Schnee Manor, Atlas

Jacques sat in his study, in a dark brown leather swivel chair, flicking through a few papers that lay on his desk.

Placing them on his desk, he picked up the office phone to his right. "I need you to look into something for me"

"No, it's not Weiss. Well, not directly, I'll have the files sent to you"

Jacques rotated around in his chair to face a portrait of himself that was hung on the wall. It depicted him in his younger years when he first became head of the Schnee Corporation.

"Thank you, and make sure you get everything. Leave no stone unturned" Jacques hung up the phone and spun back around.

"I will find out everything" He muttered to himself as he stood to leave his study.

As he left the study he saw one of his butlers, with a tray of cups of coffee on them.

"Ah, would you mind grabbing the file and putting it on Wesker's desk? Oh, and lock up after you've left" Jacques asked as he took a cup of coffee from the tray.

"Certainly sir" The Butler spoke calmly as they proceeded to enter Jacques study.

Upon reaching the desk the Butler took a look at the file and closed it and took it with them to hand to a man named Wesker.

"I wonder who this is?" They spoke aloud as they left the chilly study, locking the door behind them.

Beacon, Vale

"Hey, Nora why did you invite me out again?" Ruby asked as the small redhead bounced up and down in her seat.

Ruby had been dragged off the campus by Nora who said something about "having a girl's talk"

Ruby sat on the bus next to a hyperactive Nora, she just couldn't settle down. For whatever reason this was, Ruby didn't like the sound of it.

"Nora, what are we doing today?" Ruby asked flatly as she gauged the energetic girl's response.

"Well! I'm glad you asked Rubes! We'll be hitting the gym today, if you're creampuff's sister then we need to get you in shape!" Nora expressed with excitement as her eyes seemed to sparkle with anticipation.

"Oh, so that's why you told me to bring some sportswear," Ruby said looking down at the two duffel bags beneath their feet.

"what did you think we were doing?" Nora questioned with a grin.

"I dunno, it could be anything knowing you! For example, you'd go skydiving using these clothes as makeshift parachutes. All while you are stark naked" Ruby grinned at her, as Nora jabbed at her shoulder lightly.

"Not my fault I like to live dangerously!" Nora chuckled as Ruby shook her head in disbelief.

After about forty minutes on the bus, Nora and Ruby got off at their stop.

"Hey, how come we took the bus?" Ruby asked as she hoisted her bag over her shoulder.

"I normally jog here, but since you probably don't have the stamina for that we are taking the bus. You probably don't know the way here and back as well" Nora started walking off and pulled Ruby by the arm along with her.

"I can walk on my own! I have legs!" Ruby shouted as Nora ignored her and continued to drag her by the arm.

Ruby began to struggle out of the girl's grip, but that only encouraged Nora to pick her up and carry her via piggyback.

As Nora lifted Ruby onto her shoulders, onlookers that passed by merely gazed in shock as a woman who was several inches shorter was carrying a woman much taller than herself on her shoulders with ease.

"Ah! Please put me down!" Ruby asked as she looked down at Nora who started to pick up the pace from walking to a slight jog.

"Relax, I do this to Jaune and I only dropped him twice" Nora wasn't exactly helping Ruby calm down with that statement since she started to fidget in the girl's iron grasp around her legs.

"Put me down!" Ruby shrieked loudly enough that people who saw the two glanced out of curiosity but quickly resumed with whatever they were doing.

Arriving at the gym, Ruby marvelled in wonder at the sheer size of the complex.

"Let me guess, the Schnee family owns this place?" Ruby said with a hint of jealously in her voice.

Nora turned back to face her with a smile crept on her face, "Nope!" She expressed with joy.

This shocked Ruby and she shook her head in disbelief. "Wait, the Schnee family do not own this?"

"No they do not" Nora stated flatly.

"Then who does the building belong to?" Ruby asked as her curiosity built up within her.

"The Nikos family own the gym here. The Schnee's are pretty salty about it though, but they understand they can't compete with them when it comes to physical fitness and training"

"Wait, Nikos? As in, Pyrrha's family?" Ruby asked as Nora walked into the building which Ruby eagerly followed in through behind her.

"Hmm, who knows?" Nora shrugged as she guided Ruby to the female changing rooms.

"So, why did you invite me to the gym again?" Ruby asked as Nora looked at her furiously.

"It's to help you build muscle, I'll also be teaching you some self-defense techniques. Yet most importantly, it's so you can kick butt!" Nora cheered as her child-like grin sprawled across her face in a mischevious manner.

Ruby only sighed and chuckled nervously at the sound of this. "Welp looks like I won't be walking for a while after this"

After several hours of training, Ruby was completely exhausted to the point she could feel her legs and arms giving out.

Leaving the gym, Nora stretched her arms and legs. Taking a large breath and exhaling loudly as Ruby trudged after her slowly.

"Nora!" Ruby spoke as her breathing was harsh and quick, adrenaline still pumping through her body after the inhumane workout regime that Nora had put her through.

"How was that? Next time we'll make sure to do half the standard amount!" Nora's grin beaming at the dark-haired girl who only groaned in a mixture of shock and frustration.

"Wait! We did the equivalent of a ten mile run on the treadmill. We spent around two hours in a sparring ring which you tossed me around like a pancake, and don't get me started on the weight lifting" Ruby was miffed, her body was exhausted beyond her normal means.

"How the fuck does Yang keep up with this girl or even Pyrrha? If there was a word to describe her, it would be lethal" Ruby thought as Nora who had stopped and seemed she was in a world of her own.

"Uh, Nora you ok?" Ruby asked as Nora turned her head slightly without making eye contact with Ruby.

"You see that person across the road?" Nora pointed to a person sat on a bench opposite the road, talking to someone on the phone.

A seemingly young man with slick black hair and a suit, with a briefcase on the ground next to him, seemingly too engrossed in his conversation on their phone to notice Nora and Ruby staring at him.

"What about him?" Ruby questioned as she stretched her aching arms and legs, she could have sworn she heard them snap a little.

"He was in the gym, yet I didn't see him working out once. I go every day, so I practically know the regulars and even meet the newbies who join or are there"

"Maybe you just didn't see him?" Ruby pointed out as she made sure that she had everything on her.

"Ruby, he was wearing his suit the entire time" Nora seemed rather concerned about this weird and strange person.

"Well, if that's the case why don't you ask him what he was doing?" Ruby calmly stated, pulling out her phone to see if she had any messages from Weiss or Yang.

"People like that tend to be either sleazy salesmen or loan sharks"

"Why would a salesman or loan shark enter a gym?" Ruby asked as she flicked through her contacts to find Yang's number.

"I'unno to scam you or something, let me text Pyrrha, if he isn't one of those then he's probably trying to get some sort of business deal with the owners"

Ruby found Yang's number and began writing a message about her hectic day.

"Yang, how can you even keep up with Nora at the gym? She can't be human!"

Nora and Ruby began to head back to the University, as Ruby and Nora kept texting whilst staying aware of their surroundings.

"You should tell Jaune about your experience today! I'm sure he'd love to reminisce about his first time"

"Wait, Jaune and Nora were a thing. Like dating kinda thing?" Ruby replied as her eyes slowly gazed back at her friend who was happily giggling with joy as she paced methodically down the road.

"You'll have to ask him about it. Trust me, it's worth it" Yang's reply only made Ruby wonder if any of what she was saying was true, or if she was playing a trick on her.

The girls may have been aware of traffic since Nora refused to take the bus back for the "extra workout" however they were not aware that someone was following them.

Keeping their distance, the man who wore the suit that had been scoping out the two of them in the gym, continued talking on the phone making sure he wasn't heard.

"Yes sir, I've identified Ruby Rose, turns out she was a first time customer at the Nikos' gym. I'll try to gather as much information as I can relating to the topic of interest"

He stopped and let the two girls walk off to Beacon as he diverted through one of the side streets.

"Sir? I don't understand. Her behaviour would suggest she had no reason to lie to you, from my perspective she seems like an honest, heart on the sleeve kind of woman"

"What are you getting at?" A cold voice spoke almost as if to interrogate.

"Why did you assign me this task?" His smooth low voice spoke trying not to crack under the pressure from his employer.

"Did you not look at the information regarding her background? Weiss probably paid her to keep her mouth shut, and I will be damned if she's going to make a fool out of me!"

The man stopped in his tracks, gripping his phone and briefcase tightly.

"Yes sir, she comes from Patch and was admitted to Beacon University at the age of seventeen for reasons unknown. We still don't know all that much about her"

"Then find out more. I don't care how trivial it is, I don't care how you do it. I know she has something to do with the scandal! Either you find out every shred of information about her life"

The man started sweating profusely, protruding a handkerchief from his pocket, he wiped the sweat from his brow and folded it neatly before placing it back into his pocket.

"Yes, of course, Mr Schnee"

"Oh and Wesker, you're going to end up without a roof over your head should you disappoint me, do you understand?" Jacques spoke with a strong venom in his voice.

"Yes sir, I understand. I'll do my best to find out whatever I can" Wesker hung up the phone, sighing a breath of both relief and frustration.

"Sometimes, I hate the assignments he gives me. I really hate to go digging around on such an innocent young girl, but orders are orders I suppose" Wesker thought as he turned back, going in the direction he came to head into another part of the city.

"Maybe I'll see what the city-folk know about her"

I do not own RWBY it belongs to RoosterTeeth

A/N: So, this chapter was delayed due to me not having any idea what to write. I wrote bits and pieces for it and in my own opinion, this is one of my lack-luster chapters.

I feel that it just isn't as powerful as the other chapters in terms of writing quality. I might even go and re-write this chapter entirely, for now, it will remain as is.

A good friend came up with the name "Wesker" she is also reading this, so shoutout to you! You know who you are!

Let me know what everyone else thinks of this, and I do apologise for such a long delay!

Butter up your crumpets and pour yourself a cup of tea, and I'll see you soon!