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After the group got ready, they made the trip to Vale. It was very noisy, lots of people were getting ready to leave for the Vytal festival. In some of the windows there were televisions showing news shows or a commercial. One thing that caught Zach's eye was a bright and flashy commercial for a cereal brand named 'Pumpkin Pete' that had a girl with red hair and bronze armor. The girl wasn't just in the cereal commercial, her face was almost everywhere. On storefronts, signs, and posters.

"Hey Fox, who's that?" Zach said pointing at a poster.

"You don't know Pyrrha?!" Coco yelled in astonishment.

"What's a Pyrrha?" Zach said still very confused.

"That's Pyrrha. She's a very popular fighter that's undefeated in one-on-one combat. She's especially big in Vale because she said she was going to go to Beacon next year," Fox said.

"How do you know all this?" Zach questioned.

"I've seen a couple of her fights. She's really impressive," Fox said. Zach looked over at Coco and she was very jittery.

"What's wrong Coco?" Zach asked.

"I wanna get a dress for the dance before we leave for Atlas," Coco said.

"Okay let's go," Zach said.

"Coco wants it to be a surprise so you can't come," Velvet informed him.

"Okay," Zach said slightly disappointed.

"Make sure to keep in contact with us via scroll got it. Also tell us when you want to go back to Beacon," Fox said.

"Don't worry, we can handle ourselves," Coco said confidently. And like that the group split. As Zach and Fox walked away, Zach heard whispers from some people nearby.

"What is that thing,"

"That's too disgusting even for a faunus,"

"What woman would love that thing,"

Their words put Zach on edge. Fox was caught by surprise when he saw that Zach's eyes turned red.

"Zach are you okay." Fox asked.

"I'd rather not stay here," Zach said is a low tone.

"Let's go to the harbor, there usually aren't as many people there as their are in the city center," Fox informed him.

"Yeah," Zach agreed. The two made their way towards the harbor and looked at the ships come into port.

"Why did Coco need a dress?" Zach asked breaking the silence.

"What do you mean?" Fox asked back.

"The school provides the students with suits and dresses for the dance," Zach said.

"Coco said that the dresses the school provides are too bland. You need to pay more attention to her. What if she told you something important while you weren't listening and you didn't hear her?" Fox asked.

"I guess I'd be screwed then," Zach chuckled.

"What's your opinion of the White Fang?" Fox asked.

"Well this is kind of a weird question directed towards a faunus," Zack said.

"I'm sorry! I was just curious," Fox apologized.

"It's fine. I'm messing with you," Zach said.

"Not funny man," Fox said.

"Well since you were such a good sport, I'll tell you. I really hate the White Fang. They paint all that don't think like they do as threats. They kill indiscriminately and that disgusts me. Even other Faunus aren't safe from their wrath. To be honest, I don't trust you humans either. I have suffered too many hardships from your kind for that to be possible. I took me awhile to accept my love for Coco because of something a human girl did to me at Signal," Zach said.

"What happened?" Fox asked.

"I don't really like telling people," Zach answered.

"It's okay. If it's like that, I don't need to know," Fox said.

"Since I told you something, you tell me something. What happened with your eyes?" Zach asked.

"As a boy my village was attacked by Grimm and a Beowulf cut me across my it wasn't for my semblance, I wouldn't be able to see," Fox said. Zach felt a buzz in his pocket and it was Coco.

"Yeah," Zach answered.

"Me and Velvet are ready. Can you come quickly? Some guys are staring at us," Coco informed him.

"We're on our way," Zach said ending the call.

"We going?" Fox asked.

"Yeah, and they're getting some stares so we need to hurry," Zach said. Fox nodded his head and they began running to the boutique.

Line Break

As Zach and Fox got to the boutique, They saw the girls with their backs against a wall with a group of guys surrounding them.

"Come on girly, just a kiss," One of them said, their hand on Coco's chin. Zach walked up behind him and grabbed his wrist.

"Back the fuck off," Zach commanded, facing the man. Though the man was taller than him, he didn't care.

"What? Is that your girl?" The man asked with a smirk.

"Yeah that is my girl," Zach replied putting emphasis on those last two words.

'He called me his girl,' Coco thought blushing.

"I wouldn't trust her, girls with a body like hers usually spread their legs for anyone," The man said. A crowd began to form around them.

"What the fuck did you just say?" Zach asked angrily pulling out his magnum and putting it to the man's chin.

"I said she was a slut," The man answered thinking Zach was bluffing. Zach pulled the trigger and fired. The man stumbled back terrified.

"You're lucky that was a blank. Can't promise the next one isn't," Zach said pointing it at the man.

"Let's get out of here!" The man yelled running. His whole group ran behind him.

"My Hero!" Coco said putting her arms around Zach hugging him. Velvet readied her camera.

*snap*

"Me and you both know you could have handled them," Zach said knowing full well that she was a lot stronger than she looked.

"But this is more romantic," Coco said.

"Whatever," Zach said shaking his head.

"Thank you! Those men have been harassing my customers for weeks. What can I do to repay you?" The shopkeeper asked.

"Don't worry, I was just protecting what's mine," Zach told the shopkeeper. Coco's blush began to deepen.

"I think it would be best if we went back to Beacon," Fox said.

"Yeah it's getting pretty late," Velvet said looking at the sky.

"Okay let's go," Zach said.

"Zach, nice job using a blank as a scare tactic," Fox commended.

"I didn't know it was a blank," Zach informed them.

"What?!" the others yelled.

I really hate my internet. This is the third time I have to write this afterwords part but nevertheless, I want to that you guys and gals for 2000+ views! I did not think anything I created would get this much attention. I honestly had a hard time getting the courage to write between chapters 1 and 2. I wish I could thank all you guys and gals individually for this but that would be kinda creepy of me to do. Before I end this, I want to make a promise to you all. For those that want action, there will be action. For those who want romance, I've been trying my hardest to give you romance. For those who want character development, there will be character development. And for those who want lemons(I know you're out there), there will be lemons.

See you guys and gals in the next one.

-Gators out!