Chapter 5

Over time, Zwei seemed to bond well with the family. Of course he bond the closest with three out of four of the children. Though the closest bond of all was with Ruby, which was assumed by the sisters that it was because of the fact that she's a wolf Faunus. Either that or it was because Ruby found him first and thus the puppy trusts her more. Regardless of the reason, they were happy to have him around, at least most of the time they were.

This particular day had Yang, and Weiss under the watch of their father. Their mother was away with Blake, and Ruby running some errands. Qrow was around but he was fast asleep in his bedroom leaving his teammate alone with the girls. And after a couple hours of watching a movie, their dad was the same way on the couch. But both sisters were still awake, and now had nothing better to do.

So naturally they both decided to play with Zwei. However, the corgi would always make a habit of running around the house. So the girls would have to search all over for him and only some of the time they were successful. But those times were only when one of the Faunus relatives were in the house as well. "How can one small dog be so hard to find?" Weiss asked.

"Let's split up to find him faster," Yang suggested, "You check our bedroom, and I'll search the kitchen."

"Fine but don't just eat all of the snacks," Weiss requested as she left to the bedroom located upstairs.

While the Xiao Long Rose family actually does really well for themselves, they still try to live as frugally as possible. Which is why the girls all currently share one bedroom. Not that they were complaining about that fact, especially given their prior sleeping habits. Ruby was afraid to be alone in the dark, Weiss had really bad nightmares since she was first adopted, Blake could never fall asleep in silence after she was found, and Yang wanted to do whatever she could to be the protective big sister to all three of them.

It was also the first place to check for Zwei since he was frequently resting on Ruby's bed. However when Weiss went looking for him in the bedroom, she found at first glance that he wasn't there though he was at one point for sure. The evidence of that fact made Weiss freeze at the doorway. Because the evidence that Zwei was in the room initially was Ruby's favorite Beowolf plushie badly torn apart, and shredded pages all over the place from Blake's old storybook. Her thoughts were only interrupted when Yang walked in, and dropped the snacks she was eating as she said, "Weiss, please tell me that isn't what I think it is."

"Mom and dad will kill us," Weiss commented, "And our sisters will probably eat us alive for this."

As soon as they heard growling from the room across from theirs, they rushed towards the sound. This was because the room across from theirs belonged to their parents, and Zwei was never allowed to enter that room. Which is the main reason for them frantically searching for the dog before their dad woke up. They were successful but that didn't ease their fright. Considering the fact that they saw Zwei tugging on their mother's cloak from the bed post.

Both girls grabbed the dog, and the cloak as they rushed into their room. Weiss closed their door as Yang managed to pry the cloak from the dog's mouth. Unfortunately, it already had holes in it from when it was being tugged on from the bed post. "You can fix this, right?" Yang asked in a panicked tone.

A few years back, Weiss became interested in sewing due to watching a show explaining how certain types of dust can be woven into the fabric. So she began learning how to stitch, knit, and sew whatever she can. Which is actually why she has so many dresses and what she calls combat skirts. She was never able to add dust enhancements to any clothing though now she wished that she could. Because while Summer was certainly pleasant to be around most days, she was also scarier than the Grimm creatures when she was angry.

Thus why Weiss was in such a rush to gather all the scattered stuffing of Ruby's plushie as she answered her big sister, "Sure. I think I can do this."

"I believe in you sis," Yang said in an attempt to sound supportive despite the fear present in her voice.

However before they could even get started on the cloak, Zwei began to tug on it while it was still in Yang's hands. This caused Yang to tug back to avoid more damage to the cloth. Unfortunately, the corgi puppy was stronger than he looked. "Zwei no, drop it," Yang said as she pulled before turning to look at Weiss, "Please help me."

Weiss rushed to her sister's aid as she moved within sight of the dog, and began chastising him, "Zwei, bad dog!"

Unfortunately, her resolve immediately crumbled when she saw Zwei beginning to give her the sad puppy look, "Aw, it's okay."

"Weiss," Yang complained as she continued trying to get the cloak back.

"I'm sorry," Weiss replied defensively, "I can't help it when he looks that cute."

Yang groaned as she reached into her pocket. When she found what she was looking for, she removed her hand from her pocket to show that she was holding a dog whistle. While she was out running errands with her mom, and Ruby, she decided that it'd be a good idea to get it. Just in case Zwei was getting out of control. However she didn't tell the others because she didn't know if the whistle would affect Faunus as well. She began blowing into the whistle which caused Zwei to recoil, and release the cloak.

As soon as the pup released, Weiss began trying to get the rest of the cloak in Yang's hands. However she was interrupted when Blake appeared out of nowhere and tackled Yang. This led to the whistle being knocked out of Yang's reach, and Weiss dropping the cloak in surprise. Suddenly Ruby was quick to enter the bedroom as well, saying, "What was that awful noise?"

However, attention shifted when the Faunus siblings noticed the state of their room. "Did that dog just destroy one of my books?" Blake asked angrily.

Yang hesitated as she answered her sister, "No."

"Fluffy?" Ruby said softly as tears began to form in her eyes.

Weiss quickly rushed over to her little sister, and said, "I can fix it. I promise."

Ruby's mood changed almost immediately as she hugged Weiss happily, and said, "You're the best big sister ever."

"Hey!" Yang, and Blake exclaimed.

Before they could object further, all four girls heard the door close behind them. And all four were chilled to the core. However, only two of them were truly afraid because they knew that they were going to be in trouble. Because they already knew who was at the door and she was not happy. All they heard after the door close was a dark voice from the entrance saying, "What happened?"

Yang, and Weiss just glanced at each other trying to find the right words to say. Blake and Ruby on the other hand were slowly backing away from their sisters. The girls could tell that their father looked uneasy which was generally the case when dealing with an unhappy Summer Rose, probably also came with the fact that she was his team leader. Even Zwei looked terrified and tried to cuddle around Ruby for comfort. However, it was unlikely that he'd get any especially when Summer glanced over at him.

"Blake, I feel so cold," Ruby whispered before she felt her big sister hold her close.

Summer then proceeded to walk up to Yang who was still holding the cloak, and asked, "Is that my hood?"

Both girls glanced down at the cloak, and hesitantly answered, "Maybe."

Summer's angry glare made them change their answer to say yes, "I remember saying that you would be responsible for the dog if we kept him. Did you two seem to forget that fact?"

Yang and Weiss both looked on the ground with guilt all over their faces as they said, "We're sorry mom."

Summer's expression softened slightly as she knelt down in front of her daughters, and in a gentle tone said, "It's okay girls."

The human children looked at their mother with slight smiles while the Faunus girls were baffled. However they forgot that they were dealing with an angry wolf mother. And she wasn't going to let them off easy. Her expression hardened once more as she finished her statement, "Because you two are grounded until you fix everything that pup destroyed."

And with that statement, both girls began to pout as Yang said, "But mom-"

"No buts," Summer snapped back, silencing her daughters.

Ruby began to lightly snicker, "Butts."

When Summer looked towards her snickering child, Blake quickly covered Ruby's mouth to silence her. Both girls looked towards their father who said, "You two can go."

Needless to say both Faunus children were quick to leave the room when they were allowed. And after that day, it led to all four girls training Zwei better. This time they all joined in to train him, though Blake excluded herself for most of it. However Ruby convinced herself that Blake had a hand in training Zwei when a week later she caught Zwei working writing a story. Naturally the others wrote it off as Ruby playing games since Zwei was fast to hide everything and look like he was playing with a pen. Though out of the corner of her eye, Ruby saw Blake with a look on her face that showed either smugness, or proudness.