After the teams of four were forced to clean up any remaining damages they caused from there food fight from earlier, thanks to team CFVY. Ruby finally got to do what she finally been wanting to do since the end of the dock situation.
Ruby's Best Day Ever activities!
Which involved dragging all of her team, LMDR, JNPR and CFVY off to do a number of fun and silly thing around the whole campus of Beacon. Such as playing a whole lot of video games, walking and chatting threw the courtyard, fishing and a cook out in the evening which would complete the best day ever off.
Everyone was kinda, well very impressed with Ruby's plan and were down to do it as well, since everyone was already back in their dorms once again, so they decided to follow Ruby's Best Day plan along.
First was the lot of video games, Ruby brought back from her house on Patch, as well as Yang, who brought some of here's as well. They huntsmen in training spent half that morning trying not to fry up Team Rwby's Tv and scrolls just to play all the games.
Mikey, who was clearly dealing from what he called " Video-Game withdraw" was heaven at the site of so many different games and wanted to play them all. Most of the ones they brought were classic fighting game that reminded the turtles of games from the world. Before playing, Ruby and Yang got into a fight which character was better.
Which, Weiss called childish, until she did the same when Raph called her dainty little character the worst character after he beat her.
Though, Donnie did get Weiss some revenge points after beating Raph with her character.
Most of team CFVY watched the three teams play the games, until the power went out from the finally contestant: Ruby vs Mikey, having a all out war on each other with their characters.
Making them switch over to Ruby's next activity on her list: Walking and Chatting with friends!
This seemed a lot more safer, then practically exploding team RWBY's power in their dorms, which was a plus side to the teens, not wanting to get on Ms. Goodwitch's bad side again today.
To entertain herself, Ruby brought skates along and tried teaching Weiss how to skate on them, though it was more of holding hands and shuffling back and forth, as well as biting your tongue to not laugh at when Weiss falls down.
" You can fight in heels, but can't handle a pair of skates?" Mikey joked, skating right by them. Weiss huffed, face going red, as she tries keeping herself up. She moves forward a little bit and she beams in excitement.
" I did it!" Weiss cheered as Ruby did the same.
" You did!" Ruby laughed and tried hugging her, only for them to fall onto the ground.
" They're like two puppies." Raph snickered and swirled a soda container Yang brought. He, Yang, Blake and Leo we're sitting on a small wall in the courtyard, while team JNPR and CFVY walked along with each other.
" Don't be rude." Yang nudged him in the shoulder and sipped her drink. She laughed and looked over to Blake, who was being more quiet ever since they started Ruby's Best Day Ever plans, which was worrying after everything that happened. She seemed more somber and in her head now that everyone was together.
" Raphie!" Yang shook her head, regaining her sense as she looked over to see Mikey waving down Raph as Jaune was shaking and trying to keep himself up on the skateboard was cursing on earlier on, looking terrified, as he clung to Donnie's arm trying to keep standing upward. And not trying to fall in front of everybody. Especially Weiss.
" Come on Jaune!" Nora cheered, giving him her best cheer routine." You can do it!" She yelled, tugging on Ren's arm as the two watched with Pyrrha who chuckled.
" He's going to fall." Coco smirked, pulling down her shades.
Yang chuckled and watched the scene take place as Raph got up." Yeah?"
" Come help me show Jaune how to skate like a turtle do!" Mikey exclaimed, getting Raph up to his feet and making him walk over. Leaving Yang with, Leo and Blake.
" Sooooo" Yang nudges Blake, making her jump. Yang puts her hands up to surrender." Sorry! Sorry!" Leo turns to them, have been noticing Blake's more anxious behavior of late.
" Sorry.." Blake exhales, dropping her own hands with Yang as well.
" You..You doing alright, Blake?" Yang questioned.
" Yes..I'm fine." Blake gets up and Yang gets worried.
" Blake, wait-"
" I'm fine Yang..Really." Blake turned away from her and sighed, before walking off to look at the fountain. Leonardo looked towards Yang, as she did the same with a unsettled expression on her face." Something's up with her." Yang stated, gnawing at her lip.
" It may have something to do with last semester." Leo tapped his fingers nervously against the top of the wall." With Torchwick escaping and the White Fang working with him, and owning tech so powerful. She has a right to be worried. Especially when she's..a fanus from there." Leonardo stated, turning towards Blake, as she was sitting against the fountain.
" I guess.." Yang mumbled, pushing herself up onto her. As Yang left to see what everyone was laughing about, Leonardo decided to sit back and watch everyone. His eyes soon fell onto Blake, who was staying away from the group just like him. She looked so anxious as she sat against the fountain thinking to herself.
The familiar docs still smelt like fish, Ruby would say if she was up on the docks fishing, but she was walking by the sanding floor under the docks. She and Mikey were looking all over for stuff that may have find on the beach. Team CFVY went off into downtown Vale with JNPR to get stuff for tonight, leaving the turtles and team RWBY together at the docks.
Raph had went back to get a surprise to show the girls, which was chompy, and immediately Weiss and Blake freaked out, not knowing what the creature was, while Ruby and Yang were more calm around the alien pet. He told them it was something he found on a ' Island', though could you could a alien planet in space a island? Either way, Yang was playing with the alien creature on the dock, she dragged her finger along and watched Chompy run after her.
Blake and Weiss made sure to stay away from the animal, still a little frightened by it as they fished.
" Remind me why we are doing this again?" Weiss questioned, eyeing Chompy from the side of her eye as the alien nipped at Yang's bright orage infinity scarf, which made the blond chuckle as Raph picked up the alien. The squeaked and chirped happily as they kicked their legs out.
" Because if we went fishing at the ponds over in the school gardens, Coco would kill us. Literally. And Ms. Goodwitch won't care." The turtles shivered at the thought of the angry professor or an angry Coco Adel.
" No.." Weiss pinched her brow quietly.
" I think she means, why fishing? Of all the activities?" Donatello clarified as Weiss nodded to him, following his stance on how to hold a fishing pole, as she has never done it before.
" Hey, fishing is fun! Besides, it's for… uh…" Yang stutters out awkwardly before she glances at Blake. She leans towards Weiss and whispers.'' Blake likes fish.''
" You realize I can hear you.''
" Huh? But how-" Blake points to her bow.
"Ooooh…. Sorry." Weiss anxiously whispered, before the whole port goes silent, only the sound of the waves to be heard, until Weiss spoke up again.
" Are you sure this is allowed though?" Weiss questioned with a cautious look to them.
" Hey, you wanna start being a rebel, you gotta break some rules." Raph stated, before a fish hits against the dock near Raph, which makes him jump back and Chompy chirp excitedly as Yang laughs. Leonardo stared at the stunned in surprise and a bit of shock, until he looks over to Donnie and him and Leo look towards Blake, who was holding tightly onto her pole with a tiny smirk. Blake was really good at fishing.
" Wow. You're pretty good at this!" Leonardo chuckled as Raph grumbled, trying to get fish slim off of him as the fish escapes into the sea.
" Thanks." Blake smiled somberly.
It became quiet once again.
" Ruby and I learned from our dad on Patch. Did… you and your parents fish together?" Yang asked, seeing how Blake went back to her more depressed attitude.
"… Yeah. Of course we had to do it when the aquatic Faunus weren't around.'' Blake's bow slowly fell back against her raven like hair as she stared into the ocean water, running her fingers along the fishing pole. Right as Leonardo was going to ask her if she was alright, Weiss shakily spoke up.
" Um..Blake, I've been meaning to ask how that all works. So… they can breathe underwater, correct?" Weiss tapped her fingers against the wooden deck. Blake turned towards her and gave a little nod.
" And it's true you all have night vision?" She asked, a bit quieter. Though, her cat ears were able to pick it up, so she nodded again with a response this time." Most of us, yes." She hummed and glanced at the turtles, keeping it unnoticeable.
" Is it different…Having four ears?..-Nevermind-I'm s-Sorry I asked.." Weiss went back to fishing, while everyone around her stared a little confusedly.
" Woah woah, back it up Princess. When did you start caring so much about what you asked in said?" Raphael spoke up.
" I'm just curious!..I just want to know these type of..questions before I speak.." Weiss mumbled as she tightens her hands over her pole.
" Which.." Donatello cuts in and look towards Raph with a irked expression, feeling towards Weiss sympathy.'' Is fine Weiss. We know your trying to better yourself after last semester.'' Donatello calmed her, knowing she was trying her best, though she was still worried.
" Ah, thank you Donatello, but I just-" Weiss's eyes widen as something holds her hand. She looks down and realizes it was Blake.
" Weiss, it's okay." She smiled somberly to Weiss.
" O-Oh, um..Thank you, Blake." She smiled and clutched the fishing pole tightly.
" It's..It's alright Weiss..." Blake soon looked off at her reflection in the water...staring off..
" Well, this has certainly been an eventful evening."
After Blake was left to herself after Ruby and Yang were taken back to Patch and Weiss went back to Atlas, Blake was escorted to Professor Ozpin's office for a chat about the dock incident. Even though Sun tried going after her, he was yelled at not to by the Turtles, knowing how bad Glynda was when you went onto her bad side. But that didn't stop the monkey faunus as he quickly and sneakily followed threw the night, irritating the turtles already after a high stressful night.
" He's as bad a Mikey. Not listening..!" Raph cursed as the four raced after him, trying to not get caught as well.
"..I know right.." Mikey whispered, then glared." Hey..!"
Though, when Blake got there, she wasn't expecting what happened to her that night.
Blake was informed by Professor Goodwitch to sit down at the table and wait for Ozpin, but as soon as she said wise teacher entered with his cane and mug in hands. "I'm sure that after a night of thwarting attempted robbery, you probably just want to go home and take a nap. But… I was hoping that maybe we could have a chance to talk." Ozpin quipped.
" Of course." Blake nodded anxiously.
" Wonderful. As you know, in order to enroll at my academy, students must first pass a rigorous entrance exam. Most applicants spend years of preparations training at one of the many combat schools around the world. You are one of the few who did not. And you passed the exam with flying colors."
" I was raised outside the kingdoms. If you can't fight, you can't survive." Blake stated.
" You have most certainly survived, Blake. I admire your drive. And I am proud to run a school that accepts individuals from all walks of life. Rich. Poor. Human." Ozpin slowly sipped at his coffee mug.
" Faunus."
Blake scowled back at Ozpin.
" Why do you wear that bow, Blake? Why hide who you are?" He questioned her, placing the mug down. Blake looked up to her bow as her ears twitched from inside her bow.
" You may be willing to accept the Faunus, Professor Ozpin, but your species is not."
" True. But we are continuing to take strides to lessen the divide. As you can tell with your friends."
She knew who he was talking about." With all due respect, you need to start taking some larger strides. Until then, I'd rather avoid any unnecessary attention. I want people to see me for who I am. Not what I am."
"And what are you?"
" I… don't understand what you're asking." She looked nervously at him.
" How did you know that Roman Torchwick would be at the shipyard tonight, along with White Fang impersonators?"
" I didn't. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time." She quipped back to him.
" You wouldn't have been the first. But what happened tonight was an isolated incident. I may be your headmaster, but I am also a Huntsman. And it is my sworn duty to protect this world from the forces that conspire against it. Blake… are you sure there is nothing else you would like to tell me?"
" I'm sure." Blake stated.
" Very well. Thank you for your time, Ms. Belladonna..." Ozpin stands up and begins to leave, walking towards the exit. " If you ever need to talk to me… please don't hesitate to ask."
Blake sighed and closed her eyes tightly, trying to regain her composure, until she felt a harsh tug at her.
" Blake, your line!" Yang cried as she points to the pole. Blake quickly snapped out of it and jumped." Huh?!" Her line quickly starts going nuts as she tries to regain control over it. It slips from her hands quickly and Leonardo dives for it, but he misses by a few inches. They watch as it crashes into the water, sinking into the bay.
" Yikes.." Raph mutters as Yang tries to spot over the dock if she could see it. Weiss and Donatello were in shock as Leonardo felt his neck and face burn red.
" Blake, I'm sorry..U-Uh here." He holds up his line to her, making her jump anxiously." Do you want my line?"
" No. It's fine." She stood up quickly. Needing to get away from everybody." I'm feeling tired. I'm going back to the landing docks. I'll see you guys when your done." Blake scurries off as Yang turns back to her." Blake, wait-!" But the blond didn't finish in time. The black hair girl was gone, a clone of her vanishing in the wind.
" What's wrong with her?" Raph asked, turning to Yang.
" I don't know..She's been quite lately. I'm real worried." Yang bit her lip anxiously, clutching the more quiet Chompy in her hands. Leonardo watched where Blake had ran off too, a worried expression over his face. He knew something was up with her.
" Don't worry Leo, it's not you. She may need some space." Donatello tried comforting his older brother as Leo dropped his head over the dock, looking at his reflection with a worried look.
" Was it something I said.." Weiss whispered, pondering to herself. Right as Ruby and Michelangelo returned to the dock with a bucket full of shells and other knick-knacks they found on the beach.
" Guys! Look what we found! I think it's a Grimm shell! Look it's Blake and white-" Ruby states excitedly, finding the shell really fascinating, until she noticed somebody was missing. And she wasn't the only one.
" Hey? Where's Blake? She run off?" Mikey questioned. Raph shook his head and groaned, pressing his fingers against his forehead. Ruby looked over to Yang confusedly.
" She said..She wasn't feeling well Rubes." Yang mumbled, playing with her curls nervously.
" Oh...Should we? Get going?" Ruby asked, getting nods in agreement in return." Okay.."
The " Best Day Ever" Was coming to a end that day with the finishing activity being a cook out that night. Team JNPR and CFVY came back soon after returning to Beacon and the teams quickly got to cooking most food in the bigger dorms of team CFVY, as they were in their sophomore at Beacon, and got bigger rooms. Which meant a bigger kitchen to work with.
Once most of the stuff was cooked up, courtesy of Ren and Yang, the teams took the food and other games to the fields near the loading docks to end off the wonderful day. Mostly, team JNPR and CFVY were holding up the excitement as the turtles and Ruby, Yang and Weiss were wondering what was freaking Blake out so much. As the picnic was going on near one of Beacon docks, so when a air ship comes landing in, all of them got a perfect look of Sun Wukong jumping off the ship with a big grin on his face, cockily laughing away as the captains tried going after him, but his tail and other Faunus traits gave them the slip up.
" Is that..? Blake's friend?" Weiss inquired, squinting her eyes to see.
" It is blonde!" Yang joked with a cheer.
" Oh great. The weapon-stealer-idea-thief is back." Mikey groaned, crossing his arms.
" Huh?" Ruby turned puzzled over to Mikey as Donnie just shook his head.
" Don't question it." Ruby turned back to Pyrrha who she was talking to before Sun made his grand re-introduction and shrugged to her with a confused expression.
" Thanks for the free ride fella's!" Sun laughed, flipping over the side of the ship, escaping the guards as the yell loudly at him. He smirked landing against the port and races across it. Sun was looking for Blake as he had some news he wanted to share with her, however, and unknown to everybody, Cardin was walking by when he saw the seen unfold. Once Sun was about to pass by him, he slides in front of Sun, causing him to be stopped.
Sun shakes his head from the impact and looks up, glaring at Cardin, until he realizes Cardin's in a huntsmen uniform as well." Hey? Are you a huntsmen in training like me, 'cause if you are, then we're both on the same side! Im from Mistrial's academy." Cardin wasn't having it and stood there silently, until two crew-men from the air ship, who were chasing Sun, finally showed up, looking irritated.
" Thank you, good sir.." The two thanked Cardin, clearly out of breath, making Cardin preen and the compliment." Thank you. I'll be taking this flee bag to my headmaster now, if you don't mind." Cardin grabbed Sun as the monkey faunus wasn't liking how this was going.
" Excuse me!? Flee bag?!" Sun bit back and tried pulling back. From the picnic area the teams had set up, they all got a few of Sun trying to pull away from Cardin and the two crew men, though Blake was quick to take action right as the turtles stood up to go end this. The girl snarled audible and used her semblance to get there faster. Landing a punch on one of the guys trying to get a hold of Sun, causing the other one to jump back and let Sun go as well. Blake growls angrily as she was about to land another punch on the other guy, until her hand was held back by Leonardo, who held her back from doing anymore damage. Shortly after, she calms as the realization of what she did hits her, eyes widen in fear as she looks to him anxiously. He only pushes her behind him as almost a brick wall, right as the others come over, not wanting a fight to break out.
" Cardin. What are you doing?" Leonardo commands, taking charge of what Blake did and not letting them near her as she calms down from behind him.
" Yeah." Raph growls, not liking much of Cardin, especially the last few encounters they had with him." What the shell are you doing?! Ya look crazy."
" Him?!" The crew man shouts." She's crazy-" Before he could finish, Ruby stepped next to Leonardo, wanting to defend her teammate.
" Excuse me, but if he's a huntsmen problem, then he's not your problem. Me and my teammates will take him to Ozpin to see what we can do." Ruby explained, trying to hid her nervous look by eyeing back at Sun as she talked.
" Then what are you going to do about her?" The other crew member asked, talking about dealing with Blake.
" What about her?" Yang growled, stepping forward and bashing her fist together, causing the ground around her to ignite as her eyes turn red. From the area igniting around her, caused and terrifying effect for the man to see, as not only was Yang glaring back at him, but Team JNPR, CFVY and the turtles were glaring back as well ready to defend her.
The man, practically shaking like a leaf, dragged his buddy back to the ship, not wanting to deal with that.
" I can personally take him to Ozpin."
" Excuse me-" Raph starts, but Leo cuts him off.
" We can go with him as well.'' Leonardo volunteers, so the rest of the teams can keep a eye on Cardin, so he won't pull anything on Sun.
" Agreed. We'll be coming as well." Ruby acknowledge wanting to watch Cardin's behavior.
From inside Ozpin's office, at the top of the fantasy like bell tower, Sun was escorted out of the room by Ms. Goodwitch, getting a proper reprimand for what he did at the air docks that afternoon.
" Students. Thank you for bringing this to my knowledge. As events like these can lead to many unfavorable events." Professor Ozpin glances towards Blake as she clutches her fist tightly, only to stop when Leonardo places his hand on her arm.
" Pardon me sir, but she did just commit a crime onto those men at the air docks-"
" For a reason." Yang added with a growl.
" In Blake's defense, you and those guys at the docks looked like you were going to hurt him, and Blake wanted to stop that from going on any further." Ruby comes to Blake's defense, laying out to full scope of what happened.
" And you are sure this is what really was happening ?" Ozpin claimed, calling Ruby's side of the story into questioning, though not accusing her. Wanting to make sure she wasn't just bending the truth for her team mate.
" Sir. Ruby is correct." The rooms eyes fall onto Weiss as she steps forward, stunning Cardin to silence.'' We watch it with her own eyes as he was trying to explain to Cardin that he was a huntsmen and wasn't a threat." Weiss bluntly explained. Her reputation for being very honest around Beacon gives all Ozpin he needs.
He gives Blake a very knowing look and stands up." I understand the situation. I can turn a blind eye to this in this circumstance, but please. Please take care of and watch your behavior in public from now on. Take into note that your action not only reflect you, but our school as well. How may others react by seeing huntsmen who've been sworn to protect each other...fighting against one another.."
Cardin is none to pleased by this, especially since his statement comes off as a reprimand of Cardin himself as well. He slams his fist against Ozpin's desk." How was I supposed to know he was a student?! For all I knew, he was just another one of those crazy White Fang guys from Vale trying to hide under everybody's noses here! There's a lot of equipment worth stealing here and I don't want Beacon to wind up like another Dust shop that already been hit by them." This immediately starts setting off alarms for the turtle and team RWBY as they'd managed to delay the problem back for at least longer last semester.
" What the shell do ya mean?" Raph glared back at Cardin as he spat back.
" Open a newspaper some time." He spat before storming out of the room.
The next day, Ozpin had all the students and the arriving students from the other schools to report to the auditorium to welcome them back to Beacon as the second semester was about to begin.
" Good morning to you all. I hope you all had a splendid time on your break between semesters and for the Shade and Haven students we are housing for the Vytal festival, I hope the flight here was quite alright. I say this, because due to weather, Atlas students will be arriving later on today. Even though they aren't here with us, we all stand united. Mistral, Vacuo, Atlas..Vale. The four kingdoms of Remnant. On this day nearly eighty years ago, the largest war in recorded history came to an end. It was a war of ignorance, of greed, and of oppression. A war that was about much more than where borders fell or who traded with whom, but about the very idea of individualism itself. We fought for countless reasons, one of which being the destruction of all forms of art and self expression. And as you are well aware, that was something many could not stand for. As a result, those who opposed this tyranny began naming their children after one of the core aspects of art: color. It was their way to demonstrate that not only would they refuse to tolerate this oppression, but neither would the generations to come. And it was a trend that is held to this very day. We encourage individuality, expressionism, and unity through diversity. As I have said, together we stand together. United. That's why, we must keep cooperation between kingdom's and understanding between each of our cultures and peace worldwide. Not focusing on these goals will only lead to the same disastrous conflicts that plague our history." As his speech comes to a close, Blake feels her hand tighten around the newspaper she swiped before coming in. It's covered in White Fang and Faunus articles and propaganda on it.
" So, as of today. Students from all over will be united in Beacon as one. No more violence, no more arguments, no more problems for the world to face. Huntsmen and Huntresses." Ozpin looks over the crowds of different students.
" Welcome to Beacon."
Ahhh! Another chapter finished up! I loved this chapter as the story for this volume is slowly starting now, especially in chapter 12!
