TJFW: Yeah, i didn't feel much from that chapter.

Aw come on; one review? The last few chapters have gotten three to four, come on. I read these to see what you guys liked and criticism to see what I need to work on.

Like this, I just reread the ending to the last chapter and saw a bunch of weirdly structured sentences and things that felt off, so I rewrote that part and reuploaded it. Please tell me when that happens I write a lot of this late at night when I should be asleep (insomnia seems to fuel me) so I am bound to make more mistakes.

*Beep beep*

What's this? *New review on Awoken Dragon*

Guest: Hinawa Ga Crush? I did not know that existed. But probably not.

Apologies for the delay, an explanation is at the bottom.

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Light bled through the curtains and caught on the dust in the air. Slowly fluttering down to the floor until a breath sent them away.

Brow scrunched and nose twitching, her waking was inevitable but it still wasn't welcomed.

With a sneeze her mind took the last step into consciousness as sleep was now firmly out of grasp.

Rubbing away the sand in her eyes, she pushed her chest forward to stretch her back when she stopped short and heard a clink.

Moving her hands, Leone could see her predicament. Cuffs were clasped around her wrists and ankles with another chain going around her waist.

Trying to not freak out, she saw Lionel at the other side of the room, also, where she actually was.

The room seemed like a normal prison cell, but the fact of lavish furniture on both sides of the bars confused her.

Feeling out for her partners, Tatsumi was a blip in the distance like he was after getting nearly a day away from them, though strangely she felt relief. As for Esdeath, she was close, stagnant, but close.

Since her other halves weren't in a position to save her, she just had to free herself from this weird place.

Testing the chains against her strength, she found herself barely able to pull the screws around. Even with Lionel and Tatsumi making her stronger than a normal human, she still pretty much had as much power that her pinky had when she transformed.

She huffed, she certainly could break free, but it'd only be time consuming. That's not even counting the chain against her waist.

Her ears twitched at footsteps, but identifying the pattern and weight of the steps calmed her down. It was someone she knew.

Opening the door, Wave was glad to see that one of the two finally woke up. He couldn't help but sigh, finally they could try to find answers.

"Wave, what's going on? Why am I in the cell?" And there went his hopes.

"What are you talking about? You and Esdeath broke and fractured both walls and bones." He drifted a hand towards his gut.

"What? The last thing that happened was that the two of us went to bed and then I'm just here." She yanked her chain.

"Leone, you attacked Seryu, if Koro didn't take the brunt you'd have killed her. Esdeath nearly froze Ran. I got a concussion and Kurome lost parts of her puppets. None of this is ringing a bell?"

Leone tried to think, but nothing he said brought back memories.

"Look, I got nothing, but can you tell me about this?" She held up her cuffs.

Wave's eyes went around the room. He really wished that Ran was here instead of him.

"The guards came by right after Esdeath stopped, Ran was smart enough to come up with an excuse right away…"

"But?"

"To explain why Esdeath was fighting us and why no one could get close to her without dieing, Ran said that a Revolutionary broke in and his teigu made Esdeath see all of us as him. So Borick ordered every guard to find how they broke in, around five hours later they found the hole leading to the catacombs.

"A couple guards were sent to explore and say where they went, but luckily since they go all over town it wasn't possible to track back to Night Raid.

"Because he couldn't find anything though, Borick ordered the cellar to be barricaded and the sealing of the catacombs; "out of respect for the spirits that still reside there" was what he told the people at the mass. They ate up everything he said."

Leone took a deep breath and swore, everything finally fell into place, and in one night, they were back to square one.

"Wait, he held a mass? How did he do all this overnight? And you still haven't told me why I'm in this bizarre cell "

"Um, I'm not sure how to say this but, Leone, you've been knocked out for the past two days."

Leone just looked dumbfounded. Had she been in this cell all that time? Had Night Raid tried to contact her? Did something stop Esdeath from dragging her out of here by force?

"As to why you're chained up, all… entertainers were rounded up in the palace and put in cells. Borick thinks that some may have helped create the hole from the inside, instead of just keeping them from entering the church, he still wants them around for himself and his guests. You were put here since Ran convinced them that you were Esdeath's and if anyone touched you, they wouldn't live to talk about it.

"The guards are also being swapped and sent to different areas at random until he can make sure he's found the traitor. Killing everyone would leave him to vulnerable and I doubt he could explain their massacre to his followers. Plus, with a room to yourself, we were able to take shifts to make sure no one stepped foot in here unless it was to give you some food."

Leone was silent for a bit as she processed. "And Es, why is she so… silent?" That was the only way she could describe it. Physically, Esdeath was there, but she was unmoving and unfeeling.

"Ever since you two went crazy she hasn't moved and can't be moved. If anything comes near her it'll be stabbed to death."

"Get me out of this thing." Leone struggled against the chains, she needed to get out there and help Esdeath. Both of them went crazy at the same time, so maybe the Snow Queen would wake up soon like she did.

"Right, sorry about the chains." Wave opened a drawer and pulled out a false bottom. "We were scared that you'd freak out again and took Lionel away to see if that would help bring you back." Grabbing the hidden keys and then the Teigu, Wave opened the cell and handed Leone the belt before putting the key in a hole. As such, he couldn't try the second key on the ring as the chains were ripped off the walls and Leone was covered in fur.

"Right, well you deal with the General and I'll try to fix this." Noting the holes now in the wall. Maybe just moving a cupboard in here would work.

Not really listening to him, Leone saw that she changed into her second form. Trying to calm herself down so she could walk around looking like a normal person, after trying to dismissing the Teigu didn't work she found herself stuck as a Lion-Human.

Pulling a sheet off the small bed, Leone had something to cover her body though her eyes drifted to her ears atop her head.

Grabbing Wave's ascot (without permission), she tied it on her head and had herself a makeshift bandana.

Seeing as this getup was the best she could do (they figured to not bother bringing clothes that cover anything into a prostitute's room) Leone left to go see if Esdeath would wake up.

Her way there wasn't anything special, just her sprinting through the halls at breakneck speeds and stopping when she heard anyone coming her way. But when she found the giant hole in the wall, that sure saved her time from going around the entire building or trying to find a window to jump through.

The remnants of the garden were deserted as a frost developed over the grounds, killing many of the plants the lived in the warmer weather.

As she walked closer to the frozen General, Leone's breathe started to become more and more visible. Each step held a louder crunch as frozen leaves created a path. Stopping just out of arm's' reach, Leone could see everything happening to her lover.

The slightest expansions and contractions of her diaphragm. The sound of a slow but steady heartbeat. Leone snickered when she heard her girlfriend's stomach growl… until her own joined in.

"C'mon, after you wake up, why don't we go get some grub?" Leone offered a small smile before taking a single step forward.

Ice shot from Esdeath's feet and just as quickly stopped.

Just as it touched her skin, the ice stilled and Leone took another step. The same thing happened, pushing the spike against her left leg as she took her third step, the ice seemed to fold back into itself. Finally in front of Esdeath, Leone opened her "coat" and engulfed her Snow Pea in a hug, dozens of shards came out, but none managed to pierce the skin.

Silence was engulfing the entire garden until dripping was heard. Icicles on the trees had started to melt.

"Wakey-Wakey, let's go get us some Eggs and Bakey. I'll be sure to get some ketchup for you since it's red like the blood of your enemies." The sweet nothings continued as Leone just stood their with her heart on her sleeves.

Slowly, arms rose and pushed her closer. "Mm, you spoil me." Esdeath didn't really seem lucid.

"Let's go girl, we haven't eaten anything in two days. You might have trained your body for this, but I want some meat." Leone glanced at her furry arms. "Probably as rare as it can get."

"Sure thing." Esdeath had no idea what she just said.

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After freeing her girlfriend from a mini coma, the two ate until they were stuffed as Leone discussed the lose of their original plan.

"That is a shame." Esdeath drank her third coffee as they spoke. "But you must expect that every plan will fail. While none of the others are as safe as the catacombs, it isn't the end of the world just yet."

"I guess you're right, but what I think sucks more is that you don't have a clue why we went crazy either." She stabbed a pancake with a claw and brought it to her mouth. "And why I still can't change back too."

"Well you'll need to stay hidden until you can revert, maybe you can stretch your legs to meet up with Night Raid when the sun goes down. We can get an update on what's happened on their front."

"Yeah, maybe they'll have some ideas about this." She started to smooth out the fur on her arms.

"Now, while you wait here, I need to speak with Borick. He'll most certainly question my previous state and how I awoke. Plus he'll probably have me deal with all the guards as well." She huffed. "At least I slept for two days, I don't think I'll be in our bed anytime soon."

Leone groaned, this'd be a long wait.

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Apologies for how long it took to get this chapter out. I was having trouble figuring how to start it up, I actually scrapped the start and remade the chapter, and school is really fucking with me.

Sorry for how short this was too, I just figured that since I hadn't updated in so long I owed you guys something.

I also have a surprise(s) in the making, hopefully I'll finish quicker than I did this. At the very least i'll update once a month, but please leave a review and help inspire me to write sooner. Ever since AGK finished I've drawn will to write from other facets (RWBY volume 4 OST for this chapter and the project(s))

Thanks for putting up with me. -N.I.A.

PS: Anyone got an idea for this chapter's name?