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Chapter 21: Turf War

Velvet nuzzled into Adam on the sofa of the apartment she was rapidly coming to consider her from away from Beacon, the dates with the crimson haired Faunus were always fun but she loved being able to spend time alone with him relaxing, among other things. Currently though something was bothering her and she was determined to get to the source of the problem
"So are you seriously not going to tell me what happened at that rally? Don't tell me it was nothing Adam you came back limping and antisocial even by your standards" Adam smiled at the teasing, before frowning at the question
"Velvet don't worry it was nothing important, I just saw someone in the crowd that shouldn't have been there"
"So you ran out after them yourself instead of letting our security handle it?" Velvet bit her lip in an expression she knew Adam found hard to resist "Do I have to resort to teasing to get answers?"
"What?" Adam asked dumbstruck, Velvet responding by repositioning herself so that she was straddling his waist before planting a series of light kisses along his neck and whispering in his ear
"I will tease you as mercilessly as I have to right now Adam" the Faunus in question let out a growl that was equal parts pleasure and frustration, his hands caressing Velvets' lower back and rear before moving to her thighs, his fingers brushing against a sensitive spot on the inside of her legs he had found over the course of their relation ship; hearing Velvets' breath hitch in her throat her moved so that he was on top, Velvet wrapping her legs around his waist while she stared up at him through half lidded eyes
"I can tease too my love" Adam murmured as his hand found its' way beneath her shirt and he began to caress her right breast through her bra
"Fuck, Adam don't stop" Velvet gasped, eliciting a broad smile from Adam
"I thought you were only teasing me to get answers, I've decided I'll talk I can't withstand your method of interrogation" he leaned down to plant a lingering kiss on her lips before pulling back, Velvet sat upright, her cheeks flushed and breathing heavily as threw a pillow at her lover
"You are such a dick!" she laughed "You are so lucky I love you Adam"
"Yes, yes I am" he said simply, taking a moment to steady himself before continuing "The person I went after was Blake Belladonna"
"The Beacon first year?" Velvet asked, Adam nodded
"Exactly, she's apparently hiding the fact at Beacon but she's also a Faunus and a former White Fang officer gone rogue, she was involved in what happened to Gangrel at the docks….she's also my former lover" Velvet took a moment to process before looking Adam in the eye
"So you didn't tell me that you ran out of a rally to catch your ex girlfriend who tried to hurt one of our friends?"
"Exactly, she had back up that I didn't see and got away"
"Adam you really are an idiot sometimes you know that right?" Velvet sighed "Next time it's something that important just tell me"
"Yes I know, you and Gangrel make a point of reminding me regularly. You're not upset?" Velvet rolled her eyes
"I know I'm not your first Adam, Gangrel told me you were getting over a breakup when we first met; I'm only upset that you didn't trust me enough to tell me, what are you going to do about Blake Gangrel still seems to be friends with Blake and her team?"
"He's keeping an eye on her and the Schnee for me, she'll get what she deserves before the end of the festival" Adams' expression darkened for a moment before he looked at Velvet again and cupped her chin "And thank you Velvet, you really are too good for me" the Rabbit Faunus gave him a truly beautiful smile before pulling him back down on to the sofa
"I am when you tease me like that, you can make it up to me though" she positioned herself on top of him again, arms wrapping around his shoulders "We've got a few hours before we have to be anywhere, so make love to me Adam"

Flax Scarlatina saw the time on the digital clock mounted on the wall of the arcade and realized he had roughly half an hour left of his shift; since attending a White Fang rally and showing the baseball bat he'd been given by the hulking Faunus that had aided his sister in his rescue to the white mask clad member seemingly running the rally, the one with the tattoos and a chainsaw slung over his back he had been working part time at the arcade by the docks which he had discovered was a White Fang owned establishment, supposedly used as a cover for less legal enterprises but he had yet to see any of that, as it was he was thirteen years old and working four hours after school on Fridays and six hours every Saturday and Sunday earning him eighty five Lien a week, making him suddenly the most financially stable of his group of friends, hearing the door open he looked up from his place behind the cash register and saw two people enter and hopped over the counter as he recognised the first
"Hey sis! What are you doing he….Oh shit" his voice faltering as he suddenly registered the second person, a tall stony faced and crimson haired Bull-Faunus, the same one who had given the speech at the rally he had attended
"Hey boss" Flax grinned "Totally didn't just jump the counter and I'm totally not slacking off right now" the Bull-Faunus miraculously cracked a small smile
"Relax, I couldn't fire you even if I wanted to" Flax was about to ask what he meant until he saw that Adam Taurus, leader of the White Fang and his older sister were holding hands; on closer inspection Velvet seemed to have what looked like a hickey on her neck
"Holy shit sis! This is the guy you started dating over the summer….I regret everything I said, please don't have me killed"
"Yeah he is" Velvet smiled "Anyway go grab your jacket you can clock out early today, you'll still get paid for the full shift"
"Sweet, are we going on a job?" Flax grinned
"Not until you're thirty" Velvet said firmly "My team at Beacon are going on an away mission in just over a week I want to at least introduce Adam to someone in the family before I leave" Flax didn't react to to how nervous she sounded about the away mission and turned to Adam
"Well since I'm meeting you before Dad I guess I've got to be the one to say it; hurt her and we bury you in the woods" the thirteen year old managed to say with as much conviction as he could muster and maintain eye contact with Adam, who promptly burst out laughing before turning to Velvet
"This is the same little brother that Gang gave a weapon to?" seeing Velvet nod Adam ruffled Flaxs' hair "Yeah I can see why Gang likes you kid, you're almost as cocky as he was at your age" Flax smirked at what he assumed was a backhanded compliment before heading back to the cash register and retrieving his jacket, calling over to an older member of staff as he left
"Tell the manager I'm heading out early, boss's orders"

"So where are we going then?" Flax asked as he left the arcade trailing after Adam and his sister, Velvet shrugged
"Grabbing something to eat first, I wanted you to meet Adam but I'm not exactly sure where we can go that wouldn't be too much like a date; I'm sure you don't want to be a third wheel for us Flax"
"Damn right I don't" he scoffed; without warning Adam turned and tackled Flax to the ground
"GET DOWN!" the sound of gunfire shattering glass and screaming pedestrians filled the air, Flax couldn't see what was going on for a few moments while Adam shielded him, as the gunfire subsided and was replaced by the sound of an engine Adam leapt into action once more, jumping to his feet, withdrawing his blade and slashing all in a single movement a wave of crimson light shearing through the rear wheel of a rapidly accelerating motorcycle, sending the vehicle and rider crashing to the floor the sub-machine gun he had just emptied into the arcade clattering to the ground several feet away
"Oh my Oum are you okay?" Velvet cried helping her brother to his feet, Flax gave a shaky nod as he looked at Adam and realised that though the back of his jacket and shirt and shirt had been riddled with holes he was completely unharmed, Adam turned to Velvet
"I'm fine, what about you" his eyes roamed over her body, pausing as he saw a patch of red expanding on her jacket "Velvet, you were hit" his voice a terrified whisper, she looked at the wound on her shoulder, a bullet had pierced the golden armour plating she wore before she had been able to raise her Aura
"It's just a scratch, I didn't even notice it until you pointed it out; Aura will deal with it easily enough" Adams' voice took a dangerous edge
"He shot you, he shot you!" he turned and stalked towards the assailant who was still struggling to rise from where he had crashed, crimson light emanating from Adam as sheer rage refuelled his Semblance, seeing the Bull Faunus draw closer the driver gave up trying to stand and instead began crawling as fast as he could, Adam snarled and swung Wilt again sending forth another wave of crimson, this one connecting with the mans' left ankle cleanly severing the foot below and eliciting an agonised scream Adams' expression remained murderous as he reached his victim, stabbing downwards through his right knee, the blade of his sword sinking into the pavement below before rapidly being withdrawn and piercing through the outstretched hand reaching for the discarded gun. Adam replaced his sword before removing the riders helmet and hoisting him to his one remaining foot, the man whimpered and cried in pain
"Stop snivelling and meet your end with some pride" Adam spat, his hand firmly grabbing either side of the mans' head, thumbs pressing against his eyes "The authorities have doubtlessly already been called, but unless you answer my question you will be blind as well as crippled when they arrive. Who sent you?" the failed assassin whimpered
"He'll kill me if I talk"
"I'll kill you if you don't, the difference is I'll skin you alive first"
"It was Junior, Junior sent me!" with that Adam dropped them man, removing Wilt as he shifted Blush into its' rifle form and promptly shot him in the chest before turning to return to Velvet
"Thank you" as he returned to Velvet he made to embrace her only for him to shove him back, her expression horrified
"What the fuck is wrong with you!" she screamed
"He just tried to kill us!" Adam shouted back "He just tried to murder you and your brother, simply because you were stood next to me! I thought you wanted to protect people?"
"I do!"
"This is how we protect people Velvet! By removing people what want to hurt us, we tried protests we tried talking and they failed, I will hurt whoever I have to if it protects you!" Velvet looked at him with tears streaming down her face
"You didn't just remove a threat Adam, you ripped him apart, I've fought Grimm before and that's what you looked like just now!" Adam winced at that, genuinely hurt
"I never thought you'd be one of the people that call me a monster Velvet, but if that's what I have to be to keep you safe then so be it; we wear the masks for a reason" sirens could be heard in the distance Velvet grabbed her brother who had been watching the scene unfold with a stunned expression
"I'm taking Flax home, I need some time to think" Adam stared after her as she left
"Velvet, just remember I love you" he whispered knowing she couldn't here him, slowly focusing himself he left the scene and drew his scroll; a lot of calls needed to be made.

Roman Torchwick fiddled with the Aura-dampening collar in irritation as he left the prison canteen after forcing down some truly awful food, making his way back towards his cell in the North Vale Correctional Facility he climbed the rusted stairs eventually reaching his floor stepping onto the corridor he was roughly grabbed and forced back towards the railings by a pair of muscular men
"No no no I don't think you understand how this works, you're the one that gets bent over the railings when I'm bored" Roman drawled out before being silenced by a punch in the jaw, the prisoner who had punched him forcing him back to his feet and holding him in place, the other pulling a makeshift blade from the waistband of his pants, fashioned from a pair of razor blades and a toothbrush
"Fuck you Rome, I've been waiting to get the order and Junior finally says we can shut you up" he made to slash at the section the thief's neck left uncovered by the collar clearly aiming to cut his throat; Roman closed his eyes and waited for the attack which never came instead he opened his eyes to see his would be murderer lying on the floor holding his face after seemingly being slashed with his own weapon, the thug holding Roman pushed him forwards and attempted to raise his arms to fight but was swiftly grabbed and hurled face first into the bars of an adjacent cell; Romans' rescuer proceeded to grab him and pull him towards his own cell and close the door behind them, in the confines of his cell Roman finally managed to get a good luck at his saviour, a woman, North Vale Correctional Facility was co-habitation for reasons Roman had never thought to question, she had an impressive physique and a figure that was eye catching even in a prison uniform, fierce yellow eyes and black and orange dread-locked hair from which poked a pair of feline ears
"Since when did dumb animals like you come to my rescue" the Faunus smiled before backhanding Roman across the face
"Since the White Fang ordered me to, seems pissing of Junior scores you some points with us" Cheshire Motley growled, Roman spat out a mouthful of blood, even wearing an Aura-dampener the Tiger-Faunus packed a punch
"Really?" he asked raising an eyebrow "Because I was under the impression that the White Fang cut me loose after what that son of a bitch Slate did to me" Cheshire cocked her head to the side questioningly as a feral grin made its' way across her face
"Slate? Do tell Roman, I'd love to hear exactly what you know about Gangrel Slate"

Gangrel was lounging in his dorm on Sunday morning, making a half hearted attempt at some of his outstanding assignments while Rover flipped through channels on the television, nothing holding his interest for more than a few seconds
"You leaving the assignment for today then?" Gangrel asked him, the canine shrugged
"I'll probably get it done later" this earned him a half amused half irritated shake of the head from the leader of Team GRAP
"You can at least pretend it takes some effort, not everyone can speed their perceptions up and turn a minute into half an hour" Rovers' use of his Semblance to complete homework was a gripe the rest of the team had had with him since their first year, he just shrugged again
"I'm just gifted Gang" the Bear-Faunus muttered something that was probably an insult before being distracted by a text message, opening it he saw it was from Velvet simply reading 'Put the news on'
"Rover, change the channel I wanna see the news" Rover complied and the face of the news anchor Lisa Lavender became visible, the headline 'White Fang reign of terror' beneath her
"Breaking news" she began "A series of attacks last night have been linked to the Faunus terrorist group the White Fang, 'Juniors' nightclub in the Bronze Maple area of Vale was fire bombed in the early hours of the morning after closing time, one Melanie Malachite was taken to hospital in critical condition; several other businesses were targeted in the attacks, among them Tuksons' bookshop owned by locally respected Faunus Logan Tukson whom unverified reports say was killed in the attack" Gangrel tuned the rest out as he called Velvet
"Velvet what the fuck is going on?" he demanded as soon as she picked up
"I thought you might know" Velvet sniffled down the phone, sounding as if she'd been crying recently "Me Adam and my little brother were attacked outside the Arcade yesterday by a member of the Black Bear Syndicate, Adam shot him in the chest"
"And now he's gone on the offensive" Gangrel surmised "Junior shouldn't have even known who Adam was, that's why he's gone all out, all the Faunus that were attacked last night were known deserters Velvet" Gangrel paused for a moment before insulting Tuksons' memory with his next words "One of them had to have given information to Junior"
"Adam said he'll kill as many people as it takes" Velvet sounded aghast at Adams' ferocity, Gangrel couldn't blame her
"Sweet Oum, I'll talk to him"
"Gangrel be careful" Velvet warned him "He was scary yesterday"

Gangrel stormed into Adams' office without waiting for an invitation, only pausing for a moment upon seeing that he was currently entertaining two guests, Emerald Sustrai and Mercury Black turned to face him, a smirk playing across Mercurys' lips
"Don't you go to Beacon? On the same team as the Lizard that Emerald wiped the floor with"
"The same one that made you the laughing stock of all four academies when you thought you could fight Pyrrha Nikos, yeah that's my partner" Gangrel growled as he squared up to the grey haired teen
"Black, Sustrai….Leave" Adam said simply, the pair did as the were instructed, Mercury and Gangrel glowering at each other until Emerald dragged him from the room
"Want to tell me exactly what the fuck happened last night?" Gangrel growled at Adam
"Something that should have happened a long time ago, I was wiling to let Junior and his crew have their little corner of Vale but they crossed a line" the Bull-Faunus said, his tone icy
"They tried a hit on you"
"They shot Velvet, the only reason her brother wasn't shredded was because I covered him" Gangrel paused, Velvet hadn't told him that part Adams' fury at the crime boss seemed more understandable to the Bear-Faunus
"But Tukson though?" he asked incredulously Adam glowered at him
"Somebody gave information to Junior, the only people that know I lead the White Fang are people in the White Fang; so it had to be a deserter"
"Adam for fuck sake Tukson was the man who taught you how to shave, do you really think he sold you out?" Gangrel asked, trying his best to remain somewhat calm and not to reach over the desk to throttle his old friend
"No but better safe than sorry, I had all the deserters except Blake dealt with in one go. Black and Sustrai made it quick for him though" Gangrel was stunned, realising for the first time just how far his old friend had fallen
"You sent them?" he spat utterly furious "Correct me if I'm wrong Adam but isn't humans killing Faunus the exact thing that the White Fang was supposed to prevent?"
"In an ideal world it would never have happened, but my hand was forced" Adam said softly, meeting Adams' gaze as he continued "But I've forced Juniors' hand now, torching the bar with his nieces inside has made him sit up pay attention. He's bringing in a contract killer to deal with me and me and you are going to send her back to him in pieces"
"So that's it, you're just straight up murdering people now?" Gangrel spat, Adam actually grinned before saying something that left Gangrel stunned into silence
"No Gang, this isn't murder it's revenge for Kai that's been a long time coming, the contract killer he's hired is Malkavia Pitch"

Authors Notes:

So Velvet knows about Blake now, but Blake doesn't know about Velvet yet
Yang giving Junior Adams' name has had consequences, Gangrel did say that it was a dumb idea
Adam showed off his dark side spectacularly here, touch Velvet and everyone gets hurt; basically in the space of one night he destroyed most of Juniors' Syndicate (The Malachite twins being Juniors nieces in this story, they're not dead but they were caught in a fire-bombing) and then had all former White Fang members who could be a source of information killed; including Tukson who was something of a father figure to him.
Also, yes I'm saying Tuksons' first name was Logan, I'll let you figure out why
Yes that was the same Cheshire Motley who just saved Roman from having his throat cut by Juniors' men in prison, and Roman just told her what happened at the docks

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