Chapter 10
"What were you and Ren talking about?" Yang asked.
The green clad man had left them to their own devices in his house. All he had said before leaving was: 'Try not to burn my home down.'
"Nora," Jaune said. His tone screamed what he didn't say—that he didn't want to talk about it.
Yang nodded. He turned a gentle smile towards her. In the absence of speech, Jaune cut in, "I saw you didn't try and stop Torchwick."
"No, I didn't," Yang replied.
"Got a problem with it?" she growled.
Jaune shook his head. "No. Just an observation."
The brawler turned her body toward her companion. "He and Neo saved our lives. I wanted to repay them."
"I think you're right. But they might've had useful information about what we're up against."
"And what is that?" she frowned. "We're two people against an entire network of enemies. A computer or whatever the hell we're fighting."
"There's three of us," Jaune interjected.
"Bullshit!" she screamed. "It doesn't matter what we do! We're fucked! We'll all die alone being on the run from the goddamn—"
Jaune's arms wrapped around her. "Breathe," he instructed. It was a command.
The firm tone brought Yang back to her senses. She buckled, falling back into Jaune's arms.
"I'm sorry," the brawler whispered.
"You have nothing to apologize for," he replied.
When had he said that to her before?
The whole situation sang with familiarity.
"Just…stay like this," Yang murmured, closing her eyes.
Jaune was silent for a moment. Then, "I…think I can do better than that."
Yang felt his lips on hers.
"You do not control me," Yang hissed.
"This again?" the disinterested reply came.
"Get out of my head," the brawler snarled.
"Silly, you can't get rid of me." A laugh echoed.
Yang exhaled, and turned around.
Standing with an air of confidence was a mirror image of herself.
"I am Yang Xaio Long. I am you, and always will be you," she sneered.
"I have a plan," Ren stated.
"I thought we didn't have any leads without Torchwick." Jaune frowned.
"We have my leads," Ren followed up. "The CCT tower in Vale is where this all began. Perhaps it can be ended."
"Why hasn't anyone else tried this?" Yang asked.
"There are massive amounts of Knights in the city. A large force would attract too much attention, and all the small attacks have been overwhelmed."
"What makes us different?" Jaune cocked his head. "Last time I checked, we can't take an army of Knights."
"With luck, we won't have to." Ren smiled. "Contact was finally established with Atlas a few hours ago. We have a way in."
"Which is…?"
"I'll tell you on the way. Are you in? One last hunt?"
The blondes exchanged glances.
"We're in."
Author Notes: I'm not a huge fan of these short chapters. But they fit the pace well for what I'm going for, so thank you for tolerating them.
It sounds like I'll be going forward with that RWBYxScoobyDoo story, with some notable cast changes. But you'll have to wait for the fic to see who is involved.