Naruto was getting dressed well once more, sighing, "the last good outfit I had those creeps belonging to merlot trashed it."

Coco sat off to the side, making sure he looked nice, she was his go to fashionista and clothing expert. "Yeah…that was actually a sad day…that looked very good on you…luckily…you had a white one."

Naruto stood there, wearing his white sweat shirt with blue cuffs, sighing, his black pants were tied with the golden red sash, the same one that Weiss damaged. Sighing, he smiled, "I'm getting better at patching silk at least."

"You're telling me, that's actually almost original quality." Coco whistles, "if you don't work out as a Huntsman or a Musician…well…you could join me in a clothing venture."

"Bahahaha!" Naruto roars in laughter, "should we call it Coco's Deluxe?"

"Meh, I was thinking Hot Coffee Beauty Store."
"Golden Earth!"
"Silky Smooth."
"Starfire!"
"Stunningly Blue."
"Weavers and Singers!"

Coco snaps her fingers, "bingo…Weavers and Singers. We'd have our line of rock attire, country attire, and Huntsman attire."

"Yeah," Naruto chuckles, "then if we're really lucky we could both could live in big houses…drive fast motorbikes…become richer than a horde of miners."

"Wow, that's really a big plan." Coco tells Naruto as she looks at him in the mirror, "tell me something though…why are you taking your guitar."

"Well, it's not really a date…I made her a promise that'd I help learn how to sing." Naruto says.

"Oh, you sly dog…" Coco teases a little bit.

"Not that way, Coco, please tell you're not Yang in disguise!"
"Oh no, I'm Yang…just brunette."

Naruto slapped his forehead, sighing, he turns around showing where he his hair in stylish spikes. "Well?"

"You look great, oh didn't Killer Bee ever call you back?"
"Oh yes, actually, I'm due to the studio tomorrow after class."
"Dayuum…go make that money."

"Speaking of which," Naruto chuckles, "I sort…of…spent a lot on something for my newest controlled Grimm."

"Oh, you mean that Nevermore?"
"Yep, I bought a sort of materials, I'm making a saddle for the sole purpose of Nevermore flight."
"Why not grip its feathers?"
"Well, she doesn't like that."
"She…wait…doesn't that mean that Grimm aren't unisex?"
"I think so…makes you wonder…"

"Maybe the reason Grimm are so pissed off all the time they just need a Viagra…" Coco jokingly points out with a laugh.

Naruto cries out in laughter, gripping the wall as he leaned back, pinching his nose. "I'm not going to get that out of my head anytime soon."

"Oh, speaking of Grimm…Rexy…so it's officially certain that he is going wild again…and he's a humanlike…faunus….thing." Coco points out, "so what would we call him?"

"Actually, that's a good question, because I've got no idea…Rexy…well…" Naruto sighs, "I've got nothing."

"Well, you'll come up with something eventually." Coco reassured him, she began to observe him before nodding, "you're good to go."

Naruto chuckles, rolling his eyes, "thanks mom…"

"Pfft, honey if I momma…I'd say find a nicer girl…"
"But?"
"But, I can't lie…Weiss is lucky."
"Heh, well…I'm not exactly a good luck charm."

Naruto walks towards the door, watching as Velvet walked in, leaving the door open. "Oh…sorry…hi Naruto."

"Hey Velvet, doing okay?"
"Yeah…just something really weird happened…I got asked out."

Coco grabbed Naruto, picking him up, placing him to the side, and standing where he stood to face Velvet with stars in her eyes. "You've got asked out, by who…tell…me…tell me-tell me tell me!"

"It was…Daichi…" Coco squeals a little bit, "Coco…is everything okay?"

"My-my, my little Velvety Rabbit is growing up…so…how did he ask?"
"Just wanted to go grab some popcorn and movie…later on today."
"Oh, that's such a good idea for a first date, better than coffee."

"Hey!" Naruto interjects only to get ignored.

"Anyway, you better come with me, gotta get you looking fine…" Coco looks at Naruto, "shoo-shoo!'

Naruto walks out of the door, wincing once it was slammed closed, "sheesh…you could've asked nicely…" Naruto smiles a little, "I am happy for Velvet…anytime I've seen here and Daichi training and fighting I've always noticed that he was protective of her."

Sighing, Naruto walked towards his dorm room, before coming close to his door. Sighing, he entered it, before seeing Cinder sitting on her bed…alone. "Hey…Cinder…everything okay?"

"Yeah, just sitting here…on a Sunday…by myself."
"Where's Em?"
"She went with Rexy somewhere, apparently, she was volunteering to teach him more about being…normal."
"Normal is overrated…"
"It really is…"

Naruto walked over, sitting next to Cinder, "You know Cinder…I say it a lot…but you're truly like the older sister I've always wanted…"

"Heh, thank you." Cinder thanks Naruto as she places her hands behind her head, "did I ever tell you…my story Naruto?"

"Not really, you were kind of vuage…"
"Vuage…don't you mean vague?"
"Yeah, that's the word."
"Still the ever so loveable idiot…no wonder Weiss has a crush on you."
"Wait, what?!"

Naruto nearly jumped off the bed, "seriously…but…her and Neptune."

"Not happening, besides…between you and me…Neptune seems like his Ego is really compensating for something…wink-wink." Cinder sighs however after her little jab at the ego-headed boy, "Naruto…what if I told you that my origins are not so different from yours?"

"You did say that you grew up in Vacuo…"
'As a slave."

Naruto's eyes widened, "I was slave to Ballahdeva family...you see The Fall Family have always been servants…we were born into servitude."

"For a time, I had given up hope…but one night a woman with snow white hair and red eyes came to me. She told me that there was more to life than living on one's knees and serving someone else hand and foot." Cinder blows a loose strand of her hair from her eyes, "I was taken under this woman's wing…"

"She molded me, she taught various uses of dust…aura…and how to be human and she did this all out of nothing but being a motherlike figure." Cinder looks out at the window, "that woman's name…Naruto…was Salem."

Naruto's eyes widened, he looked right at Cinder, before he looked away. "Sa-Salem?"

"Yes," Cinder tells him, "and she told me that her goal was to one day seek an end to this…this madness we called life. Constant warring, constant death…constant suffering."

"So…where is Salem now?"
"She's not far from here…she's actually outside of Vale in a temple ruin."
"Cinder…Salem…is my…"

Cinder gets up, before walking over to the door, locking it. "I've come to realize Naruto…that you are inherently a gentle soul…which is why I need you to promise me something when you do become the greatest…when you do see your mother."

Naruto's eyes widened, "yo-you know?"

"Yes…but…promise me…" Cinder rolls up her clothing's sleeve, revealing a tattoo on her arm. "That you'll end this if you get the chance."

Naruto look bewildered at the tattoo, "this is a slave's mark…"

"A slave's mark bounds a slave to his or her master, it made to override all emotions…fear…inhibitions…" Cinder traced the tattoo, "it's an old form of runic sealing, the same type of sealing we used on Dio to seal away his aura."

"Cinder…" Naruto gets up, looking at her, "I'm so…sorry."

"You're not blame, the sins of one's family should not carry burden upon the next generation. My family's sin…was simple." Cinder sighs, "The Fall Family went under a different name…a long time ago."

"What was it?" Naruto asks.

"Uchiha, we were all once called Uchiha…and then…well…many generations of Fall ago…we turned our backs on The Sarutobi." Cinder sighs, "my ancestors…they were mass slaughtered…I guess they thought our curse was back in full swing…the curse of hatred."

"Was it?" Cinder eyed Naruto.

"They caused it to come back," Cinder tells him, "but…the last Fall to ever awaken that curse…she…well…she killed herself."

Naruto looked down, gripping his fists, "so…how long have you knew who I was…and my mother?"

"Are you angry?"
"A little…because…well…I feel lied too."
"That's understandable…"
"Then again…I learned to accept…things."

Naruto sighs, "I'm a little angry you didn't just tell me."

"I have my reasons for that," Cinder eyes Naruto, "Minato's lucky you accepted him back…your mother didn't want him dead…I…on the other hand…seeing him happy while you suffered…while your mother suffered…I wanted to choke him."

"So…what were the reasons?"
"I think its best that you talk to your mother with that…"
"If she knew where I was…and…what I was going through…why didn't she come to help me?"
"Like I said…that's for her to tell you…but I can tell you this…she's been much closer than you think."

Naruto stared into Cinder's amber eyes, finding no lie, she in turn looked at his…there was a smidgen of anger under their warmth. "Do you hate me…are you scared of me?"

Naruto walked over to Cinder, before sighing before smiling brightly. He reached for her, she kind of expected him to hit her for her hiding these facts, only to feel her pulled into a tight hug. "I don't hate you Cinder…you're my sister…my adoptive sister…and as for being scared of you I know now that at the end of the day…you'll be the most honest with me."

Naruto loosens the hug, backing off, "so…be honest with me…does my mother truly love me…or she just wanting to use me?"

"I've seen your mother weep just by looking at pictures of you, she weeps because she cannot bare the thought of seeing you…she is afraid you'll reject her…knowing now that you're not half human…but…"
"But?"
"Ayakashi."

Naruto looked at her, "Ayakashi?"

"It's best if she explains it," Cinder tells him, "I must go…Emerald is waiting for me, Rexy is as well. You have a date to go to…but Naruto."

Naruto felt Cinder slip something into his pocket, he looked down, finding it was a piece of paper. "If you choose to meet your mother…tonight…those will be the latitude and longitude coordinates that you can use to map on your scroll."

"Will you be there?"
"I must…I always give her regular updates…but promise this as well…if you will?"
"Hmm…"
"Don't let Ozpin know about me…he and your mother…aren't on good terms."
"Ozpin knows my mother?"
"Like I said…the full story is with her…I'll be sure to hold off on informing her of your arrival…just text me saying 'The Bird Wishes to Journey Home' when I text You 'When the Bird Flies North.' Alright?"

Naruto sighs as he and Weiss walk around in Vale, before finding a nice quite spot. "This seem about right…"

Weiss follows him, before they took a seat on a park bench, both looked around. "It's rather funny…I didn't think singing involved sightseeing."

"You'd actually be surprised how many people sing about the things they seen or did, rather than make up." Naruto tells her, "so…are you familiar with Solfege?

"Whose that?"
"It's a principle of music, my…mother…taught it to me when I was three. I was quick learner when it came to music, I guess I had a an ear for it…or…eye…what's the saying?"
"Knack."
"Knack!"

Naruto took a deep breath, "the seven syllables of music, do…re…mi...fa…sol…la…ti…do."

"You said do twice…" Wiess points out, "how's that seven?"

"Because Do is bi-pitch, it can be used in lower and upper interchangeably." Naruto explains to her while answering her question, "okay hear me first…then you try."

"Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do~" Naruto sings as he moves hands upwards on each note, "The first Do, Re, and Mi are usually on the lower of the scale of pitch. Fa and Sol are your medium. La, Ti, and the second Do are your highest pitch."

"So…basically there a measurement of your voice level."
"Bingo!"

Naruto takes out his guitar, "you see the great thing about music is…if you listen to it…you can make out the lyrics in the song without hearing the vocals. Like…for example, if I were to play you…Lily Pad Frog."

"Oh, that's a children's song…everyone knows that one…my mother…well she…taught me it anyway." Weiss boast slowly turned into an embarrassed ramble as she faced away with a blush on her face.

"Weiss, you okay?"
"Y-yeah I'm fine."

Naruto played on the first and thickest string on his guitar, without touching any of the neck strings and adding anything to the sound. "Do…do…do…do…dooo."

He stopped, before motioning for her to be ready. Weiss nodded, he began to play.

"Do…do…do…do…dooaa…."
"Do…do…do…do…dooOO."
"Do…do…do…do…Dooo."

Pressing his finger on the top of the string near the top as he strummed the same string he chuckles a little bit, "relax a little Weiss…there's no one here."

"I know…I just…don't like…" Weiss sighs, "I don't like failing, it's embarrassing."

"Quit worrying about failing, this isn't important to learn." Naruto tells her much to her shock, "but to truly succeed…you must fail."

"You say that, but you're like a master at everything you do…"
"I still suck at writing."
"Y-you do?"
"Mhmm…"
"So, why are you good at everything else?"
"Well fighting came from me getting my butt kicked so much, my evasion came from…well…dodging beer bottles."
"Oh…"
"You learn to take hits so you don't have to take them anymore, you find ways to dodge them…outsmart them…beat them."

"So…anyway…" Naruto smiles, "I made you promise that by the end of the day I can get you singing…and Naruto never breaks a promise."

Weiss chuckled a little bit, "yeah…"

"Re…re…re…re…re."
"Re…re…re…re…ri?"
"No, re…re…re…re…reee."
"Re…re…re…re…re."

"Add a little pitch to your voice," Naruto says as he chuckles, "imagine your throat is like a dialer…and just dial it up…a tinsy bit."

Weiss nodded, gripping her fists as she watched Naruto move to another string.

"Mi-mi-mi-miiii."
"Mi-mi-mi-miii~"

"Hey, that's not bad…" Naruto points out, "you're adding pitch into it to."

Naruto moved to another string, before playing. "Now imagine your turning the dial…to…um…five out of ten."

Naruto played the note, however, before he could even start. Weiss hummed before singing out, "Fa-fa-fa-faaa!"

Naruto took this a que, before switching to another string, "now you're getting it…you're catching on."

"Sol-sol…sol…sol…soool."
"Sol-sol…sol…sol…soool."

Naruto played the string before both him and Weiss singed the next note together.

"La-la-la-la-la!" Naruto and Weiss singed before both looked at each other.

"Well I'll be a monkey's uncle hahaha, and you said you couldn't sing…you weren't lying, were you?"
"No…I swear…I wasn't…"
"Well…you're a natural."

"Ti-ti-ti-ti-it! Damn it!"
"Calm down…ti…ti…ti…ti.."
"Ti…ti…ti…ti…ti-ti-ti-ti-ti!"
"There you go…just calm…deep breaths."

"Now…loudly DOOOO!"
"DOOO!"

Weiss smiles, "I think I got the hang of it…um…play a couple of strings for me."

Naruto nodded, playing a couple of strings on his guitar.

"Fa-sol-la-ti-do-do-do-la-ti-la-ti-do-mi-mi-mi-re-mi-Fa-do!" Weiss beamed in her smile, before she clapped excitingly while squealing.

"Calm down," Naruto, "wouldn't want you to bust a blood vessel Snowflake."

"Okay…well…" Weiss sighs, "is that it?"

"Pretty much, practice makes perfect…but I'm pretty sure already know about that." Naruto chuckles, "besides…well…we still have a full day out of Beacon." Naruto tells her, before sighing, "it's actually beautiful today…not really chilly."

"It is to me a little…" Weiss murmurs a little, only to feel something draped around her. "What the…"

Naruto stood there, jacketless, smiling. "Well you should've said something to me earlier…so…did you hear about Velvet and Daichi?"

"Oh yeah, Coco said something about that."
"I'm happy for them, makes me wish that I could…well…"
"Go on a date?"
"Yeah…"

Weiss looks at him, before blushing a little bit. "You know…if you would ask me…I wouldn't say no."

"Huh?" Naruto looks at her, noticing her blushing a little. "Well…would you like to…go on a date…like an actual date?"

"Perhaps." Weiss rolls her eyes at him as she walks by, "but maybe I'm just suggesting for the next time?"

"Well…how about a movie? Have you ever been to a movie theater?"
"Oh course…you?"
"Not since I was younger, been on the move too much."

Naruto rubs the back of his head, "well…what kind of movies do you like?"

"Romance movies…drama…thrillers."
"Well, it's October…"
"Are you suggesting a horror movie?"
"Are you?"

Naruto blushes a little bit, "well…it's up to you. Isn't always polite to let a girl pick?"

"That's true…" Weiss taps her foot for a minute, thinking while having her arms crossed, "well…there's that new Maw…movie."

"You know Maw is pretty gory…it's not really scary."
"Is it…what they call a gorefest."
"Maybe…well…there's that new drama Arisen."
"Oh, the one with Spruce Willis?"
"Whose Spruce Willis?"

Weiss stopped, looked at him, before blinking at him once. "You're joking, right?"

"No," Naruto crosses her arms, "who is Spruce Willis?"

Weiss looked at him, before looking around, and then grabbing his hand…hard. He winced a little bit, before he looked into her…and blushed. Something about the look, it wasn't anger…it wasn't even a negative emotion…and he couldn't quite make out what he was sensing off of her.

"You. Me…Arisen…now." Weiss drags the stunned blonde a little.

Naruto was getting the tickets…and even offered to buy the snacks. He had checked his bank account, finding that his song had netted him a lot more than he realized. Not that he was about to tell Weiss the exact amount, but it was the first time he had over five thousand something in his account.

Honestly, it was exciting, but Naruto knew how to manage money. You had to, from The Ro to The Lien. So, when he had told her he was buying stuff this time around, she shrugged.

Walking towards Weiss, Naruto held out a bag of popcorn. "I didn't know what kind you like…so I got you some caramel…"

"Really." She eyed him, before she smiled, "good guess."

Naruto chuckled while sheepishly using his now free hand to rub the back of his head, "so…want a soda or just go into the movie?"

"I'll get the soda…"
"No…I'll get it…besides…think of it as a sort of treat for you."
"What do you mean?"
"Well…I'm sorry for putting you through so much worry the other day."

Naruto and Weiss began to walk towards the vending machine, before Weiss that no one was around them. "Naruto…"

"No, seriously, I mean you've been like the greatest frenemy to me…hahaha…that's a funny word right?" "It is a little…but Naruto."
"Hmm...ahh!"

Naruto felt Weiss place her lips on his cheek, making him blush a little, fidgeting as well. He looked at her with an intense blush as she did the same, before both laughed a little. "Well…Snowflake…um…"

"Naru…"
"Huh?"
"I'll call you Naru…if you call me Pretty Eyes…or Snowflake."

Naruto was stunned, he didn't even notice Weiss buy the soda. That was until he felt her place something cold into his hand, before he looked down, it was orange flavored while she had a mint flavored soda.

Looking at her, she gave a warm smile, before holding out her hand.

Naruto didn't waste a moment taking it.