The engine's roar filled the night sky as a yellow motorbike swerved in and out of traffic, ignoring any rules to road safety. Not to mention the speed limit. The sounds of horns going off as cars slammed on their breaks to miss the bike's rider. But she didn't care, she had a destination, and no one was going to stop her from reaching it.
After what seemed like an eternity, the bike finally pulled up at a building. Yang kicked the motorcycle's stand out, before getting off and removing her helmet, leaving her aviators on to hide her eyes. The brawler walked past the waiting customers, who all were desperate to get into the club to start their night off. Yang ignored the comments of a few angry customers, seeing her skip the line. The blonde eyed the bouncers at the front door; both men wore suits, sunglasses, and red ties. It had always creeped Yang out with how simular these guys looked to one another. She felt a hand on her bicep, keeping her in place.
"Hey, no cuts, you'll need to wait in line like the rest of these people, blondie." The bouncer said firmly. Yang lowered her glasses an inch, showing off her bright red eyes, the man took his hand of the girl as if he was touching fire. The brawler walked through the doors of the club, Juniours's men, observing her, their hands hovering over their guns. The demeanor the girl was given off told them she wasn't in the mood to mess around. She reached the bar where a bearded man stood, cleaning a glass.
"What now, Blondie?" Junior asked, letting out a heavy breath. His eyes traveled to her wrist, seeing that she had brought her weapons.
"I want information." She stated, folding her arms, glaring at the man.
"No strawberries sunrise with an umbrella today." He said, mocking the girl who only growled at him. "You know, my information isn't free. Actually." He rubbed his chin in thought. "Now that I think about it, I don't believe you have ever come here with money for information."
"That might have something to do with the fact you never have anything useful for me." Yang scowled at the man.
"Yeah, well, new policy, if I don't see the money, you don't get the information." The man said, slamming the glass on the bar, staring down the girl. Yang took her aviators off, showing off her bright red eyes. "Wow, who pissed you off, blondie?"
"I'm not playing, I want the information now." The brawler Yelled, causing a few customers to look their way. Yang swiped at the glass on the bar, shattering it into pieces on the floor.
"Hey, I don't want any trouble tonight. And I'm sure your father doesn't want another knock on the door from the cops." with every word Junior said, the more agitated the blonde was. She clenched her jaw, trying not to bear her teeth. "Look, this is how I run my business, you need to understand that. Now, just go back to your school before you get into any more trouble." The bearded man said. Turning to walk away, the blonde leaned over the bar, grabbed the man by the shirt, almost pulling the man over the table.
"I don't have time for this." Yang activated her weapon, aiming her gauntlet at the man who froze in fear. Her eyes boring right into him, the scarlet eyes hiding any hint of the usually playful girl. Yang's body started shaking, an intense burning sensation ran through her. She had felt it before, anytime her semblance had been overpowered. It was intoxicating, and all she wanted was to get lost in it. "Just blow his brains out already." The voice ordered her.
The sound of guns being drawn forced her back to reality. Taking her eyes off the man in her grip, she could see the room full of goons pointing their weapons at her. "If you continue this, I can't be sure that you'll walk out of here unharmed." Junior choked out. "You could also be kicked out of that beloved school of yours." He grabbed her fist, trying to pry himself away from the girl.
"I don't care. I don't have anything else to lose anymore." She tightened her grip on him. "I just need you to tell me where Torchwick is, then I'll go." She locked eyes with the man, who could see the desperation in the girl's eyes. He let out a heavy sigh.
"Fine, whatever is going on must be bad. But this is the last time you're getting free information from me. Roman's been hanging around the dock recently, word on the street is he has a warehouse full of dust down there." Junior said. Yang released him, allowing him to fall to the ground. The blonde turned her back on him, walking away. "Remember, next time, I want cash." The man shouted, straightening out his tie.
"Don't worry, I'm sure this will be the last time you'll be seeing me." She answered back, earning her a raised eyebrow.
RUBY
Ruby sat in the corner of the library, it was a section that she knew most people rarely visited. Her phone pressed to her ear, waiting for the person on the other end to answer, After a few rings, she heard the click of the phone being picked up. "Hey, there's my girl." A cheerful voice answered. "How are things? you keeping busy with school work, no wait, is Yang doing her school work?" The man asked a dozen questions before falling silent. Ruby tightened her grip on the scroll, still upset from what had happened with Yang. "Hey, you still there?" her father asked.
"Yeah, dad, I'm still here." The young girl let out a shaky sigh.
"Is everything okay?" He asked, his voice laced with concern.
"I don't know, Yang's just been acting strange, and she won't tell us what is wrong." She informed her father. "I don't know what else to do."
"Well, the anniversary of your mother's death is coming up. Maybe, it's just getting to her." He thought, his voice filled with a hint of sadness as he thought of his wife. Ruby felt a twinge of pain at the mention of her mother.
"I think it's something more than just that." She explained.
"What do you mean?" he asked her curiously. Ruby bit her lip, wondering how much she should tell her dad. "Ruby, what has happened?"
"Yang just seems to be getting angrier, she has been arguing with everyone. She also went overboard with sparring, and just a few days ago, she broke a boy's nose." Ruby felt guilty snitching on her sister, but she felt like she had no other choice.
"She what?" The man yelled down the phone.
"If it makes it any better, the boy's nose she broke, he deserved it. He's the school bully." Ruby said, trying to defend her sister's actions.
"No, Ruby, it doesn't make it any better." He let out a heavy breath. The girl could picture the man running a hand down his face like he had done so many times before when his eldest daughter got into trouble. "How long has she been like this?" he asked her.
"Emm." She played with her fingers, trying to think back on when her sister's attitude started to change. Ruby thought back to the night Blake had dragged Yang through the dorm room door. Wondering if that had some connection. "It has been a couple of weeks now. It started off with her just snapping at us then moved onto arguing, and recently it's become a bit more aggressive." She paused, waiting to hear her father's voice.
"Did anything happen in that time frame? Something that might not happen every week?" Ruby didn't answer. She didn't understand why her father's tone had become more urgent. "Ruby, I need you to answer the question."
"Blake and Yang were out and..." She paused for a moment, biting her lower lip. "and I don't know what happened; all I know is they got into some sort of fight, and Yang got hurt really bad. But she couldn't tell us how."
"What happened to her? Did you take her to the infirmary to get checked out?" He questioned the girl.
"She couldn't tell us, she said she couldn't remember anything from her fight. And no, she didn't, Yang told us she would be fine in the morning, and she was." Ruby said the last sentence fast, trying to leave her sister untreated, sounds like a better idea than it actually was.
"Have you caught her eyes turning red every so often." Ruby hummed to answer her father. He let out an exasperated sigh. "Ruby, you should have told someone sooner."
"But, Yang said she was okay." She defended herself. "Why wouldn't I listen to her? She's always okay. What aren't you telling me?" Ruby demanded her father to answer but lowered her voice again, remembering she was in the library.
"Ruby, do you remember any time when Yang might seem a bit distant after a tough fight, where she might have taken a rough beaten than usual." Ruby scratched her head, trying to think, a few occasions coming to mind. "Did you ever notice how she seemed to be more aggressive, or have you ever caught her arguing with herself."
"Yeah, but she said that was because of her semblance had taken in too much energy. Yang said she was either blowing off steam or trying to calm herself down." Truth be told, she never really questioned Yang; after all, her semblance was nothing like her older sister's semblance. How would she know the effects?
"Ruby, when Yang's semblance gets overloaded, or if she is angry, there is a part of her trying to take control. I'm saying that there is a part of Yang, who has always wanted to consume her."
"What do you mean?" she said, slightly confused.
"Ruby, It's hard to explain, I'll try to go into more detail when I get there, but right now I want you to get professor Goodwitch and tell her what you have told me. She knows about Yang's condition, we need to get Yang help before it's too late." Ruby felt her heart stop as her father spoke.
"What do you mean before it's would be too late." Her voice quivered.
"Please, Ruby, just do as I ask." He begged the girl. "We need to help her now." He continued to plead with her.
"Dad, Yang has disappeared." Her voice was soft, her eyes stinging as tears started to fall.
"What do you mean she has disappeared?"
" She stormed out of the dorm after we tried to confront her on everything she has done."
"Ruby, I need you to go find Goodwitch fast, I'll be there as soon as I can." Without another word, she slammed the scroll down, rushing out of the library.
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