Hey Guys! Welcome back to another special chapter. Just gonna do a quick update. So I have the next chapter done for this story, just letting you know it's a special chapter in the story itself, it's not like these ones where it's just a one-shot type. So yeah, just letting you know on that. Also, Topaz and I will be working on the next chapter for BOA soon, so stay tuned for that as well. Lastly, I wanted to do a special chapter earlier this year in memory of Monty Oum. Just to show him my gratitude and as a tribute to him and his work. He was an inspiring man with a heart like no other, and his legacy will continue to reign throughout the RWBY community... unfortunately, I found out a few weeks too late (the middle of February) that his passing had already...passed. And so, instead, I turned it into a religion in itself. Because he sparked a great fire in me (And all of us) that gave me something, and turned into something more. On and on, until I got here, and it will continue to burn, as will my passion for my newly found hobby.
One more thing before you go, kinda a warning if you will for those hardcore religious peoples. I am not religious myself, so please do not take any of the religious pieces to heart. I am not trying to offend anybody, especially in the omake (PS. there's an omake). If you are religious and are offended by this... Well, I don't even know why you're reading my shit to begin with then. This shit ain't for hardcore believers (or whatever you call them). YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Thursday, April 13th
It was like any other afternoon in team CVFY's dorm room. Fox was listening to music, Yatsuhashi was bench pressing 1000 pounds -with reinforced metal floors below the bench press to support the massive weights- and Velvet was happily snoozing in Coco's lap as said girl read a magazine. It was just before good Friday, leading to the Easter holiday. So the 3rd year teams were kept stationary for the event to allow everyone a break from combat. It had been awhile since the team had been back at Beacon, with the constant missions that strewn their timeline like a piece of string, they hadn't had much time to indulge the things back at Vale. Sure, they did get those rare few times while on mission, but the towns they visited didn't posses the type of landscape and marketing Vale sported. Needless to say, everyone was glad to be back in their own beds,
Especially the crosshares couple.
The machine gun wielder put down the magazine and stared at the little faunus bunny in her lap, a relieved smile stretched on her face as she brushed the bun's hair back calmly. It was good to finally be in an environment devoid of fighting, away from gunfire and bloodshed. It alleviated her to know that her girlfriend was safe and sound with her, back on their home turf. The brunette faunus made a low moaning noise as she flipped over onto her other side, exposing her calm, emotionless resting complexion for her girlfriend to see.
"You glad to be back?" Yatsuhashi asked, placing the bar back on the bench as he looked over to the duo on the bed. Coco nodded contently as she looked down to her faunus companion.
"It's nice to be away from all the threats and war, knowing my bun and I are safe. It's definitely relieving."
"Yeah, no doubt. It's nice to finally be back home. Now I don't have to hear Edward Scyther-hands complain about not getting any time off." The tall man added.
"I heard that," Fox interjected, looking in the general direction of the large sword heaver. "And you're one to talk, you've wanted some time off just as much as I did."
"I only wanted some time to browse the multicultural towns we probably won't be able to see again. We were so busy with our job's that we were only able to see what was around the main street while making our way out of the town."
"Well, maybe next time Yat." Coco finished as she carefully lifted the resting bunny's head up, extra cautious as to not touch the ears, before placing her fully down on the bed and getting up.
As soon as Coco stood up, the door knocked in a series of soft taps that sounded like a bunch of golf balls hitting said door in a row. Coco walked over quickly as to stop the immense pounding (…Thatswhatshesaid) that was wearing on the door, turning the knob, though giving it a slight delay as to allow the culprit a minute to stop, before finally opening it. Standing on the other side of the door was her favourite redhead, Ruby Rose, with her girlfriend and partner Weiss Schnee standing just behind her. The former seemed to be giddier than the latter as she kept bouncing on her heels rather energetically.
"Ah, I had a feeling it would be you that was attacking my door," Coco greeted, poking the little redhead's nose as said girl giggled cheerfully. "It's good to see you two, come in."
"Oh, we'd love to," Ruby replied happily, until her girlfriend cleared her throat, making the short hooded girl remember something. "Oh, I just remembered we can't, me and Weiss were about to go dress shopping for something to wear to church on Saturday. Something about the Oumian religion, or something..."
Weiss sighed. "The death of our lord, Monyreak Oum. He's the very creator of our world. Without him, we wouldn't exist today." She lectured.
"I didn't know you were religious." Coco piped in curiously as Weiss turned her gaze to the older woman.
"Just because I'm rather… high end. Let alone, a lesbian, doesn't mean I'm not religious. There are many people who are gay that are also religious, you know."
"I know, I know," The girl in the beret answered. "I just wouldn't expect you to be one of them."
Weiss let out a small huff as she grasped at a necklace around her throat, revealing it to show a symbol of a sun, with multiple bird like patterns flying off into the horizon. "First Blake and Yang, and now you too…" She muttered as she let her necklace drop and crossed her arms in defeat.
"Anyway. We were wondering if you and Velvet would like to join us tomorrow on the Easter egg scavenger hunt?" Ruby continued.
Coco looked over to her girlfriend, who was still sleeping soundly. She gave the two girls a shrug. "I'm not quite sure, Velv's asleep right now. I'll ask her tonight, but I have a good feeling she'll say yes." She answered.
"Wait, what about us?" Yatsuhashi interjected, pointing to him and Fox. Ruby looked over to the two as she gave a look of confusion.
"I-I, didn't think you'd like Easter eggs and bunnies and all that." The redhead replied, making the tall man's jaw drop in shock.
"…I love bunnies." Yatsuhashi spoke in the manliest tone he could while saying such a sentence, making Coco laugh.
"I-I mean, you're welcome to come with us too-"
"He's just joking, Ruby," Fox spoke, getting up from his bed. "We appreciate the offer though."
Ruby gave a rather half-hearted laugh, rubbing the back of her head. Weiss nudged her partner, reminding her of the task at hand as she knew to wrap up the conversation. "Well alright. If you want to join us, it's down at the auditorium just before noon," She concluded, waving as she walked down the hallway. "I hope to see you guys tomorrow!"
And with that, the redhead was gone with her girlfriend. As Coco went back inside, she thought about the pro's and con's about the event. Sure, it was festive, and for everyone. But, she felt a little… childish, going to a chocolate Easter egg hunt. And what about her girlfriend? She felt it would insult her to ask the one rabbit faunus to an Easter egg event. Although, she would be the perfect mascot for such an event. It was all very difficult for her to make up her mind about it, and so, she decided to leave it in the hands of a certain mascot contestant.
That night, the duo ate at the common lounge area as they watched their favourite tv show, talking and joking about. It was at that moment that Coco remembered the request from Ruby, and waited until a good time to ask her. She finally found such an opportunity when the commercials came on and her girlfriend decided to lay down atop her stomach, looking up to her girlfriend as she smirked.
"So Ruby came to our dorm today." Coco stated, earning a surprised look from the bunny.
"Oh? I didn't see her." Velvet replied, awaiting her girlfriend's response.
"She visited when you were asleep," The commander continued. "Anyways, she asked if you and I would like to join her tomorrow for an Easter egg hunt. It's supposed to be at the auditorium at 11."
Velvet nodded pretty quickly in response to the question, making the latter quite surprised. "Sure, that sounds fun! I can snap some awesome photos too and stuff."
"Wait, you're okay with it and everything? Even though your ears…"
Velvet simply laughed as she waved her hand rather blithely. "Oh please, I've been called the Easter bunny since I was in grade 1. That was my costume five years in a row when I was young," The faunus girl replied. "I'm so used to it now, that I actually embrace the spirit of EB every year."
The beret wearer looked to her girlfriend in a dumbfounded way. "Wow, I didn't think you'd be so open about it." She admitted, earning a smirk from the latter.
"Eh, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em"
And with that, the duo continued to watch the rest of the show, soon falling asleep on the couch nestled to one-another.
Coco awoke to the bright sunlight beaming inside the lounge area. The place was deathly quiet as the only sound she could hear was of hers and Velvet's breathing patterns. She looked downwards to find two bunny ears, resting calmly on her body, continuing down, she saw her girlfriend calmly sleeping atop her bosoms as her breathing was calm and slow. Smirking, the commander entwined her fingers through the faunus girl's hair, massaging her scalp as the latter made a low noise of contentment. Soon, the bunny girl woke up as she drowsily looked up at the short haired leader. "Goodmorning baby." Velvet spoke in her morning stupor, moving forward as she gave her girlfriend a lazy kiss good morning.
"Mornin' bun," Coco replied as she gave Velvet another kiss. "sleep well?"
The faunus girl nodded as she got up from the couch, stretching out as a loud yawn reverberated throughout the lounge. "We should probably get our stuff ready for the egg hunt today. What time is it anyway?"
Coco rummaged through her pocket for her scroll, opening it as she read the time. The fashionista's eyes popped out as she got up. "It's 10:30!" She exclaimed.
"We got to get ready!"
With that, the duo rushed up the stairs to their dorm hall, running as fast as they could until they came to their dorm room. With an easy swipe, the scroll unlocked the door as the two ran inside, not seeing any of their other teammates in the room with them.
"Bun, you go take a shower," Coco instructed as Velvet nodded. "I'll get your outfit ready."
Following her instructions, Velvet ran inside the bathroom as the water started running. Coco went into the large closet they shared together, rummaging through the clothes in frustration.
'no, that's too warm, that'll constrict her, she might trip over that,' The brunette mentally spoke, looking for a suitable outfit for Velvet. 'Oh, dear Oum, help me find something!'
As if the prayer was answered, she finally found an easy, white spaghetti-strapped sundress that went just about to her knee's. "Perfect!" Coco exclaimed, throwing the outfit on the bed as she continued.
Velvet finally exited the bathroom as Coco finished with the last pieces of her wardrobe. "There you are hun, my turn now." The taller girl spoke as she went into the showers. Velvet put on the outfit as she finished drying her hair, her now looking for clothes for her girlfriend. She finally found a suitable pair of leggings, along with Coco's running shoes she worn when she went out to jog. She soon found a nice tank top and plaid shirt to go with her outfit, as Coco finally stepped out of the bathroom.
The commander put on the assembled outfit, giving herself a smirk in the mirror before she put on her aviators. Meanwhile, Velvet went into the small kitchen area and made themselves a couple quick coffees to go as well as a few simple peanut butter and jam sandwiches, she quickly wrapped them in aluminum foil before storing them in a paper bag and then in her pouch. She made their coffee's the way the two liked them -double-double for her girlfriend and just cream in hers- as she put the lids on the respective cups and walked back out to her girlfriend, who was just putting on her aviators as she looked back to Velvet. Both shared a stunning look at one another as they walked up to each other.
"Wow." Both girls said in awe as they neared each other. Velvet gave her leader her coffee, along with a quick kiss, as both made their way out of their dorm room.
With the quick morning rush out of the way, the duo briskly walked towards the auditorium. When they arrived, the place looked to be half packed, not too many people arrived, and most were first and second year students. It made Coco cringe lightly, knowing they were the only 3rd year participants in the hunt. But her doubts and thoughts cleared when her girlfriend grabbed her hand. "Come on, let's go find Ruby." Velvet spoke, earning a small nod from Coco as they continued.
They slowly walked further into the auditorium as they looked left and right for the familiar redhead, soon finding her in the middle left row as she gave an energetic squeal in delight. Suddenly, the couple was squeezed into one of the shorter girl's bear hug's as she jumped off and looked to them in excitement. "Oh, you guys came! I'm so glad!" the hooded huntress spoke, clasping her hands together in zeal as she gave a big toothy smile. "I was worried you wouldn't show up!"
Velvet laughed as she ruffled the younger girl's hair. "You did invite us, so why not?" She spoke as the younger continued to grin.
"Ruby!" Weiss called out, the group all looking toward the left row as Weiss walked through the rows and to the aisle that the small group circled, finally catching up with them. "There you are! I turned my head for a minute and you just disappeared!"
The small redhead giggled as she wrapped herself around Weiss' arm. "Sorry Weissy, I just saw Coco and Velvet and I bolted." She spoke, Weiss turning to the duo as a content smirk arose on her face.
"Ah, Coco, Velvet. I didn't think you'd show up today," Weiss admitted. "Though I am glad you did, it seems like not a whole lot of people came today, let alone third year's."
"Eh, we didn't have much else to do." Coco said.
The lights started to dim slightly as the stage lit up vibrantly. The group all noticed and sat at the closest seats available as the headmaster finally walked onto the stage. He cleared his throat as the sound echoed through the speakers, before finally beginning.
"Welcome Beacon students, to this year's annual Easter egg hunt. For those new to the event, large eggs have been placed all around Beacon's campus grounds. Inside contains a golden ticket," Professor Ozpin spoke, demonstrating one of the rather large eggs as he pulled a ticket from the inside of it. "These eggs are easily noticeable, but aren't necessarily easy to obtain. They have been placed in the hardest orifices and the toughest cracks of Beacon academy. You will have to utilize the skills you've acquired, and tools that we will give you in order to get them. To make the game a little more fun, we've placed a single golden egg atop the statue at the walkway. Whoever can carry it back, along with all the tickets they've earned, will earn the bonus prize."
"Good luck, no fighting. The game manual will give further detail on the rules of the game. And be back before three."
And with that, everyone rose as they made their way to the equipment desks. Getting their tools as soon as possible as they ventured off into the Campus.
A few hours into the game, the group had managed to find quite a few eggs. With Velvet's ability to see things in the dark, and Ruby and Coco's hunting experience, they had acquired most of the eggs on the campus grounds. The rules of the game were simple: nobody was allowed to steal from people's ticket bags, but could snag the eggs or tickets before being pocketed. There wasn't allowed any fights, but duels were allowed so long as both sides agreed and forfeited a ticket. The duel had simple rules as well: battle with wooden swords until one person landed on the ground or knelt. It was a fairly simple game to the group, as they continued to snag eggs. Though there had been some near-catches with other players trying to steal their eggs, but they had been following the game rather fairly and were getting a good amount of tickets doing so. The team started seeing less and less of the eggs as they continued though, making them consider their next move.
"We haven't seen an egg in awhile," Ruby said, still searching around. "Nor any other players around here."
"What should we do sweetie?" Velvet asked her girlfriend, whom had a new idea in mind.
"How about we go after the golden egg?" Coco suggested. "They haven't been able to get it off of the tip of the statue's sword, so why don't we give it a try?"
"I don't know," Weiss spoke in. "Even if we get it down from the statue, the other players could snatch it before we do."
"Nobody's been able to get it off of the statue, so either something's holding it in place, or it's a really heavy thing." Ruby commented.
The group all contemplated the move, it being the only other option available. The group finally agreed as they made their way to the monument.
They noticed other people trying to get it as they arrived at the location. With students trying to pull it off the sword it lightly sat atop. The party looked in concern from the amount of difficulty it presented to the other team's, looking to Coco for advice. The leader studied the egg carefully, noting how it only seemed to rock slightly from side to side every time someone tried to pick it up. Soon, she had an idea.
"Velv, can you spawn me Yatsuhashi's sword from your belt?" Coco asked, to which her girlfriend nodded.
In a flash, the tall man's greatsword layout appeared in Velvet's hand, though it seemed hollowed out and rather ghostly, the caster seemed to almost drop it as she handed Coco the hilt. Coco gripped the handle firmly as she heaved it onto her shoulder. "Get back!" She instructed the other players as she approached the statue. The groups all complied as they noticed the big, virtual weapon she carried. The person atop the statue got down from the thing as he stepped away from the fashionista. Coco planted the blade down as she grabbed it in a reverse grip. She quickly dashed forward as she jumped at the golden egg perched on the swords tip. With one great swing, she hit the egg with a resonating PANG! Causing her to quickly spin the opposite way before landing on the ground. The crowd watched as the egg wobbled and spun on the tip of the sword, indicating some force definitely made it move. Suddenly, the egg started to tip as it fell off the statue, hitting the ground with a hard thud.
"It fell off." One of the players said in shock.
"It's finally free." Another spoke.
Velvet and the rest of the group all walked over to the kneeling girl, as the bunny girl wrapped her in a hug. "You did it!" She exclaimed, giving Coco a kiss before grabbing her hand and walking over to the crater that rested the golden egg. The commander tried to lift it, struggling tremendously as she looked at the egg in shock. "This thing must be solid gold or something, it weighs a ton!" She huffed, wiping sweat off her brow.
"Here, let's all try and lift it." The group spoke, each member grabbing a side as they all tried to lift it. The egg lifted a few inches off the ground, until the group all dropped it out of exhaustion.
"Fuck! How'd they even get this hunk of metal on the tip anyway?!" Coco said in a dumbfounded tone, as a lightbulb lit in Weiss' eyes.
"They must've used magic!" The heiress exclaimed, grabbing her rapier as she stepped back a couple steps. The group mimicked her action as the heiress planted her sword into the ground. Suddenly, a white glyph surrounded the egg as it slowly lifted it in the air. The party all watched as Weiss struggled to get it to lift a couple of feet higher, before panting lightly.
"There… Now let's get it back," Weiss huffed as she pulled her sword out of the ground and pointed it at the floating glyph. "Lead the way."
"Hey, wait a minute."
The group stopped mid-track as they all looked behind them to the crowd of other participants, whom all had disgruntled faces to them. "We were the ones that got to the egg first, we should get it."
"Pffff, please, we were the ones constructing plans to get it down." Another person argued.
"Hey, let's not forget about the one's who said to climb the thing! We were responsible for that."
"Enough!" One of the male participants shouted, silencing the crowd as he stepped through. "I was the one who climbed on top of this statue, I'm the one that tried to heave the thing off. If anyone has objections to giving it to me…"
The man stepped out of the crowd, walking mid-point between the crowd and the group. The man was none other than the big bully himself, Cardin Winchester, as he planted his weapon in the ground with a crater like hole. Soon his other teammates stepped out of the woodworks as they all readied their weapons as well. "Step forward, I dare you."
The group all stood still as they looked at the menace of Beacon academy in frustration. Cardin and his gang broke the rules just for a golden egg, just for a simple prize. And while most of them wanted to test his might, no one wanted to do so and face possible disqualification.
All, but one particular mascot.
"I have a problem."
Cardin turned his head back to the small party as Velvet walked forward, an emotionless face on her as she strode forth. She raised her hand as she snapped her fingers, calling behind her for the wooden sword as Coco fumbled for a moment with her instructions. She eventually walked over to give it to her as Velvet gripped the handle of the sword with a smirk. "Thank you, sweetie," She spoke, giving her girl a bluntly noticeable kiss before nodding. "This'll take a moment."
Cardin's eyes seemed to hold shock and horror from the recent act of the two, frozen in place. "You two are lesbians? You disgusting- "
His words were cut off as Velvet smacked the tall man square in the head, earning a low 'Ouf' as he bent over to the side. It didn't end there, though as Velvet smacked his face upwards, pulling him back up in a groggy-like state. The bunny then started dishing out blows, to his face, legs and body as the brown haired man was whipped from side to side. Eventually, he collapsed forward as Velvet spun around, whacking him with incredible force as he went flying back, skidding to a stop by his teammates. Cardin's group looked up to the bunny faunus as said girl held the slightly bloody, wooden sword in a readied stance, barely panting at all as she looked at them with a deadly stare. "Would any of you like to have a go with me too?" She offered in a content-like voice, earning quick shakes of their heads as one of them picked Cardin up and ran away.
Velvet lowered her weapon as she let out a breath of relief. The rest of the crowd parted as Velvet's team took the acclaimed award. Coco and the rest smiled as they made their way back to the auditorium.
With one big ass, shiny trophy.
"And the winner of this year's Easter egg hunt goes to… Ruby and Weiss!"
The participants of the hunt all clapped as Ruby and Weiss walked up onto the stage, taking their prize as they waved to the crowd, and specifically, Coco and Velvet. The duo stepped down from the stage as Ozpin cleared his throat.
"And finally, the winners of the bonus prize are… Coco and Velvet!"
Once again, the crowd all clapped as the duo stepped up onto the stage, Ozpin congratulated them as he handed them an envelope with something in it. They simply walked off the stage as Ozpin concluded the annual Easter hunt, and the crowd all made their way out of the auditorium.
The white rose couple reunited with the crosshares duo outside, earning commemorative hugs from each member. "Congrats guys! You did it!" Ruby congratulated.
Coco let out a chuckle. "But it was you two who won the first place prize. By the way, what did you guys even win?"
"Let's see," Ruby took out the envelope with the prizes in it as she opened it up. She pulled out the tickets as she read them first, her complexion soon dampening as she read it. "What? It's a coupon for a free poster."
"What? Let me see," Weiss grabbed the coupons as her look too lowered. "It's a poster of the same school that we go to! Why would I want a poster of Beacon when I can see it whenever I like?!"
Coco laughed at the duo, soon realizing something as she grabbed the bonus prize envelope and opened it up. Her look shot down as she read the title of the coupon. "…It's just a coupon for a free coffee at the local coffeehouse."
And with that, the group all slumped in defeat, making their walk back to the dorm's as they all were exhausted.
Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know I did an omake, if you're still reading this, keep going! And stay tuned for more!
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Omake:
Thursday afternoon.
"Arrgh! Where is it?!"
Weiss had been searching in the closet for what seemed like hours, looking for one particular clothing item. Though the scene looked more like she was tearing through the shared closet that she and Ruby had as she searched left and right of the small space.
"You looking for Rubes? I think she already came out of there awhile ago." Yang spoke, earning a cold glare from the ice queen.
"Quiet you," She simply scolded as she continued to look. "I'm looking for a specific dress, one that I worn to church every Sunday for the Easter ceremony."
"Wait, you go to church?" Blake spoke in a shocked tone, earning a nod from the latter.
"Yes, I'm Oumian," The heiress replied, earning quizzical looks from both parts of the bumblebee duo. Weiss looked back at them puzzled. "What? You know the religion of Oum, don't you?"
"Kinda," Yang shrugged, shaking her hand to represent little knowledge. "I've heard about it, but hey, I'm not religious."
"From what I read, the Oumian religion is like a big ceremony in the more northwestern parts of Remnant," Blake explained. "But the religion seems a little questioning. At the end of the ceremonies and stuff, the participants go home and play Halo as 'part of the oath'."
Weiss sighed as she gave up on finding her dress. "Exemption of the murderous game, I'm part of that boat."
"Really? Why would you have to play a game in the name of their lord?" Yang asked in a confused tone.
"Why do Jews keep moving north when their no longer enslaved by Africans? No one really knows, they just do in the faith of their god," Weiss said. "And so, they play in the name of god."
Before anyone else could say something, Ruby waltzed into the dorm room, flashing a cheery smile as she skipped up to her girlfriend. "Heeeey Weeiss!" She greeted with a content smile, giving her a big, full-out kiss. "Watchya doin'?"
"She was looking for you in the closet," Yang spoke in, earning another glare from the white and red clad girl's. "I guess she didn't get the memo."
Weiss sighed as she turned back to her girlfriend. "Come on, let's go get some dresses."
Ruby's look deflated a bit as she looked at the heiress quizzically. "What's wrong with our dresses? I mean, it is a combat skirt, but it's multifunctional. Do I not look good in it anymore?" She countered, as the alabaster teen shook her hands out.
"No no no, you are beautiful sweetheart," Weiss apologized, cupping the shorter's cheeks. "I meant a church dress for the Saturday service we're going to. I can't find my old one, and I don't think you have one either."
"Oooohh… Okay!" Ruby complied as her chipper mood returned, taking her hand as they went to leave.
"Wait, you knew she was Oumian?" Yang questioned, earning a nod from the girl in question.
"Well, yeah. It was something she told me awhile back. She just recently brought it back up today." Ruby nodded.
The blonde went to say something, but shook her head as the other couple made their way out, Ruby saying something about the Easter egg hunt to Weiss, before an idea seemed to illuminate in her mind.
The end.