...Yeah i have like no idea why it took me like - what eighty years to finish this i just couldn't find a good idea to add in and then it totally hit me recently and i finished this up hopefully it's not too bad, please feedback if possible would be nice. I apologize on the long wait, Don't worry I've started on the next chapter after this one.
Dear Nomura, It's me again
The brunette shifted his focus down toward his chest where the sleeping ravenette lay curled up in the most affectionate way she could. With a smile on her face a stark contrast to her normal sporadic sleeping style. However this alone wasn't a problem – the problem was he had to use the facilities – it was almost 7 A.M the girls would be up soon. He wanted to disappear. He knew Weiss would hit him; Yang would make some quip or just join in and Blake would just look on or completely ignore it.
Don't really know what I managed to do to end up in this situation...again, but uh, if you could? Get me out of this, once was enough I lost enough last time!
Sora exhaled hard out of his nose gently resting his head against the wall he slept against. To add insult to injury, Ruby snuggled closer.
"Warm..." Dribbled out of her mouth and despite his anguish smiled softly down at the girl.
They weren't too far apart in age. Belief's or what to fight for in some ways. If it wasn't for the simple fact that Ruby was a major dork.
Her innocent yet awkward nature made her more adorable than most would think she herself couldn't help but exude in waves.
He subconsciously felt the need to keep her around. She didn't need his help he wouldn't be the first to offer it unless she asked yet he felt compelled to do it. After the first time seeing her, he felt a similarity to when he first began wielding a weapon against foes who could kill any and everything he cared for.
Her eyes held strength despite her body shrinking behind her weapon. She stood tall despite her words feeling no weight of consequence no true fear of what could possibly happen.
The feeling of everything on your shoulders feels different when you have close friends by your side.
He winced a bit at the thought of that, the past he wanted nothing more than to forget.
The thought of home, he wasn't strong enough to protect it but would he be now? The stakes are higher now. He didn't have his dad or Auron to help him this time.
"Dad, What would you do in this situation?" He felt his eyes gloss over and he kept blinking to push them away.
"I'm past tears I have to stay strong, I can't break," He looked downcast toward the girl below him as if sensing his distress squeezed tighter. Hiding her face in his shirt, such a cute gesture he couldn't help but let himself relax a bit.
Despite his need to use the facilities, he gently let his mind drift off back to sleep.
The sound of metal against metal, a woman a bit taller than him, clashing against him. He couldn't see her but could feel her hatred for something he couldn't quite grasp at. He felt anger, though - at this person as if she was the person to single-handedly take everything away from him. Relishing in his suffering and smiled as he grew more and more detached and complacent. Her blades came down and he guarded her face was covered with darkness but words left her mouth – words that seemed to send him over the edge of sanity. He saw red even in his dream he knew killing was wrong but – It felt right like...she deserved it. Almost as if she took away something so important that it was only fair to do the same to her. "No one would miss her" He brought his blade above his head and his eyes shot open to meet the cold eyes of Weiss. Her hand hovering above her own head.
He tried to calm himself but knew in a second or two he'd be racked with more pain.
He tried to act as though he wasn't racked with nerves.
"What" He spat. Her eyes drifted down then back to his face as if mimicking her gesture he looked down to see Ruby waking up.
"If you're going to beat me, can it wait about ten minutes?" Sora seemed to plead.
"YOU'RE DISGUSTING!" She shouted as she slapped him so hard he flew not a steady glide – flew out of the open window and toward the school grounds below.
Ruby spared the flight launched herself toward the brunette. Stretching out her arm barely grasping his hand but it wasn't enough his eyes began to close as if just accepting his fate.
"I feel like, this familiar."
"I feel like, this won't be the last time." Sora recovered mid decent gathering energy in his quickly called keyblade. He shot magic Aero toward the ground propelling him back toward the window.
"Jeez, you must have the most reactive semblance in all of Veil to do that without breaking something."
"Speaking of, I've never actually seen you...use dust where's your compartment, where do you even get yours from? Is it my father's company?" Sora just stared at her dumbfounded
"Are we just going to forget you slapped me out of a window?" The heiress looked to Yang.
"I mean even you use dust, correct Yang?" The eldest girl nodded with a half smirk
"I guess we are just going to forget you just shot me out of a window, alright" Sora summoned his weapon again.
"You saw Tidus, and I figured you'd see by now that I don't use dust nor does he," Sora remarked leaping down from the window.
"You don't know much, do you? We've seen him use dust recently, something about his inability to use his dark power. Messing with him or something he had to get a dust compartment installed after that last fight we had." Weiss smirked matter-a-factually.
Sora promptly walked over to his makeshift bed and threw off his shirt. His body ached and popped at the sudden movement he found a red shirt with a few designs on it and a gray one. Looking over to Ruby for her approval on which one with a blush and adverting of her eyes she chose.
"Red," She said simply with a small smile he threw it on
"You're just enjoying flustering her aren't you?" Sora looked at Weiss with a look of utter confusion with her question shrugged and walked toward the door.
"To both questions; I have no idea what you're talking about, and to one of them. Well, you'll just have to find out." Sora smirked as Weiss fumed and followed after him stomping her feet.
At the lunch hall Yang was casually catching food in her mouth – from none other than Nora. The similarly named teen was at the end of the table eating wondering where Ruby was until she showed up and threw a giant binder on the table. Weiss seemed angry about it and started to talk about having fun. Sora wasn't entirely paying attention. Primarily because whatever it was that Ruby wanted to do he was probably going to be dragged into it. He smiled slightly until he heard Yang make a pun and promptly slammed his hand into his face.
"Yang...No...Why must you make a pun? Sora cringed.
"Oh, cmon you know it was funny!" She protested.
"If funny is cringe, I should be dying from laughter, please never again."
"You're no fun" Yang seemed to pout a bit.
"I never claimed to be fun if anything I'm probably not fun" Sora retorted
"I don't see how you don't have a stiff body with how much of stick in the mud you are" Sora pouted at this.
"Am I really a stick in the mud?" Sora questioned resounding nods accompanied his question
"Maybe I need to lighten up a bit, that's probably why Ruby was cuddled up to me, she wants me to relax." He looked to the red streaked ravenette with a warm smile that caught her off guard. She couldn't help but blush at and quickly started looking to her left and right anywhere but at the bearer of the keyblade.
She continued to speak after her fluster died down – she wants to bond with her team she wants to grow with them, creating lasting friendships...
"The least I could do is give her what she wants, she deserves it. She's too sweet for her own good." Sora stood up and took a stand next to the silver eye'd girl. Giving her the most heartfelt hug he'd probably given any of the people he's met at this table so far.
When he released she looked as red as her cape she seemed to love like a child loved its blanket.
"If you want us to spend time together, why not? It'll be fun" Sora agreed
"I feel like you're saying this because we called you a stick in the mud" Blake commented.
He lost his footing and turned around quickly.
"N-No I want to actually spend time with you guys, is that so much of a problem?" Weiss looked at him quizzically "No, not you Weiss if I hung out with you too long I'd probably catch frostbite." She frowned and Sora mentally high-fived himself. Most of the group was unaware of the ongoing storm that was about to brew however, it started with the apple. Everyone but Yang ignored seeing as it hit her in the face she threw something back and what came back was a pie to the now standing Weiss.
Sora doubled over in laughter he didn't notice Ren facepalmed and Nora pointing to her closest friend. Tidus was literally on the ground laughing like a mad man. All he knew was right then the look on Weiss' face was the best thing he'd ever seen. He didn't see her pick up a cupcake but he heard Ruby scream not to do it because it was a waste of a cupcake.
He didn't notice till he felt the cool icing hit his face. His eyes flared open a feeling of dread hit the pale girl his glare didn't diminish as he stood up. Weiss finally understood why she belittled him a lot.
He may get cross with her, but he was never truly this mad. Grabbing what seemed to be a loaf of Italian bread he swung without thinking. Without realizing she ducked the bread slipped out of his hand and hit Tidus square in the stomach.
The said blonde jumped up with a magical arsenal of bread and began chucking it wherever he could.
Everyone moved.
"Team RWBYS assemble!" Sora honestly wished she didn't say that, for once he actually agreed with Weiss. Before they knew it, it was five on five team JNTPR shooting watermelons a plenty – Ruby called out to her elder sister about turkey and without even saying another word Yang went in rushing toward them taking them as her own makeshift gauntlets. Pounding watermelon after watermelon into oblivion. Blake was first to make it to her blonde teammate grabbing two loafs of bread running in against arguably the strongest on the opposing team the duel was short-lived. Pyrrha was a lot stronger even if Blake had a second weapon advantage. Ruby slid in on a cafeteria tray Sora right on her trail grabbing two loafs himself bee-lined it for Pyrrha while Ruby and Weiss took on Nora and Tidus.
Not giving her a second to ready herself Sora rushed in slamming one loaf into her own. Leaping into the air drop-kicking her loaf into dust jumping back and getting into stance. He vanished it wasn't until he reappeared that she realized he was behind her and managed to hit her with Zanstuken. He sent her hurling into the air he followed up with Ragnarok. Instead of a ring of beams, he threw one load of bread in a strike raid type fashion that sent her spiraling toward the ground. Sora's victory was short lived – Tidus sent projectiles of cabbage, apples, whatever he could find. Kicking them into his friend the force was enough to send him spiraling into the glass window taking him out. Tidus, however, met a swift end by a random flying loaf of bread and ketchup.
His vision was hazy for a bit until he could focus enough to see Weiss slam into and destroy a support beam luckily Ruby caught her – it wasn't until he heard her scream when his mind began to race.
Visions of his past – of his friends dying, to the hand of his most hated enemy his senses filled with worry his mind slow but his body quick – Yang went flying through the roof. He Saw Ruby begin to run she started using her semblance she ran past the other group kicking up a duststorm of food and drinks. Sora reached down and grabbed the only loaf of bread he could find and rushed to the center of the room.
Bushido: Spiral
The brunette began a low spin faster before leaping back and letting the spiral launch. Debris of food and drinks slammed into team JNTPR. Sora landed in time to see two new people – professor Goodwich and Professor Opzin and his loaf of bread crumble into pieces. He honestly felt like running but the laughter everyone was smiling hard and just enjoying themselves even Tidus. His battle-hardened senses faded and he smiled a bit before running up to join them. He received a hug and something inside him lit up he started to laugh along with everyone else.
"I would give anything to let this last longer."
If Sephiroth was agitated. He didn't show it. He would demonstrate it he walked in on Roman getting fed up with Cinder's lackeys and was clearly – after said girl showed up – being talked down to. Sephiroth, however, was more or less a god of death to them showing himself rather abruptly and throwing down a dead white-fang member showed just how...irritated he actually was.
"How long do you plan on having me wait, Cinder." His voice was laced with a threat – if he didn't like her answer, he would probably leave, kill them, or just go destroy beacon itself.
If Sephiroth was agitated. He didn't show it. He would demonstrate it he walked in on Roman getting fed up with Cinder's lackeys. He was clearly after said girl showed up – being talked down to. Sephiroth, however, was more or less a god of death to them showing himself rather abruptly. Throwing down a dead white-fang member showed just how...irritated he actually was.
"How long do you plan on having me wait, Cinder." His voice was laced with a threat – if he didn't like her answer, he would probably leave, kill them, or just go destroy beacon itself.
"Not much longer darling, I promise, these things take time." She hoped she sounded convincing.
"A week, that is as long as I'm willing to wait. If I don't start seeing results more heads will roll and I don't know who will be next." There was a mischievous glow in his eyes.
"Since when do we -," Emerald began to speak up but she was cut off by Cinder.
"Emerald, do not speak unless spoken to." Her voice wasn't as smooth as normal she wasn't as sure or rather wasn't prepared for this man to appear.
"You'd be wise to listen, puppet. You wouldn't want to lose more than just your strings, would you?" He was smirking he was belittling her.
"Seems your green thumb here is pretty feisty. Go ahead and let her see just how crazy this guy here is I could use a good show." Roman wanted to laugh but his eyes held all the amusement he needed he knew in this scenario Sephiroth would just kill all of them if he felt like it.
"It would be like an insect trying to fight a giant. She wouldn't win, no matter how much she struggled." Sephiroth turned away.
"All of you could turn on me and it still wouldn't be amusing enough. I want the Strife blood to stain my blade." The room seemed to slowly get colder.
"Ah yes, we know, and about the -" Cinder stopped speaking when he turned around his eyes seemed to be filled with blood lust.
"The school? That's what you want right? As long as you bring those kids to me, you can do whatever you want with that ones who have interacted with that son of Strife I want to take my time doing them in. I want to watch him go mad. I want to savior watching him lose everything again so he'll give me the fight I desire. Until his last breath."
His conspirators backed away.
Yes, he was always this messed up.
"I will not wait much longer, Cinder fall."
She bowed her head slightly.
"Prepare to move the dust, we will begin phase 2 immediately."
"Are you sure about this?" Tidus asked.
"I need to know if I can, Tidus, I need to be able to fight on my own I can't keep forcing them to help me, they won't always be there, you know?" Tidus shrugged.
"So, you asked me here in case something happens. You were able to fight alone what's so different now?" Sora sighed.
"Weiss told me; you can't use abilities without dust. I've tried everything but this. Everything else seems to work just fine, but I have no idea if this will." Tidus scratched his head a bit he didn't want that to get out. He wanted to be the one to tell his friend he readied himself, despite this.
"Fine, let's do this."
Sora closed his eyes feeling energy well up inside him his eyes flared red.
"VALOR" Light erected from his body unbeknownst to Sora, however, darkness slowly started to spread
For him, it was a cold feeling that slowly started to spread at a rapid rate he started to hear words like hate and isolation eventually it started to make full blown sentences
"Why try and fight the inevitable you failed before. You failed Tidus. You failed your parents, your foster sisters. Embrace the darkness let it in, let your hate flow destroy all in your way. Make them fear you, show them just how strong you truly are!" Everything else came in as a jumbled mess of negative words and eventually he too felt as though this voice – might be right.
"Sora!" Tidus shouted, but it was too late. His friend was covered in darkness when his eyes opened he no longer had pupils, just yellowish gold eyes.
A blood halting scream could be heard for miles everything not rooted to the ground refused to be anywhere near the vicinity of this monster.
Sora dashed and clawed and let out the most feral screams Tidus' ever heard. Blood was running down his face. He didn't dodge quick enough – he was faster than he was normally and he couldn't get a read on him.
Tidus sat there defending himself until he saw a chance to get distance came in the form of a solo Beowolf howling catching the shadow of Tidus' best friend – the Grimm came too close to Sora or what was left of him tore it to pieces.
"I actually feel bad for that thing." Tidus whispered before charging magic using the dust container it took him longer than he was used to. He didn't entirely understand it and took a beating for it. His shirt was torn and his chest was scratched up his calf had a deep cut running up to his knee. He felt as thought it might be possible he had a concussion. The dust chamber lit up finally after what felt like eternity seeing as death was close at hand he finally cast his spell.
"Holy!" Tidus rammed his sword against his friends chest shooting balls of light sending him into the air ripping the darkness from his skin. The brunette landed in an unconscious heap on the ground.
"What, the hell are you – are you, even you anymore?!" Tidus screamed into the sky no response other than the chirping of birds and the wind to be his response.
"Coming out here, was something that was clearly a bad idea. You knew, you knew you couldn't do this alone you try so hard to be independent and yet." He forced himself up hobbling over to his friend lifting up and limping his way back despite his injury.
"When I see you try so hard, for everyone and all I do is try, and try hard for myself I get so upset with myself I'm not thinking of anything – anyone other than what I need to do to get stronger. You're thinking about what you need to do for your team so you can help them." Tidus winced.
"I'm selfish and cocky, you've always been stronger because you don't put yourself first, but I need to be stronger and do the opposite. In the end, only I can exact my revenge on my dad. No one else." He forced himself to move a bit faster.
He knew above all else he was saying this stuff to make himself feel better, in the end. If he was lucky enough to have people fight alongside him, in the end, that's all he could ask for.
"My way of thinking is foolish It'd get me killed. It's something I have to do alone, you understand that?" He looked down to his friend who seemed to have burns from the intense light. Blood was dripping from a gash on his forehead.
"You just want to do what you can to help them. You don't want to burden them you want to deal with him together instead of facing the darkness alone. People would think you're afraid of him."
"You just don't want to fail them; you want to make sure you accomplish your goals and you want her by your side" Tidus smiled a bit.
"You've tried to be standoffish but even I can tell, you hold feelings for her, just be honest, don't hold yourself back" Tidus felt a bit woozy but made it back to the helipad that took them back to the hospital.
Sora's team showed up first and they rushed toward the brunette Tidus steeled himself.
"Stay away!" The blonde shouted the girls froze.
"Keep away from him. He's not stable" Tidus stared at the floor unable to look at them.
"Was the Grimm attack that bad, is he okay?" It was Blake asking her voice seemed even for the most part – she was probably the only one who could ask the hard-hitting questions other than Weiss.
"Grimm isn't what you need to worry about," He knew he'd have to explain and as they took Sora away on a stretcher and the medics came toward him he began to explain.
"He can't control that power he has, he lost himself – the one reason I'm hurt -" He paused not wanting to scare them and make them lose faith in their teammate.
"Was because the force of the power itself was too great and we both got hurt, me a bit more than him but it knocked him out completely" He smiled a bit trying to play it off.
The girls seemed to relax at this and smiled.
"Oh thought it was something a lot worse than that jeez, don't scare us!" Ruby slapped Tidus' back hard enough to make him double over on the ground.
"Oh, oops! I'm sorry!" Ruby leaned down helping the blonde up he laughed a bit
"You owe me big, Sora."
It wouldn't be another four hours until Sora woke up. He slowly opened his eyes slowly expecting Ruby to be next to him he was almost totally sure of it. Unfortunately, he was completely wrong.
"Hello, Sora" He jolted up wincing a bit, he looked over it felt like he was literally seeing a ghost his blood ran cold.
"You, what are you doing here, you shouldn't be here!" Sora inched back hitting the metal railing of his bed.
"What's wrong, Sora? Aren't you happy to see me?" The figure got closer.
"You're supposed to be dead!" The figure latched onto the brunette her arms felt cool, to cool to be functioning. He couldn't honestly believe what he was looking at. The girl before him looked alive as the last time he saw her and yet.
"You shouldn't be here, Yuna, you shouldn't be here in front of me, you died" Sora whispered.
Instead of feeling hurt she smiled leaning closer toward him placing her head against his chest.
"I missed you, a lot, did you?" She completely dismissed his comment.
Just then the door opened to reveal a somber Ruby, Sora quickly peeled off Yuna and looked toward the silver eyed girl with concern.
"I didn't know you had a guest already, Sora" Ruby seemed to visibly flinch but the brunette figured - knew there was more internally.
"I can leave I-."
"NO!" Sora shouted, "Please, stay, come here" Sora reached out his hand
"It- it's fine really I can-" Sora grew agitated
"Ruby, please stay" He didn't want to be alone with -that
She slowly and almost begrudgingly walked toward Sora's bed and took a seat in the chair furthest away from him.
She felt uncomfortable she was trying to be strong but she wanted to cry
"Look if this is a way of telling me she's -" She finally made eye contact and saw unbelievable fear in his eyes he seemed to be shaking slightly.
"Ruby, this is Y-Yuna, she was an old teammate of ours..." It all clicked and despite her trying to be calm she felt sad, she finally looked at the girl and realized how radiant she truly was and for some reason despite this felt some form of envy.
"So my chances are over, aren't they?"
"Hey, Sora, how are you-" Tidus walked in and looked around and his jaw dropped if it could unhinge and hit the ground it probably would've.
"Y-Yuna! What are you doing here?" Tidus ran up and held her not seeming to understand or rather feel the difference in her flesh.
"I've come to join you. I missed you both, dearly" a small smile rested on her lips as her gaze went from the blonde glossing over his features to finally resting on Sora.
He downcast instantly and looked over to Ruby, who seemed to be removed from the conversation.
"Ruby, you came here to talk to me right?" He needed anything to distract him from the obvious walking dead breathing down his neck.
"It can wait," She said simply Sora cocked a brow resting his hands over hers, she quickly jolted away.
"I can't let him think he can just rely on me, because Tidus is here, I know what I saw"
His hands moved back calmly but his eyes held hurt. She was close to apologizing until Tidus spoke up happily.
"Hey, that reminds me. The Vytal festival dance is happening soon, right? Yuna you should go with me." Tidus had the widest smile he'd ever had since being here that Yuna herself couldn't help but smile and laugh quietly
"Of course, Tidus I'd be happy too." The blonde pumped his fist in the air in excitement boasting about how much fun they'd have. Sora just looked on eventually looking over to Ruby. She honestly didn't seem like she wanted to be there.
"Ruby, did your coming here, have something to do with the dance?" The brunette asked out of the blue catching her off guard.
"I won't be the second choice,"
"No," She said quickly and flatly she felt a pang of regret as those bright blue eyes seemed to dim and look away.
"I-I was hoping It was, I – I wanted to go..." He paused failing to look anywhere other than the ground below him.
"I wanted to go, with you" He finally mustered enough courage to say.
Ruby paled and stood up walking toward the door he didn't blame her, why would she stay? She reached for the door.
"I don't want to go with someone who clearly isn't looking at me I don't want to be the second choice, Sora." The way she spoke hurt, when she said his name he felt like she visibly was detested it, the door opened and Sora despite being under I.V stood up and stepped out of bed.
"Why would you think that? Ruby, I asked you because - " He paused thinking of the right words to say but before he could she was gone.
His legs felt weak probably because he was no longer using them they caved in.
"Don't worry, I'll go talk to her for ya bud, can't let you go stag to a dance" Tidus dashed off leaving Sora with the one person he didn't want to be left with. Her arms encircled his torso.
"Looks like you're all mine, Sora." He tensed at the feeling of her arms touching him.
"No, this is clearly a misunderstanding. I'll explain everything to her and then -" He felt her gaze bore into his he felt cold lips against his and fear filling his system he launched himself away tearing out his I.V and causing his blood to seep down his arm.
"What the hell was that?!" Sora shouted.
"That's what we'd like to know, Sora." The rest of his team stood over him and the one who seemed to want to rip his head off was Yang.
"I see my sister running away from your room, and I see you kissing another girl, I guess Weiss was right," Her eyes flared red.
"Yang, please, this isn't-" He couldn't continue she gripped his shirt collar.
"Then what is it?!" He started to grow angry himself.
"Do you really think I'd do something like that to her?!" Sora shot back, Yang slammed him into the wall behind the brunette
"It's pretty clear seeing you kiss another girl that you would!" He grit his teeth.
He glared hard at her tearing her arm away from him instead of backing off she slammed her fist into the wall so close to him it cut his cheek. Sora didn't even flinch instead he glared back hard and was tempted to summon his weapon.
"Believe me or not, if you try and make this a physical altercation I will fight back."
"That only makes you look more and more guilty" Weiss spat, venom laced her words.
"Guilty? None of you would even bother to ask me if I kissed her or if she did, you care about Ruby's feelings, but what about mine?!" He received a hard hit to the jaw.
"All I see is a jerk, because you didn't get what you wanted you decided to get it from someone else! Am I right?!" Yang jumped on top of the teen and began hitting him harder than she probably should've. The room itself began to shake with every hit. Blood ran down his jaw something in his mouth popped and his face wasn't faring much better. He laid there taking it instead of fighting back like he knew he could. It wouldn't make it any better.
At some point, Blake pulled Yang off of him and at some point he managed to slowly sit up, only to meet the blonde's gauntlet.
"If you get up I shoot, if you come anywhere near my sister I will do worse than fill you full of holes!" He stood up defiant and walked toward her gauntlet.
"Then do it, Yang. Go ahead, shoot me." She glared hard but pulled away.
"Stay away from Ruby, that's your only warning" Yang repeated.
"You make it seem like I'm some run of the mill thug." Sora lashed out She looked into his eyes seeing a spark of anger.
"I'm not afraid of you, any of you. I'll show you the truth," He looked down to see Yuna gone he glared harder at this.
"Seems like your hussy isn't here to help you clear your name, pig." His arm was going numb as well as his face. Shaking his head he finally decided he only had one option left to him.
"If everything is against me, so be it." He couldn't meet anyone's gaze as he took his first step toward the trio they tensed expecting him to lash out, however, he walked past them.
It was an odd moment. He could've just taken the three of them on alone yet refused walking into the hallway he turned around and stared at them his eyes lacking the normal warmth. The normal glow he'd normally had.
"I'll leave team RWBY."
