It took a while to talk Ruby into it, but Team RWBY was finally motivated again. Blake and I were working our asses off to get back into fighting shape after being on the shelf for so long, and it was coming together nicely. I was working on one of the bags while Blake was slashing down targets. As far as I could tell, the wound in her gut wasn't bothering her nearly as much these days, whereas I was still getting the hang of daily tasks with my arm. Every now and again it would just spasm and break a glass I was holding or something of the like, but in an actual combat scenario that would mean nothing. I was beyond ready to get back in the field.
I decided to take a break after knocking the third bag off the chain. Most people would say that's a bad sign, but if what you're punching is Grimm, it's pretty dang good. I walked off to the side to check on Ruby, and she looked like a million bucks. She was just as fast as before and about twice as motivated right now. That was something we'd need to take back Vale. I leaned against the doorframe to watch for a moment when I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. It took me a moment to pinpoint exactly where she was ducking out, but there was Weiss, ducking behind a bag. Apparently she was also spending her breaks watching Ruby. That's just beyond cute and I couldn't help but wonder if Ruby realized she had a secret admirer.
I gave Weiss a little wave and walked to the bench to fish out some water from the cooler. Blake was sat on the bench just like the day I'd realized how I felt about her. Probably the same book too. I tilted my head to check which book it was and…. nope, Third Crusade. Damn. I sat myself next to her and put an arm around her. "Good book?"
She nodded, not willing to stop her reading for more than a moment as she flipped the page. I clicked my tongue awkwardly. "So how is this working again? Rotating in and out of Vale, right?" Blake nodded quickly. "Every month we rotate. So Team CRDL, Team SSSN, Team FNKI, Team ABRN, Team CFVY, Team BRNZ, Team RWBY, and once they're capable again, Team JNPR will rejoin the rotation." OK, so that explained a lot. Weiss had tried to explain it to me beforehand, but of course she started that bit with Team CRDL so…I kinda stopped listening. Like, instantly.
