Weiss never enjoyed the Henry Peter series. It wasn't that it was poorly written, she just couldn't bring herself to enjoy the setting or the characters. Henry was destined to win in the end, after all, he was "the lad that survived" against "They who should not be called", it was all rather...boring when the main protagonist was seemingly destined to win.
"Soon," she whispered to herself, having finally made it to the fourth book of the Henry Peter series. Soon after finishing this series her brain would have reached the point in which she could move on to her favorite series, "Monarch of the Bracelets". Sure, there was the preceding book starring Billyboy Cabbage, but she apparently forgot to bring it along, and so it shall sadly be skipped.
"So…" Weiss resisted the urge to sigh, turning over to Blake, who apparently was reading over her shoulder. "Uh...You got any more books?" The girl was practically drooling over her shoulder, glancing back and forth between her book and her backpack.
"Enjoy books?" Weiss smirked. 'It is nice to meet a fellow book lover,' she thought as she passed her backpack over to Blake.
"Thank you!" Blake smiled as she rummaged through her backpack, gasping as she pulled the first book in the "Monarch of the Bracelets" series. "Oh my god, I love "Fraternity of the Bracelet"! It's such a good start to an amazing series!" she gushed, hugging the book to her chest. "C-can I really borrow it?" she begged, staring at Weiss with big, gleeful eyes.
"Go for it," she bit back a laugh as Blake squealed with joy.
"Thank you thank you thank you!" Blake sang as she quickly rushed over to a tree and leaned against it, nestling her body comfortably before opening up to the first page, her smile only growing as her eyes darted around the page.
'Just like Ruby when it comes to cookies,' Weiss thought with a smile, returning to her own, far less appealing book. The sooner she finishes this series the sooner she could get to the far superior one.
"Weiss!"
'Speak of the devil, and she shall come,' Weiss thought with a sigh before turning towards Ruby. "Yes?"
"I just finished the first book and it. Was. Amazing!" Ruby gushed as she hugged the first of the Henry Peter books against her chest.
'...Lucky book,' Weiss thought as she glared at the novel, burning with jealousy. She should be the one being hugged, not that over glorified children's novel!
"Please tell me you have the next one!" Ruby said as she rummaged through Weiss's backpack.
"Rude," Weiss reprimanded, though her words were drowned out as Ruby squealed with delight.
"You do have it!" she sang as she took out the second book in the series. "I'll be careful, promise!" she said as she darted off in another direction, before returning to Weiss's side.
"...Do you need-" she was cut off as Ruby sidled up next to her.
"This is a comfy spot," Ruby muttered as she opened her newly acquired book, cuddling up to Weiss as her eyes slowly drifted along the pages, her reading speed evidently on par with Weiss's.
'...Well, I guess these books aren't all bad,' she thought happily as she returned to her reading, enjoying her newfound warmth. 'Yes, not bad at all.'
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It was dawn when she smelled it, the scent of her kind. She couldn't tell how many there were, but if she had to guess it had to be at least a dozen, fifteen at most.
'But why?' she asked herself, they were residing in the woods, far from the cities and towns. It was highly unlikely for her kind to wander about like this. 'Well, I suppose it doesn't really matter,' she thought as she stood from her spot.
"We need to move," she said as she picked up her backpack, earning a groan from Yang.
"Oh come on, we just woke up," she yawned, pointing over at Ruby. "And she's still-"
"Zombies. Dozen or so. Coming towards us."
"Here?" Yang muttered in shock, her eyes narrowing. "But why? Zombies hate wandering around if there are no humans to chase, so unless we got some really slow folks heading towards us than-"
"Oh no, i-it can't be," both girls turned toward Blake, whose hand was covering her mouth, her face pale as if she were about to hurl. "O-oh god, don't tell me he…" she stood from her spot, packing the book she borrowed from Weiss into Weiss's backpack. "I have to go! If I don't they'll-"
"Steal our marshmallows!" Ruby screamed as she jumped up from her spot, glaring off into the woods at an invisible enemy. "Come forth, you scallywags, I, Ruby Rose...will…" her screams turned into murmurs, looking around the campsite. "...This isn't a pirate ship-"
"Dream," Weiss told her quickly.
"Oh, heh, wow, it seemed so real," Ruby chuckled, turning to Blake. "By the way, you would make a fantastic parakeet."
"...Thanks," Blake muttered, all previous tension releasing from her body as if it were a breath. "Back to the matter at hand, I'm being followed-"
"What?!" Yang screamed angrily, causing Blake to shrink back in fear.
"I-I'm sorry, I should have told you-"
"Damn right you should have told us!" she growled, slamming her fist together. "Oh, as soon as I find your stalker I'm going to teach him a lesson he won't forget!" she said through gritted teeth.
"Wait, aren't you upset that by harboring me I'm endangering you and your friends-"
"Blake," Ruby said as she placed a gentle hand on Blake's shoulder. "We may not have known each other for long, but you are our nakama-"
"Nerd," Weiss whispered, earning a chuckle from Yang.
"More like weeaboo," she whispered back, causing both girls to giggle to themselves.
"And! As our nakama!" Ruby growled, glaring at Weiss and Yang. "We are willing to risk our lives to protect you. That is our nindo, our ninja-"
"Believe it!" Yang shouted out before falling to the ground laughing.
"Shut up, Yang!" Ruby yelled as she jumped atop of Yang, shoving autumn leaves into her laughing face.
Blake simply stared at the scene, her face showing nothing but confusion. "W-what is going-"
"Ignore them," Weiss said, though her smirk said she was laughing with Yang on the inside. "Ruby likes you. Yang likes you," she said before rummaging through her bag. "And I like you, too," she said as she took out her copy of "Monarch of the Bracelets". "Who's chasing you. Who do we need-"
"-To beat up?!" Yang shouted ecstatically as she stood up, lifting up Ruby in a fireman's carry.
"And give unto a good old scolding?!" Ruby asked as she pumped her fist up.
"Heh, you guys are insane," Blake chuckled, shaking her head in disbelief. "I literally tried to steal from you a couple nights ago and now you're risking your lives to protect me?"
"What do you expect?" Yang asked, looking at Blake as if she were insane. "We got a girl with a rotten brain," she said as she pointed at Weiss, who flipped her off. "We got a girl with an even more rotten brain," she pointed at Ruby, who dug her elbow into Yang's neck in response. "Ow ow ow, quit it! And finally, I escaped from a mental institution!"
"What?!" both Blake and Weiss screamed as they stared at Yang in shock.
"Th-that's...that's…" Blake trailed off, her shock wearing off as she thought about it more and more.
"Makes way too much sense," Weiss mumbled, shaking her head in disbelief. 'No wonder she accepted me so fast.'
"So yeah, we're a pretty accepting bunch," Yang said as she set Ruby back down. "Now, for the umpteenth time, who do I gotta beat up?" Yang asked calmly, her eyes glowing red as she began cracking her left knuckle.
"...His name is Adam," Blake sighed, turning towards Weiss. "And he's just like her."
"...So he's a tool?"
"Fuck you."
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I know Weiss would never say fuck you, but I couldn't resist!
