A/N:

Hey another chapter for RWBY: of the Faint Smile, I apologize for the long update since I have been preoccupied by things which also resulted in the late update of my other fic…

So I will try to update as soon as I can

Last time the classes in canon will not happen in this time so it will be like more a question and answer kind of thing… also due to the appearance of a former Claymore I changed on what will happen now and on wards…

Without further ado…

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Morning came, as the sunlight shone through the windows of Team RWBY's dorm room, all were peacefully sleeping… save for one as the figure rose up and placed a whistle between her lips and blew…

"AHHH!" the rest of the team shouted in surprise, as a loud and air piercing sound was heard.

"RUBY!" Yang yelled angry as her sleep was taken away from her by her own little sister, Blake was still recovering, considering her faunus heritage that she still kept hidden. While Weiss was giving Ruby a disapproving glare

"Good morning Team RWBY!" Ruby said enthusiastically as she held the whistle, ignoring the fact that her teammates are planning on getting rid of that whistle, as she paced around she continued talking.

"Our first order of business as a team is… decorating!" Ruby held her suit case causing some of her clothes to fall off.

"Can't we do it tomorrow?" Weiss said "Considering we have no classes yet."

"But… we need to do this after all… it may take some time to finish and we might be late for class…" Ruby said despondently, However Yang thought about it and just shrugged her shoulders, "Yeah… that's a good idea, besides after that we could hit the hay later."

"Yes… that a good idea" Blake said absentmindedly, in truth she is using this opportunity to find out more of that woman, now that she mentioned it in her mind she looked closely to her leader, true Ruby has a different hair color but there's no mistaking those color of eyes… silver. "I believe its better to finish this rather than wait."

Weiss gave a defeated sigh knowing there is way to change her teammates mind on this.

And a series of montage was shown as Team RWBY decorated their dorm, as they finished decorating an hour and a half has passed which resulted in a massive mess, in which Ruby decided to build bunk beds to make up more room space. Which is shown before them at the side where Ruby and Weiss shared, Ruby's bed is held dangerously by rope considering the bed is also tilting doesn't help much. On the other side where Yang and Blake shared the same thing albeit Yang's were held by Blake's spare books, which the black haired girl sighed at.

"Well Team looks like were done! And it costs us an hour and a half to do it!" Ruby said excitedly

"Yeah… now I think its better if we get something to eat…" Weiss deadpanned "Considering we wasted over an hour and a half." which both Yang and Blake nodded in agreement.

"Alright then! Team to the cafeteria!" Ruby said as she sped out of the dorm followed by a facepalming Weiss trying to catch up to her partner, leaving both Blake and Yang behind. Blake glanced up to her partner,

"So… do you know anything about Teresa?" Blake inquired in which Yang raised an eyebrow but nodded otherwise,

"Yeah, she helped Rubes when she went… out to the woods" Yang said, Blake noticed how Yang changed her answer, what was Ruby doing in the woods in the first place?, great just more questions than answers, Blake thought darkly but shoved it back as she asked another question as they walked out of the dorm.

"I see… but do you anything else?"

"Well… not that much, sure she told some stories about those creatures and how she hunted them, but that's all I know, you can ask her or ask Ruby later" Yang said with a shrug.

Blake sighed a this, she will have to question her leader instead… considering she never stop talking about this Teresa, it will be better if she question her leader then. Yang looked at her partners troubled face, raising an eyebrow,

"Anyway why do you want to know about Teresa in the first place?" she asked

Blake looked up in surprise at the question before schooling her face she answered back

"I just… its strange that an… what did your sister said? An awakened being appear during initiation and it… she knew about Teresa?"

Yang thought about it for a moment, true it, no, she knew Teresa before but then again Teresa seems secretive of her life before she met Ruby but then again she rarely talks about her life before she met them in the first place.

"Teresa may have secrets she kept." Yang said, which Blake nodded and replied "Secrets that may be dangerous…" Blake's eyes narrowed "We need to learn more about her before she…"

"Before what?" Yang said "Look, partner she may have secrets, heck we all have them and someday she will share them but not now, ya know?"

"But…" Blake started, her partner doesn't know, she doesn't know what monster lurks within that Teresa, she doesn't see the danger Teresa pose to everyone and her chance for a new life!

"Look if its so troubling for you why don't you ask her in person?"

"Forget it… lets… lets get lunch"

"Sure good thing we're here now"

The two walked into the cafeteria and sat down with their other two members of their team.

"Hey Yang!" Ruby greeted as she ate another cookie "What took you so long?"

"Nah nothing much" Yang said back as they took their seat and ate their lunch "Well Blake here wanted to know more about Teresa"

Weiss also spoke up "Yeah I also wanted to know who she is"

Ruby swallowed her cookie and placed a finger in her chin in thought "Well she is nice, kind, and caring. She also has this huge sword! But she didn't name it though" Ruby said the last part sadly "Also she told stories of her adventure before we met, and one of them is so sad."

"Sad?" Weiss said, Yang perked up on this "Oh you mean the one were she lost someone dear to her?"

"Yeah that one… but I forgot who that person is though…" Ruby said in thought. Until a voice spoke behind her.

"Clare…" the voice answered, causing Ruby to turn quickly revealing Teresa holding a tray of food.

"Teresa! Uhhh… why are you eating here? Professors eat in their study…" Ruby said awkwardly causing Teresa to lightly laugh

"That is true but remember they are still preparing it so for the time being…" she gestured with a nod of her head towards the table.

"Oh that's great! So… Clare huh? Was she your lover?" Yang asked Teresa

Teresa raised a brow "Lover?" causing her to laugh lightly "Oh she's not my lover."

"Then…?"

"She's my daughter… well adopted daughter considering her family was killed by a Yoma" essentially its true, she killed those Yoma that made her as a shield… took care of her, but never officially called her daughter until now…

"Yoma?" Blake asked narrowing her eyes slightly

"Yoma are creatures that… I'm afraid their diet is not suitable this time" motioning to the food "But I can tell you that a Yoma is like a weaker version of an awakened, they too look like us, talk like us and only then when they grow hungry they will reveal their true nature."

"Wait... look like us?" Weiss said

"Yes, essentially if a Yoma survives a long time they evolve akin to an awakened being" Teresa said as she ate "And the awakened being known as Rosemary was once a comrade… but was replaced as a monster.(1)"

Silence rained on the table, "But don't you worry you won't fight someone her caliber soon, awakened beings are rare and we mostly killed them all now(2)"

"We? There's more of you?" Ruby said as starts appeared in her eyes, Teresa finished eating and smiled at Ruby' enthusiasm

"Well yes there are in every generation about 49 of us graduate, if you put it that way. But for now I must go I still need to prepare for tomorrow morning's class" Teresa said as she stood up, "You know Ruby, if Clare was here I think you two would be good friends(3)" with that said Teresa left the room.

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A/N:

Well here it is to many days of rewrites and editing and still I might have made a mistake…

Either way… in truth I'm not supposed to use my laptop right now since my mother got mad at me for sleeping in… forgot my coffee… so yeah.

Also here is the meaning of those numbers inside these ()

1 - before Teresa became number 1 Rosemary held that rank. she even accepted the demotion to rank 2 but secretly she resents Teresa for taking her rank title.

2 - Awakened beings are a bit few in number unless there's a way to breed which is gross and disturbing considering the face Awakened being came from Claymores, who awakened which is few in numbers, note Teresa says that they were all mostly killed is a lie, since she is currently the only Claymore in Remnant for now.

3 - If Teresa didn't die I believe Clare would be like Ruby… Except for the naivety of Ruby considering Clare's history. But this is only to bond Ruby and Teresa.