Hero or Menace

(Yang's pov)

I can't believe how this day turned out, at first it seemed like I would be able to have a good time with my best friend and just enjoy a simple relaxing day together. Instead we end up witnessing Ironwood proclaim that he is going to arrest Spider-Man by the end of the festival, if this is some kind of weird dream I would really like to wake up now. After getting back to the dorms I decided to just lay in bed for a bit while I waited for the others to come back, around 30 minutes passed before Ruby and Weiss came back into the room. This whole situation involving Carlos is just too crazy to be true. When we split up earlier I tried wrapping my head around why the General wanted to arrest him so much but nothing came to mind, I mean this is the guy who spends his time helping people around the city and his friend at school ( he even saved a hamster from a tree once and returned it to the little girl looking for him ), someone who will listen to whatever problems you may have, overall he's a great friend and yet the entire military is now searching for him.

Ruby: So is it really true? Is General Ironwood really serious about arresting Carlos?

Yang: Yeah. We were there when he made the announcement and we saw his soldiers patrolling the streets looking for him.

Weiss: I don't understand why this is happening, I know Carlos is trying to help the city and that he has done a good job of it but still why should he be arrested in the first place, and what does my father have to gain from this anyway?

Yang: I actually wanted to ask you about that. Have you heard anything about this from your family?

Weiss: This is actually the first time I've heard about any of this, I don't exactly try to talk to my father so when I heard about him getting involved it was definitely a shock for me.

Ruby: I hope Blake is doing ok, she's probably really worried about him.

Yang: I agree, after Carlos and I split up I called Blake to let her know what's going on and she sounded worried to me.

At that moment Blake came into the room and I could tell she was talking to our favorite web head, whenever they talked to one another I noticed a sense of peace between them and I could see that in Blake right now so I had a feeling everything was going to be okay. It wasn't until another hour or so until Carlos showed up in some new clothes ( no doubt because what he was wearing earlier probably smelled terrible from his little adventure down in the sewers ) as well as Jonathan right behind him.

(Normal pov)

After finally getting the sewer smell off of me and changing into some fresh clothes my brother and I made our way to team RWBY's dorm to discuss the current situation. Luckily for us Blake left the door open for me and once we got inside she immediately held onto me.

Carlos: I told you I would make it back safely.

Blake: I know, but I'm still glad to see you here.

Weiss: We all are, so what exactly is going on?

Carlos: I wish I knew. As far as I'm concerned it seems like the General just wants me out of his way.

Weiss: But that still doesn't explain why he wants you arrested.

Jonathan: It's possible that he's on edge, it's no secret that he brought his entire fleet with him several months ago when he had no reason to. Yes it did help when the Grimm invaded but still, why bring an entire army with you during a time of peace?

Ruby: You're right, that makes no sense at all. Do you think he's preparing for war or something?

Jonathan: Honestly we're not sure, but that doesn't matter, what really matters is what we're going to do about the current situation.

Carlos: I could try talking to Ozpin tomorrow before the matches start, I wanna get whatever information I can as soon as possible.

Blake: You should probably also hide any equipment you use as Spider-Man in case they try searching the dorms.

Carlos: Alright sounds good, I'll just lay low and be a normal student for a while. I just hope nothing crazy happens while I take some time off from being a superhero. ( Why did I say that, I basically just jinxed myself. )

After discussing any other possible issues I may face during Ironwood's little search for me I noticed Ruby looking over at the bag Yang left on the table, I guess after everything that's going on she forgot to give everyone their presents.

Carlos: Hey Yang can you hand me my bag please.

Yang: Huh? Oh right sorry I forgot about giving the others their surprise.

Ruby: What surprise?! Tell me Yang!

Carlos: Easy Ruby, she doesn't have to tell you anything cuz you're getting it right now.

After handing each of the girls their gift they opened them and the look on their faces made it all worth it.

Carlos: This is just my way of saying good luck in the tournament and that the four of you mean a lot to me, I'm really glad I got to meet all of you.

Each girl received a silver necklace that had a special charm at the end to represent each one of them; Ruby's was a ruby rose ( I know it's really obvious but it was the only one that I thought looked good on her ), Weiss' charm was a sapphire tiara, Yang's was a dragon made of amethyst that matched her eye color, and finally Blake's was a cats eye gem that was a beautiful amber color like her eyes that I constantly got lost in.

Carlos: Sooo, what do you girls think?

Before I could respond both Blake and Yang rushed at me and tackled me to the floor crushing me on the way down. Ruby and Weiss were tearing up a bit while Jonathan was just enjoying watching me struggle to breathe.

RWBY: Thank You!!!

Carlos: N-No problem... everything growing... dark... air... need... air...

After getting free from Yang's and Blake's death grip we decided it was time to call it a day to allow the girls to rest up for tomorrow. At the back of my mind I was still really nervous about all that was coming towards us and I was afraid I wouldn't have the strength necessary to pull through. As I was about to go to sleep I heard a knock at my door, luckily Jonathan was already fast asleep listening to his music so I went to the door and opened it to see Blake standing in front of me with her pillow.

Carlos: Hey Blake, what's up is everything alright?

Blake: Yeah everything's fine, I was just wondering, would... would it be alright if we sleep together tonight?

I know that technically we have slept together in the same bed before but I still blushed at the thought of it and so did Blake.

Carlos: Y-Yeah sure, c-come in.

As she approached she noticed the monitor of my brother's computer show a news article about Spider-Man being a possible menace to the city with how I attracted the attention of an entire military force. The title clearly read "Spider-Man: Threat or Menace?"

Blake: I can't believe how fast the city is changing its opinion of you, you've done nothing wrong and yet...

Carlos: ... yet an entire military wants my head on a platter so everyone is afraid. Trust me this is nothing to worry about.

Blake: Nothing to worry about? Ironwood has 500 men sweeping the city for you.

Carlos: 500? That seems a bit excessive.

Blake: Just promise me that you'll be careful from now on.

Carlos: I will, now let's get some sleep, I need my kitten bright eyed and ready to fight tomorrow.

As we made ourselves comfortable I noticed Blake wearing the necklace I got her as she removed her bow and snuggled up close to me.

Blake: Hey Carlos?

Carlos: Yeah.

Blake: I heard that once the festival ends we'll have some free time before school starts again, and I was hoping... maybe you'd like to meet my parents?

I completely froze at the idea. It's not that I didn't want to meet her mom and dad, it's just that I never got to stay in a relationship long enough to do this, not to mention that her dad scares me. I remember her mom being really friendly but her dad, I feel like he could kill me with a glare alone.

Carlos: Are you serious? You really want me to meet them?

Blake: I do. I have no doubt in my mind that you're truly someone special and I wanted you to meet them so hopefully they can see how much I love you.

Carlos: This really means a lot to you doesn't it.

Blake: It does, so what do you think?

Carlos: I think... I think that I should buy some new clothes if I want to impress them.

She hugged me tightly and thanked me several times for agreeing to this. While she slept soundly that night I couldn't stop apologizing in my mind for what was about to come. I looked at her and thought to myself " I promise to do all that I can to protect you" and I meant every word of it. Meanwhile Cinder had just heard about the General wanting to arrest Spider-Man and she couldn't let an opportunity like this slip by without a chance to use it to her advantage.

Cinder: Oh Ironwood, you have no idea how easy you just made things for me. This festival might just be even more fun than I ever anticipated. Let's see what happens when the spider falls into MY web.