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Chapter 44: The Return
Eagle waved as the pickup truck that was older than herself retreated down the street, a hand protruded out of the drivers' side window waving in return and she smiled fondly. Her Grandfather, Craven Arc, had insisted on giving his oldest grandchild a ride into the capital of New Vale where she would be boarding her flight to Halo Academy, insisting that her only spending the last week of the summer at home meant that he'd seen far too little of her. Realising she'd been stood watching the battered vehicle trundle away spewing smoke for what was probably too long she crossed the road and entered the airship terminal. The process of finding the correct ship took far less time than she remembered and soon she found herself stepping back out into the sun and into a crowd comprised of her fellow students, much larger than the crowd she remembered from her first year as this was the entirety of the student body rather than the prospective first years who would be undertaking their initiation today. It took Eagle almost ten minutes to find one of the people she was seeking, occasionally being stopped by people she was acquainted with to varying degrees such as fellow second years Aqua Tsuyu and Quartz Murus of Team AQUA currently or an older student whom she had spotted for in the gym on occasion. Eventually the sight of sunlight being reflected from a surface that had been polished to an absurd degree caught her eye, turning she saw Helios Nikos clad in his signature golden armour; surrounding him were Ether Arashi and Olivine DeGrasse who were inseparable as always and were currently sharing the crate they were sat on and Diamond Sustrai-Black
"Diamond! Hey Diamond!" Eagle bounded over to her team-mate with the enthusiasm of an excitable puppy despite the weight of her armour, weapons and the suitcase she was carrying
"Hey how've you been" Diamond replied with a bright smile, briefly wrapping her arm around the taller girls' shoulders and adding in a much quieter voice "I know you were dealing with some stuff, you know I'm here if you need anything right?" Eagle nodded quickly; she had told both Diamond and Arctus about the revelation regarding her parentage as she wanted their to be no more secrets amongst people she cared about
"Thanks, how are you guys? Where is everyone else?"
"Nyanza is on the way, Felix is with him" Olivine answered as she repositioned herself leaning against Ether. As if summoned by the question the sound of an engine growling parted the crowd allowing a black muscle car with yellow stripes and a huge supercharger protruding from its' hood to make its' way into the waiting area
"He just can't help himself can he" Diamond noted with an amused smirk as the Killer-Bee drove nearer at a needlessly slow pace, Felix clearly enjoying the appreciate stares his car never failed to get; stopping for a moment to allow Corvid to climb out of the back seat with the Omega Wing springing into life and hovering behind her
"Later bro, I'll see you at the academy" with that she set off into the crowd, presumably in search of the other members of Team CLIR. Felix had evidently caught sight of Eagle who had been waving to get his attention as when the car began moving again it was towards them, cutting off the engine both he and Nyanza exited prompting Helios to step forward
"Hey Heely how've you-" Nyanza found himself cut off as the leader of Team Neon cupped his face and peered intently at him "What the fuck are you doing?"
"The last time I saw you your face was torn and you couldn't move your arm after you'd been knocked through a window; I'm just glad to see you're okay"
"You too man" the feline answered making a point of not looking at the scar along Helios's cheek, a gesture that was evidently appreciated as he pulled Nyanza into a brief hug
"What don't the rest of us get a hug?" Felix snorted, only to be left utterly stunned when Helios simply stepped closer and wrapped his arms around the Lion Faunus's shoulders, their assembled team-mates giving into fits of giggles and outright laughter as Felix awkwardly wrapped an arm around Helios while his cheeks coloured and words utterly failed him
"Okay break it up, you're killing him" Diamond teased
"What? You guys read way too much into stuff" Felix tried to feign nonchalance as he greeted everyone else, with noticeably less physical contact "I just haven't seen the guy all summer, I've at least managed to talk to the rest of you"
"If you say so dude" Diamond rolled her eyes "You're like Eagle when she sees….well anyone to be honest"
"Hey!" the blonde in question pouted
"Hey Felix" Ether got his attention before pointing to where Quartz Murus could be seen wheeling her motorbike towards the vessel that would take them to Halo Academy as well as several other students who owned vehicles "You might wanna get your ride on the ship" Felix nodded in agreement and stepped towards the vehicle before asking
"You guys wanna throw your bags in the back and pick 'em up later? And where's Arctus?"
"Thanks" Diamond absently as she withdrew her Scroll and began typing out a message to their missing team-mate
"We'll see you later" Helios gave them a nod as he led Team NEON away, both he and Felix pointedly ignoring the looks their friends were giving them.
"What the hell?" Diamond muttered, turning to see what had caused the outburst Felix and Eagle saw that she was staring at her Scroll in confusion
"What's up?"
"Arctus just text back….Apparently he's already on the ship and has been for over an hour" the three members of Team FADE shared a bemused expression as the clambered into the Killer bee and prepared to board and more importantly to return to Halo Academy.
The amphitheatre of Halo Academy was currently occupied by the assembled student body, professors and even a sizeable portion of the kitchen and maintenance staff employed to keep the massive anti-gravity platform and the campus built upon it running smoothly. A respectful hush had fallen over the crowd as Glynda Goodwitch orated, giving a speech that to anyone with the experience to compare the two would recognise as being identical to the yearly speech Professor Ozpin had given prior to the forming of the new first year times; one person with such experience was currently keeping themselves out of view. Qrow Branwen was not a trespasser in this instance, these new students had taken their initiation trial in the Emerald Forest and were the first to do so since the fall of Beacon, a necessity as Halo's former testing ground of the Exclusion Zone had been bombed to oblivion since the breach; as such Glynda had called upon a handful of Hunters to remain in the forest and ensure no undue harm came to the prospective students in case something beyond their abilities had managed to grow in the forest and remain unseen; after the failure of New Vale's defences such risks were unavoidable. Qrow had agreed with Glynda's assessment of the situation and offered his services, now he was perched atop a light fitting in his avian form watching as the half a dozen new teams were named. He had several reasons for his choice one of which was that at this point in his life sneaking and staying hidden were so deeply ingrained into his nature that he defaulted to them, another was that while the new teams were in his opinion far from the standards of Team STRQ this ceremony was for them and they had all earned it, he wouldn't take away from their moment by being in view and causing some overly excitable fan to make a scene; a far more important reason was that he was looking for someone. Eventually his keen eyes picked out Eagle's golden hair sitting next to a mane of dirty blonde curls that could only belong to Felix; as Goodwitch continued her speech she watched as Winter's nephew slipped away and managed to leave the amphitheatre without being noticed too much, before too long his partner followed after him though Qrow paid the two little mind as just assumed that a teenage couple wanting some time alone after spending the summer apart was only natural. Eventually the new teams were named and formed, Goodwitch ended her speech with a brief reminder of certain rules she found pertinent and informed some of the older teams they would sent on small impromptu missions the following day; Qrow noted that Team CLIR was among them. As Glynda welcomed the new students and welcomed the old students home the assembled crowd began to rise to their feet and slowly file out of amphitheatre, the buzz of conversation starting up; Qrow watched as Eagle waved to Lie and Nora Ren, the hyperactive ginger mouthing something back to her before both Eagle and Felix slipped out of view. The room was eventually all but deserted and Qrow finally revealed himself by swooping to the ground and shifting back into his natural state with a flash of crimson Aura
"Y'know you're never gonna get rid of them name 'Stranger Danger' if you keep doing stuff like that" Nora's nasally voice noted "But if you're embracing it have you ever thought about a new cape? Maybe a black one and learn to to turn into a bat instead of a bird"
"Nora" the older Hunter sighed as her turned to face her catching sight of the bemused smiles that several of the other staff wore as he did so, Nora herself seemed to know what he intended and merely pointed in the direction he should go
"Thank you" with that he set off, leaving the amphitheatre and making his way through hallways that took him away from the direction of the student dormitories and instead led towards the restricted part of the campus which held the staff living quarters, before long he heard the sound of footsteps other than his own and as he turned a corner he caught sight of Felix and Eagle presumably giving their team mates some privacy; his great nephew had obviously heard his approach as he came to a halt and glanced over his shoulder
"Stalking people now old man?" he growled out as his dark blue eyes narrowed in suspicion
"Felix, don't start" Qrow warned; he loved the boy dearly and hated both asking him to lie on his behalf and the strain it had caused to their relationship but he did not need to deal with his attitude on top of everything else
"So what do you want?" hearing the question Qrow instinctively turned his focus on Eagle who was yet to speak and was eyeing him with trepidation
"I wanted to speak to Eagle" he answered honestly "I was giving assisting with the initiation today anyway-"
"You got a kid you didn't know about in this batch as well?" Felix snorted, Qrow mustered every ounce of self control he had and forced himself to keep his temper in check, thankfully Eagle chose to diffuse the situation
"Felix knock it off….please" she implored "Just head to Aunt Nora and Uncle Ren's apartment, I'll catch up" Felix seemed ready to argue but silently shrugged as skulked off, shooting Qrow one last glare as he left
"Thank you" Qrow sighed
"It wasn't for your benefit" Eagle shrugged
"Maybe not but still, thank you" Qrow sighed, his age seeming to catch up with him despite the fact he wasn't bothering to use his scythe as a cane right now; everyone present knew it was an act "Things shouldn't have been kept from you and Felix shouldn't have been dragged into this"
"Well he was always going to be involved" Eagle noted "I mean he's my partner and….well we're family. Why are you here Qrow?" the old man allowed himself a small smile, she was at least willing to speak to him; he'd been trying to prepare himself for a worse outcome
"I want to get to know my daughter" he answered simply "We have a lot to catch up on….if you want to?"
"I….I don't know" Eagle finally murmured and Qrow tried not to let his emotions show on his face
"I understand, I know this is going to be strange and hard to get used to; for both of us….Did your mother at least give you some answers?"
"She made a decision and wasn't really interested in anyone else's point of view" Eagle's crimson eyes flashed with momentary anger "Qrow….I need some time to think about things"
"That's okay. If you ever want to talk Felix or Corvid can tell you where to find me"
"Okay, I should probably go" Eagle made to leave, their mutual awkwardness with the situation plainly apparent "I told Aunt Nora I'd come and visit her since I haven't see her or Uncle Ren all summer"
"Yeah I can imagine Nora deciding to come looking for you and tearing half the academy down" Qrow noted causing a small smile to tug at her lips before she turned and walked away and Qrow, despite all the grief, loss, anger and cynicism he carried with him, allowed himself to hope.
Diamond had seen the knowing smile on the friends' faces when she asked if they could stay out of the dorm for an hour or so after Arctus had excused himself and simply rolled her eyes and left them to make whatever assumptions they wanted. The truth was that she was worried about her partner, the fact he'd somehow gotten onto the ship before everyone else had been allowed to and chosen not to meet them was strange and when Diamond had finally found him the Bear Faunus had been quiet and withdrawn, almost dazed; she wanted answers and as she made her way onto the corridor that housed Team FADE's dormitory she was determined to get them.
"Hey big guy" she called out as she entered, locking the door behind her. Arctus was on his bunk having already shed his boots and sleeveless jacket and put away his sword
"Hey babe what's up. Where're Eagle and Felix?"
"I asked 'em to give us some space, we need to talk" she removed her sneakers and made herself comfortable sitting beside "You've been weird all day, what's bothering you?"
"Nothing babe" Arctus tried to assure her, forcing himself into a sitting position as he sensed that she was unconvinced "I'm just tired. My sleeping pattern is messed up after being on my Dad's ship for so long; I get why he's always exhausted when he comes home now" Diamond gently cupped his cheek and turned his face so that he was looking at her, the dark rings under his eyes leant weight to the assertion that he hadn't been sleeping well, though something still seemed off
"You poor thing" her sarcasm was evident even as she leaned in and placed a soft kiss on his lips "How come you didn't meet us before we boarded though?"
"Because I convinced the crew to let me hide something" a mischievous smile crossed his face as he slid off the bed, pausing to return the kiss before making his way to the closet he shared with Felix "And I had to leave the ceremony early because I didn't want you to see this with the rest of my luggage I wanted it to be surprise"
"Dude what are you doing?" Diamond rose from the bed and made her way over to him just in time for him to turn and place a gift wrapped package in her hands. Her cherry red eyes widened as she took in the shape of the object and realised what it was
"You said you don't want to risk breaking the one you've got by having it with your luggage, I hope you like it" Diamond eagerly tore the wrapping away to reveal a brand new bass guitar that left her mouth hanging open; it's body and headstock were a flawless glossy black while the pick-guard had a mother of pearl finish and the instrument was decorated with jade green detailing, specification wise it was as if Arctus had simply asked her to design the thing herself
"It's beautiful" she breathed out "Oh my Oum thank you, you didn't have to"
"I wanted to" he assured her "Can't wait to hear you play, just wish I could have given it to you on your birthday" Diamond had just enough self control to find somewhere to put the instrument away before simply pouncing and wrapping her arms around her boyfriends' shoulders
"I got you something else as well"
"Dude stop, I don't want your money" she sighed as she nuzzled into his neck
"I know but I wanted to treat you and we missed them when they toured here last year"
"No way" Diamond gasped as she stepped back, Arctus merely grinned and reached into his pocket and produced a pair of tickets; she found herself becoming almost giddy as she scanned the text. Her favourite band Raphael Lake, a group that Arctus also enjoyed were performing in New Vale the following weekend to raise money for charity
"Now you just need to find someone to give the other ticket to" Arctus teased, completely unprepared for how enthusiastic Diamond's response would be. The Bear Faunus staggered back as Diamond's arms snaked around his shoulders once more and she kissed him fiercely, it seemed only natural for the silver haired sniper to push him back further until he was pressed against their bunk at which point Arctus positioned himself on the bed and Diamond quickly joined him, fingers tracing along his chest as she kissed him and took his lip between her teeth while his hands found their way to her hips. As they continued to kiss Arctus took the initiative, rolling and pinning Diamond beneath him as his hands drifting beneath her tank top
"I love you" he whispered against her lips, Diamond pushed him back and seeing his questioning expression made her intentions clear as she removed her top and began unfastening her bra; Arctus quickly shed his own t-shirt and returned to kissing her passionately as their hands roamed across each others' bodies; relishing the way she gasped in pleasure and her fingers curled in his hair when he turned his attention to her neck, kissing and gently grazing her flesh with his teeth. Emboldened Arctus continued lower and trailed kisses along her chest and breasts, swirling his tongue around each of her sensitive nipples in turn as his hand slipped beneath he waist band
"Oh fuck, right there!" Diamond pulled Arctus back into a searing kiss as his thumb brushed against her clit and he slid two fingers inside her. As the kiss broke apart Diamond found herself pulling her pants down with one hand with the nails of the other dug into skin of her lovers' back
"Go down on me baby" she panted out as she gazed up at him through half lidded eyes. Arctus paused for a moment, this was further than they'd ever gone previous and he'd never performed the act in question but he quickly took to the task, continuing to draw moans and gasps of pleasure from Diamond as he thrust his fingers into her while he kissed his way down the taut muscles of her stomach and her hips before gently biting her thighs as he settled himself between them. Diamond's back arched and her thighs clenched the moment she felt Arctus's tongue swirl over her clit, he may have lacked experience but the Faunus was attentive and eager to please; she soon found herself biting her lip to stifle her moans and cupping her own breasts with one hand while her free hand made to clutch at the back of her lovers' head, instead Arctus locked eyes with her and laced his fingers through hers.
"Stop" Arctus paused the moment he heard Diamond's voice, gently kissing her thighs before she pulled him level with her face and made it clear he should lay on his back; as he did so he quickly positioned herself over him and lowered herself onto his face while at the same time fumbling with his belt buckle after deciding that she both needed to stop herself from calling his name out loud enough for anyone to hear and that she desperately wanted to return the favour; before she could unfasten his pants Arctus tore a strangled cry from her as his tongue slipped between her now soaked lips as he gripped her thighs holding her firmly in place. Whimpering in sheer ecstasy under his ministrations she finally removed the fabric between her and his erect member and swirled her tongue over the tip, Arctus's whole body seemed to shudder at the sensation and Diamond took the head into her mouth, bobbing her head as she teased his length with her tongue and moaning around him as he brought her closer and closer to orgasm. Arctus's tongue found a particularly sensitive spot inside her and Diamond took as much of him into her mouth as she could, eyes screwing shut as she climaxed; thighs quivering and clenching around his head and hips bucking against him as she rode out her orgasm
"Diamond, babe I'm getting close" he grunted out, Diamond stopped sucking and switched to stroking his hard cock while licking the base until she felt his whole body tighten and his release flowing over her fingers. The two of them needed a few moments to catch their breath then Arctus gently pulled Diamond towards him and simply took in how beautiful she truly was as his arms encircled her waist
"I really do love you"
"You too big guy" she breathed out, kissing his cheek "But we should probably clean up….I hope we left some air freshener in here
"Should probably clean ourselves up first" Arctus noted, Diamond gave him a sly smile in response
"Wanna join me in the shower?" it was a question she didn't really need to ask, the answer couldn't have been more obvious.
While the students and the majority of the staff of Halo Academy had returned to their dormitories and apartments and were most likely asleep Headmistress Glynda Goodwitch was not so privileged, instead she sat in her sparsely decorated office meticulously double checking class schedules and the various alterations to the various syllabi that would have to be made to facilitate the Vytal Tournament. She allowed herself a small sigh as she paused and raised her glasses to rub eyes that were stinging with tiredness, tournament years were always problematic to organise with the amount of students that would be leaving for the host Kingdom, this year students would be transferring a little earlier than usual in attempt to integrate them into Atlas Academy more smoothly which naturally necessitated the teachers she employed to rework their class schedule. Surprisingly it was Nora who has handled the situation the most efficiently, simply contacting her counterparts at each Academy and forming an agreement that all of their syllabi would be heavily focused on tournament style combat until the competing students left for Atlas. This would be the third such event since Halo Academy had opened ten years ago and New Vale had yet to host the tournament and despite the stoic persona she presented Glynda eagerly awaited the day she could show her Academy, her students and the unwavering resilience of her Kingdom to the whole Remnant once again; while she had no doubts that her students would make her proud as they had done since long before the fall of Beacon the chance to do so on home soil was always welcome. Glynda had long since ceased to keep track of the time when she a high pitched bleeping from the computer at her desk alerted her to a transmission being sent on a secure channel, she didn't have to look to know that the identity of the caller would be hidden though she could make an educated guess at who it would be owing to the fact that if Qrow had anything to warn her about he would have done so in person. She tidied her desk out of habit and pressed a button beneath her desk that would lock her office and engage several subtle measures that would make eavesdropping difficult before accepting the call
"Professor Goodwitch" the mocha skinned Bear Faunus whose hair was beginning to show signs of greying and whose lower Atlesian accent still sounded harsh to her ears
"Gangrel, it's been a long time since I was your professor"
"I'm still surprised you didn't expel me" he chuckled in response "I was a little shit"
"You were deemed likely to be a White Fang sympathiser even upon your initial application to Beacon, I highly doubt Ozpin would have let a little thing like your habit of breaking your classmates noses end your career prematurely" Goodwitch noted, recalling several instances of a much younger Gangrel's temper flaring spectacularly "But that's neither here nor there right now, this isn't a social call is it?"
"No it isn't" Gangrel admitted "Are the….Oum's sake I hate calling people assets, are they in place?" he didn't need to specify who he was referring to and while Goodwitch had initially been outraged by the mere suggestion of the plan that he and Winter Schnee had approached her with upon hearing the reasoning behind it she agreed that action of some kind needed to be taken
"They are" she nodded "Although I've put them as far away from the other students as I can and the other teachers have been informed, they will be watched until they leave for Atlas"
"I understand" Gangrel nodded, displeased as he was that more people were aware of the plan that if successful would see several violent criminals brought to justice he couldn't fault Glynda's commitment to the safety of her students
"Furthermore I will not under any circumstances be rigging the qualification process to benefit your agents in any way" Gangrel couldn't help the deep barking laugh that escaped him
"Oh don't worry about that, they'll qualify….they'd probably be offended if you did fix the competition"
"I see" Goodwitch pursed her lips, what limited information she'd manage to glean from her own interactions from Gangrel Slate's assets supported her former students' assertion
"And thank you for this Professor" Gangrel sighed, the weight of his responsibilities making him look his age of thirty nine "I couldn't have them in Atlas from the start of the year without raising too many questions and I don't trust Haven or Shade's heads enough to trust them with this"
"I appreciate your faith in me Gangrel"
"You've earned the trust of everyone in Vale" he murmured in response "You held Vale together after the fall"
"I recall your contributions to the war" Goodwitch countered "And Gangrel, frankly I'm glad Ozpin gave you as much leniency as he did. You've grown into a credit to his legacy, I'm sure every Faunus in Atlas who knows your name feels safer with you in a position of authority….You and Weiss have raised a fine young man as well"
"Thank you" Gangrel's toothy grin formed on his face before a far more expression took its' place "There might be something else I need to ask you, it's more personal….in the meantime-"
"I will" Goodwitch nodded, it was tradition that any time Gangrel had to contact her she would leave flowers on the statue on the campus in honour of his deceased partner Perdu Callow "Goodnight Gangrel" with that she ended the call and gave the paperwork on her desk one last scornful glance before deciding that she had earned some rest.
Arctus was jolted awake by the sound of his own panicked screams, jolting upright and smashing his head against the bottom of Diamonds' vacant bunk and needing several moments to get his breathing under control; before he could do so fully Diamond stirred beside him
"The fuck dude?" she murmured groggily as she turned to face him
"It's nothing, I'm sorry" he muttered as he laid down, heart still pounding in his chest; the brittle and wavering tone of his voice caused Diamond to open her eyes fully and as she gave him a concerned glance she saw that he was soaked in cold sweat, his eyes were wide and his hands were trembling
"What's wrong?"
"It's-"
"Don't tell me it's nothing" she hissed before looking over her shoulder and seeing that Eagle was still asleep clutching her three foot tall stuffed Ursa while the sound of Felix's snoring assured her that he had also not been woken "It's just us, talk to me. Please" Arctus remained silent for a moment, running his hands through his hair before answering
"Nightmares. I haven't been able to sleep for more than a couple hours at a time, that's why I was so tired"
"Oh" Diamond mouthed out before moving closer to him and laying her head on his right shoulder while her fingers traced the scar that trailed from his left shoulder to his right hip
"Are they about what happened?" she asked "Because that's nothing to be ashamed of, I couldn't sleep for a few days I was back home….every time I closed my eyes I could see you bleeding out on the floor" Arctus's own worries were forgotten for a moment as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close
"It wasn't about the breach" Arctus whispered as he gently stroked her hair "After the mission I went on with my Dad the ship picked up a distress signal from a Freelancer….we found a body. My Dad knew her, he barely spoke for a few days, I've never seen him like that"
"I'm so sorry" Diamond whispered against his skin "Did the Grimm get her?"
"No" the sheer horror Arctus managed to convey in a single word made her look up in surprise before he continued "She was murdered and left on display, whoever killed her sent the distress signal themselves; they wanted people to know what they'd done"
"Oh my Oum-" Arctus seemed to not hear her
"The things they did to her body, I wanna throw up just thinking about it, I've never even…." he trailed off needed to compose himself "The worst part is that it was another Faunus that did it" Diamond gently cupped his cheeks and pulled him down into a soft kiss
"Have you spoken to anyone about this?" Arctus shook his head
"I didn't want to worry anyone, I'm training to be a Hunter and we're gonna see stuff like this….I need to be able to-"
"You Dumb-ass" Diamond hissed "Bottling it up isn't gonna help….I'll stay awake with you tonight if you need me to" she offered, her tone softening. Without thinking Arctus kissed her and murmured against her lips
"You have no idea how much I love you, thank you"
"You might be a dumb-ass, but you're my dumb-ass and I love you too" Diamond replied before making herself comfortable, the two of them holding onto each other until they finally managed to fall asleep again.
Authors Notes:
Well that's the whole Team back together, next chapter will be the start of the actual 'Second year' and as you may have guessed we'll be seeing some people again next chapter.
So let's summarise:
So a week has passed since last chapter.
Helios just got his armour back, of course he's polished it to the point that you can see your face in it.
Eagle has told Arctus and Diamond about her being Qrow's daughter, just so that everyone is on the same page.
The Killer-Bee is up and running and yes Felix is totally that guy who drives at five miles an hour just to be seen.
As much as we're all Battle Cat shippers here I love that the first thing Helios did was make sure Nyanza was okay….also I've been watching "Vikings" and that openness with physical contact between the characters is something I can seen the Anima tribes having.
Oh yeah, Felix got super flustered.
I imagine Glynda does have more safety concerns for students on initiations than Ozpin did, things like cameras in the exclusion zone and having more experienced Hunters on standby in case of emergency.
Yeah Qrow is just a habitual sneak at this point but I think his concern about not wanting to steal the spotlight from the new students is probably fair as well.
Also yeah Qrow knows Arctus's name but his probably not as close to him as he his Felix and Corvid, he's just "Winter's nephew".
"Stranger danger" is a running gag that will never die.
Yeah Felix and Qrow's relationship is under some strain.
Qrow and Eagle actually talking a little, more will follow.
Diamond has been shown several times to be able to pick up on small details really quick, if Arctus was acting weird she would definitely be the first to know.
Side note the "I get why my Dad is always tired now" is something I felt after doing my first twelve hour night shift in a factory.
Ha! Surprise, Arctus was just sneaking around because he wanted to hide Diamond's birthday present and surprise her when they were alone…..if I knew more about bass guitars I would have given the thing a better description but I don't so I didn't.
Diamond being a Raphael Lake fan is actually a call back to Vol.1 when I'd literally just heard of them because of one of their songs being used in the trailer for Black Lightning.
So yeah, you were promised adult content….there it was, moving on.
Let Glynda sleep.
I can honestly imagine that tournament years are secretly the bane of all four Heads' existence (Well not so much in Winter's but we'll get to that later) with the amount of planning required; the idea of Nora being the one to just take to it without much issue was too good to pass up.
Now if you paid attention you would have realised that Vytal Tournament's are every two years and New Vale hasn't hosted one yet; which means that they will be hosting the next one in Team FADE's fourth year.
With Gang calling Goodwitch I'm sure you can figure out who his "Assets" are.
The mutual respect Gangrel and Goodwitch have is interesting to write, considering Gangrel in The Downward Spiral had pretty much no respect for anyone's authority.
Yeah Arctus is not coping with what happened last chapter too well. Diamond assuming it's about Phobos nearly killing was a fair assumption. It's probably a safe bet that Arctus and Diamond aren't the only students who had trouble sleeping after the Breach either.
The idea of another Faunus being the one to cut off Neon's tail after all the progress that's been made against anti-Faunus racism makes it just that little bit more repulsive.
Thank you to SumoSnipe, FleetOfWarships, ShadowAlex2000, Ferrous, LoneDragon, Arkanes Shippou and FluffyFirefly for their reviews on the last chapter.
So, you got the hug you wanted….are you happy?
The thing with the ValknJoggr is that it isn't a massive plot point, starting that scene with the Strike Team en route and having more build up wouldn't really have added anything.
Oh yeah, gruesome and over the top is going to be something of a calling card with the Cult of Taurus.
I love how much people love the idea of Eagle x Hellion.
Of course we're gonna see more of the creepy ex, he's already competed in one Vytal Tournament you really think he won't qualify for this one?
As always thank you to everyone that reads this, with a special thanks to those of you that follow, favourite and review.