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AN/ Guess who's back! I hope you all enjoyed my last chapter and the little back story for part of Ruby's situation. Also, what do you guys think Adam could be planning, and just what is project cerberus? Have fun guessing 'cause im not telling for at least a couple chapters. Anyways onto the story.
*Knock knock knock*
The light tapping on the door to the room was all it took for Weiss to wake up, as she never was a heavy sleeper. Pulling herself out of bed to answer the door, she cast a glance over to Blake's bed where Ruby slept peacefully after waking up everyone in the room due to a nightmare. Blake still held onto her with a protective hold that would rival even the most overbearing mothers. Quickly moving towards the door, Weiss opened it, greeting whoever was there with a yawn and tired eyes.
"Good morning miss Schnee, I didn't take you for a late sleeper." Ozpin said with humor in his voice, causing Weiss to turn red in embarrassment.
"Ah, Ruby and Yang have probably rubbed off on her pretty quick, they always woke up around this time. Speaking of which, are they here?" Tai asked the white haired heiress.
"Yes but they are still asleep. I wouldn't even try to wake up Ruby right now though if I were you." Weiss explained to the three men.
"Why would that be?" Qrow asked, curious as to why they would still be asleep at this time.
"Ruby had a really bad nightmare last night, she wouldn't let anyone close to her, not even Yang. She eventually calmed down enough for Blake to comfort her, in fact they are still on her bed." Weiss explained, gesturing to the two sleeping bodies underneath Yang.
"Do you have any idea why she had such a bad nightmare?" Tai asked worriedly, wondering what could have caused this to happen.
"We think seeing Adam's face caused some bad memories to resurface." Upon hearing that name, Tai and Qrow instantly became furious.
"Now gentlemen, it's all well that you want to find and bring this man in, but remember, he is a master of remaining hidden. He could very well be buried under layers upon layers of contacts just to remain so." Ozpin stated, being the only one of the three to remain calm.
"I hate it when you're right." Tai said bitterly. Looking up to the top bunk, all present noticed Yang starting to wake up.
"Morning Yang, did you get back to sleep alright?" Weiss asked, hoping that the rest of her team at least got some sleep.
"Yeah, is Ruby still asleep?" Yang asked as she stretched her arms above her head.
"Yes she is, also so is Blake." Weiss noticed the smirk that appeared on the blonde brawlers face for just a fraction of a second.
"Good, also, morning dad, uncle Qrow." Yang greeted as she hopped down from her bed.
"Well then, now that everyone that would be of use is awake, why don't you two get dressed for the day and meet me in my office, I would like to discuss something." Ozpin asked as he lead the two other men out of the room with him. Yang was the first to take the bathroom, quickly taming her golden mane and getting dressed, leaving Weiss to watch as her partner and leader slept, peace and calm caressing the younger girls face. Quickly gathering her things, Weiss waited on Yang to leave the bathroom.
"All yours princess." yang called out as she gathered some belongings.
"I really wish you wouldn't call me that you brute." Weiss hissed, annoyed at her nickname, shutting the door behind her. Yang now saw just how close Ruby and Blake were, and was simply smiling, thinking of how good someone like Blake would be for her sister.
'And now we just play the waiting game. Who will spill first though?' Yang thought to herself. After about five minutes, Weiss emerged from the bathroom and made her way towards the hallway, with Yang in tow. Stepping out of their room, they walked in silence until they left the building.
"So Yang, why were you smirking when I said Blake and Ruby were still asleep?" Weiss asked, genuinely confused by her teammates thought process.
"I'll tell you if you promise not to say anything alright?" Yang asked, to which Weiss nodded.
"Alright. I think that they might have feelings for each other, but they don't realize it yet, and I want to see how long it takes for them to notice and admit it." Yang explained as a small smile formed on her lips.
"Are you sure? Blake doesn't seem the type to actually like girls in any way, same with your sister, let alone ech other." Weiss responded, confused even more on where Yang even got the idea.
"Well you see, Ruby is very impressionable when it comes to people she can actually make friends with. So eventually they will probably share a lot of interests, same with you and her. As for liking girls, I can't say anything for Blake, but Ruby has always been an odd one, so in all honesty it wouldn't shock anybody that knows her." Yang explained as they reached the elevator. Quickly selecting the button for Ozpin's office the two girls continued to talk about the team. Finally reaching their floor, they stepped into the headmasters office.
"Ah, glad to see you two made it here so quickly. Now please take a seat." Ozpin gestured to two open chairs next to Tai and Qrow.
"Now, I called you two here because we are going to be going after Adam Taurus. You two are the only other people here that could help with trying to find him, since miss Schnee has a family vendetta against him, and you Yang, because of Ruby. Now we have the resources available to us here at Beacon and Signal, but what do you two have for us?" Ozpin asked, hoping for an answer.
"Well, I can get us access to the Schnee family records pretty easily. We have quite a bit of information on the White Fang, but im not sure about a specific target like Adam." Weiss explained as she began to make preparations to get the needed files.
"I know a guy in the shadier part of downtown Vale, he owes me a couple of favors, and he just so happens to be an information broker. He'll have something for us." Yang explained, feeling Qrow's approving gaze at her using his teachings.
"Good, good. It will take a while to compile all of the data to get any solid leads. It's already three weeks into the school year, and the time it would take would put us right around the Vytal festival before any solid leads, so another month or so and we can start our hunt. Remember, while we started this for Ruby, we cannot forget we will be bringing a dangerous man into custody." Ozpin stated, putting even more emphasis on this new mission. Everyone nodded in agreement, and everyone set off to start gathering any info they had access to.
*Meanwhile in team RWBY's dorm*
Ruby was still shaken up from her dream last night, but was able to get back to sleep after she felt someone holding her and rocking her back and forth. Slowly stirring from her slumber, she registered two arms wrapped tightly around her, holding her down. Panicking slightly, Ruby turned her head and calmed down when she saw Blake was holding her.
'She must have been the one who helped me get back to sleep last night.' At that thought, her face turned as red as her hair, her closeness to her and waking up in her bed WRAPPED in her arms this time she felt ready to die from embarrassment. Quickly trying to pry herself free, Ruby was unsuccessful as Blake managed to maintain a death grip on her. The only effect Ruby had was causing Blake to bring her even closer, putting her nose in Ruby's hair. Ruby kept trying to free herself and kept failing miserably. Accepting her fate, she awaited Blake's awakening so she could finally be free. Thankfully, her saving grace came in the form of a sneeze, which proved effective in waking up the secret cat faunus.
"Blake, could you please let me go?" Ruby asked, to which Blake shot fully awake, releasing her hold on the crimson tipped brunette.
"S-sorry about that Ruby." Blake stammered, embarrassed at the situation.
"Its alright Blake." Ruby responded as she got up and made her way to the bathroom. Blake sat up and noticed the lack of both Weiss and Yang from their respective beds. Looking around, she found a note explaining that they had gone out for a little while, and would be back sometime after lunch. Pulling out her favorite novel, Blake waited her turn in the bathroom.
*In downtown Vale*
A yellow motorcycle pulled up to the entrance of a club. Getting off of her bike, Yang walked through the doors, which were surprisingly unattended. Smirking to herself, Yang walked right in, stopping after the doors and noticed all of Junior's goons walking around and attending to various things.
"B-b-b-boss! Sh-She's back!" Catching everyones attention, Yang smirked as she walked down the steps towards the bar that Junior was currently occupying. As she approached, one of the goons who wasn't frozen stiff tried to attack her, and was rewarded with a free flight up towards the dj.
"Hello Junior, I believe you still owe me a couple of favors." Yang stated with authority, causing the older man to look at his beloved bat and rocket launcher on another counter, still in pieces.
"What can I do for you blondie?" Junior asked, highly annoyed that he was taking orders from a seventeen year old girl, albeit a very scary, seventeen year old girl.
"I need your help finding someone, and considering your quality of service last time, I would suggest I get something good." Yang accentuated her point by cracking her knuckles.
"Who are you looking for? I already said I don't know anything about that lady from last time." Junior said, hoping to not piss off the brawler.
"Not this time. What do you know about a man named Adam Taurus?" Yang asked coolly, amused as he choked on his drink.
"Why would a girl like you need to even be looking for someone like him?" Junior asked but instantly backed off after seeing Yang's eyes change to red.
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you what I know, but its not much."
*In a warehouse*
"Get those computers set up, we need to start now!" Adam barked orders to his more tech savvy soldiers as they set up the equipment Roman had lent them. They were untraceable and extremely powerful computers, designed specifically for hacking things.
"Soon, we will have our little rose with us again, and this time, she will bend to us, whether she wants to or not." Adam was sporting an evil smile as the grunts finished their setup and began starting up the systems.
"Sir, the computers are set up. With the amount of time needed to hack Beacon's databases, we will need to monitor them for the next couple of days. We will let you know when we finally have access to what we need." The grunt explained, as Adam gave a small nod. After ensuring they knew the penalty for failure, Adam left them to their new assignment, many of them knowing exactly what they were looking for, as they were involved in the transfer and holding process of their old prisoner.
*Back at Beacon*
Blake had continued her reading well into the day, only this time Ruby was essentially glued to her hip, and she really couldn't blame her, considering her dream last night, and that she felt at least partially responsible for it.
"Hey Blake, why do you hide your ears?" Ruby asked. It was a simple and innocent enough question.
"Because Ruby, nobody takes the faunus seriously. If I were to expose my heritage, people would look down on me, they would shun me, they would hate me. Maybe when I have the power that comes with being a huntress i'll take the bow off, but until then, im perfectly happy hiding it. Besides, I don't think Weiss would like to find out that she is sharing a room with two faunus, one of which was a part of the White Fang, which I don't think your sister would approve of." Blake ended her little lecture there, to which Ruby shook her head.
"Blake, Yang wouldn't care. Yes you were White Fang, but seeing how calm I am around you, she wouldn't dare try anything that would make me unhappy. She would get over it pretty quick, same with my dad and uncle Qrow. Weiss I can only confirm what you said. She only tolerates me as of right now." Ruby sighed, and looked out to the clouds in the sky, the view from the roof of their dorm was actually very stunning. Dozing off, Ruby fell asleep, cuddled into Blake's side as she kept on reading. Neither were aware of the storm coming for them in the coming weeks.
AN/ And done! I hope you enjoyed that chapter, as I enjoyed writing it, especially bringing in Junior. So I have decided to start a self insert after I finish my current two stories, so if you want to see that it will be later on in the year, possibly. Either way, this will be finished first. Have a good time and I will see you all next time!