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If you can't tell this chapter it is a reference to Man In Black by Johnny Cash. One of, if not my favorite song!
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"If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you." ~ Paul Newman
It's early...the sunrise is beautiful. The coffee I made, perfect. That screaming in the background that sound like someone running from someone? Yeah huge mood killer. Who gets killed at a time like this it's literally 6 in the morning. I chug the rest of my coffee down as I walk back inside off the porch.
I'm already dressed in tan shorts and a pink sweatshirt...what it's comfortable as fuck. I grab Sequoia and walk into the woods grumbling along the way. Alright where is the screaming coming from this direction?
"AHHHHHHHH! SOMEONE HELP ME!"
There it is I begin jogging in that direction Sequoia's hammer cocked. I'm not getting hurt again...wait I remember this clearing. Its where I was attacked all those months ago.
"ANYONE OUT THERE! HELP ME!"
Hey I look around seeing...a seer? Oh shit that's not good immediately aim and shoot at the seer grazing it. The person it was chasing ran and hid behind me as I pull the trigger again.
BANGBANGBANG
Well, three times is once right? But no matter I killed the seer, one to the head two to the chest. After releasing a sigh of relief I turn around to see who was getting chased.
"Are you Alright?" It was a girl lying and the ground, must have tripped. She looked pretty nerdy wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt that has their version of Star Wars on it. She has raven black hair and orange eyes. Reminds me of cinders in a fire. She has glasses on her face...the face that is currently terrified.
"Ye-no. N-no I'm not...I'm honestly terrified right now." Her voice sounds really familiar...where have I heard it before.
"You safe right now, there's a town a little that away. It's where I live." She still looks shook up. "There's a hospital there where we can get you checked out. And we can give you a warm meal to calm your nerves."
She nodded slowly still reeling over what just happened. "I-I...s-sure"
"Here, up you go." I grab her arm gently and lift her up into her feet. I take a step back and reach my hand out. "My name's Coal."
She tentatively reached out her hand, probably scared of the guy with the gun. "C-Cinder F-Fall." My mind went blank. She's Cinder...but she doesn't look like herself? Is that the right way to say it?
"Hey no need to be scared, by we should start walking to the village, and you can let me know what you were doing out here in the woods." She nodded as she takes a deep breathe and begins to move towards where I was pointing.
"Me, and my family were flying to Vale from Mistrial, until a nevermore flew into the cockpit and made us crash...I was the only one that survived." I nod solemnly. "I heard someone say, it's alright child and when I turned around there was a seer."
So Salem managed to get Cinder on her side by killing her family, and promising power to get revenge. Man that's fucked up! Now I feel bad for a villain...a very cute villain...holy shit I got the hots for Cinder Fucking Fall...
"That...alright!" I look down at a watch I don't own. "Would you look at the time! It's time to change the subject! You like Star Wars?"
"Like Star Wars? I love Star Wars!" She responded. I don't think I'll ever get used to hearing her talk about things besides world domination. Just weird.
Now you don't know this, but Star Wars is like the only thing not made into a rip off brand. It's just Star Wars, and it's perfect! "I know right!? It's every fantasy I've ever had was just better!"
She nods excitedly as we near my house, which I direct her to walk past. "I don't know how they do it but each one captivated me."
"Star Wars was my childhood, me and my parents used to watch them all the time before I left." I finally holster Sequoia, since I forgot to do it before. We finally walk up to Doc's place and I open the door for her.
"Coal, what are you doing here? And this early, did you get yourself hurt again?"
"No it's someone who probably spent the last few hours running from Grimm." We heard some scrambling and a door opened revealing a very rushed appearance.
"Please come, come" He looked over at Cinder. "Person running from Grimm I presume?"
"Y-yes?" She looked as shocked as I was.
He nodded and turned to me after she walked into the examination room."I'll give her a check up but until we know what she wants to do, she'll stay with you and Adam."
I nod before I head out of the clinic and sigh. Guess I'm off to the bar...again. I really need to find more places to hang out.
(Cinder POV)
The man pulled me into the room and sat me down on one of those table things. He pulled out a clipboard and a scroll. He asked for the normal stuff, like name age, blood type and such
"Cinder Fall, 19 And I'm type AB."
"Good, Good you remember your name. At least you have some files from your last check up in Mistrial." He continued to type things up on his scroll mumbling. Honestly is he a doctor? He looks more like a mad scientist than a doctor.
"Now Cinder were you hit, or injured at all while you were running around in the forest?"
"No, I tripped and pulled something when I got to Coal." He walked over with a stethoscope.
"Is it safe to presume you're hurting in the leg?" I nod before he continued talking. "I'm going to check you heart rate out, then your leg. You probably just strained your calf running for as long as you did."
He put the stethoscope near my heart and began to listen..."So, about Coal?" I could feel my heart racing. "He's a nice guy, pretty good looking too." My heart rate continued to climb before he pulled away.
"Can I ask what Coal had to do with anything?" He walked over to his scroll and clipboard and wrote something down. He ignored me!
"Well your heart is working fine now let's check out your leg now which one hurts, right? Or left?" I pointed to my left. He moved his hands over my calf poking and prodding looking for anything noteworthy. Hi poked near my hamstring and I flinched.
He walked back over to his scroll writing something down again. "Alright you have tentanitus in your hamstring. I recommend you take the next week easy. Ice every night and let someone know if it starts hurting."
"Who would I let know? I have no immediate family anymore."
"You would let Coal know." My face flushed red again at the mention of Coal. "Your going to be staying with him and his boss while you recover, since you don't have anywhere to go"
I nod, but before I could get a word out he began to push me out the door and into the waiting room. "Head to the bar called 'Joe's' and tell the bartender to give you a meal on Doc's tab."
The door slammed shut behind him leaving me to think about what happened . Me and Coal get to stay in the same house...which could become the same room...maybe the same bed...
I quickly began to head towards the bar, hoping my flushed face would die down.
(My POV)
You ever have Irish coffee? If you have no idea what I'm talking about your probably too young. It's when you put whiskey in your coffee. What am I doing drinking before 10 you might ask? I'm drinking because one of the main villains of RWBY is a super sweet, nerdy, shy girl. Lord help me.
I see Joe walking over to me...and honesty I've always wanted to do this to someone. Ahem, "Coal where did you get a hot chick this time?"
"Hey Coal where did you get a-wait what the fuck."
"How did you guess what I was going to say?"
"How did you guess wha-stop fucking doing it! I'm being serious!"
"If you don't stop I'll take away your alcohol privileges."
"If you don't stop-Coal I swear too Oum." Okay time to stop, though it was really fun while it lasted.
"Okay, okay I'll stop I just always wanted to do it to someone." That right! You just got JoJo'd.
"But seriously, where did this one come from?"
"Found her in the wood running from Grimm." If I remember correctly it was a seer, the Grimm Salem uses to talk to people. "I helped her out, then brought her here to get looked at by Doc."
"I swear dude. Something keeps putting you in these situations." He grabs a bottle of Dr. Schnee and drinks from it. "Hey remember when you told me you used to play the guitar and sing?"
"Yeah it was sometime after my injury." I got a little too drunk that day and let that little piece out.
"You mind performing right now? There's no one in the bar and if you perform good enough, I'll start giving you free beer." Hmm, free beer does sound nice.
"Alright sure, why not you got a guitar I can use?" He nodded, and I began walking to where he had a stage put up, back past the pool tables. I grab the guitar, feels nice...definitely new. I strum a few chords to get used to the type of stings on it then I start playing.
(Man In Black ~ Johnny Cash)
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
But is there because he's a victim of the times.
I wear the black for those who never read,
Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
About the road to happiness through love and charity,
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.
Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,
Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.
I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been,
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.
And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,
Believen' that the Lord was on their side,
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
Believen' that we all were on their side.
Well, there's things that never will be right I know,
And things need changin' everywhere you go,
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.
Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,
And tell the world that everything's OK,
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black
As the last few chords strum out I heard some cheering and clapping from the few people in the bar, I look to where Joe was to see Cinder sitting down at the bar, a smile on her face. I get off the stage and walk back to them both. I take a seat next to Cinder, and I front of Joe.
"Was that good enough?" Joe nodded happily as he cleaned a few glasses.
"Perfect, and I was just telling Cinder here some stories about you." I slam my head into the table with a groan. "Like the one time you got so drunk you though that the poker table was your girlfriend."
"Please...shut up I already hear that enough from everyone here, I don't need her starting too."
"I don't know, imagining you trying to pick up a table might be interesting." Cinder said as she sipped what ever soda she was drinking.
I turned to look at her, my head still on the table. "How did the check up go? Any lasting injuries?"
"Yep!" I don't like the way she popped that P. "And Doc said you have to take care of me until it heals!" She said cheerfully. Still weird seeing her like this.
"Alright...I can do that." I look back at Joe. "What time is it?"
"Abooouuutttt 11:30" I sigh before standing up on my chair and walking over to Cinder and carrying her bridal style. A blush shoots up her face, I turn back to Joe.
"I'm taking her to Me and Adams place. Get her acquainted with the house and such." He nodded
"Yeah 'acquainted with the house' alright."
"Fuck you too." I begin walking out of the bar, Cinder in my arms...in fact I'm pretty sure she got closer to my body...must be my imagination.
...
We arrive back at the house as I walk inside, I forgot to lock the door earlier with saving someone and all. I bring her up to my room and sit her up on the bed.
"Alright so this is my room where you will be staying until your whatever heals, my boss Adam lives down the hall. And I will be downstairs on the couch if you need anything. I recommend taking a nap, especially with the morning you had." I get up to leave before she grabs me.
"D-don't go." She said with a soft voice. I do what she says and sit on the bed next to her. I think she's crying..."I just miss them so much."
Oh shit we're having this conversation. "Hey it's alright...let it out." She continued to cry into my chest for quite a bit. Can't really tell how long it was. All I can tell you is that she fell asleep. Allowing me to look at her and take in her cuteness.
"You know maybe life hasn't dealt the shit hand yet...maybe I'm just riding the high of this still." I hug her closer to my chest as I fall asleep my self.
(Unkown POV)
Coal Black, you have become a thorn in my side taking my would be maiden, and swaying her to your side. It's time for you to learn your lesson...maybe. Yes that'll do nicely. Coal Black you are going to regret ever being born into that miserable life of yours.
"Hazel...release the hounds."
"My-my goddess we haven't been able to fully test them out we have no idea wether or-"
"Did I stutter?" I look at him making my presence known.
"N-No mam."
"Now release the hounds. I want Coal Black dead, and my maiden here. NOW!" Hazel flinched at my time before he bowed and left. Most likely to do my bidding.
I look down at my crystal ball seeing Coal and Cinder sleeping on a bed in peace, with only their warmth and undiscovered love to give them comfort. they will soon see that love is not all that its lead to be. They will learn heartbreak if its the last thing they do.
"Enjoy you peace...one day soon it will end, and you joy will become my joy in watching you suffer." I call Tyrian into my chambers.
"Yes my goddess?"
"It appears our previous maiden was a bust. I have need for you to find a suitable replacement." He bowed.
"Yess my goddess, right away and with pleasure!" He took off in some direction my gaze returning to Coal sleeping. You will squirm like the worm you are.
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