(A/N)
Hello and welcome to another chapter of NCRS
I hope you enjoy the previous chapter, a lot more action and some questions were answered, but there'll be more answers to the question. It'll keep building up bit by bit as this continues.
Also, I'm aware that you guys want me to update this more than Astro Tron, so please be patient. I'm doing my best to update it with everything I can.
To recap what happened in the last two chapters (I apologize for not adding a recap in the previous chapter), Team RWBY, NCRS, and JNPR have reached the temple. However, a bunch of Grimm started to swarm the area, so our teams do what they have to do, fight their way back. Fortunately, all of them survived and they finally formed their teams. Unfortunately, Team HZSL and Roman got something sinister up their sleeve. What could they be hiding? And how will their first day as a team turn out? Will it be a success or a disaster?
To find the answer to these questions, let's get started! And I hope you guys like the new opening I've added.
NCRS Volume 1 Opening (S.O.W. Sense of Wonder by Idoling)
(sousa WE CAN DO IT! motto hatena darakede ikō)
Natsu flashes his grin while Ruby smiles while sticking her tongue out a bit.
Cloud crossing his arms and smirking while Weiss puts a hand on her hip while making her signature look.
(fushigi eno tobira wa me no mae ni aru)
Ragna scoffs as he adjusts his coat while Blake lowers her book and smiles a bit.
Snake adjust his headband and glares at the camera while Yang crosses her arms underneath her bust while winking.
(kono sekaijū ga WONDER LAND)
(bokura wa mō sudeni WONDER ringu)
Team RWBY and NCRS stands outside in front of Beacon Academy
(doki doki ga waku waku ni nattara WONDER furujan)
Screen glows Red, White, Black, and Yellow as the words "NCRS" in Pink, Gold, Blue, and Gray appears before disappearing by a flash of light
(jibuntte dare darō? riarutte nan darō?)
Natsu takes out Crimson Lotus in it's Tonfa Form and breathes fires as Ruby dashes off with her Speed Semblance while twirling her Crescent Rose. Cloud generates electricity while slamming Fenrir Buster down as Weiss uses multiple glyphs with her Myrtenaster
(ashita wa doushite mienain darō?)
Ragna activates his Blazblue before changing Blood Scythe to it's Scythe Form as Blake creates a Shadow Clone to leap into the air before descending down and swinging her Gambol Shroud. Snake turns invisible before appearing again as he fires Gray Fox as Yang burst into flames before charging in and punching while activating her Ember Celica
(koukishin no bun dake, leberu UP shiteku)
Jaune looking at the statue in Beacon as Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora appears to comfort him as the scent cuts to Ozpin drinking from his cup as he watches Glynda, Oobleck, Port, and Miller tutoring him
(kimi to boku no EVERYDAY, sutetamon janai desho?)
Team RWBY and NCRS in their uniforms while studying as it cuts to them in their pajamas with Ranga and Cloud butting heads with each other, Ruby hugging an annoyed Weiss affectionately, Yang throwing pillows at Natsu as he tries to counterattack during their pillow fight, and Snake sighing as Blake reads her book.
(oshiete Sense of Wonder)
Scene plays Team RWBY and NCRS' moment in time from their past as they look sad and serious. Natsu hugging his dad, Cloud sitting on the porch with two girls, Ragna taking care of his brother and sister, Snake being trained by his father, Ruby looking at a tombstone, Weiss being lectured by her father, Blake standing behind Adam, and Yang sitting Bumblebee while holding her scroll in one hand.
(jinsei wa shugyou nari)
Team RWBY, JNPR, and NCRS take out their weapons as they charge into battle
(dakara WE CAN MAKE IT motto, hatena sagashi ni ikō)
A silhouette of 4 men and 1 woman appears with Roman Torchwick and the White Fang appearing in front of them as Roman twirls his cane, Melodic Cudgel before firing
(arifureta kotaeja gaman dekinai)
Blake shook her head before joining Yang, Weiss, Cloud, Ragna, and Snake to fight against the White Fang Grunts
(mahō ni kakatta WONDER LIFE bokura no mirai wa WONDER ringu.)
Ruby stumbles after getting whacked in the face by Roman's cane as Natsu catches her before the two charges in to fight him together.
(shitai koto shite ikiteru houga ganbarerujan!)
The rest of Team RWBY and NCRS struggles before Sun Wukong jumps in and helps them out. Sun starts leading them to where Roman, Ruby and Natsu are at. Roman fires a big shot as Natsu unleashes his fire breath while Ruby fires Crescent Rose after setting it to a Sniper.
(LET'S WONDERING!)
Scene cuts to Team NCRS, RWBY, JNPR, The teachers of Beacon, and Sun, who is hanging upside down while rest are either standing or sitting as they're all in front of the Kingdom of Vale.
Return of the Master
The morning sun shines in the room of Team NCRS' room, which was remodeled a bit so the boys would feel more comfortable in their dorm. Snake, who is wearing the student uniform for males, but decides to keep his headband, finishes adjusting his tie. He managed to get some peace and quiet until...
"DAMN IT!" Natsu groans in annoyance as he walks in, wearing the uniform, but keeping his scarf, with his tie not properly done. "Why do these stupid ties have to be so difficult to do!?"
"Would you keep it down?" Ragna asked as he's wearing the uniform with the tie wrapped around his neck. "If you hate the tie, don't wear it. Besides, you have that scarf on."
"Oh." Natsu said with a face of realization before taking off his tie and looking in the mirror as he grins. "Much better." His behavior made Ragna sigh while rolling his eyes.
"I've noticed that you never took off that scarf of yours." Cloud said while adjusting his coat.
"Hm?" Natsu turns to Cloud before holding a piece of his scarf a bit. "Oh yeah. It's because I got this from my dad, so it means a lot to me." He said with a smile while looking at it.
"It's good to see that you kept a family memento." Cloud said before getting up from his bed.
After getting ready, Team NCRS leaves their room as they make their way to class. Before entering the building, they spot a male, with brown hair, wearing glasses, a white hoodie, gray shirt, blue jeans, and black sneakers, carrying a whole bunch of stuff in his arms.
"Oh man, I'm gonna be late." The man said as his stuff fell to the floor. "Oh come on!" He quickly grabs his stuff until a comic book was grabbed by Cloud.
"Here you go." Cloud said while holding the comic book out to him.
"Oh thank you." The man said as Natsu, Ragna, and Snake helps him with carrying his stuff. "Are you first year students?"
"Yup, we're Team NCRS!" Natsu said with a grin. "I'm Natsu."
"...Snake." He said with a bit of skepticism.
"I'm Cloud." He said with a wave.
"Ragna." He simply said with a deadpan look. "Are you a student here? If so, why aren't you wearing a uniform?"
"Oh, I'm not a student." The man said. "I'm actually a Trainee here at Beacon Academy."
"A Trainee?" Natsu ask with a puzzling look.
"Yeah, I'm learning how to be a teacher here at Beacon academy." The man explains.
"So an X-Ray and Vav comic book is going to help you learn to be a teacher?" Cloud asks due to seeing the cover of the comic he picked up a few seconds ago.
"Oh, It's for whenever I'm not busy." He said while adjusting his glasses as he looks at the clock, which reads 8:56. "Oh no, I'm gonna be late!" With that, he ran inside of the building, leaving Team NCRS, dumbfounded.
"Well that was awkward." Ragna spoke up before entering inside, followed by the rest of the team.
Lecture Hall
"Whew." Natsu sighs in relief as he takes his seat. "We made it."
"The professor isn't here.." Snake said while crossing his arms.
"What's up Guys?" A feminine voice made the boys turn around to see Team RWBY, in the uniforms for the females, but Ruby decides to keep her hoodie.
"Hey." Cloud said with a wave as Team RWBY take their seats, with Weiss and Ruby next to Cloud, Yang next to Snake and in front of Ragna, and Blake next to Natsu. "So how's your morning.
"It's... Something to say the least." Blake said with a smile on her face.
"Hey, you seem to be in a good mood today." Natsu said, which made the Black haired girl turn to the Dragon Faunus.
"Are you saying that I'm not allowed to enjoy my day?" Blake asks while glaring at him.
"No, no." Natsu answered sheepishly while holding his hands up. "I'm not trying to ruin your day." The next thing that he hears is a laugh from Yang.
"Real smooth Cherry Top." Yang laughs while pounding her fist rapidly on the desk. "Is that your way of impressing the ladies?" All of that made Blake blush a little bit while Natsu...
"I wasn't making any moves!" Natsu shouts at the Blonde Brawler. "And would you please stop calling me that!?"
"It's not her fault that your hair is pink." Ruby said with a snicker.
"It's salmon!" Natsu defended.
"You know." Snake spoke up while looking at Natsu with a smirk. "I may be able to help you if you have girl problems."
"Don't you get involved in this too Snake!" Natsu growls at his partner.
"Idiots.." Ragna said to himself as he sighs
"Is something wrong?" Cloud asked Weiss as he noticed that she seems annoyed about something.
"It's nothing." Weiss answered.
Natsu groans in annoyance as he turns to see Blake giggling to herself. "Are you making of fun of me too?"
"No, it's just that you all can be so silly." Blake answers while smirking a bit. "But in a good way."
"Well as long as you're smiling because of us, then that's good." Natsu said while grinning.
"Even at the expense of your own pride Pinky?" Blake asked with a bit of a teasing tone in her voice.
"Please stop calling me that.." Natsu whines as Blake giggles for a second while more students walk in before the professor, Peter Port walks in.
"Good morning class." Port said.
"I'm here!" A voice said which was the man that Team NCRS met earlier as he rushes over to Professor Port before tripping and falling on his face. Making some of the students laugh as he gets back up on his feet.
"Enough students." Port ordered. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine." The man answered as he gets up and brushes himself to wipe off any dust that got onto his clothes and finishes it by adjusting his glasses that are leaning.
"Good." Professor Port said before clearing his throat loudly to get the student's attention. "Students. I would like you all to meet Hel Emmerich. He'll be with you during the courses of your years so he can learn to become a teacher here at the academy."
"My friends call me Otacon." He states.
"Very well Young Otacon." Port said. "You can have a seat here." He points at a mini desk next to his. Otacon nods as he takes his stuff and moves over to his workstation.
After everyone gets situated, Professor Port begins giving a lecture to the students. "Monsters! Deeeemons... Prowlers of the night! Yes, the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as prey!" He laughed at his own joke, which nobody even respond.
As Professor Port continues his lecture, Snake looks over at Otacon, who is writing down notes. Otacon was muttering to himself quietly as he tries to process Port's method of teaching. This caught Snake's interest as it looks like Otacon is a natural.
Natsu leans on his hand and yawns a bit as he tries to stay awake during Port's lecture. Blake sees this and rolls her eyes a bit before shaking him by the shoulder to wake him up.
"Huh? Wha?" Natsu rubs his eyes as he turns to see Blake.
"You should stay awake." Blake said.
"I'm trying." Natsu lets out a yawn while rubbing his eyes. "I wish that I could fight other students instead of listening to long lectures."
"If you're going to be a Huntsman, then you're gonna have to learn this stuff. You can't just rely on your fist and weapons." Of course, Natsu whines a bit as he doesn't want to sit and listen to more boring lectures before hearing a giggle.
"Hey, what's so funny now?"
"I've never thought that you can be such a little kid." Blake said as Natsu gets slightly ticked off.
"I'm not a kid." Natsu pouted while crossing his arms before Blake turns away from him to head back to writing notes down.
A few minutes into the lecture, He and Blake hears snickering as they turn to see what it is, only to end up snickering and laughing as well because of Ruby's drawing of Professor Port with stink lines coming from him and Professor Poop below him. Weiss and Ragna are the only ones not laughing or snickering as they are rather annoyed by it. Professor Port hears this and clears his throat so the students will stop.
"In the end, the Beowolf was no match for my sheer tenacity, and I returned to my village with the beast in captivity and my head held high, celebrated as a hero!" Professor Port continues to finish his lecture while Weiss' anger slowly builds up due to Ruby's silly antics like falling asleep, picking her nose, and balancing a pencil on her nose. "So, who among you believes themselves to be the embodiment of these traits?"
"I do!" Weiss said while raising her hand.
"Well it's time for you to find out!" He said as Otacon brings a cage over as it shakes violently with red eyes being visible in the shadow.
Weiss leaves the classroom and comes back in her battle attire and readying her Myrtenaster at the cage. She looks at Cloud for a brief moment, which the latter gives her a nod of encouragement.
"Go Weiss!" Yang cheered while raising a fist in the air.
"Fight well." Blake said while waving a mini red flag with RWBY on it.
"Where did you get that flag?" Natsu asked.
"Don't worry about it." The Black Haired Girl's answer made Natsu become completely deadpan.
"Represent Team RWBY!" Ruby cheers loudly as Ragna facepalms in annoyance.
"Ruby, I'm trying to focus!" Weiss said in anger as Ruby melts her head down a bit.
"Good luck Ms. Schnee." Otacon nods as he took a step back while Port takes out his axe and swinging it down, breaking the lock. The cage door drops to reveal a Boarbatusk. The grimm charges at Weiss as she deflects its incoming attack and rolls to the side.
"Wasn't expecting that, were you?" Port laughs.
"Hang in there Weiss!" Ruby cheers as the Heiress is now speeding towards the oncoming Boarbatusk, sticking her blade straight at its skull until they meet and Myrtenaster is trapped in the beast's tusks. Weiss is still hanging on to the hilt, and is tossed around as she struggles to get the rapier back.
"Impressive." Otacon said in awe.
"Come on Weiss, show it who's boss!" Ragna sighs at Ruby's constant cheering while Weiss glares at her. Cloud signals Weiss to look out as the Boarbatusk to turn its head and rip the sword from her grip. Myrtenaster lands far away from Weiss, who is knocked back by the creature's tusks.
"Oh-Ho! What will do without your weapon?" Port asks as Weiss looks up just in time to see the Boarbatusk to charge again, rolling out of the way just in time to avoid getting trampled and make it crash into a desk. Weiss rushes at her sword and slides to get it back in her hand.
"Go for its belly Weiss! There's no armor underneath-"
"Oh my god! She knows what to do, so can you please shut up and let her fight!?" Ragna finally snaps as Weiss gives her the same glare that Ragna has on his face, causing Ruby to look hurt, which made Natsu, Yang, and Cloud look rather annoyed. The Boarbatusk goes in to attack Weiss again, only for her to block the attack with her blue-white circles before leaping up into the now-black snowflake symbol and turning it blue again as she drives the blade into the Grimm's stomach, causing it to squeal and fall silent as Weiss lets out a gasp with relief.
"Bravo! Bravo! It appears that we are indeed witnessing a true Huntress-in-Training!" Port and Otacon claps as Weiss stands up at attention from her exhausted position.
"Excellent work Ms. Schnee." Otacon complimented the Heiress before looking at his watch. "Uh Professor." Port gesture his head over to Otacon as he points at his watch, indicating the time.
"Oh, thank you Young Otacon." Port said before turning to the students. "I'm afraid that's all the time we have for today. Be sure to cover the assigned readings, and... stay vigilant! Class dismissed!" With that, Ragna abruptly stands up from his seat and leaves the classroom as Weiss does the same.
"Jeez, what is with them?" Jaune asks as the remaining members of Team RWBY and NCRS look at each other with the same question in mind. Yang growls a bit as she thinks about what Ragna said to her little sister before stopping as she felt someone grabbing her arm.
"Let them handle this." Yang turns around to see that the grabber turns out to be Snake as Natsu and Cloud leaves the classroom before letting go as he leaves along with the rest of the students.
Hallway
Both Ragna and Weiss continues to storm off, but Ruby, Natsu, and Cloud turns around the corner and catches up to them.
"Ragna! Weiss!" The two angry people turns around after hearing Cloud's voice.
"What is it?" Ragna scoffs.
"What's wrong with you two?" Ruby questions the Heiress and the Grimm Reaper. "Why are you two being so-"
"What's wrong with us? What's wrong with you? You're supposed to be a leader, and all you've been so far is a nuisance!" Weiss shouted.
"Come on, how annoying can you get?" Ragna said as Ruby felt hurt by those words.
"Hey, what makes you say that?" Natsu defended Ruby.
"Natsu, have you seen what happened during class?" Ragna questioned his leader.
"All that she's been doing is giving Weiss support." Cloud said. "There's nothing wrong with it."
"Well she could do it in a quiet way so she won't be pestering the other students!" Ragna said.
"Back in the forest, she acted like a child and she have only continued to do so!" Weiss said.
"Weiss, where is this coming from?" Ruby asks as her eyes get a bit watery. "What happened to all the talk about 'working together'? I thought you believed in acting as a team."
"Not a team led by you." Weiss said. "I've studied and trained. And Quite frankly, I deserve better."
"Ragna, please don't be rude to Ruby." Natsu said as Ragna rolls his eyes. "What happened to you agreeing to the promise that we've made? Where we'll try everything we can not only help each other, but everyone else?"
"Well I can't help her if she continues to screw around like that." Ragna said as he turns away. "I don't know why Ozpin let a stupid kid like her enrolled into Beacon Academy in the first place."
"Hey, you guys don't mean that, do you?" Cloud said with a lot of bitterness in his tone.
"He's right Cloud. Ozpin made a mistake." With those words, Weiss and Ragna left the room before Ruby runs off.
"Ruby wait!" Natsu held a hand up before dropping it as Ruby is gone. "Damn it.. Cloud, can you go take care of Ruby?"
"Sure thing." Cloud answers as he starts to walk off before stopping and turning his head back. "But what about you?"
"I'll take care of Weiss and Ragna." Natsu said as Cloud gives him a nod before taking off to find Ruby. Natsu took a deep breath before crossing his arms. "Man, I don't know what to say to them.."
"Having problems Pinky?"
Of course, Natsu gets annoyed as he turns around to see Yang, Blake, and Snake. "My name's not that hard Yang…" He sighs as he walks over them. "I can't believe that Ragna and Weiss said those mean things to Ruby. What the hell is their problem?"
"Whenever a new animal leaves its old territory." Snake said as he and a mysterious voice says, "It becomes uncomfortable in a new territory until it learns to adjust to its environment." Snake became startled when he heard another voice saying the same thing he said.
"Hello Snake. It's been a while." The four students turn around to see a man with blonde hair, combed all the way to the back, sunglasses, and wearing a navy green turtleneck shirt, a silver dog tag, brown jeans with camo pattern on them, and black military boots.
"Master Miller!?" Snake took a step back as he's surprised to see him.
"You know him?" Blake questioned Snake.
"Y-Yes." Snake stutters before clearing his throat. "Guys, I want you to meet Master Miller. He's a teacher from Atlas and he was the one that tutored me and Cloud before we've joined Beacon Academy."
"Yo, I'm Natsu." He said while flashing his a grin. "I'm Snake's partner and teammate."
"Blake." She said.
"The name's Yang." She said with a finger bang while winking.
"Well it's nice to meet you three." Miller said with a chuckle.
"It's good to see you again Master, but what are you doing here?"
"I've decided to go to Beacon so I can take a break from military work." Miller answered. "It seems that something is troubling you four. What seems to be the problem?"
With Cloud
"Ruby! Ruby!" Cloud shouts the girl's name a couple of times while running outside and stopping to look around to see if she's in the courtyard. He stops to see her sitting on the fountain with her face buried in her hands. "Ruby!" He runs over to her before stopping in front of her as the silver eye girl slowly raises her head up to look at the Blonde Swordsman.
"Hey Cloud…" Ruby said while sniffing as Cloud sits down next to her.
"There, there." Cloud wraps an arm around Ruby before pulling her into a side hug.
"Cloud? Is it true? Did Ozpin made a mistake?"
"I believe that the answer remains to be seen." The two look up to see Ozpin standing in front of them.
With Weiss and Ragna
Weiss and Ragna are still walking around the halls until they stop across a balcony where Professor Port is watching the sunset over Beacon Academy's rooftops.
"Professor Port." The Professor turns around to see the two students approaching him.
"Ah, Miss Schnee and Mr Bloodedge! And what do I owe this fine pleasure?"
"I gotta say old man, your lectures are great." Ragna said.
"I enjoyed them." Weiss added.
"Of course you did!" Port laughs. "The two of you have the blood of a true Huntsman and Huntress in you."
"Seriously?" Ragna asked.
"Absolutely!" Port answered before noticing Ragna's frown on his face and Weiss' small lack of eye contact. "Hmm… It seems that something is troubling you."
"Yes sir.." Weiss admitted.
"Dear girl and young man, confess your strife to me!"
"I-I.. I think I should be the leader of Team RWBY!"
"And I rather not be in a team of idiots that defend those that are just...just… dumb."
"That's preposterous!" Port exclaims.
With Ruby and Cloud
"What do you mean?" Ruby asked Ozpin.
"I believe that what he's trying to say is that it's only the first day." Cloud said before looking at Ozpin. "Right?"
"That's right." Ozpin chuckles. "Ruby… Cloud… I've made more mistakes than any man, woman, and child on this planet. But at this moment, I would not consider Ruby's appointment to leader to be one of them." He leans towards them so he can look at them directly. "Do you?"
With BY and NS
"What?" Natsu looks dumbfounded. "Uncomfortable?"
"Yes Mr. Dragneel." Miller said. "Everyone feels uncomfortable on their first day."
"That explains Ragna and Weiss' behavior." Snake said while rubbing his chin.
"Is there like anything we can do?" Yang asks.
"I do admire your ambition to help your friends." Miller said. "But I believe that they can sort this out themselves. Yes, people do need help, but there are some problems that they can tackle alone. Those that continue to have the same struggles and attitude will only lead to failure."
With Weiss and Ragna
"Excuse me!?" Both Weiss and Ragna shouted in unison.
"I've believed in Professor Ozpin for many years, and the man's never ONCE led me astray!" Port said.
"So you're saying that we should just accept this crap!?" Ragna growls while making a fist.
"With all due respect, both of your exceptional skills on the battlefield matched only by your poor attitudes."
"How dare you!"
"Hey!"
"My point exactly." Port said. "I see a girl before me that has spent her entire life getting exactly what she wants and a boy who has spent his life holding a grudge against those that he has just met."
"That's not even remotely true!" Weiss said while crossing her arms.
"Well…" Ragna awkwardly scratches his cheek with his index finger as he and Weiss look at each other for a brief moment before looking back at Port. "Not entirely true.." He admits as a small blush forms on his face.
With Ruby and Cloud
"Being a team leader isn't just a title you carry into battle, but a badge you wear constantly. If you're not always performing at your absolute best, then what reason do you give others to follow you?" Ozpin said as Ruby smiles before looking at Cloud, which the latter nods at Ozpin's statement.
With Blake, Yang, Natsu, and Snake
"Gee, I've never would've thought about it.." Natsu scratches the back of his head. "And a lot to process.." He whines as Miller lets out a laugh while the girls giggle a bit.
"This still proves my point." Blake giggled. "You can be such a kid."
"I'm not a kid!" Natsu shouted in annoyance as Yang holds her stomach while laughing. "Stop laughing!"
"Then make me." Yang teases as Natsu chases after her left and right.
"Snake, your friends sure got a sense of humor." All that the soldier did is give his former mentor a nod to his statement.
"But it's okay to get results that you don't want." Miller said. "It'll be something to look back at when your moving forward and you can use it to make yourself a better person."
With Weiss and Ragna
"So the outcome did not fall in your favor. Do you really believe that acting in such a manner would cause those in power to reconsider their decision?" Weiss calms down as she looks at her Professor. "So instead of fretting about what you don't have, savor what you do. Hone your skills, perfect every technique, and be not the best leader, but the best person you can be. And Mr Bloodedge?"
"Y-Yes..?" Ragna took a step back while looking at his teacher directly in his eyes.
"I do appreciate your determination, strength, and intelligence, but you won't go anywhere if you continue to berate those that want to help not just you, but others as well. Try to open up a bit more and do whatever you can to be not just a Huntsman, but a great human being as well." With those words, Ragna and Weiss forms a small smile on their faces at the word of wisdoms.
With Ruby and Cloud
"You've been burdened with a daunting responsibility, Ruby. Cloud. I advise you two to take some time to think about how you will uphold it." With that, Ozpin walks away as Ruby and Cloud looks up to see Weiss and Ragna on the balcony from afar as they smile at their partners.
"Cloud." The Blonde Swordsman looks down and turns to Ruby after the latter calls his name. He stiffens a bit after feeling a pair of arms wrapping around him. "Thanks."
"For what?"
"For never doubting me, for being there for me, and doing everything to help me get back on my feet." Cloud looks down at Ruby for a moment before returning the embrace back at her.
"Any time Ruby." He said as they pull away from each other before walking back inside.
With Ragna and Weiss
Weiss and Ragna walks back inside after Professor Port left as Ragna stops after a few seconds.
"Hey Princess." The Heiress stops walking before gesturing her head back in order to look at Ragna. The Grimm Reaper clears his throat as a small blush forms on his face. "Maybe we should start by apologizing to her. You want to go first?"
"I'll apologize to her later today." She answers as Ragna nods at her statement as he walks past her as Weiss walks in the opposite direction. Right before he can start looking for her, he sees his team, Blake, Yang, and Ruby talking to each other. He took a breather as he starts walking to them.
"What!?" Cloud gasps he took a huge step back with shock. "Master Miller is here!? Where is he!?"
"Whoa, take it easy Cloud." Natsu said while holding his hands up.
"He's still here in the building if you want to talk to him." Snake said as he points in the direction that Miller went to and with a blink of an eye, Cloud immediately dashes off to find him.
"Wow.." Blake said as she look at where Cloud ran as Natsu blinks for a moment before turning to her.
"Hey Blake, can I ask you something?"
"Yes?"
"This is something that I've mean to tell you during class. Have you ever felt like that we've met before?" Blake felt a bit weirded out by his question and before she can answer, she turns around to see Ragna.
"Hey. Can I talk to Ruby alone?" He asked as Ruby tilt her head a bit.
"Uhh sure." Natsu said as Blake walks past him. "Hey, what about my question?"
"It's getting late." Blake answers as she continues to walk. "I'll give you an answer tomorrow."
"She's right Natsu." Snake said. "We all know how Glynda feels when students are up late." This made Natsu shiver at the thought of the consequences for staying up super late outside of their dorms as Natsu quickly dashes towards his dorm before Snake leaves as well.
"Just don't do anything to my sister." Yang scowls at Ragna as the latter raises an eyebrow at her statement before leaving to join Blake. "Something on your mind Blake?"
"Huh?" She snaps back to reality before looking at the Busty Brawler. "Oh nothing. It's just that Natsu's question is almost the same as mines."
"Really?" The two girls look ahead to see Natsu and Snake entering inside the dorm. "Well you should tell him." Blake nods at the statement as the two enters inside.
"Hey kid.." Ragna took a deep breath before making a small frown. "I've just want to say sorry for what I said.." He looks at her as she just ends up staring at him. "Look, if you don't want to talk me again because of what I said, then I understand."
"What are you talking about?" Ruby raises a brow before smiling. "Of course I want to talk to you." Ragna was taken aback by what she just said.
"But what about-"
"Yes, you can be a big meanie.." Ruby said while pouting for a few seconds. "But I can tell that you still have a heart, so I forgive you. I've also wanted to apologize if I bothered you."
"No.. Not really." Ragna said while scratching his cheek. "I can tell that you're just trying to support your teammates." He then clears his throat after a minute of silence. "Hey, how about I make it up to you tomorrow?"
"Oh, you don't have to do. Your apology is all I need from you." Ruby said sheepishly. "Oh, we gotta get going!"
"Shit.." Ragna looks outside as the sunset is about to fade away. "Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow Lil Red." He said as he ruffled her black hair before leaving. 'Huh. Guess the kid isn't so bad after all.' Ruby looks at Ragna from afar while walking back to her dorm as a small smile forms on her face.
Team RWBY's Room
The full moon shines over the green lights of Beacon as the door opens and Weiss' shadow is seen against the hall's light. Blake is sleeping under the covers, Yang is spread out on her bed and snoring, and when Weiss lifts the blanket of Ruby's tent, she finds the occupant with her head resting on notes, a pencil in her hand, and open books all around her. Weiss, looking amazed at Ruby's determination, clears her throat and gently shakes the other girl awake.
"Weiss!" Ruby yelps a bit, but not too loud so she won't wake up Blake and Yang, before stuttering. "I-I was studying, and then I fell asleep! I'm sorry.."
"How do you take your coffee?" She asks while lowering her hand.
"I… I don't.."
"Answer the question!" She yelled.
"Uhh, cream and five sugars!" Ruby said as the Heiress ducks down to her bed before coming back up with a cup of coffee in her hand.
"Here." Weiss said as Ruby grabs the cup before looking apologetic. "Ruby, I think you have what it takes to be a good leader. That's why I am going to be the best teammate you'll ever have!" The two of them share a smile for a brief moment. "Good luck studying!" She said as she ducks under only to come back up and point at one of Ruby's papers "That's wrong, by the way." She ducks under again before walking to the door, but stops to turn around. "Hey, Ruby?"
"Yeah?"
"I've always wanted bunk beds as a kid." She said before leaving the room. Ruby smiles before going back to study.
Team NCRS' Room
Cloud opens the door to his team's room as he let out a yawn. He looked over to see Ragna next to Natsu as he and Snake are helping him study. He goes to the bathroom to change into his pajamas and walks towards them before sitting on the floor and getting his books out so he can help his team leader out. The four of them continue to study until 11:00 pm as they close their textbooks and putting them back on the desk.
"Thanks for the help guys." Natsu said while laying on his bed. "I really needed it."
"Anytime." Cloud said as Snake gives a nod to the Dragon Faunus.
"No problem." Ragna said as he finally forms a big smile on his face. "We're here for you when you need it." Natsu looks surprised as he and the other never seen Ragna like this before before flashing his grin.
Forever Fall, 12 am
(Dark Future - Fairy Tail OST)
Zeref is sitting on a slanted rock while looking up at the moon as a pile of boxes are next to him, containing huge amounts of dust inside. Zeref lets out a sigh as he remembers his and Sephiroth's recent train robbery as his Semblance unintentionally killed a bunch of passengers on board while tears falls from his face.
"Why…" Zeref whimpers a bit as his right hand trembles. "Why can't they just stay away like I've asked them to do..? I didn't want to spill any more blood than I've already had…" He lifted his head up and sees that he's surrounded by a pack of Beowolves and Ursa Majors thanks to his negative emotions being so strong that he's literally a Grimm Magnet. "No.. Stay away.. I don't want to cause any harm.." Of course, the Grimm didn't listen as charges at Zeref while roaring. "I SAID STAY AWAY!" He quickly put his hands over his head while ducking as his black aura radiates before it disappears. He timidly looks up to see the Grimm struggling to break free from his bind, only for them to have every bone in their body to snap before they collapse and fades away. "Not again…" He then gets a call as he feels his scroll vibrating in his pocket. He pulls it out and puts the scroll to his ear.
"Zeref. The truck is here." Hazama called. "Start bringing the dust over."
"On it." Zeref said before hanging up and carrying the boxes. "Natsu.. I hope that I'll see you soon.."
(A/N)
And that is it for this chapter!
Finally got this updated!
I've been waiting to add an opening to NCRS for quite some time and trust me, there'll be openings for upcoming Volumes, so be sure to see those when the time comes.
I want to say thanks to the 3rd Dragneel for helping me with the editing. I really appreciate it man.
As you may saw, Otacon and Miller are now part of the supporting cast, so be sure to expect a few more characters from different franchises to appear as supporting roles.
Now that Team NCRS and RWBY got their first day of school out of the way, what is in store for them next? Will Zeref get to see Natsu? Stay tuned.
Next Time: Otacon's Big Day