Oddly enough back to this story, which at this point I think I'm beating a dead horse but it is fun to write. I do hope you all are enjoying it. To the writing!
The Wolf: Of course I don't hold back, and I will never stop with angst. It is such a beautiful genera that people over look.
Chapter 7:
Neo hadn't been enjoying herself recently. She had been attempting to find this 'Yang' person. It would be a lot easier if she could recruit someone else to help her, but as far as she knows no one else knows about her. And she would much rather not betray Ruby's trust.
She also realised if literally anyone knew where she was from it would have been a lot easier. But no one did. They didn't know her until they started working there with the sole exception of Junior but even he didn't know where she was from.
Which somewhat pissed her off. In her opinion if you were going to sleep with someone you should at least know what town they came from. Or at least the general area. But nope. All that left Neo was ever single blonde woman named Yang in the country. And even then she was grasping at straws.
Which thankfully Yang wasn't even that common of a name. She only had three hundred and six to go down. But none of them shared the same last name as Ruby. Which would have made the search even easier. But Neo summarised a few possibilities, either her sister got married, Ruby was adopted, her sister was adopted, or both were adopted.
But two and a half weeks she was left with one possible option. Which is why she was happy. But also nervous because if this was not the right Yang, she would have to stretch her entire search to the world. Or worst the obituaries. And that would be the hardest news to carry with her. If she told Ruby it would destroy whatever hope Ruby had left that the blonde would meet her again along with her. But If Neo kept it to herself, which would be near impossible, she would never be able to look at Ruby again without being reminded about what she knew.
Neo pulled out the slip of paper and dialled the number on it. As she placed the phone to her ear and crossed her fingers on her other hand. She was relieved to hear an answer. She had attempted the number three times prior to just hear it ring out.
"What do you want!?" she heard a feminine voice yell.
"I'm sorry for calling so late. But I'm looking for my room mate's sister and I only have the first name to go one, but by any chance are you a Yang whose little sister is Ruby?" Neo ranted off the speech she had practically memorised she had said it so much.
"You know Ruby!? Where are you!?" She rushed out. Neo could hear the girl on the other end jumping up. Almost like she was in a rush. For some reason Neo felt like she could trust the girl somewhat but not enough to in act the next part of her plan.
"I'm sorry I just don't feel comfortable revealing where we are unless I know without a doubt you are the same Yang that is her sister, plus my break is almost done. So can you send me a picture of your Ruby?" Neo wanted to be positive without a shadow of a doubt that this was the person she was looking for.
"I swear to fucking Christ! What are the chances of you finding a Yang who is this older sister to a Ruby, while me a Yang is looking for her younger sister named Ruby!" Neo could sense this 'Yang' was mad, but Neo had to be sure.
"Look, I would rather just know without a shadow of a doubt. Just one picture of her will do. Send it to this number, I need to go." Neo got out and hung up. She wasn't in the mood to deal with any unneeded anger. Especially if she was just protecting Ruby. She didn't want to trudge up any unneeded pain.
And if this should backfire than she would gladly apologise she didn't mean to trudge up any pain for the other person either. It wasn't the type of person she was.
She turned around and walked in through the door, enjoying the loud music. As she stepped into the changing room she tossed her phone into the small locker of hers and began to get dressed in the clothing she had picked out for herself before she walked out.
As she was slipping on her heels she saw Emerald walking in with a massive grin on her face. 'What did she do. I don't like that grin. The last time she had that grin she simply forgot that me and Ruby were out back and had the door locked.'
"What did you do Em?" Neo tentatively asked. She practically feared if her hunch was right. She also feared for Emerald. But what was worse for her was if this was a plan they all had planned to get her and Ruby together.
"Oh nothing. But it turns out you are taking the main stage with a Miss Crescent Rose." Emerald's grin grew as Neo's face fell. "And while I would love to hear whatever expletives you plan to use to describe your distaste for this situation but Nep is about to introduce you for a two song dance. Enjoy."
Before Neo could even respond Emerald ran off and Neo could hear Neptune tapping the microphone. Neo took a few deep breaths as she walked up to the curtain that had the main stage just on the other side.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a surprise even for me. But we have a new girl taking the stage with Crescent Rose. Please give Ice Cream all of your attention!" He spoke and Neo could just feel a vein develop on her forehead. She had started to plot her revenge as she stepped out.
She could see Ruby have the same expression on her face as she was feeling. Shock. Slight hatred towards Neptune for using the name they had decided was off limits. It was somewhat rage inducing, but she kept the calm face.
The sight of Ruby in her revealing uniform this close was hard for her. Not from the people in the audience eyeing her up. She recognised some of them. But from simply trying to remember what Ruby had taught her over the month and a half and to actually breath. Because she remembered most of Ruby's routine.
And that one moment that she would walk towards Neo. She would wrap her arms around Neo's neck and she would lean into kiss. Just the thought of what was to come was enough to make her blush up a storm. Making it even harder to remember the basics. The only thing going through her mind was how much she was going to kill whoever else was behind this.
She hadn't even realised that her body had been moving in sync to the music. She didn't realise fully until Ruby and her started to walk towards each other.
As Ruby wrapped her arms around the considerably shorter girl's neck, Neo followed suit and as Ruby leaned in effectively silencing the music under Neo's heart beat. Ruby tilted her head to the left as Neo leaned in. Their lips just barely brushing against each other. She no longer cared that they were being watched.
Ruby's tongue ran across her lower lip asking for entrance which was given. Neo was just letting Ruby lead. She didn't want to push her luck. She felt like she was in heaven, she had the girl she had just recently opened her eyes to. As Ruby pulled back, rather soon for Neo's liking, she just asked one question.
"How are you enjoying your début?" her voice was different to what Neo was used to. She had an almost sultry tone, Neo wasn't sure how she was meant to take it.
"It is nice. Would have been nice not being railroaded by Emerald." Neo responded as her and Ruby separated and began to finish off her routine. Neo had it memorised at this point. She just did what the other person always did. Got onto her hands and knees and began to crawl towards the people in the audience. One woman in the front placed a note in the small piece of cloth keeping Neo dignity.
She just smiled, the way Ruby had taught her.
"I swear Em I will kill you!" Neo yelled as Emerald walked into the changing room. Emerald just had a massive smirk on her face.
"Sorry. Needed to win a bet with Neptune. Besides you just gained like five times in tips compared to what you would have gotten. And gotten to make out with Ruby. If anything you should be thanking me." Was Emerald's coy response. She was enjoying Neo blushing a shade of red that would put Ruby's namesake to shame.
Neo quickly turned around and opened her locker to see the small light signifying she got an image message. She opened it and was shocked to see the same picture that Ruby had kept in a frame, until she broke it. She looked at the actual message.
Sorry about being so angry. I've been trying to find her for a long time, but this is also the only picture we promised to keep of each other. So can you please tell me if this is the Ruby you live with?
Neo quickly got changed, "Ruby, I'm heading back to the apartment. I sort of don't want to stay out." she knew that Ruby had intended to drink with the others.
"Okay. I won't be out that late."
As Neo walked out she fished her phone out and dialled the number she had called earlier in the night.
"Okay, spill. What is going up with all of you? Two weeks without a single one of you getting into my pants is weird, and not that I don't enjoy the rest, but is something going on that I should be worried about. Like one of you having some disease?" Ruby asked as Pyrrha poured her a drink. She truly didn't mind it but they all seemed off, and Emerald throwing Neo onto the stage was clear evidence of that.
"No. We've all just been busy." Blake commented as she turned the page to the book she was reading. It was nothing more than a distraction as she waited for the twins to come down from their dad's office.
"I'm calling bullshit. Five people all being conveniently busy for two weeks. And just three weeks ago it was guarantee short of one of your parents being in town it was impossible to get you guys to do anything that you should have been doing." Ruby continued and downed her glass.
"Not to mention Neo is acting weird as well. But the difference is I haven't slept with her. So she is allowed to be off." Ruby continued as Emerald just smirked. She was enjoying the fact she knew something that Ruby didn't. But she was also enraged slightly at the fact everyone made her promise to keep it to herself.
"What are you so happy about?" Ruby asked. She would be damned if she let the night pass and she did not find out why they have been off.
"I made off with all the cash Nep made tonight. So I have a lot of cash to burn. So I'm in a good mood."
"So Em is buying the drinks tonight." Blake commented closing her book just as the twins came walking down. And Emerald's smirk dropping. She knew Blake wasn't joking. And with the amount the six of them normally drank, she would be down a sizeable amount if they were to drink their normal fill.
"Okay, get shit faced on Em's dime. Sounds like a nice plan." Mel spoke as she pulled on her coat. Getting ready to go out with her friends for a night of drinking.
"Qrow, I think I just found a lead for Rubes." A blonde woman practically yelled with no small measure of joy. She was ecstatic that she may just be able to place the hunt for her baby sister behind her.
"That doesn't explain why you're dressed at two in the morning fire cracker." The tall man stated as he stretched from his sitting position on the couch.
"She is in a town called Vale. Google says it is a two day drive. I want to get there as soon as I can. I may be getting my baby sister back, and maybe just maybe, I can finally have a night without any nightmares," The blonde spoke grabbing her keys in her left hand.
"Just be careful fire cracker. I don't want you hurt anymore than you've already been." His tone was soft, caring a tone he had adopted once he took Yang in.
"I will be, but the odds are high that this is her. She even has the picture of us." She quickly hugged her uncle, "I've got to go." With that she limped her way out of the house and into her car. Her uncle with an ever caring eye watching as she drove off.
He turned around closing the door and grabbed his home phone. "Tai? It's Qrow. I have some good news for you."
Author's Note:
Is it wrong that I like the way this ended? But I suppose I should mention that it wasn't my original intention to ever have that happen in a chapter... but I personally like suggestion a friend made.