A/N: Hello everyone, dear god this was fun. I just was at a loss for how to change the scene with Weiss (for lack of a better way of putting and this is what I thought the first time I saw it) being a bitch. You guys will see what I'm talking about. Alright on to the story.
RWBY belongs to Roosterteeth and the late Monty Oum.
Chapter 9: Leadership Issues
Slade noticed during all this Weiss kept glancing at Ruby seeming perturbed by something. 'Well I might try and figure something out to help them get over this before it blows up in everyone's faces.' Slade thought as the group made their way to Professor Port's class.
The group of teens walked into their last class of the day discussing what the teacher might be like, Slade putting in very little to the conversation due to his previous experiences with the professor in question. Blake turned to him over her book, "Slade, you mentioned earlier that you knew quite a few of the teachers here at Beacon. Do you have any idea what Professor Port is like, or what we can expect?"
"Well," Slade rubs his chin thoughtfully as they all sit down taking a seat between Weiss and Yang as had become the teams' pattern throughout the day, "He knows his stuff and is a great Huntsman. Just know he can get carried away sometimes, pay attention and you will do fine in his class."
Just as Slade finished saying this a heavy-set man walked in to the classroom from a door at the front. "Hello, ladies and gentlemen I am Professor Port. I will be teaching you about Monsters, Demons, Prowlers of the Night, yes, the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as Prey…." Slade began to tune Port out at this point knowing he was going to launch into one his stories soon. The wolf faunus did notice the professor tried to give a flirty look to Yang to which he suppressed a laugh. Slade also noticed that Ruby seemed to be falling asleep already.
He reached around the heiress sitting next to him and poked the diminutive reaper causing her to jump he mouthed, 'Stay awake,' and she nodded and started doodling to help herself not fall asleep. Slade laid his head on his crossed arms while staring absently towards the front of the class. He was studying the drawing of a Nevermore on the front board when he heard Ruby blow a raspberry to his left he looked and saw a cartoonish drawing of Port. The picture shown as basically a giant circle with stink lines coming off him, the picture was enough to get Slade and Yang laughing, although it obviously was not that amusing to Weiss who just scowled at the picture.
The professor cleared his throat at the disruption, and once the two offenders had silenced themselves, he continued. Slade only half payed attention as the professor finished off his story barely noticing that his white-haired partner was shaking beside him for some reason, and only cared when she shouted, "I do, sir!" beside him making him jump and restrain his reflexes to knock her out for startling him. "Ow, my ears."
Port ignored the assassin's outburst and moved on, "Well then step up and face your opponent." He gestured towards a cage at the side of the classroom that was shaking, and grunts could be heard from the inside.
Weiss went to locker room to change and grab her weapon. When she returned Slade sat back up to pay attention to the fight. "Well let's see how she does," he said watching as Weiss took her stance.
"Goooo Weiss," Yang cheered pumping her fist.
"Fight well," Blake said waving a little flag that had the team's name on it, that Slade had made.
"Yeah, represent team RWWBY!" Ruby exclaimed throwing both fists in the air.
"Ruby! I'm trying to focus." Weiss snapped towards the young leader.
'Ok that settles it I'm going to have a talk with these two this afternoon if they can't settle it themselves.' Slade thought as Port brought his axe up and cut the lock off the cage at the side of the class room.
A Boarbatusk charged of the cage once it caught sight of the heiress standing in the center of the class. Weiss side-stepped and slashed at the side of the Grimm hog to no effect. The beast turned around to face the huntress and paused for but a moment. Port chuckled a bit, "Weren't expecting that now, were you?"
"Hang in there, Weiss," Ruby cheered on her partner.
"Surely you know about its weakness, Princess." Slade muttered to himself watching as the two combatants charged each other. The Boar tilted its head to intercept the incoming rapier, causing the blade to glance off the face plate and then it twisted its head to catch Weiss sword between its tusk. The white-haired girl managed to maintain a grip on her weapon of choice and flipped to cancel her momentum while trying to free Mrytenaster from Boars the grasp.
"Come on, Weiss, show it who's boss." Ruby shouted trying to offer more encouragement.
Weiss turned towards Ruby giving the boar just enough time to rip her weapon away from her grip and throw her away. "Oh-ho, now what will you do without your weapon?" the professor asks waiting to see Weiss response.
Weiss looks up from where she fell to see the Boar charging her. She somersaults out of the way and sprints to her sword sliding to a stop and grabbing her weapon as she faces her opponent in a kneeling position.
"Weiss go for belly there is no armor underneath," Ruby shouts trying to help her partner.
"STOP TELLING ME WHAT TO DO!" Weiss shouts back.
"Sorry," Ruby mutters shrinking in on herself.
"Not cool, Weiss," Slade says stonily still noting that he needs to have a talk with his partners before this tension can get out of hand.
The Boarbatusk had recovered from its impact with the wall after missing Weiss and jumped in the air to start spinning. Once it hit the ground it shot off towards Weiss intent on flatting her under its charge. Weiss realizing that she needed to end this fight quickly projected a glyph in front of her to block the Grimm's charge and another behind and above her. The first glyph stopped the rolling hog flipping it on its back. Once that was done, she jumped on the glyph behind her and propelled herself down at the beast piercing its underbelly before it could recover.
'She ended up taking Ruby's advice. Even more reason to nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand,' Slade thought as he watched the Grimm dissipate. Weiss withdrew her weapon from the beast body a stood tall appearing to give off an air of ease. Anyone looking close enough though would notice her heavy breathing and slight shake of her hand due to adrenaline. Slade noticed these and made a mental note to help Weiss with her stamina, if she would let him that is.
"Bravo, it appears that we are in the presence of a true huntress-in-training," Port proclaimed to the class, "I'm afraid that's all the time we have for today. Be sure to cover the assigned readings and remember stay vigilant. Class dismissed."
Weiss straightened up more (if that's even possible) a stormed out of the room. 'This will be interesting,' Slade thought as he watched Ruby go after their partner.
Slade stood and followed the two girls slowly making sure to keep them in sight. Once they had stopped, he waited around the corner listening to their conversation. 'Let's see how this goes.' He heard as Weiss called Ruby childish and told the young reaper she would rather anyone else be the leader of their team. "Yikes, Princess. You really want to do it this way," Slade whispered to himself. During this Ozpin had joined him waiting around the corner for the two to stop. As they heard Weiss stomp off Slade started to walk around the corner but was stopped by Ozpin as he walked around the corner himself. Ozpin talked with Ruby assuring her that he did not think making her the leader of team RWWBY a mistake. After he was done Ruby came back around the corner. Slade looked at his team leader and shrugged, "Lets head back to the dorm. The Princess should calm done eventually."
"Do you think she was right?"
"No, she was objectively wrong. Think about what you did back at initiation you came up with the plan to defeat the Nevermore. So, yeah you are a good pick, inexperienced, yes. Childish, yes. I think that out of all of us you were the best pick," Slade said as he turned back down the hall. "Come on."
Ruby sighed, "Ok, I just hope this doesn't get any worse."
"Same here, Red."
Weiss was walking the halls of Beacon the sun had gone down hours ago and she had been thinking about her conversation with Professor Port after she had stomped away from Ruby earlier. She had decided to give Ruby a chance and had resolved to try and be a better friend to her younger partner. The heiress was still up in the air on her faunus partner, he was still not her favorite person, but he seemed to want to get along with her. 'I need to apologize above anything else,' Weiss thought to herself as she reached her dorm's door. When she opened it, she walked in and noticed Slade was standing in the corner donning his full combat attire. "What are you...?"
"Getting ready for work, if you are looking for Ruby, I think she passed out while studying." Slade answered putting on his gloves and picking up his arm plates.
"Hey, um Slade?"
"What is it?" Slade asked as he strapped on his arm guards.
"Do you think I went to far with what I said to Ruby earlier?" Weiss looked at the faunus as he sat down putting on his boots.
"Yes, you did, but It is Ruby you need to talk to not me, ok. As long as you two are good, you and I are good." Slade picked up his shin guards and strapping them on.
Weiss nodded her head and turned towards Ruby's bunk. Standing on her own bunk she lifted the sheets above Ruby's to see that Slade was right. Across the bed were notes and text books. Weiss had apparently shaken the bed because Ruby woke with a start, "Weiss I'm sorry I, I was studying and I fell asleep, I…"
Weiss placed a hand over Ruby's mouth and shushed her. "How do you take you coffee?" Weiss asked quietly.
"I-I don't..."
"Answer the question."
"A cream and five sugars!"
Weiss got down from the bed and turned to the coffee pot in the room. To see Slade adding the last sugar to a mug before stirring it. He turned towards them and held the mug out to Weiss. "I heard you ask her and noticed what she put in it earlier." He said answering the unspoken question.
Weiss grabbed the mug and held it out to Ruby, "Here."
"Thanks, Weiss."
"Ruby I think you have what it takes to be a good leader just know that I will be the best teammate you could ever have. Good luck studying." Weiss stepped back down from the bed only to step back up and point to a page on Ruby's bed. "That's wrong by the way."
When she was done from the bed Weiss went to thank Slade, only to notice he had disappeared. "Where did he go?" Weiss asked.
Ruby looked around the room from her bed, "I don't know Weiss."
Somewhere in down town Vale, "Sorry again ladies, but our enemies won't stop and wait on me." Slade said as he turned into an alleyway that he had seen a couple of White fang members walk into. A few seconds later clashing blades and grunts could be heard from the alley. The noise stopped for a second only for two gunshots to ring out in to the night.
A/N: What do you all think? I do want to say that I do have a conversation for Slade and Weiss later. I'm just not there yet. I've been kinda bleh on writing recently. Not enough to make me stop writing but I'm still here. So, I need to double check where I am story wise but I should be adding truly new chapters in about two more chapters of catch up.I also noticed that this story has just as many reviews as the original, so thank you everyone.
Thanks for reading; reviews are welcome. Brazenark.