A/N: Hey guys Parade here just saying that I loved the response from last chapter. I'm glad you guys loved it so much as I had a lot of fun writing it. Also shout out to dadman9994 for giving me the idea of having Reemus visit Ozpin in this chapter, as I had trouble thinking of how I should start it off after kicking the crap out of Cardin. Anyways on with the story!
Chapter 10:
Reemus stepped off the stage and went back to his friends who gave him their graduations, varying from high fives and back pats, and a bone crushing hug by Nora (Damn she's strong for her size). As the class settled down, Goodwitch began to call out a list of fighters that were to battle next. It was then that he noticed Velvet looking at him from across the room, turning her face when Reemus noticed her. He began walking toward her, knowing she had some questions for him. He suddenly wondered if he she felt impressed by what he did, but immediately shook the thought away. I didn't do it for that, I did because it was the right thing to do, no other reason. Though I guess it wouldn't be sooo bad if she was impressed...I guess. He almost reached Velvet and she noticed him, a look of surprise and amazement on her face, tears welling in her eyes with joy. Just as Reemus opened his mouth to speak to her, Goodwitch called him.
"Mister Ookami" she called.
He turned towards the professor, slightly irritated at the interruption. "Yes ma'am?" he asked.
"Professor Ozpin has just called me. It would seem as though our Headmaster would like see you immediately. Please change into your uniform and stash your weapons in your locker before going down to him. You are dismissed" she said before turning back to the class.
He sighed in slight agitation. He looked to Velvet. "We'll talk later, okay?".
She gave him a shy nod and Reemus headed to the locker room to get changed. He changed out of his clothes quickly and put away his twin blades, doing so carefully to avoid scratching his babies. He then headed towards Ozpin's office, grateful he had memorized the map on his scroll. In no time he reached the giant oak double doors that were the entrance to the Headmasters Keep. Before he could knock, however, the doors opened and he heard Ozpin call him to enter from within the office. Whoa, freaky he thought. He walked in to see Ozpin sitting at his desk, casually sipping from his mug with his feet upon his desk. Reemus raised his brow upon this sight.
Ozpin shrugged. "Even a Headmaster is allowed to relax I believe" he said. "Please, take a seat". Ozpin lowered his feet off his desk and gestured to the chairs opposite to him. Reemus grabbed the chair to his left and turned it backwards before sitting. It was Ozpin now who raised his brow.
Reemus shrugged. "It's more comfortable on the tail". Ozpin just chuckled.
"So" said Ozpin. "How were your classes? I trust you did well in all of them?".
Reemus looked at him with curiosity. "You pulled me out of class to ask about my day?" said Reemus. "No offense sir but I was kind of in the middle of something. Or rather I was about to start something...I think. Point is this was a bad time!" said Reemus, irritated at his confusion as to what was going to happen between him and Velvet.
"Well not entirely" said Ozpin, folding his hands together atop his desk. "I called you to discuss what occurred during the fight between you and Cardin Winchester."
"It's my aura isn't it?" said Reemus.
Ozpin nodded. "As you may have guessed your aura drops quickly when you are attacked. However this is a not the primary reason we must speak. It is about the reasoning behind this".
"But I already know why. It's because I'm a Son or Sorrow right?" said Reemus.
"Yes and no". said Ozpin.
Reemus shook his head. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"While it is true that all Children of Sorrow have weak auras, it is not simply because of your Grimm blood. It is because of what they inherited from their ancestors that causes their aura to be dim."
"And that would be...?" said Reemus.
"The power of the darkness that all Grimm are born from" said Ozpin. "It is an ancient power, one that the Grimm use to enhance their strength and speed in battle. Advanced Grimm such as Ursa Majors or Alpha Beowolves use this energy to use abilities specific to their species. I believe you are fairly familiar with the Eyes of Phobos I trust?"
"How do you know about-"
"Unimportant' said Ozpin, brushing his question aside. "As I was saying, this power, known as Gust (A/N: it's an Antonym for Aura...im not creative okay!) works in the opposite manner of Aura. While Aura is used as a shield to protect the person using it, Gust is used as a sword, meant to strike down oppentents of the user. When activated, a dark shadow encompasses you and can be used in a variety of ways that will aid you in a fight. Now I bet you're wondering why I am telling you all of this?." said Ozpin.
"Well yes, yes I am" said Reemus matter-of-factly.
"The reason is that starting Monday, you will begin special training in using Gust as it is vital for one of your kind to know how to use it. Though I suspect you've mastered it previously, I don't believe you remember how to use it do you?" said Ozpin.
Reemus shook his head.
"Then it's settled. Professor Port will oversee your training everyday, Monday through Friday after combat class." said Ozpin.
"Uggghhh why him" said Reemus. "I mean no offense but he doesn't exactly seem like best guy to be teaching if you catch my drift".
Ozpin chuckled. "Yes I can understand his teaching methods may seem a bit strange. But the reason for this is that he believes it is better for the students to be bored while learning rather than be terrified while learning. After all the Grimm are not simple animals. They are dark creatures that seek to only to destroy humans. The Professor has first hand experience in how horrible these creatures are and tries to keep the fear out of the learning. It wouldn't help the students learn if they kept thinking about how utterly terrifying the monsters they are meant to slay are. And if you were to actually pay attention to his stories rather than sleep through them-" this caused Reemus's face to flush guiltly-"then you would notice that he is in fact teaching you how to slay the Grimm in a first hand way."
Reemus considered this. Well he does make sense thought Reemus. I mean the guy did seem to know what he was talking about when I asked him about the Alpha Beowolf.
"In any case his teaching methods with your Gust training will be different, I assure you."
"But wait" said Reemus. "Why are you doing this for me? I mean why go through all the extra trouble of giving me special training?"
Ozpin sighed. "It's best we save that conversation for another day."
Reemus wanted to protest but the expression on Ozpin's face stopped him. He looks sad, almost regretful thought Reemus.
"Well that's all for now" said Ozpin. "Do you need anything else Reemus?".
"No, I think that's about it" said Reemus.
"Then you may leave. I believe Dinner is starting soon, and you still need to have a certain talk with a Miss Scarlitina I presume?"
"H-h-how do you-"
"Unimportant" said Ozpin again with a wave of his hand. "Go ahead and eat, we shall speak more soon."
Reemus nodded and turned to leave. Before exiting the great office, however, he stopped and turned back to Ozpin.
"Wait there is one thing. You see I don't exactly have money and I only have one pair of clothes and uh-"
Just then Ozpin flicked his wrist and a thin piece of plastic whizzed towards Reemus. The Son of Sorrow instinctively caught it between his right fingers. He examined the object. It was debit card.
He looked to his headmaster. "Let me guess. Unimportant?"
The Profesor smiled and gave him a wink "Welcome to Beacon Mister Ookami".
Reemus made his way to dinner after his meeting with Ozpin, stopping first at his dorm to shower and drop of his books. When he got to the cafeteria, he filled his plate with steak, gravy, another piece of steak, and mashed potatoes. He greeted his friend and sat down, immediately getting to work on his food. Damn I didn't realize I was this hungry he thought. After wolfing down his first steak and his mashed potatoes (you could say he BEOwolfed them down), he decided to look up and breath. It was then he noticed the absence of a certain Bunny Faunus.
"Hmm whersh Vilvit?" he asked with his mouth full.
"Have you considered swallowing before speaking?" said Weiss with disgust.
He took her suggestion and swallowed his food. "Thanks for the advice Princess. And I said where's Velvet?"
Yang snickered. "Looking for your Honey Bunny huh Reemus?"
Reemus just rolled his eyes. "Are you always this annoying?"
"Yes" answered Ruby with a giggle, prompting the table to laugh while Yang shrugged and agreed.
"She stayed behind in baking class" said Ren. "Said she wanted to help Miss Lancia clean or something."
Team RWBY, as well as Reemus, gaped at him. "Wait...YOU take baking?" said Yang, stifling a laugh.
Ren blushed but kept his usual stoic voice. "Nora likes sweets and it's cheaper to make them then buy them all the time".
Nora nodded happily. "And he is a great baker. Plus he looks sooo cute in his little green apron and-". Ren placed his hand over Nora's mouth to stop her from saying more but the damage had been done. Everyone began laughing loudly at the thought of quite Ren wearing a green apron baking cookies and brownies. They laughed even harder when Nora said it had "My cakes don't Lie" written on it, pushing Reemus and Yang to the brink of tears as they grabbed each others shoulders for support. Ren was now beet red and just store into his bowl of soup as Nora tried comforting him. After all the laughing, Jaune spoke up.
"Hey Reemus, are you doing anything tomorrow?" he asked
"Uh no, not really. Why?"
"Well we were all thinking of visiting town to shop and see a movie since it's the weekend. Would you like to join us?" he asked.
"Yea, it'll be fun" said Pyrrah. "We'd love to have you join and get to know you better."
"Uh sure, I'd love to" said Reemus. "I need to go to town and get some clothes and supplies and stuff anyways."
"Awesome!" said Jaune. "We leave after breakfast".
The two teams and Reemus soon finished up their food and headed back to their respective dorms, all worn out from a long day of classes. Reemus plopped down on a random bed and began dozing of, not even bothering to take off his uniform. Just as he was about to fall into his dreams, a rapping at his door woke him up. Groaning, he stood up and shuffled to the door and opened it.
"Who is i-" Reemus stopped midsentence. There was no one there. What in the name of Dust? he thought. He then smelled a sweet aroma coming from below him and his eyes followed the scent. At his feet was a basket of freshly baked heart shaped cookies covered in green frosting and sprinkles. Upon picking it up, he noticed there was something written on each of the cookies in white frosting.
"You're my hero" he read aloud. His face then flushed red as he realized who these cookies were from. He walked inside and shut the door, placing the basket next to his bed. It then dawned on him the real reason why Velvet had stayed behind in baking class. He smiled and took a bite out of one of the cookies. Sweet he thought. Just like it's baker.
A/N: Well I hope ya'll enjoyed Chapter 10 of The Son of Sorrow. I have made three different game references in the story. PM me if you think you know them all and if you do, I'll give you a prize! What kind of prize you ask? Well to quote good ol' Willy Wonka, the best kind of prize is a SURprize (HINT: They all occur after the line break). Please leave a review to let me know how I did and Follow/Fave if you like the story so far (Sorry for long A/N btw)