"I'm sorry I yelled at you this afternoon," Onyx Alabaster turned to her partner Pewter Balderk after the Initiation Ceremony. "That King Taijitu got in a few good hits and I was mad. I shouldn't have taken that out on you."
Pewter nodded, "You're forgiven."
"So let me see if I have this straight," Onyx turned to the team. "Pewter Balderk, Robin...Coquelico? And Richard Romino."
"Rosso," Richard corrected lightly. "Though Romino doesn't sound too bad. I could definitely live with that."
"I'll stick with Rosso," Onyx gave him a long look.
"You said my name right," Robin nodded. "And your Team leader Onyx Alabaster."
She certainly had the leader look. She may have been the only female and the shortest of them all, but she had one of those powerful auras. Her curly black hair tipped with white contrasted with her dark skin, her purple eyes piercing and knowledgeable.
"Yes," Onyx affirmed.
Robin glanced at the others around him. Pewter was a giant, and the ram horns curling at the sides of his head only added to the intimidating look. His color seemed to be gray, and he was definitely a ladies man. One that the ladies went after, not one who entertained them. He seemed to quiet. He was glad Pewter was on their team. The guy could take a bruisen and keep on cruisin.
To his right was Richard. Athletic and strong looking even if he was on the skinny side. Definitely cool, and a complete opposite of Onyx and Pewter. They were as quiet and philosophical as Richard was nonchalant and loud.
Then there was himself. Skinny and lanky with a touch of height. He wasn't sure where to place himself in the team, perhaps a mediator between serious and sarcasm. He was a devoted scholar, but he also liked to have fun. That's what he was, a bridge between the gap in their team.
"Looks like we are the only team without a pet," Richard noted. "I say we go round up a few cats to keep around."
"Why cats?" Robin asked.
"I see more of them on the streets," Richard shrugged.
"We don't need pets," Onyx shook her head. "We should focus on our studies."
"What do pets have to do with studying?" Richard made a face.
"Well, logically..." Onyx answered, beginning to list reasons how pets could be distractions.
"Okay…" Richard stared at her. "I didn't mean…"
"However," Onyx stated. "Pets can be intellectual stimulants. I would settle with a goldfish."
"A goldfish?" Robin smirked.
"Sounds nice," Pewter shrugged.
"Alright…" Richard shot Onyx another confused glance. "A goldfish. I know what we could name him even. 'Go Do Your Homework'. Every time we said his name we would remember our studies."
This time, it was Onyx who stared at Richard. This was going to be interesting. Let's just survive the first week, Robin prayed.
"Bacon...you named your pig, Bacon?"
"Have a problem with that?"
"No...does he know what Bacon is..?"
"I haven't thought of that."
Ghara stared at the pig running around the room, then back up at her owner, Rouge Dragomirov. She certainly was an interesting character. He picked up Naga, placing the corn snake on her sleeping branch. The room was cramped, four beds shoved into place with boxes of their stuff scattered around. Walking on the floor, or what was visible of it, was more of a hopping process.
"Why can't I chase it?"
Rojo sighed, "It's not ours don't even think about it."
"What?" Rouge asked.
"I was talking with Rye," Rojo shrugged.
"Is that your semblance?" Rouge leaned forward on her bed. "What's Bacon saying?"
"I can only understand dogs," Rojo shook his head.
Cloud lay on her bed listening to the conversation, focusing on their room and not the bustle of noise from the others. It had been a trick getting into bed, her semblance not working and the annoying fact inanimate objects made no sounds unless you rammed into them. She couldn't wait to have the room organized and memorized. She hoped the others were as tidy and precise as she was.
As she lay there, her thoughts turned to her little brother, Ciel. She wondered where he was and if he was staying out of trouble like she had begged him to do.
Her pale lilac eyes, often mistaken for silver if the noticer was looking close enough, narrowed as she heard a conversation a room below.
"At least we agree about Faunas. Double dealers and backstabbers, ready to start a war because they think they are better than humans."
She shook off a bad feeling and listened to the conversation in the room.
"Best team in the history of Remnant!" Cally bounced across the four beds, leaping off the last and rolling through the air, landing on her feet.
She bounded across the room and grabbed Moegi by the hand and dragged her around. Sakura, stroking Mochi softly talking to him. Jazpeer followed, edging around Sakura and Mochi, the later hissing at him.
"Oh my GOODNESS," Cally squealed. "Do you know what we could DO, MOEGI?"
"What?" Moegi asked, yawning.
"I didn't get them because I was the only girl, but my brothers got BUNK BEDS," Cally pulled Moegi up onto one of the beds, hopping up and down. "We could make BUNK BEDS!"
"Ask the Team leader," Moegi sat down.
"TEAM LEADER!" Cally sing-songed.
Jazpeer forgot to look up until Cally called him by name. He shrugged looking around and the room.
"How?" he asked.
"Simple just stack the beds up and get ladders," Cally explained.
"Alright," Jazpeer agreed. "I suppose we should arrange sleeping arrangements tonight. We won't have time tomorrow with a classes at nine and unpacking."
"WHOOT!" Cally tumbled across the four beds again, leaving Moegi behind.
"Mochi l-likes the i-idea of bunk beds," Sakura said shyly to Moegi.
"Aw you like it?" Moegi stroked the hedgehog's soft head.
"Alright, Team Leader!" Cally lifted one of the beds. "Let's get to work!"
"Its Jazpeer," he said.
It took all four of them to stack the beds, using all of the fancy curtain cords and some rope one of them had packed.
"TOP BUNK!" Cally shouted, already on it.
"We don't have anything left for ladders," Moegi yawned. "And I don't want to climb up to get to bed. It's yours."
"YAY!" Cally glanced at Jazpeer and Sakura. "Who is getting your top bunk?"
"I don't care," Jazpeer shook his head, looking down at Sakura.
"Oh," she bit her lip.
Did he actually care? What if he wanted the top bunk but didn't want to say. She really wanted the top bunk. Was that childish? She was the youngest at sixteen years old. She really didn't want to seem childish. But then, Cally had claimed their top bunk. She clutched Mochi tight, feeling a bit calmer with him in her hands.
"Top bunk," she said quietly.
Jazpeer nodded. "Alright, I wanted the lower bunk."
A sigh of relief almost escaped her lips before she could stop it. Maybe she wasn't so awkward. Maybe people were easier to understand then she realized.
"NIGHT EVERYONE!" Cally called from her bunk.
"Night," Moegi replied.
"Night," Sakura gave Mochi back before jumping up into bed.
"Night," Jazpeer turned out the light.
Hey guys! So some team interaction, we will see more first day of school. There will be a professors chapter and possibly one called 'A History in Leadership' idk. Closing Professor submission! Here are the results!
9-10: History-Professor Rajah Kesar
10-11: Grim- Professor Flare Amaranth
11-12: Tatics- Professor Titus Zaff
12-1: Lunch
1-3: Combat-Professor Slate Sterling
3-4: Semblance training-Professor Magenta
4-5: Semblance training-Professor Magenta
Thanks for the submissions I look forward to writing the professors! Also, Lilith is a submission. Her name means Night Bird so if anyone is upset about colors...I think night bird and I see an owl. You should tremble with fear little mice! :D
