Lucy groans on Weiss's bed as she holds her stomach, "Too... much... food..."
Weiss laughs at her "Your own fault..I did warn you..."
"I know Big Sister... sorry..."
"Well...if you throw it all back up make sure it's on Yang's bed, not mine."
"Yes Big Sis...uuuuuughh..."
Weiss abruptly picks her up and sets her on Yang's bed "Just in case..." Lucy rolls her eyes to the side with a sickly expression.
Weiss cringes "Ugh...that is disgusting..." She glances out the window... the sun is almost completely set.
"Lucy? Are you okay?"
"Uh-huh..."
Weiss blinks "...Are you SURE?"
"Uh-huh..." she closes her eyes, and turns over, "No talking..."
"...Why?"
"Cuz I'll... Ugh..."
"You'll...what?" Weiss frowns, deeply concerned "Lucy...sweetie...are you alright?"
"...B-BLAGH!"
Weiss cringes "...Ew..."
"Eww..." Lucy Scoots away from the puke. "I feel kinda better now... May I have some ginger ale?"
"NO! You will have a glass of water, some mouthwash and a nap, young lady!"
Lucy blinks, "But..."
Cinder chuckles, Weiss had called her over when Lucy said her tummy hurt. "Ginger Ale is a soda Weiss, like Root Beer, and rather soothing on the pallet."
"But wouldn't that just make her feel even more...sickly?"
"Not particularly," Cinder replies. "It's worked well in the past."
"Well...okay..." Weiss shrugs "You're in charge of her I guess."
"Not anymore," Cinder says with a slight chuckle, lightly patting Weiss's shoulder.
Weiss blinks "But...I can't look after her all the time..."
"You won't have to," Cinder says. "She can be pretty good at caring for herself, but like all us women she enjoys being pampered..." Cinder closes her eyes, and a light blush appears around the top of her mask.
"Pampered? And what's with the blush?"
"Lost in memories," Cinder replies, hugging her arms. "...I really did used to hate men. Most of them I still loathe out of lifelong habit. But... It's a wondrous thing when you find someone worth loving who can return your affection..."
Weiss cringes at her words "Yeah...real sweet." She replies, a little too abruptly
Cinder opens her eyes, and looks at Weiss. With a smile in her gaze she rubs Weiss's shoulder, "You know, after having met Knuckles I truly believe there truly is one person put on this planet meant for a union with another. Even you Weiss have someone out there waiting to cherish you."
Weiss scoffs "No...'Weiss-cold', remember?" She glares angrily
"Nothing exists without a counterpart," Cinder says. "You may find one person who is your complete opposite, and in doing so find that he completes you."
"Shut up...no-one could ever like me the way I am. And I don't have time for all that crap!"
Cinder smiles, and takes Lucy off the bunk so she can clean her up, "I felt the same way when I decided to sacrifice my rights to womanhood in exchange for the way of a warrior. Now I'm married, and a surrogate mother to homeless girls."
"Yeah well, that's YOUR problem, not mine. I don't need anyone, Cinder." Weiss gives her a cold glare, ignoring the feeling deep down inside her...and the voice in her head that's calling her a liar.
As Cinder carries Lucy into the bathroom Weiss knows she can't put this off any longer. It's time to meet with her father.
Ignoring the feeling of dread, she glances at the bathroom door, and heads out to find him.
She finds him in on the roof, and he nods to her, "Ready to leave yet?"
"I...yeah..." She sighs, and cringes "Wait...no. I..no, father."
He raises an eyebrow, "I beg your pardon?"
"I...I'm not going with you." She repeats, looking him in the eye "I'm staying."
She remembers what Smoke said about taking him to the south side of campus. Why though?
Her father scowls, "Now see here..."
"No...YOU see!" She snaps "I...let's take a walk...and talk it through?"
He takes an aggravated deep breath, and stares at her with sharp eyes. "...I consider myself a reasonable man...I will hear you out, if only to point out the flaws in your logic."
"Flaws? Father...I'm an heiress...I can't afford to have flaws. You taught me better than that."
"Obviously your thinking is flawed is you cannot make up you mind," he says sourly as they walk through the school. "Indecision has killed many good people."
"I assure you, father, it will not kill me." Weiss gives him a glare "I am not easily defeatable."
"You're letting this foolish training go to your head," he growls. "What, you think you can single-handedly protect our shipments, AND run my company? I raised you to be above such foolery."
"You could at least have some confidence in me.." She mumbles "I know I can't do that...YET."
"Please girl, that much strain is too much for any one person," he says as they make it out onto the school grounds.
Weiss glares at him "Well THANK YOU for the confidence in me!"
"Weiss you're only human," he says reasonably.
"But...I'm a Schnee father...I'm supposed to be perfect." She whispers "You raised me to be so."
"Yes I did, and you-"
Something shatters on the ground nearby, and in the woods a shadow moves. Weiss is immediately on guard as she rests a hand on her weapon "What the..."
She hears a series of low snarls from the forest, and her father raises his cane, "What the...?"
Weiss' eyes widen as she realises... "Father, you have to go back to safety, NOW!"
Suddenly dozens of Beowolves swarm out of the forest at them. Mr. Schnee blanches, and draws a duelling sword from his cane.
Weiss draws her weapon too "Father...I got this...you need to go back and get my team!"
Three beasts leap at her, claws raised. Weiss creates three glyphs for them to collide with like a shield as she leaps backwards. "Where the hell did you come from..."
Four dart around it, snarling as they try to lunge at her. Weiss avoids their attacks, and it almost looks like she's dancing gracefully. She strikes at the nearest one with her sword, and creates a glyph to protect her from the blow of another. Three gunshots sound off as Pyrrha, and Adam charge over from the direction of the school.
Weiss glances at them, a little relieved they're here. Although she wouldn't tell THEM that...
Pyrrha uses her weapon in sword mode to knock the arms of a wolf away before smashing ts face upwards with her shield. Then Adam slams both few into it, sending it into three others. "Weiss, fry them!"
Weiss scowls at her "Don't tell ME what to do!" She stabs her sword into the ground and spikes of ice rise up, impaling the creatures.
Pyrrha shrugs, "That works too." She shifts her sword into a rifle, and starts picking them off. Adam draws his sword, using he sheath to keep them at bay as well.
Weiss uses her glyphs to speed ahead, chopping a few in half with the sharp blade of her weapon.
Adam, flanks her, watching her back as the Beowolves surround them. Pyrrha stay back, protecting Weiss's father.
Weiss glances at him "Father...please go and leave this to US! We can handle it..."
But Mr. Schnee is too caught up in the sight before him.
Weiss growls to herself, before taking her frustration out on the beowolves, slicing one in half, before chopping the head off another. "FATHER! DAMN IT!"
Pyrrha shouts, "I'll handle him, don't let them reach the school!"
"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" Weiss slices another down the middle, before once again impaling her weapon into the ground. A wall of fire suddenly ignites, burning all that attempt to get to her.
Pyrrha smiles, and starts forcefully ushering Weiss's father towards the school.
Adam smirks as they get out of sight, "All according to plan... I should make Smoke a lieutenant."
Weiss scoffs "Then his ego will shoot through the roof...even more...bad idea, idiot!"
Adam is about to respond when a light appears over head, and morphs into a giant Glyph Circle. Even the wolves pause to watch.
Adam groans, "You have got to be kidding me! Again?!"
Weiss prepares her weapon, ready to strike...just in case it's something bad...
"-AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH-OOF!"
A boy roughly their age with wild ash colored hair falls out, landing on his face he wears a white t shirt, black jeans, and black gloves with metal spikes coming out the knuckles.
Just as he starts to get up another figure drops from the circle, landing nimbly on his shoulders, and slamming the poor boy back into the ground. The new figure wears a deep hood with a peak that hides his face, and his clothes are all black. He has knives sheathes in various places on his body, and a device on the inside of each forearm.
The second figure jerks his head up at the sound of a female scream, and holds out his arms.
Weiss frowns, weapon still braced to fight "And who are you? FRIEND OR FOE?!"
"A moment please," the hooded man says as one last human falls through the circle. A girl this time, wearing a red dress, matching boots, gold ring bracelets, and has short pink hair. He catches her bridal style, "Amy are you alright?"
"Yeah...I'm fine...thank you." Amy blinks, taking in her surroundings.
"I won't ask you again!" Weiss snarls "WHO ARE YOU!"
"Reave Nightshade," the hooded boy introduces himself. "This is Amy Rose, and her elder brother... Spike?" He looks around.
"Please get off meeeeeee," Spike whines into the ground.
Weiss rolls her eyes, and puts her weapon away "Oh great...MORE idiots..."
"No just one," Reave says as he steps off of Spike, and sets Amy on her feet. Then he looks over his shoulder at the wolf pack. "...Battle stations kiddies."
"No. Leave this to US." Weiss glowers at him "Trust me, they're way out of your league."
Four wolves charge, and Reave's hand blurs. Suddenly the Beowolves drop, a knife in each of their throats.
Spike gets to his feet, smiling when he sees the fight. He turns to Weiss, "Don't worry, a got this... Um..." He stares at her.
Weiss frowns at him "...Whatever...idiot."
Spike gets to his feet, and blinks at her, "...Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?"
Weiss stares at him, utterly shocked. After a minute, she glares "Pathetic lines like that won't work on me, stupid!"
Reave elbows Spike, "Wrong time and place."
Spike shakes his head to clear it, "Right!" He extends a hand sideways, black smoke gathering in his hand before it extends into a crimson blade katana. Spike smirks at Amy, "Ready to put the hurt on these puppies, baby sis?"
"Silly question, Spike." Amy smirks, a large, colourful hammer suddenly appearing in her hands. She charges forward fearlessly, bashing a creature right on the head.
The poor wolf's eyes widen, and its ears told back with a whine moments before impact.
"Peanut Butter!" Spike leaps, sword high over his head as he jumps onto a wolf's back, grabbing it's back fur. The beast bucks, and whirls like a rodeo bull, Spike laughing while lopping off the heads of any wolves unfortunate enough to come in range of his sword.
Reave flicks his wrists, a blade sliding out of each. The one on his right arm is six inches long while the other is twice that length, ending in a wicked hook. He charges, catching one Wolf by the snout with his hook, and using its body to shield himself as another slashes at him. Tossing the first wolf away he stabs the second in the neck.
Weiss watches with a blank expression. "When you've all finished showing off, maybe you can explain to us why you're here." She sighs deeply, annoyed.
"We do have a fight to finish," Adam reminds here.
"Well they seem to be perfectly FINE by themselves." She huffs, spinning around and slashing the head off a beowolf moments before it would have come into contact with her. "How dare they come here and act like they know everything!"
Adam sheaths his sword, "Are you perhaps jealous?"
"Jealous of WHAT, Faunus?" Weiss deadpans "They have nothing I could be jealous of. I'm perfect, remember?"
Adam shrugs as the wolves decrease drastically. Spike cuts the head off his new ride, and rolls off it, dropping his sword as he grabs two wolves by the throat fur, and kills them by smashing their heads together.
Weiss grimaces "...Ew...what an idiot."
Spike dusts his hands off, and roots around in his hair until he pulls out an anvil. "I've been looking for that..." Then he pounds it in the face of a wolf that tries to bite him. "Having fun baby sis?"
"You know it!" Amy grins, smashing another upside the head, and then whirling around to pummel another.
The Wolfe back up, and then run back into the woods, hopping with their tails between their legs.
"YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT!" Amy yells after them "KEEP RUNNING!"
Spike whoops, and laughs as he watches them retreat. Then he slides across the grass to Weiss, pulling a white rose from his hair, "For you, Ma Petite..."
Weiss blinks, then walks away from him. "Go away."
The flower wilts as Spike's face falls.
Amy puts her hand on his shoulder "Want me to pummel her?"
He shakes his head, tossing the flower aside, "Nope! So long as this heart beats I'll show her I'm the best guy for her!"
"You two are so alike," Reave sighs as he lowers his hood, showing his luminescent gold eyes, and sleek black hair.
Amy blinks "But...Spike..you don't even KNOW her.."
"So? You barely knew Sonic when you picked him."
"But Sonic is a hero!" She sighs dreamily "He wouldn't hurt anyone who's good...SHE on the other hand seems MEAN!"
"Name one girl I know who ISN'T!" Spike crosses his arms as they follow Weiss, and Adam.
"Me...when not provoked...Angel...Cream..." Amy smirks at him "We're not mean!"
"Okay... Who's Angel?"
Amy rolls her eyes "A friend of mine. Look, all I'm saying is there might be more to her than meets the eye..."
"I know, and I'm going to find out what it is…"
"How?"
Reave deadpans, "He's gonna stalk/pester her until she agrees to a date."
"Or she kills him..."
"I'm pretty sure if Cinder, or the monsters on our world couldn't kill him then he can survive a one-sided teenage romance."
"What if she kills him from the INSIDE OUT..." Amy frowns "I'll kill her if she breaks his heart!"
"Love you too sis," Spike chuckles as he hugs her.
Amy giggles, and returns the hug "I'm just looking out for you...I know you'd do the same"
"'Course I would! Hey..." He looks her over, "...Why you no fuzzy?"
Amy blinks ...What? I don't know.."
Reave looks himself over, "...Indeed we appear to be made human here..."
"...Why?" Amy frets "This is soooo weird! What if Sonic doesn't like me this way?!"
"Well he wasn't all hugs when we were Mobians," Spike points out. "Maybe he'll like you better this way! If so I will kill him..."
"Why? Don't kill him, Spike! You can't! We have yet to marry!"
"But Amy if he likes you NOW it'll just be for your body," Spike says.
Amy frowns "What does this body have that my other one doesn't?!"
"Uh..." Spike looks her over. "...Don't smack me, but I think your boobs grew a size or two."
Reave rolls his eyes, "Her EVERYTHING grew a few sizes, just like the rest of us."
Amy looks down at herself with wide eyes "Woah...maybe THIS will finally get Sonic's attention!" She grins to herself, already coming up with ideas to get him to propose to her.
"Amy, just promise me you won't do anything embarrassing, or whorish."
"HEY!" Amy glares at him "WHO YOU CALLING A WHORE?!"
Spike hides behind Reave, "No one! Just... Don't do something Rouge would do, okay?"
"Relax," Amy rolls her eyes "I'm not going to sleep with him...yet."
Spike's pupils turn into anime fireballs, and he balls his fists till they crack.
"Oh please, we all know YOU'D sleep with Miss I'm-better-than-you if you got the chance so don't go giving me that!" Amy glares at her older brother.
"I'd at least buy her dinner first..."
"I've bought Sonic chilidogs hundreds of times!" Amy pouts.
"Baby Sis, even I know that the guy is supposed to buy the girl dinner, and I don't think chilidogs count."
"Of course they count, Spike! It's food! And it makes Sonic happy!"
"Yeah, but there should be some ribs, and-"
SMACK!
"Ow! Reave what was that for?!"
Reave rolls his eyes, "We should meet with the others."
"Yeah, Spike! Shush! You don't know Sonic as well as I do!"
"Well... He's an alright guy, but as big brother I'm supposed to hate all crushes-slash-boyfriends, right?"
Reave raises a hand, and Spike hurries ahead.
Amy sighs, and follows them "But...you two are friends..."
"Doesn't mean I'm immune to him driving me up the wall," Reave replies coolly.
"No-one is immune." Amy giggles
...
Adam, and Weiss head for the club, and inside the place is deserted except for the Black fang members, and Mr. Schnee who sits at a table talking with Smoke.
Weiss lets out a shaky sigh. She's curious to know just what's going to happen with her father now...
"...and so... Yeah." Smoke shrugs.
Mr. Schnee nods, "I see... You make a valid point."
"Valid point about what?" Weiss questions.
Her Father turns to face her in his chair, and rests both hands on his cane."Dear daughter, this is one of the few times in my life I have ever feared for my well being. Yet you faced those beasts without batting an eyelash. I may have… Undervalued… The Huntsmen a little bit."
He stands proudly, "at the very least I now see though benefit of having a reputation as a huntress. It will make you look strong in the coming years, and I suppose I am willing to put off my retirement for a little while longer. You have my permission to continue attending this school."
Weiss stares in utter disbelief "What...you...really mean it?"
He nods, "It's a wise investment of your time."
Smoke raises a finger, "And the other thing we discussed?"
Mr. Schnee nods, "The Schnee company cannot be directly involved with the Black Fang as of yet, however your channels seem quite secure. I will finance the Black Fang as best I can."
Weiss feels like she is going to faint. Her father has never been this supportive before. She practically leaps at him, wrapping her arms around him. "Thank you!"
He clears his throat, and rubs her back, "Dignity, and Form Weiss, you are a lady of high standing."
"Please father...for once in your life...please just show me some affection...tell me you love me...anything." she whispers
He smiles softly with standing firm, "You're my only blood tie in this world Weiss, how could I not love you? I know at times I appear... Difficult..."
Off to the side Ruby snickers quietly.
He continues, "But I'm still your father, and I only want you to have the best. You're a Schnee after all." He bends over, and puts a kiss on her forehead.
Weiss cant help but shed a tear. And she couldn't be more happy than she is right now. "Thank you...I've waited so long to hear that...I love you...and...I miss mother."
"As do I Weiss, rear assured she's in a better place now." He pats her shoulders, "I must be going, please stay in contact."
Weiss grabs his hand "Please don't go...please stay..."
"Weiss I'm afraid I must, I stretched my time here as far as I possibly can."
He takes a slim device out of his pocket, and gives it to her, "Here, I'll contact you on this before I tuck in for the nights. I promise."
Weiss takes it and sighs "Alright...when will I see you again?"
"I can't be sure yet, I still have a company to keep afloat." He puts a hand on her shoulder, "But now we do so together."
"But...your retirement..."
"Can wait my dear. The Schnee company, and the Black Fang are in the middle of a war with those extremists right now, neither of us can afford to sit on the bench right now."
"Alright." Weiss nods "Thank you.."
Mr. Schnee kisses her cheek before walking out of the club. Smoke tilts his chair back on it's back legs, and steeples his fingers with a smile in his eyes.
Weiss watches him go sadly. This is the first time in ages that he's shown her affection.
She rather likes it.
Yang leans on Weiss's shoulder, "What'd I tell ya?"
"Tell me about what, Yang?"
"The plan worked didn't it? You get to stay, and you got your dad."
"Yeah..." A smile slowly spreads over her face "Yeah...I did."
Smoke says, "So NOW am I trustworthy? I know I mess with people, but it's done out of love."
Weiss frowns "I still don't know what to think about you."
Smoke shrugs, "I can live with that."
"I still think you're an immature perverted asshole though."
"Three points!" Smoke raises his drink, and takes a swig. He promptly does a spit-take when Spike walks in. "SPIKE?!"
Spike stares, and runs over, "Smoke!"
Cinder blinks in surprise as the two collide in a laughing bro-hug. "Spike...?"
Spike smiles, "Mom!"
"NORA!" Nora pops between them with a high pitched giggle.
Cinder steps around her, and grabs Spike by the neck, lifting him off the ground, "I've told you repeatedly to stop calling me that you idiot!"
"Hey!" Amy glares, brandishing her hammer "Only I can call my brother an idiot!"
Cinder gives Amy a look that practically grows icicles across her spine.
Amy recoils "N-never mind..."
Cinder drops Spike, and nods to her, "Amy, Reave, it's good to see you two."
Reave nods, "Likewise."
Weiss steps forward " so how do you all know each other?"
Cinder nudges Spike with a foot, "When Smoke and I lived on the streets Spike was a runaway we took in. Amy there is his sister, and Reave is his wingman."
"I see..." She nods "And how did these idiots get HERE?"
Reave lowers his eyebrows, "Ma'am, will you please stop offending us?"
Weiss raises her eyebrow "Do not order me around...you have no right."
"I did no such thing. But may I point out we have done nothing to warrant hostility."
"Well until you earn our trust then you should expect it."
Smoke scoffs, "Chill out Ice Queen, you'll never find better folks to watch your back."
"I'll be the judge of that." Weiss glares at him
Reave crosses his arms with a sigh, "Very well, I assume you have a task in mind?"
"A task?" Weiss raises her eyebrow.
"You wish for us to gain your trust through action, do you have one readily available?"
Weiss thinks "Not at the moment...maybe soon."
Smoke raises a hand, "Well there is that shipment of White Fang weapons going through Vale tomorrow night. I say you should take these three to intercept. At least that's my opinion."
"And if they stab me in the back?"
"Not gonna happen," Smoke says like it's a fact of life. Then he raises an eyebrow as Spike offers Weiss a box of chocolates.
Weiss frowns "Go away...I don't want anything from you."
"But they got filling..." He gives her the patented Amy Eyes.
"Go tell someone who cares..." She shrugs
Spike stares in disbelief as Smoke pulls a huge wooden hook from behind the bar, and hauls Spike away by the waist.
"Wait for me!" Amy shrieks, and follows after them "You want me to teach her a lesson?"
Reave puts a hand on Amy's shoulder, "Amy, we're trying to get these people to LIKE us.."
"Well she needs to learn she can't just act that way with people! She's...she's a bitch!"
"Amy!" Spike looks at her sharply.
"What?" she blinks "She's awful to you and you know it!"
Shadow steps into the room with Sonic, "What is going on-? Oh it's this nimrod." He gives Spike a flat look.
Amy sighs "Shadow...when will you stop being mean to him? I know he's an idiot but you could at least be nicer..."
Shadow crosses his arms, "I am being nice, he's still standing isn't he?"
Amy huffs "Nice with your WORDS!"
"I'll sooner sprout wings," Shadow says with a roll of his eyes.
"Shadow...it wont kill you to stop being mean for a minute."
Shadow narrows his eyes, "You're not going to let this go, are you?"
"Nope!" Amy giggles childishly. "Now Shadow...I command YOU to be nice!"
Shadow fights a snarl, "Rephrase that correctly, and I'll consider it."
"Oh Shadow...you and your ego...I command you to be nice...PLEASE." She smirks
He just stares flatly at her, and says, "Rose, I will be belittled by no one."
"Now you know how my brother feels Shadow!"
"Then why am I the only one you are complaining to about it? Even his own best friend can't stand his idiocy."
"But Reave is nicer about it than YOU are!"
"Rose, everybody is nicer about everything then I. I don't pretend to be nice because I'm not." He crosses his arms, "why do you want me to pretend to be something I'm not? Usually sonic is the one you're harassing like this…"
Amy grins "Yeah well he's not here, and I'm rather liking harassing you...i should do it more often!"
"Don't," he says. "And the Faker is hiding from you in the back room."
Amy blinks "Back room?"
"The meeting room," Shadow clarifies.
"Ohhhh..." Amy quickly dashes off without a second thought.
Smoke taps Weiss on the shoulder, "Hey, here's a few hours of endless fun..." He pulls a rod out of his pocket, and extends it into a ridiculously long pole perfect for fishing. He ties a fishing line to the end of it, and on the other end of the line he puts a cookie.
Spike is sitting, looking sadly at his chocolates as Smoke plops the cookie down next to him. Spike glances at it, and jerks when it moves an inch. Slowly he reaches for it, but before his hand comes in contact with it Smoke uses the pole to jerk it across the table. Spike narrows his eyes at it, and sets the box aside as he gets ready to spring.
Smoke looks at Weiss as he jerks the pole upwards, sending the cookie airborne as Spike jumps across the table for it, missing terribly. "Wanna give it a try?"
"...why?" Weiss raises an eyebrow
"WILL CHOMP YOU!" Spike chases the cookie on his hands and feet, gnashing his teeth at it as Smoke drags it along. Then he runs into a table leg.
Smoke laughs, "C'mon, gotta let loose, have some fun!"
"But isn't he your friend? Why would you treat him like THAT.."
"More like a little brother, and as such it's my right to mess. With him"
Smoke sets up the cookie on the edge of a table, and Spike slowly raises his head to be she level with it. For a moment nothing happens... Then he takes a bite for it the second Smoke jerks it away. Spike ends up taking a bite out of the table instead, at which he grimaces before spitting it out.
Weiss cant help but laugh "what an idiot."
Smoke offers her the pole, sending the cookie across the room with Spike leaping after it.
Weiss hesitates, before taking it from him with a smirk "Why are you letting me?"
The cookie comes to a sudden stop, and Spike over shoots it, sliding several feet on his face.
Smoke shrugs, "I can't be an asshole all the time, gotta make a girl smile every now and then, you know?"
"But you don't like me..." Weiss replies as she waves the cookie around, teasingly
Smoke smiles, "Now who said THAT? Did I say that? I do t think so...".
"Come back Mr. Flutterby, come back!" Spike stands, chasing after it.
Weiss smirks as she holds the cookie in front if a wall...so he'd run smack into it..."This is kinda entertaining."
"PREPARE TO MEET YOUR BAKER!" Spike leaps face first at it, mouth wide.
Laughing, Weiss moves the cookie at the last minute. His face goes flat with the wall, and he slides down to the bottom. "Ow..."
"I feel mean" Weiss grins "But this is very entertaining."
Spike turns over with spirals for eyes, "C is for cookie..."
"And D is for DOLT! Out of you and Ruby I'm not sure who's the bigger one."
Smoke sighs, "it's all fun and games until Spike loses consciousness…"
Weiss shrugs "I'm sure he'll be fine."
"Yup," Smoke says, looking over his shoulder. "That's weird… Amy has been there for 15 minutes now, and he hasn't screamed once…"
"Why would she?"
"I said 'he,' and Sonic... Well, Amy can get a by nuts with affection. Let's just say the only reason I can think of that he's not screaming for help is because Amy crushed his lungs in a hug."
"I'll check it out," Shadow says. Smoke roots around in Spike's hair, pulling out a crowbar.
"Here Shad, you might need this to get her off him." Smoke laughs as he tosses it to Shadow.
Suddenly, Sonic speeds out and hides behind Shadow "Shads...ya gotta help me!"
"SOOOONIIIIIC!" A shrill voice sounds, that makes Sonic cringe even more.
Shadow raises an eyebrow, "That depends..."
"On WHAT?!" Sonic begs "Please Shads, I never ask you for anything!"
"Is she angry, or just thrilled to see you?"
"Uhhhh...why?"
"SONIC! GET YOUR BUTT HERE NOW!" Amy storms over.
Shadow sighs, and pushes Sonic back as she stomps into the room, "Rose?"
"WHAT!" She glares, brandishing her hammer threateningly.
"...Weiss knocked out your brother."
"SHE DID WHAT!?" Amy glares at Weiss "HOW DARE YOU!"
Weiss just rolls her eyes and points to Smoke "He did it...not me, little girl."
Smoke holds up a hand, "okay first off, Amy you totally just stole Weiss's one-liner. Second off, I'm not the one who's holding the cookie on a fishing pole…"
"You are now." Weiss shoves it at him before walking away "Have fun, losers."
Amy blinks "...What's going...on.."
Spike pops up, "I'm okay! Now where's that cookie...?"
Amy points to Smoke "THERE.."
Smoke shoves the cookie in his own mouth, and Spike looks ready to cry. Smoke shrugs, "Sorry, but we all know what you're like with sugar."
"Actually we don't," Yang says.
"He's..." Amy shudders "...Terrible...it's a disaster..."
Cinder says, "Imagine Nora on a sugar rush, times twenty."
Amy blinks "Who's Nora? She better be staying away from my Sonic!"
Smoke looks around, and then blinks. "...Ren, is Nora in the snack closet again?"
Ren smirks "Of course, where else would she be?"
Smoke sighs, and then gets an idea. "When, why don't you go get her? I think she'll like Amy. They're both adorable girls who like skirts, and giant hammers."
"But what if she's after Sonic!?" Amy pouts " I have to save him from her!"
"Trust me Amy, the only thing she's after is a snack, then a nap."
Amy gives him a suspicious look "...okay...if she lays one finger on my Sonic I'll pound her into next week!"
Smoke just gives a thumbs up, and walks across the club dance floor to the closet by the bar. He opens it, one hand on his hips.
Nora snaps her head towards him and blinks innocently "..Hi..."
"Got a friend out here for you to meet named Amy."
"OOOOOOH!" She pushes him backwards and steps out of the closet "Who where?"
Cinder points at Amy.
"HI THERE!" Nora waves.
"...Hi..." Amy blinks "Do you like Sonic or do I have to crush you?"
Smoke laughs, "Hey Nora, show her your hammer!"
Grinning, Nora pulls out her weapon proudly "THIS..is my baby...a rocket launcher slash hammer."
Amy frowns "...So she steals my Sonic AND my weapon?"
Smoke facepalms, "No..."
Nora just giggles "So hi! I'm Nora!"
"...Amy..."
Reave turns his dad to Ren. "...I have the feeling we are much alike, us two."
"Oh really?" Ren raises an eyebrow "What makes you say that?"
"Simply a gut feeling, and a reflection on our choices of companion..." Reave glances over at Spike.
Ren lets out a laugh "They would get on well..."
Spike touches Nora's hammer, "Shiny..."
"I knoooow!" Nora giggles "Do you like it?"
He nods, and summons his sword to show her.
"Wooooow..it's beautiful...and RED!" She grins "Where did you get it?"
"I was born with it, back where I'm from some people can summon weapons that show their personalities. It's literally my soul so it can't break, and only I can use it."
"So...you didn't make it?"
"Nope!" Spike smiles, "You know... You're kinda cute!"
"Awww thank you!" Nora giggles, and blushes.
Ren narrows his eyes and leans close to Reave "Your friend better watch what he's doing..."
Reave leans in, "If you have a romantic interest in the girl simply let him know."
"Who, Nora? That's none of your business..." Ren frowns, and heads over to the other two. "Nora c'mon, we're going."
Spike gives Nora a hug, "Catch you later, okay?"
"BYYYYYYE!" Nora returns the hug, oblivious to Ren's glare.
Spike freezes, "I sense bloodlust..."
"You sense...what?" Nora frowns, confused.
Spike looks around as he lets her go, "Someone wants me dead..."
Reave whispers to Ren, "If you have a valid reason for wanting them apart just tell Spike. He's as sharp as a musket bullet, but he's still reasonable."
"I don't care, but Nora is my...best friend, and I'll be damned if i let her get hurt!"
"Ah," Reave says with a nod. "In that case I vouch for him, and stick my position as a Nightshade Assassin on the oath that he will never do anything to intentionally harm another who has not attacked him first."
Spike smiles at Nora, "it's nice to meet a cute nice girl for a change!"
"Awwww!" Nora blushes, still oblivious to Ren's glaring. "You're pretty cute too!"
"Nah, I know Imma mess," Spike says, ruffling his already wild hair. As he does there is a symphony of clattering, including the yell of a cat.
Nora blinks "Uhhhhh...what...do you have in there?"
"Well..." He starts messing around, pulling out stuff, and setting on the table, "Gatorade... Bag of chips... Wheelbarrow... Tractor tire... Chainsaw... Sledgehammer-"
SNAP!
"YEOWTCH! ...bear trap..." He whines as he struggles to get the sharp-toothed steel trap off his hand.
"Why do you have all THAT?"
He nurses his bleeding hand with some napkins. "Well, you never know what you're gonna need..."
"Are you okay?" Nora grimaces as she watches. Ren goes to stand beside her, glaring at Spike.
He chuckles, "Yeah, I've been through a lot worse..." He eyes Ren for a minute, then...
"BANZAI!" He leaps, tackling Ren as they roll across the ground.
Ren growls, and rolls so that he is on top of Spike with his weapon pointed at his head "What are you playing at?!"
Spike summons his sword, and kicks Ren so high that he nearly touches the ceiling in that eight story room. "I thought you wanted to play, that's why you were challenging me by looking at me like that right?"
"No you IDIOT!" Ren glares "Don't ever do that again!"
Pyrrha blinks, "Wow Ren, I've never seen you so worked up..."
"Worked up? I'm fine, Pyrrha. Never been better." He seethes, "Nora...let's go now."
Spike frowns, "whoa dude, if you got a problem we can settle it now. And I don't mean we gotta fight, I just want to know what's rolling around in your head."
"Nothing that is of any concern to YOU."
Reave says, "He is merely feeling protective of his lifelong companion."
Spike smiles with understanding, and banishes his sword, "Ah... Well you could have just said so dude."
Ren suppresses a blush "Like I said..none of your business."
Nora giggles and bounces up to him "Oh Ren...you're funny!"
He merely raises an eyebrow in reply, and Nora takes the opportunity to poke his nose as she giggles harder "BOOP!"