Outcasts and Outlaws

Volume 3, Chapter 6

Stephane Sees Sense

Agh, been busy! Here's a short chapter and I'll upload another later.

Opening Music: https/youtu.be/zL6lJ3cP6kw

[The Pet Girl of Sakurasou OP 2]

OUTCASTS AND OUTLAWS V3

(Cherry blossoms fly past the screen)

Harewataru sora wa aoku!

(Shows Connors feet running) Chikazuitekuru

(Shows Connor's while he's running)

ashioto!

(Shows Ruby in a cherry blossom tree)

(Ruby jumps down from the tree) Hikaridashita kaze

(She lands in front of Connor)

Ni osa

(Shows Ruby looking at Connor) Reru

(Shows Connor looking back at her)

you ni hora

(Shows them both looking at each other)

Deatteshimatta!

(Zooms on Connor and shows flashbacks of him)

Sorezore no yume!

(Zooms on Ruby and shows flashbacks of her)

Sorezore no mirai!

(Connor and Ruby turn around and see each other)

Makenai

(They walk towards each other) you ni hashiri!

(Shows Mars)

Kizuitara zutto

(Shows flashbacks of Mars)

issho ni itanda!

(Shows a young Connor smiling behind him)

Dare yori mo!

(Shows Jim and Yang eating together)

Nayande

(Shows Jim carrying Yangs shopping)

ochikande

(Shows Yang yelling at Connor) naite

(Yang gets Connor in a headlock) Waratte!

(Shows all of them at a table celebrating)

Kasokushiteku!

(Shows Kane)

Kimi ni todoke!

(Shows Irileth)

Sora wo kakete!

(Irileth tries to hug Kane but he moves)

Massugu na

(She tries again and he moves again)

omoi

(Stephane runs in between both of them)

gyutto dakishime!

(Shows Connor and Ruby together) Kitto

(Zooms on Connor's face when he smiles)

umaretate

(Ruby smiles back)

no tsuyosa

(Ruby runs over to Connor)

wa mune ni!

(Ruby hugs Connor)

Kono kimochi ga tsubasa

(Connor takes Ruby's hand)

ni nari!

(Connor and Ruby run to the Beacon entrance)

Watashi wa watashi wo tameteyuku!

(Connor and Ruby meet up with everyone else at the Beacon entrance)

END

An hour after Connor's unfortunate meeting with Yang, which resulted in him receiving a direct blow to the face, the main group had met in the lunch hall and were currently waiting for Yang to arrive before they started eating. Connor and Ruby sat beside each other as always, Jim on Connor's other side and Irileth and Kane opposite them. Irileth was gleaming happily, seeming glad to be with Kane as the others had previously observed. Kane on the other hand, looked quite grumpy, as Irileth was chummily clinging to his arm.

"So Kane..." Connor said across the table, deciding to take the opportunity to tease his teammate. "You say Irileth is an old friend, but her behaviour towards you would suggest otherwise, don't you think?"

Kane didn't respond, he just continued looking grumpy, perhaps even a little angry at Connor for bringing that up. After a few seconds of tense silence, Connor pressed him again, "Kane?" He said.

"Shut up." Kane replied without moving an inch, not that he could with Irileth clinging to him.

"Ooh, I'm so scared!" Connor continued to tease, seeing that for the first time ever, he had a really good opportunity to tease Kane. "Why don't you come over here and say that?"

Kane would've leaped over the table and punched Connor in the face to shut him up, if it were not for Irileth tightly holding him back. No matter how hard he struggled her grip was too strong for him to escape from.

Meanwhile Jim fiddled with the hanging wires sticking out of his half repaired arm, which Yang had abandoned in her embarrassment. He still didn't quite understand what had happened between him and Yang, or what had brought it on, but he couldn't stop replaying it in his head.

"Jim!"

Jim snapped out of his thoughts and turned to see everyone looking at him. They must have been calling his name for a while. "Sorry, I was daydreaming, what's up?" He said.

"I was just wondering what you're going to do about your arm." Connor told him, confused by his unfocused state. "Wasn't Yang fixing it before she went off?"

Jim's mind then flashed back to that moment yet again, and he unintentionally blushed, confusing Connor even more. He turned his head to face Ruby and held a hand over one side of his mouth and then asked, "You have any idea what's going on with him? He's acting weird."

Ruby smiled and giggled a little, knowing exactly what Jim was feeling. It was exactly how she had felt in that first year that she knew Connor. "It's similar to what you were like when we first started hanging out together, I think." She responded.

This answer confused Connor even more. He pulled a face and mumbled, "What does that mean? I don't get it." Ruby couldn't help herself from laughing at, which had the result of confusing Connor even more, if that was possible. "W-what's so funny?!"

Meanwhile Jim looked away from the two stared off into space, thinking about the event yet again, playing it back in his mind, trying to find a reason behind it. "Yang..." He muttered to himself, not realising he was saying it out loud.

"Yang?" Kane repeated, no one else hearing him, all them busy. "Eww." He then snorted, as Irileth examined the black cloth of his sleeve.

"Kane!" She suddenly exclaimed, as if she had just had a wonderful idea. "I'm gonna sew you a decoration on this sleeve! A little purple bird, what do you think?!"

Kane frowned, dreading the moment he would have see the monstrous addition to his cloak, but knowing he wouldn't be able to convince his childhood friend to stop. "Someone kill me..." He muttered under his breath as Irileth tugged on his cloak, trying to pull him away to start the sowing.

Meanwhile Stephane strolled down the main corridor of the dorms building, having changed into his normal attire. He now wore a lose cotton shirt with jeans and light metal armour covered his knees and lower arms. At that moment he wasn't sure what he was going to do on that day, he didn't have anyone he could hang out with. He thought about walking into the hall and letting himself be surrounded by a gaggle of cooing girls, or going to the training rooms and challenging someone to a sparring match. All that was blown out of his mind however, when he spotted Yang storming down the corridor in the opposite direction and recognised her as the girl Jim had gone to the dance with. He set his mind on fighting her, she looked quite feisty.

"Hey there blonde!" Stephane said to her as she drew closer. "How about we get to know each other on the battlefield?"

Before he could react fast enough to charge up his aura, Yang grabbed Stephane by the collar of his shirt and pushed him back against the wall, then raised her fist and tried to punch him. Stephane quickly held up a hand and stopped her by grabbing her fist however, his hand glowing with a pale blue aura. "You like my semblance?" He asked boastingly. "It's an aura shield, keeps me out of harms-"

Not giving him time to finish his sentence, Yang lifted Stephane up over her shoulder and threw him against the other wall. Even thought his aura shield protected him from wounds, he decided it would be best not to stand back up and start a fight in the corridor, even thought he suspected that was what she wanted.

Yang stood in front of him, looking down as he sat and leaned against the wall not daring to rise. "Listen up asshole!" She ordered, proclaiming her superiority to get his attention. "I'm not happy with how you're treating Jim, and I'm not content with the reasoning behind it, so cut it out!"

Feeling confident he could stand up knowing that he could avoid a fight in a hallway, Stephane rose to his feet and mockingly replied, "Why do you care? Is he your boyfriend?" He then jerked his head to the side and felt his body flinch as Yang slammed her fist into the wall where his head had been just a spilt second before. As she pulled her fist away, Stephane relaxed and wryly commented, "Alright...thin ice, huh?"

"You hate Jim because the Faunus betrayed your family on multiple occasions right?" Yang questioned, ignoring his mocking tone. "Jim wasn't a part of it though, so why group him in with the others that hurt you?"

Stephane grunted stubbornly, then answered, "Jim didn't do anything to stop them when my household was attacked, he ran away like a coward, like the rest of them did."

"That's a stupid reason!" Yang argued, "You must have both been like, eight years old! What could he have done?!"

"For your information, I was nine!" Stephane retorted, raising his voice a little to Yang, making her clench her fists by her side. Stephane saw the danger rising and calmed down, leaning against the wall casually. "What does it matter anyway? It's not something that'll just go away. We'll hate each even if we never see each other."

"Which is exactly why you're gonna apologise to him." Yang ordered.

"What?!" Stephane exclaimed. "Like hell I am! Who do you think you are, ordering me-"

Stephane stopped mid sentence when he noticed that Yang was glaring at him with red eyes, meaning her semblance had activated. Even his aura shield had its limits, and he had a feeling she'd beat the crap of it."Listen to me!" Yang fiercely commanded. "You better make up with Jim and stop harassing him or I'll break every bone in your body! Understood?"

Stephane swallowed the lump in his throat, genuinely a little nervous, much to his own surprise. He even found himself nodding, agreeing with her request. Satisfied that she'd gotten the message through, Yang then started walking down the corridor again. As she neared the stairs, Stephane shouted down at her, "I can tell you care about him quite a bit, so I'll think on it." Then as he left down the opposite end of the corridor, Yang hid her slight blush and ran down the stairs.

Ending Music: https/youtu.be/URQJP9UbjdA

[Nisekoi OP 1]

(Shows tiny Grimm bird flying)

Kioku ga hiraku oto! Kikitai kara! (The tiny Grimm bird flies over young Connor's head)

Kimi ni sashidasou!

OUTCASTS AND OUTLAWS V3

(Shows Connor waking up)

Aa, konna ni mo!

(Connor leaves his room and starts running down the corridor) Taisetsu na omoi mo!

(Connor runs past Mars)

Toki no suna

(Connor runs past Kane)

ga ooikakushite!

(Shows Connor run past Team JNPR as they come out of their room)

Aimai ni shite shimau keredo! (Connor stops at the stairs and runs up them)

Unmei nante kotoba

(Shows Connor running to the top of the stairs)

wa chiipu da nante!

(Shows Connor run down the corridor to the other stairs)

Issho ni warai atteru kimi ga! (Connor jumps down the stairs) Sono hito datarri suru no ka na! (Shows Irileth, Stephane and Nora) Kitto!

(Shows Connor on his back and sitting up)

Minna daji na koto!

(Connor looks behind him)

Sokushi zutzu

(Jim, Yang and Ruby are behind him. Ruby seeing if he is okay) wasurete iku kara!

(Connor smiles back at them and stands up)

Kimi to no omoide wa!

(Connor stands with Jim, Yang and Ruby)

Wazuka dake demo

(Jim walks past Connor and pats his shoulder, and then Connor, Ruby and Yang follow him) takusasete yo!

(Shows the Kalos Crystal)

Sorou hazunai pazura!

(Shows Irileth from behind) Kakusheteta

(Shows Stephane from behind) Saigo no kakera!

(Shows Nora walking)

Kioku ga hiraku oto!

(Shows Ruby and Yang)

Kikitai kara! Kimi ni sashidasou! (Connor pops up)

(Jim appears next to him)

(Shows them walking into Beacon) END