I'm back! With another new chapter! Sorry it took so long, I had a crazy summer and no time to work on it, there was also writer's block to deal with... But that doesn't matter anymore because it's finished! I hope you enjoy~
-Patricia-
This is going to be a pain… I complained to myself. It's hard enough just trying to get Tenshii to co-operate with Kuro, but now I have to keep Marron in the dark? Purposely?! What was Tenshi's problem, anyway. There's nothing wrong with being a bird, is there? I was forced to dress up as a faunus for half my life… Then it just kinda grew on me…
"Uhm… Patricia?" Marron asked, nervously.
"What is it?" I replied, trying to sound as calm as possible.
"H-how long do you think it's going to take to find, you know, Tenshii?"
Apparently, I wasn't calm enough with my reply.
"It depends on how angry he was at us… And how willing he is to come back…"
"I-is that uncertainty…?"
"I don't even know if he'll talk to us, much less come back."
"You have a point…" Marron agreed, acknowledging the uncertainty of the situation. "Where do you think we should search first?"
"I sort of have an idea… but I don't think he'll be there… To save on time, why don't we split up and look for him? We'll cover more ground that way."
"Okay." Good, she took the bait. Now I can search for him more freely.
Waving goodbye, I turned and walked through the hallway towards Professor Ozpin's office, then I took a hard right, exiting the building through the front entrance. I didn't check to see where Marron went, I was pretty sure that she would just go the opposite way from where I went. Now, time to investigate.
-Kurotsubana-
It wasn't everyday that someone got dragged to Ozpin's office by Dr. Oobleck, it was quite a head-turner for the crowd of students who gathered from the noise of Kuro's fairly audible screaming in confusion and shock.
"Why am I flyiiing?!" Kuro yelled in shock as Dr. Oobleck tore through the hallway at record speed, for Kuro, at least. Not slowing down, he whipped around into the elevator that would take them to Ozpin's office. The stop was about as smooth as the start. Smashing into the back wall of the elevator from excess velocity. "Oww… Think you coulda made that stop a little smoother?" Kuro complained, after having been peeled off of the now dented elevator.
"My apologies, Kurotsubana. Are you going to be okay?"
"I hope so? Honestly, I don't know if I could survive another ride like that."
"Well, there's always time to build up our defenses, isn't there? Oh, look, here we are at Professor Ozpin's office!" The elevator slowed to a stop and the doors opened to reveal a semi-circular desk with a chair facing away from them. The floor featured a clockwork collection of gears, set into a peculiar design that made you think that maybe they were used for something, but then re-thinking it, you assume it's just tinted glass, only there for decoration.
Kuro looked up just as Ozpin turned around in his chair to reveal a smug smile, seemingly all-knowing, but wishing to be told what happened. Leaning forward to rest his elbows on the nearly empty desk, he motioned for Kuro to come closer.
"How are you today, Kuro?"
"I-I'm fine, thankyou." Kuro stammered.
"How was the ride here?"
"A-a little nerve-wracking, but I survived the flight." Kuro managed, slowly regaining his past familiarity with Ozpin.
"Haha, Oobleck does have a tendency to scare people the first time he takes them anywhere. Please, have a seat." Ozpin motioned towards a chair that Kuro hadn't noticed before. "You must be tired after your journey here."
"Not much of a journey though, I must say." Kuro replied, taking a seat.
"Oobleck, I request that you leave us now. You have a class to attend to, don't you?"
"Oh, yes! You are right, Mr. Ozpin! I shall be leaving you now, good day!" Oobleck exited the room, leaving Ozpin and Kuro to talk in private.
-Patricia-
Running through the woods never seemed this hard before, maybe I was just paranoid that he would jump me. He wasn't that mad, was he? I hope not… I mean, it was just a little teas-
I didn't finish my thought because I was suddenly knocked out.
-Tenshii-
"Sh**!" He hissed under his breath as he realized what he had just done. He didn't know the tactic he'd learned from Salem would be this effective. I hope she's still alive…God knows if I killed her, she fell too easily…Now, do I take her back to the school and leave her in our dorm? She might have slight amnesia. I guess I'll keep her out here for a little while, just to make sure she doesn't try anything.
-Marron-
Where is Patricia?! She promised she'd be back here half an hour ago! She would never forget to come back on time! Maybe she got into trouble…? Nah, she wouldn't let that happen to her… wouldn't she? Marron stood there, silently panicking about the whole situation and running multiple situations through her head, wondering if any had happened to her. Then suddenly, a hand landed on her shoulder.
"Kyaaa!" Marron shrieked in fright, jumping backwards into something solid that grunted under the sudden impact.
"Oof! Man, you can jump back, my stomach hurts now."
"K…Kuro…?"
"Yeah, it's me. Where's Patricia?" He said, clutching his stomach which was still recovering.
"I…I don't…know…She said she would be here half an hour ago, but she hasn't shown up"
"Well, if something has happened to her, we shouldn't worry. She is the most responsible on our team. We should expect her back in time for classes tomorrow, why don't we go get some rest, it's been a long day."
"Yeah… That sounds like a good idea." After a few moments she added, "What did Ozpin want to talk with you about? You seem a little… different… More… confident?"
"It was just a little chat about the past, I'll talk about it later, where there aren't any prying eyes and ears."
And again, I meet you at the end of the chapter! I will hopefully get another few chapters out before the end of the year, but that will all depend on how much time I have available to sit down and think about where this whole thing is going. But there WILL be another chapter, you can count on that.
