Once Tiru was close enough to the ground, below the tree branches, she took the hoverborad from her back, and put it under her feet. This stopped her from touching the ground completely, making sure she didn't hurt herself in landing. Making sure no one was around, Tiru sniffed the air, catching the scent of a cat faunus.

Tiru took off in that direction hoping to find her crush, or at the very least, her crush's sister. As she picked up speed, she failed to notice the large bird, coming to a hover in front of her. By the time she did notice it, it was too late. Tiru got a face full of bird butt and feathers.

Azora shifted back to their human form, groaning a little as they were now under Tiru, who spat out feathers. "Damn it, that hurt, dude!" She exclaimed, rubbing her head. "Were you not paying attention to where you're going?"

"I'm sorry, but could you get off," Azora said, not asking but making a statement. Tiru rolled her eyes, but got off the other teen, and turned around to help them up. Azora took the offered hand and was surprised when Tiru pulled them up to their feet. "So, I guess we are partners now, huh?" They said, looking to Tiru, who nodded.

"I guess so. I'm Tiru Ao, nice to meet you…?" Tiru trailed off, unsure of herself.

"Azora Kaida. Nice to meet you, Tiru," Azora said, shaking the hand they still had ahold of. Tiru smiled, and shook the other's hand before letting go. She sniffed the air once again, and looked to the panther faunus. "This may sound a little insensitive, but are you a cat faunus, by chance?" the wolf faunus asked, head tilted to the side.

Azora nodded, "Yes, but I'm a panther faunus. Not just a cat," they clarified. This gained a nod from Tiru, who seemed to be looking for something as she looked around. "Looking for something?" Azora asked, now starting to look around as well.

"Not really sure, but I think we should get going. I believe the ruins they were talking about are this way. C'mon," Tiru said, getting back on her hoverboard . Azora nodded and shifted to a small panther cub, jumping up onto the hoverboard between Tiru's feet. Tiru took off after that, not wanting to face any of the Grimm that surely were in the forest.

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Jade landed on a tree branch, glad to finally be out of the air. Seeing as he had gotten the chance to scout out the immediate area, he knew no one was super close. Jade jumped from the tree branch to the forest floor, hoping he would have to deal with the creatures of Grimm.

As he walked through the forest toward where he thought the ruins were, Jade was able to listen to the sounds of the forest. He could hear the birds and the small forest animals scurrying about. It was nice.

Just as he was about to turn to the left, someone knocked him over. "Oww," Jade groaned. "Dude, what the hell? Does no one watch where they're going?" he asked, pushing the person off of him and rubbing the back of his head as he sat up. When Jade opened his eyes, he almost groaned. In front of him was Scarlett, the girl that had stayed by his side since yesterday.

"Really?" Scarlett ask, unamused. "I just so happen to be very observant , you jerk!" She 'humphed' and turned her head away from the male. Jade just sighed and got up, offering his hand to the girl. Scarlett took the offered hand and Jade pulled her to her feet. "Thanks, I guess," she mumbled. "You know where to go right? I don't want to be lost in this forest with someone who doesn't even have a weapon."

"I'll have you know my clothes are my weapons. I have speakers embeded in my clothing, since my semblance is Sound Manipulation," Jade told her matter-of-factly. Scarlett rolled her eyes and started walking in the direction Jade had been going before. Just as they were getting close to the to the heart of the forest, a young looking Beowulf jumped out of some bushes.

"Really, it's just a baby Beowulf?" Scarlett asked, just as several more came from the same direction. Jade was a little happy that they were in a small clearing, seeing as there were three Alpha Beowulves. "Hey, Soundboard, think you can make it to where they can't hear us?"

"I can, but you won't be able to hear anything. What do yo-" "That's fine, I don't need to hear until after these guys are taken care of." Jade focused and soon enough, Scarlett looked to him and began moving her hands.

'Now, do you think you can make it so that they go for you? I have to concentrate for a few minutes," Scarlett signed, getting a nod from the taller teen. Jade walked forward, gaining the enemy's attention. He held out his hand, fingers up, and breathed in. When he breathed out, a slow, almost unnoticeable, sound wave began to vibrate around him. The sound waves moved until they were in the palm of his hand, and once there, he let it rip through the air as if he were shooting a laser from his hand.

One Alpha and perhaps seven other beowulves were caught in the blast, and this signaled the others to attack. Three of the lesser beowulves lunged toward Jade, claws and maws ready to shred him to pieces, but he dodged and hit the closest one with a small blast of sound from the bottom of his boot.

Meanwhile, Scarlett was focusing on one of her cards. This one had a small looking creature on it, with what looked like a jacket of blue fur, standing on two legs, and ready to fight anything. The card flashed red, and Scarlett threw it. The card landed in the middle of the small hrode, then the creature appeared in a flash of red light. Sound began to return at this point, and Scarlett looked to Jade in worry. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw he was mostly fine, only having a small nosebleed.

"Goblin, take care of these guys for us!" Scarlett commanded. The goblin gave a salute , "Yes'm ," he responded. Scarlett smiled, then made her way to Jade to make sure he was okay. "Jade, you good? We gotta get going, like, now!" Scarlett said, grabbing the boy's wrist and beginning to drag him off.

With his free hand, Jade covered his bleeding nose. "Do you even know where we're going?!" He shouted, not really trying to stop her. She turned her head and glared at him, then turned back and continued to run, dragging him along. Jade didn't question her after that, even though he really wanted to. Scarlett led him to another smaller clearing and stopped, turning to check on him.

"Is your nose okay?" she asked, hoping she sounded at least a little concerned. Jade nodded, "Yeah, just used my semblance too much. I'm not very good at controlling it yet," he said. Scarlett smiled, "Good. I have a first- aid kit in my bag, give me a sec," she began digging through the backpack she'd brought with her. She got out some gauze and handed it to him, telling Jade to bunch it up and put it in his nostrils.

Jade did as he was told, but then looked to the silver haired girl. "What?" she asked, making the boy shake his head. "I just didn't expect you to be so…" He trailed off, unsure of the words he should choose. Scarlett looked at him expectantly, crossing her arms over her chest. "Caring, nice, worrisome , prepared?" She listed off, still looking at Jade with look of scepticism. Jade nodded, unsure of what to say out loud.

"Something like that I guess," he thought to himself. "Well, my little brother used to get nosebleeds a lot. It stopped around last year, when he turned six," Scarlett informed Jade. "I just keep first-aid supplies in case it starts to happen again."

Jade nodded. "Cool," he said. "So, do you think we'll be the last to show up at the ruins?" Scarlett didn't answer, she just took another card from the card holder on her belt.