Things are gonna be back to normal.
Last time on The RPG Hunter
Aaron had gone off to the continent of Menagerie in order to talk with Kali about things, after gaining some valuable advice, he learned something valuable and realized that he can defend the people he cares about if he tries hard enough.
With a more determined outlook, he headed off back towards Vale in order to make things better.
What will happen in this chapter? Find out now!
[Play Opening One]
A few days later
Ozpin was in his office reviewing information as he normally does. He's been keeping an eye on things and has gotten a lot of valuable reports from Lionheart. He wasn't betraying Ozpin anymore knowing that Aaron would kick his ass otherwise if he turned against them among the fact that Salem would have killed him anyway.
In short, Lionheart has provided a lot of information... including a possible weakness for Salem that may very well end her. It's taking some study but he'll find a way to end the immortal 'Goddess' once and for all.
Aaron then came into his office looking more refreshed and determined, Ozpin directed his full attention back to him. He needed to take a break from work, there was a lot of things he had to review.
Tax season was apparently coming up after all and well... he had a lot of things he needed to fill out. Hence why he and Glynda were doing that a month early.
"Hello Aaron, been enjoying the break?" Ozpin said with a small smile
"Ozpin, I'm not here to joke around." Aaron said in a serious tone
"I wasn't joking, I gave you some time off after what happened with Cardin. The situation was explained to me, everyone else understood the situation. You almost lost people you cared about after all." Ozpin said deadpanned
"Oh... well I'm back and that's all that matters. I've got some things I've gotta do." Aaron said
Ozpin nodded, he then pressed a nearby button on his desk soon afterward.
"Glynda, inform the faculty that Aaron has returned and he will be getting back to work soon afterward." He said
"Understood." Glynda responded
Ozpin then stopped pressing the button and gave Aaron a small thumbs up. The Gamer nodded in response and began to leave the room after that. He needs to head to his dorm and talk to his team about what happened.
And probably get his ass kicked by Haruko with Yang watching and laughing in the background.
"Wait for a second Aaron." Ozpin said, stopping
Aaron looked back at him soon afterward, the Headmaster then tossed him something which he caught in his hand. It was his sword, he looked at the Headmaster with a grateful look.
He kind of missed having his sword on him and can't exactly have it flying over to him over long distances... yet, he hasn't leveled up that Skill enough.
"Thanks." Aaron said
"No thanks needed, a Hunter without his primary weapon doesn't feel like a Hunter at all." Ozpin said
Aaron then walked out of the room, the Headmaster frowned slightly as he knew that while the boy was feeling better about himself... he still had quite a few things bubbling up underneath him.
He could tell... as he has acted the same way before himself.
'You need to start talking about your issues, you've still got a long way to go before you get over dying. I know that much.'
He then went back to work, he doesn't want Glynda yelling at him after all... plus Tax Season was still coming up and he'd prefer to have it done before then. One of the reasons he hates being the Headmaster... all the taxes he has to do.
Why didn't he hire an accountant to deal with that sort of thing? He will never know... he might as well do it after the Vytal Festival ends... and maybe have Aaron in on it since he knows quite a few Accountants in the industry.
It's odd that the boy still owns a fairly large business and yet somehow nobody ever asks about how his taxes were being handled.
Meanwhile
The rest of Team ATAC were with RWBY, DECK, and JNPR. Ruby currently was sitting on the couch, being quiet along with Haruko alongside Dani. After the group returned, she had said nothing of what happened with Aaron and they were still quiet after he left, even after getting back.
It's been a good while now and people were starting to get concerned about it, especially with the 'disappearance' of Aaron. They had even begun spreading rumors that he got a student pregnant. These rumors were immediately dashed under the threat of a few people.
Read: Yang, Ruby, Ren, Nora, Pyrrha (surprisingly enough), Jaune, Billy, Cody, and Dani herself outside of her slightly depressed mood.
Arian was currently talking with Yang about what happened with Aaron, they were still concerned about the situation after all.
"So, anything you suspect about why Aaron left?" Arian asked
"Not much, except for one theory that may possibly be true." Yang said
"Well, what is it?" Arian asked
Yang gestured him over the table, she then whispered into Arian's ear. The silver-haired boy then had a surprised look on his face, he then sat back down with a slightly raised brow.
"You really think that?" Arian asked
"Yep, it makes sense also." Yang said with shrug
Arian nodded as he sat there, thinking about the information he has so far. What Yang added on did make sense slightly... but when did Dani get kidnapped before what happened? She was handling the situation well but... he would have heard something about it by now during his travels.
He does keep up with the news quite often, so he would have heard something about it.
The door of the dorm opened, revealing Aaron.
"I'm back and I want to make things better." He said
Everyone looked at him, Haruko then put on a friendly yet sickly sweet smile which unnerved a few people seeing as she seemed very lax despite her pseudo-brother running off to who knows where for a bit.
"Welcome back Aaron." She said cheerfully
Aaron then had a blank look on his face when he looked at Haruko while raising a finger slightly.
"Are you mad about me leaving?" Aaron asked simply
"Yes." Haruko simply said
"Oh." Aaron said
He then quickly turned around to run away as Haruko got up from her seat with an angry look which terrified some of the other people in the room. She really switched her mood that quickly huh?
"TAKE YOUR PUNISHMENT LIKE A MAN!" Haruko yelled out
"NOPE!" Aaron said afraid
He then ran out the door with Haruko chasing after him, everyone just stared out the door with surprised and confused looks. They heard a few things break and even a cat screech before they heard them running back.
The Gamer backflipped over her as they ran through the hall and ran back into the dorm to which Haruko seemed to charge back soon after.
He stopped in front of Ruby for a second and look at her with a casual look as if he WASN'T being chased.
"Ruby, after I get away from Haruko, I need to talk to about something important." Aaron quickly said
Haruko then ran back into the room, he just stood there like a deer in headlights as nobody else moved.
It was dead quiet in the room as Haruko glared at her pseudo-brother angrily.
"Aaron, you better not take another step." She said with a growl
Aaron looked at the open window, then back at Haruko. He then glanced at Dani whom had an idea about what he was about to attempt and merely nodded. He then smiled a little, he was gonna do a scene from a stupid movie that his sister knew what he was gonna do just by the mere act of looking at the window.
They were in sync when it came to doing certain things after all.
"Okay." Aaron said simply
He then jumped out the window, Haruko ran over and looked out it as he fell from where the dorms were located with a wide grin on his face.
"Bye Haruko." Aaron said waving as he fell down
He then used his magic to fly away from the scene, Haruko growled slightly at this. She then ran out of the room while everyone else was confused about what in all of Remnant just happened.
Before they could process all of it, Aaron then reappeared in the room as if he was intangible a few moments earlier.
"Good thing I used Conceal and an Illusion... a simple set of skills but an effective one nonetheless." He said
Aaron then looked at Ruby, she got up from her spot and walked over with a curious look. What was the important thing that he wanted to talk about? He did confess... maybe it's relating to that?
No, it couldn't be... not so soon anyway.
"Ruby, I want to make up what happened earlier. So i want to ask you out, on date." Aaron said, immediately breaking her expectations
"A DATE?!" Ruby said shocked
"...Yes" Aaron said meekly
Ruby stood there for a moment as her eyes went blank... a few moments later, smoke began coming out of her ears as she seemed to fail to process what just happened, she then fell unconscious.
Aaron looked down at her along with everyone else in the room, nobody expected that to happen... among the various things that just happened a few moments earlier.
"I think I broke her, didn't even mean to do that." Aaron said while Jaune checked on her
"YOU DOLT!" Weiss yelled enraged
"Oh yeah, I forgot about Weiss also... should have thought about that really." Aaron said to himself not looking at Weiss
He then stuck his palm at her without giving her a single glance with a very casual look, Weiss suddenly had a confused look on her face as she silently wondered what the hell he was planning.
"Sleep." Aaron said simply
Purple waves hit her and she suddenly fell asleep, he then looked at Yang. The buxom blonde just stared at him, it was silent as the two stared each other down. Ren and Nora looked at each other before looking back at them.
Jaune, meanwhile, was poking Ruby's cheek slightly as he tried to wake her up.
"...I'm going to get punched in the face, aren't I?" Aaron asked blankly
He was suddenly punched in the face out of the window, after a few moments of silence... he reappeared in the room with mythical blue particles. He was blinking slightly as he slowly turned towards Yang.
"Good thing I used a teleport in time... it's really painful to use my Semblance right now... we good ?" Aaron asked
Yang then dusted her hands and made a thumbs up at him with a nod.
"We're good, you aren't dead so yeah." Yang said
Aaron just nodded, he then remembered one last thing considering the fact that he's had a lot on his plate right now.
"Where's Blake?" Aaron asked
"Right behind you." Blake said
Aaron then just stood there as Blake was behind him with a glare in her eyes, readying to beat the absolute shit out of him for leaving for so long and without at least calling them.
"Please don't hurt me." Aaron said simply
"I won't but I do want you to make it up for making us worried." Blake said annoyed
"Sushi?" Aaron asked
Blake then sighed and walked away with a more calm expression, Aaron wiping his head of sweat as he felt he was about to die right then and there.
"Sure." Blake said simply
Aaron felt like he was finally off the hook, he then noticed Nora was holding her hammer off to the side with a manic grin as Aaron knew what she was gonna do. After all, she was pretty worried about him.
Plus, Ren didn't make pancakes for a bit and that was basically his fault... really, they were out of ingredients and he usually supplied them.
"I'll make pancakes." Aaron offered
Nora then put it away with a normal smile, she then walked away dragging Ren and Jaune away also. The blonde looked around for a few moments before blinking with a very confused expression
"Wait, wasn't I just near Ruby?" Jaune asked confused
Ren just shrugged as they were dragged out of the room, Pyrrha went with them also with a slight hum.
"You owe me a fight." She said not looking at him
"For leaving?" Aaron asked
"For leaving." Pyrrha replied
Aaron slowly nodded despite her not looking at him but had a feeling he wasn't gonna get out of that one as she walked out of the room with the door closing behind them, Aaron then looked at Dani and her team.
"...Are you guys pissed too or?" He asked
"No, I'm angry but no... just... please don't worry me like that again." Dani said
"Or me... I may not know you very well but mah leader does and I damn well know she was concerned as hell about you." Billy said
"Honestly, I'm tempted to do something... but I can't really think of anything." Cody said with a shrug
"And I'm not gonna care... cause that ain't my business." Ellie said
"Huh... alrighty then." Aaron said surprised
Team DECK left soon afterward without another word, he blinked slightly as he felt a little disappointed that they weren't gonna do anything. Especially with Cody and Ellie... they just didn't care.
Which kinda hurt a little, he was not gonna lie.
He then looked back down at Ruby.
"I should wake her up." Aaron said simply
"You should do that, I'll be out with the others, I'm bringing Weiss." Yang said
Yang then picked up Weiss and left the room soon afterward, leaving Arian and Aaron in the room. The silver-haired boy blinked as he was trying to process what the hell just happened.
He then looked at Aaron soon afterward.
"I'm just... gonna go..." Arian said
He then left without another word Aaron then put his palm out at Ruby as light blue energy charged within it.
"Esuna." He said simply
A bright blue aura went over Ruby as she then woke up with a groan and swirled eyes, she shook her head of cobwebs then looked up at Aaron.
"I had the weirdest dream, you asked me out on a date." Ruby said groggily
"One, that Esuna shouldn't have made you so groggy. Two I did ask you out on a date." Aaron said
Ruby then shot up like a lightning bolt, she then slowly got up with a slightly blank expression.
"What time?" Ruby asked
"In an hour." Aaron said
"What place?" Ruby asked
"We're going to a nice restaurant, I made a reservation before I got here. It's nearby that cafe we like." Aaron said
Ruby nodded, and she left soon afterward. Aaron then knocked on a nearby wall, it revealed a hidden door as it fell open. Inside it was a panel which he grabbed and opened.
He then grabbed a midnight blue tuxedo suit with a white dress shirt with a green tie, it had dark blue dress pants, and black dress shoes that were inside it. He kept it in there in case of emergencies.
Plus, it seemed like a cool spot to hide something in... and it definitely was since it was a very nice suit.
Aaron smiled slightly at it, he knew it was gonna be a great date.
An hour later
Ruby was now wearing a red and black dress with red slipper-like shoes, she was waiting nearby the restaurant for Aaron. He then came in the suit he picked out earlier, he had clip-on sunglasses over his normal glasses.
In short, he looked good currently which made Ruby look at him in shock as she blushed slightly. That outfit was making her feel some things and she sure as hell liked it.
Aaron then put his hand out and opened it towards her with a slight bow.
"So, shall we?" He asked with a smile
Ruby then smiled and grabbed his hand soon afterward, he was a gentleman too... another reason she fell in love with him.
"We shall." She said in response
They then were in the restaurant, not noticing that a certain group of people was watching nearby. It was, you guessed it, the rest of Team RWBY, all of Team JNPR, and the rest of Team ATAC, they were all wearing disguises that made them stand out.
DECK wasn't there as they knew better unlike the people already there.
"This is gonna be interesting." Yang said to herself wearing a boxer's outfit
"Why are we here?" Blake asked wearing a fake mustache and clothes along with a wig that made her look like a man from the 1970s
Weiss then looked over at her with a slight glare, as she was also in costume. She didn't want to wear it but was forced to since she couldn't get out of this one honestly.
"We're spying on Aaron and Ruby's date." Weiss explained wearing an outfit that made her look like a Russian woman
"And why are we spying on them?" Jaune then asked while he was wearing a cowboy outfit
"Because we need to see how the date goes." Haruko explained wearing an outfit that made her look like a nun
"Why are we wearing these then?" Arian then asked wearing a detective's outfit
"Because we need to disguise ourselves." Nora said wearing a Valkyrie outfit
"Yet, we stand out." Ren said wearing a ninja outfit
"Don't question it." Amber said wearing a noble's outfit
"I don't think it would be a good idea to wear these." Pyrrha said wearing a pair of knight armor
"Hey, I managed to get a good deal for these... so if we don't wear these, we're wasting money from Aaron's bank account." Yang said
They were currently in a bush, looking inside the restaurant at the exact location where Ruby and Aaron are currently sitting. The two were talking and having a good time while eating a meal.
The date seemed to be going fairly well with how much they were laughing and smiling at each other.
"Besides would you wear anything else?" Yang asked
"Actually yes." Ren said blankly
Yang glared at him slightly then went back to watching the restaurant, where Aaron and Ruby were currently talking to each other about things.
|Play Signs Of Love from Persona 4|
"So, you were just afraid?" Ruby asked
"Yes, I always did love you after I realized that you were the most precious person to me. Honestly... it's one of the main reasons I wanted to leave to protect you actually." Aaron explained
"When did you fall in love with me?" Ruby asked
"Well, it was a couple of years ago." Aaron said
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Aaron was currently sitting on a couch wearing a white t-shirt, some blue jeans, and socks. Aaron then noticed Ruby was nearby, he noticed that she was getting near his height.
He was still quite a bit taller then her which he used against her sometimes as a quick joke sometimes which she pouted at ninety percent of the time.
He smiled slightly as she was trying to get a box of cookies on the shelf, he walked over soon afterward.
"I got ya Ruby." Aaron said
He then grabbed the box of cookies and gave it her, she smiled at him happily soon afterward while holding the box of cookies.
"Thanks Aaron!" Ruby said happily
Aaron's face then went bright red, he then looked away soon afterward.
"That was too precious." He said covering his mouth
He then made a promise to himself, that no matter what that he would help Ruby, and never hurt her or scare her ever. That he would stay by her if he can and hopefully one day marry her.
This was the girl that he was falling in love with... a hundred percent.
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"And that's what happened." Aaron said
"So that explains why you looked away from me that day covering your mouth." Ruby said remembering that day too
"Yep." Aaron said
They then went back to chatting for a bit, that's when they noticed somebody walk up to their table. It was some teenage guy who looked like a huge jerk and was for some reason perverted, not even Aaron knew how he perfected that look.
He leaned over the table towards Ruby slightly
"Hey girl, you want to get away from that pipsqueak?" The teen asked
"No, he's my date." Ruby said pointing at Aaron
"Oh come on girl, i'm so much more manly." The teen said flexing his muscles for Gods knows whatever reason
"She said no, so that's mean no." Aaron said annoyed
"Hey pipsqueak, she needs a real man." He quipped
"A real man is someone who actually respects a woman, not somebody like you. Besides, she wouldn't date your perverted ass. You look like the type of guy who gets banned from a lot of places." Aaron quipped back
The teen's face then went red with anger, he then picked up Aaron by the collar which was responded with a blank look and a slight eyebrow raise as if questioning why this person would even think this was a good idea?
"You want to fight?" He asked
"Yes, but let's take this outside." Aaron said
|End Music for now|
|Play Guile's Theme from Street Fighter|
Moments later, he was then punched out the window by Lionheart with a very loud 'ORA' sending him sprawling to the ground outside. Aaron jumped out soon afterward and then used his magic to repair the window, he's not paying for any damages even if he can.
He then looked at the teenager with an annoyed look soon afterward.
"You wanted a fight... so let's rumble." Aaron said cracking his knuckles
Lionheart picked up the teen by the collar soon afterward, Aaron looked at the teen with a glare as he walked over with his hands in his pockets as he had a menacing look.
"You know what that is?" He asked
"N-no." The teen said afraid
"That is a Phantom, it's a part of my Semblance. If I wanted to, I could level this whole city in an hour with the more powerful ones I have... so are you going to apologize?" Aaron explained/asked
A dark Aura then surrounded him for a moment, his eyes making a yellow gleam as he made Lionheart hold the boy close to him.
"Or do you want to take your chances with me?" Aaron asked darkly
The teen then looked at him even more afraid but still not responding as Aaron's dark Aura flared upward which sent a fervor of terror in the boy as he tried and failed to get away from the terrifying boy.
"DO YOU?!" The Gamer yelled
"NO, NO I DO NOT, I'M SORRY, I'LL NEVER BOTHER YOU OR THAT GIRL AGAIN! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME" The teen said quickly
"It's not me you should apologize to." Aaron said
Ruby, who was outside watching the whole thing, looked at the teen. The teen crawled up to her on his knees with an afraid expression.
"I-I'm sorry miss, I sh-should have been kinder, pl-please accept my apology. I-I won't bother you again!" The teen said bowing a whole bunch
"...Okay." Ruby said simply
Lionheart then picked up the teen by the back of his collar, he then aimed him away from the area.
"Alright, now." Aaron said he snapped his finger
Lionheart nodded and then threw him across the city, his scream is heard all across the city.
"Have a nice day!" Aaron yelled afterward with a smirk
|End Music|
|Play previous music|
Aaron then looked back at Ruby with a slightly sheepish expression soon afterward as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Sorry about that, lets get back to the date." He said
They were about to go inside when the restaurant owner walked up to him with an extremely grateful look.
"Thanks for getting rid of that guy and repairing the window after punching out of it." The restaurant owner said
"No prob." Aaron said
"Like seriously, that guy was a huge asshole. He's been harassing my customers for WEEKS! And I would have banned him by now had it not for the fact that we can't afford any guards." The restaurant owner said
Aaron then nodded, then the restaurant's owner then gestured at his restaurant with a grand smile on his face.
"Take any dessert you like, on me." The restaurant owner said
"You don't have to." Aaron said
"No no, I insist." The owner said gratefully
Aaron simply nodded at this, as Ruby ran over and gave him a tight hug with a smile.
"You really know how to be nice." Ruby said
Aaron then rubbed the back of his head with a chuckle.
"It's no problem Ruby, I was just... making sure that guy wouldn't touch a hair on you... you're too precious for that." He said
|End current music|
They went back inside and enjoyed their date, afterward they headed back to the dorms. Aaron was with Ruby who was currently at Team RWBY's dorm room door, Ruby was still happy.
"I had a nice time Aaron." Ruby said
"Me too." Aaron said
They stared at each other for a moment, Aaron then darted his eyes away with a slightly nervous expression.
"So, want to do this again sometime?" Aaron asked
Ruby then gave a small kiss on Aaron's lips, Aaron then started to produce steam out of ears as his face grew bright red.
"I would love that." She said with a smile
Ruby then went into her dorm, Aaron just stood there for a moment. He then realized what just happened, he then walked back to his dorm room. When he got back in, he saw the smug faces of his teammates.
"How was the date?" Haruko asked
"It was nice, but you already know what happened." Aaron said plainly
They then gained shocked looks on their faces, he then glared at them.
"Ruby knew also, that's why I let her borrow my back-up weapon for her team. She didn't appreciate them spying also and well... can't deny my girlfriend a little help after all." He said a bit darkly
Aaron then drew Vita's Pax and turned it into its gun form, he aimed at them as energy-charged inside it as he looked at them very annoyed at their actions. But he was gonna make sure they learned.
It's his job as a leader to do so and well... he'll do what he must to get the point across.
"You're gonna have a bad time." He said as his eyes glowed
Outside the dorm room, the sound of someone being shocked after being shot by a shock pistol was heard. In Team RWBY's Dorm, the same thing was being heard but with a lot more pained screams.
Team DECK as just chilling in their dorm watching television since they don't have much going on, Cody had Ellie's head laying in his lap with Billy cleaning his boots. Dani just rolled her eyes as she heard the carnage go on nearby.
"This is why I don't get involved in this stuff too much." She said
"...Yeah, that's a good point... so boss... are you gonna find someone?" Cody asked
"...Probably... I mean... I do like woman so... I'll find someone." Dani said
"...Alrighty then." Cody said with a shrug a few moments later
He can't judge... his adoptive parents were both men after all... and really nice ones too... he should call them and tell them about his time at Beacon. Maybe have Ellie call too since technically speaking she lived with them for a bit.
After a couple of minutes
"What did we learn?" Aaron asked with a glare
His team was currently covered in soot and bruises, they were regretting a lot of decisions right about now.
"Never to spy on a date again." They said
Aaron then used Aura and healed them of the damage along with restoring their Aura that was lost in their beating, he then nodded with a serious expression.
"Good, now if you excuse me. I have to head to bed, I need to learn at school tomorrow." He said
He then walked to their bedroom, afterward his team entering. The same lesson was learned for Team RWBY, never spy on Aaron and Ruby.
Team JNPR will be getting their lesson, very soon.
[Play Ending One]
Next time of The RPG Hunter
"YOU DID WHAT!"
"I said, I set you up on a date with Pyrrha. Haruko is telling Pyrrha the same thing but with you." Aaron explained simply
"WHY?!" Jaune asked confused
"You spied on my and Ruby's date, consider it even. DECK's being spared because unlike you, they knew to stay out of it." Aaron said with an annoyed look and a slight huff
That's it for this chapter, this is not a harem fic BTW, I repeat it is not a harem fic. I want people to see that is and never will be the case in any fic. I will show the list of OC ships again, to make sure.
Aaron and Ruby: Crystal Rose
Haruko and Velvet: Spring Bunnies
Weiss and Arian: Silver Ice
Amber and Yang: Sunny Fall
Dani and Neo: Ice Cream lovers
Those are the ship names... and Arkos is still a thing... along with ReNora... both of those are happening... because I still ship Pyrrha with Jaune Goddamn it and my ship will never die.
I'll see you guys in the Fandom.