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To RWBY Fan Mode:
Unfortunately, our baby Ruby did! *Passes out* Oh yeah, ReNora is like a freaking Naval Ship, they are shipped and they are perfect! The proposal bit surprised me, I wonder how it'll go? Yep! Luckily everyone is okay! FOR NOW! MWAHAHA! Glad you like our Jaune better. RWBY 4 is looking pretty good so far.
To Daniismybestfriend:
Thanks, here's a new chap!
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OMG~ YAY! SOMEBODY GOT IT!
To EndlessChains:
Thank you. *Bows* I'm glad the descriptions were good; I was worried they wouldn't be enough or would be too much. I'm also glad you found the chapter enjoyable and the Teams actions endearing. I will try and keep up the good work, thank you again!
To Jay aka Jordan:
Yep~! Weiss was super cute this chapter, but the 'Blake Launch Pad' probably wasn't a good idea. Hehe…As for Ruby, all I can say is…MY POOR INNOCENT BABY! WHY?
To Vanitas Lunar:
Thanks! And I did not see the proposal coming! It was SO cute though! And then Weiss? OMG I can die from all the sweetness! Diabetes! Ruby NO! I'm glad you laughed, I could not believe my brother wrote that!
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Yep! Everyone's all good!
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Ozpin stormed out of the cell, the loud bang of the door closing behind him making Qrow jump from where he had been lounging against the wall.
"What's up?" Qrow asked, looking at the thoroughly pissed off man as he stormed by, his cane held tightly at his side and his usual mug missing from his hand.
"Bring them back. Now." Ozpin ordered, his tone telling Qrow that whatever he knew wasn't good by any standard. "I'm going to Oobleck. We'll finish the cure by the end of the week." Ozpin told him, turning to look at him with hard eyes that Qrow knew meant business.
"What'd they say." Qrow demanded, scowling at the headmaster as he started to mess with his scroll while walking into the large chamber hidden beneath the school. "Ozpin!" Qrow snapped, angry that he wasn't getting any answers. It was his sister that brought in the strange duo, but it was Qrow who had given them to Ozpin for answers, and he wanted those answers now.
"The Queen will be making her move when all the kingdoms come together." Ozpin told him, walking over to a stand and putting his scroll on the screen.
"The Vytal Tournament." Qrow muttered as the floor shifted and an old pod surfaced, the glass behind it showing a heavily injured girl with what looked like burn scars covering most of her face.
"Yes. And it appears she wants Miss Rose's power to help." Ozpin told him, his brown eyes on the girl as he clenched his fists in anger. "We cannot let this happen. We cannot lose anyone else." Ozpin growled, his eyes hard as Qrow looked at the man. Before all of this, before Qrow had become his messenger boy, Qrow had only known Ozpin as father figure to his team, and specifically to Summer. Summer had been an orphan, just like Qrow and Raven, but unlike them, she had been lucky enough to find the headmaster and Glynda. Summer had been his pride and joy even if she wasn't really his. Everyone had seen it. But after her death, he became withdrawn, and returned to his shadow world with new anger at the enemy that had taken away one of his. His anger was well placed, he had already lost one of his children, and he refused to let another fall as well.
"On it." Qrow said and walked off, taking the private elevator up to Ozpin's office. When he got there, he was surprised to see Winter there, looking out over the school grounds. "Hey Specialist." Qrow greeted, frowning when he didn't get a reaction out of her. Looking around to make sure they were alone, Qrow walked over to the woman and pulled her back against him, kissing her neck softly as she jumped in surprise.
"Qrow!" She exclaimed, placing her hands on his while turning her head to look at him in surprise. "What are-"
"No one's here. And I'm about to go get the brats." He told her, turning his eyes to look out the window.
"Dr. Oobleck finished the antidote?" Winter asked, hope tinting her voice as she looked at Qrow with a rare but bright smile. Qrow shrugged, giving her a grin in return as she turned in his arms to wrap her own arms around him.
"Ozpin said it'll be done by the end of the week so we should go get them." Qrow told her as she breathed a sigh of relief and tightened her arms slightly. "Maybe we can get some of our own time at the cabin?" Qrow asked, swaying them both side to side as Winter groaned and leaned away from him enough to give him a stern look.
"Not until you put your flask away." Winter told him and left his arms to move towards the elevator.
"Wait." Qrow said, his brow furrowed as he looked down at his empty arms. "Does that mean never? Or was that an okay?" Qrow asked, turning to look at Winter as she stood at attention in the elevator.
"Winter!" Qrow whined, running over to her as the doors slid closed and she smirked at him. "Damn woman!"
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"Ang," Ruby whined as she tried to escape the Yang's arm. Said blond was still asleep and refused to let Ruby go as she wiggled in her hold. The group had returned late last night and after putting the tiny duo in bed had gone out to have a small bonfire on the waterfront and drink. With the alcohol flowing smoother than they realized it was no surprise that they each had to help each other return to the cabin. Ren and Nora supported each other, drunk and exhausted from dancing around the fire. Jaune was carrying Pyrrha on his back, both exchanging quiet words and seeming to glow in each other's presence even as Jaune wobbled drunkenly back and forth. Blake half carried Yang, the blond being the most drunk as she tried several times to compete with Jaune over who's girlfriend was better and arguing with Blake on where they would get married. Blake was the soberest out of all of them, but she was still drunk and argued that she wouldn't marry Yang until she actually proposed with a ring. Blake had then dropped Yang when she asked if a ring of fish or sushi would work. It was a wonder the woman had made it back to the cabin.
"Ang!" Ruby yelled in her sister's ear, freeing one arm to slam her fist on her sister's arm. Yang grunted at the interruption, pulling Ruby close when she tried to wiggle out of the loser hold. Blake on the other hand groaned, her eyes squeezing shut before slowly opening to see a small pair of blue eyes looking up at her. Weiss had been up as long as Ruby, but unlike her louder friend, she had enjoyed snuggling up with Blake; even if she smelled weird.
"Morning," Weiss whispered to the waking Faunus, her eyes going wide as she let out an 'eep' when Blake hummed and rolled over with Weiss in her arms.
"Go back to sleep." Blake mumbled, feeling a harsh pounding behind her eyelids as she pulled the blanket back over them both. Weiss stayed still for a minute, feeling the rise and fall of Blake's chest and Ruby's movement near her before slowly lifting the blanket off of her and in turn off of Blake. Blake groaned, she did not want to get up or do any kind of movement, but the eyes on her told her she had to.
"Bake," Ruby's voice whined, piercing Blake's sensitive ears and making her wince as she forced herself to turn over again and open her eyes. The room was luckily dim, but even that soft light hurt her eyes as she looked at a teary eyed Ruby being smothered by her sister. "I sorry." She whimpered while looking at a confused Blake, tears starting to run down her face.
"What?" Blake mumbled, her brow furrowed as she tried to think before her nose picked up the answer. Wincing as she got up, Blake quickly let Weiss down and moved on the bed to free Ruby as she sniffled and rubbed her eyes. "I'm not mad, but we need to clean you up." Blake told her, trying to ignore the nausea and pounding in her head as she pried Yang's arms off of Ruby and helped the four year old off the bed.
"Weiss, can you fix a bath?" Blake asked the six year old as she set Ruby down and looked down at the stain on Yang and the bed. She'd let Yang deal with that, first Ruby needed to be cleaned up. "Hey, you're okay." Blake said, bending down to Ruby's height gently brushing away her tears as she sniffled and jumped on Blake. The raven haired woman grunted a bit at the impact before wrapping her arms around Ruby and standing up. She'd need a bath after this as well so she'd ignore the wet clothing against her own clothes.
"Bake, I done." Weiss told her, running back into the room and around the bed to where Blake was pulling out a sleeveless red hoodie and a small dark brown skirt for Ruby and a lilac and baby blue version for Weiss.
"Is the water warm?" Blake asked as she looked at the clothes and stood up. Weiss nodded going over to hug Blake before crinkling her nose at Ruby, whose face was burrowed into the crook of Blake's neck. "Go ahead and jump in." Blake told her, listening as the oldest of the duo run back to the bathroom.
"Are you awake in there?" Nora called out from the other side of the closed door, making Blake twitch at the sound before opening the door.
"Sort of," Blake told the grinning orange haired woman after she had opened the door.
"Is Ruby sick?" Pyrrha asked, peeking over Nora's shoulder to see Ruby still hiding her face against Blake.
"No, Yang just held her for too long." Blake said, moving Ruby slightly in her arms to show the stain before looking over at where Jaune and Ren were cooking brunch. "I'll give her a bath and meet you out here." Blake told them as Pyrrha and Nora nodded and left her to get Ruby a bath.
"So I've got some fruit and sausage, and Ren's got the pancakes." Jaune said as he turned around with a bowl and plate in hand. Both women gave the boys smiles before going over to them and helping relieve them of their plates. Just as Pyrrha set the bowl of fruit down on the small table, all four members of JNPR heard a thump followed by a loud groan that told them Yang was awake and very much hungover.
"I'll get the water and ibuprofen." Jaune said softly as he grabbed his bag and Ren pulled out a glass for him to use.
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"So, what now?" Jaune asked as the group sat near the edge of the water. Ruby and Weiss were once again playing in the sand, trying to build a castle that resembled a pile of sand more than a castle.
"Well, we've defeated the Grimm in the area and we are on a vacation." Pyrrha started with a soft smile at Jaune that made the knight grin and blush.
"Let's surf!" Nora exclaimed, drawing looks from the others as they contemplated the idea. The water was perfect for it, with just enough swell in the water to make the perfect waves.
"Not a bad idea." Yang said with a grin as she stood up and brushed off her shorts. "I'll go see if there's any boards at the cabin." Yang told the group as Nora stood up to follow and the others stayed in their relaxed poses.
"I've never surfed before. Is it difficult?" Pyrrha asked, looking at Ren and Jaune for an answer since Blake was reading one of her many books. How she managed to find a new one at the festival the previous night was a mystery to her.
"It's not too hard. I mean, I've never done it, but how hard could it be to stand on a board?" Jaune asked, looking over at Ren to see him holding up his hands and surrounded by seaweed and mix matched sea shells.
"Who's ready?" Yang yelled as she and Nora ran up to them with two surfboards and a small boogie board. The two surfboards were long and a bit old but still in decent condition, the one Nora held over her head was a bright red with black and white bird accents while the one Yang held was a smooth baby blue with a large yellow and two white stripes going down the middle.
"I'm game!" Jaune grinned, standing up and taking the board Yang held while Ren took the small green and yellow boogie board from Nora.
"Nora you wanna surf first or nah?" Yang asked, turning to look at the Viking only to see she had vanished. "Wha?" She exclaimed, looking out at the water to see Nora already paddling out to catch a wave.
"Alright!" Jaune yelled, taking off towards the water to join his teammate. "Surf's up!" He yelled with a laugh as Yang rolled her eyes and Pyrrha laughed.
"I didn't know Jaune surfed." Yang said, making conversation with Pyrrha as they watched Nora expertly ride a wave. "He seems a bit…" Yang trailed off as she watched Jaune try and stand on the board only to flip off before he could even get a foot up.
"Never mind." Yang mumbled, snorting from trying to hold her laughter back as Jaune popped up above the waterline with a shocked look before a wave crashed over him. Pyrrha winced in sympathy for her boyfriend but even she had to admit the site had been amusing. Twenty tries later and Jaune still hadn't managed to stay on the board, though he had managed to stand up. Ren was staying along the water's edge and teaching Weiss how to swim with the boogie board while Ruby ran alongside them in knee deep water.
"Yang! Want a turn?" Nora called out, surfing into the shallows and hoping off the board as it slid up into the sand. Yang grinned, jumping up from her spot next to a sunbathing Blake to grab the board.
"Now watch the expert ladies." Yang said with a wink before taking off into the water. Blake looked up to watch Yang, part of her wondering if the blond woman really knew how to surf or if she was bluffing.
"Amazing." Pyrrha breathed as she and a wide eyed Blake watched Yang arch up into the air off of a big wave and grab the board before hitting the water and zipping past Jaune.
"Go Yang!" Nora yelled, jumping up and down and waving a fist in the air as Ruby cheered from her perch on Nora's shoulder, the Viking having wrapped one arm around Ruby's legs so she wouldn't fall from the jumping.
"Woo!" Pyrrha yelled as well, smiling as Yang turned to put both arms up into the air when she heard them.
"Yeah!" Blake let out, her loud cry surprising Pyrrha as she looked over to see the Faunus standing next to her with a smile as she cheered on her girlfriend. The Spartan smiled at her friend before returning to cheering on the surfing beauty just as Jaune finally managed to catch a wave of his own.
"Bake!" Weiss called out, drawing the raven haired beauty's attention away from her girlfriend to see Ren, Nora, Ruby, and Weiss in waist deep water. "I swim!" Weiss told her with a huge smile as she used the boogie board to swim away from Ren and Nora and towards Blake to show off.
"Awesome job, Weiss." Blake said, walking into the water to meet Weiss half way and lifted her up onto her hip. Weiss couldn't stop smiling as Blake looked out at Yang to see her and Jaune paddling towards shore on their boards.
"Yang!" Ruby yelled, leaning forward on Nora's shoulders and almost falling off as she tried to reach for her sister. The blond grinned, pulling her wet hair back to tie back with a large hair tie, looking at all her friends as Jaune shook the water out of his hair.
"Pretty cool, huh?" Yang said as Nora playfully tossed Ruby up into the air. "Want to ride with me? Promise you won't be board." Yang grinned at Blake, the woman rolling her eyes and shifting Weiss on her hip as Yang blew her a kiss.
"Yang catch!" The Viking yelled out enthusiastically, tossing Ruby to Yang.
"Huh?" Yang asked turning her head just in time for Ruby to impact her and both fall off the board into the shallow water. Blake jumped at the splash, turning instinctively to block Weiss while Nora winced, not having expected Yang to be caught unaware of her throw. "Nora!" Yang yelled as she launched out of the water with Ruby clinging to her with big wide eyes and a pale face.
"Oops?" Nora said from where she was peeking around Ren, the man looking torn between moving away and staying put as Yang made to stomp over to them.
"Yang!" Blake said, her voice drawing the blonde's attention long enough for Blake to nod at a still petrified Ruby clinging to her.
"Ruby!" Yang exclaimed, wrapping her arms around her little sister and starting to whisper reassurances to her.
"I think now would be a good time to dry off and relax." Pyrrha spoke up, getting a few nods of agreement as Jaune grabbed the forgotten surfboards. Blake sighed, moving over to where her blanket was and sitting down with Weiss in her lap for a few seconds before the child darted off to play in the sand.
"Who's up for some barbeque?" Jaune asked, setting the boards up in the sand and turning his head to look at Blake and Pyrrha for an answer.
"Can you grill some fish?" Blake asked with her eyes still on her book, making Jaune grin at the challenge.
"You got it." He said and walked off to the cabin to get his camping cookware to use while Pyrrha and a slightly reluctant Blake got up to gather firewood to use.
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"Geez kid! Why don't you burn something else?" Qrow called out as he and Winter approached the group lounging around the fire. Like a switch being flipped, the group of Huntsman and Huntresses moved. Blake jumped forward, acting as a shield as Yang rolled backwards and grabbed the duo playing behind her. JNPR had also moved to shield Yang, Jaune throwing the first thing in his hand to act as a distraction while Pyrrha used her semblance to hover the metal equipment.
"Needs something." Qrow said as he snatched the slightly burnt meat out of the air and took a bite. Winter shot a disgusted look to Qrow, unamused with his antics as the group of younger adults relaxed and gave off a few laughs. Both adults were in a lighter version of their own clothes. Qrow wore a pair of knee length black shorts and a grey sleeveless shirt while Winter wore a pair of white skinny jeans, a faded royal blue shirt, and a smaller version of her white coat.
"Uncle Qrow!" Yang called out as Ruby cheered and began to try and climb out of Yang's hold to get to her 'Ko'.
"Sup Firecracker?" Qrow waved bending down to catch Ruby as she blurred to him, hitting him head on and grinning when she almost managed to knock him down. "You guys ready to head back? Oz said he's got the cure almost done." Qrow told them as he put Ruby on his shoulders and stood up while the group went back to their prior engagements.
"Hello Weiss," Winter greeted the tiny heiress as she looked at Winter from where her head way laying on Yang's shoulder. Winter gave the girl a small smile when she waved, content to let the girl approach her on her own. Qrow rolled his eyes as he watched the woman out of the corner of his eye, leave it to her to read a dozen books about kids and then ignore one.
"Uncle Qrow!" Yang asked, setting Weiss down and allowing her to run over to Blake and Pyrrha as they sat together with a small pile of seashells and string. "Up for a little competition?" Yang asked with a cocky look as the older Huntsman raised a brow at her and smirked.
"Depends, what'cha thinking?" Qrow asked, his grin widening as Yang motioned to the two surfboards. "Handicaps?" Qrow said as he set a pouting Ruby down and walked over to grab the red and black board.
"Only your age." Yang told him as she took the other board and raced towards the water. Qrow growled playfully, taking off his shirt before racing after his niece to the sound of the others cheering.
"I'll show you old." Qrow yelled as he caught up to her and waited for a wave. "Three trick shots and a dive! The brat and her princess judge." Qrow told her, holding up three fingers as Yang's eyes flashed at the new rules and both turned to look at the incoming waves.
"Well, we might as well enjoy the show." Jaune sighed with a lazy grin as he held out shish kababs for Blake and Pyrrha.
"Agreed. Dinner is best with friends and entertainment." Ren added as he gave a skewer to Nora before bending down to hand two small ones to Weiss and Ruby. Winter didn't respond, instead choosing to lay her jacket out on the ground to sit on while watching her secret boyfriend compete with his niece.
"Winter." A voice called out to the posture perfect woman, drawing her out of her thoughts. "Would you like some?" Blake asked, motioning to the remaining skewers on the small grill as she ate her own fish one.
"I'm fine." Winter said, lifting a hand to wave off the offer as she returned her attention to where Qrow was racing Yang along a wave. Weiss looked at the woman with a frown, looking around at the rest of the group eating their own food, then down at her own, and back at Winter. Climbing out of Blake's lap, Weiss reached for the smallest plate of food that Jaune had prepared. Unaware of the group watching her, Weiss walked over to where Winter was sitting with a slight smile on her face.
"'Inter?" Weiss asked, holding the skewer carefully as the older Schnee blinked and looked at her sister. "'Ere." Weiss said, holding out the food for a confused Winter to take.
"I'm fine." Winter repeated, lifting her hand to gently push the plate away. Weiss frowned, trying to give the woman a scowl but instead only pouting as she pushed the plate back into Winter's view. "Weiss," Winter started, her own face forming a small frown as she looked into a pair of determined eyes before darting her own eyes up to see the group watching her as well.
"Eat." Weiss demanded, holding out the plate again as Winter debated on what she should do. Sighing, the eldest Schnee sighed and took one of the smaller skewers to nibble on. She had to bite back a smile as Weiss glared at her until she took a bite, the smaller girl nodding her head before sitting down next to her to finish off her own food.
"Ren, you owe me." Jaune muttered to his friend as the group went back to their own thing. Blake though smiled as she alternated between watching Weiss try and offer more food to Winter and watching Ruby fight off sleep next to her.
"C'mere you." Blake finally said, scooping Ruby up into her lap as the girl let out a yawn and tried to fidget away. Blake ignored it, used to Ruby fighting off her naps by now and with practiced ease, began to run her fingers through the red head's hair. "Those two are being reckless." Blake said softly, still brushing Ruby's hair as she curled against Blake with her eyes starting to droop.
"But if they weren't you'd be worried." Pyrrha countered as they both watched Qrow launch off his board and swan dive into the water with Yang performing a cannon ball a second later.
"Mmm," Blake hummed, neither denying or agreeing with the Spartan as she let her amber eyes slide back over to Winter to see her showing Weiss a small glyph. The tiny heiress seemed completely mesmerized by the semblance as she slowly reached out to touch it.
"Are you ready?" Pyrrha asked, nodding her head down at where Ruby had curled up against Blake. "It's almost weird to think they'll be normal soon." She added when Blake carefully adjusted Ruby to lay more comfortably against her.
"I don't know." Blake said after a minute, confused with her own feelings about the change that would happen. "Part of me is but the other part of me is worried something will go wrong." Blake admitted, feeling her face burn a bit as she finally admitted something that had bothered her since their second day there.
"That's understandable." Pyrrha reassured her, leaning slightly to gently pat the woman's shoulder as she looked out at where Qrow and Yang were paddling to shore. "We don't know how it happened so fixing it would cause anyone a bit of fear." Pyrrha told her, trying to reassure the silent woman as she gave a nod and stood up.
"Thanks Pyrrha." Blake told her, adjusting Ruby in her arms till she was cradled against her. Pyrrha smiled, part of her knowing she hadn't done much to reassure the woman but also knowing that even if she had that same worry would resurface soon enough. "I think I'm going to go talk to Yang." She added when she noticed Pyrrha giving her a smile that told her she knew she hadn't helped Blake. Pyrrha nodded, standing up when Nora called her to the water's edge with Ren.
"Alright." Pyrrha said, dusting off her small shorts before walking off and leaving Blake to greet a playfully arguing Yang as she bantered back and forth with her Uncle. For now, Blake would wait to tell Yang her worries. She would have a moment on the ride back to talk so instead of hovering over the problem, she gently pushed it away in order to enjoy the moment she had with the girl she loved.
"Ang!" Weiss cheered, running over to Yang and squealing happily when she was swung up onto the wet blonde's shoulders.
"Hey Weiss-y! Enjoy the show?" Yang asked as she stuck her tongue out at Qrow as he rolled his eyes and made a whipping motion. Blake rolled her eyes at the duo before looking down at Ruby to see the red head waking up with a pout. Well, hopefully she wouldn't be too grouchy and would fall back asleep on the bullhead.
