"Ruby, that's dangerous, you don't need to climb down there," Yang called down to her younger sister who was currently climbing down the side of a cliff that bordered the Emerald Forest.
"And you don't need to punch people off cliffs," Ruby called back.
"I'm sure he'll be fine till he regains consciousness"
"Yang, I'm ignoring you now" With that the only noise left at the of the cliff was the light breathing as the rest of Team RWBY and Neptune walked closer to the edge of the cliff.
"Yang was that really necessary?" Blake asked
"Yes it was," Yang replied with a huff
"Ugh we should probably help her," Weiss said pinching the bridge of her nose
"You're probably right, " Blake said, "You two get to stay up here." She said pointing at Yang and Neptune.
"Come on Blake, we better get down there before Ruby hurts herself." Blake and Weiss both took off their heels and started their own trek down the cliff face while Neptune and Yang sat at the top in an uncomfortable silence until finally Neptune spoke.
"Did you really have punch him that hard?" Neptune questioned
"I punched him as hard as I needed to," Yang said crossing her arms
"But I mean he is at the bottom of the cliff," He said gesturing to the edge.
"Shut it or you'll be next."
"Hey now don't get mad at me, I'm on your side," Neptune said defensively "What do you mean? Isn't Sun your "Bro"
"And that's exactly why I can't let him get into a relationship."
"...I'm not following."
"You see we made this bro promise back when we were still at Haven,"
Flashback to Haven
"Bro I can't believe we'll be heading to Beacon Academy to get ready for the Vytal Festival," Sun said. The two students, Sun, and Neptune, were standing on the rooftop of their dorm looking out over the sunset.
"I know bro it's going to be awesome, just imagine all the different girls we are going to meet," Neptune said with a sparkle in his eye.
"Yeah bro and I bet I could even find a girl to have a real relationship with," Sun said with just as much enthusiasm.
"What, no bro, you can't go to this festival trying to find a girlfriend," Neptune said offended.
"What, why not?"
"Because bro, imagine this," Neptune puts his arm around Sun "You find some nice, you two spend the weeks until the festival getting to know each, you guys fall in love, you guys wanna spend the rest of your lives together but then suddenly the festival ends and you two have to go back to your own schools across the world. You are both depressed having lost the love of your life and resign to the life of lonely bookstore owners."
"You don't actually believe something like that could happen, do you?" Sun asked hesitantly
"Yes I do, that's why we need to set a bromise,"
"A bromise?"
"Yes, we need to bromise each other that we will keep each other from falling in love with any of the girls we meet on this trip,"
"Alright, yeah and we need to bromise that we will keep each focused on the festival fight alright,"
"Alright, deal my bro," Neptune raised his fist up towards Sun, who then raised his own fist. They bumped their fists together and held them together for a while as the sun slowly sank below the hills.
Emerald Forest Cliff
"And that's why I can't let Sun fall in love, It'll ruin our bromance," Neptune finished his story and sat back down.
"That certainly was an...Interesting story," Yang said as she scooted a little farther away.
"Anyways, why don't you want Ruby dating Sun?" Neptune questioned.
"No offense to your leader ,but the first time we saw him he was running from the cops," Yang stated, "I'm sure he is a 'great' guy and all but he seems like a troublemaker, and I don't Ruby getting into that kind of trouble."
"No offense taken," Neptune replied, "Sun has always been kind of a slacker and rebel, it takes everyone on the team to make sure he passes his classes."
Yang sat there silently thinking before finally saying "So it seems we both have similar goals here."
"So it would seem."
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Yeah, but you know doing this will just get both of them to hate us, right?"
"Yes, I know but it is for their own good."
"Right, Their own good."
The duo stood and shook hands, agreeing to an uneasy alliance with only one goal set: stop Ruby and Sun from dating.
Bottom of the Cliff
By the time Weiss and Blake had made to the bottom of the Ruby had started trying to get Sun to regain consciousness.
"I can't believe she actually did that." Weiss huffed.
"I can, she has always been super protective of me," Ruby said with a sigh.
"What do you mean?" Blake asked.
At that moment, Sun's eyes started to flutter open. "Where am I?" He said grabbing his head "And why does it feel like I got hit with a sledgehammer?"
"Come on guys help me get him to the infirmary, and I'll explain everything on the way there." Said the young leader while she put one of Sun's around her shoulder. Blake got underneath the other shoulder. Weiss pulled out her scroll and called to have one of her personal vehicles waiting for them once they manage to maneuver Sun up the cliff.