Hey guys, so quick author's note here. Some things have come up in recently in my life and I've had a lot less time to write than before. As a result, I don't know if I can continue updating every Sunday. I apologize, but I'd appreciate it, if you guys would stay patient. Thank you so much for taking time and reading my story by the way. Below, you will find a fun little extra story that I just wanted to add, that focuses on Team MSTC's days at Beacon. I hope you guys enjoy!
-CaptainQuackBeard
Sunny yawned loudly as she stretched, greeting the new day. Gazing over to her teammates, she noticed that one was surprisingly missing. Mika Sol. Sunny turned back to the rest of her team to see Tyran sleeping in another uncomfortable-looking position, perpendicular to the actual bed. On the other hand, Cye was already awake and dressed, writing in a book. Noticing that Sunny was awake, he quickly put it away.
"Where's Mika?" Sunny questioned.
"She, uhh, had the early morning shift" Cye responded, yawning. "at the café."
"Ohhh, gotcha" replied Sunny getting out of bed. She then made her bed so that it looked brand new and walked over to the bathroom. After finishing her morning duties, she walked out of the bathroom to see Cye opening the door to leave their room.
"Where're you going?" she asked.
"I just got some errands to run downtown, gonna be gone for most of the day" he answered with a smile.
"Oh, do you want me to come with you?" Sunny offered. "I don't have much going on today."
"Nah it's cool" Cye said as he began to walk out. "it's gonna be boring, just have to buy some junk like deodorant and hair gel"
"Oh" Sunny said quietly as Cye had already left. "Alright." Suddenly her scroll began ringing loudly, causing Tyran to stir awake. She pulled out the device and answered the call. It connected to reveal her mother smiling and waving.
"Mom?!" Sunny asked in disbelief.
Her mother paused for a moment, evident that there was a bit of a lag due to connection strength. "Hey Sunny! How's Beacon?" her mother inquired.
"Oh it's great! I love it here!" Sunny stated jubilantly. "I've made a lot of friends, and even had some adventure!" Sunny stopped immediately after saying that. 'Maybe I shouldn't mention that I was kidnapped...' she thought.
"Is that so?" her mother inquired. Suddenly the camera jerked quickly to the side, and Sunny saw her father, now in view. "That's great to hear Sunny, we'll be by in a couple hours"
"What?!" Sunny screamed causing Tyran to nearly jump out of his skin.
"Can't loving parents visit their only daughter" her father joked.
Sunny nervously played with her scarf and put on a weak smile. "Uhh, no it's all cool, can't wait to see you guys!" The camera once again jerked to the side and Sunny now saw her mother. "We can't wait to meet your partner! See you in a couple hours!"
"Yeah, sure, no problem" Sunny replied quickly and then promptly ended the call and flopped back down on her bed and buried her face in her pillow.
"What's up?" Tyran inquired standing up. Sunny slowly raised her head from the pillow and looked up at him.
"My parents are coming" she whispered softly.
"Soooo, what's wrong?" Tyran wondered.
"Have you met my father?!" Sunny suddenly exclaimed. "My partner needs to be the perfect hunter" she continued sarcastically.
"Speaking of perfect hunter, where is Cye?" he said.
"Cye left to go do some stuff in town" Sunny answered disappointedly and hung her head in shame. After a brief moment of silence, she slowly raised her head, looking at Tyran.
"You need to pretend to be my partner" she stated quietly.
"What? Why would I do that? Cye's your partner!" Tyran objected.
"Tyran please! If my partner isn't up to my father's standards, he'll take me out of Beacon!" Sunny pleaded.
Tyran let out a long sigh. "Alright."
Later….
Within a couple hours, Sunny heard a knock on their door. She flinched, as she was wary of the upcoming day with her parents. Slowly, she made her way over to the door and opened it slowly.
"So you guys were hunters before? I bet you have tons of cool stories!" Ruby said as Sunny opened the door. Ruby was speaking with her parents who seemed to really like the girl. "Oh hey Sunny, I was just showing your parents your dorm! It was nice speaking with you two" Ruby said waving goodbye and walking next door to the team RWBY dorm. Sunny weakly smiled as she let her parents into the room. Sunny's mother maneuvered her wheelchair over to a corner out of the way, and her father scratched his chin, scrutinizing every inch of the room. He moved over to the four beds, three of which were made proper and cleanly, while one was not so much. Sheets were thrown in disarray with clothes strewn about the area.
"And who's sleeping quarters are those?" he inquired pointing at the odd one out.
"Oh! That one? That's my teammate's, Cye." Sunny answered quickly still maintaining her smile.
"Teammate huh?" her father scoffed. "Alright then, who is your partner?"
"Right, hey Tyran!" Sunny called. From another room emerged Tyran with an equally nervous grin.
"Hello, my name is Tyran Viska, it's nice to meet you" Tyran greeted shaking Sunny's parents' hands.
"So what's this Cye fellow like?" her father inquired. "He seems like a complete mess."
"Well, he is somewhat of a wreck, but Sunny does her best to improve and motivate him to always do better" Tyran explained.
"That's our Sunny, always thinking of others" her mother praised. Sunny nervously fidgeted with her scarf.
"So Tyran, tell us about yourself" her father said.
"Well, I was a very active faunus rights activis-" Tyran began but was quickly interrupted by Sunny.
"He was a student at, umm, Sanctum Academy and came to Beacon afterwards" Sunny interjected loudly.
"But, uhh, I didn't attend any comba-" he said, but again was stopped.
"Graduated the top of his class actually!" Sunny said nearly shouting.
"Oh you're from Mistral? How interesting, what made you want to come to Beacon?" Sunny's mother inquired.
"Oh, well, you know…uhhh…Beacon's very prestigious and respectable" Tyran stuttered out.
"You're darn right it is!" Sunny's father said heartily clapping Tyran on the back. "We graduated here ourselves a long time ago!"
"Yes father, I'm sure Tyran will want to hear all of your stories, but we should, uhh, give you guys a tour!" Sunny said quickly shoving her parents out the door and slamming it shut. "We just have to get some things real quick!" Sunny shouted, making sure they heard her through the door. She turned around quickly to see Tyran with his arms crossed in disappointment.
"I know! I'm so sorry!" Sunny apologized.
"I didn't know I was Pyrrha!" Tyran whispered harshly so her parents would not hear.
"I'm sorry, but you've just gotta keep this up until they leave!" Sunny pleaded. "Just a couple more hours please!"
Tyran sighed and rubbed his temples. "Yeah, sure, whatever" he said finally.
"You're the best!" Sunny said as she grabbed his arm and pulled him out the door.
One campus tour later….
The tour lasted most of the day and afternoon. The sky was now turning a brilliant orange, signifying the nearing of the end of the day.
"Well thank you two so much!" Sunny's mother said smiling.
"Anytime!" Sunny said happily.
"You know" her father began. "I originally wasn't so sure about the partnership between you two would work. But now I am certain, that you are perfect for one another and you'll both accomplish great things."
"Th-Thank you very much Mr. Keusik" Tyran said with a nervous smile, which quickly faded as Sunny let out a long sigh.
"I can't do this anymore…." Sunny muttered and hung her head. "I haven't been honest with you guys and I'm sorry. Tyran is not my partner, Cye is. I just asked Tyran to pretend to be my partner, it's not his fault."
"But why would you lie to us?" her mother inquired.
"Because, I was afraid" Sunny answered. "I was afraid you guys would take me out of Beacon if my partner didn't fit your standards." Sunny shut her eyes tightly, ready for the onslaught of anger that was about to rain down upon her. But instead, she felt a hand placed on her shoulder. She looked up to see her father looking back and smiling.
"Sunny" he said. "We know you will do your best regardless of who your partner is, and I still believe you two can accomplish great things." Sunny's face lit up and she embraced her parents tightly.
Later….
'Well today was interesting' Tyran thought as he laid in his bed, reflecting on the day's events. 'But I guess things turned out for the better.'
He smiled at Sunny's jubilance with her parents whom she had left to go and say goodbye. The door suddenly opened to reveal Sunny, still maintaining her grin. Tyran gave a small wave, which caused her smile to fade.
"Listen Tyran" she said walking over to him. "I'm really sorry for making you lie to my parents like that. It wasn't right of me to ask that of you."
"It's fine" Tyran said giving her a small smile. "I'm always ready to help a friend." His comment made Sunny immediately beam and embrace Tyran in a tight hug.
Meanwhile….
"Seeya later boss" Mika said as she waved to her employer. She had taken the early morning shift at the café, which allowed her leave earlier than most.
"Bye Mika!" called her boss. Mika walked out into the bright afternoon sun. Dusting her waist apron off and adjusting her bow tie, she began to make her way back to Beacon. That is, until she spied a familiar face across the street. Shading her eyes from the sun with her hand, she squinted to see who it was exactly. Across the street, she saw Cye speaking to three other girls who did not seem amused or entertained by him. He used his signature smirk, one that Mika had come to despise. They scoffed at him and walked away.
'Ugh' Mika thought. 'I don't blame them.' She saw Cye reach out and call to them, but they ignored him. Cye then walked the other direction and walked into a nearby store.
'What is he doing?' Mika thought as she leaned against a building, curious at what he would emerge with. After a few minutes, Cye walked out of the building with a bouquet of flowers.
'You've got to be kidding me' Mika thought, squeezing her white rabbit ears, cringing at what his next move would be. Another girl walked past him and knowing Cye, he could not resist. Mika noted that his body language was quite odd and obscene. The girl, like the ones before, scoffed and kept walking. Cye sneered at her, obviously thinking that it was her loss. He then began to walk down the street in the opposite direction, still holding the flowers in his hand.
'Is he really this desperate?!...Well, I don't have much going on today…' she thought as she followed him around a corner. Mika stayed several feet behind him, hiding behind various lampposts and in alleys to avoid his gaze if he were to turn around. After a couple minutes of walking, she watched him walk into an open grassy area surrounded by a brick wall.
'Ugh, a park' she thought. 'Is he going to try and pick up girls here too?' Mika ran over to one of the brick walls and leaned against it to make sure that she could not be seen. She could hear him muttering something, but it was inaudible. In an attempt to hear better, Mika hoisted herself up on the brick wall to peer over it. To her surprise, it was not a park, but a cemetery.
Cye kneeled in front of one particular grave, where he had placed the flowers he purchased, in front of. Squinting, Mika could somewhat make out the engravings on the grave. It read: "Celeste Lureri Loving Wife and Mother" She now heard Cye's voice becoming quieter as his words turned into soft cries. She saw him hold his head in his hands and his body shudder.
Mika lowered herself off of the brick wall and walked into the opening of the cemetery. She quietly made her way over to Cye who had noticed her presence. Carefully and softly, she placed her hand on his shoulder. He quickly jumped to his feet, as he previously thought that he was alone. He stared back at Mika, shocked, with his red eyes stained with tears and hair in a mess. Quickly, he wiped his eyes with his sleeve and fixed his hair. She gave him a small, understanding smile, as they both walked out of the cemetery together.
Not a word was spoken until they were about halfway on their journey back to Beacon."If you ever want to talk, I'm here, and so is the rest of team MSTC" Mika said, finally breaking the silence.
Cye laughed weakly. "You sound like my mother…." Together, they traveled back to Beacon and eventually their dorm. Opening the door, Mika revealed Sunny embracing Tyran and then planted a quick kiss on his cheek, causing him to blush profusely.
"Ahem" Mika said as she walked into the dorm with Cye. Sunny and Tyran quickly pulled apart, both of them red-faced. Cye roared with laughter at their embarrassment, causing Mika to chuckle as well.