I woke up, and the lights are already out. It would seem that the rest had already went to bed. And they didn't bother to carry me to bed or something? Meh, it'll be too much trouble for them. Anyho, i stood up from my seat, stretched a lil' bit, and headed out towards the balcony. Sliding the door open, i went to observe the stars a little bit. They're really different than the ones i got used to in the underground, mostly because the stars back there are actually bright gems that light up the place.
". . .i'll never get tired of this." I sighed, taking out the Judgement Tarot card from my pocket. I'm surprised it didn't fall over during all that action a few hours ago, didn't even realized it was here. Maybe it's about time for me to speak with her. But how exactly am i supposed to do that? Am i supposed to swipe it in the air, or something? I raised the card, and soon, my whole vision was engulfed by darkness. I felt ripples forming underneath me, too. And a familiar smell of roses fill the air. . . I took a look at my hand once more, it would appear that i'm back to my skeletal form. I missed this body.
"Ah, Sans!" I hear a woman's voice called out, as it approaches me. Soon, she appeared to look like just like Ruby, except with a White cloak. "I didn't expect you to come by soon! There aren't even any resets since the last time i saw you."
"wow. you must've been lucky." I shrugged, walking towards her with my usual straight grin. "so, how's paps?"
"He thinks I'm his sister for some reason . . ." Summer said, tilting her head. Now that's surprising. Usually, Papy will try to make me do everything. And would be surprised to see someone else in my place. . .I wonder. . .When the reset happened with her as my replacement, did the timelines change? "But aside from that, everyone there was nice! Why would anyone kill them?" She asked, as i merely gave a dry chuckle.
"guess there are some humans who finds joy out of murder. . ." I muttered,as i looked at the ground. "anyway, about your daughters. . ."
"Oh! Did something happen to them?" She asked with a hint of worry, which is normal for mother such as her.
"good news, actually." i said, as her face lit up in joy. "first off, both of them got admitted to beacon. ruby got skipped 2 years thanks to the headmaster meeting her, and i'm told that she's some sort of 'silver eyed warrior' and asked me to monitor her." I shrugged, as i looked at her once more. "aside from that, she became the leader of her own team, RWBY."
"Wouldn't that cause confusion?" Summer asked, as i merely chuckled.
"ha! it makes things easier for me!" I said, shrugging one hand. "besides, i think the folks there will think the leader has to start with the first letter of the team. anyways, did anything significant changed? memories of something, perhaps?" I asked, letting my free hand loose.
"Not much." She shrugged, "Oh, also, do you know anyone named 'Metaton'?" She asked me, as i sat down at the ground.
"oh, him? he's just a famous rectangle robot. probably the only idol in the underground." I said, looking at our ripples. The reflection is still the same. I'm still that teenage kid who has pale blue eyes. Summer's Reflection, however, shows a red and white wolf-like figure in a cloak. Possibly a beowolf? "why'd you ask that?"
"Well, Undyne called me earlier, and apparently wants me to sing for his show. . ."
"huh. guess the timelines must've changed. . ." I shrugged, sitting down. "listen, if you wound up in the same place you've woken up, it means the kid had reset."
"About that. . .I hadn't seen the child in hours, will they be okay?"
"huh, due to you entering the timeline, you must've pushed back to the time before she decided to go to Mount Ebott." I said, rubbing my chin
"Mount Ebott ?" She tilted her head.
"that's the only entrance and exit to the underground." I answered, "a shame that the exit's blocked by the barrier."
"The. . .Barrier?" She asked, as i merely looked at her. Looks like i forgot to give her some details about my place, i wonder why the others haven't told her yet. Heck, even my G-man would've noticed her by now!
"you didn't know?" I asked, standing up. Summer nodded in reply, as i merely sighed. "welp, let me tell you a story. . . long ago, there were two races. humans and monsters. they were living peacefully up in the surface, chillin' and stuff. one day, the two races broke into war. many people died, both humans and monsters. in the end, the humans emerged victorious, and banished the monsters under mount ebott, sealing them with a magical barrier. . ."
"So magic exists in your world? Is it no different to our world's Aura?" She asked, as i gave a short chuckle
"the gist of it, yep. we, monsters, are born with a soul solely made up of magic, which breaks instantly when we're killed. Human souls, however, cannot be broken, and preserved due to their 'Determination'." I paused, as she gasped in awe. Any new monster would be amazed with this knowledge, heh heh. "we've been studying this 'Determination' thing for years hopes that we could finally break the barrier without fusing it with a monster. . . and, well, due to time, we had to kill more humans to push forward our research."
"Did you succeed?" Summer asked, as i merely shook my head.
"no. the project was cancelled. . .no, forgotten by most of the royalty." I sighed, looking down.
"Why is that?"
"the former royal scientist, doctor w.d gaster, fell to his own creation, 'the core'. memories of him was suddenly erased from everyone's minds. . .even me." I sighed, remembering the day my old man fell. It was sad, to say the least. it was also papyrus' 10th birthday, too. "i only remembered what happened only when the resets kicked in. . .shame, huh?"
"To be forgotten by everyone due to an accident. . .I feel sorry for him." Summer said, "Oh! I almost forgot!" She stood up, grabbing something from her hood, and gave it to me. It was a small, pink box. "Can you give this to Ruby next time?"
"ours rooms are right next to each another, of course i will give it." I chuckled, peeking inside the box. Of course, it was filled with chocolate chipped cookies. Ruby's favorite kind of sweets. "i guess it's time for me to get going. see ya, rose." I said, shoving the box into my hoodie.
"Yeah! I'll ring you up when something big happens." Summer stood up, raising a tarot card in the air. Soon enough, a bright light flashed between us, as the same warm sensation spread to every part of me. . .It's the same light that started it all, isn't it? The one that brought me to Remnant in the first place. . .
"smell you later. . .rose." I chuckled, as my vision faded to black.
Almost Immediately, I woke up just as the sun was rising. The Breeze of the wind further expressed this along with the songs of the birds. I shrugged, turning around and heading back to my room's living quarters. The Bathroom's at the Sleeping Quarters, so i headed there to prepare myself for classes and such. I took a glance at an alarm clock on one my teammate's alarm clock.
It was 5:50 AM. Grabbing a blue towel from a drawer, i made my way to the baths and did my morning routine for school.
Skipping ahead to 8:20 AM, Everyone's awake. All of us just ate breakfast; Bacon and Eggs accompanied by Hot Coffee. Alfaine had her's Cream with 3 Sugar, Feige had his' 3-in-1 Brown Coffee, The Schnee Dust Company Coffee called 'Aroma Dust'. Not very creative there, Schnee. Undine had the same,and i decided to keep it stale. I don't usually drink coffee. It's expensive at Grillby's, and you know i can't add THAT to my tab(Grillby said that i wouldn't be able to pay my current tab). Oh, have i mentioned that we're all in our uniforms? The Males wore black Suit with gold Linens, white polo, a red tie, a blue vest, and black Slacks while the Females wore the same black suit and Polo except with brown Vest and ribbons. They also wore a short, red plaid skirt. I did a little modification to my uniform. Replacing the blue vest with my hoodie, zipping it halfway through.
Where are we now, exactly? In the hallway, heading to our first class, Grimm Anatomy. Which taught by 'Professor Port'. We made sure we had everything before leaving; Textbooks, Notebooks and Pens for class. I expect this class to be boring as hell, but since it's the first day, i wouldn't bother sleeping through it.
"it's right about here. . .right?" I muttered, entering the room with a few people in it. Especially a few whom i recognized, Team CRDL. Guess i was right after all. "so, where do you guys want to sit?" I asked, turning to them as i kept my hands in my hoodie's pockets.
"We would appreciate if we were somewhere near the front. . ." Feige suggested, as i looked at the row near the front. Which elevated rightly so that i could snooze off and pay attention whenever i want. It's the best strategy!
"2nd row it is." I said, as we made our way to said row. It was facing the board, which is filled with drawings of Grimm and their names. The Iconic ones being the Beowolf, the Ursa, the Deathstalker, and the Nevermore. Oh, and there's also a two headed snake called the 'King Taijutsu', which i didn't encounter for some reason. Minutes later, and the professor entered the room. Oddly enough, 8 students barely made it in time. My guess is that they either redecorated or they just woke up late. Neither way, the class started soon enough, and my targets are a row ahead of me. . .Or should i say, below me?
"Monsters! Demons. . .Prowlers of the night! Yes, The Creatures of Grimm have many names." Professor Port said, as we merely sat there, listening. Well, at least i think i was. My team has a mixture of both paying attention and not really paying attention. Undine fell asleep, halfway through, Feige and Alfaine are taking down notes. And my Pen ran out of juice, so i guess it's 50/50. "But I,merely refer to them as prey!" The Professor laughed as i was brought back to reality once more. Can't say if i was daydreaming or not. . .Probably both. How do you sleep with your eyes open?
In any case, the Professor soon told a tale about himself. I don't know why this is important, but i didn't really understood anything from him. Is it normal to hear 'Blahs' instead of words? Nearing the end of the Prof's story, i noticed the Schnee, who's sitting right beside Ruby, visibly shaking from my point of view. Hmm. . .Is this jealousy, or something else? Nevertheless. . .
". . .So, Who among you believes themselves to be the embodiment of these traits?" The Professor asked, as The Schnee's Hand immediately shot upwards, as if on cue. Judging by her expression earlier(Or at least, what i think her face looks at the moment. . .God, thinking about it made it chuckle a little), it looks as if she's out to prove herself to be worthy as a leader. . .This looks bad for her, but why do i have this feeling that Ruby will be in trouble after this?
"I do sir!" Weiss proclaimed, as the Professor lifted a brow up.
"Well then, let's find out." The Professor said, turning to a metal cage nearby. Only now i heard some growling. . .The Growling of a Grimm. . ."Step forward, and meet your opponent!" The growls at the cage grew louder and louder, as it visibly shook.
Weiss stepped into battle, changing into her 'Combat clothes'. She held a straight posture, with her rapier held tightly in her hand. The team tried to cheer for Weiss, but she shot them trying, because they're disrupting her 'Focus'.
"This promises to be interesting. . ." I let out a soft chuckle, as the Professor grabbed his Shotgun-Axe and sliced the Cage's Lock, allowing a boar-like Grimm to bash it open. It looked like your average Grimm. Black Fur, Skeletal Exoskeleton, Red linens,White mask, and four orange eyes. As soon as it was released, the Grimm Charged towards Weiss. She slashed the Grimm and immediately rolled to the side, merely scraping it. The Prof taunted a little, then the Grimm charged once more. This time, her blade got stuck between it's tusks.
"Bold new approach. . .I like it!" Professor Port chuckled, as i thought the exact thing. You don't usually expect people to get their weapon stuck right when the opponent's near. . .
"Come on Weiss. . .Show em' who's boss. . ." Ruby tried to mutter, but Weiss somehow heard it, and allowed her weapon to get thrown away from her.
"and you're telling me that she has those traits?" I whispered to myself, as the rest of my team watched. "are we sure we haven't misheard?"
Soon, the Grimm charged once more, and like a pattern, she rolled to the side, and dashed to her weapon.
"Weiss, go for it's belly! There's no-" Ruby tried to give the Schnee some tips, but she was cut off soon afterwards.
"STOP TELLING ME WHAT TO DO!" Weiss replied with a stern voice, Looking a Ruby, her expression became. . .Rather displeased. . .No, sad, actually. Moments later, The Grimm jumped, and it began to spin like a ball. Revving itself in place as it build up speed. It spin dashed a few seconds later, rolling quickly towards the Schnee. She blocked the attack using one of her Glyphs, causing it to fall over. She then jumped onto another Glyph, which then turned black as she landed on it. She jumped immediately after hitting the Glyph, turning Blue as Weiss Stabbed the Grimm Boar with her Rapier as they both skid along the floor.
I admit, she's good. I get it if she's living up to her title, but denying what your leader just said is just. . .Unfitting. . .Soon enough, the class was dismissed. Weiss glared at Ruby for a second before storming off. Guess it's time for me to do something, huh?
Stealthily, I followed Ruby, who's confronting Weiss about her behavior earlier in the hallways. To tell the truth, it didn't go too well. It started with an argument, and ended with a bold statement coming from Weiss.
"Ozpin made a mistake" She said, before going about her way.
Now that's a bold thing to say now, isn't it? In this case, i'll do either of two things. One of them is to calm Ruby, and the other is to solve the problem from it's root; Weiss Schnee's Arrogance. Seeing Ozpin nearby gives me a chance to use my second option.
It was quite the long hallway, and surprisingly, no one's here. Just the right place to do what i do best. I walked a couple of Meters behind her, making sure my footsteps were heard. She soon turned around, and saw no one. Well, i merely hid in the adjacent hall. From there, I continued to follow here. As soon as i can make the cut, i threw a bone, causing Weiss to hear a sound and turn around. Another thing about me is that i'm really fast. No kidding, since i'm able to dodge some point blank knife slashes.
" 'sup kid?" I greeted as soon as she turned back at her direction. She flinched a little before glaring at me.
"What could you possibly want?" She scoffed, as i merely shrugged.
"i'm about to go to grab some food. wanna come with?" I offered, letting out a warm smile.
". . .Fine." She sighed, "But that doesn't mean we're friends."
"i never intended to." I shrugged, as both of us headed to the cafeteria.
Minutes after we arrived at the cafeteria, we bought ourselves some food. I merely asked for a bottle of ketchup and nothing else. Weiss ordered some bread. A plateful, at least.
"so. . .what's your beef with ruby?"I asked, opening the bottle of Ketchup i bought.
"She's just too. . .Childish!" Weiss exclaimed, as i drank my ketchup halfway through. "Ever since i met her, all she's been so far is a nuisance!"
"and. . .?" I gulped my drink, as i placed the bottle on the table we're in. Letting one eye closed while the other stared at her blankly. "what's your point?"
"She's done nothing to gain her position!"
"that's the case with most leaders, y'know." I let out a grin, unconsciously grabbing a piece of bread from Weiss' plate. "heck, i may be the son of a known scientist, but i don't even want to be a leader." I shrugged, biting the bread in my hand. "guess only time can tell if i'm worthy or not."
"Where are you going with this?" She asked, glaring daggers at me with the rage of a thousand suns.
"my point is. . .you're not cooperative enough." I said, as the Schnee was taken aback.
"E-excuse me?!" She let out a soft growl, as i merely smirked.
"hear me out, 'kay?" I shrugged, finishing by bread. "try seeing things in the perspective of others. ruby, for example. she's trying her best to be as supportive as she can be. if you keep acting like that, others might see you as a 'cold hearted' bitch who gets what she wants in an instant!" I sighed, as her expression changed into a Grimm one. One which I've seen a million times before.
"H-how dare you!" She stood up,slamming the table as she glared at me once more.
"what? are you going to tell me that i'm wrong?" I shrugged, drinking the last of my ketchup. "your expression tells me otherwise."
"That's not entirely true!"
"then what're you trying to prove acting this way?" I asked, standing as i placed my hands in my pockets. If i know a person like her, then badgering her with questions won't do the trick. "look, i get that you wanna be the one, but try not to worry about ruby's decisions." I sighed as i began to walk away. "you can become as 'prefect' as you want, but try to be the best teammate you can be." I glanced at Weiss, her expression turned into something. . .Unexpected. I expected her to be mad at me, but instead, she actually feels guilty. I guess this means that i solved this problem? Hell, maybe Ozpin got to the solution first. Soon enough, i went on with my way. . .
Skipping ahead to nighttime, and i was chilling on the rooftop, stargazing once more.I was wearing my usual white shirt with my emblem on the back, and my black slacks. At this time, all of my teammates are already asleep. In case you're wondering, yes. I still have that box Summer gave me, still wrapped in some red and yellow ribbon. I'm struggling if i should give to her now or tomorrow. Then again, judging by her attitude, she's probably asleep as of now. I felt a presence behind me. One who's SOUL broke out of it's cold shell.
"you forgave her, didn't you?" I turned around, seeing Weiss in her battle clothing, surprised that i saw her even though i didn't looked her way.
"How did you know?" Weiss Asked, walking towards me.
"i can read minds." I shrugged, as she sat beside me. ". . .well, not really. i just had a feeling. so, how did it go, snow princess?"
"When i came back, she was actually studying." She said, as i gave a surprised expression. "Or at least, fell asleep trying."
"heh. that isn't surprising." I chuckled, as i looked at the stars once more. "she always gives her best at whatever she does. i'm not surprised that she's exhausted after all that." I sighed, looking at the box i had. "say. . .can you give this to ruby tomorrow?" I asked, giving Weiss the Pink box.
"I can give it to her later, if you want." Weiss said, as she took the box. "So what's in it anyway?"
"cookies." I answered in a nonchalant voice, looking at the stars. "i baked them last night, thinking that it'll make her happy."
"How much do you know about Ruby?" She asked, as i flashed off my grin.
"only the trivial facts." I shrugged, looking at Weiss. "but i think you already those things." Both of us fell silent for a while, watching the stars as the time go by. Soon enough, Weiss stood up, and began heading back to her room with a smile. Hopefully, this makes things a little bit better now.
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