I do not own RWBY nor BlzBlue.
And never will.
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"Is…he doing okay?" Kval asked with worry, looking over to Terumi shortly after in hopes of getting some sort of explanation. "He's been like this…for nearly an hour now. I'd be lying if I said that I'm not worried for his mental health."
Terumi gave a sigh at this, then shook his head while shrugging.
"A user reviewed his story."
"Huh?" Kval tilted his head. "Isn't that a good thing?"
"Bastard said that Still Alive was unoriginal and crap, and the little sucker even had the balls to say that he wanted to vomit!" Terumi scoffed. "Funny thing is, that stupid ass brat only read a few Phases! The nerve! If I find that fucker, I'll tear his spine apart…"
CPL, who had been standing in the corner and facing the wall for nearly an hour now, twitched slightly at Terumi's words. But that was it. He was back to staring into space, looking like a complete idiot as he did so.
But if the two were to be honest with themselves right now, CPL was really beginning to creep them out. Standing in the corner while facing the wall without saying a word nor moving for nearly an hour would make anyone look creepy. Heck, even Zwei would manage to look creepy, and that's actually saying something.
"So…he's depressed?" Kval asked with an eyebrow raised, earning a slow nod from Terumi moments later.
"Yup."
"Is there anything we could do to make him feel better?" the young vessel inquired somewhat eagerly. "It's the least we could do for him. I don't really enjoy seeing him acting like this."
"Nah, I don't think-" Terumi wanted to say, but was interrupted when someone else entered the living room.
"I made cookies!" exclaimed Summer, whose grin was threatening to tear her face apart, but she didn't seem to mind it at all. The woman held out the hot tray towards them, adding, "They're freshly made too!"
Terumi grumbled something under his breath at the sight of her cheerfulness, and quickly looked away in order to avoid her gaze. The reason for this was unknown, however.
"Tch…"
Kval smiled, nodding at her as thanks, before turning to the young and currently depressed author. "CPL, Miss Rose made us delicious cookies. Would you like any?"
CPL remained silent, which earned him a small frown from Summer. Well, not that he could see it anyway.
"Are you…sure you don't want any?" the Huntress asked as she lowered the tray, looking all disappointed as she shifted her gaze down to the floor. However, she gasped in surprise when Terumi took one of the hot cookies from the tray which she held, right before tossing it in his mouth. "T-Terumi!?"
Terumi started crunching the small hot treat in his mouth before quickly swallowing, all the while doing his very best to avoid Summer's silver eyes the entire time. Licking his lips, he then brushed past her shoulder to exit the living room, slowly making his way towards the front door to do whatever the hell he had planned for the day. Hell, the cruel bastard could be robbing a bank for all they knew.
"I'm going out," Terumi muttered, pulling up his hood as he opened the door. He ran a hand through his hair to check if it was out of place, but after confirming that it wasn't, he immediately stepped outside.
"U-Uh…b-be sure to stay safe out there!" Summer stuttered, but then sighed softly when the front door closed. "You could have at least told me how it tasted before running off like that though…"
"What's the matter with him?" Kval asked, confused more than ever. That was the very first time he saw Terumi acting like that, and it was really weirding him out to be honest. "Hazama would be freaking out if he saw that."
Summer blew a raspberry, saying, "He's just shy. The guy has been acting like that ever since I met him." She grinned, then held out the tray towards him. "Cookies?"
"Don't mind if I-" Kval stopped himself as he stared at the empty tray. "Uh…what…happened to all the cookies?"
Summer furrowed her eyebrows in utter confusion, then looked down to see the tray for herself. "What do you-" She gasped. "What happened to all my freshly made cookies!?"
The room was filled with silence soon after that, and the two finally realised that CPL was nowhere to be seen. In fact, a few seconds later, the sound of someone walking up the stairs could be heard.
"Well, I guess you could say that he's back to normal," Kval said with a shrug. "Though, I was really looking forward to tasting your cookies, but I guess it could wait for now."
Summer covered her mouth and giggled. "I'm sure my daughter would be happy to bake you some, Kazuma."
"I…uh…y-yeah…hehehe…" was all Kval managed to say as a reply, scratching the back of his head as he blushed. "I-I'd love to give them a try if Ruby made any."
"Don't be shy to ask, Kazuma. I know! Why don't I just go and ask her for you right now?" Summer suggested, and before Kval could even begin to argue or say anything else, she immediately ran to the stairs. "Ruby! Come down here, honey!"
"M-Miss Rose, j-just wait a second!"
"I find your current situation to be amusing," Raven commented as she stood right behind Kval, looking as if she had appeared out of nowhere. The vessel jumped in surprise because of this, and she can't help but smirk. "Surprised?"
"D-Don't scare me like that, Miss Branwen!" Kval yelled.
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Unbeknownst to everyone, however, CPL can be seen eating some chocolate cookies in his room, the ones which Summer had baked earlier. And while he ate, the boy was also busy wiping his metal baseball bat clean with a white cloth.
All the while glaring at the user's name in the review section.
A lot of things were going on outside, but he didn't care. Nothing was going to stop him now.
Besides, being the kind kid he was, CPL was fully aware that he wasn't really going to do anything in the end anyway.
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I'll be sulking in the corner if anyone needs me. Yeah.
Remember, stay safe out there.
CPL, over and out.
