A/N READ THIS FIRST BEFORE READING CHAPTER PLEASE

There, now that I have your attention I can actually say this:

A few people here have mentioned in PM's that the conversations (particularly Yang and Weiss) seemed a little forced and probably wouldn't happen regularly. I mean I know not everyone thinks that way and no one meant any offense by it I'm sure, but I figured I'd at least explain myself to you guys before you read on. This was one of the responses I gave to my friend Blitzkrizer, and I think it sums it up best:

"I know what you mean about the development though. In the end what I was basically trying to do was put each character on an individual level and how they would feel before any interaction before thinking over my process.

So in this case for example, Weiss is known to get very easily ticked off, which is why as soon as Yang made the comment she had the scowel and her thoughts about Yang's teasing being annoying. That being said, like in the episode where Oobleck convinced Weiss to give Ruby a chance, we can see that Weiss once given (for lack of better word) credible evidence of a situation, is more than willing to try to fix it, even if she won't admit she was wrong. So here when Yang looked so vulnerable and Weiss came to understand why she did what she did, although she would never admit to being wrong, she did try her best to fix what was in front of her.

Yang on the other hand was slightly trickier, kinda just cause as I said it's how I see a possible scenario of why she acts the way she does. That being said, like in episode 8 where they were gathering the chess pieces, we can see that Yang can very easily break under constant agitation (like Blake pointing out every monster that appears in front of them), which here came from Weiss interrupting her and talking bad about Ruby whom she's very protective of. Although in the show when she had her outburst, there was fighting and Weiss falling out of the sky to more or less distract her and bring her back to the current moment. Especially here, in the case where she burst out of emotion rather than pure annoyance, it's fairly easy to picture her getting caught in an emotional type sadness/rage.

So yea, it was long and a bit over-thought probably but that's my take on how I wrote it and why I liked it in the end. Thoughts on that?"

I pass the same question to you guys, does that seem to make sense to you guys? Idk I just like getting opinions on my work and my thought process, helps me think more and get better.

Then again that's what reviews are for (wink wink nudge nudge), that and PM's

Anyways enough rambling, enjoy the chapter!

EDIT: Sorry, some things didn't transfer in the document like message outlines and whatnot. Should be all fixed now :)

For quick reference by the way (really should have done this sooner, my fault) Italics are thoughts, Underline will be written messages, and Bold (can't make that look fancier :p) will be anything by me (usually A/N's or maybe a comment if I need to). Tis all

As they traveled deeper and deeper into the forest area the area got darker and darker, the trees looking more rugged and dead. The leaves overhead more plentiful in number the sun was further blocked out, only a few beams appearing from above from gaps between various trees. This was more than fine for the faunus, her enhanced vision allowing her to see better in darker areas, and Ruby didn't seem to mind, the light being just enough for her to travel and see any obstacles that were in front of her.

Ruby eventually decided to stop and look around for Grimm, having traveled far enough into the area they were assigned to. She seemed to stop at the perfect place, noticing some Beowolves up ahead. Remembering what Blake had asked her she found three leaves nearby each other and began rustling them against one another, trying to signal Blake when she made her way over there that she had stopped.

Ruby looked back at her scroll and noticed it was a little before 3:00, reaching her usual stopping point early thanks to Blake's speed that allowed her to use her semblance. She decided to message her sister and see how their trip was going.

How goes it for you two so far?

As Ruby sat there waiting for the response and for Blake her mind wandered a bit. She noticed that, being able to have full use of her speed semblance, she managed to cover much more distance thanks to a single use, her speed must have generally increased during the duration of her running, or at least not-decreased through spread-out uses. It was nice having the freedom to travel at her own speed, not restricting herself since Weiss was with Yang for the day.

Hm, I wonder if Blake used to restrict her strength to hide that she was a Faunus with her speed. Maybe she's a better fighter now that she doesn't have to hide her actual ability around us?

At the mentioning of her name Ruby started thinking back to the moment they had previously, a small smile coming to her face. As was getting lost in thought she didn't notice Blake had finally caught up to her and was next to her looking around the area Ruby stopped.

"Did you manage to see any Grimm around here?"

Again, Ruby let out an audible shriek, surprised once again at Blake next to her. Luckily her shriek wasn't loud enough for much else around them to hear, but both her and Blake nervously checked the area anyway, making sure they were safe. "Sorry about that." A small bit of disappointment was on Blake's facial expression, realizing she had scared Ruby twice now.

Noticing this Ruby decided to give her a reassuring smile. "Its fine, I'm just used to Weiss yelling at me when she sees me rather than sneaking." She saw Blake lighten up a little at the words and felt reassured in what she said. "I can't be mad at you for being good at being all stealthy."

Blake's slightly disheartened expression had turned into a grin at her leader's compliment.

You just know what to say when I'm upset don't you?

Blake pushed the thought out of her mind, once again not sure what had made it come up that way in the first place.

"Anyway" Ruby started, "I saw a pack of Beowolves, they're in a clearing up ahead."

See, my reports aren't wrong all the time Weiss. Ruby quickly thought in accomplishment.

At the thought of her name Ruby realized that Weiss not being there also meant no real battle plan. Ruby would rarely be able to do what she wanted properly but it was still a plan.

I wonder if Blake has any ideas…Couldn't hurt to ask I guess.

"Any ideas on how to take em out?" Ruby didn't want to make Blake think she couldn't think of a plan, but also didn't exactly want to seem like she knew exactly what she was doing. That was sort of why she had Weiss.

"Actually yea." Ruby could practically see the gears turning in Blake's head as she started thinking. "I have an idea, it's an old hit and run tactic I used to use in the White Fang when I worked with, Adam…"

Blake hadn't told RWBY much about Adam, other than that they were close and in the White Fang together. That being said it wasn't hard to tell that they had some, 'history'. Blake lost focus at the mentioning of his name, and Ruby saw it immediately.

"Hey!" Ruby half-yelled at Blake. It was just enough to snap her out of it as Ruby continued. "It doesn't matter who he is or what you did. You're not a member anymore, you said yourself. Besides, team FANG doesn't even have a B in it!"

Blake and Ruby both couldn't help but chuckle at the pun.

Yang rubbed off on her over the years I suppose. Blake decided.

Ruby finished her point. "You're a member of the best team ever now, team RWBY! That's all that matters."

Blake couldn't help but smile at what Ruby said.

She…she really doesn't care that I basically used to be a human terrorist. Thank you Ruby…Thank you..."Thanks Ruby, I think I needed that."

Ruby kept her smile going, she never let it down when she was speaking to Blake. "My pleasure, partner."

Blake kept her smile for a while longer, but also knew they had to get to work. "Anyway, to make it simple you go out there and attack the pack more or less as a big distraction. Meanwhile I'll attack from the back and pick off any stragglers that stray away while focused on you. Eventually when they thin out we'll finish them off together."

Ruby didn't show it, but she was a little surprised at first at how simple but clever Blake's plan was. Not only would it effectively defeat the pack, but she also didn't have to worry about running into Blake or ruining it because they would pretty much be fighting separately.

Yes! I get to run around and do what I want AND be part of a plan! Ruby was getting happier by the second. Again, best temporary partner EVER!

Composing herself, although unable to keep a devilish grin on her face, Ruby put on the most confident tone she could muster trying not to sound childishly excited. "Sounds good. I'll wait here until you reach the other side." She was trying to make sure she sounded like a leader, regardless of her excitement to be able to go nuts…

Blake could tell, but simply nodded and started moving.

No need to ruin her good mood.

As Ruby saw Blake leave she got a message back from Yang on her scroll.

Nothing major yet here, we'll send a message when we head back

Dismissing the message, Ruby turned back to what was ahead of her, waiting for Blake.

Ruby waits to see Blake on other side, preparing Crescent Rose in it's sniper form as Blake makes her way to the other end of the clearing through the trees. Ruby can see now that there's a pack of about maybe 30 or so Beowolves, all moving about without any kind of organization whatsoever.

Once she sees Blake across the clearing ready she fires Crescent Rose, killing 2 Beowolves with headshots. As they notice and charge her she unfolds Crescent rose and begins swinging in large arcs, killing a couple more with her scythe and pushing others back in the process.

Meanwhile Blake was already there with Gambol Shroud in double-edged blade form, slashing away at lone Beowolves from behind as they were distracted by Ruby, maintaining her distance and only catching the few stragglers.

Knowing that the plan relied on Blake not being caught Ruby goes into air, spinning and dodging Beowolves as they try to jump up at her to keep as much attention on herself as possible.

While on her descent from her jump Ruby shoots one Beowolf farther on the edge of the pack while spinning her scythe, killing it immediately. After the shot another Beowolf had turned to his dead companion and noticed Blake behind the pack.

She had her sword at her side, deciding to wait behind the fight for the stragglers, but she immediately noticed that the Beowolf saw her and prepared for it to charge. Before doing so it had howled at the rest of the pack to turn around. Noticing that there were two threats the pack began diverting some attention to Blake.

Blake seeing that she was found out separated Gambol Shroud into its dual-sword form and began slashing at the Beolwolves that charged at her, trying her best to hold back the large amount. She decided to make good use of her semblance, placing various afterimages on her left and right sides over the duration, both to keep an eye out for any side strikes and for further intimidation, not looking like one lone target for the pack.

Realizing Blake was in danger Ruby jumped up and fired into the air, using the momentum to go above the dwindling pack and appear next to Blake's side, killing a Beowolf that was about to swipe at her in the process.

The pack having thinned by this point, Ruby and Blake decided to go onto the offensive. Blake put her 1st sword of Gambol Shroud into its handgun form, and began using the recoil of her bullets with the ribbon on her arm to send the blade on the edge of the pistol slashing through the Beowolves as she jumped and spun forward through the bulk of the pack.

Following a similar approach to Blake, Ruby had begun firing Crescent Rose, using the recoil to further her scythe's speed as she spun in a constant circular motion side by side with Blake.

Both had near perfect harmony with each other in the moment, each spin at near same velocity as they each held barely enough distance for their own weapons to avoid collision.

Once they could both see that there was no longer a large pack in front of them, they both stopped their motions to assess their situation. They realized that they had killed near all the Beowolves that were still alive, only a few stray ones running away from their position. Realizing that they couldn't simply let them leave, Ruby began firing at the ones that were farther away with Crescent Rose, while Blake shot the ones closer to their position, recognizing that Ruby's sniper could shoot much farther than her handgun, as accurate as it may be.

After shooting down the last few stragglers they both took a moment to look at their success. There were plenty of Beowolf corpses on the ground in front of them, plenty with severed heads or body parts from the girls' spinning blades. It was a field full of gore that reeked of chaos, and both Huntresses in training couldn't have been happier at the result.

Ruby was used to Weiss having a set battle strategy that was too hard to follow and remember in the heat of battle, forcing her to usually just kill what was in front of her and do what came naturally. This would be followed by a scowl and fair amount of yelling from her partner for being reckless before she would storm off, leaving Ruby to follow her apologetically.

Blake worked best attacking by surprise, but Yang having to be close range to effectively use her gauntlets Blake didn't want to take the risk of Yang being overrun in a plan like this. She couldn't exactly allow herself to just jump in and start swinging her Kusarigama at the pack in front of her either, worried about hitting Yang should she need to strike with her gauntlets at an enemy.

Both the faunus and the young leader were glad they were able to be reckless on the battle field once more. Proper training and teamwork were great, and they both still showed the results of their training as they fought. That being said, nothing could beat the thrill of letting loose, even if it was for only one day.

Looking back at her scroll Ruby realized that it was still only a little after 3:00, they probably still had plenty of time before they were supposed to meet back up with Yang and Weiss. This being said she decided to break the silence that had come after their fight. "We still have a while before we even need to start heading back."

Blake began to look at her own scroll and realize Ruby was right.

Wow, if I was with Yang we probably would've started heading back by now. I guess Ruby, and I, are faster than I thought.

"Well then we might as well use the time we have." Blake looked at her leader with a sense of determination. "Let's take the next half hour or so to look around for any more Grimm. The more we can get rid of the better right?"

Ruby was a little surprised at Blake's new attitude, but took it with gusto, embracing the opportunity to defeat more monsters while they were there. "Cool! So…does that mean I can go back too, you know…"

Ruby desperately wanted to start running again while she still could.

Blake picked up on it almost as soon as she said it. She grinned at how even though she could be virtuous enough to rid the world of evil, she still had the mannerisms of a kid.

"I'm a little more tired after the fight and running after you before,-" Blake saw Ruby's face shift a little, waiting for an answer but starting to show doubt. Blake's grin never left as she knew the face would light back up after she said "-but sure, you can Oof-"

She was interrupted by another tackle/hug from Ruby, only this one was in joy. "THANK YOU THANK YOU Thank You Thank You Thank You!"

Blake's grin only widened at Ruby's hug, taking accomplishment in her leader's regained happiness. Nice to see you smiling this time Ruby. Before she even had the chance to say anything Ruby was already off her, and less than a second after that she was running, leaving petals in her wake.

Once she was gone Blake's grin had turned into a full smile, committing the details of Ruby's hug to memory before starting to run after her. That is until she heard a faint noise, even to her enhanced ears, that caused her to slow down enough to try to listen for it.

Was that…

No, it couldn't be.

Yang's way too far away, I can't imagine her battle screams would reach this far. Having been her partner for a while Blake had a good idea of how loud Yang was in battle, even when he hair was in danger, but even that wouldn't have reached this distance.

Plus I'm sure the heiress has got her somewhat under control. Still not exactly sure why Yang chose her over Ruby.

With that thought pushed out of her mind she followed the petal trail to her leader, helping her as they battled stray Grimm with their remaining time together.

A/N Before you guys start wondering what I meant by the noise if you didn't pick up on it, go back and see the time at which Chapter 3 started around, then read it again :p

Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed! Sorry the fighting part of the fight scene wasn't all that great, it was a little harder to write personally. That being said I already started writing out the similar scene for Yang and Weiss, and I will say it's much more detailed on the fight so to speak. That's more or less because I see their fighting style as being somewhat able to think and plan/improvise, where Blake and Ruby share the kind of quick hit and run type fighting style, being able to take out targets quickly and easily.

Anyways thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed! I'll try to have chapter 5 out by tomorrow morning seeing that I have a good idea of what I'm writing for it. If it's not up tomorrow morning then it'll have to wait till Sunday probably, cause I have a family event Saturday night.

Again hope you guys liked the chapter and please feel free to PM and review for thoughts or just to say hello if ya want :)

See ya guys!

Andrew (135246)