A/N: Took me awhile to write this. Only the last couple of scenes were planed I had to make the rest of it as I went. Hope you enjoy.

Edit 2/3/16: I fixed up a scene so if fits with cannon more.


The Huntresses or the Hunted

Pyrrhus rubbed the side of his head to ease the headache he was getting as he looked over the new crime scene. It showed him the same M.O. as all the others he had been to over the past three weeks. Dead White Fang members everywhere and no evidence of who did it other then the black roses and notes he left behind for Ruby Rose. Speaking of the girl, it seemed the Black Rose Killer was getting bolder, more cautious in his attacks, but bolder in his actions for the young huntress to be.

The detective had worried that the killer was going to make this a daily move after the first two attacks. However after three weeks there had only been five attacks total. But the break-in at Beacon had demonstrated the lengths the killer was willing to go over his twisted obsession for the girl. Pyrrhus retuned his attention to the scene before him.

It appeared that the White Fang had gotten smart. The hideout that had been attacked this time had been smaller than the others and had fewer personnel. They were spreading out their resources to make it harder for their enemy to attack. If only they knew what the killer was really after. Or what the Detective thought he was after. There seemed to be a discrepancy in the attacks that didn't add up to everything else. The killer seemed to be taking things from the hideouts that he attacked. The various manifests that had been gathered show items missing from each hideout. Dust, canisters, wirers, a transceiver, and the vaguely mentioned Sphere were all missing. None of it made sense to the Detective and his problems seemed to just be growing.

He knew that Team RWBY was getting itself involved in this case. There run-ins with the White Fang the previous year told him that the young huntresses-in-training were not shy about taking a stand against a challenge. And the killer was targeting one of their own. But that didn't mean he liked them taking part in this. This was his case, and he didn't need the help of children to solve it.

"Detective?" One of the investigators called to him.

This is going to be a long case. He thought with a sigh.


Yang slammed her fist into the table causing her sister to jump from the other side. The blonde gave Ruby an apologetic look before returning her attention to the computer screen in front of her. To say she was upset was an understatement. With what little they had they had to work with, she and her teammates had been searching for any leads that they could follow. Yang had thought with the killer's unique calling card, the black rose, they would have an easy time tracking down the suspect.

She searched for any flower stores that sold black roses and found that very few sold them in Vale. At first Yang and taken this as a small victory that her search parameters had been reduced. Only to find out that the stores in question had sold very few in the last few weeks and that the costumers had all payed in cash; which made it impossible for her to follow the lead. If she could, the blonde would go to the stores and ask for surveillance footage, but there would be no way they would give it to her. She was only a huntress-in-training after all.

The police weren't making it easy for them either. Despite Ruby's connection to the situation they had so far told them next to nothing about the case. Yang wondered if Pyrrhus was deliberately keeping them out of the loop. To the blonde knowledge the police would normally at least give some small detail of their progress to someone in her sister's position. But the Detective had only met with Ruby a few times and that was to just ask her questions. He gave her no answers to the situation. Rather it was standard procedure or the man still believed her sister had some kind of hand in the attacks Yang didn't know. And that just frustrated the older sister further.

The blonde looked across the table to her younger sister who was busy finding her own leads on her computer. Yang couldn't help but admire Ruby's tenacity. After her near breakdown a few weeks prior the dual-colored haired girl had become more determined to find the killer. Yang had no doubt that her sister's determination and strong mind her among the reasons Ozpin had picked her to be the team leader. But she could see the subtle cracks beginning to form around her little sister.

She knew that Ruby hadn't been sleeping well in the past few days. Yang could see the small bags that would go unnoticed to most under her eyes. Her sister had been zoning out in classes so much that the professors had to call on her several times to get her attention. All and all her little sister's walls were beginning to crumble. And Yang didn't know how to approach the matter. Right now she only hoped whatever leads Blake and Weiss had chosen to follow would prove more fruitful.


Weiss was a little nervous about what she was going to do. Most over who she was going to call and partly for what she was going ask for. But they were running out of options. Every single lead they chased, every clue they followed and every idea they came up with to solve this case lead her team nowhere. What little they had didn't tell them anything. And it was driving them all crazy. She was getting more worried. Blake was becoming more suspicious of every shadow. Yang's temper was flaring. And Ruby was just becoming more agitated.

That was what brought the heiress to this point. Standing in an elevator heading for the communication floor of the tower while trying but failing to put a smile on her face. The idea had popped up in her head before but she had been somewhat reluctant to follow through with it because there was only one person that could help her with it and the white haired girl was unsure if they would help her with this. Once she heard the ding she composed herself before the doors opened.

"Hello," the holographic receptionist said to her, "how may I help you today?"

"I'd like to make a call to the Atlas Specialist Unit."

"Certainty," the hologram said politely, "terminal five is available."

Weiss made her way over to the terminal all the while thinking how she was going to go about this. Again she took a moment to compose herself before making the call.

"Hello," An military man answered plainly. "Please state your name and the nature of you call."

"Hello, I'm Weiss Schnee," the white haired girl hesitated for a moment. "I was wondering if patch me through to my sister Winter Schnee?"

The man seemed to be looking over something, probably confirming she was who she said she was before he replied.

"Please hold a moment." The man said before the screen changed to showing the Atlesian crest for a moment and Weiss began to dread her decision even more then she already did. Then the screen turned back on to an older woman.

"Weiss." Winter said seemly surprised. "It's been a long while since you last called me."

"Um, hey, Winter." The younger sister said trying to sound happy. "I know it's been a while but I have a favor to ask."


Blake knew this was a bit forward especially for her. The black haired girl liked to work in the shadows more than out in the open. Quietly gathering information before she made her move. But the faunus thought it wouldn't hurt to try a more honest method. Although, perhaps going to the place she had broken into weeks ago was not the best idea to go about it.

Her yellow eyes scanned the building in front before she walked through the doors. Once inside Blake saw many officers busying themselves with their work. Some were just working at their desks; others were carrying various items from one place to another, while others were "escorting" suspects. The receptionist saw her and waved her over.

"How can I help you young lady?" He asked once she was standing at his desk.

"I'm here to see Detective Pyrrhus." Blake stated.

"Do you have an appointment?" The receptionist asked her with a curious look.

"No. I'm here for a friend and a case that is connected to her." The faunus took a moment to ponder if she should state the case in question before saying anything further. By the look of the man in front of her he wasn't going to let her have her meeting until she did. "The Black Rose Killer."

At that the man directed her towards the waiting area and said he would get the Detective as soon as possible. As she sat there Blake started to get antsy. She couldn't help but to start too think that perhaps this wasn't a good idea after all. She began to fidget in her seat as she waited and couldn't help but let her eyes drift up towards one of the vents. Part of her began to wonder if she should try and sneak into the evidence room again. Before she could ponder this any further a red haired man approached her.

"Ms. Belladonna," he said, "how may I help you?"

"Detective Pyrrhus," Blake said, "I was wondering if we could discuss the case dealing with my friend Ruby." The man nodded and motioned her to follow him. They walked down a hallway for a couple of minutes in silence before coming to the Detective's office.

"So," Pyrrhus said as he sat down; Blake couldn't help but notice how the man seemly just dropped into his seat as if he was tired, "what would you like to discuss Ms. Belladonna?"

"I was wondering if there any details of the case you could give me." The look Blake got from the man clearly stated that he wanted to know why he should tell her anything. "My friend Ruby hasn't been sleeping well lately. I thought some information might help her out."

"I see." He said with a hint of understanding. "How is she handling all of this?"

"As well as anyone who has a psychopathic stalker." She stated. The Detective nodded in understanding.

"I'm sorry, but there isn't much I can tell you." Pyrrhus said sympathetically. "All I can tell you is that the scenes all have the same M.O. White Fang, a black rose and a letter. That's all I can say."

"Well, thank you anyways, Detective." Blake got up from her seat to leave, disappointed in her lack of gain. "Have a nice day."

"Ms. Belladonna." He said stopping her when she reached the door. "The receptionist said you mentioned the case by name. The thing is we haven't made that name public."

"Well," she had to quickly form an excuse, "I figured it was an appropriate name for the killer, so I used it."

"Is that so?" He said with clear suspicion. A moment of silence passed between them. "Good day, Ms. Belladonna."

Blake quickly made her exit of the police station mentally berating herself for her slip up. If the Detective didn't suspecting anything before he sure as hell did now. She continued to scold herself as she made her way back to Beacon. She arrived at her dorm to find the others there.

"Did you find anything out?" Ruby asked with hope

"No. Sorry" She watched the young leader deflate. "How about you guys?"

"Nothing." Yang said with a hint of frustration. Blake rubbed her temple to relieve some of the stress she was getting for hitting a dead end.

"I…" Weiss started to say hesitantly. "I have something. Kind of."

"What do you mean?" Ruby asked. The white haired girl pulled out her scroll and fiddled with it.

"You guys remember when he broke into here?" She asked while adverting her eyes.

"How could I forget?" Yang said through her teeth. Blake looked back at Weiss who seemed to be advoiding eye contact with them.

"Well I asked for a favor, to get a hold of the signal used to hack our lock."

"And?" Blake asked trying to get to the point.

"And… I-" Weiss seemed to take a moment before saying anything more. "I had an app made to locate that signal if it is used again."

"Well Weiss," Blake said with a smirk, "that's not exactly legal."

"Coming from the girl who broke into a police station." Weiss stated finally making eye contact, albeit a glaring one, but eye contact none the less. They all laughed at her outburst.

"Well," Yang said with a small smile, "at least we now have something significant to go on."


It had taken a week. In that week Ruby had gotten more and more anxious. The prospect that this could finally all come to an end made her hopeful but the idea of finally confronting the one responsible made her nervous. The young girl jumped every time Weiss' scroll made a sound, thinking it was notifying them of the killer's location. Her partner assured her that she would know when the time came but that didn't stop the dual-haired girl anxiety. After one week the time finally came.

Weiss' scroll had made a unique sound that she had chosen for that particular notification. They had all gathered together and watched a small beacon moving around a map on the white haired girl's device. They watched as the blip moved from one location to another before it finally came to a rest. The team waited for an hour to see if it would move again, when it didn't the three older girls turned to the young leader waiting for a response. With a small nodded they understood, the time had finally come.

It took them an hour but they finally got to the section of Vale that Weiss' scroll indicated. They found an apartment building. Ruby couldn't help but notice the structures state. It wasn't rundown but not exactly well kept either. Once inside she saw that the walls hadn't been cleaned in a while and some people had left their garbage outside their doors. She and the others slowly made their way through the hallway with Weiss taking the lead following her scroll's direction. They came to a stop in front of a door on the fifth floor of the building.

"You sure this is the place?" Ruby asked her partner in a whisper. The white haired girl looked at her scroll for a moment before nodding.

"What do we do?" Yang asked as her hand came onto the hooded girl's shoulder. Ruby thought about how they should enter the room. Taking in the closed quarters and their weapons into mind she made her decision.

"Yang, you go in first. You should be able to break the door down easily and take him out if he is close." The young leader stated to which her older sister nodded in agreement. "Blake will follow to cover distance. Then Weiss will go in and then I'll follow to cover all of you."

They all agreed to the set up and got into position. Yang and Blake stood on either side of the door with their backs against the hall. Weiss stood behind their faunus friend, while Ruby stood behind her sister. With a tap on her shoulder the blonde quickly kicked down the door and went in the other quickly followed before the hooded girl entered. What she saw shocked her. Roses, red and black were everywhere. But what made her blood run cold were the pictures. Pictures of her. Pictures solely of her or ones where everything else had been cut out. He had been watching her from a distance.

"Ruby?" Her older sister's hand rested on her shoulder. A concerned look, with a hint of rage, in her violet eyes.

"I'm fine." Ruby tried to reassure her. As if waiting to mock her, a ringing sound caused her to jump. They all looked in the direction of the sound to see a scroll lying on a table near a window. She walked over to the device and picked up looking at it, and image of a red and black rose tangled together was on the screen. It continued to ring.

"Put it on speaker." Blake suggested. Ruby did so and a voice quickly answered.

"You came." A young man's voice said. "You actually came."

"Who are you?" The young girl asked.

"I had been concerned," the voice went on as if not hearing her question, "when I noticed the bug on my scroll I thought you might give me away to the police once I set this up. But instead you came yourself."

Everyone turned to look at Weiss who had a shocked look on her face. Somehow the killer knew what she had done and set a trap for them. And they had fallen right into it hook, line and sinker.

"Now, after so long," the man said, "I get to hear your voice again."

"Who are you?" Ruby repeated her question. "Why are you doing this?"

"I'm only doing what you do to show how much I care."

"You're killing people." The young girl said trying to understand his reasoning.

"I do what must be done. They are nothing to our grand achievement" At the corner of eye Ruby saw Blake flinch at the remark.

"This has to stop." Ruby said trying to talk reason into him.

"I can't stop." He said firmly. "Not until we are together forever."

Suddenly the scroll was snatched out of Ruby's hand and was now in the hands of her very angry sister.

"Listen to me asshole!" Yang growled. "You're going to leave my sister alone or I will make you. I will beat you into the ground and break every single bone in your body if you so much as come near her. I will kill you if you so much as harm her."

As Yang went on Ruby saw a bright red dot on the back of the scroll. She also noticed that it moved ever so slightly. Her silver eyes widened in realization of what it was.

"Yang!" She screamed. She quickly pushed her sister and in that moment a window shattered, the scroll in the blonde's hand seemly exploded and a loud thud of a dust round hitting the wall happened.

"Everyone down!" Blake yelled. Everyone quickly dropped to the floor and quickly put their backs against the wall the direction the bullet had come from. There they waited… and waited for anything to happen. After a while Ruby saw Blake peak out a window looking for their attacker. "I think he is gone."

The hooded girl gave a sigh of relieve. Then the sound of police sirens coming closer made her realize that they were now in serious trouble.


They were in so much trouble. Yang stood close to her younger sister as the Detective continued to yell at them. He went on about how they had no business getting involved in the case despite their connection to it. The older sister wrapped her arm around Ruby who was keeping her head down.

"I don't care if you huntresses-in-training! You have no authority to chase down criminals!" Pyrrhus yelled. "Speaking of which, how the hell did you find him?"

They each looked at each other unsure how to answer. What Weiss had done was illegal. And they didn't want to sell her out. They were saved by the arrival of other.

"I don't believe that matters anymore, Detective." A man's voice said. They all turned to see that Ozpin had arrived.

"Professor Ozpin." The Detective greeted the older man. "Figures you would be here."

"I can handle my students from here." The Professor stated calmly. "You should focus on the case."

Pyrrhus turned back to them and glared. Yang tightened her hold over her sister while fighting back her own glare.

"Very well." He said while easing his glare. "For the gain of such a significant lead no charges will be filed."

With that he entered the apartment leaving the girls with Ozpin who motioned them to follow him. They walked in silence unsure of how to explain themselves to the Headmaster. He led them to a Bullhead where they flew to Beacon in continued silence. All the while Yang kept her attention on Ruby who seemed to be fidgeting in her seat. Eventually they arrived in the Professor's office. A single chair in front of his desk.

"Ruby, if you would please have a seat." Ozpin motioned towards the chair.

"Professor Ozpin, I can explain how we-" Weiss started to say but was stopped when the older man held up his hand and again motion for Ruby to sit down. Yang really just wanted to take her sister and get her back to the dorm for her to finally rest after the long day. But her sister followed Ozpins request.

"Professor Ozpin, we were just trying to figure out who was behind all of this." Blake said, the blonde could hear the hint of concern in her voice at the prospect of what the Headmaster was going to do with them. "We wanted to-"

"His name is Kaito Kido." Ozpin stated stopping any further attempts at an explanation. "And he became a student here three years ago before he was expelled."


A/N: And with that the name is revealed. The scene between Weiss and Winter was short because there is little know about Weiss' relationship with her father and sister other then there seems to be some tension. I might come back to it and edit depending on what season three has in store for Winter. I hope you enjoyed the chapter.

Edit 2/3/16: As you may have seen I did revise the scene between Weiss and Winter.