Amber eyes opened to a pitch black room. The heavy curtains of her window were definitely worth the investment. The faunus woman sighed and contemplated sleeping for a while longer. Seeing that it was almost noon, that seemed like a bad idea. At least if she wanted to eat. She contemplated staying in her room all day, if only to avoid the three people that had become her 'team'. She could miss a meal or two.

It was just her luck to be paired with a disrespectful blonde, the Schnee heiress, and an immature woman who didn't understand the meaning of 'personal space'. She may have agreed to a month at beacon, but that was starting too look like a very long time.

She dragged herself out from under the cheap blanket to stretch and grab some clean clothes and a towel. Goosebumps rose along her arms at the cold air that seemed to grow colder and colder by the day. It was times like these that she missed the bright sun and hot earth of Vacuo. The bright light of daytime in the hallway burned her eyes for a moment, leaving her grumbling as she made her way to the bathroom.

Her nose wrinkled at the smell of so many different soaps. The scent of roses clashed horribly with the smell of citrus, lavender, and vanilla. The blue room and teal tiles gave her the unsettling feeling of being underwater.

After a quick shower, Blake dressed in a simple grey tank top with loose black jeans. She inspected her hair in the mirror, a frown pulling her lips downwards. The edges were messy and uneven. Seeing as she cut it herself, it wasn't as bad as it could be. She shrugged at her reflection, turning and stalking out of the bathroom. No use in lingering on that now, she'd have to get a professional to fix it later.

After a quick stop at her room for some tea, she made her way to the small kitchen. The cozy space was quickly becoming her second favorite room in the apartment. You could make yourself food and snacks while still being able to see into the living room. Upon closer inspection, she found that the kitchen had no kettle (she would change that soon enough) but came with all basic pots, pans, and kitchenware. She set to work making her tea.

Finally, she leaned against the counter, steaming mug in hand and a delighted sigh escaping her lips. Either her room mates had already left, or they slept later than her. Not that she minded. The house was quiet and peaceful in their absence. Not even chirping from the birds outside could reach it. Blake had a lot of things to do, but the heavy silence relaxed and weighed her down.

A door in the hallway banged open, making Blake flinch. The loud interruption was followed by what sounded like the groan of a dying bear and shuffling footsteps. She glared down the hall to see a mane of blonde hair disappear into the bathroom, followed by a shower starting.

Steam was just starting to pour out from under the door, when another one of her band mates made an appearance. Luckily, the door across the hall from her room opened a lot less aggressively as the Schnee girl came out carrying a folder. Her eyes locked onto Blake for a moment, sparing time for a slight nod, before she strode out the front door.

Blake sighed. Her quiet morning was effectively ruined in the span of one minute. She walked over to sit on the couch. Sipping her tea, she turned on the TV and flipped through the news channel until she found the one she wanted.

"-Are barely rebuilding their stores in the wake of the 'White Fang Riot'. While there have been some fatalities, the savage instigators - who shall remain unnamed- are now behind bars and those who were injured are receiving medical treatment."

A heavy weight settled in Blake's stomach as she watch the reporter point to the remains of what she had caused. The windows were shattered, not a single one left unscathed. Some of the doors were hanging by their hinges. What caught the woman's eye, were the deep red splotches littering the area. They looked out of place among the greys and browns of the storefronts in the plaza. Blake felt nauseous.

Her tea forgotten, she watched as they replayed the footage from only a week ago. She watched as her old partner- brother- screamed at the crowd. She watched as the dark faunus woman with long black hair lunged at him. The fight was short and brutal, so different from how it felt. Her memory showed it long and drawn out, but the screen was almost clinical with how little emotion it portrayed. She almost didn't recognize herself snarling with unbridled fury as she threw punches at the pinned man.

"This just proves that all faunus are bloodthirsty animals!" A grizzled man screamed at the camera. His eyes were wide with anger. "They shouldn't be here! They shouldn't even exist!"

She watched for a moment as he slandered and ground down the faunus, her face set to neutral, before she turned the TV off.

Her head fell back against the couch as she took a deep breath. In the end, what she had worked so hard for had been ruined by her own hands. She took a fight for equality and turned it into a war against races.

Her downward spiral was thankfully interrupted by another door opening. Her last roommate, she suspected, was shuffling down the hall in a zombie like manner. Finally entering Blake's line of sight and proving the woman right, Ruby walked into the kitchen in her old looking tank top and fuzzy red pajama pants. She filled a glass with water, her eyes half closed and her hair sticking up in odd directions.

She was starting towards the couch when she finally noticed Blake sitting there and nearly dropped her glass. Blake couldn't help but be amused at how startled the girl seemed every time she saw her. She fought a smirk as the Ruby's face turned red, embarrassment painted all over her features.

"G-Good morning Blake!" She stuttered out.

"Morning." Blake replied shortly. The woman's shuffling and nervous gaze was starting to get to her.

Finally, she spoke up, "H-Hey, I um… I really want to apologize for yesterday." She said, eyes downcast. Blake's eyebrow rose, ears perking towards the girl. "I can kind of get… overexcited. A-and your ears looked really soft and I just wanted… I just… I'm sorry." She finally got out.

The raven-haired woman narrowed her eyes slightly, inspecting the girl. Her silver eyes were trained on her bare feet as though they were the most interesting thing in the world. The rosy tinge of embarrassment was still lighting up her face, and now the tips of her ears, but it was hard to ignore the honesty in her words.

"Just don't let it happen again." She said.

A wide smile split the girl's face as her head snapped up to look at Blake. The sudden 180 in mood startled the faunus. That was a quick recovery. The smile was short lived as a completely tone deaf voice drifted from the bathroom. It seemed that the bathroom wasn't soundproofed as well as the bedrooms.

"I'm too hot! Hot damn! Call the police and the fireman!" Blake winced at the voice, ears flattening against her head. That wasn't even singing, it was just yelling in different tones.

Ruby sighed, "How long has she been in there?"

"Hm… about fifteen minutes." Blake shrugged.

The girl groaned, shoulders sagging. "She's going to be in there for at least another hour."

Ruby came closer, a bit hesitant, but before she could sit down a loud rumble sounded from her stomach. She blushed again. The constant change of mood was threatening to give the dark woman mental whiplash.

"Um… Do you know where the cafeteria is?"

Blake took a sip of her tea. It was cold.

With yet another sigh (she felt she would be doing that a lot in the next month) she rose and rinsed her mug before motioning for the girl to follow.

"So… Where are you from?"

Blake looked up from her scroll, slightly irritated at the interruption. The cafeteria was crowded, but they had managed to find a small table in the corner to eat in relative peace.

"A large town near the Vacuo border."

Ruby nodded, shoving more food into her mouth. Blake had simply grabbed an apple. The food in the cafeteria was of questionable quality, and often tasted like the dirt on the side of the road. Ruby, however, was on her second plate and the faunus was mildly surprised that she could fit so much into her stomach. After contemplating the chance that there was a black hole inside of her companion, she looked back down at her scroll.

"I've lived in this city for pretty much my entire life." She paused, thinking, "Well there was this one time when me and Yang jumped the border to Atlas, and lived there for a week. But it was really cold, so we came back."

Blake looked up at her again.

"It's a lot warmer here. I kind of wonder what it'd be like in Mistral, you know? I heard they have a lot of beaches and it's sunny all the time. I think I'd be scared of getting a sunburn though, so maybe Haven would be better."

She shoved a couple more pancakes into her mouth, humming as she chewed. "Where would you wanna go? Like on a vacation or something?"

"Somewhere warm."

Ruby smiled widely at Blake. "You don't like the cold either? It's getting really close to winter, huh? I thought my toes were gonna freeze off when I got out of bed this morning! Do you thi-"

Blake reached across the table and placed a finger on her lips, stopping her abruptly. Ruby's cheeks flared red again as she stared, eyes wide. When she was sure the shorter woman wouldn't start talking again, she pulled her hand back and continued to read on her scroll.

Unfortunately for Blake, reading didn't seem to be on her agenda today.

"Did it hurt?"

She held back a low growl, looking up to see who had interrupted her this time. Bright, sky blue eyes were locked onto hers. His jeans were ripped and his green shirt looked a bit worse for wear. His scruffy blonde hair stuck up at a few awkward angles. Apparently Ruby wasn't the only one to come here straight out of bed. And Blake thought she had to get her shit together.

"Did what hurt?" She asked. Looking down at herself, she didn't see any injuries. Even on the bruises on her face had faded.

"When you fell from heaven."

Ruby groaned, rolling her eyes so hard that Blake thought they might fall out of her head, and pressed a palm to her face. Blake could agree.

"No, but I scraped my knee when I crawled out of hell."

His face paled a bit, but she couldn't hold back her smirk when Ruby laughed so hard choked on her pancake. He hurried over to pat her on the back.

"Are you alright?" He asked when she had recovered.

"Your cheesy pick up line almost killed me!" She clutched a hand over her heart in mock horror.

He laughed nervously, rubbing his arm. "Yeah, that could've gone better…"

Ruby scooted over a bit, patting the spot next to her. "So what's your name stranger?"

Apparently Ruby didn't grasp the concept of 'stranger danger'. Blake contemplated leaving, but decided against it. While she wasn't particularly fond of the energetic girl, she wasn't going to abandon her. Not with a blonde flirt at least.

"Jaune Ark." He said, winking, "Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue. Ladies love it."

Maybe there was still time to abandon her. Flirty blonde be damned.

Steam blew out into the hallways as Yang stepped out of the bathroom, sighing happily. There was nothing like a hot shower to kick start the day! She wrapped her towel tighter around herself and made her way to the kitchen, humming happily at the feel of the carpet under her feet.

She looked inside the fridge and frowned. It was bare, except for what looked to be a half-eaten salad. It was a good thing she packed her protein bars. After making a mental note to buy some food, she grabbed herself a glass of water.

She was only halfway through the glass before the door banged open and caused her to choke and nearly spill the rest. Weiss stormed through the door, slamming it shut behind her, with a scroll pressed to her ear and a folder in her hand. Her white hair was tied in the same off-center pony tail it was in when they had met. Yang grinned.

"I have it taken care of. Yes. Goodbye, Father." With that, she jabbed the 'end call' button violently. She dropped the folder on the table and sighed.

"Hey there, Princess."With an adorable squeak, she whirled to face Yang. The towel clad woman resisted the urge to twitch when that glare was leveled at her again. She certainly didn't want this encounter to end like the last. "The last time we met was certainly… Electrifying."

"Don't call me princess." She huffed. Her eyes widened suddenly, a blush blooming on the bridge of her nose. "Where are your clothes!?" She shrieked.

Yang looked down at herself briefly. Oh yeah, the towel. "Like what you see?"

Weiss looked at her as if she'd lost her mind. This was fun. "Never mind. I don't care where they are. Just please put them on."

Yang smirked. "There's something else I'd rather put on my body." She said with a wink.

She couldn't hold back her laugh as she watched the pale woman screech and storm to her room, her blush spreading even further. She was just too cute. Not wanting to risk the chance that Weiss could be going to get her taser, the blonde hurried into her own room. While it was fun to tease her, it wasn't as fun to end up twitching on the ground.

She was proud of how her room turned out, despite not having much time to arrange it. She had pushed the bed to the center of the room (it was the bedroom after all) and arranged all of her dressers to one side of it to make room for her drum set on the other.

Yang tore through her drawers until she found her lucky short shorts and neon yellow t-shirt. She was glad the cold didn't bother her, she hated all of those stuffy coats and hats. The warmest thing she liked to wear was her scarf. Even that got too hot sometimes, though she'd never admit it.

Suddenly, a loud bang signaled her door being opened before a loud scream filled her room. The blonde screamed back, startled. The intruder screamed again and she turned to see Ruby slamming her door shut. Yang's scream morphed into one of confusion and concern, rather that fright.

"YANG HELP ME BLAKE IS REALLY HOT I THINK I MIGHT DIE!" She shouted, flailing her arms about wildly.

Yang stopped screaming and stared at her sister. That's why she ran screaming into her room?! Ruby was lucky she loved her.

"I know Blake is hot, but it's nothing to lose your shit over Rubes. Also, please knock."

"I can't help it! She's so cool, and she smirks! Her smirks Yang! They make me want to melt all over her! She walks like she's always on a tight rope and it does AMAZING things to her hips, Yang! And she said she crawled out of hell when this guy hit on her! How hot is that!?"

Yang didn't see how crawling out of hell was an attractive trait. But then again, her sister and her never really did have the same taste. She had to admit though, watching her little sis swoon over tall, dark, and mysterious was entertaining.

"So, did you make a move?" She asked.

Ruby's cheeks flushed. "N-no."

Yang sighed and pressed a hand to her face. Now that she thought about it, Ruby really didn't inherit the game that she had. The last time she saw Ruby flirt, she had asked (shouted) "Do you like cookies!?" and walked (ran) away. This was where her big sister guidance was needed.

The blonde sat on her bed, patting the spot next to her for Ruby to take a seat. She hummed in thought for a moment, going through her expansive arsenal of pick up lines. She couldn't tell her anything too risque, this was her baby sister after all, but she definitely had a few that would do the trick.

"Alright, first you've got to compliment her. Don't tell her anything that's not the truth, always be honest when you compliment someone."

Ruby nodded vigorously.

"Then, you have to give her The Eyes."

She stopped nodding, her eyebrows knitting together. "The Eyes?"

Yang smirked, leaning in close as if she were telling a secret. "Yes, The Eyes. The most powerful tool for seducing someone, man or woman."

"How do you do it?" Ruby whispered, her face showing awe and intense curiosity.

Yang rolled her shoulders, cracking her knuckles loudly. "The trick is to make it nonchalant enough so that it's right between 'I don't give a shit' and 'I want to have your babies'. You get me?"

The smaller girl nodded slowly, her face still scrunched in confusion. "Does it really work?"

Yang nodded seriously. "Watch."

She took a deep breath before looking up through her eyelashes, her lavender eyes smouldering. The corner of her mouth lifted slightly in an easy smirk and she bit her lip, just to put the cherry on top.

Ruby seemed skeptical. "Are you sure it's gonna work, Yang?"

Yang patted her on the back, grinning. "Of course! Now that she knows you find her attractive and you give her the eyes, just say 'I hope you know CPR, because you took my breath away!'" She made sure to punctuate it with a wink. Perfect. The best line to go with Ruby's puppy dog face. Yang was a genius.

"Are you sure I should use a pick up line? I mean, it's kind of cheesy and she didn't really respond so well to the other one." She looked so nervous and adorable, Yang couldn't help but pull her into a tight hug.

"Of course Rubes! Think about it this way, even if it doesn't work it's sure to get a laugh out of her!" She nuzzled her face against her suffocating little sister affectionately, "Just remember, it's all about confidence."

Ruby gasped for air as she was released. When she caught her breath, she gave Yang a smile. "Thanks sis."

Yang giggled, holding her fist out. "Any time."

Ruby tapped the fist with her own before ambling out of the room, muttering to herself.

Mission: Help Awkward Sister Win Over Scary Cat Lady, was a success.

It was a few hours before a knock sounded at her door. Yang hoped that maybe if she ignored them, they'd go away, but the knocking simply became louder and more insistent.

Finally, she put down the magazine she was reading and made her way to the door, throwing it open.

"Yes?" She groaned.

Her eyes widened when she saw Weiss, looking more like a lawyer than a musician. She wore a crisp white button up tucked into a black skirt. Her face was set in a scowl. Yang was starting to think that was her natural facial expression.

"We still have to talk to Ozpin, if you would so kindly join us."

Yang would've flinched at the tone if the woman weren't so much shorter than her. "Yeah, I'll go. Don't get your panties in a twist, Ice Witch."

Her eyebrows furrowed even further, but she kept her mouth shut tight.

The walk to the office was short and uncomfortably silent. Even Yang couldn't help but run her hand through her hair. At least the air outside was significantly less stifling than inside.

When they were finally in the office, they took a seat before the somber looking man. It was a lot different than the last room they met in. The walls were a deep brown and a desk stood in the middle with four uncomfortable chairs in front of it. In a strange twist, Glynda wasn't beside Ozpin. In fact, she was nowhere to be found.

"Alright ladies, let's keep this quick. I'm sure you all have other matters to attend to. Which of you will play manager? While we do have a few, it's not nearly enough to go around so you will have to manage yourselves."

All heads turned to Weiss, prompting a sigh from the girl. "I'll do it."

Yang hated to throw her under the bus like that, but she looked like she was the only one who might have a clue what they were doing.

"Great. Thank you ." He said, taking a sip of his coffee. "I'll need you to have a single ready in a week that we can advertise."

"With all due respect sir," Blake spoke up, folding her arms, "I don't know if a week will be enough time to write a song, learn it, and rehearse it until it's suitable for public consumption."

He waved his hand dismissively. "I have complete faith in you four."

Yang raised an eyebrow. Had he seen their group? This could only end in property damage and a large hospital bill.

"We can do it sir!" Ruby exclaimed, standing. Her shoulders were set and her smile was determined. It was hard not to be affected by her optimism. It seemed to pour out of her in waves and swallow all of the negative outcomes. Yang smiled. She looked exactly as she did when her pre-show nerves melted away and she began to sing.

With Ruby on their team, it would be hard to fail.

AN: Hey there guys! Thank you for reading and for leaving all those wonderful reviews, I hoped you liked the chapter! I feel a lot more satisfied with this one than I did with the last.

Don't be afraid to let me know what you think or ask questions.

Until next time friends.
-Vox