It was a great outside. Sun was high, there was no clouds and the weather was perfect.
"An insult, having such a good day right after Maria died."
Noire was at her right, wearing black jeans, a black leather jacket and without his weapons. Next to him was Rika, wearing a very formal black dress. They both seemed grim and didn't make a sound.
She herself was wearing a black dress that went down to her knees and was surrounded by people in similar clothing. "So, they do care..." -she thought seeing they're expressions, for a moment she felt relieved. They did care. Then she felt bad that she felt relieved,they were sad and she shouldn't like the sadness of her teammates.
"You OK?" Noire asked her.
"Yeah. Though I cant wait to get the white fang back for this."
"We will get them for this" Rika said and smiled at me.
Nadine never liked being treated like the little kid, having people worrying for her or treating her differently. But seeing them both worrying about me, Rika even trying for a smile, filled her heart with happiness and she didn't think today was so bad anymore.
The next day she was with in the dorm room with Noire and Rika, Professor Ports class had just finished and they were debating on what to do. It was time to report to Ozpin about the mission, nobody had gone to do it yet because it was a mission they'd rather forget but rules are rules and Professor Ozpin was nice enough to wait for them. Now it was time.
"So...are we going?" Nadine asked, unsure.
"Yes, we've made him wait long enough. Lets go." Rika answered, calm as ever.
"Lets get this over with, then we can forget it." Noire said this in a tough guy voice, but a could see the sadness in his eyes. None of us would ever forget this, though it was nice how hard he tried to remain as his normal self.
Nadine nodded and got up, starting to walk to Ozpins office, Noire and Rika right by her sides. They arrived shortly after, all of them still in they're uniforms. Ozpin took a sip of his coffee, looking calmly over the three. He looked a us with a mix of expectancy and pity and Nadine guessed her grief was more obvious because his face seem to linger on her. Or at least she thought it did.
"Sir, the mission was a failure. We found the white fangs hideout but they found us quickly and almost got us all. You...you know the details." Rika said this, looking down.
"On the contrary, it may not be considered a victory but you all performed superbly and did complete your objective. You were exceptional in combat as well, it wasn't a victory...but it wasn't a failure either." Ozpin said, giving us a polite smile. Nadine supposed this was his attempt at being nice, trying to ease the pain in them. It was a good try but didn't help much, at least for Nadine it didnt help much.
"You will continue to take your classes, but missions have been suspended for a short time. You will be called on when you three are needed. Understood?" He took another sip of his coffee, now standing in front of us.
"Yes sir. We´ll be going now." Noire said, taking Rikas hand and beginning to exit. I turned, about to follow but I felt Professor Ozpins hand on my shoulder.
"Nadine...don't take this to hard. It wont do you, your team mates or Maria any good."
"Yes...OK sir." I left the room before he could say anything else, and before I lost my mind and tried to destroy everything.
It was dark out in the forest, pretty late to. Anyone or anything out here that was smart would be under the covers snoring sound asleep. But for some reason team MRNN was out and about. "Wait, are we still team Marine? Now that the M is missing?" Nadine thought. She let out a heavy sigh.
"Noire! What are we doing out here? Its late and i´m tired."
"Just keep walking, its a surprise. And its not even that late you lazy vampire."
Nadine flinched as he said that, her being a vampire was a sore subject and Noire knew it. Though the joke didn't seem cruel in any way, just a joke. Uh, her mind was a mess.
"Whatever..." Her eyes flashed red at Noire, then went back normal. "But I expect a blood banquet and maybe some meat. Though not Grimm jerky. How do you eat that stuff?" She shuddered thinking about it.
After walking for what seemed liked hours to Nadine (but were actually ten minutes) they arrived to a small clearing in the forest. In the center was a black cabin, not huge, but not tiny either. And it seemed rather cozy. But why was this here? In middle of a Grimm infested forest by itself and with no protection? Weird.
"Noire, what is this?" Rika asked, holding onto his hand.
"This is my cabin. I stay here most of the time instead of the Beacon dorms." He walked up, holding Rika close and opening the doors. Whats up with all the close contact with these to? Are they something? How did I not notice before? Uh, why cant I have a boyfriend thats nice and sweet?
She thought of this for a few seconds, letting her train of thought take her anywhere before remembering that Noire had brought them to a place she could probably sleep.
The cabin was the old wooden log type, cozy and warm. You had the living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom (how the heck did this place get plumbing?) and dining room. Nadi slept in o the sofa, letting Rika and Noire share the bedroom (she was now 100% sure that they were something) and plus, the living room had a fireplace with the fire going. Nice and warm. She fell asleep fast, ignoring the murmurs her sensitive ears heard from the bedroom. She dreamed with Maria, but happy moments. Training in the garden, shopping for her school supplies and such. The happiest moment Nadine had gotten in weeks was in her dreams.
She woke up the next day, it was early and Noire and Rika were still asleep (she heard them snoring. Damn Rika could snore.) So she got up and quietly checked the kitchen, taking out various supplies and getting ready to cook. Noire had his place well supplied. She began cooking a simple eggs, bacon and toast breakfast and soon enough the smell of her food began wafting through the house.
Noire walked out, sniffing the air. Soon enough Rika came out as well.
"You can cook?" Rika ask, mildly surprised.
"Yeah, my...my mom taught me. Sit down, I made breakfast." She smiled at them.
They sat around they table and Nadine handed out the utensils, humming a tune as she worked. Though she didn't see it as work, she had fun cooking and it always made her day better. She served them to plates and then sat down with her own.
"Tell me what you think." She began eating happily and so did Noire and Rika. Noire didn't speak much but Rika complimented on Nadine's cooking.
"Your pancakes are still the best Rika." She smiled and so did Rika. Soon everyone had they're plates empty. They didn't know what to do now, so Nadine proposed going out to fight Grimm. Training she called it, but she actually just wanted to kill something, and the Grimm were worth killing. The other to agreed and soon they were all out, weapons ready and looking for some Grimm.
