Disclaimer: Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo while RWBY belongs to Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth
Chapter 21: Lingering Doubts
"Yes! Yes, prior to the Faunus Rights Revolution-more popularly known as the Faunus War-" Dr. Bartholomew Oobleck zooms up to the front of the class. "-humankind was quite, quite adamant about centralizing Faunus population in Menagerie." Oobleck points at the map of said-area with his stick, and then zooms off to the side for a sip of his coffee before appearing in front of the desk. His students zipped their heads as they try to pay attention to him. "Now! While this must feel like ancient history to many of you, it is imperative to remember that these are relatively recent events! Why, the repercussions of the uprising can still be seen to this day!" Oobleck zooms around the classroom more, sipping his coffee again before continuing to zoom around. "Now! Have any among you been subjugated or discriminated because of your Faunus heritage?"
The few Faunus (sans the 'disguised' Blake) in the room raised their hands. "Dreadful! Simply dreadful! It is this kind of ignorance that breeds violence." Oobleck takes another sip of his coffee. "I mean, I mean, just look what happened to the White Fang! Now, which one of you young scholars can tell me what many theorize to be the turning point in the third year of the War?" Weiss raises her hand. "Yes."
"The Battle at Fort Castle," She answered.
"Yes! Precisely! And who can tell me the advantage the Faunus had over General Lagune's forces?" Unseen by their professor, Cardin flicks a paper football at a sleeping Jaune, waking him.
"Hey," Jaune complained. He nearly jumped in his seat when Oobleck suddenly appeared before him.
"Mr. Arc! Finally contributing to class! This is excellent! Excellent! What is the answer?"
Jaune went slack-jawed as he struggled to think what the question was. "Um…uh…The…answer iisss…" He sees Pyrrha mouthing something to him with her hands cupping her eyes.
'Night vision, night vision.' The redhead mouthed.
"Um, b-binoculars!" Jaune blurted out. The majority of the students in class start to laugh at the boy's blunder. The poor blonde turned bright red when he realized his folly.
"Very funny, Mr. Arc," Dr. Oobleck said, clearly unimpressed. "Mr. Winchester! Perhaps you can share your thoughts on the subject!"
"Well, I know it's easier to train an animal than a soldier." Oobleck shakes his head at the answer.
"You are not the most open-minded of individuals, are you, Cardin?" Pyrrha said.
"Got a problem with me?" Cardin asked.
"No, I don't. I have the answer: its night vision," Pyrrha said. "Many Faunus are known to have near-perfect vision in the dark." Cardin scoffed arrogantly.
"General Lagune was inexperience and made the mistake to ambush the Faunus in their sleep." Blake replied. "His army was defeated and the general was captured." She turns to Cardin. "If only he had paid attention in class, then he wouldn't have failed so spectacularly." Angrily, Cardin rises to his feet.
"Please return to your seat, Mr. Winchester," Dr. Oobleck advised. He hears Jaune snickering at Cardin's expense. "You AND Mr. Arc will stay behind after class." Jaune groans at his misfortune. "Now, moving on!"
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The rest of JNPR waited for their leader from outside of Dr. Oobleck's lecture room. RWBY have already headed for their next class by Pyrrha's request. The rest of CRDL went off to who knows where. This has become a common occurrence. Team CRDL would go off somewhere in the school and arrive late for Dust class. Pyrrha has an inkling as to why given how Cardin acted not too long ago.
After a few minutes of waiting, Jaune emerges from the lecture room, as did Cardin as he shoves Jaune down on his way out. He scoffs as he walks off. "Ow…" Jaune groaned. He returns to his feet with the help of the Spartan.
"Are you all right, Jaune?" Pyrrha asked.
"Yeah…" Jaune said softly.
"Is there anything we can do for you?" Ren asked. "About Cardin?"
"Ooh, ooh! We can break his legs!" Nora suggested with glee, her arm raised in the air.
"Nora…" Ren chided.
"N-no! You don't need to do that," Jaune said. "Guys, I'm fine. Really! Now, let's hurry so we won't be late for our next class." Pyrrha and Ren look at each other with concerned glances before looking back at their leader.
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"Good morning, everyone!" Professor Selena O'Hare greeted with a cheer. "Let's start off today with a question: How do we combine Dust?" Weiss raises her hand. "Yes?"
"By melting the Dust in a boiling aqueous solution," She answered.
"That is correct, Ms. Schnee," Prof. O'Hare praised. "And that is what we are going to do today. Inside your work tables are beakers, the needed solution, a Bunsen burner, and some Fire and Ice Dust so we can make Thermal Dust." The door opened as team CRDL enters the room. "Ah. Thank you for finally attending, Mr. Winchester, Mr. Thrush, Mr. Bronzewing, and Mr. Lark. Because this is the tenth time you four arrived late for class, you will have to write an essay on the Michael Schulz's Art of Nature's Wrath. In addition to the other essays you four have yet finished."
"Whatever," Cardin dismissed rudely. His team snickers as they make their way to their table behind JNPR.
Prof. O'Hare clears her throat. "All right. Before we continue, we need to put on our procedure masks and goggles as safety precaution." She puts them on, as did the majority of students. "Also, for anyone with long hair and/or ears, be sure to tie them behind your head." She does so too, tying a ribbon to keep her lop bunny ears in place. She notices team CRDL had not put on their masks and goggles. "Team CRDL, you need to put on your safety equipment. This can potentially be dangerous."
"We don't need them," Russel said stubbornly.
The Faunus Dust professor narrows her eyes in seriousness. "Despite having an active Aura, you could still face potential permanent damage from mishandling Dust at your current level. Many workers had lost limbs from mine explosions, some even died. Then there is the danger of developing prismatic lung disease due to inhaling an abundant amount of Dust soot, though more common in Dust miners and manufacturers. Because of it, the Schnee Dust Company and the Ishida Medical Group issued the Dust Usage Safety Act for not only the safety of workers, but student safety as well."
"Then shouldn't the Faunus be the only ones to worry about this sort of thing? Since the Dust mines is where they work best?" Cardin insinuated. Many students, including our main two teams, look at Cardin as though he grew a second head. The room grew silent, save for one student letting out a cough.
Prof. O'Hare's eye twitched slightly. "Let's move on. While team CRDL writes their essays, the rest of us will be creating Thermal Dust. Now, take out the needed equipment and place them on your work tables." After the students did so, she continues with, "Okay. Now pour the solution in the beaker until it reaches to 50 mL. When you do, put it over the Bunsen burner. Don't turn it on yet. Next, we'll chisel at least 8 grams of Fire Dust and Water Dust equally, no larger than 10. You can use the scales to weigh the pieces." She then added, "And don't hammer the pieces, lightly chisel them," When she saw Nora getting ready to smash the pieces with her hammer. "We wouldn't want to cause a small explosion. I'd recommend chipping at the corners to avoid the entire piece from detonating." Her students chisel away as Prof. O'Hare walks around the lab room to monitor their progress.
"You sure you've got this?" Pyrrha asked Jaune.
"Pfft. Don't worry. All I'm doing is cutting an itty bitty piece." He goes to hammer lightly like he should. At that moment, Cardin puts a small lizard in Jaune's shirt. The sudden feel of the reptile going down his back shocks Jaune into hammering the chisel hard, hitting the Fire Dust and caused a miniature explosion. Luckily, no one is harmed save for JNPR being covered in black stuff.
"Oh my," Prof. O'Hare said at the sight.
The other students laugh at the four. Nora even joined in the guffaw, not really caring whether they are laughing at or with them. She really thought this was funny, seeing her teammates' faces when they removed their goggles and masks, revealing perfect shapes of the brim of their protective gear. Jaune didn't think so as he heard CRDL laughing behind him.
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In Combat class, Jaune remained in his low mood as the duel between Ruby and Yang vs two other female students went on.
"Weiss, parry left!" Ruby instructed.
"You got it!" Weiss said. She speed forward via Glyphs with her Myrtenaster poised to attack one of the opponents. She intercepts the attack by grabbing Weiss' rapier with her gloved hand. Weiss tries to get her rapier free from the grip. In her struggle, the girl's partner comes into attack, was stopped by a warning shot by Ruby. When the girl slacked her grip on Myrtenaster, Weiss used the opportunity to leap away with a Glyph. Ruby runs to her side. "What's the plan, Ruby?"
Ruby smiles at her. "Let's try Ice Flower!"
"Are you sure?" Weiss asked. Ruby nodded briskly. The heiress still seemed unsure. This is their first try on the attack. "All right."
"Yes!" Ruby cheered before aiming her Crescent Rose still in scythe form at their adversaries that are now running to them. Weiss summons Glyphs in front of the HCSS barrel. Ruby starts firing, the bullets turning into flowers made of ice upon impact. One of the opposing girls gets frozen in place by the ice covering their feet.
"Fly!" one of the opponent girls shouts. The other, apparently a Bat Faunus, leaps into the air remained airborne thanks to her wings and is away from the shots. She wasn't safe for long when she saw Ruby coming at her with the help of Weiss's Glyphs and slams her with Crescent Rose. She falls down and lands on her partner. A buzzer goes off.
"That's the end of the fight. The winners of this round are Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee of team RWBY," Prof. Goodwitch announced.
Ruby jumps up in the air with a cheer. "Go team RWBY!" She leaves her arm posed for a high-five.
Weiss playfully rolled her eyes. "More like RW." She high-fived Ruby lightly, Ruby was happy all the same. After the combatants left the arena, Glynda takes the stage.
"We have just enough time for one more match for the day." She said. "For this round, it will be Cardin Winchester and Russel Thrush," The named two does a 'bro shake', "versus Jaune Arc and Lie Ren."
"Of course…" Jaune bemoaned.
"Good luck, you two," Pyrrha said.
"We'll be rootin' for ya!" Nora said.
"We will, too. Right, Blake?" Yang said. Her partner's face is currently in a book.
"Hurrah…" Blake monotoned, still reading.
Jaune and Ren make their way to the arena, Cardin and Russel already there. "Needed the encouragement from your cheerleaders, Jauney-boy?" Jaune cast his eyes to the ground at the taunt. He feels Ren placing a hand on his shoulder and a sudden calm went over him. He looks at his sole male teammate. Ren gives him a small smile of reassurance.
"Are you boys ready?" Glynda asked. Their response is readying their weapons, though Jaune's stance is still poor. "We begin in 3…2…1." Russel makes a mad dash at his opponents, being the fastest in his team. Ren uses the blades of StormFlower in an effort to block whatever attack Russel may throw at him.
Russel performs an air somersault attack at the green ninja. When the attack hits, Ren struggled to keep his hold as he is getting pushed back. Russel then swiftly kicks Ren across the arena. The ninja manages to skid to a stop before he could reach the boundary of the arena, saving him from instant disqualification. He let out of a breath he didn't know he was holding. The moment of peace was cut short when Russel came and slashed at Ren with his daggers. Ren blocks each attack with his own daggers. Russel sweeps at Ren's legs and lands a kick at his midriff. Ren lands heavily on his back, coughing from having the wind knocked out of him. Russel goes to strike down, but Ren rolls out of the way and he kicks Russel in his side, knocking him out of bounds. A buzzer goes off.
"Russel Thrush has knocked out of bounds," Glynda announced. "That means he can no longer participate in battle." Some applauds were made up in the stands, but none were as loud as Nora Valkyrie.
"Way to go, Ren! Wahoo!" the girl cheered.
"I'd say he's lucky," Yang said. She could see Ren trying to catch his breath.
"Quiet you!"
Jaune wanted to cheer for his friend, but was stopped by Cardin coming at him with his mace. Jaune uses his shield to block him. "Wanted to congratulate your boyfriend, Jaune?" A trickle of sweat drips down the blonde's face. "This is the part where you lose."
"Over my dead-OOF!" Cardin kneed Jaune in the stomach, sending him to his knees. The burnt-orange haired man lifts his mace to deliver the finishing blow. Before he did, a flurry of bullets came at him from Ren's guns. Cardin uses his mace to block the shots as he backed away. Jaune sees Ren running towards Cardin. The ninja ceased fire and starts to slash at Cardin. The larger man blocks each attack, occasionally landing a hit on Ren, and then goes to swing his mace at him. Ren blocks it with his daggers. He kicks Cardin in the stomach beneath his chest plate. Unlike what happened to Jaune, Cardin didn't fall, but he was stunned. Ren uses the opportunity to palm strike the bigger male several times.
Pulling himself together, Cardin grabs Ren's slim wrist, flips him around, and slams him on the ground. "Ren!" Jaune sprints his teammate's side and protects him from Cardin's attack with his shield. He goes to attack with his sword. Cardin uses the braces on his arm to shield himself. In a rather low blow, Cardin stomps his foot on Jaune's. Jaune shouts in pain. Seeing an opening, Cardin hits Jaune with his mace, sending him sprawling to the ground. Ren appears behind Cardin and goes to strike his palm in Cardin's back. Cardin grabs his arm again and throws him at Jaune's location and lands next to him.
Cardin laughs. "Come on. This is getting sad." The leader of CRDL starts to circle around Jaune and Ren, like a predator looking for an opening to strike their prey. The members of JNPR stood side-by-side, keeping their eyes on their opponent.
Jaune bit his lower lip. He looks at the screen displaying their current Aura levels above the arena: 20% for himself, 36% for Ren, and 63% for Cardin. According to Glynda, in a tournament like Vytal, when a combatant's Aura reaches 15% or lower, then they are out of the fight. Ren had lost a good portion of his Aura protecting Jaune. The blond cursed himself for it. He has yet gotten used to manipulating his Aura defensively and Ren is paying the price for it. There's got to be a way to win this. Jaune's Aura is too low to be any sort of use. The palm strikes would have helped, like that time when Ren and Nora face Ruby and Weiss.
That's it! Jaune remembered Nora talking about how Ren killed a King Taijitu by himself by way of channeling his Aura Pressure through his palms and caused massive damage, but with the risk of draining his Aura faster. Granted, Nora may have exaggerated a few things, however, the fact that the ninja had manage to kill the two-headed snake Grimm with his palm strikes remains true. But, Jaune is sure that such an impact would snuff Ren's Aura out far too quickly before it could take Cardin out of the fight. But then, Jaune remembered: Defeating an opponent in combat isn't the only way to win. "Ren, I've got an idea." Jaune whispers into the other's ear. Ren looks at his leader with a concerned look. "It'll be okay."
"Is this really the time for flirting?" Cardin taunted.
Nora leaps to her feet. "Hey! They are not together-together!" She stumps her foot for emphasizing. Her outburst garnered the attention of her classmates. "Not that Ren and I are…together-together. Hahaha…ha."
"Ready, Ren?" Jaune asked, his shield ready.
"I am," Ren said. At that, Jaune charges at Cardin in full speed, much to everyone's surprise.
"What in the world is he doing?" Weiss asked. "Doesn't he realize how low his Aura is?"
Cardin only chuckled at the sight. He holds his mace horizontally in front of him. Jaune runs into him at full force, shield meeting mace. Of course, it didn't knock Cardin down, but it made him tread backwards a fair bit before he managed to stop. Cardin laughs as Jaune continues to try to push him some more. Does the blonde really think he could get Cardin out of bounds like this? He sees Jaune lifting his sword to strike again. As like before, Cardin hits Jaune with his mace. The buzzer goes off; indicating Jaune is now out of the fight. One down, one to go. Almost in slow motion, Ren suddenly appears before him, his palm generating pink Aura. The palm hits Cardin's midsection, a shockwave of Aura sends Cardin flying. He didn't go far and manages to land, skidding on his feet. He shrugs it off. That didn't do much; all it did was made the pretty boy lose faster.
He sees Ren on his knees and the buzzer goes off.
"Heh," Cardin huffed, placing his mace on his shoulder. He turns to the screen to get the satisfactory of knowing that his team beat Jaune's wimpy one.
Jaune Arc(X): 10%
Lie Ren: 18%
Cardin Winchester(X): 42%
Russel Thrush(X): 89%
"That is the end of the match," Glynda announced. "The winners of this round are Jaune Arc and Lie Ren of team JNPR." People up in the stands start clapping, Nora shouting at the top at her lungs, much to the pain of her friends' eardrums. Cardin looks down in shock to see that he was outside of the arena. He glances up to see Jaune running over to Ren's side.
"Ren, are you okay?" Jaune asked. Ren nods. Cardin glowers at them.
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Jaune, for once today, felt pleased with himself as he went to the lockers to put his stuff. He finally one-upped Cardin Winchester. True, it was Ren that administered the final blow, but Jaune was just happy that the plan came through, even if it meant sacrificing himself.
He was taken out of his thoughts when he was grabbed by his collar and was slammed into the lockers. After the stars faded, he came face-to-face with a fuming Cardin. "You think you're so tough now because the girly guy won the match for you?" His eyes land on Jaune's opened locker and an idea came to him, remembering what Glynda said about the lockers.
He stuff Jaune in the locker and closes it. He presses the eject button despite Jaune's protests. Cardin watches in smug amusement as the locker is launched with the poor blonde inside.
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"Oh, I'm happy to see you guys again!" Ruby said to team IURR. The group is sitting outside for lunch, near a small pond with water lilies. Dragonflies can be seen flying around. They've got done eating and just started chatting.
"We've only been gone for a few days. It wasn't like we were gone for a month," Renji said. Team IURR had just returned from their mission on Erika Island.
"It felt like it though," Ruby said. "Tatsuki wouldn't go easy on me and she forbad me from using Crescent Rose the whole time."
"Well, you needed the training," Rukia said. She turns to Tatsuki. "Did you make any improvements?"
"If being able to throw a sloppy left hook is improvement, then yeah. Still, she's able to dodge pretty quickly." Ruby look pleased with herself.
"You still need to practice," Uryū said as he crochets blue yarn. "We'll think of something when your school hours are over."
"What do you think, Ichigo?" Rukia asked. Her leader didn't answer. "Ichigo?" She looks over to him. He seemed in a daze, staring off into the distance. "Ichigo!" The male snapped back into reality.
"What?"
"What's with you? You've been out of it since you guys came back," Yang said.
"Yeah. You don't even have a scowl on your face like usual," Ruby pointed out as she made a scowl-face for emphasis. Her version of a scowl consists of puffed cheeks and pursed lips and nearly cross-eyed, it just made her look more adorable.
Ichigo scowls at the sisters. "There's that scowl we all know and love," smiled Yang.
The amber-haired man rolled his eyes. "So, how was everyone else while we were gone?" he asked. He doesn't want to tell anyone about the voices in his head, which are becoming more frequent. And what makes them more unsettling is that the voices sounds like him.
"Oooh! Wait until I tell you guys this AWESOME dream I had," Nora said. "There we were, in the middle of the night."
"It was day," Ren corrected.
"We were surrounded by Ursai."
"They were Beowulves."
"Dozens of them!"
"Two of them."
"But in the end, Ren and I took them down and made a boat load of Lien selling Ursa skin rugs."
Ren sighs. "She's been having this dream for nearly a month now."
"I wonder they could mean..." Orihime pondered.
"I've read somewhere that receiving money in dreams indicates that success and prosperity is in your reach," Blake said. "Money does often represent confidence and success."
"Ooooooh," Nora said. Keigo scoffs.
"You call that a story? I can beat that," Keigo challenged.
"Oh yeah? Bring it on, then!" Nora said.
While Keigo tells a story that has something to do with a chicken, a goose, and a turkey, Ichigo notices Yang looking for something. "What are you doing, Yang?"
"Just keeping an eye out for that stupid plush toy of yours."
"You mean Kon? I haven't seen him since we came back. I wonder where he is," Rukia pondered. As if on cue, the lion plush was dropped from seemingly nowhere. His grumbling was muffled due to his face in the dirt. Landing next to him is a blue cockatiel.
"I found him loitering around the girls' locker room," The cockatiel said. "Honestly, it hasn't been an hour since we came back to Beacon you're already going about your perverted antics."
"Quiet you!" Kon shouted.
"Holy cats, a talking bird!" Ruby exclaimed, her eyes sparkling.
"It's beautiful," Weiss complimented.
"Well, thank you."
Uryū clears his throat. "Everyone, this is Lirin. Like Kon, she is a MOD. She is an improved model compared to Kon."
"What's that supposed to mean, huh?" Kon fumed.
"Kon, you're a prototype," Renji pointed out. "Your only function is to detect Grimm. Poorly."
"But I can be more useful you. I can run really fast and I can guess a woman's breast size at a glance," Kon insisted. "Like I know that Weiss is a 30C and Nora is a 20E!" Both girls glare at the plush. "Big Sis, please tell them I'm useful!" Rukia punched him back to the ground before he could reach her chest again.
"Jaune? Is everything okay?" Pyrrha asked in concern. "You've been quiet too."
"Y-yeah, why?" Jaune asked, feinting confusion.
"Jaune…" Pyrrha said.
"It's just that you seemed…not okay," Ruby said.
"R-really? D-don't worry about me. I'm fine, really. See?" Jaune gives his friends an obviously fake grin and thumbs up.
"Uh-huh," Mizuiro deadpanned, not buying the façade one bit. Tatsuki's eyes narrowed at her ward. While Ruby somewhat improved, however little, Jaune had zero improvements. The video she just received of the duel from Prof. Goodwitch's class proved it. Shame, really. He has the tactical abilities, but…
"Does this have anything to do with Cardin?" Pyrrha asked. "He's been picking on you since the first day of school."
"What? Oh, no," Jaune denied. "He's just…a jokester. You know. Ha-ha."
"He's a bully," Ruby stated.
An arrogant chortle could be heard a few yards away from the group. They turn to see Cardin and his team harassing a female Faunus, pulling at her squirrel tail. It obviously hurt the girl.
"Atrocious…" Pyrrha chided.
"He's not the only one," Blake said.
"It must be hard being a Faunus," Yang said.
"Eh, sometimes," Renji said. He had his share of being ridiculed for his heritage.
"Wait, you're a Faunus?" Ruby asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" Renji asked. Yang shook her head.
"No, not really. What's your trait?" She asked, intrigued. Renji gives her a big grin, showing his dog-like teeth. The bombastic blonde whistles.
"Oooh. What big teeth you have," Ruby commented.
Renji gives a half-bow. "Thanks. When I was a baby, I didn't have obvious Faunus traits, like a tail or ears. So, my parents thought I was human, since my Ma is human. Then, I started teething and, heh, well you know." Imagine his mother's painful surprise, since she breastfed him at the time.
"Ow!" the squirrel Faunus shouted.
"I told you it was real," Cardin said to his teammates.
Ichigo painfully dug his nails into his pant legs as his blood boils at the sight. As his anger grew, his 'other' voice chimes in a whisper,
Destroy… Destroy… Destroy… Destroy…
A low growl erupts from Ichigo's throat. Ruby notices his hunched posture, bared teeth, and… his eyes. His autumnal brown eyes started to take a golden hue in the center around the pupil and the girl could faintly see a black…something creeping from the corner of his sclera. Concerned, she places a hand on Ichigo's arm. "Are you okay?" she asked him.
Ichigo closed his eyes and shakes his head. He opens his eyes again, back to normal. "Yeah. Why?" He asked, a little confused, as though he had no idea what was happening.
"It's nothing. I was just asking," Ruby said. Maybe what she saw was all in her head.
Ichigo raised a brow at her. He looks back at the squirrel Faunus and CRDL. The former finally managed to get her tail free and runs away from the laughing jerks. Ichigo glares before he started getting to his feet. He was stopped by Uryū grabbing his wrist.
"Don't even think about it, Kurosaki," The Quincy said. Ichigo redirects his glare to his partner; he glares back with equal ferocity. Eventually, Ichigo backs down and sits.
"Why didn't you let him go?" Blake questioned.
"Because violence isn't going to solve anything. It will only make things worse," Uryū reasoned.
"Worse for whom?" Blake retorted. Uryū looks at her pointedly at her response. Blake realizes her mistake. "…S-sorry." Yang looks at her partner curiously. Uryū stared at her for a bit before turning his attention to Ichigo. He eyed him intently.
"Jaune, if you need help, all you have to do is ask," Pyrrha said.
"I still say we should break his legs," Nora said.
"Well, it's…effective," Rukia said, not sure what else to say.
"Guys, it's fine," Jaune said. "Besides, you guys saw it. Cardin's not just a jerk to me. He treats everyone else the same way too."
I hate chemistry. Can anyone tell me if what O'Hare said made sense?
Before anyone say anything about the 'boyfriend' comment from Cardin, I have no plans for Martial Arcs…maybe…idk. While I'm a fan of the ship, I like their sense of brotherhood too.
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