Remember a while back when Sierra said there'd be hell to pay? Well, you guys get to see hell get paid. Enjoy!

"There you go! Just like it was new!"

"Thanks."

I took my sword from the repairman, giving it a few experimental swings, then kicking it with my heel.

Back to 100% integrity. Perfect.

I sheathed it, handing my card over to him as Lima asked, "…weapon fixed…?"

I nodded, taking my card back as Sierra hopped off the nearby bench and said, "Alright; mission time!"

I glanced at her with an eyebrow raised as she said, "We're going to collect information on some Goliaths that are wandering just outside of Vale."

"Goliaths?"

I turned my head to Hotel.

"And here I was thinking that we weren't even supposed to get close to those giants," he said, standing up from the chair he was seated on. I glanced at Lima, who shrugged, then at Sierra. Sierra sighed and replied, "The hell would I know what Oobleck wants us observing them for."

"Oobleck?"

Now I was really interested.

"Yeah," Sierra continued, "he says it's to understand what it is they're waiting for…whatever the hell that means."

Are we doing this with anyone else?

I opened my mouth, but quickly closed it. Sierra looked at me expectantly as she asked, "Have something to say, Delta?"

"Not…no," I replied, glancing away.

There was a moment of silence until I heard Sierra say, "No, we aren't jointing this with anyone; it's just us."

I let out a mental sigh as Sierra said, "Now then, longer we wait, less extra credit we're getting, team!"

"Ruby."

Ruby turned to face Yang, who had a look of concern on her face.

"You've been hanging out with Delta less and less lately," she stated. Ruby raised an eyebrow in confusion. Had she been hanging out with Saber a lot? Sure. But she never really took notice of the lack of time she's spent with Delta. Yang let out a breath of air and said, "Is everything okay?"

"What're you talking about?"

"I mean," Yang clarified, "You and Delta are still…dating right?"

"Wha…? What're you talking about? Of course we are!"

"…Sure…," Yang said, clearly concerned as Ruby's communicator started ringing.

"Hello? Oh, hey Saber! Huh? Later? Sure, I'd love to! Uh-huh. Yep. Alright, see you then."

"What's he want this time?"

Ruby put her communicator away and said, "Well, he said there's something going on at the amphitheater later and invited me along."

"What the fuck," Yang thought to herself. Ruby threw her hoodie on and made for the door before Yang grabbed the hoodie's hem, stopping her.

"Ruby," Yang said, "I don't think you should go."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because…," Yang said, afraid to tell the truth. Ruby kept her eyes on her in confusion as Yang finally said, "…never mind. We'll talk later."

"Alright, maintain your following distance," Sierra ordered over our headsets. I kept my eye on the right side of the herd while Hotel kept left. The girls kept the rear as the Goliaths continued lumbering on their way, oblivious to us following them. I watched as a calf began to stray from the herd to forage on some trees, causing me to make a wider swing to keep my following distance constant as Sierra buzzed in, "Watch it, Delta."

"Copy that," I replied, running a little ways away as he baby was quickly corralled back into the herd. I slowly made my way back to where I was observing just a moment ago.

"Hey, Weiss?"

"Yeah?"

Weiss turned her attention on the book se was reading to face Yang, who was sitting on the bed opposite of her. Yang fidgeted her fingers around as she said, "I know this is a lot to ask from you but…can you talk to Ruby?"

"Huh?"

Weiss put her book down and sat up, fluffing her skirt. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why should I talk to her? You're her sister."

"I know but…," Yang replied, "I don't know…I'm just not getting to her."

Weiss blinked, then sighed and asked, "So then…if you're not getting to her, how do you think I'll get through to her?"

"Because," Yang answered immediately, "You're her partner."

"…Alright, SHLD. That's enough for today."

"Roger that," I replied, stopping dead in my tracks. I sighed as the Goliaths continued on their way, lumbering north. First, it was east, then south, then east, then a U-turn west, and finally north. Why they practically went in a circle was beyond me, but at least I got to go back home and relax.

With Ruby.

I shivered at the thought, suddenly being reminded that she was probably with Saber at the moment. I could hear Sierra sigh, then pat me on the back. I turned to face her, seeing her smiling at me as she said, "Don't worry; just go rest, Delta."

That is, until I felt my communicator ringing. I pulled it out, glancing at it, surprised at who had sent me the message.

"And then he was like, 'ROAR' and she was like, 'OH MY GOSH!'"

Ruby and Saber laughed as they walked out of the amphitheater. Weiss followed them with her eyes as they began making their way to the dorms. With a sigh, she quickly caught up and pulled Ruby by her hood.

"You are coming with me," she said as Ruby began flailing around in confusion. Weiss grimaced at the struggling girl she was dragging along until Saber stepped in front of her and asked, "Whoa, chill Weiss! What's wrong?"

"I'm having girl talk with Ruby," Weiss replied, clearly annoyed, "Now if you'll excuse me, we're going to find someplace private."

With that, Weiss dragged Ruby off.

"I'll see you tomorrow," Ruby yelled back as Weiss turned a corner, then another, then another until they were finally at a deserted corner of the campus.

Ruby fluffed her hood as Weiss suddenly asked, "What're you doing?"

"Huh?"

Ruby turned to her partner as Weiss continued, "I mean, you might as well break up with Delta at this point because you're practically all over Saber."

Ruby's eyes widened in surprise as she asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Well," Weiss explained, "Yang says that you're spending more time with him than you are with your boyfriend which is something that, despite me not being in a serious relationship, knows is morally wrong."

"I'm only catching up with him, that's all," Ruby said back, suddenly beginning to feel uncomfortable.

"Catching up my ass."

Both girls blinked in surprise as Sierra suddenly appeared from behind a corner. Her eyes opened, revealing an angry red glow as she said, "Rosey, I thought I told you there'd be hell to pay if you broke Delta's heart."

Suddenly, Ruby found herself surrounded by knives. She yelped as the knives stayed in place.

"Whoa! Sierra! Calm down!"

"Shut up, Ice Queen," Sierra shot back, "I know you're her partner, but this is between me and Ruby."

Weiss backed down as Sierra approached Ruby, albeit slowly, yet menacingly. Ruby swallowed some of her spit as she said, "You remember our little…'chat' we had in the Magnum fiasco now, don't you?"

Ruby nodded nervously, her eyes wide in fear. Just the way Sierra loved to see them. Her silver orbs completely visible as she trembled in fear. Sierra took a single knife from the many that surrounded Ruby, changing the knife formation so that she was the only thing keeping Ruby from escaping. Weiss motioned to help Ruby, only to be stopped by something grabbing her shoulder. Turning around, she saw Yang, who shook her head.

"This is…something she needs to go through," Yang said, turning and walking away. Weiss lowered her gaze, returning it helplessly to the situation before her as Sierra slowly drew the knife up at Ruby's throat, then to her artery, then to her cheek.

"It really is unfortunate," Sierra said, pressing the knife against Ruby's cheek. The girl's breath hitched as the blade cut through her skin, leaving a small trail of blood. Sierra grinned and finished, "That your aura doesn't leave scars."

"S-Sierra, wait!"

Ruby looked at the other team leader, her eyes clearly fearful as she gazed into Sierra's glowing red orbs. The orbs resembled something that didn't resemble the normal Sierra that she had grown accustomed to. In fact, Ruby could've mistaken them for a Grimm's eyes, red and mad with bloodlust.

Sierra chuckled evilly and said, "You just compared me to a Grimm just now, didn't you Rosey?"

Ruby's breath hitched again as Sierra grabbed another knife and put her mouth awfully close to her neck. Ruby's breathing began to grow heavier as Sierra whispered out, "I'll kill you if you break Delta."

"S-Sierra," Ruby pleaded, "P-please! Don't!"

Sierra's grin only widened as she continued, "That Saber must really be something if you're completely ignoring your boyfriend, eh Rosey?"

Ruby's chest suddenly began to slowly heat up as Sierra continued.

"Like the way he broke his sword, huh? You didn't feel anything, did you? Or like how he lost just recently to your new BFF, eh? You didn't seem too concerned since his sword broke mid fight. In fact, you two haven't even said a word since you remembered him."

"W-wait, Sierra," Ruby stumbled, "I-I can explain-!"

Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in Ruby's leg. She looked down, seeing a knife stuck in her left thigh, causing her to let out a scream of pain, only to get it muffled as Sierra pinned the poor girl to the ground. Weiss reflexively made a move, only to get a knife fly right past her face.

"That's going in your skull if you come closer, Icey," Sierra said, her glare shooting right up to her. Weiss shivered as Sierra turned her attention back down to Ruby, whose eyes were clearly stricken with fear. Sierra grinned and said, "I bet you enjoyed that show today didn't you? Even though Delta was out on a mission, huh?"

Ruby quickly shook her head, her lips vibrating under Sierra's hand. Sierra slowly removed the hand as Ruby took in a much needed gasp of air and replied, "I didn't know you guys went on a mission today!"

"That's the point," Sierra said, "'cuz you'd always ask Delta if we were doing anything that involved Grimm."

Another sharp pain entered Ruby's legs again as she fought back the scream. Sierra showed her the knife that was in her leg, dangling it over her face as she said, "Oh? I wouldn't mind seeing this in your skull now, Rosey."

With a smirk, Sierra asked, "So have you kissed yet?"

Ruby blinked, quickly replying, "O-of course we have-!"

"With Saber, you idiot," Sierra clarified.

Ruby opened he mouth, only to close it, replying, "…no…."

"You sound disappointed, Rosey," Sierra said, holding the knife up to her throat. Ruby's eyes widened up in fear again as she said, "W-we've come close b-but…I c-can't!"

"Really now? I guess that means one thing then~."

Sierra motioned to stab the knife into her skull. Ruby closed her eyes in fear, tears streaking down her cheeks as she said, "But I love Delta!"

Sierra stopped, just inches from Ruby's chest. The girl below her began to breathe harder and harder as she said, "I didn't know I was hurting him, okay!? I just thought that I was catching up with an old friend I hadn't seen in forever, okay!? What do you want me to do!?"

Sierra's grin disappeared, as did the red glow in her eyes. The sound of her knives hitting the ground echoed the area as Sierra sighed, standing up and putting the knife in its strap on her leg.

"I don't need to tell you, Ruby," she replied, snapping a finger. The knives all around Ruby disappeared as her aura began healing her wounds. Sierra turned to Weiss, giving her an apologetic look as she turned back to Ruby and said, "With Delta, you're on your own."

...Maybe I should've made Sierra less sadistic...