New Rose:

Volume I Chapter XXV:

One Day after Volume I Chapter XXIII: 8th November 2005

Blake jolted up from the floor when the door to room unlocked noisily, and the door slid open with a loud screeching sound. She growled when she saw a tall, masked man walking in, bull horns sticking from his hair.

"Go away, Adam!" She exclaimed, charging at him. But his fist sent her flying back to the centre of the room. She cried out, holding her stomach as she climbed back to her feet.

"Hello, Blake." Adam said angrily, as he slowly headed over to the young girl, who backed away, looking him in the eyes as she did so. "You've caused us a lot of trouble. So we're making sure that you're not going to cause us any more." He told her, and Blake stopped moving as she hit the wall, and pushed herself up against it. "You're not leaving, Blake."

"If I'm not leaving. Then leave me alone." Blake sighed, looking away from the masked man in despair.

"I'll see you in a few hours, Blake." Adam informed her, and he headed out of the room, locking the door behind him. She winced at the noise, covering her ears with her hands as the door screamed along as he dragged it shut. The young faunus girl looked over at the door, and it screeched open again. A small, brown haired girl walked in, tall rabbit ears coming from the top of her head, and she carried a tray with a small amount of food. Blake's eyes followed the girl, who walked over to her, and leant down to place the tray on the floor.

"Listen." The girl said, fiddling with the tray. "I'm going to get you out of here. I need some time to gather materials but I promise I will." She whispered, and stood up from the ground. "Be patient. I just need Dust." The brunette informed Blake, who said nothing as she stared at her food, and the girl left the room swiftly.

Yang walked into the classroom, a smile on her face as she waved to a few of her new friends. Nora grinned and waved to her, and Yang took a seat next to the ginger haired girl.

"Hey Nora, where's Ren, he's usually really early?" The blonde asked Nora, who shrugged.

"Dunno. Probably ill, or something…" The girl replied tiredly, and Yang looked at her in confusion.

"You OK Nora?" Yang asked the ginger girl, who nodded slowly. "You sure, 'cause you don't look it." She finished

"Worked late last night… Mum needed an extra as we were down a man…" Nora sighed, laying her head on the table and giving Yang a thumbs up. "Need sleep… Or coffee…" She groaned, and Yang laughed at her.

"Well. We have class soon, so you need to wake up, OK Nora." Yang told her, and the ginger haired girl nodded groggily. Yang laughed again, smiling at Nora as the girl sat up.

Ruby ran after Skye, both of them dashing around the garden happily. Slowly, Ruby caught up to Skye, and hit her arm lightly.

"Got you!" Ruby exclaimed as they both fell to the floor, laughing at each other loudly. "Now you're it!" Ruby laughed, and the two of them stood up. Skye giggled, a grin on her face as she lunged for Ruby. "Ah!" Ruby screeched sillily, and they both laughed again.

"You two!" Qrow's voice came from inside the house. "Breakfast's ready!" He called for them, and they looked each other in the eyes.

"Race you, and no speedy-thing this time!" Skye spoke confidently, and Ruby grinned at her. "3. 2. 1. Go!" She exclaimed, and they both ran towards the house.

Jaune walked through the school, his bag on his back and a smile on his face as he did so. In front of him, Yang turned the corner. The blonde boy grinned, and jogged up to her. "Yang, how are you?" He asked, and she looked over her shoulder.

"Oh, hey Jaune. I'm good, my sisters are here now, so I have someone to play with at home now." She replied, smiling to herself with quiet joy. "And Ruby had her birthday yesterday, and I met one of the friends she had made. Who actually goes here, so I'm gonna see if I can talk to her today." Yang informed him, and he smiled at her again.

"That sounds awesome. I've gotta get to class, see ya' Yang." He told her, and she nodded before they both headed off in opposite directions.

Pyrrha jumped over the obstacle, and brought herself into a roll as she landed on the other side and continued on down the obstacle course. Her mother watched intently as the red haired child ran the course quickly, making no mistakes. When Pyrrha finished, she ran over, looking up at her mother.

"How'd I do, Mum!" The girl exclaimed, her emerald green eyes alight with joy and expectancy.

"I'm not sure, you may be in for a little treat tonight if you can keep this up..?" Her mother trailed off slowly, grinning at her daughter, who's small smile turned into a similar grin.

"Of course Mum! I'll get back to it!" She shouted, and charged back towards the course quickly, determined to make her mother happy. The girl did the course twice more, and then she ran back to her mother once more.

"OK sweetie, let's go have some lunch. I think you've earnt it." The woman said, which caused Pyrrha to squeal with joy, and she clung to her mother's arm in happiness. "I think you can walk, sweetie." She whispered to her daughter, who nodded and slid off her mother's arm comically.

Hey there, how have you been. I've been great, thanks for asking. Anyway, sorry I haven't posted lately. I've had a large amount of writer's block, so I didn't get much written for awhile. The only thing I can blame this on is school starting, so yeah. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, the finale to New Rose Volume I. Yes, finale. Yes, New Rose Volume I. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed and Remember that Constructive Criticism is always useful, Reviews are Welcomed, and Keep Moving Forward!

Stinger out!