Outcasts and Outlaws Volume 2

by Halogod97

After Kane's departure, Connor has been living a happy life with Ruby at Beacon, but he has no idea what's around the corner. He will make new friends and reencounter old ones, but the same can be said for his enemies. The mysteries about his past will be answered. Who killed his parents? Where did Mars disappear off to? And most importantly of all, what is his true semblance?

3. Chapter 3- Before The Holidays

Outcasts and Outlaws

Volume 2, Chapter 3

Before The Holidays

Okay, so this is a nice slice of life chapter. Only one super important thing happens in here, the rest is just some good old fun. Enjoy!

Music: http/youtu.be/W07UEQopVqw

[Naruto ED 32]

Music Starts

(Shows Connor in his white cloak) (Shows Kane in his black cloak)

(Shows Connor in front of a light)

(Shows Kane in front of dark clouds)

(Shows Kane and Connor in a training arena facing each other)

(They run at each other)

NANDO

(Kane dodges a punch from Connor)

TATAKITUKE

(Kane blocks hits from Connor easily)

RARETE

(Kane knocks down Connor with a punch)

MO

(Kane punches Connor in the face) (Connor falls down, Kane punches twice more and Connor falls down twice)

(Kane kicks Connor down to the ground)

AKIRAME

(Connor gets up quickly) rareru (Connor looks at Kane determinately)

WAKA NADO

(Connor readies to run at Kane again)

WANAKU GENTEN KAIKI

(Connor pulls out his katana) GENJITSU TO WA BAIBAI SHITE

(Shows Connor and Kane back to back, Connor facing forward) MUKASHI MITAI NI WAI WAI (Shows Kane's side)

SHITAIKERODO

(Shows Connor and Kane exchanging blows)

SO MO IKANAINARA

(Shows Connor and Kane punching and dodging)

KIRIHIRAITE MIRI YA I

(Shows Connor firing shotgun shells out of his gauntlets and Kane blocking with his scythes)

NOKORI

(Shows Connor flip over Kane using black clouds on his scythes)

RI WAKUZA

(Shows Connor and Kane exchanging blows with their scythes and katana)

NO SHOKI TORIMODISHITE

(Connor and Kane both block their weapons against each other and push)

ME NO MAE

(Kane pumps dark clouds into his scythes)

TOBIRA

(Connor pushes hard enough to break Kane's scythe)

KOJIAKETE MISERU

(Connor tackles Kane)

ITSU DEMO SONA NDA

(Connor slowly tries to get up) WASURA

(Connor and Kane start to get up) GACHINA

(Connor looks at Kane)

KOTO GA (

Connor grins at Kane)

NANIYORI MO

(Kane gets up)

TAISETUNA

(Connor gets up and stands next to Kane)

KOTO DATTE

(random people jump into the arena)

(Connor and Kane run towards them)

NANI GA (Connor pushes away lots of the people)

MACHIUKETE

(Connor jumps to the side)

IYOU TO

(Kane pushes people away and then jumps to the other side)

KAMAWANAI

(Connor and Kane stand back to back)

AMENIMOMAMAKEZU

(Connor takes out some people with his katana)

YAMI NO TERASU

(Kane takes out some people with his scythes)

KONO BASHO

(Connor and Kane stand back to back again)

NA KOKORO

(Jim jumps down swinging his boomerangs)

GA AREBA

(Jim lands and smiles)

KONO TOKI

(Jim fights off some people)

KONO BASHO

(Jim smashes two peoples heads against each other)

NI TSUDOI

(Ruby jumps into the arena smiling) NAKATMACHI

(Ruby hits the ground with her scythe and knocks some people away)

MAWARI

(Connor's hand glows with light) TSUDZUKERU

(Kane's hand is surrounded by dark clouds)

SEKAI

(Connor and Kane pull back their arms, running next to each other) NANBITOTAIRITOMO TOMERU KOTO WA DEKINAI YO!

Connor rose out of bed the next day, sleepily standing up and going over to the window. With one hand, he picked up his eyepatch from his bedside table and with the other, pulled up the window. He leaned out of the window frame, his arm leaning on the ledge and looked down on the main entrance of Beacon Academy.

He then heard a stirring to his left and turned to see Jim sat upright on his bed. Connor had thought he was asleep, but he was wide awake and fully dressed. "That's a nasty scar mate." Jim commented, making Connor remember that he wasn't wearing his eyepatch and what was left of his right eye socket was in clear view. He usually wasn't so reluctant to let people see his injury, like Ruby or Jaune, but he didn't like the idea of letting someone he'd just met stare at it.

Connor then hastily wrapped the eyepatch around his head so it covered his eye and then walked across the room to the newly added coat hanger just beside the door. He removed his cloak from it and wrapped it around himself, not looking at Jim.

"Last day before the holidays isn't it?" Jim asked, ignoring Connor's attempt at hiding his wound. "Where are you gonna stay during them?"

Connor turned back around, remembering his silver bear pendant brought for him by Nora. He reached his bedside table and picked up and then answered Jim as he fixed it around his neck. "I don't know. Guess I'll just stay here."

"Maybe you'd be able to stay at Ruby's place." Jim suggested, suppressing a cheeky smile.

"I doubt that." Connor quickly responded. As far he knew, Ruby hadn't told anyone in her family about their relationship. He then made a beeline for the door, exiting the room, and Jim quickly followed.

Once they were in the corridor, Ren came bursting out of his room on the other side of the hall, looking exhausted. "Have you two seen-" He began to asked, abruptly stopping as he noticed Nora sneaking out behind Connor, wanting to take off his eyepatch and see the scar underneath.

Connor pretended not to notice for a second and then, just as Nora was about to untie the knot on the back of his head, he sharply turned around. Nora jumped and let out a 'Eep!' then backed off and acted innocent.

"Have either of you seen Ruby?" He asked Nora and Ren, his question being quickly answered by Ruby's room door opening and a small white dog bounding out into the hallway followed by Ruby herself. The little dog skipped its way over to Connor and then barked at him before licking his shoe.

Ruby saw this and jogged over to Connor, picking up the dog and holding it in her arms while it panted, it's tongue lolling out of its mouth. "Connor, meet Zwei. Zwei meet Connor." She announced, moving closer to Connor so he could get a closer look at the animal. Connor patted Zwei on the head affectionately and in return, the dog licked his hand as it drew back.

"So...why do you have a dog?" Connor questioned, as Jim introduced himself to Ren and Nora.

"My Dad and Uncle Qrow sent him over here so I could look after him for a bit." Ruby answered, stroking Zwei's head as she did so. "He's cute, isn't he?"

Before Connor could answer, Jim popped up behind them, having finished talking to Ren and Nora. He put a hand on Connor's shoulder chummily. "So what's going on over here?" He asked, taking note of how close Connor and Ruby were standing. "Is that a dog?" He then asked, noticing what Ruby was carrying in her arms.

"His names Zwei." Ruby told him, holding him out for Jim to stroke. "Do you like dogs?"

Much to Ruby's, and especially Connor's surprise, Jim snatched Zwei from Ruby's grip and held in up in the air saying, "I love dogs! Oh, you're so cute, you're so cute!" He said in a high pitched voice.

"That wasn't the reaction I was expecting." Connor muttered to himself, overwhelmed by shock at how Jim was tossing Zwei into the air, calling him cute and fluffy.

Connor stopped staring at Jim when he felt Ruby tug on his hand with hers. He looked at her, wondering what she thought of Jim's suddenly childish behaviour. "I think I can leave Zwei with Jim for a little while." She stated, as Jim fell onto the floor with Zwei climbing on top of him and licking his face. "Let's go get some breakfast." The two then continued down the corridor hand in hand, leaving Jim and Zwei to roll around on the floor.

A little while later, Connor and Ruby were sat side by side in the hall. Connor had already finished his breakfast meal and was politely waiting for Ruby to eat hers. As he stared into his empty bowl, he thought about the discussion he and Jim had the previous night and was pondering whether to bring it up.

"Ruby, what do you think about marriage?" He asked, immediately regretting saying anything as he saw Ruby's face go bright shade of red.

"Are you...proposing?!" Ruby replied, blushing vibrantly.

"No! God no! Nothing like that!" Connor quickly responded, secretly thinking that she couldn't have reacted any worse to that question. "I was just thinking about the future." He told Ruby, ending the conversation and going back to blankly staring into his cereal bowl.

"The future huh?" Ruby repeated, smiling and her blush dying down. She rested her head on Connor's shoulder and sighed contently, making both of them feel very warm inside. Connor glanced at Ruby, then rested his head on hers, so they were both leaning against each other.

"Do you have anywhere to go for the holidays?" Ruby asked, curious to know what Connor's plans were.

Connor thought for a moment and then answered, "I suppose I'll have to stay here."

Ruby smiled cutely and told him, "Nope."

"Nope?"

"Nope." Ruby repeated and then told him, "You can stay and my place with my Uncle Qrow and my Dad, they won't mind."

"You're sure they won't mind that the boyfriend they didn't even know you had will be staying in their home for two weeks?" Connor quipped, warranting a giggle from Ruby.

"It'll be fine, my Uncle Qrow's a nice guy." Ruby responded, making Connor wonder what her Dad was like, but he didn't press.

Ruby lifted her head off of Connor's shoulder when she heard Yang calling her name and told Connor she'd be back in a minute, then ran over to to Yang to see what she wanted. Connor sat alone for a minute, waiting for Ruby's return, and then was snapped out of his daydreams by the bang.

He looked up and saw a chessboard had been dropped on the table, and the person who'd dropped it was Jim. He had Zwei resting on his shoulder, which made the dog looked even smaller, and his face showed obvious signs of continuous licking. "Wanna game, mate?" He asked, sporting a confident sparkle in his eye.

Connor looked over to Ruby, who was still conversing with Yang, and shrugged. He supposed he had time for one game. "Sure, why not."

Grinning at the response, Jim sat down opposite Connor and the two began to play. After a surprisingly short game, Connor made his final move and announced, "Checkmate."

"Hey, you're pretty good at this!" Jim praised, Zwei having jumped down onto the table partway through the game to poke at the pieces. "You really have my a run for my money."

Connor smiled slightly smugly, proud of himself for the win. Jim then leant over the table, covering one side of his mouth. Connor leant over as well, thinking Jim was about to tell him something secret.

"You wanna hear something funny?" He asked Connor, who nodded in response. "Last night I could hear Blake through the wall. She was purring and scratching and stuff."

Connor thought about it for a second. He knew Blake was a cat Faunus, so that meant she would have personality traits similar to a cat...

Suddenly Connor had to cover his mouth to stifle his laughter, just the thought of Blake acting like a cat in her sleep was too funny for him not too laugh at. He looked over the table and noticed that Jim was doing the same as he was, and that was too much for him to handle. The two of them both bursted out laughing, flailing around in their seats as Zwei barked.

Yang and Ruby both ran over as they heard the laughter, both of the boys now with tears in their eyes.

"What the hell are you two laughing about?!"

That's it for tonight! I'll upload some more tommorow, whenever I get back from work. Also, just thought I'd mention I just finished writing the newest chapter of Volune 5, and boy is it a doozy. I'm really looking forward to writing the finale of that volume.