A/N: Hello again all! Thanks as always for reading, I hope everyone is enjoying the stories!
Credit goes to Mr Ilax for reinforcing this story idea. Hope everyone can enjoy it.
Disclaimer: RWBY and it's characters belong to Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum.
Red, White, and Pink
Chapter 12: Impossible
Ruby was an experienced Huntress. She had been in countless battles with the creatures of Grimm throughout her life. She had fought alongside teammates, alongside her wife and partner. She had fought alone. And she had won every time.
The Grimm standing before her put all of that experience to the test.
The beast was so vastly different from others of it's kind. It's whole body was tensed, ready to spring at any moment as blood red eyes stared into wavering silver. Claws raked the dirt as the Grimm awaited Ruby's first move.
Swallowing the nervous lump in her throat, Ruby could only stare at the monster, her grip on Crescent Rose growing tighter. Inching her way closer, the Huntress couldn't stop herself from glancing back to her wife. Sword point raised towards the Grimm in case it made any sudden movements, Weiss' ice blue eyes locked with Ruby's, giving a small nod of reassurance.
"You've fought thousands of Grimm, Ruby. Just treat this like you would any other."
"This one isn't like any other Grimm though!" Ruby exclaimed, glancing back to the still creature. The glowing red eyes staring into her own put too much of a strain on her will, forcing her to look back to her wife. "I-I don't think I can fight it, Weiss…"
"It isn't even dangerous, just kill it, you dolt!"
"But it's too cute!"
With an irritated sigh accompanied by a scowl, Weiss turned from the red Huntress to the being of darkness before her. She wouldn't be fooled by it's appearance like her overly-kind wife.
Weiss' icy gaze stared into the wide shimmering red. She assessed the weaknesses of it's unarmored body, save for the small white plate covering it's face. It was obvious that the tiny body was designed for speed, even if the fluffed up fur might suggest otherwise. The white Huntress paid special attention to the long ears on the monster, well aware that it was intently tracking every sound the two women made.
Weiss Schnee would not lose to a Grimm bunny.
"Rrgh! This is your fault, Ruby! Now I can't kill it either!"
"I-I'm sorry! I just never knew Grimm could come in bunny form…" Ruby shrunk back at Weiss' explosive temper. Years spent with the CEO told her that she was simply frustrated with herself, but apologies never hurt. Forcing herself to avoid staring at the ground, Ruby nervously locked eyes with the fuming Huntress. "S-So, um, what should we do with it…?"
Managing to take a calming breath, Weiss' gaze shifted back over to the Grimm rabbit. With her new mindset, courtesy of Ruby's innocent mind, Weiss could see the tension in it's body was in preparation to flee from the two larger beings pointing sharp objects at it. The CEO's eye twitched at the sight, her mind further labeling it as 'cute' with the similarity to her stuttering wife.
"It's still a Grimm, Ruby. We need to deal with it like any other Grimm."
Though her mind agreed with her statement, her heart caused her voice to waver, clearly lacking in resolve. She was Weiss Schnee, a proud Huntress who would never back down from an opponent. A part of however, was hoping Ruby would take the responsibility away from her.
The pleading look Ruby sent her shattered that hope.
"It's not even hurting anyone, Weiss. There's gotta be some other option!"
With a sigh, Weiss realized how pointless it was to keep her sword leveled at the rabbit, lowering it as she turned towards Ruby, making sure to keep the Grimm within sight. Weiss would roll in her grave if she fell to a bunny Grimm because she got careless. "What do you suggest we do then, Ruby? Let it go? Keep it as a pet?"
The moment she saw those silver eyes brightening, Weiss knew she said something she shouldn't have.
"No. Absolutely not. Do you hear me, Ruby Rose? We are not-"
"I can't believe we took it home with us…"
Pinching the bridge of her nose as she felt a headache building, all Weiss could do was sigh as she watched Ruby attempt to herd the tiny Grimm into a corner of their training room.
Ruby's semblance allowed her to easily catch the small creature and secure it in one of their gear bags; it's short claws and blunt fangs doing nothing to the seasoned Huntress' aura as it tried to escape. Despite the obvious lack of a threat it posed, Weiss made sure to keep her distance from the squirming bag during the airship ride home.
"Think of it like research, Weiss!" Ruby exclaimed with a beaming smile. She had managed to corral the mini monster into a corner, intent on using various training equipment to form a makeshift pen. Weiss had been adamant about not allowing the creature to roam free around the Schnee manor until they were certain it was no threat. "This is like a new species or something! I'll call Doctor Oobleck tomorrow and ask him to come take a look, he always wants to learn about new ones."
"I still think this is a horrible idea, Ruby. Even if it is only a rabbit, it's bound to grow eventually like all Grimm do!"
"Weiss, it's not like it'll grow over night. Just relax, we'll have Oobleck look at it, and if it's really dangerous, we'll put it back in the Emerald Forest, ok?" Ruby's calming voice was accompanied by one of her trademark smiles, her assurances that everything would be all right always working wonders for Weiss' stress.
The CEO let the worry in her body drain out in a slow sigh. She gave the tiny terror one last measuring look, before her attention was pulled away by the pattering of small paws. Turning to see Zwei waddling into the room in search of his two masters, a new worry flooded Weiss' mind.
"What about Zwei? It may not be dangerous to us, but it could still be strong enough to hurt him."
Before Ruby could come up with a response, the two Huntresses watched the small corgi waddle his way over to the makeshift pen. Fixing the strange new creature with curious look, Zwei stepped closer to the Grimm bunny.
Seeing that the new potential threat drawing closer didn't tower over it like the other two did, the Grimm let out it's most intimidating growl it could muster. Hunching it's back to seem larger, it let it's claws extend out, attempting to deter the would-be-predator in front of it.
With a confused tilt of his head, all Zwei could think to do was let out a short bark at the creature.
With a squeak, the Grimm jumped away from Zwei, scampering under a nearby piece of training equipment, seeking shelter from the terrifying hound that sought to eat it.
The two Huntresses in white and red could only stare dumbfounded, not having expected to see a Grimm afraid of a corgi. Turning back to Weiss, Ruby's silver gaze locked on ice blue, wordlessly asking as question. Managing to hold the innocent stare of Ruby's as long as she was able, Weiss was forced to look away with an exasperated sigh.
"Fine, but we are not naming it."
A/N: First Cookie Grimm. Now Bunny Grimm. What horrors am I unleashing on Remnant?
Thanks as always to those who read, review, favorite, and follow. I hope you enjoyed this silly idea.
I've seen plenty of stories with baby Beowolves, but I always worried that they'd grow up eventually and be dangerous. I figure a bunny Grimm would likely stay tiny for a good long while, and even Zwei is tougher than it!
To Guest! The confession was in chapter 7, towards the end, so not a future chapter but a past one, hehe. But yes! Ruby kinda turned into a whole mess during it, nearly gave Weiss a heart attack.
Thanks again for reading! As always, reviews and suggestions are gladly welcome to help me improve or give me ideas.
Until next time, keep moving forward.
~Nekonyaneko