Ah, lazy Sundays. Good days. Man. Touhou Eurobeat is so good. Anyways, if all goes well this chapter should start the events of volume 2. Enjoy.
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Chapter 14:
Three weeks had passed since Yoru's ceremony. Weiss made sure to explain her intentions to Yoru regarding her 'helping' him to make his Pack.
"I meant that I would help you reunite the people for your pack. I didn't know much about it so I'm sorry if I can't help" she said from her room. Yoru was outside of her door at the time.
"Don't worry about it, I knew you didn't know, so let's not talk about it" Yoru laughed "I'd rather not make our friendship more awkward than it already is.
During the first week of those three weeks the Team JPR had to take tests. On the Grimm Studies test the group placed well above the rest of the class, easily taking the top twelve. On the History test most of the group earned spots on the top ten, with only Usagi, Nora and Ruby not managing to get there. And Team JPR dominated the Combat Training Class. Overall, they had really good grades.
During that same first week Yoru found something really interesting about his best male friend.
"Hey Jaune. Ready to train?" said Yoru while entering their dorm room only to freeze at what he saw. A mass of red hair and bronze clothing on straddling a blonde knight while kissing his lips.
"AAAAAAAH" yelled Jaune when he saw Yoru interrupting his kiss with Pyrrha.
"AAAAAAAH" yelled Pyrrha, embarrassed at being caught with her hands on the cake.
"AAAAAAAH" yelled Yoru while closing the door and running away scared at ruining his friend's chance.
After that the rest of Team JPR dragged Jaune and Pyrrha to Team RWBY's dorm room once they interrogated Yoru. Then Jaune explained that after spending so much time together, and not having the pressure of not being on the same team in case it breaks itself if it doesn't work, they just tried it and so far it was working.
That wasn't the only couple beginning to bloom in Beacon. Weiss decided to be a little more aggressive and when she and Yoru were walking alone she would try to hold his hand. The first few times it was awkward because every time they would hold hands Yoru would be afraid and start shaking but he would let her try. After a couple of times Yoru finally calmed down and the awkward feeling was replaced by a weird calm feeling.
At the end of the first week Yoru received news that they would have a break of two weeks to rest. He was happy. He would be able to spend time with friends. He was happy until Ozpin called him to his office.
"Hi Ozpin. Do you need something?" said Yoru while stepping out of the elevator and into the office. He saw Miss Goodwitch looking at him sternly and Qrow waving at him. He waved back.
"Ah Mister Ogami, good afternoon" said the Headmaster "Have you practiced with you Semblance lately?"
"Not really" said Yoru a little uncomfortable "I haven't tried to train it since that time at the docks, I don't think my friends would be safe with me practicing it and going berserk on them."
"I see" said Ozpin "I have a proposition" Ozpin pointed to Qrow "Qrow here is a really experienced Huntsman and a teacher at Signal Training School. What do you think about going on a two week trip with him to train? He would be able to make you stronger and help you with your Semblance."
"Alright" said Yoru a little sad "I only have one question. Can I bring Jaune with me? I feel like it'll be really lonely without a friend."
"And here I thought we were pals" said Qrow chuckling a little "Sure bring him along. Is he you partner?"
"Yeah, and my best male friend" said Yoru proudly.
"Alright, go tell him, meet me at the Bullhead docks in an hour, be prepared" said Qrow and Yoru got into the elevator.
After that Yoru told the news to his friends and prepared himself with Jaune. They said their goodbyes to their friends, with Pyrrha grabbing Jaune by his armor and cleaning the inside of his mouth with her tongue, and went to the Bullhead docks to find Qrow.
He took them on a Bullhead ride to a canyon and threw them from the Bullhead into the canyon while laughing.
Jaune and Yoru managed to land without much trouble and realized something. Qrow is a fucking idiot. Yoru thought about that. Was that his first time swearing?
After landing they started to look for a way out and spent their first week of training hunting and exploring. During that time Yoru managed to control his Semblance enough as to cover both of his arms up to the shoulders and Jaune managed to condense his Aura into his extended hand to create a makeshift sword or condense it into his fist to give them more power.
When the first week finished Qrow walked out from some trees and guided them out of the canyon. The second week of training was spent fighting Qrow and exploring some ruins. In those ruins the group found a treasury where Qrow told them to get one treasure they wanted. Jaune picked a bunch of golden ingots which Qrow identified as Goldium. Jaune doubted that was its actual name.
Yoru found a little chest which he opened to find a black ring, exactly like the ones he already had. Qrow whistled when he found it and made a note to tell Ozpin about it. After that they got out of their training to resume their training. During the rest of the week Qrow helped Jaune modify Crocea Mors while Yoru was training with his three ring combination. Neither Jaune nor Yoru showed each other the results of their training with their new weapons. At the end of the second week both of them got back and went directly to the showers. After that they got into their pajamas and passed out on their beds without even talking to their friends.
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"A Mixed Blood" a woman with red eyes was looking at him "I can't believe I gave birth to such a failure" he was thrown into the ground and started crying "Be happy, at least I had the mercy to not kill you myself."
Yoru sat up sweating bullets. What was that? What was that dream? Dream… No, that wasn't a dream. It was a nightmare. Yoru looked around and saw his team waking up.
"Good morning" said the purple eyes boy before grabbing his uniform and going to the bathroom. He picked up a razor and shaved the hair on his face before showering and drying himself. Once he was done he got out of the bathroom already dressed and sat on his bed.
"How did your training go?" asked Nora while Jaune shrugged and went into the bathroom with his uniform.
"I'd rather tell everyone about that" said Yoru "But, I can show you this" as he said this Yoru raised his hands and let Ren and Nora look at his rings. One on his middle left finger and two on his right hand. One of them was on his middle finger and the other on his index finger.
"Congratulations" said Ren while Nora was clapping "Where did you find it?"
"I'll tell everyone later" said Yoru smiling.
Team JNRY was ready at seven thirty and they went to the cafeteria. They managed to find their table with Team PYRU and Team RWBY already sitting there. They sat with their breakfasts and started to eat.
"How did your training go?" asked Ruby.
"Well, this guy named Qrow threw us out of a Bullhead" said Jaune "We fell into a canyon and spent the first week just surviving, then Qrow took us out and we were training while exploring some ruins. I got me some golden ingots and modified Crocea Mors while Yoru found a new ring, and before you guys ask, he hasn't shown me what weird thing a third ring can do."
"Nice" said Yang "I take it you both are stronger now?"
"Yeah" smiled Yoru "I can use my Semblance up to my shoulders now."
"That's nice" said Ruby.
"How did the break go for you guys?" asked Jaune.
"I went back to Argus with Roland" said Pyrrha.
"I went to the temple so the monks could see the results of my training" answered Yuan.
"I spent the break back home" said Usagi.
"Rubaby and I went back to Patch" said Yang while smiling at her sister pouting face.
"I spent the break in Weiss' apartment in Vale" answered Blake.
"We stayed here in Beacon" asked Ren while Nora started throwing grapes to Yang, who started eating them out of the air.
Yoru smiled at hearing his friends were okay and went back to his breakfast while Nora kept throwing food at Yang to eat. He was wondering why Weiss seemed so quiet before hearing a loud splat and looking up to see Weiss' face covered on a pie.
"Oh no" was the only thing Yoru could say before the cafeteria descended into mayhem.
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"You know" said a blue haired guy "I've never seen you so focused on helping someone before."
"It's not just someone, it's Blake" said Sun smiling "She needs all the help I can give."
"So this Faunus girl of yours…" Neptune trailed off.
"She's not mine" sighed Sun "Listen, I'll introduce you to her team and her friends so don't mess it up."
"Alright" said Neptune as they entered the warzone.
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'Day 20: The forces of the Castle Queen have ravaged these lands once again. Their grenades and tactical high explosives have blown through much of our cover. I'm not sure if I, as the commander of the Ice Knights, will be enough to protect our queen.'
"Sir Yoru, we found a grenade dispenser full of explosives" the squeaky voice of Ruby the Squire distracted him from his mental diary. She, alongside with Shieldbearers Jaune and Pyrrha were pushing the dispenser behind their cover.
"I understand" said Sir Yoru "Prepare to launch them" he said before getting on his knees and crawling inside their fort. Inside he saw his Queen sitting on her throne "My Queen" he said while kneeling "Our scouts have found a grenade dispenser and are preparing them for launching."
"I understand" said his Queen while flicking white hair from her eyes and getting up to them get on her knees and start crawling out of their fort with Sir Yoru. Once they got outside she picked up her trusty blue sword before swinging it in an arc, creating various Glyphs for them.
"Prepare for launching" said Sir Yoru while his Queen raised her hand. Ruby the Squire and Shieldbearers Jaune and Pyrrha got ready to throw grenades. As his Queen dropped her hand they started to throw them towards the Glyphs, this let them gain velocity and travel further before exploding.
"My Queen, Sir Yoru, I have reports from the frontlines" said the voice from behind them. They turned around while their soldiers were bombarding the enemy to regard Spymaster Blake "The Savages known as Yang and Usagi have taken the Cardinal Church and the Monks known as Ren and Yuan are assaulting the Coffee Fortress with help from the Strategist Ronald."
"I see" said his Queen before looking at Sir Yoru "Sir Yoru, you and Spymaster Blake shall go assist the Coffee Fortress while we prepare for a possible assault coming from the Savages."
"I understand" said Sir Yoru while kneeling in front of his Queen and kissing the back of her palm and getting up "Please stay safe" he said before taking his trusty brown sword and leaving with Spymaster Blake.
They advanced with caution along the borders of the battlefield while making sure to evade the grenades coming towards them. After a while they managed to arrive at the Coffee Fortress.
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"Oh hey, there she is" said Sun while pointing at Blake and Yoru "That guy helped us at the docks, his name is Yoru."
"I… see" said Neptune as he saw Yoru charging at black haired guy who had two celery sticks as weapons. Yoru slammed his baguette into the black haired guy's neck before he even noticed him, knocking him out. The huge guy who was fighting the black haired guy before nodded at Yoru and charged at the other black haired guy with sausages in his hands, slamming his bench sideways into his ribs and sending him flying towards a wall. A blue haired guy tried to escape before a string of sausages wrapped itself on his legs and he fell to the ground "Your friends are… pretty intense."
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"Now, knave, you shall tell where the weak points of your castle are" said Sir Yoru to his downed enemy as he dragged him towards the Coffee Fortress.
"Never!" yelled Ronald "I'll never speak with the likes of you who bow to the lowly Ice Queen" when he said that he gained a slap on the cheek from Sir Yoru's sword.
"You shall not speak of her majesty like that" said Sir Yoru coldly while tying him up to a pillar inside the Fortress "But don't worry, you will speak" at this Sir Yoru grinned at him "Captain Coco, show our guest what happens to the people who attack neutral territories."
"Sure thing 'boss'" said Captain Coco while opening up a small case filled with powders and what Sir Yoru could deduce were instruments of torture. He turned and left the scene, but not before hearing Captain Coco say "Now, let's see how pretty I can make you."
"Spymaster Blake" Sir Yoru said to his friend of many years, she reported to him quickly, leaving Defender Yatsuhashi, Scout Fox and Velvet the Killer manning the defenses "You shall remain here and help defend this fortress until Captain Coco gives you the information we need to launch our assault on the enemy's castle."
"Yes Sir Yoru" said Spymaster Blake while Sir Yoru quickly went back to his Queen's side. When he arrived he saw Daggermaster Russel and Priest Cardin helping man the defenses to the fort. He crawled into their fort and saw his Queen sitting on her throne.
"My Queen, the Coffee Fortress has been protected and we count with their full support, we managed to take the Castle Queen Forces attacking and we even got someone to interrogate. I left Spymaster Blake with them, she should give us the information necessary once the prisoner speaks" said Sir Yoru.
"Perfect Sir Yoru, we shall be ending this war so-" his Queen was interrupted by a flurry of explosions that hit their covers. They both looked at each other before they crawled out of their fortress to see the Savages Yang and Usagi with the Castle Queen fighting with Shieldbearers Jaune and Pyrrha, Priest Cardin and Daggermaster Russel.
"Ruby the Squire" said Sir Yoru and Ruby the Squire "Go to the Coffee Fortress and ask for reinforcements, we shall defend the fort" as he said this Ruby the Squire quickly ran towards the Coffee Fortress.
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"The white haired chick is pretty cute" said Neptune as he saw her parry the turkey punches launched by a pink haired guy "You think I have a chance with her?"
"I wouldn't recommend it" said Sun as he saw Yoru launching an unrelenting series of attacks towards that pink haired guy, defeating him "Yoru wouldn't like it, and I don't want to piss off a guy who can beat up Roman Torchwick."
"Is she his girlfriend?" Neptune asked as he saw a brown haired tall guy, a guy with blonde hair and a girl with red hair attacking a blonde chick.
"Blake says it's complicated, apparently Yoru is scared of romance" said Sun as he saw Yang easily defeating that brown haired guy before being brought to her knees by Jaune and Pyrrha and disarmed by them.
"Damn shame, that girl deserves better" said Neptune as he saw Yoru, the white haired girl, and a green haired guy surround an orange haired girl with a watermelon on a pole.
"Yoru is a good guy, he is just scared" said Sun, a little annoyed. He saw Blake, Ruby and four people join in on the fun and also surround the orange haired girl.
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"Give up Castle Queen, your forces have been defeated and you are surrounded" said his Queen while pointing the tip of her trusted blue sword at the Castle Queen.
"Never!" she yelled as she charged at his Queen. One well-placed stab was all he needed to halt her charge and make her fall to the ground.
"Bad choice" said his Queen before stepping on the Castle Queen's back "We have won" she said proudly "We have defeated the Castle Queen" as she said this she earned cheers from her new subjects.
Sir Yoru was cheering for her the loudest before he felt something wrong. Something that should not be. Something not human "Oh no" he said, earning the attention of his Queen "The Purple Demon Lord is here."
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Sun and Neptune saw the cafeteria doors open as a woman Sun recognized as Glynda Goodwitch entered, looking absolutely livid. She flicked her riding crop and everything started going back into place. From the table forts to the soda cans used as heavy artillery. Once she was done she let out an annoyed sigh as she looked at the teams responsible for this mayhem.
"Children!" Goodwitch yelled "Don't play with your food!"
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Well, this was fun to write. The first part of the chapter was written to explain a little what happened during the timeskip, from Yoru discovering Pyrrha trying to suck Jaune's face out of his mouth to Jaune and Yoru's bizarre adventure. The second part was to make sure the food fight was done in a manner in which I enjoyed writing. I could have simply gone with writing battles and all, but at this point I think you all know that writing battles is not something I'm good at.
Again, I ask that if you have any questions just ask them, I'll be sure to answer them if I can.
Reviews:
HikariHoshinoAsakura: I'm happy to see you liked it.
TurkeyMob: First of all, thanks for sticking with this fanfic for so long, it makes me really happy to know you like it despite your dislike or indifference towards oc-centric fanfics. If you can I would love to know exactly what kind of details made you like Yoru and the way I write. And it's not drawings, I just made a Yoru image in Rinmaru. Actually, the Mixed Blood thing is what most people I've talked about my fanfic with seem to like. I guess they like a lonely existence who would do anything for whoever shows them love first. Huh. I wonder if Emerald is one? Anyways, thanks for taking the time to review my fanfic and staying with it for so long. I hope I don't lose your support :D