Two For One

Chapter 1

"Take the next left onto Menagerie Avenue. In a quarter mile, your destination will be on your right."

Yang Xiao Long peered down the street as she turned onto Menagerie Avenue, the main downtown road in the Faunus District of the city of Vale. Her bright yellow motorcycle, Bumblebee, felt out of place here, surrounded by mostly run-down looking shops and very few cars younger than five years old.

The traffic on Menagerie Avenue was rather steady as she merged into the right lane. Not quite a standstill, but enough to give Yang time to look at all of the signs for the shops on the right side of the road, and observe the storefronts a bit more carefully than just searching for the name of her destination.

Tukson's Book Trade...

Yang would have to mention that one to Ruby. They might have some textbooks there for cheap. She'd seen an ad online for that shop when searching for her current destination. They'd advertised for every book under the sun, and she'd had to hope that included some textbooks. It had to be way cheaper than the University of Vale bookstore, and both of the sisters knew they could always find places to save some money.

Menagerie Grocers...

That had to be, hands down, the smallest grocery store that Yang had ever seen. It was probably a Faunus specialty store, considering she was in the Faunus District of Vale. Most of the grocery stores that she had been in growing up had abysmally small Faunus sections, with very overpriced brands.

Custom Faunus Attire...

A clothing shop. Nothing special, in Yang's eyes. It was common knowledge that many Faunus with tails, wings, and other similar features, couldn't shop for clothes outside of the Faunus District. Most shops, and most clothes, outside of this district, were designed for humans, and had no options for spare holes, extra fabric sleeves, or anything else of the sort. A shop like that was pretty standard for Menagerie Avenue.

Scarlatina Computer Repair...

A seemingly standard computer repair shop. Yang observed the largest sign in the window- Faunus Welcome! A sharp pain struck Yang's heart, reminding her of the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the city of Vale, her hometown. Racism was rampant, and outside of the Faunus District, most shops would kick a Faunus straight out if they even attempted to shop there.

"Ah!" Yang exclaimed audibly to no one but herself as her eyes landed on the plaza sign just beyond the computer repair shop. She read the signs as she approached, reading down the sign.

The top part of the sign named the plaza: Kuana Plaza and Apartments. There were two empty slots on the sign, one at the top, and one halfway down the list of shops: Slither n' Swim: Pool Supplies and More, Carl's Cigar Center, Full Circle Pizzeria, and all the way at the bottom, the sign that had caught Yang's attention, Belladonna's Cat Rescue. Dangling from chains underneath the sign for the cat rescue was a handmade sign that read, Commercial Space for Lease, Apartments for Rent. A scroll number was prominently displayed beneath those words.

Yang pulled her bike into a parking spot in front of the main window to Belladonna's Cat Rescue. She had to admire the storefront- the window was covered in cat themed decals, and a few actual cats slumbering in cat trees and beds in the windowsill.

She pulled her helmet off her head, tucking it under her arm. Yang shuddered at the sound of light scraping of metal on metal. Glancing down, she grimaced at the helmet underneath her metal arm. She closed her eyes, shook her head slightly, took a long, deep breath, and opened her eyes and began walking away from her bike, tightening her grip on her helmet.