Rosebud (Moths to a Flame) (Patreon)

(Weiss's POV)

(Y/N) was on my lap watching his show while letting me feed him a grilled cheese he wanted to order. I've been getting calls and texts from Ruby and Yang, but I just let them go to voicemail. When he was finished eating, he got up and pulled me with him to the bed for cuddling and held me tighter. His tiny hands, arms, and legs felt so nice around my body and when I wrapped an arm around him in return, he tried to climb on top of me and fluffed my boobs to use a pillow to get more comfortable. Later the door opened, and we saw it was my older sister Winter and when she saw us, she came over and joined us on the bed then pulled (Y/N) in between us.

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Winter-Hello sweetheart. ~... I trust you fed him at lunch time while I was out.

Weiss-Yes. I got him a grilled cheese and some water. Something light since he wasn't very hungry... How long until we can go to Atlas?

Winter-Hopefully we solve this problem soon and everything goes smoothly.

(Y/N)-Can we play something later?

I guess he was getting bored just staying in this room and the last thing we need him to have is cabin fever and try to sneak out. I guess we could chase him around a bit to get him to burn off some energy and maybe, just maybe... we can take him to the lobby where there's a few games he can play.

(Cinder's POV)

Mercury told me that the Special Operative that watched my baby before is back and there's no way the general would take her off that job unless he was found since he believes he is a high value target to us... He's just a target for me and I will have him. He and Emerald were with me when we got into the lobby of a hotel, we saw her go into after she left Beacon, and we had to be settled about this. If we blow our cover now, the plan will be at risk and Beacon won't fall. I got to the front counter and took a deep breath to calm down.

Cinder-Hello, we're here looking for someone.

Lady-If you know a name, I believe I can help.

Cinder-We have a name. Winter Schnee.

She typed it into her computer and gave it a few looks before she turned back to me.

Lady-Do you know any other names, perhaps.

Cinder-Try, Weiss Schnee.

Lady-Very good. I can't give the room number for safety reasons, but I can request for them to come down.

I gave Emerald a look and she used her semblance to make this woman think she was still talking to me while I turned her computer screen to me. I quickly found the room number and of course they would be on the top floor. When I turned it back Emerald stopped her semblance.

Cinder-On second thought, we'll call them and ask to meet us somewhere. Have a good day.

She looked confused, but I did not care. I just headed for the elevator with Emerald and Mercury and waited for the doors to close.

Cinder-Top floor, room 108. Emerald, be ready for whoever opened the door and keep their eyes and senses on something else. I won't be long.

Emerald-Got it.

Mercury-Whatever keeps you from setting everything on fire.

When the doors opened, we walked down the hall and soon I heard faint laughter from a little voice that I knew.

((Y/N)'s POV)

Weiss was in the shower while Winter played with me, and she had to catch me, and I was winning. I was winning against a trained soldier! How cool is that?! This game was fun but stopped when there was a knock at the door. That's when she quickly caught me and put me on the bed.

Winter-Wait here and be quiet. Nobody can know you're here.

(Y/N)-Wait if it's my family?

Winter-Then you don't want them in danger too, right. Don't forget that you have a target on you back around here. We'll get back to our game in a moment.

She went to go answer the door and I did hear her talking, but not with anyone else. It was about boring adult stuff, so I tried to ignore it, but then someone walked into the room while Winter was still talking at the door.

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I was confused on why Cinder let her in since she was one of the bad guys and she even pulled out a needle, so I ran to a corner to try and get as far away from her as possible.

(Y/N)-W-Winter! Help me! Weiss!

Cinder-*Shhhh* Calm down. You had a nice little adventure, but it's time for you to come back with me. ~

I tried calling for help again and again, but nothing was working. Cinder pinned me against the wall and poked my neck with the needle and I started to feel tired and dizzy. I thought I was going to hit the ground, but she just dropped the needle to catch me and hold me in her arms. I was too tired to fight, and she just rubbed my head while looking so happy that she kissed both of my cheeks.

Cinder-Just take a nice long rest sweetie. When Beacon falls, we're going where nobody will ever find you. ~

(Cinder's POV)

He fell asleep in my arms, and I heard the water turn off in the bathroom, so I got a move on to leave. I snuck past the Special Operative while she was speaking with an illusion, and they stayed behind to wrap things up. I got in the elevator with (Y/N) and held him in a way that people will just think he just fell asleep on me on his own. After long trip down the elevator, we made it to the lobby and started to leave the hotel. There were soldiers everywhere as well as droids that might recognize him, so I turned his face into me as I headed back to the hideout and just in time too because the attack got moved to 3 days from now. We have to act fast if this was going to work and now, I have objections. When we made it back to the hideout, a member of the White Fang came up to me and he was about to reach for who thinks might be a prisoner and even if that was the case, he was mine.

White Fang Member-Allow me to take the prisoner to-.

I fired up my eyes in a glare at him which made him back off.

Cinder-You will not touch him, or I will incinerate you. Do I make myself clear?

He just nodded his head, and I went to my room and put him in my bed to tie him down, so he doesn't escape from me this time.

(Jaune's POV)

Ren and I tried to cheer the girls up still, but they only want to go out and help look for Yang and Ruby's younger brother. We tried to get them off that mind set and at first, they were dismissive, but after I tried to bring it up to Pyrrha over the scroll again... I think she finally snapped.

Pyrrha-THIS IS A CHILD JAUNE!!! THIS IS A HUGE PART OF THE JOB WE WANT!!!

Jaune-W-Woah, Pyrrha, calm down. I'm sorry that-.

Pyrrha-If you were sorry then you would stop trying to get Nora and I to stop doing this! We are going to keep on looking and that's final! You should still be helping!

Jaune-But we looked everywhere we could!

She just hung up after that mood swing, she just had, and I think it was best that we just give them some space. Ren just looked at me and he even heard all of that.

Ren-They're just passionate about this and getting irritated over failure. They'll calm down one way or another sooner or later.

Jaune-I never saw Pyrrha blow up like that before.

Ren-It was still better than the call with Nora before she blocked us.

Just the memory made my ears ring and head hurt.

(Pyrrha's POV)

I was out looking with Nora still and I don't care if classes were canceled until further notice and Jaune said we should take this time to rest a little and come up with a better plan. We can do that while we gather intel out here. While Nora was trying to 'interrogate' the owner of an arcade to see if (Y/N) was there which I highly doubt, I tried asking people if they saw anything suspicious lately. Soldiers were everywhere, so it was only a matter of time before something happens, be it good or bad, but just then I saw someone that might get us somewhere.

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I remember Emerald kidnapped last time, so she has to know where he is again. I ran over to grab Nora and pull her out of the arcade.

Nora-Hey, I was just about to get somewhere with that guy!

Pyrrha-Well I found someone that might lead us straight to (Y/N)! Stay quiet and don't draw much attention.

We quickly had our eyes on Emerald and Mercury again and stayed behind crowds of people and alleyways to make sure we were spotted and soon we got to a more dessert part of town. Hardly any people were around here, so we switched to rooftops and stayed at a distance then we saw them head into an old looking warehouse with broken windows, graffiti, and other things that point to it being abandoned.

Nora-He has to be in there!... Let's go!

Pyrrha-Wait!

Nora-Why?! It's just them and maybe a few others! We dealt with worse!

Pyrrha-Or maybe it's them and a whole army! We don't even know what this place is exactly or if (Y/N) is in there.

Nora-So what do we do?

Pyrrha-For now, we stakeout this place and see what we can learn. Go get some food and water, and binoculars. This could take a while.

Nora-But... Fine.

She left to go get some stuff while i stayed to keep an eye on this place and I had a strong feeling that 9Y/n) was here.

Pyrrha's mind-You're so close Pyrrha, but we have to play it safe for now at least... Patience.

(Timeskip 1 Hour)

((Y/N)'s POV)

I felt two pairs of hands on me while I was in the middle of two people, and I could tell because I hear heartbeats coming from both sides. When I opened my eyes, I saw it was Cinder and Emerald in bed, snuggling me while I was tied up and my arms and legs were pinned under them.

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Cinder-Look who's up from their nap. ~

Emerald-And look at his sleepy eyes. ~

(Y/N)-Wh-... Where am I? L-L-Let me go!

They both only laughed at me while rubbing my cheeks, so I tried yelling at them some more, and I think if I tell them how much I don't like them because they were bad guys, they will see it's pointless to try and be my friend and let me go.

(No POV)

While (Y/n) was doing his best to yell at Cinder and Emerald, they only saw him throwing a little fit. His face was getting a little red before he burned himself out a little and ran out of words to say.

Cinder/Emerald's minds-So cute. ~