College slowed me down, plus I had to update a more depressing story prior to this but enough with the intro!
Disclaimer: RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth otherwise Coco really would be a fashion designer, Bálor Moonlight belongs to me (obvious I know)
The next day Coco would be waiting in line at the dining hall as the students around her were abuzz with excitement over the upcoming holiday, it was one of those rare times where the Academy would excuse the students in order to give everyone a break to decompress and get some freedom to stretch their wings in order to return to the classes feeling reinvigorated and ready to dive back into their classes with gusto.
"I was hoping to spend the holiday with Fox, but of course…" The usually fashionable Huntress would look over at Team RWBY's usually spot to see Yang sitting pretty in her partner's lap while her teammates conversed pleasantly, with the exception of the brawler's ex who appeared to want nothing more then to get the hell out of there before the vein in his forehead exploded.
"Nice to see I'm not the only one who's sick of her PDA, maybe there is hope for that fashion-blind bozo." Coco would quickly gather up her food and head to the back table where her team (sans Fox) was sitting, she would sigh as she took a seat next to Velvet who had been busy conversing with Yatsuhashi.
"Well guys, I'm gonna regret asking this but what does everybody have planned for the holiday? Obviously, my current plans are shot thanks to blondie down there." The bunny-eared Faunus would frown at her friend's words, nodding to her taller partner before turning to Coco. "Yatsuhashi and I were planning to were planning to head out to the beach this weekend, get far away from the hustle and bustle of the city and just enjoy ourselves." She would smile as she saw Coco contemplating the offer seriously, the breakup with Fox had left her leader feeling even more ticked off then usual and it hurt Velvet to see her usually coolheaded leader walking around with a chip on her shoulder. Yes, Coco could be a little obsessed with what people wore but it was just one of the aspects that made her leader more endearing.
"The beach huh, I guess I could use an excuse to buy some swimsuits for myself." The fashionista would grin before seeing a certain silver-haired agitator flying toward their table, she would shake her head and move her tray as the wolf Faunus crashed ribs first into the table with a groan of agony.
"Damn..that annoying woman!" Bálor would groan and look up at Coco with a weakened smile before struggling to drag himself back to some semblance of a standing position. "Sorry for interrupting your meal guys, hope your holiday plans are a lot better then mine are." He would yelp as Yatsuhashi picked him up by the scruff of his shirt and place him down on the seat across from Coco with a nod of his head, leaving the amber eyed Faunus confused at the sudden display of hospitality.
"Don't question it fashion bomb, just roll with it and enjoy the company." The brown haired Huntress would calmly take a bit of her salad as she watched his eyes dart around the table suspiciously, it would remind her of the first time she had met Velvet: Flighty, nervous, maybe a tad paranoid but eventually she had calmed down enough to embrace their little family and begin Team CFVY's reign of awesome. "Seriously, will you calm down already? You may have burned your bridges with RWBY, but we're not about to throw you back to the wolves…yet." The silver haired Hunter would glare back at Coco, amber eyes ablaze with defiance. "I haven't burned bridges with anyone Adel, I'm just sick of watching your partner dry hump my ex!" He would slam the palm of his hands on the table as food floated overhead thanks to his Semblance, much to the chagrin of his classmates who were now loudly protesting the volatile Faunus. "If you hate the sight so much then stop hanging around her you moron, she's only doing it to get a rise out of you." Coco would glance over to see Yang grinning triumphantly even as Fox was making a move for the brawler's blouse, it was classic Fox to try and overstep the bounds of what was usually accepted in public. "Look; I get that you and little sister there have some sort of thing going on right now, but Yang's obviously toxic to you right now. Now, can you do me a solid and lower my lunch down to a more manageable height please?" She would watch on as everyone's trays were gently lowered down back to their original places with only the slightest of disturbances, nodding respectfully to the obviously agitated young man standing across from her.
"How do you do it Coco, how do you not completely snap when you see those two together?" Bálor's eyes would still carry a faint glow, keeping Yang and Fox's trays just out of reach.
Coco would rub her temples in agitation as she remembered the sketchbook full of new uniform ideas sitting comfortably on her desk back at the dorm, seeing the sea of uniform after uniform around her (with the exception of the Faunus standing in front of her.) made her mood even more dour. "You find something else to focus the anger on , no matter how insignificant it may feel just throw everything you've got at it until there's nothing left to give." She would look down at the food sitting on her tray and while her stomach growled defiantly at the lack of nourishment, she certainly wasn't feeling quite as hungry as she did going in. "I'm outta here, I've got things I wanna do for today that don't involve watching a couple of hormone driven morons trying to gross us out." Coco would stand up and start moving to bus her tray quietly, taking her time to analyze the uniform and get some ideas running around in her brain. "There's definitely more we can do with all of this to make it less constrictive, maybe go with something more casual then the dress pants for the guys and definitely something more fun and festive for the girls. Maybe an optional sundress of some kind." She would grin as the designs began to appear in her mind, the sundress obviously coming front and center as she imagined Velvet strolling around the streets of Vale with a happy smile on her face. The sounds of laughter would snap her from her reverie as the fashion friendly Huntress looked to see her partner and his latest fling covered with food from what she guessed were the two trays that somehow didn't make it down. "Couldn't have happened to two people more deserving." Coco would mutter to herself as she dumped the contents of her tray into the trash as she started hurrying back to her sketchbook back at her dorm, making sure to wave back to her teammates who were busy watching the fallout from Yang and Fox's sudden food shower.
"Finally, away from it all. Now maybe I can get some of these ideas down on paper properly." Coco would smile as she began sketching her take on a Beacon oriented Sundress, she stared by making a basic sketch of her friend Velvet with some bare hints of anatomical correctness. The bunny eared Faunus had always been a surrogate younger sister to the leader of Team CFVY and Coco made it a point to always look out for her on and off the battlefield, although having the formidable Yatsuhashi as a partner would render her opportunities in the former situation pretty much moot. "I guess having a seven foot tall giant to watch your back would definitely be a major plus, it's good that those two found each other in the initiation test. Yatsu keeps her safe while Velvet keeps him grounded. I can't imagine how many times newbies have gone up to the guy trying to prove themselves, I know taking out the biggest dog in the yard makes someone appear tougher but c'mon..Yatsuhashi wouldn't hurt a fly, a mob of Ursa? No Problem. Anything else? It would solely depend on if they posed any sort of threat to Velvet"
She would pause in her sketching to lean back and look up at the ceiling of the dorm as she thought about the current state of the Academy, sure it was easy to blame the recent craziness surrounding the destruction of the infirmary and the amphitheatre where the sparring matches occurred upon the arrival of the new kid. But things were always constantly in flux at Beacon. "We may be trained to become Hunters and Huntresses but at the end of the day we're still teenagers, prone to fits of anger and crap like that." Coco would look down at the Sundress design, it was loose, billowy, and it would definitely be adorable on someone like her bunny eared teammate. "There I go again, thinking about Vel in weird ways. I wonder if it's just because I've finally gotten sick of Fox jumping from me to different girls and then back to me, at least some other guys have some sense." She would look down at the most recent photo of Team CFVY together after a recent mission, sure they were covered in dirt and grime but they all put on their most winning smiles regardless.
"Yatsuhashi and I were planning to were planning to head out to the beach this weekend, get far away from the hustle and bustle of the city and just enjoy ourselves." Velvet's offer to leave to the Academy and travel to get some much needed R &R was a damn tempting one, and it might give her some added inspiration for some more summer related designs for a future presentation to the higher ups.
"I guess I can take some much needed beach time before making a grand ass of myself in front of Goodwitch and Ozpin." The fashionista would grin and turn to the doors of her walk in closet with a Cheshire grin, even as she heard cursing coming down the halls as Fox and Yang were no doubt still seething over their public humiliation in the dining hall. Granted getting food thrown on you was never pretty, plus it often lead to the ruin of a great outfit depending on the food. In this case the cursing couple behind her was the food that had stained the couture dress that was Coco Adel's future plans with Fox, every kiss, grope, and sloppy make out session only made it worse. Perhaps this trip to the beach could serve as a remedy to the stain her personal life had endured, maybe once she came back with a clear head and some killer designs she could not only wow the two instructors in charge but also begin to mend fences between herself and her partner. "These flings of his never seem to go anywhere regardless of how sleazy he gets in the process, and if by some chance he's still being a moron…" Coco would look back at the sketch of Velvet wearing her sundress design with a heartfelt smile. "At least I'll have someone to shoot the breeze with."
A short one I know, but honestly I'd like to think that Coco's dynamics with her teammates would be a focal point to drop in on, even if just for a Chapter. Yes, I consider Fox to be something of a playboy flirt, Yatsuhashi the silent muscle, and Velvet the sorta kid sister (beats ElfCollaborator's take on Velvet: Yandere to the point of insanity, it's funny but man that version of Velvet scares me, go read Weiss Reacts! if you don't believe me about the insanity, it's funnier then this anyhow, plus less Pro Wrestling references to boot)