The Burning Rose Bush

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY. The wonderful people at Rooster Teeth do. As well as the creator of RWBY, Monty Oum. Rest in peace you beautiful man.

Chapter 1: I know

The room was brightly lit by fluorescent lighting. The white, spotless walls reflecting the lights to make it all the brighter. The only furnishing in the small room was a small, rectangular table with three chairs next to it. Seated in the two on one side, was a pair of sisters. Ruby and Yang. On the other side was a man with light grey hair and glasses. He had a mug sitting on the table beside him. His fingers were templed, and his head was right above them, looking at Ruby, smiling. The two sisters were wearing a shocked expression on their faces, after something that the man said.

"Wait. What do you mean, 'my sister is accepted?'" The bigger, blonde sister, named Yang Xiao Long asked.

"Yeah? How can I be accepted to your school? I'm not old enough yet." The younger sister, with red and black hair, named Ruby Rose asked.

"I mean exactly what I said. If Miss Rose should accept, she would be welcomed to Beacon Academy to train to become a huntress, among other things." The man they know as Professor Ozpin explains. The way he said 'other things' made Ruby tense up, thinking he may know something this man shouldn't. She puts her hand on her weapon, Crescent Rose, to get ready if she needs to act.

The man sighs, and continues. "I knew your mother, even before you, yourselves knew her. I also know what she was, as well as what Miss Rose is." He finishes, pushing his glasses up his nose. With that admission, Ruby is already up over the table, behind the man, trying to silence him with her giant combat scythe. But before the blade connects, some force stops it before it reaches his throat. Yang also rose up at seeing her sister try to take the man's head.

It seems as if the shadows have come out from him to stop the blade from taking his head. "Miss Rose please…" Ozpin says calmly, like she didn't just try to kill him. "I don't wish you any harm. I am here to honor a promise I made to your mother."

"My mother?" Ruby hesitates, and she puts her weapon down. Seeing no threat in his demeanor as well as seeing that he himself was a vampire, by the use of the shadows. If he does know her mother she may want to hear this. Ruby and Yang retake their seats. "What promise?"

Everyone calms down. The shadows around Ozpin recede and he starts to explain. "Your mother asked me to look after you should something or someone come after you if she wasn't able. And after her passing, I knew someday I would have to keep that promise. And now, I have heard reports of things happening in the underground of Vale. I'm afraid you may be in danger, Ruby. I have reason to believe the same person who took your mother, isn't stopping with her. This person has a grudge against the Rose clan, you see." Ozpin takes a breath. "And I believe they are looking for you. I don't think they know of you yet, but they will eventually. I want you to come to my school so that I can protect and ready you for what you may have to face." He spreads his arms out, gesturing for Ruby to answer his next question. "Would you like to attend Beacon Academy?"

Ruby thinks for a moment, looking down at her hood that flows out of her seat from her back. Her last keep sake of her mother. She then looks to her sister, Yang. Yang smiles at Ruby, and nods her encouragement.

'If he's right about Ruby being in danger, then I want her to be ready too. And I can protect her if she comes to Beacon with me.' Yang thinks, wanting nothing more than to be next to her sister.

Ruby looks back to Ozpin. She gives him a nod. "If Yang can come, then I accept." Ruby smiles.

"Of course. That was the reason you two were officially here for after all. Yang would make an excellent huntress, and I would be honored for her to attend my school as well." Ozpin smiles in turn.

Now aboard an air ship, on their way to Beacon, the two sisters are enjoying the sights from above the city of Vale. 'The city looks so small from up here.' Ruby thinks as she looks out the glass window on the side of the ship. Her sister Yang, comes up behind her and wraps her in a shoulder hug.

"Hey sis! Can you believe we're headed to Beacon together?" Yang says, excited she gets to stay close to her sister.

"Hardly. It's surprising that dad allowed me to come so early. You know how overprotective he is." Ruby sighs. "Well I guess he really trusts Ozpin. Dad seemed to be worried after Ozpin left the house, but he still allowed me to come so, I guess he was Ok with it." Ruby shrugs in Yang's arm hug.

"Yeah, don't worry 'bout it sis. We're here now, no sense thinking about it now." Yang says, trying to keep her sister up in spirits.

"Yeah, you're right." Ruby smiles up at Yang, but she's interrupted by the news being broadcast on the window, holographically. It talks about dust robberies, and people going missing in the down town areas of Vale.

'Those poor people and their families. I guess this was what Ozpin was talking about. Some underground movement. Human trafficking, maybe?' Ruby sighs as the news continues on about the weather. It is then interrupted by a woman they both recognize. She was there at the beginning and end of the interview for Yang. She has platinum blonde hair, glasses, and is holding a riding crop. She looks like she could pass for late twenties in age.

"Greetings, potential students of Beacon Academy. My name is Glynda Goodwitch. And I am the headmistress of this prestigious academy. It is my job to inform you that when you land you will need to make your way to the main building auditorium for Headmaster Ozpin's orientation speech. Your belongings will be shipped to the hall where you will all be sleeping in. After orientation, and the initiation, you will then be moved into your dorm rooms. Thank you all for taking up the mantle of mankind and continuing the tradition of becoming huntsmen and huntresses. And welcome to Beacon Academy." With that said they can look out the window again and see the huge academy approaching as the ship moves closer.

They land and a blonde boy rushes past. Holding his mouth closed and emptying it into a nearby trash can.

"What's his deal? Isn't he supposed to be some kind of big warrior that protects the weak? Seems to me that he's the one that needs protecting." Yang jokes to Ruby, only kidding around.

"Who knows? Maybe he'll surprise us one day? I doubt Ozpin would have granted him a place at Beacon if he couldn't handle himself." Ruby half jokes, half defends. "So…where to first Yang? Do you want to check somewhere out first, or go straight to the auditorium to get better seats?"

"Eh…I don't really care either way. Whatever you want Rubes." Yang shrugs and lets Ruby decide.

"Ok. To the auditorium then!" Ruby pulls Yang with her. They make good time and end up with almost front row spots. No seats though. It seems everyone is meant to stand.

Professor Ozpin is on stage, with Glynda behind him to the side. He walks to the microphone on the stage and clears his throat. "Ahem...If you'll allow me to be brief. I would like to welcome you all to my school, Beacon Academy. For several years, 'more like thousands.' I have been training the next generation of huntsman and huntresses to protect our world. I would be lying if I were to say you all didn't have the potential skills it takes to defend the world from the threat of Grimm. But the skills is not all it takes. Tomorrow, you will take part in an initiation. There you will find if you are truly ready to defend the world from all its darkness. Get some rest, you will certainly need it." Ozpin ends his speech and Glynda then comes up and directs everyone to the place where they will be staying the night, and where they can get some food should they need it.

Ruby and Yang leave the auditorium to find a nice secluded spot. They visit the roof of a building on campus. The dorms roof. Now up there, away from prying eyes, Ruby pushes Yang against the wall next to the door gently.

"Yang…I'm hungry… I need you." Ruby begs, breathing hard, staring into Yang's lilac eyes. Her own eyes turning red, with wanting. Yang audibly gulps, staring into the once silver eyes of her sister.

"I know Ruby. We haven't had any time alone all day. So go ahead." Yang tilts her neck up to give Ruby better access to her throat. "Take all you want." Yang closes her eyes, waiting for Ruby to sink her teeth into her flesh. It doesn't take long. With the literal open invitation, Ruby wraps her arms around Yang's shoulders and pulls her down so she has better reach to her neck. Yang wraps her arms around Ruby's waist and pulls Ruby into her.

Ruby sinks her teeth into Yang's neck and starts to pull out her blood, drinking deeply. Yang's leg grow weak, her neck is a sensitive area for her, and she sinks down. Making sure Ruby stays in her lap as she sits down against the wall. Yang bites back a moan, not wanting Ruby to hear her. 'Ruby…take as much as you want…' Moments later Ruby pulls her teeth back and licks up the remaining blood. She licks the holes her canines made and the holes close up. Yang is out of breath by this point and light-headed from blood loss.

Ruby notices. "Yang? Are you alright? I didn't take too much again, did I?" Ruby gets worried.

"N-no…I'm fine sis. I-I just need a moment." Yang takes a deep breath to correct her irregular breathing. "I'm good, see? Now are you ready to go back?" Ruby mumbles something Yang can't hear. "What did you say?"

"I…I said I'm sorry for always asking for your blood." Ruby mumbles quietly, Yang barley picks it up.

"No! Don't worry about it sis! I'm happy to give you my blood. Honest. I'm happy you trust yourself around me so much." Yang says, still not letting go of Ruby in her lap. Her arms still around her waist. 'I love you…' Yang gives Ruby a small smile.

"I am too…But I don't want to hurt you." Ruby whimpers out, scared she might go too far one day.

"You won't hurt me, Rubes. I won't let you. I know you would never forgive yourself if you did. I won't let that happen." Yang says, hugging Ruby tightly to her chest.

"T-thank you Yang." Ruby says into her sister's chest.

"Yang blushes at the contact, but still holds tight. "Of course, sis. I want you to know, I promise to always be beside you. I…I want you to know that." Yang almost confesses her true feelings for her sister. It…it wouldn't be right. I can't be that selfish. She has someone after her and she needs to focus on being ready. Not her hopeless sister who is in love with her. There's no way she feels the same anyways…' Yang sighs from her defeated thoughts, and gives Ruby a nudge on the shoulder. "Hey, Ruby? You ready to go back yet?" Ruby doesn't respond and Yang looks down, at an angle, to see her sister's eyes closed and her breathing softly into Yang's chest.

'Asleep…What a terrifying vampire you are. Out like a light as soon as you get a meal…' Yang smiles softly at her adorable sister. 'She's so cute when she's sleeping…' Yang pushes a lock of Ruby's hair out of her eyes to get a better look at her. "Time to go back, Ruby. We have a big day tomorrow." Yang speaks to her unconscious sister. 'And I get the feeling, the way Ozpin's speech went, that this initiation is going to be tough.' With that, Yang picks Ruby up in her arms and carries her back to their spot in the hall, with all the other potential students.

I have now rewritten this chapter. This is the new version. By my opinion, much better than the old. Thank you to everyone who has given this story their time. I appreciate it! Until next chapter. Peace!