"Dear mother of dust. What is that thing?" Weiss hissed, her hands on her hips.

"It's a um cat." Jaune mumbled.

"A cat! The poor thing!" Weiss exclaimed, taking the small ball of fur in her arms. "You poor thing. You've been through a lot, haven't you?"

Jaune was surprised to say the least, Weiss was... structured, frosty and frigid. He'd had to learn that the hard way. His years as a freshman were embarrassing to say the least.

"Hey what have you got there?!" Asked the bubbly blonde that went by the name of Yang, who casually slugged Jaune's shoulder into the ground.

"A-A cat." He replied weakly.

"Hey Rubes! There's a cat." Yang yelled out into the already emptying library. The ceremony had been long over, but the members of the former teams RWBY and JNPR couldn't help but linger.

"Whereeeee?!" The caped girl squealed. Ruby had grown over the years, despite still being short, she'd grown a few inches. Her black hair had grown out as well, the tips hovering just above her shoulders. Just as the younger girl was about to reach out for the kitty, Jaune called his former teammates to the circle.

"What's up Jauney boy?" Nora asked jumping up and down. "Calm down Nora. I just wanted to ask everyone about this cat." Nora's eyes lit up. "CATTT! Come here and hug momma squishy poo." Jaune closed his eyes waiting for a disaster to occur.

"Um Jaune?" Pyrrha questioned, waving a hand in front of his face. Jaune opened his eyes slowly, seeing Ren hold Nora by the cuff. Ren gave a slight nod as he held the pouting girl back. Jaune nodded back in appreciation.

"So, why did you call for us?" Ren inquired calmly. "Oh, I was wondering if any of you wanted to take this cat, I found her outside." The awkward knight replied.

Nora's eyes lit up. "Me! Me! I'll take her! Give me little Ms. Kitty Purry poo!"

Jaune tousled his hair in frustration. "Anyone but Nora." He groaned. "Oh and Yang." He whispered gaining a glare and a punch from the fellow blonde. Yang put her arms on her hips in frustration, before crossing over her chest.

"Whatever, I don't have time to take care of her anyway." She muttered, her face growing somber.

"You do seem to be traveling a lot." Pyrrha noted, thinking back to the last time she'd seen the brawler, which had been months in the past.

Meanwhile Weiss and Ruby spoke in hushed tones to each other, nodding in agreement. Jaune crept closer to hear what was going on. He was about to enter the conversation when he heard what they were talking about and decided to back away.

"Poor Yang. It really hit her hardest didn't it, Ruby?"

"She changed after that. I don't think she's ever forgiven herself."

"That's why she doesn't want the cat right?"

"Yeah. Cause they have the same eyes."

"That means you can't really take her either."

"Yeah. How about you Weiss?"

"I don't think so. It wouldn't be approved."

"Is your father still..."

"Yeah."

Jaune felt a stab of guilt for overhearing their conversation but resumed his active search for a cat owner. "So Ren, Pyrrha? Any takers?" He asked looking towards his former team members.

"Jaune, you know I'm already... preoccupied." Ren said carefully, his pink eyes fluttering toward his friend with orange locks. The pair hadn't changed an abnormal amount, they were still always together. Ren simply let his hair loose and Nora let her hair grow out. Not much had changed about them, they remained steadfast friends, despite the obvious potential to grow into something more.

"How about you Pyrrha?" Jaune gestured to the redhead.

"I-I'm not sure if I'd be the best choice for that. Why don't you keep her Jaune?" Pyrrha suggested her green eyes meeting his. Pyrrha was an amazing warrior, loyal teammate and compassionate friend, but despite that and how adorable she thought the cat was she was not an animal person. She didn't have the confidence to care for another living being, every plant she'd ever had, died in shades of red and yellow.

Jaune scratched his head, a somewhat grim look on his face. "I suppose I could, but girls don't exactly love me. I'm no lady killer." He joked, Yang bursting out in laughter.

"Well at least you acknowledge it." She huffed, tears coming out of her eyes. "Out in the real world and probably still hasn't gotten the guts to kiss a girl." She hummed, drying her tears. Pyrrha's cheeks flushed red at the thought of the Arc kissing someone, after all she'd never gotten the courage to really confess her feelings, she'd accepted her fate of being nothing more than a friend, because in his mind she was nothing but a nice girl. It was ironic really, Pyrrha felt like she was always seen as a nice girl and Jaune felt like he'd always be just a nice guy.

"Well then, I guess kitty cat is coming with me." Jaune declared, taking the feline from Weiss' s arms.

"You can't just keep calling her cat or kitty or whatever it is you've been saying. She needs a name." The heiress chastised, lips pursed. Everyone stood quietly for a moment.

"How about Oreo!" Ruby shouted, drooling over the thought of cookies.

Nora's eyes narrowed into a glare. "If we're doing anything for related to food. There is nothing. NOTHING. That will surpass pancakes." She bellowed, Ruby readying for a serious debate. "You're on." The tiny spitfire snarled back.

Pyrrha let out an amused sigh, her green eyes shining with mirth, alongside her Ren also silently watched as their friends began to bicker, making no move to stop them. Weiss on the other hand felt the need to comment. "Oh yes, because naming a cat after a food is the best idea ever." She drawled, her head cocked slightly to the left.

"Well duh!" Nora shouted. "Of course it's the best idea!" Ruby continued. Weiss' eyes narrowed "I was obviously being sarcastic. Besides if the cat were to be named a food it most certainly would not be named Pancake or Oreo." Ruby and Nora glanced at one another.

"There is only one possible solution for this..." Ruby began, her silver eyes sharpening with clarity.

"There's only one." Nora repeated, cracking her knuckles. The two prepared to launch their war cry when they were interrupted.

"Wicked, let me in on the food fight this time would ya?" A familiar voice called from the distance. Standing next to a weathered off white pillar, stood a young man.

"Sun?" Yang exclaimed in confusion, her eyes flaring violet. The monkey faunus was still a wild ball of energy but in the recent years he'd used the energy for something far different than stealing.

"S'up." He greeted, giving the group a curt salute. Nobody had seen the faunus since the end of the the great battle. He'd disappeared like the wind, leaving no trace behind. Much like another of their beloved friends.

"Soooo..." Sun drawled awkwardly. "Anyone want a banana?"