A/N: Woo! Chapter 3! Yay! But, all joking aside, I need to clarify something. The main focus of this is not rape, it's the torture, and the psychological effects it has on the siblings. I understand that rape is a very serious thing, and had not meant it to be offensive. If you do find it offensive, I apologize, and sincerely hope that if you do impart your thoughts on this story, you do it in a kind manner. Feedback is appreciated, but only if it's not in a rude or intentionally mean manner. But wow, I never expected this to get so many views. I'm baffled!
Months passed, and the siblings grew even more inseparable. They wouldn't go anywhere without the rest of the team, and oftentimes the smallest thing made them jump. The physical wounds healed, and the team learned to work around the psychological ones. Those, too, faded to the back of their minds, and the siblings appeared to be their normal selves.
Midwinter, Ruby's PoV
"Snow snow go away, or at least cancel school for us," Ruby skipped along ahead, holding a cup of steaming hot coco in her hand. She had been suppressing an attack ever since the café, for the woman working behind the counter had been no one other than Cinder. The knuckles holding her cup were white, drawing the attention of Yang, who laid a comforting hand on her shoulder. All of the younger girl's actions were forced, trying to maintain composure so she didn't worry the rest of her team, though the pale and clamminess alerted them to her offness.
"Ruby, what is wrong?" The white clad heiress spoke up, causing Ruby to jump and muffle a small scream.
"N-Nothing, why?" The siblings shared a look of understanding.
Yang's PoV
Something had spooked Ruby, and Yang was determined to find out. "Blake," Yang jerked her head to the side, indicating she should follow. Blake glanced once more at Ruby before following the blonde, surprised that she was purposely leaving Ruby showing on her normally composed face.
"Yang…?"
"Something in that café spooked Ruby. I'm willing to bed it was that… woman," Yang could tell her eyes were the shade of red that indicated she was pissed. She didn't care. She wanted revenge on the woman that hurt Ruby. That is, until she felt a familiar breeze. "Blake… We need to move." No answer. Yang spun, looking for her partner, panic swelling when she couldn't find her, only finding the short woman that haunted Yang's nightmares.
"BLAKE!"
Ruby's PoV
Ruby had almost won her battle with the panic when she heard Yang's scream, and saw the familiar pair of burning gold eyes. Then she unleashed the loudest scream she could manage, only to be cut short by a slap turned caress.
"Come with me, dear. I'll make your pain better," sharp nails discreetly dug into Ruby's cheek, forcing her to comply. Silver eyes darted around in search of her partner, but could find no trace of the heiress. Step by unwilling step, Ruby followed her former captor to a dark sports car, ducking into the back as told, even though it killed her to do so. Yang was already there, knocked unconscious by her petit captor. The girl turned and gave Ruby an innocent smile as they took off, unnerving the girl further.
Blake's PoV
The cat faunus woke to find her blonde hair partner gone, and Weiss supporting her, crying softly.
"Weiss? What's wrong?"
"They're gone again…"
"What? How?"
"The cashier from the café had been following us. When Ruby saw her, she screamed. The woman slapped her, then caressed her face. Ruby stopped screaming and followed the woman…"
"Why didn't you stop her?"
"I… I couldn't move. Something had me anchored to place. I couldn't talk, couldn't move, couldn't do anything besides watch that woman take Ruby again. Where's Yang?"
"I don't know. I was knocked unconscious as Yang and I were headed back to the café. Yang was determined to take revenge for Ruby."
Weiss's PoV
Something didn't make sense to Weiss. How had the woman who took Ruby known they would go to that particular café? Unless she had been following Ruby. Suddenly, all of Ruby and Yang's episodes seemed to make more sense. How Ruby claimed she had seen a burning pair of eyes in the dorm in the middle of the night, or how a certain figure in the hall was the woman. Or how Yang would freak out over a simple abandoned parasol leaning casually against the fountain. The simple things she had overlooked added up to a bigger picture. They had been stalked.
"Blake. They were stalked. That's how they knew where we would be today. The simple things we had overlooked? The eyes in the dorm? The parasol against the fountain? Those were ensuring they never forgot their time captured. We're dealing with some sick, twisted people. We won't be able to handle this on our own."
"No one will ever be able to handle this on their own. Especially not those two. We need to find them before they break."
Ruby's PoV
Silver eyes scanned for a chance to escape. Escape capture, escape life. Her thoughts had turned darker and darker the longer she had been captured, her body undergoing more physical abuse. Cinder had gotten more lenient with her the more time and obedient Ruby was. It seemed Neo had been the same with Yang. They were allowed to explore, never getting far because of a collar around their necks. The chain gradually got longer, and Ruby was nearing the edge, both mentally and physically. She couldn't stand seeing Yang getting closer and closer to Neo in what she assumed was Stockholm syndrome.
Soon, her thoughts were filled with nothing but suicide, knowing rescue wasn't coming. Hope had been completely extinguished, even envious when Yang was released from her collar. She decided to play obedient Ruby until Cinder released her from the chafing thing around her neck. The day it happened was the day she dived off the cliff and to certain freedom.
Yang's PoV
Yang had grown fond of the pint sized captor, but hated seeing Ruby chained like a dog. She repeatedly asked Neo to get Cinder to release Ruby, and grew more and more worried the closer Ruby paced to the edge. When Ruby dived off the cliff in front of Yang's eyes, she was shocked.
"Ruby!" Yang dived off the cliff after her sister, much to the shock of both captors. Neither had enough time to react, Neo rushing to the edge of the cliff, only to find the blonde speck of Yang's hair disappearing in the distance.
A/N: One more chapter before this is over! I promise I'll be nicer to Blake and Weiss. I know I kinda rushed the ending, but I wanted to finish this before I lost interest and dropped it. Favorites/follows/reviews are always welcome!