I do not own RWBY nor BlazBlue.

And never will.

-IIXII-

CPL just sat there as the video ended, staring at the screen soon after with his expression unreadable. His breathing slowed, but besides that, nothing else changed.

Seconds passed by, and he made no effort to move away from his original spot. It was as if he had been frozen in place.

Neo, who had entered the living room, saw this, and all she could do was stare at him cutely with a tilt of her head. She went to the side of his chair, and decided to take a good look at what he had been watching.

RWBY Volume 4: Intro.

Neo raised an eyebrow, obviously confused. Not knowing what she should do, Neo decided to simply poke his cheek to get some sort of reaction out of him. Anything.

However, the next thing she knew, she was immediately at the corner of the room with her parasol aimed at the author in alarm, as said author punched his fist through the wall in anger.

The reason to why he was so angry, Neo would never know. He was weird, so attempting to understand him was definitely out of the question.

"Monty, why have you forsaken me!?" CPL cried.

-IIXII-

"So," Pyrrha Yayoi began. "I heard that your author has planned something for Halloween. Is that correct?"

Pyrrha Nikos, the one from the Still Alive universe, simply leaned back in her chair and nodded, smiling as she did so. "That is correct. Though, I don't know how he's planning on doing that, with all the editing he still needs handling."

"I'm amazed by that myself, but how has he been doing lately?" the Yayoi girl asked politely.

Pyrrha giggled. "From the way I see it, he seems to be taking joy in doing all the editing. And if I recall correctly, he's currently working on Phase 6."

"I see," the other Pyrrha hummed.

Without warning, Yukianesa was brought down upon the table which the two sat, surprising them. The owner of the dangerous weapon stood there in silence for a couple of seconds, before he landed his eyes on Pyrrha Yayoi.

"Yayoi," Jin said, though the look on his face told the two girls that he felt awkward for some odd reason. "CPL has stated that he would begin reading that new story your author has written on Friday. I would like you to tell him that, if you don't mind."

"I-I will, Father," Pyrrha Yayoi nodded, but then her eyes widened when she caught her mistake. "I-I mean, Jin. My apologies."

Jin looked away, rubbing his neck uncomfortably as he muttered, "It's…fine."

"So…it's you."

Jin gasped when the familiar voice reached his ears. He whirled himself around. Only for him to see the shocking sight of his alternate self.

"Y-You…"

There he stood, blocking the doorway, looking all calm and intimidating. The cold look on his expression told Jin that he was a much more experienced fighter than him. He was older, wiser, and much more deadlier.

And most importantly, he was a father.

"Dad!" Pyrrha Yayoi exclaimed as she ran to hug her father, which earned her a smile from the older man. "What are you doing all the way out here? I thought you were sent out on a mission a couple of days ago."

"I came to escort you back home, Pyrrha," Jin said, returning the hug as he did so. "And you are more important than work."

Jin and Pyrrha looked to one another with uncomfortable looks across their faces, as the heartwarming scene displayed in front of them made the two feel slightly awkward. Though, no one could blame them.

"Anyway," the alternate Jin cleared his throat to get their attention, while his loving daughter stood at his side with a happy grin. "I shall do you a favor and relay the message. It is time we leave."

Pyrrha Nikos nodded, smiling as she said, "You are welcome to visit, Mister Kisaragi."

The man gave a soft sigh, though the smile on his face told them that he actually might. "I am a busy man, Miss Nikos. But, I shall consider the offer." He turned to his daughter. "But before we leave, Pyrrha, I would like you to wait outside. I need to have a word with my alternate self."

And just like that, the grin on her face vanished. The Yayoi girl looked to the floor and nodded, exiting the kitchen not too long after that.

"Miss Nikos," the older Jin turned to her, and smiled. "Please."

Pyrrha got the message, and smiled back. And with that, she got up from her chair and left, leaving the two men in the kitchen.

Jin stared at his older self somewhat cautiously, and his hand hovered over Yukianesa's hilt in sheer instinct. He was unable to tell what the man wanted, but if it was a fight, then he was more than ready.

"There is no need for that, Kisaragi," the alternate Jin said. "I wanted to talk, not to fight. Though, you will lose either way."

Jin growled at this, but decided to leave it be since he knew it was true.

"What do you want?"

The alternate Jin slowly closed his eyes, as a somber look made itself known across his face. He looked to the floor, and gave a sigh.

Jin furrowed his brows upon seeing this, and decided to pull his hand away from his weapon.

"I just want you to promise me one thing, Jin," the man said. "Just…one thing. That is all that I need."

Jin gulped when his alternate self called him by his first name. "What is it?" he inquired.

Jin opened his eyes and offered his younger self a weak smile.

"I need you to be prepared, so you won't fail like I did. It was a painful experience…for both my daughter and I, and I would hate to see a younger version of myself going through the same thing as I did."

The younger Jin was confused upon hearing this, but even then he took the words seriously. The silence wasn't making the situation any better. In fact, it made things a whole lot worse.

"What are you trying to say?" Jin asked, as a lump formed in his throat.

The older Jin sighed.

"I want you to protect Tsubaki…at all cost."

Jin went wide-eyed, shocked. And before he could say anything in return, the older man turned and left.

-IIXII-

I really hate waiting, but seems like there's no other way. I guess I have to avoid the Internet like a plague then.

Since I'm busy with editing Still Alive, I have no other choice but to mark this story as Complete for now. Though, I'm sure I'll be back in the near future for more. I gotta keep you guys updated, am I right?

Anyway, thanks for reading!

This is CPL, over and out.