Hello everyone, it's time for another chapter of RWBY: Shining Destiny. I hope you all are enjoying what I'm doing here and if you are, I suggest you check out my other stories RWBY: Red Ice and RWBY: Kitty-Kat. As well as Team BAWM and the other great stories on TheBurningRuler's and Nightmare 6-4's pages.
The next morning, I woke up to the sound of a loud whistle.
"What the fuck Archer!" Proton yelled.
"Seriously, what is wrong with you?" Ariana asked.
"I will not have my teammates late for class on the first day." Archer said.
I got up and headed for the kitchen. I could still hear them arguing.
"So, you're first thought was an ear shattering whistle?" Proton asked.
"You couldn't use something more normal like maybe a fucking alarm clock?" Ariana asked.
I started making a pot of coffee. 'Looks like our talk went in one ear and out the other.' I thought.
"This was the most efficient. With an alarm you can continue hitting the snooze button, or they may not be loud enough." Archer said.
"What time is it anyway?" Ariana asked grabbing her scroll. "Six o'clock! Why the fuck are we up three hours before classes start?"
"You've gotta be fucking kidding me." Proton said rolling over.
Archer blew his whistle again. "Three hours is plenty of time to get ready and head down for breakfast."
'Swear to god he blows that fucking thing one more time.' I thought.
"Have fun with that. I'm going back to sleep for an hour." Ariana said.
Archer blew his whistle again. "Since you two are moving slowly this morning I'll be taking my shower first. I expect everyone to still be awake when I get done."
I started heading to the kitchen door when the coffee maker finished. I took in a deep breath and started walking back to the coffee maker. I poured a cup for myself and added two sugars to it. I took a sip and took another deep breath. "Ahh life giving coffee." I took my cup and headed back into the main area.
"Seriously first he tries to set up rules then he goes and pulls this shit." Proton said sitting on the edge of his bed.
"It's gonna be a long year if he doesn't knock this shit off." Ariana said.
"I made coffee if anyone's interested." I said.
"How can you stay so calm with how he treats us?" Proton asked.
"Well as far as this morning goes, I've got a sister that would do stuff like this all the time. I just got to the point if I don't get too pissed off before I get some coffee, I'm fine. I almost came out and snapped though."
"Still he treats us like he's the general of an army or something." Ariana said.
"A real fucking Ironwood junior." Proton said.
"It's only been a day, give it a little time. Things might get better." I said.
"I almost with you'd have been made leader instead of him." Ariana said.
"Anyone but him." Proton said.
"Like I said, just give it some time. Things may change." I said.
"I really fucking hope so." Proton said.
"Whichever one of you wants to go next feel free. I'll probably take the longest." Ariana said.
"I'll go. The sooner I'm ready the sooner I can leave." Proton said getting his clothes.
"Works for me, I could use another cup anyway." I said.
"I'll join ya." Ariana said.
Arana and I headed into the kitchen as Archer was coming out of the bathroom.
"I made coffee if you want some." I said.
"Why bother making it now? Just get some in the cafeteria when we go down for breakfast. Save that for the weekends." Archer said.
I sighed and continued into the kitchen.
"Still think things will get better?" Ariana asked.
"Who knows. Some people just suck." I said.
"You got that right." She said.
"What no sex related joke?" I asked.
"It's to early and general buzzkill pissed me off." She said.
"Works for me. You want any cream or sugar for your coffee?" I asked.
"You're setting me up on purpose now." She said with a slight laugh. "Just a couple sugars thanks."
A couple minutes later Proton came in and let us know the shower was free. I grabbed my clothes and headed into the bathroom. After I finished, I headed back into the kitchen and saw Archer sweeping in the kitchen.
"Why are you sweeping already?" I asked.
"Because I was cleaning up your mess after you just left everything. I went to wash the coffee pot and it shattered." He said.
"That's because I let it sit to cool down first. I planned on cleaning up once I was done." I said.
"Next time clean up first." He said.
"How did you break it in the first place?" I asked.
"After I poured out what you and Ariana left, I put some soap in it and ran some water into it." He said.
"Was it warm or hot water?" I asked.
"It started cold…" He started.
"And there's your first mistake. Just go down to breakfast or something and I'll clean it up." I said.
"It's my mess I'll clean it." He said.
"You've done enough already just go." I said.
"Whatever." He said shoving the broom to my chest.
I finished cleaning up the mess and headed to the cafeteria. I got some bacon and eggs and sat by myself.
"Aww look at the poor outcast. Little baby doesn't have any friends and his own teammates don't wanna sit with him." A voice said from behind me.
"We'll be his pals though won't we guys?" another voice said sitting next to me. He had short orange hair.
"I don't know Cardin look at that mask. He might be too cool for us to hang around." A guy with dark blue hair said.
"Yeah saw this coming." I whispered.
"What was that cool guy?" Cardin said.
"Nothing. Look guys I'm just trying to eat before class." I said.
"So are we. Nobody likes to eat alone so we thought we'd join you." Cardin said taking a piece of my bacon.
"Hey Cardin, why don't we help him finish, we wouldn't want him late on his first day right?" A guy with a green mohawk said.
"Good idea Russel." Cardin said picking up my plate. He pushed the plate into my face as he and his teammates began laughing. The four of them got up and started walking away laughing.
I sighed and got up to grab some napkins to clean up the mess they made. After I finished, I headed off to class. I entered the classroom and sat in the back. Ariana joined me shortly after.
"Why do you smell like bacon?" She asked.
"Some jackass decided to dump my breakfast on me." I said.
"Well on the plus side you smell delicious." She said leaning towards me.
"Not in the classroom please. I don't care you do this stuff just please not in the classroom." I said.
"Alright I suppose that's fair." She said with a small laugh. She pulled out a small bottle of perfume. "You'll smell girly, but it'll be better than walking around smelling like bacon all day."
"I'm not sure what's worse." I said.
"I didn't hear a no." She said.
"Older sister remember? She'd do it without asking." I said.
"Well I figured I'd give you an option." She said spaying me a couple times.
"Right now, I'm just hoping classes go by quick. This day has been hell so far." I said.
The door to the classroom opened with team RWBY and JNPR coming in gasping for air. Soon followed by Professor Port. The remaining students took their seats as Port started.
"Monsters! Deeeemons... Prowlers of the night. Yes, the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as prey. Ha-ha!" Port exclaimed. The entire classroom was silent. "Uhhhh... And you shall too, upon graduating from this prestigious academy. Now, as I was saying. Vale, as well as the other three kingdoms, are safe havens in an otherwise treacherous world. Our planet is absolutely teeming with creatures that would love nothing more than to tear you to pieces. And that's where we come in. Huntsmen! Huntresses! Individuals who have sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves. From what, you ask? Why, the very world!"
"Ayyyy-yep!" A student said standing up before slowly sitting back down.
"That is what you are training to become. But first: A story. A tale of a young, handsome man... Me! When I was a boy..." Port started to say.
"So much for class going by fast." Ariana whispered.
"...Despite smelling of cabbages, my grandfather was a wise man. 'Peter', he told me..." Port continued
"Please tell me this isn't going to be an everyday thing." I said.
"Ah-heh-hem!" Port exclaimed looking at team RWBY "In the end, the Beowolf was no match for my sheer tenacity, and I returned to my village with the beast in captivity and my head held high, celebrated as a hero! The moral of this story? A true Huntsman must be honorable! A true Huntsman must be dependable! A true Huntsman must be strategic, well-educated, and wise! So, who among you believes themselves to be the embodiment of these traits?"
I shot my hand up hoping it would have something to do with the cage.
"I do sir" Weiss said also raising her hand.
"Well, well, looks like we have two students who believe this. Let's find out if their words meet their actions." Port said.
Weiss looked back to see me having my hand raised as well.
"Both of you get in your combat gear and we'll see if you're up to the task." Port said.
Weiss and I headed to the locker room to get changed.
"You really think you can already call yourself a true huntsman? Just make sure you stay out of my way." Weiss said.
"I think the point will be to work together." I said.
"I don't need help from someone like you." She said.
"Meaning?" I asked.
"An irresponsible child who doesn't even have a basic knowledge of what were doing here. What would possibly make you think you're a better huntsman that I am?" She asked.
"I never said I was. No one has. I don't even know how you got that idea. If that's how you want it though little miss perfect, fine." I said. I put my gloves and boots on and walked out of the locker room.
"Mr. Riley do you plan on fighting without a weapon?" Port asked.
"Possibly." I said.
Weiss came out shortly after and took her stance.
"Goooo, Weiss!" Yang yelled.
"Fight well!" Blake said waving a small flag.
"Yeah, represent teeeam RWBY!" Ruby yelled.
"Ruby! I'm trying to focus!" Weiss yelled lowering her sword.
"Oh, um... Sorry..." Ruby said.
"You got this Cian!" Ariana yelled.
Weiss looked more annoyed. I charged my semblance into my gloves.
"Allllright! Let the match... begin!" Port said knocking the lock off with his axe.
A boarbatusk started charging out at Weiss. She struck the side of the Grimm while rolling out of the way.
"Ha-ha! Wasn't expecting that, were you?" Port said.
"Hang in there, Weiss!" Ruby yelled.
Weiss and the Grimm charged at each other. The grimm moved so its tusks caught Weiss' weapon. Weiss stood in place struggling to get her weapon back.
"Bold, new approach. I like it!" Port exclaimed.
"Come on, Weiss, show it who's boss!" Ruby cheered.
Weiss turned to glare at her leader. Distracted the boarbatusk pulled Weiss' weapon from her and tossed it across the room. The grimm then slammed its tusks into Weiss sending her back. I punched the air towards the boarbatusk launching an energy fist towards it. It turned its attention towards me and began charging. I fired another fist at the ground where it was running knocking it off balance. I charged my semblance into my boots and gloves. I grabbed the grimm by the tusks and kicked it in the mouth with my left leg while releasing the energy stored in my boot. I continued holding onto its tusks and flipped the grimm over onto it's back. I flipped backwards and landed in top of it. I lifted my right leg up and stomped on it releasing the energy stored in it. It did some damage but not enough to kill the grimm. Weiss came over and stabbed the bottom of the grimm.
"Bravo! Bra-vo! It appears we are indeed in the presence of a true Huntsman and Huntress-in-training! Although it appears you both have some work to do when it comes to teamwork." Port said.
"In my defense the Princess here told me to stay out of her way because she didn't need help from someone like me. So, when I saw she needed help I jumped in." I said.
"Regardless. You both need to understand there will be situations you won't be able to handle on your own. You need to be willing to accept help. One action no matter how big or small can be the deciding factor between victory and defeat. I'm afraid that's all the time we have for today. Be sure to cover the assigned readings, and... stay vigilant! Class dismissed" Port said.
I walked back to the locker room and replace my gloves and boots. On my way out I saw Ruby looking down talking to Headmaster Ozpin. Once he started walking away, I walked up to her.
"Hey Ruby, everything okay?" I asked.
"Oh… Hey Cian. Yeah, I guess. I just got into a fight with Weiss." She said.
"Oh, so you're having about as good a day as I have been." I said.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
I told her about everything that had happened to me today.
"Cardin really did that to you? What a jerk. Well on the other had at least now you smell nice. I mean not in a creepy way. I mean like the perfume your teammate sprayed smells nice. I mean I'm not like sniffing you that would be weird. I'm just gonna stop now." She said. I started laughing a bit. "Why are you laughing at me?"
"It's just kinda funny seeing it from the other side. Ask Blake I did the same thing yesterday." I said.
"Well it makes me feel a little better about completely embarrassing myself. Anyway, it was cool watching you fight. How did you make your gloves and boots glow blue?" She asked.
"My semblance lets me charge energy into any metal object and release the energy from that object. Normally I have two swords I use as well but since Weiss was being… well Weiss. I figured I'd let her act like she's better and not use them. So, when she lost her weapon, I stepped in. Although now that I think of it, I don't think my gloves or boots are lethal enough. I thought that stomp would have finished it off, but it still had some energy left." I said.
"Well if you want, I could probably help you with that at some point. I built Crescent Rose so it shouldn't be too hard to modify them." She said.
"Crescent Rose?" I asked.
"Oh yeah I suppose you wouldn't have seen her yet. She's the most awesome weapon ever! She's a customizable high-impact sniper rifle combined with an awesome scythe!" She exclaimed.
"That sounds awesome!" I exclaimed.
"She's my beautiful sweetheart." She said.
"You called it Crescent Rose, right? So, you named your weapon too?" I asked.
"Of course. Are you saying you didn't?" She asked.
"I never thought about it. I mean I know they are important, but I've just never thought about naming them." I said.
"Well maybe I can help you with that too." She said.
"That'd be awesome. For now though I say we get some lunch. I'm starving for some reason." I said. We started heading to the cafeteria, I stopped along the way to look out the window. "Hey Ruby quick question."
"What's up?" She asked.
"We started class in the morning, right?" I asked.
"Yeah why?" she asked.
"How long were we in class? It's almost night!" I exclaimed.
"That's a good question…" She said.
We decided to ignore it and continued to the cafeteria. We got our food and sat with the remaining members of her team and team JNPR.
"Hey Rubes, Cian, you two seen Weiss?" Yang asked.
"I-I think she said something about going to the library to study." Ruby said.
"Really? She could at least get some food first." Yang said.
"She did seem like something was bothering her. Maybe she just needed some time to herself." Blake said.
I looked at Ruby confused. She looked back at me and made a small gesture to not say anything.
"There you are sugar." Ariana said wrapping her arms around my neck.
"Not now Ariana. You know I've had a bad day." I said.
"Alright you're off the hook." She said sitting next to me.
"Besides you may wanna make a better impression on the rest of my friends since you gave them the wrong idea yesterday." I said.
"Oh, you're no fun, but if you insist. In case any of you were curious we're not together. Meaning both of us are very much on the market." Ariana said with a wink towards Jaune causing him to blush.
'And now she's got a new target.' I thought. "Like I said last night she just likes doing this stuff to get a reaction from people."
"Well I can probably guess who her next victim is." Nora said pointing to Jaune.
"Nora." Ren said.
"What? We all know what happened yesterday." Nora said.
"Hold up. You didn't tell me something else happened." Ariana said.
"Yes, I did. I said there was a fairly uncomfortable conversation." I said.
"Speaking of which you never explained anything like you said you would." Ruby said looking at Yang.
"Trust me you're better off being kept in the dark." I said.
"No share it I wanna know what I missed." Ariana said.
"Well after you left…" Nora started before Ren put his hand over her mouth.
"We are not having this discussion during a meal again." Ren said.
"Yeah maybe we should change the subject." Jaune said.
"Why do you wanna change it so badly blondie?" Ariana said leaning forward.
"No. Not here. If you and Nora wanna talk about it go to another table." I said.
"Oh, great idea!" Nora exclaimed as she grabbed Ariana and pulled her away to another table.
"That was a bad idea wasn't it?" I asked.
"Most likely." Ren said.
As the conversation turned back to something more interesting, I noticed Pyrrha seemed down about something.
"Hey Pyrrha, you okay?" I asked.
"Oh, Yeah. I'm fine nothing to worry about." Pyrrha said perking up a little.
"Look if it's about Ariana I'm sorry. I can try to talk to her, but I can't promise anything." I said.
"It's not that. I mean it was an awkward thing to talk about, but it's not a big deal." Pyrrha said.
"So, then something is up, but it doesn't have to do with her?" I asked.
"What? No, I mean…" She said before giving a small sigh. "I'll text you about it later." She said quietly.
"Well that was interesting." Ariana said as her and Nora rejoined the table.
"Drop it." I said.
"I will." Ariana said smiling.
"I think I'm gonna head to the library myself. I'm gonna need all the help I can get." Jaune said standing up. He started heading towards the garbage to get rid of his tray when Cardin stuck his foot out and tripped him. Jaune fell face first into what was left on his tray.
"Jaune!" Pyrrha yelled out as she went over to help him up.
"That the guy from this morning?" Ariana asked in a serious tone.
"Yeah that's Cardin." I said.
"Good to know." Ariana said.
"Whatever you're thinking, no." I said.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Ariana said.
"Didn't you say he did something like that to you earlier Cian?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah… At least I know he's not just targeting me." I said.
"That doesn't make what he's doing right." Yang said.
"No, but the more enemies he makes the more people that will rise up when someone finally stands up to him." I said.
"Can we just have one meal that doesn't end up being uncomfortable." Blake asked.
"So, I'm guessing everyone else is done eating also?" Yang asked.
Everyone still at the table agreed. We got rid of our trays and headed our own ways. I saw Pyrrha on my way back and decided to catch up to her.
"Pyrrha wait up!" I yelled. She stopped and turned toward me.
"Is everything alright?" She asked.
"For the most part yeah. What about you? You said something was bothering you. There's still some time before curfew, do you wanna head into town with me for a bit? Archer broke my coffee pot this morning so I've gotta go get a new one." I said.
"Sure, but how did he break it?" She asked.
"I'm guessing he's never had to clean one before." I said.
On the way to the airship we passed Cardin and he tripped me.
"You know, if it wasn't for the fact I have a sister who did stuff like this to me all the time I'd probably be more upset." I said.
"There's a difference though. That's just what siblings do. He's nothing but a bully." She said helping me up.
"At least this time I don't have eggs all over me." I said as we headed outside.
"Do you mean he's picked on you already before?" She asked.
"Yeah this morning he smashed my breakfast in my face. I smelled like bacon until Ariana sprayed me with perfume." I said.
"You let her spray you with perfume?" She asked.
"My sister did it all the time. I'm not really bothered by it." I said.
"I'm sorry, but your sister doesn't seem like a very nice person." She said.
"You'd think so, but she only really started doing that stuff after dad died. I think it was just a way for her to cope with it. She could be really nice when she wanted to be though. She'd always apologize if she thought she went too far. I think that's how I get along so well with Ariana. They kinda do the same thing, although to different degrees. You guys haven't seen it, but she can be nice too. She just likes getting laughs from other people's reactions. Even if her methods for getting said laughs are a little… interesting." I said.
"They certainly are…" She said as we got into the airship.
"So, she did do something that bothered you." I said.
"Not exactly…" She said.
"So, then what's going on?" I asked.
"I guess… seeing Jaune get treated like that. It hurts for some reason." She said.
"So, you've got a crush on Jaune?" I asked.
"What? No, it's nothing like that I mean. It bothers me to see that he keeps getting picked on." She said.
"Because you like him." I said.
"Of course I like him. We're friends and teammates." She said.
"That's not what I meant, and you know it. Besides doesn't he like Weiss anyway?" I said as we got out of the airship and headed into town.
"Which is another reason I'm worried about him. I don't want him to keep trying for a girl he can't see doesn't want anything to do with him." She said.
"I know it's only been a couple days, but aren't you kinda in the same boat? I mean he was pretty rude to you yesterday." I said.
"He's not as bad now." She said.
"Well if anything maybe just give it a little time. Its only been a couple days after all and were gonna be here for four years. If its destiny for you two to be together then it'll happen." I said.
She gave a small laugh. "I thought you didn't believe in destiny."
"True, but you do. Just because I don't believe in it doesn't mean I should bash other people for their beliefs." I said.
"Fair enough." She said.
We found a small shop and went in to buy the new pot.
"So other than Cardin how are you liking Beacon so far?" She asked.
"Well I'm waiting for my team to start fighting with each other. Meating you, Ruby and everyone else has been fun though. Even if Ariana keeps making everyone uncomfortable. Really hope that doesn't come back and bite me." I said.
"Well today didn't seem as bad at least." She said.
"That's because I made the mistake of telling her and Nora to go to another table. I can only imagine what those two have in store for Jaune." I said.
"I have a feeling Ren will stop Nora from going to far, or at least try to." She said.
"Nora is the least of my worries. Ariana is the bigger problem. I think she has something planned for Cardin too." I said.
"Why do you say that?" She asked.
"She had an uncharacteristically serious tone when she asked if he was the one who messed with me this morning." I said.
"Are you really worried about Cardin?" She asked.
"Its not that I'm worried about Cardin. Its more that I'm worried what she's thinking." I said.
"Maybe it won't be as bad as your worrying about. Just to be safe though it may not be a bad idea to talk to her." She said.
"I can try, doesn't mean it'll do anything. Seems like what I say goes it one ear and out the other with my teammates." I said.
"It can't be that bad." She said.
"I told Archer if he wants our respect so bad, he needed to lighten up on being so strict as a leader. Next morning, he wakes us up with a whistle. I'm pretty sure if I hadn't been having such a bad day Ariana wouldn't have lightened up as much. I haven't talked to Proton much, but it seems like he just doesn't care about anything." I said.
"Well it's still early maybe things will change." She said.
"I hope so." I said. As we boarded the airship back to Beacon. "Just for curiosity sake how would you feel if by some miracle it did work out between Weiss and Jaune?"
"Id be happy for him, but I'd be more shocked than anything." She said with a small laugh.
"I'm pretty sure everyone would be shocked." I said.
"Probably. So, since you figured out how I feel about Jaune, has anyone caught your eye yet?" She asked.
"I wouldn't really I'm interested in anyone yet. I don't wanna get my hopes up to high in case the person I like turns out to like someone else." I said.
"I'm not sure if you're being honest or making a comment about Jaune." She said.
"Well I was being honest, but it works both ways. Don't take this the wrong way, but I wouldn't wanna be in your position worrying about someone who doesn't feel the same about me." I said.
"Your fine, it is kinda silly to be worrying about someone you know doesn't feel the same." She said.
We arrived at Beacon and started heading towards the dorms where we went our separate ways. I entered my dorm and Proton and Ariana were sleeping with Archer still awake.
"Where were you?" Archer asked.
"Do you actually care or are you just going to throw a fit again?" I asked.
"I was waiting for you to get back so I could apologize for this morning." He said.
"Well maybe don't start an apology with 'Where were you' like you're my mom." I said.
He sighed and shook his head before grabbing something from under his bed.
"I'm sorry about how I handled things this morning, so I went out and bought you a new coffee pot. Happy now?" He said.
"Again phrasing. That made it sound like you aren't sorry at all and only did it because you had to not because you wanted to. Which with the way you've been acting lately, it wouldn't surprise me if that's how you actually felt." I said.
"I'm trying damnit!" He exclaimed.
"Look if you wanna yell let's at least take it to the kitchen or something since the other two are trying to sleep. Otherwise give me the damn pot so I can wash them both and put them away before I go to sleep." I said.
"Both?" He asked.
"Yeah if you must know I was out getting a new one with Pyrrha since I figured if I wanted it replaced, I'd have to do it myself." I said.
"You're close with Ms. Nikos?" He asked.
"We're friends if that's what you're asking. Not sure why you care." I said.
"Merely an observational note." He said.
"Now you're just sounding creepy." I said.
"Any form of information can prove useful no matter how trivial." He said.
"Dude, stop." I said grabbing the bag from him and heading to the kitchen.
I took the two pots out and washed them as quietly as possible. Once I finished, I changed into pajamas and tried to get some sleep. My scroll vibrated with a message from Pyrrha.
"I talked to Nora and it sounds like they don't have anything planned for Jaune. She was smiling the whole time so I'm not sure if she was lying or not." She said.
"Who knows. Ariana was asleep by the time I got back so I couldn't talk to her. Archer somewhat apologized for this morning. It seemed kinda insincere and forced, but he did buy me a new coffee pot." I replied.
"Baby steps. We should probably get some sleep. Goodnight Cian." She said.
"I suppose you're right. Goodnight Pyrrha." I replied.
I was about to put my scroll down when it went off again. This time by a number I didn't recognize.
"Hey I hope you don't mind but I got your number from Blake." They said.
"I was going to wait to talk to you tomorrow, but I'm trying to study and I reeeally don't wanna." They said.
"Blake told me how you called her beautiful and cute yesterday. You said you were babbling like an idiot to her yesterday, but I didn't expect it you'd have said stuff like that." They said.
"I just realized that I totally messaged you without knowing if you were even awake or not. Sorry." They said.
"I also just realized I never said who this was so I'm sorry again." They said.
"So, I'm guessing this is Ruby?" I replied.
"OMG I still forgot to say! Yes this is Ruby again I'm sorry!" She said.
"It's fine lol" I replied.
"So Weiss apologized for our fight. She even made me a cup of coffee!" She said.
"She can be mean sometimes okay a lot. But she can be nice too." She said.
"Apparently she even helped Jaune with some of his homework! Can you believe that?" She said.
"Really? That doesn't seem like something I'd ever hear." I replied.
"Right!?" She said.
"I gotta go. Weiss yelled at me again. :(" She said.
"lol good luck. I'll talk to you tomorrow." I replied.
I fell asleep shortly after. The next morning, I woke up to my alarm going off. I rubbed my eyes and looked over to see Ariana and Proton also just waking up.
"Ugh what time is it?" Ariana asked.
"Seven thirty am" I said.
"Good morning." Archer said coming out of the bathroom.
"No General Archer six am wake up call this morning?" Proton asked.
"I figured I'd see how you do with waking up on your own. If I find it proficient, I'll cease with waking you up as I did yesterday. If not, I'll continue." He said before walking out of the room.
"Was that… was he showing some form of kindness?" Ariana asked.
"If it means he's gonna lighten up I'm not gonna complain. You two can go first I'm gonna pass out for another half hour." Proton said laying back down.
"All yours Cian." Ariana said.
"If you say so." I said.
'Maybe he was being sincere last night' I thought.