Chapter 4

"Uh… What?" Ruby asked slightly dumbfounded at the man in front of her.

"I want to join your group, it's pretty self explanatory." Oliver said.

"Uh.. Fine come in." Ruby said backing away from the door and allowing him inside. Xavier and Jessica also backed away from their positions but didn't relax.

"Ok then um what can you do." Ruby broke the silence after some time.

"Well first i'd like to see what you can do." Oliver answered.

"Why?"

"Because I'd like to know what i'm getting myself into before I fully sign up." Oliver explained.

"How don't we know you aren't just going to run off and sell this information to the highest bid?" Xavier asked suspiciously.

"Well I have my sniper scythe and I like to think I'm pretty good at it." Ruby stated then gestured to the other two. They went through a brief explanation of their skills and weapons.

"Well it seems like y'all have a pretty well rounded team here." Oliver said.

"Now how 'bout you tell us about yourself." Xavier asked though it came out as a demand.

"Fine it's only fair." He slung the bow off of his back and pulled the string. A arrow materialized made of ice. "My semblance allows me to make arrow's or other melee weapons with the help of using different kinds of dust." The arrow disappeared and the bow transformed into two short swords with a length of wire connecting at the hilt of each sword.

"Well I'd like to welcome you to the team." Ruby said a smile growing on her face. Yes the future was looking to be interesting.

A Year and a half later…

Music played in the club that had become a regular handout for Ruby and her new team. Well new was a relative word but in the past year or so they had become as close as a family. Jessica was on the dance floor dancing with some random chick that had asked her to dance but Ruby could see her glancing over every so often. Xavier was at the bar nursing a whisky and watching the club with calculated eyes while Oliver was outside keeping watch in case some other gang or the cops decided to show up. Ruby herself was in a booth in the back corner just relaxing. The relaxing night she had planned however was cut short when Oliver burst into the club and half walked half ran to her. "Ruby!" there was some urgency in his voice.

"What happened?" Ruby sat up straight.

"Nothing will happen if we leave now, and I mean like right now." He glanced back at the door.

"Why? Is it the police again? We can just send them another warning."

"No… Look I saw your old team walking down the street. There is a big chance they're headed here. We need to leave." Just as he finished the Entrance burst open and three very familiar people walked in.

"Where is she!" everyone stopped what they were doing at the Blonde's yell. Yang was smacked upside the head by Weiss.

"Very subtle brute." The Heiress said and gestured to where Ruby sat Blake entered behind the duo but kept silent. They started walking over only to find Jessica in their way.

"And where exactly do you think you're going?" Jessica had a smile on her face that looked more sinister than friendly. The whole club was silent as they watched. Yang went to reply but Ruby beat her too it.

"Everyone Scram." Ruby said, she didn't raise her voice but her voice carried and without further prodding all the patrons practically ran out the ruined doors.

"Look Ruby we-" Ruby cut off Oliver before he could suggest an escape plan.

"Oliver" Ruby took out a stack of Lien and handed it to him. "Give this to the bartender and tell him to leave, then go back outside to keep watch." Oliver didn't look like he wanted to but nodded and did as he was told. Xavier sat down next to Ruby and nodded at her.

"Look, That's my sister so you better move." Yang said with force once she found her voice looking back at Jessica.

"Jessica let them past." Ruby called. The wolf Faunus growled but stepped aside anyway. The trio approached the booth where the redhead sat. "Sit" They did. "Talk." Ruby commanded.

"Ruby! You have any idea how long we've been looking for you?! Dad is worried sick!" Yang exclaimed.

"Yeah, you dolt what were you thinking running away like that!" Weiss looked truly angry and Blake just kept looking between them and Jessica who stood off to the side.

"I was thinking that if no one believed me not even my former team I could take my knowledge elsewhere." Ruby explained and none of team WBY missed the "former" in her sentence

"Then why didn't you do anything?" Blake finally spoke up.

"I wasn't ready when they attacked and Vale seemed to be doing a fine job of protecting itself. Besides I have a life to live too." Ruby stole the whisky from Xavier and took a drink.

"What life sitting in a club drinking?" Weiss asked incredulously.

"A good life thats what." Ruby slid the drink back to the older man. "I have my little spot carved out here with good friends, so why don't you tell me why you're here?"

"We want to bring you back." Blake spoke for the first time and took out a piece of paper offering in to the crimsonette. "Ozpin wants you back, We want you back." Ruby took the paper and looked it over, it read that she was a huntress all she had to do was sign it.

"Hmm…." Ruby glanced at Xavier. "Give me a good reason." Yang looked at her as if she grew a second head.

"What do you mean? You'd be a huntress if you came with us." Yang said it as if the reason was obvious.

"So?"

"So?" Yang parroted. "SO?! It's been your dream for as long as you could walk!" Yang yelled and Jessica took a step closer to the booth a hand on her revolver.

"Look here young one." Xavier spoke with hard eyes. "Dreams change, so do people. Your sister has changed a lot since I met her so it's not surprising that her dream changed to." Ruby put a hand on his shoulder and smiled at him.

"He's right Yang, my dream changed and I'm sorry to say that being a huntress isn't exactly a part of it anymore." Ruby slid the paper back across the table.

"There is practically a War going on right now you Dolt!" Weiss yelled. "It's your duty to help. What dream could stop you from that?" Ruby rolled her eyes. At least Weiss hadn't changed much.

"My dream, well I wouldn't exactly call it a dream is to just live life, have fun, and kick some ass." Ruby spoke and drew incredulous stares from her former team.

"W-what….?" Blake spoke and Yang and Weiss nodded in agreement.

"It's as I said, I'm not becoming an huntress again but if Ozpin really needs me that bad, though I doubt it, He can hire me and my team, but tell him it isn't cheap." Ruby nudged Xavier to stand up and she soon followed. "As fun as this reunion has been we have things to do, people to kill, you know business, so if you'll excuse us." Ruby walked out with Jessica and Xavier following close behind leaving a confused and worried team WBY behind.

"Kill?" Yang muttured confusedly to herself.

"Now what?" Weiss spoke as she put her face in her hands once Ruby and co. had left.

"I guess we tell Ozpin what she said." Blake stood up. Weiss and Yang followed silently.

"And that's how it went." Yang spoke finishing her report. Ozpin sat silent for a moment before he responded.

"Thank you Miss Xiao Long, You and your team should find someplace to rest. I will contact you tomorrow with how to proceed." Ozpin said and hung up not waiting for a response.

"Can't say I'm all that surprised." Qrow spoke from beside the aging headmaster.

"Neither am I really but I had a bit of hope. It's of no consequence though if she is willing to work with us if she is paid then we will pay her." Ozpin took a sip from his ever present mug.

"We both know I could just bring her back by force, as much as I would hate it we need her power." Qrow said as he moved around the desk and took a seat across from the headmaster.

"She would be uncooperative and she already distrusts us as is, let's not give her another reason. I'm sure even with how much she's changed she still wants to help people. She's like Summer in that aspect." Reasoned the older man.

"Right you are Oz, Right you are. Anyway if that's all I'm going to find a nice bar and relax for a while." Qrow stood and walked toward the elevator to leave the office.

"When she arrives Qrow I want you to talk to her and observe this new team she's with and report to me." Ozpin ordered and as the elevator doors slid shut Qrow gave a mock salute.

End

A/N: Welp here is a chapter, it's a short chapter but a chapter nonetheless. I probably won't work on this constantly as I'm still writing Broken Rose but I will be updating this story.