The Schnee Black Sheep
A/N
And here you go.
So despite still being rather sick I managed to finish this chapter just in time. If there are a few spelling errors or what not then I beg for your forgiveness, while my spelling never has been good I really haven't had much strength this last week.
So I love this chapter. I love writing character interaction and stuff like that and I want to do so much more with it. oh and just because Blake won the poll don't think that this fic will turn into a fic just about them. I had an amazing idea for Ruby that I really want to use but I have altered it so that it won't come between Blake and Coal. that will come up in volume two.
On a different note…
We just hit 100 followers! What the shit man! Seriously thank you all so much for the support with this fic. That is beyond what I ever thought I could get for something that I had very little confidence in at the beginning. But thanks to you guys, this is still going strong and I am doing all I can to improve my writing to make this fic as good as I can possible make it.
Don't own RWBY.
Chapter 18: Who are You?
"You look cold."
Blake turned to face the human. Her first human friend. Coal was back, but he was different. His usual mess of black hair which usually hung in front of his face was now neatly pushed back and was also completely white. It reminded Blake of an early morning frost as his hairs seemed to cross over one another in a frost like pattern. His eyes that were normally empty and soulless were now filled with a new sense of tranquil happiness that Blake had never seen in them before, even while he was fishing. His smile was soft, calming and sincere that it seemed too good to be true. He seemed so relaxed and happy that Blake's jaw dropped at the sight of him. She thought she must be dreaming.
Coal reached into his bag and pulled out a small collapsible fishing pole. Extending the rod he cast a line into the water and sat on the very edge of the pier, his usual spot. Reaching inside his bag once more he pulled out a book and presented it to Blake, who remained frozen in shock at how the boy just appeared out of nowhere.
"It's not your usual smut but I think you'll like it. It's the sequel to that book with the man with two souls." He said softly. A voice which sent both happiness and guilt through Blake's heart. He was really here. Not just a figment of her imagination. She just stared at the book he was holding out for a moment, wondering what to say to a boy who was tortured by an organisation that she had supported and defended for so long. She was confused to say the least. What was the best way to approach this?
"You should hate me." She almost yelled. Yep, that could have gone better.
"Shhh. You'll scare the fish." Coal whispered while maintaining his soft, emotional expression. "Just take the book and sit Blake. It's a beautiful night."
Blake stared into his eyes. She was filled by many emotions ranging from pure delight and happiness to confusion and guilt. She didn't know how to respond to him. He hadn't even been back for more than five minutes before he was already defying all logic, breaking every portrayal of the human race that had been drilled into her throughout her life. With no other answer, Blake took the book and sat in her usual spot behind the boy, leaning against his back for support and opened her book to relax. She would deal with her confusion in the morning. For now, her wish had been granted. Coal was back. He was still the same person who had accepted her the first time round. The person who had broken though her walls and given her the rope she had used to climb out her dark pit of despair. And for now, she would enjoy his presence. She would enjoy the calming scene around them. She would enjoy the feeling of his heat beating against her back through the fabric of their clothing. For the first time since he left. Blake could once again, just be herself. She felt a wave of relief wash over her as she turned the page of her book. Weiss had been right for once. Coal would always come back.
The next morning. Blake woke up and left her hotel room to meet with her human companion. After calming down and relaxing on the pier she had a much clearer mind about what she needed to do.
Firstly, she needed to apologise for lying to her team, beg for their forgiveness and a second chance. If they refused her, then she would willingly leave.
Secondly, Coal had a lot of explaining to do. She needed to know where he ran away to. She needed to know about what happened to him… Everything that had happened to him. She wanted to be there for him when he needed it, rather than let him run away again.
And finally, she needed something to eat.
Blake banged on the boy's door. They had gotten separate rooms of course and he had retired to a room further down the hall from her own room. "Coal get up!" She yelled though the door. She took a large step left to stand out the way of the door as three ice forged estocs pierced through the wooden door, right where she was previously standing. She also needed to figure out how to cure that aspect of the boy's personality… And pay for the damages.
Coal opened the door quickly and jumped out his room into the hall way, frantically looking at where he had pierced through the door, hoping that he had missed. Once he realised he hadn't hit anyone he let out a deep breath and relaxed his body somewhat, ripping off his gauntlet. He had a bad habit of sleeping with his weapons, just in case. He may not have hit anyone this time and the fact that he had been rudely awoken left him slightly aggravated. His gut however was somewhat different. Something was wrong, very wrong and that made him cautious.
Stay on your guard, I have a very bad feeling.
"Errr… Coal." Blake questioned from behind the boy. Coal looked over his shoulder to see Blake staring at him, her face as red as Ruby's cloak and a small trickle of blood coming from her nose.
"What?" he questioned nonchalantly, shrugging his shoulders.
"Can you… Can you put on some pants?" Blake questioned, unable to take her eyes of the boy.
Coal looked down at his body.
His stark naked body.
"Bollocks" he cursed as he vanished in a puff of smoke back into his room, slamming the door in the process.
Nice choice of words.
"Fuck you Cobalt." Coal spluttered with a crimson face. for the first time he regretted his choice of sleeping attire, or lack thereof. Weiss had asked him countless times to actually wear something to bed, only now was he fully seeing the purpose behind it.
Blake finally blinked at the spot where Coal had just dashed from. She was no stranger to the male body, she both thanked and cursed Adam for that, but in her mind Coal was smoking hot. 'Damn it I'm not here to pick up boys' she mentally reminded herself. Though it would have been difficult to say no to someone with that kind of body. His toned muscles, perfect posture and his presence alone were enough to cause a few scenarios to race through her mind. 'STOP IT! BAD BLAKE BAD!' For the first time in her life, she regretted reading smut.
(Café – later that morning)
Coal had gotten dressed quickly and had taken his Faunus friend to one of his favourite cafés in all of Vale… Mainly because the served alcohol throughout the day but that wasn't the point. He was in need of a good breakfast and a strong drink.
Coal sat opposite a still slightly red faced Blake with a mountain of food in front of him. Raging from all kinds of meat to fried eggs. He was gouging himself. Sitting just to his left was a pint of his favourite beer. His third of the day.
Blake on the other hand simply had a slice of toast and a cup of herbal tea.
"Coal." she questioned causing the boy to look up from his food. "Where did you go?" she asked getting straight to the point.
Coal took a big swig of his drink and kept his gaze focused on the plate of food as he spoke. "I went back to the institution." Blake's eyes widened as she took a quick intake of air.
"But why?"
"I… Don't know." Coal answered trying to avoid the question, Blake saw that he was trying to avoid answering her. "I just needed a place to run to and that seemed like the most logical place at the time."
"But why there?"
"Because part of me still sees it as home!" Coal answered truthfully causing Blake to keep quiet and let him continue. "I know that if I'm kept locked away there, I can't hurt anyone." And with that he returned to his food.
Blake wanted to say something. Anything to make him feel better or at least reassure him that he wouldn't hurt anyone. But after his fight with Cardin, there was nothing she could say to him that would be remotely truthful. She knew how caring and gentle he could be, but even with that side to him, he could be just as malicious as Adam if not more so. With him there seemed to be no in between. She had no idea how to approach the boy when he started to show his malicious side.
"So, you know a lot about my past." Coal started looking at Blake with intrigue. Blake recognised once again that he had switched again, back to his mature, yet still slightly childish, caring side. "What about you Blake, how did you end up here?"
"Didn't your files tell you?" Blake accused more than asked. Only for Coal to slam down a file in front of her. Blake opened it to see a single page with only two words at the top of it: Black Cat. Her old code name while she was part of the White Fang.
"What file?" Coal smirked. Blake just stared at him with wide eyes.
"You really suck at gathering intel…" she joked, but highly doubted that was the reason as to why her file was so empty.
"Ha-ha yeah let's go with that." Coal laughed, only confirming Blake's suspicions. He had erased everything after all. "You gonna leave me in the dark Kitten?"
Blake twitched at the nickname. Not that she hated the name, he only called her that when they were alone but to use it in such a public place was something new to her.
"So you want to know more about me?" She asked timidly. Only to get a nod from the boy. Sighing she explained how she ended up at Beacon.
"Well I've been part of the White Fang since I was a little girl, I was basically born into it. Back then things were different. In the ashes of war, the White Fang was meant to be a symbol of peace and unity between humans and Faunus. Of course, despite being promised to quality, the Faunus were subjected to discrimination and hate. Humanity still thought of us as lesser beings, and so, the white fang rose up as the voice of our people. And I was there. I was at the front of ever rally, I took part in every boycott and I actually thought we were making a difference. But I was just a youthful optimist. Then five years ago, our leader stepped down. And a new one took his place. A new leader with a new way of thinking. Suddenly our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks, we were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us, hijacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labour. Like your father's company. But the worst part was, it was working. We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect, out of fear." Blake released a heavy breath that she didn't realise she had kept in and looked back towards the boy who was just watching her with a look in his eyes that made her think that he was concerned about her for some reason. Brushing that aside Blake continued. "So, I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence. And instead I would dedicate my life to becoming a huntress. So here I am, a criminal hiding in plain view, all with the help of a little black bow." She finished wiggling her ears to emphasise the point.
Coal watched as her bow moved and remembered the cat ears that were hidden beneath the material.
Damn that's cute.
"Do Ruby and Yang know about all this?" He asked softly.
"Well…" and so she told him about what happened yesterday. How she and his sister agrued over the Faunus rights and how her people were treated and eventually reveiling the fact that she was a Faunus to her teammate by defending the White Fang. Coal said nothing as he listened to the girl taking in every word that she said.
"I don't think they hate you Blake." He said when she finished her story.
"How would you know? And Weiss…"
"Weiss has a major distrust of Faunus in general so don't take that personally. After what happened it pretty much just confirmed the fact that she will never be able to trust a Faunus again and sometimes she will just avoid them all together. I pretty much don't give a shit about our differences but the White Fang should be disposed of. There is something though." He said in a emotionless tone.
"What is it?" Blake questioned worriedly.
"I need to know Blake." He spoke in a dark voice trying to ignore the feeling in his gut, he still had that weird feeling being around the girl. He couldn't tell what it was, he was sure that he didn't want to hurt her but at the same time why was he so cautious around her. he seemed to question everything he was doing and saying since he met up with the girl last night. He had one idea of what could be causing this feeling. "Five years ago, when Weiss and I were kidnapped by your boyfriend."
"Ex-Boyfriend." Blake growled somewhat angrily at being associated with that monster, and again at the fact that Coal switched personalities again.
"Regardless of whatever boyfriend, did you know. Did you have any part in it?"
Blake looked him right in the eyes as she gave her answer.
"I had none what so ever… I'm sorry about what happened."
"You weren't there so how would you even know…" he said sadly. So, that wasn't what was causing the odd feeling. But he did feel more at ease around the Faunus.
"Then tell me!" Blake said leaning in.
Sighing, he reached down into his backpack under the table and pulled out two very large files and placed them in front of the Faunus. Blake looked at the files and saw that both had the words "TOP SECRET" printed in large red letters. He also passed her a small black box with a single dial and button. Blake stared at the items somewhat confused waiting for him to explain.
"Inside those files is the reports from both me and my sisters kidnapping If you really want to know what happened, why I was put there in the first place… then read them. The first is the crime scene reports and the basis of what happened while the second is my medical records. I'd rather not relive those memories. But if you ever don't feel safe around me anymore or if I… If I ever seem different, then press that button. It should set me straight." He explained solemnly as he put a metallic black collar around his neck, it beeped once when it clicked in place. Blake looked at the black box he had given her even more confused than before, opening the first file. The file on his kidnapping.
She closed the file quickly. She only glanced at it for a few seconds but the photos of the aftermath of the scene were to horrifying. There was so much blood… the bodies of the White Fang members… He had been through it all and survived. No wonder he was institutionalised.
"How did you even survive that?" she unintentionally questioned out loud.
"Technically, I shouldn't have…"
(Five years ago – Coal POV)
'I'm cold…'
Of course your cold. That is what happens when you're about to die.
'Where am I? who are you?'
Open your eyes.
I opened my eyes to be met with a blurry void of endless darkness. Blinking a few times my vision returned but the sight just left me confused. I was staring down at a glyph glowing on the back of a boy ridden with bleeding claw marks strapped to a chair.
'Wait wasn't I just there?'
I was right. I had been in that chair not moments ago. moving round to get a look at the boy's face I was smacked in the side of the head… Hard. I fell to the ground and let out a yelp of pain. A yelp that sounded very animalistic. Looking back up I saw a figure I remember well… one of my torturers.
"What the hell is that thing!" he shouted. Yet his voice seemed louder than normal to my ears. That was when I noticed another of my senses.
I could smell blood, lots of blood. My own blood. I was looking at a pool of crimson red liquid that was gathering more droplets of the same liquid from the boy I was just looking at. his head was hanging from his neck lifelessly, his face pale, eyes a distant and soulless crimson red. 'Wait… that's me...'
Then another smell. Of a different person's blood.
I turned my attention to the new smell and felt rage build up when I saw my sister. She had a cut over her left eye, one which was still bleeding. Her head also hung lifelessly… my second torturer stood in front of her, with a clenched fist.
'He hurt her'
Then make them SUFFER
I lunged at the man with intent to kill. He had hurt my sister. He needed to pay. And I would make him. I had no weapon so the only thing I knew to do was to punch. I took my tightly clenched fist and slammed it straight into the man's gut and sent him flying into the wall creating a small crater.
I crouched down to dodge a swinging strike from the second man. Taking my now open palm I grabbed his head… his whole head. Why was my hand so big. Hang on, it's also covered in white fur. And are those claws?
'what the hell is going on?'
I gave you the POWER to make them all SUFFER
Good. I needed it if I was going to kill these men. I began to squeeze the man's head encased in my hand, scratch that, claw. I head his muffled screams of pain and I continued to increase the pressure. Eventually, the man's skull gave in and collapsed upon itself. His head exploding in a mass of blood and brain matter. I was finished with him. So I just dropped him to the floor. I turned to the second man who just cowered in fear in the corner of the dark room.
I'M HUNGRY
I licked my teeth, no… Fangs and pounced on my prey. Sinking my sharp long fangs into the man's neck. Piercing through his windpipe, cutting of his air supply and filling his lungs with his own blood. I held him there, just hanging from my jaw, dying slowly and bit down harder to increase his pain. He deserved it. he hurt Weiss. I dropped him when I felt his twitching body stop moving.
I looked over towards my sister and moved to try see if she was still alive. Stepping in the puddle of blood I just made with my chew toy, I looked down at my reflection. Staring back at me was a white furred Beowolf with gleaming red eyes.
'What is this?'
CRIMSON
I felt all my strength begin to drain from me as my vision darkened once more. This body was dying also. My human body was still tied to a chair as well as my sister's. I needed to call for help. Using the very last of my strength I let out the loudest howl I could manage, a last chance call for help and fell into the pool of blood. My vision faded completely as I felt my Grimm body dissolve into the putrid bloodstained air. I never realised how painful it was for those creatures during their final moments, being broken down into nothing but black smoke. I knew for certain that it would be a pain I would never forget.
(Present time normal POV)
"What do you mean?" Blake asked, somewhat confused by what he meant by that he shouldn't have survived.
"Yeah… I have no idea how I'm still around to be honest. Apparently, my pulse was so shallow that I was basically alive on spirit alone. Ironwood said that maybe the only reason I survived, was because of the dust infused in my back was able to keep my heart going long enough to get me to a hospital, despite the amount of blood loss. I went into Hypovolemic shock and was pretty much dead to the world for a few weeks before I eventually woke up in the shit hole of an institute. Either way it doesn't matter how I survived because somehow, beyond any logic, I did. But getting that close to death, it fucking hurts." He said quietly avoiding her eyes.
Blake dropped her gaze to her hands that were now clasped together in front of her. He had every reason to hate and want to kill every last member of the White Fang for what they did. So why was he here now and being so nice to her?
"You should hate me… You should have shot me in the forest when you had the chance… why didn't you?"
Taking a long deep breath Coal spoke the truth. "I didn't know who you were at the time. I had a good idea yeah, but not enough to deem it necessary to kill you. I only found out later on when I got the files from Ironwood and confirmed my suspicions."
"Then why the hell am I still here!" Blake yelled turning the attention of some other customers around her. Coal kept his voice low and quiet enough so that only the two of them could hear.
"I wanted to kill you at first. But my primary target is Adam. I figured you could lead me straight to him, but after Frostpoint… I just couldn't bring myself to hurt you. I saw it in your eyes when you had your gun pointed at me, I saw you . the girl running from her past just like I have been trying to do. I just couldn't hurt you when you're so busy hurting yourself, keeping everyone at arms distance and not opening up at all around anyone. After you ran in to save that girl I began to see a different side to you. A true member of the White Fang would never save a human, yet you, a Faunus hiding in plain sight, chose to put herself in harm's way to protect an innocent child. I admire that."
"But I still-"
"Blake there's no need to explain yourself for what you did in the past." Coal interrupted looking into her eyes "Both of us have done some terrible things regardless of reason, so just don't even try. Honestly, through experience, I don't think it's worth it. You know, I recently got some good advice. 'It doesn't matter who you were, it matters who you are.' So tell me Blake Belladonna, Who are you?" he asked smiling softly.
Blake felt her cheeks heat up. it was never that he didn't care about her past. He just accepted it because of who she was now. Through her actions alone she had unknowingly saved her own life and after opening up to him slightly, though fishing with him on occasion, she felt happier inside. Because of him, her loneliness had been replaced with friendship from her teammates and everyone else at Beacon. He had been doing the same for her that she decided to do for him just this morning. Help him through his struggles. Despite his wrath, despite his monstrous nature and despite his past he truly could be a softy at heart. Something Blake had not realised she was longing for.
Blake was about to answer him when a waitress walked up to their table. "Can I get anything for the young couple?" the waitress questioned with a knowing smile.
Blake returned to her usual deadpan expression while Coal began to choke on his drink having swallowed some of the alcohol the wrong way. Blake also noticed that his face was a bright shade of red as he thumped on his chest with his fist trying to cough up the liquid.
"We are fine thanks. And we are not a couple" Blake clarified to the waitress, before turning back to the boy. Smiling herself she tried another dig at the boy, an opportunity she couldn't miss. "You've never dated before, have you Fluffles?"
"Shut up Kitten!" Coal scoffed, his face turning an even darker red.
"I'll take that as a no." Blake shrugged leaning back in her chair victorious. It felt good to win for once.
"Remember you owe me, so I'd be careful what you say if I were you." Coal said as he returned to his meal.
"Owe you? For what?"
"You saw me naked remember." Coal playfully winked, causing Blake to now turn red faced. "One - one Blake. You need to do better if your gonna beat me in a battle of wits." He said cracking an all too familiar childish smile to the girl. Again, he felt that feeling at the bottom of his gut. His instincts were running haywire today. Had he really missed the Faunus that much?
"Challenge accepted." Blake smirked back. 'No matter what he goes through, he will always find a reason to smile.'
"Who's challenging who?" A new voice spoke up. Both teens looked to the side to see a blond monkey Faunus with a cheesy smile plastered on his face. Blake returned once more to her deadpan expression.
"Nothing you need to be concerned with mate." Coal said as he took another long drink.
"Aww, I missed you too flatfoot." The Faunus smiled down at the two, as he collected a seat and sat down at their table. "Names Sun by the way." He told Blake with a wink.
"Ugh" Blake scoffed rolling her eyes.
"Am I going to have to arrest you for harassment this time Sun?" Coal asked as he raised a brow to the boy.
"This time?" Blake asked somewhat confused.
"I busted him a while back for petty theft when I was still with the military. He wasn't causing much harm so I let him go, in exchange for a favour."
"A favour I'm about to pay back right now." Sun exclaimed still smiling. This caught Coal's attention who quickly adopted a more serious expression, prompting Sun to continue. "I got some dirt on the White Fang that I'll think you'll want to hear."
"Well Sun. You've just gotten my erection."
"Attention." Blake corrected rolling her eyes, forcing herself not to giggle at his innuendo. At least he wasn't as bad as Yang when she got going.
"Six and two threes." Coal shrugged, cracking his smile once more and getting a rather loud laugh from Sun.
"Glad to see you still haven't changed a bit." Sun exclaimed slapping the boy on the back, before donning a serious expression himself. "But seriously. You might want to hear this."
Blake and Coal were lying prone on one of the shipping containers at the docks late in the evening. According to the information Sun, the monkey Faunus, had given them, there was supposedly a large shipment of dust that had recently come in that would be ripe for the taking by the White Fang. Something Blake tried to argue against.
Blake believed that the White Fang wouldn't need such a large quantity of dust. They were still just a rebellious organisation so why would they need so much weaponry. Coal had quickly shut her down though. Seemingly out of nowhere he produced file after file of previous thefts and robberies of dust shops and storages, all committed by the White Fang. Blake got a good look at the files that he kept on her previous organisation. In a word it was creepy.
Coal had probably known the White Fang better than she ever had. He had collected maps of hideout locations, both currently occupied and ones that had been raided by the military… ones he had crossed off himself and made sure she understood that he was directly involved in shutting them down. He had detailed reports on everything about the Fang yet only two parts of the files lacked anything but a name… a file on herself, formerly known as Black Cat and her ex-lover Adam.
Blake was still unsure about the White Fangs involvement in the heists. Something she continuously voiced to Coal during the day while they waited for nightfall.
"I still don't think its them." She stated looking over to the boy to her right, who just kept watching the shipping yard.
"They aren't just a resistance anymore Blake, they are an army now." He answered simply.
"But still. What would they do with all that dust?"
"Bombs, weaponry, trade… all sorts. Look Blake, I know deep down that you still think there is some good in the White Fang, and yeah there may be, but as it stands I cannot take that risk. I won't lose anyone else to them... not this time." Coal said somewhat emotionlessly.
Blake cast her eyes back down towards the ship yard and remained silent after that. She had probably upset him having tried to defend the very organisation that had torched him and his sister but she just couldn't let something like this go. The White Fang had been part of her life for so long. It wasn't easy to leave behind.
Coal let out a loud sigh as he turned onto his back as put on his headphones gazing up at the stars, folding his arms behind his head for comfort. For a while the two just lay in what was their first awkward silence, Blake could just about hear his music playing through his headphones because of her enhanced hearing as a Faunus but that didn't help ease the dry silence.
Then Coal Broke it… He started softly singing along to his music.
~ I reserve my right to feel uncomfortable, reserve my right to be afraid. ~
~ I make mistakes and I am humbled, every step of the way. ~
~ I want to be a better person. ~
~ I want to know the master plan. ~
~ Cast your stones, cast your judgement, you don't make me who I am. ~
Blake was transfixed by his voice as he repeated the same verse in the same soft tone. It was so soft and filled with emotion that she almost shed a tear. She had remembered that he used to sing with his sister when they were younger, but she never expected him to be any good. He was staring at the night sky with a distant yet tranquil look in his black eyes, he was so relaxed regardless of the situation at hand. That short display of emotion driven singing was enough to send her own heart in waves of emotions that Blake hadn't felt in a long time… But it all had to end.
Coal pulled his headphones back down when Sun landed next to him with an armful of fruit.
"Hey. I stole you guys some fruit."
"Am I going to have to arrest you again?"
"Not if you want something to eat." Sun sang holding out an apple to the boy who simply shrugged and took it. Blake rolled her eyes at the two.
"Do you always break the law without a second thought?"
"Weren't you in a terrorist organisation." Coal spat somewhat accusingly casing a dark glare to the girl. Blake just cast her eyes downward once more. Maybe she shouldn't have said anything. Sun nudged Coal in the arm and spoke quietly so that only the two of them could hear.
"A bit harsh dude." Coal nodded solemnly. Sun was right, that was uncalled for, but Blake needed to know where he stood against the Fang. If she stood against him, then she would get the same treatment. Though he regretted saying what he did, he just couldn't apologise for speaking his mind. Blake had been doing it all day trying to defend the Fang, so why was he now the bad guy. Sun spoke up once more. "I'm gonna check the perimeter, maybe see if I can spot anything." Blake nodded without looking. Sun nudged Coal once more to get his attention and gestured towards Blake and silently mimed "Go apologise dumbass." And with that he leapt away. Leaving the Faunus and human alone.
Coal looked towards the Faunus girl, who didn't notice his gaze, praying he hadn't just ruined their friendship. She was one of his first real friends that was around his age and knew more about him now then even his twin sister knew. He trusted her with his life. Now, he didn't know if she would trust him anymore. Everything he had ever did, everything he had ever known had always had some sort of logical answer. Yet when it came to Blake, Coal was becoming more and more confused at how to act. Logic dictates that he was in every right to despise the girl lying beside him yet for some reason he just wanted to know more about her, to see her as just her rather than what she was known for. Then he felt it again, that weird gut feeling. There was another thing he needed to know about the girl, another event that plagued him. Maybe that could be his bad feeling.
"Blake I-" Coal tried to only be interrupted by a strong gust of air that forced him to cover his eyes from the cloud of dust and dirt that was spun up from the draft. Landing in the very centre of the ship yard, was a large bulkhead.
Sort your issues out later. We need the exercise.
Coal nodded to himself before pulling his hood over his head to hide his face from the dust. So, that was his feeling. Incoming hostiles. His mind told him that it was entirely plausible but his instincts told him something else. He hated how much the Faunus confused him.
Blake opened her eyes having shielded them from the wind and dust cloud. She watched in both shock and disappointment as out of the airship, members of the White Fang walked out and headed towards containers. Some members were heavily armed but the others just carried crates and tools to gather the dust supplies they intended to steal… Coal was right, and deep down she knew he would have been.
Blake dropped her eyes in defeat and made to look at the boy and apologise. "I'm sorry." She said to no-one. Coal had been replaced by a half-eaten apple and a single can of beer with a note saying: 'For when the mission's over.'
Blake looked from left to right trying to spot the boy but he was nowhere to be seen. When did he even leave? Where did he go? And damn it, how did he managed to slip away when she had enhanced Faunus senses? "That little bastard!" she quietly cursed, storing the can away for later. His disappearing acts were beginning to get annoying.
"Hey, what's the hold up!" A voice spoke as a man exited the bulkhead. He wore a simple white coat and wore a bowler hat over his ginger hair caring a cigar in one hand and a cane in the other. "we're not the most inconspicuous of thieves at the moment so why don't you animals pick up the pace." Roman Torchwick ordered.
Blake's eyes widened at the man she saw. Why was a human of all things here… and ordering the Faunus around. That made no sense what so ever. She jumped down into the shadows of the containers and began to sneak her way towards the only human around seeing as Coal had disappeared once more. She didn't even notice as a thick mist started to form around the ship yard, helping to conceal her presence further.
She slipped up to Roman and held her blade to his throat. "What the! Oh for-"
"Nobody move!" Blake ordered having lost all patience with the world. As Roman's minions draw weapons and pointed them towards her, Blake reached up with her free hand and removed her bow, showing her cat ears. "Brothers of the White Fang. Why are you aiding this scum?" she demanded to know. Some of the Faunus looked at one another before lowering their weapons, confused themselves.
"Look kid, didn't you get the memo."
"What are you talking about?"
"The white fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together."
"Tell me what it is or I'll put an end to your little operation."
"I wouldn't exactly call it a little operation." Roman smirked as the wind picked up once more. Two more bulkheads closing in. Roman's smirk grew at seeing his reinforcements and shifted his cane to shoot down at the ground at the girl's feet. But he never got the chance as someone else caused an explosion before him.
BOOM
A giant fireball exploded out of the first bulkhead.
BOOM
And a second came from the other aircraft as they both began to fall from the sky. One landing on the edge of the ship yard while the other actually hit the water and started to sink.
Blake and Roman separated due to the force of the blasts. recovering quickly Blake made to go after the human before he could regroup with his allies. She felt herself being pulled deeper into the mist by a strong grip on her upper arm. With it came a dark voice.
"Stay put! Leave this to the professionals!" Coal spoke quietly as he placed his headset on Blake's head and walked out from the mist, leaving Blake to stare at his back as he walked out into the open. "I'll be back for that!" His hood was up so that she couldn't fully see his face but Blake recognised the voice. As she watched the human walk away to engage in a fight with the White Fang and Roman Torchwick she knew one thing was certain.
Someone was going to die tonight.
Then, Coal started to laugh to himself. She couldn't tell whether he was mad or actually genuinely amused at something.
"Hey! You White Fang Bastards!" Coal shouted getting the attention of the criminal who cursed at the sight of the known executioner standing at the edge of the eerie mist. No one had eyes that glowed that shade of blue, Roman had heard stories of a boy in the military that had taken down some of his predecessors and pervious business associates and now here he was standing less than fifty metres away. "I owe you for what you did to us!"
