A/N: Here's another chapter for all of you. I hope you enjoy. The reviewer Teller Graves pointed out that I may have been a little OOC with Weiss last chapter. I'm still trying to get use to writing these characters so if you see me writing OOC let me know.
Edit: Almost forgot to mention that the team is in their second year. So Ruby is 16 and the others are 18
Black Hood
Ruby woke up before the rest of her team as she always did. Although she did have a hard time sleeping after what happened last night. As she washed up in the bathroom she couldn't help but think back to what she saw last night. How could anyone do something like that was beyond her understanding. And what sent a shiver done her spine was whoever it was did it to get her attention. Well it definitely worked. She couldn't think of anything else. Once the others had gotten ready Yang sat her down so they could discuss what happened.
"Okay, so how are we going to go about this?" Yang asked as she sat done close to her sister.
"I don't know? The Detective was quite clear about us staying out of this one." Weiss stated. After they had returned Ruby grabbed the letters she had been receiving and handle them over to Detective Pyrrhus, who, after mentioning that she been getting them, insisted that they be handed over to compare to the one at the scene. The hooded girl was more than happy to comply; she didn't need an analyst to tell her that they were written by the same person. She already knew that they were. After that he had been very insistent that they stay away from the case.
"Since when have we let that stop us?" Blake asked. Ruby saw her gaze turn on her. "Especially when it involves one of our own."
"Well you saw what happened." Weiss countered. "Whoever did that is merciless and there after Ruby. I don't think we should just dangle her on a stick saying 'come and get her'. I think the Detective is just looking out for us on this one."
"And how long before they decide just to come after her?" Blake fired back. "We should strike preemptively."
"Personally I want to find him and beat them into the ground." Her sister stated adamantly. "But I don't want put you in danger." She said more softly to Ruby. "What do you think we should do, sis?" The dual-color haired girl looked down at her hands only to realize that she had been clutching her skirt so tightly that her knuckles were turning white. During the conversation her thoughts kept drifting back to the bodies, the letter with her name on it and the black rose.
"All of those people," Ruby said quietly unable to get the images out of head, "are dead because of me."
"Ruby, no!" Yang grabbed her shoulders. "None of that is-"
"I want to find this person," Ruby said firmly as she looked up at the others, particularly her sister violet eyes, "and stop them."
"Alright then," Yang said softly as she pulled her in for a hug, "we find them and we stop them."
Two loud bangs echoed across the room before the two weapons collided with one another. Ruby felt the strain on her weapon pushing against her opponent's weapon. She looked at her opponent's smiling face and the hooded girl couldn't help but return the smile. The two quickly pushed away from each other and continued to put some distance between them until they were on opposite sides of the room. Her opponent's hammer quickly turned into a grenade launcher while Ruby's scythe turned into a rifle.
Her orange haired opponent on the other side of the arena began to fire off rounds that had hearts on their tips at her. Ruby quickly countered by firing at each incoming projectile causing them to explode before they could reach her. Smoke began to obscure the silver eyed girl's view of her opponent. The loud bang however gave her clue where she was going to be. Ruby quickly sped away from her spot as Nora Valkyrie game flying through the smoke standing on the head of Magnhild. The ginger girl ran into the wall by the time Ruby was half way around the arena.
After the conversation Team RWBY had to run to get to Professor Goodwitch's class. They had just barely made it to class and apparently Nora had already volunteered for the first practice bout. Yang had been very prompt to have Ruby "volunteer" to be her opponent, by jabbing the hooded girl hard enough to make her jump. The dual-colored haired girl swore she would get her sister back for that. But now she understood why the blonde made her go into the bout. Ruby had been so stressed from her thoughts that the match with Nora had been easing the tension that had been building up within her. And she couldn't deny that she was having fun. The thoughts of last night were still in the back of her mind but they weren't as strong as they had been.
Nora had gathered herself and came running towards the hooded girl with her hammer at her side. Ruby was quick to respond in kind with her scythe raised high. As they closed the distance the orange haired girl suddenly lowered Magnhild to the ground and sat on the staff, the continued momentum allowed to slip past Ruby. She had turned around just in time to see the turquoise eyed girl wink at her before the hammer's gun went off launching her into the air. The hooded girl barely avoided Nora's aerial attack. The two stared at each other grinning before they continued the match.
Yang couldn't help but smile as she watched the bout go on. Since she had woken up her sister had been having a cloud hanging over her head all morning. The blonde couldn't blame her. The sight of the blood and bodies at the warehouse had overwhelmed even her. It was a scene that she wanted to wipe from Ruby's mind. Hearing her sister blame herself for what happened had torn at Yang's heart. So when Goodwitch had asked for a volunteer to fight Team JNPR's energetic member she had "coerced" her sister into it. Ruby's reaction wasn't enough to be mistaken as a "raised hand", but based on the look Yang got it seemed that the light blonde Professor was aware of what she was doing before she called on Ruby. And it was having the desired effect; her little sister seemed to be enjoying herself.
"So," a red head started to say as she sat down next to her, "why did you want Ruby to fight Nora so badly."
"Caught that did you?" Yang said with a little smile to which Pyrrha nodded. "She needed a distraction from her thoughts."
"Does this have to do with what happen last night?" The red head's question caught the blonde of guard.
"How do you know about that?" Yang recalled that Ozpin had wanted them to stay quiet about the case, so if people already knew he wasn't going to be happy. Pyrrha pulled her scroll out, pressed a few buttons and handed it over to the blonde.
"It's on the front page of the news." She said as Yang took the scroll. With one look she saw how the red head knew about their presence at the crime scene, as well as Ozpin's. The image the article was using was of the outside of the warehouse and it had her team as well. She took the time to read what it said.
Yesterday at 3:00 p.m. a disturbance was heard at a small warehouse in the Industrial district. On arrival the police immediately cordoned off the area and crime scene investigators soon followed. At about 8:00 p.m. bodies began to be pulled from the scene. Shortly after, a Bullhead landed at the scene and Team RWBY, a team of students from Beacon Academy known for their engagements with the White Fang, as well as Professor Ozpin were aboard (see image above) . Why the police would call the team of students to a murder scene is unknown. The one detail that has been shared by lead Detective Pyrrhus Plasmaras was that the warehouse had been a hideout for White Fang members.
The rest of the article went on about the White Fang's activities in the past and recent activities, so Yang stopped reading and handed the scroll back to Pyrrha. The look in the girl's green eyes asked the blonde what was going. She contemplated to defy Ozpin's orders and tell her friend the situation but before she could the buzzer in the arena sounded. Her violet eyes snapped back to the bout to see what she had missed only to see both her sister and Nora with confused looks on their faces as Goodwitch walked between them.
"I'm afraid I must call this dual to an end." The elder woman said. She turned to look at Ruby before continuing. "Ruby Rose, you have been called to Professor Ozpin's office. Your team may accompany you." Yang had no doubt that this had to do with the case. She couldn't help but overhear all the whispers coming from her classmates. No doubt that they had seen the news as well. She, Weiss and Blake made their way to the exit where they met up with Ruby and started their way to the Headmaster's office.
"Why do I feel like we have been called to the principal's office?" Yang asked as they walked through campus.
"Uh, maybe because we have been." Her white haired teammate gave her a look the blonde could only interpret was asking her if she was stupid.
"I'm mean it feels like we are in trouble or something." Yang could help but glare at Weiss.
"Ozpin probably just wants to discuss the matter with Ruby because of the letter." Blake stated in her nonchalant tone. The blonde looked at her sister and to her dismay saw that the excitement that Ruby had been displaying moments ago had been replaced with the distant look she had earlier in the morning.
"Hey, it's going to be okay, Ruby." Yang said as she griped her sister's shoulder. "He's probably going to just go on about how everything is going to be okay and how we should just keep our noises out of this."
"Yeah, you're probably right." Ruby gave her a halfhearted smile. The elevator ride up was a quiet one; as was the short walk to Ozpin's office. As they approached the door Yang could have sworn that she heard an argument happening on the other side. Ruby pushed the button on the door's side and the Headmaster called them in. As the doors open Yang was surprise to see that the Professor was not alone. Detective Pyrrhus was there as well and he was sending a firm stare in their direction, more precisely at Ruby. Ozpin had a less then pleased look on his face, for what reason the blonde wasn't sure.
"Detective Pyrrhus?" Ruby stated in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here about the case." He stated almost flatly. "The coroners have identified the type of bladed weapon that was used to kill most of the victims."
"And," Blake said with a hint of curiosity, "what was it?"
"The wounds were consistent with a large scythe." His eyes seemed to drift back to Ruby. Slowly Yang started to put the pieces together.
"What does that have to do with you being here?" Weiss asked. At the corner of her eyes the blonde saw the girl's blue eyes edge towards Ruby.
"He is here to confiscate Ruby's Crescent Rose." Ozpin said with miff in his voice. With that Yang went off.
"You think my sister had something to do with this!" She yelled
"Yang." Ozpin tried to calm her down but she ignored him.
"My sister is a target of a maniac and you are looking at her as a suspect!" She could feel her blood boiling.
"Yang." The Professor tried again and again she ignored him.
"She has an alibi for crying out loud." Her violet eyes must have turned red at this point but she didn't care.
"Her semblance is speed." Pyrrhus stated clearly not bothered by his insinuation.
"Ruby is fast," Weiss stated with a tone that suggested she wasn't happy with the Detective either, "but she is not that fast."
"I don't know how fast she can be." The red head man went on in a professional tone. "There are very few people known to be skilled with a scythe."
"You son of a-" Yang was ready to punch the man when a small hand grabbed her arm.
"Yang," Ruby said in a soft voice that calmed the fiery girl done, "it's okay." Yang could only stare dumbfounded as her sister walked over to the man that was all but accusing her of murder and handed over her weapon.
"Thank you, Ms. Rose." Pyrrhus seemed to be taken aback by Ruby's forthcoming. "Your cooperation is appreciated."
"Now that you have what you came for," Ozpin said firmly, "I would like to continue our conversation. Team RWBY you may return to your classes." The team took the obvious order and left as quickly as they could to avoid the upset Professor's ire. The elevator ride down was not as quiet as it was the way up.
"Bastard." Yang said blatantly.
"Yang!" Ruby scolded her.
"I'm with Yang on this one, Ruby." Weiss said. "The Detective was accusing you of doing all of this for attention."
"He didn't say that." The red hooded girl defended.
"It was his underlining meaning." Blake countered to which Ruby sighed in defeat.
"Why did you give Crescent Rose up so easily, Ruby?" The blonde couldn't help to question her sister's reasoning.
"I'm innocent and got nothing to hide." Ruby said simply. Yang let out a sigh at her sister's innocent naivety.
"I suppose this means we should call off any plans for now." Blake said. They all agreed now that Ruby was weaponless.
It was late. Dem saw the broken moon high above the sky from the abandon building's window he stood at. He needed some air from the stress that had been building up over the day. Once he felt like he had cleared his mind he walked back into the building where his fellow White Fang members were at work moving supplies and equipment that had just came in. There were also guards walking around with their fingers hovering over their gun's triggers. Everyone was on edge since the news of what happened to one of their cells last night. We watched as one of his men carried a small container holding an important item. The man almost tripped over his own feet.
"Careful you fool." He almost yelled as he took the box from the fumbling Faunas. "This is too valuable to just drop." He set the container on a table and was about to open it to check the item when he heard a sound above him. He looked up to only see the ceiling. He brushed it off and was about to return to his work when he heard another creak above him.
He couldn't help but notice how quiet it had gotten. Looking around he saw that everyone had stopped what they were doing. Some were even looking up at the ceiling like they were expecting it to cave in. And with another creak everyone with a gun began to fire into the ceiling hoping to kill whoever was above them.
"Cease fire!" He yelled. The sound of straining wood made him think that the ceiling was going to fall on top of them killing them all. Suddenly a blade tore through the ceiling making a hole and a black hooded figure fell through landing on the floor. In the person's hands was a large black scythe. Everyone resumed firing at the figure but they appeared to be quick on their feet.
They cut down the unarmed White Fang members before moving on to the ones shooting at him. They killed many of them with one swing but others they just seemed to touch with their fingers to which Dem swore he saw a brief glow. Dem just happened to be one such person. Soon there were just six of them left including himself and the black hooded figure now stood in the middle of the room with a smile on their face. Now that they stopped Dem got a good look at them to see that they were just boy, possibly in his late teens if not older. The hood covered most of his features but the smile sent a shiver done his spine.
"You got a lot of balls coming here and doing this, kid." Dem said in anger. "But you should have killed us all when you had the chance!" He raised his gun but held off shooting when the kid raised his unarmed hand, his fingers stretched out. Then the black hooded boy clenched his hand and Dem felt a tug at his chest.
Several hours later
Pyrrhus rubbed his temples as he contemplated what to do next. The scene around him was a bloody mess. He hadn't expected the killer to strike again so soon. The red head looked up at the ceiling where there was evidence of gun fire and a large hole. The bodies that littered the ground were all killed by a bladed weapon. He had no doubt that the coroners would determine that it was caused by a large scythe. At least he could rule the young girl off as a suspect.
An oddity at the scene was that several of the bodies were close together forming a circle. Like they just decided to stand all around the killer and allowed themselves to be cut down. Another was unlike at the warehouse; everything seemed to be where it was meant to be. Nothing was thrown about.
"Detective." One of the forensic scientists called him over. Pyrrhus got up from his examination of the bodies and went to the woman who was standing by an open container on a table. Inside were a black rose and a letter. He looked at the woman beside him silently asking if he could pick up the letter so he could read it and she nodded her head.
Oh my fair, Rose. I don't know if you will receive this letter, Pyrrhus made the prompt decision that she wouldn't, but our love is too strong for me not to try and communicate with you. There will be those who will do everything in their power to keep us apart but they will fail. I have a plan for our love to be eternal. We will be a Beacon in the sky of Vale. Pyrrhus put the letter into an evidence bag once he was done. He knew he would have to find this nutcase before he struck again. And he knew that would be soon.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed. Feedback is appreciate
