The Huntress of Vale
Chapter 2:
After that weekend Mrs. Goodwitch had asked to see Yang in her office with Cinder as discussed when they were with Professor Ozpin. Yang reached the office just a little after the bell had sounded for lunch to find Cinder waiting leaning against the wall staring straight at the blonde girl once she was close enough as if to intimidate her. Shrugging it off, Yang rolled her eyes to the girl and walked inside followed by the now flaring Cinder Fall into Mrs. Goodwitch's office.
Her office was full of many props, mirrors, scripts, posters and various other objects the most notable being her whip which sat on top of her bookshelf which seemed to be the pride of her collection as she would always have it on her even when told by Professor Ozpin on several occasions to stop taking it to rehearsals and walking around school with it. Glynda sat behind her desk seeing Yang and Cinder enter in the reflection of her handheld mirror and turned once they had closed the door.
"Please, have a seat." Mrs. Goodwitch said to the girls, they sat in the chairs in front of her desk and waited for Mrs. Goodwitch to say something but instead she got up and grabbed her whip from the top of her bookshelf. Yang and Cinder although not "friends" shared a quick glance of concern before feigning interest in each other and looking for something else to focus on as Mrs. Goodwitch rounded her office and started to pace herself behind the seated girls. "You girls can drop the act".
Both girls turned around in their chairs to look at Mrs. Goodwitch who was still slowly pacing behind them. They both shared questioning looks before returning to look at Mrs. Goodwitch. "What act?" Cinder stated in a monotone fashion raising a hand to her chest to feign innocence. Clearly Cinder was the better actor of the two so Yang did her best to stay looking confused.
Mrs. Goodwitch then turned to face the girls whip in hand and the light captured in the reflection of her glasses. "I said," speaking slowly through gritted teeth as she twisted her whip "drop the act!"
Yang immediately broke as she coughed violently realising she had not breathed since Mrs. Goodwitch had made her statement. Cinder rolled her eyes at Yang's actions and spoke to Mrs. Goodwitch in a quiet yet assertive tone "Whatever" and shifted in her chair to face away from Mrs. Goodwitch. Glynda marched across to the other side of her desk again to force eye contact with Cinder.
"Listen Cinder, Yang!" Yang straightened up in her chair watching as Mrs. Goodwitch gave them a stare full of conviction. "I know you may not be the "best" of friends, But this is an important opportunity and not one to be taken lightly. Therefore I want no arguing. And Cinder although you said Yang can direct by herself I discussed it with Professor Ozpin and you WILL co-direct this production as a team! Are we clear!?"
"Fine …" said Yang not so much loving the fact they were now co-directors again. "… Fine" Cinder simply stated again trying to avoid eye contact with her teacher. "… Good" Mrs. Goodwitch stated as she sat back down at her desk.
"Now that the issue is out of the way we can begin this meeting." Mrs. Goodwitch then went through her desk and pulled out a clipboard and begun writing. "Now, since you are both directing it would be wise to split up certain responsibilities therefore Yang" Mrs. Goodwitch pointed to Yang with her pen "You will manage up stairs when it comes time for production. Understood?" "Yes Maim" Yang said giving a subtle mock salute.
Mrs. Goodwitch nodded to Yang as confirmation before pointer her pen to Cinder "as for you Cinder you will be floor manger once it come time to raise the curtain. This was decided as it was you that was wanting to give up your role as co-director. It is still a very important position and one that shouldn't be taken lightly. Is that alright?" Cinder looked towards Mrs. Goodwitch before stating "That will be… acceptable…" Mrs. Goodwitch nodded appreciating Cinder's "willingness".
"Secondly you two will met with me regularly to discuss the progress of the production and also to ask me for anything you may need in regards to the production. Is that clear?" "Yes" the girls responded in unison in their respective tones.
"Third the draft script for your production will be due within a month from today." Mrs. Goodwitch then continued to jot down notes while stating, "I have spoken and expect good things out of Miss Belladonna, and it was a very kind act to let her write what will be your year level's final production. Yang" She then looked up to Yang who gave a confused look before jokingly stating, "Who said Blake was going to write the script? …" There was a pause and both Mrs. Goodwitch and Cinder stared at Yang. 'Geez tough crowd' Yang thought to herself before letting out a weak laugh scratching the back of her head "… I'll be sure to tell her that".
Mrs. Goodwitch nodded before continuing, "Finally if ever an issue arises due to you lack of compatibility or attempts to work together on this project, then as the Professor stated there will be no final Production at the end of the year. Understood?" Yang nodded her head in understanding before looking to Cinder where she caught the slightest glimpse of her signature smirk slip away to a stoic expression. Yang had the same uneasy feeling as after the meeting with Ozpin... Could she trust this girl?
"Very good" Mrs. Goodwitch said before putting her pen down to look at the girls. "You are dismissed. Enjoy the rest of lunch. Also please try to get along". The girls got up and walked out of the office saying their goodbyes to their teacher.
Once they had walked away from the Mrs. Goodwitch's office Yang decided to break the silence "Well that was a…" Yang turned to the direction of where Cinder was and found the girl had already sauntered half way down the hall. "… thing" she mumbled to herself before turning the other way and walking towards where she would find her friends.
"This was defiantly going to be thing," Yang thought to her self as she finished her walk and found her sister and best friend sitting at opposite sides of the bench under the cool shade of one of the many trees on campus.
"Sup Yang!" Ruby waved enthusiastically throwing Yang a juice box "Thanks Rubes" Yang said giving her sister a thumbs up. "How did the meeting with Mrs. Goodwitch go?" Blake said as she put down the most current book she was reading.
"Well…" Yang said as she sat down next to Blake and stated trying to get her straw into her drink. "It was defiantly interesting…" "What do you mean?" Ruby asked sipping on a Big M. "argh well Mrs. Goodwitch saw right through me and Cinder" "Cinder and I" Blake chimed in returning her eye to her book. Blake was well informed by Yang on what Cinder had done in Ozpin's office the other day and was just as suspicious as Yang as to what the girl's motives were.
"Whatever Blake! The point is she knows "Cinder and I" aren't going to get along. And that's not all; we have to be co-directors again! Which sucks so godda…" Just as Yang was going to continue, said girl could be seen staring… locking eyes on Yang from across the schoolyard seemingly trying to burn a hole into her head through the intensity of her stare. "See Blake what the actual f#! OW!" Yang looked away from the crimson girl to her sister who casually looked around as if she hadn't just kicked Yang under the table just now.
As Yang turned again to look at the girl that was currently ruining her life she had vanished. "Yang! Focus" Blake said waving her hand, trying to grab the blonde girls attention from searching for what was the course of her building rage. "We have more important issues like… I don't know … the production!" Yang stopped looking and directed her attention her friend who had put her book down for the sake of having what was meant to be a discussion on what had been explained in Mrs. Goodwitch's office.
Yang sighed before calming down enough to explain the situation of the upcoming production. "Okay … well the way it works is me and Cin …" Yang then saw Blake slightly turn her head at this. Yang quickly figured out why and bought a hand to her face before stating, "Cinder and I are co-directing again. But when it comes time for the performance I will become lead director and she will work as the floor manager which is pretty sweet I guess." "That's awesome Yang" Ruby said after downing her Big M. "Yeah well the reason for that was beca..."
"Yeah "sweet"… But what about the script whens that due?!" Blake said interrupting Yang.
"Well its due a month from today" Yang plainly stated before talking to Ruby again about how the roles will work between the reassigned co-directors of the production.
"A month …" Blake whispered to no one in particular.
As the sister's sitting next her continued chatting they somehow became distant in her mind. An uneasy feeling took over Blake as the task that had been given to her had finally and only now made her realise the magnitude of what it could or would mean.
She could write something terrible, something so horrendously awful or abstract that no one want's a part, something that would never be in comparison to the literature which she holds dear to her heart.
Looking very downtrodden Yang was the first to stop her conversation she was having with her sister to look over to the girl who looked out of place from her usually calm and uncaring demeanour. "Blake" Yang made sure she looked to her before continuing, "Don't worry okay! Its only a draft script that due and its not like your writing it yourself I'll be there to be honest and tell you if it boring or when it needs an explosion." Yang smiled and for some reason Blake found herself smiling too. "Shut up," Blake said before picking up her book to begin reading from where she had left off.
With these concerning thoughts in her mind at ease she began to think a little more positively about the opportunity she had been given by her friends. This was going to be hard work but defiantly a worthy experience; This seemingly made her more excited for the end of the day so she could begin conceptualising what would be Yang and Blake's end of year production.
At least thats what she thought...
A/N How about Team FNKI! (or was it FNKY?) and the soundtrack this season *drags hands down face* I literally can't even!
Seriously though, thank you to everyone who's showed interest in my fanfic so far. It really means a lot! I hope you enjoyed and continue to follow the story.
-PH1LEX