Author's Note: Yeah,I'm still new to the whole writing thing so reviews are welcomed. Thanks for keeping an interest to this story.
Disclaimer: Rooster Teeth owns RWBY
Sunlight streamed into the windows of the Xiao Long household. Birds can be heard tweeting outside, the forest shining brightly as the morning rays filtered through the leaves and branches.
In the second floor, snoring quietly in their beds were the Rose twins, or rather one of the Rose twins as the dark cloaked huntress was already up. The elder twin is known to always get up before Ruby or Yang. Strapping her stun knife to her bicep, Onyx checked herself in the full body mirror on the corner of their room. Red eyes roving over every detail of her attire before nodding in satisfaction.
"Only one thing left to do." She said to herself as the dark cloaked huntress strode over her sleeping twin. Crimson tresses splayed over her red pillow as Ruby snored softly. A sleeping mask with a pair of angry red eyes as it's design covered her eyes, drool coming out from the side of her mouth. The blanket was pushed off her body, revealing her black tank top with a Beowolf heart at the center and her white pajama pants with red roses on it.
Such a peaceful sight to behold that she almost felt guilty for what she was about to do.
Almost.
The crimson eyed huntress sat down on the side of her bed before raising her twin's top, she let her hand brush over her twin's abs and settled into her sides. Onyx watched as Ruby shivered a bit but just turned her head to the side, completely dead to the world.
An impish grin stretched Onyx's lips before digging her fingers to Ruby's sides, tickling her. The silver eyed huntress squealed, wide awake as she started laughing. Hands gripped the wrists of her twin but she was unperturbed as she continued her assault on Ruby's side, wriggling her fingers around her stomach before switching to her armpits.
"No!" Ruby managed to squeak before it was drowned out by another wave of laughter. Onyx started laughing too as her twin thrashed underneath her.
"Stop! I-I give! I give! Hahahahahahaha! "
After what seemed like forever, Onyx finally stopped moving her fingers. Settling one hand next to her sister's head as the other reached up and pulled off her twin's sleeping mask. Ruby was breathing heavily with a tired smile on her lips as she opened her eyes, silver eyes glinting with laughter and happiness.
"Good morning, sis." The dark cloaked twin greeted as she learned down to press a short sweet kiss on panting lips. Onyx waited patiently for her twin to catch her breath before her twin returned the greeting with a quick kiss.
Rose petals flew around her as Ruby zipped into the bathroom they shared with her pajamas neatly folded in the chair next to the bed.
Onyx just hummed and started fixing her twin's bed. Just as she finished, she heard the shower turn on and she took that as her cue to go down and get breakfast. As she walked down the hallway, her bare feet padding across the carpeted floor, she smelled something that made her mouth salivate before dashing through the hallway and jumping over the banister, completely forgoing the stairs.
Yang, who just walked out of the kitchen with a plate of pancakes in her hand and was still wearing her pajamas, simply stepped to the side just as the dark figure of her sister landed on the spot she was at a second ago. The blonde was used to the twins' antics as she shoved a fork full of pancakes to her mouth before sitting down on the couch and Rittman on the TV.
Once Onyx got inside the kitchen, she saw her dad in front of the stove whistling a merry tune as he flipped a pancake on the frying pan. The blonde huntsman was wearing his usual combat gear minus his shoes, leaving him bare footed. Next to the stove was the fridge and on the other side of the stove was the sink, counters and cabinets. A coffee maker sat on top of the counter next to the toaster and microwave. Behind her dad was the dining table situated at the left side of the room. Rays of light filtered in from the window next to the dining table and landed on the plate of chocolate chip cookies. The dark cloaked huntress swore she heard angels singing for this sinfully wonderful food known to man. Onyx walked quietly, grinning as she reached out to get one.
"Breakfast first, Onyx." Her dad said without looking back as she froze and turned with her hand still outstretched to the food of the gods. The dark twin grumbled and walked to the sink to wash her hands before grabbing a plate from the table and walked towards the fresh batch of pancakes sitting on the plate next to the stove. Taiyang flipped the pancake behind him, and Onyx stretched her arm out and caught it on her plate before adding some more. She went to the fridge and opened it, grabbing the regular milk before heading back to the table.
As she sat down, she poured some milk in her glass then slathered some butter on top of her pancake before pouring some maple syrup. Just as she picked up her fork, the smell of roses invaded her nose as Ruby appeared wearing her combat attire. Her hair was slightly damp from her shower as she stared at the plate of cookies. People would assume that the Rose twins were a pair of cookie monsters.
"Down Ruby." Their dad said playfully as he gave his crimson haired daughter a plate full of pancakes before leaning down to kiss her on the forehead. Ruby beamed up at him before she sat next to her twin sister, who was dabbing her mouth with a napkin, her plate empty.
Her sister's jaw dropped. Taiyang simply laughed and kissed Onyx's temple before sitting down at the head of table with his own plate of pancakes.
Onyx set her napkin down and crimson eyes filled with glee as she took one cookie from the pile and dipped it into her glass of milk before taking a bite. The dark twin moaned at the chocolatey goodness and the blonde huntsman chuckled, taking a sip of his coffee.
"Seems like I did a pretty good job." Taiyang stated proudly and Onyx just nodded, finishing her cookie with a thumbs up at her dad. Neither of them noticed Ruby blushing profusely, the sounds her twin was making getting her hot and bothered. The dark cloaked huntress grabbed another one as their dad read the newspaper sitting on the table.
Keeping her libido in check, the younger twin finished her pancakes quickly before grabbing a cookie and taking a bite.
"Mmmm, this is the best." Ruby moaned as she chewed the rest before getting another one and dipping it in her twin's milk.
Just as half of the cookies were devoured, Yang entered the kitchen and dumped her empty plate into the sink. The blonde brawler then sauntered over the table and took a handful of cookies before making a mad dash out of there just as the twins growled lowly, silver and crimson eyes burning in outrage as they stared at the doorway from where their sister made her quick exit.
Onyx just closed her eyes and sighed knowing it was a lost cause before she looked back and saw that there was only one cookie left. Her twin already reached out and plucked it out of the plate and dipped it in her milk before offering it to her sister. Crimson eyes brightened before biting off half of the pastry and chewing slowly, savoring its sweetness. Ruby dipped the rest of it in milk before popping it into her mouth, the Rose twins sharing content smiles as they reached up and brushed the crumbs of their twin's lips with their thumbs and licking it clean with a playful smirk.
The crimson cloaked huntress dashed around in a flurry of rose petals as she collected all the empty plates and washed the dishes in the sink. Onyx was just finishing up her milk when she heard her scroll beeping. She pulled it out of her pocket and opened it to see a message from her Uncle Qrow. A weight on her back suddenly appeared as her twin peered over her shoulder.
"Training time!" Ruby announced excitedly.
The sun was still up as the towering trees stood firm in the forest, their branches swaying gently against the breeze. One person stood on top of one branches of a tall tree that overlooked a huge clearing with boulders and training dummies littered around. Some of the rocks were smashed to pieces and a few dummies were far too damaged to be used. The man took a swig of vodka from his flask while he twirled a silver dagger around on his fingertips.
Red eyes observed quietly as an explosion erupted from the center of the clearing before red blur jumped out of the smoke, rose petals trailing behind its form. Gunshots pierced the air as Yang shot a barrage of bullets at her target with Ember Celica. She was wearing her combat attire that consist of short sleeved brown jacket with a yellow crop top underneath that displayed her fiery heart decal on her left breast along with black shorts and brown belt connected to a short leather brown material on the sides and back. Her feet were encased in brown leather boots that reached to her knee with a purple bandana tied around her left knee.
Ruby skidded to stop and dodged the hail of bullets. Glancing to her right, she kicked a boulder towards the blonde brawler. A smirk played on the blonde's lips, familiar with Ruby's fighting style as she punched the boulder to pieces just as Ruby flew through the debris.
"Not this time." Yang said, shifting her stance and throwing an uppercut, thinking she got her this time.
Twisting her body away from the attack, Ruby sent her a wink, the only warning Yang got as she slammed her foot right under the blonde's chin, throwing her up in the air. Without missing a beat, she grabbed Yang's foot and twirled her around before hurling her at another boulder. The brawler smashed right through it and a couple more of them before slamming right into a tree at the far end of the clearing. Upon impact, the tree tilted back and gave a loud groan.
"You'll have to do better than that." Ruby taunted, a smile on her lips as her body buzzed in excitement. The battle giving her an adrenaline rush.
Normal people would have been critically injured or dead after an attack like that but the blonde just shook it off with a growl as lilac eyes scanned around the area for the little punk that is her sister. The throw seemed to just piss her off, her aura taking the brunt of the blow. Even without her semblance, Ruby is much faster than the blonde brawler, moving around before striking with deadly precision. Combined with her semblance and Crescent Rose's gravity bullets, she becomes untouchable, overwhelming her opponents with a speed that makes it seem like she's teleport in and whirling around her massive scythe. Only a few can keep up with the young huntress, one of them being her twin.
Said twin is currently dodging deadly blows from their dad's weapon, a large silver axe with a blue, red and yellow dust gem inserted into middle of the handle. The handle can also be lengthened and wielded using two hands. Though it may not look like it, the weapon is heavier than both of his twins' weapons combined but despite its heaviness, Taiyang can swing it around liked it weighed nothing. The blonde hunter calls it Wildheart, referencing his tattoo. Taiyang hacked and slash at his opponent while dodging attacks and keeping his guard up. Despite the power behind his attacks, Onyx returned them with quick jabs and kicks that sent the blonde huntsman sliding back a few feet even when she struck directly at the flat of the blade. Onyx didn't give him any chance to get his bearings as she pressed on, raining blows to her opponent, crimson eyes blazing with determination. Taiyang just sent his daughter a devilish grin before jumping and spinning away from her reach, extending his weapon to its full form.
The fight became even more ruthless as father and daughter fought with blows so hard, it sent shockwaves around them, throwing off stones and whipping up the older twin's cloak. Though Onyx isn't armed, the dark twin still kept them at a stalemate, neither one landing a direct blow. Her senses flared up and Onyx slipped in between her dad's open legs just as Yang slammed both of her fists down to where she was, creating a huge explosion. Smoke covered the clearing but it didn't faze the blonde hunter as he pressing on the red gem. Fire instantly licked the blade of the axe as he spun Wildheart around. The blonde brawler followed his example and shot bullet after bullet. The dark cloaked huntress instantly upped her speed, dodging the flames and bullets from her two opponents, lips twitching in annoyance as she maneuvered around the duo's attacks.
Qrow Branwen smirked as he tucked his flask into the pouch strapped on his belt before brushing his dark grey bangs back. He wore a grey dress shirt with two long tails at the back, his dark red tattered cloaked strapped under his collar. Underneath is a black leather belt and black dress pants with black dress shoes. A cross hung around his neck, the surface glinting against the sunlight.
The huntsman couldn't help the twinge of pride at his nieces. Their intense training was paying off but there is still room for improvement. Yang relied heavily on her semblance. Though it greatly increases her strength and firepower, the brawler easily loses controls of her emotions in that state, making her attacks predictable so he had the blonde huntress focus on fighting her opponents without her semblance, keeping herself in check.
Ruby is her heavy reliance on her weapon. When he disarmed her during a spar, it didn't take long for him to knock her out. The cloaked huntsman taught his niece that only a fool trust their life to a weapon. Though their weapons are an extension of themselves, it can't do anything unless it's in their hands. After that, he quickly whipped her up in shape, training her in hand to hand combat and constantly having her spar against Yang or her twin.
When Ruby had her first spar, she couldn't land a single hit on the blonde and was tossed around like a rag doll. Eventually, the red cloaked huntress got the hang of it and even gave her constantly drunk Uncle a run for his money. Training with Crescent Rose gave her the strength to actually put a dent on someone even with aura protection but she's still leagues away from Yang's level.
Onyx, on the other hand, exceeded a lot of his expectations. The crimson eyed huntress takes their training seriously to the point that she overexerts herself sometimes but all of that soon paid off. She became strong, stronger than Yang even with her semblance. Her speed matched even her twin's and can keep up with her twin's semblance. In hand to hand combat, Onyx has already won a few spars against her dad and Uncle. All at the age of 15.
Her semblance of Enhanced Senses gave her the extra edge in the battlefield. She can see and hear from afar and even detect threats around her with her back turned. Unlike most semblance, Onyx's is completely passive, meaning her senses are at an all time high. It can be very inconvenient sometimes especially for her sense of smell. Any awful smell to a normal person is multiplied by four for the dark cloaked huntress.
They've come a long way from where they started. When he first started training them, the twins were eight years old and Yang ten. They barely lasted a day, even with their auras unlocked. At first, he thought he was being too hard on them but he knew the dangers that come in their line of work. It made him think of Summer's death and the crow shifter felt a stab of pain through his heart. It's why he hardened himself and pushed his nieces to get stronger. Qrow sure as hell never want to go through the pain of losing another loved one.
With a flick of his wrist, he threw the knife right at Onyx. It whistled through the air just as Onyx saw an opening. She ducked under her dad's axe blade and threw few quick jabs to his exposed ribs. Taiyang winced, and quickly shortened his weapon to counter but Onyx was already behind him. She kicked the back of his knee forcing him to his knees. Lightning quick reflexes caught the knife by its handle, the tip a few inches from her forehead. Adjusting the grip, she pulled out her stun knife and pointed it over her shoulder while hovering the other knife over her dad's throat.
Both blonde fighters froze when they felt a knife to their throat. The blonde brawler was gonna sent her sister flying with her fist but halted in the last second.
Nobody moved for a while, the only sounds being the heavy breathing of the trio until both knives pulled away. Onyx sheathed her stun knife as she looked at the two Xia Longs rubbing their throats.
"I win." The crimson eyed huntress stated with a cheeky smirk before she threw the knife back at her Uncle who caught it by the blade between his two fingers.
"Good job, kiddo." Qrow complimented . "Now that's what I call quick thinking."
He turned to his fellow huntsman. "You might learn a thing or two from your kid, Tai."
"If I recall correctly, my daughter beat your ass before too." Taiyang retorted as he got up and strapped his axe to his back.
"Now, now. Don't be such a sour puss. Want me to kiss your boo boos better?" Qrow asked as if he was talking to a child. Onyx snickered while Yang had no problem laughing her ass off.
"I don't swing that way." The axe wielder muttered.
"You sure? I can show you a couple of moves that gets the ladies going." He said with a salacious grin. By now, both of his nieces were roaring with laughter.
"Screw you, you perverted bastard."
"And proud of it." The red cloaked huntsman jumped down to the ground just as a bundle of energy tackled him to the side. Qrow hardly stumbled as he lifted his arm with Ruby latched on to him like a baby koala.
"Are you coming back to Signal, Uncle?" His silver eyed niece asked with a big smile. The crow shifter just ruffled her hair with and replied. "Maybe. It depends if Ozpin doesn't have anything to do for me."
Qrow usually went on missions on behalf of the Beacon Headmaster, making him quite a busy man. Ruby pouted but didn't say anything and dropped off his arm.
Her Uncle flicked her on the forehead, and she yelped.
"Come on, kiddo. You'll be starting your last year by next week, I'm sure you'll be too busy to miss your dear old Uncle." He joked. What he didn't expect is for all of his nieces to tackle him in a hug.
Again, he didn't move an inch but he let out a surprised "oomph" as they protested and said they'll miss him no matter what. That if it weren't for him and their dad, they wouldn't be in the top of their class. Yang added that it was thanks to him, she can easily pick up chicks on the bar to which Taiyang yelled. "WHAT!?"
Everyone ignored his outburst.
In a rare show of genuine emotion, Qrow wrapped his arms around them and gave them a lopsided grin, replacing his trademark smirk.
"Alright, alright. Now let me go. You're cramping my style." But all of them just hugged him even harder making it a tad bit uncomfortable for the crow shifter.
"Tai, a little help would be nice."
The blonde huntsman was busy taking a picture with his scroll, ignoring his teammate.
So for this part, I'm just showing their fighting capabilities. I'm a video game lover so you can definitely guess where the phrase and stun knife came from. If you did, then you're pretty good.
Next chapter is gonna be like the first episode of RWBY