AN: Hey Guys Void here with another chapter of Dreams of Remnant!
Recently some friends of mine have suggested some ship names for pairings with Uni or Lilith.
Now if you have ideas, feel free to share but please don't aggressively ship characters. I get wanting two characters to be together but again there is a limit and you don't have to be toxic about other options. I know the Rwby fandom is big on shipping but please don't be aggressive to others just because they like a different pairing. Well that's enough of me ranting.
So for Weiss and Uni someone suggested Frozen Moon.
For Lilith and Uni someone suggested Fallen Angels. I'm not going to lie, I kind of like this ship name, and the ship.
For Lilith and Yang, I find this pairing unlikely but the name is pretty good, someone suggested Phoenix.
While I do have some bad news, nothing serious of course, I'll leave that till the end of the chapter.
That's all for now, enjoy!
Chapter 4 - Chaotic Curiosities
It had been a while since Uni had an even remotely normal dream. So she was trying to make the most of it. Though you can't exactly call it normal as she wasn't in her usual dreamscape.
She was resting underneath a rather large oak tree, not to far from a large lake that reflected the moonlight off of it's surface.
While some may say it was pointless to rest in a dream; she thought it was a good way to spend her time.
The area around her was quiet, except for the quiet sound made by the leaves blowing across the ground. It was surprisingly tranquil… and she liked that, or at least as much as she could while being somewhat emotionless.
She could smell the ozone in the air, signaling an oncoming storm. But she didn't care, she would deal with it when it arrives. For now, she would relax. Just laying under the protection of a great oak tree.
It was peaceful, but not for long. She could hear the loud cries of ravens from all around her despite the lack of any in sight.
Slowly she sat up, looking around inquisitively. Frowning as she approached the lakeshore.
The water had been… turned to blood? She had to admit that it was rather strange.
She tilted her head curiously as she leaned over the edge of the pier. Only to take a few steps back as the blood began to boil, literally. Bubbling up and churning as if it were a geyser.
The blood started to climb onto the pier, as if it were a sentient ooze rather than just a thick red liquid. It began crawling towards Uni slowly, who was backing up as the bloody sludge approached her.
Uni wasn't sure how she was supposed to feel about being chased by a sentient lake of blood. Aren't dreams supposed to be symbolic? What is a lake of blood trying to attack her supposed to mean?
Well she didn't actually know whether it was attacking her but the blood looked scolding hot. She wasn't about to find out what would happen if it caught up with her.
Uni frowned as she felt herself back into something solid. She turned around to find pedestal. One made of blood, bone, and ash.
Upon the strange pillar was warped and malformed cage. One that had sharp thorns all over it and had a slightly dented shape. Inside the cage was a bird. An albino raven, to be specific.
She turned back to see the ooze approaching, she referred to it as such because it didn't look like blood anymore. It was far darker, almost black, and seemed to be withering away the grass around it.
She sighed to herself softly, she was having a normal dream and everything just had to get weird…
Carefully, She turned to the bird curiously one last time. There wasn't even a door to open the cage, and it appeared to be stuck to the pedestal. There wasn't much she could do.
She couldn't stay with the bird and let the strange sludge get her, so she left, the ooze too slow to catch up.
And despite being far away from the black substance and the bird, Now in an open field, she could still hear the loud cries of a raven.
Uni frowned as she looked for the source of the noise only to discover that she was alone. However she did notice strange neon lights in the sky. They were various different colors and were flying around like shooting stars.
Yet still no sign of the bird.
The raven's cries were only getting louder, it was actually getting a little annoying. Only a little though.
It was a strange experience, the calming lights in the sky with the cries of a non existent raven. They definitely didn't mix well, she could tell you that.
She could practically hear the rattling of it's cage. As if it were right next to her. But she was alone.
She closed her eyes and sighed to herself softly. Why did her dreams get so weird? She didn't know. She always tried to figure them out but she never did find anything. Just more and more confusing dreams.
Sometimes, she felt like she was the one in the cage. Running around in an endless carousel of confusion.
Uni watched on with tired eyes as Pyrrha kicked Cardin, spinning him into the air where he quickly landed on the arena floor.
She had been watching Pyrrha fight all of Team CRDL and it was rather boring. She had easily taken out the other three in a few minutes.
Pyrrha reached outward, her spear flying into her hand as the buzzer sounded off. Cardin clutching his ribs in pain as he sat up.
"And that's the match," Glynda announced.
Cardin groaned while glaring at Pyrrha sharply, "Lucky shot,"
"Well done, Miss Nikos," The blonde teacher continued. "You should have no problem qualifying for the tournament.
"Thank you, professor," Pyrrha replied with a polite smile.
Glynda nodded before turning to the rest of the class. "Alright," she said as she began tapping on a Scroll, "now I know that's a tough act to follow, but we have time for one more sparring match. Any volunteers?" Glynda asked as she observed the crowd of students.
"Ms. Belladonna?" Blake, who was reading quietly, slammed her book shut and looked at Glynda with a raised eyebrow, her eyes had massive dark lines beneath them. "You've been rather docile for the past few classes. Why don't you—"
"I'll do it." An unfamiliar boy's voice rang out. Uni didn't really recognize him so she assumed he was here for the tournament. But she knew one thing, she didn't like the smug grin he had on his face.
She might not be very good with… well, practically anything that wasn't fighting or aura related. But she could tell when someone was troublesome.
Glynda nodded as she turned to the grey haired boy. "Mercury, is it? Very well, let's find you an opponent."
"Actually, I wanna fight… her." Mercury pointed down at Pyrrha.
"Me?" The invincible girl asked in confusion.
Uni frowned, Pyrrha had just fought and even though she wasn't tired, she was the best in their year, though the boy might be the best in his school. Pyrrha was famous for a reason.
The boy stood no chance, yet he seemed confident, cocky even…
It was… "Peculiar…" She muttered softly, speaking her thoughts aloud.
Glynda glared at Mercury. "I'm afraid Miss Nikos has just finished a match. I recommend you choose someone else"
"No, it's fine!" Pyrrha said with a friendly smile. "I'd be happy to oblige."
Mercury let out a dark smirk, it was only for a fraction of a second before it was replaced with a friendly one. But Uni noticed, and she wasn't quite sure how to feel about it.
Mercury walked down to the arena, no visible weapons in hand. The two fighters looked each other up and down. Glynda frowned as she signalled the beginning of the match, causing Mercury to rush forward.
The silver boy led off with a rather slow kick that was blocked by Pyrrha's shield, while Pyrrha swept his other leg out from under him with the spear. He fell down to the ground, rolling back before flipping back up.
Pyrrha leapt forward to attack, but Mercury easily parried and brought her to the offensive with several kicks.
Pyrrha aimed her spear at his leg before knocking him back slightly with her shield. He slid back across the ground. He gave her a slightly surprised yet observant nod. "Hm."
"Hey, your friend's doing pretty good!" Ruby said to Mercury's partner, a green haired girl named Emerald, who smiled in return.
Uni frowned, "He's holding back…" She said expressionlessly. Emerald widened her eyes for a brief second as she, along with Ruby and Weiss, turned towards her.
"Huh?" Ruby said curiously, tilting her head with a frown.
"What do you mean?" Emerald asked with a strange look on her face.
"He's not putting his full force in his kicks, he's not exerting himself…" Uni explained softly.
"Why would he do that?" Weiss asked doubtfully, turning to Emerald for an explanation.
"He did injure his leg recently, nothing too bad, but he's probably just taking it easy." She elaborated, though Uni was still doubtful.
"Oh, well there you go!" Ruby said cheerfully, dropping the subject. Weiss simply shrugged while Uni looked towards Emerald curiously.
The green haired girl smiled, "I don't think we've met; I'm Emerald, and you?" She said in a strangely happy voice.
"Uni, Uni Moon…" The Broken girl answered warily. She wasn't too keen on Mercury's partner either. Her smile looked fake, or at least she thought it did. She might be wrong, emotions weren't her strong suit.
"Well, Uni, it's nice to meet you," Emerald said with faux cheer.
Uni simply nodded and let out a small, "Un…" which caused the green haired girl to frown before shrugging.
The sleepy girl then let out a soft mix between a sigh and a yawn as she turned back towards the fight.
Mercury smirked as he twisted into the air and pushed Pyrrha back with a kick to the shield. He landed low tried to sweep her off the ground, but she easily avoided the slow kick.
He unhedged forward once more for another flying kick, but she blocked it with her shield before sending him back with a spear thrust. Pyrrha then rolled out of the way as the grey haired boy charged and jumped up, releasing a quick flurry of kicks.
She then bashed her shield into Mercury's side, causing him to stumble slightly. Pyrrha then rushed into attack again but leapt back as he attempted a high kick towards her face.
The invincible girl threw her shield at the grey haired boy, who quickly launched it back with a kick. She easily caught it just in time to block another barrage of kicks. As Pyrrha blocked his attacks, Mercury quickly flipped around and launched her spear out of her hand.
The mechanical spear sunk into the arena floor, leaving Pyrrha with just her shield as Mercury smiled darkly. He spun and aimed a kick towards her now-open face, but Pyrrha used her semblance to make it look like she dodged it seamlessly.
Mercury spun slightly, landing off balance. As he stood straight he looked towards her thoughtfully, "Hmm."
Mercury quickly ducked to cadge a thrust of Pyrrha's spear, which she grabbed when the grey haired boy was distracted. Pyrrha then attempted to bash him with her shield only for him to kick off of it. Using the guns mounted in his boots to fly to the other end of the arena. Pyrrha smiled as she charged towards him, preparing her spear for a thrust when he turned to Glynda and said, "I forfeit."
Pyrrha gasped in surprise and confusion, stumbling past the boy as she skidded to a stop. She turned to Mercury, "You… don't even want to try?"
"What's the point?" he answered with a shrug. "You're a world-renowned fighter. We're obviously leagues apart."
"In that case… Pyrrha Nikos is the victor of the match… again." Glynda's said in frustration. "Next time, you may want to think a little harder before choosing an opponent."
"I'll be sure to do that." Mercury responded with a smug grin. Pyrrha frowned as she looked towards him with disappointment.
The bell rang, signaling the end of the class. "That is all for today," Glynda said calmly as the students began to leave. "And remember, the dance is this weekend, but you all have your first mission on Monday. I will not accept any excuses."
Mercury met up with Emerald as they left. "Learning is so much fun!" he said with a dark grin. However, neither of the two transfer students noticed the silver haired girl staring at them curiously.
"Hmm…" She hummed thoughtfully, only to look around in confusion as she heard the distant cries of a raven.
Uni sighed softly, shaking her head as she grabbed her bag and left the room.
Uni approached Blake quietly, only to Pause as Sun ran up to her.
"Hey, Blake!" He said with a friendly smile. Blake turned and shut her book in annoyance. Sun frowned as he saw Blake. "You uh, doing okay?" he asked worriedly.
"I'm fine," she replied coldly.
Sun shrugged softly. "So I hear there's this dance going on this weekend. Ah, sounds pretty lame, but… you and me, I'm thinking, not as lame, huh?"
"What?" She asked incredulously.
"The dance! This weekend!" He reiterated with a hopeful smile. "You wanna go, or what?"
"I don't have time for a stupid dance. I thought you of all people would get that." She replied with a cold stare.
Blake scowled as she stormed away past the rest of Team RWBY. The girls looked at each other in concerned silence.
Uni sighed softly, she'd have to ask about it later. If anyone would know something, it would be her.
Later that night…
Uni entered the Library silently. It was rather dark and practically empty, with only a few people here. It didn't take her long to find the quiet faunus, silently reading in the corner of the library.
Blake looked up with a frown as Uni approached. Having heard her coming.
"What do you want?" Blake asked harshly as Uni sat down across from her.
"I have a question that I think you could answer…" Uni replied softly while staring at her expressionlessly.
Blake sighed heavily, "Can't you look it up?" She asked exasperatedly.
"I tried, found nothing." She answered bluntly. Blake simply raised an eyebrow in response, only to wilt under Uni's empty stare.
"Fine…" She said tiredly, rolling her amber eyes in annoyance. "What is it?"
"Have you ever heard of a winged faunus who could fly?" Uni asked with curious eyes.
Blake immediately shook her head. "It's not possible, even if a bird faunus has wings, not only is the wingspan disproportionate, they're too heavy to be able lift themselves into the air…"
Uni frowned softly, "That's strange, recently I met a faunus with large wings that could fly, She even lifted me into the air with her…" She explained calmly.
Blake's frown deepened, though more so in curiosity rather than annoyance. "That doesn't make sense…" The faunus girl said softly. "I suppose her semblance could lower her weight or something like that, allowing her to fly…"
"That is possible…" Uni said while nodding softly before a thought occurred to her. "Though that wouldn't explain her ability to make her wings disappear and reappear at will…"
Blake stared at her in confusion. "What? That m-" She began before sighing. "Maybe her semblance is those wings and she's not a faunus at all."
Uni nodded to herself. While that made some sense that left some questions. Why didn't she dismiss her wings when they were tangled? Why did they feel so real? Why would her feathers linger after she dismissed them?
Wait… the feathers.
Uni quickly leaned over and pulled the hard black feather out of her bag. She then slid it across the table, showing it to Blake.
"If it was her semblance, then wouldn't feathers made of aura have disappeared by now?" Uni asked with an inquisitive frown.
Blake paused, clearly confused. "I-I Don't know…" She said softly. "Some semblances are different than others, but if it's not her semblance then I don't know what it is…"
Blake then looked back towards the broken girl. "Is that all?" She asked tiredly. "I have stuff to do…"
Uni gave a small nod as she sat up and grabbed her things. But before she left she turned to Blake.
"Just remember," She began softly. "You Don't have to anything alone, it's okay to let people help you…" She told her.
"I of all people would know…" She ended as she walked away silently, leaving Blake alone with her thoughts.
Meanwhile…
Mercury and Emerald sat in their temporary dorm next to Cinder. Emerald and Mercury were listing off people who had caught their interest and informing Cinder about them.
"And finally, Pyrrha Nikos." Mercury said with a grin as he reminisced on his fight with the red headed girl.
"Ah," Cinder said, "the invincible girl."
"She's smart, but I wouldn't say invincible," Mercury refuted.
"Do tell," Cinder said smoothly, her amber eyes glowing with curiosity.
"Her Semblance is Polarity," Emerald began. "But you'd never know just by watching."
"After she made contact with my boots, she was able to move them around however she wanted," Mercury explained. "But she only made slight adjustments."
"Just enough to make it look like she's untouchable. She doesn't broadcast her power, so it puts her opponent at a disadvantage."
"Hmm," Cinder hummed thoughtfully. "People assume that she's fated for victory, when she's really taking fate into her own hands. Interesting." She looked to Emerald. "Add her to the list."
Emerald nodded as Cinder turned to Mercury. "Is that everyone?" She asked.
Mercury nodded, "Yeah, no one y-"
"Actually…" Emerald interrupted. "Someone else caught my interest…".
Cinder raised an eyebrow, "oh?" She said curiously. "And who would that be?"
"A girl by the name of Uni Moon…"
Cinder's eyes narrowed at the name. "Are you sure?" She asked sternly, her sadistic smile now a scowl.
"That's what she told me her name was…" Emerald replied nervously. She was unsure of what Cinder was upset about, but her being angry was never good. An angry Cinder usually led to someone being dead.
"What color are her eyes?" She asked sharply.
"What does that have to do wi-" Mercury started only to be cut off by Emerald once again.
"Silver, ma'am." She replied quickly while Cinder's eyes narrowed further. Emerald already knew that their mentor would care about the eye color, as she was interested in the Ruby girl for the same reason. But she didn't expect Cinder to get so upset.
"What's the big deal? So she's a kid with a weird Atlesian name and a rare eye color, so what?"
Cinder turned to him sharply, glaring at him with fury in her amber eyes. "The silver eyes are no mear eye color." She said coldly, "And the deal is that she's supposed to be dead."
Both Emerald and Mercury turned to each other with wide eyes. If Cinder wanted someone dead, they died. No getting around it.
So how did this Uni girl survive?
Lilith's crimson eyes were filled with worry as she stared at the cage while wondering why she couldn't see into the iron prison despite her night vision.
The caverns were already dark and creepy, and the caged Grimm didn't help. She wasn't even told why they were entering the tunnels or why they needed such a strange creature. Sometimes she wished her father would tell her things.
She scowled slightly as a thought echoed throughout her head. "Then your father probably isn't the best person…"
Lilith let out a sigh of disappointment. Her father is a good person, he had to be. The new Grimm didn't change anything…
She was okay with most Grimm, as they didn't attack her unless she provoked them. Although to be fair, even flaring her aura angered them. They got upset very easily; but otherwise Grimm didn't really bother her, though that might be because she's so close with Z.
A loud chitter echoed throughout the cavern, originating from the cage. Lilith flinched as the air around her grew colder. Her eyes widened in confusion as she realized she could see her breath in the air.
She didn't like this Grimm. The power it radiated, the negativity it produced. It was sickening… But what really scared her about the creature was the intelligence it emanated.
The cage rattled as long slender fingers quickly wrapped around the massive bars of the cage, causing Lilith to jump in fear. One hand was whiter than snow, the other was blacker than the fur of the Grimm.
Red eyes glowed through the gaps of the steel prison as an eerie voice whispered.
"Hungry…" The creature's feminine voice said in a soft, raspy, voice that sent shivers running down Lilith's spine.
Whatever this was, it was dangerous. She understood that sometimes you need to make sacrifices. That it's necessary to do bad things for the right reasons.
But this thing… it was too far. She couldn't do anything to stop it. But maybe she could something else…
The sky, and the trees…
The water and the ground…
Everything, was grey…
They world faded around her, transforming into a jungle of concrete and steel. One born from dust, blood, and lies. A land of darkness that came from the mud…
Was a cold emotionless grey…
Worry was evident in Lilith's bright red eyes as she wandered through the harsh lands. The fierce winds blowing into her, whipping at the dirty rags that she called clothes.
Silent, bright blue, tears dropped down her beaten and bruised face. The only emotion, the only color, in this cold grey world.
She would fly away, anywhere else, but her wings were torn and injured. With no medicine there was nothing she could do.
She was alone…
And then, she wasn't. A figure made of red smoke and embers appeared in front of her. He offered the lonely child a hand, and she took it.
She had a family again; and with it, color returned to the land. Crimson skies and blue waters deep. Color returned, and with it, life.
She had family again. One that she would follow to the ends of the earth.
Then a girl with wings of silver appeared. A monster, one that threatened to destroy what little she had. And then, she didn't.
The silver devil didn't harm, instead she saved. She was helped and treated normally. She wasn't shunned nor hated.
Then she spoke words Lilith had never expected.
"I don't know where you're from but I'm told that it's not normal to go around killing people…"
She was told that those of silver would kill her, yet silver said it wasn't normal. That it wasn't right. Her perspective began to shift. Maybe the world wasn't all bad.
Then the girl of Silver questioned her father's credibility, his integrity.
Lilith glowed black and red. Her father? A bad person? The thought was ridiculous!
But then again… was it?
The Next Day…
Uni's curious eyes wandered the ballroom as she entered, observing the area around her.
Tables and chairs were everywhere and streamers and balloons lined the walls. A loud bang could be heard as Yang slammed a massive speaker onto the ground at the far end of the hall.
"So," She started as she turned to Ruby, who was sitting next to Weiss. "Have you picked out a dress yet?"
"What's the point!?" Ruby exclaimed as she groaned in annoyance. "Who cares about the dance if Blake isn't going?"
Uni walked up to the members of Team RWBY with a slight frown. "I talked to her last night, she's very stressed…"
Ruby jumped slightly, turning towards Uni in surprise. "Oh, hey Uni!" She said cheerfully, boredom quickly leaving her silver eyes.
"You talked to her last night?" Weiss asked with a confused look on her face.
"Un," She replied with a blunt nod. "Though I'm not sure she'll be going…"
Yang gave her a smile. "Oh, don't worry; I'll make sure she goes." She then frowned as she noticed the small cloths in the Heiresses hands. "Weiss! I thought we agreed; No doilies!"
Weiss pointed a finger at her, glaring at the blonde sharply with her icy blue eyes. "If I don't get doilies, you don't get fog machines!"
The doors behind them flew open. "You're dance is gonna have fog machines?" Neptune's voice rang out as he and Sun walked in.
Weiss had a nervous smile as she stepped towards him. "We were thinking about it…"
Sun quickly cut in, interrupting Weiss' conversation. "You ladies all excited for dress-up?"
"Not really," Uni answered with a blank expression on her face.
In reality, she didn't even want to go to the dance. The only reason she was even showing up is because Glynda said it would be good for her. Though speaking of dress-up, she would have to get a dress soon.
Ruby let out a fake laugh. "Yeah right!"
"Laugh all you want." Yang said with a large grin. "I'll be turning heads tomorrow night!"
"So… What are you two wearing?" Weiss asked the boys in an attempt to be nonchalant, twirling a lock of her white hair as she looked towards Neptune.
"Uhh… this?" Sun answered as he gestured to his shirtless torso behind his white coat. Neptune stepped in front of the monkey faunus. "Ignore him, for he knows not what he says," the blue-haired boy said.
Sun pushed him aside. "Hey, I may have moved to Mistral, but I grew up in Vacuo. It's not exactly a shirt-and-tie kind of place."
Yang smirked as she gave the monkey faunus a sarcastic look. "Yeah, we noticed," she said aloud.
Uni nodded to herself softly. She had never been to the heart of Vacuo herself but she had visited the outskirts. It wasn't exactly pleasant…
Let's just say she never wants to see a giant crab again…
Sun chuckled as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, ruffling his messy blonde hair. "Soooo… what does Blake think of all this? She still being all, y'know… Blake-y?"
"Un," The sleepy girl replied simply.
"I still can't think of a way to change her mind," Ruby added as she sighed glumly.
"Guys." Yang began as everyone turned to her, confidence shining in her lavender eyes. "Trust me; Blake will be at the dance tomorrow."
A raven's cry echoed loudly throughout Uni's mind. She rubbed her temples in an attempt to soothe her headache but to no avail.
She had been hearing the nonexistent bird all day and it was getting a little annoying. Especially since she had no clue why she was hearing it.
She sighed as she approached the shop, the sun glaring off the window as she walked by. The off white walls of the building making it seem even brighter.
She was recommended the clothing store by Coco before she left for her mission. For some reason she felt a little wary about the shop. Something about the look on the fashionista's face when she said she needed clothes for the dance was… concerning, to say the least.
As she looked up to the large sign she realized why she was sent to such a high end place with her only instructions being to say, "Coco sent me."
The sign was all black, going against the bright theme of the store. In large golden letters, the words "Adel Fashion" were emblazoned onto the sign.
Uni's eyes widened briefly as she entered the massive store, mannequins and clothes were everywhere. The sound of sewing machines and people getting haircuts could be heard in the distance as a woman's smooth and rich voice called out. "Why hello there Angel, what can I do for ya?"
Uni turned to see a rather tall and curvy, slightly tanned, young woman standing at a desk. Her long wavy brown hair swaying behind her as she stepped towards the broken girl, her black boots echoing with each step.
While she slid her golden wire rimmed glasses down to get a better look at Uni. The sleepy girl took in the brunettes outfit.
She was surprised to see a person who worked in such a high end fashion place wearing something so casual. Her tight black jeans contrasting against her golden belt while her loose unkempt white buttoned top that emphasized her… let's not talk about that part.
Her various tools dangled from her belt as she adjusted her light brown, unbuttoned leather vest. Her various jewelry glinting in the light.
Her body seemed to sway as she walked around Uni, taking the young girl in. Her well developed form would've made Yang jealous.
"Well what are you here for?" The woman said with a smirk.
"Coco sent me to get prepared for the ball tonight…" Uni replied with an expressionless look on her pale face.
"I can see why…" The woman muttered in what seemed like disappointment, frowning as she looked at Uni's outfit. "Well any friend of my sis is a friend of mine, regardless of their horrible taste in fashion…" She said with a smile, not even bothering to hide her opinions.
"I'm Uni, nice to meet you."
"The name's Tawna Adel, but you can call me Tawny," She greeted, excitement glinting in her golden eyes as she shook Uni's hand.
"Now, let's see what we can do about your new outfit," She said as she grabbed Uni's arm and began leading her through the complex maze that was the store.
"Huh?" Uni muttered as she blinked in confusion. She had found herself standing on a black circular pedestal in a room. The thing that confused her was that she didn't even remember how she got here.
The room was around the size of her dorm with wooden floors and beige walls. There were various outfits hanging against the wall and a few mannequins were shoved into a corner.
Spools of yarn and various fibers lined shelves along the wall with several fitting charts. There were several machines in the back and a desk covered in paper in the last corner.
Uni was unsure of how to feel as Tawny walked towards her with a strange glint in her eyes.
"Now…" She said slowly, a mischievous and slightly sadistic grin on her face as she pulled out a measurer from her belt. "Let's take your measurements…"
It was a flurry of brown and silver as the tape measurer was wrapped around every inch of her body. She was weighed and had her height measured in a blink of an eye. Strings and cloths were held up against her as Tawny observed her.
The brunette zipped around her at incredible speeds. Moving so quick that Uni wouldn't have been surprised if Tawny had a speed semblance.
Despite nothing being cut or sewn, the sound of scissors and the sewing machine could be heard as the brunette continued to take her measurements.
The silver haired girl had never felt so violated. Though technically she didn't feel violated at all because of her apathy but that's besides the point.
The point was that the process was very invasive. But finally, she was done. Or at least, she thought she was.
Uni tilted her head curiously as Tawny flew around the room, grabbing various fabrics. It was then she realized that it wasn't over. That there was more to come. The strange look in the brunette's eyes didn't reassure her either.
Meanwhile Tawny was having the time of her life as she scribbled into a notebook furiously. A rather detailed sketch of Uni on the page as she began designing various dresses and hairstyles.
Somehow the process of Tawny designing outfits and styles and making Uni test them was worse. By a long shot.
Her body slightly was sore from moving around so much. She must have tried on a hundred outfits already. She never wanted to go through the process of getting custom clothes again. Or at least, custom clothes from the Adel family.
Tawny walked back into the room with a gentle smile on her face. She was holding a brown bag in her arms as she stepped towards Uni, her light brown hair slightly damp from sweat.
"Okay, I'm done…" She said slowly, panting slightly from running around so much.
Uni nodded as she peeled into the bag. It was actually a very nice outfit along with the accessories for her outfit and hair.
"It's perfect…" Uni said with a nod, a strange look in her eyes. "How much?"
Tawny chuckled as she waved her arm to the side. "It's on the house, consider it payment for indulging me." The tall brunette smiled, "I don't normally work with customers because of how crazy I can get…" She explained.
"There's a reason I'm assigned to the register ya know?" Tawny added with a playful grin.
"Thank you," Uni replied gently. Honestly she felt like she was cheating Tawny in the situation. The dress was very nice and clearly expensive, yet she was getting it for free.
"It's no problem darlin', though if ya wanna make it up to me…" She said slowly as she looked the silver haired girl up and down, her golden brown eyes glowing mischievously.
Uni stepped back slightly, raising an eyebrow as she stared at Tawny cautiously.
The tall brunette let out a hearty chuckle at Uni's reaction. "It's nothing bad, just make sure ya come here next time ya need an outfit." She elaborated as she began leading Uni out of the store.
"Un, I can do that…" Uni said tonelessly as she nodded slightly. If it was just getting nice clothes and putting up with Tawny then she could handle it. The process might be tiring but she could put up with it once in awhile.
Tawny lit up as if Uni had made her day. "Lovely! I can't wait to see ya again!"
The sleepy girl nodded slightly as she grabbed the bag. "It was nice meeting you,"
Tawny nodded, "You too Angel," She said with a smile.
Uni waved expressionlessly as she exited the shop, her silver twin tails blowing in the wind. Finally, she was ready for the dance.
Uni spun around in front of the mirror, gaining a better look at her new outfit.
As her black and silver heels clicked against the floor, her long silver hair spun around with her. Which was now in a loose ponytail going down her bare left shoulder held up by a golden bow.
Her silky black one-shoulder dress glittering under the light of her room as her asymmetrical skirt twirled slightly, held close by her silver scarf, which was wrapped around her waist.
She looked herself up and down in her mirror, brushing a lock of silver hair out of her face with her white gloved hands.
She could feel the cold metal of her locket against her chest as she adjusted the jewelry that came with the outfits. Amethyst earrings and golden bracelets, She was definitely cheating Tawny…
When selling outfits like this, it was no wonder the Adel family was at the top of the Fashion industry.
The outfit must've cost at least four thousand Lien. She would definitely have to make up for this, she didn't like keeping debts.
Uni yawned as she stepped away from the mirror and out of the bathroom. A gust of wind blowing by her causing her to frown.
Her window was open, she never opened her windows. Ever. So someone else opened it…
Her silver eyes narrowed as she looked around warily, shutting the windows quickly. She tilted her head as a black feather floated by her.
"Lilith?" Uni thought to herself as she let out a small confused, "hmm?"
The silver haired girl watched the ebony feather slowly float down to the ground inquisitively, landing right next to a letter.
Uni picked up the letter, looking the thin piece of paper in her hands. It had her name on it, and the feather clearly implied that it was from Lilith.
"I'll read it later…" She thought as she set the message on her desk. If it was important Lilith would have talked to her in person. For now, it was time to dance.
AN: That was my latest chapter of Dreams of Remnant. Now I have a lot to talk about so here it goes.
First off, the bad news. I'm changing my upload schedule. I'll be uploading every other week from now on. It's so I can have more free time, not stay up all night working and writing, focus on quality rather than upload speed. With this I won't have to rush to get things done on time.
I think this change will make the chapters more enjoyable.
Second, about the shopping scene. I literally couldn't write anything else. The thought had occurred to me when I was designing her dress. I realized that Uni wouldn't own a dress and would procrastinate getting one till the very last minute.
Then the idea of her having to deal with Coco play dress up with Uni popped into my mind but I immediately brushed it off as Team CFVY is supposed to be on a mission. That's when I got the idea for Tawny, and Coco's family practically having a monopoly on the fashion industry.
Again I ignored it. I saw it as filler and thought you guys and gals, and others, would prefer more interesting stuff but I couldn't get the idea out of my mind. Everything I wrote felt wrong and didn't work very well. So I planned to write the dress scene to get the idea out of my head and then write something else.
But then as I read it, I discovered that I liked it. The style was different, it had character development and was a little humorous. So I decided to keep it.
Third, I'm not sure if you noticed but I had an epiphany or revelation of sorts about my writing style. I'm not sure how obvious it was but later in the chapter I discovered more about how I want to write. Rather than info dumps about things I'd rather describe things as the story goes along.
I think this change will make it better for both of us, even if it makes my writing take a bit longer.
Fourth, I would like to thank you guys for all the support so far. I mean wow… 76 follows and 55 favorites… I never expected to get this far. I guessed I'd get fifty follows at most but this, just wow…
I'd like to thank Kurt for helping me out so much, I've said it before but check him out. Kurt50Alien. As well as Blaze2121. His comments gave a lot of good advice that helped me refine my writing style, though as I mentioned I've changed that further as with some help, this will make me look dumb to anyone who knows anything about writing, learning about the differences between Showing and Telling. I haven't got it down just yet but I have some understanding.
That and more have helped me get where I am now, so I just want to say thank you.
Finally, please vote on the poll, review any comments, questions, concerns or more. Even if it's just some theory you have. I'm not sure if you guys know the joy of getting a review, even if it's not helpful and it's just saying that you enjoyed.
Oh, I'm not sure if I said it in an earlier chapter or not but if you have a pairing you want with Lilith and you've already voted, making it so you can't choose. Just leave a review or send a PM and tell me and I'll mark the pairing on my tally. The same goes if you want to change a vote.
That's all for now. Thanks for everything.
Sincerely, TH3-V01D.
Void Out!