Here we are at Chapter 35. The next few chapters will be some filler chapters before we get into Volume 3. I got this idea from one of the RWBY Chibi episodes, though the chapter will not be a RWBY Chibi version (although I have thought about doing a chibi version of this story). Anyway, I do not own RWBY or Tales of Berseria. They belong to their respective owners. Here's chapter 35. Enjoy.
Chapter 35: Pool-side madness
A day had passed since the breach in Vale. Because of the chaos that ensued, and the fact that the huntsmen were needed to fix up what was left of the mess and keep an eye on things for a while, classes were cancelled for a few days. This gave the students, especially the ones who helped with the breach get some rest after a hard-fought battle. This, the students had no problem going along with, including Team RVWBY. Speaking of the said team, they are currently in their dorm, taking the first day off to relax a little bit. Ruby is reading some comics, Blake is reading one of her books, and Weiss is getting some studying done ahead of time. Velvet is polishing her gauntlet blade. Finally, Yang is…not in the dorm, nor has she been for a while now.
This, Ruby finally decides to talk about, "So does anyone have any idea where Yang is? She's been gone for a little longer than usual," she asks.
"Beats me. As long as it's quiet, I'm happy that I can get some studying done," Weiss says.
"Silence is golden," Blake adds.
"Didn't she say that she was going for a training workout? That was a while ago," Velvet notes.
"Hmm, I hope she didn't get into any kind of trouble again," Ruby worries.
"If she did, it shouldn't be as bad as when she accidently sent a pie into Professor Goodwitch's face," Velvet says, making Ruby and Blake snicker.
Even Weiss couldn't help but let a smile out at that, "Serves her right for doing something so childish," Weiss mutters.
Just then, Yang bursts through the door into their room, showing a huge grin on her face.
"Hey, guys, did you hear?!" she almost yells.
"Hear what? And why are you yelling?" Weiss says.
"The school just installed a new pool on campus! They thought it would be a good idea for the students to unwind after the whole breach incident, as well as a good source to rest after hard days of classes and fighting monsters. Trying to give them some sense of normalcy before they graduate. Isn't that awesome?!" she explains.
"A pool? That sounds like fun," Ruby cheers.
"I didn't think the school would do something like that," Blake notes.
"I don't see what the appeal is about a pool," Weiss says, once more playing the role of the killjoy.
"Weiss, this is the perfect opportunity for us to relax for a little bit. We don't have any classes for a few days, so why not enjoy the break while we still have it?" Yang says.
"Because I'd rather use this extra time to get ahead on my studying," Weiss deadpans.
Yang then walks over, sits next to Weiss, and wraps an arm around her shoulders, "Come on, you're at least a week ahead on any homework we got. And we've all been through a rough mission. We all need this…Besides, don't you want the chance to see me in a swimsuit?" Yang whispers the last part to Weiss.
Weiss' cheeks turn red as she suddenly pictures the image of Yang in a hot bikini showing off her figure in her head. Honestly…she wouldn't mind seeing that image in real life.
"Well…I guess we have done quite a bit to deserve a break," she finally relents.
"Sweet. How about you Blake? You in?" she ask the Faunus.
Blake shrugs her shoulders, "I suppose so. But only as long as I don't have to get too wet," Blake says.
"Will you be coming too, Velvet?" Ruby asks.
"Yeah, this way you can see Ruby in a cute little swimsuit," Yang teases them.
"YANG!" Ruby yells, embarrassed.
Hearing this makes Velvet picture Ruby in a red swimsuit showing quite a bit of skin, a scene making her blush a deep red.
Velvet shakes her blush off, "I guess I could come, but…I don't have a swimsuit," Velvet quickly regrets saying this as she sees the smirks on Yang and Weiss' faces as they stare at her. "Oh no," she mutters.
…
Later that day, Velvet once more finds herself in a clothing store in Vale, one of the lucky stores that didn't get damaged or destroyed in the breach. Along with her are Weiss and Yang as the two zip around the store, looking for the right swimsuit for Velvet.
"Hey, how about this one? This will definitely get Ruby's eye," Yang motions to a two-piece bikini…that didn't have a lot of fabric on it.
"Yeah, and possibly be arrested for public nudity? Forget it. If it involves Ruby, the point is to impress her, not traumatize her," Weiss retorts before she pulls up a modest one piece with frills. "How about this one? I think it would look lovely on you," she says.
"I'm not into frills. And that doesn't look like it would suit me in my opinion," Velvet rejects the suggestion.
"Geez, this is just like when we were searching for a dress for you back before the dance. Can't you even try to have some sense of fashion?" Yang asks.
"Let me think about it…No," Velvet deadpans.
Yang groans, "Let's just keep looking. We'll find one…eventually," she says as the two leave Velvet to comb through the store again.
Velvet just sits on a chair, resting her chin on her hands as she waits for them to come back with more bad ideas.
"You'd think that at least Weiss Schnee would know her way in a clothing store. Well, I guess she's only good with high-society type clothing," she hears behind her and turns around to see Coco walking up to her.
"Hey Coco, what's up?" Velvet asks.
"Well, since my favorite clothing store is still being repaired, I had no choice but to come here. Guess you're lucky I did. Let me guess, they're looking for swimsuits for you, and are having little luck?" Coco asks with a knowing smile.
Velvet sighs, "Guess you've been listening. Instead of wasting time denying it, I'm just gonna ask: you think you can help?" she asks.
Coco chuckles, "I thought you'd never ask," she says, smirking.
…
The next day, Team RVWBY went to the school pool for some relaxation, carrying a bag each for the day. Luckily for them, there weren't that many people around. When they got there, they found that Team JNPR along with Sun were there already. Ren, Jaune were wearing swim trunks in their respective colors, while Sun was wearing a red pair and sitting up on the lifeguard's chair. Meanwhile, Pyrrha was sitting on one of the chairs, wearing a fairly modest bronze bikini while Nora had on a pink two piece bikini.
"Hey guys, decided to go diving into Davy Jones' locker too, huh?" Nora asks as she jumps up out of the pool, wearing some goggles.
"Yeah, after that hard-fought battle, we decided to take this time to rest up a bit," Yang replies.
"Um, why is Sun sitting on the lifeguard's chair?" Blake asks.
"Hey, Blake. I've been asked to be the lifeguard today. Don't worry, you're safe with me scoping out the scene," Sun says.
"Gee, I feel so much safer already," Blake sarcastically mutters.
"Hello again. Guys, the changing rooms are on your left. We'll be waiting," Pyrrha says.
"Thanks Pyrrha. Let's go, team," Ruby says and the group make their way to the changing rooms.
A few minutes later, three of the girls come out in their swimsuits.
"Wow, those look great on you guys!" Sun notes.
"Really rocking the swimsuit look, my friends," Nora adds.
First is Ruby, wearing a red one piece swimsuit, practical for someone her age. Next up is Weiss, wearing a white skirtini with frills. Finally, there's Blake, wearing a black two piece that modestly covers her chest.
Ruby blushes a little bit in embarrassment, "Um, thanks I guess. I'm a little embarrassed about wearing this in public. Especially with girls like Blake and Pyrrha around, who look way cuter than me in a swimsuit," she says.
"Oh, don't worry about that Ruby. You look nice. I'm sure Velvet will say the same thing," Blake supports her.
"Wait a minute, just Pyrrha and Blake? What about me?" Weiss says, glaring at Ruby.
"Um well, heh-heh, you see-," Ruby stutters.
"Guess Ice Queen doesn't count since she still leaves much to be desired," Sun jokes, only for a blushing Weiss to through a bottle of sunscreen in his face, making him fall out of his chair. "OW!"
Weiss crosses her arms and looks away, "I'm still developing, thank you," she mutters.
"Oh Weiss," she hears behind her and looks back, eyes widening a little bit. Behind her is Yang, wearing a yellow string bikini that really shows off her curves and…assets. Weiss wanted to be jealous of Yang, but she couldn't help but marvel at the beauty standing before her, blushing madly. "So, what do you think?" Yang asks with a knowing smirk on her face.
"Um…," Weiss can't find the words to speak.
Yang saunters over to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders, "Aw, I knew you'd like it," she teases Weiss, enjoying the crimson blush on the heiress' face.
Jaune chuckles a little bit before he looks over and then freezes in place, eyes the size of saucers, "Whoa…" he says.
The rest of his team look over to where he's looking at as well, "No…way…" Nora mutters.
Finally noticing their behavior, Team RVWBY look over and see quite a sight. Standing before them is Velvet Crowe, wearing a black and red pretzel bikini that really showed off her figure, along with her usual bandages. Ruby was having a hard time tearing her eyes away as she stared at her girlfriend in a swimsuit. What's even more shocking is the fact that Velvet is holding her left arm and blushing a little bit. THE Velvet Crowe, actually looking a little embarrassed at wearing a swimsuit.
"Wow, who'd a thought we'd see Velvet Crowe in a swimsuit," Nora notes.
"I must admit, you're really pulling that look off, Velvet," Pyrrha compliments her.
Velvet walks up to Ruby, "So…what do you think?" she asks.
Ruby's blush and inability to answer is the only answer she gets.
"I think it's safe to say that she likes it," Blake answers for her.
"Yes, I'd say that suit truly becomes you," Weiss adds.
"Well, once again it was thanks to Coco, and not you or Yang. You two do have some style, but it only seems to work for you two. Not really for me," Velvet says, making Weiss and Yang laugh nervously again.
"Well, I'm not gonna let this chance slip by. I gotta take a picture," Yang says as she reaches for her scroll.
"Try and take a picture and I'll drown you in that pool," Velvet warns her.
Yang holds her hands up in surrender, "Okay, I really don't feel like dying today. Alright everyone, let's hit the pool!" Yang cheers before jumping in the pool.
Ruby and Nora, who grabs Ren, join her and jump in as well. Meanwhile, Weiss and Blake decide to sit next to Pyrrha and just relax with Blake reading a book, and Weiss trying to get a tan. Jaune decides to join the group in the pool, but just as he gets ready to jump in, his foot slips and he ends up falling and bouncing off the ground, head first, into the pool.
"Jaune, are you okay?!" Pyrrha asks, concerned.
Jaune slowly rises up from the water, holding his head in pain before he gives her a sheepish smile and a thumbs up. Meanwhile, Velvet calmly enters the pool, taking in the cold feeling of the water touching her skin as she slowly swims into the center of the pool to turn around and just idly float around. After all she has gone through in the past few days, the soothing feeling of the water on her body felt really nice. She closed her eyes as she just let herself be moved by the water, relishing the moment. For a few minutes, she just floats around, nothing interrupting this tranquil moment, until…
"CANNONBALL!" she hears Nora yell, who suddenly crashes into the water next to her, ruining her peaceful moment.
Velvet falls under the waves before she pops her head out and narrows her eyes at Nora, who just giggles.
"That's it!" Velvet yells and chases Nora.
However, even now Nora has too much energy and makes it difficult for Velvet to catch her in the water. After swimming around for a few minutes, Velvet decides to give up and proceeds to exit the pool. However, for any of the guys nearby (except for Jaune, Ren, and Sun who knew better), and some of the girls, time suddenly slowed down as they watch Velvet step out of the pool, hair wet, and water dripping down her body. Honestly, they all thought that they had just died and gone to Heaven at seeing such refined beauty. Velvet walks over to where the Pyrrha, Weiss, and Blake are sitting; grabbing a towel to dry herself off.
"Sorry about Nora. She's…extraordinary," Pyrrha apologizes.
"It's fine, though I would've liked to relax in the water for at least a few more minutes," Velvet says as she dries her hair a little bit. Velvet then put a towel down on one seat and lays down, putting some sunscreen on before just relaxing beneath the sun with her hands resting behind her head. "I'll probably go back in, but I need to rest after trying to catch Nora. Guess that was a bad move on my part," she says.
Blake chuckles, "Sometimes I wonder where she gets all that energy," she notes before going back to her book.
"Maybe she has a big cup of coffee in the morning?" Weiss suggests.
Ren swims up to the side of the pool near them at hearing this, "No, I make sure she NEVER gets any coffee. That would be a disaster," he says.
"Hey Ren, how about you, me, Ruby, Nora, and Jaune play a game of Marco Polo?" Yang calls out.
"Come on Ren, it'll be fun," Nora says.
Ren sighs, "Like I said, too much energy as it is," he says before he swims back to them.
With that said and done, the rest of the girls just close their eyes and relax under the sun.
"Now that I think about it, this actually isn't too bad. I might be able to get used to this. I guess when you've been fighting as long as I have, a little day off like this is a nice change of pace," she breathes a sigh of relief.
However, after a few minutes, a few male students walked up to Velvet. Hearing footsteps, she opened her eyes and glanced to her left to see three guys approach her.
"Hey, you're Velvet Crowe, right?" one asks, this guy having purple hair swept to one side.
"Who wants to know," she asks. "I figured something like this would happen eventually today."
"Well, we we're hoping you'd like to come and hang out with us today. We can show you a really great time," another one says, this guy having tanned skin and short, dark green hair.
"Sorry, not interested," Velvet shoots them down.
The guy with the purple hair, however, doesn't take the hint as he sits next to Velvet on her seat, "Oh, I get it now. We've just met and you don't want to go off somewhere with a group of guys you don't know. Well, how about we get to know each other better first?" the guy asks as he inches a little too close for comfort.
While Ruby is playing, she notices the exchange and quickly swims over and gets out of the pool, "Hey, what's going on?" she asks Velvet.
"These guys won't take the hint that I'm not interested," Velvet replies.
"Why don't you guys leave her alone? If she said no, she means no," Ruby says.
"Pipe down, shrimp. This doesn't concern you…Now, where were we-," the guy sitting next to Velvet begins until his face is put in a vice grip by Velvet's demon claw.
"You know, it's not a smart idea to insult my GIRLFRIEND like that. I suggest you apologize to her…before I throw you across the water like a little stone and send you crying back to your mother," Velvet threatens him.
The other guys in the group get ready to help him out, but suddenly Sun jumps in between them, carrying his staff with him.
"Now, now, don't make me use this. I may be a lifeguard today, but I still won't hesitate to beat a few punks into submission," he says, twirling his staff around.
The two guys back off, and Velvet tightens her grip on the leader, "Now then, I believe you owe my girlfriend something," she says and moves the guy's head around, changing her grip so he could speak.
"I-I'm sorry for what I said. I didn't know you two were dating," he apologizes to Ruby.
"Um, thank you," Ruby replies.
"Much better. Now then…" Velvet says and tosses the poor guy into the pool, hard. The guy's friends fish him out and they make a break for it. Velvet deactivates her demon claw and sighs at having to deal with more drama. "Are you okay, Ruby?" Velvet asks.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I was hoping to have a relaxing day at the pool, not all this. I'm sorry you had to go through that," Ruby says.
"It's not your fault Ruby. Guys are going to be stupid. Besides, last time I checked, you're my girlfriend. I'd spend all day, every day, with you over anyone else," Velvet replies, smiling.
Ruby smiles back, but then suddenly someone grabs her by her legs and pulls her back into the pool. The culprit turns out to be Yang.
"No one said you could just quit on us like that, Ruby. That means you're 'it' now. You'd better catch us," Yang says before she quickly swims away.
Ruby puffs her cheeks and pouts, but then notices Velvet getting back into the pool next to her.
"Want some help? Yang never said that I couldn't 'casually' swim by and whisper their positions to you," Velvet offers.
"Did I ever tell you that you're awesome?" Ruby says, smiling again.
"Maybe once or twice," Velvet says and they start swimming to where the others are.
Velvet ends up swimming under and ahead of Ruby, keeping her head above the water and just in front of Ruby's face. Ruby takes this chance to steal a quick peck on her lips, the both of them smiling before they continue their swim.
And that's the chapter. Just a little idea that I couldn't pass up on writing into the story. It'll be a while before we actually get into Volume 3, but we'll get there soon enough. Well, Ruby and Velvet's relationship is steadily progressing. What awaits them in the future? Until then, please Read and Review.