A/N: Wow, you guys really did like it. Or is it because I ended it on a cliffhanger? Neither? Both? Hmm. Anyways, there will be more other soulmate mentions in this chapter, okay?

Onwards!

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Ecstasy trilled through Ruby Rose as she raced through the Emerald Forest. This was what she was meant to do. This was her destiny. Trouncing her soulmate with so much glee that she cried tears of joy.

Idly, Ruby wondered if Yang and Blake were this happy, or Jaune and Pyrrha, or even Ren and Nora. All three couples had fallen in love at some point. Ruby had heard it described from Yang.

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"Yang?"

"Yeah, Ruby?"

"What was it like, meeting Blake?"

At this, her big sister smiled. "Like nothing mattered as long as the harmony could exist for us. We still will fight, but meeting Blake was like becoming whole. Before, I always felt like a piece of me was missing. An important piece. I just missed something, needed something, to be whole. I think Blake feels the same way..."

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"Ruby?"

She was on a cliff with Cinder. The moon shone far above and howls of Grimm in the distance didn't unnerve Ruby. All was well. She was safe with Cinder, and all was well. But, Cinder had asked a question.

"Yeah, Cinder?"

"Why do you want to be a Huntress?"

That didn't even make her flinch. "Because I wanted to help people. All my family, they were a team at Beacon, though I don't see my uncle much or Yang's mother at all. My mother was also a Huntress. Runs in the family, I guess."

Satisfied, Cinder didn't ask another question.

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"Hey Cinder! We were just looking for you," Emerald exclaimed.

"Relax, I decided to take a stroll in the forest," she explained. Not a lie, but not the whole truth, either.

As Cinder walked past them, Emerald interrupted her again. "Your soulmark got activated. Who is it?"

Not in the mood, Cinder lied. "You'll find out tomorrow, I'm tired."

Mercury came up behind Emerald. "You already know who it is, don't you?"

"Of course. The girl with the red cloak, what's-her-face?" Emerald questioned.

"How am I supposed to know?"

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Weiss, Blake, and Yang had a similar reaction to Ruby's soulmark, which was even more on display.

"This means you're grown up now!" Yang shouted in glee.

Nervously, Ruby chuckled. "By that logic, Ren and Nora were grown ups when they were like five."

"You have to admit, she has a point," Weiss conceded.

"Yeah," Yang sighed.

But Weiss wasn't done. "Although, you do too. Congratulations, Ruby!"

It was Blake who asked The Question.

"Who is it?"

At that Ruby froze. Just a part of the truth. Just a part. "One of the transfer students."

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The next day, Ruby walked into the cafeteria for breakfast and froze at the sight.

Cinder's team was getting briefed on something.

But more importantly, Ruby recognized one of the other girls on Cinder's team. She had seen the woman once before, and the eyes were a dead giveaway.

Pink. Brown.

Neopolitan.

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A/N: Romantic moonlight scene. Info on who the other soulmates are. Suspicions. All in all, a good chapter. I think. But the favorites will tell me.

One of the readers asked a few questions via PM. For privacy's sake, I will not reveal the name. But the questions made me realize that it was possible to misunderstand a few things, namely the title, the planned future of this fanfic, and how soulmates/marks work in this universe.

The title. Black Widows. It does have to do with the spider, namely its distinguishing traits: color and deadliness. Cinder is a very dark individual, and Ruby's color is red. They are both talented fighters, deadly in their own right.

Soul-bonds. A person is born with a soulmark between their shoulder blades. It is just a black outline at first, and this is their emblem. When they meet their soulmate, the mark fills in with the color of their soulmate's Aura. When their soulmate dies, the mark vanishes completely, and they become lethargic and depressed, often suicidal. That's what happened to Qrow. A piece of their soulmate's Aura is bound to them via the soulmark, and through this they share a bond; with their mate's death the shard also dies, destroying an essential part of them.