Classes has started and the book work is already immense. We set up a big study group involving me team Rwby and team JNPR. Which had some of us goofing off while Ren, Blake and I with all the book work.

But I wouldn't trade it for the world. It may be hard and difficult but nothing I can't handle.

Ruby started sleeping in her actual dorm. I keep thinking I've done something wrong. Even when she reassures me it's only because her team misses her. I know something is up.

But I can't pay attention to that right now.

I dodged to the right having Pyrra's spear miss me by millimeters.

I'm in Goodwitch's class sparing against Pyrra. People were placing bets on both of us since we were the two best fighters.

Our talent was far from equal. But I kept it interesting. Making it seem like a fair fight.

I clashed against her shield with Nebula. She tried to stab me with her spear. I grabbed it and sent electricity through it ultimately shocking her draining her aura to the red ending the match. My aura didn't drop from the green.

I expected her to be mad. But she was overjoyed with her defeat.

"Good fight Gears you truly are the greater warrior." She said while shaking my hand.

"You aren't mad at me? Most people who even know they will lose still get upset but you show no signs of this."

"Because I'm happy I can learn from my mistakes. But I do have a question for you."

"And I might have an answer."

"Why couldn't I use my semblance on your weapons they are made of metal aren't they?"

I smirked.

"They are but they are made of a special metal which works with semblances but it holds no magnetic properties rendering your power useless destroying your advantage."

She pondered over this.

"How do prepare for this?"

"I prepare myself for every situation I find myself in. I had to so I can accomplish any mission as a merc."

She looked at me opened her mouth to say something but quickly shut it retracting the thought.

The bell rang signaling the end of class. I saw Ruby talking to her team so I crept up behind her and wrapped my arms around her. She squealed.

"Whatcha doin?" I asked

Yang looked at me with a happy smile.

"We are planning a girls night out!"

I gave her a confused look. I looked at their faces trying to find out if they were lying they all appeared to be telling the truth.

"So what do you plan on doing?"

Yang avoided my gaze Weiss stepped in front of her.

"Well that's why we are talking about it."

I became suspicious but I didn't show it.

"Okay just call me if you girls need a ride. Stay safe."

I turned Ruby around and kissed her. I made my leave heading to my workshop.

I looked at the new project I had for a weapon. It was to make a gun similar to my grandfather's pistol. It didn't feel right just to have a mismatched set.

Tank came over and put his head on my lap. I could tell he missed Ruby. She hasn't been spending any time with me. Tank has been taking it the worst he would be excited when I walk in then go back to his bed when he knew she wasn't with me.

"Don't worry boy she will see you soon. I hope."

I made my list of materials and got on my motorcycle opening the overhead door. I started it and revved up the engine feeling the heat between my legs. I rolled out and started my way to vale.

I got over to the shady side of vale and parked my bike. I went into an ally way knocking on a big metal door.

A viewing hole opened.

"Password?"

"When a thief needs to change." I said.

"Welcome back Gears."

He opened the metal door stepping to the side.

"It's been awhile, Holiday still spreading cheer to the bad little girls and boys?"

He chuckled.

"It's always the gift that keeps on giving. So what can I get you today?"

I held up the list handing it to him.

"Need a new pistol? What happened to the other ones you made?"

I looked at him holding up my grandfather's gun.

"I got a parting gift from my grandfather it wouldn't feel right not to have a set."

"So gonna give the set a name?"

"Maybe I need a good idea for them."

He pondered I always trusted him with good names.

"What about love and hate?"

I thought about it.

"Maybe a bit cliche but I can make it work. Have any ideas about what properties to give them?"

"Hate is always cold and strikes quickly. So I'd have a fast firing lightning shot on it. And love is slow and full of a burning desire for the other so a semi-automatic fire shot."

"You always amaze me holiday."

"Hey I have the ideas you have the know how to make them. Oh and by the way do you think you can make these if I give you the parts?"

"I can have them ready relatively quickly."

"Perfect." He handed me a list of what I needed to build.

"Okay now I'm going to need the parts for my gun and these. They payment for the guns I'm building can be the parts since they are rather expensive."

"Okay Gears I'll head into the back and grab them you browse to your hearts content."

"Thanks holiday."

I looked at the parts thinking about what parts I can get to upgrade my energy weapon. I wanted it to be able to completely disintegrate its target. Right now it's an amplified laser pointer.

I heard the door open and shut. I continued my browsing until I felt a hand on my shoulder.

I turned around to see the jack ass Roman torchwick. I got angry but I wasn't allowed to fight in the shop. I gritted my teeth.

His face grew into a smirk knowing I was going to obey the rules.

"So Gears what brings you around here?"

"What the fuck does it look like I'm here for parts."

His smirked grew.

"Temper temper."

He wagged his finger in my face.

"All I wanted to ask is if you'd be willing to come to a rally tonight to help encourage the troops."

I stared him down.

"Why do you think I would even want to show up?"

"Simple a nice paycheck."

It slightly peaked my interests.

"How much are we talking here?"

"1,000,000 lien just to stay for the rally. I have someone who wants to speak with you."

"Sure I'll come but I'm not getting into any fights and I keep my weapons."

In my head I was already making a plan to fuck him over.

"Alright, perfect I'll see you at these coordinates in 4 hours." I handed him my scroll as he typed in coordinates. Then he made his leave.

Holiday put two brief cases on the counter. I opened them inspecting the quality of the goods.

"Just now not trusting my goods Gears?"

"Since I saw you let in rats like Roman yes."

He laughed at this.

"The rat pays good money."

"I think my girl could learn a thing or two from how he applies his makeup."

We both started laughing historically.

After the laughter died down we went back to a normal conversation.

"So gears how has it been I hear that you left the mercenary life. Is that true?"

"Kinda I'm still working with my contractor Ozpin. But at the moment I'm known for being a student at beacon academy."

"Well it's nice to see you doing something before ending up like me. A merc for life you at least have some good in you."

"Yeah it's nice to know I'm trying to rid myself of the sins of my old life."

"So I heard you have a girl mind telling me about her?"

"Where do I start there is so many things I love about her?"

Holiday chuckled. But then quickly got serious.

"Does she know about your past?"

"Yeah good old Oz tricked me into going back to my home town. I explained everything in my home. But my old family wanted my money and for me to never leave. They mistakenly took her and her team hostage so I ended their lives in the most brutal way possible."

He was stunned.

"You must really care about her. What's her name?"

"Ruby Rose. She is crazy adorable and she loves to cuddle up to me at night."

He raised an eyebrow.

"So I'm guessing you aren't a virgin anymore?"

"Yeah we got crazy a couple times."

"Now for the real question how old is she?"

"15."

"Like them young or something?"

"It's more like I like them cute."

He chuckled.

"Yeah you weren't really interested in the big breasted women we normally saw at the bar."

"Hey you know I'm not the kind of guy for one night stands I always thought they were shameful."

"Coming from the guy who has 245,832 confirmed kills."

"You know I regret every single one."

"Yeah...but it's all behind us now."

We stood there in silence remembering our life as mercenaries.

"Those days were nice but I prefer now then back then. I'm saving people instead of hurting them."

"Good for you gears."

I grabbed the brief cases and put them into my big backpack.

"I'll be back soon with the weapons I might bring my girl and her friends. Don't worry they can keep a secret. Cya holiday."

"So long gears."

I walked out heading to my bike putting on my helmet. I checked the time on my scroll.

4:37

I had to be at rally at 8. I have plenty of time to make the things I want. I started up my bike and went back to my workshop.

I finished Love hate. Proud of my work. I made them perfectly. Hate was black with red trim and love was white with gold trim.

They were stunning.

I also made a new gadget for my disposal. A special sticky grenade that can use gravitation dust. Making it able to repel and attract any thing. I made a special detonator to control the strength of them.

I looked at my clock.

7:34

(Perfect timing.)

I grabbed Nebula and my new guns. I holstered them while grabbing my helmet and exiting the garage on my bike.

I made my way to the coordinates. I had a plan to completely disrupt his operations.

I pulled up to the warehouse seeing him smoking a cigar next to this little girl with pink brown and white hair.

(She must be a weird one trusting him.)

Roman noticed me and waved with a smirk on his face.

"Perfect timing gears we are just about to start would you kindly follow me."

I turned off my bike and walked into the side door with him. There were dozens of faunes all wearing Grimm masks. I smirked.

(They have no idea what they are in for.)

I noticed two people moving through the crowd.

(Fuck why are they here.)

I saw Blake and sun standing in the crowd.

(Well there goes my plans.)

Roman handed me an envelope.

"Here is your paycheck. Now don't leave just yet get some popcorn and enjoy the show."

I watched him walk onto the stage while I counted the money.

(He payed me in full. Perfect I won't feel bad for ending him.)

He started talking about their headquarters in a southeast quadrant in Vale.

I started checking my map on my scroll and put points on likely locations.

He pulled off a drape and revealed an atlas paladin.

(No fucking way. I have to end this now.)

He pointed at me beckoning me to come on the stage. I was hesitant but made my way to center stage.

"And here we have the best merc money can buy

Gears. He has a kill record spanning a small city.

This man was requested to kill members of the schnee dust company. He pulled these off effortlessly. He is the best of the best."

He patted me on the back. I wanted to rip his arm off. I found composure.

I noticed Blake and sun staring at me shocked.

I looked around and found something of interest a fuse box. I hid my actions from Roman and the guards as I made Blake's attention go to the fuse box.

She understood what I meant.

She pulled out her weapon shooting the fuse box.

It immediately went dark. I went to punch where Roman was standing only to catch air.

I heard the paladin starting up.

I lunged out of the way as it crashed through the side of the ware house.

I ran out the hole in the wall. Roman was making his way towards the highway with Blake and sun hot on his trail.

I made my way over to my bike seeing the girl on there with a umbrella.

"Now I don't have time for this little girl outta my way!"

She stood up pointing her umbrella at me.

I pulled out my gravitation grenade.

She lunged at me. I rolled to the side throwing the grenade to her feet. It attached to the ground.

I clicked the detonator making her fall to her knees. I amped up the gravitation until she couldn't move.

"Sorry girly but I have a tight schedule of kicking Roman's ass. Cya at his funeral."

I got on my bike and drove on the highway. I saw crashed cars and bikes. They had to be close.

I heard rockets and machine guns I stopped my bike looking over to see them fighting.

I planted c4 on the side of the concrete barricade I detonated it and drove off on my bike.

The girls looked at me shocked.

I parked my bike pulling off my helmet.

"Anybody miss me?"

I threw my helmet next to my bike. I unsheathed my sword pointing it at Roman. It charged up with electricity.

Roman tried shooting me with his guns. As they were spinning up I let go of the charge blowing up one of his arms. I ran at him jumping on the pod I jammed Nebula into the pod destroying the controls. I ripped off the hatch and was blown back by an explosive shot.

I landed on my back on the gravel. I groaned at the pain moving to my feet. I looked at him with the little girl. Yang ran at him to punch them but they shattered like glass.

I made my way over to the girls their views went to the ground.

"Is everyone okay?" I asked

Ruby ran up and hugged me.

"Yes we are okay Andrew."

I hugged her back and released her from the quick hug.

"Good...Now tell me what the fuck what you girls were thinking?!?!"

Their vision went back to the ground.

I sighed.

"Don't do anything stupid without me if you are planning something please tell me. It's all I ask."

I was rubbing my head when I got tackled.

"Thank you."

I saw the girls hugging me.

I chuckled.

"Wait what happened to sun?"

"And where is Neptune?" Weiss asked.

"Wait wait wait you told them before telling me?!?"

Ruby pushed her fingers together.

"They kinda invited themselves." She muttered.

I sighed.

(What am I gonna do with these girls?)

"Fine you know what I don't care we need to get home before the cops show up I may have just blown up a highway."

I walked over to my bike picking up my helmet brushing it off.

"Lets go Ruby."

"What about us?" Weiss said.

"I can only take two people it's a motorcycle not a car. Plus pretty sure yang can take someone with her. But if Ruby is small enough this is extremely dangerous but I could take the three of us."

Weiss looked at me scared as I stood there with a devious smile.

"You're crazy."

"I'm not crazy I'm insane."

I threw her my helmet. I opened the saddle bag grabbing a smaller helmet for Ruby.

"I may not wear a helmet but you two without a doubt are."

"What about my hair?" Complained Weiss.

"I've always heard the public bus is wonderful this late."

She put on the helmet shutting up. I had Ruby sit backwards in front of me with Weiss behind me grabbing my back.

We got back to the workshop and I parked my bike. Weiss quickly removed the helmet and began fixing her hair.

"Never again."

"What don't like motorcycles?"

"You are insane!"

"I was doing the speed limit."

She huffed and left heading back to her room. Ruby looked like she experienced the greatest rush ever.

"That was so much fun!"

"I'm not doing it again."

"You're never driving me around on your motorcycle?"

"No I'm not driving two people around with my motorcycle."

"Oh."

She looked down embarrassed.

"Hey don't worry it's just from the rush you had."

She grabbed me pulling me into a hug.

"Thank you Andrew we were way in over our head. I'm happy you were there."

"You girls would've been fine without me."

"Really?"

"Really the paladins aren't actually that strong. I just know the weak points I worked with atlas on them."

She released me from the hug. She grabbed my collar pulling me down to her height.

"Well I think my hunter deserves something for his actions."

She bit my ear.

(Why does she do this to me?)

"Okay but first you need to say hi to a friend you have been ignoring."

I opened the overhead door and wheeled my bike in as tank ran by me and tackled Ruby. I parked my bike flipping down the kickstand. I looked back as I was putting away the helmets she had tank on his back as she gave him a belly rub.

(Only likes it when she does it.)

I whistled putting tank back inside. I walked over and smacked Ruby's butt.

She shrieked.

"Will you stop that?"

"Nope." Popping the p

I looked at my scroll saw a message from Oz he wanted me in his office.

I sighed.

"Ruby I gotta go see Oz real quick."

"Okay Andrew."

She got close to my ear.

"Don't keep me waiting."

She grabbed my other head while kissing me before quickly running off.

I made a silent groan.

I entered Ozpin's office to see him and Glinda discussing something.

I walked in and took a seat.

"So what's up Oz?"

"Andrew I need you to discuss your findings at the white fang rally and the events that followed."

"Well the white fang seem to have a headquarters in the south east quadrant of vale and have access to atlas technology. I had to fight Roman in one of their paladins."

"This is going to make things difficult."

"Yes and I do believe that when we have our missions team RWBY will undoubtedly make their way there no matter where their mission."

"I see."

"I request we have a mission dedicated to this it can simply be put on the board for clearing out Grimm. I also know that I should go with them if we are going against a lot of white fang."

"But who will put up with the white fang and get the job done we need a hunter to go with you."

I pondered for a second.

"Dr.Oobleck. He is always talking about history so it will be nice for him to experience the fallen city of mount Glenn."

Ozpin was deep in thought about my suggestions.

"It will be done. But until then please enjoy your time off make sure the girls don't do anything involving the white fang."

"Can do sir."

I got up from my chair.

"Oh and gears enjoy your time at the dance this Saturday."

"Crap I completely forgot."

"We'll make sure you are ready."

"I will don't worry."

I walked out and got back to my dorm. I opened the door to see Ruby waiting for me on the bed.

(This is what I needed.)

[end of chapter 14]

A\N sorry about the wait my creative juices weren't flowing. I'll start pumping out more chapters in a bit tell me if you want some more lemons I always enjoy writing them.

I'm out

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