Chapter 8: Taken
[Patch Island, Yelldin's Cuisine]
"Can we please get down to business?"
The big ginger who identified as Kale grabbed his heart in mock hurt "It just pains us to see such a young woman unsure of her own sexuality."
Not be outdone by his partner, the scrawny blonde said "This is VERY important business."
After leaving the Dust shop the three made their way down the street to a restaurant of sorts. It was a really nice place but the food was crap and it wouldn't last long with the "No Fuanus allowed" sign on the front doors. The White Fang loved to target these kinds of establishments.
They were sitting in a private booth reserved for the transaction. The two informants had continued to delay for the better half of an hour. They had set down, ordered and been served yet the two were still tight lipped. Tight lipped about the information that is, Four had honestly never met men in her life who could top these two in dirty jokes and sexual harassment, not even the legendary Three.
The waitress got the worse of it with her revealing uniform, poor girl hadn't come back to check on them in almost ten minutes.
"Is this a game too you?" inquired Four
Kale looked across the table offended "I'll have you know that me an my mate take our work very seriously, also don't eat that it'll give you the worse shits you've ever had"
Four stopped right before putting the fish into her mouth and held it before her examining it then dropping both the fish and fork onto the plate. Pushing the plate aside and replacing it with the briefcase; she removed the key from her pocket to open it.
Shauno let out a low whistle at amount Lien inside.
"Can we be serious now?" Asked Four with a tone that can only be described as "Bitch"
"Not here" answered Shauno
"Then why did we come here?" Four was visibly pissed now.
"Our boss wants to discuss this….in person, take a ship over first thing in the morning"
Four's eyebrows twitched "So what you're saying is you brought me here and wasted my time just to tell me you can't tell me anything?"
Kale looked at his partner and smirked "We both thought you looked a little stiff and took it upon ourselves to help you relax a little. With two studs like us around what's not there to love about life?" In reality it was just fun messing with the dark haired girl.
"I will pass on the message." She stood up making it clear she wasn't going to be making small talk with them any time soon. Fate wasn't done with her yet. A single egg and noodle bowl would not be enjoyed today as it had found itself all over the poor girl. The waitress had been walking by the table when Four had stood up abruptly. The sniper looked down at her new suit with a blank face.
The Two informants didn't even try to contain their laughter at the girl's misfortune. Kale was being supported by Shauno in an effort not to roll on the floor laughing, the smaller of the pointed at yolk dripping from her legs making a remark about it being that time of the month.
The waitress let out a string of apologies before being stopped by Four's hand. Her other hand found the second bowl of food the waitress was holding and slung it at the two. To her chagrin they only laughed harder. She stormed off the premises with two following behind, escorting her out like the gentlemen they were.
"That was great! Best laugh I've had in a while!" said Kale slapping her on the back "You're one of us now!"
Teal eyes turned on him with fire inside them "I must humbly decline."
Again, fate had decided enough was not enough as a girl in red rounded the corner across the street and spotted the sniper. She waved happily as she approached the group.
"That your lesbian lover? I gotta say she's a bit youn-what are you doing? Shauno was looking down at the girl who had her legs spread and was touching her toes.
"Stretching"
"Why…?" Without answering the sniper took off in the opposite direction of the girl in red like hell was on her heels.
Four passed a faunus couple as she made escape. 'It's dark so I should be able to lose her pretty quickly' she thought to herself. The streets were more or less empty as she ran through them. She looked at her watch to see it was almost midnight.
She ran for a few more minutes before coming to a stop at a lone light pole. She was in no means out of breath but she leaned against it for a second to let out a sigh of relief.
Getting her bearings together she took the first look around to see she had absolutely no idea where she was and that she had landed herself in a very shady looking part of town. On the other side of the street set a ragtag looking group of fuanus who did not look like they appreciated her presence. This notion was proved when one started making obscene hand gestures
"Who are we running from?" Ruby's voice startled Four and sent her a few feet into the air. The girl stood in front of her with her hands at her side looking around for the 'Who'. Four dropped to her knees and sobbed silently while glaring at the ground. "What are you doing here anyway?"
"Julia Snow, Private, Vale Army."
"Ohhh are you lost?!"
"Julia Snow, Private, Vale Army."
"You can come to my house for the night! I don't think my dad would mind, I'll just tell him your one of my friends from school."
"Julia Snow, Private, Vale Army."
"You're so funny!" Squealed Ruby before she grabbed the back of her prey's suit and started pulling her behind her with considerable strength.
"Julia Snow, Private, Vale Army." Four watched the light pole get farther and farther away, 'stupid evil sadist school girls!' She could only hope the rest of Delta team was having as good of a night as she was as the demon disguised as an innocent little girl dragged her away to her lair.
[Patch Island, Three]
"I don't think she'd mind" I assured Biggs while I was playing with the APR. She would kill me if she found out, we all knew it. Denial was a big part of being a human though. This thing was so heavy; the bipod would actually latch onto whatever it was on to hold the rifle in place. Firing this baby without it would be near impossible.
The weapon took almost half a minute to load and shoot. After loading in the aura crystals into the slots the bullet was placed into the flap then locked in. When all of that was done the weapon still had to charge, the cylinders would spin for a few seconds until ready to fire which was told when the green blimp became visible in the scope.
"You're a dead man" Even Lt knew not to touch Four's weapons.
I'm not if my 'loyal' teammates don't rat me out. So in a since, yeah I was going to die tonight, couldn't trust the bastards with a pack of gum let alone my life. Delroy hated my guts so it's obvious he would tell and Biggs liked to start shit.
"Wasn't she due back like twenty minutes ago?"
Five stopped flipping through his newspaper to look over at the top at me with a smirk "The universe decided to extend your life a little." Thank you universe, would you be so kind as to send that hot blonde from across the street over here, I got a bucket list that I need to finish.
I set the rifle down on the bed and went about checking the rest of our equipment. Shit, some of this stuff this stuff was too high tech like who even needs a pen grenade?
"Why would anyone want him to live longer then he's supposed to?"
I looked at the Lt with a smirk "To think I was going to buy you 'enhancer pills' for your birthday, Must be hard getting old."
"You son of a bitch!"
"GOD DAMMIT! NOT THIS SHIT AGAIN!" Yelled the next door neighbor.
[Patch Island, Ruby's house]
Her wonderful suit had been switched off for a pair of too small sweats and tee and she was now under a different ruse as teenage girl, a part she did not play well. The girl's father didn't even seem to put a second of thought into the matter unfortunately for the Headhunter.
So now she was being subjugated to the most awkward moment in her life….
"You look older then Ruby, are you perhaps in a higher class" Ruby's father inquired.
"I don't recognize her from any of my classes." Yang and her father fixed her with questioning looks.
"I ugh…..take special classes?"
"C'mon guys, my friends really shy and your interrogating her like some criminal." Ruby came to save the day. The family had insisted on eating together so they could get to meet Ruby's new friend. Everyone's plates were almost untouched other then Four's who had almost cleaned her plate out of nervousness.
The rest of the meal went on in silence other the occasional question from the father asking how the girl's day went. Four had to admit the food was actually pretty good, especially since then was the only thing she ate all day other than a couple crackers this morning, Compliments of Three.
She tried to help wash the dishes but was shooed off only to be kidnapped a second time in one night by the little monster known as Ruby.
Yang watched them leave and when they were out of sight turned to her father who was by the sink, she raised a brow "Yo…..did something seem kinda off?"
"She doesn't go to Signal, I think I would recognize one of my own students." He smiled, his daughter was not a very good liar.
Yang drew circles on the table with her fingers while pondering why Ruby would be hanging out with a older woman. She abruptly stopped drawling her invisible masterpiece, 'She's replacing me!'
"She carried herself like a fighter, a huntress perhaps." If that was the case then he could see why his daughter would buddy up to the woman. She was a bit of a fan-girl when it came to these things. He wouldn't be surprised if Ruby was grilling her for information at this moment.
This did not help the blonde at all. She nervously drummed her fingers on the table. She was supposed to envy her! Not some random huntress, to think she read that brat stories.
Taiyang heard his oldest daughter stand up and skulk away probably to go spy on the others, things were never boring in this household.
Meanwhile….
The smaller girl paced around the chair the sniper was sitting in like a grimm stalking its next victim. Without warning she shined her desk lamp into her eyes "What kind of sniper do you use?!"
Four looked away from Ruby.
"Not talking huh?" She smiled evilly "Are you sure you want to do this the hard way?"
No response.
"You leave me no choice…."