Some More

Chapter 66:

Breathing a sigh as he walked into the house, Tai just gently closed the door as he could see Yang asleep with some woman that he could have sworn looked familiar, but he just couldn't bring himself to try and remember where it was that he remembered her from. All that did matter to him really was that Yang was going to be safe. Especially if she heard the news that he had.

Gently walking to the old steamer trunk at the other end of the couch, Tai gently opened it and lifted the heavy blanket from inside as he just gently draped it over the duo. Smiling as he could see the white haired woman just cuddling further into Yang as he turned around just to stoke the fire a bit more.

"What is up Dad?" Yang asked softly as Tai could feel his shoulders droop slightly. In her voice he couldn't even detect the slightest amount of sleep which was always prone to her whenever she woke up short of having some sort of coffee like drink.

"They found Summer's body. She didn't make it. They found her where she claimed she left Ruby." Tai said as he just took a deep breath as he tossed a log into the fire before he closed the door. "They haven't done an autopsy yet... but they figure that between what drugs she was on, the beating she took as to avoid being arrested which did involve several gunshots to non vital areas... and the cold... she didn't make it." Tai continued as he just took a deep breath.

"How are you feeling Dad?" Yang said as she tried to carefully move so she could actually talk to him but she also didn't want to move fearing that she would wake Weiss up.

Raising his hand to stop Yang, Tai just took a deep breath as he rubbed his eyes. "I'm... fine. Just... everything is hitting me hard. But not that hard." Tai continued as he could see Yang's lilac eyes just staring into his own. "You've got a nice looking girlfriend there Yang."

"Dad... don't do something stupid. I need you in my life." Yang said in a soft tone as to not disturb Weiss. But she also didn't want to imagine her father in more pain over someone who shouldn't be cried over in Yang's eyes.

"I know Yang. I don't intend to. I'm just going to get some sleep. We can talk in the morning." Tai said as he happily placed a kiss onto Yang's forehead. "Don't worry Yang. Just go to sleep."

"I'm going to worry about you Dad. You are my Dad and have always looked out for me... it is only fair I look out for you right now."

"That isn't your job Yang. And even if it was I'd fire you because it is a pain to get you to do chores."

"This isn't cleaning out the tractor... this is you Dad. I'm going to be worried. Seriously... don't make me an orphan and promise me you are going to be here in the morning. That way we can actually talk."

"I promise Yang."

"Good. I love you Dad."

"I love you too Yang."


"Oh. Are you sure officer?" Cinder asked in a soft tone as she felt Ruby still holding tightly onto her. "No, no. I'll be down in the morning to turn myself in if that is what is needed." Cinder said in a softer tone.

"That won't be necessary Ma'am. We are confident that you acted in self defence to protect yourself and your property. The security camera footage your head of security dropped off proved that." The officer said as Cinder just smiled faintly at Ruby.

"I'm glad Carmine was able to do that." Cinder said softly. "Can you please notify the family that if they need anything I'll gladly pay. I can't think about how awful it must be to go through what they are." Cinder continued with a smile she knew wasn't going to be detected as she could hear Ruby's gentle snoring.

"I'll be sure to let them know." The officer began in a slightly shocked tone not used to people taking this kind of outlook on killing someone that had broken into their house. But was happy to have a new frame of reference of human generosity. "I hope this won't weigh on you Ma'am. You did what you thought was best to defend your property."

"I know. But the thought of me being responsible for someone's death... I'll need some time to just be with my daughter. Goodbye officer. I hope I won't need to call you again."

"I hope you won't either, but I also hope you will if it is needed."

"Goodbye officer." Cinder said as she hung up the phone. Just glad that Ruby was asleep as she could see Carmine walking into the room. "Seems like they already reviewed that video we had made." Cinder whispered as she could see Ruby just smiling in her sleep as if she had sensed that the person haunting her dreams was finally dealt with.

"It wasn't exactly a hard thing to do. She has broken into so many places like this that all it took was a few calls... and then some of the eggheads did all the work." Carmine spoke as she just took a deep breath. "Is Ruby going to be alright?"

"She is dead asleep right now and only smells a little bad which I'd rather not think of why. Tell whoever was on shift that all this stays silent. I don't care who or what they want to tell. This is on par with the big secrets." Cinder said as she could almost hear the nod coming from the woman. "If that is all Carmine, take a few days off. Hell take a week off. Just keep patrols being frequent for a few months. Enough to keep Ruby's mind at peace."

"Understood." The woman said as she took a deep breath. "If you don't mind me asking, what are you going to tell Ruby?"

"The truth. The woman I shot wound up dead due to exposure and her injuries. Anything else she doesn't need to know. If she asks, send her to me," Cinder said as she began to resituate them as she began to lift Ruby up gently just smiling as she could hear the snoring increase. "I'm putting her to bed. Clock off. And if I see you talking to Ruby about it, I'm sending you to Vacuo on a one way trip. Do I make myself clear?"

"I understand boss. And I don't intend to end up in a Vacuo prison again." Carmine said as Cinder just smirked at her as she felt Ruby hold tighter onto her.

"I've never sent people to prison. I send them to the morgue. Especially when they don't listen to what I want with my daughter." Cinder said as she started to walk out of the room. "Just keep that in mind. I've made orphans and I've made grieving parents... one bastard who has no children and is already an orphan... do you have any idea how much sleep I'd lose?"

"None..."

"Exactly. Now make sure the house is locked up and give the orders to use live rounds instead of the rubber bullets." Cinder stated in a cold tone as she just smiled faintly at the feeling of Ruby pulling her tighter. "Nothing is going to harm you anymore Ruby. Not when I have something to say. Nothing from your past and nothing going forward." Cinder spoke in an even softer tone than she had as she started to walk up the stairs.

She was just ready to fall over and sleep. But she knew that it wouldn't do if she was meant to make sure that Ruby was going to be fine. If anything it might hurt her and Cinder couldn't do that. At least not in a physical sense.

Rounding the banister, Cinder walked towards a more secluded part of the home where she opened the door the best she could as she just laughed softly as she could hear Ruby loudly snoring herself awake. A gesture that just caused Cinder to laugh as she placed Ruby onto the bed.

"What...? Who...? Where...?" Ruby said softly as she started to smack her lips as she looked around the room.

"You just snored yourself awake. You are home Ruby. In one of the guest rooms. It is just late at night." Cinder said as she braced herself against the bed as she could see Ruby just starting to pout as she picked up one of the pillows to toss at Cinder. "It is just, I've never seen anything that isn't a dog who has done that."

"Shut up. I haven't had much sleep in the last few days. There was a lot of sex. Like a lot a lot. I finally met a woman who isn't afraid of choking and understands how to actually do it. She did teach me that you can prevent marks if you use something made of pure silk." Ruby said as Cinder started to right herself with a glare.

"Ruby you aren't making a strong case for me to not burn down her family's livelihood making sure she was inside." Cinder said in a slightly cold tone that Ruby knew was just her being mad but at the same time mad that Ruby would take a risk.

"She knows what she is doing. She also knows how scary and inaccurate it is to be afraid of you." Ruby said as Cinder picked up the pillow and walked towards Ruby just to place it behind her again. "I mean you are like a big teddy bear and if I didn't know for a fact that Hazel has had to hold you back when I do something stupid and dangerous but not life threatening... I'd say you are nothing but a cuddly teddy bear."

"Says the woman who has blinded herself. Repeatedly. And not to mention the several pipe bombs she created by mistake." Cinder said as she began to tuck Ruby into bed as she could see her daughter simply pouting.

"I only created one pipe bomb and even Arthur said that it should have been fine. Just some grains of fuel got stuck because they were damp and just clumped up. And Hazel took more damage from that than me."

"That is because Salem would have killed him if he didn't. Now get some sleep. I'm off to bed myself." Cinder said as she planted a kiss onto Ruby's forehead.

"Okay Mom. I just need to message Blake. Good night. I love you Mom."

"I love you too Ruby. Good night."


Grumbling as she started to feel around, Weiss just frowned at the lack of the extra body next to her. Opening her eyes, Weiss just groaned a little at the lack of Yang being present. She was in an unfamiliar home, with the lack of the reason she was there.

"Yang?" Weiss asked as she started to push the blanket off of her as she got into a sitting position. She was left confused as she could see a dark haired man walking into the room.

"Firecracker. The girl is up." The man spoke as he quickly walked out of the room leaving a fairly strong stench behind him. One that Weiss knew was from alcohol, she just didn't know what type. "You totally picked a real looker this time though."

"Qrow, I swear, I'm going to punch you so hard one of these days you'll have a heart attack." A familiar blonde voice spoke as she walked into the room. "Sorry. I had to get some eggs to start breakfast and let my uncle in. Dumbass slept in the dog house literally. Instead of knocking." Yang said as she picked up the blanket and started to fold it.

"What about your father?" Weiss asked softly as Yang just smiled as she opened a trunk and dropped the blanket inside.

"He is out feeding the chickens and the vicious guard dog." Yang said as Weiss started to take a panicked breath. "Relax. We've got a corgi. And while he is super intelligent you've got nothing to worry about. Seriously, he is super friendly and unless you are going to harm me or my Dad, he is fine." Yang said as Weiss just smiled faintly as she looked into Yang's eyes. "Seriously, if you aren't allergic, I'll let him in and you can see he is fine."

"I'm not. But I do love corgis." Weiss said as Yang just smiled at her. Gently hugging Yang, Weiss just smiled at her. "But how are you holding up? Did you get a chance to talk to him?"

"Yeah we did briefly. My Step Mother was found dead. She tried to take on armed security... and was found in an abandoned warehouse on the other side of Vale... near the river... and between the beating and getting shot twice, drugs, and the fact that temperatures dropped to below freezing last night... she just... died." Yang said as she felt Weiss try her hardest to hug her tighter, but Yang just took a deep breath and smiled down at her. "Weiss, I hated her. Everything about her. I mean she even broke down my door a few days ago and stole things from my room. She has a history stealing things from me... including precious things like actually getting to know my little sister... It is a miracle she hasn't died long ago."

"But... there has to be something there..." Weiss said as Yang just chuckled at her.

"There really isn't Weiss. I don't have any good memories of her. Just worry because I could see that she was slowly killing my Dad. And now that she's gone he might actually start to heal. Kind of why my uncle came here. So he can look after him keeping my mind at ease while I'm at school."

Before Weiss could respond there came a loud scream as Yang just sighed and hung her head. "I told him not to do it..." Yang muttered as she looked up to see an angry looking man walking into the room. "I said don't lick the toaster. It has a short... and that licking things doesn't make them yours."

"What do your dad and you have against that policy? The rest of the world does it. How do you think that Schnee you're with got so wealthy... Nicholas licked things." The man known as Qrow said as Weiss began to cough, not sure how she got recognised in this of all places.

"I keep telling you no he didn't, and no it isn't. Go make sure Dad fed the chickens fine. Even when I'm hungover it doesn't take me this long." Yang said with a sigh as she could see the man being slightly angry at her. "Qrow, I swear to the gods I'll get the cattle prod out." Yang said as the man just rolled his eyes.

"Fine. I'm going. I've got no idea why Tai says you aren't like Raven. And yet she is literally the only person who would threaten to taze me after I got shocked following our agreement." Qrow mumbled as he walked out of the room. "Thanks for the new drinks mixer!"

"IT'S CALLED A BLENDER! AND STOP LICKING SHIT IN THE HOUSE!" Yang yelled groaning as she could hear the backdoor closing. "I swear... one of these days he is going to grow up." Yang said with a soft smile.

"He licks your appliances often? How is he related to you?"

"Every time he is here and he sees something new and shiny that he likes. And he is my late biological mother's twin brother." Yang began as she stood up and offered a hand down to help Weiss up. "Anyways coffee is made, breakfast is nearly done. You got some breakfast meats, some eggs and pancakes. Come on."

"That sounds like it will clog an artery."

"My Dad is a farmer and I tend to work out like every day. So you need to go big. At least when on a farm. So yeah. Don't eat parts if you don't want to." Yang said with a smile as Weiss accepted the hand and started to stand up.

"Okay... but I swear if I see even a drop of grease on my plate, I'm going to throw something at you when we get back to college."

"May want to eat the pancakes then."

"Good to know... although I'm more of a crepe person. Very little idea what a pancake is."

"Like a thick crepe. And they are so much better."


"Of course Tai. You can come here. I want to extend my deepest condolences to you. I had no idea that she wouldn't have gone to the hospital. If there is anything you need from me... don't hesitate to ask." Cinder said as she just nodded her head. "No, Ruby won't be here. She needs to get back to college." Cinder said as she could see Ruby looking up from her plate as Cinder had to resist the urge to laugh at the trickle of syrup running down from the corner of her mouth.

Walking towards the sink, Cinder grabbed a damp cloth and tossed it towards Ruby. "Okay, I'll see you in a few hours. Just tell the guards at the gate to ring ahead. They are all on extreme alert right now and I don't want to create an orphan."

"Goodbye and see you then." Cinder said as she hung up her phone as she looked towards her daughter who had seemed to have gathered the intention of what she wanted. "You are taking this a lot better Ruby... you just found out I had caused the death of someone."

"But she is a monster who I know, you don't believe me that it was her in my nightmares... but still... she is. Plus you didn't mean to kill her."

"Okay... just... come tomorrow... please talk to Glynda about it. I don't think you are processing it entirely."

"Look who is suddenly all pro therapy."

"I was never against therapy for you Ruby. I was against you blaming everything on the pills you were taking and acting like it was the only option."

"Whatever Mom. You were so anti-therapy."

Author's Note:

And done. It was fun and one more main chapter definitely... then an epi. Catch you all next time.