A silence permeated the room as Ozpin looked at the strange creature sitting in the lap of Ruby Rose.

The Headmaster had seen many strange things, but nothing quite like this. He stared at the creature, and the creature stared back. It wasn't a Grimm, of that he was certain. He was also confident that it wasn't an unknown species of Grimm as it hadn't shown any sign of hostility and had an Aura. With a scientific curiosity he noted the sharp claws, green scales, and wings.

He looked at the students in front of him. Aside from Ruby Rose, there were three others present. Weiss Schnee, Nora Valkyrie and Jaune Arc. Glynda GoodWitch was also in the room, standing behind his chair to the left.

'So you're telling me it was sleeping in a picnic basket?' Ozpin asked recalling what his students had told him. They all nodded in response.

'And why are we only hearing of this now?' Questioned Glynda in her stern voice.

Ruby chuckled awkwardly as everyone in the room stared at her. 'Well...it didn't seem dangerous...and it was just so cute so we sorta let it stay in our room for the night?'

Glynda glared at ruby and taped her finger against the clipboard she carried. 'Did it ever occur to you that you could have put the entire academy in danger if you were wrong?'

Ruby cringed. 'No miss GoodWitch.'

'Ah hey, nothing happened so it mustn't be too dangerous.' said Jaune, only to freeze when miss GoodWitch shot him a look.

She was about to reproach him when Ozpin cut in. 'He is right. The creature has yet to attack anyone. And if it really wanted to hurt anyone it could have done it while they slept. But these students are fine. And they were the ones closest to it at the time' He reasoned. GoodWitch closed her mouth and simply nodded.

'However. Professor GoodWitch is right.' He said as he looked at the students. 'We know very little about the creature or what it is capable of, so it would be best to get rid of-'

'NO!' interrupted Ruby, shocking all present. Ozpin raised a brow at her. 'I mean, um, we don't know much about the creature but that means we don't know if it could become useful against the Grimm in the future.' She hastily explained. She didn't mean a word of it, but something made her wan't to keep the creature, an unexplained attachment towards it. Besides, it's not as if what she said was a lie, there was always the possibility it could be true.

Ozpin allowed a small smile to adorn his lips. 'That's true, however-'

'I'll take care of it!' she interrupted again, getting the same result.

She gave Ozpin a pleading look, complete with large puppy dog eyes. Usually, such a thing wouldn't faze him, but the strange creature sitting in her lap did the exact same thing. It was a super-adorable-cuteness-overloaded-puppy-dog-eyes-combo, and Ozpin immediately broke under it (though his composure hadn't changed at all, it was his heart. For none can withstand such cuteness.)

'Very well.' He said calmly, trying to hide the effect of the cuteness. 'You may keep it, but it is your responsibility to learn as much about the creature as possible and report to me on its habits on a weekly basis. If I percieve it to be a threat then it shall be disposed of. Understood?'

Ruby nodded her head vigorously while hugging the strange creature like a stuffed toy. 'Yes sir!'

Ozpin smiled. 'you may leave.'

The students left and as soon as they were out the door Ozpin could hear them chatting about what just transpired until their voices were out of reach.

'Sir.' Glynda said. 'Are you sure that was wise?'

'Professor GoodWitch. One does not debate with the cuteness.'

Glynda shot Ozpin a questioning look, but otherwise said nothing more on the subject. 'Have you taken a look at the files I sent you?'

Ozpin's eyes sharpened. 'Yes. It doesn't bode well that the White Fang have begun to work with Roman. I'm not sure what to make of it to be honest, but if he's involved that means trouble for all of us.'

Glynda nodded and handed her scroll over to Ozpin. 'This is footage of a robbery that Roman was involved in only last night.'

Ozpin was surprised. 'So soon? This is unlike him.'

Glynda nodded. 'Indeed. But take a look at the footage.'

Ozpin watched the footage. It was of the inside of a Dust vault. Members of the White Fang and Romans lackeys were storing large amounts of Dust in containers with Roman giving directions.

'This.' Elaborated Glynda. 'Was taken from a bank privately owned by the Schnee Corporation.'

Ozpin grew troubled. To get through to a vault owned by the Schnee corporation raised many questions. Not the least of which was. 'How did they manage to get in this far?'

Glynda shook her head as she pushed up her glasses. 'I don't know. But it may have something to do with this man.'

Glynda pointed to the man standing next to Torchwick. He was dressed in dark coloured clothing that was lightly armoured and in his hands he held a pair of strange looking weapons that Ozpin could only consider to be daggers.

'According to the guards on duty that night.' Glynda continued, 'This man came in through the front door and knocked them all unconscious. One guard, who just maintained conciousness said that he saw the man open the vault door with some strange form of Dust usage before passing out.'

'Do we have any footage of that?'

'I'm afraid not.'

Ozpin sighed. 'There's nothing we can do for now. I will send a message to Mr. Schnee informing him of the situation.'

'Yes sir.'

Ozpin looked at the footage once more. And at the man beside Roman. Someone who can rob a bank from the front door? This is trouble.

Roman was satisfied at the events of last night. They had managed to break into one of the most heavily guarded banks in Vale and had come out with more Dust then he knew what to do with. Leaning back on the leather chair he gave a small grin.

And to think. None of this would have happened without that idiot.

He smirked at the thought. Roman had always had a good eye for useful tools, and Rogue had turned out to be incredibly useful indeed. After their initial meeting, Roman took him to a restaurant run by the White Fang. After Rogue had devoured seven plates of food, they began to chat.

From what Roman learnt, Rogue had a wealth of experience in battle as well as an odd sense of Justice. Roman made a calculated comment about the discrimination against the Faunus by the hands of the Schnee Corporation, how they purposely withheld dust from them. This caused the desired effect of making Rogue angry and through some well manipulated conversation, Roman had convinced him to assist in raiding a bank.

Roman grimaced at the thought. The bank job was supposed to be a cover for him to raid the Schnee's computer database. It was never actually supposed to succeed. So when the White Fang members he sent with Rogue informed Roman that they had successfully infiltrated the vault, he was stunned. At the time he didn't complain, and was actually impressed. But the facts stated that if Rogue ever found out the truth behind the actions then he would be in a lot of trouble.

Roman gave a sly grin. Guess I'll just have to keep him in the dark then. Or dispose of him. Whichever comes first.

'I still can't believe that Headmaster Ozpin let you keep that thing.' Weiss said, sighing.

Ruby looked over at her with a cheeky smile. 'It's already been a week Weiss, is it really that hard to accept?' She said as she stroked the creature as it slept peacefully on her lap.

Weiss smirked. 'Yes. You're so much of a child that it's amazing you have the capability to look after yourself as well as a pet.'

Ruby grimaced as Weiss spoke and was about to debate but Blake interrupted her. 'Anyway, have you finished the report for Ozpin yet? It's due tomorrow.'

Ruby's sighed. 'Almost. I can finish it up tonight.' She yawned. 'Maybe after a nap first.'

Weiss rolled her eyes. Ruby had spent most of her time studying the small creature. In fact, it was sort of hard to not see the two together. They shared similar eating and sleeping habits. The creature ate nothing but sweets, which was probably why it was so attached to Ruby considering she smelled like a cookie shack.

A girl and her lizard. The weirdest combination Weiss ever saw. 'What have you written down in the report so far?' She asked.

'Just some stuff I found out during the week. It sleeps a lot. Has sharp claws. Loves to eat sweets.. Breathes fire-'

Weiss and Ruby chuckled at that and Blake gave a small smile at the thought. During lunch a couple of days ago, Cardin Winchester made an off-handed comment towards Ruby, and the creature responded by setting Cardin's clothes on fire. Ruby had never been so proud.

'Well. At least your taking this seriously,' said Weiss. She stared at the creature sleeping in Ruby's lap. 'And I guess it is sort of cute.' She admitted.

Ruby nodded in agreement, and checked the clock.

It was eight at night.

When is Yang getting back? she wondered. Her older sister had decided to go into town on one of her usual trips. Ruby didn't know where she usually went but she still felt concerned. One time she met her sister outside a nightclub, knowing she had gotten into a fight. Ruby knew Yang could take care of herself. Still, she was worried.

Please don't do anything stupid Yang...

'Hey boys. Mind if I join in on the fun?'

Yang watched the White Fang members jump back in surprise at her appearance and gave a confident smirk.

She had come across them by chance.

Riding the rugged roads of Vale on her bike, she heard unusual sounds originating from a bunch of warehouse, owned by the Schnee Corporation judging by the massive logo. Curiosity getting the better of her, she parked her bike outside the front gate and went to investigate. There were no guards present, and the ones she did find were unconscious.

An electrifying tinge of excitement welled within her. The possibility of a fight was apparent and she was more then happy to oblige. Making her way past dozens of stacked crates and closed buildings, she came across the source of the sound. White Fang members were carrying large boxes of what Yang could only assume to be Dust, onto a truck.

Realising that these were the guys that worked with the man that attacked Ruby, she quickly prepared her Ember Celica and stepped out of the shadows that concealed her.

The White Fang members recovered from their surprise at her unexpected presence and moved in to attack. Yang gave a confident smirk. Before they had a chance to get near her, she charged towards them and quickly dispatched them, firing her Ember Celica at timed intervals to preserve her limited supply of ammo.

She was just about to finish off the final White Fang member when she was pushed back by some unseen force, causing her to fly and land on her butt.

'W-what was that?' She exclaimed as she stood up. Looking at the White Fang member she had been fighting, she saw someone who wasn't there previously. A man dressed in dark coloured clothing and armour, wielding two dagger like weapons.

He said something to the still concious White Fang member, and the White Fang member nodded. The White Fang member grabbed his friends, dragged them into the back of the truck, and entered the drivers seat.

'Oh no you don't!' Exclaimed Yang.

Using her Ember Celica she positioned them behind her and shot them, sending her flying in their direction. However, she was once again with resistance. The mysterious man stood in front of her. She swivelled in the air and brought her fist forward, to punch him. The man raised his daggers and took the blow, and what surprised Yang most was that the man didn't budge, and actually pushed her back.

Yang looked at him with a mixture of surprise and respect. By now the truck was already gone so the two of them were left alone. Yang smirked at the man. 'To bad your friends are gone. You could've used the help.'

The man smirked back at her. 'I don't need help against a vain little girl.'

'Oh what makes you think I'm vain?'

The mysterious man smiled and held out his hand. In the palm of his hand was a single strand of luscious golden hair.

Her hair. That bastard cut her hair. Yang's lilac eyes turned red, and her hair began to glow. She let out a ferocious roar.

'You bastard!'

Rogue smirked at the girl, but couldn't help but feel that cutting her hair was NOT his smartest decision.

Still. At least I proved my point.