RWBY: Purple Pheonix

Chapter Seventeen - Searching

Weiss sighed and took another bite of her salad. She and Ruby had been searching for Jet all day, but had no luck. She flipped open his sketchbook to Neapolitan's picture. Maybe they should look for her instead?

"Hey" said the waitress, snapping Weiss out of her thought "I know that girl, she was here about an hour ago"

Ruby looked up from her her meal. "Was she with anyone?" asked the redhead.

"Yeah, a tough looking guy with purple hair" she said.

"Do you know where they went?" Weiss questioned.

"No, the girl barely spoke, and the guy seemed to have all of his attention on her" she replied "and they drove off in a pretty nice looking car."

"Damn" Weiss said under her breath.

"At least we know they have the car" Ruby said "it's easier to spot a car, especially one like that, than a person."

Weiss nodded in agreement.

They finished their meal, then resumed searching. It was another hour before they spotted Jet's car. unfortunately, neither he, nor that girl was anywhere to be found. The two of them were both getting worried, but Weiss did her best not to show it. However, her resolve wavered when she saw Ruby getting teary-eyed.

"I'm really worried about him, Weiss" she said "maybe we should have tried talking to him instead of fighting, he didn't even try to hurt us, what if-"

Weiss embraced the younger girl, who clutched her pure-white shirt tightly.

"It's alright" she said, stroking Ruby's red hair in an attempt to comfort her "he's not gone forever. I'm sure we'll find him, or maybe he'll find us. When that happens, we'll be sure to hear him out."

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Blake smiled softly when Yang entered her room.

"The doctors say that you'll be outta here tomorrow" said the blonde, grinning widely.

"That's good" the brunette replied "how are the others?"

"Ruby and Weiss have been really getting along, and team JNPR has been a little different now that Juane finally realised Pyrrah's been crushing on him since last semester" she said "other than that, not much is different."

"What about Jet?" the fuanas asked "are we going to continue practice once I'm out of here?"

The blonde's gaze dropped.

"What's wrong?"

"Jet's a traitor" Yang said bitterly "he's working with that short girl with different color eyes."

"How do you know?" asked Blake.

"I found a sketch of her in his notebook"

"This is your evidence?"

"Yes"

"Did you talk to him?"

"Yes"

"Did you actually talk, or did you immediately try to beat it out of him?"

".....um..."

"Did you ever stop to think he may just know the girl? That they may just be friends, regardless of their positions?"

"....no"

"I'm sure that everything will be okay, let's not worry"

The brunette lead forward and kissed her cheek. The blonde put her arms around the faunas possessively, and kissed her back, this time on the lips. For the first time since yesterday, Yang didn't feel angry about the current situation.

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When Ruby and Weiss heard the nearby explosion, they went running. They expected to find the White Fang robbing something. What they didn't expect to find, was Torchwick carrying an unconscious Jet away from a collapsed warehouse. With him where the short pink and brown girl, and a fuanas with silver hair. Ruby readied Crescent Rose, but Weiss stopped her.

"Pay attention to their movement and body-language" said the older girl.

Torchwick laid the teen down and checked his pulse, the short girl was right beside him, holding Jet's hand tightly. The fuanas stood on guard, in case of attackers. All the while they seemed to be trying to come up with a plan. Torchwick stood and walked to the nearest parked car, a black SUV, and punched the driver side window. He got in and started it up, then helped the girls get Jet into the car.

"We have to tail them!" Weiss said to Ruby. The younger girl swiftly scooped up the unsuspecting heiress and shot up the side of the nearest building. They followed the car from the rooftops, Ruby keeping up by using her semblance. The car finally stopped outside an abandoned building. The group entered with the still unconscious Jet.

"Do you think he's a hostage?" asked Ruby

"Did you see the way that short girl looked at him?" Weiss replied rhetorically "no, he's definitely among friends"

"Should we confront them?"

"No, we should call Yang and go in with her"

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Yang tore down the highway at top speed. She was had just been leaving the hospital when she had gotten her little sister's call. Though fury burned inside of her hotter then the sun, Blake's word kept her composed;

"When you see him, or her for that matter, take the time to fully understand the situation before you start punching"

I'll give it a shot, no promises though she thought to herself

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When Jet regained consciousness, he wasn't entirely sure where he was. However, he recognized he and his friends old childhood hideout the moment he spotted his symbol on the door to the room. This place was a bunker beneath an abandoned building. He smirked, feeling the nostalgia. He felt a chill as he sat up and the cool air hit his bare chest. Several bandages covered his chest. He noticed Neopolitan snoozing at his bedside.

"Neo" he said sweetly, gently running his fingers through her hair. She wore a black "V" cut T-shirt and jeans, making her look more like a schoolgirl and less like hellion he knew her to be.

She slowly lifted her head and rubbed her eyes. She looked up at Jet with half lidded eyes.

She was always to cute after just waking up he thought

Her eyes widened suddenly and she through her arms around Jet's neck, forcing him to lay back down.

Ow

"I'm glad you're okay too" he chuckled, putting an arm around her waist.

She pulled away, scowled, and punched him near his collarbone; "You had me worried you idiot! Don't scare me like that!"

"I'm sorry" he said, tightening his embrace "it won't happen again"

She smirked and poked his forehead; "It's okay, just don't do it again"

She burrowed her face into Jet's neck, still holding on tightly. Jet laid with both arms around her, staring up at the ceiling, overwhelmed to be back in this place, and with the very person who he had spent the most time here with.

"I can see you relaxed quickly" said Roman from the doorway. He wore a pair of dress pants and a loose button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up and his ever present hat on his head. Beside him stood Amethyst with her arms crossed over her chest. She wore an over-sized sweater with a pair of cargo pants, and her silvery hair was in a ponytail. Jet felt a warm smile spread across his face. They were all here, his sister, his girlfriend, and his best friend. Reunited at last.