Another one ;)

Ruby made her way to the roof, Still debating with herself whether this was a good idea or not, Though even if it wasn't she couldn't just back out now, She had already made a deal with Quinn. Ruby opened the door to the roof and saw Tess sitting with her feet dangling off the edge of the building, Leaning back on her hands as she looked up at the sky. Ruby could tell that Tess heard her by the way her ears perked up at the sound of the door opening and closing.

"Who's there." The wolf faunus asked, Not even looking back to see who it was.

Ruby hesitated, Not answering the older girl but instead walking toward her.

"I swear to God Quinn if that's you." Tess finally looked over her shoulder only to see Ruby standing a few feet behind her "It's you." She seemed tensed, Her tone was disciplined, Yet at the same time it was relaxed "Let me guess, Quinn sent you?" Her tone stayed the same but her body language seemed to sadden as her muscles slumped some.

"I'm not going to lie, Yeah she did." Ruby told the truth as she rubbed the back of her neck.

Tess sighed, Releasing the breath she didn't even realize she was holding "Now the question is why? You just met her today and you haven't even talked to me really until now, Besides, It's not like there is any you get anything by helping us."

"Well, I'm not quite sure myself yet. But talking with you can't make things worse can it?" Ruby replied, Attempting to look at things logically.

"Maybe, Maybe not. I guess we're about to find out aren't we?" Tess looked back at the sky as they both fell into an awkward silence for a moment "Well? Don't just stand there. Sit down."

"Right." Ruby sat down and joined Tess looking at the stars.

"So, I'm sure you already know my name from Quinn, However, I never caught yours." Tess said.

"Ruby. Ruby Rose, Leader of team RWBY. Though the team name is spelled with a W instead of a U, It's kinda confusing." Ruby explained.

"Hmm. Though confusing as you said, It makes sense I suppose. As you already know I'm Tess, Leader of team TRQZ. Or I'd like to think I'm still their leader." Tess half mumbled that last part, Though Ruby heard her clear as day.

"Of course you're still their leader, Just because you disagree a lot doesn't mean they hate you. Quinn was terrified when you left the dorm the way you did, She didn't actually think you'd leave. I could tell she regrets telling you to leave." Ruby paused for a moment. "If you don't mind me asking, What exactly were you fighting about?" Ruby asked.

"Training schedule. They all think that it's too much training to handle and they're probably right, But this cruel world isn't going to wait up for them to relax and goof off." Tess tensed up, Thinking of her past "I know from first hand experience, I just wish I could make them see that."

"It's really not my place to ask but want do you mean by 'first hand experience?'" Ruby's curiosity got the better of her.

The wolf faunus sighed, Her expression softened showing vulnerability "I didn't grow up in a nice home. My father was always drunk, He beat my mother and I. It was either toughen up and learn how to deal with it or get beat until you learned to accept it. For me, It was the former, Figured I might as well try to make the best of a bad situation. For my mother it was a different story. She learned how to deal with it another way. She found an escape, Or at least for herself. She became a drug addict. We never had money for a real house and most of the money we got went toward drugs and alcohol. We lived in a shit hole of a house in a sketchy neighborhood. I starved most nights and the nights that I didn't, I stole. I never liked that feeling but I did what I had to to survive." Tess took a shaky breath "I came home one day, My mother was high like always and my dad was out buying more alcohol. My mother overdosed and collapsed in front of me and I just watched. I didn't know what to do, So I just stared at her as she died. My dad came home and saw me standing there, Doing nothing. He blamed me for her death, He beat me over and over and over again, He wouldn't stop. I had to do something or I knew he would've beat me to death. I took a moment to focus and clear my head because if I couldn't think clearly then I would mess up something and just end up more fucked. That's when it happened, It seemed like everything slowed down, I seemed to memorize some sort of pattern he was using to beat me, I calculated the perfect timing to when I could strike back, So I did. He went for a punch and I side stepped, Grabbing his wrist and smashing into his elbow with the palm of my hand, Shattering through his arm and breaking it. After that I ran. I didn't stop until I ran into a cop, He saw the bruises and my face and brought me to the station where I was forced to the them what happened. I was only eleven. Soon after the incident, I was put in foster care, Being jumped around from home to home for years. Eventually, I was adopted into a permanent home in Argus when I was fourteen. I went to Sanctum, Though most of the kids didn't accept me due to my faunus heritage, I didn't really care much, I had already been through enough to let them bother me more. Besides, If they ever did get to me I always had my adoptive fathers to talk to, As well as my adoptive brother." Tess finished, She looked relieved to finally share her burdens with someone else, Almost as if Ruby had just taken a massive boulder off her shoulders.

Ruby had no idea what to say. She had to think for a second "Maybe you're right. This is a cruel world we live in. But if the world isn't going to give you a moment of peace then make your own moment. Life is only what you make of it."

"That's not quite how it works Ruby." Tess responded.

"Sure it is. I mean look at my team. We were the top first year team and now the top second year team here at Beacon, And we goof off all the time, At first Weiss was against it, Being a Schnee and all, But eventually she came around. Of course we have to study and train but we take moments of peace all the time. Progress doesn't have to be forced. In a world like this, Life isn't going to give you moments, So you have to take them." Ruby looked at Tess, Whom looked like she was deep in though. Seemed like Ruby had finally gotten through to her.

"Thank you, Ruby." Tess smiled "I think I know what I have to do now."

"No problem. Quick question though, How did you know you could trust me with your life story." Ruby wanted to know why someone who had just met her seemed to trust her so much already.

"Well, It's because I can tell you have a kind heart. I knew Quinn sent you up here, And you could have said no, But you didn't. You saw people that needed your help and you helped them. We need more hunters and huntresses like you Ruby. Nowadays seems like it's just about the money for everyone." Tess spoke with sadness but hope in her voice.

Silence fell upon the two for a moment before Ruby spoke up again "About what you did to your dad. Was that your semblance?"

"Yes it was. My semblance is a strange one in my opinion. If I take a moment to focus, It seems like time slows down even though it doesn't, But I can memorized fighting patterns in seconds, It doesn't really help with grimm though as they don't really use attack patterns. There are certain people I have trouble using my semblance against. For example, Your sister Yang. I saw her fight in the vital festival last year, She's completely unpredictable, Like a wild fire spreading. Then there's you, I can easily follow the pattern you use when swinging your scythe, But the issue is being able to stop it, An object in motion will stay in motion, Right?" Tess smirked "There's also Quinn, She's" She paused, Thinking of how to explain it "She's different. It's almost like, She's completely and utterly predictable, Being an idiotic moron one second and then the next she's does something so stupidly unpredictable that it's actually genius. I can never read her. It's so frustrating sometimes." Tess stared intensely at the sky "Anyway, Thanks for the talk and the advice, But I'd like a bit more time to think and prepare myself to confront my team again, So if you don't mind could you maybe let them know I'll be back soon, Please?"

"Of course." Ruby smiled as she stood up before heading on her way.

Ruby made her way back down the the second year dorms and knocked on team TRQZ's door. She was greeted by a man with wavy spiky hair, The color reminding Ruby of an autumn leaf. His skin was tan and his eyes were olive green. He seemed to be in his pajamas as he was wearing black plaid fleece pants and a black tank top.

"Who's at the door, Zeke?" Ruby heard a voice in the background.

Soon another face appeared, This one was another girl. She had long straight baby blue hair and lavender eyes, Almost like Yang's except a bit darker. Unlike the boy's skin hers was pale, Although she was also in he pajamas, Hers were more revealing however. She wore a loose white crop top and lavender booty shorts that matched the color of her eyes perfectly.

"Uh, Is Quinn here?" Ruby asked politely.

"QUINN. YOUR DATE IS HERE." The girl with the baby blue hair yelled back into the dorm before disappearing back into the dark room.

"What the fuck are you on about Raina?" Ruby heard whom she assumed to be Quinn mumble. Quinn appeared in the door way soon after "Oh. Hey Ruby."

"Date?" Ruby questioned.

"Sorry about that, That's Raina and I have no clue what the hell she's talking about. She does stuff like that all the time, I guess it's just her personality." Quinn explained "Anyways, Where's Tess?" Quinn looked around.

"She said she needed a bit more time to herself But she told me to tell you guys she's fine and will be down in a little while." Ruby told Quinn

"Okay, Thank you." Quinn sighed in relief "Here let me see your scroll." Ruby did as Quinn said and Quinn registered herself in Ruby's scroll as well as registered Ruby in her own scroll before handing Ruby her scroll back "There. I'll message you when I can so we can meet up and talk about weapons or something, Okay?"

"Sounds good to me. Good night Quinn." Ruby took her scroll and started walking back to her own dorm.

"Night, Ruby." Quinn whisper yelled after her.

Ruby made it back to the dorm to see her teammates already in bed falling asleep. She decided it be best to just get ready for bed and go to sleep, So she did.

Ruby woke to her scroll going off, She looked at the time as she picked up the scroll '1:24am' who was calling her this early? She answered her scroll, Not bothering to check who it was "Hello?"

"What the hell did you say to her?" A stern yet confused voice came through the scroll.

"W-What?" Ruby was still half asleep and now just as confused as the voice that came through the scroll.

"Ruby, It's Quinn. Get dressed and meet me in the hall in five minutes." The same voice came through the scroll again before the line went dead.

Ruby laid there, staring at her scroll for a few moments before deciding that she probably shouldn't leave Quinn waiting forever and rolled out of bed, She throws on a simple pair of basketball shorts but quickly realizing all her t-shirts are dirty, She panics through her drowsiness, Frantically looking for a shirt that would suffice. Ruby hastily grabs one of Weiss' t-shirts, Throwing it on, Making a mental note to apologize later and slipping out of the dorm door.

As soon as she slipped out of the dorm, The door closing behind her, She was grabbed by the shoulders and questioned again "What did you say to her?"

Ruby looked Quinn in the eyes. They were red and puffy, Ruby knew she had been crying. Ruby grabbed Quinn by the wrist and lead her to the roof so they could talk without having to worry about being too loud.

Ruby turned to Quinn, Letting go of her wrist "Say to who? Tess?"

Quinn nodded, Looking at the ground and shyly, Almost on the verge of tears again, holding her right arm with her left on the right side of her body.

"I just gave her some advice. You or anyone could have done the same thing honestly." Ruby told her the truth as she saw no need to lie.

"You're wrong." Quinn looked up at Ruby, Making eye contact "I've tried. I could never get her to listen to me. Raina and Zeke have tried too. She never listened to any of us. Always pushing us to our max limit, Her mind set on not letting us slack around, No breaks. It's the reason our grades failed. We were exhausted all the time, Often getting into fights about taking days off or training schedules."

"I don't understand what the big deal is." Ruby was confused to say the least "I just talked to her and she talked to me. I-"

"You don't get it." Quinn cut Ruby off sternly "I don't get it." She sighed "Tess. Tess hugged me." Ruby opened her mouth to say something but Quinn quickly spoke again "And I know it doesn't seem like a big deal to you but it is for her and for me. I haven't even seen Tess shake someones hand or give anyone a high five much less a hug. And that wasn't even the start of it. She talked about her parents, About her past. She cried. I don't know what you said to her, Ruby, But it- No. You changed her." Quinn had tears streaming down her face.

Ruby hugged the crying girl "I think, That she just needed someone to talk to. Someone that would listen to her reasoning for what she's doing before giving her advice. So I listened, And I told her that life is only what you make of it."

"Thank you Ruby." Quinn hugged her back "We should get back to our dorms. Before our teams realize we're gone."

"Yeah." Ruby lets go of Quinn and Quinn does the same, Looking at Ruby.

"What are you wearing by the way?" Quinn gave a smile.

"What do you mean? I literally rolled out of bed and threw this on. I didn't even have a clean t-shirt. I had to use one of Weiss'." A small blush crept onto Ruby's cheeks "Besides, Look at you. Did you even change into pajamas?"

"No. I don't use pajamas. I just change into clean clothes in the morning after my shower." Quinn stated with a smirk on her face.

Ruby laughed "Well, That's one way to do it. Lets head back now."

They walked in silence back to their respective dorm rooms.

As soon as Ruby stepped back into her dorm, Drowsiness hit her once again. She didn't feel like changing back into her pajamas. She figured what she was currently wearing is good enough as pajamas, So she just jumped back up onto her bed and went to sleep.

Quinn entered her own dorm room, Hanging her keys up next to the door as it closed. She was ready to hit the hay, However, As she was heading toward her bed, She felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Zeke standing on the opposite side of the door from where she hung her keys, Leaning up against the wall. Next to him stood Raina, She had her finger pressed up against her lips, Shushing Quinn.

"Can we talk?" Zeke's deep voice cutting through the silence, Rumbling as it did so.

Raina opened the door and gestured for her to go into the hallway. Quinn did, The other two following behind her.

"What's going on with Tess?" Raina broke the silence between the three first "Tess apologized to Zeke and I. Quinn, You and I both know that Tess doesn't apologize. It's just not the type of person she is."

"Ruby Rose." Quinn began her explanation "She the leader of one of the teams here at Beacon. I asked her if she could talk to Tess, You know, A little leader to leader advice, Since Ruby used to have team issues herself. Guess whatever Ruby told Tess, Tess seriously took to heart."

"She wanted to see you alone, But she talked to both of us at the same time. What was that about?" Raina's curiosity peaked.

"She asked me not to tell either of you. Said the only other person that knows what she told me is Ruby. I'm sorry but I can't say what Tess told me." Quinn couldn't betray Tess' trust.

"It's totally understandable. I was just wondering. You know how I am." Raina gave a cheesy smile.

Quinn gave a nod immediately followed by a yawn "We should get back into the dorm. I'm exhausted." She turned back toward the door that led into the dorm and went to open it only to slam face first into the door that seemed to have locked behind the three teammates when they left. Quinn panicked, frantically checking her pockets for her keys, Only to remember she hung them up inside the dorm. "Fuck." She mumbled, Turning back to the other two "I don't suppose either of you have your keys on you?"

Zeke slowly nodded his head and looked at Raina.

"Nope." Raina said unfortunately.

"Well, Either of you got a paper clip or something?" Quinn asked to which both of them shook their heads "I guess we are gonna have to wake Tess then, Huh?"

"It's a bit late for that." Zeke said.

"Yeah I know. It's almost two a.m. in the morning but how else are we gonna get back in the dorm?" Quinn argued.

"That's not what he meant." A voice came from behind Quinn, Causing her to jump, Turning around midair.

"Tess!" Quinn exclaimed quietly "When did you get out here?"

"When you were panicking, Looking for a paper clip." Tess expression was unreadable, Blank almost. She looked at Zeke and Raina "You two, Inside now." She pointed toward the dorm then pointed at Quinn "You stay."

Zeke and Raina didn't have to be told twice, So they headed to bed. As much as they wanted to believe she had a change of heart like Quinn said, They couldn't yet. They needed more proof first.

Tess waited until the two disappeared into the dorm before taking a deep breath and facing Quinn "You didn't tell them anything did you?"

"Of course not. You trusted me with personal information and then asked me not to tell anyone. The only other person I've said anything about it to is Ruby and that's only because she already knows and I hardly even talked to her about it. I just kinda brought it up. I may not be the nicest person but I'm not an asshole." Quinn rambled "How did you even know we were out here?"

"I heard something hit the door. So I got up to see what it was." Tess explain "What was that by the way?"

Quinn's face went red remembering her brief make out with the door when she tried to walk through it not knowing that it was locked "I ran into the door face first." She mumbled inaudibly.

"What was that?" Tess quirked her eyebrows.

"I ran face first into the fucking door." Quinn whisper yelled angrily, Her face turning a brighter color red.

Tess attempted to hold back laughter, Though a small chuckle slipped past her lips. "Quinn the lady killer ran into a locked door." She jokingly mocked Quinn.

Quinn gave an annoyed sigh "Can we just go to sleep. I'm both physically and mentally exhausted."

"Yeah. Of course." Tess smiled and nodded, Opening the door for Quinn before following after her.

Quinn hobbled over to her bed and crashed, She didn't even have to strength to pull her covers over her body as she immediately passed out.

Tess on the other hand took a moment to make sure her teammates were sleeping soundly before passing out herself. She didn't quite understand why she felt so at peace after talking with Ruby and then with her team but she did. One thing was for sure though, She was about to have the best sleep of her life.

Well, That's it. Cya next chapter I guess.