Calmly, he watched the waves.

Even when he's stuck here, this eased him.

Waiting and watching was all he could do. There was a total of seven people aboard the Howling Thorn. Five of them wanted nothing to do with him, but he supposed that was a good thing.

Since the Thorns found out that he was tormenting Blake, most of them steered clear of him. Although they were subtle about it. This made Adam glad. This way, he didn't have to talk to those worthless humans.

He only ventured inside the ship when he had to. Usually, when it was late at night when everyone was asleep so he didn't have to interact with anyone. As for food, someone was kind enough to leave him an extra plate every meal.

Fools.

He was only aboard because he had to be.

A sly smirk crossed his lips as he leaned over the railings. No matter how much of a pain in the ass this situation was, it was worth it. In the grand scheme of things, he would come out on top.

All he needed to do was wait.

He stood outside for several minutes, enjoying the peaceful waves. This crew was a rowdy bunch. The sisters in particular bickered a lot. When it was silent, he tried to enjoy it to the fullest. He used this time to think of his next move.

"Hey man!"

From the overly-familiar greeting, Adam glowered. He noted the monkey faunus had been watching him for a while now and decided to ignore him. It seems he finally decided to say something.

"What?" Adam asked, clearly annoyed.

"No need to be so friendly," Sun said sarcastically as he joined his side. "I gotta ask, what's your problem with humans, anyways?"

From the question, Adam tightly gripped the railing. That came from nowhere, but he could tell it'd been on his mind for some time.

"Humans took everything from me."

Sun took a moment to process his answer. "Maybe so, but the Thorns didn't."

"They're humans," Adam repeated.

From that, Sun's tail whipped back and forth. "Blake isn't."

When he said her name, Adam scoffed. There were many things he could say about Blake.

"Blake… she's one of the few faunus in this world that's worse than any human."

From his words, Sun was utterly baffled. "What makes you say that?"

"Eventually, she'll tell you herself," Adam informed lowly. "She'll have no choice but to tell everyone."

Sun shook his head like he didn't understand. "Look man, I don't know what your problem is. But would it kill ya to talk to them?"

"Why the hell should I?" Adam asked in vehemence, which took Sun aback. "They want nothing to do with me and I want nothing to do with them. I'm only here until we reach Vacuo. Then I'll never see them again."

"True," Sun admitted, seeing his point. "But just so ya know, Ruby's super friendly and can make friends with anyone. Weiss is prickly but has her moments, Blake would take a bullet for her friends, Yang can kick our asses if she wanted to, and Qrow - he may act like he doesn't care about anything, but he'd do anything for his crew."

"Go bother someone else," Adam almost growled.

Sensing he was in a sour mood, Sun backed away.

"Maybe I will."

Since he did what he came out here to do, Sun went back inside.

In the distance, Ruby watched from above. The watchtower provided a perfect view of the entire conversation. It looked like it didn't end well. Since she heard about what Adam did with Blake, she kept her eyes peeled on the bull faunus.

Internally, she was conflicted. No one ever messes with her crew. Anyone who does has to deal with her. But right now, a troublesome guy was aboard her ship. No matter how much she didn't like him, she at least had to treat him with respect. As a captain.

Suddenly, the horn sounded. That meant lunch was ready. So far, Ruby hadn't seen Adam eat anything.

Like she'd done it a million times, Ruby leaped out of the tower. She landed firmly right behind Adam, who was still watching the waves. The loud thud didn't startle him at all. Like he knew she was there beforehand.

"You should come get some food, Adam. It's pretty good, actually. I think today Yang made some ham."

He ignored her like she didn't say anything.

After a light sigh, Ruby ventured inside. That was all she could do. She was greeted with the smell of delicious ham, the sound of silverware clinking, and animated conversation. That was enough to put a smile on her face.

"Hey, dolt," Weiss greeted after she set down a plate. "How was the lookout?"

"Fine, I guess," Ruby replied evenly as she stared at the delicious meat and green beans.

"Adam's not coming again?" Weiss asked, somewhat relieved from his lack of presence.

"Nope," Ruby answered.

From overhearing their conversation, Yang waved them off.

"Let 'em brood. He'll get a plate later. He always does."

When they were told that, they went back to gather their meals. The delectable ham's steam rose to the ceiling, the green beans looked crunchy, but there was something missing.

"Sun!" Qrow called in annoyance. "Where the hell did you put the apples?"

"Um," Sun said hesitantly. "Was I not supposed to eat those?"

"You ate all of them?!" Qrow howled.

"Ten is child's play," Sun replied with no shame and gave him a dry laugh.

To save the day, Blake eased Qrow. "It's okay. We have extra bananas- where'd they go?!"

"I wasn't supposed to eat those, either?" Sun asked.

In unison, the crew yelped.

"Sun, you idiot!"


When it was late at night, the white rose couple decided to watch a movie. By now, everyone was asleep, so they figured some time alone would be heavenly.

On the couch, the lovey-dovey couple snuggled into each other.

"Oh, oh, this is the best part!" Ruby exclaimed, which caused Weiss to watch closely.

The carriages abruptly flipped over. After the dust cloud vanished, bandits appeared on the screen.

"Quite the ambush," Weiss said absentmindedly.

Truth was, Weiss couldn't care less about the movie. Her heart was racing. As she laid onto Ruby's chest, she could tell her pulse was rapid as well. From the closeness, Ruby pulled her in tighter if that was possible.

Azure pools were glued to her girlfriend's beautiful face. The lighting accented Ruby's features in the darkness. She almost got lost swimming in those silver eyes. Her eyelashes were so long.

How is this possible? Weiss asked herself. How is she so gorgeous and how did I get so lucky?

For a while, Ruby had been aware that her girlfriend was watching her with such affection. She certainly knew how to flatter her. Fondly, Ruby gazed down at her.

"Can't take your eyes off me?"

Weiss didn't realize she was being so obvious about it and shyly glanced away with a fierce blush. "It's your fault for being so beautiful."

If Ruby wasn't flattered before, she definitely was now. Her cheeks flushed crimson.

Gently, Weiss wrapped her closer like she couldn't get enough of her. Even though the living room smelled like lingering ham, Ruby's natural strawberry aroma overpowered it.

From the affection, Ruby squealed as her heart melted. "I don't think you have any idea how adorable you are."

Unable to hold back, Weiss curled her fingers around Ruby's head. "How long are you going to make me wait for a kiss?"

Ruby gave her the widest grin she'd ever seen. "Not another second."

Gingerly, the couple leaned in and ensnared lips. Their eyes closed so they could fully enjoy the soft contact. It didn't take long for the kiss to become firmer, more loving, and more affectionate.

The passionate kisses sent flowing waves through their bodies. It was moments like this they wanted to live in forever. Savor forever. Euphorically, the couple smiled into the kiss.

They didn't know what they'd do without each other-

"Hey, guys!"

Hastily, the couple broke apart and screeched in unison.

"Agh!"

Since that was unexpected, that gave them a scare. The white rose couple blushed madly and stared at the newcomer in disbelief. Casually, Sun leaped from behind the couch and sat between them.

"What?" Sun asked, not understanding why they were glaring at him. "I love this movie."

They almost forgot a movie was playing...

Irritated from his total lack of social awareness, Weiss snapped. "Didn't you see we were in the middle of something?"

"Yeah, the movie," Sun said like it was obvious. "Can one of ya grab me some popcorn?"

"No!" Weiss shouted.

Ruby frowned as she stared at him. "We're on a date-"

"Fine, I'll get it," Sun cut her off before standing. "But don't expect me to share."

In disbelief, Ruby and Weiss shared a look.


Hahahahahhaa I love Sun.

Stay dandy,

~Toto