Chapter 6: Juniper

Sun didn't go far, he made it into the hallway and was invited into Team JNPR's room by Ren. As the door opened, he saw what could only be described as a party. There was food out on a table and music was playing. Jaune and Pyrrha were over jumping on one of the beds, and Nora was rummaging through Ren's bag.

"Nora!" Ren yelled.

"Sorry Ren," Nora sang, standing up and stepping clear of the bag. "I wanted to find the syrup and I thought you had hid it in here."

"Nora, think about it, if I wanted to hide it, I wouldn't hide it in the first place you would look."

It took no time at all for Nora to figure out what he meant, and when she did she rushed into the bathroom.

"Hey Sun, what's up?" Pyrrha called from across the room, voice fluctuating as she bounced up and down.

"Not much, I had to get out of the room." Sun responded.

"Why is that?"

"Yang and Blake are over there cuddling in bed."

"What?" Jaune miscalculated his jump and hit his head on the ceiling.

"You heard me right, and I have to sleep in that room tonight."

"Oh yeah, I meant to ask you about that." Ren cut in. "What did Ozpin say about your sleeping arrangements?"

"Well, I'm a member of Team RWBY for a while until we get enough new initiates for me to be on a team of my own."

"It's interesting he would do it that way." Pyrrha said thoughtfully as she sat down on the bed.

"And there's more, even though I'm on a team, I still have to go through initiation tomorrow."

"I guess I understand it, Ozpin wants to see what you're made of." Jaune reasoned.

"But that's just it, Ozpin has already seen me in action. He saw me fight last night."

"Well, I guess he wants to see you in a more controlled atmosphere." Ren said. "If you think about it, last night must have been a little hectic."

"Yeah, I guess your right."

"Of course he is, he's sm-" Jaune was rudely interrupted by Nora running out of the bathroom, already sticky with syrup.

"REN!" She screamed. "I FOUND IT!"

"So I've noticed." Ren replied with a slight smile.

"Back to the topic on hand, what assignment do you think he will give me?" Sun asked.

"It might be the same as ours, but I doubt it. We had to find partners and form teams, and you already have a team."

"Sooooo?" Sun let the question drag out.

"Honestly? No clue, Pyrrha?"

"Maybe Forever Fall?" Pyrrha supplied.

"Or it could be a school mission," Nora provided in a low, story telling voice. "Where he has to steal an item from everyone's closet and bring it back to Ozpin!"

Nora had been getting louder and louder, and by the end she was practically yelling.

"Nora, I doubt that highly." Ren rolled his eyes.

"Well, whatever it is, I'm ready for it. Thanks for the help, good night!" Sun said.

"Good Night!" Team JNPR chorused together.

Sun woke up the next morning and found himself on the floor again.

"How did I?"

"You fell a few minutes ago." Ruby replied, staring down at him from her bed.

Sun could tell she was trying to supress a smile, and was failing miserably. He looked over at his bed and saw that it was held up by books.

"Why is the bed standing on books?" He asked.

"It was all we had at the time, I mean, look at my bed."

Her's, of course, was hanging precariously from the ceiling. It was surrounded by an extra sheet.

"How have these beds not given out yet?"

"I don't know," Ruby replied. "When are you going to see Ozpin?"

"I guess I'll go now."

"Bye Sun!" Yang yelled from her bed.

Blake untangled herself from her partner and walked over to Sun.

"Good luck." She said.

"Alright, bye." Sun walked into the hallway and was immediately stopped by Ren.

"I wanted to wish you good luck in your initiation today on behalf of the rest of my team."

"Thanks Ren."

"It's nothing."

"Well, any last words of advice?"

"Don't die."

"Yeah thanks." Sun replied sarcastically as he started walking towards Ozpin's office.

Ozpin had been racking his brain for a long time, trying to figure out where to send Sun. It was well into the next day before he came to a decision. He had gotten a total of three hours of sleep over the course of the last night.

As Sun walked through the door, looking distinctly nervous, Ozpin smiled and gestured towards the seat across the table.

"So, I bet you're wondering what your initiation will be." Ozpin stated.

Sun nodded nervously.

"Well let me put an end to that." Ozpin told him.

"Ok."

"You will start at Beacon Cliff and be launched into the forest. You will proceed to find four flags scattered around the forest."

"What do they look like?"

"Each one has the symbol of one of your teammates."

"You mean like how Blake has that black fire thing?"

"Yes, just like that. But, continuing on, you have to bring all four of those flags back to the cliff."

"Sounds simple enough, where are the flags?"

"Somewhere in the forest, you will have to be the one to find them."

"Alright, when should I make my way to the cliff?"

"Now, let's go."

Author's Note:
Another short chapter, I'm sorry that it has to be like that. The good news is, most of the time I am writing I end up trying to shorten the story slightly and save it for another chapter. On another note, I decided to give Team JNPR some love in this chapter. I think that they will be making more appearances as the story progresses. Thank you everyone for reading and don't forget to leave constructive criticism in the reviews. Enjoy your Wednesday! PS: We finally got snow here in North Carolina! It's a birthday present that came a few days late.