Twin Roses

by Frozen Snowflakes of the North

RWBY AU What if Ruby Rose had a twin sister named Onyx? They took care of each other after Summer Rose died and under the tutelage of Uncle Qrow and Taiyang, were polished into one of Remnant's strongest warriors but even they cannot fight against their feelings for a certain white haired heiress. INCEST WhiterosexOC pairing. First story. Don't like don't read. You have been warned

6. Let's play a game!

Thanks again for keeping up with this story so far. Warning, this is another long chapter so yeah. Sorry about that. All mistakes are mine.

Disclaimer: Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum own RWBY. I'm just a fan

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"Bleghhhh...ohhh...blurgh." The blonde knight groaned, his stomach still rolling painfully after emptying his breakfast out. Why was he cursed with motion sickness? His first day in Beacon and he was already making a fool of himself. His stomach let out a monstrous groan and he cupped his mouth when he felt bile rising on his throat.

Unfortunately, the huntsman lost his grip on the trash bin and he felt flat on his face on the unforgiving ground with a groan. Thankfully, he managed to swallow back what was left of his breakfast but it left a disgusting taste in his mouth. Now he was feeling hungry and humiliated. Could his day get any worst?

Apparently, fate was being a bitch as always.

"Wow! That's gross!" A deep voice bellowed from above him and he felt something poking his head. "What do you think, Sphinx?"

"For the last time, Caboose, it's Onyx." A feminine voice laced with irritation growled at who he assumed was Caboose.

"Stop that! I think he's sick." Another voice said worryingly.

A groan was all the blonde could utter at this point, confirming Ruby's observation who was kneeling beside him as she continued poking him with a stick.

"Oh! Maybe he's sun bathing?" The blue eyed huntsman suggested.

"With his clothes on?" Asked Onyx as she gave him a look that said 'really?'

"Hey! Some people are shy, okay?" Caboose said indignantly, as if he was reprimanding her. "Stop being mean, Ruby!"

"I'm Onyx and how come you can pronounce my sister's name right?"

"Who?" He asked as if he had no idea of who he just met five minutes ago which flabbergasted the crimson eyed twin. He gave her the rest of his chocolate bar for dust's sake.

The dark twin just sighed in defeat, wondering for the millionth time since she met the friendly hot giant of a man how he became a TA. Ruby on the other hand, seemed to have adjusted to Caboose's awkward personality and just gave him a wave to indicate her presence. Before the giant can make another ridiculous comment, the crimson haired Rose felt the man shifting.

"Hey! He's getting up!"

Indeed, Jaune was getting up on all fours but then his stomach protested violently and with painful groan, the knight hit dirt again.

"And he's down." Caboose stated and nudged the unmoving body with his boot.

"Yeah, I don't think that's helping either, buddy." The dark twin said in a bored voice, like she didn't really care. Suddenly, Onyx yelped in surprise as strong arms lifted her off the ground by her armpits and she found herself looking straight at serious blue eyes for the first time.

"What did you just call me?" His voice losing it's childlike innocence as he stared straight into crimson eyes.

"Uhh buddyyyy?" Onyx drew out, confusion clear on her face.

For a moment, no one said anything and the silence was only interrupted by the groaning blonde knight that everyone seemed to ignore. Ruby was watching with bathed breath as the two continued to stare each other, wondering what would happen. Did Onyx say something to provoke him? Did she do something to trigger that kind of reaction. Whatever it was, all she could was wait as they had their stare down.

Finally, the biggest grin broke out from the man's lips and he literally crushed her twin sister into a bear hug that would have rivaled Yang's.

"OH GOSH! YOU'RE REALLY THE BEST FRIEND EVER!" Caboose shouted in delight as he swung her left and right. He was acting as if Onyx just gave him the best birthday present ever. "WE'RE GONNA BE BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!"

"Gurgh." Was all Onyx could say as she felt her insides being move around by the strength of the behemoth's crushing arms. Her lungs were very close to bursting and she swore she can literally feel herself turning blue. Now as much as Onyx likes making friends with huge, big-muscled, hot guys(note the sarcasm), she really didn't want to die at a young age. Plus, it would be embarrassing to write into her tombstone 'Died by a hug of loving death given by Caboose. Go fuck yourself, Caboose. I hope my ghost haunts you til you drop dead'.

Although an inkling told her that the empty-headed huntsman might enjoy that and even try to hug/kill her in the afterlife.

'Oum, I can see the light.' Onyx thought fleetingly, lungs grinding close to dust.

"Caboose?" Ruby said as she noticed her dying sister and the man turned his attention to the younger twin and his grin got even bigger as he scooped up Ruby into the bear hug.

"WHAT'S GREAT IS THAT THERE IS TWO OF YOU!" The man shouted, letting the world know of his happiness. "THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN BUBBLE WRAP!"

"Kroo...rozzz" Ruby stuttered out, feeling close to passing out from oxygen deprivation. Thankfully, Caboose loosened his arms a little and he easily cradled the two of them to his chest with one arm and pulled his scroll out with the other, pulling up his camera app.

"Say 'Cheese'!"

A click sounded and he let them both go. The Rose twins dropped in an undignified heap, gasping and coughing. As much as they love hugging people, they're not keen on having their lungs replaced at such a young age.

"Oh, I'm going to send this Tucker and tell him all the fun we're having." Caboose said excitedly as he typed a caption under the picture that captured the uncomfortable smiles that both the Rose twins managed to pull off just to appease their new friend and Jaune's body lying flat on the ground.

"Caboose." Onyx coughed out, voice slightly raspy from the suffocating hug of death.

"Yeah?" He replied, not looking at them as he continued typing his message.

"Please go fuck yourself, right now."

"There's no ducks around here. They like flying. Or running." He answered, and actually looked around to see if there were any.

"I said 'FUCK'! not 'DUCK'! you son of a -"

"Okay!" Her twin interrupted with a strained smile, ribs still hurting. "Onyx, let's just go to our happy place."

The dark cloaked twin just swore under her breath, before getting to her feet and helping her twin up. When he was done, Caboose tucked his scroll into his pocket and blinded them with an ear to ear grin. It's like there's always something to make the guy happy even with just the smallest things.

Clearing her throat, Ruby stood on her toes and patted his shoulder, trying to convey support and seriousness. "Now Caboose."

"Rudy."

"It's Ruby." She corrected, unperturbed. "While it's nice to hug people, it's not nice to-well... crush them."

"Okay." Caboose drew out, like he was confused. No surprise for the twins there.

"Ruby, he's not a kid." The monochrome haired twin chided lightly, making it sound like she was talking to a child. Her twin ignored her in favor of focusing on the the tall huntsman. Better to tell him now, lest they suffer more back pains and crushed lungs in the future.

"Yeah, see I'm like 21, so I'm taller and older than a kid." Caboose revealed, the childlike innocence plain in his voice.

"There's a difference of looking and behaving like you're legal."

"I don't think eagles look like me. I prefer koalas."

"For the love of Oum, I said 'LEGAL'!" Onyx said, throwing her hands up in exasperation.

"Happy place." Ruby reminded her with a pointed look. Her twin just grumbled and muttered something too low for her to hear but she knew it wasn't anything kids should hear. Turning back to Caboose, she sighed internally as he stared up at the clouds in wonder.

"Now," Taking his face on both of her hands. "I'm going to show you a proper hug. Okay?"

"Okay." He replied happily, grinning toothily. "I love hugs. They're like cats, soft and cuddly."

The silver eyed huntress laughed lightly at the reference, giving him points for that before stepping forward and wrapping her arms around his waist. At first, the blue eyed huntsman was confused at what he should do, before he mimicked her actions and wrapped his strong arms around her, leaning down slightly to bury his face into soft crimson tresses.

"Like cats." He murmured quietly, keeping his embrace loose but firm, far different from his previous hug. "This is nice."

Ruby just smiled into his chest, sighing. For a moment, she felt like she was back at home, with Zwei, Yang, Onyx and her dad and he would give her hugs like these to make her feel better when he caught her having a nightmare. Then her sisters would join in and she would feel so safe and warm in their arms, like nothing would ever hurt her. The feeling of that love and security always soothed her and put her at ease.

Neither of them noticed the sound of the click and Onyx couldn't stop the smile twitching on her lips. She had no reason to feel jealous because she knew that Ruby loves her and she was pretty touched at how peaceful her sister was feeling right now, wrapped in the arms of the big, dim-witted but caring huntsman.

Reluctantly, Ruby pulled away, her arms falling to her sides as she stepped beside her twin. Caboose smile never wavered and he reached out and booped her on the nose just like he did with her twin.

"That was nice." He decided, blue eyes glinting with joy. "Different but nice."This time, he initiated the hug and gave the dark twin a gentle hug. Onyx feigned annoyance but she couldn't resist returning the hug for the big lug.

"Aww that's so cute." Ruby squealed as she took a picture with her scroll, not even bothering to hide her enthusiasm. Her twin just glared at her playfully before giving Caboose a pat on the back.

"That was really nice." The blue eyed huntsman said, releasing the older twin from his arms. A groan broke the tender moment between the three of them and they looked down at the teen suffering quietly. They completely forgot about the blonde knight.

"So what should we do?" Ruby asked them, feeling slightly guilty for ignoring the poor guy.

Onyx just shrugged. "Caboose can carry him. Besides, we're going to be late."

"Oh gosh! I forgot about the orientation." Ruby gasped in shock, horrified at the idea of being late.

"Upsy daisy." Caboose said as he grabbed the back of the blonde's armor and lifted him over his shoulder with one arm. The dark twin nodded in satisfaction.

"Now just don't- and she left us..." Onyx trailed off, scowling at the falling petals left on her wake.

"Oohh, that's so cool. Wait! Where did Remy go?"

"It's Ruby."

Jaune just moaned quietly before finally passing out. The last thing he remembered before slipping into unconsciousness were three words drifting in his mind.

'Who are they?'

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"Ruby, where have you been?" Yang asked. Both of them were standing near the front row in the auditorium with students mulling and talking around them. Professor Ozpin and Professor Goodwitch were standing by near the stage with Professor Ozpin sipping from his signature mug while Professor Goodwitch conversed with him. Ruby looked around and she couldn't see a glimpse of black and white hair or a tall brown haired giant from the crowd.

"Oh, just here and there. The usual." Her sister replied with a wave of her hand. "So did I miss anything?"

"It hasn't even started." Her gaze suddenly turning mischievous. "Any boys I should be worry about?"

"YANG!"

The blonde just laughed at her sister's shocked and irritated face. "Dust! You're so easy."

"Says the girl who's afraid of a haircut." The cloaked teen retorted. The blonde ceased laughing and suddenly caressed her wild mane in a loving manner that kind of creeped the scythe wielder out.

"Low blow sis."

Ruby just shot her a triumphant grin. "Well, if you really want to know. I met a girl."

That got Yang's attention as lilac eyes regaled her sister with her undivided attention, her gloved hand still stroking her prized mane. "Oh?"

"Yeah. She was.. ah-erm." Ruby stumbled, trying to find the right word. "Difficult."

"Wow, when you say it like that then she must have been a bitch." The blonde said bluntly.

"I prefer the term unfriendly." Her sister pouted and the blonde rolled her eyes at how innocent she still was when it comes to swearing in public.

"An understatement, but go on."

"Are you and Onyx always like this?"

"We're half-sisters. What do you think?" The blonde said with a raised bow and a crooked grin plastered on her lips.

Ruby shook her head, not wanting to delve into that subject. "Never mind. Anyways, we kind of got into an argument because I knocked over her stuff."

"I thought you were finished with that phase. I mean, it's one thing to trip over flat ground, it's another to trip over a pebble and set off a dozen explosive dust crystals in the workshop."

"Hey! You said you'd never bring that up!" The redhead said, her face blushing slightly at the memories it brought up.

"Your fault for being an adorable klutz." Yang winked playfully.

"Anyways, back to the subject. She was really pretty and-"

"Oh ho! It seems my little sister has a crush." This time, Ruby's face resembled a tomato before she imploded.

"YANG!" Ruby yelled, thanking dust that everyone was too busy with their own conversations to notice her outburst.

"I'm sorry. Go on." The blonde gestured for her to continue, her smirk getting bigger. Ruby gave her the stink eye but it didn't really deter the blonde brawler for even a bit. It's like looking at an angry puppy in her perspective.

"And Onyx came by and we introduced ourselves along with Caboose."

"Who's Caboose? Is he the hot guy that Onyx was talking to?"

"Yeah and I thought you don't swing that way."

"I don't but that doesn't mean I can't admire them from a distance. Looking, no touching there." Yang wagged her finger as if to cement her point but she gave Ruby a double wink that for the life of her, she couldn't understand what it meant and she didn't want to know.

Ever.

"Okay. Anyways, she said a lot of things that kind of pissed Onyx off so much that she ended up giving her detention."

"Woah. She's serious about that?" The shock look on Yang's face confirmed that the blonde must have thought that their sister was just messing with her. Then again, if they really pissed Onyx off- and not in a fun way- well, the dark twin would probably make public arena battles seem like child's play compared to what she has in store. Her twin has a very...creative and diabolical mind. And that's putting it lightly.

"Yeah. I don't know all the details but I'm guessing Professor Goodwitch gave her the 'okay' to do it but that's not the point." Ruby exclaimed loudly, catching the attention of a certain white haired heiress. The blonde noticed her and lilac eyes widened as the girl started approaching the pair, realizing who she was instantly. "She's not usually like this. I mean let's face it. Sure Weiss was being kind of rude and mean with her comments -"

"Uhhh Ruby-?"

"Hold on." Her sister cut her off abruptly. "Then she tried scaring her off and Yang, I'm telling you, Weiss might be able to hide it but I can tell that Onyx got to her. And after that, she dropped the detention bomb at her. What was she thinking!?" She asked Yang rhetorically to which the blonde just felt sweat sliding down her forehead as an icy aura suddenly started enveloping the atmosphere. She swore she can see a demonic presence shadowing the fuming heiress.

"I don't know." Yang replied hurriedly, seeing Weiss pushing people out of her way, a chilly glare shooting straight at her sister. "But maybe we should talk about something else?"

Apparently, her sister was having those kind of moments where she just runs her mouth without even thinking and ignoring everyone else.

'Uh oh' Yang thought dreadfully.

"Look I know you told me before to meet new people and I'm trying but I'm not sure if I should be angry or confused at Onyx right now. She pretty much painted me as a target for Weiss if she ever sees me again." Ruby said dramatically, a look of horror washing over her face at the prospect of meeting Weiss Schnee.

Dust, it's gonna be so weird. I mean, what do you say to someone you just met and someone that her sister gave detention to at the drop of a hat? Maybe she was overreacting. People can be reasonable but the cloaked huntress just knew that the cool, icy goddess wasn't as forgiving as Ruby is hoping. She will soon realize how very right her assumption was going to be.

The blonde brawler, on the other hand, just sighed in defeat, knowing that her sister just sealed her fate with the Ice Queen. Yang silently hoped that they wouldn't cause a scene.

"Yang are you even listen-"

"YOU!" A melodic voice shrieked into Ruby's ear and she in surprise, jumping into her sister arms in shock as she turned to see the very person she was just talking about.

"What did I do now?" She wailed, distress clear in her face and Yang just rolled her eyes at how childish her sister sounds right now. The blonde chose to stay quiet for now, wondering where this conversation is heading.

"Enough with your melodramatic act."

"But I'm not-"

"Listen!" The heiress growled, her patience teetering dangerously off it's place. Ruby shut her mouth as was told and waited for the Ice Queen to start talking.

"How old are you?" Weiss asked brusquely, twin ice chips focusing their laser-like glare to silver hues.

"16." Ruby answered obediently, like she was a dog following her master's orders.

"Where did you study?"

"Signal Academy."

"How did you get in to Beacon Academy?"

"Hey Princess, maybe you should say 'please' instead of interviewing my sister like a wanted criminal." Yang growled.

By this time, the blonde was starting to get pissed off with how demanding this little brat was to her precious sister. Not to mention, Onyx and Uncle Qrow would probably chew the red cloaked twin out for revealing information to someone they just met. In her perspective, she's doing Ruby a favor for this.

"I-"

"-will keep my mouth shut." A hard voice finished for her and Weiss turned to gazed at dark crimson eyes.

'Speak of the devil, and she shall appear.' The blonde chuckled inwardly and watched with amusement dancing in her eyes as Onyx glared angrily at the steaming heiress. 'Oh this is going to be really good.'

"Causing trouble again, Ms. Schnee?" The dark twin inquired coldly.

"You-"

"-should stop harassing my sisters before I'm tempted to give you double detention." Onyx interjected, venom dripping into her words as she matched the icy glare that the heiress was giving her.

She was feeling pissed and confused at how this woman seemed to set her off so easily and she couldn't understand why. What is it about Weiss that made her feel this way? Right now, the logical side of her was trying to make her see reason but it was difficult to fight through the clouds of aggression.

"But I-

"-already have double detention. Should we triple that, Ms. Schnee?" The dark twin growled, her anger winning against her rational side.

The heiress felt rage seeping into her veins, refusing to back down to this person who's supposed to be superior to her. Her pride wouldn't allow her to let this go unpunished. She is a Schnee and she will be damned if she allowed herself to be humiliated in public by this tyrant of a woman.

'No matter how sexy she is.' A part of her whispered suggestively. Teeth grounded together as a familiar and unfamiliar sensation overcame her. Though it wasn't overpowering, it left her thoughts somewhat rattled. Where the hell did that come from?

Outside, she was still having a battle of wills with the dark cloaked Rose twin, but internally, she was troubled by the sudden and inappropriate thoughts that her mind suddenly conjured. She will admit that the twins were good looking.

'And hot.' That infuriating voice added.

'No! What on Remnant is wrong with me?'

'It's called sexual attraction. Read a book.' The voice replied snarkily. Okay, now the heiress was wondering if she didn't get enough sleep last night with how her mind was suddenly calling up voices that seem to voice absurd and ridiculous comments. Or, maybe she was losing her mind. No, if she was then she'd be as insane as the White Fang.

The thought of the faunus organization that has been the sole cause of countless bloodshed, disappearing board members, missing family friends and one of the main reasons that causes her father to lash out on her physically and emotionally made her lose her cool.

Just as she was about to challenge the elder Rose twin to a duel and maybe add some colorful words that a proper lady such as herself wouldn't be caught dead saying, the smell of roses filled her lungs and Weiss felt a hand slap over her mouth. A small grunt left Onyx's lips as Ruby slapped her other hand against her chest, her twin standing between her and the Ice Queen.

"Alright. Everybody just chill out." The young Rose said calmly with an uneasy grin as both of them tried glaring at each other over her. She can feel the heiress' soft lips moving against her palm and the scythe wielder tried not to shudder at the sensations it brought her. Shaking her thoughts clean, Ruby focused on the heiress' muted threats and insults while her twin growled loudly at her.

"Yang, a little help would be nice!" The red cloaked huntress yelped as the two huntresses pressed forward, trying to get right into the other's face.

"I didn't hear the magic word." The blonde said cheekily. She was clearly enjoying herself with her laid-back attitude.

"YANG!"

"Fine, geez, ruin my fun will ya." Yang grumbled before she proceeded to pull her slightly rabid sister away from slowly crushing her twin against the short heiress. Thankful that one problem was taken care of, Ruby turned to Weiss with an intense look on her face.

"I'm going to remove my hand, and I want you to be quiet, okay?"

Apparently, Onyx and Weiss were too strung up to even listen to the red cloaked twin's words and continued to try killing the other with their eyes, their gaze furious and deadly. The dark twin didn't struggle against Yang's arms but the blonde knew that she didn't have the strength to truly restrain her younger sister. If Onyx wanted to, their roles would have been reversed in a second.

"Weiss!" Ruby snapped and icy blue eyes glared right into molten silver. The red cloaked twin remained steadfast against the heiress' rage and stared unflinchingly into her icy depths. "If you're smart, you'd realize this isn't the best place to have this kind of argument. If you want to get at each other's throats then take it outside!"

"Uhh, shouldn't you stop them from trying to kill each other?" Yang point out with her cocked to the side.

"Oh please. If Onyx wanted to kick her butt, she'd have done it by now." Ruby replied bluntly. Weiss, insulted and thoroughly angered by the casual disregard of her abilities, finally snapped. How dare they think they could defeat her so easily? They will suffer for their arrogance and impudence.

Tearing Ruby's hand off, the heiress exploded like a pack of dust crystals. "HOW DARE YOU! YOU DOL- AHH!"

Suddenly, hands caught her waist from behind and the heiress was lifted off the ground, her feet dangling as she fought the arms holding her up like an infant.

"Aww! You're so cute when you're angry!" Caboose gushed, the tall huntsman suddenly appearing out of nowhere with his package absent from his shoulder.

"Unhand me, you barbarian!" Weiss yelled in outrage.

"I know. Unicorns do fart out rainbows." He said randomly, ignorant of the heiress angry tirade. The man either didn't understand her or simply ignored her. Onyx was pretty sure it was the former as she stood there, slightly amused with the entire ordeal.

"LET ME GO THIS INSTANT, YOU BRUTE!" All the ruckus was attracting a large crowd and Yang just laid in the ground, laughing her butt off at the heiress' expense as she fought vainly against Caboose's iron grip.

A certain cat faunus twitched her ears beneath her bow when she hard a piercing shriek that made her cringe slightly. Looking up, her eyes swept through the crowd, searching for whatever hindrance that dared to interrupt her favorite part of Ninjas of Love. People would argue it was just a smut book but Blake Belladonna firmly believed it was a work of art with its incredible plot and well written scenes of the more intimate nature. Nope, it's definitely not smut at all.

Gold eyes scanned for the source of the noise and landed on the flailing heiress who was being held up in the air like a child. Even with all her aloofness and indifference of everything she's experienced back in the White Fang, she couldn't hold back the smile that was threatening to encompass her lips.

Here was her enemy, the daughter of Jacques Schnee, owner of the very corporation that was enslaving her kind with cheap labor and poor and racial treatment from the humans, and she was being held up by a handsome man, grinning with childish glee at the heiress' tantrum.

Oh, the moment was too hilarious. Her first day at Beacon and things were already looking her way.

"Ohhhh." The words finally registered it's meaning to Caboose and without further ado, he dropped the heiress.

Ruby quickly steadied her to keep her from falling on her butt but Weiss rudely pushed the scythe wielder away from her with a malevolent glare. The red cloaked twin flinched at the unbridled hate in those frozen depths, a part of feeling sad and hurt by the heiress' transparent loathing towards her. For some reason, she cares about Weiss despite her misgivings and hostility. Maybe it's because Ruby likes to see the good side of others. Maybe it's because she's felt a strong attraction towards the heiress. Or maybe because she's quickly developing feelings for the heiress.

That last thought made her freeze, knowing she should feel guilty for having these feelings towards someone who wasn't her beloved twin. It wasn't fair to her but the scythe wielder couldn't control her emotions. They were doomed the moment her silver eyes landed on her beautiful icy blue eyes.

Her dark twin felt a shift of demeanor in her twin and she felt a surge of anger when her precious sister flinched under Weiss' piercing glare. Just as she was about to tear the heiress away from her twin sister, Caboose swooped in and hauled her over his shoulder with a whoop.

"Come on, best friend!" He said cheerily. "The big boobed lady wants us on stage for introductions. No idea what that means but Tucker told me not to keep a lady waiting in case I get lucky." His lips morphed into a frown at that. "Not sure what that means either. Maybe she's going to give me candy!" He shouted excitedly and started making his way through the crowd with the dark twin over his shoulder. "Oh boy! I hope she has chocolate. They're my favorite. Also, I left Vomit boy with a pretty girl with red hair. She was really nice."

"Caboose?" Onyx finally spoke, her tone surprisingly blank despite the chaos raging in her head.

"Yeah?"

"Shut up."

"Okay!" He complied happily, completely unaffected by the dark cloaked twin's sour mood.

Meanwhile, the heiress chose that moment to storm off, carrying her shattered dignity with grace. The students parted for her obediently and once she was far from hearing-range did Yang decide to open her mouth.

"Well. That was a thing." She joked and nudge her sister slightly but lilac eyes turned worried as her sister remained unmoving from her position.

"Ruby?" The blonde called out softly, hoping she would respond. Silver eyes suddenly blinked, then she looked up at Yang with a bright smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.

"Yeah." Was all the scythe wielder could respond at the moment, her mind a turmoil from what just happened.

Both of them looked up on stage to see Professor Ozpin standing in front of the microphone, his cane in front of him where his hands rested on top of the old weapon. Glynda Goodwitch stood beside him dutifully holding her scroll in her hands. Her riding crop was nowhere to be found as she read whatever was written on her scroll. Behind her was her twin and Caboose who was facing the right side of the stage. Onyx stood straight with her arms crossed, crimson eyes blank as she scanned the crowd of students. Her eyes landed on the snow white haired heiress standing in the middle row looking mildly vexed at her and she felt a twinge of irritation well up, her fingers digging into the fabric of her jacket.

'Why her?' Onyx asked in annoyance. 'I love Ruby with all my heart and soul and this spoiled, whiny, rich brat shows up and now..'

The dark twin trailed off. She had no clue why this was happening to her. She was truly being honest when she said she loved Ruby so much that it hurts but when her eyes fall on the heiress, a seed of doubt grew inside her and she couldn't help but wonder if she's being truthful to herself. One thing she knew for sure is that she needs to come clean to Ruby tonight. She knew hiding these things only makes it worst and she almost lost her sister because of it. This isn't how she imagined her first day in Beacon was going to play out. Her hope of a peaceful and quiet year in Beacon was already crushed the moment she ogled Caboose's awesome broadsword.

Concurrently, the cat faunus was standing at the back of the auditorium but she had no problem seeing the Headmaster from her position thanks to her animalistic traits. Blake frowned when she saw a girl wearing black cloak standing behind Professor Goodwitch and next to the behemoth that humiliated the unbearably loud heiress. She had no recollection of seeing both their names or faces in the list of professors in Beacon's website so the faunus concluded that they must be new. Whoever they were, they looked way too young to be a teacher of this prestigious academy but Blake reminded herself that power isn't based by a person's age. That made the cat faunus wary and she made a mental note to collect more intel about the two of them.

She switched her attention back as Professor Ozpin cleared his throat and the auditorium was suddenly engulfed by silence.

"I'll keep this brief." He started, his words carrying a serious undertone that caught the attention of every student present. "You have traveled here today in search of knowledge. To hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people." The headmaster swept his steel brown eyes at the men and women standing before him. When he spoke again, his words were blunt and grim. "Right now, as I look amongst you, all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction." The headmaster pause to let his words sink into the crowd before continuing. "You assume knowledge will free you of this but your at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step."

With those parting words, Professor Ozpin stepped aside and stood next to the elder Rose who shot the headmaster a faint smile. Ozpin returned it with a subtle wink as Professor Goodwitch approached the microphone and began.

"Before I continue, we would like to introduce two of our teacher's assistants that were gracious enough to lend their strength and knowledge to the academy." All eyes focused on the two TAs standing behind the blonde woman. "First is Michael J. Caboose."

When his name was mentioned, the tall huntsman gave a cheerful wave to the crowd, smiling in a charming manner. Instantly, half of the female population squealed and fought each other to try and get closer to the stage. Yang and Ruby yelped when they were swept in by the wave of crowd and soon they were separated from each other.

"Yang!"

"Ruby!"

Both of them cried out, their hands reaching out in a futile effort to grab the other as the distance soon kept them out of reach.

"Wow! They sure are excited to learn." Caboose commented to the them. One of the girls tried to climb the stage but was tackled to the ground by other fan girls. "Especially the girls. Aww, my first day and they can't wait for me to show them everything I know."

Apparently, he seemed to be ignorant by the fact that they were fawning over his hot body and drop-dead looks and not his future training sessions. They were clearly excited but not in the way that Caboose was imagining.

"TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF!"

"I LOVE YOU, CABOOSE!"

"WILL YOU SIGN MY BRA!?"

Caboose continued to smile his innocent grin, blissfully ignorant of the words that the fan girls were yelling at the huntsman. Onyx felt her lips twitch in amusement despite her ears ringing slightly from the overbearing screams while Professor Ozpin kept his gaze neutral but he couldn't quite hide the twinkle in his eyes. Professor Goodwitch had no reservation of hiding her irritation and she flourished her riding crop.

Everyone suddenly froze and all noise ceased at once. The auditorium was so quiet you could hear a pin drop and the blonde woman leveled her chilly gaze over the unlucky group of girls that started the riot.

"It would be best that you learn to control yourselves when we're in these kind of gatherings." Her tone was quiet but they can here the underlying anger and displeasure in her words. "Else I may have to undergo... painful measures to make sure none of you forget your manners." The blonde emphasized this with a slap of her riding crop to her palm. The sound was enough to startle the fan girls and they kept their mouths sealed close lest they provoke the Headmistress' wrath.

Weiss sniffed in disdain at the repulsive behavior of the weak minded girls who fell victim to their desires. They were here to train as hunters and huntresses and become protectors to those who can't protect themselves not ogle at men like they're a piece of meat. The heiress was a tad bit surprised and exasperated at the burly TA who was obviously unaware of the students show of affection and appreciation of his good looks and muscular frame.

Blake hissed quietly when the high pitch shrieks pierced the air, making her sensitive ears twitch erratically under her bow She resisted the urge to cover her cat ears and chose to suffer in silence, hoping the torture would end lest she becomes the first faunus in history to become deaf. In the end, Professor Goodwitch effortlessly silenced the rowdy crowd with a sweep of her arm, a mask of rage covering her face. Once silence enveloped them, the ebony haired teen regarded the two TAs carefully. She had to know more about them, especially the female one. Something about her gave her a stab of discomfort that made her want to watch her back when she's around the dark cloaked TA.

Her thoughts were cut off when she saw a flash of blonde hair running up to a cloaked figure similar to the one up on the stage with Professor Ozpin. Despite the distance between them, she can clearly hear what the blonde was saying from her place in the back row.

"Ruby!" She heard the blonde exclaim, relief clear in her voice.

"Yang!" The cloaked figure jumped into the blonde arms and Blake watched as the blonde laugh, the sound was like music to the cat faunus' ears. Blake sighed and shook her head when she realized where her thoughts were heading.

'Focus, Belladonna.' She growled at herself and tore her gaze away from the pair just as she heard the Headmistress continue.

"Now as I was saying, before I was rudely interrupted." At the last part, she sent a glare at the group of girls who refused to meet her gaze. "This is Michael J. Caboose. He's a recent graduate from Haven Academy and specializes in weapon forging and maintenance. Caboose was ranked as one of the top 3 hunters in his Academy and holds a position among the Elite Huntsman and Huntresses division in Vale."

Caboose was just nodding along to whatever the blonde woman was saying even though he didn't understand half of what she said. The only thing that was registering in his mind were puppies and chocolates .

Glynda stole a glance at her protege and was pleased by her stoic demeanor as she stood in attention next to Ozpin. Turning back to the crowd, she continued. "And we have Onyx Rose. She is the daughter of two Elite Hunters and trained under one Qrow Branwen." The name was immediately recognized by almost all of the students, especially the ones that graduated from Signal Academy but the recent graduates were confuse to see the Rose twins here when they all knew that they were a year under them. "She has been ranked as the number 1 huntress in Signal Academy and experienced missions that dealt with eradicating hordes of Grimm, one of them being a herd of Goliaths."

At that, the students gasped. It was one thing to destroy a nest full of Grimm but it was another if you defeat one Goliath, let alone an entire herd. Goliaths were one of the oldest creatures of Grimm that lived for thousand of years. Their armors were almost impenetrable to cut through with even the strongest blade and their strength is enough to crush a man even with his Aura intact, What made them more dangerous is that, compared to other creatures of Grimm, Goliaths are intelligent and can analyze their opponent's skills and attacks, making them a powerful and grueling monster to kill.

Ruby wasn't surprised to hear this. It was part of Uncle Qrow's special training for Onyx. The drunk professor took a job in Atlas to eliminate a horde of Goliaths that were closing near the city and brought her twin along because he believed that Onyx was up for the task. She remembered her sister bringing one backpack, her beloved weapon and the clothes on her back before they left for the mission. It was hell for Ruby that time because she knew how dangerous Goliaths were. It was one of the first things she learned during her Grimm class in Signal.

The pair were gone for almost two weeks and neither Ruby nor Taiyang heard anything from them besides the occasional message of where they were by Qrow. It shouldn't even be considered a message when all he writes is 'Left Patch' or 'Arrived at Atlas'. At least tell them if they were fine or something. Ruby continued fretting over the possibilities of her sister getting hurt or fatally wounded and it was enough to send the young girl into hysterics. Taiyang and Yang would have trouble in placating the scythe wielder since they all shared their unease, more so since Qrow stopped contacting them altogether for 5 days.

When the two crimson eyed hunters finally came home, Onyx wore bandages that wrapped around her arms and torso underneath her shirt while Qrow sported a bandaged head that covered his left eye but other than that, they were okay. At least, as okay they can be in their family's eyes when they spotted the horrified looks. Onyx's injuries weren't severe and would heal eventually but both of them barely had any aura left in their bodies. The two Xiao Longs were surprised they made it all the way back to Patch in the condition they were in while Ruby was just thankful that they made it back safe and sound.

It didn't stop them from hearing their family scold them for hours about making them worried sick and berating Qrow on a piss poor job of sending them reports about their whereabouts. It shouldn't even be called reports with his less-than-ten-words texts. The crow shifter just shrugged and raided Taiyang's liquor cabinet, explaining that their job was classified.

The reply was met with Yang trying to strangle him with her bare hands. Despite the huntsman's depleted aura level, her Uncle just taunted her by casually dodging her advances with minimum effort.

Taiyang settled for admonishing Qrow for his recklessness but the old crow was too busy getting drunk to pay any attention. He had to stay sober for almost a week during the mission and it was a pain in the ass for the veteran hunter.

As soon as Onyx came back, her sisters doted on her and took care of her even though she wasn't seriously injured in her eyes. Ruby even went as far as threatening her by taking away her stash of sweets if she so much as got off of bed without a reasonable excuse. Yang even cuffed one of her arms to her bed using handcuffs and while the dark twin wondered where the blonde got them, she couldn't fight the blush it suggested every time her twin sister would climb on top of her lap and feed her meals for her, the silver eyed huntress unaware of her twin's predicament. The blonde knew that her sister can easily break the handcuffs but Onyx chose not to and remained meek and obedient towards her sisters' attention.

Now that the scythe wielder thought about it, she fought to keep herself from grinning when she remembered how her twin squirmed under her, and how her twin would refuse to meet her gaze sometimes, claiming that she wasn't feeling well whenever Ruby asked if something was wrong. Oh the crimson haired twin knew exactly what Onyx was feeling back then and she reveled in the fact that her sister wanted her back then.

Looking up, quicksilver eyes met burning crimson. Though Onyx's face remained stoic, she can clearly see that her twin was remembering the exact same thing she was just thinking of. The dark twin flashed her a knowing smirk and quickly as it came, it was gone as she turned her attention back to the blonde professor.

"Though she's not a full fledged huntress, the board of directors of the Hunter's Association have agreed that Ms. Rose has retained more skills and experience than the average huntsman and huntresses who have long since graduated from their academies and is more than qualified to serve as a TA for this Academy." At that, Onyx felt her brow twitch when the students stared at her in a mixture of awe, doubt and envy. She really didn't like being the center of attention and it showed with how her fingers dug deeper into her jacket. The grey haired headmaster noticed this but chose not to comment.

"Please treat them with the same respect as you would treat your Professors. Is that clear?" Her demand was met with several students nodding their heads frantically, not wanting to invoke her wrath again. "Good, now all of you will gather in the ballroom tonight. Tomorrow, your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed." With that said , Professor Goodwitch turned away and the students started talking amongst themselves as they exited the auditorium. The blonde woman beckoned both of the TAs to follow her and Ozpin and the four of them made their way to the back exit.

Onyx gave her sisters a parting glance before she left the auditorium. Once they were outside, the blonde woman spun around and, without warning, smacked both of them in head with her riding crop and they let out twin yelps of pain.

"What was that for?" Caboose pouted as he rubbed his head.

"For the derogative names you insist on calling me." The blonde retorted coldly while Professor Ozpin observed the trio in amusement.

"People might say it's a compliment." The dark cloaked huntress mumbled and rubbed her head while wondering if the woman had super hearing or something because she was sure that she wasn't around when Caboose said it before the gathering.

"Oh yeah. Tucker said that women with really big boobs are hot." Caboose said casually, unaware of the enraged look that his superior was sending. Onyx gave him an alarmed look and made a cutting motion to her neck, hoping he would shut up. Of course, the dimwitted huntsman was clueless to it all and continued. "I don't understand what he meant cuz all of us are warm-blooded. Maybe he meant that they're crazy."

Professor Ozpin commended the young man for his audacity in the face of one of the most powerful huntresses in Remnant. He was surprised that Glynda hasn't sent Caboose flying all the way to the Emerald Forest but she was always full of surprises.

The blonde woman, on the other hand, wasn't perturbed by the burly huntsman's naivety as she smacked them both in the head once more.

"OW!" They both yelped louder.

"Please learn to keep those comments to yourself." Professor Goodwitch said stiffly.

Both of them mumbled their affirmation while rubbing their slightly throbbing heads.

"Now, if we could move to more serious matters." This time it was Professor Ozpin who spoke as he held his cane in front of him. "When I talked to the board of directors last night, they've informed me of the missions you've taken as well as the past you've had encounters with the White Fang and your monthly training sessions in Atlas for General Ironwood's Army."

At that, Professor Goodwitch pulled out her scroll and opened a few documents before passing it to Ozpin.

He cleared his throat before continuing. "When word of your attendance in Beacon spread amongst the Headmasters of all the Huntsmen academies in Remnant, General Ironwood informed me of your endeavors in his army. How you've single-handedly defeated all four of his Elite squads that were said to be the best troops in Atlas that underwent hellish training everyday. Their training would have left an average man broken physically and mentally yet you managed to beat all of them. Even your sisters had no problem dispatching them in front of the General."

Onyx shrugged like it wasn't a big deal. "We had a good teacher."

"Indeed. James told me that he tried to recruit you into his army and you refused him without hesitating. Why is that?"

"I wanted to be a huntress like my mom. Not a soldier." The dark twin answered shortly, feeling a twinge of sadness at the mention of her mother.

The muscular huntsman didn't seem interested or more likely, couldn't understand most of the conversation and was busy sucking a lollipop that Professor Goodwitch handed to him when he kept shifting and fidgeting where he stood. Thankfully, Caboose was smart enough to know that the conversation was serious because he chose to keep quiet and allowed the two to converse without any interruptions.

A genuine smile lit up on the Headmaster's face but his eyes portrayed his sadness at the mention of one his best students. "Your mother was one of the best huntresses I've ever known. Strong. Fearless. Noble. Even when the odds were against her, she'd stood her ground and face her adversaries head on. Always so stubborn, even in her beliefs." He gave a sad chuckle at that, his mind reminiscing of her passion to do what's right no matter how impossible the task seemed, or how futile her efforts may bring. "You know she once stormed into the Schnee estate and tore through hundreds of soldiers like it was nothing before marching into Jacques Schnee's office."

Professor Goodwitch chuckled when she spotted the wide eyed look that the young girl was giving them. To this day, the blonde would never get tired of hearing that story. "Believe me, Ms. Rose, I was surprised to hear that from Jacques Schnee himself when he wouldn't stop whining about how a cloaked peasant with brown hair desecrated his home and lectured him about freeing those filthy faunus from their imprisonment. His words. It was entertaining to see the CEO of a multi-billionaire company rant for hours. To be honest, I just put him on mute once I got the gist of it and waited for him to finish because it would be rude for the Headmaster of Beacon to hang up on anyone."

When he said that, Onyx couldn't stop herself from giggling when she saw the slightly exasperated look on his face. She could easily imagine the Headmaster nodding along to whatever the CEO said before putting him on mute and sighing in relief, his legs propped up on his table while leaning back on his chair.

"But I digress." The Headmaster said, getting back to the subject at hand. "When you refused, the General negotiated to having the three test his soldiers once a month to see whether if they've improved or not."

"He did." Onyx replied.

"And have they?"

"No." The young TA said with a smirk.

The Headmaster chuckled at that. "Impressive. I can say that that Qrow has trained you well. He told me that the three of you have the potential to become one of the best huntresses Remnant has ever seen and I agree with your Uncle."

"As do I." Professor Goodwitch added.

Both of the Professors shot her a smile beaming with pride that made her flush slightly and rub her neck. She wasn't used to people giving her compliments especially from people outside her family.

Brown eyes turned to appraise Caboose who was looking up at in the sky with wonder in his eyes. "You as well, Caboose. People may misunderstood you for your innocence to the world's cruelties but I believe you will remain firm in your duties despite of what people may say about you."

"Clouds are like cotton candy." Was all the burly huntsman said in reply, not really listening to what Ozpin was saying.

Instead of being offended, the headmaster just chuckled in mirth. "Indeed they are."

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"Where are we going?" The blonde asked as her energetic little sister dragged her to the Emerald Forest.

"I already told you!" Ruby answered with mild irritation in her voice as she continued to lead her sister deep into the forest. "Onyx texted me saying that we should meet her somewhere in the Emerald Forest."

"And she didn't bother to give us any directions?" Yang asked drily.

"She did." Her little sister replied and pointed at the crudely made arrows marked into the barks of the trees they passed by. How convenient. What's weird is that were some hearts drawn around some of them and after passing the 56th tree, a message was written on it which read:

'Me + Phoenix. Best friends furevr! :D'

"For a good looking guy, who sure acts like a kid." The blonde remarked after reading the message. Her sister didn't reply, too excited for what Onyx had in store for them.

"I hope Nyx has some food. I'm starving." The blonde whined after a couple of minutes of walking through green scenery and the young Rose resisted the urge to slap her forehead in indignation. "Are we there yet?"

This was going to be a really long walk.

Finally, after twenty minutes of the blonde's endless moaning and grumbling, they reached their destination and both stared in wonder at sight before them. A large clearing with a clear view of the vast sky above them. From a distance, they can see the tower of Beacon that was slightly obscure by clothes. There a small lake in the center of the clearing, the water shining beautifully like liquid crystals. They noticed few large rocks here and there, some of them looking sharp enough to cut through human flesh.

Four figures stood near the lake. One of them being their sister.

"Onyx!" Ruby called out excitedly as she closed the distance between them in a second, jumping straight into her sister's arms.

"Hey sis." The dark twin greeted with a smile on her face and Onyx laughed when Caboose decided to join in and give them a hug.

"Aww. Now I'm feeling a bit left out." They heard the blonde said teasingly but Yang let out a surprised squeak that the twins rarely heard from the blonde when a strong arm shot out and swept her into the group hug.

"I like warm hugs!" The buff huntsman proclaimed happily.

"Uhhhh cool?" Yang said awkwardly though it sounded more like a question.

The blonde felt a tad bit uncomfortable of having a stranger get all touchy with her. That and her boobs were digging right into the dude's arm making the confident brawler blush like a school girl in front of her crush. The only difference is that this was leaning more into mortification than embarrassment. Normally, she'd punch a guy's teeth out for so much as looking at her boobs wrong but the guy didn't seem to register that he was unintentionally feeling up her breast so she settled for placing her arms over his sinewy one and hoped that this moment would end soon.

"And new people!" Caboose finally released them and he gave the blonde his signature lopsided grin.

"I'm Caboose." He introduced himself and held his hand out to the curvaceous blonde.

"Yang." She replied and shook his hand firmly once she decided that her puppies weren't violated and no, she wasn't referring to the twins.

"Nice to meet you, Fang." He said cheerily.

"It's Yang." The blonde corrected but the dark twin just shook her head.

"Don't bother. Until now, he hasn't even gotten my name right. He got Ruby's right but he mistook her for me."

"Oh, okay. I guess." The blonde was unsure of what to make of the tall and burly huntsman but seeing as how her sisters were pretty chill around him then he must be an okay guy. At least as okay as he can be.

"Now that they're here, we can play!" He yelled excitedly.

"What?" The blonde said, confusion plastered into her face.

"Oh, Caboose wanted us to play a game called Last Stand. Basically, four players have to beat up each other without holding back. No allies or partners. You're basically on your own. The only rule is that if anyone tries to help or aid another player, they're disqualified. The last person left standing is the winner, obviously." Onyx explained to her sisters then she gestured the two professors behind her. "Professor Ozpin and Professor Goodwitch decided to tag along because they wanted to see how it goes."

At the mention of their names, the Headmaster gave them a friendly smile while the blonde woman had her scroll out and was busy scrutinizing some of the files displayed on the screen

"So it's basically a spar." Ruby summed up.

"Something like that but no holding back." Onyx pointed out and Ruby's face brightened when she realized what that meant.

"So that means-

"We can use our weapons." The dark twin finished for her and she winced when Ruby let out a high pitched squeal that would have shattered a wine glass. Yang was excited too, and proceeded to deploy Ember Celica. The metal, grating sounds of her gauntlets was music to her ears and she punched her fists together at the prospect of a good, ass whooping fight.

The red cloaked huntress whooped happily and pulled her baby out. Both of her sisters stepped back as she extended Crescent Rose into her scythe form, the blade gleaming menacingly against the sunlight.

"That's so awesome." The huntsman whispered quietly that was out of character for the happy-go-lucky huntsman as he regarded the deadly weapon with amazement and wonder in his blue eyes.

"A remarkable weapon, Ms. Rose." The Headmaster commented as he admired the complex details of her weapon.

"Thank you, sir. I worked really hard in making her."

"Her?" This time it was the Professor Goodwitch who responded with confusion after she looked up to see the magnificent weapon unfold behold her eyes.

Ruby blushed when she let that slip and Yang decided to tease her little sister. "Yeah, the twins are a bit of weapon nut and they love maintaining their babies. Sometimes they would hug them, or even cuddle them in their sleep."

"YANG!" Both of them shouted at the blonde, their faces burning in embarrassment as the professors chuckled at their mortification. Even Professor Goodwitch laughed lightly and that was a first for the twins ever since they met the stern blonde woman.

"What? It's true. Seriously, you even tried to get me to cuddle with your baby when you had a nightmare." The blonde shuddered dramatically when she remembered that one night where Ruby walked into her bedroom in her pajamas and clutching Crescent Rose like child holding a teddy bear. When she asked if she could sleep with Yang because Onyx went on a mission with Uncle Qrow that time, the brawler hesitated before she quickly pulled her sheets back when she saw tears gathering in the corner of her baby sister's silver eyes. Curse those adorable puppy dog eyes.

"B-but that was a long time ago. I'm over that!" Ruby stuttered and denied the statement vehemently, her face still resembling a tomato.

The blonde snorted. "Yeah, after your baby almost gave me a hair cut in my sleep. If you're going to cuddle with it, at least tuck the blade away. I'm surprised you haven't cut yourself in half by that thing."

"Hey! Don't talk about my baby that way! And Crescent Rose would never hurt me!" As if to prove her point, she hugged her weapon and the blade came dangerously close to cutting a stray lock in her head.

"Yes and saying that isn't helping with your predicament, Ruby." Onyx deadpanned despite the blush coating her cheeks.

"You understand, don't you, Onyx?" Silver eyes looked desperately to her twin sister.

"I have no idea what she's talking about." She denied to the professors and Ruby gasped at her twin's betrayal.

"Traitor." The cloaked huntress pouted at Onyx who returned it with a shrug.

All four of them prepared themselves as the two professors chose to distance themselves from the quartet.

"You just keep yourselves comfy!" Caboose shouted at the spectators, his hands cupped around his lips. "Freckles will judge who wins."

The three huntresses were puzzled on who Freckles was but the answer came to them when a robotic and raspy voice answered. "Affirmative, Caboose."

"Aww thanks Freckles." Caboose peered around his shoulder as if he was talking to someone behind him. Yang's eyes widened in realization when she discovered that the voice was coming from his sword.

"Uh, is your sword talking?" Ruby asked, bewildered.

"Oh. OH!" Caboose said when he realized his mistake. "I forgot. Meet Freckles."

The burly huntsman turned around and presented his broadsword to them and Onyx wasn't sure what to make of it besides the artistic details of the blade but when crimson eyes locked into the guard of the sword, she noticed two small bulbs that lit up as Freckles spoke.

"Friendly heat signatures detected." It said.

Silence fell upon them as everyone stared at the talking broadsword, all of them trying to process what they were seeing before Yang finally broke the silence.

"You have a talking sword?" Was all the blonde could utter as lilac eyes continued to stared at Freckles in disbelief.

"Yeah." Caboose replied as he did a 180 and faced the three stupefied huntresses. "I got lonely one day and decided to build a robot but then it tried to kill my teammates and they tried to kill Freckles so Church suggested that I place Freckles' brain in my sword so he won't try and shoot laser at them."

The explanation was even more ludicrous but seemed so typical of the burly man's personality that it should have been expected. Onyx suddenly remembered something important. "Who's Tucker? And Church?"

Blue eyes brightened even further at the mention of those names. "They're my teammates back in Haven plus my other friend, Wash. Together, we form Team WTCC(Watcher). They're staying in Mistral because of jobs and stuff. I don't really get it."

"Surprising no one." The blonde muttered under her breath

"Insubordination detected." Freckles said.

"Freckles be nice." Caboose said to his sword.

"Yes, Caboose." It complied.

"Uhh, you built him?" Ruby asked, silver eyes peeking over his shoulder to gaze at the grip of his sword. The fact that he had a talking sword was really cool to Ruby's eyes and she wondered if she could have something like that installed in Crescent Rose so she'd know how much she appreciates her baby.

"Yup. He likes doing stuff for me. Right Freckles?" The huntsman spoke over his shoulder at the robot controlled sword.

"Affirmative." Freckles replied monotonously.

"See?"

"So Freckles can fight on its own?" Ruby asked curiously once the shock of a talking sword wore off and was replaced by her inner weapon nut coming out to play. "What can it do?"

"I think we'll find out soon enough." Her twin piped up as she unwrapped the chain around her arm, her smile turning feral as her body buzzed in anticipation for a really good fight.

The blonde cracked her neck with a playful smirk but you can see the excitement raging in her eyes at the prospect of a long and hard battle against her sisters and a fully trained huntsman. Said huntsman wore his cheery smile as he stretched his arms over her head and rolled her neck to loosen the stiff muscles.

"Are you guys ready?" The huntsman asked them with a grin before it morphed to an evil smile that literally startled everybody. "BECAUSE I WILL ENJOY TEARING YOU TO PIECES, YOU ADORABLE FOOLS!"

His voice became deeper, every word dripping with malice as blue eyes lit up with malevolent glee.

Again, they all stopped to stare at the him weirdly as the happy-go-lucky huntsman suddenly turned into a crazed, evil megalomaniac. Even the twins were befuddled by this new development from the kind and affectionate huntsman who hardly says anything insulting on purpose much less the word 'fool' seeing as how limited his vocabulary was.

"Caboose?" Onyx finally asked him, her tone cautious as though she was talking to a mentally unstable person which, in this case, wasn't far-fetched.

"Yeah, Jinx?" This time the Caboose they remembered replied in his chipper voice.

The dark twin was trying to think of a way to ask him what just occurred in a calm, reserved manner but what came out wasn't what she had in mind. "The heck was that?"

Both her sisters nodded in agreement as they were once again stunned by a new revelation from the dimwitted huntsman. Just when they thought that they've seen everything, Caboose blows this up in their.

"What was what?" He asked, confusion plain in his face.

"That."

"What that?"

"The whole 'I'm going to tear you to pieces.' deal." Onyx said, doing a poor job of imitating his evil voice. At first, Caboose tilted his head while he looked at her blankly then a moment later clarity lit up in his face and he snapped his fingers as though he came up with an answer to her question.

"OHHH! I get it. Yeah, me and my team went on mission to eliminate a Geist Grimm and when we cornered it, it tried to possess Freckles but I got in the way and next thing I know, I was laughing a lot, and smashing stuff with Freckles. My friends took me to the infirmary for a check up even though my teeth were fine then a nice lady explained that I got infected by something bad. The lady said that O'Malley is a ummm... a corner effect from the mean Grimm and that O'Malley comes out when I'm angry or something." Caboose explained, his smile still intact despite the weird looks that they were giving him.

"Again, what?" This time it was her crimson haired twin who uttered those words.

"Oh, you didn't get that?" He asked. "Okay, I'll start all over. Me and my team-"

"No!" Ruby rudely cut him off. "I mean, you have a split personality from a Grimm exposure? And it's name is O'Malley?"

"YES, YOU FOOL! AND YOU WILL ALL FEEL MY WRATH! MUAHAHAHAHA." He laughed evilly and the sound was maniacal and guttural, a complete opposite to the friendly huntsman's sunny personality.

"Yeah. You got it." Caboose said, his voice reverting back to his cheerful voice. "NOW, YOU WILL TASTE DEFEAT!"

Cocking his fist back, he gave them a crazed grin before releasing it towards Ruby's face.

Silver eyes widened briefly before narrowing as her reflexes kicked in and raised Crescent Rose to block it. His fist made contact but Ruby wasn't prepared for the force behind it as she was flung into the air like a rag doll.

Growling at her rookie mistake, she activated her semblance and flipped into the air before slamming her scythe deep into the ground that put her to a stop, leaving a long, crooked gash in its wake. Rose petals flew up as the red cloaked huntress shot straight at them like a bullet, tossing Crescent Rose up in the air.

Onyx and Yang were caught off guard by the suddenness of the game and O'Malley's brashness but quickly snapped out of it after seeing their sister get thrown into the air. Yang let out a battle cry and ran towards the burly huntsman with her fist raised. Onyx followed her example as well and all three of them charged at their shared target.

"BRING IT ON, YOU FOOLS!" O'Malley bellowed tauntingly as he got into his fighting stance. Once they were in close range, all of them simultaneously raised their fists and met in a loud explosion that demolished the ground beneath them and released a shockwave strong enough to knock back the trees and create large waves from the lake that splashed into the ground.

The sound was loud enough to be heard by a certain white-haired heiress who was taking a walk alone in the forest to collect her thoughts.

When Weiss was young, she found that taking a long walk in her family's garden soothed her when she felt anxious, worried or had a lot of things running in her mind. This isn't what she anticipated when she imagined coming to Beacon. Her goal was to just foc her studies, tolerate her teammates and graduate after four years with honors but apparently Fate wanted to have fun and torment her further by putting a damper into her plans.

The Rose twins. Try as she might, she couldn't stop thinking about them. One dark, the other crimson and yet their behavior and personality is almost uncanny. It was obvious to Weiss that the dark cloaked twin was very protective of her twin and she had an inkling that Ruby shared the sentiment as well. It painfully reminded her of her sister back in Atlas. Winter Schnee. Atlas specialist serving under General Ironwood.

How she missed her and yearned to hopefully see her again soon. Where she could not admit to herself of her struggles, she found it almost natural to confide to her beloved sister because to her, she was the only person that held a special place in her frozen heart.

'You're lying' That damned voice whispered knowingly. 'You like them. The Rose twins.'

Her arm moved on its own as she lashed out, rapier in hand at...absolutely nothing. There was nothing around her except for her thoughts and the beautiful scenery. Realization set in and she ground her teeth when it was those treacherous voices that made her so unhinged. The heiress was thankful that no one was around to see her acting so erratically and unbecoming of the SDC heiress. Her grip was tight and unwavering on her trusty weapon as she shook her head, a fruitless effort to rip those voices from her head.

"Lies." She growled to herself. "They're nothing to me."

'Lies' Those damned voices threw back in her head. This was preposterous, she didn't care for those two. In fact, the only thing she detested them. They've done nothing but belittle and humiliate her in front of everyone. The way those crimson eyes bore down at her as if she was someone beneath her, someone unworthy of her presence but then it was replaced with warmth and affection that would have melted her frozen heart. Then silver eyes flashed in her mind, and they shone brightly with pure happiness. So carefree and full of wonder as they stared back into her own cold ones.

'You know the truth yet you continue to deny it.' The voice whispered condescendingly.

Weiss screamed in anger and frustration, hopelessly trying to deny what the voice were saying as ice exploded around her. She was panting slightly, eyes clenched shut as she slammed her rapier to the ground.

"Lies." She repeated but it lacked the conviction it once had and was tinged with doubt. She is a Schnee, a proud Schnee. She didn't need anyone. She refused to admit that she was helpless to her feelings and emotions. No, she was taught that they are nuisance, a show of weakness that would cost her her life one day if she continued to harbor them.

Suddenly, her traitorous mind imagined herself being held gently by the Rose twins and her heart ached when she felt a fleeting moment of love and warmth blossom within her and those lips whispering sweet nothings as the twins promised to keep her safe and love her with all of their heart.

"NO!" She screamed in defiance as icy blue eyes shot open. Myrtenaster's dust chambers spun as fire licked the blade and melted the ice she summoned leaving charred marks in her wake as she pulled her rapier out and spun the blade in a flaming Inferno that threatened to destroy the forest. Shortly, the flames receded and the ground and trees were nothing but smoke and ash. In the midst of destruction, Weiss fell to her knees, her emotions leaving her tired and drained like she'd been training for hours as leaned heavily against her weapon.

"Why?" She asked herself, voice weary and jaded. She was desperate to know, to understand why this was happening to her. She's met countless of suitors and each and every one of them never charmed or affected her as strongly as those twins had. Weiss didn't care that they were girls but she wanted to know what it was about them that easily tore down the walls she's built over the years.

"Why?" She asked again and no answer came to her. Even those stray voices remained silent and she was left to muddle her own thoughts once again.

At that moment, an explosion was heard from the distance that jarred the heiress from her despondent cogitation.

"What-?" Weiss was cut off as another explosion followed shortly after. The source was not far from her position and she can feel the earth quivering beneath her feet before settling after a few seconds.

Without thinking, she stood up and summoned a trail of glyphs that hastened her pace as she ran towards the source of the explosions. She assumed that it was probably a horde of Grimm terrorizing the forest and her face was set in determination at the thought of facing them. Part of her was thinking that she was being foolish and reckless for heading straight into battle but she wasn't thinking clearly.

Finally, she burst out of the forest and into a large clearing and an unbelievable sight greeted her.

Destruction and mayhem is the best way to describe it. There were fallen trees and several craters with some of them forming a space large enough to fit a person's body in the center. Some of the boulders were pulverized or cut in half and she was briefly surprised to see some smoke coming from a few charred remains of the boulders.

Black and red blurs zipped around the clearing before a familiar dark figure wielding a scythe with two blades at the top and bottom rushed at the red figure and when their blades met, it sent a massive shockwave that blew her hair back. Their blades were locked as Onyx was slowly but surely forcing her to her knees with a cocky grin.

The dark figure growled suddenly, and quickly slammed her foot on Ruby's stomach, hurling her back across the clearing before she expertly spun Midnight Rose and held it on top of her just as a large blade clashed heavily into her scythe. Her knees locked in place as the force crushed the ground beneath her, blue eyes glinting madly at her.

"WHAT'S WRONG, ONYX? FEELING A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER ARE WE?" O'Malley sneered and drove his sword even further.

'I can't believe O'Malley remembers my name and Caboose doesn't.' Onyx thought fleetingly before pushing him off her and just when she was about to rush at him, her senses blared and she quickly jumped high into the air just as Yang smashed the spot she was just at with her explosive fists.

A whistle cut through the air behind her, and Onyx cursed and quickly blocked the huge scythe closing in her from behind. She didn't stop there as she spun around, separating her scythe into two and used her free hand to cleave at her twin. Unfortunately, Ruby anticipated it and shot Crescent Rose, the high recoil of her dust rounds forcing them apart.

As she was sailing through the air, Ruby threw scythe right at the blonde's unguarded back as she fought off Caboose. The blue eyed huntsman saw the weapon coming right at them and he jumped back just in time for the scythe to slam straight into her back. Had it not been for her aura, the blonde would have been sliced in half. Yang stumbled from the hard blow, a gasp of pain escaping the brawler's lips and Crescent Rose rebounded before Ruby caught it in her hands. Caboose didn't waste the opportunity and swung his sword overhead before bringing it down on the vulnerable blonde.

Unfortunately for him, the last blow was enough to activate her semblance and azure eyes widened when Yang caught Freckles with only one hand, her fingers grasping the sharp edge of the blade. Her aura protected her hand from being severed by the heavy sword.

Flaming red eyes glared up at him, hair lighting up in a blazing inferno that circled her body.

The blonde let out a furious roar and punched the huntsman's exposed stomach, and reveled in his pained grunt before he was hurtled across the clearing, his sword still in the blonde's hand. Caboose landed hard on the ground but he used the momentum of the force to flip himself up his feet, his aura absorbing the blow. Yang was confused when he spotted the wide grin on his face.

"IMPRESSIVE BUT FOOLISH!" He shouted at her. The blonde didn't understand what he meant until the sword started talking.

"Not Caboose." Freckles spoke and a second later, Yang felt intense pain as bolts of electricity traveled around the sword and into her body. She gritted her teeth, fighting against the agony that threatened to bring her to her knees.

"MotherFUCKER!" Yang shouted the last part as she threw the heavy broadsword straight at him like a lance. Caboose merely sidestepped and caught the grip of Freckles. Without wasting time, he slammed his blade to the ground, summoning a large air wave heading straight for the blonde brawler.

Growling, Yang shot her gauntlets to the ground, propelling her over the air wave before she started raining bullets at him. Removing his sword from the ground, he spun it around and shielded himself from the explosive bullets. Once she was out, Caboose held his broadsword in front of him with both hands, an evil smile on his lips. Just as she was about to throw herself at him, fist raised, a chain wrapped around her ankle and red eyes widened just as she was pulled to the ground. The blonde didn't even have time to get her bearings before she was in the air again.

Weiss watched breathless and slightly overwhelmed at the display of the strength and power playing before her. Icy blue eyes focused on the dark cloaked TA as Onyx swung the blonde around like a lasso before hurling her at the lake. Water flew up 20 feet in the air as Yang crashed through the water's surface, the chain still connected to the blonde as she disappeared into the water's depths.

The battle was quick and intense, one fighter fighting three other opponents at the same time forcing them to be more aware of their surroundings lest they get jumped on by one or two other opponents.

Once she got the gist of the fight, Weiss continued to watch as Ruby sliced the air Onyx was at a second again before twirling the other end of the chain around Crescent Rose's blade. Once it was secure, the chain straightened and the scythe was pulled from the crimson cloaked twin's grasp but she was undeterred as she switched to hand to hand combat.

Using her semblance, she rained blow after blow on her unarmed twin. Onyx smirked and dodged every blow, her body moving around her attacks fluidly and just as she was about to counter attack, someone grabbed her cloak and promptly pulled her away from Ruby.

Forcing her around, Caboose smacked the butt of his sword to her face but instead of making contact to her head, open palms caught the pommel before it could touch her. The cloaked huntress pressed her advantage and used her twin's shoulders as a springboard to jump on top of Freckles. The blade was over Caboose's shoulder and she fisted his head, forcing him forward as a knee smashed right into his nose. It was enough to send the large man stumbling back, his face twisted into an ugly snarl that was far cry from the bright grins that Caboose usually wore.

Maneuvering herself in the air she brought her foot up and slammed her heel against Onyx's crossed arms over her head. The strength behind it sliced through the air and cut the boulder behind the dark cloaked TA in half. Onyx glanced at it for a second then smirked up at her sister. Ruby didn't have time to discern what that meant before her twin shoved her off her, stance shifting as she brandished her dual scythes and started unloading all her bullets at her twin.

Her semblance activated and she moved around in blinding speeds as she dodged the hail of bullets. Onyx switched her attention to the charging huntsman, slowly falling back as he kept advancing towards, broadsword deflecting her bullets. She cursed when her back hit the boulder, and she ducked just as the sword cleaved the rock vertically in half. But Caboose wasn't done as he curled his foot back before slamming it against the crossed scythes, sending the dark twin smashing through the boulder. Onyx spun around mid air and landed on her feet, dual scythes wedged deep in the ground to steady her.

Smoke and water assaulted her senses and she rolled away just as Yang punched another crater into the ground, earth and dirt flying into the air. Red eyes glared at her slippery little sister and flung Crescent Rose at the dark twin with all her strength, the scythe spinning like a large, deadly saw heading straight at her.

She sidestepped the rotating scythe, it's blade passing mere millimeters from her face, unaware that it was flying towards the captivated white-haired heiress. Fortunately for Weiss, Ruby noticed this and she shot straight across the clearing, rose petals struggling to keep up.

Weiss didn't even notice the deadly scythe hurling towards her, too focused on watching the fight between the burly TA and crimson haired twin. Her eyes were captivated by the way Ruby dodged and countered each and every attack that Caboose sent her way, despite being unarmed. She was unconsciously cheering for the Rose twins and her lips twitched into a smile when Ruby landed another blow to the huntsman's ribs but it left her wide open as Caboose yelled something unintelligible just as he caught her by the throat and slammed her into the ground, knocking the wind out of the crimson Rose twin. Caboose wasn't even done as he threw her in the air and spun around, his foot connecting to her abdomen. Ruby winced as she flew back, and landed on the ground hard.

Pain flared up in her stomach as she kicked herself up to her but she could tell that her aura was still in the green from her countless spars and battles in the past.

It'll take much more than that to beat her.

Just as she was about to charge at him again, silver eyes caught sight of her weapon flying towards her twin who easily dodged it but her eyes widened when she realized it was heading to the icy heiress.

'What is she doing here?' She thought. Even the professors didn't seem to notice Weiss standing near the tree line, and it was clear that Weiss didn't notice her huge scythe ready to cleave her in two. And what the hell was she standing here for?

Activating her semblance, Ruby literally sped across the clearing, almost teleporting to Weiss' location who let out a shriek when Ruby appeared in front of her.

With accurate precision, she caught her scythe in one hand and turned to make sure that the heiress was okay.

"Are you o-?"

"LOOK OUT!" Weiss shouted suddenly.

Reflexes kicked in and she turned on her heel with Crescent Rose raised just as Yang smashed into it with her fist. The air exploded around them, blowing the heiress off her feet.

Ruby gritted her teeth as her arms struggled to keep up with the strength of the blonde's punch, Yang's semblance still very active. Eyes caught Yang cocking her other fist back and she flashed behind the blonde using her semblance. The young twin didn't hold back and she used her all her strength paired with the recoil of Crescent Rose's gravity bullets to slam her blade into the blonde's side. A yellow blur shot past Caboose and Onyx overhead, their blades locked as they tried overpowering the other.

The bubbly teen pivoted around and quickly helped the heiress to her feet, icy blue eyes looking at her in shock and- was that admiration? The red cloaked huntress couldn't tell for sure because once the heiress was standing she jumped back into battle right after shouting a "Thank you!" over her shoulder.

And so it continued.

The game raged on for hours on end as more and more destruction followed in their wake. The Headmaster and Headmistress haven't even moved from their spot except for the blonde who would occasionally use her riding crop to flick away any stray objects heading towards them. The four of them weren't even tired as they fought non-stop against each other. Weiss was surprised by their endurance and she can already see the sun setting in the horizon, indicating they've been fighting for more than six hours without even taking a break.

This was no ordinary sparring session she's ever seen. This was a savage, ruthless battle that displayed their skills and abilities to the fullest. What's amazing is that even though they were struck down, they'll just keep getting back up and brushing it off like it was nothing. More so with the blonde and burly huntsman. They just kept on going, the strength behind their blows never wavering and in fact, she had an inkling that they weren't giving it their all which truly amazed and terrified her at the same time.

There was almost nothing left of the clearing that had been here hours prior. Just a desolated wasteland robbed of its serenity but the four fighters didn't seem to care as they continued pummeling at each other,

Throughout the fight, she noticed that she hasn't seen anyone land a direct blow on the dark cloaked twin. It's like she knew everything that was happening around her even with her back turned. Several times she's seen her counter all sneak attacks smoothly and falling into a deadly tango of blades and bullets. Even when two of them would attack at once, she would easily slip away from their attacks and returning their blows tenfold.

So far, the only one who came close to landing a hit on the dark cloaked teen was none other than her twin, Ruby Rose.

It was just a small, tiny graze that her scythe left on the dark twin's arm. It didn't even touch her skin but left a cut on the sleeve of her jacket. Weiss was impressed because she doubt she'd land a single hit on Onyx even with her semblance and creative use of dust in her side.

Onyx was mildly surprised when Ruby managed to graze her but the surprise morphed into a look of pride that she shot at Ruby. Whenever they trained together, her twin rarely managed to land a single hit even when the odds were against her. Now, she managed to graze her sister and would have almost followed it through if Onyx hadn't jumped back.

Watching them fight made the heiress feel inferior in her skills. She bragged that she was trained by the best that Atlas had to offer but after witnessing an intense and arduous battle before her, she knew she still had a very long way to go. She cursed herself for instantly dismissing the Rose twins as incompetent and weak. They were very far from that. She felt like she was swallowing poison as she begrudgingly admitted then and there that they were much stronger than her.

The sky soon darkened and Weiss was beginning to feel her legs ache slightly from standing in the same place for hours but the four of them were still going on strong. Yang has run out of bullets long before the night as well as the Rose twins and settled for close quarters, hand-to-hand combat. Just how long do they plan on fighting still? That question plagued the heiress mind as she continued to speculate the battle

Finally, clapping was heard through the clashing blades and loud explosions and silence soon engulfed the four of them. All of them were frozen in place as Yang held Caboose's broadsword mere inches away from her face, her hands clapped into blade's sides as the tall, muscled huntsman loomed over her. Onyx, on the other hand, had just elbowed her twin sister's punch and was about to tie her arm down with her chain when she heard clapping.

All of them turned in unison to see Professor Ozpin clapping his hands slowly, Professor Goodwtich holding his cane for him.

"I must say, I haven't seen a battle like that in a very long time." The Headmaster complimented, ceasing his applause. "But I'm afraid that we must return to the Academy and while I would love to know who wins the game, students have curfew and I'm sure Ms. Rose and Ms. Xiao Long would love to have a good night's sleep before Initiation."

"Meh, I can keep this up all day." The blonde shrugged but any further comments was interrupted by a loud growl that broke the silence. Yang blushed furiously as all three of them laugh when she realized how hungry she was.

"I believe dinner is in order. Do make your way to the cafeteria before heading back to the ballroom. I think that they just started serving dinner to the students. If you hurry back, then you should be able to make it." Ozpin said with a barely hidden smirk. Professor Goodwitch gave a wave of her riding crop and soon the clearing was back to the way it was before they even started.

Everyone was awed at the way Professor Goodwitch effortlessly fixed all the damages but then the blonde's stomach gave another growl and they were quickly reminded of how famished they've gotten from the fight.

"Yeah, I'm starving!" Caboose said in his usual chipper voice then his voice changed back to O'Malley's. "YES! FEAST TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT SO I MAY HAVE YOUR HEADS, YOU IGNORANT FOOLS!"

"Oh just shut up, O'Malley." The dark twin grouched, far too hungry and not in the mood to deal with Caboose's evil personality.

"Yeah, it was weird to hear you give death threats left and right but now it's just annoying." Despite the insult, Ruby said it with a happy grin on her face that took away the intensity of her words.

"YOU WILL SUFFER FOR THIS." He snarled threateningly at them but then it instantly split into a huge grin. "Now, let's go. I'm hungry."

The Professors easily shrugged away the burly man's splitting personalities as they were informed before by the Headmaster of Haven Academy of his condition. They were intrigued by how constant Caboose switched from his normal personality to another personality altogether. Professor Ozpin even debated having Bartholomew run some research on the large, burly huntsman's condition. With his consent of course.

"Ms. Schnee." Professor Headmaster called out to the heiress who was still standing where she was for several hours. Weiss was startled from her thoughts by a voice calling to her. When she realized it was the Headmaster, the heiress swiftly made her way to him, carrying an air elegance and grace with her despite her aching legs.

"Sir?" Weiss stood before the two Professors with her back straight and arms at her sides. A brush of anxiety fluttered in her stomach but quashed the notion of it as she stood before the Headmaster and Headmistress of Beacon.

"I hope you enjoyed their performance. I must say, I'm curious as to what brought you here." Professor inquired politely as he received his cane back from his colleague.

The heiress wanted to blush when all eyes focused on her but she wore her cold mask well as she answered in a respectful tone. "I apologize, sir. I was taking a walk around the forest when I heard an explosion not far from my location. I was curious as to what caused it and came to investigate."

"I see." He was satisfied with her answer and turned to address the rest of them. "I've taken much of your time already. Let us return now to the Academy. I'm sure you still have to unpack your belongings, especially you two." The last part was directed at the two TAs who just nodded in affirmation. "Good then let us make our way back. Wouldn't want to catch the attention of the Grimm, now do we?"

On that happy note, the professors turned around began their way back to the Academy with the students and TAs tailing behind them.

Weiss felt a hand on her shoulder and icy blue eyes met crimson and silver hues.

"We need to talk."

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Phew! That's a long chapter. Sorry for the grammar mistakes. Kind of had to rush this so I can finally get to the part where the Rose twins and Weiss talk. I wonder what they're going to talk about. wink wink. See you in the next chapter.