Chapter 7: Exposure
He had been on one of the balconies for a little over 3 hours. The broken moon of Remnant was already high in the sky, shining it's light onto Beacon and Auriaco. He pulled his pack of cigarettes along with the light out of his pocket and thought to himself that he needs more as he was running low. He went to put it in his mouth, but it was quickly pulled out of his mouth as Professor Ozpin stepped next to him. "You know, these things will kill you." Ozpin would give Auriaco a friendly nod as he tossed the unlit cigarette over the balcony. "You know that speech you gave the other day was really something. You could make a great teacher her...permanently that is. Peter has been talking about retiring and-" He would be cut off as Auriaco grabbed him by the collar and lifting him up off the ground. "Why the fuck did you choose me for this operation? Why the fuck didn't you choose one of your own pets? We both know you like to select one team out of each year to treat 'special'. Who is it this year? The one with that Weiss girl? I'm right aren't I?" He would release Ozpin from his grasp and throw the near empty pack of cigarettes over the balcony. "Sorry about that."
Ozpin would just brush off his suit and not even acknowledge that he had been picked up. "Well, I chose you because this is a good experience for you. How long has it been since that day? Almost four years? And you are sure you don't remember anything?" Auriaco knew that even though Ozpin had his quirks, he cared about his students. He looked to him and shook his head. "I get flashes, but nothing that I didn't already know. I still have no clue why...or how things went wrong that day. You told me we were the perfect team...if that was the case...why did things end the way they did? Why did they have to die?" He could feel a light breeze blowing around them and lifting up his trench coat. He would turn around and lean back against the railing. "So. Any new information on why I'm here in the first place? The crime ring? I know you suspect it's over by Forever Fall, which is why tomorrow I'm using the excuse of a field trip to go inspect the area while the students do...whatever I tell them."
Ozpin would smile at him as he took a sip of his mug. Auriaco still had no clue what he drank from that thing. "Well no new information. But we have cleared out the Emerald Forest of any speculation. Too dangerous there even for us, what with the Nevermores, King Taijitu, as well as a few Death Stalkers lurking around. Though we haven't put out the thought that it's possibly an inside job. But as I trust all my fellow professors, as well as my students, it's not my job, nor my right, to question them." He took another sip of his mug. "But I suppose this is all irrelevant if we are talking about it in front of a student. Isn't that right Miss Schnee?" Auriaco would look toward the hallway and see the same white haired girl he keeps seeing everywhere and he sighed to himself. "What the fuck is up with you Missy? Are you stalking me or something?"
Weiss would scoff at Auriaco's remark. "Yeah right. I came because I saw Professor Ozpin out and about and I wanted to see if he needed any help with something. It's rare to see him out of his office after all." She was clearly nervous about how this would play out but was trying hard not to show it. However if there was one thing Auriaco had learned while being a bounty hunter, it's how to read people. He started to slowly walk towards her, his hands in his pockets. "Listen Missy. I'm not going to scold you, or even berate you. However, I will tell you this. You are to keep what you heard here tonight a secret. Understand?" He didn't even wait for her to respond as he walked into the hallway and towards the makeshift room they provided for him.