A/N: I'm not dead... yet.
You guys probably know already that I'm an apologetic and thankful kind of guy. And today, I have a whole LOT to apologize and to be thankful for. But I'll try to keep this brief…
I apologize for:
1) My three-month absence and left you guys hanging. I honestly don't expect that most of you will actually forgive me 'cause… I honestly don't have a good excuse. I slacked off. I felt… a teensy tiny bit bored writing a new chapter for this story and got a bit addicted on making YouTube videos… Have you ever get bored doing stuff that you thought you loved the most and then after getting bored with doing your new stuff, you go back to doing your old stuff? (I hope I'm still making sense.)
2) Spoiling myself on RWBY Volume 4's leaked trailer, which I will not talk about until it is fully released. It was wrong for me to do that because people actually had to pay to go to RTX so they deserve to watch those exclusive content, not Filipino cheap skates like me… Sorry, It was just so TEMPTING!
3) Not replying to people's reviews as soon as I could (This happened 3 months ago, btw). To all of you who didn't know, I ALWAYS reply to people who reviewed my work, especially if they talk about their concerns regarding my story. I always try to reply within a 24-hour time frame. But for some reason, none of your reviews to my latest chapter were shown in my feed… BUT I could see them clearly in my email account. I think this problem lasted for 2-3 days, if I remember correctly. It took me 3 days to figure out that I could actually go to my email account, click on your name, and PM you my reply directly since I could already see your review a few days ago through email and not this site. So I did exactly that. What I'm basically is… Sorry for the three day late replies. I was dumb…
I'm thankful for/to:
1) Everyone who actually watched my,"RWBY Chibi Episode 1 Watch Along" like I requested. That's so awesome of you guys. Some of you actually subscribed to me even though I didn't really asked for them. Three months ago, I only had 15 subs but now… I got 105! That may not seem big to you guys, but it is for me. I haven't actually planned anything for a "100 sub special"… so for the time being, this will have to do…
To those who are interested to see me embarrass myself by singing RWBY's "Mirror Mirror Part 2" on my attempt to harmonize with Casey Lee Williams' singing. Type this on YouTube…
[rwby mirror mirror part 2 sing along]
…And click on the first result. If it has my YT channel under the title, Angelo Gene Aquino, then it's sure to be me. Warning! My singing level is below average. I cringe at my own voice but laugh at the same time. The video was supposed to be a "30 sub special" but… I forgot to put it on the title and description. Besides, it only has 50+ views as of now so… I think this is still good for "specials".
2) Your support on this story and for not "rage quitting" because of my three month absence… I kinda half expected that at least half of my story followers would "unfollow".
And lastly…
Sorry, but I might not do shout outs anymore… PLEASE HEAR ME OUT! I've been… "informed" recently that "Author's Notes" shouldn't be too long, unless it's about something really important. It kinda turns readers off and frankly… I don't want to turn you guys off. Hope you guys understand…
Anyway, You guys enjoy. :-)
In RWBY's dorm room...
"Okay, Pyrrha. You can stop fast forwarding it now!" Ruby said.
She played it. "There."
(Entry no. 10 Continuation)
Jaune just got out of the music room with Nora.
"Remember, tomorrow's the real deal. I need you to be at 'performance level' for that Ren tribute. Do I make myself clear?"
"Okay, Jauney. You can count on me!" She saluted.
*chuckle* "Good." Jaune faced the kitchen. "Hey, Penny! How's it cookin'?"
"I am almost done, Honey! You should call the others and wait at the dining table. I'll be right over!" She called out.
"Honey?" Nora gave her leader a confused look. *gasp!* "Wait! Is she your girlfriend!?"
"What?! No! That's just part of her punishment for... doing bad stuff last night."
"What kind of bad stuff?"
"..."
"Jaune?"
"You don't need to know."
They headed for the arena.
Jaune gave a worried look as he saw Neo and Velvet walking towards them. He quickly ran to their side. "What happened to you two?! You're both limping!"
"We had a... friendly sparring match while you were practicing with Nora. We kind of went a little over board."
Neo nodded and typed on her scroll. 'We can walk this off. No worries... ^_^'
*sigh* "I think it's best if we take you to the dining room." He then turned to his teammate. "Nora, you carry Velvet. I'll take care of Neo."
"Aye aye, Cap'n Jaune!" Nora saluted again as she picked Velvet up.
Neo slightly blushed as Jaune carried her bridal style...
Though Velvet got a bit annoyed. "Why does she get you to carry her?"
Brief silence...
"Do you want me to give it to you straight? Like... dead honest?"
She nodded.
*sigh* "Okay... Well, looking at both of you... it's pretty obvious who's has... more weight on..."
Neo smirked at the bunny girl.
Velvet slumped her head. *sigh*
Yang couldn't help but laugh. "Did he just call her fat? Pffft... HA HA HA HA!"
Ruby laughed along with her.
Weiss had... a different reaction. "You know, you wouldn't be laughing if he told you you're fat."
"Yeah... But he never did! And probably never will." Yang continued her laughing.
*sigh*
"And since Nora's ten times stronger than me, I thought it'd be best if I give her the, um... 'heavier load'." Jaune continued.
They started walking...
"So... you think I'm fat?"
"Velv, there's a huge difference between 'fat' and being heavier than someone else. And for the record, I personally think that 'chubby' is the new 'sexy'. Believe it or not, I actually had a crush on a fat lady way before getting into Beacon."
"You never told us that story before." Nora said.
Neo rolled her eyes at Jaune.
"It's true!"
Velvet just realized something. "You just said that she was fat... and you didn't even tried to put it lightly like you did with me."
He then gave a warm smile... much to their confusion. "Unlike most girls, she doesn't deny her... physical features. In fact, she even embraces 'em. That 'chubby is the new sexy' thing... she was the one who came up with the phrase. She's the most positive girl I've ever met... no offense to you guys, especially you, Nora."
"None taken!" She replied.
"What happened?" Velvet asked. "Were you two, you know... a item?"
"We kinda were but... it didn't last very long. Plus, we were still pretty young at the time. Let's just say that... we were pretty close."
Neo wrapped her arm around Jaune's neck to anchor herself and take her scroll. She then typed... 'Why would you even have a crush on her to begin with?'
"Well... she's kinda cute..."
Everyone turned to him with weird looks.
"Hey! Nothing's wrong with cuteness being the basis of a crush, okay? Coco cleared that up for me."
*sigh* "Don't remind me." Velvet said.
"Anyway... Second thing I like about that girl is her... musical talent. I found that out when I got to know her more. She's a singer with an unbelievably wide vocal range. I mean... she can cover eight octaves! It's true that I'm not that picky when it comes to girls but... I do have some preferences too."
Pyrrha was deep in thought. "Singers..."
"Judging by that alone, Weiss has a huge advantage." Blake said.
The heiress slightly blushed.
Yang smirked. "He thinks Weiss has a great voice? Wait till he hears mine."
"I think he already did. Remember 'I Burn'?" Ruby said.
"Yeah..."
"What's an octave?" Nora asked.
"Uh... without overcomplicating it too much, all you need to know is that she could basically hit really, REALLY high notes."
"Oh, okay!"
"Lastly, is her attitude. She's has a great personality. She's nice and always cheerful... just like Nora. She's the total package!"
"If she's so nice, why'd did you two broke it off?"
*sigh* "One day, she got discovered by some guy looking for vocal talent and gave her a chance to become a star. From then on, we kinda got separated. Not just literally but also socially. Now, she thinks that she's better than me. It's true though so I don't blame her. Like she said, we weren't in the same league anymore."
"Now that's just sad."
Velvet stayed silent, feeling sorry for him.
Neo gave an angry look. She began typing on her scroll again. 'Could I get her name?'
Jaune thought about it for a sec before answering. "No... I'd rather not say it because... to be frank, I don't trust you. You'd probably do something bad to her."
She frowned.
"But why the Ice Queen?!" Nora asked. "She's way worse! You could've picked, like... anyone else. It's not like Weiss was your only option, right?"
"Why do you guys hate Weiss so much? Sheesh..." Jaune took a deep breath. "She wasn't the first girl I considered when I got here. I... started out with Ruby."
The girls closed in on his scroll.
Ruby blushed while her sister nudged her teasingly.
"Let's see what he thinks about you." Yang said.
"When I first saw her, I was like... 'She's so freakin adorable!'. She was lying on the floor back then with no one around so she's not really that hard to approach. She's pretty awkward so it's easy to get along with her... since I'm awkward too. Plus, she's nice and quirky."
Ruby blushed even more.
"But?" Nora said.
"Well... getting to know her more, she's actually a weapon geek. Not that that's bad or anything, it's just... when she showed me her huge scythe, I was... pretty intimidated, especially when she told me that she built that thing on her own. It kinda made my sword and shield look like kitchen utensils compared to hers."
"That's a weird analogy." Velvet said.
"It's not just that though. I think the biggest factor that's keeping me from going for her... is her big sister, Yang."
*sigh* Ruby slumped her head. "Thought so..."
Yang patted her back. "Sorry, sis..."
"From experience, I know how big sisters work when it comes to these things. I should know. They're really protective. So protective that they'll actually kill anyone who even thinks of getting too close to their 'little sis'. In short, me going for Ruby would mean I'm writing my own death sentence. Don't get me wrong, I'll never do anything to hurt her. It's just... I'm not the best when it comes to girls. I don't know if what I say will come off as offensive or something like that. So to be safe, I never took the chance."
Velvet turned away and briefly smiled. She then turned back and said... "Don't feel too bad about it. She's too young for you anyway."
"Wow... she just threw you off." Yang said.
Ruby frowned. "Now that's just mean."
"As the saying goes, 'All's fair in love and war'. If you don't want your guy to end up with someone else, you have to eliminate your competition." Blake said.
Pyrrha turned to her. "May I borrow one of your romance novels? Maybe I could learn a thing or two."
"Next up was Yang herself. My first impression, 'She's hot...". Her looks alone was intimidating enough. I instantly shot down the idea when she saw me in my onesie and gave the... 'eww' look."
"The what now?"
"Nora, she was disgusted... in a friendly harmless kind of way."
"Well, she does look like the type of girl who would have a new guy by her side every other day. I think you did the right thing." Velvet said.
Yang clenched her fist. "Okay, she's definitely mean."
"Although to be fair, you do look the type-"
"Shut it, Pyrrha!"
"Okay, calm down. No need to get angry." Weiss said.
"Then there was Blake. Of course, I didn't recognize her at first... or maybe I did. I just wasn't sure..."
Nora raised an eyebrow. "Wait... why would you even recognize her? Have you and Blake met before?"
"Yeah! We were childhood friends just like you and Ren... although we didn't grew up with each other."
"What!? You never told us that story either! Tell us what happened!"
"Maybe next time. It's kind of a long story so... I'll just give you one of my diary footages."
"Aww..."
"As I was saying, I saw Blake reading a book the night before our initiation. I never really got the chance to talk to her since Ruby and Yang beat me to it, especially when Weiss came in and had a little argument. Judging by her response back then... she doesn't even care. She kinda looks like a person that you can't hold a conversation with. "
Ruby laughed. "My thoughts exactly! I actually thought of that when I was looking for a partner back when we went through initiation."
"And you actually decided to go for the Ice Queen?"
Weiss gave Yang a mean look.
"Actually, you were my first choice... I met up with her completely by accident."
"Ya' have any regrets, you two?"
Ruby and Weiss briefly looked at each other before answering...
"Nope! I'm glad I got paired up with my BFF!"
"She's... okay. She's... tolerable when you get to know her more." Weiss said.
Blake smirked. "She's even rubbing off on you."
"Ugh... You can't prove that!"
"I still remember the time when you did a front flip landing on a chair just to ask what's wrong with me."
"..."
Pyrrha turned to Weiss with a confused look.
"You just got served!" Yang said.
They reached the dining room.
As they opened the door, they saw a whole lot of food on the table.
"Whoa! Penny, I appreciate the effort and all but... don't you think this is a bit much? I think it would take like... nine to ten people to finish all this." Jaune said as he sat Neo on a chair.
Nora did the same with Velvet.
"Don't worry, Honey. We're not the only ones to eat all this. We have incoming guests!" She answered.
"Guests?" The rest said in unison.
Seconds later, they heard familiar voices coming from the ceiling.
"Right on schedule!" Penny said.
A hole opened up and Sky Lark was the first one to drop in.
"Ugh!"
Soon, the rest of his teammates followed...
*THUD!*
"UGH! My back!"
*groan* "All in favor of never using the bathroom entrance ever again?" Dove said.
"Yeah..." *cough* *cough* Cardin and the rest of his teammates got up.
"Where are we? This doesn't look like the arena." As Sky noticed all the food on the table, his stomach growled. He then turned to Jaune. "Uh... not to be rude but... could we join you guys? I'm pretty sure you can't finish all these by yourselves."
"Of Course! Professor Ozpin told me of your training schedule too, so I took the liberty of preparing our breakfast."
Team CRDL froze at the sight of the robot girl...
"Uh... Penny, right? You're that girl Russell and I fought at the tournament's doubles round?" Sky said.
"Correct." She nodded and smiled.
"Okay... We're just... gonna sit down now..."
"Sure, Let's eat! The earlier we finish this, the earlier I get to finish my training." Jaune said.
They all sat down and started eating their meal...
"I'm surprised you didn't ask why I'm still alive." Penny said.
"Yeah... I kinda thought of that. I just didn't want to bring it up." Cardin said as he ate a turkey wing.
"I just figured that the Atlas military fixed you, being a robot and all..." Dove said.
"For the record, she's a cyborg now." Jaune said.
"Wait... is she a regular robot? Or does she actually have a mind of her own... with feelings and stuff."
"Sky... that's kinda obvious."
"Sorry, it just didn't make sense to me. Like... she has an aura, right? How do you even put a living soul inside a machine?"
"Classified." Penny quickly answered.
"With that kind of response, I'd say it's Atlas' technology." Dove said.
Russell laughed. "Way to point that out, Captain obvious."
Penny started eating an omelette, earning a bunch of stares from the others who didn't know...
Jaune noticed their confusion and decided to speak up... again. "Guys, she has a working digestive system now..."
Russell raised an eyebrow. "She has internal organs?"
"Dude... you do know what the word "cyborg" means, right?"
"I know! It's just... how's that even possi-?" *sigh* "Never mind... forget I said anything."
"I saw General Ironwood without his shirt... He's half robot. It's pretty much possible when it comes Atlas." Cardin said.
Moments later... everyone was eating in awkward silence because Nora was staring menacingly at team CRDL this whole time...
"Remind me again why these jerks are here..."
Jaune choked on his food. "Nora... Cardin and his teammates are friends now. You shouldn't be so hostile."
"You sure? Last time I checked, these guys were blackmailing you."
Neo turned to Cardin for a brief second.
"That's all in the past. We've hung out a few times before. We're... pretty tight."
"Okay, if you say so..." She then turned back to Cardin and his team. "If you do something bad to my leader again, I'll break your legs... got it!?"
*gulp* "Y-Yeah, g-got it." Sky said.
The rest of the team remained silent...
*sigh* "Nora, could you please just get along? Even I have forgiven them." Said the bunny faunus.
"See? That's coming from Velvet of all people!" Jaune seconded.
"Okay, okay. I get it. No more bad vibes." Nora said... then a thought came to mind. "You know, you didn't really answer my question earlier. Why did you go for Weiss again?"
All eyes turned to Jaune as he choked on his food again. "Do you really have to bring that up now?"
"Yeah... it's better than me threatening team CRDL, right?"
*sigh* "Fine... I just thought I had a chance-"
"Let me stop you there." Sky said. "You actually thought that you had a chance... with the heiress?!"
"Look, I didn't know she was stinkin' rich before, okay? And believe it or not, she actually said I was cute, tall, blonde and... scraggly."
Cardin crossed his arms. "I don't know. Based on the rumors I've heard, she never compliments anyone... ever."
"Well, those rumors are wrong. I've heard her compliment other people before, not just teammates."
"Yeah... sure."
"How about Pyrrha? Have you ever considered her as an option?" Nora asked.
Silence...
Everyone stared at the hyperactive girl and then turned to Jaune... except for the rest of the girls who just glared at her... even Penny.
Everyone stared at the screen intently.
Yang gave a long whistle. "Nice to see you have your own wingman, Pyr."
"..." She didn't respond and just kept staring at the screen.
*knock* *knock* *knock* "Hey! Nora here! Are you done watching Jaune takin' a bath!?"
They blushed...
Weiss quickly got up, opened the door, and pulled Nora in with Ren, since she was holding his arm. "Not so loud! Others might hear you!"
"Oh, hey Ice Queen. What 'cha watchin'?"
"Jaune's next entry." Yang answered. "Here... you were just asking if Jaune considered Pyrrha as an 'option'."
"Oh! I forgot how that conversation went..." She then pulled Ren into sitting next to the gang.
And now everyone was staring at Jaune...
"Yeah... I kinda did." He answered. ."I still remember the time when I had the nerve to call her 'Hot Stuff'." *chuckle* "I was so full of myself... To think that I actually attempted to invite her to be a part of my team."
Russell laughed. "Let me guess... you didn't know she was famous too."
"Well..." Jaune rubbed the back of his head.
"You should get out more often." Dove said. "Or you could at least watch T.V."
"I do watch T.V.! I just watch animated shows a lot..."
"Dude, I watch a lot of those too and I still knew who Pyrrha was." Sky added. "Don't you watch the commercials? Pumpkin Pete's cereal always rule those."
"Look, here's how it is back at home... Whenever a commercial is on, I switch to other channels to keep myself occupied until the commercial is over. So yeah... I don't watch commercials. Plus, I got seven older sisters and only two television sets. It's hard to get a turn for myself to begin with. And for the record, I've eaten 'Pumpkin Pete's' almost everyday back home... I just didn't expect that I would actually meet the person on the cover."
"Sucks to be you..."
*sigh* "I know, right?"
*ahem* "Jaune, why didn't you go for her?" Nora interrupted. "She's probably the nicest girl you've ever met!"
The girls glared at her again.
"That's because I'm out of her league." He answered. "Heh... You can thank Weiss for that. She was the one who 'introduced' her to me. Snow Angel told me that Pyrrha was some sort of tournament champion in her kingdom for like, four years in a row... I think? Something like that. Oh! And the cereal thing! Weiss told me about that too... which we kinda established already, so..."
Pyrrha frowned.
"Hey Pyr! Ice Queen's smirking!" Yang called out.
"W-What?! I was not! I would never-"
"Yeah... I kinda saw that too." Ruby said.
Nora stood up and pointed her finger at Weiss. "You just got busted!"
"Girls, just stop..." Blake said. "There's no point in arguing about this."
"She's right, you three. Break it up." Ren seconded.
Pyrrha paid no attention to them and kept on watching.
Nora continued her questions. "Jaune, did you ever notice anything... weird about Pyrrha?"
"Uh... what do you mean?"
"Don't you think it's a bit strange that she would 'seek' you out in the Emerald Forest of all people during our initiation? Or that she always checks if you needed any help no matter how small the problem is? Or when she puts in the extra effort to train you religiously every week? Or how about Saturday nights, when she keeps on insisting that she'd treat you to that Noodle shop you like so much?"
"I don't think that's strange at all. That's just... Pyrrha's 'thing', you know? She's really all friendly, helpful, supportive and stuff... Though I gotta admit, the last one's a bit off. Maybe she's the one who likes 'A Simple Wok' that much? I mean, I don't like the place as much as you thought I did. The old guy could cook, that's for sure. The only problem I had is that they serve too much."
Russel cuts in. "I know, right? Their bowls are two times bigger than your face! And that's just the 'regular' order!"
"I couldn't agree more! I swear, you guys. You can actually fit a friggin BABY inside those things." Sky added.
"Look! Pyrrha thinks their bowls are too big too, but that's besides the point!" Nora blurted out.
"What IS your point?" Jaune asked.
She took a deep breath. *sigh* "Since you won't figure this out on your own, I might as well say this to you right here... right now..."
The rest of the girls' eyes widened.
Knowing where this is headed, Neo quickly started typing on her scroll.
"Jaune... Pyrrha is in lo- mmph!"
Neo covered her mouth and teleported away.
"Whoa!" The guys shouted.
"What just happened?" Cardin said.
Jaune took notice something on his lap. "Oh, she left her scroll." Jaune began reading her message out loud. "'I took a your friend to your room. Be back in a few.'"
Sky leaned closer to him and took a look. "You forgot to mention those three 'kissy faces' over there."
*sigh* "Seriously?"
"Whoa... what did she do to you?" Ruby asked.
"Nothin' much... She just said if I tried to bring up Pyrrha again, she'll make sure that Ren would know about my secret crush on him."
Silence...
Weiss raised an eyebrow. "That's it? No death threats? Nothing violent at all?"
"Yup..."
"Well, that's surprising..." Yang said.
"Something doesn't add up..."
All eyes turned to Blake.
"How did she tell you that when she left her scroll with Jaune?"
All eyes then turned to Nora.
"That's easy... She took mine."
"Oh..." Blake's cheeks turned red in embarrassment.
"In hindsight... that's kinda obvious, Blakey." Yang said.
"I thought you're supposed to be the most perceptive of your team?" Nora asked.
"..." Blake turned away. "Well you don't have to rub it in."
"Do you think she's gonna be okay?"
"Don't worry, honey. I'm sure they're just having a friendly talk."
Despite Penny's words, the room's silence gave Jaune an uneasy feeling... He then stood up. "Uh, I better go check on them. See you guys in a fe-"
Suddenly, Neo and Nora appeared and silently went back to their seats.
"Back so soon... So, would you mind filling me in? Neo... what did you do."
She just shrugged.
"I'm not gonna take that as an answer..."
"No worries, Jaune. She and I had a little... girl talk."
He crossed his arms. "You sure? Nothing I should be concerned about?"
"Yes, Jaune. I'm fine... everything's fine... nothing bad ever happened... EVER..." Her eyes widened as she stared at him intently.
*sigh* "Okay... I'll take your word for it."
All eyes turned to Sky as he started snickering.
"Hey dude, what's so funny?" Cardin asked.
"It's Nora... I just can't help but laugh when she does that big eye thing." *chuckle*
She raised a fist at him. "You got a problem with that?!"
"Calm down! I just thought it's so friggin adorable that it's funny. I'd say Ren's a pretty lucky guy to have you as his 'GF'."
"Uh, we're not actually... 'together-together'."
A moment of silence...
"Really?!"
She nodded. "Uh huh... we get that a lot."
"So Nora... what were you saying again? Before Neo took you?" Jaune asked.
Neo turned to the hammer wielder with a menacing look.
"..." She slowly turned her eyes away from her leader. "I forgot..."
"I'm pretty sure you were saying something about Pyr-"
"I already forgot about it, so drop the conversation!" Nora shouted.
"Okay... just calm down."
Pyrrha gave a heavy sigh. "Another missed chance..."
"Sorry..." Nora said. "My hands were tied..."
*giggle* "Not the best wingman, aren't cha'?" Yang said.
"It's okay... We'll have better luck next time." The spartan said.
"Sis, isn't she supposed to be called a wing woman? Or something like that? Being a girl and all..."
"I don't think that's even a thing."
A few moments later...
*BURP!* "Ahh... I'm stuffed." Nora had a relaxed smile as she rubbed her belly.
The rest of them finished their meals too.
"I couldn't eat another bite..." Sky said.
Penny started cleaning the table. "I'll do the dishes!"
"Yeah... you do that."
Team CRDL turned to the blonde knight...
"What?"
"You're seriously gonna let her do the work?" Cardin crossed his arms. "That's not very 'gentlemanly' of you..."
"You're one to talk... Besides, Penny's under punishment."
"For what?" Russel asked.
"Well..."
Everyone who knew hesitated to answer... except for Penny. "I used a fly cam to peek on Jaune while he was taking a bath."
"Wow, no hesitation at all..." Yang said.
"Vulgar yet honest... Classic 'Penny'." Weiss said.
*giggle* "She's a lot like me!"
"Nora, I disagree. You're not as straightforward all the time." Ren said.
Cardin sneered. "Hey Pen, did you happen to see his... thing?"
"You mean his genitals? Of course! It's not as big as I expected it to be... but it's fine. Size doesn't really matter."
Jaune was in a mix of extreme feeling of embarrassment with a hint of anger. "Penny! Will you please shut up!"
The guys laughed out loud... although the rest of the girls blushed.
All the girls, except for Nora... blushed real hard.
Ren smirked. "I agree. His size is pretty much normal for an average male."
They blushed even harder.
"Ren!" Pyrrha punched his arm.
"Ouch..."
"Ha... ha... Very funny, you guys. If someone needs me, I'll be at the arena... training." Jaune stood up and was about to leave when...
Velvet took him by his hand. "Jaune you just ate. You should at least wait for thirty minutes before you do strenuous work."
Neo nodded in agreement.
*sigh* "Fine..." He turned to the guys. Then a thought came to mind. "So how's training going? Any new tricks you guys learned?"
"Well, yeah, we started those team attack power move thingies. Only one is working as of now." Sky said. "Right Cardin?"
"Right." He then started making hand gestures. "We kinda have this thing where Russell here's gonna jump up and curl into a ball. Then, I would hit him with my mace like I'm playing baseball..."
Neo raised her eyebrow.
"His feet will land on my mace, mind you..."
"Then what happens?" Nora asked.
"I'll activate my dust knives as I spin faster... and hit the enemy." Russell finished.
"Impressive... You came up with that, Cardin?"
"Yeah... but the dust thing was Dove's idea."
*chuckle* "Ruby told me about something similar to that attack one time. She told me that Dr. Oobleck hit Zwei with his flaming baseball bat thingy turning the the dog into a powerful fire ball during the train incident in Vale."
"Brief silence..."
*giggle* "Good times..." Ruby said.
"Speak for yourself, sis."
"You're just mad that Neo whooped your butt."
"Hmph, one of these days... Let's see who will win this time once I get a rematch."
"She's that good?" Pyrrha asked. "Hmm... maybe should test her out for myself."
Blake turned to them. "I don't think you two should pick a fight with anyone."
"We're not picking a fight... I just want to gauge her abilities in a duel, that's all."
Weiss crossed her arms. "Sure... and that doesn't involve winning Jaune over?"
" ..." Pyrrha slowly turned away. "Perhaps..."
Nora turned to Cardin's team. "Copycats..."
"Hmph... Say what you want. I doubt even you could withstand it. Our team attack could knock you out cold with a single hit."
"Does it have a name?"
"Huh?"
"Your team attack... Does it have a name?" Jaune asked again.
"..."
Russell rubbed the back of his head. "We actually haven't thought about it yet."
"Do we have to name it?" Dove asked. "I think a single nod is enough to signal the attack."
"Yeah but... what if you have more than one? You can't always rely on visual cues. Besides, giving it a cool name makes it sound awesome!"
"How about we call it, 'Flying Sonic Spin Dash Attack'!" Sky said.
"That's kind of a mouthful... Try to keep it short and simple, no more than two words."
"Well, what name would you give it then." Cardin said.
"Dude, it's your team attack. You guys name it. Although I could give you some examples."
"Sure, go ahead."
"Okay... So with team RWBY, they got 'Freezer Burn' for Weiss and Yang, 'Checkmate' for Blake and Weiss, 'Lady Bug' for Ruby and Blake, 'Ice Flowers' for Ruby and Weiss, and 'Bumble Bee' for Blake and Yang. With my team, we have 'Flower Power's for Ren and Nora, and 'Arkos' for me and Pyrrha... We'll come up with more eventually."
"Wait... how'd you know about all about team RWBY's?" Nora asked.
"Ruby..." He simply answered.
"And she told you that much?" Dove added.
"Yes... Yes, she did."
Everyone's eyes turned to Ruby.
"Sis... Is that why Jaune was able to keep up with us when we fought him yesterday?"
"I... I was just helping him with making his own team attack names for his own team."
"You dolt! You shouldn't have given him that information! It would've cost us the match!"
Ruby crossed her arms and turned away. "Well excuse me for trying to help out a friend... Besides, most of our team attacks worked anyway. We still won anyway."
"Barely..." Nora added. "The look on Yang's face when she got her butt kicked was priceless!"
The blonde's eyes turned red as she glared at Nora...
"I'll shut up now..."
"You better..."
"None of those names make sense..." Cardin said.
"Sure they do! You're just not thinking hard enough."
Sky started chuckling. "I get it... I get all of them. Those names are based on the team members' color 're like 'ship' names."
"Well if you put it that way. Yeah, they definitely sound like 'ship' names."
"What is a ship name? I'm confused." Penny said.
Neo gave the same puzzled look.
"Would you care to explain?"
"You too, Velv?"
"I think that goes for the rest of us... except Sky." Russell said.
"Okay, then let me explain. Before we talk about ship names, first you need to know what 'ship' means..."
"You're not talking about bullheads and bid boats, are you?" Nora asked.
"Nope..." Jaune turned to Velvet and said... "Have you seen two people in your favorite show... or even in real life, and then said to yourself... 'They make a great couple'."
"Yes, I have."
"Could you please give an example?"
"Bulma and Yamcha... way back from the early episodes of Dragon Ball. I've been pairing them up since they were first introduced."
"Too bad they never ended up with each other." Sky butted in. "Who knew she'll get laid with Vegeta of all people. Then again, Yamcha's pretty useless when it comes to saving the world."
"He's not... completely useless."
"Girl... I actually forgot that he existed in the series."
"Getting back on topic!" Jaune said. "Yeah... that's basically it. Pairing two people up... Now here's where ship names come in. I kinda used to call those 'love team names' but ship names are easier to say... BUT, they don't get just any kind of name like 'Jimmy' or 'Fred'. They're well thought out and they're heavily dependent on their theme."
"Uh... okay?" Cardin said.
"As of now, I got two ship names in mind. Try to guess who am I referring to."
"Oooh! I love guessing games!" Nora said.
*chuckle* "Okay, here's a hard one. 'Solar Eclipse'..."
"..."
"Who the heck's Solar Eclipse?" Yang asked.
Blake slightly blushed...
And Pyrrha noticed her... "Blake? Do you know who he's referring to?"
"No..."
"Anybody?" Jaune asked.
"..."
"Let me give you guys a tip. Know what the ship name literally means, then try to relate them to people you know.
After giving it some thought...
"I got it!" Dove said. "'Solar Eclipse' is the moon blocking the sun, right? I'm gonna go with... 'Sun and Blake'."
Jaune smiled. "Bingo!"
Yang smirked. "You knew about that, didn't you?"
Blake cheeks turned red as she shifted her gaze. "Sun came up with the name."
"Oh! Solar Eclipse! I get it now." Penny said.
Velvet turned to Dove. "You're pretty good at this."
"It's just basic logic..."
"Okay, here's another one." Jaune said. "How about... 'Ice Berg'?"
Russell put his hand under his chin. "A huge chunk of ice in the sea... I'm gonna go for Weiss, but I can't really figure out who's the other one."
*chuckle* "We do know a guy who's afraid of water." Cardin gave a knowing look.
"Oh! It's Neptune!" Sky said. "How did I not see that?!"
Nora gave Jaune a weird look. "You... actually ship those two? OTP?"
"No... My OTP's you and Ren. Besides, if I'm going to move on, then I have to accept that 'Ice Berg' is a thing now. I have to let that ship sail with my full support."
Neo typed on her scroll. 'OTP?'
"OTP stands for 'One True Pairing'... a. k. a. your favorite ship."
"..."
"Uh... Jaune? Weiss and Neptune actually broke-"
Neo kicked Nora's leg.
"Grrrk!" She slammed her head on the table.
All eyes are on her...
"Nora? Are you okay?" Jaune asked.
"..." She then brought her face up and tried to make a convincing smile. "Never better!" She then kicked Neo back.
Neo clenched her fist... and her teeth, in pain.
"Did the table just shook right now?" Velvet asked.
"I didn't feel anything." Nora smiled.
Neo just eyed her menacingly in response.
Awkward silence...
"I'll... take these to the sink now." Penny took the stack of plates and utensils, and left.
"Take that, you pink-eyed freak!"
Nora received everyone's stares...
"You have issues..." Yang said. "Not that I didn't like what you did, heh heh."
"I wonder if he really counts 'Arkos' as a ship..." Pyrrha said.
"Doubt it." Ren replied. "Knowing Jaune, he'd probably just brush it off."
In the infirmary...
Jaune gave a mischievous smile. "Hey Velv..."
"Hmm?"
"Have you ever wondered why we're here?"
"That's... one of life's greatest mysteries, isn't it. Why ARE we here? Are we a product of some cosmic coincidence? Or is there a god? With all the plans and stuff..."
"..."
"I don't know, Jaune... but it keeps me up at night."
"..."
After a few seconds of silence...
"So... How did I do?"
"Velv, you delivered your lines perfectly. Griff would be so proud!"
"You really think so?"
"Yeah." He smiled. "It needs a bit more feeling though. To be a good voice actor or actress one must deliver his or her lines like they believe what they are saying."
"I'll keep that in mind." She smiled back. "So any more 'Red vs Blue' lines you want to act out?"
"There's this one scene where Doc first met the blues. You know... the purple guy? They made a pretty funny joke that stuck with me out of all the seasons."
"How did that joke go again?"
"You mind if I if I voice act it myself first?"
*giggle* "Sure."
"Okay... here goes. Uh... just so you know, my memory's a bit hazy when it comes to the actual lines so. This is how I remember it."
He starts his voice acting...
Doc: I'm a pacifist.
Caboose: Wait, you're the thing that babies suck on...
Tucker: No, that's a pedophile.
Church: "Pacifier"... Tucker.
Tucker: Oh, those things... I was thinking of something else."
"Ha ha ha! I'm sorry. I don't think I could go on!" He then continued laughing.
Velvet laughed along with him. "Tucker and his dirty mind."
*knock* *knock* *knock*
"Come in!" Jaune said.
Team CRDL went inside the room.
Cardin was the first to greet... "Hey Jauney Boy... Velvet. You two doin' okay?"
"Hey, guys. I'm doing fine. Just need a bit of rest. Then I could leave this place by tomorrow night."
"Same here." Velvet replied. "About time you guys showed up."
"Hey, we've been pretty busy." Sky said. "We could've gotten here earlier if Nora hadn't broke our dorm room's window last night."
"Nora? Why would she do that?"
"We thought you knew. She was looking for-"
Velvet started making gestures and a bunch of hand signals out of Jaune's field of vision, telling him one thing... 'DON'T...'
"..."
"She was looking for what? Jaune asked.
"She, uh..."
"Dude, she wasn't looking for anything. She just thought we did something worth beating us up for." Cardin said.
"Like what?"
"Personal reasons, Jaune. Don't worry, we already cleared it up. We just had a slight misunderstanding."
"Nice save." Russell whispered.
"Well... if you say so. You sure I don't have to be concerned?"
Team CRDL turned to each other before answering... "We're sure."
Awkward silence...
"So... what happened to 'club night'? This, is like... the second time you bailed out of going."'
"Like we said... We were pretty busy today."
"Cardin... I already know about how hostile the club members are to you guys."
"Hostile?" Velvet asked.
Their eyes widened...
"You knew?! Since when? You could've done something about it!" Sky said.
"Hey, I already did my part. The only reason I couldn't is because nobody wants to tell me what Neptune did. It's really hard to fix feuds if you don't know the cause. So if you don't mind filling me in..."
"Look, we don't know either." Dove said.
Just then, Cardin's scroll started ringing. He checked it and saw Neptune's face...
"Well, speaking of the devil. Here he is now." He then picked up the incoming call.
"Dude! Where are you guys?! You promised back at the old man's shop that you'll be here. What gives?!"
"Uh... yeah. Something came up so... we couldn't go."
"I almost got my head cut off by... a certain someone! I could've used your help!"
"Hey, don't make us answer for the things you've done. That's your problem. We only had to deliver them a message about Jaune being in the infirmary, remember? How many guys does it take to deliver a message?"
Jaune called his attention. "Cardin, let me talk to him... please."
"Sure, knock yourself out." He turned back to Neptune. "Jaune wants to talk to you..."
The bedridden blonde took the scroll.
"Oh, hey Jaune. How's it going? You look... okay."
"Neptune, I'm not here for small talk. Everyone in the club started hating you guys since last month. Give it to me straight this time, dude. What did you do?"
*sigh* "Fine, I'll come of clean... Remember Bob? The DJ who I got into a fist fight months ago?"
"What about him?"
"We kinda had... 'friendly' fist fights behind your back."
"You what?!"
"It's not what you think! We only did it for training purposes. You know... sparring. Bob said that he wanted to be ready for someone he calls, 'Blondie'... He's probably talkin' about Yang. We just got carried away a bit... And then this Neon chick showed up and ratted me out for something she doesn't know so I got in trouble. Team CRDL got mixed in 'cause they actually stood up for me along with Sun... which is a first."
"What about Bob?"
"He got hospitalized."
"Let me guess, you didn't even give your share on his bill..."
"Dude, I don't have lien! What am I supposed to do?"
"Get a job in the club... Earn money to pay them back."
"I... actually haven't thought of that."
"Then do it already! Just go talk to Professor Ozpin for permits and stuff."
"Do I really have to? Bob's fine now. He already got discharged from the hospital some time ago..."
Jaune just gave him the "serious" look.
*sigh* "Okay fine... as soon as I get back to Beacon."
Sun called out from the background. "Hey Neptune! I just found a hidden door with a huge fridge behind it, full of grape sodas!"
"My stash! Stay away from that!"
"Oh come on, dude. Share..." Neptune said.
*sigh* "Okay fine... Both of you can have some. Just try not to move around too much after drinking the stuff... if you don't wanna get 'gassy' with a nasty case of the stomach ache, that is."
"Kay, got it... Just so you know, Sun and I are gonna stay here overnight. We'll be using your room."
"If your gonna stay in my room, then try to NOT mess it up. The twins actually took the time and effort to clean the place up."
Suddenly...
*CRASH!* "Aack! Neptune! A little help here, bud! The fridge bit my tail and it won't budge!"
"Hang on!" Neptune turned back to the scroll. "Uh... Anyways, good talk, dude. Tell Cardin 'bye' for me."
*sigh* "Sure..."
"Cool." Neptune tossed his scroll on the bed and headed for Sun. "Dude, you're not supposed to bathe yourself with grape sodas."
"I spilled it, okay?! Now help me up."
The call ended...
"That won't end well..." Velvet said.
"It never does..." Jaune turned to Cardin. "Here's your scroll back... Oh, and Neptune said-"
"I know... I heard." He puts the scroll back in his pocket.
*knock* *knock* *knock*
Neo opened the door and let Coco in, carrying a tray of food.
"Hey, hon. I got you a turkey leg, a slice of watermelon, and a can of grape sod-" She noticed team CRDL's presence. "Oh hey! Never expected to see you guys. It's about time you paid a visit."
Neo took the tray from Coco's hands and brought it to Jaune.
"Thanks!" He sat up and started eating his meal. He then noticed four sodas on his tray. "Uh... Coco?"
"Those other sodas are for me, Neo, and Velv." She then turned to the other guys. "Sorry, I didn't know you were coming so..."
"Oh, no biggy..." He then shifted his gaze. "Something kinda bugs me though. There are a whole lot of different flavors... but most people, if not all, always choose grapes. Why is that?"
Dove crossed his arms. "Just read the signs on the vending machines and you'll get the answer. 'PEOPLE LIKE GRAPES'."
Back with team RWBY...
They're still watching Jaune's diary entry.
After Jaune and team CRDL's joint training session...
Glynda Goodwitch was there to give her thoughts. "Gentlemen, after defeating 3 waves of androids containing fifty each, you five have done a good job."
"Aww yeah!" Sky fist pumped. *pant* *pant*
"Team CRDL, your teamwork has improved immensely. Every movement complemented each other's even with working with an extra member."
"Uh... thanks, ma'am." Cardin rubbed the back of his neck.
She then turned to Jaune. "I see that your training in this facility has paid off, Mister Arc. Furthermore, I'm impressed that you've adapted to Cardin's leadership very well, as opposed to your current status as 'leader' of your own team, also adding the fact that you and Mister Winchester have a... rough history with each other."
"It's nothing much, really... My ego isn't really big compared to a lot of people. Plus, I got used to Cardin's orders last year."
"Dude, will you ever let that go?"
"I already have. I'm just saying that all the stuff we did last year actually helped me... so thanks."
"You're welcome... I guess."
*Ahem* Glynda called their attention. "All in all, I would say that everyone did a splendid performance in his exercise."
"Go team!" Jaune and the rest of the team started giving each other high fives.
"However..."
Everyone went silent...
"I would like to point out some things." She then turned to one of the team's members. "You, Mister Lark, wasted your so called, 'twenty-hit combo' on an 'Atlesian Knight' when it already lost it's ability to fight after the third hit while still managing to dodge and block other incoming attacks."
"Sorry..."
"Furthermore... Mr. Winchester and Russell Thrush, wasting all that energy executing that team attack of yours was certainly unnecessary to do to the very last standing droid. You were risking your teammate's feet and legs to destroy an opponent than can simply be taken down with a normal hit... just for the sake of showing off."
Brief silence...
"I see to it that you need my advice. Always use energy, time, and effort efficiently. That is all. You are dismissed." And with that, she headed out of the facility... but then she turned around. "May I remind you gentlemen that you have classes this afternoon with... Dr. Oobleck, I believe."
"Yes ma'am." They all answered.
"Well... That's a wrap. I'll just take a nap in my room."
*yawn* Sky stretched his arms. "Same here. I'm so tired..."
"We all are." Dove took out a small metallic ball out of his pocket and started pushing buttons on it.
"Is that a fly cam?" Jaune asked.
"Yeah... Professor Ozpin gave us two of these for each of us. He wants us to make our own diaries while we train here. It's one of his conditions we have to meet to stay here at Beacon... also for extra credit."
*chuckle* "Welcome to the club."
Moments later... Velvet, Neo, Penny and Nora came to them.
"All of you did a wonderful job!" Penny said.
"Any injuries I need to tend?" The faunus girl asked.
"Well... Other than Russell's sore feet, I think we all need is a bit of rest."
"Cardin, do you really had to hit my feet that hard?"
"Yeah, pretty much. If I did any less harder, then you'd probably hit the ground before you even get to the 'Atlesian Knight'."
"Boo!" Nora gave them a 'thumbs down'. "Except you, Jaune. You did good."
Cardin crossed his arms and turned away. "Like you could do any better."
"Russell, let me check your feet. I'll see what I can do." Velvet said.
"Uh, sure... Wait, are we doing this right here and now? Or..."
"In your room." She replied.
"Oh... Right... Yeah... Got it..." He slightly blushed.
Neo typed on her scroll and showed it to Cardin. 'What's wrong with him?'
"He gets nervous and uncomfortable when it comes to the ladies."
"No, I'm not! I just... I don't know... Feel weird."
Yang pressed 'Fast Forward'.
"What gives?!" Ruby said.
"There's not enough 'juicy' stuff to go around! I liked it better when Jaune only made his entries after the day's done instead recording every single thing that's happened."
"This is his own personal journal. What did you expect?" Weiss said. "That's just how he wants to do it."
"Not everything is interesting when it comes to diaries." Blake said.
"Yup... That's just how it works." Nora added.
"You know... We could just skip some of the footages. I really want to see that tribute Jaune made for me."
"Pyrrha, we'll get to that. I get that you're super anxious and all, but you seriously need to be patient. 'Good things come to those who wait'." Yang said, as she was watching Jaune's scroll, waiting for the right moment to 'play' it again.
Blake raised an eyebrow. "Someone's been reading my books."
"Heh heh, yeah... I got that quote from your 'The Man With Two Souls 2: The Man With Four Souls' book. I still think the first book was better though."
"I never saw you as the 'reader' type." Ren said.
"Actually, Yang used to read story books when I was younger. Though she actually reads them to me... I think it's still the same thing."
"Hey look! Jaune's gonna have a private talk with Neo in his room." Yang played the footage.
Weiss gave a long sigh.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Pyrrha said.
Neo began typing on her scroll. 'So... What do you wanna talk about?'
Jaune took out something in his pocket and held it out to her. " Could you please wear this and answer some questions for me?"
'What's that?'
"It's a mood ring. Professor Ozpin said this is one of Atlas' tech they developed. It has a lie detector as it's 'side' function. He wouldn't tell me it's main feature for some reason... But anyway, would you please put it on?"
She smirked. 'Only if you put it on me yourself... while kneeling down... preferably through my ring finger.'
He slightly blushed. "Neo, I know what you're trying to do... and it won't work. Plus, you're a strong, independent girl, who's also a friggin badass... Put it on yourself."
*giggle* 'Fine.' She took the ring and wore it.
"Okay, here's some questions." He started blushing again. "Do you... like me? In a 'more than a friend-ish' sort of way?"
'Yup... didn't we already had this conversation?' The ring turned green.
"Actually, no... Professor Ozpin was the one who said to me that you... you know..." He slightly turned away. "So... why?"
Neo gave a confused look.
"Why do you like... ME?"
'Is it really wrong for a girl have a crush? Jeez...'
"Of course not. It's just... why me? And please don't dodge the question this time."
*giggle* She smiled and took a seat on his bed. She motioned him to sit right next to her.
"Uh... okay." He obliged.
'Jaune, have you ever laid eyes on someone and said to yourself, "Damn... She cute".'
"W-Well... Professor Ozpin gave you footages of my time here in Beacon... So you should know."
*sigh* 'Don't dodge my questions, and I won't dodge yours. Give me a straight answer."
"Okay, fine. Yes, I have... and you probably already know who it is."
'Well... that's basically what I felt when I first saw you through Ozpin's scroll. You're pretty funny too. A bit awkward, yes but... that's just part of your quirks.' The ring kept on glowing green.
"Not to mention stupid, weak, over-confident at times-"
Neo punched his arm.
"Oww! What was that for?"
'You shouldn't insult yourself, Jaune. That's just... wrong."
He crossed his arms and turned away. "Well excuse me for being honest."
She then leaned her head on his shoulder and gave him a hug.
And of course, Jaune blushed really hard. "Uh... What're you doing?"
Pyrrha was clenching her fist again and tried to calm herself down. "I really hate where this is going."
"You and I both..." Weiss said.
"I think we're all on the same boat here." Yang added.
Ruby scratched the back of her head. "Well, it could be worse."
"Oh, it gets way worse..."
All eyes turned to Nora.
"Let me guess... He's going to get kissed again." Blake said.
"Do you really want me to spoil it for you again?"
"No... but technically, you already did."
"..."
"Uh... seriously, Neo. What are you doing? You're kinda invading my personal space..."
'Just trying to comfort you... You look really depressed.'
"Well... that's why I have Penny to do tickle therapy on me later... Getting back on topic, are those all the reasons you have for, um... liking me? I mean, that can't all be it, right?"
'There's more to it, of course. You... actually kind of remind me of myself when I was younger. I kinda used to be... unpopular and, you know... treated as an underdog."
"Seriously? You don't really look the part."
'Jaune, I was born a mute... Do you think I don't get teased a lot for it? I wasn't always this good to begin with. Everyone starts at "zero"... That goes for me, "The Great Pyrrha Nikos", and in this case, you... I can relate to a lot of your problems, Jaune. So basically, the more I got to know you, the more that I feel like I want to be with you, you know?' Neo blushed.
And he did the same... "Wow, that's... wow. Um... don't you think you're being to open about this? We only kinda hung out for less than a week... I think."
'I've been literally watching you on the things that should've been private. I think it's only fair that I open up to you."
"..." He gave an awkward laugh. "Good point... But do you really have to be so direct? I mean, you kissed me for like... nine times on our very first training session. I thought girls are supposed to be subtle when it comes to these things."
Neo pouted. 'Subtle... You want me to be subtle?! You're f*cking DENSE! I can't help but face palm every single time a girl makes a move on you and you completely brush it off! I feelings won't go anywhere if I go with "subtle"!'
"Hey! In my defense, Velvet doesn't actually interact with me on a daily basis. She actually admitted that she was stalking me back then. How the heck would I know that she likes me?"
Everybody face palmed...
"Damn, he's so oblivious!" Yang said.
'I wasn't talking about her!'
"..." Jaune got his 'gears' turning. "Wait... Someone else likes me?"
Her eyes widened, she then quickly typed on her scroll. 'No... Forget that I said anything.'
"Are you sure? Sounds to me like you're hiding somethi- mmph!"
Neo kissed him... on the lips.
"Called it..." Blake said.
Pyrrha was losing her 'cool'. "No one's stopping this? Why?! Where's Velvet?! Penny?! Nora, where were you!?"
"We just finished our class with Dr. Oobleck! Neo took Jaune and teleported him back to his room the moment she got the chance."
Ren raised an eyebrow. "Wait... I thought Jaune was the one who asked her to-"
"He did..."
"Well... If Yang hadn't skip passed the other scenes earlier, we could have at least had an idea."
"Hey... let's not lay the blame on anyone, Ice Queen."
"Why not? It's true that it's your fault!"
"Now isn't the time for arguments. We should at least see this through." Blake said.
"Mmph! Mmph!"
Neo let him go...
*cough* *cough* *cough* Jaune's face got redder than ever. "Neo! What the heck!"
'Like I said, forget that I said anything earlier... You have me.' She then took the mood ring off and handed it to him. 'I think I won't need this anymore.'
"Do you really have to do… that?"
She smirked. 'I know you enjoyed "that" too, Jaune.'
"So what?! We're not supposed to do stuff like this!"
*giggle* 'What are you so afraid of?'
"Getting us both killed…" He answered. "I haven't even given the other girls a proper answer yet."
'Them? Kill us? Get real… I'm more than enough to take them all at once.'
"Last time I checked, you got your butt handed to you by Velv."
'That was just a clone…'
"Well… What about earlier this morning?"
'She took me off guard once. She's pretty good… but not good enough.'
"Hope you can actually back that up." *sigh* "Anyway, there's one last question I'd like to ask."
She then held her hand right in front of him.
"It's okay. You don't have to put the ring on."
"…"
"Are you sure you're making the right choice here? You do know me well enough, right?"
'Everybody has flaws, Jaune. Some people just have more than others.'
*sigh* "I know…"
She then rubbed his back after typing on her scroll… 'Hey… don't let that bring you down. That's what makes us human, after all.'
"I wish I didn't have a lot though…"
'Is that what's causing your depression? You're insecurities?'
He rubbed the back of his neck. "Also because I made life choices that I pretty much regret… And just being in Beacon is a constant reminder so… yeah."
She smirked. 'I have an idea. How about you let me do the "tickle therapy" on you?'
"Uh… I think you already know that I gave that job to Penny."
'Oh, come on! Just this once! Pretty please?' She gave him the "cute puppy dog begging" eyes.
"I'm kinda used to Ruby doing that look so… I'm already immune to it by now."
She pouted.
"Hey, at least I would've said 'yes' anyway."
Neo's mood brightened up. She then sat on Jaune's lap, wrapped her legs around him, and hugged him in a way that restraints his arm movement.
Everybody's eyes widened.
Yang quickly took the scroll off of Pyrrha's hands and paused it.
"Hey! We were watching that!" Ruby said.
"Let me hold this for a while. Pyrrha's sure to break it if she got her hands on this."
"I think she could break it regardless… understandably." Weiss replied.
"I'll… try to control myself."
Jaune's face turned bright red. "N-Neo? This isn't how-"
She started rubbing her nose on his…
"N-Now you're just making my nose feel all tingly..."
She stopped… Then, her eyes turned pink as he stared at his.
*gulp*"What're you-"
She suddenly kissed and sucked on his neck, pushing him down on the bed.
"Eeek! Neo! HA HA HA! Stop! I can't take it!" *SHRIEK!*
She then blocked his mouth with hers to shut him up…
"Mmph! Mmmph! Hmmmph!"
"NORA SMASH!" The door suddenly blew up revealing the hyperactive girl and her mighty hammer.
"About time you showed up." The blonde said.
"Don't blame me! Neo locked all the entrances to the place! It took Penny fifteen minutes just to unlock a single door! She said there's some sort of virus blocking her access… or something."
"So you decided to break in… Good call." Blake said.
"Good thing too, since someone looks like she's about to explode." Ruby turned to Pyrrha.
She tried to force a smile. "I-I'm p-perfectly c-calm…"
"She's not the only one." Ren… and the rest of the gang, turned to Weiss.
Her left eye was twitching. "I… admit that I'm a bit upset… but I have better control of my emotions compared to Pyrrha."
He then turned back to the red head. "Are you gonna take that?"
"…" *sigh* "She's not wrong."
Nora charged at Neo. "JAUNE'S NOT YOURS!"
She quickly took her parasol on the edge of the bed and teleported to outside of the room, taking the blonde goof with her.
But then, three girls ambushed her. Velvet and Coco pulled Jaune away while Penny tackled Neo to the ground.
"Target captured!" She called out.
Coco crossed her arms and smirked. "Thought you could get away with this, did you?!"
"Jaune, are you okay?" Velvet asked.
"…" He stood still and stiff in place, still blushing really hard.
Penny turned to her. "I think he's traumatized. He's not even breathing properly."
Coco inched closer to him. *giggle* "I'll give him CPR."
Velvet pulled him away. "You don't give him CPR in this sort of situation!"
"I know what to do!" Without warning, Nora smacked him really hard on the back of his head.
*THUD!* Jaune lost consciousness and fell on Velvet's arms.
"Nora! What the hell?!" Both Coco and Velvet shouted.
Seeing this, Neo teleported away from penny's hold and kicked Nora's shin.
"Ouchies!" She started hopping on one leg. "What was that for?!"
She typed on her scroll… 'That's for hurting my boyfriend, you jerk!'
…Only to be tackled again by Penny.
*THUD!*
(End of Entry no. 10)
Yang had the "XD" face…
…Same with Ruby.
Weiss snickered but tried to hide it behind her hand, while Ren and Blake simply grinned.
Pyrrha was still a bit mad though…
Especially Nora… "Stupid Neo…"
"Though I appreciate what you did, did you really have to knock him out?"
"Well, it did work… kinda."
Yang slowly calmed down from her laughing. "Well… that got out of hand."
"I don't think that pun fits this sort of situation…"
"For your information, sis, I wasn't trying to make a pun."
'Oh... My bad." Ruby shifted her gaze. "So… On to the next entry, I guess?"
"It's getting pretty late." Ren said. "We should get some sleep."
*yawn* "Sounds like a plan." Nora rubbed her eyes.
*sigh* "Fine… We could watch some more tomorrow." Pyrrha reached for Jaune's scroll.
Yang kept it away from her. "Whoa, hey now. His scroll ain't leaving this room."
She crossed her arms. "I'm Jaune's partner. I think I have the right to his scroll way more than you and your team."
"No worries… It's just for safe keeping. We don't want to have somebody take the lead on his videos while everyone's asleep, right?" Yang smirked.
"You four would." Nora said.
"No, we wouldn't..." Blake then turned to the heiress. "…except maybe for Weiss."
Everyone's eyes are now on her…
"What? What makes you think I would-?"
"You took Jaune's scroll last night and listened to his music videos."
"Yeah! And you even took my headphones!" Ruby added.
"…"
Pyrrha gave Weiss a stern look.
*sigh* "Okay, I promise I won't such things again… Shnee's honor."
"Then I'll take your word for it. Hopefully, lending you my trust won't be in vain."
Team JNPR… or the rest of them rather, left and went back to their dorm room.
After getting dressed for bed…
"We should charge Jaune's scroll. The batteries are probably almost dead." Blake lied down her bed…
*yawn* "I'll do it." Yang said.
"I'm surprised it lasted this long." Ruby got to her bunk and lied down. *Nighty night! Don't let the bed bugs bite!"
Soon all of them were ready to sleep…
"Good night, sis."
Weiss tucked herself in bed. *sigh* "Good night…Jaune…" She whispered.
"Heard 'ya, Ice Queen." *giggle* "How sweet!" Yang started laughing.
Blake smirked. "Same here…."
"What? What did she say?"
"She said good night to Jaune, Rubes."
"I did not!"
"Don't make such a big deal out of it, Weiss. You're never going to have him anyway." Blake said.
Silence…
Yang laughed out loud. "Burn!"
With Jaune…
"Bye, guys! Thanks for the visit."
"Anytime…" Cardin said.
Coco locked the door as soon as they left. "I thought they would never leave"
"Rude much?"
"Jaune, you promised us a make out session before bed. Do you really wanna do it in front of those guys?"
"No… I guess not." Jaune cheeks turned slightly red.
"We better do it quick. We only have at least 30 minutes until curfew time hits." Velvet said.
Neo smirked as she instantly switched her clothes. She was back in her pink onesie.
"Hey Velv, catch!" She threw her onesie to her.
"Thanks!"
"Jaune, I brought your onesie too." She then gave him a flirty smile. "You need help putting it on?"
"N-No! I'm good. I can get changed by myself."
"Suit yourself…" *giggle* "…literally." Coco started taking her clothes off.
And so did Velvet…
Jaune started to have a nose bleed so he turned away and closed his eyes. "What the-! Get changed in the bathroom, you sickoes!"
"Aww, come on. It's no fun when you turn away. Won't you please take a look? Just a little peek."
"No, Coco! I don't want to take a peek! Seriously, if you two won't get changed in the bathroom, I'm not going through with this anymore! I'm done!"
"Have it your way, Mr. Cranky Pants. You're no fun…" Coco headed for the bathroom.
*sigh* Velvet followed. "I told you he wouldn't like it."
After getting changed…
"Velv and I are done changing. You read-?"
"Mmmmmmmph!"
"Neo! Who said you can start without us?!"
"Hey, no fair! I was supposed to go first!" Velvet ran to the poor blonde.
A/N: There's a review on this story that caught my attention very recently from "TypicallyHarshReview". And judging only by his name alone, you could tell he gave me a typically harsh review… My response? Everything he said in his review… is TRUE.
Okay, here's the deal… Don't get me wrong, although his review were basically flames that are no way constructive (in my opinion), that's basically what my fic has. I say that it isn't constructive because
Guys, I have a confession… I have NO IDEA how to write a "good" story. All I'm doing now is to go with what my gut is telling me. I only did a tiny bit of research on how to write my story, like using other people's advice on the internet like "show, don't tell…", "the power of he/she said", and "writing your story in a way that will be easy to read (avoiding long paragraphs)".
DO NOT WORRY… Just because I'm going with my gut DOES NOT mean I don't know where this story is heading. In fact, I already planned the end of this fic before I even figured out how to start it. Here's what was going on in my mind back then:
(Part 1)
Me: What might people like to read?
My internal self: A Diary Fic about your favorite character of the series, Jaune Arc.
After planning the ending…
Me: Awesome! To make this fic work, I need team RWBY's attention on Jaune. Pique their curiosity… What should I do?
My internal self: Option 1… Make Jaune so careless that he leaves his diary out on the open for team RWBY to find… which is WAY over done. Option 2… Make Jaune O.P. after training in a span of time, have him fight 4 people; give everyone shocked faces, team RWBY starts searching for the truth. I suggest option 2…
Me: People will EAT ME ALIVE if I make Jaune O.P.!
My Internal Self: Then give him limitations like everyone else… Have him lose the fight but still gain everyone's attention. Give him a susanoo or something.
Me: That could work… although the susanoo is a bit too much. I'm just going to go with Broly's aura burst in Dragon Ball Shin Budokai 2: Another Road… That PSP game never gets old.
A few more days… After watching the "RWBY Volume 3 Opening" when it was first released.
Me: I need this fanfic to follow canon somehow. Volume 3's obviously gonna go dark. What if somebody dies or something?
My Internal self: Ozpin… he's mysterious. Give him a time machine to undo SOME of the damages that will mess up your story. Since he has clock gears in his tower, it will make sense to the fans… hopefully.
And so on and so forth…
(End of Part 1)
Part 2? It depends if you really want to know how I came up with this story.
What I'm basically trying to say is. I'm a NOOB fanfic writer who got lucky… for some reason. And I purposely tried to mix in stuff that people would hate in a story like (quoting TypicallyHarshReview) "1. Every single fucking girl in beacon falling in love with Jaune. 2. Jaune becoming a super powerful God at the drop of a hat. 3. Meaningless fluff that no way helps the story become better." ...just to make a difference that not all fics that have this kind of content are bad…
With all that said, I am so sorry if some of you guys feel the same way. I honestly don't understand why, if you do actually hate the story. I expected that this fic won't appeal to everyone but I never expected that this story would actually piss people off.
Just know that… unless people demand that my story should be taken down, I'm not gonna stop writing this fic until it reaches it's end.
Please do not hate on the guy. He's not really worth it. I checked his profile and he's only 15... unless he lied about his age. It's a 4-year age gap compared to mine... I just thought of making this response to let you guys know that I'm aware of my fanfiction's flaws.
P.S. Please don't spoil me on RWBY Chibi episodes 10 and 11 on reviews or PMs. I will get those reaction videos out soon. Thank you again for all your support, and have a nice day/night. :-)
