Child of Grimm Ch. 50

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Derek watched the bullheads depart, his teammates on them. He saw all of them off, with Monica being slightly more emotional then the others. Derek had kept his emotions well in check, but he still was sad to see his team go. He turned away from the bullheads, and made a beeline for his dorm. He got inside, and sat down on his bed. What do I do for three weeks? He knew that he had LOOS, but they were being used in so many operations that it seemed unlikely that he would spend much time with them. He pulled out his scroll to check on them, but saw a message.

I know I told you we would spend time later on, but we have to leave for an operation.

Great. There goes LOOS. He sighed and stood up. He started to pace the room, and he thought about what he would of have done before. I would of have avoided people. What do I do? Derek exited his dorm, and walked down the hall. He tentatively knocked on RWBY's dorm, and awaited to see if anyone opened up. The door opened, and Derek was surprised by the full house.

"Hey Derek," Ruby greeted.

"Did no one here leave?" He asked.

"Uncle Qrow was busy."

"I really don't have many places to go," Blake said.

"My dad was busy," Weiss said.

"What brings you here?" Ruby asked. He took a deep breath in before continuing.

"My entire team left for the holidays," he explained. "I didn't realize how busy those idiots kept me."

"Isn't your girlfriend on your team?" Weiss asked.

"Idiots and one. Anyway, I just wanted to see how many of you had left. I guess I have my answer."

"Aw," Yang said. "You're feeling lonely."

"I am not!" Please don't pursue this.

"Whatever you say D," Blake teased. He gave her an angry look, but he was smiling inside.

"Well," Yang said. "We were planning on getting some breakfast. You can always join us?" Derek tried not to show his excitement, and just nodded simply.

"Sounds like a great plan," he said.

"Great. Wait here." Yang closed the door, and Derek patiently awaited them to exit. When they did, they immediately left for the cafeteria.

"Will anyone from JNPR be joining us?" Derek asked.

"Jaune and Pyrrha," Yang said. "Nora and Ren left for home, and Jaune and Pyrrha decided to stay." Derek nodded, and kept on course.

Cafeteria

RWBY and Derek sat down at the table that Jaune and Pyrrha were at. The seven people started to talk amongst each other, and Derek had to restrain himself from mentioning any of their relationships. Only myself and Gwen actually know about it. I will let it slip, when RWBY wants me to let it slip.

"So all of DRGN left?" Pyrrha said. "Except for you?"

"Correct," Derek said. "I'm the only one who had no where to go, and I chose not to leave with any of them."

"Why?" Jaune asked. "I mean, it seems awfully strange for you to stay alone."

"I lived that way for many years Jaune. I noticed that you decided to stay as well."

"Well yes, but I have Pyrrha."

"Speaking of which," Yang interrupted. "Is you two being a couple official yet?"

"I thought it had been for a while," Pyrrha said. Derek smiled at this remark. It seems as though love is in the air here at Beacon. Derek looked over to see a group he had never seen before. He titled his head in curiosity at the team. He leaned over, and then realized that Monica wasn't there. His expression saddened for a moment, but then he regained his composure.

"Who is that?" He asked, raising up his knife in their direction.

"Who?" Yang said, suddenly intrigued. "Oh, I think they are A-S-S-N."

"Assassin?"

"Yeah."

"I know them," Blake declared, looking up from her book. "They're a fairly interesting group." Derek looked over at them, and he felt tempted to join them.

"Hey!" Ruby called out in there direction. The four of them looked over at the table. "You want to join us?" One of them looked at the others, and thought for a moment.

"Sure," he called back. The four of them stood up, and joined the table. Derek took a good look at them. All of them wore cloaks. The first one had a green and gray cloak. His eyes were green, and his hair matched that color. He wore a gray shirt, and gray leather leggings. He had a strap going across his back, which presumably led to his weapon. The second one wore a purple cloak, which seemed strange to them. Her eyes were purple, as was her hair. She has a reason to pick that as a favorite color. The rest of her wardrobe was a mix of purple, and yellow. The colors were soft enough that the molding worked well together. She wore a sweatshirt, and long pants. The third member had chosen black as their primary color. He wore a tight shirt, and baggy pants. He had silver eyes, and black hair. They seemed to be the only one with nothing but one color for their wardrobe. The final member wore a white cloak. She had gray eyes and white hair. She wore a white shirt, with white pants to match. She had several different bands across her body, holding who knows what in them.

"Hello there," Derek said. "I do not believe I've ever met any of you. My name is-."

"Derek Flame," the one in green/gray said. "We've heard of you."

"And you are team RWBY," the one in purple followed.

"You two must be Jaune and Pyrrha," the one in black continued.

"Which means that LOOS, R-G-N, Nora and Ren all left," the one in white finished.

"Yes," Ruby said, a little surprised. "How do you know so much?"

"Get a clue Ruby," the one in green said. "You are all famous. We are honored that you asked us here."

"I'm glad you think so highly of us," Weiss said. "But who are you?"

"Where are my manners. My name is Alan Shaft. I'm the leader of ASSN."

"I'm Sarah Switch," the one in purple said.

"My name is Sal Shadows," the one in black continued.

"And finally, I'm Nor Snow," the one in white finished.

"I see you have a theme of S's going on," Yang said with a smile.

"Coincidence," Alan said with a smile.

"What are your weapons?" Ruby asked eagerly. Alan reached behind him and pulled out a bow. Sal brought two short swords from his sleeves. Nor pulled out two daggers. Ruby looked at Sarah expectingly.

"Right," she said. She pulled out two axes that were very small.

"The tricks with us aren't in our weapons," Alan continued. "It's our semblances. Perhaps a demonstration?" Everyone nodded eagerly. Alan stood up, and raised up his bow. He fired off an arrow, and then quickly raised up his hand. The arrow immediately disappeared, and was only seen when they heard a soft thunk in a nearby table. "Cloaking," he explained. He quickly sat down, and Sarah stood up. She raised up her hand, and a small circle appeared not far off. She disappeared in a small purple cloud, and then reappeared in that spot.

"I can switch my position short range," she said proudly. Sal disappeared into the table, and everyone looked around for him. He reappeared a fair distance away, and raised up his swords.

"Not vanishing," he said quickly. He did the same trick again, and this time Derek looked carefully. He looked over, and Sal reappeared. "I can make myself a shadow." Now Nor stood up, and swung around her cloak. She quickly vanished into white snow flakes, and they scattered. They came together nearby, and she appeared in it's place.

"The ability to change my form," she explained.

"Those are really cool," Ruby said eagerly.

"They certainly contribute to our names'," Alan said. Derek finished up his food, and stood up.

"Well that was intriguing," he said. "But I'm going up to my dorm. Would it be okay if I talked with you later on?"

"Fine by me," Alan said, leaning back in his chair.

"Excellent. I'll message you when I want too." Derek left for his dorm, and thought for a long time. Team ASSN, perhaps one of the strongest teams here. So why have I never met them?

Hidden Complex

"We could make an attempt on his team. They are all separated from him."

"We're ignoring him for now."

"Why?"

"Have you not witnessed his vengeance? If you want to go after him, then be my guest. But we will not be saving you Adam."

"Fine."

"We'll set our sights elsewhere for now."

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