What's up guys and welcome to chapter nine. I was gonna save part of this chapter for the next one but I decided not to. Well, enjoy!
"For the tenth time Yang, it's not a date" Blake said. Aedan already texted her what time to go to his room. Yang read it over her shoulder and grinned.
"And I'm telling you for the eleventh time that it is." Yang said watching Blake brush her hair. "First of all, why didn't he invite the rest of us?"
"I don't know." Yang smirked. Then Blake's scroll buzzed and she picked it up.
"What is it?" Ruby asked.
"Aedan wants to know if we're free for the rest of the day."
"Yeah we-" Yang covered Ruby's mouth and pulled Weiss over to her.
"No. We actually have other plans but you can still go." Yang said smiling brightly while Ruby and Weiss struggled to break free. Blake looked at her like she was crazy.
"Um, okay." Blake said and she left. Ruby removed Yang's hand and glared at her.
"What was that for?" Ruby asked and Yang let go of them.
"Because little sister, we'd just be the third, fourth, and fifth wheel. There's a reason Aedan didn't invite us over."
"Since when have you ever needed an invitation?" Weiss asked raising an eyebrow.
"That's beside the point. This just proves how close those two have gotten lately and I'll be damned to the ninth circle of hell if I let us slow their progress to hooking up!" Yang said Weiss was taken aback by how passionate she was.
"O..kay." Ruby said as she and Weiss backed away.
Aedan opened the door and Blake walked in.
"So why did you text me asking if the others could join us later?" Blake asked.
"My time at Beacon is limited as you already know. I wanted to spend more time with them before I leave." Aedan said walking to the kitchen.
"They said they have other plans." Aedan shrugged.
"I'm fine if it's just us two." That was partially a lie. He was glad to be alone with her but he was also nervous. 'Calm down. Just calm down.'
"So, shall we start?" Blake followed him to the kitchen and Aedan smiled. Then they started making the red velvet cake with Aedan acting like a baking guru on a cooking show with an accent, even making Blake laugh a couple times. After they placed the two pans in the oven, they sat at the table eating snacks. "So what else are we doing today?"
"Honestly, I have no idea." Blake rolled her eyes and Aedan thought for a moment. "I've explored Vale for a little bit but never went in the shops."
"Why not?" Aedan raised an arm and his chains rattled a little. "Good point."
"And once I run out of my serum I'll have to leave." That caught Blake off guard.
"How many vials do you have left?"
"Six."
"Remove your chains and take one now." Aedan looked confused but then figured it out and snorted.
"I could've thought of that." Blake smirked.
"Could've, should've, would've." Aedan removed his chains and injected himself. The timer went off and he took the cake out the oven.
"It's a thing a beauty." Aedan's tail wagged.
"We haven't even put the decorations on yet."
"Have you no imagination?"
"Apparently not." Blake deadpanned. They put icing on the cake and placed it on the counter.
"Thanks Blake."
"You're welcome. If we're done here then let's go."
They reached a cafe and sat in a booth. Aedan had a hoodie tied around his waist to hide his tail.
"Is this really necessary?" Aedan asked gesturing to the hoodie while looking at the other people.
"Yes it is." Blake said and Aedan groaned.
"This is a pretty nice place though."
"Yeah. I come here often to read some of my books." Aedan sighed and scratched the back of his head. He could already feel that this conversation was gonna go nowhere. Even though it would feel more comfortable to talk to Yang or Ruby, he wanted to tell Blake more than anything. He watched as she drank some tea.
"If it's fine with you, I'll tell you a bit more about me." Blake looked at him surprised. She didn't expect him to say that in a public place but she wasn't gonna turn him away if he was ready to tell her about his past.
"Alright." Aedan took a deep breath and started.
"The village I used to live in was destroyed six years ago. The nightmares I continue having were from what happened and that shadow crystal has made them worse." Blake's eyes softened.
"What happened?" Aedan paused for a minute.
''A...very strong beowolf decided to pay a visit." Blake placed a hand on his. He held it gently but didn't say anything. In the end, he still couldn't say what he really wanted. That he was the beowolf that destroyed that village. That he was the one who killed all those innocent people. Blake heard him growl in frustration and looked concerned.
"What's wrong?" Aedan looked down at his coffee. Why couldn't he say it? If instead of Blake it was Yang or Ruby, hell even Weiss, then would he still have this much trouble? What was so different about Blake? Why was he so afraid to tell her? No, he had to do this.
"After last night, there's something very important I have to tell you." Blake blushed at the reminder of last night and nodded for him to continue. "I've...never told anyone else this but I...think you have the right to know more than anyone else at this point."
"What is it?" Aedan gulped as he started feeling nervous on how to tell her. Was it really even the right time? How would she react? Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.
"Well, I-" An alarm started blaring in the city before Aedan could finish. Blake heard it too and stood up. "What's going on?"
"I don't know but we should go." Blake said and they hurried out.
"Can someone please explain how the hell this happened?!" Weiss shouted as she froze a couple boarbatusks and stabbed an ursa.
"Well when someone explains it to me then I'll be glad to tell you." Yang said as she punched a beowolf. Ruby sliced a king taijitsu's head off and an ursa approached her from behind. She turned around and saw its head get sliced off. It collapsed on the ground and Ruby saw Blake and Aedan run over to her.
"What happened?" Blake asked and Ruby shrugged.
"We don't know. We saw a train crash here from underground and all these Grimm poured out."
''You've got to be shitting me." Aedan growled. Then team JNPR joined the fray.
"How did this happen?" Pyrrha asked.
"We'll talk later, just help us." Weiss said and they nodded. Together they started fighting off the large army of Grimm with Sun and Neptune joining in later. Just as they managed to cull the numbers, a large pack of beowolves poured onto the streets. Alistair and Glynda appeared and everyone looked around as the pack started closing in on them.
"There's way too many of them!" Jaune shouted. Aedan looked around at the others fighting and he met Alistair's eyes. He knew right then and there what he had to do.
"Dad, I'm gonna try something. I don't know if it's gonna work but we'll get overwhelmed at this rate." Alistair looked up to see Ironwood's military force drop in.
"What if the others react negatively?" Aedan looked at his teammates.
"If it means they have a chance of surviving this then that's a risk I'm willing to take." Alistair chuckled but gave his permission. Aedan didn't bother removing his shirt and shoes and moved in front of everyone.
"Aedan what are you doing?" Blake asked but Aedan didn't answer and glared at the beowolves. He sighed and turned his head to her.
"I'm sorry you have to see me like this." His teammates looked at him confused. His eyes started glowing and his skin turned grey as he started transforming. Everyone except Alistair and Glynda watched in shock as Aedan's shirt and shoes were ripped to shreds as he grew a foot taller and finished turning into his beowolf form.
"No...freakin'...way." Ruby said. Aedan glanced at them and roared at the beowolves. They stopped their advance and Aedan continued roaring at them.
"They actually...stopped." Sun said. Aedan roared again and they slowly started backing away.
"I..don't believe it." Weiss said. "They're actually backing off."
"Incredible. They're listening to him. Obeying him." Alistair said surprised as the beowolves moved back down the hole in the ground and Glynda used her wand to seal it back up.
"Well, that was...eventful." Ren said, not really knowing what else to say. Team RWBY just stared at Aedan and he turned around to face them. He finally did it. He finally revealed what he really was to his friends and he was never more afraid of anything in his life. It was the best choice he could think of and was just as surprised as they were. The looks on Yang, Weiss and Ruby's faces were bad enough but the hurt and betrayal on Blake's ripped his heart in half.
'I lied to her about being a faunus and a lot of other things. Of course she would feel that way.' Aedan thought. Then an electric whip wrapped around his neck and he yelped in pain. More of them wrapped around his wrists, ankles and abdomen and he dropped to his knees as they continued to electrocute him. A few people in red and white armor holding the other ends of the whips appeared and a man with light brown hair and beard walked out from the shadows wearing red and gold armor.
"Well well, it seems that we've finally found this disobedient dog." The man said and Alistair glared at him. "My name is Samuel Mason, Captain of the Red Shield Knights. Aedan Fenrir, you're in violation of your contract and it's my duty to place you under arrest."
Aedan snarled and slowly stood up. He thrusted his arm to the side and slammed a knight into another one. Samuel raised an eyebrow as he watched Aedan backhand another knight into a store window. He snarled and his teammates caught his eye again. He stopped fighting and his ears drooped as he turned his attention to Blake. He already revealed what he was. He didn't want to prove to them that he was no different than the Grimm. Samuel summoned his semblance and red electricity hit Aedan. He yelped even louder in pain and collapsed on the ground.
"Hold on!" Ruby shouted as she ran towards him only to be blocked by three knights.
"Don't interfere young lady or else we'll arrest you too." One of the knights said.
"Where are you taking him?" Yang asked.
"That's classified." Samuel said as two knights dragged Aedan by his feet towards an airship. Aedan slowly opened his eyes halfway and looked at Blake as a knight placed a steel muzzle and chains on him. He whimpered weakly and Blake looked away as he was brought onto the airship. Then Samuel turned to Alistair. "I'm sorry it's come to this."
"No. No you're not." Alistair said and Samuel shrugged before he boarded the airship. It slowly rose in the air and took off.
"Where are they going?" Neptune asked.
''I don't know. Most likely a secure facility far from here where they'll hold him until his trial." Glynda said.
"So they're gonna throw him in jail?" Pyrrha asked and Alistair shook his head.
"No, they're going to put him on trail but it's just a formality. He'll be sentenced to death." Everyone except Alistair and Glynda gasped.
"They can do that?" Jaune asked.
"Yes, they can. That contract was the only reason Aedan was even allowed to live in the first place. Once he broke it, I highly doubt they'll settle for anything less than execution."
"So there's nothing we can do?" Yang asked.
"I'm afraid not." Alistair said sadly.
"You were much harder to find than I thought. All these years we searched for you, we never thought you'd actually have the balls to hide in one of the kingdoms." Samuel said staring down at Aedan. The half-breed was back in his human form sitting on the floor.
"Imagine that." Aedan deadpanned.
"This time we'll do what should've been done a long time ago. Exterminate the half-Grimm abomination."
"Is that really the best insult you can give me? I've heard better ones from humans who thought I was a faunus." Samuel narrowed his eyes and kicked him hard in the face. Aedan spit out some blood through the openings in the muzzle and growled.
"Speak to your betters with respect you disgusting piece of shit." Aedan raised an eyebrow.
"Sure, when I actually see them." Samuel glared at him.
"I'm actually eager to see how you'll die." Aedan snorted.
"You're sadly mistaken if you think I'm afraid of dying. Sometimes, I even hope for that day to come soon." Samuel folded his arms.
"Then let me be the first to say that that will be your lucky day." Aedan looked out the window. He thought of his team and how they're coping with the news. Then he immediately thought of Blake and his eyes softened in sadness. Part of him thought it would've been better off if they hadn't met at all. The other was glad to have known her and the others. He briefly wondered how she would've taken it if he had told her at the cafe. Would he have really gone through with it? And was Yang right? Did he really start falling for her? Aedan chuckled dryly as he thought about it.
And there's chapter nine. Sorry it's so short. I'll definitely make the next one longer. Anyway thanks for reading and I'll see you in the next chapter! :)
