RWBY is own by Monty Oum

UPDATED:29/APR/2015

Chapter 10

A ten year old Drake could be seen sitting in the dojo of the mansion examining his newly given blade.

It had been a couple about a week since he and his friends returned from their little quest to the cave of wonders, a quest that was not only a success to his and Zelos surprise, but also one that brought them a new friend, making even more worth the punishment from saying they were going to atlas instead.

"A master piece, isn't it?" asked the familiar voice of Lloyd from behind him as the blade began to glow, "Just because you stayed 70 hours forging them doesn't made them a master piece." Replied Drake in a joking tone as he turned around to see the white blade, Yang, was also glowing while the brunette had a grin on his face.

"You are right in saying that your blade isn't a master piece,"

Drake twitched thinking that Lloyd was now going o say his blade is the master piece, "They both make the master piece," replied Lloyd entering the dojo while Drake hided the surprise made by that statement.

"I am not joking when I am saying these are a master piece… you know what scratch that, they are the perfect weapon." Replied Lloyd with a sense of pride on his voice while Drake chuckled.

"What? They combine each other to made a single blade?" asked Drake indicating the last part as a joke while he swore heard his brother mutter 'Not yet anyway.'

"You should have felt one of the effects when your blade started glowing." Said Lloyd regaining his composure while the blonde examined the blade, trying to feel anything besides the glow, "Gotta say, if you mean the glow, then I am heavily disappointed."

"It is not the glow dumbass, that only indicates that the effect is active," said Lloyd quickly raising his palm at Drake who was about to say something, "And it isn't indicating when one blade is close to the other." replied Lloyd with Deadpan, making Drake not say anything, to then be surprised as he saw Lloyd taking his stance.

"Perhaps it is better if I made you notice the effect of the blades," said Lloyd with a smirk, which caused Drake`s surprise morph into amusement as he also took his stance, "Ok then, lets see what are you so proud of!" shouted Drake as both charged with grins on their faces.

"Hey guys!" shouted Zelos as he opened one of the doors of the dojo and stepping in immediately, making both Drake and Lloyd to look at him completely forgetting the fact that they were still charging at other, which resulted in them crashing their head and then fall into the ground.

"Oops" said Zelos seeing what his sudden entrance had caused as both brothers looked deathly at him as they stood up, "I didn't expect that to happen at all," replied Zelos rubbing the back of his head as he blinked for one second, only to see two different soles planting a solid flying kick on his face sending him against the wall behind him.

"That will teach you," said Drake as Lloyd walked to Zelos to help him stand up, "You better don't enter like that to the dojo the next time." Scolded Lloyd as the red head stood up, "Yeah yeah sorry," said Zelos feeling dizzy.

"So?" asked Drake.

"So what?"

"So, why did you interrupted our spar?" asked Drake with a hint of annoyance while Zelos quickly remembered what it was, "Oh yeah! Master said we should be ready to receive an important visitor this afternoon." Answered Zelos making both look at each other.

"An important visitor? Who?" asked Lloyd.

"Two nobles."

"We still have a couple of hours before we have to meet Regal, wanna go for a drink in Lee`s while we wait?" asked Zelos as he closed a book while Drake laid on his bed looking at the ceiling.

It had been a few days after the end of their last free day before the new semester started. And for some reason that Zelos did not know, Drake had been acting strange and very deep in thought, especially whenever he and Yang met eye to eye seeing the uncomfortable reaction of both.

From Yang`s part he could see the look of worry and a little discomfort whenever she was looking at him, while from the Drake, he could see the look of guilt, which made the red head thing that perhaps Drake`s old attitude might have caused something.

"Yeah, I could use a drink right now," said Drake as he stood from his bed, "Lets change of clothes now since we are already going to the city," replied the blonde making Zelos nod.

"Almost forgot that was a five stars restaurant," replied the red head as he stood up and walked to the closet while Drake was about to do the same, only to be interrupted by the sound of their scrolls as both looked at each other before they looked at their devices.

"We still have a couple of hours correct?" asked Drake as he put his scroll away and walked to the door followed by Zelos, "Yup." Answered the red head as he closed the door behind him.

"I don't know how to play that stupid game!" protested Weiss as she and her team were heading to the library to play a card game that she obviously had no idea how to play.

"Relax, it is an easy game right Blake?" asked Yang to her partner not looking at her way not seeing the bored thoughtful face she had, "Blake?" asked Ruby making her return to reality as she saw the young leader raising an eyebrow.

"uh, yes what Yang said." Said Blake in a not caring tone.

"See even the less happier of the group says so," replied the blonde, making both her and her bow twitch.

"Whatever, I just hope this doesn't turn out in a game you or anyone will have advantage over me." said Weiss with clear annoyance at the thought.

"Why would you think that?" asked Yang with an evil grin on her face as the passed someone who stood in front of a board that displayed a map of the academy, the individual had a katana on his hand that had the face of a wolf as a keychain on the hilt and a bag around his shoulder, this caused Weiss blink a few times after she passed him until she stopped and looked back to see him again.

It was someone around her age, he had long black hair along with eyes of the same color, he was wearing a black leather jacket with white lines and a white shirt under it, black pants and a pair of white sneakers with black sole`s and a golden bracelet on his left wrist.

"Aren`t you a little to far from the cold winds of mistral?" asked Weiss with an smile on her face as she got closer getting the attention of the man who threw and smile at her the moment she noticed her.

"Funny you mention that, shouldn't you be in Atlas?"

"Decided to take a change… Lord Lowell" greeted Weiss as he bowed slightly.

"Drop the formalities." Said the man as he simply extended his hand, "Weiss." Said the man as Weiss just smiled as they shook hands; "It is nice to see you as well Yuri."

"So what brings you here?" asked Weiss as they separated their hands, "I was around here for work and decided to drop by and say hello to two old friends."

Weiss had a good idea whom was he talking about.

"Let me guess, one of them always wears a scarfs that he uses to hide the hold of his face… and the other one just asks for a punch in the face." Said Weiss with a smirk as Yuri just nods slowly; "Good to see Zelos attitude has that effect in everyone"

Snorted Weiss as her team returned for her.

"Weiss you coming… oh! I am sorry are we interrupting something." Said Ruby seeing her partner was talking with someone.

"Friends of yours?" asked Yuri getting her attention, "Yes, my team to be more exact." Answered Weiss.

"Weiss who is he?" asked Blake whose cat`s instincts were jumping up and down, which did not made sense to her since this only happened close to dogs, or even worse wolfs, which only made even weirder since he wasn't even a Faunus.

"This is Yuri Lowell, a noble from Mistral." Said Weiss as she began to present her team.

"Another noble?" asked Ruby seeing that there were now 3 nobles in the academy.

"You friends with him?" asked Yuri almost with a hopeful look that quickly faded seeing the yellow and black of the team look uncomfortable.

"Damn it D." Whispered Yuri whose attention was quickly taken by Ruby.

"He is a good friend, been a little weird recently, but still a good friend." Said Ruby awkwardly making him crack a smile as he saw Weiss expecting an answer, "He is a good person when you get to know him." Answered Weiss as the looked at the board.

"So… you lost?" asked Weiss looking at the map.

"Not exactly, I want to made this a surprise visit, especially for Zelos," said Yuri with an evil smirk on the end.

"So you didn't told them you were coming therefor, you don't know which of all of these is their dorm."

"Correct," said Yuri with a sigh.

"Want me to take you? It is not that far." Said Weiss to which he shook his head, "nah, just point me in the right direction, I should be able to find it myself."

Weiss nodded and pointed in which way was their dorm and in what floor they were staying.

"Thanks Weiss, take care," said Yuri as he looked at the rest of her team, "You too girls." Replied Yuri as he took his way while the girls took theirs.

"I don't like him." Said Blake plain and simple while Weiss chuckled, "Not really surprised, he was raised by wolfs after all." Said Weiss making Yang laugh while Blake just scowled.

"Not funny Weiss." Said the Faunus.

"Talk for yourself! To me it was hilarious, nice joke Weiss, I didn't know you had it in you." Said Yang between laughs while Ruby saw the smirk Weiss had on her face.

"I wasn't joking." Said Weiss making all three of them stop, "Why are you stopping for? Didn't you want to play that dumb game?"

"He sure is taking his sweet time." Said Zelos as they stood in front of the elevator that leaded to Ozpin`s office that had revealed Glynda Goodwitch a couple of minutes ago, with a scowl on her face.

"She did looked angry." Said Zelos randomly while Drake chuckled, "She is always angry, maybe it has to with her childhood being so stuck up that her father educated her to the teeth." Said the blonde, making the red head looked at him questionably.

"I did the metal evaluation."

Zelos nod his head as he remembered that little fact.

"If that is true, she would have made a really Goddamn noble."

"Anyone with a stuck up education would fit the job just perfectly," Said Drake sarcastically, "But that would not meant that person it is ready for the real responsibility of the title" replied Drake as the doors of the elevator opened again to reveal General James Ironwood, who stepped out of the elevator with a smile on his face.

"General," greeted both the man.

"It has been a long time." Said the man as he motioned his hand to follow him.

"It is good to see you both, tell me how is the life here treating you?" asked James more to Drake than Zelos.

"It has been… revealing in a manner of speaking." Said Drake thinking in all the events that had happened since he arrived here, "And here I thought that you were going to go to my academy if you changed your minds about being huntsman."

"Believe me general, if it wasn't for many things, we would have." Said Drake with an smile behind his scarf that quickly faded, "As much I enjoy this meeting we are having right now, I have to ask what is it you call us here since I am sure it is not to say hello to us."

"Sharp as ever," said the man as he stopped and looked at both.

"Tell me has there been any advances in… the you know what." Said the man referring to Lloyd`s murder.

"Yes, we have a lead right now." Said Zelos.

"And that is because you are going to meet Regal Bryant tonight aren't you?" asked the man with a smile seeing the wide eyes both had now.

"How?" asked Drake.

"I have been keeping an eye in the police reports on Vale for a good time now, like the one of a black winged woman attacking a woman and her child to then being saved by a blonde young man with a scarf, or the sudden pillars of light coming from the heavens in museum and then a man of orange wings flying away from the scene," said The General looking at Zelos.

"or the anomaly of a giant lighting a couple of miles away from the city." Said James now looking at Drake.

"I have been keeping taps on you two, and before you say anything let me say something."

"I do not know what are you two facing of even if the reports of 'angels' in the city are completely true, but I want to help you both," said the man seeing that both were not fully believing him.

"That is why when I heard about both of you asking about Cruxis, I gave a call to Duke Bryant to give you a hand." Said James with a smile surprising both.

"But why Regal? And why help us?" asked Zelos.

"Well, first I am not sure if you might have heard Zelos, but there was an scandal not to long ago about him that is link with Cruxis, and for the second, as I said before there has been going on weird occurrences happening and both of you are involved, and I swore to protect this world not only from the Grimm but from all the threats out there."

"That is why I ask you, if you find something that might be a threat not just to you but everyone please tell me, you can keep your personals findings to yourself." Said the man in a serious manner while Zelos eyed Drake.

"… We will tell you if something happens." Said Drake as he turned around while Zelos sighed in relief as he looked at the man.

"He forgets to say thanks," said Zelos with a smirk.

"I can see that… tell me did something happened recently to him, he looks… normal." Said the General knowing full well the state Drake was felt after his brother's death.

"As normal as he can be, but he actually shows more trust in you that he does in Ozpin." Said Zelos as he slightly bowed and followed his friends, leaving the man wondering what exactly were those two going against not liking the idea of another group like the white fang going around.

"You could have been more gentle," said Zelos walked through the hallway of their dorm, "Or say thank as good manner." Continued the ginger as the blonde opened the door of his room and entered while his friend continued to reprimand him as Drake stopped and looked around the room.

"Are you listening to me?"

Drake looked at him and then around the room again, "You ok?"

"Don't you feel as if something is different in the room?"

His friend looked around the room trying to see what he meant with no luck, "Not really, lets change and head to the city, truth to be true I am actually looking to go to 'The wonder chef'." Replied the red head as he headed to the closet while the blonde insisted.

"I am being serious, I feel as if something is different." Said Drake in a low voice as he walked to his closet.

"Now you are becoming paranoid." Snorted Zelos as he opened his closet only to receive a sudden pain on his crotch, which was followed by the sound of whining as he fell on his knees and followed by his face hitting the floor.

"It doesn't kill being paranoid from time to time," said a voice as the door of the bathroom opened as the owner of the voice continued, "Especially if your instincts are the ones making you doubt what it is around you." Said the longhaired man as he put his hands on his pockets, "Long time no see."

"Yuri." Started Drake as he walked to him, "Drake." Said the noble of Mistral as their fist bumped.

"What are you doing here?" asked Zelos in pain while his face was still planted on the ground.

"Hello to you to Zelos," replied Yuri and then looked at Drake, "So Wonder Chef… I know the food there is good, but is it enough to make you wear a suit." Said Yuri in disbelief.

"Ok, first, since dad is doing top secret extermination mission in the west, I have to take care of the council meetings so I had been wearing them for a while now, and second… I really hate them."

"I share your feeling brother." Said the black haired one as he put his hand on Drake shoulder.

"Is Flynn here?" asked Drake changing the topic as he sat on his bed.

"No, he had to fix up something with the knights… things are not being easy over there with the increase of the number of Grimm… among other things, and before you ask about the best 'best friend of the man', I left him with Flynn to give him a paw" Replied Yuri as he changed to a similar topic, "Speaking of which, what have you two being up to recently, and do not say nothing." Asked Yuri with a wolf like grin with narrowed eyes while Drake twitched as he looked at Zelos, who was still in pain on the ground.

"Let me guess… the orange winged person flying out of a destroyed site?"

"Yup, and only one person has that kind of profile… you should be more careful, you know?" Scolded Yuri as he looked at the red head and then back at Drake, "Does it involve Lloyd?"

"I think that one is kind of obvious, and that is also while we are going to meet with Regal in the restaurant to follow a lead." Explained Drake as Yuri nodded ready to say something, until the blonde stood up to his closet and took out a black suit that he threw at Yuri.

"Better say yes before you ask to tag alone," said Drake as he took out his own suit while Yuri smirked, "We will tell you what we have found so far when we are with Regal." Said Drake as he headed to the bathroom but stopped midway remembering something.

"Say, how did you found our room?"

"An old acquaintance of mine happens to know you two… and since you were taking your sweet time I decided to pull a little joke to our good friend over there with a fancy wardrobe" said Yuri with a chuckle as Drake examined the prank.

It was a rather simple but with serious results seeing the effects of it, it was a red boxing glove attached to a metal pole which was attacked to a cord that would shoot it forward the moment the closet was opened.

"At least now you know what it feels like being hit there."

"I am sorry… not." Said Yuri to Zelos as they were 2 blocks away from the restaurant while Drake had an smirk on his face, which was not covered by his scarf, which the red head did not like one bit.

"I am going to get you for this," replied the red head who was still feeling a little pain down there.

"You said the same thing when dyed your hair pink 7 years ago, and the closest attend you had in revenge ended in you wearing a pink dress, I am not Lloyd Z, so I am really not afraid with you will pull." Said Yuri in confidence not really feeling threaten while the red head frowned at the memory.

"We are here," said Drake breaking the debate the two were having as they stood in front of a big place with shiny words on top that said 'The Wonder Chef' with a man with a giant fork next to the word.

"Reservation?" asked a man in a well-mannered way standing right in the entrance of the place.

"Yes, invitation from duke Bryant to be more specific." Said Zelos standing next to Drake while Yuri did the same.

"I see, but there must be a mistake here, I only have here two persons leaving aside duke Bryant making me prepare only a table for three."

"There is no problem," said Drake as he pointed at the two besides him, "They will share a sit." Replied the blonde completely ignoring the looks the two were giving them.

"I am afraid that would give a rather… bad image to the place, we will offer and extra chair for the table it was prepared… although two of you would indeed have to share a spot." Said the man as he guided them to inside.

It was a rather big place in the inside with exotic furniture around accompanied by the sound of low and refreshing music that could made everyone enjoy the place and the food… al except for one person.

"This place is to shiny," began Yuri in a low voice, "and I am trying my best not to fall sleep with this music."

"And as always, the fact that you don't have a good taste never seizes to amaze me." said the red head at the same volume.

"If having taste means being in a place as boring as this, then I have none." Answered Yuri as they saw from afar a man with long light blue hair wearing a black suit with yellow lines eating peacefully while sitting in a side of a triangular table, which others sides were empty and one of them had an extra chair.

"It is good to see you waited for us Regal." Said Drake as he sat on the side with only one chair taking advantage of the argument the other 2 were having.

"I am afraid I don't have as much time as I wish I have Drake, so I decided to start without you," said the blue eyed man as he cleaned his mouth and then looked at all of the people in the table, "It is good to see you all… you included Yuri, it is a surprise to see you here as well."

"Just dropping by." Said the Yuri while he and Zelos was kicking each other down the table, but stopped instantly as they felt the air around them turn serious as the blue haired man began to talk.

"As much I would like to talk about old times, I am afraid the situation you two have entered makes me want to dive in the matter immediately, so with no much delay, please start with why are you investigating Cruxis." Said the man as Drake and Zelos eyed each other while the blonde gave a nod to the red head.

"I see, although it might sound crazy at first the fact you recovered Lloyd`s blade, which reminds me to tell you not to pull a weapon out of nowhere in a restaurant ever again," said Regal with an scolding tone in the end, "Makes me believe that all you have said it is nothing but the truth, but I am ashamed to say I do not know what to believe that the name of the organization I have researched for time now was mentioned in an old book." Said Regal absorbing every bit of information while Yuri watched at Drake the whole time seeing each of the reactions on his face as if he was trying to look for something.

"I know it might sound weird, but a book that a group of angels wanted for a reason we know nothing yet, had in his pages the name of a group that not only actually exist in this time, but also that any kind of actual information about them is really vague, this is to big for only being a final coincidence Regal, I am asking you now, what do you know?" said Drake in a serious tone as the man sighed.

"… Any of you remembers an scandal that happened some years ago involving me?"

Drake and Yuri look at Zelos, who felt offended at the fact that they thought he was the scandalmonger.

"The one it was about you and your illicit relationship with a maid that then was found death in a rather… bloody way?" asked the red head, causing the eyes of the duke got blue cold, making all of them feel the anger as he slowly nodded his head.

"Her name was Alicia, Alicia Combatir, and yes she was indeed my maid of my house, one that I killed with my bare hands." Said the man as he looked at his palms while the rest of the table sat frozen at the declaration, not really know how this was involved with Cruxis while Yuri tried to wonder where had he heard that last name before.

"Five years ago, she suddenly felt ill of grave disease that was very rare with no cure found yet, I used all of my contacts in the medical field to find help with no result at all, including visiting a missing person in this table whose skills where considered that of a prodigy."

Yuri now remembered the last name.

Flynn Scifo, just like Yuri a noble from mistral whose fighting style carried the honor of a knight, but he was also known among the artes users as the prodigy of healing artes, but even so that did not meant he could safe every life as had been seen in the past.

"Yes, not even Flynn could help her considering he had no knowledge of the disease at all, that made me fall into despair not been able to do anything… that was until Cruxis approached us, they said they could help her and save her life. We, thinking we had a little light of hope, accepted immediately, making them take her for a few months." Said the man as he took a deep breath before continuing.

"I didn't care how they did it, but it had worked magnetically whatever treatment they had put her through… that was until a year later thinks began to look back down once again, the only difference it was she was feeling even more in pain, with even more symptoms than before.

I immediately desperately tried to contact then once again with no answer at all, I tried using my contacts once again to reach them for various days with no luck… then it happened." Stopped the man abruptly as his eyes turned empty blue while he kept watching his palms.

"She turned into… some kind of monster… her once fragile body morphed into an abomination more terrible than that of a Grimm… she attacked me while I did nothing to defend myself not being able to hurt her… that was until I could hear her voice in my mind, I didn't know if it was really hear or just my mind acting in self defense… but it worked." Said the man as he joined both palms together.

"That is why I have been trying to find anything about that organization ever since and even when I did managed to find and contact them, they denied to ever have her or operate her in any of their facilities, this made me want to find out more about them even more to this very day. I do not know if they are really involved with Lloyd`s death and Alice`s, but I am willing to help you in the best way I can." Said Regal as he took out his own scroll and send something to each one of them.

"With the years I have been investigating and with the help of General Ironwood, we were able to find one of their research facilities here in the city, I send you the address and a few things about them, and since I know you Drake, I know you will find your way in." said the man with confidence as he gave the blonde a look.

"I just ask that you inform us of what you find… and something else," said the man getting their attention, "Alicia had a sister named Presea, Alicia told me she had told the doctors about her wanting to know if there was a chance of her having the same illness, which resulted also find her and hospitalize her."

"I suppose that just like Alicia, they denied any involvement with her." Said Drake receiving a nod for an answer.

"I want you to look in their files for her." Requested the man as not only Drake but everyone on the table nodded, making the man give an small smile of hope as he stood up.

"I am afraid I have to take my leave now, I am sorry I have to put everything in your hands."

"Do not worry, sooner or later we would have found out about this facility,"

The man gave chuckle, "I guess you are right, I already paid for your food, so feel free to order whatever you wish for and gentleman… good luck." Said regal as he headed out of the restaurant while Yuri sat on the chair the blue haired man used to be as the waiters came to take their order.

"I feel awful." Said Zelos who was laying in the floor of a rooftop that was a few miles away from the place that was owned by Cruxis.

"Yeah… me too." Said Yuri who was next to him also in the ground while both were rubbing their stomachs while the shirts of their suits were loosen up a little.

"We definitely took more advantage of the situations of what we should have." Said Yuri, making the red head growl in agreement.

Once they had left the restaurant eaten more food that the two could handle, Drake decided to take a look at the place Regal had told them at once using the shadows, much to their dismay to get to a near building to see at close, it was a building a little bigger that the ones that were currently in the area.

Of course since they both ate a lot more than him, they were in no state to investigate, that is why the blonde decided to leave them there while he did the work.

"Say, there has been something I have been meaning to ask you."

"Shoot."

"I know that with everything that has happened, even recovering Yang, Drake has returned to… his old self but… have you notice anything different about him."

"Besides the fact that despite being a good wing man still has problems with getting someone from himself." Said Zelos humorly as Yuri face palmed at the comment, although he was a little right about it.

"No you dumbass, I mean with his, serious/analytical/ killer attitude."

Zelos face became neutral.

"… no, considering the state he is now I would say he is normal, well as normal as he can be anyway."

"Not hearing the voice?" asked Yuri, even thought he had never seen one of Drake`s episodes of being sucked by the shadows against his will in the past, it didn't meant he had not heard of it from Lloyd, or even Zelos who was now silent for a moment remembering what Drake had told him.

"Z?" asked Yuri again seeing that Zelos was inn deep thought while said person was looking deeply at the broken moon, "he… that thing made contact with Drake again… this time he identified itself as Shadow, the envoy of the dark abyss, I don't like the fact that it is trying to make some kind of twisted bond with Drake instead of fighting him like the last time." Said Zelos as he sat.

"Why are you asking about him anyway?"

"Just wondering the same thing as you do now… any girl around."

"Don't know why I should tell you about my love life but if you mu-"

"I was talking about Drake's dumbass."

"Oh…" said Zelos as he got a thinking pose, "Well there is this red head which he usually trains with that fought Lloyd some years ago… but it looks like it is only a fighting partners with a little rivalry… and there is this blonde that looks a little like Colette… but the aptitude is like Lloyd`s"

"Weird."

"I know right… when Drake still pretended to be more like him, he and she argued about some things and I think even sometimes she managed to see through his façade… But something happened, what, I don't know. But whatever it was has make him want to keep distance from her while Blondie puts a face of concern."

"Wait a minute," began Yuri as he also sat, "Long blonde hair, lilac eyes and wears to little clothes?"

Zelos looked at him a little confused.

"How do you know?"

"Well, she is part of my acquaintance`s team and she did seem in deep thought while another one of her team, a cat Faunus if I am not wrong, showed signs of guilt." Said Yuri knowing full well that Zelos would put the pieces together.

"… Of course, cold people always get along with each other."

"You do have to admit, she is way better than her sister."

"No doubt in that, back to the topic hand, what about you? Any girl in your life?" asked Zelos as he noted Yuri`s eyes narrowed, "You ok?"

"Yeah… my life in the love the department it is not a normal one"

"huh?"

"I have a-" Yuri stopped what he was about to say as the once calm breeze turned violent and colder to the point that small particles of ice could be seen, "Holy shit that is cold!" shouted Zelos as he focused once again in Yuri, who was now smiling at him while his right eyes was slightly twitching.

"lets not talk about it" Said Yuri,making Zelos what kind of psycho was in his life.

"So how have you been?" asked Yuri with clear intention of getting the attention out of him.

"Fine really, besides me and Drake being students of beacon, searching for Lloyd`s killer and attending to Atlas`s council meetings when my mother can… yeah everything is cool." Said Zelos as Yuri noticed the mistake he made.

"Sorry," said Yuri as Zelos stood up and walked to the edge, "It is alright… I already I accepted the fact how dysfunctional my family really is." Replied Zelos as Yuri stood next to him watching both the building Drake had gone.

"… And your sister?" asked Yuri really hating the position he was putting himself into, but just like Drake, Zelos was also his friend, so it was alright to cross a line to see how he was doing.

"Still hates me as far I am concerned." Said Zelos in a carefree way.

"Does she really? I mean when was the last time you paid her a visit?" asked Yuri.

"About the time after Lloyd`s death… seeing Drake lost someone who was technically a brother to him, made me want to reestablish my connection with her, and the only thing I got out from her was, 'die on a fire'… I think it was 'burn in hell', funny, now that I think about it there was never any bond that could be save at all."

"In her defense… she has been locked for a very long time… only allowed to leave in few occasions and only visited by your mother, who visits her constantly, and you who barely does."

"What side are you on?" asked Zelos eyeing hid friend.

"None, I just want you to try to understand your sister a little, do not expect her to open up to you from day to night just like that… you have to keep trying."

Zelos thought deeply about what he just said.

"Besides… have you not that kind of family, many things wouldn't be the way they are right now." Said Yuri with a smile making the red head remember how he, Drake and Lloyd met Yuri and Flynn.

"Has it not been for you big mouth about finding a mythical place only heard of a fairy tale, we wouldn't have met, at least not that soon." Said Yuri making Zelos chuckle.

It had been a around a week after they returned from their little quest and Lloyd had been locked up in the forge forging their weapons by using some of the various numbers type of dust. Leaving him, Drake and the newly brought to their house Colette to wait.

So while Drake was showing Colette the place and teaching her about society, Zelos was left bored alone with only an computer to burn the time, making him start bragging about their adventure online.

"I still cannot believe you idiots believed the whole thing immediately, the moment you two and your dog showed in our doorstep saying you wanted weapons made from the materials found in the cave, both Drake and Lloyd knew it was me who opened the mouth, both smacked me in the head for divulging the secret, I didn't expect someone to actually believe me damn it!" shouted Zelos remembering the day.

"In my defense it was Repede, who started barking at the screen the moment we read your post."

"So if your dog barks you to jump from a penthouse would you!?"

"Not the point Zelos, have you not done that things would be far different, we wouldn't have got our weapons, Drake couldn't have found the lead of a book that only you could read… who knows what else might be different without you around." Replied Yuri making Zelos realize he was right.

"As much as I hate to admit it, he is 100% right."

Both turned around to see Drake who was wearing his usual attire with scarf, "Did you put spare clothes in the shadows?" asked Zelos as they got closer to him.

"yeah so?" asked Drake as he took off his scroll, "Just asking."

"Anyway, lets head back to the academy, I will fill you in."

"So, Everything is normal?" asked Zelos as they walked around the campus.

"Yes, floors dedicated for medical research, drug test with every medical precaution stipulated by the government, among other things that could be called normal." Answered Drake who had been carefully taking his head out from the shadows from different people in some parts of the facility.

"I feel a but coming," said Yuri knowing there had to be something weird on the place.

"But, there are some higher floors that are in the upper levels that are out of restriction, and here is the twist, I couldn't be able to use the shadows to get in at all." Said Drake surprising both since that has only ever happen in the past only with the shadows of Grimm, but all the shadows, including objects, should not be a problem.

"What did you weird tenant said?" asked Zelos knowing Shadow either knew or had something to do with it.

"All he said something is blocking us from the other side, making it officially suspicious enough to get in there by any means."

"I suppose you are already working on a plan?" asked Yuri as they saw a group of students with the uniform of haven coming at them.

"Yes, so far I need some of you to get explosive dust, tons of it and as volatile as possible." Said Drake shocking both.

"Are we blowing up the place?" asked Yuri liking the idea a little as Drake stopped walking-

"In case that we find something that it is indeed connected with the angels, I want to deliver a message, something that says not to fuck up with us." Replied Drake in a sharp but calm voice thinking it was the time to hit where it might hurt them a lot as one of the students of haven passed them stumbling with Yuri.

"Sorry," said the green haired girl as she and her companions walked pass them,

"Yeah no pr-" stopped Yuri suddenly while the girl and her group kept walking only to stop as Yuri appeared in front of the green haired girl, making her eyes go wide and even more the moment he grabbed her by the throat making a little pressure, which surprised the other two who were about to intervene.

"You better think twice pal," said Zelos standing next to him with Ether inches away from the neck of the silvery-grey haired guy, who looked to where his other companion was only to see Drake who was standing behind the amber eyed woman with Yin`s hilt backwards so the edge of the blade would be also a few millimeters away from her neck while Drake stood back taking precautions, "Yuri?" asked Drake in neutral voice hiding the surprise of seeing his friend acting that way.

"Give it back," said Yuri in the same manner Drake had spoken a few minutes ago with the addition of his eyes becoming slit, "I don't know what you are talking about weirdo!" shouted the girl making Yuri angrier as a colored ice blue aura was slightly leaking from his body, causing the girl began to felt a massive drop of temperature from her body to the point she was starting to turn pale and cold.

"I am only going to say this one more time, give it back, or I am going to freeze your throat and body to the point it would break apart, and I will make sure you feel pain in every moment," said Yuri in the same tone with the addition of pure white smoke coming from his mouth as the sudden change of the wind around all of them turned into a colder one, surprising Drake and Zelos knowing this had not anything to do with his semblance.

"Ok ok just let me go." Mumbled the girl in low voice since she could barely feel her throat at all, "Give it" said Yuri with clear mind of not letting the girl go until he gets what he wants.

"Didn't you hear her? She said-" started the man only to be stopped as Zelos blade was now touching his neck.

"Emerald just give it, whatever it was." Ordered the woman that stood in front of Drake with a voice of command as the now known Emerald slowly reached to her back pocket to reveal a golden bracelet with a red gem on it, which she gave to Yuri who let her go immediately causing her to fall on the floor coughing as her two companions, who had been let go from Zelos and Drake, ran to her to see if she was all right.

"I don't know you," started Yuri with the cold air still around them, "And frankly I don't care in knowing you or who the fuck do you think you are, but if you ever pull something like that in front of me ever again, I am going to froze your blood to the point you would be a fucking cold living statue, am I clear you low life thief (AN: just to clarify, he meant low life of being a thief not referring to poverty at all.)?" asked Yuri seeing the green haired girl nod slowly while the other woman was next to her embracing her so she could warm her body as the only man of her group watched with analytical eyes at all the individuals.

Yuri, who had put his bracelet once again on his left wrist, walked to where Drake was, "I will take care of the dust, call you tomorrow morning." Said Yuri as he walked pass them.

"Hey where do you think you are going!?" asked the silvery-grey haired guy only for a wave of cold wind hit his face, which forced him to close his eyes, only to see that Yuri was gone once he opened them.

He turned his head to see Drake and Zelos walking to their dorms, and whose weapons were no longer with them.

"Aren`t you going to apologize for your friend?" asked the man calmly as both stopped.

"Just like he said, I don't know who the fuck do you think you are, and frankly we don't care, you are a long way from home brat, so I suggest you to behave. And just so you know, had it been me from who she had stolen from, I would make sure she never uses those hands ever again to steal." Said Drake in a monotone tone showing he didn't care at all as he looked at the amber-eyed woman.

"You seem to be the leader of this 2, so I suggest you to learn to keep a leash on them, have a good night… and welcome to beacon." That was all Drake said as he and Zelos took their way, ignoring the look of the woman or the man while the blonde's mind began to think once again in the plan he had for tomorrow night.

Only one thing was for sure right now, tomorrow would be an explosive night.