A.N: Hey guys Ryce here with time so I could type out this fan fiction chapter! I apologies for being so inactive recently due to stuff and all but I will try to make some sort of schedule so I could post regularly hopefully so I don't have to rush a chapter out and make it low quality. But enough about information about me! Your here for a story so lets head towards Ryce now should we!

Chapter 7: Nearing the Present Day

Ryce Savel 3rd Person P.O.V

(1 Year before the events of RWBY Volume 1)

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of RWBY, if I did I would be helping produce Volume 3 right now.

" So your asking me to do a mission with Adam and Blake?" Ryce said to Cinder. Cinder gave a small nod to this. "Uhh... it looks like I have no choice." He said getting off of his couch and heading towards the bedroom so he could change into his working clothes. It has been 2 Months since the attack of the Fanus village and Ryce was feeling better for his wounds from the mission. He had passed out when it was over due to blood loss and exhaustion from fighting the Grimm. It wasn't any better when he woke up back at HQ with the pain of his shattered bones.

This also caused Blake, who was still in the base during his mission, to look worried and concerned for him. There was Rosa as well apologizing that she lack the skill to be any quicker to help Ryce out so he wouldn't get that injured. This made Ryce sad seeing his friends worry about him so much but he knew since they were friends that they would still worry about him even if he had asked for them to continue on their lives normally with out any worries.

Also after the incident Rosa Red had decided to also join the White Fang and she had demanded Cinder to let her be Ryces Partner. Cinder agreed with her and she has been living with Ryce ever since. Ryce tho wasn't sure on why she had demanded so boldly to Cinder so that she could be his partner but when he asked why she would look away and say that he was the only one that she knew in the Fang. Ryce decided to let it go but had a small feeling that there was a lot more to this but decided to ignore it. So during Ryces recuperation Blake and Rosa would both try to take care of him. Sometimes resulting in a argument but was quickly stopped to by Ryce who insisted that the two of them learn how to work together.

So after 2 months of recuperation he had finally managed to get back up on his own two feet and was now relaxing on his couch watching some of the news with the temporary personal time that he now had because of Rosa living in with him, unfortunately that's when Cinder walked in and told Ryce that he would be going on a mission with Adam and Blake to get some new equipment for the Fang. So Ryce walked back out of his bedroom after changing into his usual clothing along with his signature mask. "So when are we going to go?" Ryce asked Cinder. She took a quick look at the wall clock in the room and gave an answer. "In about 15 minutes."

Ryce gave a sigh before reluctantly walking out the door. The warehouse over the year had been improving a lot with better facilities as well as more manpower that they had. But he didn't want to dwell on it for that long seeing that he had been living here for about a Year ever since he somehow arrived in the U.S. He had also know that more people from earth was here knowing that a British teen is in this universe as well as Max the person that he had managed to help escape the Fang when he was somehow caught. Ryce also had a suspicion of one more person from his universe as well. At one point during his recovery Cinder had once told him how she had found a boy that was in an alleyway being attacked by mugger like Ryce. She said that he also was confused on everything and she decided to let it be but Ryce had a suspicion on him. He had vowed to talk to him one day.

So Ryce was now waiting outside where the bullheads would usually pick them up for missions and waited for Blake and Adam to arrive. After a while of Ryce playing games on his phone they had finally arrived. "Finally, you guys were taking forever to arrive here." He said with an amused tone. Adam just glared down at him while Blake looked a little worried. "Are you sure your already alright to go out on missions again?" She asked with genuine concern in her tone. Ryce gave an amused laugh before saying to her. "I'm perfectly alright Blake I can prove it to you as well." Blake gave a confused face. "How are you going to -" She couldn't finished her sentence before Ryce gave her a hug.

Ryce could tell that Blake was now tense and probably confused out of her mind. So he decided to whisper into her ears. "Be careful Blake, it's not a good idea for you to drop your guard against me." After finishing his sentence he released her from his hug and took a few steps back. Ryce had a small smile underneath his mask by her shocked expression but was quickly turn into a frown when Adam put his blade near his neck.

"Whoa there Adam, can't I have just a little bit of fun now and then?" He asked raising his hands in surrender. "Just don't touch her." Was all he responded before sheathing his blade. 'Jeez if I knew when I was back on Earth if you were that overprotective about Blake I would of understand those many fan fics where you were overprotective.' Ryce thought. Ryce took a glance over to Blake and could see that she was standing a little tense but he could tell that she also was nervous about something else. So while Adam was away to ask where was the bullhead, Ryce had decided to have a small chat with Blake to see whats wrong with her. So Ryce walked over to her and gave her a small bump to get her attention.

"Yo Blake is there something wrong?" He asked her. She looked at Ryce for a few seconds before saying with a far away look in her eye. "No, i'm alright Ryce." Ryce wasn't convinced that she was what she said "Alright" and decided as her friend that wasn't actually in the White Fang that he would pressure her even more so that she would tell him the truth. "Blake I know you for about a year now you know that's not going to work on me right?" When Blake heard these words she sighed. "I can't Ryce I just can't." "But Bla-" "No Ryce!" She yelled out surprising Ryce so much that he made him silent.

Ryce looked away from Blake feeling hurt. 'Wow that was unexpected.' Ryce thought deciding that he would stay silent. After a few seconds of awkward silence Blake spoke up breaking the silence. "Ryce all I have to say is that what I'm going to do today... I'm sorry." She said and walked away from Ryce towards the direction Adam had went to demand why there Bullhead wasn't here yet.

"I'm sorry for what I'm going today... what are you going to do Blake." Ryce thought to himself.

(Blake's P.O.V 3rd Person)

Blake was tense the whole ride from the time the Bullhead had came in at base to the drop off point in the clearing of a forest where they were suppose to steal even more items from the Schnee Dust Company. She had a plan in her mind. A plan that would change her future forever. As they jumped out of the Bullhead and onto the ground Adam started to give out his orders. "Blake and Ryce you both will stay here and keep a look out just In case anyone unexpected arrives while I head down towards the train tracks, Ill tell you if the train is coming." Adam than ran into the tree line and disappeared leaving Blake and Ryce alone. Blake was to a glance over to Ryce before looking away. She had felt sorry for yelling at him back near the docks and wanted to apologizes. She had even wanted to tell him what she was planning but could't bring herself to do it. All that she could do was say sorry. She trusted Ryce a lot but she still couldn't say it.

She didn't know why she felt safe with him but she just did. Her mood would usually lighten up just by talking to him and when he was injures and in a coma she was afraid that he would never wake up and would die, so when he did wake up she had to quickly walk away to wipe some of her tears away. She had been pondering on why she felt like this for a while looking up in the sky to clear her head thinking and thinking. Unfortunately while she was thinking she heard Adam coming back.

"Blake, Ryce... It's time." Was all he said. "Okay." Was all that Blake could say. It was today that she would go through with her plan... and leave the White Fang.

A.N: And there we have it! Another chapter is done and I will do chapter 8 and im pretty sure you all know what that is going to be about! But now I have to go on the internet to get the lines that Blake and Adam said and I would have to add in in my own lines for Ryce and extra lines for Blake and Adam so that they could react to it Arghh! making it cannon is hard! But this is the end of this chapter so you dont want to hear me complain. Also a quick fact, I was planning on making this chapter all of the Black trailer but decided not to seeing that I want you guys to read something so you dont think that Im dead or something! Anyway thats all I have to say for now! So if you have any Comments, Concerns, Constructive Qritisimes, or an O.C that you would like added in than feel free to leave it in the review or P.M Me! So until next time! Bye!