A/N Hey guys, sorry for the short chapter. I had some personal stuff to deal with about halfway through, and then lost inspiration for a few days. Then inspiration didn't really do much for this chapter afterwards. But, I put my all into it, like always, so I hope you enjoy.

Chapter Ten
The Search Begins
Third person P.O.V.


~Thirty minutes earlier~ -Port's classroom-

As Professor Port was prattling on about… who know what, a certain group was sitting in the very back of the rows of seats, being surprisingly subtle with their whispering.

"-ould be launching soon. I can't believe nobody has heard 'im in there, C," Dove said quietly to the orange haired kid next to him.

Cardin just snorted. "You kidding me? No one has combat classes until first thing in the morning. How dumb can you be?"

Dove just made a pained face before placing his head on his arms, following a majority of the class in sleeping. Meanwhile, the others, not counting Cardin, were in various stages of dozing off, with Lark being the one most awake of the group next to their leader, who just mumbled to himself, trying to figure out how to get rid of one Ruby Rose.

Unknown P.O.V.
~after classes~ -Downtown Vale-

*sigh* I was sent off, again, to see if there was anymore news about Roman. This is the tenth time in less than a week. 'When will he learn that he's a wanted criminal?' I wonder as I shake my head. While listening, I try my best to look like I belong, which isn't that hard, considering I look like a little kid, which every other person is all too keen to point out. As I made my way towards the alley near the middle of the block, I hear a familiar voice in the distance. I gasp and run in that direction… only to run into the owner of that voice.

"Hey! Watch whe- *gasp* NEO!" my overly loud childhood friend yells as she picks me up and spins me around in a hug.

"H-hey… Do you think you could… stop crushing my lungs?" I ask in between breaths.

I feel my feet meet ground as I am lowered from the bone-breaking embrace. When I regain my balance, I finally get a good look.

"Well, Yang, you haven't changed a bit," I say to the blonde.

Yang just laughed at that. "I could say the same about you, hun. So, what've you been up to since you left patch?"

I subtly shift my weight, considering my answer. 'Let's see… I came to Vale, met Roman torchwick, who took me as his protégée, and am now being his eyes, ears, and protection… so more than you would like…' At least, that's what I wanted to say. What I actually said was, "Oh, not much. Just been wandering around. What about you? I see you found some more friends." At this, I lean over so I'm looking around Yang, at the group of six kids, five around our age and one that looks a few years younger. "Who's the kid?" I ask, looking right at the girl in red, who had the hood of her cloak on for some reason.

"Oh! Neo, this is my younger sister, Ruby. Ruby, this is my closest friend, Neopolitan, more often called 'Neo', mainly to keep it short," Yang explained, somehow managing to make fun of me at the same time.

The hooded girl, Ruby, walked forward and extended a hand, a little shyly I must say. I take her hand and slowly shake it before she quickly backs away. "So this is the mysterious sister you've been looking for? Glad to see you found her," I say. 'Weird. She looks a lot like Roman's description of 'Red', but she can't be…'

My train of thought was quickly interrupted by Yang continuing her introductions. "-is is Weiss, my partner Blake, Ren, Nora, and Pyrrha. Everyone, this is-"

"We know Yang! Quit blabbing. We don't have time!" the platinum blonde, Weiss, interrupted. "We still have to find Jaune." I don't know why, but the way she said that name sounded like she isn't fond of whoever this 'Jaune' is.

"Right… uhh, say, Neo, have you seen a blonde guy, about my height wearing armor and a hoodie anywhere?" Yang asked.

At this I shook my head. "Sorry, but I haven't. Maybe I could help if I tagged along, though." 'I'm sure Roman won't notice my extended absence. Besides, I get to hang with a friend. Yay!'

After everyone talked, we decided to split up, with me ending up with the shy one, Ruby. 'Joy.'

~thirty minutes later~

'How hard is it to find one boy?' I think to myself. I look behind me at Ruby, who's just staring at the sights, when an idea popped into my head. Grinning, I activate my semblance and just wait. After a few seconds, I got the desired response.

"Wh-what? Neo?! Where'd you go?" she asked, panic in her voice. I had to stifle a giggle as she ran around looking for me, almost running into me once or twice. After about thirty minutes, I hear the familiar footsteps signaling Yang walking towards us, so I go over to the nearest building, leaning against the wall and dropping my semblance while Ruby continued to try and find me. When Yang rounded the corner, I think I was the first person she saw, but then she visibly noticed her sister running around, still looking for me. Yang just shook her head as she made her way through the crowd to me.

*sigh* "You used your semblance to hide yourself again? Why do you always do this to people?" Yang asked, resigned to the fact I will never stop doing said action.

I shrug when I reply, "It's funny as hell. What other reason do I need?" As I say this, I feel a smirk forming on my lips when the red-clad girl finally notices me and Yang. 'Guess the fun is over for now,' I think as I just follow my two companions. 'I don't know what Roman was going on about. This girl acts nothing like the one he described, if she is indeed the one who tried to stop him.'