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?

8. Chapter 8- Back at Beacon

Outcasts and Outlaws

Volume 2, Chapter 8

Back at Beacon

I'll be honest, I cracked up re-reading this chapter. Maybe it's not as funny as I think, but it gave me a good laugh. Enjoy.

Opening 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 trip back to Beacon was a long one, as expected. The four wasted time however they could think to, but were still extremely relieved when the airship landed. The four made their way to the dorm room corridor and stopped out Connor's room.

"I'll have to report to Ozpin in the morning." Kane stated out of the blue. "There's no point in waking him up."

After that Ruby pulled on Connor's sleeve to get his attention and, when he turned around, said, "I'm gonna go get some rest now. See you in the morning."

Connor smiled at Ruby, then pulled her closer and rested his head against her forehead, looking into her eyes for a second. They were shortly interrupted by a coughing sound, and both broke their embrace and turned to see Kane waiting impatiently, whilst Jim snickered at some obscene joke he had made.

After that Ruby waved goodbye and headed down the corridor to her room, then entered out of sight. Kane then entered Connor's room without waiting for the other two. He looked around the room, scanning his environment. It was similar to how he remembered it, but different. For one, there was an extra bed, and he also noticed a bird cage hung just inside the room, next to the door. He took a closer look at it and saw that it was empty, apart from a small green feather.

"Didn't there used to be something in here?" He asked Connor curiously. "Like a bird of some sort." Kane clearly remembered the time Connor had been given Mars, and wondered what had happened to the parrot while he was away.

Connor stepped into the room after Kane, closely followed by Jim, and looked into the bird cage. "That's strange." He commented. "He was here before we left, Ozpin said someone would look after him."

"You don't sound that worried." Kane replied, noting the lack of concern in Connor's voice.

"To be honest he was beginning to get annoying." Connor admitted. "He kept repeating everything I said like a damn tape recorder."

"I agree mate." Jim added, walking further into the room and collapsing backwards into his bed. "But we can look into that tomorrow, we need to get some sleep."

"Well since there's only two beds in here..." Kane said, "I'll have to sleep in Ruby's room."

Connor's reaction and instantaneous and explosive. Kane had known exactly how he would react, he had just been administrating a little test. "Noooo! I don't think so!" Connor exclaimed. "You can have my bed!"

"Then where will you sleep?" Kane asked, knowing exactly how to escalate the situation. He'd planned it all out from the moment he saw the two beds.

A few moments later, Connor found himself outside of Ruby's door, having chosen to let Kane take his bed. He was embarrassed to have to ask, even though he's already slept in the same room, even in the same bed as Ruby before. Nevertheless, he found himself sweating at the prospect of it.

After taking a minute to calm himself down, Connor finally knocked on the door and then entered. When he wet into the room, he saw a surprised Ruby sitting on her bed, in her pyjamas.

"Oh, hey!" Ruby greeted and smiled, happy to see Connor and even suspecting why he had come. "Do you need me for something?"

"Uhh, yeah." Connor answered, feeling butterflies in his stomach and his cheeks blushing. "You see...Kane's using my bed for tonight, just until they get him his own in."

Ruby listened and smiled back at Connor, making him even more nervous. What had happened to the shy little Ruby he had once known? She's grown so much more confident recently and he had a suspicion her uncle had been involved somehow.

"So...because of that..." Connor continued, too embarrassed to make eye contact with Ruby. "I was wondering if maybe I could...sleep in here tonight?"

Ruby continued to smile and stood up, standing close to Connor, their faces inches apart. "Sure." She answered. "Wouldn't have it any other way."

Connor blushed even more at that statement, and then the butterflies in his stomach worsened as Ruby drew her face closer to his, bringing her lips towards Connors. Just as they were about to touch however, Ruby's head fell on Connor's shoulder and she fell against him, starting to fall asleep.

Connor embraced her tightly, then walked over to her bed and gently layer her down, then laid himself down beside her. He looked at her sleeping face, admiring it, before he drifted off.

Connor was stirred by the sound of the door being roughly shoved open. He kept his eyes closed, hoping whoever it was would think he was asleep and leave him alone. If only.

"CONNOR!"

Upon hearing his name shouted t the volume of an erupting volcano, Connor immediately sat up straight, wondering who was standing there. Standing in the room was a fuming and obviously very angry Yang.

"Connor..." Yang growled aggressively, looking at her younger sister laying in bed with Connor, her arms wrapped around his body.

Connor himself saw Yang's expression and began to cower in fear knowing what she was probably about to do.

In the other room, Jim and Kane were rudely awoken by a massive banging sound, followed by a short scream of pain. Jim shot up and looked at the wall, that Ruby's room was on the other side of, and yelled, "What the hell was that?!"

Kane sat up on Connor's bed and calmly replied, "It would appear Yang has returned to check on Ruby."

"You don't think..." Jim muttered in response, hoping he was wrong. His fears were confirmed however, when a shotgun shell blasted through the wall merely inches to the left of his head, making a small hole in the plaster. While a bead of sweat ran down Jim's neck, from the shock of being so close to death by Yang, Kane crossed the room and peeked through the small hole.

"Yep." He sighed. "Yangs gonna kill him if we don't step in." And with that he swiftly departed from the room, Jim hot on his heels. When they reached Ruby's room, the door was wide open. Peering inside, they saw Yang holding Connor in a headlock, squeezing as if trying to break his neck.

"You bloody pervert!" Yang screamed, squeezing even harder. "How could you take advantage of Ruby like that?!"

Struggling to speak, Connor managed to croak back, "That's not what happened. We didn't do anything!"

"He's telling the truth Yang!" Ruby also argued, standing behind the two in her pyjamas. "We just fell asleep!"

Yang was about to snap back at her sister, but then looked up in front of her and saw Jim and Kane standing there. "YOU!" She exclaimed, before launching herself at Kane.

Kane stuck out a hand and pushed it against Yang's head, keeping her at a good distance while she threw punches towards him. "What the hell are you doing here, you murderer, you?!"

Ignoring Yang's taunts of his violent past, Kane simply replied, "Don't take your anger out on me. The only reason you're trying to hit me is because you're angry over what you walked in on."

"Kane..." Connor wheezed, holding a hand to his bruised throat, "You're not helping, so shut your mouth."

Yang then suddenly stopped lashing out and turned to glare at Connor. She saw Ruby walk over and help him up, looking very concerned. Yang found that she couldn't stay mad when her sister was so upset, and so stomped towards the doorway in a huff. Before leaving she looked at Connor again and warned, "We are not done here!" Before storming out of the room.

"Rubes..." Connor mumbled, still scarred by the encounter, "Your sister is terrifying."

"Fear is good, it keeps us on our toes." Kane inputted randomly, confusing everyone else in the room.

"Where did you get that from?" Jim asked, knowing the question was on everyone's minds. From what Ozpin had told him, Kane wasn't the philosophical type.

"I read it on the back of a cereal box." Kane answered, confusing everyone even more.

"Since when do cereal boxes have stuff like that written on them?!" Connor exclaimed, straining his injured throat. "What kind of messed up cereal do you eat?!"

Ignoring Connor completely, Kane stated, "I need to go report to Ozpin now. I'll tell you what he says later."

Kane then left the room, leaving the other three befuddled by his behaviour. On his way out, he saw something he kept quiet about, knowing what it meant.

In the corner of his eye, Kane spotted a bloody dead parrot lying in the otherwise empty corridoor.

And starting next time...things get serious!