Edit (06/19/16): Minor edits and a couple other sentences.
Ruby headed to the lockers first to retrieve the documents she had taken from the abandoned warehouse earlier that day in case the headmaster wanted to talk about the things that happened there.. If she caught by on the patrolling huntsmen, she would have a perfect excuse of being called in by the headmaster late at night.
Ruby casually strolled on the school courtyard towards Professor Goodwitch's office. Once she reached the elevator going up to the office, she pressed a button, calling for the elevator to go down. After a few seconds, Ruby entered the elevator and was lifted up to the office.
When the elevator door opened, Ruby was greeted by the headmaster herself. Goodwitch motioned for Ruby to follow her and pointed at a seat before taking a seat for herself. Ruby sat down and put the documents of the desk in front of her.
"Um… Professor, why did you call me here tonight?" Ruby asked.
"Miss Rose," Goodwitch said, "will you swear an oath that everything that is spoken here tonight will be kept in absolute secrecy?"
"U-uh…," Ruby stuttered, "What is this about, Professor?"
"Will you do as I ask?"
"Y-yeah… I guess…."
Goodwitch grabbed the entire pile of paper with her right hand and lifted it up, "This, Miss Rose. I saw you enter Beacon holding these. Do you, by any chance, know what this is?"
"N-no!" Ruby answered, somewhat scared.
"I have been looking for these for two years and you just stumble across these in less than a month in your stay here at Beacon. Can you tell me how you found that place, Miss Rose?"
"Yeah," Ruby said, "I heard weird sounds after I was done shopping. My friend and I were walking to the airlift and I heard it when we passed by a dark alleyway."
"I see," Goodwitch stated, "Tonight, I will discuss with you about these. If someone from the Order had seen you holding these papers, you would have gotten you and your friends killed the moment they saw you. I am aware that some of the staff members are part of the Order but fortunately, luck is with your side today. But I do not think that will last forever, Miss Rose."
"Order?" Ruby asked confused, "What are you talking about, Professor?"
"The Order of the Burning Rose."
"Huh?"
"The Order of the Burning Rose is an underground organization that rose from the ground after the defeat of Salem and the capture of Cinder Fall. They operate very discreetly that even the Vale Police Department has no idea of their existence. Only I and a select few know about them and now including you. I do not know what they're up to but my best guess is that they are preparing for something big. Anyway, do you remember the day you were injured two years ago?" Goodwitch asked sternly.
"Kind of…," Ruby replied, "I was trying to chase a guy named Torchwick and I got too careless that Cinder Fall, I think her name was, was able to get me. My sister told me her name when she and her friend defeated her in the Battle of the Void. My sister was able to take her powers off of her and they put her in prison. Team Basil was awarded the highest medals that Remnant can offer due to their heroic actions." Ruby got excited talking about the stories that Yang had told her when she was still a first year huntress-in-training like herself.
"Miss Rose, are you aware of the White Fang?"
"Yes, they supported Cinder Fall in her campaign to end Vale," Ruby said, confidently and angrily, "My sister found out that… that they lured my mom to her death…"
"My condolences to you, Miss Rose. I am sure you are unaware about this but all of this is related to you in one way or another. I think Cinder Fall purposefully let you live for some reason and I have no idea what her motives are. She refuses to speak while she is being held."
"How am I related to this?" Ruby asked.
"Your mother was able to leave a scar on Cinder Fall," Goodwitch said, "and now, she wanted revenge. She did it with you."
"Wait!" Ruby said loudly, "If you knew about Cinder's plans, then how come you weren't there when I tried to stop her from robbing a dust store?!"
"That would be entirely my fault, Miss Rose. I failed to anticipate Cinder's whereabouts two years ago and I deeply regret not being there to help you stop her," Goodwitch said, maintaining a straight face and composure, "You have every right to be angry at me. You were hurt because I was not able to uphold my task as a huntress. But will you please listen to what I have to say?"
Ruby simply nodded, glaring daggers at the headmaster.
"Six days ago, before your discovery, I sent a team of hunters but they have not returned back from their mission which was supposed to be a quick reconnaissance over at Mountain Glenn. I already told your team leader about this that you and the rest of your team will be sent in as well with the assistance of a senior team of who I am sure you would be very delighted to work with."
"Why me?" Ruby asked, "I haven't done anything special to deserve this kind of attention. I've only made myself look like an idiot, collapsing and fainting during sparring sessions last week. Why, professor?"
"You have silver eyes, Miss Rose. That is one reason I trust the safety of every student and my entire life line here at Beacon Academy to you, Miss Rose," Goodwitch replied.
"Silver eyes?" Ruby was confused. What did silver eyes have to do with being special? She was just some ordinary teenager who happens to be somewhat disabled that she can't use her own semblance properly.
"Your mother had silver eyes too. It's a special trait that not many have. Remnant has full of legends and stories, some of them true, some made up. Back before Huntsmen ever existed, it was said that those born with silver eyes were destined to lead the life of a warrior and lead many to greatness. You are one of them, Miss Rose. I am about to give you something that you should never see in your entire life so please prepare yourself." Goodwitch took the top most piece of paper and handed it to Ruby and the heading read: "Experimentation on Summer Rose, the silver-eyed warrior".
Ruby's eyes went wide in shock and threw the paper back to Goodwitch's desk and tears starting trickling down her cheeks. She didn't think that it would be something that horrible.
"They will pay!" Ruby yelled uncharacteristically.
"They will, in time, Miss Rose," Goodwitch said, trying to ease the pain and anger of Ruby absorbing a lot of information all at once, "Prepare yourself to leave in about a week's time so you can think things through. And please, keep everything that you heard here today as a secret. After Cinder Fall infiltrated this school and managed to successfully cause the fall of this school, I am no longer certain whether everyone can be trusted as the headmaster before had done. Tonight marks the beginning of the end, Miss Rose and you will be the one bringing our enemies down."
Ruby hadn't moved a single muscle from her seat and continued to cry. She had heard Goodwitch clearly but she didn't have the willpower to respond or utter a single sound.
"I will be sending someone to bring you back to your sister's room," Goodwitch said, "And before you go, we will be hosting the Vytal Festival Tournament again to make up for the misfortunate events that happened two years ago. I am telling you this early so please train as hard as you can, Ruby."
The elevator opened and Ruby looked to the person who just entered the office. "Hey, kid. Sorry I couldn't talk to you yesterday. Tell your dad that I'll strangle your dog if he sends him to my house again." Ruby just nodded, but had a less than enthusiastic look.
"Good evening, Qrow," Goodwitch said, "Please assist your niece back to team Basil's dorm room."
"Got you, Glynda," Qrow replied, taking a swig of alcohol, "See you around. Come on, kid. Let's go."
Ruby and her uncle headed out of the office. Ruby was absolutely silent and the atmosphere between the two of them were somewhat awkward but her uncle broke the silence.
"I know everything she talked about to you. Don't worry about anything," Qrow assured, "If anything happens to my niece, they're going to have a miserable time of their life. I'll be keeping watch so just be wary of telling random people some secrets. Okay?"
Ruby smiled weakly when she heard the news.
"Now, let's get you to sleep, kid."
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Ruby woke up and looked at the nearest clock which read five. She then got up and grabbed her Zwei pillow and tossed her Rose pillow to where Yang was lying on the bed. She didn't want her sister to be cranky early in the morning so she left Yang sleeping. Ruby headed back to her own dorm room.
When she entered, he caught Lucian awake and tinkering with some sort of machine on a desk, small enough that it can be hidden with just closing one's own hand. "Good morning, Lucian. What're you doing so early in the morning?"
"U-uh, hey Ruby!" he stuttered, accidentally throwing the device he held on his hand up in the air. When he barely caught it with his hand, he sighed and wiped a droplet of sweat that had formed on his forehead, "You're up early! I thought you usually slept in late."
"I couldn't sleep last night," Ruby stated emotionlessly.
"U-uh... Ruby could you go outside for a sec?" Lucian requested.
"Why?" Ruby asked coldly.
"I just need to do something and I'll call you when you can comeback. Can you do that? I-I mean it's fine if you don't want to go outside," Lucian said, clearly trying to hide the embarrassment from his voice and playing it smoothly.
"Sure."
Ruby clutched her Zwei pillow on her chest and went back outside and walked all the way back to her sister's room and tucked herself next to her sister. Yang unconsciously turned herself around and hugged Ruby. Remembering the night of her talk with the headmaster and the ominous revelation on what actually happened to her mother brought back tears to her eyes and sobbed until she fell asleep with Yang comforting her although she was still asleep.
Ruby woke up to Yang nudging and rubbing her shoulders gently. Ruby slowly opened her eyes as Yang ran a finger through Ruby's cheek, wiping the dried tears off of her.
"Good morning, baby sis. I had Vi drop off some clothes earlier so that you can just take a shower with me!" Yang said enthusiastically but Ruby shoved her Rose pillow at Yang's face and buried her face on her Zwei pillow.
"Come on, sis," Yang said, "What's got you sad so early in the morning?"
"Nothing," Ruby said weakly.
"Rubes, you know you can talk to me when you're feeling down. I always talk to you whenever I felt down, remember?"
Yang had called Ruby at least once every two weeks and the two would go on for hours about Yang's problems but this was different for Ruby. She couldn't talk to anyone about it. It was entirely confidential and not something that was to be said casually. If Yang learned the truth behind their mother, Yang would have definitely get herself killed in the hands of the Order.
"I can't talk about it no matter what," Ruby hissed.
"Everything alright, here?" Weiss interrupted, fresh from the bathroom wearing nothing but two towels that wrapped around her body and her hair. For some reason, Ruby felt faint and wanted to hide from Weiss. Her face went red and Yang caught on to this and smirked without Ruby knowing why.
"Everything is definitely all right here, Weiss. Go away and put some clothes on," Yang said in the most polite way as she could while grinning widely, "You, young miss, are coming with me outside. Hehe."
Yang lifted her younger sister from the bed and carried her to the front of the door. Yang asked Blake, who was currently reading a book for leisure, to open the door for them in which she disgruntledly obliged to do. Once the sisters were outside, Yang knocked on the door opposite of theirs and waited for someone to open the door.
"What's up, Jauney boy," Yang greeted, "Those lovebirds here?"
Jaune glared at Yang and shook her head.
"Can my sister and I have a private conversation inside?" Yang asked, "We don't want Ice Princess hearing what we're about to say." At the mention of Weiss, Ruby's already flustered face reddened even more.
"Yeah, I got to go somewhere anyway," Jaune responded, "See you two around." With that, Jaune left the two alone inside his dorm.
Yang sat Ruby down who was covering her face with both of her hands while holding her pillow on her stomach.
"So, having boy problems lately?" Yang asked sarcastically.
"NO!" Ruby yelled.
"If not boys, then what about girls?" Yang said, smiling widely at her victorious moment of discovery.
"N-NO! I don't have anyone that I like! I'm not like that either!"
"You sure about that, Rubes? I heard that Weiss Queen is really hot and she's really, really pretty despite her cold demeanor."
"I see," Yang said, faking disappointment in her voice, "I thought that you were blushing because Weiss was wearing almost nothing and it was very revealing."
Ruby threw her pillow to Yang's face and Yang caught it without any trouble. "I think someone has a crush on the Ice Princess… You have any idea who Rubes?"
"NO! I don't have a crush on Weiss!" Ruby retorted.
"Okay," Yang said, "I'll believe you but you have to at least tell me why you've been crying in your sleep? Tell me what it's about if you don't want to talk about it."
'It's about mom…," Ruby said all traces of her usual bright cheerfulness was gone.
"Oh… I guess I shouldn't be prying, huh?"
Ruby nodded and she started sobbing. Yang approached her and gave her a warm hug, holding her tightly. "You can still talk to me, Ruby. I'll keep your secrets with me to the grave. I can promise that for my only dear sister."
"I… I snuck out of the room last night because professor Goodwitch called me to her office late at night and we… we talked about a lot of things including mom…" Ruby's sobs turned into crying and Ruby buried her face onto Yang's chest, "I… I thought I got over… over mom's death because she was huntress and it was a liability because we risk our lives to save others… T-the professor showed me how she died and I… I just got so angry…
"It's okay, Ruby," Yang said, "You don't have to talk about it anymore if it makes you sad but let's talk about Weiss. Let's talk about something else, okay?"
Ruby nodded, burying her face further into Yang's chest.
"You don't have to deny that you like Weiss because your face is telling me that you really do. It's okay that you like girls, Rubes. There's nothing wrong with liking Weiss. It's just the matter of Weiss liking you back."
"Do I really have a crush on her?" Ruby said, her voice muffled by Yang's shirt.
"You have to ask yourself that, baby sis," Yang replied.
"I don't know…"
"Have you ever like you know wanted to be close to Weiss, like all the time?" Yang asked. Ruby simply nodded, "I saw a couple days ago that Weiss was doing Vi's makeup, did you ever think that you wanted to be the one that Weiss was applying makeup on?" Ruby nodded again and tightened her hug on Yang.
"I don't know what to do Yang…," Ruby said, "There's a lot of things that are happening to me ever since I came here at Beacon… It's only been a wee and I haven't done anything but be a burden to all of you… I… I was always fainting even in Signal because I keep using my semblance too much even though the doctor told me not to do use it like that and I keep making you angr-"
"Me being angry means that I care about you a lot, baby sis. I worry a lot about you and I think it's fine that I worry too much about you. I really, really care about you, Rubes so don't take anything personally, okay? I'm just watching out for you," Yang said, comforting the younger girl, "I haven't said this much since you got yourself injured two years ago but I love you, sis. I will be the best sister you can ever have and I will always have your back no matter what happens because we're sisters. I'll even support you in your conquest of melting the Weiss Queen's heart and she'll be all yours."
"Ugh… Yang! Stop making me think about these kind of stuff!"
"Alright. Alright," Yang said, "I have a question though. How'd you even fall for Princess?"
"I… I don't know," Ruby replied, "Maybe after she saved me? She looked so cool when she put that ice wall up like one of those stories you told me once as a kid."
"Aww!" Yang said, "How cute!"
Ruby lightly punched her sister on her side which made Yang chuckle a bit and she released Ruby from the hug before turning her entire body around, "It's official. You are in love with the most difficult person in the world, Weiss Schnee." Yang burst a laugh and Ruby's face flustered again and pouted and puffed her cheeks before storming out the room in sheer embarrassment and realization that she fell for a girl but not just any girl, Weiss Schnee who have lightened up to her friends but was still cold and cruel to other people. Luckily for Ruby, she was only stuck in the friend zone for now.
Ruby ran back to her dorm room and once she opened it, she was surprised by Lucian who held a miniature and fully-operable Crescent Rose and said, "Will you go out with me, Ruby Rose?"
"Nope!" That's what I'd say. lol