The Beast and The Gemstone

Ok here's the second chapter of The Beast and The Gemstone this chapter is going to focus on Adam a bit more. Letting us know what happened to him after the attack. Adam will also kind of act like normal but will have a soft spot for Ruby and be having second thoughts about the White Fang. Also for those of you wondering when in the timeline this takes place its after season 1 were they discover Blake is a faunus but before the food fight of season 2 so in between seasons.

Adam Taurus was not having a good day a few months ago his partner Blake left the White Fang and since then he had been thinking about the original goals of the White Fang. Which was peace and equality between humans and faunus at least that's was originally now though? What was it that they were trying to obtain now? It wasn't equality that's for sure it was like the leaders of the Fang wanted to show they're better than humans to get them to respect us. (AN: the white fang operates throughout Remnant so in this fic there are several "Leaders" who take control the White Fang in the different areas of Remnant) Places like Patch were ignored by the fang because no problems with humans and faunus really existed there. But after Blake had left Adam was beginning to doubt whether or not faunus were getting more respect. Sure people feared the Fang but fear wasn't the same as respect.

Adam then got to thinking about why it was affecting him more today than before. It was what happened 11 years ago it started out like any other day for him then things got crazy fast one minute they were at home having a normal day the next they were running for their lives. Adam thought back to the point they got separated.

Flashback

"Summer, Ruby are you alright?" his dad Mino yelled over the rubble as he got up being knocked down by the rubble.

"We're fine get to the Bullheads we'll meet you there!" he heard relied Summer

"Alright Adam come on we got to move" Mino said checking Adam was ok.

"Ruby let's go." Adam heard Summer say through the rubble

Adam and Mino started running towards the Bullheads both hoping that Summer and Ruby would be alright. Lucky there seemed to be no grimm getting in the way for them and they were able to make it to the Bullheads. They got on one and were waiting for Summer and Ruby to get there.

"They should be here by now" Mino muttered so low Adam almost missed it. Mino knelt down in front of Adam and said "Adam I'm going to look for the others I need you to stay on this ship do you understand I need you to stay on the ship."

"I understand." Adam replied

"Good I'll be back I promise" Mino said

Mino then ran back out into the chaos outside. Adam waited for him to return with Summer and Ruby. Eventually he heard the 2 piolets talking.

"We have to leave the towns overrun." called one piolet

"No please my family is haven't made it back yet" Adam said running to them

The two men looked at each other "Sorry but if we stay much longer then we might not make it maybe they're on one of the other ships." One of the men said knelling down in front of him.

With that the bullhead took off eventually they landed as soon as they got off one of the piolets tried to help Adam find his family. But to no anvil Adam was sent to an orphanage which was run by a faunus hating lady guess what she hated him sure she seemed nice to anyone else but faunus treated badly it was a month later that he was kicked out of the orphanage. Another two months passed and he was found on the streets by another faunus who took him in and introduced him to the White Fang there he met Blake a young cat faunus. The two became friends though Adam never spoke of his past and became closed off about it.

Flashback end

As time went on Adam started to blame humans for the loss of his family if they had of stayed a bit longer he was sure his parents and sister would still be alive. But recently he started to doubt some of that he started to remember that his dad told him that violence would only cause more violence to happen and that it would escalate into another war. He was broken out of his train of thought by a timid voice behind him.

"Adam is that you?" said a familiar voice though Adam couldn't quiet place it something in him was saying he knew the owner.

Turning around Adams eyes widened at first he thought it was a trick but her age was right, she had black hair that tipped red at the end and silver eyes and finally she had a red hooded cape. There standing before him alive and well was his long thought to be dead little sister… (AN: thought of ending it here

"Ruby?" Adam said not quite trusting his eyes

"Adam!" Ruby said with tears as she almost knocked him over when she tackled him into a hug.

"How I thought you were." Adam couldn't finish.

Meanwhile back at beacon Weiss was thinking about how her leader had been acting today she said it was just an off day but Yang did still seem more concerned afterwards. Looking around the dorm she decided to do some cleaning after all with Ruby and Yang somewhere in vale and Blake in the library reading there wasn't much else to do seeing the unmade state of Ruby's bed Weiss decided to start there. When Weiss moved the pillow she noticed what looked like a photo lying face down on the bed curiosity got the better of her and she decide that a quick look wouldn't hurt. Picking up the photo and turning it over Weiss saw that it was what looked like a family photo. In it was an obviously younger Ruby about 3-4 years old with the same Red cape being held by an older woman who looked just like her only with a white cape. Weiss assumed this was Ruby's mother but what confused her were the two men in the photo who looked alike who were they if they were related to Ruby how come she hadn't seen the boy he looked like he could be at beacon by now and nether Ruby or Yang mentioned a brother now she thought about where was Yang in the photo. Could Ruby have been adopted? Is that why she was so sad today?

"What are you doing?" Blake said startling her out of her thoughts

"You startled me" Weiss said looking at Blake. "Anyway I was Making Ruby's bed I was bored and decide to do some tidying and Ruby seemed down today so." She trailed of.

"you thought you would do something nice." Blake said smiling before noticing the Photo. "what's that?"

"Oh I found this under Ruby's Pillow I think it might be the real reason why she was down today" Weiss replied handing Blake the Photo. Blake looked at the photo and noticed Ruby and her mum but what shocked her was the boy in the photo a boy she had meet in the WhiteFang and been partnered with. A bull faunus named Adam Taurus.

Oh no how will Blake react to this? So what did you guys think of this chapter thanks to the people who reviewed and those who like this story. Please feel free to leave a review and until next time Arctic out.