A/N Hello~ beautiful readers! I'm back with chapter 12! I just want to say that I am surprised by all the follows and favorites I have gotten. It really warms my heart when I get one of those notifications in my inbox. Anyways, Here's chapter 12.
P.S. I am sorry in advance if some parts seem rushed. Had massive writer's block that would only go away for short periods of time, and rarely on that occasion.

Chapter 12
The Reunion of Hearts


Ruby's P.O.V.
~Two days later~ -a deserted neighborhood near the outskirts of Vale-

'What the hell am I doing here?' was the first thing that popped into my mind. The first thing I noticed when we got back to Beacon after a day of clearing Grimm in the forest was a note shoved roughly under the window, nothing other than a red rose crudely drawn on it. Yang was wanting to be nosey, since she managed to see it before I could hide it and showed it to the other two. Once I managed to convince Yang that it was none of her business, and that I was sure it was for me, all but Blake left me alone long enough to read it. Inside the note, there was an address and a time, along with the words "Come alone". It wasn't signed with a name, but the bottom left-hand corner had a lily drawn, way better than the rose on the outside of the note. I had looked over at Blake as we both saw it, and she agreed to help me sneak out. When everyone was finally asleep, I managed to sneak out the window without waking everyone up, aside from Blake, who was sitting up in her bed, reading that nameless book again. As I made my way through the streets, I was completely lost. After what felt like half the night, I finally found the house that was listed, getting thoroughly lost in the winding streets.

Now, here I am, making my way up to the front door of the collapsed housing complex, without my Sweetheart to comfort me. When I get within arm's reach of the doorway, I realize that it is bricked up so tightly that even Yang couldn't break it down. Sighing, I make my way slowly around the building, trying to find anything that looks small enough for me to fit through or weak enough for me to break through… preferably the former of the two, though. By the time I was almost in the street again, I saw a boarded up window that was missing a few slats at the bottom. Silently running up, I peer through and see the missing boards lying a few feet inside, completely intact. 'Okay, so either whoever wants me is living here, or they got here a few minutes before I did…' I try to shrug off the unease that settled in my gut as I slowly climbed through the window into the dark complex.

As I look around in the dimly lit room, I can see piles of disused and dismantled furniture all over the room. While I'm taking this in, I hear some footsteps above me that sound like whoever they belong to is trying to be quiet. Shaking my head, I walk over to the nearest pile of furniture and silently snap a leg off of a couch that is falling apart at the seams. Making my way to the door, I try to not scrape my boots on the wooden floor. Apparently, I wasn't quiet enough, as the noises above me stop when I am about to exit the room. Holding my breath, I strain to hear anything else before slowly making my way over to the stairwell, which would provide no opportunities to hide once I start climbing them.

Mentally punching myself, I let out my breath shakily as I creep closer to possibly being exposed to whoever wants me here. Before I stepped up onto the first step, I mentally punch myself again as I finally think to use my semblance to not be seen. I take a deep breath and quickly rush up the stairs in a blur. When I reach the top of this flight, I hear a sharp gasp from whoever is here, but I don't have a chance to see who it is before I dart into a room at the end of the short hall. 'Who the hell was that?!' I ask myself. 'They seem surprised that I actually showed up. Guess they thought I would ignore a mysterio-'

"Ruby?" a familiar voice asks, interrupting my thoughts.

"No… I-It can't be…" I whisper to myself, not believing what I am hearing.

"Ruby? You actually came?" that same voice asks, followed by what sounds like a relieved sigh. "I didn't think you would, I thought you were de- OOOOMPH!"

I interrupt the voice by rushing out and hugging him at full speed, sending us both crashing to the floor with my momentum. Chuckling, a hand lifts my head to stare into familiar brown eyes that I haven't seen in… I don't honestly know how long.

"I see you missed me, Rubes," Adam says, trying to suppress his laughter… and failing. "And you don't seem to have changed a bit. But I have to say, I was surprised to hear that you're attending Beacon, of all places, and sharing a dorm with a Schnee no less." Now he's glaring at me playfully, but with the full effect of his status.

"W-w-well… Until recently… I didn't really remember anything about you… or Blake… or even those whole ten years…" I mumble, just loud enough for him to hear. "Then something started a chain reaction, and now I remember everything… and I wish I didn't…"

Now he sits up, causing me to lean against his muscular chest as he starts to gently stroke my hair. As the time slowly passes, I tell Adam everything I've been up to from when I woke up in the forest all those years ago. When I get to the night I dreamt about the train, I pull a shard out of a pouch at the back of my belt, a Fragment of what I had forgotten. It had constantly slipped my mind that I picked this up the day I came to, and I guess that having it with me everyday had subconsciously spurred me on in my pursuit to find answers. Now that I had them, I was just about to toss it when Adam gently picked it up and set it on the ground beside him. I watched, curious, as he pulled a knapsack across the floor towards us, opened it, and lifted out a plastic container that rattled when he set it down. As soon as he opened it, I gasped silently, as inside was the rest of my shattered mask.

"I… looked all around the forest for these, but was just one short. Guess now I know where it went," he said, chuckling as he placed my shard with the rest, and hands me the container. I try to protest, but he just silences me with a small peck on the lips. When he pulled back, I could see the smirk in his eyes before he glanced at something out of my sight. "Shit. You have to go back. Now! It's almost six o'clock, and I doubt you want that Schnee to interrogate you," he says.

I swear as I mentally kick myself for losing track of time, before asking him, "When will we be able to meet again? You still haven't told me what you've been up to, or how you found me."

Adam just shakes his head as he puts his mask on. "You'll know when we can meet again," he says, following that up with a kiss to my forehead. "But for now, you might want to hurry back to Beacon. The sun is about to come up."

With that, we left the complex together and went our separate ways. As soon as I lost sight of him, I engaged my semblance and barely made it back to the dorms. By the time I was in the room, I closed the window and silently walked over to my bed, climbed up, and then jumped down like always, waking up Blake as per usual. And like always, Blake just rolls out of bed, landing on her hands and feet, and stands up, making her way to the in-dorm bathroom to change. I quickly grab my uniform for the day, along with my small cloak, and change before Weiss and Yang wake up.

Third-person P.O.V. - Adam
~three weeks later~ -White Fang headquarters-

Adam and Ruby had been meeting up once a week since they reconnected, but Adam felt something was off with Ruby. Sure, he had some new recruits in the school, but even they couldn't keep an eye on Ruby every minute of everyday. Eventually, Adam had to resort to using the more senior members inside Beacon to keep track of her, despite the risk of them being recognized. As he paced in his makeshift war room, Flynn stuck his head in through the tent flap.

"Sir, the latest update," he said, handing Adam an envelope bearing the logo of the group, and ducking back out of the tent in case the news isn't what Adam wants.

As soon as the Lieutenant's head is gone, Adam almost tears the envelope open, barely restraining himself from doing so. Taking deep breaths to calm himself down, Adam slowly lifts the flap and pulls out the folded up paper, setting it on the table in the middle of the tent as he took a seat. After a few more breaths, he slowly unfolds the paper, and reads everything that the senior member has to say.

"Sir, unlike many of the others, neither she nor her teammate, Blake, seem to suspect me as White Fang. We both know the likely reason, but that's not what I have. It seems the Schnee girl has been pushing to find out Ruby's hidden nature. I'm not sure how long Ruby can remain hidden while she is there with her, every day. It appears to me that we need to act soon, to avoid losing a valued and powerful member. Just say the word, and everything will be ready. -S"

Sighing, Adam thought about the possible consequences of every possible thing that could go wrong. On one side, Ruby and Blake would side against him and everything would be for naught. On another, Ruby would side with him while Blake stayed on the opposite side, and Ruby would be unhappy for a long time. Sitting down on the cot that accompanied the tent, Adam laid his head in his hands, trying to find the words he would eventually have to tell Ruby. The words he's been holding back these past few weeks from her incessant prodding.

"FUCK!" Adam yelled to no one in particular, causing Flynn to come rushing in.

"Sir? Is everyth-" "GET THE FUCK OUT, FLYNN!" Adam interrupted. At this, the Lieutenant just bowed his head silently and backed out of the room, not wanting to face Adam's rage. Taking a few deep breaths, Adam got back up and started pacing around the table.

"What the fucking hell am I going to tell her?" Adam asks himself out loud. "That we plan on raiding Beacon with the help of some students loyal to the cause? That might be just the thing to push her away… but I don't want that…" He continues on like this into the night and the next day, finally writing everything down on paper so it's all coherent.

"R, I just want you to know that I love you, no matter what happens. I am very sorry that we can't meet this week, but I want to ask a favor of you, which you might be inclined to tell your close friends. That is fine with me, but I don't want that Schnee bitch to know, and you probably won't either, since it reveals your true self to her, which I know you don't want to happen. I want you to take the pieces of your old mask, and make a brand new one, one that will match who you are as of today. I know you are capable of it, and I do have reasons for asking this. If you do remake your mask, I ask that you wear it next time we meet up. All will be explained, so don't worry, and don't visit the complex unless you know I am there. I don't want you to risk letting anyone know about our reunion. I will see you next week, that is a promise, and you know how I am with promises to you. -Your beloved friend"

Once Adam finished, he folded it up securely to where only he and Ruby could open it without tearing it completely. After allowing himself a small smile, Adam called Flynn in and handed him the letter without saying a word. Taking one look at Adam's face, the Lieutenant just nodded and backed out of the room, passing the letter off to the recruit who has been delivering all of the letters to Ruby these past few weeks, and then walked off into the forest to talk with the other senior members.

Weiss' P.O.V.

'What has been up with Ruby lately? She isn't normally this cheery,' I think as I watch my partner, once again, staring off into space during Professor Goodwitch's combat class, with a grin that is a little off-putting. 'I mean, sure, she normally is cheery, but this is more than I'm used to seeing her. Even Yang doesn't know what's gotten into her sister.' I glance to my right towards Yang and make subtle motions towards our leader, to which the blonde just shrugs and resumes to bugging her own partner. Sighing, I return my focus back to the arena, where Glynda is telling us about the rules and guidelines for the upcoming Vytal tournament.

~After classes~

"Hey, Yang," I say, catching the blonde's attention. "Can I ask you a question?"

"You just did Ice Queen," she replied with a smirk, knowing how much I loathe that nickname.

"Do NOT call me Ice Queen!" I half yell at Yang. I regain my composure in a few seconds, and continue. "Have you noticed anything… off... about Ruby lately?"

This made Yang pause for a few seconds. "Y'know, now that you mention it, she has been zoning out more often than usual. Hell, she's zoning out more often than me, and that's saying something."

I nod at this, since she just confirmed what I already thought. 'Something is distracting Ruby from her schoolwork. As her partner, it is only reasonable that I find out what it is.' As Yang and I walk back to the dorm, we are joined by Blake. Yang asks her the same thing that I asked only minutes beforehand, but Blake just shrugs. 'Wait, did she almost just smile?' I ask myself after seeing the corner of Blake's mouth twitch upward slightly. When I try to ignore it, this feeling that she knows something keeps coming back, and by the time we get back to our dorm room, it's gnawing at me with the ferocity of a Beowolf. Before I can find the words to ask her, Blake went to her bed and pulled out her book. 'Eugh. I will never understand how she likes that book,' I think to myself before sitting at the lone desk and start working on today's homework from Doctor Oobleck, that brief smile still bugging my thoughts.

K's P.O.V.
~one week later~ -an abandoned building near the edge of Vale-

'Hmm… So this is where she's been going? Have to say, I expected more than this piece of shit,' I thought as I watched my target enter the building from a few rooftops away. 'F might want to know about this.' "F, she is entering an abandoned building near the edge of Vale. It seems like this is somewhere she has been frequenting at night. I'll send you coordinates later, once I figure out why she comes here." After placing my black and red covered scroll in my sleeve pocket, I got comfortable as the waiting game began.

~a few hours later~

"...WOAH!" I shout as I get kicked off the roof I had been sitting on. 'How the hell did they get the dro-... Shit… I must've dozed off. Fucking damn it!'

"K, you really are slipping if you fell asleep while on the job," I hear someone chuckle from above me.

Groaning, I place my arms underneath me as I push myself up and slide into a squatting position. "F, did you really need to fucking kick me in the ribs with those heels of yours?" I ask, side still throbbing from the kick, and everything else throbbing from the fall.

F chuckled some more before she responded, "How else would I have woke you up? I don't know how your 'partner' wakes you up, but I must meet whoever it is and learn it, because I only know this way."

Finally able to endure the sudden pain, I manage to stand up and face the woman on the roof. This time, F is in one of those uniforms from Haven, although it's a bit too small for her. "You know, you really should rethink this plan, F. I doubt you'll fool anyone like that," I remark, a small amount of my flirtiness getting through the persona I had established so well. That almost got a smile from F, as I saw the corners of her mouth twitch upward slightly.

"Shut it, you. I know you barely got in, yourself. Plus, those pictures you sent as a way to map everything out had a few students wearing uniforms that barely held together. And don't tell me I'm mistaken, because I've seen that blonde friend of yours."

I pause for a moment after hearing this, as she was right. I shrug before going on to say, "Fair enough. But still, you look a bit too- HEY! WATCH THE HAIR!" 'Fucking hell! I forgot how fast she can fire those arrows of hers.'

F was holding her bow and had two more arrows knocked, aiming right at my head. "Go ahead, K. Finish that sentence. I DARE you," she threatened. 'Geez. When she wants to be feared, she makes sure to provide reason.'

"Alright, alright! I give! I would rather have the operation fail later than to die now," I say as I raise my hands in the air semi-jokingly. "So… Back to the topic at hand, how long ago did you get here?" I ask as I glance at the semi-shattered moon, which was almost to the horizon.

F lowered her bow as she jumped down to the street. "How long ago did you wake up?" she replied, causing me to curse under my breath.

"So you didn't see anything from that building over there?" At this, I point a thumb over my shoulder towards the building that my target went in. F just shook her head. "FUUUUCK!" I yell as I punch a nearby building, shattering a small section of the wall. As my aura repaired the skinned flesh on my knuckles, I gather what little of my stuff had fallen off of the roof with me before turning to run back to my own dorm.

"And where are you off to, now?" F asked as she watched me walking to the end of the road.

"I have to get back before my cover is blown. We don't want that, do we?" F just laughed at this as I rounded the corner and sprinted back the way I had taken to get to the building.

Unknown P.O.V. - First Person
~Breakfast the next morning~ -Beacon cafeteria-

"-ve you heard about the field trip we'll be taking today?!" Nora asked for the hundredth time. Everyone groaned collectively, except for a certain blonde who seemed to be a little out of it.

"Yes, Nora. We've heard about it. From Professor Peach, from Professor Goodwitch, and from you. Can we please drop it now, preferably to try and cheer up our leader?" Ren asked, trying to direct Nora's attention to the half-asleep Jaune across from her, who was just waving his hand slowly while trying to eat his cereal with a fork.

"I'm fine guys, really," Jaune said. "Just… had a rough night is all. Happens all the time to me."

"Jaune," I say, laying a hand on his shoulder, "if it's Cardin, just say the word, and we will break his legs."

"AND MAYBE AN ARM OR TWO!" Nora chimes in.

"Guys! Seriously, it's nothing. I've had a lot of rough nights before I came here," the blonde said, trying to comfort us. Before we could continue the conversation, said jerk walked by and purposely bumped into Jaune, making him faceplant into his bowl as they just continued walking, laughing as they sat down a few tables away.

"Y'know," Nora said, "I could easily take hi-" "NORA!" Ren interrupted, shocking me and Jaune while only causing Nora to pout as she sat down.

"Holy crap, Ren. I've never heard you raise your voice even the tiniest bit at anyone," Jaune said, beating me to the punch.

"I prefer not to raise my voice," Ren said, passing yet another plate of pancakes in front of his partner. "Only time I have no choice is when something like that happens." At this, he turns to Nora, who isn't even touching her pancakes. "Nora, we've told you how many times that we know you can take on all the students here, and even a few of the professors?" he asked, still facing Nora, who just shrugged. Sighing, Ren just got up, gently pulling Nora with him, and walked away, saying over his shoulder, "I'm going to take Nora back to the dorm so she can relax a bit. Don't wait up."

Waving acknowledgment, I then turn to Jaune and start to ask something when team RWBY sits down, with Ruby and Blake taking up the recently vacated seats, Yang taking the seat to Jaune's right, and Weiss taking the seat to my left. We exchange hello's and talk idly while Jaune just sits and pushes his food around. I sense something is causing tension in the other team, but don't want to ask since they haven't offered up anything. So as I finish eating my own breakfast and go to stand up, I feel something lightly brush my hand, but when I go to look, there was nothing different. 'Weird. Maybe it's the wind from the air ducts?' Yet as I look up at the ceiling, I see no vents that could be the cause of it. 'That's very odd.' As I leave the rest of the group at the table, I try to think of all the possibilities for what had happened, but nothing sticks out.

Weiss P.O.V. - third person
~a few minutes earlier~ -Team RWBY dorm room-

"-ere you doing to cause you to be sneaking through the freaking window?!" Weiss yelled, catching their leader coming through the window, after everyone else was awake. During all this, she noticed Ruby's hair moving occasionally, even though she had Yang close the window as she interrogated the young brunette. Moving quickly, quicker than anyone expected, Weiss had tackled Ruby and ran a hand through her hair. Almost as soon as her hand had touched the top of her leader's head, Weiss jerked her hand back as if she had been pricked by a sharp object. Her face, however, had a look of both disgust and horror plastered on it as she backed away from the brunette, who was still leaning back in shock after being tackled. Yang was slack jawed for a moment as her mind tried to register all that had happened. Blake was just out of Weiss' eyesight, leaving whatever was written on her face visible to only Ruby and Yang. Finally, everyone reacted at the same time. Ruby rushed to Blake with her semblance, Yang clenched her fists as she stormed over to Weiss, Blake tried to comfort Ruby, and Weiss started to yell at Ruby before getting punched by Yang.

"HOW DARE YOU TACKLE MY SISTER!" the blonde yelled. Weiss, however, couldn't respond at that moment, since she was still in the process of recovering from the unseen fist. "I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING, PRINCESS, BUT YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TACKLE RUBY!"

Finally, Weiss regained what little composure she could, and yelled right back at Yang. "IF I HAD KNOWN BEFOREHAND THAT SHE WAS A FAUNUS, OF ALL THINGS, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO TACKLE HER!" At this, Weiss stood up and pushed Yang away, turning to Ruby and Blake. "AND YOU," Weiss continued, directed towards the brunette. "WHAT EXACTLY WERE YOU DOING LAST NIGHT? AND DON'T SAY YOU WERE WALKING AROUND! I BET YOU WERE COLLUDING WITH THOSE TERRORI-"

"THEY'RE NOT ALL TERRORISTS!"

Ruby's interruption took everyone by surprise. Yang and Weiss both took a few steps back, shocked again, as Ruby stepped out of Blake's grasp. Blake slowly walked over to her partner, her face giving away nothing, and gently moved her over their set of bunk beds, trying to keep her calm as Weiss slowly regained her composure and searched for the words she wants to say. Finally, as the white haired girl finally found something to say, Blake cut her off before she could speak.

"Save it, Weiss. Right now, unless you want to wait through Professor Port's class on an empty stomach, we need to head to breakfast. Whatever you have to say, say it later," she said. To be as clear as she could, Blake added, "AFTER classes are done for the day," before motioning for their leader to quickly get changed as she headed out the door.

"Hmph," Weiss huffed, following the dark haired girl out, leaving Yang and Ruby in the dorm room.

Yang's P.O.V.

'What the hell did she mean by that?! She couldn't have… She wouldn't have…' My mind races with thousands of thoughts and possible scenarios, but all of them are so farfetched that even Ruby, with her immense imagination, would have a hard time believing them. Yet, her words struck hard, as if they had conviction and belief behind them. '"They're not all terrorists!"' That one sentence keeps playing on repeat in my mind until she steps out of the bathroom in her school uniform. Sighing, I get up and walk out of the dorm with her, a million questions buzzing in my head, but the vibe Ruby was giving off said she didn't want to talk about what just happened minutes ago. When we reach the cafeteria, we are greeted by Ren and a bummed out Nora talking with Weiss and Blake just inside the hallway. When Weiss saw us approach, she quickly ended the conversation and almost marched into the cafeteria. Sighing, I get closer to the now trio in front of the cafeteria doors.

"Hey, Ren! Hey, Nora!" I greet as cheerfully as I can, waving as I do so. "What's up? Don't tell me the pancake warrior lost her appetite," I joke.

"Nora just needs to go relax a bit," Ren said, not explaining further. "Seems like you guys have some trouble of your own, anyways. I don't want to intrude, so we'll just be on our way." With that, Ren began guiding Nora towards the dorm rooms, leaving Ruby, Blake, and I alone in the hall. Without a word, we walk through the doors and see that the breakfast line is long, but going down fast. Glancing at Ruby, I nudge her arm and run off towards the end of the line, where Weiss was standing, impatient as always. About halfway there, I feel a small breeze on my hair, meaning Ruby was about to pass me, so I speed up. By the time we reach Weiss, she's just about got her tray of food. If she heard me gasping for air, she didn't show any signs. 'Man, I really needed that sprint. Kinda cleared my mind. I don't eve- "They're not all terrorists!" '

I flinch at the unwelcome thought, and Ruby looked over at me. As I look into her eyes, for once, I can't tell what she's thinking or feeling, and this causes my spine to shiver. Trying and failing to push that to the side, I see Blake out of the corner of my eye as Ruby and I follow the Snow Queen through the line, grab our breakfasts, and head over to the table we usually share with all of team JNPR, with only Jaune and Pyrrha sitting there now. We each sit down around the duo and Pyr attempts to strike up some conversation with us. When she got up to leave, I notice her stall for a bit, looking up at the ceiling for something. I look down at her hand and see a delicate looking hand swiftly move away. 'Oh, I'm so going to get those two together,' I think as I start formulating plans. Before I can plan anything further, however, Pyrrha walks away, and I have to go back to eating my toast and eggs before Weiss suspects that I know. Almost as soon as Pyrrha is out of the cafeteria, Jaune gets up and leaves too, leaving the four of us alone. I can see Weiss fuming at having to wait until after classes. 'Huh. Guess she's more patient than I tho-'

"What the hell were you implying back in the dorm?!" Weiss whispered across the table, slamming an open palm down next to her tray of food. Ruby jumped, but continued to look down at her own food as she ate, albeit slightly quicker. Blake glared daggers at Weiss for being impatient while I just watched my little sis, worry and confusion in my mind. "Well? Are you gonna answer me or not, you dirty litt- ACK!" I couldn't bear to hear another word out of Weiss' mouth, so I grabbed the back of what little there was for a collar on that tiny dress of hers and yanked her backwards enough to force her to sit down.

"Not another word from you to my sister until after class, Ice Queen, or else you will answer to me. Get it?" I threatened, leaning over towards the delicate looking girl.

"But I-"

"I know you want answers," I interrupt Weiss as I try to reason with her, "and trust me, I want them too. But you'll just have to wait like I am if you want to get them because, in case you haven't noticed, you're sudden little outburst only made Ruby even more clammed up."

Weiss sighed as she folded her arms, looking none too happy from my perspective. I sigh and finish up my bacon and eggs as Ruby does the same for her milk and cereal. Blake and Weiss just stare at each other as Ruby and I get up and put our trays away. On the way back, I notice Ruby put her hood up and let her ears relax, although someone would only notice if they were paying attention. Almost as soon as we reached Blake, as Weiss had apparently left, we were approached by the rabbit faunus that Cardin was picking on a few weeks ago.

"Hey, Ruby?" she said. "Do you mind helping me out with something real quick? I would ask my partner, but she would blow it out of proportion… sorta like your friend here almost did earlier when protecting you from that white haired girl…"

I raise an eyebrow at this. "Uhh, excuse me, but I'm her sister, not her friend. And I wasn't about to blow that out of proportion, thank you very much," I replied, crossing my arms. I was about to continue when Ruby held up a hand to stop me.

"Alright, Velvet. I'll help you. I mean, I really need something to distract myself right now, and I think this might help," she told Velvet before following her. I shake my head as I make my way back to Blake and sit down.

"Where's Ruby going?" Blake asked, nodding behind me towards the cafeteria doors where the duo was just leaving.

"She's gone to help Velvet with something," I say. Seeing Blake's slight look of confusion, I continue, "She's the chick that asshat Cardin was picking on a few weeks ago. He was pulling her ears a few tables behind you when we were pointing out to Jaune how Cardin was bullying him."

Blake nods in understanding before grabbing her bag and standing up. "You wanna come to the library with me, or do you want to just meet up in class?" she asked. I just waved her off as I leaned forward and rested my chin in my hands, daydreaming about a certain four foot seven girl. Just then, my scroll went off, dragging me out of my sweet memories and imagery. Looking down, I smile as I texted back. Soon, I was walking and texting at the same time, trying to keep up with the texting speed of the other person on my way to Professor Goodwitch's combat class.

Unknown P.O.V. - first person
~Early that very same morning~ -second floor dorms-

As I get dressed for my last class before our mission, I hear a slight knocking on the window. Looking around to make sure no one was in the room, I quickly make my way over and open it up to see a small deer faunus clinging to the side of the building. I quickly usher her inside before closing the window again.

"I have another message for you," she said. "He says this one is urgent, so it couldn't wait."

I sigh as I pinch the bridge of my nose. After a few seconds, I look up at the doe tailed girl, Faline Chartreuse, not really a member of the White Fang but more like a messenger, and hold out a hand for the letter, only to be met with a shake of her head.

"Well, what's the message then? My teammates won't be gone forever, you know," I say, slightly frustrated at A and his stubbornness.

"The message is 'Our friend is risking a lot. I've told her that if she is ever in trouble, she only needs to cover her head in the cafeteria and someone that can be trusted will come to get her out.'" She paused once finishing the message, before adding, "He also wanted me to say that he only told our friend this not even an hour ago," Faline relayed to me.

"He's not giving me much to work with," I mumble to myself. "Alright, Chartreuse. Thanks for delivering the message to me. You can head back now. Tell A that I don't have any new updates at this time," I instruct the younger girl as I open the window back up.

As I turn around, I hear talking out in the hallway, getting closer to the room with each second. I quickly and quietly rush Faline out of the window and onto the ledge, and only manage to look like I had just finished getting dressed as my teammates come into the room. I smiled and waved to them before I close the window, making sure the messenger was safely on her way. Now smiling genuinely, I head out to the cafeteria for breakfast, and brace myself for the inevitable that would come.


A/N Again, I just want to thank you all for being such wonderful people. I actually have received nothing from positive reviews from friends, family, and total strangers. This just used to be a way for me to vent my frustrations and let out stress, but now, it's something more than that. Now, it's a way for me to better myself as a writer, and try to help the FNDM be more tolerant of ships that conflict with what they prefer. I really hope you guys enjoy this chapter. I actually had more planned for it, but decided to cut it short at eleven pages on Google Docs. See you all next time~!