It wasn't everyday he woke up wanting to scream, but now was definitely an exception; the thing was… Oscar woke up with a hand covering his mouth so it came out more like muffled whining.

"No noise… hurts the ears." Atalanta stated as she got closer leaning down to be eye level with the boy. She was straddling him, his covers one of the only two things keeping her from seeing what was beneath it. That said, "mornings dilemma" and a pretty girl on top of him were not hurting her chances of finding what was rising beneath her lap. If she noticed though she didn't comment on it; instead just staring down at him like a cat with a pinned mouth. "So no screaming." Oscar slowly nodded his head as Atalanta removed her hand.

"Aun-" She slapped the hand back onto his mouth.

"No." Atalanta muttered as she glared downward. "She's busy, doesn't know I'm here." She narrowed her eyes. "Prefer it stay that way."

'RED FLAG!' The girl just leaned down as she smelled his face and neck. She frowned before sitting up and removing her hand.

"Strange scent." She muttered as he removed her hand crawled off the young man. "Curious."

"Uh…" Oscar began. "How on Remnant did you get in here?"

"Window." Oscar looked to the window and found it forced out of place. The glass wasn't broken, but the entire freaking window frame had been ripped off the hinges. Atalanta just looked back at Oscar as he muttered something incoherent. "Abel is waiting for you outside."

"I figured…" He stated. "I… wasn't expecting him to send someone to wake me up."

"He didn't." Atalanta stated. "He doesn't know I'm here."

"Then why are you -"

"You smell strange." She repeated as she headed towards the broken window and picked up the frame. Without much effort she forced it back into place before hammering in a few split ends with her fist.

"You said that when you first smelled me." Oscar grumbled as he got out of bed and to his feet. "Exactly what are you talking about?"

"You smell strange." She repeated again as she nodded at her "work" and settled down on the floor.

"Oscar, time to wake up!" Oscar jumped as he looked at the door and saw the knob starting to turn.

Wait! Wait don't open the door!" He scrambled towards the door only to find it open and his Aunt stepped in. "Auntie I can explain!"

"Explain what?" The woman just stared at her nephew as he looked into the room, staring at nothing.

"What? Where did she…" Oscar looked for Atalanta as his Aunt just gave him a confused look.

"Oscar are you ok?" His aunt raised a hand to his forehead and felt his temperature. "You look like you've seen a ghost."

"Uh… yeah I'm fine." Oscar muttered as he scratched his head.

"Well that's good. Anyway one of your guests are waiting outside, said he'd be helping with your chores." She gave him a curious look as Oscar nodded.

"Yeah, uh… about that."

Vale

-?

Neo knew who her soulmate was the moment they first met. In every way of the world, they were perfect for each other. If it were possible she'd marry her love and never leave their side. There was only one problem; that jealous whore that kept screaming in her ear, trying to keep them apart. Like she was now. So with a muted groan Neo turned her head looked to the side as she caught sight of her scroll going off, buzzing like it always did when she was deeply locked in the grasp of her soulmate and lover; a king-size memory-foam mattress.

With a hand she reached lazily for her scroll, trying to mute the jealous ringing it was making. She succeeded after maybe 10 tries, pulling it towards her and looked to see the time.

5:21

It was way too early to be up. Peering at the screen of her scroll the woman just made another muted noise as she sat up. Her bare breasts bouncing slightly as she saw a notice.

Text from Roman

She honestly wasn't too surprised by that. So with a quiet yawn she checked the message.

-Roman

"Where are you?"

Simple question, but she knew right off the bat he was worried. Then again she hadn't checked in the night before. Let alone made it "home". So she texted him back, responding to his question before she started stretching.

-Neo

"At one of our safehouses."

She bent forward, her stretch growing more like that of a cat as she raised her rear into the air.

-Roman

"Why, did something happen?"

She arched her back, rising into the air as she lowered her hips to the ground.

-Neo

"Nothing bad."

She replied as she switched her stretch again, this time raising her legs into the air and bringing them forward to almost touch her head.

-Roman

"Then what happened?"

-Neo

"Played nurse."

Neo replied again, this time using her toes to text before straightening herself up.

-Roman

"What's his name?"

Someone sounded over-protective. Neo quietly scoffed as she stood and texted Roman back.

-Neo

"None of your concern."

She smiled.

-Neo

"I'll see you later tonight."

She texted before doing one final stretch and set her scroll aside. This time her stretch had her bending all the way back, hands touching the ground for a few minutes before she got back to her feet. The only thing she stood in at the moment was a pair of half black, half white panties. Though she quickly fixed that by going toward the closet and pulled out a shirt. The picture on it being what seemed to be a smug looking cat of sorts. Her apparent wardrobe decided Neo chose to check in on her "patient" as of last night.

Said patient was… well they were upside-down on the couch; their feet hanging over the backrest as they had a book in their hand. Neo wasn't remotely confused nor questioning the sight. Still walking up to the couch patient she stood almost completely over them, nudged the book away from their face and stared down at them.

"Oh hey Neo, morning." Gales greeted as Neo just nodded her head slightly. Gales vision darted to the cat on her chest… then it darted to the valley it failed to cover. When he looked back to her face he found it was mirroring the expression on her shirt. "Nice shirt."

Whether Neo bought it was highly unlikely, she kept smiling as she did and puffed her chest out a bit, causing his one working eye to stare for a moment. She laughed silently as she teased the edge of her shirt, and kicked her hips out repeatedly.

She bent over slightly, her fingers seeming to tighten at the edge of her shirt before she suddenly yanked it up and Gales eyes widened.

If only he was so lucky.

"Tease." Neo just smiled as Gales changed positions, sitting properly as he looked at the pint-sized woman before smiling. "So how was your night?" Neo just made a gesture, one he understood as rather good before her stomach growled. Her smile slipped and he chuckled. "Hungry?" Neo just walked off, disappearing into the kitchen as she searched for something to eat. Gales decided to watch her, noticing how that t-shirt of hers kept riding up a bit.

A bit higher an…

"You know back home there's a rumor that hormones peek at their highest when your about to die." His other self muttered, making himself known as Gales quickly frowned but kept his eyes locked on the barely dressed woman's form.

'Do I look like I'm about to die?'

"Is that a trick question?" Gales looked away when Neo turned back, returning with two bowels of cereal. No milk though, a quick sniff and she found that had gone bad. She passed him a bowel and Gales just gave an appreciative thank you as they started to eat.

"So… Neo.. do you live here?" Neo reached into her bowel and shrugged. Shoving a handful of cereal in her mouth she followed by making a so-so gesture. "What do you mean, do you like just come here sometimes?" That earned him a nod as Neo shoveled more cereal into her mouth. Gales just made a noise as he followed her example. "Hey Neo…" She looked at him. "How old are you?" Neo just blinked, staring at her counterpart before she started eating again. She shot him a coy smile, raising a finger and wagged it from side to side. "Can't blame a guy for trying." Gales muttered as he shrugged. "So, do you live with anyone else here?" Neo nodded her head as she continued eating. Gales just smiled as he shoveled the rest of his cereal into his mouth. "Good, it's better to have someone stay with you."

Neo just gave the one-eyed hunter a look before nodding. She she finished her cereal she licked her fingers, getting any crumbs that were on them before wiping her hands on her shirt. That done she turned to Gales and made a circling gesture with her finger. Gales just stared, confusion on his face as he looked to the pint-sized woman. She frowned, rolled her eyes she walked off for a moment, fishing for something before coming back with a first aid kit in her hands.

"Oh… oh!" Neo nodded her head as finally got him to turn around and showed her his back.

After she had brought him here last night she played nurse. She'd treated his wounds, bandaged him up; she might not of been a real nurse, but she had plenty of practice patching up Roman after jobs gone bad.

Just never thought she'd end up using those skills on someone else.

Pines' Farm

"You know this isn't that bad a view." Abel muttered as he stared out at the farmland. Taking in the sense of simplicity that it brought with it. While posing as a Hunter he'd seen quite a few if only in passing, but seeing it like this. Seeing the sun start to rise over the fields and crops. "It's nice." He crossed his arms, a small smile crossing his face as he felt the wind play with his cheeks. "I've seen the sun rise countless times before… but never has it seemed so… peaceful." He made a noise as the door to Oscar's home opened and Oscar stepped out.

"Yeah, Auntie, I'll see you when breakfast it done."

"Be sure to invite your new friends in, I'm making enough for everyone." Abel turned as Oscar nodded and closed the house door.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to keep you waiting." Oscar muttered as he scratched his head. Abel jut released a light smile as he uncrossed his arms.

"Don't worry about it. After all I wasn't waiting long." Abel stated as Oscar nodded his head before looking back to his house for a moment before making to say something. He stopped though, a few seconds later as he pointed. "So… your friend sort of broke into my room earlier." Abel wasn't even fazed by that statement.

"Atalanta… does that."

"She also broke off a piece of my wall…"

"I'd lie if I said I was surprised." Abel just shook his head as seemed to think back. "Still I apologize, we've been trying to civilize her for a few years now, but you can take the girl out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the girl."

"What do you mean?" Oscar asked curiously as he lead Abel back to the barn to grab a few tools. In the meantime Atalanta herself just crawled out Oscar's window and made for the rooftop.

"Atalanta is Untamed; she grew up in the wilds of the Old Wor - the Old Lands among the beasts. When we found her she was completely feral, and we brought her back with us." Abel explained as Oscar blinked in surprise. Looking back to his house only to find Atalanta on the roof.

"She was born in the jungle?" Abel just nodded his head. " Thought things like that were just stories."

"Stories tend to have a bit of truth in them." Abel stated, his thoughts thinking back to all the stories involving his ancestors and the beasts they fought. "And regrettably, such tales involving the Untamed are more common than you'd expect."

"What do you mean?" Abel just frowned, his eyes clouding as he started to think back to something.

"When the great beasts lay siege to unprotected villages and travelling caravans, they scarcely leave survivors, those that do survive however are usually young, forced to take to the wilds for shelter and food." Abel muttered. "Nurtured by the wilds they grow feral - forget who or what they once were. Even when reintroduced to society they remain Untamed; wild and unpredictable, many not suited for life in the cities." Abel sighed for a moment. "And many refuse to be tamed."

"I… I see." Oscar muttered as the two found their tools and headed back outside. "Most of the stories I've read about that just kind talk about them transitioning to civilization. They make it seem so simple."

"Something like that is never simple." Abel admitted as he turned to Atalanta who was staring off into the distance. "Stories gloss over all the hardships and trials that Untamed have to go through in adapting to civilization. It takes them months-to-years to learn what's right and wrong by our standards. And even then they refuse to let go of their feral nature." he shook his head, looking away from his Untamed sister and turned to Oscar. "But regardless Oscar, what shall we start with?"

Vale

-Beacon

-Dorm Room: JNPR

She didn't sleep well last night. Pyrrha would admit that to anyone that asked her. Brushing her scarlet hair with a bit of resignation, Pyrrha just stared at her mirror as she looked at the bags forming under her eyes. Yesterday's adventure still fresh in her mind. Helping find the missing initiates, discovering charred bodies, discovery of a literal dragon. That last one was still throwing her for a loop. She'd always believed Dragons were nothing more than parts of a fairytales and stories she used to read when she was a little girl. Apparently they were as real as she was and Gales…

Taking a breath Pyrrha just set her brush down, and rested her head on her hands. "Gales…" She still couldn't believe that she just left him back there; left him to fight something seemingly out of myth and legend alone. Granted he seemed to know about that dragon - Rathalos, and told them all to run but still… she left him. She left her first friend behind, and he hadn't made it back.

"Yet…" She corrected herself. "He hasn't made it back yet." She remembered after initiation, when he disappeared as well. She hadn't seen him until he decided to just pop up into class the next day acting like everything was normal, smiling like he always did. "He's going to come back." She told herself and took a breath, raising her head and she looked at her reflection. She smiled. "For all you know, he's already on his way to class, just waiting for us." Getting up she adjusted her uniform and turned to the others. Nora was out like a light, Ren seemed to be meditating and Jaune was in the shower at the moment. Ren opened his eyes to look at her and seeing her smile lead him to nodding his head in agreement. Without much of a word he went to wake up Nora, nudging her slightly as she turned in her sleep before pulling her oldest friend down onto the bed with her. Pyrrha giggled at Ren's useless flailing as she chose to wait for her partner to get out of the shower.

Dorm Room: RWBY

"Rubes… Rubes, it's time to wake up."

"Five more minutes Yang." Yang just smiled lightly as se looked at her little sister, snuggling against her. She wasn't complaining in the slightest. It had been a good while since they last slept together - not since they were little. To be honest she kinda missed it. Still nudging her sister a few times Yang got her to finally open her eyes and look at her. "Hey there sleeping beauty, it's time for school."

"Do we have to go?" Ruby asked dreamily as another voice caught her attention.

"Yes Ruby, we have to go to class today, now get out of bed."

"Urgh~ fine." Ruby complained but did as instructed anyway, crawling out of bed as she rubbed her eyes and headed towards the bathroom. Yang just got to her feet and stretched pushing her chest out before looking at Weiss who had a hint of melancholy on her face.

"Like what you see?" Yang joked as Weiss seemed to come back from wherever her thoughts were.

"Excuse me?" Yang just cupped her covered breasts as she made them rise a bit.

"I'll have you know, I'm very proud of my girls here." Weiss just gave her a look, partly in disbelief and partly in jealousy as she crossed her arms.

"Please, as if I'd be interested in such things."

"You never know~" Yang said mysteriously as she got another look from Weiss. "So what's up?"

"Nothing." Weiss muttered. "I just felt a bit nostalgic watching you two." Weiss pushed back her ponytail. "I… I used to sleep with Winter when I was a little girl." She admitted.

"Winter… That's your sister right?" Weiss nodded as she developed another look of melancholy. "Whenever I had bad dreams, Winter would let me sleep with her."

"I can get that." Yang admitted as she started to think back. "I used to do the same for Ruby before we went to Signal." Yang admitted with a smile that quickly fades away. "I guess yesterday's little adventure really got to her." Yang stated as she put her hands on her hips.

"I wouldn't be surprised." Weiss muttered as she turned to the restroom. "Yesterday was… not what I expected."

"I doubt any of us expected it." Blake muttered, making herself known and closed a book she was reading. "We saw a real dragon. Not a Grimm, a literal dragon."

"What do you think this means for us?" Weiss asked only to get a shrug from Yang.

"I don't know, the teachers at Signal never taught me how to deal with dragons."

Vale

-Safehouse

He had really nice muscle definition. Neo thought as she went about re-bandaging Gales body.. Moving at a deliberately slow pace as she stared at the teens' scarred body. Roman didn't have muscles like these. She wondered if he'd get jealous if she snapped a pic and sent it to him.

Maybe.

Still Neo pushed Roman to the back of her head at the moment, just focusing on the young man who she was bandaging up. When she finished she patted his shoulder, telling him she was done and watched him stretch.

"Thanks Neo, I owe you one." Gales muttered as he turned to look at Neo that carefree smile on his face as she leaned back on the couch. She grabbed her phone, texted something and showed it to him.

"I'll figure out a way for you to pay me back later."

"I'm sure you will." Gales stated as he watched Neo get off the couch and turn on the tv. She grabbed the remote before coming back and sat on her counterparts lap and started flipping through channels. Gales just watched Neo curiously, and she just gave him a smug smile.

"Well it doesn't seem like you're going anywhere for a while, better get comfortable."