WE DON'T OWN RWBY! IT IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF ROOSTER TEETH! THANK YOU!
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To EndlessChains:
Yeah, Raven was a bit of a surprise with her reminiscing and how she protected the group. Ren's tattoo was pretty cool, I asked Dark how important it'll be later and he just grinned at me. If Yang can get Blake tongue tied, it's only fair she does the same! Glad you enjoyed our Grimm and Villain scene, I enjoyed them too. :D
To RWBY Fan Mode:
Yeah, it was kind of a big shift from the usual cuteness. Remember, the reason Jaune seems better is because by now he's a 3rd year. He's bound to grow since his first year. But yeah, Jaune seems like a wimp in the show, but Dark says he has a lot of potential to grow. Calm Nora is kinda scary, like what is she thinking? Dark says Jaune's semblance is just a form of enhancement for now. Aura can be used to enhance the body of anyone and since we don't know he's semblance yet that's what we're going with. The last bit I can't answer, but I bet my brother can! *Tackles brother demanding answers*
To Star-The-Writer:
I did too! It'd fit that's for sure. Mama Raven was super cool, and gave me an idea for a cute series of One-Shots. Yes~ Sneaky sneaky my friend! Playful Ren is our shared headcannon and super awesome to write.
To Bill Gopher:
Hehehe, I hope she gets caught too!
To Yaksher:
Yep, and if you watch Vol. 3 Emerald was able to take control of more than two people in the Mercury vs Yang fight. Dark said to do that, she had to have been super focused and unable to really fight much. Kind of like a Mage casting and being unable to deflect attacks.
To Jay aka Jordan:
I know! Raven was so bada**! Nora was wicked awesome too! Pyrrha and Blake were surprising in the respect that Pyrrha used her semblance in a unique way and Blake freaked Yang out. Enjoy this chapter with cute Ruby and Tiny Weiss. Wonder what Jaune and Ren will do this time?
To Vanitas Lunar:
Thanks! Adam surprised me too, but after reading the ideas Dark has for him, I'm SUPER excited! You can guess and knowing you, you'd be right about Ruby. Lol Hope you love this one! I'm off to read your new chapter!
To Sha Yurigami:
Thanks! And you're totally forgiven. Here's more, and this time it's cuteness! Wow! You drew Raven vs Adam? Send us a link! :D
To dracohalo117:
Thanks!
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It took over an hour of fighting before the last of the Grimm fell. The group was covered in a mix of blood from the Grimm and their own injuries, bruises, and what remained of their beach clothes was tattered to bits.
"Is everyone okay?" Yang called out, looking around at the group as Nora collapsed to the ground to sit down, Ren bent over to catch his breath with Pyrrha copying him, and Blake panting and on her knees a few feet away. "Guess that's a yes." Yang muttered as she forced her jelly legs to keep her upright as Jaune walked over to her. He had joined the fight at some point, not that Yang could recall when, and looked worse than the others.
"You okay?" He asked, blinking in exhaustion while dropping his shield to for support. His arms were laced with cuts, some deep enough that Yang worried about the blood loss, while others were slowly being healed by his Aura.
"Fine. Aura took care of the worst of it. Just tired now." Yang told him, her eyes looking around once more at the scattered group before walking over to support Jaune. "Used up all your Aura?" Yang asked with a grin that made Jaune give out a tired laugh.
"Not all of it. Just most of it." Jaune told her as he took the help and leaned on her. "Thanks." He added as their partners and teammates stood up and joined them.
Ren's torso was covered in dark bruises that told of cracked or broken ribs with luckily only shallow cuts as well. If Yang had to guess he probably had a cracked rib or four since he seemed to be struggling to breath and walk. Nora was standing near him, her arm up in case he fell over and watching him closely. She too was covered in bruises and blood but Yang could see most of it wasn't hers'. Pyrrha was injured as well, the Spartan holding her right arm close and keeping one foot a bit off the ground showing that she suffered a possibly broken arm and at least a sprained ankle. Blake was still sitting on the ground, her back covered in cuts that still bleed as she turned to look at them.
"I'm out of Aura." Blake told them tiredly, trying to climb to her feet only to fall back to the ground when her body couldn't support her weight and revealing the long gashes on her arms as well. Right now all of them needed to rest and heal before doing anything. Looking around at them, it was obvious how tired they were and how low on Aura they all were.
"Nora, think you can get some of the villagers to help us?" Jaune asked the Viking woman while looking up at the deserted wall above them. Where had they all gone? Were there more Grimm on the other side?
"Got it." Nora said with less energy than usual as she walked off, alternating between jogging and walking towards the small gate cut into the wall. It seemed as if the fight really had gotten to them.
"Ren, think you can help Pyrrha? I'll get Blake and Jaune." Yang said as she hefted Jaune up a bit and slowly walked over to Blake. The Faunus gave Yang a grateful nod as she set Jaune down to help Blake climb onto her back. "Comfy?" Yang asked as she stood up and helped Jaune to his feet. Blake hummed, nuzzling into Yang's back as the blond wrapped and arm around Jaune to help him.
"Hunters!" A voice called out as they all started to move toward the wall. Nora was returning with a group of about six people, some of them carrying stretchers while others had weapons in their hands.
"Cavalry's here." Jaune joked with a grin of relief as everyone relaxed and waited for the approaching group.
"Who's the worst off?" An older man with mostly grey hair but a body still in its prime asked in a drawl, looking over the group with critical eyes as Nora returned to Ren's side, supporting him and Pyrrha equally.
"Help these two first. Pyrrha, think you can hold on for a few minutes?" Jaune asked motioning to Blake and Ren before looking at Pyrrha.
"Of course." The Spartan said, using Nora's help to move away from Ren as a man and woman brought one of the stretchers over to him and helped him lay on it. Another pair approached Yang, making motions to get to Blake before freezing as Yang's eyes flashed red and she growled.
"Help her. I've got Blake." Yang said, nodding over to Pyrrha and glaring at the pair until they moved. "Nora, help Jaune." Yang ordered, making Jaune roll his eyes at his friend but didn't argue the words as his teammate helped him out.
"My name's Dew Copper, thanks for coming so quickly. Wasn't sure Olympus' boy would make it time." The leader of the group told Yang as she carefully shifted Blake on her back and nodded at him. "Follow me, we'll get you to Doc and take care of your wounds." Dew said, lifting up his bow and spinning it around. As if a signal, the group began to move as one, the gate reopened and another small group came out, all of them armed with a bow or staff of some kind.
"Impressive." Yang whistled, her eyes watching as the new group looked around the area with various looks of apprehension and fear. The fear wasn't a good sign to Yang, making her feel like she had done an inadequate job if there were more Grimm but even she could admit that she'd feel the same in their shoes.
"Thanks. We don't see a lot of action but when we do, like to have a plan in place." Dew said with a proud grin as they continued their slow march inside the gates. "Got a couple of girls. Think they're looking for ya." Dew said just as they stepped past the gate and yelling started.
"Get back here!" Someone yelled as things flew into the air and a goat got loose causing several people scatter to clear the way.
"Hey! Stop those kids!" Another person yelled as the group all stopped and looked towards the commotion.
"Speak of the devils." Dew said from where he now stood next to Yang, a half smile on his face as a red and white blur raced towards them.
"'Ang!" Twin voices yelled as they slammed into Yang's legs and latched on tightly. It was a surprise that Yang managed to stay upright as she rocked back a step before looking down into two pairs of teary eyes.
"'ou 'eft!" Ruby said between cries as Weiss buried her face into Yang's thigh, ignoring the blood on her as she did.
"You boys get them to Doc. I'll help out here." Dew told the others before bending down and picking up Ruby. "Don' worry. I gotcha." Dew said when Ruby started to fight him, before the man bent down to grab Weiss.
"Weiss," Yang said, looking down at Weiss as Dew tried to pull her off. "Weiss, I- we need to help Blake. Think you and Ruby can lead the way?" Yang asked, seeing how Dew was struggling to hold Ruby and get Weiss.
"Bake hurt?" Weiss asked with big eyes as Yang gave her a solemn nod and motioned to the sleeping woman on her back. She really had used up all her Aura if she was already asleep.
"Yeah, and I'm too tired to keep my eyes open. Think you can lead the way?" She asked the six year old that still hadn't let go of her, yawning for added affect. Weiss bit her lip for a few seconds, soft blue eyes watching Yang to see if she was lying before one hand reached up for one of Yang's. "We'll follow you." She told Dew, looking up at the man as he let down a wiggling Ruby and watched her dart behind Yang, using her older sister as a shield as she peeked out to look up at him.
"Right, you kids need some rest. I'll get some of the ladies to cook you up some food and find y'all some clothes. Doc's got a couple 'a showers to if you need 'em." Dew told her with a friendly grin as he led her down a smaller pathway and away from the many stalls being set up nearby.
"Thanks." Yang said, perking up a bit at the thought of a shower, her body seeming a little lighter at the thought that it was nearby too. "That'd be really great." She added with a grin of her own as Dew laughed and nodded his head.
It took then a slow walk of fifteen minutes before they reached a small house like building with pale brown walls decorated with ivy growing up the walls with beautiful baby blue flowers peeking out of small shaded spots.
"Hey Doc!" Dew called out as the group walked up to the door. "Got ya a couple more!" He said as a tall lean man with grey hair and wearing a dark blue plaid shirt and jeans looked up from where he was setting Pyrrha's arm in a sling.
"Alright! Alright!" The man said, looking back at Pyrrha's arm and quickly wrapping a long bandage over it. "Keep it set for now. Don't do anything with it. Now, hobble into that back room with the others and find yourself a bed or a shower." The man told her with a no nonsense tone that reminded the Beacon students of Glynda Goodwitch.
"Now, you. How bad are your injuries? And your partner's?" Doc asked, walking over to them as Yang shifted Blake carefully with one hand as the man looked them over. "Alright, I'm going to need help. You two. Think you can find a roll of white gauze, tap, and band aids?" Doc said, looking down at Ruby and Weiss, the duo having taken to hiding behind Yang and both holding onto one hand.
"Go on." Yang urged, pulling them out from behind her and pushing them forward so she could place Blake down.
"Think you can get her in one of the back beds?" Doc said, looking up at Dew as the man set his bow down and nodded. Yang started to shake her head, not wanting to release Blake when she was essentially knocked out but was stopped when the Faunus spoke up.
"I'm fine." Blake told them, pushing against Yang so she could stand on her own and grunting when Ruby and Weiss ran up to her and latched onto her legs. Yang immediately reached out too steady her, the blond asking her silent questions with her eyes. "I can bandage my own arms. If you have a shower available though I'd like to clean up first." Blake told him as Ruby let go long enough to hold up an unraveling roll of cream colored bandages like you would use for a sprain.
"Shower's in the back. I'll get the ladies to bring ya some clothes." Dew spoke up, grabbing his bow again and nodding towards the doctor. "See ya at the festival Doc." He said before walking out and leaving the group alone.
"If you're all sure. Shower's on the left through that door. I've got to go out and make house calls." Doc said after looking the two women over, walking over to switch out the cream bandages for a set of white that would actually be useful and grabbing a bottle of peroxide. "Use these and get some sleep. Close the door and no one'll bother you." Doc added as Blake took the bottle and nodded, her tired eyes conveying her thanks as the doctor turned to Yang and gave her a hard look.
"What?" Yang asked, reaching down to swoop Ruby up into her arms while keeping eye contact with the old man.
"Get a shower and sleep." He finally said, turning away to grab a bag and then headed towards the door. "Don't make a mess." He commanded as he left, slamming the door as he did.
"Grouch." Yang muttered, ignoring the tired slap on her arm at the word as Blake lifted Weiss up, her own arms shaking slightly at the minor weight. "Let's get cleaned up. I'm exhausted." Yang said, nudging a quiet Blake towards the back doorway and the dim room beyond.
Luckily JNPR was in various stages of falling asleep, each couple curled up together in a way that wouldn't aggravate the other's injuries but would still bring both comfort. Yang took Weiss, the tiny heiress not fighting as she was put on the floor but remained close by as Yang and Blake stripped off their filthy clothes and washed up. Ruby somehow managed to find a few long gowns in a cabinet and Blake gratefully hugged the tiny redhead while Weiss watched from the doorway, her head turning back to look at the others whenever they would make a sound.
"Alright you two, no more guard duty." Yang said, as she and Blake climbed out of the shower and toweled off. Both decided to pin their long hair back with strips of cloth Yang had made from her old tank top before slipping into the long soft gowns. Both women smiled as they walked over to scope the duo up from where they were curled up on the floor in the doorway. Ruby mumbled something about cookie monsters as Yang lifted her up, fighting to keep her eyes open. Weiss had immediately snapped her head up from where she had it resting on her knees, looking around in confusion before her eyes landed on Blake as the raven haired woman lifted her up into her own arms and let her snuggle against her.
"I can push those two beds together." Yang said as they looked around the room, noticing how all six beds were only twin sized and that JNPR had already had that idea.
"Perfect." Blake said, fighting to keep her own eyes open as she ran her fingers through a dozing Weiss' hair. Yang nodded, using her free hand to smother a yawn as she walked over to the two furthest beds and carefully pushed them together. "I love you." Blake said as she eased down into the much larger bed, smiling up at Yang as she pulled a soft red and white patterned quilt off of her side to drape over Blake and Weiss.
"Love you too Kitten." Yang said with a smirk as she crawled under the blanket with Ruby still clinging to her like a tiny monkey. Both leaned into each other, their lips brushing each other softly as they both relaxed. "Marry me Belladonna?" Yang asked as they pulled apart just far enough to be able to stare into each other's eyes.
"No." A tiny voice said, making both tired women blink and look down at a pair of pouting blue eyes. "My Bake." Weiss said, pulling herself closer to Blake and turning her head to glare at Yang, the blond too surprised to respond as Blake laughed.
"Yes, your Blake." The Faunus laughed softly as she brushed Weiss' hair and watched her struggle to keep her eyes open. "But Yang's Belladonna." Blake whispered as she looked back up at Yang and gave her a sweet kiss while Weiss drifted off to sleep holding onto Blake with one hand and sucking on her fist with the other.
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Jaune yawned as he was pulled out of sleep by an annoying tapping. Opening his deep blue eyes, he sighed as the last of his sleep vanished and his mind identified the tapping as someone knocking on the door to their room.
"Just a minute!" Jaune called out just loud enough to make the noise stop and looked down at his chest where Pyrrha was still sleeping soundly. Carefully lifting her up enough to wiggle out from under her, Jaune quickly slipped their pillows into his spot, sighing when Pyrrha stayed asleep. "What's up?" Jaune asked as he walked over to the door and cracked it open to reveal an older woman with greying brown hair and bright light brown eyes.
"My apologies, I didn't think you were all still sleeping." The woman said, moving her hands to bring Jaune's attention to the few bags in her arms.
"Let me get that." Jaune said, letting the door swing open further to reveal the room and his almost complete lack of clothes. Unlike Blake and Yang, JNPR hadn't been awake enough to do more than wipe off most of the grime and Grimm blood before all of them passing out so Jaune still wore his tattered jeans but no shirt.
"My name's Silvia, I met Miss Blake earlier this week. Olympus' boys went and got your bags at the cabin so you'd have your clothes." The woman said as Jaune took the bags and set them on the inside of the door before looking up a scrutinizing gaze. "You all need to eat more, you're far too skinny to be fighting those Grimm. I'll bring you kids something to eat." She said, bustling off before Jaune could comment or say thanks.
"Who was that?" Ren's soft voice spoke up, as Jaune shut the door and grabbed a bag to search through.
"One of the villagers." Jaune shrugged as he pulled out a few of Nora's clothes and held out a pair of bright pink underwear to Ren. "Yours?" He teased with a bright blush as Ren turned his head to look up at the ceiling. Jaune snickered before setting the aside and digging further into the bag, finding a set of familiar black and white clothes and a set of Pyrrha's clothes. Checking the other bag, he made an 'aha!' sound as he found a pair of jeans and his spare hoodie along with some undergarments with Ren and Yang's clothes.
"I'm gonna get a shower." He said as he gathered up his clothes and walked over to the bathroom, stopping to pull the blanket up around Pyrrha as Ren settled back down next Nora.
"Boop," Nora whispered, reaching up to bump her boyfriend on the nose as he pulled her close, smiling at her action as she moved her head so as not to rest on his chest and instead on his shoulder. "You okay?" She asked, her eyes still closed as she ran soft fingers over his chest where his ribs had been cracked.
"Still sore, but fine." Ren told her as she hummed and laid her palm flat on his chest. She was obviously still tired and enjoying the cuddling they were doing, and Ren was content to simply lay there and enjoy their small peace.
"Oof!" A tiny voice gasped, breaking the peace and making Ren sigh. Well it had been nice while it lasted.
Ren turned his head to look over in the direction of where the others had fallen asleep, his brows furrowing when he saw no source of the noise. From the angle he was laying at he could see Blake's back and Yang's wild yellow hair, but not much else.
"'Ang~" A small voice said, the quilt covering the pair moving a bit as it was pulled from the opposite side. Ren closed his eyes in a silent sigh before slowly easing himself up to get out of the bed. His ribs still hurt, reminding him with a dull bruise-like ache that he would need to be careful as he silently walked over to the girls to see Ruby trying to climb back onto the bed and only pulling the blanket down on her.
"Ah!" Ruby squeaked as Ren managed to pull her up with his good arm and set her on his hip. "Hi!" She greeted him, grinning widely at the man as he rolled his eyes and looked down at Yang to see her and Blake cuddled with Weiss in between them. There was a small space between Yang and Weiss that Ruby probably climbed out of but Ren knew he wouldn't be able to put her back.
"I gotta pee." Ruby told him, wiggling in his arm and biting her lip. Nodding his head, Ren set her down, his breath catching as Ruby jumped from his arm and darted into the bathroom before Ren could stop her.
"AH!" Jaune's voice exclaimed, making Ren sigh as Pyrrha and Nora shot up in confusion. "Ruby!" Jaune said followed by the snapping of cloth and the water turning off.
"What that?" Ruby asked loudly, making Ren close his eyes with a sigh while Pyrrha darted into the bathroom to snatch up the toddler and Nora buried her face in a pillow laughing.
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It was another twenty minutes before Blake and Yang even moved, but only because Weiss had gotten up and managed to use Blake's hip as a launch pad to jump into Nora's arms.
"Umph!" Blake grunted, turning to grab Weiss just as Nora spun her away. The Faunus hissed, still half asleep as she jumped out of the bed and towards Nora, the red quilt still in one hand. Nora grinned at the Faunus, twirling away from her with Weiss giggling like mad as Blake blinked awake and looked around at the dressed group.
"It's morning! It's morning! It's~ morning!" Nora sang as she lifted Weiss up with one hand so she could 'fly'.
"Sorry, there's tea if you want it." Pyrrha said from where she was sitting with Ruby in her lap. Blake nodded, yawning as she walked over to where a pitcher of tea sat next to a basket near the door.
"How are your injuries?" Blake asked as she poured a small mug of tea and sipped on it, wincing slightly at the sudden blast of sugar hitting her tongue.
"Pretty good." Jaune told her from his perch in a chair, his knees drawn up to his chin and a blush on his face that peeked Blake's interest.
"We're all good!" Nora told her, tossing Weiss up into the air and making Blake's heart stop at the same time. "Though Jaune seems to have a fever." She teased, making the blonde man sputter a bit before burying his face in his knees.
"There was an incident earlier with Jaune and Ruby." Pyrrha explained when Blake raised a brow at them, her ears standing up in interest.
"What happened?" She asked while setting her sweet tea down beside the basket.
"'aune's got a stick!" Ruby exclaimed loudly, leaning forward with a grin as Pyrrha froze braiding her hair.
"WHAT?" Yang exclaimed, everyone turning to look at the stunned blond as Ruby laughed and Weiss tried to get Nora to toss her up in the air. "Oh God." Yang groaned, falling back on the bed and muttering something.
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"Sha ta co ti oh scum ne rivna! Sha ta co ti oh nugga tir na nog! Sha ta co ti oh scum ne rivna. Nug a tir na nog." The sound of several people singing from a nearby bonfire could be heard by Team RWBY and JNPR walked out of the doctor's house and into the brightly lit village.
"Wow," Pyrrha and Yang whispered in awe as they looked around at the handful of stalls nearby, the massive bonfire with dancers, the musicians, and the small lights strung up over their heads.
"This place is PERFECT!" Nora exclaimed, throwing her arms in the air as her blue eyes darted back and forth in excitement. "Ren! Listen!" Nora said in a loud excited whisper, drawing all their attentions toward Nora and the music playing.
"From the shores through the ancient mist. You bear the mark of my elven kiss. Clear the way, I will take you home~ To eternal bliss." The words reached their ears, drawing large smiles from Ren and Nora while Jaune began to nod his head to the upbeat sound.
"Jaune?" Pyrrha asked in surprise as the blonde man grabbed her wrist and led her towards the bonfire where several young men and women were dancing.
"We'll meet back here later?" Ren asked as Nora started to quietly sing along to the song and pull on Ren's arm.
"Right." Yang said as she adjusted her arms around Weiss and Ruby's legs, the duo perched on her shoulders and constantly twisting back and forth to look at the sights. "Blake, how 'bout we look around?" Yang said as Nora dragged Ren off to the bonfire. Blake nodded, not feeling up to dancing near the fire just yet and began to lead Yang and the girls to one of the booths.
"Hello~ Ladies!" A young man with dark brown hair and hazel eyes greeted them. He wore a pair of loose cutoff jeans and a blue and white tie dyed shirt, with a matching headband wrapped around his head. "Name's Dio, what can I do for ya?" The man asked with a wink as Yang frowned slightly at the obvious flirt.
"What's all this?" Blake asked, ignoring the man in favor of inspecting the bowls of dye in front of her as well as the smaller table filled with different items and spools of string.
"It's a craft booth." Silf told them, motioning to the bowls of dye in front of them. "These are for the tie dye. We do shirts, headbands, bandannas, and bracelets. The smaller table's for the kids to make necklaces and stuff." He said as Yang set Ruby and Weiss down so they could look at the items. Many were already made and laid out for display and for kids to use as examples while others were in small leather bags with a picture burnt onto it.
"Bake?" Weiss asked, looking up at the Faunus while Ruby walked over to look into the bowls of dye. Blake looked down at Weiss, letting go of the small red pouch that held a necklace with an eye charm on it. "P'ease?" She said after a second, holding up a small metal star and giving Blake big puppy eyes while Yang talked with the guy. Blake bent down and gently took the star, holding it in her palm and letting the light hit the metal charm.
"Come on." Blake said, smiling softly as Weiss' face lit up and she turned to the table. Glancing over at Yang, Blake saw her holding Ruby up as the small red head began to twist a large white band in a bowl of red dye.