The warm sunlight, the cool breeze from open window and the song from the little birds. All combine into a beautiful morning to greet a beautiful girl for the beautiful day. Weiss open her eyes from slumber and stretches her arms above her, yawning. Ready for new fresh live as a Huntress in training...
Only to have all of that blowing away by Ruby whistle. Cause her to fall to the ground.
"Good morning, team RWBY!" Ruby greet her team with a bright and enthusiastic smile but it's only irritate her partner even more.
"What is wrong with you?!" The heiress asks sourly.
"Now that you're awake, we can officially begin our first order of business." Ruby ignores her partner question and announce in cheerful voice.
"Excuse me?" Weiss got up and notice other are already in their uniform which consist of a brown jacket with a tan vest and white shirt with a red ribbon tied at the collar, red plaid skirt and brown shoes.
"Decorating!" Yang answer with her hand full of stuff.
"What?!"
"We still need to unpack." Blake explain as she held her suitcase forward and it opens, spilling its content on the ground. "And cleaning."
The black hair girl explanation did nothing to sooth Weiss foul mood which goes double when Ruby blow her whistle to heiress face again sending her to the ground.
"Aaaalright! Weiss, Blake, Yang, Sev and their fearless leader Ruby have begun their first mission!" Ruby declare and rise her fist in the air "Banzai!"
"Banzai!" Yang and Blake join their leader much to Weiss (who still lay on the ground) dismay.
"No." A voice from an only male occupant of this room stop the trio in their track. They turn to see him sit on the chair in black suits lined with gold, accompanied by a blue vest and a white shirt. Apparently when Ozpin say his status as an additional member that mean he is a temporary member and will removed from team RWBY as soon as something happen such as a new student transfer in or some student die on a mission. In that case he would be moved to fill the gap. His eyes is now focus on a red tie in his hand.
"Sev! What is more important than a team first mission?!" Ruby points her finger at him accusingly.
Sevatar held a tie in his hand forward. "How you tie this?"
The girls are stunned for several moments.
After Weiss finish her shower and Sevatar finally manages to tie his tie properly with Blake help. They begin unpack their belonging and 'decorating' as Yang put it. Sevatar finish first since he only have a duffle bag compare to the girls many suitcases. He sit on the chair and watch as they adjust their belong to their dorm start with Yang add a poster to the wall as Weiss put on a painting of Forever Fall portrait while Blake put her books in the shelve but when she pick a book which label Ninja of Love she suddenly widen her eyes and look around suspiciously. And why the hell Ruby slice the curtain off!?
"This isn't going to work." Weiss voice her concern after see the result of their handiwork. All their belonging are store in the closet or place tidy around the room but the beds are piled together in the center of the room.
"It's a bit cramp." Blake observe.
"Or you have too much stuff." Sevatar mumble. Before they can argue anything else a knock on the door disturb them. the girls look at each other for their room are not in state to show anyone but Sevatar didn't care and reach to open the door revealing a beacon staff who stood with mouth agape after see there room condition.
"Uh.. WecanexplainItisnotwhatyouseeIswear." Their 'fearless leader' explain furiously which did nothing to erase the beacon staff confusion. It seems her semblance is working here from the way she speak. Sevatar sighs and taps the desk loud enough to snap other from daze.
"Team RWBY right?" He check his tablet and look at them for confirmation. "We have some delivery for you."
"What!?" The girls exclaim in surprise as two other staffs lift a bed and a set of working desk into their room.
"Wait, if the bed is just delivered that mean ..." Weiss state as the realization draw on them.
"You should thought that before you occupied all beds for yourself." Sevatar grumble as he sign a document before hand it back to the staff.
"Oh well where you sleep last night?" Yang ask sheepishly and the rest of her team suddenly found their shoes interesting.
"On the floor."
"Sorry for interrupt but should you be in the class now?" The staff question cause Ruby to quickly catch her schedule and open it.
"Well.. our first class start at 9."
"What!?" Weiss yell and check her watch "It's 8:55, you dunce!"
Without further delay the heiress start running out to class as other watch dumbfounded and team JNPR peek out from their room to see what happen. Ruby is the first to broke the silence and usher other to go to class and Jaune do the same to his team. Left Sevatar alone with the beacon staffs.
"Just left it there. We will manage it... Somehow." Sevatar tell the Beacon staffs after see them look confusedly where to place his bed in team RWBY dorm. After they left Sevatar close the door behind him and turn to see the door to JNPR room still open. He sigh again, close their door and head to the classroom.
"Monsters! Demons... Prowlers of the night! Yes, the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as prey! Ha-ha!"
Sevatar is now bored to death with Professor Peter Port, the lecturer of Grimm study class, lecture about what he already know and remember it to the heart. They are sitting in the half-circle room with several taxidermy Grimm heads line on the wall along with a cage which he can sense a Grimm presence inside. Team RWBY sit on the front row with Sevatar sit on the second row behind them. And Port's self-absorbed and purposeless tale about himself did nothing to ignite his learning spirit. So he decide to take a little nap and look like he is not the only one to feel that way as he spot some students do the same or talk quietly among themselves which Port doesn't seem to notice as he continues to boast his tale.
His little nap was interrupted when Port end his tale and begin to list huntsmen traits which not seem to relate to his tale at all but he asks any of them process this traits nonetheless and to his surprise, Weiss raise her hand. "I do, sir."
"Well, then. Let find out." Port turn to gesture at the cage. The Grimm inside let out a growl at what seem to be an anticipation of fight. "Step forward and face your opponent!"
Weiss stand up and go to change to her combat attire. Sevatar look as she disappear behind the door then turn back to the rest of team RWBY. "Did I miss something?"
"Just wait and see." Yang wave her hand dismissively so he just sit and wait until the heiress come back.
Weiss step to the front of the room and took a combat stance with the girls cheering their teammate which seem only to annoy her. Port then raise his weapon, which is blunderbuss fitting with axe blade, and bring it down to the cage lock and reveal the boar shape Grimm inside, a Boarbatusk. Due to its position, the first thing it see is the white girl so it did what its kind alway do when they see human, kill.
The Grimm charge toward Weiss in straight line which she counter by spin out of its charging line and slash at its side but its armor is prove too sturdy for her rapier to pierce. The Boarbatusk turn and study its prey before charge at her again. This time she charge back, her rapier point straight at its forehead. The boar turn its head and use its tusks to trap Myrtenaster cause the heiress to lost her balance and collide with the Grimm.
'What does she think she is? A battering ram?' Sevatar thought as he watch she struggle to retrieve her weapon from the Grimm tusks.
"Come on, Weiss, show it who's boss!" Ruby cheer her partner from her seat which , as before, seem to annoy said partner more than cheer her up. The Boarbatusk use the opportunity she is distracted by her teammate to disarm her and knock her back.
"Oh-ho! Now what will you do without your weapon?" Port comment amusingly as Weiss look up in time to see the boar charge at her and roll out of the harm way. The Grimm crash to the desk while the heiress rush to retrieve her weapon.
"Weiss! Go for its belly! There's no armor underneath-" Ruby shout her advice but was quickly turned down.
"Stop telling me what to do!"
'Then start fighting properly.' Sevatar need to use all his mental strength to keep himself remain in this world or the boredom would take him away to afterworld.
The Boarbatusk roll in to a ball and launch itself at Weiss but this time she remain unfazed and use her semblance to summon a glyph to block the Grimm attack. The boar hit the glyph hard and lay daze on the ground, its abdomen expose for attack which Weiss does not waste it. Another glyph was summon and use by the heiress as a platform to launch herself toward the knockdown Grimm. Her rapier pierce through its unarmored belly and bring an end to the fight.
"Bravo! Bra-vo! It appears we are indeed in the presence of a true Huntress-in-training!" Port booming voice echo as Weiss rise up and struggle to catch her breath. "I'm afraid that's all the time we have for today. Be sure to cover the assigned readings, and... stay vigilant! Class dismissed!"
With class dismiss the students begin to walk out, Weiss glare at her partner and her leader before storm out. The rest of team RWBY look at each other, unsure of what to do.
"So, what now?" Blake ask no one in particular as Ruby decide to follow her partner. "We still need to clean our room."
"We will do it tonight after Ruby drag the ice queen back." Yang answer nonchalantly as she walk out. "I will look for something to eat. See you there."
"Are you sure just to leave them there?" Sevatar question this time since it's more than obvious they aren't getting along.
"Yeah Ruby alway know the right thing to do. Don't worry." Yang wave her hand dismissively but after see her teammates uncertain look she add. "Just leave them. It's will be fine. If not we will figure it out."
Sevatar sigh for he doesn't really feel it that way and judge from Blake reaction, she felt the same way too. They stood there awkwardly until Blake break the silence. "I will be at the library then." Sevatar nod his understand as they head out of classroom and he wander aimlessly through the building. He keep walk until the sound of girls bickering reach his ears that he realizes he has unknowing follow Ruby who is now arguing with her partner. He pause and eavesdrop their conversation.
"Ozpin made a mistake." Weiss retort and Sevatar can heard her stomp away. He consider for a moment he should interfere or not because he doesn't want to deal with other people issue more than it's need to be. On the other hand it's would benefit him if the tension is low and the team run smoothly. But before he could decide the distraught leader turn to see him. Her eyes widen in surprise.
"Sev!?" Ruby jumped at his presence. "D..Did you hear it all?"
"A little."
"Do you think she's right? That I should not be a leader." Ruby asks with her head hung low. Her voice shaken like she is at a verge of tear.
"I don't know." Sevatar answer honestly cause Ruby to look at him confusingly.
"What do you mean you don't know?"
"I mean it's just one day." Sevatar explain. "You did not do anything to disqualify yourself so far and I intent to judge you after see you in action not before."
"But what if she is right. What if I don't deserve it and she deserve it than me?"
"That remain to be seen." Sevatar answer simply but after see Ruby still looked uncertain. He sigh and explain "Did you see anyone complain about that? Yang may be not, since she is your sister. But what about Blake? Did she say anything about it? The only one complain so far is Weiss and she would be a fool if she believe by acting this way would make me or anyone recognize her as a more suitable leader than you."
"So you accept me as a leader?" Ruby ask hopefully.
"For now, yes. And as I've already told you. That remain to be seen if my faith was misplace or not." Sevatar nod to confirm what he had said "And be warned. If I found your leadership lacking, I will decry you worse than your partner ever could."
"Well in that case I need to give my best so you won't have any reason to decry me." Ruby proudly declare, determination return to her face.
"We shall see." Sevatar mumble before start to walk away "I will go to talk with Weiss. See if I can make her understand."
"Okay, see you then. And don't forget we still have a dorm to decorate." Ruby shout after him.
"How could I forget..."
"Weiss." Sevatar follow the heiress out to the balcony. The sun send a soft orange light over Vale city create a view that in other circumstance would be admirable but sadly this time he paid no mind at all for his focus is now on the white hair girl who turn back to snap at him.
"What!?"
"I heard what you talked with Ruby. What's your problem with her?" Sevatar decide to waste no time and go straight to the point.
"What my problem with her? Can't you see? She's suppose to be a leader and all she has been so far is a nuisance."
"Did she?" Sevatar asks sarcastically. "So you think she should not be our leader. Instead the title should be your."
"Absolutely!"
"Hm.. why is that?"
"Because she did nothing to earn it. I've studied and trained. And I deserve better!"
"Yeah, you've studied and trained." Sevatar repeat drily "But I've fought and killed to survive out there. Tell me why you deserve to be leader than me?"
Weiss grit her teeth and send a glare at him but he remain unmoved. They held their eyes in silence for a full minute. Finally she break the silence. "That it. You may deserve it than me but even then you didn't do anything to get what you deserve."
"And by you said 'did anything' do you mean pulling tantrum like a child now?"
"How dare you!?" Weiss scream. Her hand reach for her rapier but at least she has self control enough to not unsheathe it. Sevatar stood still but subtle shift to readiness in case of violence.
"That my point. You said Ruby is a nuisance but did you look at yourself? All you did so far is complain and act rebellious. Give me some good reason why should I follow you over her."
"Are you saying she is better than me?!"
"To be frankly, you are as disqualified as the rest of your team."
"What do you mean? Are you telling you are most suitable leader?" Weiss scoff.
"What I mean is whoever the leader is it make no different for me. Do you expect me to did everything you say just because you are a leader?"
"Um...No." Weiss answer uncertainly
"The same applies to Ruby, Blake and Yang. We are not the military. I won't follow any of you to the grave just because you are my leader."
Weiss consider what he just said silently. Finally she asks "So if I can prove I am a better leader. What will you do?"
"It's just a title Weiss." Sevatar protests but after seeing Weiss glare he know he would not get away if he doesn't give her a satisfied answer. "In that case I will support you." Despite what he said he does not know if he could keep his word for he is certain if that happen Yang will support her sister and he can see Blake is not keen to follow the heiress either. It gonna be a mess, a really big one but he decide to worry about it after it actually happen.
After a long pause Weiss open her mouth "Fine I will follow her for now and you better keep your word for I will show you I am better leader."
"Just don't do anything stupid and endanger the team." Sevatar wave his hand dismissively.
Weiss raise her chin. "I just criticized Ruby for acting childish. I will not do the same mistake."
'You just did.' Sevatar mentally protest but decide not to voice it ,instead he said "Well, shall we get back to our dorm? We still need to adjust our room."
They arrive at the same time as Yang who hold bags of snack and cans of drink in her arm. Upon seeing them her mouth twists to a smile "Oh you're back. We just discuss about what to do with our beds."
"That doesn't explain snack in your hand Yang." Weiss sound annoy which seem to amuse the brawler. She motion for them to open the door for her since her hands are full which Sevatar complies. Yang set her snack in her hand on nearby desk and turn to them.
"It's not obivious? For celebrate our team formation!" Yang answer with cheerly smile. Weiss roll her eyes and grumble something inaudibly.
"Are you gonna celebrate on this pile of beds?" Sevatar point to said pile of beds "Or you gonna make a campfire from it?"
Yang burst to laughs while Ruby ,who already in this room when they arrive, turn to him with question look ,oblivious to his sarcasm. "If we do that where we will sleep?"
"You can sleep on the floor like I did last night." Sevatar replies which cause Yang to laugh louder and Weiss to let out an annoyance groan. "Where is Blake?"
"Here." Said girl answer as she walk through the door to stand beside them "So are we decide what to do with our beds now?"
All of them turn to the pile of beds at the middle of their room with Yang spoke first "Well, we can make a big bed from them. Like a big sleep over party."
"No." Weiss, Blake and Sevatar shot down that idea in unison. Yang shrug with the expression that said 'At least I try.'
"Maybe we should ditch some of our stuff." Blake voice her opinion next which Sevatar doesn't have problem with that since he has little belonging compare to the girl many stuff and it's obvious from their face that they have trouble choose which stuff to ditch.
"Or we could ditch the beds..." Ruby murmur then her face light up "And replace them with bunk beds!"
"Umm, that sounds incredibly dangerous." Weiss criticism fall on deaf ears.
"And super-awesome!" Yang quickly support her sister idea.
"It does seem efficient." Blake also approve much to the heiress dismay.
"That mean one of us will get single will get it?" Sevatar asks the obvious question and to his surprise no one willing to have that single bed especially Weiss who speak against Ruby idea. "I guess I will have it."
The girls look relieved and prepare to make bunk beds Weiss stop them "Well, we should put it to a vote!"
"I think we just did." Ruby protest but the vote commence nonetheless.
Blake : Approve.
Yang : Approve.
Weiss : Disapprove.
Sevatar : No comment.
Ruby : Approve.
With the vote decided the girls and a boy went to work immediately. Short time later they stood admire their work and Ruby proudly declare "Objective : Complete!"
"Ruby. Why my bed is up there?" Sevatar asks seriously. Weiss and Blake beds are in the same position they were in the morning with Ruby bed hang above her partner bed from ropes on the celling and Yang bed stood above Blake beds with Black hair girl books as a support. Sevatar bed is hang above the floor between two bunk beds with one side hold by the same rope that hang Ruby bed and another side rest on books like the blonde bed.
"Well I thought you would feeling down because you don't get your bunk bed so I make this to make up for you." Ruby explain.
"That's very nice of you." Sevatar said sarcastically and Ruby smile widely, oblivious to his sarcasm. "Now get it down."
"But Sev!" Ruby jaw drop and her face twist by surprise but Sevatar won't have any of it.
"Get. It. Down."
With that Ruby and Yang reluctantly get his bed down. Weiss turn to him "That incredibly stupid of them. But where will you put it?"
"Hey! Weiss you don't need to say it like that!" Ruby protest fall on deaf ears as Sevatar look around the room for where to place his bed. Finally he remove the desk beside the door and drag his bed to it position then put the desk at the end of Weiss's bed. He turn to look at the girls like to ask for their opinion.
"That seem okay, I guess." Weiss comment.
"Then another desk go here." Blake said as she move another desk to her bed foot.
"Now with our business take care of it time to celebrate!" Yang announce as she gather her snacks and laid them on the middle of the room. Weiss grumble about it's not healthy to eat snack this late as team RWBYS sit around its and pick snacks they like before talk about event transpire today.
