Okay, my bad. I haven't been able to post as often as I like to. Sorry about that. I mean, between school and family, I'm not getting nearly as much done as I want to and you deserve. Sorry so so very much. Here's a progressive, yet almost totally off topic chapter for you. :) ;)

Chapter 11: Unlocking

"But, Raven! I want you to train me." Glynda is really just laying it on thick.

I sigh as I look her in the eye. "I don't think Ozzie would appreciate me training you, Glyn. Plus, you haven't even had your Aura unlocked yet."

She crosses her arms over her chest in that defiant way that she usually does, almost every time I see her. "You can unlock my Aura."

I pinch the bridge of my nose. "You know I love you, kid, but there are some things that I won't do, and this is one of them. Ozpin would kill me." A shiver of fear travels up my spine. The wrath of Ozpin is not something I want to incur.

She throws her hands wind. "Lots of kids my age have their Aura's unlocked! I just want to start training. I want to know what my semblance is." She pouts.

I cover my eyes. "Oh, not that face. Not THE face." This happens way too often for me to keep falling for it so much. "Are you stopping with the face?"

She sniffles a bit. "Yes."

I look through my fingers just a little bit to check. Nope, no she did not stop. I get drawn into the cuteness and sadness. Sighing, I put my hand on her shoulder. "He's going to kill me. I just know it."

She scoffs. "I wouldn't let him do that, and you dang well know it. Just get it over with."

I take a deep breath and gather my Aura in my center. I draw on it and pass it along my arm and into my hand. I have to break through the barrier guarding her soul, the one that covers every inch of her skin. I force my Aura through, trying to cause as little damage as I can. I close my eyes as the red light around me starts to grow brighter. I find the swirling mass of Aura inside her. There's a lot. If she learns to control it, she could be one of the greatest Huntresses of all time. I take another deep breath and start to pry open the thin barrier keeping all of her Aura contained. It starts to leak, and I feel the power start to surround her. I make sure that there's enough of a gap in the barrier to let it all loose before withdrawing my Aura back into myself.

I pull away from her and automatically start gasping for air. That was so hard. God damnit, why don't they tell you that when you get yours done? I look her way and see a purple glow slowly fade away. "You okay, there, kid?"

She looks at me with a smile. "I feel fantastic."

I smile and nod, still gasping for breath a bit. "Good."

Her smile goes away as she looks at me. "Are you okay?"

I roll my eyes. "Of course I am. It's going to take a bit more that that to knock me down." I stumble and trip over my own feet as exhaustion grips me. I catch myself, but I feel entirely too weak. I take a deep breath and try to stabilize myself. I take one more step and feel myself miss it. My legs give out, and I'm falling. I brace myself for the eventual contact with the floor, but it never comes.

I crack open my eyes to see myself surrounded by white. I look up and am capture by silver eyes and a soft smile. "Awe, it seems you've fallen for me."

I blush. "Thanks for catching me."

She rolls her eyes. "Why exactly did I need to catch you?" Good question, that.

I snort. "Oh, you know, overexertion." I wave it off and try to stand again, but my knees give out once again. Summer has to catch me again, and I give her a grateful smile.

"Overexertion, my ass, Ray. What the hell were you thinking, activating her Aura? Do you know what Ozpin will do to you?" She throws my arm over her shoulder to keep me up.

I sigh and lay my head on hers. "I know, but do you really think I'm impervious to that face that she pulls?"

She laughs at me. I'm so glad that she thinks it's funny that I can be outsmarted by a ten year old. "I never would have imagined you to be so susceptible to The Face."

"Oh, hardy har har. Yes, I can be conned by a kid. Laugh it up."

"I am. I totally am." She laughs even harder.

I hear a slight click. "What is all of this commotion about? And, Miss Branwen, why is your partner helping you stand?"

I gasp, and Summer helps me turn around. "Professor, what are you doing here?"

He sips at his coffee. "I was told that there were inexplicable, bright lights coming from this training room."

He knows. Oh shit, he knows. Fuck, fuck, fuck. I'm in a shit ton of trouble. My hands start sweating, and I swallow hard. "Sir?"

He narrows his eyes. "I can only guess that you activated her Aura. I only have one question: why?"

I gulp in fear. Averting my eyes, I clear my throat. "She wanted me to, Sir." All this time, I'm repeating in my head 'Please, don't be mad. Please, don't be mad.'

"Did she, now?" I look up again to see that he's no longer staring at me but at Glynda. I let go of Summer and find that I can stand on my own. I turn around to see her glowing again.

I gasp as things around her start to float, engulfed in a glowing, purple light the same color as her Aura's. Weapons and equipment are ripped from the wall as her reach spreads. Slowly, everything starts to gravitate towards her, like a magnet to steal. "Glyn!" The weapons point straight at her. I jump forward in time to see Glynda become startled. Everything loses the glow, making the weapons drop to the floor.

She gasps and falls forward as if totally out of breath. "What?" She looks up at us in confusion, panting and trying to get enough air in her lungs.

I open and close my mouth as I straighten up. I bite my lip and shake my head. "I think you just discovered your semblance."

She looks at me with a bit if shine in her eyes, the kind you'd get because of pure joy or excitement. "Really?"

I smile a little and nod, too relieved that she didn't die to have any real objection to her innocent enjoyment. "Yeah."

Beside me, Ozpin clears his throat. "Glynda."

Her eyes widen in hesitation and a hint of fear. "Yes, Professor?"

"While I am ecstatic that you have discovered your semblance, you did do it in direct disobedience of my orders. Why did you decide to risk not only your life but that of Miss Branwen's as well?"

Her smile is gone. A frown and look of shame replaces it in a split second. "I… I didn't think of that." She looks down as her lip starts to quiver.

His voice turns more stern than concerned now. "I must say that I'm extremely disappointed in you. If you wish to continue training, you will go to your room, now. Think about what could have happened." He gestures toward the door, of which she exits. He, then, turns to me. "And you, Miss Branwen, I suggest you think before you act next time. I thought you knew better. You're almost a graduated Huntress. You should think of safety before anything else. Go get some rest, the both of you." He turns and slowly walks away, leaving Summer and I to stare after him after his reprimand.

Summer grabs my arm and starts to pull me out of the training room. "You heard him. Rest."

I groan. "Can we at least cuddle?" That would be nice. I'd actually be able to rest.

She smiles back at me, still pulling me to the dorm. "That's the whole reason I'm even going with you, Ray." I make an 'o' with my mouth and nod, smiling. At least it's going to be a good ending for the day.

A/N: Another chapter up. Barely a development between Summer and Raven, but something happened. I think the rest is going to be loosely connected chapters, like, still a part of the story line, but it's not going to be day by day things. 'K?

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