Volume 1 Chapter 15: The Stray
((Y/N)'s P.O.V))
I yawn as me and team RWBY walk around the streets of Vale. Balloons are hung up at every single corner along with banners and other party stuff. "So what's the occasion?" I ask RWBY. "It's to welcome the students from the other kingdoms you dunce!" Weiss answers my question, with a bit of shock in her voice. "Oh, for the Vytal festival right?" I say as a old man hangs up a banner saying 'Welcome to Vale!". "Yes the Vytal Festival! Oh this is absolutely wonderful!" Weiss replies to me, the tone in her voice sounds like the excitement for this event just hit her square in the face. "I don't think I've ever seen you smile this much Weiss. It's kinda weirding me out..." Ruby says. "How could you 'not' smile? A festival dedicated to the cultures of the world! There will be dances, parades, a tournament! Oh the amount of planning and organization that gose into this event is simply breath taking" Weiss says as we continue to walk. Yang sighs "You really know how to take a good thing and make it sound boring" Yang says. "Quite you!" Weiss replies. A boat horn can be heard as we arrive at the docks. "Remind me again why we're spending our Friday afternoon visiting the stupid docks?" Yang asks. "Ugh, they smell like fish" Ruby says while plunging her nose. "I've heard that students visiting from Vacuo will be arriving by ship today. And as a representative of Beacon I feel as though it is my solemn duty to welcome them to this fine kingdom" Weiss says answering Yang's question. "Translation: she want's to spy on them so she'll have the advantage in the tournament" I say. "Ah! You can't prove that!" Weiss says crossing her arms while turning around to look at me. "Eh, just a wild guess" I reply. "Woah" we hear Ruby say as we see her looking down a street. We look at where Ruby was looking to see a shop with broken windows and police tape surrounding it. We walked up to the police tape "What happened?" Ruby says asking one of the detectives. "Robbery. Second Dust shop to be hit this week. This place is turning into a jungle" The detective with glasses says replying to Ruby. Yang scoughs "That's terrible" she says. "They left all the money again" the second detective says to the other. "Yeah, just doesn't make a lick o' sense. Who needs that much Dust?" The first detective wonders. "I dunno, ya know what I mean?" The second asks the first. "You thinking the uh, White Fang?" The first replys. "Yeah I'm thinking we don't get paid enough" the second says taking off his glasses. "Hmph" Weiss scoughs. "The White Fang. What an awful bunch of degenerates" Weiss says crossing her arms. "What's your problem?" Blake asks. "My problem? I simply don't care for the criminally insane" Weiss replies. "The White Fang is hardly a bunch of psychopaths. They're a collection of misguided faunus" Blake argues. "Misguided? They want to wipe humanity off the face of Remnant!" Weiss reply's. "So then they're 'very' misguided. Either way, it doesn't explain why they would rob a Dust shop in the middle of downtown Vale" Blake says. "Blake makes a good point. The cops never caught that Torchwick guy me and Ruby ran into months ago... could have been him" I say. "That still doesn't change the fact that the White Fang are a bunch of scum. Those faunus only know how to lie, cheat, and steal" Weiss replies. "Must be a big fan of Eddie Guerrero... rest in peace" I say to myself. "That's not necessarily true" Yang replies as we start to walk back to the docks "Reportes say witnesses saw a man with a mask rob the place". "Hey! Stop that Faunus!" A voice calls. We rush to the railing over looking the docks to see a monkey faunus running away from two crew members. He jumps onto the side of the boat "Thanks for the ride, guys! Hehe" he says jumping off the side of the boat and onto the wooden dock. He runs up to a light post and jumps up on it. He hangs off it with his tail as he unpeeles a banana. "You no-good stow-away!" One of the ships crew calls. "Hey! A "no-good" stow-away would have been caught. I'm a great stow-away" he replies. One of the detectives from before throws a rock at the Faunus. He simply moves his head away. "Hey. Get down from there this instant" the first detective says. The banana peel lands on the first detectives face as he growls. The Faunus swings up onto the top of the lamppost and laughs. He dose a flip and then a barrel roll before landing on the wooden dock. He looks back at the two detectives before they start chasing him. He eventually runs past us, giving Blake a wink. "That sly fox... or monkey" I say to Blake. "Well Weiss, you wanted to see the competition and there it gose" Yang says. "Quick! We have to observe him!" Weiss exclaims before running off. I roll my eyes as I follow her and her teammates. We chase the detectives and Faunus before we turn a corner. We stop to see Weiss on the ground along with another girl. "No! He got away!" Weiss says. "Uuuhh, Weiss?" Yang says pointing out the girl Weiss was on. Weiss looks back and gains a blush on her face "Euh!" she exclaims before getting up. "Salutations!" The girl on the ground greets. "Um... hello" Ruby replies. "Are you... okay?" Yang asks. "I'm wonderful. Thank you for asking" the girl, who was still on the floor, replies. "Guys, I think we should split, she sounds like a killer robot" I whisper to Team RWBY. They ignore me "Do you... wanna get up?" Yang asks. "Yes" the girls replies before doing a knip-up. The five of us stand back after she lands on her feet. "My name is Penny. It's a pleasure to meet you!" Penny greets cheerfully. "Hi Penny. I'm Ruby" Ruby greets. "I'm Weiss" Weiss follows. "(Y/N)" I reply. "Blake" Blake says. "Are you sure you didn't hit your head?" Yang asks. Blake quickly elbows her in the stomach. "Oh, I'm Yang" Yang finishes. "It's a pleasure to meet you!" Penny says again. "You on repeat?" I ask. "No, I'm actually on 'conversation' mode" Penny replies. I just stare at her with a shocked face, "Well, sorry for running into you" Weiss says walking off while I stay in place. "Take care, friend!" Ruby waves before following her teammates. I still have a look of 'She is obviously a robot' on my face. I shake my head and wave bye to her as well, before catching up with Ruby and crew. "She had a few screws loose if you know what I mean" I say. "Now. Where did that Faunus riffraff run off to" Weiss says getting focused on her main objective again. "What did you call me?" Penny asks standing infront of us. "Oh, I'm really sorry, I definitely didn't think you heard me" Yang says as Weiss points back to where we came from, while frantically looking back that direction, while I had a 'really' look on my face. "No, not you... you!" Penny says walking over to Ruby. "Me?!" Ruby asks confused. "I-I don't know, I- - what I- - um, uh- -" Ruby stutters. "You called me "Friend". Am I really your friend?" Penny asks. "Uummm..." Ruby looks at us, her friends shake their hands in a 'no' motion as I shake my head no fast. "Ya, sure! Why not?" Ruby replies to Penny as me and the other members of Team RWBY hit the ground. "Ahaha! Sen-sational!" Penny cheers. "We can paint our nails, and try on clothes, and talk about cute boys!" Penny says exited. "Ooh, is this what it was like when you met me?" Ruby asks as me and Weiss walk up beside her. "Nah, she seems way more social" I replie to Ruby. "Soo, what are you doing in Vale?" Yang asks Penny. "I'm here to fight in the tournament" Penny answers. "Wait... you're fighting in the tournament?" Weiss asks confused. "I'm combat ready!" Penny exclaims while doing a salute. "Forgive me, but you hardly look the part" Weiss says. "Says the girl wearing a dress" Blake reply's. "It's a "combat skirt"" Weiss says before Ruby zipz over to her side. "Yeah!" Ruby says as she gives Weiss a high five. "Wait a minute. If you're here for the tournament, dose that mean you know that monkey-tailed... rapscallion??" Weiss asks Penny while holding her shoulders. I look to my left to see Blake with a annoyed look on her face. "The who?" Penny replies confused. Weiss holds up a bad drawing of the Faunus "The filthy Faunus from the boat!" Weiss says. "Why do you keep saying that? Stop calling him a rapscallion. Stop calling him a degenerate. He's a person!" Blake yells walking up to Weiss. Must be tough to hear your friend talk down to your own species. I've known that Blake is a Faunus for quite awhile now actually. Not that hard to figure out. "Oh, I'm sorry. Would you like me to stop referring to the trashcan as a trashcan, or this lamppost as a lamppost" Weiss reply's while pointing at the respective objects. "Stop it!" Blake yells back. "Stop what? He clearly broke the law. Give him time, he'll probably join up with those other Faunus in thr White Fang" Weiss says. I see Blake make a fist with her left hand before letting out a growl "You ignorant little brat!" She says. She walks past me as I begin to follow her. "How dare you talk to me like that! I am your teammate" Weiss says catching up to me and Blake. Blake stops "You are a judgmental little girl" Blake says. "What in the world makes you say that?" Weiss reply's while crossing her arms. I walk back to Ruby, Yang and Penny and stand behind the two half sisters. "Uhh, I think we should probably go" Yang says to me and Ruby. "Where are we going?" Penny asks.
((No one's P.O.V))
It was now nighttime and Team RWBY are now in their dorm, with Blake and Weiss still arguing. After some more heated words Weiss gets angry "I'm a victim!" She yells. "You want to know 'why' I despise the White Fang? Why I don't particularly trust the Faunus? It's because they've been at war with my family for years. War. As in actual bloodshed. My grandfather's company has had a target painted across its back for as long as I can remember. And ever since I was a child, I've watched family friends disappear, board members executed, an entire train car full of Dust... stole. And everyday, my father would come home furious, and that made for a very difficult childhood" Weiss says slamming her fist down on the wood drawer that was placed infront of a window. "Weiss, I-" Ruby couldn't finish as Weiss pushed her aside. "No! You want to know why, I despise the White Fang?! It's because they're a bunch of liars! Thieves! And murders!" Weiss yells at Blake. "Well mabey we were just tired of being pushed around!!" Blake snaps back. The room fills with silence as Weiss' mouth opens in shock. "... I-" Blake rushes out the door. "Blake! Wait! Come back!" Ruby shouts running to the door.
((Y/N)'s P.O.V))
I walk down the empty halls of the Beacon dorm building, holding my Vulture mask. I stare at it, the green led eyes stare back at me. Just then something rushes past me. I look up to see Blake turn a corner. "Come back!" I hear Ruby's voice call. I put my mask back in my backpack and chase after Blake.
((No one's P.O.V))
Blake pants as she continues to run, she stops at the statue at the entrance of the school and looks up at it. It had a Huntsman and Huntress standing ontop of a rock while a Grimm was being crushed under it. She takes off her bow to reveal cat ears. Blake whipes a tear from her right eye "I knew you would look better without the bow" a voice calls.
((The next day))
Ruby wakes up while yawning, then stretching, she looks to where Blake would usually sleep, to see her not there. "Ooohh..." Ruby moans saddened. "Blake and (Y/N) have been gone all weekend" Ruby says as her, Yang and Weiss walk down the streets of Vale. "Blake's a big girl, I'm sure she can handle herself" Weiss reply's. "Weiss, come on. She's one of our teammates" Yang says. "Is she? We all heard what she said" Weiss reply's. "Weiss" Ruby says to Weiss. "Mabey she is, mabey she isn't. Either way, she's missing and we need to find her" Yang says looking over to Weiss. "A member of the White Fang. Right underneath our noses!" Weiss says annoyed. "I just hope she's okay" Ruby says with her head down.
((Y/N)'s P.O.V))
Blake takes a sip of her tea before taking a deep breath. Me and her look over to the monkey Faunus, now known as Sun, shakes his cup of tea. We both take a sip before Blake puts her cup down. "So... You wanna know more about me"
To Be Continued...
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