A/N: I'm so sorry for posting this later than what I said. Blame Square Enix for making Nier: Automata and RT for making RWBY: Grimm Eclipse.

Quick news before we start, only three people have voted on whether or not Guilty Rose will become an M rated fanfiction. Therefore I will continue writing this as I have been and if I cross the line between T and M I will update the rating. The pole will stay up for a while longer though, just in case a whole bunch of people decide to vote.

Anyway, here's the new chapter, Which I once again enjoyed writing far too much.

I don't own RT or RWBY. I am too poor.

Guilty Rose Chapter 9

"Why does this place have to be so damn big!"

Cinder's outburst shocked all three of her teammates. They had just landed and were trying to find their dorms so they could put their stuff down. Even Cinder begrudgingly admitted she didn't want to scour Beacon for Rose while carrying her luggage.

Seriously though, why is this place so freakishly big?

I wonder how we'll even find the thorny rose in this place if we can't even find our dorm!

"She is not a thorny rose, she is a sweet rose."

Merc expected his posh imitation of Cinder to earn him a severe reprimand, but instead, she sighed.

"She maybe the sweetest rose there is."

Emerald grumbled again at the soft expression that was gracing Cinder's face. Jealous once again that Rose was the cause of it.

"I need to know more about her."

"Cinder, what actually happened the first time you met Rose?"

Cinder stopped for a moment and sighed.

"I found a little girl locked in a cage that was convinced she was some kind of monster."

"And that left an impression on you?"

"Yes, now let's find our room so I can-"

Cinder didn't get to finish that sentence as the air was driven from her lungs both literally and metaphorically by a certain redhead.

….

"She can't be here, can she?"

That was all Rose could think as the smell of a cinnamon candle still lingered in her nose.

Both girls remain silent, staring at each other in disbelief, completely lost in the others features. Rose's eyes eventually traveled down to Cin's center of mass. She just couldn't fathom that Cin was right there in front of her again.

"Maybe she's just some kind of dream."

Rose slowly reaches out with her left hand while her right is already at her neck. She felt like an eternity had passed before her fingers finally reached the charcoal colored uniform.

Rose touched the fabric as gently as she could, fearing that she would shatter the illusion of Cin actually being there.

With the greatest of care, she pinched Cin's jacket. When the illusion didn't shatter, Rose's mind went blank and she just stared at the woman in front of her. Her whole world shrunk to just her and Cin.

"She's right here in front of me."

Cinder's mind was in just as many shambles as Rose's. All of her carefully made plans, her thoroughly rehearsed lines, and carefully tailored expressions counted for nothing. All because Rose was right there in front of her. All because her whole world only included Rose and her.

Cinder felt a small weight on her uniform jacket and looked down to find Rose's hand holding hers. When she looked back at Rose, she found the little faunus staring intently at the jacket like it and Cinder were about to disappear. A small smile developed on her face.

"Hey Rose! Mind if I join you on your drive?"

….

Yang went sprinting after Rose when her little sister told them she was going for a drive.

She would admit she was shocked to find out her sister had a motorbike just like her. But once she recovered, the blonde immediately devised a plan to bond with her sister. Maybe she couldn't tell her stepmother or father that she found Ruby yet, but that didn't me she couldn't spend some good old sister time with her.

"Now where'd she go? Oh there she is!"

Yang found her sister standing just past a corner holding her arm out. It looked a little strange at first, but Yang wasn't going to question it. At least not before she secured some time with Rose.

"Hey Rose! Mind if I join you on your ride?"

Yang half expected the wolf faunus to snap around in a defensive posture, but Rose didn't even react. That actually made the blonde concerned. So she decided to investigate. The first thing she noticed as she approached almost made her do a double take.

It wasn't much, but Rose's tail was swaying side to side.

It took Yang a solid second to realize that Rose was wagging her tail. And once she had realized this, her curiosity began burning. The blonde bombshell had to see what the cause of this was.

When she walked up behind her sister, she found her sister facing a team of students that weren't wearing Beacon's uniform.

The four students had very different looks on their faces in obvious regard to Rose, who was holding onto the jacket a black haired girl that looked to be the leader of the group. The silver haired boy looked mildly uninterested, like Rose was just something bound to happen. The green haired girl looked really jealous of Rose but was holding herself back from saying anything. And finally, a second black haired girl who was examining Rose.

Yang brought her attention back to the girl Rose was actually clinging to. She couldn't see Rose's face, but the way she was holding onto the other girl's jacket, Yang knew these two had some kind of history.

"At least I'll get to be a big sister for once."

"Hey Rose, is this a friend of yours?"

Again, there was no response from the wolf faunus, which was getting increasingly concerning. However, the dark haired girl finally broke from whatever trance the two had put each other under.

"Oh, um, something like that. I met her a few years back. We, um, made an impression on each other."

Yang was immediately suspicious of the girl. From what Rose had said, years back meant while she was still in the Oni tribe, and that did not bode well for this girl. Yang easily mustered plenty of poison to add to her next question.

"Does that mean you know who my little sister is?"

The question caught Cinder completely off guard. The accusation was clear as day. But that wasn't what had her attention.

She just said little sister, Rose found her family. Wait. I'm meeting part of her family."

Cinder fought the heat rising in her face before she actually blushed. This was a serious question she needed to address.

"I know who she is. I met her while she was still with them. I am aware of what they did to her, and being unable to rescue her then is one of my greatest regrets."

The girl's response didn't completely exonerate her in Yang's opinion. But the girl's honesty and the way Rose was holding onto her at least convinced her to give the girl a chance.

Suddenly, Yang's scroll went off, breaking her line of thought. Upon checking it, her heart sank and she was faced with a monumental dilemma

From: Supermom

Surprise! I just arrived at Beacon to come see you and your team!

Yang looked between her scroll and Rose. On the one hand, she could let things take their course and reunite Rose with her mother. On the other, she could tell Rose and let her sister make the choice, though she was sure she knew what that choice would be.

Yang's eyes fell on her sister. The first option really started to lose it's appeal. She knew how Rose felt about being reunited with her family. No matter how much she disagreed with them, disregarding Rose's feelings didn't sit right with the blonde.

With a sigh of defeat, Yang placed a hand on the faunus' shoulder and gave her a light shake.

"Huh? Oh, Yang I just ran into Cinder, someone from my time after I left the tribe of bandits."

Yang couldn't help but cock an eyebrow at her younger sister. Rose was willing to lie to her own sister to cover for this girl.

They would definitely need to talk about this later.

"Rose, your mom is on campus right now and she's headed this way. So you need to decide what you're gonna do."

The blood drained from Rose's face and she began to stammer incoherently. It was all the answer Yang needed though. She let out a noise that was between a sigh and a growl, something her stepmom did that she picked up. She looked Cinder in the depths of her soul.

"Cinder was it, I want you to take Rose here with you to your dorm and hide her until I text her the 'all clear'. I'm trusting you with this because you obviously mean a lot to her, so please take care of her."

Cinder nodded numbly to the blonde's request, before stopping and grimacing.

"We don't actually know where exactly our dorm is."

"That's fine, Rose can probably guide you, if not, just hide her. Now Rose, we will talk about you and Cinder, and about you lying for her, later. But for now go, like I said, I'll text you when mom leaves."

"I-I'm sorry."

Yang bit the inside of her lip. She hated this. All she wanted was for her family to be whole again, but no.

The Oni tribe was going to pay for what they did to her little sister and her family.

"I know."

After Rose left with the group, Yang ran back to the dorm room. Weiss and Blake were visibly shocked when Yang busted back through the door.

"Guys, we got a problem! My stepmom, Rose's mother is on campus and coming to meet you. I've already told Rose and she's found a friend to hide her 'til mom leaves."

"What do you mean she found a friend?"

"Yeah, someone from her past, I don't know who she is and I don't trust her."

"Then why would you let Rose go with her?"

"Because Rose willing to defend her. Anyway we can interrogate Rose about this later. Right now, we need to get one the same page."

"And what page is that?"

"That we don't know Rose is my little sister."

None of them looked pleased knowing that were going to be lying to a mother about her long lost daughter.

….

Summer almost felt bad for dropping in on her daughter unannounced, almost. She had baked her signature chocolate chip and strawberry cookies as an apology. No one can stay upset eating one of them, not even Raven.

"Speaking of Rae, I need to call and check on her."

Summer filed calling Raven away for later and while she walked towards the dorms where first year students were housed. The dorms hadn't changed much since her time at Beacon Academy.

As she approached, Summer felt the oddest sensation. Like she was near one of her thorns. But that couldn't be right. The only person that should have a thorn on campus is Yang, but she could feel Yang's clearly. The wolf faunus let out the growling sigh she always made at times like these and channeled her semblance to sate her curiosity. Unfortunately, the sensation didn't change or give her any clues as to who it belonged to or where it was.

"Must be a really old one, maybe Glynda's."

Dismissing the sensation with a shake of her head and continued on to Yang's dorm. She did come here for a reason after all.

After a few more minutes of walking, Summer found dorm 138. She couldn't help but smile at a handmade 'Team RWBY' plaque. It was obviously made by Yang. After letting herself admire her daughter's handiwork she knocked on the door.

"One second!"

Summer chuckled at as she heard a crash and a string of crude expletives.

"Just like your mother."

The door finally opened to reveal Yang, who immediately grew a smile.

"Mom!"

Yang went straight for one of her bone crushing hugs. But this one was different, something about it seemed a little less enthusiastic.

"Hey sweetie, sorry for just dropping in, but I brought cookies."

Yang's head immediately shot up. The look on her face was absolutely priceless.

"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!"

Summer decided to look around the room while snatched the bag of cookies from her. What she found though didn't exactly make her happy. There were only two others in the room. One was a raven haired girl with a suspiciously large bow on her head. The other was none other than the heiress of the SDC, Weiss Schnee. A whiff of the room revealed it definitely belonged to four girls, two of which had to be faunus.

"So heiress to the most racist company in the world and two faunus, what a great team composition Oz."

A quick follow up revealed the faunus were a feline and a canine. She was also able to narrow down the scent of the missing member. It was a curious scent, roses, lead, and blood. She shook herself back to reality.

"These must be Weiss, and Blake was it? Where is your fourth member?"

"Oh, she's off with some friend of hers."

Summer couldn't help but notice the jealousy in the young Schnee's voice.

"Oh my, this could be quite fun."

"Yang didn't tell me she had a Schnee on her team. How do you feel about your leader being a faunus?"

What Summer asked and what the white haired girl obviously heard were two different things if her blush was anything to go off of.

Summer's smile grew and she sauntered over and sat down next to Weiss, just like she had every time Yang had an obvious crush.

"How scandalous, a Schnee liking a girl, a faunus no less."

The heiress dug her grave even deeper when she reared back and acted defensive. It would have been somewhat convincing if her blush hadn't gotten even brighter.

"I have no idea what your on about. She may be pleasant on the eyes, especially with her morning routine, but that is it."

A quick glance at the rooms other inhabitants to reveal them sporting blushes now too.

"It's only been a week! She works faster than Tai!"

"What's so pleasant on the eyes about her?"

Summer watched the girl squirm. It was far too much fun interrogating the heiress about her massive crush.

"She's just objectively very good looking with those eyes, and her musculature."

Yang suddenly realized what her mother was doing and knew she had to stop things before Weiss spilled some information that would reveal who Rose really was.

"Ehm! Mom, I'd appreciate it if you'd stop teasing my teammate, even if it is Weisscream."

"Hey!"

"Aww, let me have my fun. I don't get to tease you anymore about your crushes."

"I do not have a crush on Rose!"

"Sure Weiss, I believe you~"

Weiss just huffed, very much displeased with the patronizing tone the cloaked woman had. Though she had to admit some small part of her enjoyed this interaction with Rose's mother. Her family, sans Winter, never took this much of a keen interest in her.

"Wait, this is Rose's mother talking to me about my feelings for her daughter!"

With that thought, Weiss' mind shut down entirely.

"Mom, I think you broke Weiss."

A/N: And there we have it, Summer having far too much fun teasing Weiss.

Next Chapter will cover Rose catching up with Cin, plus some antics from everyone.

I know I'm probably going to get a lot of questions about the things that happen in this chapter and decided to do a short Q and A next chapter based on the questions I receive after this chapter is posted. I will still PM personal replies to every reviewer as I have been though.

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it!

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