Okay seeing as the first chapter of this got so much praise and love I suppose I should make it into a series.
Chapter 2: A Wake Up Call
"Hello, Schnee-Rose residence Sanguine speaking." Sanguine said answering the phone. "Hey Sangie is your mother awake yet." A woman's voice came in over the receiver.
"Oh auntie Winter, I don't think so do you want me to go wake them up?" Sanguine said in his normal happy tone. "Please, if you don't mind." Winter responded with an almost cold tone but oddly warm at the same time.
Sanguine ran up the stairs and knocked on his parent's door. When no response came he opened it and walked over to Weiss' side. He began shaking Weiss gentle almost as though she was made of glass. "Mama auntie Winter is on the phone, she wants to speak to you." Sanguine said quietly as to not wake up Ruby but loud enough to wake up Weiss.
At the mention of her sister Weiss' eyes shot open and the sleep she was enjoying was instantly disrupted. She took the phone from Sanguine and shook Ruby. "Yes Winter, to what do I owe this pleasantry?" making sure to say her sister's name louder than the rest to wake Ruby up.
Ruby shot up forgetting that she had Amethyst sleeping on her chest whom she caught very quickly.
"Remember when you said when we come to the back end of no-where known as Patch you would come and get us." Winter said and Weiss could almost see her checking her nails. "Crap was that today. When are you guys in." Weiss asked jumping out of her bed as Ruby took Sanguine and Amethyst outside the room.
"Oh no, I don't want to put you and that Red head out of your way, but we have been here for almost two hours so we decided to get a taxi ride to your place. We should be there in a few minutes. Consider this to be your wake-up call." Winter said with a distinct tone in her voice of aggression but oddly enough by the sound of it, it wasn't directed at Weiss.
"Right I'll see you in a few then and I suggest getting that stick out Sanguine loves spending time with you and seeing you stuck up would crush him." Weiss said and before her sister could respond Weiss hung up and threw the phone at the bed.
"Hey honey so when is your sister coming and have you told her about Amethyst yet?" Ruby said once she saw Weiss coming down the stairs. "Soon and No but she is going to see her in about…" before Weiss could continue there was a knock at the door.
Weiss walked over and opened it to see a tall man in a nice suit holding a bunch of bags. "Hey Snow White, Long-time no see by the way your sister is angry so I'd keep sharp objects away from her right now." The man said stepping in and right behind him Weiss saw her identical twin… Winter. The only difference is she had a side ponytail going over her left shoulder and didn't have the scar going across her left eye.
"There is a reason I'm angry and for once it isn't about my sister forgetting about me." Winter shouted with venom at the man. "What did Michael do?" Ruby asked not getting up from her seat to make sure Sanguine finished his breakfast of cereal and juice.
"He bought a night club and made me the deed holder. All without telling me." Winter said stepping inside the house giving Weiss an awkward hug. "For the last time I didn't make you the deed holder for the sake you would have to run it. I made you the deed holder because the Night club is just a front but it is an underground fight club." Michael said taking a seat at the table so he could look at the Schnee sisters.
"Oh so it is better that you want me to put you in the ring where you could DIE." Winter shouted the last word like he wasn't getting the idea about what he did wrong. "It would take a lot more than two guys to kill me… hell your dad has sent a lot more after me with professional training." Michael said looking into the book Sanguine had open and was studying.
"Well Daddy isn't the brightest and can we please drop this so we don't make Sangie upset?" Winter asked as she walked over to the table and took a seat then Weiss took one. "Auntie Winter you know I don't like being called that… it makes me feel like a child." Sanguine said with a pout without taking his gaze from the book.
"If you weren't five I would consider it. Is that one of the books your grandpa gave you?" Winter asked still pissed at Michael but agreed to not continue the argument. "Yes it is. It is about the five Kingdoms and how Vollen rose to become one." Sanguine said taking a sip from his juice.
"Hey that was me and my friends." Michael said with a proud smirk on his face but when he looked at Ruby he noticed the Faunus Baby. "Hey Little Red whose Baby is that?" Michael asked. Causing Winter to look to Ruby and noticing the Faunus baby.
"Oh um I kinda found her almost getting attacked by Grimm and no mother anywhere around, now that I think about it that was almost a week ago and the next day we adopted her." Ruby said with her normal cheerful grin on her face. "So not only did you and Ruby find a way to bend the laws of nature but you adopted a Faunus. Does daddy know because if he doesn't find out for a while he will be angry." Winter said to her sister.
"Yes Father knows. He doesn't like the idea if us adopting a baby because how Sanguine spends about a week at Castle White with them being tutored, and how he doesn't want to do it for another one." Weiss said taking Amethyst from Ruby so Winter could see her niece. "Well Grandpa hasn't found a decent person because I already know what they teach." Sanguine said closing the book.
"Yes but Sangie don't you have photographic memory and then to top it off you read those boring books." Winter chimed in. "The books Grandpa gives me can be a bit boring but most of the time they explain things in great detail so by the time I finish reading them I have a better understanding." Sanguine retorted.
"Right… so sis you know what this means we need to go clothes shopping for this bundle of joy!" Winter said picking up Amethyst. "And if Michael doesn't want to sleep on the couch he is going to pay for the new clothes." Winter added while getting up with Weiss.
"You know my details but try and keep it under a few million." Michael said in a defeatist tone. "Damn straight I know them and later tonight we are having a few strong words." Winter said going outside slightly before Weiss.
After a few minutes passed and Sanguine finished his breakfast while his mom and her friend talked Sanguine finally spoke up. "She isn't mad at you for the reason you are thinking. She knows you most likely won't die but the chance no matter how small is still too high because she had to fight to get you for so long."
"What do you mean and how do you know?" Michael said in scepticism. "Sanguine, what did me and your mother say about doing that to other people's conversations." Ruby cut in not giving the boy a chance to answer his uncle's question.
"I'm sorry mom but he wouldn't figure it out till to late and she was screaming it internally." Sanguine said looking down at the ground not wanting to meet his mom's gaze. "And to answer your question Michael, Sanguine can see auras and by extension what the person is thinking deep down. It makes trying to be stealthy pointless." Ruby said explaining the situation to the man.
"That is soo cool! How far can you see is it just what is naturally inside your line of sight or is it all around?" Michael asked with full curiosity.
"To put it simply I can barely see all of Patch." Sanguine said as he began to clutch the left side of his face. "Honey, have you been taking the eye drops the doctors prescribed for you?" Ruby asked in a tone full of concern.
"NO that makes it hurt worse!" Sanguine said trying to get away from the group but got caught by the scruff of his shirt. "Honey, I don't want a repeat of last time. Please for me and your Mama just can you take the without a fight this time." Ruby said without changing her tone keeping it soft and gentle.
"I'm not taking them! What is the point if I'm just going to go blind in that eye anyways?!" Sanguine said trying to fight his way out of the grip Michael has on him. "Kid I'm sure Little Red doesn't want to hear this kind of talk so can you please take them. I'm sure they may hurt but normally if a doctor gives them to you it is for the best." Michael said pulling Sanguine back with little force and propped Sanguine up on a chair.
"No they hurt a lot more and always make me tired after taking them." Sanguine said with a pout crossing his arms and closing his left eye tight. "Honey, you know I don't want to but if I have to I'll call your Granddad and aunt to force you to take them. So please just take them and I'll get you some cookies when you wake up." Ruby pleaded with her son.
"Mom no fair, you know I hate it when you give me that face and plead with me, it makes me feel like I'm a monster. Fine give me the drops." Sanguine relented not wanting to see his mom look at him with a pout in her face.
Meanwhile…
"Weiss why did you have to drag me and Amber along with your sister's shopping spree?" Blake asked holding onto her daughter's hand. "Well I'm not going to go with just me and Amethyst because she will go overboard and get her some pointless outfits." Weiss answered holding Amethyst.
"Well you need a stroller and I want to spend a lot of his money so let's get started." Winter said to the complaining duo. "I hope you do know he may be intelligent when it comes to politics and owning companies but is dense when it comes to how woman feel. You should give him a break." Blake said trying to break some of the hatred she has developed for her Boyfriend in the last few hours.
"Mommy can we get some ice cream?" Amber asked tugging on Blake's sleeve. "Sweetie it is ten in the morning, we will get some later." Blake said to her daughter who just puffed up her cheeks. "So where is the most expensive place on this island?" Winter asked
After a few hours of shopping the group sat outside a café talking, "So is that all, he bought you an underground fight club?" Blake asked confused to what brought on the shopping spree. "You are aware that he doesn't see the possibility of him dying. He just sees it as a slight warm up." Blake said monotone.
"I know but if he does die I would have to watch it. I can't stand to see him get a broken arm but I don't want to watch him get killed let alone die." Winter said staring into her cup of coffee. "Mommy can I have some more ice cream." Amber asked with a small look of a puppy dog look. "Here just go and give the man behind the counter this and ask for another bowl of ice cream." Winter said handing the small half Faunus girl a card, who skipped back inside to go get some of the delicious frozen desert.
"Well now she is going to be up all night. Thanks while you are at it I'm sure you guys want to let Yang cook. Hmm." Blake said with nothing but sarcasm in her voice as Amber came walking back with a bowl. "Oh mama is going to cook? I'm pretty sure the fire department doesn't want any more calls like last time she did." Amber said giggling.
"Right well Amber you may want to finish that fast because I need to get back to put this little girl down to sleep." Weiss said gentle raising her arms with Amethyst in them. When she saw this Amber began to shovel the ice cream into her mouth as fast as her small four year old arms could muster.
The walk back was enjoyable when they came to the final few yards the saw a pillar of smoke coming from the back yard of Weiss and Ruby's house. "I'll go check that out, you guys stay back a bit." Blake said letting go of her daughter's hand to run to see what caused it. "Knowing Ruby she tried those unstable Rounds again." Weiss said continuing a leisurely walking speed back to her house.
"Ow ow ow ow, I'm sorry mom. How was I supposed to know those rounds were unstable?" Sanguine said getting his ear pulled by Ruby walking outside with Blake and Michael in tow. "I can't believe you broke into my ammo storage and took not only some rounds but tools as well!" Ruby sternly shouted.
"In my defence I got Blake the second to get the stuff I just built the weapon." Sanguine said as Ruby realised his ear and he ran over to Weiss. "I told you that cat was evil but I had no idea it was working in cahoots with our son." Weiss said to ruby as she grabbed Sanguine's ear.
"Ow owowowowowowow. I'm sorry but can you let go of my ear please mama?" Sanguine pleaded to Weiss. "Don't let him go honey he still needs to take the eye drops that he thought I forgot about." Ruby added causing Weiss to pull his ear harder.
"Blake call my sister because she won't answer me." Ruby turned around to Blake and asked her. "She says she is on her way because I already called her thinking you attempted to use those rounds again." Blake said in her normal monotone voice.
"Why does everyone think I'm dumb enough to use highly unstable rounds twice when the first time ended up with me hospitalised for a few days." Ruby pouted crossing her arms. "Well to be fair Little Red, in my experience you guys don't exactly learn your lessons too well." Michael said walking up to Winter.
"Right I get it you don't want me to use those rounds again but can I not get my ear ripped off before I have the chance to look at the damage to my weapon." Sanguine said flailing his arms to try and get out of the death grip Weiss has on his ears. "No not until your Aunt the barbarian gets here so we can give your medicine you refuse to take." Weiss said letting Winter push the stroller up while Weiss walked up to Ruby with Sanguine trying to keep up.
"Rubes did you try those rounds again I thought you would have learned your lesson!" Yang yells running up to Ruby. "I did and it was your lovable nephew who we also need your help because he still won't take his eye drops." Ruby said with only slight irritation in her voice.
"Again?! Come on sport, one of these days you won't be able to see in that eye if you don't keep using them." Yang says lifting Sanguine around the waist so his feet aren't touching the ground. "What's the point I will lose it eventually all I am doing is prolonging the inevitable so let me down so I can go see if Crescent Moon isn't destroyed!" Sanguine said flailing wildly in Yang's arms.
"Uhhh here." Michael said pinching a nerve near his neck and after a few seconds later Sanguine was unconscious. "How long could you do that and can you teach me it?" Yang asked.
"Long since before we did the fight in Beacon and no because if you get it wrong you can kill the person." Michael said sternly taking the unconscious boy from Yang's arms. "Two birds one stone, he doesn't fight no need for excess people and he won't feel the pain. Now do you mind telling me exactly why he is such a pessimist when he says it is inevitable he is going to go blind in his eye." Michael said to the group.
"Because it is the drops do just prolong it, it is the price he is paying to see auras but he never wanted to." Weiss said taking a small bottle from Ruby and opening Sanguine's eye a little bit so she can put some of the eye drops in. "Well I would be bummed if I was told I will be blind in one eye but why does he refuse to take them if it allows him to see you guys with that eye even a little longer." Michael added.
"We don't know. Hopefully at some point they find a cure for it but because it is part of his genetics I doubt it will happen." Ruby said taking Amethyst from Winter. "Well me, my kitten and kitty cat are going to head on home Rubes and you may want to destroy those rounds because he may get them again." Yang said grabbing a hold of Amber's hand and all she did was smile.
"I'll do that Yang and don't ignore my calls what if something happened?" Ruby said pouting. "You and Ice queen there are the best partners to ever graduate Beacon it will take a lot to cause you guys danger." Yang added starting to walk away from the house. "if memory serves all it took was me." Michael said with a smirk as Yang passed which earned him a hit in the arm from Yang's free hand.
"I hope he will eventually take them without the need of force." Weiss said softly to Ruby who still held Amethyst.
Author's Note:
Right sorry for the lateness of this chapter I kind of owe you guys an excuse and the main one is I have a job that just started to give me more hours so that kind of takes priority but I did write this chapter despite the burns on my thumb and a cut on my hand… who knew a restaurant kitchen can be dangerous. Second reason being I have had a mass influx of proof reading things for people most of which are friends. But I plan to upload another chapter tonight so enjoy.
Timmydog Out :)