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Episode 6: Being chibi's a thing now
Scary Stories
It was night and Beacon was currently experiencing a power outage. On this rare moment, the two teams with friends decided to come together for one reason – to see who could tell the scariest ghost story!
"And so, the creeper slinked away with it's prey in his mouth." Yang finished her story as the two teams plus Sun and Neptune sat in a circle. After turning the flashlight back on, she saw the disappointed looks on her friends' faces. "What? That story always scared Ruby when we were kids."
"Yeah." Ruby said with a huff. "When I was eight. It's not that scary anymore."
If one were to listen closely, they'd hear a crack of Yang's heart breaking. It was another sign her baby sis wasn't so little anymore.
"Whatever." The blonde played it off, passing the flashlight over to Ren. "It's your turn pal."
"Are you guys sure you want me to tell a story?" The ninja asked, putting the flashlight under his chin. Getting a nod, he cleared his throat to start. "Ok. Does anyone ever get that feeling that whenever you close your eyes in the bathroom, it's like someone might be standing in front of you?"
"Oh, I get that sometimes." Jaune nodded with Sun agreeing.
"It feels super creepy." Neptune shivered, remembering a few times. The girls thought it over and remembered a few times too.
"There was this huntress who needed to use the bathroom badly in the middle of the night." Ren continued, voice going deeper and ominous. "Walking in, she felt a cold chill run through her legs. …She ignored it."
Giving a pause for dramatic effect, Ren surveyed their reactions and saw he had them hooked. "Still a bit sleepy, her eyes drifted shut for a second when she sat on the toilet. And when she opened them-"
Click!
Ren turned off the flashlight to cascade the room in darkness. When he turned the light back on, his long hair was covering his whole face like the old movies.
"She appeared." The ninja said in a raspy and creepy tone. Fixing his hair once back into place, he looked over the others to see them shocked wide eyed and huddled together. "Was it scary enough?"
"Pfft! No." Yang answered.
"You did tell it well though." Weiss answered next while flipping her ponytail. "Kudos on that."
"I wasn't scared." Blake denied with Ruby nodding along.
Sighing at his failure to win, Ren passed the flashlight to the next teller.
Midnight
After everyone had told their story, the group went back to their respective rooms to sleep. As Weiss was comfily snoozing, she felt someone shaking her by the shoulder. Opening her eyes, he saw it was her partner with a flashlight in hand.
"Ruby?" She mumbled quietly to not wake their teammates.
"…Can you follow me to the bathroom?" She mumbled with a blush on her face. She'd take Blake, but Yang might overhear her.
Sighing, Weiss got out of bed to guide Ruby to the bathroom. The power was still out and showed no signs of turning on soon. Reaching the bathroom, they saw a line with Nora holding on to Ren and Jaune waiting for Pyrrha to finish. In the back Neptune was holding on to Sun while trembling.
"You're still out there, right?" The redhead asked in a small scared voice.
"I'm still here." Jaune assured her for the tenth time. Looking over to Weiss, they both shared a look of understanding of how it was.
In the line, Ren smirked of how his story scared them.
To Be or Not to Be
"Ok everyone, it's time for rehearsals." Weiss sang as she entered the stage.
After the events of Ruby's actors leaving her to make their own story, Weiss gave them all a week to write their own ideas with different genres. After speed reading them, she was impressed how well most of them could write – even Jaune. It gave her an idea of what they could all do. A remixed version of Rome and Juliet with a modern touch.
"Act one for Rome v Juliet. Take one!" The heiress clapped as the stage was set.
"All the world is a stage, and all the people actors." Ren walked on stage in medieval wear. "Love and tragedy come hand in hand as the Montague and the Capulet fight each other. But none fight harder than their heirs, Romeo and Juliet."
Bowing, Ren jumped out of the way as Jaune and Pyrrha dashed on stage to clash swords in blue and red tunics respectively. The props were dull metal blades to have the authentic sound effects to wow the audience.
"Surrender Montague scum." Pyrrha said coldly as the two locked weapons.
"After you, you Capulet swine." Jaune shot back, playing the role well.
Weiss was a bit put off when Ren put the action sequence and Blake remixed things, but seeing it now made her glad they did do it. Juliet was as powerful as any male and their love wasn't as rushed as the original – plus this seemed appropriate for a combat school.
Poof!
Out of nowhere, a smoke bomb went off and Ruby was on stage in her own medieval outfit!
"Away, Juilet you cad!" Ruby shouted while brandishing her real Crescent Rose. "Leave my Romeo alone!"
"Cut!" Weiss shouted, stopping the rehearsal. Stomping on stage, she was fuming as she glared at Ruby. "What do you think you're doing?!"
"Answering to my calling." The reaper said with a bow. "I'm not a writer or a director, but an actor!"
"And just who are you supposed to be?" The heiress humored her with arms folded.
"I'm Hermione. The magical girl betrothed to Romeo." The leader said with stars in her eyes. "I even rehearsed my lines. To be or not to be! That is the question! For it is nobler to-"
"Stop." Weiss held a hand while pinching her nose. "First off: there is no Hermione in Romeo and Juliet. Second: Blake is playing the woman promised to Romeo. And third: you were reciting Hamlet!"
"And did I kill it~?" Ruby asked, raising her brows with a smirk.
"Murdered is the better term." Weiss muttered, pulling Ruby off stage. "I'll let you sit by my side while we watch them rehearse. Maybe you'll get a better understanding of how acting is supposed to be."
Poof!
"What is it now?" Jaune coughed after another smoke bomb came between him and Pyrrha. This one was a lot more choking than Ruby's.
Standing on stage decked in a black leather jacket and sunglasses was Yang Xiao Long with tin foil wrapped around her right arm. "I am a robot sent from the future to destroy you Romeo."
"Yang get off the stage right now, or else I give you split ends!" Weiss threatened, wanting to get rehearsals over with.
Turning robotically to Weiss and then back to Jaune, she gave an 'I'm watching you' gesture. "I'll be back."
Missing
Ruby and Pyrrha were in a panic as they sat by a phone waiting for it to ring. Around them, the walls of the room they were in was covered in missing posters of Jaune and Zwei smiling together.
Ring!
At the first ring, the champion picked up the phone to answer. "Hello? This is Pyrrha speaking. Have you found them?"
After a few short muffled talking on the other end, the redhead hung up after thanking the caller.
"So who was it? What'd they say?" Ruby asked in anticipation.
"It was the pound. They said they have them and saw our posters." The champion said, getting off her seat.
"I'm coming boy!" Ruby shouted, zipping out of the room with Pyrrha lagging behind. They almost forgot the leash.
At the pound
"Oh, I'm so happy you're safe." Ruby gushed as she hugged Zwei tightly. After pulling away, she wagged a finger in his face. "Don't you ever do that to me again!"
Instead of looking guilty, the corgi licked her finger making the owner coo at his cuteness.
"Thanks a lot Pyrrha." Ruby waved, walking home with Zwei.
"It was no problem." The champion waved back while holding onto the leash. Feeling a tug, she turned to her leader who was close to wandering away. Narrowing her eyes, she tugged him back towards her and showed the spray bottle in her other hand. "Come along Jaune. It's time to go home."
Humming dejectedly, the blonde walked side by side with his partner on the sidewalk as she held him by the leash.
"Good boy." She said, rubbing the top of his head.
END
AN: And here's another chibi chapter.
In other news, I'm going to be taking a super long break from writing due to health problems. I'm suffering from high blood pressure, stress, trouble sleeping, and sore eyes so no writing for a while – plus the heat is a huge bother. Hope you guys enjoyed. If possible, I might turn that Romeo v Juliet into a thing. :\
This is Aloehisja and you've just read RWBY + J CHIBI.
