AN: Hey, for those of you that care, I'm back! I know you have probably been lost while waiting for the highly anticipated Ch. 3 of "Chance Encounters", and I understand this! So on with the show!
Edit: I forgot to add a little, but very important, tidbit at the end. So just scroll to the last couple paragraphs if you have already read this once before. Otherwise, just enjoy!
Ruby was scared, to be sure, but this man…she was unsure how to feel about him. He seemed genuine in his attempt to help her. 'Heck he saved my life! That's got to mean something, right?' she thought to herself.
They had been sneaking down the building for a few minutes with Wolf constantly leading the way. This was fine by her because she could not see jack squat in the building. She even began to wonder how she got up in the first place.
"Stay here for a second, Ruby." said Wolf with a noticeable amount of urgency.
This is how it had been going for the past 6 minutes since they had started making their way down the giant metal deathtrap. They would walk for about a minute, stop, Wolf would check ahead, and they would continue their journey. Ruby, however, had started noticing more and more edge in Wolf's tone as they descended. It made Ruby wonder what he knew that she did not. She had asked him why he had been at the site, but he just smiled and told her it was "Top Secret". This irritated Ruby because she told him her whole story, but got nothing in return.
"Are we almost there?" Ruby whined.
"Almost, I believe it shouldn't be long now." Replied Wolf calmly, even though this was the fifth or sixth time Ruby had asked that same question.
"I'm hungry…and tired!" retorted Ruby with a little yawn. She thought this might get him to pity her, at which point she could get him to carry her on his back so she could rest. She had been out all night after all, and she was quite tired…and hungry.
"Doesn't that suck." Replied Wolf with a bit of a glare that sentenced all Ruby's hopes to their graves. "Maybe if you went home like most good boys and girls do after school, you wouldn't be."
Ruby knew she was on the losing side of the argument, so she shut up.
They walked for another 2 or three minutes before finally reaching the bottom. There was not much going on, and there did not seem to be much out of place. This worried Wolf. He knew that the thugs couldn't be far, but not knowing left the possibility of accidently stumbling upon them. He continued with caution.
"Stay quiet, Ruby." said Wolf sternly.
He needed to get her to safety so he could continue his mission without complication, everyone was counting on him. He could not fail.
As the two crept closer to the gate he heard a laugh come from somewhere to their left and he quickly grabbed Ruby and Shade Stepped behind a crate. His semblance proves very effective in situations like this. It allows him to teleport short distances without being seen.
"Whrt waes thrt?" came a smothered voice under his arm. "Hry lrt me owts!"
"Shut up!" scolded Wolf as he watched a man come from behind a dumpster. He was roughly 6' 1", and big like the man from before, but he actually carried a sword. It was not that man that interested him however; it was the man that followed. The second man had a dark grey trench coat with brown pants and black shoes. He also had a head of orange hair, and his signature cane; the Melodic Cudgel. Roman Torchwhick may not look like much, but wherever he was there was sure to be trouble.
"Yea, I got it! I'll go check on him now, alright?" asked the first man.
"Good, I have not been able to call him and we can't afford any screw ups. This is very important!" said Torchwhick with thinly veiled disdain.
"Yea, cause blowin' up a few animals is soooo important!" retorted the big guy under his breath.
"What was that, Kyle? I couldn't quite hear." asked Torchwhick sarcastically.
"Nah, it's nothin'!" the man yelled back.
After a few more moments both men had dispersed and he was in the clear.
"Herro? Rye crnt breewd!" came a small voice still being smothered by his hand.
"Gah!" exclaimed Ruby as she was freed from Wolf's grip. "I could ha-mromphg!" Wolf started holding her mouth again to avoid the men hearing her.
"Hey! Don't you realize that the guy I took care of is only one of many! There are many more where he came from, and their all more than willing to kill both of us should they find us here!"
"Erm Sarrwy" came the girl's muffled apology.
Wolf let go of her once more.
"Alright its past time you got out of here. It's far too dangerous!" said Wolf pointing toward the fence roughly one- hundred feet away.
"Did you teleport?" the girl excitedly, but quietly, asked.
"Wha-Oh. Yes that is my semblance. It allows me to teleport. Only about fifty-feet at most, but it is incredibly useful in my…erm…business." Wolf responded.
"Are you a hunter?" asked the girl, barely controlling herself.
Wolf was caught off guard by her question, but realized the benefits that lay within. If he were to say yes, this whole thing would seem like some heroic mission and perhaps she would be more willing to listen…and keep it a secret.
"Um…yes…yes I am." Its good thing Ruby Rose was not a good a lie detector, else she would be able to easily see through his disguise.
"Really!" That's so coo-mrphg." And Wolf was covering her mouth again.
"Did I or did I not tell you to stop that!" said Wolf, starting to get seriously agitated. He let go.
"I'm sorry, but I have never talked to an actual hunter before!"
'Nor are you.' thought Wolf, feeling a little bad for lying to the girl. He had actually grown to feel a little responsible for her situation, considering that it may have been him that lead her to this place. He actually wanted to protect her.
"It all makes sense now though! You knocking out that man, saving me, and being here! You're on some top secret mission to save the day aren't you!" said an ever excited Ruby Rose, who was now starting to drool a little.
"Yea, that's me! Just here to help!" Wolf was never a good lire, but it was not entirely a lie, so it was not difficult to play along.
"So are you ready to listen now?" asked Wolf. "It's very important for you to get to safety."
"Yea I guess so…" responded Ruby "Oh! I never thanked you for saving my life. Soooo…thanks!"
"It's no trouble Ruby. I just need you to get to a safe place, please." said wolf with a genuinely caring tone.
"Ok! I'll do whatever it takes to help, and if that means not being here, then I'll do it!" said Ruby, using her heroic voice again.
"Thank you Ruby, truly. This means a lot." Said Wolf. "I guess this is goodbye."
Wolf checked around the corner of the box they were still tucked behind to see nobody there and returned to Ruby.
"You should go now, before somebody comes." said Wolf to try and move things along. Instead though Ruby darted forward and gave Wolf a hug that made even Wolf feel sad she was going.
"I promise you Wolfie I'll be a huntress one day and help people just like you! Maybe when I do become one, we can be friends." said Ruby with a lot of a determination in her voice that surprised Wolf. He knew she was being sincere.
"Yes, I believe I would like that. Now go, before they find us." With that Ruby turned and ran for the fence. When she reached it she turned and gave Wolf one last glance before starting to climb it. She reached the top moments later and jumped down to run into the darkness.
Wolf was relieved that she was gone, but also rather sad. She was a good kid and would make a damn fine huntress one day. He knew it. She reminded him of his little sister. Wolf smiled at the thought.
'No time for nostalgia now.' thought Wolf. He then turned, ran out from behind the crate, and toward the office the men had come out of. 'Perhaps they left something behind'
When he entered he saw that it was rather small inside. The room was lit from the ceiling, and had rectangular windows on both walls. There was also an office desk near the back that caught Wolf's eyes. The rest was irrelevant.
Wolf moved toward the desk and searched the drawers to see if there was anything useful within. He searched all but one, which was locked. It was a rather weak lock however, so he picked it quickly and found a folder labeled "New Info".
Wolf rifled through the pages to find various information pertaining to people like his Master, Cinder Fall, and, surprisingly, himself. He stopped and read a little bit of his file and was shocked about how much they knew about him.
Some of the pages just talked about him being "Extremely Dangerous!" or "To be avoided and reported!" There were some more disturbing finds in latter areas of his file however, things he himself did not ever talk about. The file even stated who and what he was. "Beomorph… age: 67… Name: Jannis, Jason." He next read through his bio that talked in minor detail about the entirety of his life. "Family killed by raiders…lived on the streets until he joined the White Feng…partially trained by the hunter, Maxwell Rose"
The last part hit him the hardest. He could not believe that they knew that! Hell, he hadn't thought about that man for well on ten years at this point. It brought him too much pain to even think about Rose. Maxwell Rose was the grandfather to Ruby, he knew. He had taken Wolf in, offered him a home. Wolf was practically his son and a part of his family. Max had eventually started training him with a sword. Wolf had even gotten to know the man's daughter, Summer, and son, Jeremy. Jeremy especially. They were fast friends and were as close as brothers. Wolf was even the one who gave him the name Qrow, though he could not remember why. Summer, Ruby's mother, always tagged along with Qrow and himself always insisting that she would do whatever they did. She was quite adorable back then. 'Not so much after she became a huntress.' Wolf thought with fondness.
"Well look who is here boys" came a cocky voice from the door.
Wolf looked up to see Roman Torchwick with a lackey on either side of him. The three were all smiles.
AN: Ok so thats CH. 3! We are getting to the end of this little story, and the next chapter will probably be the last. Also, sorry for making this a Wolf (or rather a Jason, amiright!) chapter. I know I said I would try to divide it 50/50, but I kinda got on a role near the end. The good news is that I just got out of school so I will ABSOLUTELY get the next chapter out sooner than it took this one. anyway, remember to follow/ favorite if you like it. OH! Don't forget to review! See you next time.