Sapphire and Ruby arrived back at the manor, carrying in the numerous shopping bags and boxes. Once the carriage was unloaded, Sapphire let out a heavy sigh and slumped into the floor, leaning against the wall.
Ruby shook her head and crossed her arms. "You shouldn't have taken so long. We still have training to do."
Sapphire groaned. "But! But I'm already so tired!"
"How shopping could be that tiresome confuses me." Ruby walked away, heading to her room.
"I'm going ta bed!" Sapphire slid herself up the walk and slummed through the hallways. "If ya wake me up I'll kill ya!" She giggled, closing the door.
Ruby dressed herself for training, discarding the long dress she wore for their trip and changing herself into her training gear. A tight fit of soft fabrics for high range of motion.
Amethyst was already outside, working on her speed. She needed this training more than anyone. Her specialty was gathering information, in any way she sees fit. Combat was not her forte. She alternated between runs and sprints, doing her best to build her stamina.
Ruby smirked when she seen her, pulling her blade and running towards her. She struck repeatedly at Amethyst.
With no means to block, and no weapon in hand, Amethyst was kept on the defensive. She dodged the large blade to the best of her ability, panting, huffing. Amethyst lost her footing, falling backward into the dirt.
Ruby held her blade pointing into her neck, straining the skin beneath it. "Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente."
Amethyst seethed under her blade. "What on earth are you even saying?!" Her chest heaved, angry, filthy, and now she was being taunted.
"The shrimp that falls asleep is swept away by the current" She dug her blade into the ground, reaching a hand to help Amethyst.
She pushed Ruby's hand away, pushing herself up to stand and dusting herself off. "I have no idea what you are saying." She shook out her muscles, stretching.
"If you snooze, you lose" Grell called out from the doorway, watching the scene play out in front of him. "She's taunting you"
"Quién es ese chico?" Ruby whispered to Amethyst, leaning close to her.
"He is… Um.. " Amethyst paused, racking her brain for the words to use "él es mi bella princesa" She held up her finger and smiled, proud for saying the phrase properly.
"Princesa?" Ruby questioned, her eyes fixed on the man before her. "Lo que ocurrió con el último hombre?"
"Eh. I lost interest." Amethyst chuckled darkly. She did lose interest in the last man, but chose not to elaborate on his disposal.
"Your footwork is terrible." Grell walked to his woman, placing one hand on her waist, the other behind her knee, crouching to fit her shorter stature. "When she crosses from left to right, fight the urge to step back. You need to mirror her movements." He guided her movements. "She's easy to read if you know what you're looking for. Pay more attention."
Amethyst tilted her head in confusion following his advice and letting him direct her. "How could you know that?"
"It's just like dancing, I'll show you" He released her, discarding the long red jacket he favored, waving Ruby to attack him.
"I'm not going to hurt you." Ruby scoffed, leaning against her blade in the ground.
Grell frowned at her words. "You won't hurt me."
Amethyst had to see this for herself. The frail man wanting to take on second in command. This should prove rather interesting. She was torn between wanting to protect her princess and wanting to see Ruby destroy him. Her sadistic urges won over her heart. "Go ahead Ruby, show him what ya got."
"I won't hold back then." Ruby smirked, nodding to Amethyst and raising her blade.
Grell bit the edge of his glove, pulling them off his hands one at a time and dropping them on top of his jacket. "Let's go then." He smirked.
Ruby darted at him, moving quickly. She crossed her blade using only the left side for strikes. Repetitive patterns and strike movements as if to gauge his ability.
Grell fluidly dodged her attacks, mirroring all of her motions, reading her patterns. "When she comes in, she gets brave and shifts her weight to her forefoot." He smiled as he saw Ruby shift, diving down for the kill. Grell let his body fall to the ground, sweeping her forefoot from under her.
Ruby fell to the ground, her blade falling from her hands. She stared in disbelief. "Princesa?" She questioned.
Grell gripped the wrapping in the center of the double blade, examining it. "You need to stop favoring the left, it makes you predictable." He tossed the blade to Ruby, walking over to Amethyst. "I told you, she's easy to read. If she's really your strongest, you could end up in trouble."
Amethyst rested a hand on the back of his neck. "She's not, she's our second in command." She paused. "How did you know that?"
Grell ignored the question, "Who's your leader then? Please don't tell me it's giggles up there?" He referenced Sapphire.
"No, our leader has branched out, she lives with her mate."
"Her mate?" He questioned. That's an intriguing phrase to use.
"Diamond. She's a vampire. She bonded to a human." Amethyst released Grell, walking to crouch next to a shocked Ruby and help her to her feet.
"I know Diamond…" Grell's eyes fell to the dirt. "Codename Diamond, Trisé Collambe. She was marked for death and took out the reapers sent for her."
The women's eyes burned into him.
"I was sent for observation. She's with one of ours. He's not human by any means. He's a legend some say." He paused, turning his vision to the women. "I informed upper management of the situation. She's immortal. Until she becomes mortal, we have no use for her records. Unfortunately, they didn't see it that way so I quit."
Amethyst focused on one detail. "So… wait…" She paused, raising an eyebrow. "Diamond's real name is Trisé Collambe?" She laughed. "Oh this is interesting!"
"Out of all of that. All of the questions he answered, you are most concerned with her name?" Ruby popped Amethyst on the back of the head. "Pendejo"
Grell scoffed at the women, crossing his arms and leaning back to watch the show.
Amethyst toppled onto Ruby, pinning her down. "Don't call me names!"
Ruby kicked her in the stomach, driving the raven away from her. She got to her feet, flipping her blade into the air with her toes and catching it. "Calm down."
"Don't tell me to calm down when you just kicked me and pulled your weapon." Amethyst called out, coughing and cracking her neck.
"Don't forget your place Amethyst." Ruby whispered softly, her voice like gravel.
Amethyst paid her words no mind, running at the caramel beauty with everything she had, pulling all of the stops. Left, right, left, alternating directions with her blows between punches and kicks, never repeating movements.
Ruby blocked all of her attacks with ease. "Information specialists are not meant for close combat." She shook her head. Ruby seen an opening and took it, driving towards Amethysts chest.
"Left" Grell called out.
Amethyst followed, sidestepping quickly.
"Shift your weight." He watched intently from the sidelines.
She followed instructions, leaning her weight on her back foot.
Ruby spun her blade over her shoulders, changing up her previous position before striking low at Amethyst.
With Ruby dropping her weight, Amethyst gripped her shoulders with both hands, flipping herself over Ruby. "Stay in your place, Ruby" She seethed, wrapping her arm around Ruby's neck, constricting as Grell let out a chuckle.
A thin silver knife flew by Amethyst, slicing open her cheek causing her to release Ruby. "Dammit, I told ya I was sleepin'" Sapphire screamed, leaning out the second floor window, her body on display. "Knock tha' shit off eh?" She shook her fist at the women before holding up another knife, threateningly.
"But she—" Amethyst was interrupted by another knife streamlining through the air, cutting a lock of her hair.
"Ya're lucky I's sleepy, ma aim's off!" Sapphire screamed, "Now knock tha' shit off!" She slammed the large window closed, locking the latch and walking her nudity into the darkness of her room.
"Lo siento…" Ruby's soft voice floated into the tense air.
"It's all good. Glad I got that out." Amethyst ran her hands through her hair, catching the cut lock between her fingers, examining it. "I'm gonna get her back for that."
Ruby leaned in, running her tan fingers over the cut on her cheek, catching the blood. "Just let it go, mija."
"Was she… Naked?" Grell asked blatantly, his eyes wide and cheek pink.
Amethyst tilted her head as if surprised by his confusion. "Yeah, she usually is."