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So that thing about awkward conversations not being so bad; yeah totally untrue. All she had to do was walk into her bedroom to cause her entire team to stiffen as if she'd just carried in the severed head of her enemies. Not that she would ever do anything so horrible or inhumane. It was bad when she couldn't even convince herself that she wasn't a psychopath, maybe she needed a therapist. There was a little unresolved trauma from starving to death after being betrayed by the man she loved for no other reason than finally growing a spine. Okay she had more than a few issues. Moving on from her strangely broken mental state, her teammates were seriously acting weird. It didn't help that her dad had most likely chewed them out until they looked like one of Zwei's squeaky toys.

Jaune was huddled beside the window as if he was waiting for the perfect moment to jump out and escape into the forest. She would pay money to watch him run around the forest in his bunny pajamas. Smirking slightly, she turned her attention to Blake who had decided to huddle in the opposite corner of the room because that was subtle. Two people on opposite sides of the room definitely didn't have issues with each other. Internally rolling her eyes she allowed her amusement to vanish. She understood that her puppy had issues with taking a life; if she was normal, she would feel the same. The fact her kitten had murdered someone put her in direct conflict with her poor little puppy.

Pyrrha was the only one who met her eyes, but it was obvious the redhead had no idea how to react to this situation. Due to her relationship with Jaune, it was entirely possible that Pyrrha would side with Jaune if it came to a fight. She also knew that Pyrrha most likely had an issue with murder too. Internally groaning she felt the urge to simply call Cardin and toss him in the room hoping he would use his semblance to solve her issues. Sadly, he was back at Beacon meaning she would have to deal with her teammates herself. Relying on him to solve her issues wasn't a good lifelong strategy.

"I think that we all need to talk," Ruby said causing them to look at her as if she'd just kicked Zwei across the room while cackling like a villain. Right well that was insulting; she was trying to be the mature one for once too. Pushing down the urge to pout, she stalked over to her bed and sat down before motioning for them to sit on the one opposite to her. The way both Blake and Jaune flinched at the silent order made her want to slam her head against the wall. How was fixing her team worse than dealing with Yang? Watching Pyrrha tug Jaune over to the bed, she had to push down the slightly amused urge to tease them as Blake copied the action. It was very noticeable that Blake kept Pyrrha between her and Jaune. She waited until they relaxed a little bit until saying, "we are supposed to be a team, but that doesn't mean we're all perfect; we all have our morals and sometimes those will clash."

From the way they simply looked down at their hands this wasn't going to be as easy as she would have hoped. Right well it wasn't like she could beat them into the floor and hope it made everything better. She'd never had to confront an issue like this before; usually Cardin knew how to read her emotions and she didn't actually grow close to anyone outside her family before Beacon. Mainly because they were all boring, also her family was already used to solving their own issues. Okay, setting aside her discomfort with the situation and how she'd rather be anywhere else, she would try to fix everything before making Cardin do it for her.

"I'm not a good person, which you've probably figured out already. I'm selfish, cruel, and all-around not the hero of anyone's story but my own. I'm a huntress because it will help me, but I do care about my friends, I care about you three enough to call you family so either you talk to me or don't but sitting here and avoiding each other won't help anyone much less ourselves," she stated. When only Blake looked up at her while the other two stared at their hands she snarled. It was time to stop playing nice because she was done letting her team break apart simply because they were too foolish to talk to each other. Digging her nails into the bed she snapped, "Alright listen, our mission ended about as well as trying to cut Yang's hair, but we didn't completely fail. Roman is currently being entertained by Ironwood, so yes its hard to know that Blake killed someone I understand that. But can you three honestly tell me you signed up for this job thinking you would never have to kill someone; that's just naïve."

Outside the room, Qrow choked on his coffee. The one time he decides to drink something that wouldn't get him drunk was when his daughter decided to copy her mother. Pressing his back against the wall beside the open door; it was nice to know Ruby trusted him enough to hold this conversation within listening range. He wondered if taking the combat professor job at Beacon was still an option if only so he could be close to his daughter. Ruby was insanely similar to her mother, not just in looks, he'd known for years that his amazing fiancé was more of a functioning psychopath than anything else. He'd balanced out her crazy with his own, but Ruby's team couldn't do that. They were too focused on themselves and being perfect heroes to face the facts of life. In short, they were kids while Ruby was a wild wolf hoping to find a pack that could keep up with her.

It was too bad that the only people able to keep up with her were those with the same morality. He had no doubt that Yang loved Ruby, but she would never be able to stand on his daughter's level. It might sound arrogant, but Yang was too open and happy to do the things that Ruby could and most likely would do. His niece was a good person, Ruby wasn't. Don't' get him wrong he loved his daughter and he had no doubt that she would make an excellent huntress, but she was all the things she'd claimed to be. She saw her team as possessions just like her mother had; he was pretty sure Cardin was the only one she considered her true friend.

Was it wrong he'd stalked his daughter enough to know her mentality just by watching? Most likely but it had led to the conclusion that Ruby was just like Summer with a sprinkle of Raven's cruelty. Given that Tai had raised Yang to have a strict moral code with the fear that Raven's DNA would end up turning her into a mini bandit it wasn't all that shocking the blonde had missed Ruby's darker traits. After all the man would and could ignore anything unless it slapped him in the face and ran away with his wallet; he knew that from experience.

"I'm not naive," Jaune protested as he finally looked up. Raising an eyebrow at his defensive tone she barely had to wait a moment before he winced.

"You came to Beacon with no idea what aura was," Ruby pointed out although that was more a sign of stupidity than being naïve. Jaune twitched a bit at her words before looking away from her. Just because it was the truth didn't mean he had to like hearing it.

"I thought I could make it," he whispered sadly never taking his eyes away from the floor; holding back a wince at the tone he used Ruby frowned as Pyrrha took his hand.

"Listen all our missions are going to be tough," Ruby said gaining their attention again. Shifting she considered lying before deciding that the truth would help more than a pretty lie. Making sure to watch them closely she said, "most of the White Fang we fought on the train didn't make it out of the tunnels, and over sixty citizens died during the breach. We failed to protect the people of Vale that's the harsh truth, if we had stopped the train then those people wouldn't have died. But the blame isn't on any of you, it's on me."

"Ruby, we-"

"I'm the leader of this team, all the blame for your actions lay on my shoulders," the girl stated simply causing Pyrrha to fall silent. Offering the redhead, a small smile she didn't blame Jaune for frowning as he realized that their actions reflected on their leader.

"I don't deserve to be on this team," Blake said softly drawing their attention to her. Wincing Ruby opened her mouth to argue that yes her kitten did belong on this team, but Blake said, "I'm supposed to be a huntress, but I killed that guy without hesitation. I could have knocked him out but I-"

"Enough," Ruby hissed her nails digging into her palm. Flinching at the tone the black-haired girl shifted away from her leader's apparent anger. Crossing her arms Ruby snapped, "huntsman and huntresses are killers. It doesn't matter how it doesn't matter when but each of us will kill someone because this is the job we picked. We are not heroes and this job is not some grand honor it's a job just like any other."

"It's true," Qrow said from his spot by the door. The solemn tone of his voice was enough to make her teammates twitch but Ruby simply sighed. Leaning back, she dropped down onto her bed and stared up at the ceiling. Maybe he could get through to her teammates. Frowning at his daughter's actions Qrow said, "We fight to keep the peace and it doesn't matter if our enemies are grimm or criminals like Torchwick."

"But that doesn't mean we have to kill them," Jaune shouted as he stood.

"What would you do if an enemy you beat came back and killed your little girlfriend," Qrow asked coldly. He watched the boy's face pale and started unscrewing his flask; it was always the same old story of little kids wanting to be heroes unable to realize that monsters other than grimm existed. Glancing at his daughter he said, "the only way to be safe is to get rid of the threat. That's something Raven and I learned far before we went to Beacon. It doesn't matter if that threat becomes an ally or if you kill them, but any threats have to be dealt with."

"Life isn't fair Jaune," Ruby said softly. There was only justice in the world if you made it and there was only fairness if you lived in a fairy tale. People were complicated messy and cruel making life all those things and more. Still, she could understand why he wanted to keep his sparkly golden view of the world. Sitting up she offered, "if you don't want to kill then that's fine. I'll do it for you."

"Ruby I can't-"

Cutting himself off he slumped down onto the bed as he struggled to understand reality. Huntsmen were supposed to be heroes, weren't they? His family had been huntsmen and they'd always been praised as heroes. Did that mean his family was wrong to believe in the good of humanity? Worse would he be forced to kill others just to complete a job? He didn't want to kill other people or watch them die; he wanted to be the hero. Looking at his leader he decided that he would prove that heroes existed. It was either that or abandon his ideology. Straightening he met his leader's gaze as he announced, "I'll prove it then. I'll show you that heroes exist!"

The declaration was met by silence until Qrow doubled over in laughter. Ignoring her dad, Ruby smiled. Her puppy really was a stubborn person; he'd denied their words and chosen to try and change what they believed instead. It was unbelievably arrogant, she completely approved. Part of her even wanted him to prove her wrong, however, she also knew that he wouldn't. One man could never stand up against the darkness of the world without being destroyed by it. She'd love watching him try though and she would always be there to do the things that he was unable to do.

"I look forward to it," Ruby said causing his eyes to light up. The glances exchanged by their teammates were all too noticeable to Ruby but she forced excitement in her voice as she said, "now we have a tournament to prepare for. Dad, can you help?"

Qrow smirked at the question suddenly making her three teammates uncomfortable. He was going to look forward to this far to much especially if the sadistic glint in his eyes was anything to go by. Almost matching his expression Ruby eyed her teammates before leaping off the bed to tackle them in a hug. Her team wasn't fixed or completely the same as before, but it was better than it had been. The protesting sounds from Blake were drowned out by Jaune whining while Pyrrha simply accepted the situation with far more grace than should be possible.

The rest of the week flew by, between training and team bonding all four were having more fun than they did at Beacon. And more specialized training too given that Qrow was a combat instructor before retiring from Signal to go back out in the field. After seeing Jaune fight Qrow had given the boy a sarcastic speech about how the enemy would be more likely to run away laughing then take him seriously. This had led to Jaune draining all his aura trying to land a hit on the chuckling man; he never did manage it. The way Qrow trained Jaune had both Pyrrha and Blake comparing him to Ruby more and more. But the man didn't neglect their training either; if he was being honest Qrow would admit that he loved beating his daughter's team into the ground.

Ruby herself had spent most of the time they had working on her semblance out in the woods, then when Blake questioned her on the progress the reaper had made, Ruby began to giggle before slipping away when the faunus turned her attention somewhere else. By the end of the week, Jaune's swordplay had improved enough that he could hold his own against Pyrrha without the use of her polarity. When Qrow mentioned that Blake should use dust with her semblance that morning Ruby had dragged her partner with her to Vale in hopes of getting Blake a new present.

Skipping into Nic's shop Ruby ducked under the thrown shoe that Pyrrha actually caught. Raising an eyebrow at her partner she smirked at the sheepish expression on the redhead's face. trading the shoe in Pyrrha's hand for the small bags of dust she was carrying, Ruby sighed when he teammate immediately made a beeline for the javelins across the store. Making a mental note to upgrade the older girl's weapon, she smiled in amusement. Tossing the shoe back to Nic she moved to lean against the counter.

"I need a new backup weapon," Ruby said trying to keep her voice happy. She missed her little dagger of death and destruction. It was weird to walk around without Thorn strapped to her thigh especially since she knew that having it would make her feel safer. Nic sighed reaching into the drawer of his counter to pull out her dagger the way her eyes lit up made it worth the annoyance of dealing with mute assassins.

"Neo brought it to me after the breach," Nic told her before handing over the weapon. Ruby hesitated for a second her fingers just shy of touching her dagger before wrapping her fingers around the hilt. Finally taking Thorn she relaxed at the feel of it in her hand it was like coming home. Nic smiled as his favorite customer toss the dagger in her hand as she happily played with her returned weapon. Lacing his fingers together the man spoke, "Neo traded your dagger for two new identities."

"For her and Roman," Ruby guessed and he nodded although he wouldn't be telling her all of their deal today. After all, he'd only told her half and the other part wasn't something the girl would approve off, or more like he didn't approve of her knowing.

"So still want that new weapon," he asked changing the subject. Ruby smirked with a nod; there was no such thing as having to many weapons. Reaching into the pocket of her pants the girl handed over the sketch she'd done of her newest desire. Nic looked over the sketch a wicked grin appearing on his face, "just like hairpins huh?"

"Yep," she told him the playful tone causing him to chuckle. Looking up he judged the length of her hair before matching her smirk.

"Just long enough for a bun," he mused as he looked back down at the sketch before stating, "and by the time the metal comes in and I start working your hair will be down to the middle of your back. You're becoming a walking armory."

"Weren't you," she asked and looked behind her as Pyrrha made her way over Ruby's smirk softened into a smile when she saw the older girl.

"How cute," Nic said seeing the fondness in her eyes, "does your team know about this latest purchase?"

"Nope," Ruby told him as Pyrrha offered a small smile to the man. Her smile became even more genuine when her partner stated, "dad doesn't even know that I've been using his money for all of this."

Hey guys! The vytal festival starts next chapter yay. Anyway, what did you guys think of this chapter; I think I did pretty good with the team talk.

Also Fennec9 thanks for the praise. I've really been trying to make these conversations as real as possible for the characters. Dr. Killinger I'm glad that I'm succeeding in making Tyrian a likable character. I didn't want him to just be a one-dimensional crazy person.

Okay now for the hard part, my HP/FMA:B crossover. So I did think of a general summary which is:

What happens when a god decides to intervene in mortal lives just to get back at his brother; insanity and maybe just a little good. Aria Potter the fabled girl who lived was destined to live the life of a sacrificial lamb until she was sold her soul at the age of seven and was sent to another world to serve as entertainment. Taken in by the Homunculus Greed as his Alchemis she is trained by Issac Mcdougal who owed him a favor. Now after six years she's become one of the most powerful Alchemists in Amestris following in her teacher's footsteps as the new Ice Alchemist. It's too bad for her enemies when they summon her back to England and find a trained warrior rather than a meek tool.

Parings: Ling x Aria and Greed x Kimblee

So yeah that's what I've gotten for a Summary. The first 3-15 chapters are the Amestris Arc which then leads to the Goblet of Fire and Hogwarts Arc. Aria is 13 during the first Arc with chapters 1-2 being set up for the story. Also, I'm pretty sure that Greed, Kimblee, and Ling will follow her to Hogwarts which is all kinds of bad for her enemies. Anyway, that's the crossover summary please help me with a title because all I've got so far is Black Ice which isn't bad but I feel weird about it.

Anyway stay safe and have a good day

-Shyla

ps. also chapter one of the revised version of A Death Gods Bordem or ADGB has been published. I also changed the summary a bit too.