A/N: Bit of profanity in a scene. Just a warning.
Yang revved up Bumblebee and pulled out into the forest as Blake clutched her waist.
"Do you know where she could have gone?" Blake asked.
"Just follow the footprints!" Yang shouted over the breeze as they drove into the forest trail.
Blake sighed. From what she knew about Ruby's past, the Grimm girl would be next to impossible to track her down.
After all, it wasn't every day one of the White Fang's highest commanders was forced to flee - and it wouldn't be easy to catch her either.
A flash of black caught the Faunus girl's eye, a Beowolf. Not even a minute later, they heard a long howl.
Yang stopped Bumblebee abruptly, sending Blake into her back. She recognized it as her mind translated the Grimmspeak. Come here, my brethren.
Ruby.
Yang didn't realize she had gunned Bumblebee and shot after the Beowolf until she felt claw-like fingernails digging into her hips.
"Sorry Blake." Yang said, Blake just held on as the blonde finally pulled into the clearing.
A wave of nostalgia hit Yang at the sight. 5 Beowolves were surrounding Ruby and bowing down. Ruby had her head raised and sniffed the air.
"::Ruby!::" Yang called out.
"::Who are you?!::" Ruby snarled, claws digging into the ground.
"::Don't you remember me…?It's me, Rubes. Yang, your sister.::" Yang said, trying to keep the hurt from her voice.
"::Who should I care?!::" Ruby snapped, stepping forward.
"::You do care, Ruby. You pledged yourself to me. Don't you remember that?::" Yang asked.
"::Why would I pledge myself to a human?::" Ruby growled.
Yang took a step forward, praying that the pledge still held.
"::Because I'm your sister, Ruby. You love me.::" Yang pleaded.
"::Why would I love a human like you?::" Ruby demanded, taking a step forward with raised hackles.
"::We grew up together, Ruby. You saved me from the Alpha Beowolf that challenged you in Patch the day I got into Signal. We trained together, we stayed by each other's side, how could you forget all of it…::" Yang whispered.
Ruby flexed her rippling form, Yang kept going. "::I sang to you when storms scared you, you protected our family from the Grimm. I grieved with you when Summer Rose died.::"
Ruby froze, eyes narrowing as her tail bristled and began swaying. Yang realized her words were making an impact.
"Red like roses fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest…" Yang sang softly, getting the reaction she prayed for. Ruby's tail flattened out as her hackles lowered.
"White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test…" Yang kept singing. Ruby crept forward, head tilted.
"Black the beast descends from shadows…" Yang sang, Ruby stopped and sat down. It was clear the Grimm girl was waiting for something. Yang searched Ruby's face and saw a spark of recognition in her eyes.
"Yellow beauty burns. Gold…" The last note rang out in the clearing, echoing faintly as Ruby shut her eyes.
"Y...Yang?" A timid voice squeaked.
Yang carefully stepped to Ruby, the Grimm girl opened her eyes.
"Yang… I-" Ruby began, but a voice cut her off.
"Ruby Rose. You are under detainment by Atlas Military."
A woman in white strode in, accompanied by two soldiers.
Yang gave a feral growl, pulling Ruby behind her as Blake glared at the woman.
"What for?" Blake asked, a undertone of steel clear in her voice.
"For being a threat to the public, and destroying military property." The woman said as the soldiers marched towards Yang.
"Let her go!" Yang snarled.
"Yang Xiao Long, you have the right to remain silent and not interfere." The woman barked as a soldier shoved the brawler aside and grabbed Ruby by the wrist.
"Stop!" Ruby yelled, feeling Yang's terror and feeding off of it. She grabbed the soldier's wrist in her other hand and ripped him off of her, throwing him into a tree.
"Get her!" The woman yelled to the other soldier, who pulled out a gun and fired at Ruby. But the bullet never hit her, as a red streak grabbed Yang and moved her out of the way.
"Ruby, what was that?!" Yang screeched.
"No time to explain, ::Go!::" Ruby ordered.
"No! I'm not leaving you to fight then yourself!" Yang retorted, cocking her gauntlets in unison. Blake drew Gambol Shroud and the two took positions on either side of Ruby.
"Yang, Blake! Stop it, I won't let you get hurt trying to stop them!" Ruby pleaded.
"Yang Xiao Long and Blake Belladonna, stand down!" The woman demanded. Yang and Blake growled, tensing as Ruby grabbed the wrists closest to her.
"Guys. Please." Ruby whispered as the woman drew a sabre and advanced.
"Release the Huntresses in training!" The woman ordered. Ruby obeyed, looking down.
Ruby felt the steel on her neck as the woman herded Ruby away from Yang and Blake.
"Cuff her!" The woman said, and cuffs were placed on Ruby's wrists.
"Thank you for your cooperation." The woman said stiffly and began leading Ruby away.
They barely took a few steps before a voice rang out.
"Winter!" Weiss barked, meeting her sister.
"Weiss, a pleasure to see you, sister." Winter said.
Weiss looked at Ruby, than to Blake and Yang, and then to Winter.
"What are you doing to her?" Weiss demanded, but Ruby felt the heiress's fear and worry.
"This… sister of yours, marched up to Ruby and arrested her!" Yang exploded, eyes a shade of blood red.
"Winter! Release her!" Weiss growled.
"Weiss, this creature is a danger to Remnant, it needs to be euthanized and terminated!" Winter said.
"Specialist Schnee. This "creature" is one of my students. And I doubt I would let you euthanize her." Another voice countered as Ozpin walked into the scene, Qrow by his side.
"You wanna lay a finger on my niece, I'll send you straight to hell in such tiny pieces that Satan won't be able to identify you, Schnee." Qrow growled.
Winter shook her head. "The General has ordered Ruby Rose to be brought to Atlas for execution." She persisted.
"And Miss Rose's headmaster has ordered Ruby Rose to stay at Beacon to complete her training as a Huntress." Ozpin countered.
"And "Miss Ruby Rose's" Uncle has ordered the whore under Jimmy's thumb to shut up and go fuck off to wherever she came from." Qrow added.
Winter bristled and was speechless for a moment, gawking at Qrow's response.
"You… you…" Winter gawked.
"As I said, shut the hell up before I get any more pissed off and make you." Qrow said, the threat hanging there in tension so thick you could slice it with a knife.
"Now, with "Specialist Bitch" - or whatever she calls herself, incapable of a comeback, let's go back to Beacon. It's late." Qrow said, removing the cuffs from Ruby's hands and giving her a hug.
"Thanks, Uncle Qrow." Ruby said, burying her face into his chest.
"Anytime, kiddo." Qrow said, turning to Yang.
"Take care of her, you three." He added, including Weiss and Blake.
"Yessir." Weiss said, prompting Blake to echo her.
"Good. I have a bar to see now, gonna need more than a few shots to forget today." Qrow said, walking off.
"Can I come?" Yang asked halfheartedly.
"Not today, little dragon. I'll hook you up next week, ok?" Qrow replied, Yang grinned.
"Ok!" Yang said.
"See ya then." Qrow finished and disappeared from sight a few moments later.
"As for you…" Yang growled, rounding on Ruby as the group started to go towards Beacon again.
"Yes, Yang?" Ruby asked, knowing she should just accept the punishment.
"I got nothing for punishment right now. Weiss?" The brawler asked.
Weiss gave a thoughtful glance at Ruby. "I don't think extra work is valid, as Ruby already doesn't sleep. But I would like for the team to have "Grimmspeak" lessons." The heiress said.
Ruby sighed in relief. "Alright. I can do that."
"Growing up with Yang, she knows key phrases and how to respond to them. But although Grimmspeak is second nature to Yang, it won't be for you." Ruby explained a half an hour later at the dorm.
"There's two parts: Understanding the words, and speaking them. Both are hard. It took Yang a few weeks to get each word." Ruby continued. "But I'll only teach you the basics first, things you may need to say to me. And if you struggle, Yang can help." She added.
"So, what are we starting with?" Blake asked.
"Understanding Grimmspeak." Ruby said. "An example; ::Ruby.::" she said.
"What was that?" Weiss asked.
"I just said my name in Grimmspeak. Yang uses it to get my attention, mainly." Ruby explained.
"::Ruby.::" Yang growled.
"::Yang.::" Ruby responded. "I just said Yang's name. I, in turn use it when I want to get her attention." She explained.
Pointing at Weiss and than Blake, she said "::Weiss, Blake.:: I just said your names. Yang is less likely to use them, but I am. There are times where I get angered and switch to Grimmspeak, so it is important to know your own name." She said.
"Ok." Blake noted.
"There are also important commands Ruby uses at times. And since she hasn't pledged herself, you have to understand them or else you may be put in danger." Yang added.
"Like move ::move::, freeze ::freeze::, run ::run::, and attack ::attack::." Ruby explained.
Weiss nodded, taking note of it all mentally.
"And what if we need to speak to you in Grimmspeak?" She asked.
"We'll get to that. But for now, you need to understand important words we use. You'll learn to respond to them in a bit." Yang said.
"Ok." Weiss replied.
After a while of catching on to words, Blake and Weiss mastered understanding names and the basic commands. Finally, Ruby and Yang taught them to converse, Ruby taking Blake and Yang taking Weiss.
"::R...ub...y::" Blake growled.
"::Ruby.::" Ruby corrected.
"::Ru-by.::" Blake said.
"::Weiss.::" Ruby continued.
"::Whishe::" Blake said.
"::Weiss.::" Ruby corrected.
"::Wess::" Blake said.
"::Weiss.::" Ruby corrected again.
"::Wiss::" Blake said.
"Close enough." Ruby commented.
"::Yang.::" she continued.
"::Bang.::" Blake said.
"::Yang.::" Ruby corrected.
"::Bang.::" Blake said confidently.
"::Y-a-n-g.::" Ruby sounded out.
"::B-a-n-g.::" Blake sounded out, still confident.
"::Yang, not Bang.::" Ruby corrected.
"::Bang, want-to Bang.::" Blake parroted.
Ruby blushed furiously, grateful that Yang was too busy correcting Weiss.
"What did I say?" Blake asked.
Ruby flipped her hood up and turned away. "::Nothing important!::" she yelped quickly. "I think we should take a break… you need to work on saying Weiss and Yang's names." She said meekly, tugging on her hood and curling up, blushing still.
"Ok." Blake said, oblivious to what she had said instead of "Yang".
Yang stood up on the other side of the room. "Ok… I'm going to bed." She announced.
"Sure." Blake added, Weiss simply nodded and the three started getting changed.
"::Goodnight, Ruby.::" Yang yawned.
"::Night, Yang.::" Ruby responded.
"What did you say to each other?" Weiss asked.
"Just said goodnight." Yang replied.
"::Goodnight Ruby, Yang, Blake.::" Weiss said in near perfect Grimmspeak.
"::Good-night, Ru-by. Bang, Whiss::" Blake responded. The effect was instant.
"Whiss? Blake, you need to work on your pronunciation, it's-" Weiss said sternly, but was cut off by Yang's scream of:
"BANG?!"
Blake paled, realizing why Ruby was so flustered.
