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?

4. Chapter 4- The Rose Household

Outcasts and Outlaws

Volume 2, Chapter 4

The Rose Household

I wanted to upload this earlier, but my internet failed me and my phone shut me out. I was actually scared it was gonna factory reset and delete everything, but luckily I managed to get back in. Damn you, Apple. Anyway, this is a short fluff chapter, I'll upload more today. Also, I should mention that this was written WAY before Qrow and Tai Yang were introduced, so they'll be kinda different. That said though, they're only in this chapter in the next, so it won't be an issue.

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!

The day after, around midday, Ruby and Connor stood on a street in Signal just outside the home of Ruby's family. Ruby held Zwei in one arm, and was also holding tightly on to Connor's hand. She noticed that Connor was gripping her hand quite hard, and also staring intensely at the door.

"Hey, you okay?" Ruby asked Connor, squeezing his hand in reassurance. Connor slowly turned his head in her direction and then responded.

"You said your Uncle Crow is nice, but what about your dad?" Connor queried, worried about her fathers possible reaction to the news that Ruby had a boyfriend.

"He's...protective, I guess you could say." Ruby answered, choosing her words carefully. "But he's alright, I promise."

Connor and Ruby then both turned their heads and looked behind them as they heard footsteps, and saw Yang walking up to them. "I finally caught up with you guys!" She exclaimed. "You could have waited for me!"

"The only reason you got left behind is because you wouldn't stop flirting with Jim on the way over here." Connor retorted. "Thank god he didn't follow us all the way here."

Yang ignored Connor's complaints and pushed past him, separating him and Ruby on the way through. Instead of knocking or even politely nudging the door open, she slammed the door open and strutted inside. "DAD!!" She shouted, announcing her arrival. "WE'RE HOME!"

Connor and Ruby stepped into the house after Yang, holding each other's hands again. The house began with a dining room, containing a table, and two archways led to other rooms in the house while another led upstairs.

After a little while of waiting, a man in black clothing and a black leather jacket came down from the stairs and into the dining room. "Yang, Ruby! Welcome home!" The man greeted as he reached them. "And who might this be?" He asked when he saw Connor, looking down at his hand intertwined with Ruby's.

Before Connor could introduce himself, another man came down the stairs and entered the dining room. Connor assumed him to be Ruby's dad. "Welcome back you two." He greeted, seeing Ruby and Yang. "Who the hell is he?" He asked, seeing Connor.

"Dad, Uncle Crow, this is Connor. My boyfriend." Ruby announced, bracing herself for their reaction. Connor did the same, and both were pleasantly surprised.

"Ha! Excellent! Excellent!" Uncle Crow chuckled and then turned to Ruby's Dad and said, "Isn't that wonderful?" Ruby's Dad simply scoffed, unimpressed by Connor. He then turned away and walked out the room, closely followed by Yang who began to spurt out her stories of Beacon.

"Don't mind him, he's an old fart." Crow told Connor humorously. "I for one am glad, but he's just a little...protective over Ruby."

Connor considered that for a moment. He could understand the reasoning behind it, but it hadn't seemed like that was the issue. It was more like Ruby's Dad just didn't like Connor already.

Throughout the rest of the day, Ruby showed Connor around the house and told him about her family, then by the time they were done, it was time for dinner. The meal was awkward, with Ruby's Dad giving Connor cold stares every so often, but Crow helped keep a light atmosphere with his humorous frame of mind. Partway through the meal, Crow pulled Ruby to the side for a private chat about something. What, Connor had no idea. Once they had finished their meal, Crow decided to show Ruby and Connor to their room upstairs.

As Crow opened the door, Ruby pulled a slightly hesitant Connor in by his hand and two entered. In the room was a dresser and wardrobe, and a simple double bed. Connor noticed the lack of personalisation on the room, such as an absence of posters, and assumed this was a spare room.

Crow stood in the doorway with his hand on the door knob and cheekily said, "Well you two have a good night now." Before promptly closing the door, leaving Connor without an explanation to the sleeping arrangements.

"Ugh...Rubes? There's only one bed in here..." He informed Ruby, wondering what he were supposed to do in this situation. He didn't know if he should just get on with it and share a bed, or if Ruby wouldn't want that.

Ruby took a look at the bed, a look that suggested to Connor that she already knew of the absence of a second bed, and then turned back and replied, "We can...share a bed, right?"

Connor felt himself blushing at the mere suggestion of it. Ruby didn't seem to be embarrassed about the idea of sharing a bed. In fact, she hadn't seemed at all surprised that there was only one bed in the room. Connor was starting to think that this was what Crow had been talking to her about earlier that day, he had seemed very eager to push the two of them closer together.

As Connor tried to think of an intelligible answer, Ruby started untying the knots on the top of her combat dress. Connor's blush profusely increased as Ruby eventually turned towards the bed and continued untying her clothing. Soon it was completely undone and Connor could see even from behind that it was hanging open.

Connor almost fainted as Ruby dropped off the clothing into the floor, but relaxed when he saw that she was wearing her pyjamas. He figured she must had been wearing them underneath her cloak. "She sure came prepared for this..." Connor thought, now even more convinced that this was a conspiracy between Ruby and her uncle.

Ruby then leapt into the bed and nestled under the sheets, still with plenty of room for Connor. "You coming?" She asked him, leaning on her side, supporting herself with her elbow.

Ruby's calmness relaxed Connor a little, and he took of his pendant, eyepatch and cloak, placing them on the dresser. He then laid on the bed, above the covers, and looked up at the ceiling as Ruby continued to lean on her side and stare at him.

"Aren't you cold?" She asked him, making Connor ever more sure of Crows involvement in making this happen. Ruby wouldn't have been brave enough to do this without some encouragement from her uncle.

Connor gave it to her plea however, and buried himself under the covers. Ruby shuffled over and put her arms around him, then started to doze off in the cuddle.

Just before she fell asleep, Connor heard her mutter a few words, just loud enough for him to hear. "Hey...I love you Connor."

As Ruby cuddled him in her sleep, Connor put a hand on her head and smiled. He'd never felt so close to anyone before, he didn't know how to react the the feeling. He then felt himself falling asleep, and dozed off in the embrace, drifting into a blissful world of dreams.