Atlas military but they didn't agree with the design or the materials used to make it."

He opened the case and took out the rifle to show them. "I followed the same design, but I made a few modifications to it that the original smith agreed with to make as my own." he pressed a button on the side by the trigger and the rifle started shifting.

The stock collapsed in on itselt and forming a handle while the grip folded downward allowing access to the trigger, a meter-long blade extended from underneath the barrel and shined in the light of the shop as the rifle became a sword with the banana-shaped clip still sticking out from it.

Viktor held the transformed weapon up and gave it a couple practice swings, "As you can see it's well balanced, the barrel/blade weighing just as much as the rest with the clip acting as a stablilizing point. In this form, the wielder can use it at close range and can still fire rounds with a pull of the trigger. The minor recoil is capable of adding more momentum with the wielder's swings causing more damage to a target."

Adrian looked the weapon over with calculating eyes as the man described it to them. It was indeed an impressive piece of machinery, and looked to be well built and intended for multiple fields of combat.

Holding out his hand, the shop owner nodded and handed him the rifle/sword. Viktor had been right, it was well balanced, and fit well in his hands as he held it in sword-form and swung it slowly to get a feel for it. The soldier had mostly been used to using firearms and knives, but something about this weapon felt...perfect.

Pressing the switch beside the trigger, the weapon collapsed back into its rifle-form and he held it up to his eye, looking down the scope with the stock pressed into his shoulder. It still felt perfect, the grips on the rifle were firm and ensured steady aim, the 2x scope allowed for medium to long-range, while the laser sight would allow for short-range without need of the scope in close-quarters.

It was practically a multi-purpose weapon for any combat situation.

Ruby watched her team mate/friend with the gun and couldn't help but smile. The look in his eyes told her everything and knew that he was interested in it. She'd seen this type of weapon before, but not with this number of modifications done to it. It was almost like Crescent Rose, except it was an assault rifle/sword and not a sniper-scythe.

And she had to admit, it looked good in Adrian's hands.

[How much?] the soldier asked looking at Viktor and lowering the weapon.

The store owner stroked his chin, "Honestly, you're the first person to ask about it. Most people feel the need to build their own while their in training. Since I customized it from the original design, and used a good amount of material...800 lien."

Adrian raised an eyebrow at the man and looked down at the AR-M1, the price was steep, and would put a considerable dent in his finances. But given the kind of training he was doing with the girls in his team, his G3A3, Straders and combat knife wouldn't work well somewhere down the road in terms of teamwork.

Firefights were one thing, but fighting against Grimm and other opponents with bladed weaponry would take more than just guns, epecially when they get in close. He may have been classified as a 'super soldier', but he wasn't foolish enough to rely only on his guns if given the chance to get another advantage in a fight.

Viktor looked as the ex-FEAR operative contemplated about the weapon and cleared his throat to get his attention. "You know what? Considering the chances of me actually selling this thing are slim, it's an uncommon weapon given how I made it, and since you're attending Beacon, I'll take 150 off. But that's all, I gotta make a profit."

Adrian smirked, [Sold.]

X

After making their purchases, the duo left the weapon's shop after letting Viktor know that they would definitely be back in the future, in Ruby's words. Although, given the amount of surplus the man had in his shop it would be beneficial to come back to stock up on ammo if need be.

Now back out in the city, they headed in the direction of the market district, it was around noon and a good time to grab something to eat from one of the many resturants or food stands that were set up.

Ruby hummed happily to herself as they headed down the sidewalk, Adrian walking calmly beside her, hands in his pockets with his new weapon strapped across his back. He may not have been intending on making such a large buy that day, but a part of himself couldn't wait to test out the new rifle at the academy shooting range and the training simulator.

But first he'd have to disassemble it to see how it functioned and how to properly clean it. One of the many things a soldier learned was to know your weapon inside and out, it was common sense before taking it out into the field.

"So what are you going to name it?" Adrian blinked and looked over at Ruby who was grinning at him. "You're new weapon, what are you going to name it?" she asked again.

[Why would I name my gun?] he signed to her, confused.

The question caused the young reaper to freeze, mouth gaping at him as though he had committed a crime. "Are you kidding?!" she exclaimed, making several other passersby jump from the volume. "Our weapons are extentions of ourselves! They're a part of us! You can't just not-name something that's a part of you!"

Adrian blinked at her again because of the outburst, as well as the amount of emotion and meaning she put behind her words. She obviously felt very strong about the subject and treated it very seriously.

When she calmed down, Ruby blushed and looked sheepish. "S-Sorry about that, I'm just really into weapons. I was always told that when you build a weapon you put part of your soul into it. Almost like an extra limb, it's part of who we are and there's a connection forged with the steel."

She looked off to the side a bit solumn, "People always looked at me weird for thinking like that. But most just don't understand the type of partnership we make with our weapons when becoming huntsmen and huntresses. Even if we never forge them, a connection can still be made if thw weapon feels right to us."

Surprisingly...her words made a little sense. Granted, every gun Adrian had ever used was pretty much a dime a dozen, there was no such connection like she had described.

Looking over his shoulder at the stock of the A1-M1, he realized that it indeed 'felt' better than anything he had ever used before. It felt right in his hands, almost like it was made for him to use and no one else, it couldn't be explained. Though, a lot of things revolving around his life couldn't be explained.

[Shade.] he signed, catching Ruby's attention. [I'll name it Shade.]

"It fits." the cloaked girl said looking at said weapon before looking nervous. "You...don't think I'm weird? You know...with my weapon obsession and what not?"

Adrian smirked, [People are weird in general, Ruby. I think that's why we're called 'unique'. And besides, you're not the strangest person I've met.]

Ruby smiled, "Well that's good..." she trailed of when she caught on to the other half of his statement. "HAY!" the soldier chuckled silently as they continued onward.

Neither of them seeing the tail they had following them from a distance.

X

On the rooftops, Paxton looked down at the street below and observed his brother spending the day with the red-cloaked girl.

His behavior...confused him. Adrian had always been the loner given what he was capable of, what he could find about his older sibling was proof of this after he had been resurrected. All the things he had learned from mother and Armacham when he helped Adrian escape incarceration had helping him fill in the gaps after they were separated as children.

Yet now, things were different. It seemed the short time he had spent at the academy he had been accepted into, as well as the people that he now surrounded himself with, were changing him. Becoming less and less like the hyper-lethal killer had been not so long ago as time went on.

But Paxton knew different. No matter how much his older brother tried to be 'normal' he would always be the 'first prototype'.

"Enjoy these moments of peace while you can, brother." Paxton said as he watched the two below disappear into a cafe half a block down the street. "You and I both know that they will not last for long. And one day soon, you will embrace that part of yourself that you've tried so hard to lock away."

Turning on his heel, the psionic walked away with his hands behind his back. Fading into the wind like the ghost that he was and missing the yellow, white and black themed girls who were also following the duo.

X

It didn't take long for the remaining members of team RWBY to track down their leader and male team mate. Each of their scrolls could be tracked thanks to an app they installed a week after the year started, a safety measure encase something happened to one of them on a mission.

And it was the same app the three girls had used to find the duo.

"They went in here." said Yang lowering her scroll and pointing to a small cafe infront of them. It was a small out of the way place, but it sold good pasteries, coffee and tea to their patrons. And given the time of day there was a good number of people seated inside, perfect to blend in.

Slipping inside, they surveyed the dining area quickly. Blake bumped the other two gently and motioned to the far corner where Ruby and Adrian were both seated. The red-clad girl with a large cookie in one hand and a cup of hot chocolate in the other while the soldier had a cup of coffee and a crossant.

Ruby was doing most of the talking, obviously, and Adrian nodded along with what she was saying.

Finding an out of the way spot they could keep an eye on the two, the trio made their own orders as they observed out of sight.

X

"...and then BAM! I took the last one's head off." Ruby finished her story about the first time she had ever fought the creatures of Grimm. "Uncle Qrow was impressed, he helped me make Crescent Rose the next day and started training me in how to wield her."

[Your uncle sounds interesting.] signed Adrian before taking a drink from his coffee.

"He and dad were on the same team together along with my mom. They've been best friends since their own time at Beacon, he's family." Ruby said, smiling at the fond memories, then became a bit solumn. "He was there for Yang and I when we were little, after mom died and dad was trying to pull himself together."

This peeked the soldier's interest, but saw how emotionally upsetting it was for her given she was using past-tense. He decided to divert the conversation another direction and be supportive as best he could. [What was your mom like?]

Ruby smiled again, "Mom...she was the best. Slayer of monsters and baker of cookies, telling me stories when I was little about heros saving the day and protecting the innocent. She's my inspiration for being a huntress."

She brushed a piece of red-tinted hair behind her ear, "Dad says I look a lot like her, and a piece of her will always live on inside of me..." she drifted off as she looked down at the table deep in thought. A few moments passed before she blinked away a couple tears and wiped her eyes, "How bout you? Do you have any close family?"

Adrian froze. Images of his brother, mouth and hands coated in blood as he tore flesh from people before devouring them.

Others appeared with Alma in her emaciated, skeletal-like form as she liquidated people from the inside out.

Blinking out of his stupor, he saw Ruby waiting patiently and breathed slowly. [A brother, and a mother.] he signed a little tensely.

The young reaper's silver eyes widened, "What are they like? Are you all close?"

Again, the ex-FEAR operative was met with more images in his mind's eye. His last encounter with Paxton when he was alive, and the gunshot from his hand that blew through his skull.

Switching to one of his mother in her child-form, fire spreading around her before she hurled him down a hallway and out a window.

[It's complicated.] he answered after another moment or two.

"Oh..." Ruby said, understanding that she stepped on a touchy subject. "Adrian? We're friends, right?"

Adrian looked up at her confused at why she would ask such a question. True, he didn't have many in the past, that he could remember, but he did consider Ruby and the others that way. Infact, they were a lot closer to him than most people ever had been.

[Yes. We're friends. Why?] he signed, wondering where she could be going with this.

"Well, friends trust each other and talk about things when something's not right." she looked back up at him imploringly. "Ever since the year started, and RWBY-A was formed, you've been very closed off about certain things. I'm not going to force anything out of you about it, that's not who I am and I trust you, but if you need someone to talk...well...sign to, then I'll always listen."

The smile she gave him when she was done speaking was disarming, to say the least. And Adrian knew right away that she spoke nothing but honesty, another one of the many things he learned about Ruby was that there wasn't a single dishonest bone in her body and showed it constantly.

Sighing deeply, the soldier met her gaze and started signing. [I trust you too. But there are things that I'm not ready to reveal, a lot of it I can't accept completely myself. My past is a big part of it.]

He saw her reach out and put her hand over his, her soft warm skin touching his and strangely bringing him a little comfort. "I get it. And I promise that I won't pry. I just want you to know that I'm here when you decide to let someone in." Ruby said not losing her smile. "It's my vow as your team leader, and your friend."

Adrian felt the ghost of a smile curl at his lips as they returned to their lunch. Finishing up and paying the bill before heading out to look around a bit more before heading back to Beacon.

On the other side of the cafe, Yang, Blake and Weiss watched them go after taking note of what they had been talking about. "Looks like Ruby managed to get through to him." said the heiress taking a sip from the tea infront of her.

"Ruby's always been like that," said Yang drinking her own beverage. "She's got that personality that people gravitate toward, it can't be explained, but dad said mom was the same way."

Blake went to speak when a small gust of wind blew through the small establishment. After everything settled, her sharp eyes were drawn to a folded napkin in the center of their table that hadn't been there before. "Guys?" she said getting the other girls' attention as she picked it up and opened it to see three words written on it.

Nice try ladies -

It was Adrian's handwriting, that much was for certain and they slouched realizing they'd been found out. "Maybe Nora was right." said Yang crossing her arms. "Maybe he is a ninja."

A/N: Mostly dialogue here, but I figured that Adrian and Ruby needed a bit more one on one time to understand each other better. And with little brother watching his every move, it makes you wonder if Paxton has something up his sleeve involving their disgruntled little family.

I'm hoping to make at least one to two updates per week with this story, so keep your thoughts and reviews coming guys!

(1.) Bulgarian 'Arsenal' A1-M1: An assault rifle very similar to an AK-74 NATO 5.56, but more advanced and customizable. It was also used by the actor who played Pointman in the F3AR live action trailer and is on the cover of the game. Check out the trailer on youtube if you want to see it in action.)