Beacon Academy. Combat Class.
The countdown finished just as Glynda called the match to start, the two girls ready with their stances to strike. They heard both teams shout out their names for a win, as they charged towards each other with their main weapons. Cyan blocked each of Jade's attacks, who placed Dust into her sword, giving trails of smoke with each swing.
Cyan used Dust rounds she had in 'Shock Reaper' to distance Jade, who tried repeatedly to get close to slash. Cyan made her jump back, only for Jade to spiral her sword in twirl. It created a thick cloud of smoke that blocked Cyan's view, enough for to launch right at her.
Team MCAW now booed at every strike Cyan blocked, with Jade turning her sword into a gun that fired large shots of flame. Cyan ducked and rolled from the shots, as she adjusted 'Shock Reaper' from it's lightening rod form to the lance form.
"Ohhh. So you don't just have a big stick to compensate." Jade retorted, only just blocking it with one of the mini shields on her armour. Cyan gritted her teeth, enough for others to see the scowl her lips were making as she took jabs at Jade.
Jade blocked them with her shields, then she returned her sword and the various shields now lined up on a single strap, that she threw out at her. It charged at Cyan like a whip, only the shields blocked her strikes. Yet what shocked Cyan was the sound, it was a high pitched flutter noise, almost a humming she thought as she tried focusing where the sound was coming from.
The sound was coming from Jade, a semblance most likely she pondered on, as Cyan dodged another strike of the strap with the shields blocking her lance's tip. So she decided to use 'Shock Reaper' as a scythe, the cogs and gears louder than the humming noise.
"So you really are compensating, that's adorable." Jade remarked in a high tone voice, as Cyan charged at her with the scythe, still unable to get past the strap which blocked each swing.
Marron checked the screen for the aura levels, Cyan's was depleting slowly but it was dropping faster than Jade's. Team MCAW were cheering for Jade louder then ever as Cyan's aura hit halfway. So Cyan used static shots to distract Jade while attacking with the scythe afterwards.
"Go Cyan! Kick her butt!" Noir called out, with Ecru and Marron also cheering her on. Cyan got close to sending Jade flying with an uppercut punch, but Jade had the sword with ice Dust, freezing her feet to the ground.
"What's the matter? Cold feet shrimp?" Jade asked as she slowly leaned back, emphasising Cyan's lack of reach to her.
Jade's team were clutching their sides at Cyan being so close to landing a punch yet stuck on the spot. Jade circled her, taunting her further and Cyan fighting the ice in every direction she could muster.
"Can't dance anymore to dodge my moves? Or is it that you're in reality a preteen? We can keep your age a secret you know." She joked with a wink and smile.
Cyan's blood reached melting point at those words, so she sent a full static outburst sending Jade into the air and the class gasping at how Cyan used her semblance. Team MNCE celebrated at how Cyan had got Jade's aura down so much, with Team MCAW now silent but visibly angered by the turn of events.
Cyan shook off the loose ice when Jade then made the humming sound, so loud that many of the students clutched their ears. Cyan only just braced for the strap snaking around her as she was pulled to the sword. She swung the scythe down to make Jade dodge back, which sent her back into the air.
Jade sent the strap to recoil to take another swing at Cyan but Cyan threw 'Shock Reaper' in lance form at the ground. Jade only just dodged it, smirking before looking in terror. In the split second she focused on the lance, Cyan had spun down in the air with both 'Lightening' & 'Thunder', slashing away at the strap.
Jade was about to use another Dust type for her sword, when Cyan crossed both her swords like an 'x' and threw them. Each one landed on either side of Jade who was too busy distracted with where they went to see Cyan's face. The crowd and Glynda were silent as they were mesmerised by Cyan's actions, as she fired three static shots, one at each of her weapons that firmly stuck in the arena floor.
"Some sharp shooter, you missed!" Jade gloated, but the grin on Cyan's face made her words hollow as she looked around her. She could sense something in the air but all she saw was the three weapons buried into the tiles.
"Professor... best call the match over before Jade gets herself hurt."
Silence was all that came after Cyan's words, no-one didn't know what to make of them. Professor Goodwitch finally decided to ask what Cyan meant.
"Am I to understand that you're forfeiting the match Ms. Chrome?"
"Oh no Professor. I've already won. I just want to give Jade here a chance to gracefully admit defeat... before she loses any more aura." Cyan stretched her arms and fingers, making sure her gloves were not torn.
Jade was furious, she wasn't about to admit defeat from a fight that barely started. So she started the humming and readied her sword with lightning Dust. She also got her strap with her shields to throw when Glynda was asking what Cyan meant by her opponent getting hurt. Cyan was about to answer when she caught Jade's actions in the corner of her eye.
"Wait, you don't want to do that. You're going to get..." Cyan turned to see Jade was about to cross the static barrier with both of her weapons.
"Like I'm going to listen to a little..." Jade started saying as she used her semblance, her strap and her sword. Then an almighty clap of thunder came from where Jade stood with a flash.
The crowd started laughing at Jade, now covered in soot and her hair completely darkened. She was nervously twitching, as the sword and strap fell to the ground before falling back herself. Team MNCE looked at the aura gauge to see Jade's aura had been completely depleted.
"For the record, I did try to warn you." Cyan remarked to Jade who was sighing from the shock. Cyan just shook her head as Jade remained on the floor, smoke rising from her hair like a burnt out candle.
"Well done Ms. Chrome for not losing your temper. I see that you've improved being with your teammates. Excellent results but please take better care of your weapons." Glynda advised Cyan who was already thanking her and agreeing as she retrieved them.
"Ms Alpine, I do advise that in future that you evaluate your surroundings and accept that every battle can't be won through sheer will alone." Glynda spoke to Jade who was still laying on the ground from her defeat.
Noir wooed over the students cheers, she was happy that Jade got her comeuppance, with Ecru saying 'well done' as she stepped forward to her partner to celebrate her win. Marron hugged her which Cyan wasn't expecting, but she accepted it anyway. It was nice she thought, as Marron proclaimed how awesome she fenced Jade in and how she used a static burst.
Before Cyan could calm Marron down, Team MCAW got their teammate off the arena floor to which Glynda had already reformed the damage done to the floor. As Jade was sent to the nurses office, the students waited to see who'd be the next match up. They eagerly awaited Goodwitch to start the random process as they saw Team MCAW return. The pictures started blurring and rotating till Glynda pressed her finger on the scroll pad. Then two faces appeared, Robin Maroon & Marron Blanc.
Marron was slightly nervous, fidgeting her hat when Noir put a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't sweat this, you got it in the bag." Noir winked as Cyan too put a hand to Marron's other shoulder.
"Teach their leader a lesson she won't forget." As Cyan smiled back at her.
Marron turned to see the students chant her team's name and Ecru nod to her with a thumbs up. 'Ok, no pressure.' Marron thought to herself as she got to the arena floor to see Robin standing there.
She already had her weapon ready, the bow was as long as her arms and her arrows had Dust shards on them. Then Marron saw Robin's combat armour, at first she mistook for a dress since it seemed so frilly, but as Marron took her stance she saw that it was not frilly but a pattern printed on a light brown fabric with a white seam down the middle and the sleeves.
Then she saw the emblem on each sleeve, it was a blue robin with a orange chest that reminded her of Noir's but it was a lighter shade and as Marron readied her weapons, she saw the smug face on Robin. Now she wasn't as confident as she was earlier, but she knew she had faced worse as Cardin's face came to mind.
"So little bunny... think you can strut around Beacon like you're an actual student?" Robin remarked as she imitated an arrow being fired from her bow.
"What's your deal against Faunus'?! Is it that hard for you to see us as people?" Marron asked already knowing the sort of answer she would get.
"You're animals, why try to be something that you're not?"
Marron dealt with those that resented what she was, but it still stung every time like it did right now. She no longer felt doubt about the fight, she knew she was going to win and kick some modern day sense into her opponent.
"Ms Maroon, I'll be having another discussion with you after class. We will not tolerate such behaviour at this academy!" Glynda instructed as she prepared the countdown.
The teams called out for their leaders to do well, as the countdown reached zero. The girls fired several times at one another, each blocked by the other's attacks. Dust met Dust as the explosions changed from fire, lightening, ice and earth. Then Marron saw arrows that were not Dust as they shot at her head.
She redirected them back to Robin with her semblance, Robin's face showed surprise as she darted from her own arrows as Marron then threw Dust vials at her rival. Robin's eyes opened wide as the ice vial hit her shoulder, unable to budge her arm to grab another arrow.
Robin pressed the centre of the bow that changed it, the top and bottom now had blades and spikes which she swirled in her hand. The bow was now long enough for her to break the ice on her shoulder. She then charged at Marron who blocked it with her staff, the strikes were unrelenting.
Team MCAW were cheering as Marron was being forced to the arena's edge. Marron battered Robin back enough to move herself forward, but then the bow collapse inward. In that instant it fired lightening, too wide to skirt around.
So she darted downward, disappearing into a hole that Robin stood over. Robin called out that Marron was nothing more than a rabbit in it's burrow, too busy to see Marron's feet collide with her chin from above as she turned. Robin fell into the hole and crashed from the high fall.
She then braced herself up with the bow, getting two arrows instead of one. Marron deflected the first and saw it snap from the force. Then she saw the second arrow, only it flew past her. It wasn't intended for her, it was heading straight for Noir.
Marron used her semblance to redirect the arrow as the crowd saw the arrow nearly hit Noir. Marron felt the force on her head as she fell to the floor, Robin had struck her from behind when Marron was saving Noir. The students were outraged by Robin's tactics, who was inspecting the aura gauge, it seemed almost even which distracted her.
Everyone was in shock at what Robin had done, so much that even Glynda was surprised when Robin's bow fly out of her hand. Then Robin felt the kick in her legs as she fell forward into darkness.
Marron then swung 'Abracadabra' sending Robin out of the arena altogether. The bell chimed even with Robin protesting it.
"No! My aura isn't in the red!"
"Ms Maroon! You would've lost even if you defeated Ms Blanc! Attacking a non-combatant is a disgrace and you will be hearing about this, I assure you!"
Robin was about to continue justifying her tactics when Warren stepped up to her and told her to accept Goodwitch's decision, saying she was already in trouble enough. Marron sighed as she chose to sit on the floor, feeling exhausted.
Noir hugged her, almost winding her as Ecru and Cyan celebrated her win.
"The nerve of her!" Noir looked at Robin, glaring at Team MNCE as she was escorted and booed off the arena. Noir turned back to her partner. "Are you ok?" Noir checked Marron's head for any swelling.
"Yeah I'm fine, just wasn't expecting that sneak attack." She gently touched the back of her head that was slightly sore.
"Still beat her, dirty trick and all." Ecru hoped her words would remind Marron of her victory, who didn't seem to be celebrating.
"See, you did awesome out there. You had the win in the bag." Cyan cheerfully remarked as Team MCAW were fuming from a double loss. Marron started feeling relieved at the knowledge of winning and her team backing her up.
Marron thanked them and pointed as the screen spiralled again, they saw the pictures move faster then ever before the pictures lined up with who was next. Noir's face appeared as did Honey's, who was already proclaiming her victory and hoping to make Noir her pet after her glorious win. Marron said the right thing that calmed Noir's nerves. 'Send her flying.' So she nodded to her partner, as her friends cheered her on.
"Has the kitty come to play? Oh we are going to have so much fun." Honey obnoxiously spouted as she stepped on to the arena. She took her stance but Noir noticed no weapons in her hands, she still got 'Grimalkin' ready anyway.
"You need to think about what you're saying... or it's going to come back to bite you." Noir commented.
"Ohoh, the kitty has claws. I think we'll need them trimmed if she expects to be associated with an honourable team like ours." She acted like she was about to pet Noir with her hands.
"Honourable?! Your leader shot an arrow at me when she was fighting my friend! I've seen nothing respectable about any of your team!" Noir blurted out, no longer trying to hide her discontent for Team MCAW.
"Ladies! Focus on the match and Ms Chestnut, I'll be having words with you too after class." Professor Goodwitch spoke as the countdown began.
Noir moved to get a better stance. She noticed Honey's armour was in fact a yellowish combat skirt, that had green thread lines with oak coloured leggings that at first glance seemed to merge with her high heels. When in reality they were separate but identical in colour, as Honey kept waving to the students while still in her stance. Her emblem Noir guessed was something to do with a bumblebee, as the last chimes of the countdown were heard.
The countdown hit zero, with Honey producing two kunai knives from her sleeves, throwing one that split open to become a boomerang. Noir dodged it as it circled back to Honey who was already using the second kunai as a gun.
It made no sound as Noir felt a small tip of a sensation on her shoulder. Then numbness came as she tried swinging 'Grimalkin' to hit the shots aimed at her. The broom didn't swing as it should, Noir almost lost her balance. Honey then alternated between the kunai with the first not firing a stinger to paralyse but Dust.
Noir twirled the broomstick, it blocked Honey's shots as she threw the Kunai again. Honey thought about using her semblance but chose to stick with the tactic that in her mind was working. She hadn't been noticing that Noir was slowly covering the gap between them.
Then Honey used her semblance as she saw Noir charge at her. She was deep in thought of how she'd humiliate her with it, only to slowly realise she had no time to use it. She cursed as the broomstick collided with her left side, sending her into the air, she tried to fire but the spinning made it hard for her to aim.
Honey then fell back to the ground, seeing Noir smile with her tail doing a motion she knew meant trouble. It looked like it was waving bye to her.
Honey tried to use her semblance, but she already knew it was too late as she saw the broomstick come at her. It seemed an eternity to her, the fall and the collision seemed to defy time at an insanely slow motion speed. Then time fast forward her into colliding with the wall.
Eyes were wide open at seeing Noir beat Honey barely two minutes into the match. Team MNCE broke the stunned silence with cheers as Noir stepped off the arena, seeing her aura gauge barely touched as Honey was dazed. She was spouting that a cat couldn't beat her that fast, she zigzagged to a seat as she mentioned about her semblance making Noir do what she wanted.
Noir didn't pay attention to Honey, as Marron was already jumping up and down while holding Noir's hands. Ecru came over with a hand to her shoulder congratulating her on the fast win. Cyan fist bumped Noir, she made sure to do it gently so Noir didn't get hurt from the metal.
The students were in a cheering frenzy now, Team MNCE were not expecting the students to completely side with them but it was a nice change from the beginning of the class. Team MCAW was now down to just Warren who looked more disappointed than mad, which got Ecru's attention over the crowd now calling out her name.
They all knew she was the last to fight now, so she took her turn to step into the arena.
"Let's make this a complete win as a whole team." Noir nodded to Ecru.
"With your skills, you'll easily beat him." Marron smiled.
Ecru turned to her partner who gave her a pat on the back.
"Show them what it means to be from The Clan of Grimm."
That was all Ecru needed to hear from Cyan to feel better before Warren stepped into the arena. His armour looked like it had been scorched, the metal plates looked like they should have been creme or some kind of white or light colour, but the black markings made it hard to see what it was. There was a picture of a brown axe inside a triangle, on the main piece of his armour.
He unhooked a shotgun from his holster on his back, it had three barrels, two on the bottom and the third on top, as he stood with it singlehandedly. His face wasn't of one who was hoping for a victory, rather one that had lost already Ecru commented to herself. Glynda was already announcing the match and countdown as the two took their stances.
The crowd was solely supporting Ecru who drew her first katana, with Warren loading his shotgun, the rounds had the faint glow that everyone knew must be Dust related. He charged at her when the countdown reached zero, she ducked as he fired the shotgun.
A mix of ice, fire and earth Dust impacted the ground, Ecru slashed but he blocked it with the armour on his arm. Then the shotgun produced three curved blades outward along each barrel, it was now a three sided axe that he swung. She only just blocked it as he pulled the trigger.
The sheath blocked the rounds but was blasted out of the arena. He swung down as she blended into the arena's colours. He screamed at the top of his lungs that she was a coward, as he felt a blow to his legs. She reappeared and disappeared as he tried to aim.
He fired three simultaneous rounds of fire Dust and in that instant swung his axe. The Dust ignited from the impact, spreading far and wide across half the arena. He knew then that Ecru was behind him, so he kept the swing of his weapon going, catching Ecru off balance.
She braced for the fall and only just escaped the axe's blade before disappearing before the student's eyes. Warren cried out for Ecru to face him as he frantically searched for her.
"I don't fight girls... but a coward like yourself... that's an exception." He said as he still found no trace of her.
"Really?" Came Ecru's voice from above.
Everyone looked up and several students gasped at what they thought was a Nevermore descending upon Warren. He fell back from the shock, but he still had his weapon to block the talons he was expecting. Only no talons emerged, but feet as it landed and a sword striking down.
The colours changed from black to Ecru's normal combat clothes, she then sent Warren's weapon out of his hand. Ecru kept her katana still when Warren's fist hit the katana, it felt like Ecru had tried slicing solid rock. He then held the blade in his hand as he fought to get off the ground.
"I take it back... you're not a coward." He said while struggling to budge the sword away.
Ecru summarised that Warren could harden his skin, since there was no mark on his hand nor blood dripping. She jumped back firing her arrow, which missed but it worked as she hoped. Warren was now caught in the net he had dashed into from dodging the arrow.
He tossed and turned, but without the weapon he had no means to escape. Ecru fired another arrow, the net tightening with Warren clawing to get out. In his haste, he was only tangling it more to the point he could barely move. He then uttered a phrase he never thought he would say, it was humiliating but he was beaten and unlike his teammates, he knew when to cut his losses.
"I forfeit the match."
Silence filled the class, the students were taken back as much as Ecru. Then the entire class apart from Robin & Honey were applauding Ecru's success. Honey fell to her knees, she lost all thought process of the turn of events she had witnessed, with Robin shouting that Ecru had cheated somehow.
Yet it was Warren, freed from the net who told her otherwise. "She won fair and square, which is more than can be said about you leader."
Ecru didn't know which was the bigger revelation, Robin for insulting her own teammate as she started arguing with Warren, or him for having some level of respect. Professor Goodwitch thanked him for his humility and respect for his opponent, something she hoped his team would pick up from him in future.
Robin didn't hide the scowl, but Honey didn't come up with any remark. Ecru got a high five from Cyan, with Noir and Marron shouting a celebratory victory chant in unison. They then had the students surround them, celebrating in dethroning Team MCAW with them asking so many questions to the four girls.
"Well done Team MNCE. It's refreshing to see such a quick improvement in your team and individual skills. Now class, I expect each one of you to remember that as future guardians of the people, that you all should have respect and honour to your opponents. I also expect many of you to show the same level of commitment for tryouts for the tournament at the end of the year, which will be coming up in a few months."
Then a bell rang, to which Glynda was surprised, for it meant the class had finished. So Marron took her chance to grab her team out of the crowd forming around them. The four suddenly found themselves out of the class and in the hallway near the cafeteria instead.
"No offence, but still not used to that." Cyan said as she felt the air rush past her, adjusting her feet to the ground.
"I don't think we ever will." Noir remarked as she too adjusted to the different surroundings.
"Sorry, it's just Ecru blended in again. I thought it best not to get pinned in like your fence Cyan." Marron apologised as the others saw Ecru blend back to her combat clothes and not the hallway.
"Crowds still... too many people at once. Thanks." Ecru spoke to Marron as she took a deep breath. The fresh air was what she needed as the aroma of sweet treats and cooked meat came from the doorway. So the four decided to head on in, each was awaiting a plate of lunch filled high as their reward for a complete team victory.
...
They were eating more than they normally would, feeling exhausted and yet exhilarated too. They saw several students call out to them, more of them came in to pass their table to thank them for winning.
"I really hope we don't get this every time between classes now." Cyan remarked as she played with an apple.
"You wanted people to see you for you." Marron replied, still eating between conversations. The others were still shocked at how much she had on her plate still.
"So that they don't look down on me, not watch my every move. Look at Ecru, she's about to..." True to Cyan's words, Ecru had already blended in, so to everyone it looked like the food on the floating fork was disappearing.
"Sorry. I just... can't stand too many at once. Or everyone looking at me."
"We can fix that. Have to admit that's cool though, we can scare so many people with Ecru's semblance. It's like something from one of those old movies, the real classics." Noir joked as she finished her plate.
"What's a movie?" Ecru knew this was going to open a can of worms but she wanted to understand what her team were referring to. The surprised reactions on the faces meant to her that she was going to have a busy weekend.
"What?" Marron said with Noir having a blank face, as Cyan leaning to Ecru to ask what was on the other's minds.
"You've never seen a film, or been to a cinema before... have you?"
"I'd be lying if I nodded my head & if I say yes... so I have no clue as to what they mean or what they are." Ecru already knew what they were planning, she still felt like she was in the centre spotlight. It took every nerve in her to fight herself from changing her colours.
"Oh boy, that's a tough one to explain... I think it'll be easier if we just show you what they are than explain them." Cyan scratched the back of her spiky hair, thinking a girl's night out would be a great victory reward.
"Then we make it a team trip this weekend!" Marron proclaimed.
"Oh we have Ecru choose, especially if it's her first time." Noir added.
"Sure, I guess?" Ecru now wondered what the hell she just got roped into when two students walked over to them.
Marron recognised the green haired girl immediately, it was the one who waved to her back in the Emerald Forest. The girl waved cheerfully to them and smiled, almost bouncing with every step till she stopped in front of them.
"Have we met before?" Marron asked to which the girl produced a origami rabbit that leapt onto the table. "Were you the one who sent the swan?" The girl didn't speak a reply but the note Marron had now reformed itself into the swan.
"Pleasure to finally make your acquaintance. My name is Roland Rust & my friend here is Olive Origami. She's not much of a talker but she wanted to express her gratitude to you four." The boy approached them with the girl hovering next to him.
"We only beat Team MCAW cos they challenged us. We didn't do..." Marron started but Roland lifted up his hand to disagree.
"That's where you're mistaken. They've been insulting and hurting my partner too, as well as myself."
It was then that they noticed the small horns on the tip of his head, only just visibly from his frizzy darkish ginger hair. So he was a Faunus too Marron spoke in her head, unsure if his trait was a goat, a ram or another horned animal.
"Olive here doesn't speak much, if at all. So as you can imagine, Team MCAW had a field day and then some over thefts week. So she wanted to support you earlier but she's a tad... shy."
Now she hid behind Roland, Ecru's mask was what her gaze kept watch on. Ecru removed it, but Olive still kept her eyes on it.
"Don't take it personally, she fears the Grimm and seeing you change like that, it... surprised her a little." Roland explained with Olive sheepishly poke her head behind him, still keeping watch on the mask.
"Yeah, a few Grimm are the stuff of nightmares." Noir commented on.
"Well thank you for the note, it really did help." Marron handed back the swan to Olive whom nudged Roland to take it.
Olive stepped forward to their table, making the sheet of paper she got out to spell a word she wanted to ask them. 'Really?'
"Yep, really. So thank you." Marron thanked her with the rest of her team smiling too.
The paper then turned into confetti and popped up to imitate it being used. A big grin stretched on her face with Roland mentioning to her that all she had nothing to worry about. Then they heard a gruff voice call Roland and Olive over.
"Looks like Carmine wants to head over to the next class early. Hopefully we'll talk later, Take care." He was about to leave for his teammates when Ecru asked for their team name.
Olive spelt out the abbreviation before the full team name with paper. 'Team COPR. (Copper).' She then darted out of the room towards her team but gave a wave bye before disappearing behind the door. Roland bid them farewell before he joined after her.
"So it looks like we have a team to call friends too now." Noir smiled as she finished her plate.
"I wouldn't run before we walk yet. We still haven't met their other teammates." Cyan commented, secretly dreading to make her circle even more crowded. She remembered the last time she opened up to someone or tried making friends. Though she did trust the three sat next to her.
"I'm sure we'll meet them soon, and don't worry Cyan..." Marron gave a small smile. "...you opened up to us... you certainly got me to open up. So I think we'll get along with them."
Cyan smiled back, her leader was certainly something she thought. She knew that her team ought to know about her past, but before she could say what she wanted to say, Ecru interjected.
"Shouldn't we be in our uniforms for the next class?"
Horror was on Marron's face, as she gave a squeak and grabbed Ecru and Cyan. Noir hurried after them as Marron opened a portal. Cyan called out for to wait but they were already through it as Noir tried catching up.
"What's wrong?" She called out catching her breath as she leaned on the desk, her tail catching her hat that fell from her head.
Marron was frantically looking for her uniform as the others realised where they were. It was their dorm room but just as Ecru was about to ask how she got them here, Marron was already in her uniform, despite the obvious untidiness.
"We're going to be late and we can't attend the next class in our combat clothes!" Marron panicked to tie the red ribbon, the others then saw the time and in unison hurried to follow their leader's example.
Once in their uniforms, the four darted through the portal & were running down the hallway to their class. Only Ecru called them back after seeing the were heading the wrong way. Marron cried out as she came to a halt and darted past them back where they came. Noir tried catching up where as Cyan was already ahead of Marron with Ecru stopping to check which route they needed.
...
The black bow twitched, Blake turned her head to see four students charge through the hallway, the first was a girl with gloves with a Rabbit Faunus calling out for her team to head left not far behind the gloved girl. She then saw a tall student following them and apologising to each student she went past with a Cat Faunus following them. Blake thought it odd that the student had her hair shaped as two cat ears.
Then her partner leaned towards her, she was inspecting her long golden hair when she too noticed the four students in a hurry. "They're in a hurry for class aren't they?"
"Probably the team that was targeted by Cardin's new friends." Blake remarked, as she tried returning to her book as Yang interrupted her concentration.
"So Blake, what's the plan today after class?" Yang asked with Blake just giving a raised eyebrow. "You know, a trip into the city, play a video game, team training or catch a movie?"
"I honestly haven't thought about it. Probably get that essay done." She replied, still unable to return to her book as Yang gave a sulk.
"Oh come on Blake. Surely there's something better you'd like to do than that dull essay." She folded her arms, waiting for a suggestion.
"Well I do want to visit the bookstore at some point." She commented, Yang said sure but the look on her face said otherwise to Blake. Though Blake knew her partner was trying to bond, so she agreed to some training later.
Then Weiss came toward them, trying to clean her uniform as Ruby was frantically talking.
"Not one more word out of you." Weiss coldly said as the caped girl begged to have a chance to explain.
"What happened?" Blake asked with her eyes rolling. She was hoping this argument wouldn't be as long as the last one.
"Our leader here spilt her drink down my uniform because she refuses to control her speed!"
"I keep telling you Weiss, I only used my speed cos those students charged ahead at us. How was I to know the drink would spill?!" Ruby tried explaining it again and again.
"We did see some students run by earlier." Yang defended Ruby.
"She's not lying, though it's probably best you don't use your speed with a drink again." Blake advised, to which Weiss agreed and forgave Ruby.
Ruby was already eager to get Team RWBY to their next class, much to the dissatisfaction of her sister and friends. Blake didn't get to read her book, with Yang bored for the next class that dragged on for her and Weiss still annoyed at her uniform being sticky.
While they sat down for their class, so did Team MNCE for theirs. All four only just made it to their seats as Charles Charcoal walked in, he didn't mention the homework he issued so he began his class without a second thought. It was only after class finished and when he commented on Marron catching up with the work, that he saw the paper on his desk.
He flicked through them, analysing each one when he finally understood that what he was looking at, was what he asked them to do. He remarked to himself that Team MNCE were hard workers and that they were indeed future huntresses, as he placed the notes back on his desk.
He had heard from Glynda about the matches earlier, which only confirmed his belief that they did work well as a team. Though he'd have to keep an eye on not just Team CRDL but Team MCAW too now. He knew team forming brought out the best of his students, but it also brought out the worse he speculated.
He finished tidying up the mess in the room, meanwhile Team MNCE were discussing what they had planned for the rest of the week. After a little celebration from their fights that morning.