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What was she supposed to do now?
Mercury had always kept his temper in check until this very moment. He'd never been affected by anything and followed her orders without hesitation. Then he met Ruby; even now he was watching her warily since he was more concerned with the girl than himself. She didn't exactly understand why he cared so much about someone he would have to leave behind but on some level she understood. He might feel the same way about Ruby that she did about Emerald, if so, then leaving the girl behind wasn't an option. She wasn't' cruel enough to drag him away from someone he truly cared about; not when she knew how important that was to people like them.
At her core, she was a murderer, yet she still had compassion for those that earned it. Emerald and Mercury were her teammates; they belonged to her. They'd gained the right to stand by her side and she wouldn't betray that by disregarding their desires. In a way, even Neo was someone she cared about although she wouldn't hesitate to kill the assassin who was more loyal to Torchwick than her. Loyalty was everything to people like them; Neo's loyalties had been obvious from the start making her untrustworthy. If Roman died it was possible, she might be able to fully convince the girl to join her side but until then she wouldn't count on it.
Ruby herself was also an unknown. There must be something special about the girl if she had drawn Mercury's attention so easily. Right now, it seemed the girl was torn between watching her warily and clinging to the assassin with worried eyes. It was easy to see that Ruby cared about Mercury in a way that she hadn't expected. She'd encouraged their relationship to rub it in Ozpin's face not to have her assassin turns against her just because he fell for a tiny redhead. There was an urge to demand that their relationship end, preferably with Ruby's death, but that might turn Mercury against her.
Noticing the way Mercury had put himself between her and Ruby with Neo at his back she frowned. Why would he trust Neo with Ruby?
No that wasn't important right now. What was important was sitting down with her team and deciding what they were going to do about the redhead. If Mercury wanted to keep her then this would affect more than just himself, they would all need to decide how to move forward together. Unless he just wanted to kidnap the girl, they had to tell her the truth and that could backfire badly. No, they had to be smart about this rather than allowing their emotions to guide them.
"Miss Rose, I need a moment to talk to my teammates alone," she said keeping her voice level.
It was subtle but Ruby bristled at her words as the girl turned to look at Mercury who met her eyes with an uneasy grin. Watching the way, they silently communicated she felt the urge to both scream and cheer. Her assassin wasn't heartless, he had a weakness, at the same time he felt like this for someone outside of their team. It was still fascinating to see how all he had to do was lay a hand on her arm and she was stepping back with understanding and acceptance showing on her face.
"Right. I need to go get my bag anyway," she said. Throwing another look toward his team leader who was watching them with burning eyes she gave a tense nod. This was a team meeting, not something she should be interfering with, plus she'd dropped her suitcase on the floor and didn't want anything to happen to her collection of weapon magazines. She'd meet Mercury back in his dorm after the team meeting. Jolting when a hand landed on her shoulder, she glanced back at his green-eyed teammate with a bit of confusion as the girl grinned at her.
"Noir wants to go with you," Mercury stated barely resisting the urge to grit his teeth. The amused arrogance in the other assassin's gaze was enough to tick him off once again. It didn't help that she knew Neo had flashed him a cocky smirk when Ruby looked back at him for advice. Giving a reluctant nod he was both grateful that Neo would go with her and finding it hard to keep from strangling the woman.
Noting his anger Ruby considered her options. On one hand, Mercury obviously didn't like the green-eyed girl around her; she didn't really trust Noir either, but the girl hadn't hurt her yet. Despite how annoyed Mercury was with his teammate he trusted her enough to have his back which was something Ruby could understand. Noir hadn't really made much of an effort to be around her outside of training and the one time that the girl had crossed a line was when she kissed her. Ruby was vaguely sure that Noir had only done that to get a rise out of Mercury. At the core of the issue right now was the fact she had no desire to be alone, not when her sister might come back. Yang was just annoying enough to do that. Giving a small nod of acceptance to the other girl, she sent one final glance at Cinder before letting Noir drag her from the tense room.
Sighing when she left, Emerald flickered her eyes between her two teammates as she shifted nervously. She didn't know what to do, nor did she know if Ruby even being in their lives was a good thing. Her lover wasn't mad, she could see that, but there was something even more frightening in Cinder's gaze. Mercury, however, was defensive enough to look like he was going to stare a hole into the wall. Were they going to fight? That wasn't a possibility, right? Mercury wouldn't sacrifice them for a little girl especially not one he just met.
"When I allowed you to get close to the girl, this wasn't what I had in mind," Cinder stated. Crossing her arms, she gave her assassin a gaze bordering on a glare. She'd thought he would play with the girl then toss her away not grow to care for her. This wasn't supposed to happen.
"Sorry."
There wasn't even a single ounce of genuine regret on his face. If anything, he seemed to be annoyed that he'd gotten caught caring about someone rather than feeling guilty for it. Not that she could blame him for it; Ruby was cute in the same way a kitten was cute. She'd never thought that someone like Ruby would be his type. The girl was attractive in her own way, but Cinder would've never looked twice at her. If was obvious that Mercury cared for her for more than just her body and if what she saw was real, Ruby returned his affection.
She'd never seen him so angry as when Ruby came into his room crying. It was the moment she feared she would lose him to the girl, but there was a chance she could use this to her advantage. If Ruby joined them then Ozpin would suffer more knowing that he'd lost his greatest weapon. The only issue was the girl's silver eyes. Salem would never allow Ruby to enter her domain however there was a chance she would allow the girl to live if Ruby agreed not to fight. Yet the girl was an aspiring Huntress there was no way Ruby would simply stay out of the fight. She didn't want to simply kill Ruby either because Mercury might decide to turn on her.
"Ruby doesn't want to be a huntress," Mercury stated gaining her attention. Pacing for a moment he threw an annoyed look at Neo's bed before sighing and sitting down slowly. His annoyance with Neo was amusing but she had no idea why it existed.
"Yet she got in the way of our plans."
It had been irritating, yet amusing, to have a fifteen-year-old huntress in training run around disrupting her plans with the elegance sledgehammer. Poor Roman had been huffing like a dog for a week after the failed dust robbery. To make things worse, he'd been intercepted at Mt. Glen as well, leading to massive White Fang deaths that Adam was still seething about. Of course, everything still worked out fine, but she hated to think that it might've failed due to a group of children. However, if Ruby didn't want to be a huntress then she could work with that.
Wait a second... did Mercury know Ruby was only fifteen, he didn't read any of their files. Right, well, problem for another day.
"That was more her team dragging her along," he said. Shifting on Neo's bed he couldn't help but hope that Neo didn't complete her end of the deal.
"Speaking of her team, what were you thinking, picking a fight that could ruin our plans," Emerald snapped. Narrowing her gaze, she frowned and crossed her arms.
"I thought this would make it look more real," he said waving a hand at the bruise on his face. There was consideration in Cinder's gaze as she thought about his words before nodding. All they had to do was tell the Haven official that Mercury had been attacked by a Beacon student and then they would have proof when Emerald messed with Yang's mind. At this point there was part of her that thought they might not even have to play with the girl's head to make her lose control. Looking away from his team leader, he frowned saying, "and she hurt Ruby."
"So, you lashed out because she made Ruby cry," Emerald asked gaining a nod in return. What was happening to her teammate? Surely, he didn't care about the girl that much.
"Do you think Ruby would join us," Cinder asked once she realized that Mercury was pouting like a child. Seeing the uncertainty cross his face she said, "not Salem us."
There was a difference.
Her goals were currently in line with Salem's but that could change at any moment. She wanted power so that her enemies would fear her, and her loved ones would feel safe. The world was a cruel place filled with cruel people, especially Tyrian, so she couldn't afford to be weak. Either way, her goals were not Salem's but using the woman was the only way to get what she wanted right now. That being said, the instant the woman lost her use, Cinder would abandon her to find another way.
"I don't know," Mercury said softly. There was a lot about Ruby that he didn't know. For one she'd never actually talked about her goals with him outside of her not wanted to be a huntress. There was a lot of truth in the statement that she was a mystery to him. Seeing Cinder raise an eyebrow he explained, "She's logical and blunt, but she also cares about people. There is also the fact she has family here at Beacon. We're already targeting her sister, so I don't know if she'll join us. What I do know is that she might decide to stay out of the fighting all together; like I said, she doesn't want to be a huntress."
"She fought Roman."
"That was because her teammates dragged her into the fight," he defended. Seeing the annoyance on his green-haired teammate's face he narrowed his gaze.
"You want to tell her about your past," Cinder stated causing him to tense. Meeting his gaze, she allowed an amused smirk to cross her lips. It was adorable how much Mercury cared about the girl, now that Ruby wasn't a threat, she felt better about allowing them to be together. The only issue would be Ruby's reaction to learning the truth. Not caring if she was taunting him, she said, "you want her to know she's not alone. That's cute."
"Cin," Emerald mumbled sounding exasperated.
His face didn't flush but there was a hint of pink on his cheeks before he looked away from her. Her assassin was so embarrassed that she gave a mental cheer before refocusing on the important parts of this conversation.
"Tell her, but take her on a date first, get to know her better before spilling all your secrets," Cinder advised after throwing a glance at her lover. The fact Emerald flushed an embarrassed red let the woman know she still remembered spilling all her secrets the first time they had sex. Not that she minded having Emerald tell her everything and anything she wanted to know.
"I thought you'd be angry," he said throwing a glance in her direction. The wicked smirk on her face didn't fill him with confidence.
"I'm reserving judgment until I talk to her," she said casually.
"Wha- no, you are not traumatizing Ruby!"
"I can't wait to play protective big sister," she said turning her attention to Emerald as both the women ignored his protesting growls.
(Neo)
She was not watching Ruby's ass; she was just guarding the little reaper by walking behind her and keeping a close eye on her. Unlike her, the redhead looked good in a schoolgirl skirt, but she'd look even better with it off. All she had to do was press the girl against the wall and slip her hand down that cute skirt; then Mercury would kill her with her own weapon before melting her body in acid. It would be so worth it.
Gods she needed to get laid. Usually, she had Roman around, he was great for that but right now he was confined by Atlas. She wasn't used to having to put off her sexual urges like this and it wasn't as if there was anyone else here that would let her play with them. She missed Roman. The worst part was that she had a perfectly good toy right here and she couldn't touch her. It wasn't fair. Watching Ruby rush forward to pick up her dropped suitcase, she bit her lip when the girl bent down to pick it up. Taking a breath, she offered the younger girl a cheerful grin despite how much she wanted to kiss her.
Letting the girl brush past her she froze at the scent of cotton candy that clung to her skin. Shit! Was that where her conditioner went, if so, it was worth it. Fighting back a whine, her hand twitched; it was moments like this that she hated Mercury. If he hadn't threatened her, then she could already have the redhead screaming her name. She should've taken the girl back at Mt. Glen but she hadn't even thought about it. Roman hadn't even given her a chance to think about taking a pet. Now she was here struggling to keep from breaking her word to Mercury and part of her thought that it would be worth it. Besides, it wasn't as if her illusions didn't hold during sex.
Of course, she still wanted to have fun with the girl's sister before she killed her; but Ruby was a different kind of desire. For one she couldn't kill the girl. Unlike her sister, the redhead had a subtle beauty that drew Neo's eyes over her body instead of drawing all the focus to her breasts. It made her wonder what was under the cute uniform despite already knowing. She wanted to slowly undress the girl while bending her over a table or watch while Mercury did so. At this point she would take a threesome; hell, she would beg for a threesome. What man didn't want a threesome?
She could bet that Ruby tasted sweet; she smelled sweet. Her skin looked soft in the lighting and the way she walked made Neo's mouth water. This wasn't fair. Why did Mercury get to play, and she didn't? She would let him fuck her if it meant she could lay her hands on the girl. Even just remembering the way Ruby's lips felt against her own made her body feel warm. The girl looked amazing; if their plan didn't go off soon and she didn't get Roman back she would lose her mind.
Seeing the girl freeze in front of Mercury's door, she beat back her desire as Ruby ran a hand over the dent Yang had left in the wood. The look of guilt and regret was enough to bring Neo back down to earth before she did something foolish. Moving forward she laid a hand on Ruby's shoulder offering the girl a small smile. It was hard to do when the girl flinched at her touch. Resisting the urge to pull away, she frowned internally before placing her arm around Ruby's shoulder. Holy hell, the girl smelled good. The scent of roses and cotton candy clung to her in an addicting mixture that made Neo want to run her tongue over the girl's skin. Leading the girl into Mercury's room she sent a glance at the bed as Ruby pulled away to lay her suitcase on Mercury's dresser. She wanted to drag her back.
Shutting the door, she offered Ruby one last smile before escaping into the bathroom. Locking both the doors she leaned against the sink hoping that she would calm down. The rising heat in her body didn't help at all neither did the fact Ruby was just a few feet away. Usually at this point, Roman would be running his hands over her body with lingering touches that made her toes curl instead she was just on fire. Shedding the uniform jacket, she'd grown to hate, she tossed it in the corner as she moved to unbutton her shirt before shrugging it off her shoulders. Flickering her eyes to her reflection she didn't mind that desire-filled green eyes stared back at her, instead, she slid her hand over her stomach up to her pale pink bra.
Closing her eyes, she tried to imagine Roman. The way his hands brushed over her skin, his warm touch on her shoulders as he slipped his fingers under the straps of her bra before ridding her of the garment altogether. Then he would trail kisses down her neck before beginning to tease her breasts gently. A silent moan would be pulled from her lips as he massaged her skin. Thin fingers tugged off her skirt before she kicked it away along with her shoes. She didn't even notice when they hit the door to Mercury's room hard. Nor did she hear the fact Mercury's voice was coming from said room.
Letting her panties fall to the floor she whined silently at the idea of having Ro-ru-Roman trail his hands over her thighs as he fell to his knees in front of her. His worshiping fingers would slide over her lips with a heated devotion that taunted her self-control. Before she could breathe her thighs would be resting on his shoulders as he lifted her off the ground and his tongue dove into her pussy. A silent cry was drawn from her lips while her hands would fall onto his hair pulling him closer. Then there would be a knock at the door...
Wait that wasn't part of her fantasy.
Opening her eyes, she glared at the door hoping that they would go away and leave her alone instead the knocking repeated. If this was Mercury, she would kill him, slowly. Bringing her wet fingers up to her lips she let her tongue brush against her skin still hoping they would simply go away. Having them knock a third time killed that hope. Pulling away from the wall she'd been leaning against with a silent growl she grabbed one of the folded towels and wrapped it around her body hoping that they wouldn't notice that she was almost completely dry.
Unlocking the door, she met Mercury's grey eyes with her own annoyed glare. Keeping the door partially closed she noticed Ruby peaking over at her from the couch with worried eyes. The girl had already kicked off her shoes and jacket leaving her in just the white button-up shirt that showed nothing but made Neo internally whine. It didn't help that she was sitting with her knees up so that Neo knew that just a bit of her panties would be exposed to air. Biting her lip, she fought to turn her attention to Mercury who was giving her an unimpressed look. This wasn't her fault she was honestly trying here. Well trying not to pin the girl to the bed or the couch or the floor or the wall; she wasn't really picky here. Stepping back when he moved forward, she paled just a bit.
"Having trouble Neo," he asked softly enough Ruby wouldn't hear him. The warning growl in his voice was terrifying. The light of anger in his gaze caused her heart to stop even as she looked away from him. Shivering slightly, she tensed when he whispered, "Remember Neo hands to yourself or..."
His smirk was wicked letting her know exactly what would happen if she decided to touch what belonged to him. Nodding sharply, she sent a forced smile in Ruby's direction before escaping into the bathroom. Well, at least now she didn't have to take a cold shower.
"Is she okay," Ruby asked softly. Pulling her sketchbook closer to her chest, she tilted her head slightly as he turned away from the closed door.
"She's fine, she just hit the door on accident."
(Blake)
Yang had returned with her anger on full display and having Sun trail behind her. She honestly didn't know what to do about her blonde teammate, for one she didn't like seeing Yang upset but she also felt uneasy about seeing her strike, Ruby. It was true that the reaper was younger than them, but Ruby had also brought up some very good points when they confronted her. Not that she would tell Yang that when the blonde was steaming with rage. Now that she'd had time to calm down, however, she found herself agreeing with some of the things Ruby had said but not all of them. Such as the fact that she was not screwing Yang.
No matter how much the blonde's aura made her own sing, she wouldn't chance forming a bond with her this early. Considering that Sun's aura did the same thing it was good she'd made that choice especially considering how on edge she was after seeing Yang strike her sister. Adam had always lashed out at the younger recruits physically, but she'd never thought her partner would do something like that. Now she couldn't even look at her partner without feeling her heart sink. Yang wasn't Adam, she knew that, yet she had the same type of temper.
She didn't want to form a bond with someone who would turn out to be just like him. The mere idea was enough to send chills down her spine. A faunus bond was something very similar to imprinting only much more sexual. Some canine faunus often referred to it as mating but she hated that word. It was all dependent on aura; their aura chose a partner that fitted both them and their personality but ultimately it was risky. Sometimes the bond was a mistake leading to pain for both partners it was why rushing into it was foolish. Part of her was happy that she'd see this side of Yang before she even thought of forming a bond.
There were signs when a bond was formed such as increased protective or possessiveness along with the urge to be around the person almost all the time. It was a quick thing that needed days to properly settle after that the couples would always be able to tell what the other was thinking even from a distance. Eventually, they would even take on traits of their bonded, even humans. Although only a faunus could make a bond it could be with a human. It was a common thing especially considering that there were so many interspecies relationships. She really didn't understand how such a connection worked since the humans didn't have a faunus instinct, but she wasn't going to question it.
"Then she growled at me! That bitch growled at me!"
Cat ears twitching, Blake looked past Yang to Sun who met her eyes almost instantly. The way he nodded slightly was enough to make her greatest fears come true. Ruby wasn't a faunus but she'd changed so much in the last few days that only something like a faunus bond could be responsible. Mercury must be a faunus and he'd bonded with her Leader; Yang could've gotten killed. All it would've taken was five seconds of ticking him off and she would be dead, no she was willing to bet that Yang had infuriated him, but she was still alive. Somehow that was more frightening given how emotional newly bonded faunus could be. Mercury was more dangerous than she'd ever believed that he could be. Watching her partner rage and pace it was easy to realize that Yang wouldn't listen to a word that she said.
(Ruby)
She loved sex; maybe that was a little blunt, but it was true. Even now laying in Mercury's bed her skin still tingling and in terms of just sex, she was honestly falling for him. He was always so gentle with her too, well when he wasn't trying to imprint his body onto her skin. Even then she liked it when he left nips and bruises on her skin; was she a masochist? Most likely, but her aura could heal anything that he did to her. Besides, it was exhilarating when he wrapped his hand around her neck. The only injury that hadn't healed was the bit he'd left on her the first time; it looked nice in the mirror. Gods she had issues.
When she saw Yang attacking him, she'd snapped. Something inside her had just shoved through her tightly controlled emotions; that had never happened until now. It was unsettling that she lost control so easily. She was always in control of her emotions, now she was out of control due to a man. What the hell was she thinking?
Mercury was good at sex, she kind of wished he was awake right now to give her another demonstration of just how good he was. That being said, what did she really know about him beyond that. He was a faunus although that seemed to be a secret. His team was secretive to the point of suspicion. He was a good teacher; even she'd managed to learn some form of unarmed combat which was a miracle bordering on divine intervention. Still, beyond that, she knew nothing personal about him while she'd already spilled some of her darkest secrets. He must think she's an idiot to get so attached so quickly.
If it had only been a fleeting feeling she could ignore it, but that feeling had changed to fondness so quickly. He'd broken down her walls leaving her nowhere to hide from the fact she was falling for him; it was frightening. She had no idea if he would hurt her or not. Right now, their relationship wasn't one that could be considered normal, it was a contract. All of this was because they made a deal that they both benefited from; no matter how kind he was to her, he was still using her. That fact alone should've been enough to dissuade this growing feeling inside of her, instead, it did nothing.
She had no idea what to do about this feeling. It was troubling enough to keep her awake at night, yet she didn't want to try and block off her heart. Even now watching him sleep it was easy to feel her body relax in his presence. It wasn't fair. She'd spent so long warding off everyone that having one man interfere with that was almost intimidating. Her plan had been to graduate Beacon then take small non-life-threatening missions until she was old enough to retire. Now all she wanted was to be around him. Her plan was slowly unraveling, not that it mattered; just confronting her sister like that had killed any thoughts of laying low until she graduated.
At this point, she just wanted to be with him, but that wasn't possible. He was a man from Haven who simply wanted someone to fuck while he was at Beacon; she was the stupid little girl bringing emotions into this. So, she would do what she did best and repress these emotions until she forgot that they existed. The most that would come from this relationship would be mutual pleasure nothing more. She would not allow herself to fall in love with him; mostly because love hurt.
Sitting up slowly she made sure not to wake him as she moved toward the bathroom. There was no point in dwelling on emotions while in a purely physical relationship. She prided herself on her rationality and she would not allow it to slip away simply because he was good at sex. Closing the bathroom door behind her, she sighed before moving over to the sink. What would Ozpin think once he realized that she had left her team to stay in a man's dorm room especially one from another school? Would he also bring up her mother and try to shame her?
Either way, it wouldn't help to have him find out; her relationship with Mercury wasn't a secret anymore, but that didn't mean that Ozpin would immediately find out about it. With her luck, it was likely one of her teammates would go and complain to him about the current situation, most likely Yang. If that was the case, it might be better for her to cut off her plans by confronting him first. Still, she didn't really want to talk to him right now, however, what she wanted didn't matter. It never had. She needed to cut off Yang before the older girl could cause any more damage to Mercury. Slipping out of the bathroom after splashing water on her face, she decided to go and talk to Ozpin first thing in the morning.
Hi, finally got this done. Anyway, what did you guys think?
Mercury's wolf ears are usually hidden by his hair. (kind of like Adam's horns but better since they're the same grey color)
Right so, originally Blake was supposed to have a way bigger role in the story but I kind of changed my mind at the last minute so I'll be changing Blake to Weiss on the tags. Cinder will be important to Mercury's story arc after Beacon. Anyway, I love that you guys love the story. I'll try to update faster but I'm also considering moving this story to my main account.