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Chapter 35
"Roman. Why can't you do the simplest of things?" Cinder asked as she stared at the Criminal-mastermind. Currently, the 2 of them, Emerald and Mercury are hiding in a warehouse.
"I already told Mercury. If I didn't start the operation then, then it wouldn't have started at all." Roman explained, causing the fake Fall Maiden to sigh.
"I guess that you have point about that." Cinder said as she closed her eyes. "Even without the Winter Maiden, team RWBY is a big obstacle in our plans." Cinder said as she re-opened them again.
"What shall we do? Should we get rid off them as soon as possible?" Emerald asked from her place on top of a crate.
However, Cinder shook her head. "There's no need to rush things, Emerald. We have plenty of time before the main event." Cinder explained, causing Emerald to nod her head whilst Roman became confused.
"Care to shed some light for me? You said that you big plan involves the fall of Beacon Academy, but what does it actually involves?" Roman asked, but Cinder just smirked.
"You will find out soon enough." Cinder replied, causing Roman to nod his head nervously.
"Er...Cinder?" Mercury asked, causing the fake Fall Maiden to look at the grey hair male.
"Is there something wrong, Mercury?" Cinder asked with a questioning look on her face.
"How exactly are we going to pull this plan through? The operation was suppose to be a big element in causing mass panic during the attack?" Mercury asked in a slightly worrying tone of voice. However, Cinder chuckled slightly.
"Its true that the Operation was a failure..." Cinder began as she glance at Roman, who looked in a different direction.
"But, it will cause some distrust between Vale's council and Beacon Academy. If the council doesn't like how Ozpin handle things in terms of security, then the council will likely put General Ironwood in charge off security. Meaning that the those robotic toys that the Atlesian military made will be all over the place, making things more easier for us." Cinder explained as she started to laugh slightly.
"And what about the White Fang?..." Emerald asked, causing Cinder to look at the green hair thief.
"Many of the Faunus died in that tunnel. I don't they will likely listen to you after this." Emerald explained and Cinder was about to reply but someone beat her to it.
"They will listen to me." The person replied, causing Cinder, Emerald, Mercury and Roman to turn their heads towards to see who spoken.
"Ah, Adam. Glad to see that I can rely on your support." Cinder said with a smile on her face as she look at the bull Faunus.
"As long I get to see Beacon Academy crumble to the ground, then I don't see no problem continuing to work with you." Adam explained, causing Cinder to nod her head.
"Excellent." Cinder said before Adam turned his attention towards Roman, making the Criminal-mastermind to raise a eye-brow.
"By the way Roman, your mute assistant is here." Adam said, causing the Criminal-mastermind's face to lit up.
"Ah good. I was wondering were Neo went. I haven't see her since getting the train moving." Roman said as he started to walk away.
"And where do you think your going?" Cinder asked with a raised eye-brow. Roman glanced over his shoulder.
"I just wanted to make sure that she's okay." Roman replied before disappearing.
"Are you not going to stop him or anything?" Adam asked, causing Cinder to shake her head.
"No. It not like they can do anything together." Cinder replied as she started to head towards the doors.
"Come on now. We got some re-planning to do." Cinder said, causing Emerald, Mercury and Adam to nod their heads.
"Ehr! Why do I have to study?" Ruby asked with a board expression on her face.
Currently, she and Weiss are in their dorm room and the silver eye girl is sitting at the desk.
"Your studying because you a lot of catching up to do." Weiss replied, causing Ruby to groan.
"It's not fair. It's almost time for the tournament and I'm stuck studying whilst you guys don't have any." Ruby said, causing Weiss to shrug her shoulders.
"I don't make the rules, Ruby. You just have to get your head down and get through the work." Weiss explained, causing Ruby to take a deep sigh.
"Sure, sure." Ruby said before casting her eyes back onto the book in front of her.
"Oh well, at least it not like I'm stuck in the room with Professor Port." Ruby thought, shuddering from the thought. After an hour of Ruby studying Remnant's history, Weiss looked at the clock.
"I suppose we can call it a day." Weiss said, causing Ruby to gain a big smile on her face.
"Yeah!" Ruby called, causing Weiss to look at her.
"I'm just kidding, get back to studying, Ruby." Weiss said, causing the silver eye girl to quickly whip her head around and stare at the white heiress with a desperate look in her eyes.
"What!? But I thought you said..." Ruby began to ask but stop when she saw Weiss starting to smirk.
"You are so easily to make fun of." Weiss said in amusement, causing Ruby to glare at her slightly.
"Not funny, Weiss." Ruby muttered darkly whilst crossing her arms.
"Hmf!" Weiss said with a smirk on her face.
It was then that the door opened to reveal Blake and Yang. "Hey guys. Hows your studying, Ruby?" Yang asked with a smile on her face.
"I'm finished/She having a break now." Ruby and Weiss replied/said at the same time.
"Wiess!" Ruby wined, making Weiss smirk even more. "So...your finished studying for the day, right?" Blake asked in a confused tone of voice.
"Yes!/No." Ruby and Weiss replied at the same time. Ruby started to glare intensely and Weiss.
"Oh! That's it!" Ruby exclaimed before jumping at Weiss. However, the heiress created a glyph in front of her, causing Ruby to fly backwards.
Fortunately, Blake managed to catch Ruby before she could hit the wall.
"I think you should stop teasing Ruby now, Weiss." The cat Faunus said as she let Ruby stand, causing Weiss to nod her head.
"Okay. I stop now." Weiss said before noticing that Yang is holding a cylindrical package. "What's that, Yang?" Weiss asked, referring to the object in the golden hair girl's hands.
"Don't know. I got it in the post. Mum and Dad sent it." Yang explained, causing Ruby to become curious.
"Open it, open it!" Ruby said in a excited tone of voice.
"Gzzzz, Ruby. Calm down, would you?" Yang asked before opening the package and letting the contents fall onto the ground which is another cylinder that is back and furry.
"What's...that?" Blake asked whilst grabbing her weapon.
"Blake, put your weapon away. I don't think Mum or Dad would deliver something dangerous to us." Ruby said with a deadpan expression on her face. The cylinder started to shake, causing team RWBY to become confuse whilst leaning down.
The cylinder suddenly transformed into a black and white corgi which stared up at them whilst panting slightly.
"..." Team RWBY didn't say anything as they stared back at the dog. The dog suddenly let out a loud bark, causing the whole team to jump in surprise.
"Zwie!" Ruby exclaimed before scooping up the dog into her arms.
"You parents sent a dog..." Blake started to ask, looking at Zwei in confusion and backing away slightly.
"...In the mail?" Weiss finished asking, equally confused.
"Yeah. They usually mail Zwie to places." Yang explained simply with a sheepish expression on her face.
"Seriously?" the heiress and cat Faunus asked at the same time, causing Yang to nod her head. It was then that Ruby (who has been scratching Zwei's ears) thought of something.
"How did Mum and Dad managed to put Zwei in that package?" Ruby asked whilst staring at her older sister, causing Weiss and Blake to stare at her as well.
Yang began to play with her hair nervously. "Well...when I was nine, I was experimenting with Dust and...Zwei was in the room at the time so I decided to use him as a Ginnie-pig." Yang explained, causing RWB to gain open mouths.
Zwei looked between the 4 girls whilst panting slightly.
"Yang...that's worst than Faunus discrimination." Ruby said, causing Blake to nod her head in agreement.
"I know. When Mum and Dad found out what I did to Zwei, I got a good talking to...well, from Dad anyway." Yang said, causing Weiss raise a eye-brow.
"And what about your Mum. What was her reaction?" Weiss asked, causing Yang to smile sheepishly.
"Mum just laughed her head off along with Uncle Qrow, saying that it will make this more convenient when transporting Zwei long distances." Yang replied, causing Weiss to close her eyes whilst shaking her head.
It was then that Yang notice a piece of paper attached to inside of the lid.
"Oh! Here's a letter." Yang said as she opened the piece of paper.
"Dear Ruby and Yang. Me and Tai have to go on a mission for a while and we hope that it's okay if you and your friends would look after him. From Summer." Yang read out, causing Ruby to gain a excited look on her face.
"Are you telling me..." Weiss began to say as she stare at Zwei, making Ruby, Blake and Yang nervous.
"That this mangy...drooling...mutt is going to wiv wif us foweva!? Oh yes he is! Yes he is!. Oh, isn't he adorable!" Weiss exclaimed in a excited tone of voice, grabbing Zwie out of Ruby's arms and started to tickle is stomach.
"..." The rest of team RWBY looked at the heiress blankly.
"...Okkaaay? Can some please tell me what happened to Weiss?" Ruby asked as she tilt her head to the side.
"Well, it look likes that she falling in love with Zwei." Yang said in a uncertain tone of voice.
"Keep him away from my stuff and I'll be fine with him staying with us." Blake said...from her place on top of Ruby's bead.
"Your are not fine, Blake." Ruby and Yang thought at the same time.
"So, what are we going to do in terms of food for Zwei?" Weiss asked whilst looking up from Zwei. Yang looked back at the letter.
"Oh, Mum wrote here that she also packed food for Zwei." Yang said before turning the cylindrical package upside down and dozens of cans of dog food spill onto the floor.
The golden hair girl gave one final shake of the package and a can opener fell out.
"...Can someone please tell me how that's even possible?" Blake asked whilst staring at the cans.
"No idea." Yang replied in a simple tone of voice.
"Well, Zwei. It looks like you will be staying with us for a while. Aren't you a cute thing." Weiss said with a smile on her face. Zwei barked happily.
"Does anyone think that Weiss might steal Zwei for herself?" Ruby asked, causing Yang and Blake to nod her head in agreement.
It's later on in the day and Ruby is by herself in the Emerald forest and training. "Aye!" Ruby exclaimed whilst swinging Rose's Hope at a Ursa, cutting a arm off. The bear-like Grimm roared in anger before attempting to swipe Ruby with it's remaining arm.
However, before the claws could it the silver eye girl, Ruby disappeared in a burst of rose petals.
"Nahaha. Too slow, Grimm." A voice replied, causing the Ursa to turn it's head to see a smirking Ruby Rose who's eyes are glowing. The Ursa started back away from Ruby.
"I'm afraid this is over, Grimm." Ruby explain before the silver light intensified, completely engulfing the Ursa.
When the light died down, the Ursa has completely disappeared. Ruby stood still for a few seconds before letting out a deep sigh.
"That's me finished for the day." The silver eyed girl thought as she sheathed Rose's Hope back into Calamity Rose.
Ruby closed her eyes and she could feel the powers of the silver eye warriors and the powers of the Winter Maiden swirling around her.
"Even though Mum had helped me to balance these two powers so that they won't damage me. She did say that any disruption to this balance could start damaging me again." Ruby thought before starting to hear footsteps.
"Yang! Is that you?!" Ruby called whilst glancing around, hoping to any signs of her older sister through the trees.
"You know. I think its unwise to shout in a Grimm infested forest." A voice said behind Ruby, causing the red-cloaked girl to spin around whilst placing a hand on Rose's Hope.
When the silver eye girl saw the person coming out of the trees, Ruby sighed in relief and became relaxed.
"Hi, Sage." Ruby greeted, smiling at the green hair member of team SSSN.
"Hi, Ruby. Sorry if I startled you." Sage said in a sheepish tone of voice.
"Nah. It's okay." Ruby assured, causing Sage to smile as well.
"I guess that's a good sign then." Sage said, causing Ruby to giggle.
"So what are you doing here?" Sage asked whilst glancing around.
"Just doing some training. The tournament is very soon." Ruby replied, causing Sage to nod his head. However, it was then that Ruby began to frown slightly.
"What are you doing, Sage?" The silver eye girl asked, causing the green hair to jump in surprise slightly.
"Me?! W-well...I was...er..." Sage began to say but couldn't find anything to say.
"Did you want to speak to me?" Ruby asked whilst gaining a questioning look on her face.
"Yes!" Sage exclaimed, causing Ruby to blink a few times.
When Sage realized what he said, he began to blush slightly. "Well...it just...we haven't spoken to each other a lot because of things that happening to you. I just...what to spend some time with you." Sage explained, causing Ruby to blush as well.
"Oh!..." Ruby exclaimed before becoming silent.
"..." A awkward slight surrounded the 2 as the sound of bird's cheeping can be heard.
"Soooo. What do you want to speak about?" Ruby asked, causing Sage to scratch his cheek.
"Errrr...I see that your training paid off during that breach." Sage said causing Ruby to nod her head.
"YeP. It was difficult at the start but I managed to get the hang off it. Mum was a good teacher, despite only knowing the existence of the Maidens for a short time." Ruby replied, causing Sage to nod his head.
"I see." Sage replied with a thoughtful expression on his face.
"My Uncle Qrow made a surprise visit as well. He seems impress with my progress." Ruby said, with a smile on her face.
It was then that Sage gain a uncertain look on his face. "Is your Uncle...protective of you?" Sage asked, causing Ruby to tilt her head in confusion.
"Yes he is. Why are you asking?" Ruby asked, causing Sage to rub the back of his head nervously.
"Well...your sister found out that you kissed me on the cheek and got angry before chasing me." Sage explained, causing Ruby to stare at him.
After a few seconds, Ruby started to laugh slightly.
"Why are you laughing?" Sage asked with a confuse look on his face.
"It's nothing. I was just imaging you being chased by Yang." Ruby explained with a smile on her face.
"Well, it wasn't funny from my perspective when Yang finally caught me." Sage explained whilst shuddering slightly.
"So why did you say that I kiss you in the first place?" Ruby asked with a raised eye-brow. This cause Sage to rub the back of his head.
"Well, Sun and the others wanted to know what happened between the two of us whilst on the roof." Sage replied, causing Ruby to hum slightly.
"Well next time, tell them when there no one else around you." Ruby said with a smirk on her face.
"Yes, Mum" Sage said whilst rolling his eyes, causing the silver eye girl to glare at her slightly. It was then that the sword wielder thought of something.
"By the way, did your Mum mentioned...the kiss in anyway?" Sage asked awkwardly whist looking at the ground.
Ruby started to blush slightly. "Well...yes. Mum did say something about the kiss." Ruby replied nervously, causing Sage to look at her.
"What did Miss Rose say?" Sage asked, causing Ruby to fidget slightly.
"Well...she approves of me being with you." Ruby replied, causing Sage to raise a eye-brow.
"In what way does you Mum mean by "being with you"?" Sage asked, blushing slightly.
"Well...you know..." Ruby replied awkwardly and it took Sage a few seconds to realize what she meant.
"Oh!" Sage said, blushing even more. "Yeah. Mum is like that." Ruby explained, causing Sage to nod his head.
"I see. So your father is protective of you alone with your sister and uncle?" Sage asked, causing Ruby to nod her head.
"Yes, but he doesn't know anything. So your safe...until Yang tells him." Ruby said, causing Sage to chuckle slightly.
"That's a relief then." Sage whilst smiling.
"Yes it is." Ruby said, smiling as well. After a few minutes, Sage thought of something.
"You know, maybe your mum would change her mind sometime soon." Sage said, causing Ruby to become confuse.
"What do you mean?" The silver eyes girl asked with a curious look on her face.
"Our teams will probably fighting each other in the tournament, so I think that your mum may change her opinion of me if I hurt you." Sage explained, but Ruby started to laugh, making the sword wielder confuse.
"Nahh. Mum isn't like that." Ruby explained, causing Sage to gain a interesting look on his face.
"Okay. Well then, Ruby..." Sage began to say before taking a deep breath.
"Would you like, you now, hang out together during the tournament?" Sage asked shyly, causing Ruby to stare at him.
"S-sure!" Ruby said with a wide smile on her face.
"But..." Ruby began to say, causing Sage to become confuse.
"Don't come crying to me if my team kick your team's butts." Ruby said with a smirk on her face.
"Heh! In your dreams, Ruby." Sage said whilst smirking as well.
And there we have it. Zwie making his appearance and next chapter will be the start of the Vytal tournament. I want to point out that the part where Ruby is thinking about the balance of her two powers will have a big part in a future chapter. Please review and until next time everyone.