Chapter 16 guys, we're getting close to "painting the town!" Which I'm super excited about so GET READY GUYS.
'So Weiss, you know uh, I was thinking that after this, maybe we could go grab a bite to eat?' Weiss glanced at the blond boy grinning expectantly at her. Jaye smirked to himself at the heiress's blatant ignorance of the try-hard. The students were currently sitting through another of Professor Peter Port's boring lectures, as he blabbed on and on of his achievements as a young man.
'And uh, you know well I-I've got two tickets to that new Spruce Willis movie if you want to make the trip to Vale. I hear it's awesome.' Jaune tried again, pitching ideas at the cold girl. 'And... then maybe after that we could, study together? I mean, you're smart and I'm a, you know...'
The bell sounded, cutting Jaune off and interrupting Professor Port's speech.
'And then I- oh, uh, timed that one wrong I guess. Well the stunning conclusion to the story will have to wait. Until next time.' He finished awkwardly, dismissing the students. Weiss got up from her seat, nudging Jaye, who was seated next to her, to follow.
'Weiss? Did you hear me?' Jaune asked tentatively, glancing at the white-haired girl as she turned to leave. Weiss flipped her hair nonchalantly.
'No, no, no, yes.' She told the boy, stalking off purposefully. Jaye rustled the blond boy's hair, and Jaune dropped his head onto the table with a groan.
'One day.' Yang consoled the poor boy, patting him on the shoulder as she and the rest of team RRWBY passed by.
Back In The Dorms
'I thought that class would never end.' Blake complained, picking at her wrist wrappings. All the girls had elected for some reason to change their clothing for this mission, and had coerced Jaye into following suit. While the girls had undergone nearly a whole wardrobe change, Jaye had simply elected to change out his armor for a lightweight, black leather jacket. He got up from his bed, slinging his weapons across his back.
'Alright guys, today's the day. The investigation, begins!' Ruby declared, hopping excitedly down from her bed, nearly landing on Weiss in the process. The heiress pulled her legs up onto the bed to avoid getting stepped on.
'I'm glad to see that we are taking this so seriously.' She said sarcastically, glaring at the red-hooded girl as she bounced on the spot, a huge grin plastered across her face.
'Hey! We've got a plan. That's... moderately serious.' Yang reasoned, grinning awkwardly.
'Right, everyone remember their roles?' Ruby asked, grinning at the group.
'You and I will head to the CCT and check the Schnee records for any other Dust robberies, or inconsistencies.' Weiss, declared, waving her hand carelessly at the girl. 'Seeing as I'm in the family, it shouldn't be a problem.'
'The White Fang has regular faction meetings to hand out orders and recruit new members. If I can get in, I can hopefully find out what they're planning.' Blake said, placing her hands behind her back. Yang crossed her arms with a grin.
'I have an old friend on the shady side of town that typically knows everything going on in Vale. Getting information out of him shouldn't be too hard.' She said, glancing at Jaye, who was poking through his scroll.
'I've got a uh…a contact, that you probably wouldn't want to hang around, who's agreed to meet me at the same place Yang's going.' He said, shrugging. 'I'm largely just going there for confirmation. I've already got a pretty good idea of what's going on, I just don't know the fine details like when and where.'
'Great, we'll meet up tonight near Yang to go over what we've found. Let's do this!' Ruby finished, pumping her fist, and Jaye rolled his eyes.
'Yeah!' A voice rang out from behind them, and the five jumped slightly upon seeing a blond monkey boy hanging upside down in front of the window.
'Sun?!' Blake exclaimed, and the five jumped back from the window. Yang looked at him, confused.
'How did you get up there?!' She asked, and the faunus laughed.
'Ah it's easy I do it all the time.' He admitted, and Weiss flared up.
'You do what?!' She yelled, and Sun smiled at her.
'I climb trees all the time!' He said, and she narrowed her eyes at him. He dropped down from what was probably a tree branch and into the room. 'So... are we finally getting back at that Torchwick guy?'
'We, are going to investigate the situation. As a team.' Blake told him, stressing the last three words, gesturing at the four members standing behind her.
'Sorry Sun, we don't want to get friends involved if we don't have to.' Ruby told him, and he rolled his eyes.
'Pfft, that's dumb. You should always get friends involved.' He said, waving his hand dismissively, and jerking behind him with his thumb. 'That's why I brought Neptune.'
The girls rushed over to the window, sticking their heads out, to see the blue-haired boy pressed up against the ledge beside the window.
'Sup.' He greeted, turning his head towards them.
'How did you even get up here?' Ruby asked, and Neptune smiled. He was clearly hanging out with Sun too much.
'I have my ways.' He said mysteriously, and Jaye rolled his eyes.
'Seriously though, can I come in. We're like, really high up right now.' Neptune admitted, hugging closer back to the wall.
'All right. I'll go with Weiss. Sun, you can go with Blake.' Ruby decided, gesturing at the faunus. Sun grinned widely, glancing excitedly at the cat girl. Blake ignored him.
'And Neptune, you can go with Yang since she doesn't have a partner.' Ruby pushed the blue-haired boy toward Yang, who was still slightly frozen up. Weiss made a face of disappointment, which was not missed by Jaye.
'Actually Ruby, why don't you go with Yang, ha. After all she is your sister.' Weiss tried to argue, laughing nervously. Jaye rolled his eyes.
'Obvious much?' He whispered, and Weiss shot him a glare.
'But Weiss, who would go with you then?' Ruby asked innocently, missing the implication, and Jaye snorted with laughter.
'Well, I guess Neptune could come with me.' She suggested, and Jaye slapped his hand into his face, trying and failing to suppress his laughter. Ruby paused for a moment, before laughing.
'Nah.' She declared, grabbing the heiress by her jacket and dragging her out of the door.
'But! But!' Weiss resisted, stretching her hands out toward the blue-haired boy. Neptune watched them leave, a look of amusement spreading across his face.
'Seventeen.' Neptune said, flipping his cards over, staring at Jaye expectantly.
'Hah! Nineteen!' Sun announced, and Blake groaned, tossing her cards down.
'Twenty-four.' She pouted, crossing her arms. Yang glanced around at the players.
'Twenty!' She announced triumphantly, tossing her cards onto the table with a big grin. She turned to face Jaye, as if she'd already won.
He and the other members still had some time to kill before Junior's club opened and the White Fang rally began, so they decided to wait in the dorms. Hanging around the venues before they opened would look far too suspicious, so they were currently playing cards in the dormitory. The five were currently playing Blackjack, and they had made the awful mistake of making Jaye the dealer. Jaye smiled back at the blonde, flipping his cards over.
'Twenty-one.' He declared, and the four players groaned in defeat. Sun scratched his head as Jaye gathered the cards back up, and the other players tossed several more Lien into Jaye's pile.
'How are you winning almost every round?!' Yang swore, crossing her arms. Jaye grinned at her, spinning a card between his fingers.
'Luck of the draw babe. Guess you're not as blessed as I am.' Jaye said, smiling, and Yang glared at him. Little did the other members know that Jaye had learned magic as a hobby, and had gotten exceptionally good at card tricks. Thanks to that, cheating in a game of Blackjack was far too easy for him, though he kind of felt bad about it.
Jaye riffled through the deck quickly, finding a king and quickly cut it to the bottom of the deck. He shuffled the cards, taking care not to disturb the bottom card, until he spotted another picture card between his fingers, and shuffled down to it, dropping it at the top of the deck. He quickly dealt the card to himself, dealing out to the other players, before picking a pack of cards with the king off the bottom of the deck. He shuffled down to the king, dropping it on top.
'Cut.' He said, holding the deck out. Sun reached across, pulling the top half of the deck off. Jaye took the halves in his hands, and under the cover of his palms, swapped the two packets so the deck had returned to its original position, leaving the king on top. He dealt the king to himself, smiling quietly as he dealt out to the other players.
'Seventeen.'
'Twenty-six'
'Fifteen'
'Eighteen'
Jaye smirked again, flipping his cards over.
'Twenty.' He declared, and the members groaned. Sun glared at him, waving his tail.
'Okay, it's official. You're cheating.' He accused, and Jaye held up his hands in mock surrender.
'Hey, have you SEEN me cheat so far?' He asked, and Sun paused nervously.
'Uh…no' He admitted, and Jaye shrugged.
'Then I haven't.' He declared, and Sun glared at him harder. Yang laughed, tossing her cards at Jaye.
'Well, either you're cheating, or you've got the best luck in the world.' She declared, and Jaye chuckled.
'I'm just better at this game than all of you.' He said, putting he cards away. 'It's time guys.'
The five got up, stretching, and gathered their equipment. Jaye swiped his rightfully earned Lien into his wallet, and they quietly slipped out of the dormitories.
On The Road
Jaye swerved to avoid a car, narrowly missing it as the jackass of a driver cut into his lane. Jaye sped up, cutting in front of the car, forcing him to slam on the brakes. Jaye laughed aloud, kicking his bike up a gear, speeding off as the driver swore at him. Yang smirked at the laughing boy.
'Wow, road hazard are we?' Yang teased over the radio, and Jaye laughed again, falling into pace beside her. Neptune was riding behind Yang, and the three were speeding down the highway at an illegal pace to get to Junior's bar. Jaye's bike was a stark contrast to Yang's. While hers was painted in bright orange and yellow, Jaye's was a black racing bike with blue accents.
(Kawasaki Ninja H2R. Google it if you want to. Unfortunately, it doesn't come in blue and black :/ )
The two pulled up into a small side alley beside the bar. Jaye quietly glanced in his rearview mirrors. They didn't seem to have been followed, so he dismounted. He swiped across the pad on his bike, just above the fuel cap, locking it.
'C'mon, my friend's right in here.' Yang told Neptune. The boy was clearly stunned by the ride, his goggles askew, hair a mess, with a stupefied look on his face.
'Cool' He answered, his face still droopy. He shook his head, clearing it up, and somehow managed to shake his goggles and hair back into place as well.
'And where exactly is…here?' He asked, and Jaye rolled his eyes.
'Weren't you listening?' He said disbelievingly, and Neptune shrugged.
'Kind of?' He admitted, and Jaye groaned in annoyance.
'Hurry, close the door she's coming!' Two henchmen slammed the heavy doors shut as the three approached. Jaye looked over at the blonde.
'What the heck did you do to them?' He asked, and Yang grinned at him. She cocked Ember Celica, and fired at the door. It blew open with a crash, and she stepped inside.
'Guess who's back!' She announced, smiling, arms spread wide in a welcoming gesture. The henchmen immediately surrounded her, guns levelled with her head. Jaye facepalmed again, shaking his head in exasperation. The DJ tentatively shut the music off, ducking behind the counter.
'Yeah…so could you define friend for me?' Neptune said, popping out from behind her. He smiled nervously as the guns turned on him, shrinking behind the blonde.
'Stop, stop! Nobody shoot.' A bearded man stepped out from between the henchmen, adjusting his tie.
'Blondie! You're here…why?' He asked tentatively, and Yang grinned at him.
'You still owe me a drink.' She declared, grabbing him by the arm and dragging him to the counter. Jaye sighed in relief, walking in after them. Neptune stared stupidly after her.
'Whoa, what a woman.' He moaned, still staring. Jaye glared at him, narrowing his eyes, hand creeping up to his sword. Neptune then noticed the twins standing next to him.
Sup.' He greeted, and the two promptly turned and walked away.
'Whatever.' They huffed in unison. They were practically identical. Jaye shook his head, making his way to the bar where Junior and Yang were talking.
'Gimme a shot.' He told Junior. The big man looked up, his face lighting up.
'Jaye! Wha–where've you been man? It's been what, six months?' He stuttered, grasping Jaye's hand. Jaye grinned at him, and Junior poured him a shot, placing the glass down in front of the boy.
'Wha–Hey! He gets a shot but not me? Not cool man.' Yang turned on the big man, waggling a finger in his face. Junior laughed, holding up his hands in a gesture of surrender.
'Hey, he's legal, you're not.' He justified, and Yang turned on Jaye confusedly.
'Wait what? But we're in the same year!' She asked, and Jaye smiled, downing the shot.
'I'm only a first year because I didn't enter Beacon at seventeen. I'll be nineteen this year.' He stated, as Junior refilled the shot glass, and Yang just sort of stared at him.
'Huh. I had a feeling you were older. I just thought you were one of those guys who seemed older than they actually were.' She admitted, and the two men laughed. Junior's face turned serious.
'If you're here, does that mean there's a job?' He asked, and Jaye shook his head, swirling his glass.
'I'm just here for information, I'm not getting back in.' He stated, and Junior's face fell.
'Aww, and here I was thinking we could get to wrecking stuff again. You're done with the Faction?' Junior asked, his eyes fixed on the boy. Jaye gave him a hard stare.
'Alright then.' Junior sighed, wiping a glass, replacing it on the small dish rack in front of him.
'What do you want to know?' He asked, and Jaye shook his head.
'Sorry man, not from you. I called in a favor.' He said, turning from the bar. Junior glanced over Jaye's shoulder, spotting a purple-cloaked figure in the corner, face covered by a hood, sitting at a small table buried in the shadows. Junior's eyes widened in realization, and he wordlessly poured another shot. Jaye picked up the shot, smirking over his shoulder, making his way over to the cloaked figure. Yang glanced between them.
'Who's that?' She asked, and Junior shook his head, placing his hands on the bar counter.
'I don't have the right to say.' He stated warily, glancing back over at them. He addressed the blonde quietly, looking at her.
'What do you want to know?'
That's the end of this chapter. Who is the mysterious cloaked figure? Find out, on the next episode of Beacon's Blue Knight. JK but yeah, it's gonna be in the next chapter. Have fun with the CLIFFIES TILL THEN.