RWBY: Lost and Forgotten
Chapter 23
Chrome
Sitting in my room, I kept thinking back to what I'd done. He attacked me, but the footage said differently. Getting to my feet, I started pacing the room.
Feeling anger quickly start to rise, I pulled my arm back and punched the wall. "Hey." I looked over to see Yang standing in the doorway. "Now a good time?" she stepped inside and closed the door.
"How'd you get in here?" I asked her.
"One of your teammates let me in." she replied. "Everyone's standing outside."
"Why?"
"They want to make sure you're okay." Yang told me.
"Oh, I'm just peachy!" I started angrily pacing back and forth. "I have a pretty good chance of getting expelled, I put some guy in the hospital because he attacked me, and, come to find out, everything I've ever known is a complete lie!" I took a breath. "So, yeah, I'm doing pretty fuckin' swell!"
"He attacked you?" Yang repeated.
"Yeah!" I crossed my arms. "He lunged at me. So, I stopped him." I stopped pacing and glanced at Yang. "You believe me?"
She sputtered. "I...I don't know." she said.
I stayed silent.
"Did he really try to attack you?"
"Yeah, he did." I walked over and sat down on my bed. "He attacked first, I swear."
Yang walked over and knelt down in front of me. Gently placing her hand on my chin, she made me look at her. "Okay." she said after a few seconds. "I believe you."
"Thank you, Yang."
She stood up and started heading for the door. "I'll get out of your hair."
Once she left, about a minute passed before I saw Blake stand in the doorway. She took a deep breath before stepping inside. "Hey, Blake." I said softly.
"Why did you attack him?" she asked. "Yang told us you said he attacked you, but I want to hear you say it."
I looked Blake in the eye. "I know what you're thinking, Blake. I'm not Adam." I told her. "You know I was against killing innocents. So, why would I attack some guy for no reason?"
"I want to hear you say it." she repeated.
"He attacked me. So, I attacked back." I told her.
She closed her eyes for a few seconds. "Okay..." she opened her eyes. "Thank you." She turned around and left the room, closing the door behind her.
Falling back in my bed, I rolled over to try and get some sleep. Closing my eyes, I felt myself slowly drift off.
The following day
Stuck in my room for the whole day, I wasn't able to do much. Ozpin and Ironwood stopped by to tell me what I had done caused my team to get disqualified and that I, surprisingly, wasn't expelled. I wasn't in the mood to watch any fights. So, I spent the day doing almost nothing. I tried to fall back asleep, but couldn't.
Right now, I was staring out the window at the darkened sky. Running a hand through my hair, I looked to the ground far below. Seeing some movement, I squinted my eyes to try and see what it was. Suddenly, to bright red orbs stared up at me.
"Alert. Incoming Grimm attack. Threat level: Nine. Please seek shelter in a calm and orderly manner."
"What?!" I looked up to see a horde of Grimm rushing towards the school. Looking back down, the red eyes started rushing up the side of the dorms.
Seeing the Grimm in plain view now, I took a step back as the Beowolf lunged itself into my room. Taking a step back, I engaged my aura and quickly created a glyph.
Shooting an icicle at the Grimm, it stumbled back, giving me time to grab my weapons. Pulling the handle on one of the hilts, I threw it at the creature. Slicing through the Grimm, I recalled my blade as the Beowolf turned to dust.
Hearing my scroll ring, I grabbed it from the desk before rushing out of the room. "Chrome? Chrome! Are you okay?" I heard Yang ask as I placed the small device to my ear, continuing to rush through the halls.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I told her. "What the hell is going on?! Why are Grimm inside the school?!"
"I'm not sure." Yang replied. "We're at the festival still."
"We? Wait! Is Blake with you?!"
"Yeah, she's fine." Yang told me. "Where are you?"
"I'm still at the dorms." I turned a corner and saw a few more Beowolves. "Hang on."
Placing the scroll in my pocket, I pulled my second weapon off my back as the Grimm noticed me. Rushing towards them, I threw one of my blades into one of them before rushing passed the second, slicing at it's neck.
Recalling my blade, I placed the weapon on my back before pulling out my scroll again. "Yang, you still there?"
"Yeah. We're heading to the courtyard." Yang told me. "Meet us there."
"Sure thing."
"Okay."
"Yang, wait!" I said before she could hang up.
"What is it?"
I took a breath as I reached the exit to the dorms. "If I don't get the chance to tell you in person, I want you to know that I...I lo-"
"Don't." Yang said softly. "Save it for when we see each other again."
"Alright. I'll see you in a bit, then." hanging up, I put my scroll back in my pocket. "You better not get yourself killed."
End of chapter 23