Chapter 2:
The minute Ruby stepped into the cafeteria, she saw something amiss.
Team JNPR had gotten out of bed the same time as them. However, only Jaune and Pyrrha were seated down getting breakfast.
"Hey guys." Ruby greeted them as she sat down at the other side of the table. "Where are Ren and Nora?"
"Ren complained of having a stomachache." Pyrrha replied. "So Nora offered to bring breakfast to him. Not sure what's happened, but I don't think he'll be out of bed for a while."
"Ooooh." Yang smirked. "More love in JNPR..."
This earned her an elbow from Blake and two peculiar stares from Jaune and Pyrrha.
"Think nothing of it." Weiss smiled sheepishly. "Just Yang being well, Yang."
"Right." Jaune and Pyrrha said simultaneously.
"Well, hopefully Nora doesn't overload him with all that bacon." Weiss commented. "If Ren's stomach isn't agreeing with him, it's not healthy for him to swallow too much grease."
"Don't worry." Pyrrha smiled. "I ensured she would only give him toast, yoghurt and some fruit. Though I'm not sure if she should have brought that syrup."
Weiss blinked before pinching the bridge of her nose. "Seriously, that girl eats way too much sugar."
"Hey Weiss," Yang came over. "Wanna bet how long it will take for Nora to gulp down an entire bottle?"
Weiss rolled her eyes. "I am not in a habit in making irresponsible deals Yang."
"Oh come on!" Yang beamed mischievously. "It'll be fun!"
"And completely senseless!" Weiss replied.
"Guys! Please..." Ruby said, stepping in between. "Let's not discuss Nora's otherworldly abilities with sugar confectionaries!"
"Okay sis." Yang sighed. "But man, I'd bet Weiss forty Lien if Nora downed it in under twenty seconds."
"Anyways..." Ruby tried pushing them back toward the main matter at hand. "We should find a way to get Ren the notes he needs. It's bad enough that he has a bad stomach."
Nora opened the door to JNPR's room and found Ren lying where he was since morning. He didn't bother looking up to acknowledge her return. She merely placed the food on the table-as per Pyrrha's instructions-and looked at Ren.
She frowned, creeping close till her face was several inches from his own.
His face was a slight grimace of discomfort. Well, that was obvious considering the upset tummy. But there was something Nora felt suspicious about.
Suddenly, Ren stirred. She pulled herself away just as he coughed, one that was violent and choked on by phlegm.
Nora's eyes widened. Instantly, she thought back to some distant memory years ago. She recognized the disease instantly, but she wasn't too sure. It warranted investigation. She went into her bag and dug through it for a small notebook she kept and turned to the page she needed.
She glanced at Ren and then back to the book.
"No..." She whispered with shock. "No, no, no, no..." She shook her head, her eyes once again darting to Ren and then back at the book. "It can't be..."