Wow, writing this two days in a row... what is the world coming to?
Chapter 7:
Walking up to the desk, Yang sighed as she could see the blonde monkey Faunus sitting on the desk, causing Yang to just smile at the sight. It meant that she might be able to get Velvet back free of most charges.
Ringing the bell that was on the counter, Yang could see the blonde's head swing over and gasp in shock at the sight of the long haired woman clearly exasperated. "Wow. Blondie. You aren't in handcuffs. I thought I'd be captain when that would happen." The monkey Faunus said as he turned around and began to move the uniformed officer at the desk over. "So, come to turn yourself in on the bar fight that sent eight people to hospital a month ago?" Sun quipped as he looked Yang up and down.
"Look, I told you guys already, I had nothing to do with that, but I'm here to bail out Velvet Scarlatina. And going to need you to give me an..." Yang began looking to see the shaved head of the other officer starting to leave towards an area that Velvet knew pretty well. "I'll need an I.O.U. This kind of thing is bogus anyway. Velvet wouldn't have been the aggressor. And I'm sure the man will have charges of racism brought up if he was in fact being racist to her." Yang said softly as to not get Sun or her into trouble.
"I can't discuss that part, but it is most likely. And I'll need to collect in a few weeks. You know someone will be bound to find it." Sun said as Yang just smiled at him. Already knowing that she would be good for it. If not he wouldn't need to wait very long given her history until she'd be locked up again and then he'd get it. "Right, wait to be buzzed in."
Hearing that simple thing, Yang walked towards the door and heard the buzzer sound causing her to just open the door and start to walk down the brightly light, suffocating hallway given how the last time she was walking down this hallway Ruby was still alive for a few more hours after. But she knew she wasn't going to end up in the same way as Ruby. She had to make sure Velvet was going to be alright.
That was all that mattered to her really. If Velvet was going to be alright. Once she knew that then she'd be able to move on. Even if it wasn't very far in the literal sense, or even the figurative sense, she'd still be able to think easier. She'd be able to breath easier knowing that Velvet wasn't going to be a risk to herself.
Walking into the small bullpen like area, Yang could see Velvet handcuffed to the edge of the table with her long rabbit ears folded down against her head. Something that hurt Yang, but not nearly as much as the fact she could see the woman who until Ruby came out was her Mother sitting across the room.
An almost sinister smile on her face the entire time. "Yang, thank god, you saw reason and came to bail me out." She sung out as Yang shook her head.
"Yeah you can shove it. I'm here for Velvet." Yang said as she took a look towards the blue haired man leaning back with a smile on his face. "Already got this from Sun Nep. And I'd still be that smile off your face. Charges be damned." Yang said as the man just snickered a little as he reached into his desk to pull out a set of keys.
"I was just going to say it must feel weird being on this end of things." Neptune said as he stood up and walked towards the Faunus. He just knew that the woman that was across the room was clearly the one to instigate the fight like there was no tomorrow. Especially if what Velvet told him was the reason as to what they were fighting over.
Slipping the key into the handcuffs. He quickly twisted them and took the metal off of the woman. "My condolences by the way. I know I'm a bit late, but I just found out bringing them in." Neptune continued as Yang just smiled a little. At least some of the people she had gotten close to weren't in the dark about this.
"Thanks." Yang said as Velvet started to rub her wrist a little. Glancing into the brown eyes that Yang knew Ruby loved doing she could see the urge to fight in them something Yang knew all too well. "Come on Velvet. Weiss is waiting." Yang said as she grabbed Velvet's upper arm and begun to walk out already knowing that once she was away from Summer she would calm down. This anger was just something that she knew was a natural reaction to Summer.
Walking out the doors, Yang breathed a sigh at the sight of Weiss having put on a jacket to at least cover up any trace of what they were doing. Taking a breath Yang turned to Velvet and spun her so she was looking directly at her. "What gives Velvet?" Yang asked as Velvet just glanced down at the ground. As though she as a child having gotten caught and in trouble.
"She started it." Velvet muttered as Yang just glare harshened. She knew that it was going to be hard to get the information from Velvet, but this was a joke by comparison. This was nothing.
"Velvet! I need to know!" Yang bit even harsher than she glared knowing that it would at least make Velvet talk a lot faster than just that.
"She was demanding I change her headstone and then started calling Ruby a no good dirty animal lover when I refused to budge. Then she started to use a lot harsher slurs." Velvet continued as Yang just breathed a sigh of relief. She had never known Velvet to give into violence over something like that. Normally she wouldn't give any racist comments the time of day. she'd normally just shrug everything off.
This wasn't the Velvet she once knew. Even if the fact remained that they looked like Velvet but she wasn't really. "Did anyone hear the comments?" Yang asked as Velvet shrugged her shoulders. She clearly didn't want to be there, and Yang knew exactly where she wanted to be. A place that she knew she probably shouldn't let Velvet to go to for a while.
Sighing as they walked towards the two door car, she began to push the seat forward to let Velvet climb into the back. "Get in the car Velvet. We are heading back to my place." Yang said hoping that Velvet was going to drop it there but could see the urge to fight starting to grow once again. She could see the desire to throw a punch. Even if she knew that she'd regret it a lot faster than that. "If it's gets you into the fucking car and makes you feel better throw the damn punch Velvet." Yang almost yelled as she could see Velvet's ear droop again as she began to crawl into the car.
She knew that at that moment that she'd be able to at least get to Velvet a bit given how she still knew that if Yang wanted to take a hit she could and deal one out a lot stronger than anything Velvet could muster. Flipping the seat back being careful as to not hurt Velvet any Yang climbed into the car and took a deep sigh.
As Weiss began to drive off, Yang looked back and could see Velvet playing with her ears once again. "Velvet, I'm not angry at you. You showed a lot of restraint if she is still breathing. But right now, I'm ticked that this is your first reaction. If you lay hands on her, she can press assault charges, and given how conniving she is, she'd get what she wants. If you can prove she was not only the aggressor but also was spewing racially charged statements you are in the clear and can even get a restraining order preventing her or anyone affiliated with her from entering within so many feet of the grave." Yang said as Velvet looked up a little from her focusing on playing with her ears.
"There was some old women maybe that heard. But I don't know who they are, and I couldn't even pick them out if my life depended on it. There are just the people that saw Summer throw the first punch and Tai saying crap to try and offend me." Velvet said as she could hear Yang at least smile a little. As though that was a pleasant thing considering the storm that had started to rain almost non stop since Ruby's death. Or at least to Velvet that is what it seemed.
It just seemed in a way how the world should be. No one deserved to be happy right now. Her light was stripped from the world so she saw it as a rightful thing that everyone else had their light stripped from them as well. Nothing deserved to be bright.
Hell she was even thinking that it would be a lot more apt if she just started painting every wall black. She would just feel so much happier if the world would be able to reflect her mood. Because then it would be just perfect to her.
"So, here is what is going to happen Velvet. It will remove any wind from the sails of that bitch. You will write her a heartfelt apology and tell her you are sorry for any damages you might have caused during your scuffle. You will write it with impartial witnesses that have no connection to you or them. I suggest some officers of the law, or some friends I still have from law school." Yang began as she turned around in her seat to look at Velvet in the eyes. "You will not mention the reason for the fight in the letter. It will be cordial and I don't care if you mean it. As long as it comes across like you mean it."
"I'm not sending her anything." Velvet muttered as she began to saw with the edge of her nail into her ear. She just wanted to cause as much damage as she possible could. "And I will certainly not apologise for kicking her ass while I was defending my late Wife's only thing she could achieve of her dream." Velvet said softly as she look between her ears as she covered her eyes partially with her fingers.
"Velvet, listen. It is extending an olive branch. Even if you don't mean the words, if it does go to court, and there is evidence you sent it and the words had no malice, then no matter what she tries to spin, be it racist or otherwise. I do this all the time when I got into drunken fights." Yang said as she could see some blood starting to drop from the long ears. Reaching back, Yang begun to wrestle Velvet's hands away from her ears. "Look, let's get upstairs, I'll patch your ears up if I can, and then we can talk about this in greater detail."
Velvet felt like she was about to scream when she could see the door next to Yang open and the chair bend forward. Getting out of the car, Velvet wasn't sure if it was wise to run really. Given that she felt like she had nowhere to go. But knew that if Yang saw the scars on her ears then there would be a lot more questions.
"Maybe make something like a toss salad. Unless you want more soup." Yang said as Velvet just got out of the car and began to storm up the stairs. She already knew Yang was going to be a while, but it still would allow her to put some distance between her and the woman. Which in turn would give her just enough time to think about everything.
Shaking her head, Yang moved the seat back as she looked across at Weiss. "I'll talk to her. Meet up at the same time tomorrow?" Yang asked knowing that Weiss was probably going to have something to say just because of what the topic was.
"Sounds good. Just... make sure Velvet is alright. She seems to be slipping more and more. Are you sure her parents wouldn't come to try and talk to her? Or some family in General?" Weiss asked as Yang began to rub her eyes again. She knew how this song and dance went really.
"Already tried them Weiss. The only one that is willing to come over, is Velvet's younger sister who is far more fragile mentally. You forget how close the family wants to be with something like this, and one of her sister's in Velvet's eyes contributed to it." Yang said as Weiss just smiled a dry smile. She knew that this might just have been for the best, but it still didn't make this issue any easier.
"Bye Weiss, tell the rest." Yang said closing the door and seeing the car drive off. It brought her a little comfort in knowing that this was going to go by just fine. Velvet would eventually see reason, but Yang also knew that it would require the use of threats that alone would make Velvet, someone who is already in a bad state mentally act on something she probably shouldn't.
'This is going to be a long night.'
Author's Note:
Boom, two chapters out in a reasonable time. I told you guys I wasn't going to give this up anytime soon. But I mean... I'm like 80% sure I can stay ahead of life if I try. Onto the Guest review...
Guest 4: Eh, six of one, half dozen of the other. doesn't really matter to me if you are on time or not. But glad you like the chapter. And that wasn't my machine... that is a dud I keep to confuse people, and that wasn't my bird coop. It was my Mongoose hutch. And those weren't birds I sent back. Just some failed experiments.