Note: Read the author's notes at the end very carefully.
War for Ruby
Chapter 21: A New Friend
Ruby was in Vale, on her way to the city's biggest bookstore. The place was known for having a large selection of literature that was hard to find for many potential readers. Blake had quite often dragged her there, when the two managed to find time alone with just the two of them. However, this time the redhead was not going there to find a book, although that would be a great bonus. This time she was going there to get some time away from her teammates.
For some reason, the WBY of team RWBY had become hostile towards each other. The three older girls got into fights among each other often, with Ruby having to play the part of the referee for her teammates. The redhead often had to get a teacher to help her, which led to another displeasing discovery. Her favorite teacher, Glynda Goodwitch, wouldn't lift a finger to help breaking up the fights between the WBY. If that was not bad enough, the blonde teacher somehow managed to make the fighting worse and even joined in. Cinder and Winter had that same effect as well. Ruby didn't understand why, but somehow her teammates and the three women were not safe to have around. It was like mixing explosive chemicals together.
This kind of behavior had eventually led to Ruby having enough of her teammates.
Ruby was happily walking down the halls of Beacon, happily whistling to herself, when Weiss suddenly appeared in front of her. The white-haired girl had a wide smile on her face as she stared at her partner.
''Hey, Ruby! Would you like to go to Vale with me?'' Weiss asked excitedly.
The redhead was about to answer, when Blake suddenly appeared behind her and took hold of her shoulders.
''Ruby, let's go to the library together!'' the cat faunus said happily. ''They've got some new books there!''
Before the young team leader could answer, she was pulled away from Blake and into the arms of Yang.
''Rubes, Rubes! They've got new games at the arcade! Let's go check them out!'' the blonde said like an excited child.
''Get your hands off her, you brute!'' Weiss yelled angrily and shoved Yang, which managed to free the younger girl in her arms. ''She was just about to agree to go to Vale with me!''
''No she wasn't!'' Blake yelled at the heiress. ''Besides, I was about to take her to the library!''
''Unlike you two, I know what Rubes likes the best, so I'm taking her to the arcade!'' Yang shouted at her two teammates.
While the three older girls were too busy arguing with each other, Ruby was left standing to the side, listening to her teammates bicker. While normally she would try to get between them and attempt to solve the situation in a peaceful way, this time she didn't. The redhead was tired of the WBY fighting with each other like little children and over childish things as well. Ruby was sick of being the mother of the group, keeping her noisy children in check. That's why she did the only thing she could.
She snapped.
''THAT'S ENOUGH!'' Ruby yelled at the top of her lungs, silencing her arguing teammates. ''I have had it with this! I can't stand you three acting like kids from kindergarten that are always arguing with each other! I am tired of listening to your constant bickering and having to act like a mother for you three! Do you think I like that!? How about you all do me a favor and leave. Me. ALONE!''
The WBY were completely stunned by their beloved leader's sudden outburst. They could only stare with wide eyes as Ruby walked away from them.
This is what brought Ruby to where she was currently. While she knew that her teammates, especially Blake, could very well find her in the bookstore, she wanted to believe that none of them would be stupid enough to try their luck with her right now. Currently, the redhead just hoped that getting immersed into some fantasy novel would help her calm down and forget about the WBY.
''I swear, those three are going to be the death of me,'' Ruby mumbled angrily as she continued on her way. She slid her hand through her hair in an attempt at calming herself. However, once she looked at her hand, she noticed something that brought her mood down even more. ''I'm only 15 years old and I'm already starting to get gray hairs. Just wonderful...''
The young team leader finally arrived at her destination and walked inside to the store. She started to walk around, looking over all of the different books. Ruby suddenly stopped, upon noticing a certain book. It was a book that was about upgrading the weaponry of a Huntsman. However, what really got the redhead's attention was that this book was about specifically about scythes. Deciding that it would be better to get invested in working on her precious weapon instead of immersing herself in a world of fantasy, Ruby decided to buy the book.
The redhead went to grab the book, but just as her hand was about to take hold of it, someone else grabbed it.
''Oh, I'm sorry. Were you looking for this?'' a feminine voice asked. Ruby turned to look at the person who had spoken to her and saw a tall teenaged girl with long black hair and amethyst purple eyes. The girl was wearing a midriff sleeveless halter top, black pants and thick-strapped heels.
''It's okay,'' Ruby said kindly, although she was disappointed that someone took a book that she was interested in. ''I'm sure this place has more than one copy.''
''Actually, I asked them about it and they said that they only had one,'' the girl said, causing Ruby's shoulders to slump. ''I'm afraid that we're having a little problem.''
''No, no, no. You can have it, I insist,'' the redhead said as she turned around. ''I didn't come here to look for that anyway. I just needed to get my mind off some things, that's all. You probably need it more than I do.''
Ruby was about to walk away, when a hand grabbed her shoulder. She looked behind her to see the girl looking at her with a kind smile.
''How about this? I buy this and we go study it at a nearby cafe. You can take notes of things that you find interesting, okay?'' the black-haired girl suggested. ''That way, we both get to use this.''
''Sure, that sounds great! Besides, I would love to get to know a fellow scythe-user!'' Ruby answered excitedly with a big smile. ''By the way, what is your name?''
''My name's Vego. Yours?''
Back with the rest of team RWBY, the three older girls were extremely worried over their beloved team leader. There were two reason for their worry. The first one was that they had managed to anger Ruby, which they feared had ruined their chances at wooing the girl. The second reason was that they didn't know where she had gone, but she had been gone for a long time now. The girls were torn between trying to figure out a way to apologize properly to their leader and going to look for the redhead.
''Seriously, where is she!?'' Yang practically screamed as she kept pacing back and forth in the middle of their dorm. She was also biting her nails out of being nervous. ''What is she ran into the White Fang!? Or an army of Grimm!? Or aliens!? Or-''
''SHUT UP, YANG, I'M TRYING TO MAKE AN ORDER HERE!'' Weiss roared at the blonde, before going back to her Scroll. ''Hello? Yes, i would like to order about a hundred red roses and the largest chocolate cake you have. I want the cake to be covered with cookies and strawberries, and I need them all here in about an hour.''
''Ma'am, I don't think that is possible-''
''NOW YOU LISTEN HERE! THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH! I NEED THOSE IN THAT TIME AND IF YOU CAN'T DO IT, I'LL GET SOMEONE WHO CAN!''
While Weiss was having her argument on her Scroll, Blake was busy going through her collection of books. She owned so many books on romance that she was certain she would find a way to properly make up to her beloved Ruby in one of them. Unfortunately, her search had been fruitless.
''No. No. NO! That's not helpful. Too cliche. Works for men, but not women. Ruby's WAY too young for THAT! No. No. Nope. That's DEFINITELY out of the question!'' the cat faunus said to herself as she went through all of her books, throwing on the floor the ones that weren't useful to her. ''ARGH! HOW COULD YOU FAIL ME NOW, MY MOST TRUSTED OF FRIENDS!?''
As the three older girls of the team were quickly losing their sanity, the team's leader walked in. The WBY immediately stopped what they were doing and stared at the redheaded girl, expecting her to still be in a bad mood. However, they were surprised to see that the younger girl was actually quite happy, as she was whistling a cheerful tune while going around the room. While glad that Ruby wasn't still mad over what happened earlier that day, the WBY were confused by what could have caused this sudden change in her mood.
''Ummm... Hi, Rubes. How you doing?'' Yang greeted carefully, still afraid that the girl she loved could possibly snap at her suddenly.
Ruby turned to look at the blonde with a wide smile and said, ''Oh, I'm doing just wonderful, Yang! Thank you for asking.''
''That's good, but what has gotten you into such a happy mood?'' Weiss asked. ''I mean, it's great and all, but last time we saw you, you were quite angry.''
''I've gotten over that already. But if you must know, something wonderful happened today, when I was in Vale.''
''What might that be?'' Blake asked, fearing the answer she was about to hear.
''I made a new friend that is a scythe-user!'' Ruby said excitedly. ''We are going to hang out together again tomorrow!''
''...Excuse us for a second, Ruby,'' the three older girls of the team said at the same time, before running out of the room. The young team leader simply shrugged at their strange behavior and went on to spend the rest of her evening in peace.
''Ladies, we face a new enemy. An enemy that we haven't yet seen, but that has already made their first attack and has gained a strong and strategical advantage. We must deal with this threat as soon as possible!'' Yang declared to her two teammates, while they were having their meeting in their ''secret base.''
''I agree. We must swiftly deal with our enemy or we might lose our precious Ruby to them!'' Weiss said to which Blake agreed.
The WBY's so-called ''base'' was actually just a large cardboard box that they were all hiding under, while using a flashlight to bring light between them. Since they couldn't use any of the classrooms or any other rooms in Beacon for their meetings, they were forced to hide in a box in a more secluded part of the school. Unfortunately for them, Beacon was a large school, which meant a large amount of people that would eventually pass by them. While most people were simply creeped out by the box and decided to walk away, this didn't apply to everyone. There were those that were curious about what went on under the box.
Such as the WGC. The three women had quickly learned that their enemies used the box to hold their secret meetings, which led to them trying to learn vital information from them. Even right now they had set a listening device next to the box, so they could listen to the conversation from the safety of Glynda's office.
''What are they saying!? Are they talking about Ruby!? What is going on!?'' Glynda frantically asked Cinder, who was listening to the WBY's conversation with a pair of headphones.
''Maybe I would find out, if a certain blonde bimbo would stop TALKING WHILE I'M TRYING TO LISTEN!'' the raven-haired woman yelled at the teacher, silencing her. She then went back to listening. ''From what I've gathered, there's apparently a new player in the mix. Someone who is trying to win over Ruby.''
''WHAT!?'' Glynda screamed at the top of her lungs. ''We need to do something! Call the police! We need to get that vile predator, who's-''
The rest of the teacher's rant was suddenly cut off by a gloved hand covering her mouth. Winter had decided that the blonde was talking too much and covered her mouth and wrestled her to the floor to keep her silent.
''Keep listening, Cinder,'' the soldier said as she struggled with Glynda. ''We need to learn more, if we are to defeat this new enemy.''
''Any suggestions for dealing with this?'' Yang's voice could be heard asking through Cinder's headphones. ''I suggest a swift and powerful attack! A move that will destroy our enemy!''
''That wouldn't work!'' Weiss said back. ''Whether we like it or not, this fiend has become Ruby's friend, so attacking them would risk earning her hatred!''
''I agree. I think we should follow her tomorrow, while she is hanging out with this new friend of hers, and learn about our new enemy. We might even find an opportunity to strike,'' Blake suggested to which her teammates agreed.
''It seems like the kids are going to spy on Ruby, while she is hanging out with this new friend of hers,'' Cinder said to her allies. ''What should we do?''
''This new opponent isn't just the enemy to our enemies, but to us as well! We shall follow their example and spy on this new threat!'' Winter answered while still holding down Glynda. She had switched her hold to a sleeper hold and the teacher was slowly turning blue from the lack of oxygen. ''We shall forget about the WBY for now and focus on this new enemy.''
''By the way, can I ask something?'' Blake suddenly asked. ''Could we poke a couple of holes into our base, so that we could get some air here?''
''Negative. We cannot endanger our secrecy,'' Yang answered.
''Like that would be a problem,'' Cinder said with a roll of her eyes. ''Although, it's still better than the Atlesian military's latest mech.''
''What was that?'' Winter asked with narrowed eyes.
''Nothing.''
With their meeting finished, the WBY got out from underneath the box. Before they left to plan for their next day, Weiss stopped as she noticed the WGC's listening device. While this would have normally been a problem for the three women, it wasn't like that this time. Ever since the last time their eavesdropping had resulted in rather unfortunate results, they had decided to upgrade their listening device. Not only were they able to spy on people from a safer distance, it was also disguised in such a way that people wouldn't recognize it for what it truly was.
However, it was disguised as a bug and Weiss hated bugs.
''Ew! Disgusting!'' the heiress could be heard saying through Cinder's headphones, before she crushed the disguised listening device under her foot. This caused a loud screeching sound to go through the raven-haired woman's headphones, which was quite painful.
''Cinder? Are you alright?'' Winter asked as she looked at her comrade, whose eyes were as wide as possible, had a very pained expression on her face and seemed to have steam coming from her ears.
Next day, Ruby was making her way to the Bullheads, ready for a fun day with her new friend. What she didn't know was that her teammates were following her closely, while wearing disguises. Although, their disguises could have used some serious work, as they were only consisted of dark gray trench coats, fedoras and sunglasses. In other words, the most cliche disguises you could think of.
''Yang, are you sure that these outfits will work?'' Blake asked her partner. ''I'm not sure if we're exactly stealthy with these.''
''Trust me! I see these being used all the time! With these outfits, we're practically invisible!'' Yang boasted, forgetting that where she saw disguises like theirs being used was in kids' cartoons.
''Couldn't you at least have chosen something that doesn't make you feel like you're being roasted in an oven?'' Weiss asked, already covered in sweat. ''I feel like a thanksgiving turkey.''
''These have been proven to be the best through the test of time itself! We shouldn't set any substitutes for them! Now, let's go!'' Yang declared and the three girls went to follow their beloved team leader, all the while attracting looks from all around them.
However, the WBY weren't the only ones that were going to follow Ruby, as the WGC were also preparing for this. Each of the three women were wearing the stealth uniforms that Cinder had provided them with.
''Onwards, my comrades! We shall not let our enemies gain an advantage over us!'' Winter declared, before following their rivals with her two comrades, attracting the same kind of looks that the WBY got.
After a ride on a Bullhead, during which Ruby felt like she was being watched, the young redhead was in Vale. She walked about a bit and was soon at the place where she would meet her new friend. Ruby didn't need to wait for long before she heard her name being called. She turned to where the sound came and saw none other than Vego walking towards her.
Meanwhile, the WBY were watching the meeting from behind the corner of a nearby building. Upon seeing the girl that was apparently Ruby's new friend, they all came to the conclusion that they had a new enemy.
''Just as I feared, Rubes has been bewitched by some horrible girl!'' Yang said while trying to keep her anger in check. ''Poor Ruby is too innocent to know that she's being targeted by some disgusting criminal!''
''We should call the police! Have them lock her up, before she gets to damage Ruby!'' Weiss said angrily.
''We can't, Weiss. Whether we like it or not, she has become Ruby's friend. If we call the police, Ruby would defend her and in the worst case scenario, she might even begin to hate us!'' Blake said in an attempt to calm the heiress. ''Besides, we have no evidence that could get her arrested.''
''Are you saying we should let that beast do as she likes to Ruby!?'' Weiss hissed at the cat faunus.
''Certainly not! However, I am suggesting that we should do everything in our power to drive her away from Ruby!'' Blake responded to which her teammates agreed. They were about to go after their beloved team leader, when each one of them was by a hand that grabbed the back of their coats, pulling them to the ground. They turned around and saw their rivals, the WGC, standing there.
''YOU! What do you think you're doing!?'' Weiss asked angrily, before she noticed the uniforms the three women were wearing. ''And what in God's name are you wearing?''
''Hmph! If you must know, sister, we are here to save Ruby from the clutches of that vile monster over there!'' Winter said while pointing at Vego, who was happily talking with Ruby. ''And these are special stealth uniforms that our comrade, Cinder Fall, has provided us with! They are perfect for missions like this, unlike your pathetic disguises!''
''Special stealth uniforms? Those look like something you would see on waitresses at a shady club or something,'' Blake stated blankly. ''Have you guys even seen yourselves in a mirror?''
''You shut your mouth! I'll have you know that these are the very best uniforms in stealth operations and that they are almost impossible to get your hands on!'' Cinder said, defending her outfit. ''Children like you would never understand their quality!''
''I don't know. I think I've seen outfits like that before,'' Yang said thoughtfully.
''Y-You're probably imagining things,'' the criminal quickly said, fearing that the blonde girl had seen the security footage for the time she infiltrated the CCTS tower.
''What got into you?'' Glynda asked, wondering why Cinder had suddenly turned pale.
''Oh! I remember now!'' Yang suddenly exclaimed. ''Those are the uniforms that they used at that really shady club in the slums of Vale! I went there once before I got accepted at Beacon!''
To say that the WGC were shocked would be an understatement. All three women were wide-eyed and blushing madly from embarrassment.
''Y-Y-You're saying that these outfits aren't actual stealth uniforms!? They're from a club!?'' Winter asked, horrified that her so-called ''stealth uniform'' wasn't what it was supposed to be.
''Cinder, what the hell!?'' Glynda asked angrily.
''Times were tough and I needed the money!'' the raven-haired woman pleaded. ''Once it started to do badly, I got a couple of these uniforms as payment! I thought that place would have been closed by now!
''Nah. They're still open. Junior owns the place now,'' Yang stated, while her teammates snickered at their rivals.
''Seeing as how you're not even able to dress properly, I think it would be best if you leave this to us,'' Weiss said with an arrogant smirk. ''I doubt that you three could accomplish anything.''
''Don't you get cocky, you brat!'' Winter shouted back at her sister. ''We will protect Ruby, not you! So back off!''
Both groups stood still, glaring at each other with fury. After a moment, they all finally calmed down.
''Look, we all want the same thing, right? How about we work together for now?'' Blake finally suggested.
''Fine. But once this has been dealt with, it's back to business as usual, okay?'' Cinder said.
''Wouldn't want it any other way,'' the cat faunus responded.
Each member of both teams shook hands with their respective rivals. With mutual understanding reached, the six of them were ready to ''protect'' Ruby from their mutual enemy.
''By the way, does anyone know where Ruby is?'' Yang asked while looking around. It was at that moment that they all realized that they had been to focused with each other to notice the young team leader leaving with her new friend. In a panic, they went to quickly search for the two.
It didn't take long for the two teams to find Ruby. The redhead was with her friend in a small restaurant. The six of them got themselves a table that was neither too near nor too far from their target. However, it was a rather comical sight of seeing six people sitting around a rather small table, especially in their outfits.
''So, what's the plan?'' Glynda asked. ''How are we going to act?''
''Leave this to us,'' Yang answered with a grin. ''We've got something that will drive that girl away from Ruby.''
''Huh? We do?'' Blake asked.
''Sure we do! Now, come on, you two,'' the blonde said and left with her two teammates, leaving the WGC to the table.
''Do you think that they can handle this?'' Cinder asked her comrades.
''I highly doubt it, but let them try,'' Winter answered. ''If they fail, we'll solve this.''
Back with the WBY, the three girls were moving around under a large cardboard box. They were heading towards the back of the restaurant, to the kitchen.
''Yang, are you sure that we are properly hidden with this box?'' Blake asked her partner.
''Of course! Master Kojima has taught me everything I know about being stealthy!'' Yang answered with a grin.
''The box aside, what exactly are we doing?'' Weiss asked. ''Just what is this plan of yours?''
''My plan is to use this!'' the blonde said while holding up a small bottle. ''It's a powerful laxative that would make even Ozpin run to the toilet as fast as possible. We'll put some on that girl's food and we don't have to worry about her clinging to Ruby any longer!''
''A brilliant plan!'' the heiress exclaimed happily. ''That should teach that wench to put her claws on Ruby!''
The WBY made their way to the kitchen and managed to hide themselves in a corner. They noticed a table that had all the food that was ready, waiting to be delivered to the customers. Now the trio of girls only needed to find the right meal and put the laxative on it.
''Okay, these are for table 11!'' one of the cooks called out.
''That's Ruby's table!'' Yang whispered excitedly. She got out from underneath the box and walked up to the food, somehow remaining unnoticed by the staff. There were two plates that were going to Ruby's table. One had a salad and the other a brownie. ''Knowing Rubes, the brownie is for her, so the salad is for the wench.''
After dumping all of the laxative on the salad, the blonde hid under the box again. After some more sneaking, the WBY managed to sneak out of the kitchen and back to their table, where the WGC were waiting.
''Well? What did you three do?'' Winter asked impatiently.
''Just you wait. You'll see,'' Yang answered with a smirk.
It didn't take long until a waiter brought the food to Ruby's table. However, once they were set on the table, the redhead and her friend had a problem.
''Excuse me, something's wrong here,'' Ruby said. ''We didn't order these. We both had strawberry cake.''
''Is that so? I'm sorry. I'll have this checked out,'' the waiter said.
''It's okay. We're in no hurry,'' Vego said with a smile.
While the waiter took away the food, the WBY stared at the scene with wide eyes. Their plan had failed horribly.
''What's wrong with you three?'' Glynda asked. ''Did your plan fail somehow?''
''Pretty much...'' Yang answered in a depressed tone and banged her head on the table.
In another part of the restaurant, Jaune and Pyrrha were enjoying a date. They just had wrong food brought to them, but the waiter had told them that he would get the right order. It didn't take long for him to return with the right orders, a salad and a brownie.
''I don't see why you decided to go with a salad,'' Pyrrha said. ''It's not like you're in the need of a diet.''
''Pyrrha, if I want to be a proper Huntsman, I need to look after my health,'' Jaune said as he started to eat his meal. However, he soon felt his stomach rumble uncomfortably, which soon led to a rather uncomfortable situation.
After leaving the restaurant, Ruby and Vego were still being followed by both the WBY and the WGC. The two were now headed to a large book store, with their six stalkers still behind them.
''Okay, this time we'll surely-'' Yang began to say, but was soon cut off by Winter.
''Oh, no you're not! You three failed already, so it's our turn now! You wait here while we handle this!'' the soldier said before turning her attention towards her comrades. ''Let's go!''
The WGC went inside the store and observed their targets from afar. Ruby and Vego seemed to be having a good time looking through all the different books, which was something that the three didn't like. Winter looked around for a way for them to strike down their enemy and spotted something that could help them in that. There were stairs that led to the second floor of the store, and there was a large cart full of books. However, what really caught the soldier's attention was that Vego was standing right in front of the stairs. If they pushed the cart down, she would get run over with it.
''Those three brats were too childish in their plans. We shall be more decisive in our actions!'' Winter said and went to push the cart. Unfortunately for her, the cart was really heavy and wouldn't budge. ''Help me over here!''
Glynda and Cinder joined their comrade in pushing the cart and managed to make it slowly move. With much effort, they were able to push it to the edge of the stairs. One final push and the cart started to fall down the stairs.
However, the WGC had been too slow with their pushing, and Vego stepped out of the way, somehow not noticing the cart that nearly crushed her. The three women let out deep sighs of disappointment, as their plan failed.
Back at the front of the store, Jaune and Pyrrha were still continuing their date. The two of them were heading towards their next destination and were currently walking past the book store.
''Jaune, are you sure you don't want to cancel our date?'' Pyrrha asked in a concerned tone. ''After what happened back at the restaurant, I think you should go back and rest.''
''I'm okay, Pyrrha,'' Jaune answered with a smile. ''A real gentleman would never leave a lady disappointed.''
Just as the blonde knight said that, the cart of books smashed through the front door of store and hit him. Pyrrha screamed in horror at the sight of her boyfriend getting run over by the cart.
The rest of the day went on in pretty much the same way. Ruby and Vego would stop at some place, either the WBY or the WGC would try to ruin their fun by attacking the redhead's friend and it would fail horribly. In the end, they were unable to achieve anything.
''That's it. I've had it with this,'' Yang said in a frustrated voice. ''Their date is almost over, so let's just wait until Rubes is away from that wench. Then we'll just gang up on her and teach her a lesson.''
''Agreed,'' the blonde's two teammates and the WGC said at the same time.
It wasn't long until it Ruby and Vego decided to end the day. Before going their separate ways, they gave each other a hug and said their goodbyes. Ruby went towards the Bullheads, while Vego headed towards another destination, while being followed by six angry females.
After walking for a while, Vego was walking through a dark alley. However, she sensed that she was being followed and soon stopped in her tracks.
''Would you mind showing yourselves? I don't like being followed,'' the dark-haired girl said as she turned around. Soon both the WBY and the WGC came out of their hiding spots. ''Wow, I didn't know I was this popular. By the way, haven't you six been following me and Ruby for the whole day?''
''So, you knew, huh?'' Yang asked as she glared at Vego. ''However, that's not gonna save you now. We're going to make you pay for trying to take Ruby away from us!''
''What are you talking about?'' Vego asked. She then noticed the outfits the WGC were wearing. ''Also, why are you wearing the uniforms from that shady club in the slums?''
''Oh, come on! Does everyone know about that place!?'' Cinder yelled.
''Never mind that!'' Weiss quickly yelled. ''The point is that we saw you and Ruby on your little date, and we are here to make sure that you won't put your claws on her ever again!''
''Date? What are you on about?'' Vego asked, completely confused. ''That wasn't a date, we were just hanging out. That's what friends do.''
''You're lying!'' Winter yelled, not believing the dark-haired girl's words. ''What proof do you have that you're not after Ruby!?''
''How about the fact that there's no way she would be interested in me?'' Vego asked.
''How come?'' Glynda asked.
''You mean, besides me already having a girlfriend?'' the dark-haired girl asked, making the six ladies feel relieved. ''Well, there's no way that she would want to get together with me, seeing as how she's not into people like me.''
''What is that supposed to mean?'' Weiss asked.
''I'm a guy.''
There was absolute silence as the WBY and the WGC let this new information sink in. After a moment of no sound coming from anyone there, the six ladies in love with Ruby screamed one word in unison.
''WHAT!?''
''You heard me, I'm a guy,'' Vego said with a smirk. ''If you want proof, I might-''
The rest of his sentence was cut off as Yang suddenly grabbed his crotch, finding out if he was speaking the truth. There was absolute silence again, as the blonde stood there, holding Vego's privates.
''AAAAAAAH!'' Vego screamed as he stepped away from Yang.
''Wow. He wasn't kidding. He's packing some serious equipment there,'' the blonde girl said while looking at her hand.
''Yang, what the hell are you doing, you savage!?'' Weiss screamed.
''What? I wanted to see if he was speaking the truth,'' the brawler said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. She was then slapped in the face by Vego. ''WHAT THE HELL!?''
''That's my line! Who the hell gave you the permission to do that!?'' the dark-haired boy yelled.
''Alright, if that's how it is, here's the payback!'' Yang shouted and grabbed Vego's hand. She then put it on her own crotch, which earned her another slap in the face.
''Yang's idiocy aside, would you mind explaining yourself?'' Blake asked. ''What is exactly your thing?''
''It's called being gender-fluid! Ever heard of that!?'' Vego yelled back with an embarrassed blush.
''I've actually heard of that,'' Glynda said. ''People who are gender-fluid essentially feel that they don't have a set gender and switch their gender on certain days. Something like that, at least.''
''Good to see that one of you is civilized,'' Vego grumbled.
''All of that aside, mind telling us what your relationship with Ruby really is then?'' Winter asked.
''You still need me to explain that? Fine. If it gets you to calm down, then I'll do it.''
After a lengthy explanation, both the WBY and the WGC learned that Vego was truly never their enemy. He had just happened to meet Ruby at a book store and they ended befriending each other over the fact that they both used scythes. They had then decided to hang out a bit more, before he had to leave back to Mistral.
With their minds at ease, both trios were on their way back to Beacon. They were heading towards the Bullheads with smiles on their faces.
''Today was quite a day, huh?'' Weiss asked.
''Yeah. Not exactly something you'd expect to go through,'' Winter answered.
''Still, it's good that it all ended well,'' Yang stated.
''It sure is,'' Glynda agreed. She was silent for a moment, before she suddenly remembered something. ''Oh, crap!''
''What's the matter?'' Cinder asked as she and the others stopped to stare at the teacher.
''It's already past 10 PM! The Bullheads won't be moving anymore, so we don't have a way back to Beacon!'' Glynda explained.
''No worries! We just have to spend the night here and go back tomorrow,'' Yang said with a smile. She then remembered that she didn't have any money on her and turned towards her partner. ''Did you bring your wallet, Blake?''
''No,'' the cat faunus answered and turned to look at her white-haired teammate. ''How about you, Weiss?''
''Don't look at me. I don't carry money on me all the time,'' the heiress answered and turned to look at the WGC. ''How about you three?''
''These outfits don't exactly have pockets on them,'' Winter answered. It was at that moment that all six of them realized their situation.
''WE'RE STUCK SLEEPING ON THE STREETS!''
Back in team RWBY's dorm, Ruby was wondering where her teammates were.
''Strange. Usually they would be back by now,'' the redhead said. She then laid down on her bed and got ready to sleep. ''Although, it's nice to have some peace and quiet around here for once.''
Author's notes: This was a request from Blackace70 and Vego is his OC. Hope it was to your satisfaction.
Anyways, this brings me to the big thing I've been preparing for now. Essentially, you can now request chapters for this story. Send me a PM and I'll be in contact with you. However, keep in mind that not only is it possible that it will take a long time until I fulfill your request, I might not end up doing it for a number of different reasons. I might already have plans for a similar chapter or I just don't feel comfortable with the idea. To put it in perspective, try imagining hitting a golf ball into a shot glass that's miles away from you, which is also tied to the back of a cheetah that's running around wildly after drinking six cans of energy drinks. Not exactly the best chances, right?
I want to make one thing clear right here. No content that would make this M-rated will be accepted. In other words, no explicit violence or lemons.
I do want to make it clear that I can't possibly put all my time and energy on this story alone. Not only do I want to write other things, but I also have a job and other stuff I'm working on. If you're not getting your request done, it's not because I have any dislike towards you, it's because I have other things to do. I care about you all and I want to give you as much as possible, but I'm limited in that.
PM me for any further info. With that, I hope you liked this chapter. Also, my deepest apologies if I got anything wrong about gender-fluid people. I don't mean to offend anyone.
Until next time.
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