Author's Notes: Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe. In three more moons, 11 powerful youths, and Jaune, will be entered into a battle that could decide their fut- Vytal Festival. I'll say three more chapters before the Vytal Festival. Then you all will get to see people's favorite squad. #LaughterInSlaughter,CuteInExecute

This one will be a bit of a Fun Day chapter. I figured I'd let them have this, ya know? Before all hell breaks loose. Anyway, I'll just let you all get into the swing of things.

Ruby LOVED Saturdays! The weekend had begun, and they didn't have to worry about homework! So when she woke up, she was surprised to find Team STL out and about before her. "Good morning you guys! How come you all are up so early?"

Serah smiled and waved, and Lily was bouncing off the walls. Almost literally. "Well, I'm only awake because of these two," Tsukino said groggily. "I was totally gonna sleep for like, another five hours, but nope!" He sighed, and shrugged.

Ruby giggled at the absolutely mismatched team. Their personalities shouldn't fit together, but by some divine will, they fit perfectly. She called back to a conversation she was having with the elder of the Verron sisters

~Flashback...~

"Hey, Serah? Mind if I ask you a question?" The red raven haired girl asked.

Serah smiled. "Sure thing, Red. Fire away."

"How come you and Lily are friends with Tsukino? I mean, he's so… So…" Ruby struggled to find the right words.

"We're polar opposites." Ruby looked at Serah. "We get that a lot from people who don't know us. Sure, Tsukino can be an idiot, and reckless, and just overall Troublesome, but…" Serah paused, then laughed a bit. "Nah, there's no buts there. But, listen, Ruby. He cares for us. We care for him. And we've spent years working with one another. So don't you worry your cute little hood about it, kay?" Serah messed with Ruby's hair, much like Yang would.

~End Flashback...~

Someone yawned behind Ruby. She jumped a bit, and turned to find Weiss behind her, looking super tired.

"Are those two really at it again so early in the morning? I would go break it up, but.." She yawned again, and drooped somewhat onto Ruby. "I'm still half asleep."

Ruby walked Weiss back into her bed, and tucked her back in. "Go back to sleep, Weiss."

"But mooooother… I'm not tired any *Yawn* anymore…" Weiss protested weakly.

Ruby put on a stern face. "Now, now, Weiss. You shouldn't disobey your leader. And your leader-" She reached down and booped Weiss' nose. "-Is telling you to sleep." When she heard Weiss' breathing slow down, she knew the white haired princess-type Schnee Heiress was out cold again.

With that, Ruby exited her team's room, and went off to grab a shower.

~3 Hours Later...~

All three majorly important teams to this story were gathered in the courtyard, trying to figure out what to do. One voice spoke out above the other 11.

"Well, since the Vytal Festival is in just a couple weeks, why not head down to the city? I hear some of the Haven students are coming in via boat." The Mystery Voice said. The group heard at least two sets of footsteps.

"My, my, my. If it isn't the badass Coco Adel. And, lest I forget, her incredible teammates Velvet, Fox, and Yatsuhashi." Yang said with a smirk, and her hands on her hips. "What brings you lovely people our way?"

Coco took a similar stance, with one hip cocked to the side, and looking over her sunglasses. "We were bored as well. Figured we would go check out the competition for the Vytal Festival Tournament. Let Velvet snap some photos for memories once our time here is over, ya know?" She let a small smile spread across her lips. "You guys wanna join us?"

Everybody nodded at once, excited to see new students from different schools, as well as new opponents to test their skills.

~In The City...~

Everybody had split off to wander the city and see what wonderful sights were being constructed for the Vytal Festival.

Weeeeell…. Almost everyone split off.

Teams CFVY and STL were still together, as Coco had basically cut off their path and said "Come with us; we can get lunch. I want to pick your brain about some stuff."

So that's how the two teams ended up at a table outside of a cafe, eating some tasty sandwiches. "So," Serah began, "What did you want to talk about, Coco?"

Coco set down her glass of tea, and took off her sunglasses. "I was curious about a few things, actually. First, since this has been a bit of a trending topic around the school: What Team STL's take on the Faunus community? I mean, you have had Faunus history, right?"

The team nodded, remembering all of the lectures on Faunus wars and the Faunus-Human relations issue. "What do you mean, our take? What we think of the Faunus?" Tsukino asked.

Coco nodded. Serah took a moment to think. "I don't see why humans hate the Faunus. Racism has always been a thing, even back in our home world. However, that does not make it right. As far as we're concerned, Faunus are our equals." She looked to Velvet. "You, and your people, deserve respect."

Velvet smiled and blushed, while Coco leaned back. Fox and Yatsuhashi had been quiet the whole time. So Yatsuhashi spoke, Tsukino, Serah, and Lilly were surprised. "What about the White Fang?" He asked.

Tsukino was quick to respond on this one. "It's a lot like an extremist group back home, actually. The Faunus of the White Fang are devoted to garnering the respect they deserve by violent acts against others. While it DOES get results, it creates the tensions between humans and Faunus you see everywhere. I agree with their end goal, not the means to get there. It's a waste of resources AND lives, and in the end, it'll bite them in the ass."

Yatsuhashi nodded once, Fox simply stared off into space, Coco took a drink of her tea, and Velvet was smiling. "Would you all mind if I took some pictures? I think I'd like to add you three to our photo collection."

The three of them nodded, and Velvet took out her camera. "Alright, you guys! Say Beacon~!"

Yang was annoyed at Weiss. "Nice goin', princess. You scared off a member of our team. When we find her-"

"When we find her, you'll see I'm right! White Fang members don't change, Yang! They're all murderous thieves who want nothing more than to maim and kill humans!" Weiss shouted. She was pissed as well, pissed that Blake had lied to them, and that they didn't see the issue IN said lie. "Ruby? What side are you on?" She demanded.

Ruby kind of looked scared at the sheer amount of negativity and hatred flying around from her teammates. She took a deep breathe, and chose her next words very carefully. "I just want to find Blake, and learn the truth. That's all I care about right now, Weiss."

~Meanwhile...~

Blake ran, as far as she could. 'They know now.. Who I really am. Who I was, before I came to Beacon,' she thought. She figured at least Ruby would look for her, and Yang wouldn't leave her sister alone. But Weiss? She imagined the Schnee heiress would be spewing some of the usual anti-Faunus stuff. She wouldn't care if Blake came back, or died.

Unfortunately for Blake, she blurred past two of the most powerful and (in CVFY's case) experienced teams in Beacon: CVFY and STL. She made some Afterimages to hopefully try and throw the teams off her scent. She kept running, hoping to avoid contact with any of them.

She eventually ran into a Monkey Faunus she saw leaving a boat from Haven. "I figured you'd look much better with the bowtie." He said knowingly. "Why are you running from your teammates, Kitty?"

~Later...~

"Holy crap, you were in the White Fang!?" Sun exclaimed, spewing his tea everywhere. "What could've possibly possessed you to join up with those warmongering psychos?"

Blake looked down at her coffee, both hands on the cup. "It wasn't always a violent organization. We started out as a peaceful protester group. We held rallies for support, and boycotted shops that garnered most of their profit from Faunus, either via purchase or slavery. I took part in every single protest and rally, thinking that it actually had some profound effect." Her grip tightened. "I was naive back then. Nothing seemed to be actually working."

She thought back, to when the White Fang's ideals shifted. "The leader stepped down, and a new leader, with new ideals, took the head. We turned into a violent faction, striking big corporations and pulling late night raids. The worst part about that was that was actually getting results! The humans had finally begun treating us with respect, but not because we were their equals. No, they started respecting us because they were terrified of us. Fear, not peace, is what makes humans respect the Faunus." Blake looked up, at Sun (who was staring at her in disbelief). "So I left. I decided that I didn't want to be associated with that anymore. And so, here I am." She said simply, putting a large period on that story.

Sun set his teacup down. "Well… That was some story, Blake, and it explains quite a bit about you. That isn't my business, though. Besides, I think we should explore the city. Plenty to do and see, ya know?"

Blake nodded, but remembered something from before she ran. "Have you heard about the robbery chain of Dust shops? It's been a strange series of crimes: They take all of the Dust, but leave all of the money. Who do you think is behind it?" She questioned, ruling out possibilities.

Sun scratched his chin with his tail. "Well, my first choice would be the White Fang, but that doesn't exactly make much sense. They've never needed a whole lot of Dust in the past, right?"

Something in Blake's mind clicked. "Maybe not before, but I'm pretty sure recently they've been attaching Schnee Dust transport trains and ships. I think they're amassing for an all out assault!"

Sun blanched. He shot up, and started looking around. "Blake, we may have a serious problem on our hands then. The boat I came in on was carrying HUGE shipping containers with the Schnee logo plastered all over. We need to scout out the docks, or else the White Fang may very well end up with an amount of Dust that could mean a very one sided fight."

Blake nodded, and the two of them shot toward the docks. 'Please let Sun be wrong...' she thought.

~Meanwhile...~

Ruby was walking with the remainder of her team, calling Blake's name out with Yang. "Weiss, why aren't you helping? Don't you care about Blake?" she asked the Schnee heiress in exasperation.

Weiss huffed. "I know who could help us, Ruby: The Police! Why can't you understand how dangerous she really is to us, and the rest of Beacon?"

Ruby could tell it was taking a lot for Yang not to slug Weiss. "She's a friend, Weiss. Not just a friend, but our friend." Ruby replied, upset over Blake running without warning, and that Weiss just didn't seem to care.

"Hey guys! What's going on? Why does everyone look upset?" A voice asked from behind them.

Ruby sighed. "Hey Penny. We're looking for Blake. She ran off suddenly, and we don't know where she ran off to." She replied, in a tone she hoped Penny would take as 'I really don't have the energy to deal with you right now.'

That, unfortunately, was not how Penny interpreted it. "That's terrible! Worry not, Ruby my friend, I won't rest until we find your friend!" the strange girl said, saluting Ruby.

"Thanks for the offer, Penny, but I think we have it covered. Right guys?" asked Ruby hopefully to her teammates. When she turned, they were looong gone. "*sigh* Alright… Let's get looking Penny.." She conceded, and walked down the street with the girl.

"So, Blake is your friend?"

"Yes, Penny."

"But you're… mad at her?"

"Yes Pe- Well, I'm not. Weiss is."

"Is she friends with Blake?"

"Well, that's kind of up in the air right now."

"But why?"

Ruby sighed again. "Well, you see, Blake might not be who we thought she was."

Penny gasped. "Is she a man?"

Ruby stopped walking. "No, no, she's not a man, Penny. In all honesty, I don't know what she is. It's not like she actually talked to us before she up and ran off."

"I don't have many friends," Penny began. "But if I did, I'd want them to talk to me about things."

Ruby turned away, saddened now. "Yeah.. Me too.."

A/N: Don't worry, lovelies, I know. I know I said that this would be a Fun Day, but I couldn't help but turn it into a chance for the teams to find out about Blake. So I'll push back the Vytal Festival, and make next chapter them finding Blake, and then the next day they'll ACTUALLY do the funs. So enjoy this cliffhanger, mes beaux Seraphim, and await the next upload for this story!

In the meantime, y'all should go check out my Steven Universe fanfiction, There's Two Sides To Every Gem. You might enjoy that as well.

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Tata~~!