Sweet as Vanilla
A couple of days later. "Are we there yet?" Revan asks.
"No we are not!" Argent exclaims.
"Yes we are." The pilot butts in.
Argent: "Oh."
"Well now…" said Malak.
"Finally," Revan says as the ship lands.
Malak steps out of the ship. "Been awhile since I've seen grass."
"Oh if grass is what you want I can get you the hook up."
"No Revan, bad."
"I'm not a dog."
"Then don't do drugs"
"Dogs don't do drugs?"
"No, genius, as in winners don't do drugs."
"Dogs are winners."
"Which is why they are man's best friend."
"Agreed."
"Fuck dogs they're horrible creatures." Ully chimed in.
"Wow Ully, did a dog fuck your mom or something?" said Revan.
"No I hate them when they hate me."
"Ok. that's a bit too much..." said Malak.
"That was really aggressive." said Revan.
"Say you're sorry." said Malak.
"I'll never say I'm sorry to those creatures."
"I don't understand on how anyone could hate dogs, they're so awesome!" exclaimed Malak.
"Man we must stink. And I'm STARVING." said Revan.
"I can drink to that." added in Argent.
"How are you hungry? We just ate a couple hours ago?" asked Malak.
"I didn't eat your nasty ass MRE's."
"Who's fault is that then?" said Ully.
"The makers of these energy bars." Pulls out a fuck ton of wrappers. "For not making enough."
"Huh... what flavor were they?" asked Malak.
"All the flavors." said Revan.
"You are an idiot." said Ully.
"Says you." said Revan.
"Alright knock it off you two, we should get back and clean ourselves up." said Malak.
"Ya agreed." said Ully.
"Cool. Food time." said Revan. The team disembarks at Beacon. And it is flooded with people many wearing different uniforms.
"Woah, what's going on here?" asked Malak.
"Oh right. Have you ever heard of the Vytal Tournament?" asked Argent.
"I would hope they'd know from you, North~" Argent freezes.
"Is that…" he turns to see a young man a whole foot smaller than him in an Atlas uniform "...Petram?"
"Come on, North. You can call your own little brother, Pete or Peter. Petram is sooooooooooooooo aristocratic." he winks at Argent. His hair a dirty blonde and a handsome face with a cocky grin.
"Nice to meet you Petram." said Malak.
"Oh another stiff," Peter chuckles, "You do attract a lovely bunch brother."
"These are some students." said Argent.
"But of course we can't all be great prodigies like you, North." said Peter.
"Please stop. It's Argentum or Argent."
"What? Don't like being the North Star?"
"That was the name of overzealous parents."
"Hey whatever you say, mountain man. Our parents and Pearl should be here in a few days."
"Wait wha-"
"Ooh and how rude of me, Malak. My name is Petram Stella, second born, and prospect Huntsman of Atlas. You can just call me Pete," he flashes a smile and extends a hand.
"Ah yes, a man with straight priorities. You can all take note, methinks." said Peter.
"How did you know my name?" asked Malak.
"Oh you bunch are famous around here," he smiles "The first years who went on a mission and never came back. Ooooh spooky~" he does a mock terrified face, "But you were always going to come back. My brother was your huntsman. He always bring his team back. Don't you," his eyes narrow "Northy?" Argent tightens his fists.
"... excuse me I have a report to file," Argent walks away. Peter waves after him.
"See you around!" he clears his throat "Now where were we?"
"Have no clue." said Ully.
"You lost me at famous." said Malak. Peter smirks.
"My my. You don't like me very much do you?"
"I'm just really confused on how we are apparently famous."
"Well think about it. One minute you're here, the next you're gone. People asked around but no one really knew you. So myths started happening. One guy, I think his name is Ranccor, said you guys were demons and named you. So word gets around. We missed you by a day. But by then even the outside students have heard of you. Not even the great Pyrrha has gotten an assignment. It's really impressive. It seems like Argent is in charge of grooming you into respectable hunters."
"Oh great."
"Well that makes sense, when you put it that way but I didn't expect rumors to have spread about us." Revan comes back sad.
"No boobs Revan?" said Malak.
"No.. this place is stupid…"
"That's how life works sadly. I'm really surprised North didn't tell you about the Vytal Tournament considering he won the 36th tournament. Ah yes. Dear mother and father were quite proud of him winning it in his first year."
"Well damn Daniel! I didn't know our huntsman was a champion." said Malak.
"Of course he is. He is THE Argentum Stella. It's a shame really. To let all that go to waste. He could be running Atlas if he wanted to. I'm sure Ironwood would've just given it to him."
"Maybe he likes his freedom." said Revan.
"Yeah, Atlas was always a bit too rigid." added Malak.
"Maybe. But I'll tell you right now, that isn't how the Stella family works. The firstborn gets the Aegis, the training. The attention. A boy is groomed to become the mightiest warrior, a girl becomes a CEO or other high ranking official. But the second born son," he smiles, "I taught myself everything I know. I worked harder than he ever did. I take what should be mine. Hell I got into school on my own. I had to use a fake name. Mommy and Daddy didn't want me to possibly ruin our name. But now that I'm in the top 10 of my class, I can proudly use my real name," he grins "they hand the world on a silver platter to North and he just walks away. Not tooting my own horn, but I'm sure Pearl and I would have been better off. Enough of that, I've detracted. I hope to see you in the tournament. I won't be competing but I'll be rooting for you guys. It was a pleasure gentlemen." He starts to walk away.
"Nice talking to you sir." Malak turns to Revan, "Well now, that was a fuse I certainly didn't want to lit."
"Careful, he seems like the type of guy that will poison your food." said Revan.
"No that's Argent. He seems like the type who makes rumors." said Ully.
"No. Argent will fight you like a man." stated Revan.
"That's no good I like my food as it is, anyways I'm going to get myself cleaned up." Malak grabs his duffel bag then walks back to his room.
"See ya Revan I'm going to our dorm." Ully heads to the dorm.
"I'm going to clean myself up and go find my own girl."
A girl sees Malak and waves at him, "Hey! Non-Beacon students should check in here!" She chews some gum and grins.
"Ohh I'm actually a Beacon student, miss." Malak replied.
"Hold on I can't hear you I'll go over there!" She starts grabbing a bag and fills it up and fixes her pin and quickly hurries over her wolf tail wagging slightly. The sun reflects off her white hair. "Hi sorry about that. I'm Vanilla White, I'm the Beacon Student Liaison." She points to her pin, "And welcome to our wonderful school!" she hands him a goody bag packed with homemade treats "umm if your friends want i can pack them some up too. I just need your names! She grins, "What is your name and what school are you from?"
"I said I'm a Beacon student miss, my name is Malak and I'm part of Team MRUVJ."
"Oh." Her tail stops moving and her grip on the bag is loosened. "Y-you're MRUVJ...I'm sorry to have bothered you, maybe I'll see you around some time..." She says before she heads back to her booth.
"Ummm... wait come back."
"nono that's fine. I'm sorry to have wasted your time I'm sure you're busy with huntsman stuff things. Besides I really should be paying more attention to newcomers I just thought cause you're not wearing a uniform and I'm rambling, heehee. Umm just umm have a good time!" She turns and slaps herself (good time? Get your life together Nilla and stop being a spazz.) She sets the bag down next to the many other ones and sighs, looking at her empty clipboard. She puts out a list of stuff with ideas, many of them crossed off. She scratches out baking snacks. "Small animals is next that's gonna be tough…" She hums to herself completely out of earshot.
"Ummm, miss?"
(If I try and asking the pound maybe they'll donate? I need to figure out how to bring up numbers). Nilla thinks to herself.
Malak approaches her booth. "Please miss I'd just like to know on why you acted differently when you learned that I was part of Team MRUVJ?" She looks up alarmed. She had thrown out her gum but her mouth kept making the motion.
"We-well I thought maybe you were new or something and then I foundoutthatyouwerestudentsandyoureactuallytheteamthatwentonamission and" She stops. "Sorry I'm flustered. You just have a reputation and I was hoping to find some students. I'm sorry to have bothered you."
"No it's alright, you didn't know on who I was so it's only natural for you to assume that I was not from here. So why are you looking for students?"
"Well I volunteered to be a part of the Beacon welcome committee. Turns out, I am the committee and I've been trying to welcome people but no one stops by. I even tried baking stuff. I'd say it's 'cause they're horrible but seeing as no one has even tried one, I can't say that."
"Mind if I try?"
She picks the crate she used to luggage around the goodie bags. "Help yourself." She looks back to her sheet (I hope the small animals work. Otherwise. It's a kissing booth for me). She shudders and makes an elck noise.
Malak takes one and takes a bite out of it. "The cookies are really good." After finishing the rest of it, he says, "Have you ever tried greeting the students first instead?"
She looks up, "Really?" Her tail starts to wag, "I did but..." Her tail stops and she looks down, "this list is stupid." She crumbles it up, "I know why people always avoid me. It's because of...I'm not gonna bother you with this," she smiles, "I'm glad you like them. Feel free to take the rest of them to your team, maybe they'll like 'em. The crates heavy but I'm sure a big, strong man like you has it." Her face flushes red and she looks down ( BIG STRONG MAN!?).
(Did she just call me a big strong man?).
"Someone call for a big strong man?" Revan says with a jokingly smile as he approaches the two, "Malak, who is your friend?"
Nilla quickly puts the handmade "Out on Break" sign and hides under the booth.
"How long have you've been over there?" asked Malak. Ully had walked back to the dorm and changed into some new clothes. After some thinking, he walked back to Revan and Malak.
"For a while. Is she ok?" asked Revan.
"What do you mean?" Malak turns back to the booth "Um..." Nilla tries to just stay quiet.
"She was just here..." said Malak.
"She is under her desk, dude." said Revan pointing at it.
Malak knocks on the booth, "Are you okay, Vanilla?"
"No I'm not! I'm on break!...I just now realized what I did…" She peeks out, "H-hi."
"She's fun, I like her." said Revan.
"Revan, Ulysses, this Vanilla White. She's part of a welcoming committee here at Beacon." said Malak.
"Not to be mean, but right now she is the opposite of welcoming." said Ully.
Revan smacks Ully in the back of head, "Don't be a dick, dude."
"IT'S NOT FOR YOU!" she composes herself, "Sorry. I've just been in a poor mood...you can call me Nilla."
Ully blinked. "Ummm ok."
"She's here to welcome the incoming students from the other schools, she even made cookies for them. Try them." Malak tosses the two each a cookie
Revan eats it in one gulp, "mmmm foooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood"
Ully takes a bite, "Wow they're good."
"Th-thanks. They're yours. I hope your other teammates like them."
"Why would we take them? There for the oncoming students." said Ully.
"...no one has stopped by yet." said Nilla.
"Then go to them." suggested Ully.
"They don't like me. You of all should know why." She offers him a fake smile, "Well that's the day for me. I hope you have a good semester..I'm sure I'll see you around. It was nice meeting you!" She hurries off.
"What you talking about?" asked Ully.
"Huh, I wonder on why people don't like her?" asked Malak.
"Because she is socially awkward. I find it funny." said Revan.
"That's mean Revan, but I'd assume the same as well." said Malak.
"How is that mean?" asked Revan.
"It sounded like you were teasing." said Malak.
"I always tease. It's my nature." said Revan.
"It's still wrong." said Ully.
"How? It's not offensive?" said Revan.
"Right, anyways, we still smell like a bag of shit so I say we should go and get cleaned up." said Malak.
"I already did." stated Ully. "You guys smell like shit."
"I stated a fact that she is socially awkward and i like that about her, how is that wrong, Ully? And I showered." said Revan. Malak walks to his room and gets himself cleaned up.
"You don't just blert it out, not everyone likes to be called awkward."
"She isn't even here?"
Malak cleans himself up thoroughly, then afterwards, gets dressed in casual clothing and walks to the mess hall to grab something to eat.
As Revan joins Malak, he says, "So I hear there is a dance on Saturday. You should bring that dog girl. Whats her name? Nilla?"
"I don't know..."
Ully walked away from them. (Wow they didn't ask me what she meant when she said "you should know").
"Come on man, she is socially awkward and needs a friend and you're lonely."
"Fuck you. Although, you're right on the first part, maybe if I ask her out she can get use to being around people."
"Maybe, and besides, I need an excuse to go and being your wingman is good enough for me." said Revan.
"Well, nice to know we're your excuse Revan, and I'm still not sure about this dance. I've been to one's at Atlas but it's not like I brought a date to them so I'm not sure on how this will work out."
"Have you been on a date before?"
Malak gulps. "Ummm... formally?"
"Or well informally."
"Then no…"
"Oh well it's simple, just ask if she wants to go to the dance with you. I'm sure she will say yes or, well, hide under something."
"True. Well if I see her again then I'll bring it up."
"That's my boy."
Argent stands in Ozpin's office "...and that about concludes it."
"So you're giving them a B rating." said Ozpin.
"That's correct."
"Interesting. Now these thieves."
"I think Atlas is working on an anti-semblance machine."
Ozpin's eyes narrow. "And why is that?" He leans forward.
"The one I fought. He wasn't succumbing to my Vampire semblance."
"That is indeed troubling."
"Did General Ironwood find what they took?"
"That's the interesting thing. After you left, Atlas forces found the cargo car. It was destroyed. They can't be certain of what was stolen."
"I think they were huntsmen. They were trained well. And they knew of us. But it's apparent they weren't aware of the unaware. Jasper's Semblance defeated one of them."
"I will look into it. Meanwhile, enjoy a nice meal."
Argent crosses his chest and bows "Sir." He starts to leave.
"Oh also, I'm short on chaperones for the dance. Ill need you to fill in."
"..."
The team has the day off to rest for their next big adventure tomorrow.