Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of The Dragon and her rook. Enjoy the 1200- word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth do.

(Vale, Beacon, Burning the Candle.)

Skyler was not a person who was easily thrown off. He had fought in Mistral against the worst of the White Fang, fought against their officers… And he was still only 17.

That being said, his time in Vale was unique… He was talking to Ozpin and General Ironwood over his Scroll.

"And you're sure we aren't able to take anything else from that rally, Captain?"

General Ironwood asked, Skyler, sighed and cracked his back.

"Sir, if I knew anything, I'd let you know… But I don't know anything more than you do, sir… All I know is the Bullheads and their cargo have fled Southeast… I haven't heard anything with the White Fang insurgents who have been transferred to your command ship…"

Skyler said he was glad there hadn't been Atlesian forces deployed throughout Vale, if they had been, he would have had an even harder job protecting Vale.

"And we haven't been able to pull anything from the wreckage of the Paladin that Torchwick was piloting?"

Ironwood asked, Skyler, grunted and tugged on his glove before speaking.

"Yang…. Ms. Xiao Long, totally trashed the unit, sir…. There isn't much to analyze… I've ordered a team to try and trace the other Units… We know they fled to the Southeast… As I said, that's it for now… Sir…"

Skyler said, he winced at the mention of Yang's name, he had slipped, he didn't do that… Often.

"Ok, just check-in when you can, Captain… The longer the White Fang exists, the more danger they pose to Vale… Focus on locating Torchwick or his boss for now…. General Ironwood out…"

The Atlesian General said, the call cut off and Skyler sighed once more, he slipped the scroll into his pocket before walking to the door.

He opened the door to see Yang behind it, the girl smirked as Skyler crossed his arms.

"Hello."

Yang said, Skyler was straight to the point, he leaned on the door.

"How much of that did you hear?"

Skyler asked, he tried to be professional, but his tone sounded chipped, vulnerable…. Yang had caught him off guard.

He mentally cursed at that, Yang's Lilac eyes bore into his ocean blue ones, she didn't have a single drop of fear in her, as if spying on an Atlesian Black Operative was nothing.

It was shocking to Skyler…. But he was also impressed.

It was also at that moment Yang was as tall as him, Yang was as blunt and honest as he was.

"All of it… So, you saw me trash Roman's toy, huh?"

Yang said, leaning closer to him, Skyler blinked, but continued, Yang, laughed when he saw a fraction of a blush on his face for a second.

"The Prototype was less armored and equipped than the real thing… But yes, I did see that fight on my scroll… And I was impressed, not many people have the strength to smash armor like that with their bare fists."

Skyler said, he couldn't be blunt, he had just tried to, and Yang had brushed it off and threw it back at him.

"I heard you needed some information from that mech…"

Yang said, Skyler groaned, Yang knew about what he had just told Ironwood, she could easily blackmail him.

The smirk and glint in her eyes told him that was just what she had planned on doing.

"What… What do you want for that information, Xia-… Yang…"

Skyler said, he refused to grovel… But he was still in no position to play hardball with Yang.

"Calm down, tall dark, and cute, I'm not a snitch…. There's a dance coming up since I think I'm allowed a favor not to tell your boss, I want you to be my date…."

Yang said, Skyler went to speak up, he hadn't snapped out of his train of thought for a second.

"Well, I'll have to see but sure I suppose I can…. Wait, what?"

Skyler said, Yang, grinned and started to walk away for a second before turning on her heel.

"Later commander cutie…"

Skyler heard, Yang turned from the door she had stopped at and walked away, she tossed a wink at him.

"Wait, what?!"

Skyler said, he blinked before nearly falling on the door, catching himself at the last minute.

"That girl scares me…. And nothing comes close to scaring me since Mistral and running into that White Fang officer who caught me off guard…"

Skyler muttered, he turned and walked away, he had to go and return to the Blizzard for the moment.

That and he had to figure out what the hell had just happened.

This town was surprising him…. A lot more than he thought he would be.

(Atlesian Warship, Blizzard, 20 minutes later.)

It took 15 minutes for Skyler to realize what had happened… And it would take an hour or so before he came to terms with it.

Still, he guessed he should commend Yang…. Even if he guessed at the moment, she was flirting and teasing him for her amusement…. But if it helped the mission, he would be her date.

The thought still made him blush for a moment, he turned back to Bran while the Atlesian Soldiers around him continued to type in commands.

"You've had the town swept while I was gone?"

Skyler asked, that was work he was used to handling alone... It seemed many things were changing for him, and he was still not used to that at the moment.

"Yes, the only end we found was Junior, the crime boss who let Torchwick hire some of his thugs for the opening robberies… Though it seemed Ms. Xiao Long scared the hell out of him… I doubt he'd say anything even if you visited him, sir…. So, theses that at the moment…"

Skyler heard from Bran, Skyler leaned on a console and sighed, Yang had a way of seeming to be part of everything today…

"Fine… Have we found anything else the Fang left? If they evacuated as soon as the Police arrived, they left in a hurry… That means they could have left something behind…"

Skyler said the White Fang was organized, he had seen that in the last few missions... But they weren't perfect, and he would make sure their mistakes led to their downfall.

"Perhaps I can handle that, sir… But we should hurry… The longer we wait, the more the Fang have time to prepare for another attack…"

Bran put in, Skyler nodded and looked out the bridge window.

"Yes… And I have a dance to attend, Lieutenant… Oh, this is going to be a long week…"

Author notes

Phew, another chapter is done! No, Yang and Skyler aren't dating officially, it's just a date, they won't be officially together until next season. I also want to point out this story doesn't officially follow the show… Just some parts. The next chapter is either going to be next Saturday… Or tomorrow and will feature the dance with Yang and Skyler. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!