I'm back. This took longer to come out than I initially expected, but that's just how my life goes. I make plans, and then random things pop up and change things. Anyway, here's another chapter.
The girls entered the yard together. Ruby and Weiss scanned the yard, looking for Coco, Velvet, Penny and Ciel. Blake did the same but she was looking out for Ilia. Meanwhile, Yang was trying to spot her target. She didn't know what Emerald looked like, so she had to pick out her name from the crowd.
While Yang was looking for Emerald, she formulated a plan. Even with Pyrrha's help, the guards would take her out if she wasn't careful. She couldn't just go in for the kill, she would have to make it look like an act of self-defence. Hopefully, she could get Emerald to attack her. That way, the guards would think she was defending herself and wouldn't shoot her. With any luck, Emerald would have a weapon that Yang could use against her, that would make things so much quicker and easier.
Ilia and the other girls were standing together at one side of the yard. "Okay guys, you should stay with them while I get to work. I don't want any of you getting dragged into this, and you'll be safer in a group." Yang told her three companions. They all nodded in agreement "Just be careful Yang, we don't want to lose you again." Ruby said, before heading over to the group.
With her friends and sister out of the way, Yang stepped up her search. Making her way through the crowds, she looked at all of the names on the jumpsuits. She received many curious, fearful, and hateful stares as she searched. Yang wondered how many of them she would end up killing, she certainly had a long hit list.
Things got more interesting when she reached the human supremacists. They were the first inmates to get confrontational with her, clearly, they didn't approve of her association with Blake. "What the fuck are you doing here, Branwen?" one of the women demanded. Yang laughed "Why would I tell you?" she asked. Yang wasn't out to fight the supremacists, but she wouldn't pass up an opportunity to antagonize them.
"Listen here you animal fucker. You don't walk into our territory and refuse to answer our questions." the supremacist told her. Yang laughed again "I'm standing here, so I think you'll find this is my territory. No get the fuck out of here." she said, turning serious at the end. The supremacists all stiffened up and backed away. Yang shook her head "Backing off won't save you. But I'm not going to kill you today, just know that I will be coming for you eventually." she told them.
"You're betraying your race, Branwen. But we could use someone like you. So how about, you kill those animals over there and we'll forgive you for your betrayal?" One of the braver supremacists said. Yang cracked her knuckles "How about, I let you all live for a little while longer? Then maybe you can reconsider your beliefs before I kill you." she responded, before pushing past them and continuing her search.
"Are they insane? Confronting Yang like that." Weiss asked as they watched from a safe distance. There was a high chance that they were actually insane, given where they were. But still, confronting Yang was verging on suicidal. "No, they aren't insane. They just have a problem with her associating with me." Blake responded.
"I'd almost feel bad for them if they weren't such evil fuckers," Ruby said. They were surrounded by criminals, but the ones driven by racial hatred were some of the worst. She could sympathize with some of her fellow inmates, but not the supremacists. "Same here, I know I'm not exactly a good person. But they are evil, their hate is completely unjustified." Weiss responded. She believed that hatred was fine, as long as it was justified. There was no go reason for hating the Faunus. "Do you feel the same way about the White Fang?" Blake asked them.
"Yes, I think the White Fang is evil," Weiss said, Ruby nodded in agreement. "But that's not what you really want to know, is it?" Weiss continued. "Alright. Do you think I'm evil? Do you think I deserve to die?" Blake asked them. They both smiled at her. "Having met you. I'm certain that you aren't evil." Weiss told her. "Yeah, you're great as criminals go," Ruby added.
"Thanks, guys. That means a lot." Blake responded. "What about me?" asked a concerned sounding Ilia. "Well, we haven't known you for as long. But you seem like a nice enough person, and Blake loves you. So, I'm fairly sure, that you aren't evil either." Weiss said. Ruby nodded "Same, I don't think you're evil." she added.
Blake was pleased by their answers. She knew that Ilia wasn't evil, she had just been misguided. Both of them had. She smiled at Weiss and Ruby. Ilia was also pleased "Thank you. The White Fang is definitely wrong about humans." she said. Blake was proud of Ilia for what she said, it proved that Ilia was actually changing. She put her hands on Ilia's shoulders "You know Ilia. We haven't kissed yet." she said.
Ilia took a moment to catch on to what Blake said. Blake felt her heart beating faster, as their lips moved closer. Adam never really loved her, so this would be her first kiss with someone who did. As their lips touched, her mind went blank. It was the happiest moment in her life, and it was all that mattered in that moment, was Ilia. She pulled Ilia in closer and pressed her tongue against her lips. Ilia let her in and they deepened the kiss. Their tongues wrestled for a moment before they had to part for air.
They were both gasping for air, the kiss had lasted for longer than it seemed. It was then that Blake noticed the looks they were getting. Weiss, Ruby, Coco, Velvet, Ciel, Penny, and several other inmates, were all staring at them. Most people would have been embarrassed, but she was too happy to care. Life was bleak, but she had Ilia.
After searching for a while, Yang found her target. She was somewhat annoyed when she got a good look at the girl, Emerald was incredibly attractive and Yang would have made a move if they weren't enemies. Putting her disappointment aside, she put her plan into action.
Emerald had her back turned, so Yang walked up behind her. "Emerald Sustrai," she said, making the girl jump. She turned to face Yang, looking quite nervous. She clearly tried to make herself seem more confident than she was "Yang Branwen. It's nice to meet a legend, such as yourself." she said. Yang didn't mind having her ego stroked, but it wasn't going to prevent the inevitable.
"You know, it's such a shame. Someone as hot as you, being unavailable to me. In another world, I'd fuck your brains out." Yang responded. Emerald seemed confused "Why would I not be available to you? I'm right here if the great Yang Branwen wants me." she said. Yang's disappointment grew. If she had met Emerald on the outside, then she would have taken full advantage of her before killing her. It wouldn't have been the first time. She bedded both of the Malachite sisters, before killing them.
Yang sighed "If only you weren't Cinder Fall's bitch. Then we could have been together." she said. Emeralds eyes went wide, her expression was a mix of anger and fear. "I'm not Cinder's bitch, and Cinder's allied with your mom anyway," she said. Yang laughed "Cinder's alliance with Raven just puts a bigger target on your backs. You're all my enemies now, so unless you're willing to squeal and become my bitch. I will end you." she said. She was no longer a complete monster. So she would spare Emerald, as long as she was willing to betray Cinder. Well, she wouldn't kill Emerald, but she'd keep her as a sentient sex toy.
"What use would that information be to you? You're in here for life, you will never even get close to Cinder." Emerald said. Yang shook her head "Maybe I won't be the one to take her out, but do you really think I'm the only one going after her." Yang retorted, as much as she would love to single-handedly kill all of her enemies, many of them would be out of her reach unless Pyrrha got her out or them in. So, she would have to rely on other people to do her dirty work on the outside.
"You'd need an army to take my mistress down, and I doubt you have one of them," Emerald responded. Yang grinned "Two things. First, you just called her your mistress, so you are her bitch. Second, you're severely underestimating my abilities." she told the girl. She had killed hundreds of people and never needed an army for that. Even if it wasn't her killing Cinder, she knew people who were almost as good at killing as she was.
"I'm not her bitch, I just understand the importance of loyalty. Clearly, you aren't very familiar with that term." Emerald snapped at her. She was starting to get angry, and Yang couldn't have been happier. So far, her plan was working wonderfully. "What is more important to you, your loyalty or your life?" Yang asked her.
"You seem so sure that you can kill me, but you know nothing about me," Emerald said. "Is that a challenge? I'll happily prove you wrong if it is." Yang asked her, hoping it would provoke the girl. "You think you're invincible, don't you?" Emerald asked. Yang was pleased to see that she was really starting to rile her up. Yang nodded "I am invincible. You can either test that out, or you can spill everything you have on Cinder." Yang said. She was hopeful that her words would be enough to make Emerald snap.
"That's it, bitch. You aren't getting shit from me, and you aren't going to fucking kill me. You're dead Branwen." Emerald snarled as she pulled out a shank. Yang just smirked at her, she didn't feel threatened. She would either beat Emerald, or the guards would take her out. "Aww, are you too much of a pussy to use your bare hands?" she taunted. Emerald spat at her "Unlike you, I'm smart enough to use tools. It'll make killing you so much easier." she said. They started circling each other, Yang was waiting for the girl to make the first move.
"Are you going to stab me or what? I haven't got all day Emerald," she said, as she faked a yawn. Emerald completely lost it and lunged at Yang, trying to stab her in the gut. Yang expertly dodged the blow. "Fuck!" Emerald yelled.
She tried to stab Yang again, but the blonde dodged her once again. "Cinder is fucked if that's the best her people can do." Yang taunted. "Oh I'm just getting started, you will die." Emerald retorted. The guards noticed the confrontation at that point, but there was a crowd of inmates between them and the fighters.
"Sustrai, drop the weapon and get on your knees!" a guard ordered through a megaphone. "Fuck you, this bitch needs to die!" Emerald shouted back. Yang shook her head "You know, they'll shoot you." she said. Emerald ignored her and went in for another attack. "Drop it or we will open fire!" the guard said, as Yang caught the girl's arm.
A look of horror spread across Emerald's face. She had no time to react, as Yang overpowered her. With Emerald's arm in her vice-like grip, Yang wrapped her free arm around the girl and forced her to stab herself. The improvised weapon slipped between Emerald's ribs and pierce her heart. In the brief moment when their heads were next to each other, Yang whispered: "See you in hell, you can be my bitch when I get there."
Leaving the blade in Emerald's chest, Yang stepped back as guard rushed through the crowd of inmates. She dropped to her knees and put her hands behind her head. Some of the officers grabbed Emerald, while the other surrounded her. "What the hell was that?" one of the officers demanded. Yang looked him in the eye "She tried to kill me, and you couldn't get here in time so I had to defend myself."
The guard shook his head "Why would she do that? Did you provoke her?" he asked. Yang shrugged, as well as she could with her hands behind her head. "I was just flirting with her, she was pretty hot for someone who tried to kill me," she replied. The guard sighed "Well, Officer Nikos says you've changed since your last incident. So, I'm inclined to believe that what you did was purely self-defence. You won't be going to solitary for this." he told her.
Yang smiled at him "Thanks, Officer…" he gave her a small smile in return "Ren, Officer Lie Ren." he said. She shot him a wink as she started to walk away "Well, see you around. If you ever get lonely, come and find me." she said.
"Looks like she pulled it off," Ruby said, as the girls watched Yang emerge from the mass of inmates and guards. Needless to say, she was pleased to see her sister walking away seemingly unscathed. "It would seem so, and the guards didn't fire once," Weiss added. Her confidence in Yang abilities had grown. "Well, she does have a little inside help. I don't know how well that would have gone without it." Blake responded. She assumed that it would have ended like the Ilia incident, or worse. If Officer Nikos wasn't helping Yang out.
"Mind enlightening us, as to what the fuck is going on?" Coco asked them. Ilia, Velvet, Ciel and Penny all nodded, indicating that they were also curious. Ruby sighed "Well, we don't know much more than you guys. All we can tell you is that Yang is part of a revenge plot." she told them.
"But who's this person on the inside?" Ilia asked. Blake sighed "As much as we trust you guys, we aren't really meant to tell anyone. It's really up to the person on the inside, to reveal themself to you." she replied. Ilia seemed disappointed but nodded. "Well, I guess you don't have to tell us if it would get you into trouble," she said.
"We could always bring it up next time we see this person, maybe they could let you all in on what's happening," Weiss said. Blake and Ruby looked at her "Are you sure about that Weiss? It's a pretty big thing for us to drag anyone else into." Blake asked. Weiss nodded "I trust Coco, Penny and Ciel. Coco trusts Velvet, and I'm fairly certain that we can trust Ilia. So yes, as long as they actually want to know as much as we do." she replied.
"I want in. If Blake is then I want to be," Ilia said. "Yeah, and I want in if you are, Weiss," Coco said. "If Coco wants to be involved, then so do I." Velvet added. Weiss nodded to all of them, then turned her attention to Ciel and Penny "What about you two?" she asked. Ciel nodded "I wish to be in this with you Weiss." Penny did the same "I also wish to join you." she added. "Well, we can certainly ask Yang, and her friend on the inside," Weiss told them.
Yard time came to an end, as Weiss spoke. So they all headed back to their cells. Weiss, Ruby and Blake reunited with Yang as they walked. She was grinning widely, in a way that only Yang could. It was both was pleasant for her friends and menacing for her enemies. "One down, fuck tons to go," she said.
So, this note isn't really relevant to the story, but there has been a development in my life since I last updated this. Anyway, I've been out of work since March and it's given me plenty of time for writing. But I should be starting a new job in January, and it could have a big impact on my ability to update this with any regularity. Although, I wouldn't worry too much. A complete lack of any social life or any love life means that I can dedicate all of my free time to writing. In other words, I'm about to have less time on my hands, but I don't have a life so it should be fine. See you next time.