WinterRose Running (RubyRose x Winter Schnee)

Chaopter 3.Explosive Attitude

Beacon Courtyard

Yang watched the group make their way down the ramp, her anger growing with each step they took. As the footsteps drew nearer, she seemed to heat up even faster. Her eyes took on their signature red hue as her gaze fell on the red-cloaked woman walking down the ramp. Weiss and Blake watched cautiously, unsure why their teammate was getting so fired up over the Atlas military's appearance. Blake stepped forward and gently grabbed Yang's arm. "Yang, what is going on with you? Why are you getting so angry?" The brawler ripped her arm out of Blake's hand and started toward the ramp, making her way to the front of the crowd, growing more upset by the minute.

General Ironwood's party finally reached the end of the ramp, with Winter and Ruby just at his flank and six Atlesian droids right behind them. Ironwood approached Ozpin and extended his hand in greeting. "Ozpin! Good to see you. This is Winter Schnee and Ruby Rose. They will be staying here at Beacon as instructors to provide increased expertise in their specialized fields." Ozpin gave each woman a once-over. "Ah, welcome to Beacon Academy. I believe this is your first time here? If you would all follow Mrs. Goodwitch and me, we can sort out the finer details in my office."

As they began making their way to the tower, Yang finally made herself known. "Are you really just going to ignore me, Ruby? It's not like you abandoned Dad and me five years ago or anything!"

Ruby stopped walking and spun around to meet Yang's blazing gaze. "I was unaware that attending an academy counted as abandoning one's family. But if that is what you believe, I cannot change your mind. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a meeting to attend."

Ruby started to follow the group again when she felt an increase in the temperature around her. She swiftly ducked an incoming punch from the fiery brawler before spinning around and kicking her in the back, sending her skidding to the feet of her teammates. "I see you still can't control your anger, Yang. Going so far as to strike an instructor, tsk tsk. Come see me when you are willing to speak like an adult and not as a barbarian."

Before she could continue walking, another ominous figure emerged from the crowd. "Is that any way to speak to your younger sister?"

Ruby sneered at the figure. "Qrow, why am I not surprised you are defending her behavior? Your niece can do no wrong in your eyes."

Winter stepped into the conversation, giving Qrow a disgusted look. "I see you finally managed to step a few feet out of the local bar to cause trouble where you are not needed, Qrow."

"Well, if it isn't Ironwood's other lap dog, the Ice Bitch!" Qrow sneered back.

"If you are unable to hold your tongue, I will gladly do it for you, you drunk bastard!" Winter yelled while unholstering her sword and lunging toward Qrow with a precise deadly strike, only to be deflected by the man's sword.

As the battle began to heat up, Winter used her Glyphs and Qrow his ballistic rounds. The courtyard became decimated by explosions, and at one point, Qrow was sent through a statue. Nevertheless, they matched each other blow for blow, so Qrow decided to take it up a notch, beginning the transformation into his scythe form and arcing it above his head for a downward strike onto Winter's thin blade.

Before he could do so, Ruby deflected the hit and used the backside of Crescent Rose, causing a boom as metal hit metal and sending out a shock wave that sent Qrow flying back toward where the fight began. Before she could continue delivering her own flurry of strikes, Ironwood stepped in. "Agent Rose! Put away your weapon this instant! I am aware your wife and Qrow were fighting, but that is no reason to further escalate the altercation!" Yang, Qrow, and Weiss's heads shot up at hearing that Ruby was married to Winter, their mouths dropping open in shock.