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AN/ I am so sorry about being gone for so long, I had a lot of hours at work and didn't have the time to write, please don't be mad at me. Going off of my request from last chapter, I still want to know if you all would like to see a self insert story, and the reason I ask is because I have seen a lot of hate towards self inserts, OC's, etc. So your thoughts would be greatly appreciated, now on to the story.
Now Taiyang was a lot of things, strong, determined, compassionate and protective. But nothing could prepare him for this.
"Dad. I missed you so much." Ruby began to cry into her fathers shoulder as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Ruby? Is that really you?" Qrow asked, as he moved to join the embrace.
"Ruby, where have you been? We were all so worried about you, are you alright?" Tai asked, barely able to control himself. Silver eyes and wolf ears were all he needed to tell it was her, but the cloak was what sealed the deal.
"Im alright dad, im alright. Miss Goodwitch actually found me a month before the school year started." Ruby explained as her father and uncle separated from the embrace.
"We made sure that she was testing average for her age before we did anything else. She actually took our entrance exam and passed with flying colors, so congratulations, your daughter is the youngest ever admitted to Beacon." Ozpin spoke, at which both Qrow and Tai stared in disbelief.
"You mean to tell me that Ruby is training to be a huntress? How did the council allow that?" Qrow asked, confused.
"I simply showed them the scores and footage of our spar, and might I add, never fight her if you don't have the weight to beat her small size." Ozpin explained as he spun his computer screen around for everyone else to see, showing both her fight with Ozpin and Yatsuhashi, using the same tactic, where it succeeded in throwing Ozpin but failed in throwing the obviously heavier student. Weiss stared slack jawed, as she contemplated why she thought to insult the obviously more combat talented girl.
"Is that the scythe I helped you design? How did you even manage to make it?" Qrow asked in amusement.
"You would be surprised on what you can make from a bullheads wreckage." Ruby replied simply.
"You mean you built that from the wreckage of a bullhead? How did you even manage to do that?" Blake asked, knowing full well of the metals used to build said aircraft and its extreme durability.
"Yeah, it took me a while to do, but I managed to make it after a while." Ruby said, seeming extremely proud of her work. Tai just stared at his adopted daughter, wondering just what she had been through and where she had been to warrant the need to build a weapon in the first place.
"So Ruby, what exactly happened? All we know is that you disappeared and that the white fang was involved. Do you at least know why they kidnapped you?" Qrow asked, wanting to get a couple of answers.
"No I don't know why they did it, but I do know who was responsible for taking me. His name is Adam, Adam Taurus." At the mention of the name, Blake flinched, but nobody caught it, while Tai, Qrow and Yang began to seethe with anger, after finally getting a target, while Weiss was shocked, the name having come across the communication channels from her fathers company.
"Are you sure it was him? Ozpin asked as he searched something on his computer.
"Yes, im sure. He was solely responsible for handling me while in a base." Ruby was standing with her team when Ozpin spun the computer around again, showing a familiar face, a man with blood red hair and eyes, with bull horns showing from the edge of his hairline. At seeing his face again, Ruby flinched into Blake's side and hid herself, the figure still haunting her dreams.
"It would seem that we have a target now gentlemen." Ozpin said as he stood.
"Well, its late, why don't you girls go back to your dorm, Qrow, Tai, why don't we get you situated for the night, we can continue in the morning." Ozpin said as he gestured towards the door.
"That sounds like a good idea. Ruby, im so glad that you're safe now." Tai said as he wrapped her in a hug. Ruby instantly returned it, glad that she was finally reunited with her family. The team made their way back to their dorm and started to settle in for the night, slowly doing their own things.
*meanwhile, in a warehouse in Vale*
"Roman, I believe you and I have something to discuss." A figure dressed in a black formal suit and red hair stated, emerging from the shadows. Adam was an intimidating man, his blood red hair, his bull horns and overall attitude earning him a reputation as a very efficient, ruthless fighter in the white fang.
"Ah, Adam, Cinder said you might stop by. What do you need?" Roman asked as he took a drag from his cigar as he put his lighter back into his white jacket.
"I heard about the last store you tried to rob" Adam started, but was cut off by Roman.
"Before you start, how was I supposed to know that a huntress in training was there. Don't you dare start insulting my skills." Roman said angrily.
"No, im not here about your performance. That girl, what weapon did she use?" Adam asked, which caught the master thief off guard.
"A scythe I believe, might have been mixed with a high power sniper as well, why?" Roman asked, wondering what significance this girl had.
"Two more questions, did she wear a red cloak."
"Yes, she did. Whats the other question?" Roman asked warily.
"Can you hack the Beacon databases? I have a need to get some files, and we sadly don't have the resources to do so." Adam asked, prepared to fight for the resources.
"Why of course, but might I ask, what does this have to do with the white fang, or anything important really?" Roman asked, confused as to why the white fang would show such interest in a student.
"Because, for now know that she is a fellow faunus, and that she escaped our hold two years ago." Accepting the answer, Roman gave him the access to the systems he would need to hack the schools databases.
"Thank you Roman, for your cooperation." Adam said as he walked out to get started.
*Back at Beacon*
Ruby was having a nightmare, but this time, it was more life-like than in the past couple of months. She was being transfered to another base again, guards had assault rifles trained on her in case she should try to fight, while Adam had her arm in a death grip, causing her pain from the beating she had gotten earlier, the system never changing. Each time they transfered her, they let a couple of soldiers have fun with her, throw her around, anything to cause her pain, but this time, they didn't keep up as long as usual, meaning she felt more capable than other times.
"Adam, the bullhead is almost ready. Do you have everything you need?" A lieutenant asked, as he put crates onto a cart.
"I better or someone is getting a lesson." Adam said as his grip loosened on Ruby's arm. Sensing an opportunity, Ruby used whatever strength she had to kick Adam in the leg, causing him to let go of her arm, and sped off, hoping to get out of the makeshift hangar. The guards, not being used to this, were completely caught off guard by her sudden outburst and were unable to do anything to stop her. Unfortunately for her, Adam recovered quickly.
"You little brat!" He shouted as he brought blush around and aimed it at her, prepared to fire wilt. What he didn't realize though, was that he was still moving when he fired, causing wilt to spin in its flight, putting anyone in its way in danger. Ruby knew she was fast, but she also knew she couldn't outrun wilt when Adam fired it. What she didn't expect though was that instead of the hilt of the blade hitting her, the blade sank into her back and through her chest, barely missing vital organs. Ruby fell to the floor hard, the blade still protruding from her chest, looking down, she saw it had hit at an angle, leaving her spine intact but still bleeding profusely.
"Damnit! Get medics down here now, I will not let project cerberus go to waste!" Adam called out as he ran to Ruby's injured form. When someone reached her, she blacked out, her dream ended, but she was still sleeping, falling through a void, until voices started to call out to her.
"Ruby, Ruby, RUBY, Wake up! Wake up Ruby its just a dream!" At the last sentence, Ruby instantly shot awake, visibly shaking and defensive, pulling away from any contact. Her sister was trying to hold her, to comfort her, Weiss was beside Yang, staring in worry, but Blake, Blake appeared guilty, while she drew closer.
"Ruby, are you alright? What happened?" Yang asked, worried about her sister. Ruby failed to respond, breathing heavily, she clutched at her chest, where her scar stood as a constant reminder of her tormentor. Blake could easily make out that Ruby was clutching something at her chest that wasn't where her heart would be, as if she was trying to steady her heart, no, her faunus eyes picked up that her hand was more to the right.
"Ruby, its alright, nothing is going to hurt you, can you tell us what happened?" Blake asked as she made sure her bow was still on properly. She knew she could trust Yang, but knew that Weiss would take her faunus heritage poorly, and that she was ex-white fang, so she still hid her ears. Ruby had of course already seen them and promised to keep her secret, but with a situation like this, Blake knew that she would have to think of something quick.
"Please, never again." Ruby said to no one, acting as if her dream were still happening. Yang instantly connected the dots and figured out what the cause was at least.
"Guys, do you think seeing that guys face triggered a nightmare for her?" Yang asked Weiss and Blake.
"It seems like it. I just wish she wouldn't back away from us, then we could try to help her." Blake said quietly. Weiss merely agreed. It was a peaceful night for them until Weiss woke up to the sound of suppressed screams above her. After checking to make sure someone else wasn't in the room, she woke up Blake and Yang to help her.
"This is troubling. Anyone who could help us is asleep and probably wouldn't want to be woken up at this time of night, so what do we do?" Weiss asked. Yang shrugged while Blake didn't answer, instead moving towards Ruby. Ruby could sense someone was moving towards her and tensed up, but instantly calmed as soon as Blake made contact with her. Slowly wrapping her arms around the younger girl protectively, Blake began to rock her back and forth, while Ruby slowly calmed down.
Yang just stood there, watching the interaction between her partner and her sister. At first she was hurt that it wasn't her that was calming her sister down, but taking a second look, Yang saw that Blake held her much like someone would if they were in a relationship. Smiling to herself, Yang didn't say anything, as she thought about how long it would take Blake to notice this, and that if Ruby would notice too. Weiss went back to bed, as Yang crawled into her bunk. Blake held Ruby for a little while longer before eventually settling back into bed, this time with Ruby still wrapped in her arms.
AN/ and done. once again im so sorry about my disappearance I really didn't mean to leave you guys hanging for so long, but work killed any free time I had after school last week and I had to spend time with family. please leave a review and tell me what you think of a self insert while you're at it please and thank you. until next time.
