Chapter 6

Team STRQ. That is the name of the group of people she will be with for the next four years. Raven wasn't quiet sure how to feel about this turn of events. Summer Rose, a short girl with a bubbly personality that uses dual butterfly short -swords. This girl was Ravens partner and she had already shown that all that she lacked was experience.

Qrow Branwen, Her identical twin brother and one of the few that she let touch her. His weapon is an overly complicated clockwork sword-scythe which he handles with surprising dexterity.

Finally we have Tai xiao long for Raven he was an unknown prospect and unsettled her immensely luckily she knew that her brother had a long running friendship with him from the trips in town when they where in proximity to patch so she was willing to give the blond a chance.

It also explained why both qrow and tai had searched for each other in the initiation and become partners. Overall it was a balanced group that should do well in ravens opinion, not that she would say it aloud.

The next day Raven was up and out towards their class before the rest of her team was even out of bed, not that she expected to learn anything there.

Introduction to the GRIMM

Was written on the board of the class when she arrived along with detailed diagrams of different Grimm posted on the walls of the classroom. She had to admit if the class was done right it could be interesting, Then again it also had the potential to be dreadfully dull. At this thought she approached a seat on the row of chairs at the back so she could observe the goings on without being disturbed.

She looked up to the door when she heard the oncoming ruckus of people arriving at the class and had to force herself not to facepalm at what she saw. Walking through the door was the rest of her team with but one issue, her idiot brother. Going by the smile on his face she could only assume he was thinking about 'having a laugh' as here he was walking into class in one of her skirts.

She didn't know what irritated her more the fact that he had gone through her stuff or the fact that he actually suited a skirt. Probably both. Once she got herself under control (bar a twitching eyebrow) she could only think one thing. This is going to be a very, VERY long 4 years.

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During Their first year Raven proved herself to be top of their class in combat and academics, unfortunately due to her abysmal team working skills and the fact that she barely tolerated Tai's presence almost failed her at several points during the year. It was decided that she would have to see a shrink when tai almost died and she showed no emotion what so ever. It was also decided that her team would watch so as to be able to better understand what goes on behind the scarlet orbs.

When in the shrink Raven let slip that in her early life her 'trainers' had used to use certain acts of a sexual nature as punishment, This along with the brutal beatings both she and her brother had received had left her with a deeply ingrained distrust of men and a overall pessimistic outlook on life. It was the reason she was as strong as she was because she had sworn to never allow it to happen again. It never had!

The teams second year got off to a better start as they all had a fresh start. Raven had finally come to terms with her past but still held her icy demenor when they asked why her response was ' it feels natural now, I don't know who I am without it'. She started to let the rest of the team in much to the joy of qrow as he was truly worried for her. It was during this year that they started their missions allowing for them to gain an income as well. By the end of the year she was tentatively accepting of saying that summer was her friend even if it was a foreign concept she got a warm feeling in her chest when she thought about the bubbly girl so she accepted it.

In the last two years of beacon Team STRQ comfortably secured its place as a premier team at the school by accepting harder and harder missions along with having consistantly top grades. For raven her team mates had promised to help her with her issues. And had slowly but surely begun exposing her to situations that she wouldn't have herself. That is not to say that she trusted men, no it just meant that she was getting better at controlling her urge to half them with her nodachi. It was during these 'outings' that she and summer started to grow closer and by the time of graduation the two were secretly in a relationship as raven for all her confidence in combat, was as shy as a school girl when it came to relationships.

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Graduation

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The graduation ceremony from beacon was nothing fancy, if anything it was similar to the team building ceremony after the initiation. The entire academy was seated in the hall looking up at the stage where the headmaster was standing before the screen going through the out going students. He would call their names and team and they would step forward from the group of combat kitted students that were off to the left of the stage. Once all had received there official graduation certificate and hunters liscence ozpin wished them all good luck and good hunting and the ceremony was over.

Then it was time for the unofficial ceremony. Going to a bar/club and getting a drink in celebration of their achievement.

So in Vale the once called team STRQ where in a bar having a drink for the last four hours remembering the highlights of their time at beacon. The plan was to stay out for a while longer but unfortunately for raven summer had to leave early as her parents had called her as they were visiting the next day. So raven qrow and tai stayed for an extra half an hour.

Raven opened her blearey eyes slowly trying to remember the previous night but only had bits and pieces. For some reason she had a memory of qrow in a skirt again? Never mind. She started to take stock and opened her eyes properly and saw that she was in a room...but worryingly it wasn't her room. She turned her head and saw a mop of blond hair on a head next to her and she had the instant reflex of ...PANIC...

Forcibly calming her sleep dulled mind she decided the best course of action would be to get dressed and act like nothing happened. Yes nothing happened. She doesn't even like the male gender so all that happened was she slept …...she hoped.