A/N: Hey! Sorry this took a bit to update! Let's dive right in!

The New Heartbeats

Chapter 4: Bonding Time

It was early in the morning, and Team RWBY could be seen standing on opposite sides in a nearby forest, currently in battle stances. However, they seemed to be missing one important person… their new teammate.

"Uuuugghhhhh… He's late on his first training session with us?" Weiss let out a groan, rolling her eyes.

"Don't be too hard on him. Sonic is still probably trying to figure things out." Ruby replied, Weiss letting out a 'hmph.'

"Well, he better not keep us waiting for too much lo-"

Before she could even finish, whether it was a coincidence or not, Sonic showed up at blazing speeds, giving an exaggerated salute. "Sonic the blue bur, at your service!"

The girls didn't even have time to blink, because Sonic appeared out of nowhere to them. They thought they were seeing things for a moment. How was he not here, but yet be here out of the blue?

"Where in the world did you come from? How did you just randomly appear?" Blake asked, a smirk forming on Sonic's face.

"Ah well… You can say that I'm pretty fast."

Yang shook her head, laughing a bit. "Pretty fast is putting it lightly."

"Looks like everybody's here. Now we can finally begin!" Ruby clapped her hands together, soon bringing out her Crescent Rose. Blake brought out her Gambol Shroud, while Weiss had her Myrtenaster. Yang, of course, had her Ember Celica.

All of them were cool weapons.

This also made Sonic stick out like a sore thumb, since he didn't have any kind of weapon whatsoever.

"Uh… Sonic? Where's your weapon?" Weiss' question made Sonic scoff.

"Please, I don't need one! I'm fine just the way I am!"

The girls couldn't believe what they were hearing. They all thought Sonic was crazy at that point. How could he not have any type of weapon at all?

With a collective sigh from each girl, they let it go.

"Alright! Everybody for themselves! Begin!" Ruby called out, as everyone rushed in to attack each other. Ruby came right for Weiss, swinging her scythe repeatedly at her. A small grin appeared on Weiss' features, using her speed to dodge the strikes, countering with her semblance to make a part of the ground that Ruby was standing on slippery.

Not realizing it until the last second, Ruby's eyes widened at this sight, losing her balance and eventually falling right on her butt.

Obviously, Weiss was happy to see things go in her favor. "Ha! Bet you weren't expecting that!"

Ruby tried to shake off the minimal pain, her face becoming more serious. "Oh, you're so getting it now, Weiss!" The young girl got up, her Crescent Rose now shooting out fire at Weiss. That fire was coming faster for her than she thought, so she would make sure to become a dodging machine, even if it takes a lot of energy to keep that up over time.

With Yang and Blake, they were currently matching blow for blow. Yang was on the offensive with constant punching, but Blake knew her style by this point. Using her Gambol Shroud as a katana, she had blocked Yang's blows repeatedly, all while having a smirk on her face.

"I know your game, Yang. You're gonna have to do better than that."

"Better, huh?!" That comment got Yang hyped up, hitting Blake's katana dead on and knocked her back by causing a mini explosion. As Blake slid, she would eventually regain her balance, still having her smirk.

"That's a little better, I guess."

Meanwhile, while all of the girls were attacking each other, Sonic was gone yet again. Well, he was physically there, but no attacks were being thrown his way. He sighed deeply to himself, wondering if they even remembered he was here.

"They're probably so used to training with each other that they forgot about my existence as soon as they started attacking…" Sonic muttered, his palm meeting his face. "Looks like I'm gonna have to make some action happen instead of waiting for it to come to me!"

Getting ready to surprise them, Sonic started running around the four girls at a casual speed. Well, casual speed for him, anyway. As he kept running in circles, a blue tornado was starting to form around the girls. It got larger and larger, which made it impossible not to notice.

"W-what the?!" They all said in unison, realizing that they were now trapped in a tornado, their bodies now flying everywhere. Everyone was starting to get dizzy, and truthfully, Sonic didn't want to keep this up for much longer. This was simply a training match, he didn't actually want to hurt his teammates.

Coming to a screeching halt, Sonic's tornado went away, the girls all falling on the grass, groaning in pain. Still, it wasn't anything that they couldn't handle, eventually getting back on their feet and looked straight at Sonic.

"Okay… Sonic… Just how fast are you?" Ruby's question made Sonic grin, letting out a small laugh.

"Really, really fast." Sonic replied confidently, truly not knowing how fast he could actually go. He doesn't keep track of that stuff, he just runs and takes it from there.

"With that type of speed, he's probably the fastest thing alive." Weiss added, still trying to recover from her dizziness.

Yang, however, wanted to see more. "Let's test out that speed again!" She ran towards Sonic, pulling her fist back, wanting to unleash a powerful punch on Sonic to see if he could dodge. Unfortunately for the blue blur, he was too busy acting cocky over all of the compliments on his speed, not even noticing that Yang was coming for him until the very last second.

Because of letting his guard down, Yang's punch went straight into Sonic's gut, sending him flying all across the forest and crashing through the trees. Sonic was yelling out in pain from not just crashing through the trees, but getting hit by Yang was the worst part of it. That girl could kill somebody with her strength if she really wanted to do so.

Sonic would crash into one more tree, before sliding across the ground. Yep, that hurt. "Note to self… Never get cocky when you're around Yang…" he muttered, looking lifeless.

The girls all had a shocked look on their face, but the one to comment on this matter would be Weiss. She turned to Yang, having a look of frustration. "You idiot! Are you trying to kill him?!"

"No, of course not! I just wanted to see if he could dodge my attack!" Yang shouted back, but arguing wasn't going to help the matter. The girls all ran to check up on Sonic, Yang being the one to ask him if he's alright, expressing worry in her voice. "I'm so sorry, Sonic! Are you okay?!"

"Just a couple of broken ribs and legs… You know, the usual." Even after taking a heavy punch, Sonic still kept his joking personality. The girls, though, didn't catch it because of their worry for Sonic, especially Yang. Sonic noticed the concern on their faces, deciding not to joke and instead showed a smile on his face.

"No, really, I'm fine. I've been hit by some powerful attacks in my lifetime, so I'm used to the pain." Sonic added, his new teammates helping him to his feet and gave him support just in case if he didn't feel well enough to walk on his own.

"Come on guys, I'm not crippled." Sonic told them, Yang shaking her head.

"Just accept the help. You're one of us now, and we always have to take care of our own." she told him, the faintest blush appearing on Sonic's face from the blonde's words.

"Thanks…"

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Team RWBY could be seen in their room. It's been a few hours since their training session, and Sonic proved to not be crippled. He was completely fine, which was a relief for his teammates. Still, all of them kept an eye on him, especially Yang. Honestly, while Sonic thought they were worrying way too much, he did appreciate that he was put in a group full of caring people. Even it is kinda early to say it, it felt like home to him. It was a completely different universe, but hey, the home thing can still apply. If there's one thing that he knew for sure, his team treated everybody like they're family.

"Oh, Sonic! You haven't met anybody from Team JNPR yet, right?" Ruby asked, Sonic raising an eyebrow.

"Who?"

"They're another team here at Beacon. They're coming over, so we're gonna have a little bit of fun time!" exclaimed Ruby, looking to be quite excited. "Don't worry, they're cool people. Feel free to strike up a conversation with any of them."

Sonic gave a nod, shrugging at another team coming over. Then something hit his mind, his eyes becoming wide. "Wait, what in the world do you guys consider fun ti-"

"WE'RE HERE!"

That shout came from an always overly energetic girl, Nora Valkyrie. Short orange hair, turquoise eyes, and a collared black vest. Her teammates behind her were Pyrrha, a beautiful girl with a red ponytail and green eyes. She was sporting a red shirt and shorts for this casual occasion. Ren, long black hair while having a magenta streak on the left side, was another teammate. He was wearing a green shirt and white shorts, while Jaune, the leader, has messy blond hair and dark blue eyes. He was wearing an orange shirt to go along with orange shorts.

"Hey everyone!" Ruby called out, happy to see Team JNPR.

"Hey Ruby!" Jaune replied, looking around the room and saw the usual crew. Then his eyes noticed Sonic, someone who he's never seen before. "Hey, you new here?"

"You could say that." Sonic took a look at Jaune, noticing that he was walking closer to him. He held his hand out for a handshake. "The name's Jaune."

"Sonic." He took Jaune's hand and shook it, having his signature smirk.

"And this is my team. Feel free to introduce yourselves, guys."

"I'm Pyrrha, nice to meet you, Sonic."

"Ren."

"NORA!"

"Nice to meet you all. I'm sure we're all gonna have fun." Sonic told them, but he mainly wondered what 'fun' they had planned in the first place. Though, while thinking, Jaune came closer to Sonic's ear and whispered something.

"Man, Ozpin put you in a group full of girls? I know you feel like you hit the jackpot."

Sonic could only let out a mild sigh at that statement, whispering back, "But you have that red head on your team. Have you made a move yet?"

"She's not into me like that."

Ah, but she was. Jaune was just too oblivious to ever notice all of the hints that Pyrrha would throw right in his face. Story of his love life, really.

"What are you two whispering about?" Blake crossed her arms, making Jaune and Sonic stop their conversation.

"Oh, it's nothing. Just talking about guy stuff, you know." Jaune added.

"Mhm." Blake just let out a sigh. Nevertheless, it was time for them to start their fun. "Let's just start this truth or dare before it gets too late."

"Oh God, truth or dare… The worst of the worst…" Sonic thought, already dreading of what could possibly come up.

They would all sit in a circle, trying to figure out who wants to go first. Eventually, Weiss was chosen to go first to start off the apocalypse. "Alright Weiss, truth or dare?" asked Ruby.

"Truth."

"Is it true that Ruby Rose is your best friend?"

"I'm going to hurt you."

"I'll take that as a yes!"

Everyone laughed at Weiss' reluctance to call Ruby her best friend, ultimately knowing the true answer to that already.

"Alright… um… Nora, truth or dare?" Weiss asked, Nora raising her fist in the air and shouted, "Dare!"

"Okay…. I dare you to kiss Ren."

"Pshhhhhhhh! Easiest dare ever!" Without hesitation, Nora got closer to Ren and kissed him right on the lips. Though, she let the kiss be quick, being over as soon as it started. For being kissed on the lips so suddenly, Ren actually hid his blush quite well.

In the most coolest, Ren way possible, he would express his feelings while doing a good job at hiding them at the same time. "What an odd development." He was chill, man. It seemed like nothing could faze him, but now it was his turn to keep the game rolling.

"Alright. Blake, truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"Is it true that you're afraid of dogs?"

That question made Blake look like she was going through war flashbacks, which was completely unlike her calm demeanor. "W-what?! No, that's impossible, what could make you think of such a thing?!"

"Well one, you're a catgirl, and two, the way you're reacting is leading us to the conclusion that you are indeed afraid of dogs."

"Oooh! Maybe we should get a dog soon!" Ruby got excited at the possibility of getting a dog, and it was all thanks to Ren bringing up the subject.

"HUH?!" Blake couldn't believe where this was going. How did this go from a truth question to Ruby saying that she wanted a dog?

"As a matter of fact, having a dog would be pretty cool. I'm in!" Of course, Yang was on board with the idea, as Blake could only fall on her back and let out a long, sad sigh.

"Hey, Blake! Don't faint on us now! You still have to ask somebody else what they want to do!" Yang exclaimed, laughing as hard as she could at Blake's reaction to dogs.

This would make Blake get evil thoughts. "Oh, we'll see who's laughing after this…" An unsettling, evil smirk appeared on Blake's face, getting up. "Yang, truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"I dare you to kiss Sonic. A kiss on the lips is the only acceptable one."

Now it was Yang's turn to freak out, a bright red blush appearing on her face, combined with a look of anger.

"WHHAAAAAAT?!"

"What's the matter? That wouldn't be a problem, would it?" Blake kept on pushing Yang, knowing that she was going to probably get punched after this, but the reaction and conclusion to this would be all worth it.

Sonic didn't say a word, but he did have his head down. He was trying to hide his embarrassment. "I knew this game would be nothing but trouble!" he yelled in his thoughts.

Yang growled at Blake, crossing her arms. "Hmph. The mighty Yang isn't scared of anything!"

Blake wasn't done teasing her best friend. "Well then, let's see it, oh mighty Yang."

Yang looked at the floor for a moment, before turning to Sonic. Sonic looked at Yang, but this look was different. He just took a short moment to analyze how stunning Yang truly was. Cute face, beautiful golden hair, and pretty lilac eyes.

Maybe this wouldn't turn out so bad. Besides, who would complain in a situation where you could kiss a pretty girl?

Yang cleared her throat. "Sonic, are you okay? You're kinda staring into space."

"H-huh? Oh, sorry. Just thinking about chili dogs, the best thing ever made."

This caused everyone to fall on their backs in typical anime fashion. How did chili dogs even relate to what was happening right now?

Fortunately or unfortunately for Sonic, the people would get back up to see exactly how this kiss would turn out.

Sonic would make the first move, deciding to lean in closer and closer. Yang was sort of surprised that Sonic would be the first to lean in, but she would follow his lead. It was at this moment that their lips would be mere inches apart, and now it was only a matter of time before their lips would meet.

Then the power went out, ruining everything.

"Ah great! The power went out! I wanted to see that kiss!" Jaune was clearly disappointed at this development, letting his feelings be known.

END OF CHAPTER 4: Bonding Time

A/N: Well, there goes chapter 4! I had a fun time making this one, haha. An update for chapter 5 will come sooner rather than later, trust me. As always, Read and Review!