Experiment V
In honor of the amazing man, Monty Oum, I dedicate all of my RWBY fanfictions (And yes there will be more) to him, he was a wonderful person and he will be missed. Now…I hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 8
I sat in the common room with team's RWBY and JNPR as well as their parents which consisted of: Taiyang Xiao Long, father to Ruby and Yang (a large, solidly built man with short blonde hair and silver eyes), Maria Belladona, the mother of Blake (A slightly older version of Blake with an Ash grey bow on her head and her hair in a high ponytail), Elizabeth Arc, mother of Jaune ( a petite woman with long blond hair and crystal blue eyes), Leonidus Nikos, father of Phyrra (an black haired, green eyed man with a military build), Lyna Ren, mother of Ren (a long, black haired woman with magenta eyes), and finally Brando Valkyrie (a loud and violent orange haired, hazel eyed ox of a man). I only sat there and watched everyone interact before I noticed one thing missing: Weiss. 'Why isn't Weiss here? I'm sure that someone would be here for her' I thought to myself as I made my way to Team RWBY's dorm room.
I made it there but before I could knock, I heard a quiet sob come from the room 'Weiss?' I thought as I knocked and soon I heard "Who is it?" come from inside but I could tell that it was a strained voice "It's Alex" I replied and the door opened slightly, allowing me to slide in and shut it behind me. I turned to look at Weiss and was met with said heiress but in a distressed state; her hair was down, her eyes were red and puffy, and her cheek was a bright red. "What do you want?" she asked as she attempted to glare at me "Why aren't you out there with everyone? Enjoying your time with your family?" I asked as I matched her gaze. "I don't have a reason to be there, my father left after…having a moment with me" she said as she looked at the ground and it didn't take long for me to put two and two together "He slapped you didn't he?" I asked cautiously to which she simply nodded and teared up as a response.
I immediately pulled Weiss into a comforting hug and let her sob into my shoulder. After what felt like hours, which was only a few minutes, she calmed down and began to wipe her eyes and fix herself as best as she could "Feeling better?" I asked "Much, thank you Alex" she responded. "Now tell me, what happened?" I said as I sat her on her bed and I sat in a desk chair. "My father was highly disappointed in me for not coming in first place at the talent show but I didn't care about it, so he called me a disgrace to the Schnee name and that I was a mistake that he regret keeping all these years before he slapped me and left" she said as she looked at the floor sadly "Don't worry about him Weiss, he doesn't know of the beautiful angel that he has for a daughter" I stated, causing Weiss to look up at me in shock but I gave her a toothy grin which she returned. "Now come on, let's go greet the families" I said as I offered her my hand.
"Is my cheek still red?" Weiss asked as we walked over to the door, turning around, I saw that the red was fading but her eyes were still slightly red, but almost unnoticeable "They're as beautiful as ever" I said as I stared into them, only making the heiress look away in embarrassment 'Damnit! What am I doing? She's only a friend…yeah only a friend' I thought to myself as I felt a slight pang in my chest. "Let's get going" Weiss said, snapping me from my thoughts, I turned the door knob only to see Yang, Blake and Ruby fall into the room.
"What the hell are you doing?" I asked them calmly as the trio looked at me sheepishly "Uh…Nothing" Yang replied with but before anyone could say anything else, I grabbed Weiss' hand and left the room. As we made it back to the common room, I avoided the families and went over to a couch far from everyone "Alex, can you let go of my hand?" I heard Weiss' voice say and then I realized that I had my hand interlocked with her, quickly I let go and sat on the couch "Sorry about that" I apologized as I looked at the floor "It's alright Alex" she answered as she sat down next to me and we decided to start talk to each other to keep our minds off of everything which ended with me accidentally blurting out that my birthday was tomorrow. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? I could get you a party set up and-"
I cut her off "I don't celebrate my birthday Weiss, that's why I didn't say anything" I said as I waved in a nonchalant manner. Weiss pouted and folded her arms like a child, and it was damn adorable 'No! Bad, Alex!' I belittled myself in my head. Soon it was time for everyone to head to their rooms and I went to my own room 'Damnit! Why am I thinking about Weiss a lot now?!' I thought as I layed on my bed but soon I went to sleep.
The Next Day
"Alex" I heard a soft voice say "Alex…" the voice repeated but a little more harshly until finally I heard "Wake up, you dolt!" the female voice and I jumped out of bed and hit the floor. Face first. Roughly. I suddenly jumped to my feet and looked around only to come face to face with Weiss "What the hell Weiss?!" I yelled at her but she wasn't intimidated by my anger as she glared at me "I decided that since you helped cheer me up yesterday, I'm going to take you out today…no arguments" she said as she sat at my desk and I noticed that her outfit wasn't its usual combat skirt but instead flats, jeans, a white shirt and a white leather jacket. "Weiss Schnee, are you asking me on a date?" I asked as I grabbed some clothes and went to the bathroom before she could answer.
After grabbing a quick shower and getting ready, we jumped on the next dust plane to Vale, We went to a café and ordered some drinks and talked more to get to know each other better 'Oum, she's beautiful' I thought as I looked at Weiss as she told me about her many mishaps as a child. The day soon moved to sunset and we started back after checking out a movie but I soon grabbed her hand and went into a jewelry store "Why are we in here?" Weiss asked as she looked around "I wanted to thank you for taking me out today…" I said nervously as I felt my face grow hot and I looked at Weiss and she looked away with her cheeks slightly puffed out as they turned a slight pink.
I turned to the jeweler and looked at the rings 'I'm not proposing to her! I just want to give her something she doesn't have' I thought as I looked around at the rings that were available and one in particular caught my eye, a small silver ring that has 'Beauty' on it, almost unnoticeable 'That's it' I thought as I pointed to the ring. The jeweler pulled it out of the case and I leaned over the counter, whispering in his ear "Can you engrave something on the inside for me?" I asked, he nodded and took out a piece of paper with a pen in his hand. He handed it to me and I jotted down what I wanted, handing it back to him "What size ring does the young miss wear?" the jeweler asked me.
I looked over to Weiss, who had busied herself by looking around the store "I don't know…a size five and a half?" I answered and the man shrugged and went to the back. A few minutes later, he came back out with the ring in a box and he said "The total is $40,000 lien" he said as he placed the small black box on the counter. I quickly paid for it and put the box in my pocket "Come on Weiss" I said as I turned and started to leave, with her tailing me. We were closing in on the area to be picked up by the airship, I got the feeling we were being watched by something…or someone. I stopped and looked around "What is it, Alex?" Weiss asked me; suddenly two silhouettes appeared on the top of a building and I could feel the killing intent seeping off of them "Hey there V, long time no see" A male voice said "Oh no…" I muttered under my breath as my eyes widened.
The two figures jumped off the building, landing a few feet in front of me. The taller one stepped into the light first "Don't tell me that you don't remember me" the man said "…Number one" I said as I looked at the tall, muscular red haired man wearing what looked to be assassin armor and a long sword on his back, who in turn just smiled wickedly at me "Don't forget me!" the smaller figure, a female, said as she stepped into the light next to One "Six…still wearing those really short skirts I see" I said as the girl struck a pose, showing off her developed body. She was wearing an incredibly short leather skirt, bustier, and leather jacket with a whip holstered to her hip, her long black hair and piercing blue eyes made her look more intimidating and sexual in appearance. "Winter?!" I heard Weiss yell in surprise "Hello sister dearie" Six, or should I now say Winter, said as she smiled at Weiss.
I glared at the two "Weiss…get back to Beacon" I said without looking at the heiress "No…I'm staying with you" she replied 'Damnit! I don't have time to argue with her' I thought as I took a fighting stance but before I could react, One appeared in front of me and punched me full force in the ribs causing a couple to splinter and sending me flying into a wall. I got up, dusted myself off and rushed back to him "Nice move, One" I said as I spit out a little bit of blood "Now then…let's begin" he said. Letting out a battle cry, I dashed towards him and threw a punch but he stopped it and countered with his own punch, nailing me directly in the nose making it bleed a little bit "Shit…" I muttered as I clutched my nose in pain.
One and I soon engaged in a hand-to-hand fight trading blow for blow but he was over powering me. He caught a punch that I threw at his face and with the flick of his wrist, there was a loud crack and a sharp pain went through my entire body but I tried not to scream in pain. 'Fuck this hurts!' I yelled in my head as I pulled my hand back and cradled it with my right hand "Oh…sorry, did I break your wrist?" One asked sarcastically as he laughed at me, kicking me in the stomach and sending me flying through a wall. I tried to get up but because of all the strain my body was going through and my Aura was severely drained due to One's semblance, which drains an enemy's aura almost completely. "Giving up already?" One asked me as he grabbed my ankle and threw me into the street, breaking the concrete and a couple more ribs 'Damn…I'm…blacking out' I thought as my vision started to fade in and out as I tried to stand up but my body kept giving out on itself.
I look over to see that Winter and Weiss had fought each other and Weiss had ended up beating her by knockout. "Where's that fighting spirit, V?! Huh?!" One asked me as he punched me in the jaw but I didn't have any energy left in my body to try and stop it. I fell to the ground, unmoving "You're pathetic…two months here and you've lost your killer instinct" I heard him say as I looked at Weiss, who in turn was looking at us with tears welling up in her eyes but she was glaring at One, I shook my head at her to tell her not to try and fight him.
"I might as well do what I was ordered to do" One said as I felt his hand wrap around my throat and lift me off the ground "It's been fun, V" he said with a sneer as he proceeded to unsheathe his sword and stab me forcefully through the chest, on the right side, causing my lung to start filling with blood. He pulled the sword from my body and dropped my practically lifeless body to the ground "Now you lay there and bleed while I have some fun with the heiress" One said as he stalked towards Weiss who was trying to get away from him and that's the last I saw before my vision completely blacked out and I went limp.
"Alex, help me!" I heard Weiss scream, calling for me.
Soon, a burning feeling erupted from my body, filling every inch of my body with incredible…power and I could feel myself get off the ground and start to run, I punched something hard earning a loud grunt from the thing I punched. "You'll pay for that, you bastard!" I heard One say but soon he let out a surprised gasp followed by an explosion but that's all I heard before I felt my body give out.
Ruby's POV
That Saturday started different from usual, usually it consisted of having Weiss yell at me to get up and we all do something but instead I woke up to the sound of the door closing. Jumping out of bed, I woke up both Blake and Yang, soon figuring out that Weiss was the one to leave "She probably had a good reason to leave by herself" Yang said while stifling a yawn. I suddenly heard a knock at the door, swiftly opening it, I came face to face with Doc "Hello girls…I have something to ask of you" she said as she smiled at me but something about her smile felt…familiar to me but I shrugged it off "Sure, what is it Doc?" I asked her.
After her explaining to us that she wanted to watch over Weiss and Alex's day out together and that we did. The entire day was practically a date between them but I doubt they would actually become a couple. As the day drew to a close, I started to grow bored with having to watch the two have fun but soon I saw Alex and Weiss go into a jewelry store "Why'd they go in there? I don't think Alex likes jewelry and Weiss has enough of it" Blake said as we watched Alex buy something and he glanced back at Weiss with a look that made me let out a small 'Aww' but Yang and Blake looked at me with questioning looks before returning back to the two.
Alex paid for the item and we quickly hid just as the two exited the building. Before long, they were attacked by two people but I was shocked at seeing that Alex was being dominated by the man and I could feel that his Aura was being drained away by the mysterious man. Soon, the man stabbed Alex in the chest and dropped him to the ground "Alex, help me!" Weiss screamed as the man stalked towards her and just as I was about to swoop in and save my partner, I saw Alex get off the ground, a black Aura seeping off of him, and suddenly punching the guy in the jaw causing him to fly back but sliding to a stop.
The mysterious man slid to a stop "You'll pay for that you bastard!" he said as he prepared to attack but suddenly l heard Yang fire off a shot from her gauntlets, catching the man off guard. We all soon got into formation "Screw this!" the man said as he looked at us and suddenly picked up his female partner, placed her on his shoulder, and jumped onto a rooftop disappearing into the night.
"Yang, call an ambulance! Blake, call Doc!" I commanded as I ran to Alex, trying to stop his stab wound from bleeding. While waiting for the ambulance, I saw Blake appear with a folder in her hand "Ruby, I was looking around for anything to tell us who those people were but I didn't find anything…instead I found this and…um…I found something in this quite interesting" Blake said as she looked around as if she didn't want me to know but felt the need to tell me. The ambulance finally arrived and we all climbed inside, once we made it to the hospital, Weiss and Alex were rushed off to the emergency room and Blake, Yang, and I were in the waiting room and after washing my hands off, I decided to take a look at the file that Blake found and what was inside shook me to my core:
Experiment No.: Five
Codename: V
Origins: Born September 12th, XXXX
Birth name: James Rose
Height: 6 foot 1 inches
Weight: 200 pounds
Hair Color: Blonde hair and black tips
Eye Color: Black
Parents: Alexander Arc (Father; Deceased) and Summer Rose (Mother; Unknown; Whereabouts Unknown)
Other Family: Ruby Rose (Sister; Alive; Whereabouts Unknown)
Occupation: Assassin
Last Mission Data: Capture Blake Belladona and return her to base to receive further orders
As I finished reading through the files, I felt tears falling down my face as two realizations dawned on me, one: My mom's possibly alive somewhere and two: Alex, or should I now say James, is my older brother. "N-No…" I stuttered out, but suddenly the file was snatched from my hands and I angrily glared at the person but my expression softened when I saw it was Doc and she had Dad behind her.
"Ruby, are you alright?" Dad asked me, concerned for my wellbeing "I'm fine Dad" I answered as I smiled "Where'd you get this?!" Doc yelled at me, causing me to flinch "Why do you care?!" I retorted as I stood up and glared at her "Because I need to make sure that he doesn't get hurt!" she yelled back. "Why do you fucking care?! He nearly dies in the street and you come up here only to yell at me when I'm the one that saved his ass from dying!" I yelled, not even caring that I was cursing in front of my dad "I care, because he's my son!" she answered but immediately slapped her hand over her mouth in shock.
"Son? Wait…mom?" I asked as I felt my eyes widen "I…I…" she started to say before tears started falling down her cheeks and she took off running out the door.
What a twist! Now that the truth's out, how will you guys react to knowing it…find out next time but until then…stay tuned readers!