Hoo boy, I was a bit busier with other things the past few days, which is why this chapter took longer than I needed to get set up. A bit of a shame, but oh well.
Either way, I hope you enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 26: Together
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August 29th
Thursday
Cloudy
Azura was partially leaning off of Weiss' bed, staring at the paper in front of him. It had an endless stream of words all about dust, and he could swear that the words were starting to spiral. She had convinced him to study with Ruby in her place, saying that she had training to do and couldn't, quote, "babysit" Ruby. He wasn't exactly sure why Ruby had to study in the first place, and he wasn't able to even ask Weiss once he agreed to do it.
He put the paper down, sighing lightly, and looked up at the ceiling from where he was hanging. A few moments later, and another sigh was heard, this one more frustrated than his bored one. Ruby's head popped up over the edge, and she hung her arms over the edge.
"I'm so bored…" Ruby whined, drawing out the words.
Azura nodded his head slowly. Luna was lazily floating outside of the open window of the RWBY dorm, and Summer wasn't even talking, so he figured that she had tuned out in his mind at this point.
"I'm sure you are, Ruby. But you apparently need to know this stuff before classes start up again."
She groaned, somehow becoming more limp. "But why should I while summer break is going…? And the Vytal festival is gonna start soon as well."
Azura looks up at Ruby while she looks down at him. "True." He responded slowly, watching her closely.
"So why do I have to do this now? I should be outside...doing stuff." Ruby said.
Azura raised an eyebrow, and he felt Summer come to the surface of his mind, paying attention again. "Such as?"
She smirked, as if she had planned this out. "Such as visiting a cute snake."
Azura smiled back, taking the bait without thinking. "Aurora? It has been a while since we last visited."
"So we should go visit her! Maybe do something with her, give her a day to remember." Ruby continued.
Azura bit his lip, trying to resist the idea and Ruby's wide silver eyes. "I don't know, Ruby. Weiss won't be gone for too long, you know."
"Then let's just avoid her for the day! She won't stay mad, I promise." Ruby said, trying to persuade him.
Azura sighed. "It's Weiss, Ruby. She'll think of something."
"Please?" Ruby asked, frowning.
Azura stared up at her for a few seconds before giving in.
"Okay, okay." He said, rolling on the bed and getting off of it. "Let's get ourselves put together and get going. The next airship is leaving in a few minutes."
He winced at the sound of excitement, and then let out a healthy 'oomph' once Ruby slid into him with a hug, before speeding off with rose petals around. He watched her snatch up her scroll, then quickly fit into her red cloak, sheathing the locked Crescent Rose on her back, and then pop up in front of him.
"Ready!" She said.
Azura looked around at the scattered rose petals as they quickly started to wilt and vanish, then smiled.
"It's getting easier to see you do stuff with the extra speed."
Ruby laughed. "That's awesome! Now come on! Come on! Let's go!"
She grabbed his wrist, dragging him out of the team RWBY dorm, and quickly letting go.
"I'll race you to the airships!" Ruby said, a competitive gleam in her eyes.
"Then let's go!" Azura said, running backwards as he smirked at her.
She shot off in a flurry petals, and Azura laughed alongside Summer as he turned and sped off, Summer's two toned petals quickly joining Ruby's. Corner after corner, and Azura was quickly out of the building, able to see Ruby still ahead of him. He shot off again, barely even starting to catch up to her, and a flare of competition rolled through him.
"Let's jump!" He called to Summer mentally.
Azura heard Summer chuckle, and the still new feeling of built up speed in his legs came to him. He crouched down, then leapt forward with his momentum, letting out a yell of excitement as he did so. He landed on his outstretched legs, flying forward on the ground and surpassing Ruby.
The airship pads were quickly coming up, and a quick glance showed his decent sized lead was not going to last as long as he would need. An announcement could be heard that the airship would be taking off soon, and Azura moved to pick up the speed.
"Closer than it seems!" Summer said with a spark of joy in her voice.
Ruby was just behind him to his left, and he could hear her feet hitting the ground as they ran. He zipped right through the entrance to the airship as the door started to close, and quickly stumbled to a halt. Though, not a second later, he fell down to the ground as Ruby barreled into him.
He sat up, groaning lightly, and looked over to see Ruby next to him, also sitting up and looking surprised. He laughed, shaking his head at her expression, and got up. He then stretched his hand out in front of her, pulling her up when she took it.
"I win." Azura said, grinning.
Ruby stuck her tongue out at him. "That's cause you cheated!"
"I did not cheat, thank you very much. I simply used an extension of Summer's semblance." Azura defended himself.
"Hmph." Ruby responded, pouting.
She started laughing, and Azura joined her after a moment. Once they stopped, Azura spoke again.
"It was rather close though, to be fair. The airship was just about to leave."
"Then...it was worth racing?"
"Yep."
Ruby grinned. "That was just my genius, then!"
Azura sighed, facepalming. "Sure, let's go with that. It wasn't your competitiveness at all."
Ruby looked away sheepishly. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
Azura chuckled. "Of course. Well, let's grab some seats."
Ruby nodded, and she moved off to grab the nearby seats. Azura followed more slowly, taking the seat next to her. Once they were situated, Ruby spoke again.
"So, you know…"
Azura waited for her to continue, seeing her pause and look away for a moment.
"We really should visit Aurora more. I know that stuff has been happening, but...I don't know, I feel bad for not seeing her."
Azura sighed as guilt gripped his heart. "You're right. We should have made some time for her." He smiled, nudging Ruby with the back of his hand. "But we're going to see her now, yeah?"
Ruby gave a small smile, nudging him in return. "True. We should do it more than just this one time, though. Just the two of us."
Azura nodded. "Sure. If that'll make you feel better." He smiled again, leaning back in his seat. "I'll make sure that we can see her more in the coming months."
"Good." Ruby responded, and he her turn to him more and talk again. "Oh, I should tell you what I think we should do with Aurora!"
Azura raised an eyebrow, glancing at her. "And that would be?"
"A bakery!" Ruby said excitedly. "She gets to experience the wonderful world of cookies...and I know just the one we can go to!"
"Not going to tell me anything else?" Azura asked.
Ruby shook her head. "Nope. It's a surprise."
Azura chuckled. "Okay, okay. I'll let you show us this surprise when you want to."
Azura closed his eyes afterward, simply taking in the noises of the airship as Ruby pulled out her scroll to do what she needed to.
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Azura and Ruby had picked up Aurora with ease, and Azura once more had her keep his sweatshirt on to protect from the sun. It might have been rather cloudy, but he didn't expect it to remain like that long. Nor did he expect Aurora to be almost confused by the festive look and feeling to Vale.
As Ruby led the way, Azura was kept to just answering questions.
"So many...feelings of joy and...warmth." She said as he gave her a piggyback ride. "What is this festival for again?"
Azura smiled, adjusting his grip. "Well, it's mainly to celebrate the peace and unity of the four kingdoms. This year, Vale is the one to host it. If I had to guess, everyone is just excited to be able to show off their collective power to make it a festival to remember forever."
"Oh." Aurora responded softly. "I like it."
Azura hummed in agreement. "I do too. We all do."
"Including Luna...and the ghost lady inside your heart?"
Azura laughed lightly. "Yes, they do as well."
Aurora answered simply. "Good."
Azura just realized that Aurora was talking about the festival like this was the first she had seen it.
"I thought Vale hosted this every four years. Did you not see it last time?" Azura asked.
"I did not. The...poor areas do not get this." Aurora responded.
He frowned at her words. "I see." He moved the topic of the conversation to another thing, looking over at Ruby in front of them. "I hope you didn't mind that Ruby and I haven't been around to be with you recently."
"I don't. But, will you be visiting more?" Aurora asked.
Azura nodded. "Of course. We'll make time for you."
Ruby looked back, smiling at them. "We'll almost be there!"
Azura smiled back, watching her turn back before speaking to Aurora again. "Beacon academy will be starting their classes again after the August break, so we'll be busier than how much we have been. But the weekends will have time just for the three of us, hopefully."
"Beacon...you were on the news recently. Along with Ruby...and the cat Faunus. Two others as well." Aurora said, just speaking aloud, before pausing. "Oh...I shouldn't talk about that."
Azura sighed quietly. "You felt my emotions, didn't you?"
"Sorry…"
Azura shook his head. "No, you don't need to apologize. And yes, the five of us were on the news. A really bad event with a mech fight, but you don't need to worry about that. We're having a good day, okay?"
"Mostly because Ozpin couldn't really find a way to excuse the destruction caused by it and the Beacon students who happened to be there." Summer said dryly.
"We are, yeah." Aurora said, her calm tone disrupted with a hint of excitement and joy.
Azura adjusted his grip again, seeing Ruby stop walking as they waited for the crosswalk to be safe to cross. She looked over at Azura, speaking to him in excitement.
"We should be there in the next block or two."
Azura smiled. "Is that so? You hear her, Aurora?"
Aurora looked down at Ruby. "What is in a block or two?"
"Uh…" Ruby said, looking between Azura and Aurora.
Azura laughed. "Might as well tell her, Ruby."
"It's a bakery called 'Hasty Pasty Casey'. They have amazing cookies and I thought you would like to try some. I can tell you have a sweet tooth!"
Aurora blushed slightly. "I do."
"Isn't the name a little...funny?" Azura asked, trying to not laugh.
Ruby looked away, giggling. "Just a little."
They crossed the road and continued walking after a few more moments. Once they turned the corner, Azura could see the bakery right in front of him, on the other side from them. Though, it only took them another minute to be directly in front of them.
Red font showed the very name that they were looking for. Through the windows, a simple red and white tile design could be seen, with a large counter with several different cakes and cookies hidden behind glass. Two men could be seen working, one at the register, and another bringing cookies out and about.
"Let's go in." Azura said.
He put Aurora down, and he could feel her grab his hand, which he allowed and walked in with Ruby to his side. A closer look inside of the bakery showed a pair of swing doors that likely led to the kitchen itself, and the counter had names for the cookies, such as chocolate chip and white chocolate.
"Woah...I've never seen so many cookies." Aurora said quietly.
Azura would have agreed, but since coming to Beacon and meeting Ruby, and more specifically Nora, he could say he's seen more than enough desserts and cookies for a lifetime.
"Well, you two can find a place to sit down. I'll get the good stuff." Ruby said, waving them off.
Azura nodded, and walked with Aurora to a table away from the windows and sunlight coming in. They sat down, Azura on the edge and Aurora inside. As she brought the oversized hood down, Azura looked over and spoke.
"What do you think?"
"It's quiet." Aurora said. "And heartfelt."
Azura smiled. "That's good. You like it, then?"
"Yes." She responded quickly.
"Great."
Ruby joined them shortly afterwards, sitting across from Azura and Aurora. She had placed down a large tray, a pile of different cookies and some plastic bottles of some milk brand on them.
"Well, here we are. Time to show you what I mean when I say this place has amazing cookies." Ruby said, grabbing a cookie and waving a hand. "Come over here, Aurora. I need to explain so many things about cookies to you."
Aurora shifted over to sit next to Ruby. Azura would have participated, but he could feel Summer just sitting on the brim, waiting.
"What's up?" He asked her.
"It's just...bittersweet. Seeing this." She responded.
"Ruby and Aurora?"
"Partially, yes. Seeing Ruby kind of act like how I did with Yang and Ruby herself when they were young brings back good memories. And, I do admit that I like seeing you try your best with someone you don't know very well. I mean, I would do the same...back then."
Azura nodded, a small smile on his face as Aurora took a bite out of a chocolate chip cookie, her eyes widening in surprise. Ruby looked ecstatic, awaiting some reaction.
"I get what you mean, I think. You don't seem too down by this, so I guess you're taking it well?"
Summer laughed. "You worry too much, Azura. Trust me, I am very happy to just be able to see this. Something about what you and Ruby are doing for Aurora just makes me feel good. It might not be my idea, but I feel like it's something I can be a part of. Though, I don't think Luna feels the same."
Azura glanced over at Luna, who was simply looking at the cookies behind the counter upside down. "She's kinda odd like that. She was very loving, trust me on that. But ever since she came back to me as a ghost with my semblance making her visible, she's been different."
"How so?" Summer asked.
Azura shrugged, looking back to seeing Ruby very intently explaining some knowledge involving the cookie in her hand and the milk in the other.
"Just more reserved. I can understand it, I guess, given what happened. There are times where she's closer to like she was, but I've gotten used to it. Doesn't bother me, like with her being a mute."
Summer hummed in response. "Yeah. Being a ghost will do that to a person, I suppose. Really makes you think, doesn't it?"
Azura tilted his head, simply watching Aurora and Ruby get progressively more excited in their talk.
"Makes me appreciate the living friends I have more than anything."
"It's kind of like Ruby, but the opposite of that. I think she's been seeing the dead in a bit of a different light because of you."
Azura blinked a few times, surprised. "Really? I haven't noticed much of anything."
"Of course you haven't." Summer laughed. "But let's not linger on such dark topics. I just wanted to thank you."
"For the family thing?" Azura asked.
"Yes. I was just meaning to say that it felt nice to feel like I'm part of something, even if passively."
"To be fair, I think we've bonded quite a bit recently. Maybe it was forced because of our situation, but I'm not complaining." Azura said, speaking honestly.
"Agreed, Azura. It might not be the best of situations, given what Ozpin's been saying, but it's been fun. To see things unfold and be able to do something within it."
Ruby looked at Azura, speaking excitedly.
"Come on, slowpoke! Join us!"
Azura chuckled, bending forward. He noticed Aurora looking at him, as if understanding something that even he didn't. She smiled warmly at him, and Azura smiled back.
Azura couldn't help but love these kinds of moments the most.
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Azura sat down next to Ruby on the airship back, sighing with content. He looked over at her, seeing her looking at him already.
"You have something to say, Rubes?" Azura asked.
"Er...yeah. Just thinking about things." Ruby responded, looking down at her boots awkwardly.
"Such as?"
He could see Ruby playing with her fingers, tapping them along her leg. She didn't respond, so Azura decided to take a guess.
"Is it Aurora? Like, the situation as a whole?"
Ruby nodded. "It's not in a bad way, either. I'm just...nervous, you know?"
Azura tilted his head, trying to think if he felt the same. "I get what you mean, but I don't know. I don't remember feeling terribly nervous about it. Not yet, that is."
Ruby frowned. "I don't know. It's just...we aren't much older than Aurora."
Azura raised an eyebrow. "And?"
She sighs, looking at Azura again. "Well, what does that make us to her? Parents? Siblings? Friends?"
"Oh, that's what you mean." Azura said, shaking his head. "Look, Ruby. How do you personally feel about this?"
Ruby thought about it for a few moments. "I...I don't know. I want her to be happy."
"Like how you would want to be happy? Or how you would want Yang to be happy? Your dad? Maybe even Weiss?"
"Of course Weiss! And Blake. And you, and all my friends!" Ruby said. "Well...the small group of them I have."
Azura smiled. "Would you say treat them like any friend, then?"
Ruby shook her head. "Kind of? Maybe? I treat them like I treat Yang, if I can. Kind of like family, or something."
Azura nodded. "Then, if it will help you, treat Aurora like that." He places a comforting hand on her shoulder, looking into her eyes. "Not like you are a parent, or anything super specific. Just like, as if she was family to you."
Ruby looked down, voicing her thoughts. "I guess that works, yeah. It makes it...kind of easier to think of it like that."
Azura chuckled. "Good to hear. We'll be there for her, and for each other. Together."
Ruby slowly smiled. "Together."
The airship jitters to a halt as they reach Beacon in the next ten minutes, with Azura simply enjoying the silence. He opened his eyes, getting up and seeing Ruby do the same. They walked out of the airship, and the sky was starting to dim as Azura looked up at the sky.
Moving forward and away from the airship, Azura and Ruby kept their silence until they came across Yang, who had been waiting for them, it seemed. They approached her, and Azura waved as they grew close.
"Heya, Yang. What's up?"
She shrugged. "Not much, just wanted to see you guys come back."
Azura looked at Ruby, then back to Yang. "I mean, you haven't really done this until now. Do you need some help with something?"
She shook her head. "No, not at all. I have my role in getting the dance together covered. I actually was looking for you specifically, Azura."
Ruby tilted her head. "For what?"
Yang rolled her eyes. "Honestly, you two love your questions. I wanted to have Azura come with me to the training halls. There's something I want to see from him, or well, Weiss said I might have an interest in it."
Azura frowned, thinking he knew what it was Weiss meant. "Summer's semblance?"
Yang snapped her fingers, pointing at him. "Bingo. She says I'd be the best one to help you with the jumping. Which, isn't wrong."
Ruby looked between them, confused. "But what about me? I have the same semblance."
Yang shrugged. "Weiss said something about family semblances acting differently in some regards for each member. And how that could interfere with something else. I didn't understand it, but she seemed adamant, so I agreed I would do it."
"Oh. Weiss is weird." Ruby responded.
"Yep." Azura and Yang said together.
They all got a laugh out of that. Once Ruby gave her farewells, Yang walked off and waved for him to follow her. He jogged to catch up, but fell in step with her once he did. Luna was passively floating near Yang as she spoke.
"So, this jumping. What's it like? Like, how does it happen?"
Azura nodded his head to show he was listening. "Well, Summer is the one to trigger it, like with her actual semblance. But, as she does, it's like my legs tighten and almost bunch up. I feel energized and then I crouch down slightly and push off the surface I'm on and get slingshotted, basically."
Yang brought a hand to her chin. "Makes sense why I was asked, then. Ruby's never shown a capability to do that. I mean, you both share the speed, but it seems like you can't slightly hover like her, and I have yet to see you became a full ball of rose petals. Become rather hard to see, yes, but you never form like that. Is there anything else that has popped up recently?"
Azura tilted his head, raising his thumb and forefinger to his chin. "Well, we've been able to slow down our momentum when falling from a large height. Not too successfully, though."
"Interesting. Well, I can't help too much without seeing anything. Let's get going."
Azura nodded, swiftly following after her.
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Azura breathed in and out slowly, focusing himself. Yang had tasked him to simply do the jump, no special things or things that could affect the jump. Simple enough, if he could say.
"Ready." Azura said.
Summer triggered her semblance, and the familiar feeling of his legs tightening up welled in him. The beginnings of rose petals slowly formed at his legs from the knee down, and he grinned at the energy that he felt. A moment later, he jumped, the burst of speed hitting him as wind ripped through his hair.
He quickly landed, running a few more yards afterwards to slow his momentum. He stopped afterwards, looking over to his side, where Yang had been watching. He rang a hand through his hair, moving over to her.
"We've done this five times now, I think Anything to say?" He asked.
Yang nodded. "Yeah. It's as Weiss said, totally unlike what Ruby can do. That, or she just never tried to build up energy in her legs before jumping with her semblance." She shakes her head. "Anyway, I do think there's an issue. You keep missing your target."
"My target? I've had a target?" Azura questioned, confused.
Yang nods again. "Yep. I kept putting you in the same position every time for a reason. You start at the same point, but you've landed in different areas each time. It's either you go farther, go too short, and seemingly too much to the right."
"Like I'm being inaccurate?"
Yang smirked. "A quick learner, eh? And yeah, that seems to be exactly what it is. Does anything feel different about? For either of you."
"I certainly don't. Do you?"
"Not that I can think of. I might have lost my touch or something." Summer said.
Azura raised an eyebrow, but spoke aloud. "She says that it could be that she just lost her touch with these abilities of her semblance."
Yang shrugged. "It could be that, yeah. So, I suppose that means nothing really feels that different?"
"Not that we know of." Azura said. "I think it's pretty likely that Summer is just out of practice while I'm very new to it."
"Yeah, makes sense." She looked down, thinking for a few good moments before snapping her fingers. "Idea! Do you think if you had some physical object to aim at, that you could aim more accurately. If not, then we can make it good practice."
Azura smiled. "It might. Let's find out. What do you have in mind?"
Yang pointed past him. "I'll just stand over there and you have to aim for me. If you get close enough, I'll catch ya. Right," She moved to him, turning him away and pushing in the direction opposite of her. "Get going!"
Azura returned back to the same position he started, and when he turned around, he could see Yang standing there in a relaxed manner. Though, looking a bit closer, he could see her staring at him intently, as if analyzing his body to be able to catch him properly.
He shook his head, loosening his limbs and crouching down. Repeating the same process, he launched himself. Though, once he landed and stopped himself, he noticed that he had indeed overshot Yang and was several feet ahead of her to her right.
"Guess you're right about that." Azura said dryly, already walking back to where he had jumped.
Yang's laugh made him roll his eyes in amusement.
He turned back around once he was back in position, shaking his head. He looked at Yang, focusing on her. He shot off like a rocket a moment later, overshooting her again and stumbling once he hit the ground again.
"Huh…" He said.
They kept at it for a while after that. Overshot, undershot. Not enough of a jump, too much power in the jump. It was one thing or another, if Azura had to guess. It was honestly rather frustrating to him. After a bit longer, Yang called out for him to stop.
He sat down and leaned on the wall tiredly. He wasn't exactly exhausted or sweaty, but he was certainly feeling like he could never jump again. Yang sat down next to him, speaking with amusement.
"Well, I guess that certainly went worse than expected."
Azura chuckled. "You can say that. Though, now that I notice it, I think it might be tunnel vision."
Yang nodded. "That's what I think. You spent a lot of time staring at me, as well. Am I that distracting?"
He rolled his eyes. "If you say so, Yang. Your teasing flirts need more work, they were better when I first knew you."
Yang punched him on the shoulder lightly. "Shut it, Snow. I'm aware of that."
Azura rubbed his shoulder in mock pain. "Now now, no need to be feisty. I'm just saying that you suck at flirting more than I thought."
Yang laughed quietly. "Yeah, yeah."
Azura closed his eyes, breathing in and out and then sighing. "Hey, Yang?"
"Hm?"
"What would you do if you knew things about someone that their family didn't?"
"Depends on the person, I suppose." Yang responded.
Azura waited a few seconds before responding again. "I guess. I'm sure you know why I ask."
"I do, yeah." Yang said, a hint of sadness in her tone. "My family's kind of fucked up, isn't it?"
Azura opened his eyes, looking at Yang as he turned his head. "Come on, Yang. It...it could be worse."
"Could it?!" Yang said loudly, gritting her teeth. "A deadbeat mom, a dead second mother!"
Azura could feel the guilt stirring within him from Summer. It made for an uncomfortable feeling as a stray thought of that Yang look-a-like, Raven, came to mind.
"Dad was in really bad shape for years, leaving me to take care of Ruby!" Yang continued.
Azura felt the feeling become tense, freezing up.
"And it was just the best time of my life, wasn't it?!" She said, getting up again. Her hands were balled up.
The empty silence from Summer was telling. Azura got up, working through the heavy feelings coming from her, and placing a hand on Yang's arm. She looked at him, eyes red.
"Yang...please." Azura said.
She looked down. "Right...right."
He shook his head. "It's okay. I remembered what you said, about how anger is your natural response. But...she's been putting it all on herself for so long, all alone."
Guilt entered Yang's eyes as they returned to their natural lilac color. "Sorry. I've just been thinking a lot. And Blake's whole 'slowly killing my sleep schedule' thing has been reminding me of something that I did."
Azura smiled, though it was hard to make it seem natural with Summer now feeling horrible. "It's fine, Yang. Really. Do you want to...talk? About anything?"
She shook her head. "No. These words are for Blake. I'm sorry, though. You and...and mom don't deserve such words."
Azura nodded, accepting her words. "Okay."
Yang sighed. "I should go. I probably just need sleep." She turned away, as if to walk away.
"Wait, Yang." Azura said.
Once she turned back to him, he spoke again. "I'll be there, if you need it. I might have an idea of who you are looking for. We could do it together. If you ever need someone."
Yang smirked. "I'll keep it in mind, Azura. Thanks."
She turned back around again, walking off. Once she turned a corner and vanished, Azura shook his head and sighed.
"Summer?" He asked.
"I'm fine, Azura. It'll leave soon."
Azura sighed again. "Emotional burdens are heavy things, Summer. It's okay to admit it. Even if I'd know either way."
Summer gave a short and quiet laugh at his words. "Not wrong, Azura."
He could feel Luna lightly attach to him, hugging him lightly.
Azura smiled lightly. "One step at a time, Summer. Together?"
"You've said that a lot today, Azura. To Ruby, and to Yang. And now to me." Summer responded, a hint of her usual sarcasm and amusement coming in her tone.
"And I meant it every time."
Summer laughed a little more fully this time. "Just get to bed, Azura. We have that dance coming up, don't we?"
Azura rolled his eyes, starting to make his way out of the training halls. "The one I did nothing to prepare for?"
Summer sighed heavily, though it seemed mocking. "You aren't wrong about that. But you're still going to it."
"Yeah, okay. Whatever the mother says, huh?"
"Duh, of course." Summer said sarcastically.
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And there we are. A chapter that sets things up, yes, but I did enjoy writing it. Next chapter will be interesting, that's for sure. Hope you'll like that when it gets finished.
Have a nice day/evening!