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Okay so the story will be set on a random storyline, don't complain if it doesn't go how you'd like it to. I'm not sure what I have planned for this fanfic yet but I'll try and make it interesting. My RWBY info is a little rusty so don't judge me wrong if I name something wrong ahaha :P Anyway, the main focus is Ren and Nora with a small side dish of Jaune and Ruby here and there. The story will take place 2 years AFTER Beacon's fall; if you don't like how the story goes or what happens then... oh well. I know not everyone will like it and that's fine by me.
Just as a little teaser; I will be adding in a purely made up Grimm for parts of the storyline, you'll see the first teaser during this chapter. Team RNJR have been split up by somethng big... big and powerful enough to split the very land itself. For more details; read the story ;D (Chapter One mainly focuses on what goes on before the large Grimm's encounter, sorry if it won't be very exciting BUT; there'll be some Renora moments in there for you ;D but if you feel it's going too fast; don't worry it's meant to go that way so just enjoy it, it's only a teaser anyway)
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The 2 years will take place during the first and second chapter). Not every part of the story will be cheerfully filled with Renora and there will be drama but I can promise it will be a happy ending through all the rough patches that'll be encountered. Chapter One will take place a year after Beacon, explaining how they became seperated by the large Grimm (I can't promise it will be a big chapter...) AAAAANYWAAAY; without any more stalling; please enjoy, like and follow if you want a notice for when the next chapter comes out ;) (Chapter Two focuses on their struggles apart from the others)
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Orange Lotus
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Chapter One - How It Happened
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It had been a year since Beacon fell, teams RWBY and JNPR had become split and formed the new RNJR, having left to continue on their search of the criminal masterminds behind it all. However, their attempts had left to almost all but dead ends... whatever leads they had found turned up little information and the team had found themselves on yet another cold trail. They walked for days.. weeks.. on end with little rest after leaving their last safe sleep at a town inn, taking refuge in any seemingly safe place they could to just rest and find whatever food they could whether it was hunting small mammals or taking a risk with strange yet delicious looking fruit. Their rations for the trip to the next village had ran out almost a week past and they were starting to feel a little drained from lack of refreshments. Either way, they had managed to pull through the tough times of travelling, risking life and limb to protect both themselves and their friends through the thick of hoards of vicious Grimm and often or not thugs out on the roads looking for travellers to attack and steal from; which was currently happening. Although the thugs weren't exactly an effort to fight, they certainly made it an annoyance to shake off as the four members of RNJR used their efforts into just throwing them off of them and away until they gave up, but patience was starting to slip...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH NOOOO PLEAAASE!" a scream cries loudly out into the thick forest of leaves of many colors; the season of Autumn was coming into it's first swing. The team had ended up splitting up to chase the attackers off, scaring them away and stopping, turning their heads towards the loud scream and insantly bolting off into the direction it came from. A loud maniacal cackle giggled out into the air as loud crashing thuds sound out every few seconds "SOMEONE PLEASE!" the cry sounded out again before a spine chilling screech filled the air. The head of the mighty Magnhild had come crashing down just inches away from the terrified thugs face, cracking the vewy ground and just barely touching his nose as he cowers in fear in a pathetic ball on the ground, face wet with tears as a pair of very angry sky blue eyes glare down at him, lifting the heavy weapon up as if it were a feather "YOU. DRIVE. ME. CRAZY!" the angry Nora yelled out "all it's been for the last one hour is grab and throw GRAB AND THROW AND GROPE! WEEEELLL IIII'VE HAAAD EEEENOOOUGH!" she snapped, slamming the hammer down onto the same spot again which earned another spine chilling screech of terror.
Ruby, Jaune and Ren had just arrived to see the man curl into an even tighter ball, cowering like the pathetic thug they were, having heard how acidic her word were; each one of them laced thick with icy death. Jaune stared with a mixture of wonder yet pure fear of the orange haired woman's obvious temper coming out while Ruby watched on with innocent confusion. Ren gave a small sigh "Nora" he tried, but the woman was already ranting again "OH AND TO MAKE THINGS EVEN MORE PUT TO THE POINT!" she started, dropping the weapon and grabbing the cowering body, holding him up easily which made them squeak out in fright, turning paler and paler as her face got close to his and half whispered in a very angry tone "learn to touch a lady with respect!" she hissed out, throwing the poor thug into the tree before glaring once more and picking Magnhild up, storing it away and making a "HMPH" before crossing her arms and looking away "Nora? Are you okay?" a voice asked; this time she turned around, causing Ren to give a slight, hard to notice, flinch at the glare she shot, which soon faded into a far softer and warmer gaze as she gave him her most cheerful smile to try and reasure her green wearing friend that she'll be fine before skipping off back down the path. The others watched her cautiously and confused before looking at each other and sighed. Ruby hurried after the powerful woman and Jaune hesitantly followed after.
Ren, however, remained back for a few moments; magenta eyes glared down on the cowering and weeping form before kicking a nearby pebble into the mans face who gave a pained yelped and held his face in pain. Ren turns and walks off, following the rest of his team. He highly disliked men mistreating women, and hearing Nora complain about 'groping' he could only assume that particular thug had tried his luck and managed to get a hand or two touching her womanly areas and it made his temper rise slightly. However, he would quickly calm as he caught up and returned to his usual self, falling in step next to the cheerfully skipping Nora who had a huge smile on her face as if nothing just happened. His eyes scanned her face closely, trying to find any signs of distress still there but he would be given what he needed when she looked at him; seeing the concerned look he was giving and she grins cheerfully at him. Relaxing fully, he gave her a small rare smile in return as their focuses went back onto the path ahead. Even a year later, they were as close as ever.
Jaune and Ruby were a small distance behind them, still a little cautious of the unpredictable Nora "so uh... yeah... remind me not to get on Nora's bad side..." Jaune said nervously and Ruby gave a small giggle at him and a sweet smile "it's okay, Jaune. She may be scary but I don't think she'd hurt us if one of us angered her... maybe..." came the reply and the blonde slouched with a huff "you know... that 'maybe' doesn't really help, Ruby..." he mumbles and she only gave him an innocent smile "... sorry?" she questions, tilting her head to the side slightly "oh come on Jaune! At least they won't be bothering us for a while... that one back there certainly won't be. I'm sure Nora won;'t be getting angry any time soon" she tried to reassure him and he straightened himself up slightly "yeah... yeah you're probably right" he responds, giving her an unsure smile but thankful that she's trying to help calm his shakey nerves down. The pair had grown rather fond of each others company over the past year; talking to each other more when they needed advise or comfort over something and they had formed a close friendship out of it, although he did have to admit with himself... her innocent ways were quite adorable and her passion for the fight and the use of weapons gave her a rather deadly appeal in nature, sort of like Nora but not as psychopathic as the orange haired woman. Ruby gave him her brightest smile and sped up to catch up with the others and Jaune gave a soft smile at her, following.
The team had finally decided to pick up their pace in order to find a safe resting spot to spend the night, but instead they found the next village further up. With all but Ren jumping up and down in pure joy, the entire team ran for the town while Ruby and Jaune decided to make a game of it and see who could run the fastest out of them both without cheating, both laughing and trying to outmatch the other in speed. Ren and Nora would remain at their usual pace, watching the pair with their game as they gave each other a questioning look; having not seen them get so excited and challenging towards each other. Nora giggled and smiled at the playful pair as she kept in pace next to Ren who watched on with the usual serious expression, only directing his gaze to her when she gave him a light push and started hopping circles around him; earning a furrowing brow at her but she would just poke her tongue out and poked the tip of his nose with the famous "boop" before running ahead before he had the chance to catch her wrist. She gave a squeak of delight when she saw him speed up to give chase, making it nearing impossible to catch her; having always been more faster and tired out far less easier.
Even with her energy levels nearing an all time low she still managed to keep out of hands reach, giggling at the failing attempts. He would play back sometimes, which she absolutelty adore and had only been caught once, this time would be the second as she felt his firm hand grab onto her shoulder and she stopped with a huff, it would be pointless fighting back against the weakness in her legs caused by him touching her and he stopped as well "I win, now... let's continue" he said, walking on ahead calmly as they finally reached the border of where the town stopped. Nora would smile and follow, even though he was being all serious about it she knew he enjoyed it, cherishing those few moments dearly as she does with every rare, handsome, smile he gave. The town they arrived at looked like a harbour town; nestled right against the ocean. The town itself didn't seem to have much to ofer but it had two places they desperately seeked; food and an inn to sleep in. Ruby cheered in delight and ran for the cafe that was just ahead of them and Nora giggled; following instantly. Ren and Jaune gave a relaxed sigh and walked after them "FINALLY!" both girls cheer out, ordering a filling meal while a confused and cautious waitress noted down everything they wanted.
Ren and Jaune found them all a table and sat down as they waited, Ruby and Nora finally leaving the nervous waitress alone to join them and the shakey woman would slowly walk over to take the men's orders. As usual Ren didn't order much but Jaune decided to make a bigger order than usual and watched the waitress hurry off quickly "I think she's scared of us" Nora said, tapping her chin in thought "well... I think if I was a woman who just got surrounded by two women weilding weapons and phychotic hyperness suddenly firing requests for a meal order just suddenly popped up in my face, I think I would be too" Jaune stated, earning a proud grin from Nora and a smile from Ruby. They would continue to give light chatter as they waited for their orders, ate, paid and then slumped into their seats; all satisfied of finally having a full stomach. After they had relaxed for aseveral moments for their meals to go down they left the small cafe and headed to the inn, only to find out they had no rooms with four beds; only one single, two single, or double bedded rooms. Talking amongst themselves they decided that they would choose rooms with two single beds, prefferring to at least have someone there to talk to as they fell asleep and since Nora refused to be without Ren as always it had left Jaune to share a room with Ruby as both pairs recieved their keys and headed for their rooms; sharing their goodnights to each other as they split.
Delighted squeals came from Nora as she jumps up and down on the bed after leaving the shower room and had changed into comfy pajamas. Thankfully they were still fresh from the last town, since the group never wore their bed clothes while camping out. With a giggle she throws herself down on the comfy bed with a content sight as she laid there in silence, wondering how long Ren would be in the shower room. She watched the ceiling with her sky blue eyes in thought; they had gone through so much in the past year as team RNJR and it had only brought them all closer and the thought put a happy smile on her face as she gave a content sigh. After several moments she felt her eyes getting heavy, feeling too lazy to want to get up and lay on the bed properly and to get under the blanket even though the chilly harbour night was stinging at her skin; feeling far too comfortable to move as she slowly dozed off in the haphazard sprawl across the bed.
Ren left the shower room several moments after she had dozed off, rolling his eyes slightly at his orange haird friend. He was dressed in simple trousers and shirt and rubbed at his wet hair with a towel, half expecting the hyperactive woman to bounce back awake any moment as she usually would but seeing that she was most likely dead to the world he watched her for a few moments, wondering if she even felt cold or if she was even comfortable considering how sloppy her current position was. Giving out a sigh he stands and walked over, slowly and carefully picking her up and placing her into a far more comfortable position and pulled the blanket over her so she wouldn't freeze over night, earning light mumbles in her sleep when the warmth of his hands left her body. As he was turning to walk back to his own bed a hand grabbing his lightly made him jump quite noticeably as he looked to her; her eyes half open with a tired and affection filled smile plastered her face as she whispered "goodnight, Ren" before letting him go and slumping back into sleep. Ren held back a small chuckle "goodnight, Nora" he replied. Even if he didn't smile, she could hear the care in his voice and her smile grew wider as she slipped into sleep more. Ren decided to waste no time and crawled into his own bed, getting comfortable and almost instantly passed out from lack of energy.
In the other room, Ruby was busy polishing her weapon while Jaune lazed on his bed; thinking of what they could do for their next course of action "I think we'll stay here for a few days before we cross to the next place" he spoke up, Ruby looking up in question "what will we do here?" she asks and Jaune sat up "just relax I guess, give a helping hand if anyone needs it. We need the rest, that last travel took a lot out of us all. At least by doing this we have enough time to rest up and restock on what we need" came his reply and Ruby gave a smile "sounds great!" she agreed, returning to cleaning her scythe free from the remains of Grimm guts from previous fights "hey Jaune... while I'm at this do you want me to clean up and sharpen your sword and shield for you?" she offers and Jaune thought for a moment before nodding "yeah, sure. Thanks Ruby" he said, laying back as he thought more, watching the ceiling. As offered, Ruby took his weapon and shield after she had finished with her own weapon, beginning to clean and sharpen with a smile.
"Jaune... what do you think about those rumours about that huuuuuge Grimm that's apparantly been sighted?" she questions "to tell you the truth it sounds horrifying... if it truly is as vicious, large and dangerous as the rumours say... I honestly wouldn't know how to feel fully unless I saw it for myself" came his reply and Ruby thought for a few moments "I think... it will be worth a fight!" she chimed, throwing a fist up into the air to show her confidence and Jaune gave her a soft smile "well... at least you're not afraid of having a challenge" he said, chuckling slightly, earning a giggle from the innocent woman as she continues her work on his sword and shield "they're only as scary as you think they are" she said, sheathing the now cleaned and sharpened sword and placing a now clean shield back by where she took them from "but... Nora's still scarier than any Grimm" she joked, giggling at the stare she was given and a slightly paling face from Jaune "y-yeah... you're right with that one..." he got out, chuckling nervously "uh yeah. ahah... far more scary" he mumbles, sighing and getting comfortable "well, anyway we should get some rest, goodnight Ruby" he said, rolling to his side and began dozing off. Ruby said goodnight back and had gotten under the blanket of her own bed, instantly falling asleep.
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A full day later
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Team RNJR had slept an entire day and night away, even Nora had slept a day and night away! The orange haired woman was the first awake out of them all though and she was now sat on Ren's belly after slowly and quietly moving onto his bed. He's laying on his back and completely unaware until a finger poking at the tip of his nose stirred him from sleep and he cracked a groggy eye open "...?" Nora giggled at him and poked again "boop!- AHH" her grin was instantly wiped from her face and her face had now turned a heavy shade of red as she found herself being pushed onto her back with her legs spread lazily either side of his. He was on hands and knees above her for a moment before he moved up to just his knees and crossed his arms as he watched her, still half asleep "Nora... what are you doing?" he asks with a light yawn and she giggled slightly, prodding her index fingers together "um... well... you were asleep and, well I mean OBVIOUSLY you were asleep and I was awake first and it sounds like the others aren't awake yet and I thought maybe I could see how many times I could poke your nose before you woke up and I poked maybe 20 times and now you're awake and-" "Nora... I get it, you're bored and now I'm awake... please, let me wake up fully" he said, making her face turn even redder as he idly, without even passing a second thought, placed his hands on her legs and moved them away so he could get off the bed, shuffling off into the bathroom.
Nora blank a few times then sat up 'what was that all about? That's new...' she thought, thinking on it for a few moments and shrugged it off to cool her face down, trying not to think too much on it but she only found herself staring off into space with a smile. She couldn't describe how that felt, but it certainly made her feel full of energy but the moment was short lived and the sound of him returning to the room broke her from her thoughts as a now more awake Ren walked into the room "get dressed, we're going to have a look at the area and then we'll need to start getting the things we need" he said, checking over his Stormflower before sitting on the bed and waiting as Nora grins and ran off into the bathroom; jumping back out in what seemed like ten seconds flat and fully dressed as she skipped across the room to him and stood at the edge of the bed, bouncing on her heels as she waits. She grins at him as he stared at her before standing and walking for the door, Nora right at his side.
Two hours later everyone met up, walking along the streets towards the docks after having stocked up, found a map and found zero information on Torchwicks remaining goons. They found out some very interesting information, however, on the long stretch of rocky land connecting this continent to the next and either side the ocean could be seen on the massive rock path; which they saw once they reached the docks. They were told to pass through with cautioun if they were to take their next step in their journey across it... the land was extremely unstable with vast water filled caves and tunnels underneath the entire stretch and several spots on the top had large pits that often shot gaysers of ice cold sea water through whenever the weather turned severe. Years and years of rough weather had weakened the rocky bridge of land greatly and it was classed as a high alert danger zone that could take upto two days to cross "WWOOOOW I CAN SEE FOREEEVEEER!" came Nora's cheerful shout, all three heads looking to the side but saw nothing, then looked up to see her perched at the top of a pole "looks like some fog rolling in HOT ON TWELVE O CLOCK!" she giggled out.
Jaune shook his head and smiled while Ruby gave a giggle at the cheerful woman. Ren watched in the usual serious and observant way, concerned she could fall from the slither of pole top she was resting on with one foot. Seeing that she seemed to have good balance his gaze turned in the direction she was looking; seeing the thick fog starting to come into the land "well... best watch where we step. That fog looks very thick" he said calmly and Jaune nods in agreement "well in that case, I'm going to go and get some extra supplies. I'll see you guys back at the inn" Jaune said, walking off "I'll come and help" Ruby said, following after him. Ren looked up to Nora again, only to see her missing from the pole and noticed her now running off down one of the long docks in delight as he followed. His concerns rise again when he could see the waves were becoming more vicious as powerful winds had started drifting onto the docks and the fog was now making itself known "Nora.. I don't think we should be out here with this fog coming in" he called "oh shush it'll be fine!" she called back cheerfully, stopping right at the end of the pier.
She leans over slightly to view the lightly crashing waves as she tip toed ever so lightly with arms stretched out aiming backwards a little "wow this is really high up!" she said as Ren began jogging towards her at seeing her silly actions "NORA GET AWAY FROM THE EDGE!" he yelled out, sounding both worried and angry but she just looked over her shoulder with a smile, turning around to move away but her smile left her face and was replaced with a startled wide eyed expression as she felt her feet slipping from under her and she felt herself falling backwards. It all happened within seconds and her expression became fear filled as the now terrifying reality of her falling into towards dangerous water was alerting every sense in her body, shutting her eyes tight and letting out a scream, waiting to be swallowed up by the lightly raging waves. Grabbing out for whatever she could out of pure instinct she felt the small drop come to a sudden end and a strong arm wrapped itself very firmly around the middle of her back while her hands cling onto a torso for dear life.
Opening her eyes slowly she saw a worried Ren holding onto a single Stormflower which had it's blade rammed deep into the pier's wood and he used all his strength to pull himself and her back up to safety, shakily dragging her up with him and pulling her away from the edge of the pier as her body shook rather violently in his hold. She tried to give him a smile but it was quickly gone when his magenta eyes stared at her quite angrily as he pulled her up to her feet "Nora!" he snapped, earning a flinch from her and a puppy dog eyed stare as she hunched her shoulders slightly. The look struck him hard upside the head 'idiot... she's scared enough by herself already don't add to it!' he thought to himself, heaving out a deep sigh and trying to calm his anger, watching her as she casts her gaze downwards sadly "Nora..." came a softer voice and she looked up slightly, feeling shamed at herself for letting herself become so helpless and for angering her best friend, it took so much to make his mood come out and it looked like she struck a bad nerve this time and it scared her 'please don't hate me' she thought over and over as she watched with the same expression.
Ren looked away for a moment to pull the single Stormflower from the wood and put the weapon away before turning back to her, blinking to see she wasn't there and panicked slightly before noticing she was already walking off back down the pier "well done, Ren..." he mumbled to himself, walking after her "Nora, stop" he said sternly and she responded obediently, squeaking as she felt him turn her around suddenly by the shoulders "look at me" came the stern voice again and she slowly looked up with the same sorrow and shame filled eyes and it struck him even harder at seeing her look so... not Nora. He sighs again "look... I'm sorry I got mad, but you just worried me so much... Nora please, don't ever do something like that again..." he said, trying to defuse the bad atmosphere "what would I ever do if I lost you...? Falling into raging water, even as light as that water, will give you hardly any chance of surviving let along fighting against it's strength and you know that.." he stated "I'm sorry..." she mumbled, casting her gaze downwards again and slipped her arms around him, pulling him close in attempt to show she's not going anywhere and he just gave another sigh, a less annoyed one this time as he gently stroked her head a few times while keeping the other hand rested on her shoulder "it's...- don't worry about it. Just don't worry me like that ever again, got it? Or.. I'll uh" he stopped for a moment, thinking before saying "I'll have to make pancakes for someone else" he said, trying to at least bring the Nora he knew out from the sad shell currently hiding her away.
"NO! I'll behave I'll behave!" Nora cries out into his chest "no one will dare take a pancake from you but me!" she said in a muffled, yet very challenging, voice; clinging to him even tighter and almost squeazing the breath right out of him. Luckily he was used to her powerful holds and just gave a slight chuckle "good.. now come on, it's not safe to be on the pier in fog and winds like this" he said, trying to pry her off but it didn't work fully and she was now clung to his arm with no signs of letting go any time soon with sky blue eyes watching him and an adorable smile spread across her slightly rosey cheeks. Ren couldn't help but give her a soft smile at her adorable ways, also happy that she had bounced back from her sorrow filled mood, leading her off the pier and back to more safer areas. Nora would be stuck to him like glue for the entire time they wander around the harbour town; ignoring the stares they recieved as they make their way back to the inn to meat with the others. These looks were so very common, he had become so used to this happening to him where he would walk around with the hyperactive, orange haired, hammer swinging maniac that it had become normal for him and he wouldn't have it any other way.
Nora would giggle at him as she poked at his nose and face, earning a stare from him in warning to stop but she knew full well he would tolerate this all day and night from her if he had to. He'd be lying if he said he hated it; he adored seeing her as her cheerful and bright self and Nora... well she adored him regardless of what he was like and that's what he liked the most about his orange haired friend; she was willing to give him her unconditional affection regardless of how he was... even when he got angry with her and ended up scaring her off momentarily, which had happened several times in their life but it was so rare and they always became closer after it. Neither of them could possibly imagine what life would be without the other, nor how they would deal with that; little did they know that would be happening a lot sooner than they knew...
Giving a huge, bright smile her finger poked his nose on that one spot that always made him blink "boop!" they were near the inn now and Nora made him stop dead in his tracks by asking "Ren... you'll always be there for me... right...?". Her stopping in her walk wasn't what stopped him; it was the seriousness in her not so cheer filled question and he turned his gaze to her and their eyes lock. He took a few moments to respond to her and made her almost jump out of her skin as his finger poked her right at the tip of her nose, sending sparks right down her spine as she let go of his arm with a slightly reddened face and shock filled eyes. He gave a slight chuckle, secretely finding that look extremely cute, and walked off ahead of her "well I have you to take care of, don't I?" came his reply and Nora gave a light squeal of joy, throwing her arms into the air and skipped after him, arms flopping to her side as she caught up, clinging to his arm once more with the brightest smile he had seen her give for an entire month.
Inside the inn, Jaune was busy pacing his and Ruby's rented room while she giggled at him trying to say something to her but getting himself muddled up horrificly bad "I mean, how do I say 'like'? as in, I like, or I like like... like?" he groaned at himself and continued, seeming to momentarily forget that Ruby was now almost in tears laughing at him, rolled onto her side while holding her stomach and pointing at him, which suddenly stopped into an innocent smile as she sat up instantly "HEY!" he yelled, sulking as she stiffled giggles at him and while he waved his arms about which only added to her childish amusement "I'm trying to say something serious to you and you're laughing at me!" he complained, sulking even more "Jaune you just keep repeating one word" Ruby giggled out at him, squealing out the laughter she was holding back while falling to her back and holding her stomach again as he pouts at her.
How could he stay mad at her...? She was just so innocent and clearly having a great time despite it being at his own expense. He just sighs and gives a smile even though he felt defeated with himself at trying to even express how he felt, watching her as she slowly burns herself out of laughter and sat up, wiping her eyes away of tears caused by the intense laughing fit "okay okay... try again" she said, stiffling weak giggles when she got a half playful glare from him and he stood, walking to her and crossing his arms as he stood in front of her "are you going to start laughing again if I do?" he asks and Ruby grins "only if you start ranting with yourself again" came her reply and Jaune huffs "fiiiine... I'm trying to say I- uhh... forgot to get... a..- why are you staring at me like that?" he asks, unnerved by Nora who had just flung their door wide open and started staring at them quite blankly "weeeeeellllllllll it loooooks like you guys are doing something dirty so BYE BYE NOW" she finally spoke, apparantly Ruby's back was facing the door and at least head height to his lower torso while sat down and the view was rather... suggestive considering his face was a light shade of pink at the time. Ren just connects his the palm of his hand to his face and sighs, grabbing her arm to prevent her from leaving "really, Nora?" he mumbles.
She gave a grin at his obvious embarrassment at her rude joke and poor Jaune had turned so red he ended up turning around and threw himself onto the other bed face first. Ruby just tilts her head, confused "Aw I broke Jaune" Nora complained, both her and Ruby stare at each other before bursting out into laughter at the poor man. Ren just closes the door and watched this all unfold from a corner of the room, he found it amusing but no one else knew that "so... are you going to get up off of your face and tell us our plans while we stay here or... are you going to continue suffocating yourself?" he asks, watching as the blonde lifts his head up with a groan as both women finally cool down with their laughter. With a huff, Jaune turned and sat on the edge of the bed, glaring at a grinning Nora who felt quite successful at breaking Jaune's brain; which she had tried hard to do for some time now "alright well... we'll stay here for another day before we head out across that rocky path to the other side and see if we can find anything else out on those goons" he started, everyone focusing on him as they listened closely.
"once we reach the village on the other side we'll spend several days there depending on what sort of information we get, but honestly I'm starting to think they're all gone..." Jaune continued "whether still as a group or not, we still need to find the remaining ones and make sure they don't rise up and become even worse than Roman or that Falls woman" Ren spoke up, both Ruby and Nora nodding in agreement "I'll search forever if I have to! THERE'S STILL SOME LEGS TO BE BROKEN!" Nora said cheerfully, a fist held up into the air and Ruby grins, joining in "YEAH!" she chimed in and Jaune sighs some, smiling at them "well... we'll continue looking until we reach the other side of the continent. If we find nothing I suggest we just turn back on our steps and just think about going home until something else comes up for us to fight..." Jaune said "I can agree a little on that. If we can't find anything on them by the time we reach the other end there's not much else we can do. Besides, it would be nice to settle down somewhere for a little while, all this travelling is nice but it would still be nice to sit down for a long time and not have to do any searching for anything" Ren joined in.
Nora and Ruby both agreed as well, but Nora loved adventure the most... but she wouldn't give up being by Ren for any adventure. She knew full well that if he decided to go on a different path she would be right at his side skipping along, it's not like she has a home to go to... 'home' to her was by his side every step of the way like it has always been.
Since the fog had become too thick to even see more than a centimetre outside, the team decided to just relax in the one room and chat about various things for the day. It had been decided that the next day they would make sure they had everything ready for their next set out onto the path ahead and leave early the next day after. Seeing it was starting to get late Ren and Nora shared their goodnights with the others and returned to their own room. Nora had zoomed into the bathroom within seconds to claim the rights to change into her nightwear first, soon skipping out and throwing herself onto her bed before lounging relaxedly as Ren took his turn to change. While Nora lay there alone her gaze turns to the window as a bright flash arrived, followed by a crack of thunder so loud it shook the room itself. With a grin she threw herself off the bed and leaned close to the window, trying to see out but the thick fog now mixed with torrential rain made it completely impossible to see even the hanging flower baskests either side of the window.
Regardless, she lowered to her knees gently and watched what she could see of the thundering rain instead, trying to pinpoint where each lightning strike was through the thick fog. She had become so lost to herself she had failed to notice Ren came back into the room, who was now sat on his bed watching her for a moment before looking around to see if he could find any reading matieral. Other than a few old magazines and comics with hardly anything worth reading he turned his attention back to Nora, who's expression had changed to a more down looking way. In her mind she was still a little down about making him angry, feeling as if she had disappointed him and that was something she tried so very hard not to do. Gently, she places her arms onthe windowsill then rests her head onto said arms, idly poking at the old wooden fram that boxed the window's glass into four squares as she overthought too much on the matter which only put her down more. Furrowing his brow, Ren stood up and walked over silently, making her jump back to reality when he lowers to his knees next to her and joined her; watching out the window at the weather.
Nora gave a bright smile but his gaze wiped it off her face as the magenta eyes locked with hers, they didn't look angry but instead were full of regret for getting as mad as he did "Ren... what's wrong...?" she asks and he gave a slight sigh to himself "I know why you're feeling down, don't try hiding it from me" he said, turning his gaze back to the weather "and I'm sorry for getting as mad as I did at you. I'm not disappointed in you but you did make me panic today" he added, watching her slump her face into her arms more as she gave a more miserable look. He hated it when she gave him that face, even moreso when it was him that caused it. He could see that talking it through wasn't going to be easy and he was finding it hard to explain it any more than he already had so instead he once again turned his gaze to the weather and silently slipped an arm over her shoulders, feeling her smaller frame jump in surprise, seeing her staring up at him in wonder without even having to look at her. The very next thing he knew he was being almost crushed by powerfull arms hugging him around the neck and shoulders as his back turns into a dangerously bending plank of wood before it finally gave way and he fell back with a grunt and she made damn well sure that he knew that she wasn't letting go.
It took him several moments to get adjusted to her crushing strength which had taken him while his guard was down and he breathed out a sigh of relief once he felt his lungs getting the appropriate air needed, feeling her about to move away but he prevented that by simply wrapping his arms around upper and lower back, earning a delighted squeal on his shoulder "what am I going to do with you..." he said lightly, watching her tilt her head upwards with her most adorable, yet strikingly beautiful, smile yet and he felt himself giving a small smile back in return as he moved to sit up, leavinging against the bed as he held her there. she was sat on his lap sidewards and the new position had forced his head to be rested ontop of hers; or was it forced? Regardless... Nora felt completely content and gave a happy sound as she got more comfortable on him, staying there as he watched out the window silently thinking to himself while the storm raged on with it's noisy, rampaging thunder and rain. He had worried in silence through that day, even though she hid it well and kept her playful and cheerful nature in full view he knew that she had been feeling down all day about it; being less chatty and energetic which was only half of Nora. Anything half Nora meant that she wasn't feeling at her full joy.
This time he knew that she didn't feel down in any way what-so-ever and it brought some peace to his mind, coming back to reality when he felt her body become very slumped and looked down; seeing that she had fallen asleep. Gently and slowly he stood with her after slipping one arm under her legs, placing her on her bed while trying to pry her still clinging arms from around his shoulder without waking her, not that she was going to let that happen somehow as her eyes open tiredly "...huh?" she mumbled, eyes becoming wide as her face grey intensely hot while a confused Ren stood there, blinking a few times and then gave a slightly unimpressed look. Their faces were extremely close, since this was the only angle he had found to have any luck on moving her arms and now it was backfiring "uh... so... er. Mind... letting me go..?" he asks, picking his words very carefully, getting ready to fight for his life as he saw the heavy shade of red turn to a softer rosey color as she grinned brightly "you get this close to me then you want to be let go?" she asks in a cheerful voice, giving a small shy giggle at his blank faced stare before asking as quietly as she possibly could "only until I fall back asleep... pleaaaaaseee...?"
He watched her in thought for aseveral moments... it had been quite some time since she had asked for something from him in such an adorable way and he just couldn't seem to fight with himself to say no. With a heavy sigh he gives in, much to her obvious delight, as he got onto the bed and slumps onto his back, letting her cling to his side with arms moving from his shoulders to around his torso and her legs locking around on of his 'well, looks like you're here for the night...' he thought, staring at the ceiling as Nora made herself as comfortable as she could. Within minutes she was mumbling a tired goodnight to him while clearly dozing off. Replying to her with his own goodnight, he suddenly felt himself becoming very tired; feeling so warm and comfortable it had made him unwilling to move as odd as it felt, yet felt strangely right. He liked this feeling despite how strange it felt, lazily slipping one arm under her side to gently rest at around her lower back and let his hand lightly laze on her side as she slept soundly next to him, finding himself drifting off against his own will.
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The very next day he would be woken the exact same way he had been woken the previous day, but this time he didn't decide to startle the life out of her by changing the tables of who was above who he decided to just lay there and watch her calmly as her smiling face, full of joy, watched him and poked his nose again, bubbling with energy. That day would be spent with all four members of the team walking around a less foggy but very wet harbour town and looking at things of interest, taking some time to get anything they had missed while buying their stock of food, water and other necessities before returning to the inn much earlier for sleep, going for a very early morning leave. While Jaune and Ruby had already sorted things out and were currently asleep before the others; only Ren and Nora were awake and had just finished sorting out their things ready for the morning. Nora was by the window again watching the stars, having had a smile on her face all day long and it was still there, it must have been the happiest he had seen her in over a year and it was certainly nice to see.
As he sat down on his bed and started to settle, being asked a question she had tried to get an answer for several times that day "so... why didn't you move? I mean, I know full well that you could have gotten out of that hold yet you didn't and now I'm starting to wonder just why you didn't. I mean you've been very quiet all day about it and keep avoiding answering me and I really really really really want to know" she started, chuckling while she rambled and walked around before sitting on her bed and watching him "it's like you have something going on in there but you're not saying it because it's probably something super super SUUUPER secret and no one's allowed to know and you're not going to let anyone know be-" "Nora" she stopped and gave an innocent smile at the stern voice warning her to stop "are you done or is there more you want to say?" he asks, actually having a lighter and very slightly playful tone "hmmmmmm well I have a lot to say, like.. a LOT but I don't know if I should say it I mean if I said it what sort of impact would that have?" she started up again, gasping "it could destroy everything as we know it! Then I'd be alone and then I'll have no one to talk to and and if I said that I- wait... you're finding this funny!" she stopped, pointing an accusing finger at him and pouted cutely as he continued to watch. He may not be laughing or exactly smiling but he was definitely quite amused right now.
It was the moments like these that made the rough times worth it, just feeling content and happy; being by someone who would give her all just to be there and always has given her all to do just that very thing "are you sure you have nothing else to say?" he asks and Nora gave that thoughtful face again before staring at him and crossing her arms "nope, I'm not putting myself into another endless rambling loop for your sudden and weird entertainment needs" she stated, staring at him in challenge "now why would I be trying to make you enter an endless rambling loop?" he questioned and she just stared at him even more, trying her hardest "to be honest, I think you do have more to say but you either don't want to say it... or can't because you're unsure of it comes out wrong or you get an answer you're not hoping for" he said, seeing her twitch and droop her head "there's just no hiding things from you is there?" she questions calmly, returning her gaze to him "I can't see everything, Nora, you can hide a lot of things very well and sometimes I can't even tell when you're sad unless I catch you when you think no one's looking" he replied.
Nora gave a small smile which then turned into a triumphant grin before poking her tongue out at him "weeeelll you're just gonna have to keep trying! Cause these lips are S. E. A. L. E. D sealed" she stated in challenge, pointing at him playfully only to have him hold the tip of her finger which made her blink and look at him in question "now... surely you should know better than to challenge me... I'll find out what you're hiding whether sooner or later" he said calmly, watching her reactions closely "you know that I'll find out whatever something is whenever I'm challenged by you, but maybe I don't need to try" he said and let her finger go, seeing her guard had dropped and she had now turned into a nervous sort of shy "um, what do you mean; you don't need to try? ahahaha... I mean it's not like I have anything to hide I mean that would be silly riiight? Why would I have anything to hide from you -HEEEEY you're doing it agaaaaainn!" she complains and gave a grumpy looking face as she jumped to her feet, getting ready to tackle him for winding her up. The moment she threw herself at him she would faceplant onto the bed and push herself up, he had quickly dodged from her grabbing range.
Giving a light grumble she tried again and again but he only stepped around her attempts with an amused smile on his face as he avoided being caught by grabbing her wrist and spinning her around so her own body weight took her off balance slightly "that's not faaaaiir!" she complained, pouting at him as she kept trying; showing less annoyance and just genuine want to get a hold of him and he would be lying if he didn't find the desire in her eyes to be appealing. Desire to want to just be as close to him as she possibly could and if anyone could make him feel more wanted in the world: no one could beat Nora's level of affection. "stop moving!" she whines at him, stopping and watching him in defeat which made him give her a light and, even rarer than his smile, a small chuckle as he stands still at the foot of his bed as if to test her. If she were going to tackle him he'd at least have a soft landing. Nora just gave him another slightly annoyed whine and watched, wondering if he was going to move if she tried again; his current standing spot would mean she would either go face first onto the bed again or end up being right on top of him.
The second thought sounded fun in her mind but she dropped any idea of that actually happening and just crossed her arms as he remained stood there, waiting "so... are you going to admit defeat or...?" he questioned, waiting for her next course of action as she stared at him "the Nora I know wouldn't give up" he added and that did it... the challenging spark came back to her eyes and she slung herself towards him at frightening speed within a split second and rugby tackled him clean off his feet, her stern glare turning into a more cheerful one as she realises she had finally caught him as they connect to the bed with a grunt coming from each. She instantly sat up onto his belly and throw her fists up in the air in victory while grinning away "YEAH I WIN!" she cheered to herself as he watched calmly, blinking as she points directly at him and held her hand still before quickly and lightly jabbing the tipp of his nose "boop!"
"and what do you plan to do now that you've won?" he asks, lazily laying there, quite comfortable as she thought "I'll... um... hm" she looked around the room as she thought of what she could try and do but the grins and moved, flopping onto him and hugged up to him "I'll do this!" she stated in her cute and innocent way, resting her chin on his chest gently and watching him with a smile as he watched her calmly "alright but what does the loser have to do?" he questions and her gaze turned thoughtful again !whateeever he wants!" she said with a grin !I don't think that's how it works... the winner decides what the loser has to do-""and since I'm winner I'm deciding that the loser can do whatever he wants!" Nora cut him off with a bright grin and he just remained where he was before making her squeak by wrapping his arms around her again and she gave a joyous giggle, getting comfy on him "fine... loser has to stay like this all night" she said, making no attempt to move and neither did he, already becoming too relaxed to even care. The moment was far too sweet to ruin and he had already dozed off long before she had, thinking she had already gone to sleep due to her quietness and stillness.
Her eyes opened when she felt his breathing relax to a more sleep like pattern and she gazed at his sleeping face, he looked so handsome when he slept. She watched him for some time before sleep took over her senses, resting her face into the side of his warm neck gently as she dozes off, feeling him hold her tighter in his sleep.
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The next morning was started the exact same way as the previous, or so he was thinking until he opened his eyes. This time he was awake before her as she slept silently on him, the very dully lit room meant that dawn would be in full within the next hour and he sat up slowly, having to quickly pull her to him before she fell back. He had forgotten they had fallen asleep like that but the sudden movements didn't wake the sleeping woman who mumbled lightly in her sleep as her head lazily rested onto his shoulder. He blank a few times as he started to wake more and noticed that he had began to start staring at her sleeping face. Remaining silent; he faught with his mind on just why now, of all times out of all the time they had known each other, he was starting to find it hard to look away from her pretty face.
What snapped him back to reality was her finger on his nose as she gave a sleepy giggle "hey... why are you staring like that? is my face dirty or something...?" she mumbled, half awake "uh. No, it's not dirty but you do need to wake up and start getting ready" came his reply "but I want to stay here like this a little longer" she mumbled, dozing off slightly only to be woken almost fully in an instant when she realises just how they were sat, going stiff backed and red faced; even though it was currently too dark in the room to even see that as her face grew infinitely redder when she felt him cross his legs under her backside and held her close to him again with his forehead resting into her shoulder "then we will, but only for a little longer... then we seriously have to start getting ready" he stated. Nora stuttered slightly and relaxed slowly and soon returned the hug "I-I... o-okay..." she got out, fidgeting slightly
"hey um... Ren...?" her slowly asked question made him move back slightly so he could see her face "are you okay?" he asks, finding it unusual whenever her speech had turned slow "Wha..? Oh! I'm fine!" she said, giving him an honest smile before regaining that shy looking gaze "well.. so.. why didn't you move after...?" she asks, trying again but this time he decided there was no point in winding her up, instead brushing her fringe out of the way of her eyes "because I liked it" he said, seeing that she was watching in in a way that said 'keep going'. He had already guessed she'd want a better explanation than that so he gaze a very light sigh , trying to find the right words and he was finding it increasingly hard the more shy and adorable she got with him with each word "I liked it and... well. The rest you'll just have to find out for yourself, won't you?" he teased slightly. Although, the words weren't what made her shy it was the fact he had rested his forehead against hers and their faces were dangerously close and if she wasn't mistaken, she was sure she could feel his face growing warmer and warmer. Giving him one of her softest smiles she gazes into his eyes with so much want, they were almost screaming for something she had wanted for so long.
His alluring gaze was making her feel so weak in his hold and she had forgotten everything around her expect for him as she felt herself becoming very lost to his beautiful eyes, the eyes that could never hide much from her despite how blank or serious his face could be. She felt him shifting the angle of his face on her slightly but a knock on the door brought them spiralling back down into reality as Nora jumped off him and stood there stiffly while Ruby's voice spoke loudly "come on you guys get up, we gotta go!" she said "we're up, we're getting ready" Ren replied as Nora dived into the bathroom to change while her mind raced a trillion miles per split second 'was he going to...? nah... come on girl get real, but then... that was very very very very very very real... VEEEEEEERRRRYYYY real' her thoughts continued to race. Though she would have like to have believed something was about to happen, she took it as he was just being in an affectionate mood and thought nothing more on it.
"Nora, are you okay in there?" a concerned voice spoke after ten minutes 'she's never this long... please don't let this bed a bad thing...' he thought, knocking on the door lightly "hey come on, answer me..." he spoke "huh...? OH SORRY!" she said, throwing the door open with an innocent smile only to be faced with a worried look on his "...? um, are you okay?" she asks him and he furrows his brow slightly "You're the one that should be answering that question... you never take that long to dress" he replied and Nora just gave a smile nod "just tired!" she said, but the door knocked again before he could question here more "hey guys, Ruby's getting very impatient. She really wants to go. Are you all alright in there? It's not like you to be so slow" Jaune's voice spoke out and Ren gently closed the door so he could get ready and Nora toed the ground again with a smile on her face before almost skipping to the main door and threw it open, bouncing on her heals
"YEP we're all good. Just a slow wake up is all!" she said with a grin, watching Jaune jump back in surprise when the door flung open suddenly "I, well. Okay then... We'll meet you outside" he said, quickly walking off "okay" Nora replied, walking to her bed and grabbing her weapon and backpack just as Ren rejoined her in the room, grabbing his things as well. They left the room and joined the others outside and the team started to make their way out of the harbour town and across the field towards the rocky land bridge. As Ruby skips off ahead excitedly Jaune jogged to catch her up while Nora decided to remain by Ren's side who wanted to walk at a slower pace, making her squeal out in delight when he pretty much made her cling to his arm by pulling at her own arm lightly in a hint that she took perfectly. They were going to have a very long, and rough time ahead of them..
Although a fair distance across, they could still view the ocean waves either side of the strip of unstable land and today was oddly quiet... no gulls were even heard and there was just something strange none of them could quiet put their finger on. Nora was no longer jumping around and being excited, she was on high alert which made Ren alerted and on guard which in turn put Ruby and Jaune into a sense of unease; also bringing their guards up as they tried to cover as much ground as possible today. They had kept a steady pace for over four hours before a violent earthquake suddenly erupted and the ground had begin to crack and crumble; forcing the team to start running to, what they could only hope, safer and more stable land as large chunks of the area started to collapse, sending sprays of sea water miles high into the air as the force and violent quaking sent powerful shockwaves through the ground. Ren had run ahead of Nora when he saw Ruby had almost fallen into one of the large holes; having only Jaune to hold on to who was trying to pull her up.
Once he reached them he helped pull the red wearing woman up, only to see her zooming towards Nora instantly as she became very unstable on the crumbling ground under her feet; about to fall! Ren was starting to run to help before Jaune grabbed him and pulled him back with some force; seconds later the ground cracked open where he would have ran across and a large tusk thrust up through it, missing the pair by inches. A loud roar came from underneath as a gigantic head thrusts into view, a single eye alone on the beast was easily the length of Jaune and as tall as Ren in size but it hadn't seemed to have noticed them at first. "GET TO SAFETY!" Jaune called out and the two pair now ran in seperate directions as the thrashing Grimm thrashed itself free, crawling onto the land in the direction Ruby and Nora had ran in; towards the harbous town. Turning around, eyes full of worry and panic; both Jaune and Ren were unable to reach their friends now...
The large Grimm had torn the bridge to pieces and the raging waves were far too dangerous to swim in to get across as half of it's body stuck from the water, roaring viciously at the women who were firing at the Grimm to try and warm it off. It's upper body was designed for land but had stubby front legs and chunky short claws while it;s hidden lower half would most likely be more suited for water while it's back was full of spikes and frills and the head itself was very large, long and had a mouth full of shark like teeth. It roars out in pain as one of Nora's grenades explodes on one of it's eyes, causing it to raise one of it's arms and it was now coming down towards the woman at an alarming speed. Ren felt a strong sense of panic and quickly pulled out the Stormflower, shooting as much as he could at the Grimm to prevent the blow; hitting it in one of the eyes and the pain caused made it's hand miss Nora as it turns around swiftly. The mighty arm crashing into the ground broke most of the edges away while large collums of rock shot up and blocked the view of the women.
Jaune pulled at Ren, having to litterally drag him off across the bridge until he got his senses back to run with the blonde as the massive creature was now trying to get to them. On Ruby and Nora's side of the rocky land bridge; having just barely avoided death itself thanks to Ren's fast acts, were now racing the collapsing area they had been thrown into. The force of the arm connecting to the ground had opened up a large cave like area and they had fallen down onto one of the ledges. Ruby helps Nora up "come on, we have to run!" she said "where?!" she asks, both worried for the others and in a state of panic at the raging water below them which was rising dangerously close to their ledge as Ruby looks around and started to run "THIS WAY QUICK! she called and Nora quickly followed after her as they both ran along the large ledge towards safer ground as the ledge was starting to give way. Using her hammer, Nora stood onto the large head and shot a grenade, grabbing Ruby along the way as they were being launched up onto the ground above, not stopping for even a second as they ran back down the path they had come from earlier that morning. The large collums of rock poking high up into the ground behind them made it impossible to see the others, only seeing the swinging head of the mighty Grimm that was raging on after the others.
Ruby and Nora stop once they reached the more stable ground and watched on helplessly, even though Nora was still trying to angle the grenades to hit the beast; but it just wasn't enough... Ruby started to pull at her arm with a whimper to her words "come on... we have to go... I'm sure they'll be fine but we have to get back to the town and warn everyone..." she said. With tears in her eyes, Nora very hesitantly gave up and followed Ruby as they ran at full speed towards the town which was hours away... only then did she realise on just how close she was to have being flattened by the Grimm; the lower half of her weapon's handle was missing.
Now battling with their own safety, avoiding the beasts blows and an angry Ren; Jaune was now struggling to keep up with it all, almost falling to his doom until and almost bone breaking grip from Ren on his arm forced him to run far faster than the blonde could even manage properly as the land broke up around them at an alarming rate as the large Grimm continued to try and crawl onto land after them; roaring out loudly in rage as it's large clawed paws slam into the ground not far behind them as it continued to try and get them; it's thick bulky body weighing so much the unstable ground broke under it; making it impossible to even make it across now without a boat "ow Ren! That hurts!" Jaune complained, but the man ignored him as he kept a powerful grip on their wrist, continuing to force them to keep up with him as they reached more stable ground. He only stopped and let go once he noticed the Grimm had started to lose interest after losing distance with them; being extremely slow on land.
Giving an annoyed grumble, Ren was about to take his turn on attacking but it had managed to slip it's way back into the water, vanishing off into the deep with a loud roar sounding out. The quaking of the collapsing rocks slowly subsided and everything turned quiet again and their eyes scan the other side; the large collums of rock gave them no view to the others but their eyes scanned for any signs regardless "they should be up there... I mean, they should... right?" Jaune questioned, more of to himself than anyone as his breaths started to become panicked and worried. He was still very shaken up from the encounter, but now adding on with the pressure of their friends possibly being dead; crushed... drowned? Who knew...? He perked up slightly when Ren points out a shining object on the top of the collums, both staring in hopes it was them climbing up to show them that they were okay but it took them several moments to realise that wasn't going to happen; then seeing that it was infact a part of Magnhild's handle and Ren collapsed to his knees, leaving Jaune in a tough spot on what to do; hesitantly placing a hand on his shoulder but got no response "come on... we have to go... it could come back at any moment..." he said, trying to get a reply.
The worrying Jaune now had to stay there, trying to get him to move and respond while worrying greatly about another attack... if it attacked again he was certain neither of them would get out of it. The only thing that made the man get to his feet was a hoard of Beowolf coming towards them after hearing the commotion and his magenta eyes filled with so many mixed emotions and he dashed towards the pack, slicing through them without stop as Jaune following after him to make sure he didn't get himself hurt "Ren slow down!" he called, having to deal with the stragglers that decided Ren wasn't worth it and thought Jaune would be a better target but they were gravely mistaken, quickly being sliced down as Jaune let adrenaline take over so he could catch up with his green wearing friend.
Later that night, Ruby and Nora had been told they needed to help evacuate the harbour town as sightings of the large Grimm were seen near the area, it's roars heard every now and then under the crashing waves as both protected the villages and lead them off to a nearby and safer town the villagers knew of. Ruby looked over to the not so cheery Nora who was staring at the ground with every step, tears staining her face and she gave a sigh, looking at her own feet 'please... be safe out there guys...' she thought, swinging her scythe at any Grimm that dared target the villagers.
On the other side, Jaune was forcing himself to keep up with Ren who hadn't stopped for even a second. He had become double the silent her normally was and he looked tense all over, ready for a fight at any moment as Grimm lurked through the night and the tide had made the rest of the rocky path more dangerous. Giving a sigh, Jaune looked back for only a moment, hoping and praying that they were somehow okay over there. He knew what Ren was thinking, and he was trying not to think that way too, walking after him in silence with only the roars of the lurking Grimm and the monstrous cries echoing in the distance from the gigantic Grimm that had ripped the very land itself apart. The whailing cries of the beasts echoed far into the night...
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Okay okay soooo, there's Chapter One, I hope you found it interesting. Next Chapter will concentrate on the events days after the Grimm's arrival and then progress over a one year period which will end at the one year mark and then it'll be on to Chapter Three.
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