After the brutality of the last fight, the student were told class has ended and to go back to their dorms. Team JNPR and team RWBY do so as do the other teams other than team CRDL who were last seen helping an unconscious and bleeding Cardin and a knocked out Russel.
Team RWBY were currently in their room, trying their damn hardest to enjoy the rest of their day but how could they after what they saw? They nearly saw a classmate of their try to kill another classmate and nearly succeed too.
All were shaken up and dealing with it in different ways. Blake was trying to read a book but flashes of Cardin's blood trigger more memories of times she saw the person she loved kill others. Weiss was quiet, most likely contemplating what to say to the shaken up team. Yang was downing a bag of chips and listening to music on her scroll but none of it shook away her unease. The leader of team RWBY, Ruby, was pacing back and forth, worried about the sole perpetrator of todays near death incident.
"You know Ruby, if you keep doing that, you're gonna make a line in the floor" Yang joked, trying to alleviate the tension in the room.
"Well I can't help it!" she exclaims. "I'm worried about Torvi"
"Torvi? Ruby, did you not see her? She ALMOST KILLED Cardin" Weiss argued. By no means did she have any feelings about the crude leader of CRDL but the point still stood that he was almost murdered during a simple sparring match.
"I know but... still. What about Torvi? What gonna happen to her?"
"I don't know Ruby. Best case scenario, she'll get suspended or expelled. Worst case scenario, she is put into a mental hospital"
The cat faunus's response did little to nothing to ease the redhead's mind. Before she could talk some more, Yang interupts, sitting up and taking one of her ear phones out.
"Guys, a video of Torvi and Cardin just surfaced on the net"
"Are you watching it?!" questioned Weiss.
"Hell no! But it's got over 500,000 views and it was just uploaded an hour ago"
"This is bad" states Weiss. "This is going to become viral and more people are going to be outraged someone like Torvi is here at Beacon. I can just see it now: Protesters from both inside and outside the school demanding she be kicked out or for Ozpin to do something"
"We have to do something!" Ruby argued but her team did not share her sentiment.
"There is NO way I am even going near that girl!" said Weiss.
Ruby then looks to Blake. "What about you? Aren't you and Torvi on good terms now?"
"Ruby..." Blake sighs. "Even if I fully forgave her, I'm not going to ignore the fact that she almost murdered someone, with no remorse"
"You got that right" Yang said. "Sis, I know you want to reach your hand out to her but please just pull it back before she bites it off"
Ruby solemnly sighs. "I just want to help her you know? When we saw her, we didn't think she was SO bad right? Just a lost, strong girl" she said but she saw her teammates points.
Ruby gets on her bed on the top bunk before a female scream was heard, right out side their door. They rush to see the scared girl only to find a scared Jaune Arc behind Pyrrha, along with Nora and Ren. And they were looking at Torvi, dressed in school uniform looking like she had just woken up from a good nap.
"Torvi! Are you-" but Ruby was stopped by Yang's hand on her shoulder with a vice like grip.
Torvi glances at the students around her before sighing and heading towards her room.
Ruby shakes off her sister and using her semblance, dashes in front of Torvi.
"Torvi, what happened? What did Ozpin say?"
"Y-You... sc..scared?"
Ruby hesitates. "Torvi, I-I'm not-"
"Don't lie!" the shaman then yells out, staring down the redhead with a fierce gaze.
Her shout surprises the others and causes Yang to activate Ember Celica, ready to defend Ruby should things so south.
Ruby's breathes harder in slight fear. Not even when against grimm is she afraid but with Torvi, she could draw out the fear in anyone, even seasoned warriors.
"Torvi, I won't lie, you scare me... but I just want to help. But I can't help if I don't know what's happening".
Torvi scrutinizes Ruby's eyes but all she could see was fear and concern. She sighs before she recalls what happened after she woke up
*Flashback*
After Torvi had let her grip on Cardin go, Glynda levitated her out of the arena as she and Ozpin made their way back to his office, gaining glances from passing students.
After a long walk, They make it to the top of the tower that Ozpin's office resides in. Glynda lays the sleeping shaman on the couch as she joins the headmaster at his desk, his head looking down at the video that was reaching staggering numbers.
"You do realize this a problem yes?" asks Glynda, to which Ozpin nods. "Then what do you suppose we do?"
Ozpin then turns off his scroll and stands. "Well, for starters, we are not going to kick Ms. Birgerdottir out"
"I have to agree with you on that. If the girl was somewhere else, who knows how much death and destruction she could bring. Not to mention if Salem were to reach her". She shivers, but continues. "But we simply can't let her stay here where she can put more students at risk. Perhaps in an Atlas holding cell or well guarded mental hospital"
Glynda looks at Ozpin who's face is contorted in concern and disagreement. "Ozpin, we can't let her stay here. She's dangerous. Not to mention damaging to our school's reputation"
Ozpin pushes his glasses up and looks to Glynda. "What do you see when you look at Ms. Torvi Glynda?"
The woman arches one of her eyebrows, not seeing the point behind such question but plays along regardless. "I see a dangerous threat"
"What else?"
Glynda looks at the sleeping shaman and thinks for a few seconds. "... I see a girl"
Ozpin hums in agreement. "Yes she is". He then walked towards her. "A girl molded by her environment to be who she is, a cultivated killer". He stops in front of the couch laid on, looking down on her. "You say she is a potential threat. And I agree with that observation Glynda, but I must add upon that. She is capable for great destruction, but can't she also in turn be capable of great good?"
Glynda then understood what Ozpin was trying to do. "You want her to be trained"
Ozpin frowns. "You make it sound like we're dealing with a wild animal"
"There is evidence to support that"
"All she needs is to learn self-control and patience"
"But how?"
"Team RWBY" he said making Glynda's eyes widen. "And team JNPR too considering their relationship with Team RWBY".
He then saw the look in Glynda's eyes and spoke again. "They will be safe I assure you. Based on the facts that Torvi spends a lot of her time with team RWBY, that they were the first people to introduce her to our world, AND it was Ms. Rose that made her stop her near murder, they will help greatly. Don't you agree Ms. Birgerdottir?"
Glynda and Ozpin look at Torvi, finding her tip-toeing to the elevator. She freezes as soon as Ozpin calls out to her and looks at them, smiling innocently as if she wasn't trying to sneak off.
Ozpin walks up to her. "I simply ask of you to learn control Torvi. You will find that it will work in your favor"
Torvi looks down, grumbling, severely doubting if she even needs 'control'. Why should she? Being wild has always been apart of her, control did not fit into the complex yet simple puzzle that was her. She also felt that she was being looked down on. That she was an animal in need of controlling. She does not appreciate that train of thought.
No gusta
What?
I don't like
You didn't say that! You said something completely different!
Still meant the same though!
"Also if you don't say yes, I'm kicking you out" said Ozpin, smiling.
"Eh?! U-Unfair!"
"I am the headmaster of this academy. I make the rules"
Torvi snarls slightly but nods her head in agreement, reluctantly.
Ozpin smiles in delight. "Terrific! You are free to go back to your dorm. If I remember correctly, you have a chapter you need to read for Mr. Oobleck's class"
"Yeah... Yeah" and she enters the elevator and leaves.
"Well... that settles her. What about the public?" Glynda questions.
"All in due time"
"Okay then, what about the massive surge in grimm activity? Ms. Birgerdottir's actions clearly stirred them up, what with all the fear running rampant"
"How much are we talking about?"
"About 35% right now but will increase if we don't quell the public's emotions"
Ozpin nods and begins to think of options.
*Flashback ends*
"And... that's that"
The two teams digested the flow of information given to them and after a moment, began to speak.
"Can I just say now that I am not a good teacher in this?" Yang said.
"Well, you aren't, but I am. This will be one of my greatest achievements in life: Civilizing Torvi Birgerdottir" said Weiss, already imaging Torvi in a new light.
"Weiss, we just need to teach her control" Blake reasoned. "Though some manners can do wonders" she mutters under her breathe.
"What about Jaune? You guys wanna help us?" Asked Ruby to the leader to team JNPR.
"Ummmm..." He then looks at Torvi, who was just staring neutrally at him. He then felt his arm being squeezed gently by Pyrrha. He gulps. "Well, how hard can it be right?"
Ruby smiles and turns her attention to Torvi. She races to her, hugging her. "We promise we'll help you in whatever way we can. So that you can be the best Torvi you could be!"
Torvi, although feeling reluctant to the idea of being taught a useless idea, smiles at Ruby's infectious optimism and hugs her back.
