B4 BAAY 10
Disclaimers I don't own either Naruto, or RWBY, and the beginning to the next part to this series start now.
14 years ago
Over the years since my father's passing, I had been living under the care of my uncle, who we had both agreed to vow that for the rest of their lives as promised by my dad, to lie to my brothers and refer to him as our father. Right now I'm enjoying these final weeks here at Sunny Ville before I must leave behind my home, and family as I learned, and was told that I was born with a special gift. A gift that can't be held in selfishly hidden from the world any longer, otherwise the actions of my father would make him look like a hypocrite.
Today I had woken up like how I always do, with Art crawling in my bed, and body slam on top of me, as he gave a glare hard to believe existed on such an innocent face.
"Amber, I'm hungry! Give me breakfast" shouted this little monster on top of me, "Fine, fine, you win already. Geez" I said, as I crawled out of bed with my brother leading me to the kitchen.
"You know, you could always grab an apple, if you wait a little longer to let me wake up" I smiled, "I want pancakes" shouted Art, "Regardless you still need to eat something healthy with your meal".
I handed my brother an apple, and regardless with the pout on his face, he had oblige to eat it, as I began setting him up pancakes, "So where's Meri" I asked, "He's still sleeping" replied Art.
"You know, I envy how you treat him with such care, whenever you don't scare off the other village children from him, makes me wish I was the little sister" I said with a smile resulting in Art throwing the apple core at my head.
"It's not my fault everyone hates me" Art replied with a frown, "They don't hate you, they hate your actions" I replied whilst setting the batter into the skillet.
"Besides, one day I'll be bigger than you, and you'll be the little sister then" Art stated, while chuckled to how logically that still wouldn't make him the older brother, "Then I can't wait for the day for you to bigger than me" I said with a smile.
Soon breakfast had been set for Art to eat, during which I took the time to wake up Meri.
A complete opposite from his brother in every aspect, I got close to him, and began to gently nudge him, to which he blinked and greeted me with a morning smile.
"Morning Amber" he said with a smile, "Morning. I made breakfast so hurry up, and get some" I replied with a smile.
By the time we got there, Art had already finished his breakfast, and was ready to leave out the door, "Oh no you don't" I said as I dashed, and pulled him back inside, "Today you got to study the alphabet, and I'll be teaching you how to count to 30 today".
"Why does Meri get to go out, and play" whined Art, "Because he's too little to be learning this stuff. Besides you're getting a proper education" I replied sternly, "But you don't need to be smart when you're a huntsmen" "Not true".
Truth be said this is the only time for Meri to make some friends, and all though I meant about them both needing an education, Meri doesn't need to suffer being alone like how his brother forces himself into.
Soon I took my brother out into a smaller one room building, which was considered as the class room I teached him, "Like I said you'll be learning the alphabet a little more today, and hopefully before I leave, you get to learn how to speak in this language fluently" I said, before realizing what he I just said right now.
Even though he doesn't show it that much, Art does love me, and is probably having a hard time accepting that I'll be gone soon.
"Fine, teach me how to speak" Art said with a frown, before I sighed to myself, and began today's lesson.
16 years ago
Since there first mission, team BAAY had began going off along with team PLTM to do real missions, even the ones in small towns under the grid to take on missions, along with learning to do out sourcing business.
Missions to the team had ranged from body guard, to recon, and infiltration, or even take part between riots, and protest regarding to the activities between human, and faunus alike which always leaves the group with sour feelings in their stomachs.
"Hey Adal, mind giving me a hand with this crate here" called Art as there were 3 crates of apples stacked high, "You know, I don't understand why you bring what you, yourself can't carry" replied Adal as she decided to carry 2 crates by herself.
"Not my fault people love the apples I grow" smirked Art before Yana, and Breck came to give him a hand with the last crate, "Come on Adal, you gotta give him that much credit" Yana said with a cheerful voice.
Once the crates were finally dropped off, they began to a line, and group up various fruits, and vegetables before opening up their stand in the middle of a bussling market, with their front name called 'Amber's Apples'.
Like always, the group was stormed by crowds of people demanding for bags of apples, or jars of cherries, and would be done within 3 hours.
Whatever didn't sell or was left over was considered as the groups lunch, as Art got a call from his brother, "Hey bro what's up" asked Art at the end of his line, "Hey bro, can we talk privately" insisted Meri.
"Sure, what's going on" asked Art, "Look we got a mission, a big one about the military attacking us again" explained Meri, "Right, alright when do we leave for battle".
"If you get us their right away, I'd like to say in the next hour" came the voice of Adal, as she, and the rest of BAAY had began getting ready for their mission.
"Right on. Sunny Ville first, then the military" stated Art as everyone began grabbing a hold of him, before teleporting the group back to their home village.
Present Time
Far out in the kingdoms, and a long way from home, we're brought to Art who was gasping, and coughing up both spit, and mucus.
"Understand Nothingness, this was written as it was destine to be" said the voice of a women who had foretold the future a long time ago as she began moving the smoke with her scythe.
"I get it already damn it" spat Art as he got back on his feet, "But what I like to know is why does my friends have to die now" "Understand that in order for you to full fill your destiny, you must learn to accept Nothingness, as I learned how to be Slothful" stated the lady.
"Lady Sloth, just get to the big picture already damn it" insisted Art as he got back on his feet once more, "Very well, just know that this next part will be just as painful" replied Sloth.
Sloth had began setting up a fire, and began to dance around the smoke, before using her scythe , to use the same smoke, and have it engulf around Art once more.
3 months before SSGN
Finally cracking from his shell of isolation, and depression, team BAAY had officially been sent off to the real world, and put their huntsmen skill to the test, and what better way than to take part in this year's Vytal Festival tournament.
Saying their goodbyes to their families to explore life out into the big city, was something we would all do, and expect, followed by some allowance money right?
Well these group of 4 individuals would have never been expected to get a credit card containing over 1 million lien for them to use for the next few months.
Upon arriving to Vale, they were introduced by things they don't really see, but heard of, such as local police stations, people of faunus traits, and all types of junk food that their parents oddly enough encouraged to try.
All of these things that the team got familiar with very quickly with within 3 hours, starting with the moment that the team had arriving to Excalibur's Pizza, followed by exploring the streets, where Art met a girl with sheep horns, and began making friendly conversation with.
Her boyfriend thought otherwise, before he approached Art, and both began fighting in the streets, which lead to the police arriving, and arresting the 2, before the girls had to go and respectively bail them out.
"You seriously had to go flirt with a girl who was taken" sighed Yana, as she stood next to Art, "First off I wasn't flirting, secondly how I was suppose to know she had a boyfriend" replied Art.
"So you admit it. I feel kind of hurt, considering how you're surrounded by 3 cute girls at all time" smirked Yana as she gave off her death aura, which in turn got Adal putting a frown on her face, and Breck turning her head the other direction.
"Wait?! Where did that come from suddenly" exclaimed Art, "Oh shut up already, we're already at the place we're living at" Yana said to change the subject as the group had indeed arrived at the place where they'll be staying.
Upon looking at the place, Art had began to cringe, "Couldn't you get a more fancier hotel room" Art said, "Hotels would lead us to be in debt, and broke before we take part in the tournament" Yana explained as the group opened up the doors.
"This whole building is our apartment that we'll be renting for our stay here" Yana said getting an 'oh' from Art, "So everyone call a room" Adal said, which got Art to scramble to the first room in sight.
"Taken by the way" said Adal, which in turn had got Art dashing to the next room, "Taken" yelled Yana.
Seeing how there was a pattern Art had went to the next room in sight, and found out it was only for the first floor restroom, before doing a desperate move, and teleported to the 2nd floor.
"First door to the stairs are taken by Breck" shouted Yana, before she, and the rest of the girls were greeted by Art appearing in front of them with a glare on his face.
"For the record the only vacant room is the farthest down the hall, and will be the only one with a full bath with it" Adal said as she was done toying with her teammate.
Upon hearing this, Art had instantly got to his room, and was relieved to find his guitar, and stuff in the room, before going back to his teammates.
"Like it good, grab your guitar, we got a gig tonight" Yana said as she brandished her drumsticks, "But I just got out of jail" whined Art, "We finally found a way to show off our skills, and preliminaries start tonight, now shut up, and lets go".
Yana said as she gave off her death aura, causing said person to sigh as he went back and grabbed his equipment.
"So where's this place we performing at" asked Art, "Between 3rd street, and clam blvd. By the way we need to you to teleport us there within the next 10 minutes" answered Yana.
"But we just got to this city, I don't even know where those streets are" pointed out Art, "It's right here" Adal said as she showed her teammate a map of said location.
"Yeah I work better with a photographic memory" replied Art as it got resulted in him getting smacked in the back of his head, "Then you better start teleporting till we say when" Yana replied.
Before long Adal had their equipment on her back, literally, along with her, and the rest of the group grabbing on to Art before he began blinking all across the city like a rave light.
"Stop!" shouted the girls before they began feeling the after effects of vertigo, which only meant Art had to lead them.
"Please tell me it's not in that abandon school gym" asked Art, "It is" mumbled Breck before she grabbed on to Art, and puked right next to him.
This is going to be a long 3 months, sighed Art, before he had to drag the girls into the said gym.
Present time
Tired and exaughsted, Art had officially collapsed on the ground, and he collapsed hard I may add.
"It seems you had enough for today. I'll give you tomorrow off, but before I can explain more, you must hold your end, and try to harness the power of death Lord Nothingness" replied Sloth as she extinguished the flames in the room, and left Art alone.
Oh god, why did I decide to abandon my friends. Amber I wish you were here to save me, thought Art as a tear escaped from his face, before dwelling back to a memory with his time with Amber.
14 years ago
"Ok Art, remember. To say 'big sister' you say 'deirfiúr mhór'" Amber said as she wrote the words, and how to pronounce them, followed by Art repeating said words.
"Now to say 'give me a kiss' you say 'Tabhair póg dom'" continued Amber as the same routine had followed up shortly after.
"Now let's combine the words together. So to say 'give me a kiss big sister' you say 'a thabhairt dom deirfiúr póg mhór'" smirked Amber as Art had began repeating what she ordered him to do.
Realizing as to what was he saying, Art stopped right before the final 2 words as Amber had puckered up her lips, before being treated by a raspberry from her brother before leaving the room.
That brat, thought Amber, "Ok 20 minute recess" she called out as she stepped out the same room as well.
It's been a long time since I did a B4 BAAY chapter, and I'm now tying this all in to SSGN real soon, so stay tuned to those who have been following up to SSGN or those who follow B4 BAAY before reading onto SSGN.
This has been your Humble Narrator.