What's up, you cuties! MediocreWriter here, just dropping chapter 9 for you :P Please pick it up, and read it. Also, I love you. For you know, picking it up and reading it.


Coco glanced yet again at the hilarious getup that the Belladonna and Schnee Matrons were currently in. After the stunt that Yang and Ruby's mother's pulled, the two women had decided to quickly change into their respective daughters gym uniforms before heading to The Red Reaper's. Well, there was some resistance put up from the Schnee, but with patient coaxing from Kali the white-haired woman finally relented.

Upon seeing the Schnee Matron's outright temper tantrum back at the Family Ball, Coco concluded that Weiss totally got the majority of her prissy attitude from Viktoria. The way the white-haired woman expressed her anger was eerily similar to the way that Weiss would get angry too. It was comical, really; especially when the fashionista observed the unfiltered way that the younger Schnee was gawking at her mother throughout the entire interaction. Coco had to admit that she forcefully had to bite down her laughter many times during the Schnee woman's tirade.

"Oum, it's freezing out here!" Viktoria suddenly exclaimed,

Summer giggled at the woman, "well, your daughter's gym uniform probably does little to help with that,"

"Oh and whose fault do you think it is that I'm wearing Weiss' uniform in the first place, Summer?"

The older redhead just laughed nervously at the remark and decided to not press any further with the Schnee woman. She seemed like she was running on a short fuse that night, what with the public humiliation at the Welcome Ball and all. Coco and the others then observed one Kali Belladonna do a rather cute gesture for the cranky Schnee. The Cat-Faunus woman stripped herself of her tux jacket and went to wrap it around Viktoria's shoulders.

"K-Kali! you don't need to-!"

Kali silenced the woman by pressing the tux jacket down firmly on her shoulders, "Vi, it's fine. I'm not even that cold."

The Schnee woman just flushed silently and uttered a small thank you to the Cat-Faunus. Suddenly, Coco could see that the younger Schnee to her left also began to shiver from the cool air outside. This didn't go unnoticed by a certain redhead, who gave the girl a look of concern,

"Weiss? Are you cold too?" Ruby asked as she leaned, a little too close, to the Schnee girl.

"No, Ruby. I'm just shivering with excitement at the prospect of going to a subpar restaurant" Weiss sarcastically remarked.

Ruby just giggled at that and then abruptly perked up. Coco could practically see the lightbulb form on top of the girl's head as she seemed to have come up with an idea, "Wait a sec! I'm gonna go grab something from Ma's truck!" In a flash, the girl was gone; but just as quickly she came right back, somehow managing to startle Weiss in the process. However, the redhead didn't come back empty-handed. The fashionista couldn't suppress her smile at the genuinely earnest way in which Ruby offered their little Ice Princess a ratty, old, red hoodie. The said Ice Princess just stared at the article of clothing in Ruby's hand, and slowly inched away from it.

"Yeah, I know it's not exactly cashmere, but I promise that once you put it on it'll feel super comfy! and warm! Also, I wouldn't want you to catch a cold or anything..." all the while she was saying this, the redhead had been rubbing the back of her head nervously.

The fashionista anticipated a snarky rejection from the Schnee, but it never came. Instead, much to the brown-haired girl's surprise (and amusement), Weiss slowly went to grab the hoodie from Ruby and put it on. As the white-haired girl zipped up the piece of clothing, Coco could see her visibly relaxing into it's warmth. The girl blushed,

"...Thank you, Ruby."

Ruby smiled goofily at the Schnee, "Heh, no problem, Weiss!"

"Yang, you're losing," Raven suddenly remarked.

Upon hearing this comment, Ruby lit up to a colour similar to the red dress that she wore, and wordlessly gave her 'Ma' a look of dismay. Coco then chanced a glance at Weiss who also had been affected by the statement, and was pathetically trying to hide her own flush with Ruby's hoodie.

Summer swatted at her wife, "Raven, it's not a contest!"

"Well if it was, she'd be losing."

Yang just smiled deviously, "Oh no I wouldn't!" She then abruptly stopped right in front of Blake; which effectively startled the Cat-Faunus girl. Everyone else stopped walking as well to observe what Yang had in store for the poor Faunus. The yellow-haired girl then spread her arms wide and expectantly looked down at the confused Cat-Faunus before her with a beaming smile,

"I know I'm not some jacket or hoodie buut," she paused and then gave Blake a wink, "my body heat will keep you warm."

Upon processing what Yang was suggesting, Blake immediately flushed and briskly pushed past the yellow-haired girl while speed-walking towards the general direction of the restaurant/pub. Coco could hear that the Cat-Faunus muttered something about 'Stupid flirts' as she continued to walk away from a genuinely confused Yang; the fashionista barely suppressed her laughter from her friend's reaction.

Yang shrugged and began walking again, "Meh, I've got all night"

"Well, you know what they say," Coco interjected, "Kitty Cat's do enjoy things that are warm."

Yang laughed at that, "Thanks for the encouragement, Coco."

"No prob-"

"You want me to tell you what cute little bunny rabbits like too?" the yellow-haired girl suddenly teased.

The fashionista slightly flushed at the joke that Yang made, but then rolled her eyes when she heard Blake and Weiss laugh at her expense. She then composed herself and gave Yang a confident smile, "I think I can figure that out on my own,"

"Well you better," Ruby abruptly stated as she gestured towards them, "because we're here!"

Coco turned to the general direction that the redhead was gesturing to and barely could keep the unimpressed expression off her face. Before them was a rather dirty cobblestone path that led up to a shabby-looking brown building with two windowed double doors. Positioned on top of the entrance were the words 'The Red Reaper's' in bright, red neon lights with the first 'R' in the title flickering every so often. The fashionista imagined that the other two of her trio were also exhibiting similar facial expressions upon finally seeing the establishment too.

"Okay, so the outside does look a little sketchy but-" Ruby began,

"A little?" the former heiress interrupted, "Ruby, it feels like we're going to get jumped any second now,"

"Those were my first thoughts when I came here the first time too," Viktoria added,

Summer rolled her eyes, "Guys! Come on, don't be such... Schnee's."

"I take offense to that," The Schnee Matron shot back.

Raven just pushed Viktoria towards the restaurant, "Could you get over yourself and just go in already? I'm actually starting to get cold out here!"

"Okay fine!" the white-haired woman relented as she pushed the other woman off of her, "I'd like to see you guys try to get in anyways. You know, since we were banned from ever setting foot in this place ever again."

Coco could see that Raven also rolled her eyes at Viktoria, "That ban was placed like over a decade ago. Junior has probably forgotten all about it by now."

Kali laughed at that statement, "I don't think someone forgets it when they get knocked out by a flying barstool being aimed specifically at them."

"He wouldn't stop his advances towards Summer!"

Viktoria scoffed, "So throwing projectile barstools was the answer?"

The dark-haired woman flushed and shoved passed the Schnee, "Ugh! I'm heading in first. You guys are starting to hurt my feelings,"

All of the women watched as Raven stalked up to the entrance and roughly pushed the doors to the pub open. They also watched, with absolute horror, a projectile barstool being whipped right at her just as she opened those doors. The woman's eyes widened in shock, and she swiftly dodged the attack by ducking right on time. Coco's mouth dropped as the barstool continued on in its trajectory and shattered upon landing on the cobblestone pathway. She then saw that the majority of the women had flabbergasted expressions on their faces; well, with the exception of Viktoria, who held an expression of knowing towards the dark-haired woman that screamed of the words 'I told you so'.

"What part of banned do you four not understand?" a menacing, gruff voice stated.

Everyone's head whipped towards the mans voice and Coco almost visibly gulped at the bearded bar-owner's overbearing presence. There the 'Junior' man stood, towering over the women, with a white rolled up long-sleeve shirt and a black vest. The man wore black slacks and cheap-looking, brown dress shoes to top off the outfit. He also wore a nasty snarl when addressing the women too. Coco then wondered in the back of her mind how someone as seemingly timid, and sweet as Velvet could possibly work for such a mean-looking man.

"Oh come on, Junior! We're changed, mature women now!" Raven exclaimed.

"Banned means banned, Branwen."

"Wha- C'mon, you let our damn kids in all the time! and one of their friend's even works for you too!"

Junior raised an eyebrow at this, "Your kids?"

Suddenly, Yang and Ruby materialized from behind the dark-haired woman. With the former giving the man a wink, and the latter giving him an awkward half-wave.

"Hey Junior!"

"What's up, Junior?"

The man doubled back in shock, "B-Blondie?! and Red?! "

The yellow-haired girl just gave the gruff man a charming smile, "Yup. and listen, I know that our parent's created a little mishap in the past-"

"a little? Blondie, Raven knocked me out cold for a couple of hours and when I woke up the entire pub was trashed. I think you're understating the shit that they pulled,"

"Details, details," Yang uttered with a wave of her arm, "as I was saying... yeah, so our parents caused some collateral and property damage in the past BUT their actions shouldn't have to reflect on us, should it? Also, give them another chance! It's been like a tonne of years!"

Both Summer and Raven huffed at the last remark, but remained silent. Junior then crossed his arms in contemplation at Yang's words, still seemingly unconvinced of the yellow-haired girl's case that she was trying to build. Coco then observed as Yang quickly gave the younger redhead a look, and turned back to the man,

"Junior, don't tell me that you have the gall to even refuse eyes like these," the yellow-haired girl challenged as she gestured grandly at her little sister.

On cue, Ruby gave the man the most adorable pout that Coco had ever seen. The redhead had her eyes bulged out the perfect amount and Coco swore that she could see them twinkling with feigned sadness. Ruby also had her bottom lip protruding and quivering ever so slightly at the man. The fashionista then saw that the 'tough, burly man' that was Junior visibly struggled against the redhead's charm. He then sighed and uncrossed his arms with a smile,

"Jeez, Red. You really know how to wear a guy down,"

Yang perked up, "sooo does that mean we're in?"

"Yes," Junior answered, "but, if there's any funny business from any of you, I won't hesitate to physically throw you all out myself." The man made sure to make a point of glaring at the older women when he declared the last part of his statement. In return, the women either rolled their eyes or scoffed; Coco could hear that Raven uttered an 'I'd like to see you try' under her breath.

"Thanks Junior! You're the best." Ruby exclaimed, "Also, is Velvet going to get off soon?"

"The Rabbit? Yeah, she gets off in about an hour."

The redhead then turned to Coco with a crooked smile, "Awesome! You get to see Velv in action then,"

"Oh this is going to be great," Yang added.

Coco smiled in anticipation at the prospect of seeing the Rabbit-Faunus doing her job,

"I can already tell."


When Coco and the women finally set foot inside of The Red Reaper's, the fashionista had to admit that the interior of the establishment really wasn't that bad. It had a very authentic, rustic vibe to it without being too stuffy or sketchy. There were cushioned booths that lined up against the walls, with the exception of the back wall which held the bar. There were also wooden tables scattered throughout the pub, with various waitresses and waiter's bustling about. A rather cute decoration that the fashionista noted were various, differently coloured light-lanterns lowly hanging above the tables. It added more to the vibe that the pub created, and Coco quite enjoyed it's aesthetic.

The restaurant itself didn't seem like it was too packed, but there were still a fair amount of people around. Coco also noticed that they didn't have a greeter who would normally show them to their table, so she and the other two followed suit with the others' actions. Summer and Raven led them to a part of the pub that was relatively close to the bar, but not close enough to be in the presence of the rather rowdy individuals hanging about in that general area. The nine women then sat themselves down at two tables, situated right next to each other.

"Sooo... what do you guys think?" the younger redhead suddenly asked.

"It's no five-star restaurant, but I guess it's not too shabby," the former heiress replied.

"Sweet!" Ruby shot a fist up in the air in victory.

Coco smirked, "It's a little too early to be celebrating a victory for your date, Ruby"

"Date?" The Schnee Matron questioned as she gave her daughter a curious look. In return, Weiss flushed to a colour similar to the red hoodie that she wore, and abruptly turned to face the white-haired woman sitting next to her.

"It's not a date! It's just Ruby tackled me and-!"

"Tackled?!"

"accidentally!" the former heiress quickly added, "and she just wanted to make it up to me by...b-buying me.. dinner...," Coco noticed that Weiss had trailed off with her explanation. Probably because when it was said out loud the whole ordeal sounded exactly like the thing that she insisted it wasn't; which was a date. The fashionista then smiled at the way the girl had huffed,

"Ugh-, mother just... don't look too much into it,"

Viktoria raised a single eyebrow at her daughter's behaviour, but decided not to press on. Coco then saw that there was a trace of a smile, slightly adorning the woman's face.

"Where's our waitress? I'm flipping hungry!" Summer suddenly whined. The fashionista smiled at the woman's sudden childish outcry, but then saw a devious smile slowly creep onto the yellow-haired girl's face that was sitting next to the brown-haired girl.

"There she is."

Coco turned her face to follow Yang's line of vision, but then her eyes widened and her jaw literally dropped at the sight before her. Currently sauntering her way towards the fashionista's table, was a very sexily-clad Velvet Scarlatina. Her long, brown hair was slightly curled and gave her a "beach wave" vibe that really suited her (in Coco's opinion). The fashionista also couldn't help but notice the way in which the Rabbit-Faunus hips swayed as she walked, but what really caught Coco's attention was the girl's apparel. Before them, Velvet wore a tight, form-fitting, small black dress that stopped mid-thigh with black heels. Her outfit did a very good job in showing off her milky, toned legs and left little to the imagination around her bust. The girl was currently emanating confidence, and sex appeal; which was a stark difference to the Rabbit-Faunus' usual timid demeanour.

"You're drooling, Coco." Blake abruptly teased,

The fashionista snapped out of her reverie and then glared at the Cat-Faunus, "I'm not droo-"

"Hey."

Coco nearly melted at the intonation of the Rabbit-Faunus' voice. Gone was the small, timid-sounding girl that the fashionista had initially grown accustomed to. She was replaced by a sultry, confident-looking woman who looked and sounded like she knew what she was doing. Coco then noticed that the girl wasn't paying attention to who she was addressing at their table, and still had her head looking down into her notepad. Then the fashionista's breath was momentarily taken away when the Rabbit-Faunus finally decided to look up from her notepad and gave her a crooked, seductive smile,

"What would you like me to-" the Faunus girl didn't even finish her sentence.

Velvet's eyes widened in shock when she realized just who she was talking to, and her rather sensual expression completely disappeared. Coco could sense the beginnings of a familiar flush, slowly creeping onto the Rabbit-Faunus cheeks; and all at once it engulfed the entirety of her face. Velvet then quickly scanned the entire table, and her eyes once again found their way back to the fashionista but with an utterly embarrassed expression.

"W-what the heck are you guys doing here?!"


Oh yeah y'all KNOW that the next chapter is gonna be Crosshares-heavy xD I hope you guys are still enjoying the story! Keep letting me know what you guys think in the comments/reviews! I especially love seeing what you guys think about what's going to happen next :D

Until next time,

MediocreWriter.