The girls get to know a little more about each other. That's about it for this one.
Ruby took the top bunk on one of the beds, the Schnee took the bunk below her, the Branwen took the other top bunk and the Belladonna took the remaining bunk. Looking around the cell, she saw that there were a couple of desks and a toilet. But other than that, the room was empty.
She was now out of restraints and free to move around the cell on her own. Though she was hesitant to do so, as she didn't know what to make of her cellmates. Laying on her bunk was her chosen course of action. She sighed heavily as she stared up at the ceiling. It was starting to peel, indicating the age of the building. Once again, Ruby thought of the movies and TV shows that she had seen about prisons. It reminded her that it was easier to escape and old prison than a new prison. Not that she could escape, or would even attempt it. It couldn't hurt to entertain the idea though, it would be a nice distraction from the tedium and worry.
Ruby took a quick glance across to the other side of the cell. She saw that the blonde was staring down at the Schnee. The blonde licked her lips and continued to stare. Her actions piqued Ruby's interest, so she observed. Taking care not to be noticed, as she was uncertain of what the girl would do to her. So far, she had gone lightly on Ruby and seemed to love attention. But, that was no guaranteed that she would react well to being watched.
Weiss sat on her bed, looking down at her feet. Mainly because she didn't know where else to look. If she looked towards the front of the cell, then she'd be staring at the inmates in the opposite cell. If she looked up from where she was sitting, she'd be staring at her cellmates. She didn't want to rub anyone up the wrong way, so not looking at anyone was a good idea. Enough people were gunning for her, she really didn't want to add to her list of enemies.
On second thought, it seemed like it was probably safe to look in the direction of her cellmates. The Belladonna didn't have enough fight in her to get confrontational, the Branwen would probably have killed her already if she wanted to, and Ruby wouldn't do anything as far as Weiss could tell. So, she looked up. The Belladonna seemed to be in a catatonic state, just staring at her own feet. It made Weiss feel slightly better, knowing that the girl hadn't been staring at her while she wasn't paying attention. But that feeling went, as soon as Weiss looked up and made eye contact with the blonde. She was sitting with her legs dangling off her bunk. She had a grin on her face, she looked almost predatory.
Blake sat on her bunk, dwelling in a sort of repentant meditation. She didn't have to try very hard, to bring back the image of the burning wreck. Her animalistic urges and self-indulgent thoughts were suppressed. She would rather suffer in silence than allow herself the pleasure of conversing with and potentially befriending her cellmates.
She was so deep in thought, that her body basically shut down. She was in a prison, within a prison. At that moment, someone could have been punching her in the face, and she probably wouldn't notice. Not that she would have fought back if she was aware of someone attacking her. Her will had been broken and all the fight had gone, and as with many things. She didn't in her opinion, have a right to defend herself. The people who died thanks to her and Adam, many of them were helpless. The only thing that would ever make her resort to violence, would be if she had a chance to personally stop Adam.
Blake's mental prison unexpectedly shattered, broken by a certain blonde jumping from the top bunk and landing heavily right in front of her. Yet again, Yang managed to reach the unreachable girl. She could snap Blake out of her thoughts, with minimal effort. So, Blake looked up. Amber met Lilac as Yang looked down at her and winked. The tingling sensation returned, but Blake resisted.
Yang dangled her legs over the side of her bunk, she was staring at Ruby. There were only two people in the whole of Remnant that Yang was unwilling to attack. One was her own mother, and the other was lying on the bunk opposite her. That was something that she truly could not understand, she didn't care about anyone but herself and her family. But, Ruby wasn't family, how could she be? Surely her name would be Ruby Branwen, or even Ruby Xiao Long if she was a family member. Yang knew very little about her father, she knew his name was Taiyang Xiao Long, and that her mother only used him for his strength. Raven wanted a strong child, so she found the strongest man she could to impregnate her. When the man wouldn't join the Tribe, Raven took Yang and left him. Maybe Taiyang could have gone on to have another daughter, but in if Ruby was Yang's half-sister. Then why was her name Ruby Rose?
Yang continued to wonder about Ruby, but that girl wasn't the only one that interested Yang. She looked down at Weiss, who was busy staring at the floor. She didn't notice she was being watched, so Yang licked her lips and thought of all the ways she could get her attention. While not nearly as tempting as Blake, Yang liked the idea of laying claim to a Schnee. She thought about pouncing on the girl and claiming her prize straight away, a predatory grin crept across her face, growing even wider when Weiss looked up at her. There was the slightest sign of discomfort on Weiss' face before she quickly turned away. Yang felt proud of herself, for getting a reaction out of a Schnee.
Finally, Yang turned her attention to Blake. She jumped down off her bunk, landing right in front of the person she desired the most. Blake seemed to have been zoned out, but she came back to reality quickly and looked up at Yang. Her Amber eyes were unreadable, but that didn't deter the blonde. She winked at Blake, and for the briefest of moments. She detected a hint of something animalistic in the girl's expression. It seemed like her animal side took over for a moment, before being suppressed. That made Yang smile, there was some part of Blake that wanted her, and she would do anything she could to bring it to the surface.
"I feel some introductions are in order. Hi Kitty Cat, I'm Yang." The Blonde said as she continued to stare at Blake. Blake didn't respond. "Aww, come on, Kitten. I actually like you, unlike most people." Yang added. Blake sighed "Fine, I'm Blake. Now please leave me alone, I'm not here to make friends."
Yang raised an eyebrow "Why so cold? I can warm you up Blakey." Blake sighed again. "Look, Yang, I appreciate the attempt. But I'm a terrible person, I don't deserve kindness. I deserve to be tortured and killed. So please, either kill me or leave me alone." Yang frowned "You know that won't stop me right. Yeah, you're a terrorist, whatever. I don't care about that, I bet I've killed way more people than you. What's the big deal? You don't see me beating myself up."
Blake shook her head. "Yang, I am a monster. I know you don't understand that, because of the Branwen Philosophy. But I am scum, I am the lowest of the low, I have the blood of innocents on my hands. Stop trying to change my mind, I deserve to suffer." Yang clenched her fists, slamming one of them into the wall. "Shut the fuck up Blake! I will change your mind, even if I have to beat the truth into you. You are not weak, so stop fucking acting like it. Come on Blake, we can rule this place together. Just fucking listen to me."
Blake just sat there, her mind was in chaos. Part of her wanted to attack Yang for being so callous, part of her wanted to hug Yang because of how badly her mind had been messed up, part of her wanted to throw herself on Yang and let herself be taken, and another part of her wanted to be left alone to suffer. She couldn't decide how to respond, so she just sat.
Yang was waiting for a response, but she could see that Blake had a lot going on in her head. She stepped back, looking at the slight crack she had put in the wall. Before turning to face her other cellmates. "Schnee, please don't say you've gone soft too."
Weiss looked Yang in the eye "No, I have not gone soft. Schnees don't go soft." Yang smiled "Good to know. Now, what are you doing here?" Weiss sighed "I committed various crimes for my father, and I was caught trying to killing a man. For some reason, I was not bailed out, so here I am."
"Sweet, what did you do to the guy?" Yang asked. Weiss rolled her eyes "If you must know, I disembowelled him in a knife fight." Yang was impressed. "Schnee likes to get messy, I like it."
Weiss was disturbed by Yang's attitude, but she wasn't about to show it. So, out of politeness, she continued the conversation. "May I ask what you are doing here?" Yang was pleased to hear that the girl took an interest. "Well, I killed a few hundred people and got caught shooting up a bar. So I'm here for life unless I break out."
Weiss didn't was going to bring up the prospect of an alliance, but Yang was distracted by Ruby. "So, what's your deal, Ruby?" Ruby was somewhat hesitant to talk to the girl she now knew as Yang. "I…I was framed for murder."
Yang was disappointed "Oh, so you haven't actually killed anyone?" Ruby sighed "Actually that's not entirely true. I did kill someone, but not the one I was arrested for." Yang raised an eyebrow "I'm gonna need you to explain?" Ruby sighed and nodded "Fine, I was in a dust store, and this group of people tried to rob the place. I killed one of the robbers, but this guy with a bowler hat killed the shopkeeper. They left and the police arrested me for killing the shopkeeper. I keep telling people that I didn't kill him, but they all blame me." she explained, the anger building in her as she recalled her treatment by the police.
Yang nodded in acceptance "Hey Ruby, can I ask you something?" she asked. "Go ahead, I've got nothing better to do," Ruby replied as she climbed off her bunk, and stood next to Yang. "I don't know what it is, but something's telling me that I should protect you. Like you're meant to be important to me in some way. Any idea why?" she asked. Ruby was caught off guard by the question, there had to be some kind of connection with her. So she concluded that it was the appropriate time to ask about Uncle Qrow. "I might have an idea, it's kind of a long shot though. Do you know Qrow Branwen?"
Yang's jaw dropped, she was shocked by Ruby's question. Nothing ever shocked Yang, but with a single question. That girl managed it. Qrow was her Uncle, he turned his back on the tribe years ago. Her mother had threatened to kill him if he ever tried to come back, and he never had. Clearly Ruby knew him in some way, so there was no way Yang wasn't going to push for answers. "Yeah, he's my uncle. Why?"
Ruby's jaw also dropped, this had to be impossible. If it were true, then Yang had to be the daughter of her dad's first wife. She had to know more, she'd waited years to find out more about the woman who broke her dad's heart. "He's my uncle too, he raised me when my dad started drinking. I just thought you might know him since you're a Branwen too." Yang's eyes widened at the revelation, how could Qrow be Ruby's uncle? "But how is he your uncle? You'd have to be my sister for that to work." Ruby sighed "He's not actually my uncle, he's the brother of my dad's first wife. Raven."
Yang couldn't process the new information properly. "Wait, is your dad Taiyang Xiao Long?" she asked. Ruby nodded "Yeah, how do you know him?" Yang almost collapsed from the shock, Ruby and her shared a dad. Ruby was her half-sister. "I don't really know him, but he's my dad too." Ruby had to steady herself on the bed when Yang spoke.
Weiss gasped when she found out that the two girls were related. "That means. You two are half-sisters!" she exclaimed. The two girls looked at her "Holy shit, Yang. I didn't know I had a sister." Ruby said. "I didn't know either, what the hell do we do?" Yang replied. Both of them knew that they needed to have a long talk, but neither of them could find the words right now. They just stood there, looking at each other.
Next time, they get their first taste of the prison yard. With all the people after them, what could possibly go wrong?