I don't own RWBY. Monty Oum is way cooler than I am, which is why he owns it.
I had to do this idea, guys. It was too good to pass up. The basis is the fact that for every student who has been at Beacon for three years, Goodwitch and Ozpin switched around their teams. Come on, you guys can't tell me you weren't thinking about it. Well, here we go! Enjoy.
Blake sat at the lunch table calmly. Ruby and Yang were still pumped up on adrenaline from the mission they had just come back from. Weiss was filing her nails nearby while Nora draped herself around her heiress girlfriend and Ren and Jaune discussed battle techniques that could have helped in the situation. Pyrrha was the only one doing what they were supposed to be doing: eating.
Blake lowered her novel slightly, taking in the redhead from overtop of the tome. Waist length red hair was swept back in it's usual ponytail, gold headpiece adorning the back and sides. Soft tanned skin showed through the places the armor and clothing didn't touch, glowing with sweat in the light from the windows. Amber eyes trailed along what bits of the thin frame it could, marveling at the lithe, but strong athlete sitting on the opposite side of the table.
Verdant eyes lifted to meet her own for a moment and Blake could feel a blush creeping along her cheeks, gazing into the vivid green eyes captivating her. They soon moved on, though, directing their attention to Jaune as he asked Ruby a question from across the table. Blake lowered her eyes back to her book, shaking her head to rid it of the imagines assaulting her mind.
Weiss had taken notice of the brunette's daydreaming and pointed it out surreptitiously to Yang, who grinned at her partner and nudged her playfully. Blake glanced up and Yang nodded her head in Pyrrha's direction, a smirk playing on her lips. Shaking her head, Blake motioned to the doors in the direction of the dorms, indicating she would talk when they returned to the dorm. Yang nodded and turned back to the conversation.
Just then, a holographic image appeared all around the cafeteria, featuring Professor Goodwitch on it. "Students, if I may have all of your attention." she called, gaining everyone's attention immediately. "I would like all third year students to return to their dormitories and wait for the announcement for them to be called to the auditorium."
"They've got an assignment for all the third years?" Ruby wondered aloud. "But it's only the second week of school. What could require all of the third years?"
"Maybe it's something that involves a growth of Grimm in several places and they're sending us all out in large groups to hunt and kill them!" Nora squealed.
"Maybe they wanna, you know, treat us for making it this far without dying." Jaune said, shuddering at Nora's idea.
"We won't know until they call us." Pyrrha giggled, Ruby noticing a subtle twitch of Blake's bow in the older redhead's direction at the sound.
"Then let's hurry to our rooms!" Ruby cheered. "The sooner we get there, the sooner they can call us!"
Her friends agreed with that notion and hurried to their dorm rooms, shutting the doors for privacy. Once in the safety of Team RWBY's dorm room, Yang immediately rounded on Blake and demanded, "Okay, what was that with Pyrrha earlier?"
"What are you talking about?" Blake asked nonchalantly.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about, Blake." the blonde persisted. "You were staring at her like she was the only thing that mattered in the entire universe."
"I was not staring at her like that." the brunette scoffed, continuing to read her book.
"I would say not." Weiss agreed, adapting an almost Ruby-like mischievous grin. "You looked more like she mattered more than Dust itself. I'd say someone was crushing, but it's already gone much farther than that."
"Wow, head-over-heels, Blake?" Ruby chuckled. "When did that happen?"
"When I first met her." Blake shrugged, attempting to hide the blush on her cheeks.
Three different jaws dropped at that and Yang's eyes grew rounder than her gauntlets. "You're... you're joking!" Weiss gasped, hands clasped to her chest.
"No." the black-themed girl replied. "I was intrigued by her fighting during the Initiation, but I first met her in my class that I share with you, her, Cardin, Velvet and Jaune. She was so intelligent. She reminded me of you, but warmer, comforting. And she's always so quick to help those less able than herself, like mentoring Jaune and helping you teach Ruby proper fighting form. She's supportive and heartwarming. How could I not fall for her?"
The rest of the team could clearly hear the awe in the brunette's voice, never before having seen Blake's eyes light up the way they were while she was talking. The love she felt for the famous athlete was almost tangible.
"B-but Blake..." her leader spoke up. "That was..."
"Two years ago. I know." The Faunus flipped a page in her book, her teammates all staring at each other in awe.
"How did we not notice this before now?" Yang mused.
"I tried to hide it well." Blake murmured. "I guess I was doing a good job. However, I can't allow for a slip-up like today to happen again. If you three noticed, then she's bound to notice as well."
"You can't just hide a crush for four years, Blake." Ruby shouted.
"I can hide it for that and longer if I so wish to." Amber eyes lifted to her teammates and hardened. "And I do wish to. None of you are going to tell her, either. This is one of the many secrets I'm going to continue to bear."
Her teammates all nodded mutely, staring at her in shock.
How can she possibly be thinking of hiding this? Ruby wondered. Especially when there's even the smallest chance Pyrrha could like her back?
I think it's a good strategy. Weiss thought, going to her bunk and beginning to methodically brush her hair. She kept it up for two years, so it definitely means that she's capable of keeping it up longer. It also gives her time to examine Pyrrha's mannerisms to determine the best way to ask her out when the time comes.
Is she insane? Yang mused, walking over to Ruby's bed with her sister and leaning against it while surveying her partner skeptically. She's gotta tell Pyrrha about her feelings! No one deserves to go through life hiding how they really feel just because it's a possibility that person may not love them back. I have to help Blakey somehow. We're partners, after all!
While Ruby was fretting over how to nudge Blake to try dating Pyrrha, Yang was deciding on which technique she should use in order to get Pyrrha to open her eyes to Blake's crush on her and Weiss was deciding which dress she should wear to the auditorium, the intercom rang out and called, "All third year students to the auditorium at this time. I repeat, all third year students to the auditorium at this time."
Both teams RWBY and JNPR set out from their rooms, heading for the auditorium with the rest of the third years. On the way, Yang meticulously made it so that Blake was situated next to Pyrrha, not that the brunette took any mind, reading a book on her way to the meeting and lost to the world around her except for the sound of Pyrrha's voice.
I know it's a lot of stuff and buildup for a first chapter, but there was no other way in my mind to do it than this way. I want to get this show on the road asap. I hope you guys are ready for chapter two and beyond because this is about to be good.
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