Experiment V
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Chapter 20
The rest of the holiday break went by in a blur but soon it was time for me and Team RWBY to return to Beacon. Back to boring classes and sleep-inducing lectures.
Yippie.
As we exit the airship with our luggage in tow, we see a familiar duo conversing up ahead of us. The duo being the clumsy, blonde knight and red-headed Amazonian warrior, both of whom seem to be in deep conversation about something that seemed to have a look of dread on the knights face.
"Magnet girl!" I exclaim loudly before quickly clamping my hand over my mouth, but it was too late because that comment seemed to have gotten the always terrifying look that I remember from childhood. The sheer look of pure, unyielding anger on Pyrrha's face as she quickly snapped her head my direction. I, in kind, did the manly thing...by cowering behind Weiss and Ruby in fear.
When death didn't come for me, I looked over to see that Pyrrha and Jaune were making their way over to us, the anger no longer evident on Pyrrha's face. "Hello everyone!" Pyrrha said with a quick wave to which we all returned, albeit mine being very hesitant, as everyone began to catch up on everything that happened on break, bar the whole 'finding out I'm an experiment' thing, and we were soon joined by Ren and Nora.
We all began to walk towards our dorms in companionable silence until Jaune asked a question I was hoping no one asked "Uh...James, why'd you call Pyrrha 'magnet girl'?" he asked. I paled quickly as I felt a pair of emerald orbs glaring at the side of my head "W-well...uh..." I stammered until Pyrrha finally spoke "Childhood nickname, let's just leave it at that...more importantly, James, how do you remember that? You barely remembered anything from our childhood." She said.
"Well, I recently got my memories back over break so I remember everything...Everything." I replied, putting emphasis on everything, causing Pyrrha's face to tint light pink for a second before looking away from me, mumbling something incoherent to herself.
We finished the trek in silence again and, after parting ways, I was immediately grabbed and ungracefully thrown into Team RWBY's room. I was forcibly sat in a desk chair while Yang loomed over me with her usual toothy grin but I could tell it wasn't innocent, but then again neither is Yang, as she asked "So, James, care to share the story as to how P-Money got her nickname?"
I knew instantly that I had to either face the end of Pyrrha's javelin or held hostage by four insanely powerful girls...this must be what it feels like to be Jaune...maybe. Thinking quickly, I decided to feed their hunger for knowledge and hopefully make it to Ozpin before Pyrrha finds me.
"W-well...it all started with Pyrrha and me playing tag one day..." I began as all of the team zoned into my tale, or at least Ruby and Yang did.
"...and that's how Pyrrha got the nickname." I finished, having spun my tale as the sisters looked at me, both having opposite expressions on their face. Ruby with an amazed look in her eyes and questions on the tip of her tongue, waiting to be asked. Yang however, was trying to hold in her laughter, tears welling up in her eyes in pure joy.
"Do me a favor and don't speak about this to anyone, especially Pyrrha, that'd be great." I said as I got up from the chair and stretched, pops resonating in the room, turning to the door, I opened it only to be met with the biggest cliche in any kind of story or movie, Pyrrha herself standing there with her hand positioned as if to knock but she brought it back down and smiled "I was just about to knock..." she started before clearing her throat and continuing "My team and I wanted to know if you all would care to join us for dinner in Vale tonight? As a way to celebrate the beginning of a new semester."
"We'd love to" Ruby replied before the room fell into silence until Yang finally broke and let out a loud round of laughter and asking "S-so...P-Money...y-you still wear Teddy Ursa panties?" she asked as I saw Pyrrha's face go from confusion to realization then to sheer anger, which she directed towards me. She leaned forward so that she was next to my ear as she whispered out something that could chill the blood of a Grimm with ease.
"Run."
To say that I ran like a bat outta hell wouldn't describe what happened next well enough. I ran like a bat outta hell while flailing my arms wildly and screaming like a little girl.
"Ahhh! Pyrrha, I said I was sorry!" I shriek as I narrowly miss another bullet that was aimed at my head. I dared not even to look back but I could swear that I felt something demonic chasing me at this point "C'mere and take ya beatin' like a man!" I heard Pyrrha say, her real accent coming forth with a vengeance.
After many twists, turns, and girlish screams, I found myself cornered in an abandoned building "Maybe I lost her" I said hopefully before a very familiar javelin imbedded itself in the wall a mere two inches to the left of my head. "Hey there, J-bird ~" I heard a sickeningly sweet voice greet me as I turned to see Pyrrha standing there, her hand twitching as if wanting to ball up into a fist.
She began to walk towards me slowly, like a predator advancing on its prey, and seeing no way out, I accepted my fate. Finally, Pyrrha wade her way to me and looked my in the eye "It seems ya forgot tha' last time, so lemme give ya' a fresh reminda..." she said before I felt a crushing force clamping down on my sword, I let out a squeal of pain from it. "If ya' eva' call me that again or tell people tha' story again, let's jus' say you and Weiss don't havta worry 'bout any kids..." she said as she squeezed tighter "...Eva', ya undastand?" she finished and I gave an immediate nod and she released me.
I collapsed immediately on the floor, clutching my family jews. "Now then..." Pyrrha began before clearing her throat "...shall we make our way back to the teams?" she asked, her normal voice returning as I climb back to my feet "L-let's" I say while she turns and begins to leave.
"Oh and James..." Pyrrha began, stopping in the doorway of the room, I looked at her as she looked over her shoulder "...last I remember, you were quite fond of the Ursa pair." she stated simply with a smirk as I felt my face burn hotter than the sun in the middle of July.
And that marks the end of the chapter, make sure you keep an eye out for a sneak peek at future RWBY stories but until then...stay tuned readers.