Yo Peeps, GMG here with chapter 9 of SSO! It was nice that last chapter busted the 10k word barrier too, now it's following suit with BCB. Anyways, rating may or may not change, I'll know after the chapter is written. Onwards!

Disclaimer: do no own RWBY, but I want those plushies. -_-

(This is a week or two after chapter 8)

Cinder pinched her brow, bent over a map, and grimaced. Emerald's words had been ringing in her mind and she couldn't shake them, no matter what the sorceress tried. The sad thing was that Cinder's view on Yang was changing. The blonde had been so caring around her and it touched the sorceress in ways she hadn't thought possible. So here she was, upset over the conflicting feelings inside her. Apparently she wasn't the only one who knew.

"Oh, hello Cinder." A suave voice said. "I certainly wasn't expecting to see you here." Roman walked over, cane in hand, and chuckled. "Blondie messing with your head?"

Golden eyes narrowed in confusion. "And how exactly do you know this, Roman?"

He feigned stupidity. "Well... You see." He chuckled. "Emerald informed me of your little master plan, not to be confused with your grand master plan, and I can see now that you're regretting it."

"Why do I feel like you have more to add?" She asked.

He grinned. "I don't know if you're aware, but Mercury is the only one of us truly against our enemies." He twirled his cane before continuing. "Emerald is with Red and the cat girl. You and blondie, whilst I'm here for fun and money."

"Are you suggesting that this was a plan to stop us?!" She was getting angry. If that brawler was using her, then no mercy. Hypocritical? Absolutely, but Cinder didn't care.

Roman held up his hands in a placating manner. "No, no. Hold your horses. What I was trying to say was that maybe we should call our plans off-!"

Cinder clutched Roman by the throat and glared into his eyes. "Have you betrayed me already, Torchwick? I pay you to help and you tell me that we should drop our efforts, because of four girls?!" Roman struggled as her fingers burned into his skin. "I should kill you now, you lazy ass!"

"Cinder!" He gasped. "Don't do this!"

She shoved him onto the ground. "I don't plan too." Cinder snarled. "Leave and don't come back, you traitor. If I see you again, you will die." Fire danced around her. "I won't allow some blonde pull me from my plans an certainly not you either, Torchwick."

Roman stood, holding his throat. He gave her a sad look. "You will regret this, but not because of anything I do. It will be your own fault."

"LEAVE!"

Grabbing his cane from the ground, he nodded and left, grimacing from the pain.

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Team RWBY plus a certain thief were hanging around the dorm and fooling around, in a completely innocent way, just hanging out. Weiss was studying on her bed, though taking the time to comment every now and then. Yang was discussing some designs for upgrades to Ember Celica with Ruby, the younger sister talking animatedly about forging the new pieces for the gauntlets.

Off to the side, Emerald and Blake were talking about some of the books they've read, The Third Crusade amongst the discussed material. They had been bonding a bit over the last week or so, trying to cement their's and Ruby's relationship. They got along great an their love of books was the final thing to click. While Ruby liked books, they loved them to a point bordering on obsession.

Everything was all nice and sweet until a knock on the window caught everyone's attention. Emerald pulled the blinds open and was shocked to see Roman in pain on the other side. He wouldn't risk being seen unless he had a good reason. She opened the window and let him in, watching as he collapsed on the ground. "Roman!"

Blake helped him up as the team gathered around him. The thief looked up at them and smiled through the pain. "Hello Red." He grimaced from the pain again. "My boss isn't too happy with me at the moment. Sorry to bother you girls."

Emerald's ruby red eyes widened. "She did this? Why?"

"Because she thinks I've turned coat on her." He replied.

Yang's scroll went off, causing her to check it. She stood and walked to the door. "Hey guy, my girl needs me. Sorry Torchwick, but I do hope you get better." Before he could reply, she was out the door.

"Dammit." He cursed. "One of you needs to stop her."

Ruby frowned, concerned. "Why?"

Torchwick looked over at Emerald, with a 'really?' look on his face. "You didn't tell her yet?"

Ruby looked between the two. "Tell me what?"

Emerald sighed. "You know how I said that I work alongside Roman?" Ruby nodded. "Well, your sister is dating our boss, Cinder Fall."

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Yang was riding through Vale on Bumblebee, glancing at the directions that Cinder had given her. While not sure what Cinder wanted at the moment, she was happy that her girlfriend wanted to spend some time together. She pulled off towards the docks and stopped, getting off her motorcycle and propping it up. Not seeing Cinder, she began to look around. "Cinder!" She called. "You here?"

"Yes, Yang." A smooth voice said, a chilled overtone making the words harsh and angry. "I am here."

Yang smiled and walked towards Cinder, holding her arms out to hug her. "I'm so happy to see you!"

Cinder stopped Yang with a finger at the base of the brawler's throat. "I bet you are." She hissed. "You think you're clever, don't you? That I wouldn't find out?!"

Lilac eyes fluttered in confusion. "Wh-what? What are you talking about Cinder? Find out what?"

Cinder pushed her finger harder, almost digging into Yang's throat. "You and your team's plan to stop us. Ruby using Emerald and you using me to stop us!" She growled. "You even made Roman turn against me."

It clicked for Yang. "You're Roman's boss?"

"Don't play dumb!" The sorceress spat. "I know your little plan to seduce me so I stop my plans! I WON'T LET YOU!" She pulled her finger back and punched Yang across the jaw. "I won't let you use me!"

Yang managed to right herself as she flew back from the punch and landed in a crouch. "Cinder, I'm not using you." The blonde had tears in her eyes. "I love you."

Cinder paused before shaking her head and pulling on her hair. "Don't you dare! Don't say you love me! You're lying!" She launched a burst of fire at Yang, knocking the blonde back again.

Yang was in pain, but didn't fight back. She wouldn't hurt the woman she loved. Never. "Please, Cinder, I really do."

Cinder walked forward and tackled Yang, straddling with tears in her eyes too. "You lie! YOU LIE!" She closed her eyes, unable to look at the lilac eyes of a girl she thought loved her. She punched Yang again. And again. And again. She just kept punching the girl below her, not caring when Yang went unconscious, she just kept swinging until she couldn't. When she stopped, Yang's face was covered in blood, hers and Cinder's. Cinder, still crying, shakily stood and walked away.

Blood pulled around an under Yang's head, but voices could be heard closing in on her. "Yang!" The familiar tones of a silver-eyed girl in a red cape.

The rest of Team RWBY and Emerald found Yang and rushed to her, shocked to see her in such a condition.

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Yang woke to beeping monitors and sterile white walls, her teammates around her. "Did somebody catch the number on that airship?"

Ruby looked at Yang, concerned. "What happened Yang?"

Yang frowned, trying to remember what happened. "I don't know. I remember yellow eyes and crying and pain, but nothing else."

"Did Cinder hurt you?" Emerald asked. "You were found in a pool of blood."

Yang scrunched her face in confusion. "Who's Cinder?"

Ruby gaped. "Your girlfriend? The one you've been dating for a week or so?"

Yang cocked her head to the side. "I have a girlfriend? Why would he hurt me, if she was my girlfriend." She looked at her sister. "Are you trying to mess with me, sis?" She chuckled. "I guess this is payback for ditching you on day one."

"I'm being serious, Yang!" She yelled, exasperated. "You were seriously hurt and we don't know what happened."

It was Blake who spoke next. "The doctor did say that she might have partial amnesia and a concussion. The damage to her head was quite severe." She frowned. "Maybe it cleared the memories of the last slew of days."

Emerald stood abruptly, a determined look on her face. "That's it. I am going to have a word with that bitch. If she thinks she can hurt Yang, then she is sorely mistaken."

Ruby stood too. "I'm going too! No one hurts my sister without payback!"

Blake nodded and also stood. "I agree with you two. We'll have Weiss watch over Yang. Now let's go."

Yang watched them leave and sputtered. "What the hell just happened to me?"

End...

So, there ya go! All the chapter! I have a slight plan now, so huzzah! I hope you enjoyed chapter nine. I don't know when 10 is coming out, but it should be less than two weeks from now. Also, I'm excited for the upcoming release of Smash Bros. 4! YEAHHHHH! Adieu for now!