Been a while... Here's the new chapter... Hope you enjoy!


-Patricia-

Waking up late for class is not a nice way to begin the semester...and then there is Kuro who needs help catching up for the first three days of school that he spent unconscious...ugh...so much to worry about...Which brings me back to the thought that Tenshii didn't come back after he exploded and walked out the door last night...So far, this year is looking good. I just wanted to make a nickname for him, why was he so bothered by it? Being a bird can't be that bad...Can it?

"Three people with overly-high-tech devices and no one set an alarm?!" I practically shrieked as we rushed to prepare for classes which we couldn't afford to be later for than we already were.

"I thought you would do it, since you're usually the one who remembers these things..." Marron replied, stating the obvious.

"I would've remembered, had I not been preoccupied with Tenshii's explosively sensitive personality. Where did that kid go?!" I yelled as my voice quickly grew in aggravation. "Doesn't he know how important it is to show up for class?!"

"Please calm down, Patricia…" Kuro basically whimpered in fear of my angry temper. "I think we should all just calm down and get to class so that I can begin to catch up on all the work I missed."

"Yeah, you're right." I replied, sighing and slowly releasing my pent up anger. "Let's go to class."


We slowly, but surely got to class almost an hour late and exhausted. When we walked in, the professor simply scolded, "you're late!" Then let us sit down as if understanding our problems when he saw only three of us walk in. I saw his mouth move a bit before he went back to the planned lecture for the rest of the class, he clearly knew something.

"If you're wondering what he murmured before going back to teaching, he said something along the lines of, 'there's always one…' " Marron whispered to me as we sat down in our seats. You know, sometimes it really is nice having a faunus around. They're very perceptive, seeing how she saw the suspicious look on my face when I saw the professor's mouth move and she heard what he'd stated under his breath. Well, Marron is, anyway.


-Kurotsubana-

Ugh...so much work piles up when you're unconscious for three days...Where do these teachers get all these new ideas for homework?! Kuro thought as the end of the last class of the day slowly drew near and more work was assigned for him to bring back to class the following day. Tenshii still hadn't shown up to any of the classes and Kuro was beginning to be concerned for the wellbeing of his team mate, but Patricia was just pissed that he would have the nerve to ditch them like that. Her main topic during lunch was about how much nerve Tenshii had to just walk out of the door and not come back, after exploding at them.

The bell rang to signal the end of class. Patricia immediately got up and was clearly preparing to speak something and take leadership of the team (as usual) and make a decision that would take up all their time they usually had to do homework.

"Okay, who else here thinks that we should go and find Tenshii!" Patricia asked, well, not asked but more demanded, a better word would be commanded, actually. Kuro had the face of completely expecting this, and very clearly annoyed with the way things were turning out.

"Patricia, since Kuro is team leader, I think we should ask his opinion first and let him make the decision." Suggested Marron, showcasing her talent of stating the obvious yet again.

"Honestly, since I know you're going to drag us along no matter what I say. I'll sacrifice my time for studying to look for Tenshii if it means that you two do most of my homework when we get back." Kuro stated, clearly annoyed with the situation.

"Really? Only that? Okay. When would you like to leave?"

"No, Patricia! I don't want to do his homework!"

"What's wrong with a little work after we get our team mate back? I don't see any harm in that."

"Patricia's right, it'll seem like nothing after all of the trouble we'll go through to get Tenshii back. Especially if he's still upset about last night…"

"Yeah, what's up with that? We only called him bird boy, it's not like he actually is a bird… Right…?"

They stood there in awkward silence as Kuro and Patricia stared at each other, debating whether they should say anything or not. Kuro opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted when Doctor Oobleck walked up to him and started saying things too quickly to decipher.

"Sorry Doctor, what was that?" Kuro asked, trying to sound polite.

"Well, uhm. You see, Professor Ozpin would like to see you in his office. It's about the, uhh… The incident."

"Okay…?"

"Very well then, follow me!" Doctor Oobleck then grabbed Kuro by the arm and zoomed down the hallway towards the elevator to get to Ozpin's office.


-Patricia-

"That was a little weird…" I muttered as kuro seemingly flew backwards down the hallway.

"Does this mean Kuro won't be coming with us? And what did Oobleck mean when he said 'the incident' ?"

"Marron… Why don't we just get started on Kuro's homework, okay?" I tried to change the subject, hoping she wouldn't notice.

"Are you and Kuro hiding something from me? What actually happened on the day of initiation?"

"Just like Tenshii said, he jumped from a tree with kuro, hoping to land it, but Kuro grabbed his arm at the last second out of fear from the Nevermore. Due to the sudden shift in weight, Tenshii lost his balance and barely saved himself while Kuro smacked his head on the ground."

"But wouldn't his aura have protected him?"

"Well, yes… But…"

"But, what?"

"Let's just go find Tenshii, okay? Tenshii will tell you later, I'm sure of it."

"Okay…" Marron agreed, but I could easily notice the suspicion in her voice. Things were not going to go well for a while.


Yay! A longer chapter! Writing is hard... but fun... Look forward to more... Please tell me how I'm doing... I asked some friends, but they gave me a hard time... Send reviews on how good my cliffhangers are! Just kidding, I hope you you enjoyed!