RWBY- The origins of team MERK
Chapter 4
The Teethous lay dead on the ground, as Elesa walks away, with a limp in her step. There is a slight breeze in the air, but other than that the forest is still. She suddenly hears a voice call to her "Elesa" she turns her head and sees Michael looking her way, looking just as exhausted as her. "Lets head back to Signal" she calls to him with a laugh in her words.
When back at the Academy. They are greeted by the Principle who stands before them smiling "Well done. I was worried the forest would be too much for you" "It nearly was!" says Elesa sounding drained and cold" "Well you came back in one piece. Go and rest up and I'll evaluate you later" They don't say anything. They just nod and head back to the room.
As soon as they get back to the room Elesa sits on her bed and gently removes her heeled boots before rests her ankle on the bed. Michael walks in and gently places Max on his bed, and gently sits down on the bed himself, holding his head in his hands. There is a few second silence as she looks over at him "You Okay" he nods "Yeah I'm fine. I'm just not used to being out in the cold for that long. Hows your ankle" She looks down at it to see. "It would have been worse if I didn't have padding in my boots" He looks at her ankle to see that its slightly cut and swollen. "I'll get you some ice" he stands up and walks to the kitchen" "So how was that for you" "Honestly?" he responds from the kitchen"Scary!, how was it for you?" "Terrifying!" she responds back as he gets back into the room holding a blue ice pack. He gently places it on her ankle "Ouch, that really hurts actually, fucking Teethous". He sits back on the bed and lays down on it "I'm gonna rest a while, you should to". His tone sounds kind of cold, but at this point Elesa knows its nothing personal.
Else where
The sun shines down on the forest. The birds singing and a slight breeze , are the only sounds to be heard. A dark brunette Wolf faunus rest on a branch, and looks down at the forest "Another quiet day" "Indeed" an older voice with the same Italian tone responds from behind him" "Are you sure you want to go to beacon " The wolf faunus looks back at the older faunous behind him. Raphael's dark green eyes look directly at his uncles dark grey eyes "I can't hide anymore uncle" His uncle joins him on the branch and gently puts an arm around him. His dark grey hair blows as a light breeze picks up. His dark grey eyes look back at his Nephew "I'm proud of you Raphael" They smile warmly at one another "Want to go home now?. I think that stew would have cooled down now" Demion says lovingly "Sure" Raphael replies that sound nice!.
Back at the house the lamps are lit as Raphael eats his beef stew. The fire burns lightly "Its going to feel lonely around here without you" "Well next time your jumping from tree to tree, just think of me doing well as a huntsman" Demian smiles at him warmly "Just promise me something Raphael" "Yes" he says back "Make some friends if you can. I hate the thought of you being alone" there is a few seconds silence as he looks down at his bowl with a face of thought "I will" he says trying to sound casual.
Back at Signal
After some time Michael awakes feeling slightly dozy. Elesa lightly breaths as she sleeps. He looks at her. After a shower he walks out of the bathroom with a black towel around his waist and manages a smile as he realises. He owes it partly to her. It is mostly due to her that they will soon be out of here and on an air ship to Beacon Academy.
Just outside of Vale
A dark hooded figure walks down the stony path. His face can't be seen, and his steel boots tap the ground as he walks. He stops and looks ahead, seeing the town of Vale ahead" He says nothing, and his face can't be seen.