Onyx

1 and a half months later...

Sunday, 3:30pm

Shit, shit SHIT.

That threw him for a new one.

"Could you repeat that? I could've sworn you said the plan was going to go off during the Vytal Festival Tournament."

"Why Onyx, it's like your ears almost work." Roman replied dryly.

They sat in one of Onyx's apartments. The previous night, Onyx had drunk himself to near blackout levels, again, and almost broken down, again. Onyx could be amazed at Neo's tolerance for alcohol, but by this point he had realised that his tolerance was nearing the level that he could drink 2 whole bottles of vodka and still not black out. He didn't think even Neo could do that. At least Ruby didn't know where he was spending his weekends sleeping, or she might try and stop him.

"Why during the Tournament? All the exchange students will be there, not to mention Ironwood himself!"

"All part of the plan, Blue." Roman grinned at him.

"You know I hate when you call me that." Onyx took the opportunity to glare threateningly.

Roman had to supress his gulp before replying, "That's why I do it, Blue." Onyx didn't think it was physically possible for his grin to grow wider, but apparently the master assassin was wrong. Onyx took the moment to glare properly threateningly while he stated something that he was sure would chill Roman's bones.

"One day I might get a little too sick of you calling me Blue."

"...Okay, point taken. I'll keep it to a minimum."

"I'd prefer not at all, but with you that's the best I'm gonna get."

Roman grinned again, "Oh, yes. Now, back to the matter at hand. Cinder has good reason to believe Ironwood will bring his fleet. We just need to wait a few days, until the army and the good General are already on the way. Then, when he gets here, you assassinate him, and whoever takes his place will be far too incompetent and inexperienced to stop us."

"Hm. Decent plan. I'll need access to the Queen program to hack my way onto his ship. I'll be able to get the schematics and guard patrol schedules. The Schnee family has some powerful resources after all, and I happen to know one." Onyx grinned with a twinkle in his eyes. This was exactly what he needed. A break from the school life, and back to what he was used to. Assassination would be the exact thing to get his mind off Ruby and what was happening to him.

"Fantastic. I'm sure Cinder can give you the Queen program when you see her. In the meantime, I have robberies to attend to, and morons to boss around. See ya 'round, Blue!" He yelled back as the door shut behind him. Suddenly a brand new bullet-hole appeared in the door next to his head, and he took the hint to get out of there, fast.


Onyx

Tuesday, 5:30pm

The assassin followed Weiss, using his semblance to occasionally stay hidden in long hallways and open rooms. She turned around once, as though she had felt someone following her, but he had stopped with her and before long she had dismissed the feeling and moved on. Onyx himself knew to never ignore that feeling, because it was never wrong. The heiress didn't know that, as only a Huntress-in-training, and so when she got to the library Onyx was still following her silently. He crept closer as she sat down at the computer, and quickly looked over her shoulder to watch her keystrokes as she logged in. It wasn't easy, but he managed it, taking note of the password. Winter. He remembered reading a dossier on the Schnee girl's older sister. She was Ironwood's right hand woman, and would take over after the General was dead. They must have a close relationship if her sister is her password, the assassin noted to himself, making sure to stay quiet.


Onyx

Wednesday, 1:00am

Onyx pried himself from Ruby's arms, making sure not to disturb her. Soon after she made it evident she was going to spend all her nights up there with him, he had gotten a couple of blankets and pillows for her. She was remarkably aware of her surroundings, and any time Yang or Weiss tried to find out where she was spending her nights, she used her semblance to escape them. Blake already knew, but she was content to keep an eye on the strange boy for now, making sure nothing happened to Ruby.

Onyx expertly climbed down the building, not making a sound, and dropped to the ground. He made his way to outside the Library windows. He knew the door would be monitored, and breaking a window would attract too much attention, so he decided to go with option C. He concentrated, using his semblance and pushing its limits further and further, until he could feel his Aura dropping rapidly. He quickly walked, straight into the wall... Then through it. As he stood on the other side of the wall, he took a moment to collect himself before looking on his scroll. His aura was already at 65%, because of going through 1 wall. Not good.

The assassin made his way to the computers, sitting at the same one Weiss was sitting at before. He got the feeling she was the kind of person to automatically use the same computer every time. He logged in to her account, registering the fact that he hadn't screwed up, the password was indeed Winter. Onyx accessed the Military database, telling an admin via text that she was Weiss SCHNEE, how dare they interrupt her. They profusely apologised, and gave him access to the files he was looking for. He downloaded the schematics and guard schedules, before copying them to a data drive and pocketing it. He proceeded to the same wall he had come from, using the same trick to get outside.

This time, his Aura was at 22%. He wouldn't be able to fight anyone if he needed to now. Well, maybe Jaune Arc. That boy was completely hopeless. But one direct hit from anyone else and his Aura would probably break. He didn't have a lot of Aura to begin with, but using his semblance like this really didn't help things.

Regardless, he made his way back to his alcove to find Ruby still curled up, sleeping. He crawled in next to her, once again making sure not to disturb her.

The master assassin had the plans. Now he just had to wait for Sunday, the day after the General arrived. That's when they would strike. Finally, for the first time in months, he could do his actual job.

Onyx smiled.


Ruby

Wednesday, 3:15pm

Something had been off about Onyx the past couple of weeks. Well, Ruby had only started noticing it about 2 weeks ago. She had no idea how long it had actually been going on. In any case, Ruby was worried about her boyfriend. Although all through today he had been acting slightly differently. She had noticed something in his eyes. Almost like... apprehension? What was he excited about? More importantly, why did it unnerve her...?

"Miss Rose! Can you provide the answer to the question?!" Professor Doctor Oobleck always seemed to shout, and when he was right in front of her it was especially loud.

"Uh, what... Um. What was the question...?" Ruby said sheepishly and shrunk in her seat.

"Miss Rose! I would appreciate it if you could pay more attention in my class! Thank you! Now, can anyone else tell me what may have caused the destruction of Mountain Glenn?!"

As the class went on, Ruby went back to paying attention. She could deal with these thoughts later. Maybe she could question him on Monday. Yeah, Monday was good.


Author's note:

DUN DUN DUUUUUNNNNN!
OOOOOOHHHHHHH BOI SHIT IS GOING DOWN
As always, feel free to leave any questions in a review or PM, and constructive criticism is appreciated. If you guys can point out any discrepencies or plot holes/loose ends you may have noticed, that is also greatly appreciated.
See you in the next one.

P.S. Sorry for the whole timeskip, but I couldn't really think of anything important that would happen in the month and a half, so I figured it would be best to just skip to the important plot point.