Here's Chapter 10 a little later than i wanted. Enjoy!
Chapter 10: Blood on the Ice(Part 1)
"Oh hey Weiss..." I said to the heiress.
"Do you have any idea what time it is!" She shouted.
I looked at the clock at the wall.
"It's 8 o'clock..." I said looking back at her.
"It's past curfew!" Weiss shouted again.
"Curfew isn't until 9:30" I said walking past her.
"Where are you going!" Weiss shouted again.
"Thought I'd get some training in before curfew does you want you can come as long as you stop shouting."
"Fine." She said catching up to me.
We entered the training room to find that the place was completely empty.I took off my flannel leaving only my muscle shirt as a top.
"So is there an actual reason you stopped me in the hall?" I asked Weiss as I began wrapping boxing tape on my hands and wrists. "Is it about me staying at your place for the weekend?"
"You're staying over at MY house this weekend?" Weiss said now standing up in surprise.
"Didn't Professor Ozpin send you a notice?" I asked throwing punches at a punching bag.
"Not ye...I just got it." She said looking at her scroll.
"So...?"
"Why did it have to be you out of all people!" She shouted.
"I thought you weren't going to shout." I said still attacking the bag.
"You Stormshield's think you're so good don't you? Why help now when you wouldn't help us before! My dad was right I should have never thought you would be any different from your elders."
Enraged by what Weiss said I punched the bag right off the chain.
"We tried to help, but your father denied our offers for assistance! When the White Fang started robbing dust shipments we were ready to fight by your side! We denied their offers of recruitment because we thought we could get through to your family...tch maybe we should have joined up just to show you how wrong you were about us!" I said furious.
She just stood there.
"Now I have a job to do in the morning and whether you like it or not I intend to see it through. Goodnight Weiss... it's past curfew!" I yelled before slamming the door behind me.
The next morning* 5:30AM
Since I'm going to be gone for the weekend I'm going to need a bit of a change up in my gear .So to keep to the lightweight I took pieces of my armor and customized it to my liking. This time using both gauntlets to their fullest, attaching the shoulder pads to my jacket. Then strapping on a medic pouch onto my right leg and ammo pouches on the left, I moved around a bit and felt the difference.
"There that's better even faster now." I thought to myself.
I began to examine the contents of the lock box that was left at my doorstep last night. My guess is officer Williams paid me a visit last night while I was in the training room. Inside was a police badges, handcuffs and a note from officer Williams.
"Dear Mr. Stormshield,
Starting today you are to begin your assignment at Schnee Manor. You will be given full police officer status along with the badge as proof. We have assigned your partner Phoebe to aid you on this assignment. I trust you two will complete this assignment with flying colors, but just to be sure. Talk to the help, eavesdrop, anything to ensure the safety of those within the property. Succeed in preventing the attack and we will contact you in the future. Good luck.
-Officer Williams. VPD"
"Ready partner?" Phoebe said sharpening her machete.
"Yeah, you?" I asked putting the badge and cuffs onto my belt.
"Just need my things from the lock box." She said putting her weapon in its holster. "Think ice queen is going to enjoy having you there after you exploded in the training room?"
"I don't know, but I shouldn't have said that to her. She just made me mad you know?" I said putting Soul Reaver on my back.
"Hey you'll figure something out. You usually do." Phoebe said patting my shoulder.
"That's a new look for you." I told her.
"You think? I finally got my hair long enough to do this." She said pointing to her twin ponytails.
"I was talking about the tail..." I said pointing to it
"Oh yeah I thought I take up your advice so from now on you'll be seeing more tail than Anna in sweats." Phoebe wagged her tail.
"Sure Phoebe sure now c'mon let's not keep Velvet waiting she didn't get today off like us remember?" I said opening the door.
We arrived at Velvet's house to find her and her mom waiting out on the porch. Mrs. Scarlatina waved us over.
"She seems nice." Phoebe said next to me.
"Just a little high pitched, but yeah she's nice." I replied to the doe.
As we reached the porch I met Velvet halfway for a hug.
"Ready to go?" she said fixing my shirt.
"All set."
The ride wasn't long, but getting into the area was a bit hard considering we were all faunus. Mrs. Scarlatina parked her car in front of the main staircase leading up to the large mansion. Phoebe and I exited the car and walked over to the passenger side.
"I'll see you in a few days maybe even earlier. Be careful at BEACON and if Cardin decides to give you any trouble at all you contact me and I'll make some calls."
"O-okay Trey, please come back safe alright?" Velvet said poking her head out of the window."
"Always." I said giving her one last kiss before I get to work.
"C'mon lover boy let's meet the family." Phoebe said pulling me away by my jacket collar.
I waved Velvet and her mother goodbye as they drove away from the property. We approached Weiss and her parents at the front door.
"Ah Trey." Mrs. Schnee said hugging me. "It's been so long since I've seen you. How are your mother and father?"
I looked down holding back tears.
"Oh honey I'm sorr.."
"Let's just get to the task at hand please..." I interrupted
"Of course dear." She said holding her hands together.
"Hello sir." I said to Mr. Schnee holding out my hand for a handshake.
He didn't move. He just stared at me disgusted by my presence.
"I thought so." I said under my breath.
"Weiss will show you to your room where 'you two' will be staying during your time here. Please try to keep it down during the night if you don't mind." Mr. Schnee said in a cold voice.
"What does he mean by that?" Phoebe whispered from behind. "Does he think..."
"Don't listen to him." I whispered back. "I want out of this place as soon as possible."
"Follow me to your room." Weiss said from her father's side.
"Lead the way." I said giving Mr. Schnee a glare as we passed by him.
Later*
"Trey...?" Phoebe said as she entered the room.
"What is it Phoebe?"
"There's only one bed..." she said pointing to it.
I turned to Weiss who looked rather scared.
"Is there another room I could stay in?" I said crossing my arms.
"No the rest belong to the help." she said looking away from me.
"(Sigh)...Weiss look I'm sorry for what I said to you last night. I shouldn't have shouted. It's just everyone thinks I'm like my elders, but I'm not.I don't mettle with my families affairs I just..."
"I know. I asked my mother about you and she told me a lot more than my father. If someone should be apologizing it should be me." She said looking at me straight in the eyes.
"Weiss I..."
"And since were going to be stuck with each other for a while why don't we call it a truce." Weiss said sticking out her hand.
"Deal." I said returning the gesture.
"Alright then settle in and do what you need to do. I'm down the hall if you need anything." She said releasing her grip.
"I'm going to need to run to town for some equipment I ordered so Phoebe will be here." I said to her.
"Ok, but hurry back I'm not sure what my dad would say if he found out you were gone." She said walking to her room.
"You aren't going to leave me here alone are you?" Phoebe said holding a pillow
In town*
"I hate you." Phoebe said over the phone.
"No you don't." I replied walking down the sidewalk
"Just wait until you get back." She said hanging up.
I entered Demarco's shop to find him arguing with a very unpleasant group of men, by the looks of their clothing the seemed to be a gang.
"You've been giving me a hard time old man just give me the gun I'll pay you back tomorrow." the leader said.
"That's what you said last time and I still haven't gotten any sort of payment." Demarco said slamming his hand on the counter.
"They're armed with knives except the one on the right. He's got a gun, but it doesn't seem to be loaded." My head rang.
"You sure?" I asked.
"I'm sure oh by the way can we try that one move we've been working on?" my shadow begged.
"Alright be ready and remember stay attached." I said.
"Are these guys giving you trouble Demarco?"
"Trey? Would you kindly take out the trash?" he said from behind the counter.
"Huh? Oh it's just a kid this should be easy!" the leader said pulling out a knife with the other 4 doing the same.
I crunched my knuckles and prepared my semblance. The two on the left lunged at me with their blades. I lifted the arm of the first one to avoid the attack and my semblance shot out of my torso delivering a punch to his gut then I followed up with a knee to his chin. I turned to the second one and faked a punch. The thug still holding his arms up wasn't prepared for a kick to the chest that sent him across the room.
The second pair charged as soon as their friend hit the wall. The first one using his knife in a downward stab jumped in the air and the second went straight for my gut. My semblance fired a punch into the airborne thugs jaw. I disarmed the second one and stabbed the knife into his hand.
The leader now scared out of his mind was holding onto the counter tightly. I pulled out Moon Fury and pointed at his head.
"Bang." I said to him before he fainted.
I dusted myself off and placed my arm on the counter.
"That's that." I told Demarco.
"Thanks those goons have been trying to weasel me out of merchandise all week. Speaking of which here's the stuff you ordered." Demarco said placing a duffle bag on the counter.
"Alright thanks man." I said before walking out the door.
Standing outside I noticed a man with an ice cream cart selling ice cream to some kids.
"Just in case..." I said to myself.
Being back at the manor I knocked on the door for Phoebe to answer. She peeked through the door with a pair of evil eyes looking into my very soul. Then she glanced at the ice cream cone I had bought for her and shut the door.
"You are so lucky..." Phoebe said holding a bucket of boiling water.
"Sheesh it couldn't have been that bad." I said handing her the cone.
"Weiss tried to give me advice on what to wear. Like she thinks I need her help that's why I have you to do that for me." She said taking a bite out of the top of the cone.
"Uhhh..." I said holding up a finger.
"Dude chill I don't think about you that way (often).I know when to stay away from someone already in a relationship." She said finishing off the ice cream.
"Good. Good." I said under my breath.
"What's that over there? She asked pointing to a guitar case in the corner.
I forgot I brought that.
"That's my dad's old guitar." I answered.
"I didn't know you played guitar." she said sitting down on the bed. "Can you play a song now?"
"Maybe later on I got some things to set up for tomorrow." I said pointing to the bag on my shoulder.
"Cameras?" she asked.
"Cameras." I nodded.
"Well I better let you get to it then. I'm going start unpacking." she said opening her bags.
I walked out the door only to bump into a grey haired dog faunus. He seemed about my age.
"Sorry man... er I mean sir." he apologized.
"It's ok you don't have to call that just call me Trey." I said holding out my hand.
"Jack." he said shaking my hand. "Wait a minute... Trey? You're the guy who took out Jake!"
"I'm guessing you were there when it happened?" I asked.
"Yes I was, He got what he deserved if you asked me." Jack said crossing his arms. "Say are you still doing the whole Shadow Warrior thing?"
"Not recently...why?"
"Because we've just been sitting at the hideout ever since then, one of our own, Mason I think... has been running the whole thing since you left." he said.
"Look I'm not sure if I want to go back right away I do have school and other things to worry about at the moment. So consider Mason the leader of the Shadow Warrior vigilantes." I replied.
"I'll be sure to get the word to her...by the way do you need help with anything? I'm still on shift." he said.
"I could use some help setting these cameras up around the ballroom."
"Cool I'll take you there." he said motioning me to follow.
Later*
"Geez how many cameras did you bring!" Jack questioned tired out of his mind.
"Enough." I said laughing.
"Well better end my shift like this than catering to my asshole of a boss." he said loosening his tie."I'll see you around Trey." he said turning and waving goodbye.
"See you." I said grabbing the bag from the ground.
It's getting late I should probably get back to the room.I walked in to find Weiss and Phoebe talking like best friends.
"There he is!" Phoebe said standing up from the bed.
She ran over to guitar case and handed it to me.
"Play, you owe me."
"For?" I asked.
"It hasn't happened yet, but it will so you owe me." She said crossing her arms.
"Fine."
"Yay!" Phoebe yelled sitting on the bed next to Weiss.
I pulled up a chair and placed the guitar on my lap. I sat there thinking of what song to play. Once I picked one I began to strum the strings.
"I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything"
"What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt"
"I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappears"
"You are someone else
I am still right here"
"What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away
In the end"
"And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt"
"If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way"
And that's Part I forgot to put this here so i went back and slid it leave a review to tell me what you thought about the chapter.I'll have the next part as soon as i in the not too distant future i have school coming up and i may not have as much time as i would before to write these chapters,but i'll try to put some work in on my free time as well as the that's it for you next time!
