The Schnee Black Sheep
A/N
This is a shorter chapter than the last few so I do apologise about that. If I didn't stop where I did I would have prattled on for ages.
So, I want to ask you guys something I'm goanna put up a poll because of the amount of positive response that this has gotten over the first 5 flipping chapters. Do you want longer chapters with a longer period between uploads, bearing in mind that uploads are random enough as it is. Or are you guys happy the way things are at the moment with shorter time between uploads and shorter chapters. Once the holidays are over and everything settles back down again, I'll be updating on a more consistent day and basis and want to get a plan set in place so that I can provide a entertain story for you lot while still having my normal life.
Chapter 6: Let the Pieces Fall
Yang had forced Coal to sit down at the base of a tree after he had reluctantly agreed to having his shoulder looked over by the blond. He had told her that he would be able to do it himself and that the bleeding would stop on its own, but the busty brawler was stubborn and wouldn't let the group of three move on with the boy leaving a trail of blood for grimm to follow.
It was this reason that caused Coal to caved in and begin to remove the top layer of his clothing so that the blond had access to his stab wound. He couldn't help but inwardly sigh at how there would be another person at the school who would be finding out about not only the hole in his shoulder, but the many scars that painted a demonic picture on his chest and back. He was sick of the pitying looks that he got every time that one of the nurses or doctors had seen the scars at one of his regular check-ups. It damn right pissed him off when they tried to pretend they weren't even there, some even going as far as to avoid touching the scars in general when they had first appeared and needed to be looked at in case of any infection.
Thankfully, Blake had elected to stand guard around the perimeter of the tree line for any sightings of grimm and warn them of any possible danger during the quick pit stop. As he pulled the coal grey shirt over his head he heard Yang take in a quick inhale of air. 'Well great, now another person will see me as a monster.' Was his only thought.
Yang had watched with alluring eyes as the boy had started to remover the shirt. The fight she had just witnessed had made her more interested in the teen she had only met a day ago. As soon as he had lifted the shirt first eyes went straight to his stomach which adorned many scars… But she paid them no mind as she was more interested in the toned muscular abs that lay before her. The top travelled further up to reveal a well-toned set of pecks that were covered by bandages but she could still see the well-toned muscles clearly though the white rags. Sure, he wasn't as bulky as she typically liked… But he was hot. In her mind the scars seemed to make him hotter. She took a moment to appreciate the view.
Having struggled enough to bring the shirt over his head, Coal was able to see Yang's reaction. He had expected her eyes to hold the same pity that the others had when they had seen the boy's chest for the first time, except Yang's eyes didn't look like theirs. They seemed to hold something different, something unknown to him… Lust maybe.
As Yang set to work on re-dressing and re-bandaging the teen, she noticed him staring at the other member of their little group. Blake stood with her back turned a few yards away at the tree line, looking deep into the mass of trees. Yang couldn't risk them getting at each other's throats again, so she decided to inquire about their earlier incident.
"So, what happened back there? When you nearly shot Blake and strangled me?" She asked, attempting to meeting his gaze with soft, curious eyes.
"I have this thing about being woken up… If I feel threatened or in danger at all my brain will shut down and I'll rely solely on primal instinct. I guess the first thing that came to mind was that I was in a grimm infested forest. It was probably enough to set me off." Coal summed up, not taking his eyes of the black-haired girl.
"Yeah well, I think you pissed off Blake."
Coal laughed at the blond before finally looking her in the eyes with a playful smile. "You did say that I had a way with first impressions."
Yang giggled at the remark. He had made quite the entrance before Ozpins speech with the melon gag, but from going to serial prankster to cold blooded murderer seem like a bit of a stretch in her mind. She thought little of it though as his summary seemed to make sense, they were knee deep in a grimm infested forest after all.
"So how did you end up with the hole in your shoulder?" she inquired. Immediately regretting it as Coal's smile faded and his expression darkened. "You don't have to say if you don't want to, just making conversation is all." She back pedalled as she moved behind him to begin to dress the exit hole.
Coal breathed a heavy sigh before dropping his head looking at his right hand. "Its fine… My old man gave it to me." He said after a while. Yang simply made a humming noise in acceptance and silently continued working deciding to leave it at that. If he wanted to continue to divulge the obviously sensitive topic then he would.
"About two weeks ago, I was supposed to be attending Atlas with my twin sister. She was so excited to go, she had studied so hard and trained even harder to get to where she is now and I couldn't be any prouder of what she's become." He said with a smile hidden from the blond. "Only the old man refused to let her leave the house at the last minute… He was saying all kinds of shit like how he was the man of the house and what he says is law and whatever. My sis was distraught to say the least, but she would never disobey the bastard. She gives in too easily to him. So, I challenged him to a duel… I win we both go to Atlas and become hunters."
"And if you lost?" She asked as she started to apply a new set of bandages.
"I did lose…" He said, gesturing to his right shoulder. "And because I did, I was kicked out of the family, exiled from my home and told I could never see my sister again…"
Yang had stopped what she was doing. Unable to think about what she would have done if she had been in the same situation with Ruby. She would have broken down most likely, she loved her sister and would do pretty much anything to keep her happy. But having heard this from the boy she felt a mutual respect for the boy. He stood up against an obviously strict and abusive father and if the hole in his shoulder said enough about how much his father cared about his son's health, this boy Coal would do anything for his sister. She began to wonder if the rest of the scars came from the same person…
"How did you end up here?" Was all she was able to ask after taking a moment to regain her composure and offer the boy a soft grin. Coal looked up and over his shoulder to meet the blonds gaze, again expecting to see the look of pity that he loathed so much, but was once again taken back as the girl's eyes again held something different… an understanding look… and love for a close family member.
"Well there's the best part. One thing you should know is that my sister has never said a word against the old bastard, not a single toe out of line. Hell, she had never even cursed before. But she walks right up to the old man and starts swearing right in his face like a drunk sailor flapping on and on about how, and I quote here, 'completely and fucking utterly fucking ridiculous,' and how he was being 'such a pussy ass prick by taking such a cheap shot at me'. Ha-ha she even slapped the guy!" Coal began to laugh at the memory of Wiess standing on her tip toes while addressing his ex-father. The old guy had just stood there, eyes gaping wide, in complete shock at what was happening. "The guy never even tried to stop her as she said she was leaving with me and not coming back until I did."
Yang was also laughing, mainly because the boy had done a complete 180 and regained a shit eating grin that she was starting to get used to. "So, you both came here then, to what? Start a new life?"
"I suppose so yeah… I know a guy who knows a guy who got us a spot here. Lucky break I guess."
Yang agree with him as she finished up fixing the now newly bandaged boy. After he had redressed himself, he looked once again to his right hand and began to open and close his fingers in a fist. He could feel it, the movement of the fingers and the feeling of his muscles flexing when he squeezed harder. Sure, the feeling felt distant and hardly existent at all but it was enough for him to channel a small amount of aura though his arm and into his finder tips. A technique he had missed since he lost the feeling in his arm. Whatever the blond had done, he was truly grateful.
"Thank you." He said to the brawler with a soft smile.
After regrouping, he and the two girls opted to head deeper into the forest in search of the ruins and relics.
(10 Minutes Later)
As the threesome exited the trees into a clearing
[Coal: HA! You said threesome!]
…
As the GROUP OF THREE exited the trees into a clearing, with Coal pouting for some reason, they noticed a rather large war torn looking structure. In its centre, were several podiums which were arranged in a crescent moon shape. Each podium held a different chess pieces which the group deemed as the relics. Some podiums were missing a relic due to some pairs having already passed through the area.
"Well that seemed almost too easy." Coal spoke up as they walked up to the ruins. Blake who was standing several feet away from him, like she had been doing for the entire journey, turned to him as replied with an emotionless tone.
"Well it's not like it's difficult to find."
Coal turned to face her, usual shit eating grin plastered on his face.
"So, she does speak! Damn lass, I figured the cat had your tongue or something." His eyes darted upwards as he noticed movement on top of the girl's head. 'Did her bow just twitch?' he asked himself. He'd save that question for later as Yang had begun to drag him by his good arm, as to not reopen the hole in his other one, up to the destroyed structure. As they reached the steps she forced him to sit atop the steps and began to address him like a small child.
"You don't have a partner yet, so just sit here and wait like a good little boy for one to show up." Coal looked up to the busty brawler which an amused look in his eyes.
"Ooo, demanding." He teased "I like that in a… Huh…" he stopped and looked up having heard a loud high pitched screech form somewhere above him. Far above him and the girls was an enormous black bird like creature circling the ruins. Upon closer inspection, he saw a small speck of white. "Wiess?" he questioned out loud.
Yang, confused by what he was staring at looked up also. 'Oh, great a Nevermore.' She thought until she also noticed the white, human shaped spec, and another red shaped one. "Ruby?" She also questioned. And why was the red spec getting bigger.
Coal also noticed this as he summoned a glyph under his feet and drew Forgotten Sins, equipping the black gravity cartridge, and fired into the centre of the glyph. The combined force of his semblance and dust had force him to jump an abnormal height to be able to catch the still falling girl. Holding her bridal style, he turned to look her in her silver eyes while they were still several meters in the air and asked "Just dropping in?" Ruby didn't get a chance to respond as the two began to fall once again. Coal, having landed on his feet bending his knees slightly to cushion the impact, had crated a small crater at which he stood in the middle of, still holding a blushing Ruby Rose.
Having let the girl down so she could go hug her sister, Coal bent down to rub away the pain in his knees. "Superhero landing are really not good for the knees." He informed no one in particular. Blake looked at the crater with a still emotionless face. On the inside though she was thinking that the guy was almost like one of the heroes out of her books.
"It did look bad ass though." She said quietly. Wait why did she say that; the guy had tried to kill her not twenty minutes ago and here she was complementing him. He didn't seem to remember though as he looked over to her.
"Yeah it did, didn't it?" Blake felt her cheeks heat up slightly as she locked eyes with him. Gone were the cold, dark orbs that she had first seen, those eyes belonged to someone who had seen their fair share of death and despair. In their place were a pair of eyes that glistened with child like amusement and full of adventure. His smile was so sincere and child like it was almost like he had just opened the first present on Christmas morning. But he was human… and in her experience, humans were deceitful and sly. And if what she thought was true, that only a Schnee could summon glyphs, then she knew that only one of those looks could be real. Her mind told her that the first set of eyes she had seen, were the windows to the boy's true soul.
Her thoughts were interrupted when a loud roar shook the ground beneath her feet. Out of the trees came an enormous Ursa major, swinging wildly with its claws in all directions as if fighting an invisible enemy. The sound of two small explosions cut through the violent roars of the beast and it fell face first into the dirt, revealing two teens atop its back. A girl with orange hair clad in a white top and pink skirt holding a grenade launcher, who seemed to be having the time of her life, and a long black haired boy with a stand of pink highlights dressed in a formal green suit and white trousers. Who seemed absolutely terrified.
The boy fell off the grimm onto the ground, pretty much hugging the dirt as if it were a long lost best friend, panting as if he had just run a marathon. "Nora…. Please… Don't ever do that again." He pleaded between breaths.
The girl, Nora as she had been called by the boy in green, ran straight up to the ruins and picked up a white Rook piece, placing it on top of her head, she began to do a little victory dance while singing. "I'm queen of the castle! I'm queen of the castle~!"
"NORA!"
"Hehe, coming Ren!" She called out to her companion.
The rest of the group just stared at the two in utter confusion. The display of pure childish happiness was something that just didn't seem to fit into a forest of deadly creatures of dark origin that would tear every one of them to pieces if given the chance. Even Coal thought this was way too odd, sure he liked to make a daft joke every once in a while, but this girl just seemed way too… Giddy.
Another shriek from the Nevermore cause the ever-growing group to look back towards the sky where the gigantic bird was making another pass over the ruins. With Wiess still clinging to its underbelly.
"Hey sis! I call dibs on the next ride!" Coal shouted up to his twin. Cupping his hands around his mouth to try and increase the level of volume.
Up in the air Wiess had heard he brothers request and decided to slap him upside the head herself at such a stupid idea. She let go of the large feathers of the beast's stomach and began her decent, using her glyphs to slow her down during the fall.
She got about half way to the ground before being smacked out of the air and into a nearby tree by a blond boy in white armour, who for some reason was sailing through the air with remarkable speed. It just wasn't her day.
A collective groan escaped the lips of the group having witnessed the white-haired girl being slapped out the sky. That had to hurt. Coal had rushed over to his sister having expected her to be hurt by the impact. "You ok Snow Angel?" He said reaching out to her offering a hand up.
Wiess took the hand up before smacking her brother upside the head, the second to the main reason for her needing to come back down to the ground in the first place. The first most being that she really hated heights.
"Of course, I'm fine Frosty. Anyway, have you seen my partner she's short, black hair and a red cloak?"
"You mean Ruby? She's over there with her sis bantering about something or other."
"Great! Do you have a partner yet?"
"Not yet… But maybe…" Coal turned to face the knight who was still down on the ground. "Jaune did you buddy up with someone yet?"
The blond raise his head to look at his first Beacon friend. "Yeah, a girl. Pyrrha."
As if on cue another shriek echoed through the trees as the Spartan in question sprinted out the bushes into the clearing. Following close behind her was a very old and very pissed Deathstalker. Coal just looked at the scene confused.
"Ok hold up…" He looks at Yang. "So both our sisters fall out the sky after taking a scenic ride on a Nevermore," He then looks to Nora and Ren, "You two arrive via Ursa piggy back," Points to Jaune, "You came in like a wrecking ball," And the turns and gestures with both hands to the red head girl still running away from the oversized scorpion, "And Pyrrha looks like she's training a deathstalker to play fetch! Is there anything I've missed?"
As soon as he finished, a large shadow loomed over him blocking the sun from the back of his head. Coal turned around to find that standing right behind him, snarling between some very sharp teeth, was an ancient and very big, Alpha Beowolf. And it seemed to be missing the rest of its pack...
"You be patient and wait your turn!" Coal yelled pointing at the blood eyed beast.
ROOOOAAAARRRRR~
A/N
A bit different to the original I know but hey this is an AU fic after all I'm aloud a little leeway. I've already wrote quite far ahead to like maybe chapter 10 and I'm just going through making some minor adjustments and corrections to each chapter which is taking some time. Once I'm finished with a chapter I upload it. That is why the uploads are so random. So please if you could answer my poll so I can see what you guys want from this fic ill be extremely grateful.
SEE YA NEXT TIME!
