I Do Not Own RWBY
What Could Become Of Us?
The next morning I was bombarded with questions from my team. Apparently they had overheard of the plans I had made with Blake from her team the day prior.
"So, we don't see you for a whole day and you go and ask a main character out on a date?" Iris scolded. We had all woken up around the same time, so it was impossible to dodge their questions. I continued to get dressed as I retorted. "First off, it's not a date. We're just two friends heading to town to pickup supplies, parts and ammunition for us and our teams." I take a moment while I was deciding what jacket to wear to think of another reason. "And secondly, I would not jeopardize the timeline by trying to get with Blake. I'll admit we do have a lot in common though. We both like to read, we don't enjoy the spotlight and we seem to get along great when we're together. I'll also admit that I do enjoy her company, but other than that there is nothing going on between us." I settled on what I was going to wear, then discarded my gauntlet bracelets. I figured I wouldn't have need of them for today. Heading to the door Iris sighed. "You are totally smitten by her. Just admit it. It'll make things so much easier."
Finally Lucas spoke up behind her. "I can't believe you actually asked a girl out. I don't know whether to be proud or jealous." As I head for the door I look toward Aiden to see if he had anything to add to the argument. Luckily it was just the other two who seemed interested in giving me a hard time. "Look, I'll be out for most of the day. Do some training and work on assignments in the meantime. I promise I won't do anything to compromise us." I begin to close the door behind me as I hear Iris whisper under her breathe. "It's not the plan we're worried about, it's you." I close the door completely and head towards the docks.
I couldn't just let my friends comments make me second guess myself. I know their hearts are in the right place, but so is mine. I just hope they don't do something stupid while I'm away. I could feel the anxiety creeping back into my nerves.
I made it to the docks just as Blake arrived, and might I say she looked stunning. She wore a casual attire instead of her usual volume one outfit which surprised me, and it looked like someone had did her hair for her. It swept over her right eye and over her shoulders instead of the normal hairstyle she usually has.
"I like the look." She says as we meet in front of the airship heading to Vale.
"Thanks. You're hair looks nice that way." After the compliment came out I mentally rammed my head against a brick wall due to my anxiety.
"Thanks, Yang helped me do it this morning before I left." She explains as she turns her head to hide her slight blushing. I mistook her hiding her face as a sign that I had said the wrong thing. Did I already ruin this? Trying not to push my luck I walk us onto the airship and we chose a place for us to sit.
(Meanwhile in a shrub across the plaza.)
"They look sooooo cute together!" exclaims Iris. They had decided as a team that it would be best to shadow the couple on their date that wasn't a date instead of training or studying for the day. Iris shifted nervously in the bush as they watched the pair walk onto the airship together.
"Yea, can't wait to see how Drew fucks this up for himself though. For as long as I've known him he's never been the one to be social and go out with people he's just getting to know. He's probably in a cold sweat right about now." retorts Lucas. He had been trying to ask Yang out on a date for the past week, and in that time the shy quiet Drew had been able to form a relationship with someone he had just met. "Anyone want to take bets on how far into the date he'll make it before she walks off?" he asked.
"I'll give him at least ten minutes before he scares her off." Aiden answers without even looking up from his scroll.
"I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say she'll turn him down after they finish off their date." Iris added, trying to give Drew the benefit of the doubt.
"I can see her standing him up on the second date." answered Professor Goodwitch as she stood beside the bush they were all hiding in.
As a whole all three of them turned their heads to stare at their professor just casually standing there. How long had she been standing there for?
She looks at the group staring at her, then quickly realizes that she's overstayed her welcome. "Oh, sorry. I'll just be on my way then." apologizing, she walks off.
The three of them question the weirdness of their teacher as they begin to sneak aboard the airship.
(Meanwhile in a shrub over on the opposite end of the plaza.)
"I swear if he breaks her heart I will break his legs." whispers Yang as her hair starts to catch fire.
"Don't worry." Ruby stutters as she pats out the flames. "Blake can take care of herself. Plus I'm pretty sure he's just as awkward as she is."
"Why are we doing this again? We could be using this time to better ourselves through studying, or training. But instead we're just stalking our teammate around while she's on her first date." Weiss asks, shifting uncomfortably in the bush. Why had they decided to hide out here in the first place?
Yang looks over to Weiss, "It's to show our support. What kind of a team would we be if we didn't watch over one of our own in their time of need. Plus I have to keep my eye on him so he doesn't try anything fishy with her."
"Ya. It's a sort of team building exercise Weiss" Ruby defended.
"I agree with Ruby and Yang. This looks like an excellent opportunity to test out your stealth skills and teammate emotional support" Professor Oobleck added.
The three members of team RWBY turned to look at Oobleck, wondering if he'd been standing there the whole time.
"For example, don't hide in a bush and then speak at a normal volume. It's too obvious." He stated as he sipped his coffee and walked away.
Shrugging off that weird moment with their teacher, Ruby took the lead with the other two following in pursuit. Making sure to grab a spot where the couple wouldn't spot them, the two teams with similar goals started their mission.
Once the airship landed in Vale, Blake and I set out towards the shopping district with our teams shadowing from a distance. It took a few minutes of walking with awkward silence before we made it to our first destination, the dust shop From Dust Till Dawn. Upon entering I acknowledged the old man working the counter and headed towards the refills while Blake hung out around the front examining the different variants of dust they had in stock.
After getting the basic refills for me and my team members I chose a few other types of dust that I wanted to use and headed towards the register to pay for them. Upon seeing what types of dust I was purchasing, Blake's eyes widened. Upon exiting the establishment she began to wonder about my purchases.
"The refills I get, but Gravity and Hard Light dust isn't the cheapest. The Hard Light dust especially."
I shrug off the question. "It's nothing. I just wanted to try something a bit different. Plus I have a lot of ideas when it comes to dust combinations and implementation with my fighting."
Next we stopped at the nearest weapon shop. While Blake went to look at the different swords and daggers they had in stock, I headed to the front counter to ask the person behind it for a few key items.
For myself I ended up getting four more canisters to hold more bots once I got the time to make more of them, a backup knife in case something were to happen while I wasn't armed and a small handgun similar to a Glock just in case. For my team I got a dagger add-on for Aiden's gun, a higher tensile bow string for Iris, and a lighter chain for Lucas that would allow for the use of dust with his weapon. As the worker behind the counter rung me up for everything Blake approached with a case of shotgun shells for Yang, an extra rifle cartridge for Ruby and a better sheath for Weiss.
"You can just put it all on my card." I tell the worker as she places them on the counter. She glares at me as I hand over my card to pay for everything.
"Drew, you don't have to. You're already getting a lot, at least let me pay for my stuff."
As the worker hands back my card I decline her offer. "Blake, I invited you to get supplies. The least I can do is pay for yours too. Plus money isn't an issue. I'm not as wealthy as a Schnee, but I'm not going broke any time soon either." We exit the store and start to walk to the next.
"If it helps any, I am cutting back a bit today. I usually spend a ton more whenever I come alone. I have bad shopping habits thanks to my OCD." Smirking, Blake accepts my answer. With a silent laugh she imagines that him and Weiss would be unbearable to shop with due to their bad habits.
Making our way to the last shop of the day, we arrive at the local tailor for huntsmen and huntresses. While I picked out a new belt to help hold more canisters, Blake selects a new pair of combat boots.
"You know, with the right tinkering I could add retractable blades in the soles of those." I point out as she picks out a pair. She looks at me and raises her eyebrows, questioning if I really said that.
"What, they are combat boots. I can't help it if my imagination runs wild with ideas."
Getting a small laugh out of her she places the boots on the counter. "I'm just messing with you. I was actually thinking of doing the same thing. The boots I have now are great and all, but I was thinking I needed something as a sort of backup just in case."
Leaving the shop we talk about what else we wanted to get before heading back to Beacon. We decided to get something to eat from a small café that Blake picked before returning.
Lowering the large newspaper to better observe the couple, team DLIA watches them enter the café. "Seems like Drew might have this in the bag. It doesn't seem like he's screwed up yet." notes Lucas.
"Oh, I hope nothing goes wrong. I really want this to work out for them. Drew always seemed lonely before. I just hope she doesn't hurt his feelings." states Iris.
"Let's follow them in and grab a table." Lucas adds as the team stands up from their bench to follow them in.
Meanwhile in an alleyway across the street, team RWBY lurks in the shadows trying their best to keep an eye on the couple.
"Did we really have to hide in a dark alley to watch them? I could have come up with some disguises for us." asks Weiss as she avoids stepping in a puddle.
"Well ya, but where's the fun in that?" questions Yang.
"Oh, look. They're going into that café on the corner to have lunch! Let's grab a booth near them!" shouts Ruby as she rushes to follow them.
"What's the point in being stealthy if you're just going to yell?" Weiss wonders as she follows behind the two over ecstatic sisters.
As the two teams reached the doors, both Lucas and Weiss reached for the door at the same time. Accidentally bumping into the girl trying to open the same door as him, he tries to play it cool instead of being awkward.
"I'm sorry ma'am. I should have been more careful. Allow me to get the door for you."
Accepting the man's apology, Weiss steps back to give him room to open the door. "Why thank you. That's very much appreciated. Wait, Lucas! And you two!" Realizing who they bumped into, both teams were taken aback by their sudden run in.
"Why are you guys here?" asks Yang. She did not want to have to deal with Lucas' advances today.
"We could ask you the same question." stated Iris.
Ruby jumps between the two teams to stop the situation from escalating any further. "We were following Blake and Drew on their date around town."
"Same." Aiden states.
"Soooo. Do you guys wanna just grab a booth together so we can all watch them?" Ruby asks.
Taking the initiative, Iris agrees. They all enter, making sure not to be seen by the couple who already had a booth on one side of the place. They all sit down and do there best to hide their faces from view. Yang makes sure to sit as far away from Lucas as possible.
After our drinks arrived and we ordered our food I decided it was probably not a good thing that neither of us were talking. My anxiety towards socializing was always a roadblock for me when it came to this kind of stuff so I tried to avoid it at all costs, but this was unavoidable. Striking up a conversation was never really easy for me, so I always just let Lucas or Iris do most of the talking back before we were brought to this world. But now I had to be the one to start the conversation since Blake was just as much of an introvert as myself. Deciding on what to ask, I go with a simple question to start out with.
"So, you like cafés?" I ask with as much of a normal face as possible. How in the hell do normal people do this?
Blake was glad that he had spoken up. "Ya. They always feel so cozy." she says as she drinks her tea.
Seeing their food arrive, the two teams continue to keep watch over the pair.
Sipping on her coffee, Yang pipes up. "If he makes one wrong move against her, I will break his face against the window."
"Am I a bad friend if I kinda want to see that happen?" Lucas asked
"No. That just means you're a sadist." answered Iris as she downed her latte.
"Is that better or worse?" he asked.
"Definitely worse." Aiden finished.
I feel like I was too simplistic with my choice of order. While I simply ordered a lemonade and a slice of chocolate peanut butter cake, Blake had ordered what I assumed to be her favorite tea, along with a slice of dark chocolate cake. I'll have to ask Iris when I got back about ordering food when at a new restaurant.
"So, how was life before Beacon?" Blake asks as she takes a bite out of her cake.
Her question took me a little off guard. I didn't exactly live through those years in this body, none of us did. But I did have the memories of it, sort of like I did live them. It was weird like that. Almost like a story written in our heads the moment we all woke up after dying.
"Pretty uneventful from what I can remember. My memory has always been the worst between me and the other three. Ever since our home village was overrun by Grimm it's just been us. We've fought for everything that we have."
She takes a moment to process this. Almost like she regret asking. "So, the money you've been spending?"
"I didn't steal it, if that's what you're wondering. It was my father's last gift to me. Him and my teammate's parents all died trying to protect our village."
I noticed her bow almost flattened against her head, as if she was ashamed of herself.
"I'm sorry for asking."
"Don't be."
Tilting her head up I smile.
"There are worse ways to die. I imagine dying protecting what you love is a good way to go."
Deciding this was as good a time as any to try and get her to tell me her history, I take the leap. If I didn't her it from her, than she would wonder how I knew everything about her in the future.
"So, what about your life before Beacon? Hopefully it wasn't as boringly depressing as mine."
She shifts a little bit, probably wondering if I could be trusted to know.
"It's complicated. I wouldn't want to bore you with the details."
"I have until the last airship leaves for Beacon." I say as I finish my cake.
Backed into a corner, she decided that if she could trust someone then it could be him. She wasn't ready to tell her team just yet.
"All right, but promise me you won't tell anyone."
She stared at me intently. This was the most serious I had ever seen her. I already knew everything, so I just had to be as sensitive as possible.
"I promise."
As she settled into the booth, I noticed she had been on edge the entire time. A train of thought started up in my mind. Maybe there could be more between us than just being friends, but for now I had to listen.
She told me about her past with the White Fang. About how she supported the movement at first, but after their leader changed and they became more hostile she began to have her doubts. She even went into detail about how Adam changed, and why she left him and the White Fang. How she doubted her parents would except her back into their home after what she had done. This was a lot more than what she had told Sun in the first volume, so I began to worry that I'd dug too deep. Why was she telling me this much? By the time she had finished recalling her past and her reasons for attending Beacon, she was on the brink of tears.
"And then I ran. Once I got to Vale and enrolled into Beacon, Ozpin caught wind of me. He excepted me as a student based on my skills, and pardoned me for what I had done while in the White Fang." Finishing, she studied Drew to see if his opinion of her had changed at all. She hadn't realized that she'd begun to tear up upon bringing up her former partner.
Over in the corner, Yang's hair starts to catch fire as she notices her partner's eyes start to get watery. "I am going to kill him."
"There's no way. He wouldn't, would he?" wonders Lucas.
"Depends on how insensitive we think he could be." replies Aiden.
Grabbing Yang's shoulder, Julie starts to ready her bow. "Don't worry Yang. I'll help you beat him to a pulp."
Watching Blake describe her past was unnerving to say the least. It felt like I had gone too far, that I shouldn't have pushed her so soon after we had met. This could be bad.
"It's just I thought that I knew him, but in the end I realized I didn't know the first thing about Adam." Why was she saying all of this? She hadn't meant to go into detail about Adam, but talking about it now had brought up all of her emotions over the situation. She just kept bringing everything back up, and now she was a mess. Maybe she should just apologize to Drew and leave. Just when she was about to stand up though, he placed his hand over hers.
"It was right to leave when you did. Relationships like that are unhealthy for both parties involved. But you should talk to him about it, or at the very least attempt to. Not knowing why you left will probably hurt him more in the long run." Upon hearing his words, Blake felt calm. Looking into his eyes, she could see that he understood where she was coming from.
"Just remember one thing. When you do confront him, you won't be alone. There are people here that have your back now. Me, our teams, team JNPR and even team CFVY are all looking out for each other. Hell, they care so much that both of our teams have been tailing us ever since we left Beacon."
Looking around she notices the suspiciously large group of individuals trying to hide or look casual on the other side of the café.
"So, if you ever need help or someone to lean on, we're always here for you."
Taking all of this in, Blake finally felt calm for almost the first time since she had escaped and arrived in Vale.
"Thanks. Sorry for bringing the mood down." replied Blake. Smiling she finally relaxed a bit.
"You don't have to be sorry. I kind of like being needed for once." Drew added. He couldn't believe that he had actually managed to make it through this without ruining their evening together. Maybe things could work out. Standing up, I left a tip and motioned toward the door. "Now, shall we head off? We don't want to miss our ride back to school."
Standing up she laced her arm around my own. "Actually there is one more place I'd like to visit." I nod and she pulls me out the door. Jogging at quiet a fast pace, my only guess would be that she didn't want our teams to follow us. Did she want to be alone with me? After dashing through several districts we finally slowed down once we reached a park. We walked down a winding path towards a beautiful fountain surrounded by a flower garden. We stood in front of the fountain, her arm tightening itself around mine as I took in the sights.
"After I left Adam, and while I was waiting to attend Beacon, Ozpin found a room for me near here. I used to come here every night and stare up at the moon." As she looks upwards towards the sky I can see a slight smile growing on her face. "This is one of the most peaceful places in the city."
As she looked back down, her smile faded. "I don't ever want to lose this, this peace. I just want things to stay like this forever."
Thinking of what's to come, I know it could never be. I look up at the stars and wish that I could tell her the truth. About how to avoid the death and chaos in the future, but it was impossible. My only hope was to ask for forgiveness afterwards.
"Me too." I whisper to myself. Regret and remorse swelled in my chest. It killed me, keeping all of this to myself. "But then there wouldn't be anymore change."
She leans in closer to me. "That's what I'm afraid of."
Before I realized it, her lips were against mine. It was quick, but intimate. It only lasted a few seconds, but to me it felt like minutes. Pulling herself back she grabbed my hand and began pulling me back towards the city. "Now come on, if we take too long we're going to miss our ride back."
On our ride back to Beacon we got to talking about our teams and plans for the future. Maybe this wasn't so bad. Like I told Blake, we could look out for each other.
When we got to Beacon, I walked her back to her dorm room. As we approached team RWBY's door I slowed to a halt. I almost didn't want this night to end. As she went to enter her room I told her goodnight, as well as to the rest of her team which were undoubtedly listening to us from the other side of their door.
Opening the door suddenly all three of them almost fell over since they were leaning against the door trying to hear us.
"Sorry, we were just on our way to the bathroom." Ruby stated innocently as she regained her balance, scratching her head as she tried to act normal.
I smirk at her excuse. "All of you?" Smiling, Ruby just laughed awkwardly.
"Yang suggested it. I was all for training today, but she just had to follow you two." Accused Weiss as she finally broke. Glancing over to Yang, she looked betrayed by her teammate.
"It's okay. It's nice to see that her team cares so much about her, and mine as well." I assured them.
Yang looks back at me quizzically. "Wait, how did you know about your team as well?"
Turning around I exclaim "Because without Blake with you, you all were lacking in stealth." Leaving the three with a shocked expression I began walking back to my dorm. As I rounded the corner I saw Blake push the three of them back into their room, she waves goodnight. I wave back as she closes the door behind her. I could already tell that tonight was the night for gossip.
As I approach my door I go to open it only to have Iris open it and pull me inside.
"Alright spill it. Give us the details." She demands as she throws me to my bed and sits opposite of me between Lucas and Aiden. Aiden had a stern look on his face, while Lucas just looked annoyed at my presence.
Sighing I sit back and get comfortable. "It went fine. I got you guys a couple of things you might like." I pull up my pack that I had brought with me and began digging through it to find what I had bought.
Iris grabs my pack and sets it to the side of the bed. "Not that stupid, your date. Anything happen?"
I almost wanted to go the sarcastic route, but I know that would just piss her off even more. "You all should know how it went. You were with us pretty much every step of the way up until the end. I almost got worried when I didn't see any of you on the airship back. I half thought you all got stuck in Vale overnight."
"So you did see us. Aiden thought you did, but wasn't sure." Relaxing a bit, Iris continued. "Ya, we got back alright. We gave up on following after you both ran out of the café. We caught the second to last airship back after that."
Aiden rolled his eyes. "She isn't telling you the whole truth."
Lucas slapped the back of his head. "Dude! He didn't have to know that part!"
Iris broke them up. "No, he's right. Truth is we did find you after you two ran off. We saw the both of you by the fountain, but it looked really personal so I dragged the other three back here so you two could be alone." She looked ashamed, like they had all overstepped their boundaries.
Grabbing the three of them, I pull us all into a big hug.
"Thanks."
Releasing them I fall back onto my bed. "You're all looking out for us. We're all looking out for each other. I don't know what I would do without you guys."
After that we all decided we needed some rest after today's events. As we were drifting off I did have to add one thing though.
"Oh, and for the record, she did kiss me." I state before falling asleep. That night was one of the first nights I slept peacefully in a while.
I couldn't help myself. I'm just going to release all of these chapters one a day.
So this chapter took the longest to write, and I think you all can see why. This was a lot of character development and set up for the future, so I hope I did it justice. What else can I say except I fully support Bumblebee, and I hope you give this ship a chance.
I'm adding this in after I remembered that I had a certain problematic character in this chapter. I apologize for not fixing it sooner, but I hate reading my own material. I've already added a note to one of the early chapters a while ago so I'm not going to repeat myself entirely, but just to reiterate. I know the character that Monty created did nothing wrong, but it still doesn't feel right using the character knowing what the voice actor did. So further more, I will no longer mention the professor in any way so readers don't have to think of the one who wronged so many.