Last time: "Ha! Skill? You four are nothing compared to my team." Dredark mocked, Colys' expression slowly darkening. "If your team faced against us, your failure would be guaranteed."
"There are no guarantees in life Hydrin. Just remember that." The ice user mysteriously replied before forming a platform beneath himself and heading off.
Now:
Skies Above Beacon Courtyard
Not long after…
Flying towards his dorm room with a severe scowl on his face from the oh so pleasant exchange he just had, Colys didn't notice the form of Kaito flying towards him until they collided resulting in the platform the ice user was on to shatter beneath his feet, causing him to freefall.
"Why am I not surprised this would happen?" The noirette said to himself, arms crossed despite the fact that he was falling fast. Glancing at the ice chunks surrounding himself, he groaned in annoyance. "Tch, not enough to form another platform, and it would take too long to make enough with Ice Dust." Willing the shards together, he centralized the broken pieces together into a sort of harness before a set of wings popped out the back, stabilizing himself for the moment. Noticing that wasn't holding all too well from the lack of structure, he groaned out again. Lowering himself close enough to the ground to minimize the damage done, he released his mental grip on the wings, causing the ice to shatter once more and fall to the ground, just in front of the Huntsman statue at the entrance. Glancing back up, Colys saw the insect user lowering himself slowly to the ground, a sheepish grin on his face.
"Hey man, I didn't mean to bump into you, I was showing this little guy around." Kaito apologized, gesturing to the cricket-like insect on his shoulder which gave off an almost repentant sounding chirp. "You alright though?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," The ice user began, looking back in the general area he came from. "Although I had an encounter with an unfortunate specimen from the past."
"Oh? Who would this poor sap be?" The Albino inquired, a smirk forming thinking of past pranks the noirette in front of him pulled.
"Remember Dredark Hydrin from Signal? He graduated two years ahead of us." Colys replied, a knowing smile of his own forming.
"The guy Nuada put through a wall? I know of him." Kaito mused, as the cricket laying on his shoulder perked back up with another chirp, pointing to the duo's left with one of its scythe-like arms. "Oh, what up Dakura?"
"Kaito, where have you been all day? Riley was looking for youso you two could pick out your outfits for the dance." The aforementioned male inquired, a quizzical look on his face. "Also hey Colys. Any luck with you-know-who?"
"No, but she said she'd think on it. Guess what jackass I bumped into earlier though?" He queried of his fellow team leader.
"I can only count the number we know on my right hand. And that's being generous." Dakura replied, a deadpan look on his face.
"Nuada told you how he unlocked his semblance, correct?" Colys retorted, a smirk on his face.
"Yeah, didn't he use it to punch someone through a wall…. It was Dredark, wasn't it?" The claymore user asked, though he already knew the answer.
"Yeah. Apparently he got into a Hunter School like we did. Last I checked though he was all talk and no skill." Kaito answered his team leader, "As for where I was, I was showing giving my specimen of Gryllus phyllodes around. Remember when I found him?"
"You still have that Violin Cricket? Well good for you." Dakura dismissed, not noticing Kaito slump to the ground in disappointment at his lack interest.
"Well, I'll let you two get to… whatever it is you need to do. See you later." Colys told the two teammates before reforming his Ice platform from earlier and gliding back to his Dorm for the night.
Team C.R.S.N.'s Dorm Room
The day of the dance, roughly 7:21 A.M.
An electronic sounding laugh echoed through the dorm room before cutting off suddenly as a result of of a hand clamping onto the scroll it emanated from, before gently tapping a series of commands which halted the sound until the next morning. Sitting up slowly, the hand's owner was revealed to be Nuada, who scratched the back of his head before getting out of bed and heading over to his partner's bed.
"Colys. It's time to wake up buddy." The hammer-user drawled out, shaking what seemed to be the sleeping form of his partner, with no response. "Colys. I said it's time to get up." Nuada repeated, getting annoyed with the ice user's lack of response. Growing his hands out, the brunette began to shake the bed Colys seemed to be in, causing a cracking sound to be heard. Lifting the covers, Nuada saw what looked to be a crudely made ice replica of Colys with a note attached. "What does this say now?" The second-in command thought to himself, grasping the sheet of paper in his hands. "Nuada, If you are reading this then I probably haven't returned yet. I got a message last night from Blake saying she had her answer for my question yesterday. Chances are if this note still exists and isn't in the trash that either A, she said yes and we had to plan out some stuff or B, it was an ambush set up by our enemies to kill me and/or kidnap me. I doubt the later option happened seeing as there weren't any odd instructions like Go into Vale's warehouse district or whatever. At any rate I should be back by lunch. Unless I'm dead. Either way I'll see you eventually! Signed- Colys Q. Duran." Nuada read to himself, before placing the note back down and rubbing his temples. "Damn it Colys. How did I know you would pull something like this?" The brunette groaned to himself, before heading to the door, deciding it would be best to grab breakfast.
Vale Shopping District
7:42 A.M.
"So… how do I look?" Colys asked of his current companion after leaving the dressing room of the clothing department they were in, wearing a set of black dress pants and a grayish silver dress shirt paired with a garnet tie, his signature trench coat over top the whole thing.
"It suits you, Colys. I figured you would have gone for a more blue-tone tie though." Blake replied, a small smile on her face from the short interaction.
"Nah, garnet was one of the two main school colors back home, as well the gray so I figured I would represent my old home a bit." The ice user explained, reminiscing about his past prior to the Vacuo incident. "I'm pretty sure I had something similar back then as well, although my trench coat is new compared to the rest of the outfit." Sporting a smile of his own from the memories, the noirette then turned back to Blake. "Now don't you have something to try on yourself?"
"Yes, yes. I know." The Faunus in disguise retorted quietly, before heading into the room Colys came out of with a concealed outfit in a bag. After a short while with the only sound being the ruffling of clothes being put on, Blake came back out in an asymmetrical halter neck dress colored purple.
"... Wow. I honestly have no words right now." Colys stated, blinking a few times to try clear his head properly. "You look stunning though, that can't be denied. Anyways, we should probably go get this stuff purchased." The brawler continued, walking to a nearby stall to get back into his normal outfit. "Hey, I know this sounds a bit cheesy but that new Spruce Willis movie came out recently so I was wondering if you wanted to go see it later, before the dance."
"Which one was it again? I haven't been able to keep up with new releases, what with what I've been doing recently." Blake inquired, already in a separate stall near the ice user.
"It's that one Thriller/Mystery movie, I think it was called Mortal Thoughts." Colys replied, already out in his usual clothing in the midst of ensuring his watch was on tightly so as to prevent it from falling off. "I have some spare Lien so I can handle the tickets, drinks, and popcorn."
"That sounds nice, I guess. Thriller movies tend to be relatively interesting." The Cat Faunus confirmed, having walked out of the changing room while saying so.
"Well, shall we?" Colys inquired, holding his hand out to his current companion, the other tightly clutching the bag of clothing he planned to purchase.
"Alright then." Blake replied, grabbing the offered limb before the duo walked off…
Team D.A.R.K.'s Dorm Room
8:12 A.M.
"Hey Kaito, you ready for tonight?" Dakura inquired of the Albino, who lay face down on his bed wrapped in his sheets.
"Can I please have a few more hours of sleep, Dakura? I love her, but Riley gets way into planning for things like this." Kaito replied, pulling a pillow over his head to block out any light from hitting his face.
"How late were you out last night preparing anyways?" The Crimson eyed male asked of his friend, who groaned in response.
"I lost track after it hit midnight. I think we got back at around 5 this morning." The insect user grumbled, trying and failing to fall back asleep.
"That's rough, buddy. All Abigail and I had to do was decide a color, which took all of five minutes." Dakura revealed, scratching the back of his head awkwardly. "We just know eachother that well at this point."
"The main problem is less that we don't know each other and more that Riley has to have things just right or it doesn't work out." Kaito corrected, sitting up in his bed after realizing he wouldn't be able to sleep for a while. "Well, I'm going out for a jog to help me wake up. I'll probably get some coffee on my way. You need anything?"
"Not right now, I'll shoot you a message if anything comes up thoug-" Dakura was cut off as Raiden burst in the door, a look of near panic on his face.
"Kaito, do you know where Colys is?" The elder albino near yelled, a wild look in his normally calm violet eyes.
"Uh, no. Why, you need some notes off him or something?" The younger of the three present asked, a look of confusion on his face.
"No, we had a bet that he wouldn't have a date for the the dance tonight and I plan to cash in on it." The electricity user replied, turning around after the failed attempt at obtaining the location of his self-proclaimed rival.
"Oh, you didn't hear? He already has a date." Came from across the hall as Nuada walked out, a smug look on his face after hearing the words 'bet' and 'Colys' in the same context.
"What do you mean, Nuada?" Raiden asked of the hammer wielder, glaring at the man before him.
"Yeah, he apparently got a text from Blake last night about her response to a question he asked a few days ago pertaining to the dance, and he just told me not to wait up for him as he claims to be going out with her to see that new Spruce Willis movie." The brunette clarified, the smug look not leaving his face but rather intensifying at Raiden's confusion.
"Are… are you serious right now? No jokes?" The utterly confused swordsman grilled, beginning to slump to the floor in defeat. "Ho- how could the Frost Emperor get a date but I couldn't?"
"Hey man, if it makes you feel any better I'm sure you were doomed from the start!" Nuada cheerfully claimed, before heading into his room. "Now I should probably decide on my clothing for tonight…"
"Anyways, that exchange aside, What are you doing about tonight Raiden?" Dakura asked of the depressed man who just sat there.
"What's the point of it all?" he muttered to himself, before grabbing his hair in frustration, "WHAT IS THE POINT?!"
"... well alright then."
Bullhead back to Beacon
13:26 P.M.
"All I'm saying is Willis would have been better cast as a character that wasn't dead the entire film." Colys explained with his hands in the air defensively, "In my eyes it was a slight waste of perfectly good talent."
"The rest of the casting choices were well planned out though, so there wasn't any other roles he could have filled without more being made and more actors being hired." Blake retorted with a slight tone of finality, signalling the end of the argument.
"Anyways, we still will have some time to kill before the dance tonight when we get back, but I was going to hang out with my team for a bit to plan out some stuff for tonight, so I'll see you then, alright?" The Ice user asked, noting the remaining distance to Beacon, or rather lack thereof. "You excited for tomorrow though? We finally get to go on an official mission while shadowing a professional Huntsman or Huntress!"
"Well you sound ready, at least." The faunus replied, a small smirk on her face from Colys' joyful expression. "I just hope Ruby doesn't try to go overboard with her choice."
"That reminds me that I need to ask my team what kind of mission they want to go on. Personally I was thinking of a Grimm Extermination mission or an escort mission seeing as both are relatively straight-forward." The team-leader muttered out with a hand to his chin in thought as the crowds slowly filtered past him to leave the airship. "Although My team may want something more skill-intensive such as hunting down criminals but from what I've heard those kinds of missions are reserved strictly for upperclassmen and would therefore make our chances of getting one practically zero."
"Uh, Colys? The Airship is unloading." Blake informed the man who was deep in thought planning out his team's mission the next day.
"... Huh, so it is. Well, I'll pick you up around 18:00, alright?" Colys inquired, beginning to slowly fade into the crowd…
Team Dorm Hallways
16:06 P.M.
"Verneri, Did you make sure to get our suits dry cleaned?" Geod asked of the dual-natured Faunus beside him looking over a short list he compiled for himself not long ago to prepare for the night.
"Of course I did, Master Ronen. I also made sure to get Thym- I mean Tyrus' in an extra large size." The sharp toothed man replied, barely catching the slip of the tongue he made.
"I figured you would have. Be sure not to mess up next time though, we adopted these names as this world is a new start for us four." The pallor man stressed, turning back to the paper he held. "Continuing on, What of our weapons? What have you done with them?"
"All sharpened with refueled dust canisters, While Lazengann is polished and ready for battle." Verneri revealed, a proud smile crossing his features.
"Alright, good. I have a feeling tonight will be… interesting so be sure to keep your Blades on you as best you can. I can always make a new set if any complication come up so you can be prepared." Geod responded, a smirk crossing his features of the possibility of a fight breaking out despite the relatively safe environment that the dance is. "Who knows, that Aria fellow Team C.R.S.N. faced was never caught nor that yellow Demon I fought so either could show up seeking revenge."
"Well, while I'm certain that would be fun for you Geod, I doubt they would get through Ironwood's defences set up despite the capabilities you explained." Tyrus said while walking from the stairwell, his arms full of what looked like… books? "Anyways I have some homework to catch up on for monday so don't wait up on me."
"Well, that happened. Since when did Tyrus care about his studies Verneri?" The Albino asked of his partner with a quizzical look.
"Ever since Goodwitch got on his back about it seeing as his grades were suffering. Durane also may have aided in that, saying something about not wanting our good name tarnished by a fool or something." The platinum blonde clarified after a moment as he walked into their room.
"Just so you know that's EXACTLY what I said Miko." Durane corrected, walking from the end of the hallway with a bit of a cross expression towards the hybrid Faunus. "Not to mention you're not a stellar student either. Just be glad I'm not on your back about it."
"Hey, you and I both know that my grades are perfectly satisfactory to keep our team aloft. Your obsession with our team being 'perfect' is only hurting us." Verneri spat back ducking back in when the short Faunus launched some of his spikes from his arms at him.
"A little perfection hasn't hurt anyone. I think you're just angry that I can kick your ass with relative ease!" The Armadillo Faunus yelled as he retracted the organic weapons before chasing the swordsman with a glare.
"You two! Stop it now!" Geod yelled in frustration, his normally white hair flaring an angry red behind him while his crimson eyes gained a spiral pattern as he glared at his subordinates. "You two fools have been fighting for a few weeks now and I'm getting sick of it! Durane, stop with your perfectionist complex. It's grating on my nerves."
"Hah! Serves you right!" Verneri barked out in laughter, pointing at the man mockingly.
"Verneri! You aren't exempt from this either! I'm tired of your constant belittling of your opponents, even if it is deserved in some cases. I also am tired of your minimalist attitude when it comes to things like studying. We both know that will get us nowhere after our time here at Beacon." The albino shouted, slowly calming down from his rant. "Now, I need some time to myself for a bit, just call me on my scroll when it's 18:00." Letting out a sigh, Geod walked to the stairway everyone seemed to have been using recently, before going who knows where…
Blueghast: Well that took longer than usual, but believe me, fluff can be hard to write.
Nuada: That, and you were lazy.
Blueghast: Well, yes there is that but blame the fluff! I just can't seem to write the stuff like others can.
Nuada: Don't you have an announcement to make or something?
Blueghast: I was getting to that. I have another new story coming out soon, hopefully later this month. Consider giving it a read when it's out! Also, I decide to put a little something after this AN for you so don't leave yet.
Dakura: Hey, you want some chicken? I found this lying around the studio earlier and figured, 'might as well not let a good bucket of chicken go to waste'.
Blueghast: Dakura. Put that down. NOW.
Dakura: Why, is it cursed or something?
Blueghast: Let's just say the Scout is possessive of his buckets of chicken.
Dakura: Got it. Don't mess with chicken.
Blueghast: This is taking a while. Story Writer Secret Art: Instant Teleportation! That should handle that. Now onto the extra bit!
Team C.R.S.N.'s Dorm, Alternate Reality…
Colys walked into the scaled down room, a scowl on his face at the fact.
"Why does this happen so frequently? I swear I got this fixed last week." The Chibi Ice User said to himself before hopping onto his bed, grabbing his scroll and calling his partner. "Yo Nuada, can you come here, I need your help with something."
"Uh, I can't right now. I'm buying soup." The hammer user replied, looking around the area for his query.
"Alright, then hurry up." Colys ordered.
"I... can't find it." Nuada admitted, noting the burn dust around him.
"What do you mean you can't find it? It's soup!" The confused leader asked, not realising the semi-stupidity of the situation.
"I mean I can't find it. There's only dust." The brunette noted with a sigh.
"There's only du- GET OUT OF THE DAMN DUST ISLE!" Colys shouted through the scroll, thinking his partner to be a fool.
"Alright, you don't have to shout at me." Nuada pleaded before obeying, noting Ice Dust lining the shelving. "There's more dust."
"GO TO THE NEXT ISLE!" The boxer shouted back.
"There's still dust." The hoodie wearing man replied.
"WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?!" Colys shouted again, growing irate at his partner's incompetentes.
"I'm at Dust!" Nuada yelled back, growing angry himself.
"What do you mean you're at Dust?" Colys asked calmly, which with him is never a good sign.
"I mean I'm at Dust!" Nuada fearfully replied, preparing for the shitstorm he may or may not have released
"What store are you in?" Colys asked again.
"I'm at From Dust 'till Dawn!" The hammer user answered.
"WHY ARE YOU BUYING SOUP THERE?!" The noirette shouted out, snapping at his partner.
"I DON'T KNOW!"
Blueghast: Well, I hope you liked that little bit I put there. Anyways, as always read, rate, review, and favorite.
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