6:00 am
Waking up next morning, Raven noticed her hand touching Tai's hand. It seemed they both fell asleep on the floor. Returning her hand under her blanket, Raven turned over. No, she wasn't crossing that line between friends and lovers. Yet, she felt calm with Tai nearby.
7:00 am
Swinging her sword Raven passed Tai doing his splits in shorts. His arms did a swimming motion. She couldn't help studying his body which was lean, muscular not bulky. Using the mirror on the dresser, Tai studied her body which she showed off by wearing a sports bra and shorts. Life's little miracles. She had mass which explained her need to overpower her opponent. It didn't slow her down.
They continued their routine yet their minds wanted to trace the others curves.
7:30 am
Finishing her shower, Raven stepped out of the bathroom drying her hair.
Noticing the metal shaped sword instead of her wooden sword, "Taiyang," she mumbled.
Entering his room without knocking, she saw Tai juggling ten steel rings.
Noticing the five steel rings around both of his ankles, "Where's my sword?" asked Raven.
"You need to build up your strength," answered Tai.
Stopping his juggling, he stared then smiled while tilting his head.
Noticing that smile and tilting of his head, "What's funny?"
Tossing the rings onto his bed, "You standing in front of me with towel wrapped around your body," stepping towards her, "A simple yank," gripping the edge of her towel, "and I get to see your birthday suit."
"That will get you into trouble," stepping back.
"I know," stepping along with her.
They continued this until Raven's back pressed against the wall. He placed his left hand beside her right temple.
"I'll scream then break every bone in your body."
Leaning until inches separated their noses from touching, "Keep talking dirty to me," stepping away, "besides it's more rewarding earning you."
"Then you're going to wait a long time," slipping out of his room.
Entering her room, her back pressed against the door.
Biting into her thumb, "Maybe he should've pulled the towel," she thought.
8:00 am
Watching Summer do the man on the flying trapeze followed by split bottom mount.
Returning his eyes to her handwriting, "It's getting close to Raven's penmanship," thought Qrow.
Elevator trick. Calypso trick. Gyroscopic flop. Exactly how she was going to incorporate yoyo tricks to killing Grimm? Shaking his head, he got up. Picking up his scythe, he walked past her.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"To do my impression of Tai and Raven."
10:00 am
Metal clanging echoed through the empty sparring area. Raven's metal sword smashed against the Tai's metal rings that covered his wrists and ankles.
Swinging, Tai jumped then propelled himself off the blade of Raven's landing on top of a wooden pillar. Landing on the pillar behind him, Raven drove her sword forward.
Turning allowed Tai's index finger and thumb to grip her wrists. She counter twisted her wrists free. Tai smiled. Raven grinned. This was fun. Getting tangled up, they fell into the water.
When they started this sparring, Raven barely could lift her metal dull sword. It started slowly then her swings picked up speed so Tai was training her during their sparring. His hand did slap her butt so her foot slammed against his.
Under the water, their sparring continued. The water slowed their movements. Getting behind her, Tai gripped bottom of the hilt and a section of her blade. Pulling, he pinned her between him and her sword. Heading upwards their heads broke the surface of the water allowing them to breath. Slamming her elbow into his ribs, she turned discovering their lips were close to touching.
"Bedrooms were invented for a reason," brought their attention onto Miss Goodwitch and Miss Peach wearing their one piece swimwear.
Sitting at the edge of pool letting her legs splash in the water, "Glynda, you ruined the moment."
Her wings were folded and covered. Her small frame noticeable compared Miss Goodwitch. Qrow was missing an opportunity.
Putting on a cap, "Can your sparring wait after our water exercises are over?" said Miss Goodwitch.
"Now, Glynda," said Peach, "maybe learning from us may help with their underwear training Professor Mulberry plans on doing in spring."
"Thumbelina, no trying to be the good instructor."
"Students, if you quickly change into your swimsuits," lowering herself into the water, "you get some lessons," holding her laughter at the sight of the running students to get their swimsuits, "That motivated them."
"Been following the subject since she left the bank," he said into his scroll mic, "seems she's headed to the industrial section of Vale. Ozpin, it seems she's the missing bank robber. How she's connected with their deaths in undetermined. She's entering an abandoned dust processing plant. Following her inside," pushing the send button.
Slowly working his way to a window, he peered inside. Nothing. Studying the fire escape which was up and secured, he bounced off the dumpster. Catching the bottom rung, he climbed upwards. The subject might be aura sensitive. Using magnate pads, he climbed towards a sky vent. The type used to let fumes out from the processing of dust from Vacuo.
Removing the cover, a blade pierced his wrist. Then a blade through the another wrist. Pulled through the vent, he found himself upside down staring at the subject. Thin wire around his ankles held him in place.
Blades pierced his body. Thin wire pulled him up.
"Ozpin's lapdog," said the subject as blades pierced his body, "Time to put you down," sending poison into his body.
Wearing their one piece swim suit, it's design based on fish divers. Placing their hands on the edge of the pool, Raven and Tai bent their knees.
"You should try sparring underwater," said Peach, "It adds resistance. Then again you were before Glynda ruined the moment."
"Thumbelina!" brought smiles.
Staring at his piss and poop soldiers, "Good to see you returned and covered in your work," said Dogberry, "Clean up for regular duty next weekend."
Heading to the clean station, "First, Team STQR then that whore," said Molay.
"Molay," replied Roquefort, "you're crossing a line."
Gripping Roquefort's neck, "Crossing a line?," pulling him closer, "After a get my pound of flesh from Team STQR," slowly squeezing Roquefort's neck, "I'll make that whore crawl across the campus naked so they know she isn't that superior."
"Molay," said Simon, "we'll talk about your grand plan after we clean up."
