I'm not dead! Sorry for the two day pause with no update, had family stuff to do, but here it is, Chapter 28!
It had been a week since the dinner and the day the parents decided to head back home, knowing their children were fine and happy, but after a wekk that changed for one student. After the night to dinner and going against doctors order and dancing, Tai wasn't very happy. The next day he had awoken with his legs throbbing and aching, by the time he go to the infirmary he was wincing at the aching. The nurse, being upset with Tai over ignoring order, ordered him to bed rest for a week till he was fit to walk. After the week was up Tai was allowed to move around...but now...he was a week behind in school work.
Tai was now in the Library, stacks of books around him as his team was off with the RWY of RWBY, while the B of the team sat across from him, making sure his work got done. Tai groaned and rubbed his sore hands, sadly his burns had barely began to heal, as the Fire from a Grimm had strange side effects that kept it from healing quickly, he wouldn't be healed fully for another month. Tai dropped his pencil and rubbed his hands.
Across the table Blake looked up as she heard the pencil hit the table and she looked up at the clock "10 minute break.." she stated and went back to her own work.
"Yang was right...you are a drill Sargent when it came to getting work done" Tai groaned and saw Blake tried to hide a smile. Tai looked at the sizable stack of work already done. Grimm Biology wasn't to hard for him, neither was dust studies. In all honesty, Tai was finished with all his work except a few leadership sheets, each one giving different scenarios and Tai was one the last one...and had been for the last hour.
the sheet of paper was covered in erased marks which was making the paper thinner...but Tai was stumped. the scenario was a serious one, trying to force a leader to sacrifice a teammate to survive...but Tai was trying to beat it. He looked at from every angle, but each one...forced them to leave the injured one behind to their fate. He was getting frustrated..and upset. The idea of leaving anyone behind made him sick, but he knew as a leader of a team...it might happen...but he still didn't like it.
After the break he went back to work, Ren and Pyrrha had joined at the table and were working on their own work. Tai was now fed up, the silence of the library was then destroyed by the sound of a paper tearing, causing Blake, Pyrrha and Ren to look up, seeing Tai tearing up the paper and throwing it away. The three looked concern, shirking work in the leadership class had bad whiplashes on leader grades.
"Tai?" Pyrrha looked at him as he walked back "Won't that..."
"I didn't agree with it" Tai mumbled and crossed his arms a bit, thinking of what he would tell the teacher of the leadership class. The other three looked among each other, not being in the class they didn't know the work, but didn't argue the point. After a long period of silence, Tai got up and left, confusing the others as he stormed out of the Library.
Awhile later Tai pushed open the door to the Leadership class and looked around, finding the younger teacher. The man's first name escaped Tai but he knew him as Professor Crux. The young proffesor looked up to see Tai "Ah Mr. Blckthorne...have you come to turn in the work?"Tai nods and hands him the packet he was given and Crux looked up "one is missing..."
"I am aware" Tai tired to seem as neutral as possible, channeling is inner Lie Ren.
"May I ask where it is?" Crux raised a brow.
"Trashcan...torn up" Tai answered, seeing the professors eyes widen a bit then frown was...amusing?
"And why is that?"
"I didn't agree with the problem...having to sacrifice a teammate like that" Crux opened his mouth but was surprised when Tai raised his hand "Who was that teammate? who were any of the teammates? what were their strengths? Weaknesses? Semblances? Weapons? Hope and Dreams? Fears?" Tao looked at Crux with a calm look "there was not enough Info at all...it never gave how injured the teammate was...what the teams condition was or anything.
Crux looked at Tai for a moment then gave an amused look "you are right Tai, there is a lack of information." Crux stands "you see..that worksheet its suppose to get a response out of students..after all, not all injuries will hinder a fighter, it could of been a missing limb to say a paper cut." Crux looked at Tai "You were suppose to pick the scenario...but I think you passed it well enough."
Tai relaxed a bit and nods "very well Professor."
Before Crux could say more Tai left, feeling...drained?
Tai joined the others in the library and got some concerned looks "I'm done with my work now" Tai sighed as he sat down "that worksheet was a trick one..." he grumbled a bit and yawned shutting his eyes. He opened them when he felt Blake bump his leg under the table.
"Hey, Ren was talking about Yang wanting a double date...want to be the other half?"
Tai blinked and chuckled "What about Jaune and Pyrrha?"
"Jaune is still planning out date.." Pyrrha sighed a bit..but it seemed..happy?
Tai chuckled "Depends..will Drill Sargent Blake let me since I'm done with my work?"
Blake rolled her eyes "your dismissed from work"
Tai chuckled a bit and relaxed in his chair, relaxing for the first time in days, finally being free from his work and looking forward to the date, it had been awhile since him and Blake had gone out..the last time was the dance at dinner. without realizing it Tai began to doze off in the chair, exhausted from working of school work all day...
Wanted to add the double date to this chapter..but I didn't think it would fit right so It will be in the next chapter. I hope my writing didn't get worse over the last two days of not writing, but I think I'm finding the groove again. Anyways, till next time. you know what to do!
