Author's Note: Hi, I thought I would be taking a break from writing but here I am, considering my extreme boredom and the fact that I find my story growing increasingly interesting, here we are. I may be writing a lot now, but you can probably expect me to crash at some point and disappear for like two months or whatever in the near future. On another note, I'm gonna start using the characters first names from now on, hope it isn't too jarring for you'all. I mean depending on who, if it's my military characters, they'll still address each other with their rank and last names in a professional setting. When I am addressing them, I'm going to use their first. Anyway, I hope you have thus far enjoyed reading and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Beta Read by: Karaya 2

Disclaimer: I don't own RWBY.


Rough Start

0613: 13 Minutes After Morning PT

The door to the cupboard opens as Robert peers in, he reaches in and grabs the protein powder container. He whistles a soft tune as he pours water into his shaker bottle before adding in a scoop of powder and the shaker.

"Morning, Robert," Maxim greets as he exits the shower.

"Morning, el-tee," he replies.

Maxim turns to Nathnial, who is sitting on his bed reading the newspaper and says the same thing to him. Nathnial, due to the toothbrush hanging from his mouth wasn't able to answer, so he instead waves back. He walks over to the coffee maker just as it finishes brewing.

"Oh, who made coffee?" he asks.

"I did sir, and good morning First Lieutenant Basuda!" Penny chirps.

Robert absentmindedly walks to the window and opens it to let some fresh air in. He hears a few strange noises and pauses. He glances at the rooftop in front of their window and freezes. Sitting casually on the roof were two very familiar Bald Eagles and an Arctic Fox pup. Upon seeing what he saw, his first immediate thought was 'Yeah, looks like I really am going to need coffee this morning.'

"Hey Lieutenant?" Robert calls out.

"Yes?"

Robert, with a deadpan expression, turns back and away from the open window.

"You got some visitors," he announces.

He side steps for the window and in walks the two eagles and fox pup.

He rushes up to them and joyfully exclaims "Боже ты мой! Я не могу поверить, что ты здесь! Так приятно видеть тебя!" (According to Google Translate, roughly translates to "Oh my god! I can't believe you're here! It's so good to see you!")

"Right, I'm going to chow," Robert mumbles, "I'll meet you guys in class."


0850, Professor Port's Classroom

Penny and Nathaniel made their way to their first class.

Nathanial says aloud "I sure hope Peter's going to be alright on his own."

"I'm sure he'll be fine, Nathanial," Penny optimistically replies. "He's basically taking my spot in the academy."

"Which means he'll probably end up with Ciel as a partner," Nathanial ads.

"That's a bad thing?" Penny asks curiously.

"Oh no, she's just the biggest stiff on the planet," Nathanial sarcastically retorts.

"I think it'll be good for her if someone like Peter was on her team," Penny reasons optimistically. "He'll help her open up more….be more flexible, less tied to her watch."

They stop right as they reach the classroom entrance.

"You know she's going to miss us right?" Penny adds, "After all we did spend a lot of time together."

"Penny, the majority of that time was spent watching over you," Nathanial reminded, "And by default me, because that's where the majority of your time was spent."

"Which is why it would be good for her to be around more outgoing people. Besides, she never complained about our interactions," Penny notes. "Who do you think will be team leader?" she asks.

"Peter would be the obvious choice noting his previous experience," Nathaniel replies as he opens the door, "But that would be too easy, also, we barely even talked….but she was a good listener, I'll give her that."

With that, they too enter the classroom.

"Hey guys," Nathaniel greets as the two take their seats to the right of Robert.

"Hey," Robert replies.

"Anything happening?" he asks.

"Someone's running a little bit behind," he points at the eight empty seats.

"What time is it?" Nathanial asks.

"0854," Robert replies while glancing at his watch. "If they don't hurry, they're going to be late."

As if on cue, both Teams RWBY and JNPR both come barreling through the door and end up in a dog pile on the floor.

"Oh look," Penny points, "They're they are."

After taking a brief moment to regain their composure, the new arrivals take their seats right as their professor made his way to the front of the class. As the class quotes down, he pulls out his weapon, and quietly sets it on the table in front of the boards which displayed various notes and diagrams and different species of Grimm.

As the lecture started, it was quickly coming apparent as to what type of students had filled the class. In the back, Jaune could be seen writing notes on whatever he thought was important, the lecture from the professor honestly confused him but he tried to keep up. Pyrrah noticed this and tapped him on the arm with her pen, she then points at the board as Jaune shot her a quiet "Thank you." Team RWBY on the other hand, had varying, very visible stages of interest to the professor.

"Monsters! Demons... Prowlers of the night!" he boasted, "Yes, the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as prey! Ha-ha!"

Ruby, who had decided to take a small nap and had her head slumped over her desk, quickly snaps awake form the bad joke. A joke which received nothing but silence save for a few crickets chirping.

"Ahhhh…" he pauses awkwardly for a moment….before immediately picking it back up, "And you shall too, upon graduating from this prestigious academy! Now, as I was saying: Vale, as well as the other three kingdoms, are safe havens in an otherwise treacherous world! Our planet is absolutely teeming with creatures that would love nothing more than to tear you to pieces! And that's where we come in. Huntsmen! Huntresses…"

He proceeds to give Yang a wink, which she groans uncomfortably at.

He either didn't notice nor did he care because he just continued on "Individuals who have sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves! From what, you ask? Why, the very world!"

One student got a bit too excited and jumped up from his desk and cheered.

""Ayyyy-yep!"

He stands there awkwardly for a good hot minute before he realizes that it's only him, to which he proceeds to awkwardly sit back down.

Professor Port blinks a few times before moving on like nothing had happened.

"That is what you are training to become. But first: A story. A tale of a young, handsome man... Me! When I was a boy.."

Weiss was actually somewhat entertained by this, it's not often you meet a guy who can talk so much from out of their ass. Yet, if you listen closely, there's actually some hidden message embedded in the speech like some kind of code. Thank Oum understanding poems is one of Weiss's strongest suites.

"...Despite smelling of cabbages, my grandfather was a wise man. 'Peter', he told me..."

She suddenly feels a light tap on her shoulder and she looks over at Ruby who shows her her notebook. Weiss flat out does a double take the picture she had drawn. It was a ball-with-limbs-and-a-head drawing of the teacher with stink lines coming from him and "Professor Poop" written underneath, Blake and Yang thought it was rather and both let out a giggle.

Weiss rolls her eyes and scolds "Put that way Ruby."

Ruby frowns and blows a quick raspberry, Weiss shook her head and shrugged. It just in the end really wasn't her problem. It turns out, Weiss wasn't the only one who saw Ruby's art, there were two particular sets of eyes that were watching her. The first were the steely, experienced eyes of Professor Port's while the second….they belonged to the hardened, reptilian eyes of Robert.

"Ah-heh-hem!"the professor coughed as he waited until he had their attention again. "In the end, the Beowolf was no match for my sheer tenacity, and I returned to my village with the beast in captivity and my head held high, celebrated as a hero!"

Somehow in the span of this lecture, Ruby had once again, fallen asleep. Weiss, rolls her eyes and slowly reached over to wake her. It was at that point, she had this very sudden feeling of dread which left her confused. Her questions were then answered as she saw a figure slowly stand up. She freezes and her blood runs cold as she slowly turns her head to the figure.

It was Robert, who wore a completely expressionless face, all save for his eyes who were locked onto them. He then shifts his gaze to directly at her and as if she could read his mind, she slowly moved her hand back to her desk. Robert returns his gaze onto Ruby and walks slowly to her desk. Professor Port, now at this point had put a pause on his lecture and found himself entertained by what was happening.

Funnily enough, the majority class at this point had not noticed anything had changed, proving that they weren't really listening to begin with. Some of them did though, Blake was one of them and she grabs Yang instantly shutting her up and they both stop and watch a petrified Weiss. They follow her gaze as Robort silently creeps up to the sleeping Ruby. Robert raises his finger to the professor asking for a quick moment to which he nods allowing him to continue.

Robert slowly lowers his head and listens, from the small girl he heard a soft, but undeniable, snore. Without further thought, Robert rips the notebook from under her arms snapping Ruby awake in shock. Yang on reflex, stands up only to be pulled back down by Blake. Ruby, dazed and confused looks around quickly as she tries to regain her bearings. She then freezes as she sees Robert casually standing in front of her and she then gasps as she sees he is looking at her notebook. Robert glances back to Ruby and briefly takes in her reaction, he flips the notebook around and shows it to her. It was the drawing from earlier, Ruby lets out a nervous chuckle while Robert, without taking his eyes off of her, hands it over to Professor Port. Professor Port quirks his eyebrows as he looks over the portrait of him.

He laughs and comments "Interesting interpretation of me, Miss Rose."

"Eep," Ruby whimpers.

Robert finally decides to speak and he calmly and softly asks "What were you doing?"

Ruby remains frozen and he asks her again "What were you doing, just now."

Ruby stutters "I-I….I was…."

She looks around and sees that now, all eyes were on her.

"Ignore them…." Robert calls out snapping her attention back to him, "And answer the question."

There was no escaping this, Ruby droops her head down and says "I was sleeping."

"Alright," Robert dutifully replies, he returns the notebook and continues "For now, listen to the rest of the lecture and when it is over, we'll have a little chat with the professor about your behavior."

As he walks off, he says to Weiss "Make sure she stays awake this time."

"Yes, Staff Sergeant," she responds.

This wasn't Robert she was talking to anymore, it was now Drill Sergeant Streicher and she knew full well what was about to come. She did take comfort in knowing that Ruby is young and absolutely not a soldier, so at least Robert would hold back a great deal on her.

"As I was saying," Professor Port continues, "A true Huntsman must have a collection of value they must live by." He motions to Robert and says "For example, integrity and respect."

He then comes around to the end of his lecture.

"The moral of this story? A true Huntsman must be honorable!"

Weiss glances over to Ruby, who looked a little downtrodden.

"A true Huntsman must be dependable!"

Yang looked incredibly pissed, she could practically see the flames bursting around her and all Ruby could think about was her talk at the end of class.

"A true Huntsman must be strategic, well-educated, and wise!"

Weiss was going to have to take one for the team and do something to drag the attention onto her instead of her team leader.

"So, who among you believes themselves to be the embodiment of these traits?"

Before Ruby could raise her hand, Weiss jumps up and cries "I do, sir!"

Ruby snaps to Weiss in surprise to which she sheepishly smiles.

"Well, then, let's find out!" Professor Port smiles as he turns and gestures at the glowing red eyes surrounded by shadow shaking the cage. "Step forward, and face your opponent!"


After a quick change of clothes, Weiss stood in her combat clothes with Myrternaster, ready to face the monster in the cage.

"Gooo, Weiss!" Yang cheers.

"Fight well," Blake adds while waving a small "Team RWBY" flag.

"Yeah, Team RWBY represents!" Ruby whoops.

Weiss chose to remain silent as she runs through a quick functions check on her weapon.

"Alright!" Port bellows, he walks over, next to the cage and pulls out his weapon, "Let the match... begin!

He swings his weapons and cuts through the lock on the cage, as the door falls forward, it reveals a Boarbatusk which immediately charges Weiss. Acting on reflex, she brings up Myrtenaster and deflects the attack and rolls out of the way. She looks over and see that the Boarbatusk had stopped and was now studying her.

"Ha-ha! Wasn't expecting that, were you?" Port laughs.

"Hang in there, Weiss!" cries.

'This is where the fun begins,' Weiss thinks to herself.

She narrows her eyes as if challenging the Grimm before charging, the Grimm then charges as well. One particular quote flashed in her mind as she closed the distance, 'The hard part about playing Chicken is knowing when to flinch.' At the last moment, she swings to the side and stabs the blade into its neck. She failed to anticipate the Boarbatusk's strength as it manages to latch onto the blade with its tusks and pull it from her grasp as it charges past her.

"Shit," she curses as the creature turns around and taunts her with the blade still wedged in its tusks.

"Oh-ho! Now what will you do without your weapon?" Port asks.

Weiss rises to a crouch and reaches to her side where she kept something just in case this happened. From the white colored holster, she pulls out a slick Sig Sauer P226 painted in a black-ice pattern.

'I'm gonna have to knock it free it somehow,' she thinks as she glances around, she then notices the desk behind her and an idea forms. She snaps the pistol up and fires three rounds into the armored face-plate. The Grimm lets out an annoyed shriek and it charges her again, she rolls out of the way as it charges straight into the desk smashing it to pieces and knocking the sword loose.

"Bold, new approach. I like it!" Port comments.

"Come on, Weiss, show it who's boss!" Ruby cheers.

With her weapon now back in her grasp, she tries to reform a plan of attack. She racked her brain for anything she knew of the species before her.

"Weiss! Go for its belly! There's no armor underneath!" Ruby cries.

'Hmm, how about that,' Weiss muses.

The Boarbatus leaps forward into a ball and begins rolling down in her direction quickly gaining velocity as it gets closer.

"Okay, I'm gonna have to time this just right," she whispers to herself.

Right as it is about to strike her, she activates a blue and white, snowflake-shaped glyph and blocks the roll. The Boarbatusk tries to leap into the air again as the glyph starts to turn black. She held on for a moment before the glyph turned blue, briefly allowing her a small window where she thrusts her weapon forward and into the Boarbatusk's belly. Weiss watches it squeal and die before she finally shares her weapon.

She looks over to Ruby briefly and says "Good callout Ruby."

The comment was small, but judging by the smile, it meant a lot to the small girl.

"Bravo! Bra-vo! It appears we are indeed in the presence of a true Huntress-in-training!" Pornt whistles as he walks over to her clapping. He turns to the class and says "I'm afraid that's all the time we have for today. Be sure to cover the assigned readings, and... stay vigilant! Class dismissed."

As the class vacated, soon all that remained was the professor, Robert, and Team RWBY.

"You may go," Port simply says, "This discussion is between Miss Rose and us alone."

Weiss stands straighter and clears her throat.

"Ah-hem, with all do respect sir, I would like to stay with my team leader," she turns to Ruby and gives a reassuring nod.

Port looks to Yang and Blake and asks, "You as well?"

They nod.

Port turns to Robert and says "You may begin."

Robert turns and asks Ruby "Do you understand what you did wrong?"

She nods.

"Do you understand why it was wrong?"

She pauses, and then nods.

"What you did was incredibly disrespectful, Rose," Robert scolds.

Ruby remained silent.

"How old are you?" he asks.

"15," she squeaks.

"Do you want to be here?" he asks.

Ruby nods and says "Yes, more than anything."

Robert narrows his eyes and says "It must be a pretty big secret then."

Yang's eyes started growing red.

"Your performance in class basically says to the other students and the professor especially, that you don't really care," Robert tells her.

"But I do care-"

Robert raises his hands and cuts her off.

"It doesn't really matter if you do," Robert chides, "What matters is how others perceive it and right now, you look like an underaged, immature child who is sitting in a spot you really didn't deserve, nor earn."

Yang jumps up before Weiss and Blake pull her back.

"I don't think you understand what kind of scrutiny you are under right now Rose," he tells her, "You got moved up two years, that is two years worth of experience that the rest of the school has on you, two more years that these people have dedicated to being here, and worst of all, Ozpin didn't just hand you a new spot. That spot he gave you had to be taken from someone else, who actually had those two years, he took it away from that student and gave it to you. Not only that, but you're also the team leader, meaning that everything you do also reflects on how they'll view your team, do you understand?"

Ruby nods.

"I am asking that you learn to practice a little more discretion Rose," he tells her, "This isn't just some plain old combat school anymore, this is Beacon, and you need to fight to keep your spot here. If not, then those students," he glances at the closed door, "They will eat you. It is a privilege to be here, not a right, and one small phone call is all it takes to send you packing."

Ruby shrinks back in fear.

"I'm not telling you this to scare you," Robert treasures her, "I'm telling you as it is." He looks to the others, "Your skills as a leader and whether or not you belong here remains to be seen."

"Sergeant," Weiss stands up suddenly, "I can vouch for her leadership, she may be young and naive now, but with a push in the right direction, I know for a fact we will be the best team in our year!"

"And you stand by every word?" he quirks and eyebrow.

"To the end Sergeant."

"You have one hell of a team Rose, and you have a lot of potential, best not waste the opportunity he gave you, understood?"

"Yes," she answers.

"Say the words please."

"I understand."

He nods, and then asks "Now is there anything you wanna say to Professor Port?"

She turns to the jovial professor and says "I'm sorry for the picture I drew of you, and falling asleep in your class."

He smiles and joyfully says "It is fine Miss Rose, it is only the first day….but don't make it a common occurrence," he warns. He glances at the clock and says "Well, best get to your next classes. Wouldn't want to be late now would we?"

With that, they exited the classroom leaving both Robert and Port behind.


"He shouldn't talk to her like that," Yang growls.

"What are you on about?" Weiss sighs.

"Soldier boy," Yang glares, "What gives him the right to talk to Ruby like that, standing her up in front of the class?"

"Yang, I get that you're her sister and you care about her," Weiss groans, "But please shut the fuck up?"

"Hey, fuck you Ice Queen!" Yang roars, "Why are you defending him?!"

"Because he's right," Weiss calmly counters.

"Weiss don't-"

Weiss cuts her off "Ruby don't worry about it, just move on."

"Who the fuck made you in charge?!" Yang shouts.

"You heard him!" Weiss argues, "Someone here has to be the mature one and at least try to guide us onto the right path. Who's gonna do it, you?"

"I'm her sister!" Yang shouts back.

"Meaning you should know better!" Weiss shrieks, "You should be looking out for her, making sure she understands what is right from wrong! She takes after you Yang, I shouldn't have to be the one to explain this but clearly I have to because you've done a shit job thus far!"

"Shut up!" Ruby suddenly screams, "Shut! Up! Stop fighting, both of you."

Ruby finally put her foot down and it shocked both of them.

"It's clear we have a lot of work to do and we are not going to get anywhere if all we do is fight!" Ruby argues, "And we definitely aren't going to get anywhere if we don't work together, okay?"

Yang and Weiss soften their glares.

"Okay, Ruby," Yang sighs, "Deal."

"And you Weiss?"

She nods, "Deal."

Either way, they were all stuck together now and it was up to them to get through the next four years together.

Blake, who has been silent thus far decides to ask "So, where to now, Ruby?"

"Well, clearly we need to get to our next classes," she replies, "Like the professor said, can't be late to those."

"Hm, agreed," Blake nods.


Sometime later that night, Ruby was on her bunk working her notes. Weiss was making a pot of coffee, Yang was flayed out on her bed snoring, and Blake was under the covers sleeping. For a moment, she felt herself drifting, and she knew she was because she started hearing faint guitar strokes.

'No, wait, I'm not dreaming,' she thought.

The music was indeed real, and it was coming from her window. She quietly gets up and peaks out to see Evan casually playing.

"Evan?" she calls out.

"Hm," he blinks.

He looks over and sees Ruby climbing up to him.

"Oh hey Ruby, sorry did I wake you?" he asks apologetically.

"No," she replies before asking "What are you doing up here?"

"Well, it was a nice night out, and I thought it would be worth playing under," he replies, "You'd like to sit down?"

"Sure," she responds.

Evan scoots over and lets her sit down next to him.

"How you doing Ruby?" he asks.

"Um…." she blinks, "I'm fine."

Be looks over, clearly not believing her.

"What happened today in class?" he asks.

"I uh-" she sighs, "I was acting a bit childish I guess."

"And I noticed Robert was talking to you too," he observes.

"That's right," she nods.

"You wanna talk about it?" he offers.

Ruby sighs and looks off, straight ahead.

"Do people really think that about me?" she asks. "Do they really think I'm just childish and that I don't belong here?"

Malarkey stops playing as he listens.

"He said that people pay attention to how I act and how their perceptions of me could have an effect on my team," she sighs. "I don't want them to get made fun of for my screw ups, I mean, I'm their team leader and I didn't even ask for this, nor did I want it."

"Well, I'll tell you what I see," Evan replies, "I see a talented young huntress-in-training with a lot on her plate. I also see someone who was just thrown into a new situation completely alien to her. Sure you might be naive, and it'll be rough at first no doubt, but I can see that you're a fighter. You have the power to see this to the end Ruby, you just gotta put your head down and go for it. Everyone believes in you, you just gotta work for it."

"And the stuff that Robert said about me having a target painted on me?" she asks.

"Don't take what he says too personal," Evan treasures, "He's just not the kind of guy to dance around a topic, so whenever he says anything, it'll be the truth and it'll be as blunt as a hammer. You also gotta understand that we come from a lifestyle where attention to detail was one of the most important, and pressed upon lessons we were ever taught. That was literally a day to day thing we had to deal with. How we dressed, how we act, how we talk ..."

Ruby nods in understanding.

"He doesn't mean try to make everyone like you," Evan explains, "Because that'll get you nowhere pretty quick. He means, just give off the impression that you want to be here and also take those classes seriously."

His face saddens as he reminisces, "Trust me, we've seen what happens when someone doesn't take their training seriously….we've seen it many times, and it's not pretty." He looks back to Ruby, "He's just looking out for you, sure it came off as abrasive, but that's just how we are Ruby."

"You don't seem abrasive," Ruby snorts.

"What are you talking about," he jokes, "I'm like steel wool over here."

They both laugh. The two settle down after a while before Ruby glances over to his guitar.

"You know what's funny?" he asks.

"Hm?"

"Had it been barely a year ago, it would have been Weiss who blew up on you," Evan chuckles.

"Really?" Ruby asks incredulously.

"Yeah, the Weiss you know is a far cry from how she was when we first met," he replies, "In fact, she acted exactly how you thought she would have. She was entitled, spoiled, a little bratty….don't ever let her hear me say that."

Ruby lets off another giggle.

"What made her change?" she asks.

Evan thought about it for a moment before replying, "I don't really have the answer for that, but I'll tell you one thing, whatever change she went through, we may have been the reason she went down the path she did….for better or for worse."

Ruy frowns when she sees him sadden again.

"Did something happen?" she asks.

"She joined the Expeditionary Force." he replies, "She graduated from her Advanced Individual Training six months ago actually, officially making her a member. Her current rank is a Private First Class."

"That's a great thing isn't it?" Ruby inquires, "She wanted to be a part of you guys."

That seemed to sadden Evan even more.

"I didn't want her to be one of us," he sighs, he points to himself, "Our lifestyle….the military lifestyle in general, it's not something that everyone can deal with. I mean, the things I've done…..I've seen…."

Evan stutters and freezes up for a moment, Ruby gently places her hand onto his shoulder.

"No one comes back untouched," he whispers, "She's proud of us, and I don't want her to be. We had a job, and we did it, that was it." He looks back to Ruby finally, "You see….you know those veterans from the Fanus Revolution?"

She nods.

"You ever talk to them?"

She nods again.

"Then you've noticed that a lot of them have the same things," he explains, "It took me time to learn how to deal with my demons. I don't want Weiss to go through what we have, she deserves better than that." He lets out one final sigh, "But in the end it's not my choice, we can't make Weiss do anything, it's all up to her."

Ruby decides to change the topic to try and get his mind off of things.

"How about that guitar?" she asks. "Are you any good?"

Evan quirks an eyebrow at her and she points to the guitar and he laughs.

"I like to think so."

She smirks, "My dad has a guitar like that, he likes to bring it out and try to serenade my sister and I."

"Is he any good?" Evan inquires.

"Not really," Ruby giggles,``But we can't say no to him, and for some reason we don't ever think it's bad, Oum forbid anyone try and talk trash on our dad other than my sister and I, only we get to talk trash." She looks back to him, "Interesting how my friend likes to play too."

"Yeah," he smiles, "People tend to flock towards people that remind them of their parents, I guess it's just a familiar sort of thing."

"Yeah, I get that," she whispers.

Ruby, was silent for a minute while he resumed playing.

She nervously glances back and forth before asking "Can you play me something?"

He stops and looks at her.

"Depends," he warns, "None of that modern pop stuff please."

"That's fine," Ruby waves it off. "You can pick, I just wanna hear it."

"Request granted."

Ean starts softly strumming.

"This is an old folk song where I am from." he explains, "It asks a collection of rhetorical questions then says that the answers are either directly in our face or that they've been lost somewhere in the wind."

Ruby sits back as he starts signing, it was a soft, rather comforting, and yet sad voice.

"How many roads must a man walk down

Before you call him a man?

How many seas must a white dove sail

Before she sleeps in the sand?

How many times must the cannonballs fly

Before they're forever banned?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind

.

How many years can a mountain exist

Before it's washed to the sea?

How many years must some people exist

Before they're allowed to be free?

And how many times can a man turn his head

And pretend that he just doesn't see - the answer

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind

.

How many times can a man look up

Before he sees the sky?

How many ears must one person have

Before he can hear people cry?

And how many deaths will it take 'till he knows

That too many people have died?

The answer, my friends, is blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind

Oh, the answer, my friends, is blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind"

As the song played on, Ruby slowly found herself drifting off. Evan looks up and back at the window and sees Weiss standing with her arms crossed and a grin that stretched from one cheek to another. Evan blushed heavily as he hands a sleeping Ruby over to her, a causal goodbye is uttered and the two separate for the night.


Author's Note: If my story ever comes off as cheesy, I do intend there to be some amount of cheese, not a lot, but I still want cheese to be in it. I prefer Swiss and American cheese, but I'm sure we can do with other types as well. Hm, Jaune's ark (pun intended) is coming up next, which means the whole forest incident. Hmm, maybe I can fit some other character chapters in between seeing as how that was a rather large arc for Jaune, pun intended. Yeah, I think that's what I am going to do. See you guys in a bit, I hope you enjoyed reading, please leave a review and follow if you wanna see more. Remember, Big brother is watching.