Author's Note:

Here's Chapter 10. I hope you enjoy.

Nothing About

Chapter 10: It's the End!...of the Day!

It was late at night in JNPR's room when they began to settle down for the night. Jaune wasn't with them as he was still in the care of Beacon's medical facility. If everything continued to be good for him he was on track to be released late in the following day. Of course with his luck this was doubtful. Maybe the day after then.

"Are you sure we should start with that? I mean he was doing okay with some of his dodging but to that extent? Come on! He couldn't even dodged the combined attack I threw at him. All he had to do was roll backwards! And, well, maybe he could of gone sideways too. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it a bit more, he really could have done a lot."

"Yes, he could have. But he didn't. That is why we will be starting with this."

Sigh. "If you're sure."

Nod. "I am."

"Fine!" Huff. "I guess I'll go tell him."

"No. He is supposed to be resting. He can find out when he begins."

"Ooo. That sounds like fun!"

"I knew you would think so."

"Is everything all right?" Pyrrha asked finally. She had been vaguely watching the exchange between her two teammates and she wanted to make sure. She was also pretty sure they were talking about Jaune.

Nora was the first to respond to her inquiry. "Pfft, yeah. We're just planning Jaune's training."

It was as she thought. "His dodging still, right? I had heard that he was in recovery but they wouldn't let me see him." She was also sure she knew why they wouldn't.

This time it was Ren that confirmed her suspicions. "That's probably because he was asleep. It wasn't so much the damage that harmed him so much as it was the shock of what he saw."

"Yeah," Nora said. "After our combined attack he just kind of stopped. When they got him he kept mumbling something about seeing hell." She threw her shoulders up in a shrugging motion. "I don't why he would say that, it's not like Ren was there."

Ren took his time to Pat her on a shoulder as he told her, "You don't give yourself enough credit. You are very frightening on your own."

"Aw, thanks Ren!" She threw her arms around him, pulling him into a big hug. Those lest astute would not have seen his smile in response. Pyrrha though knew her teammates enough to notice. Nora finished with her hug and turned her attention to Pyrrha. "So, you hear what happened with Yang?"

Pyrrha turned away, hoping to not be caught staring. "Oh, um, yes I did. I had actually just left from walking with Miss Goodwitch when Blake came and got her." She wasn't about to forget the look Goodwitch had on her face when she passed by.

"I bet she was like super mad." Nora's voice was full of mirth as she spoke.

She probably wouldn't find it as funny had she been there. Or, maybe not. She would probably still be laughing. "She definitely seemed to be when she passed me and also when she spoke to them." Pyrrha went about continuing her preparation for bed.

Nora continued her questioning. "Can you believe Yang did that?"

"A bit," Ren responded. Pyrrha nodded in agreement. "I remember hearing her mention something offhandedly about incorporating visuals into her puns." Suddenly Ren's scroll lit up. Excusing himself from the conversation, he left the room to answer the call that was coming in.

Nora sat on her bed, rocking back and forth slightly as she hummed. After a minute she asked, "So where's Blake?"

"She is with Yang in her detention I believe," Pyrrha told her.

"I thought she wasn't being punished for it?"

Pyrrha shook her head. "She isn't. She just wanted to be there with her for the first night. I think she wanted to help Miss Goodwitch." Nora made a sound of understanding and went back to passing the time.

A few more minutes passed before Ren returned. He sat on his bed before he turned to both of his teammates. "That was Ruby."

"Is everything alright," Pyrrha asked. "I thought her and Weiss would have been back by now."

Ren sighed before speaking. "Apparently they got lost while looking around today." It took both of the questioning stares from Pyrrha and Nora to make him continue. "They're on their way back now after Emerald and Zwei found them. The reason they didn't call earlier is because both of them left their scrolls in their room and neither one could had anything to use a pay phone."

Nora wasn't satisfied with just that. "Well where they'd get lost? The desert? Ah! The moon!"

"I'm not sure," Ren explained, "and neither are they. They never found anyone to ask. Emerald and Zwei happened to be in the same area for some reason and that's how they found them. Ruby was using Emerald's scroll to call me and apparently it will be awhile before their back. They're moving slow and still have a bit of distance until they're at a terminal and who knows when there will be a ship."

"Why are they going slow? Wouldn't they want to get here faster?" Pyrrha asked.

"All Ruby said was it's something to do with Weiss. That's it."

The room sat in silence after Ren finished speaking. Pyrrha broke it by asking, "Should we let the teachers know that they'll be late?"

Ren was in the middle of covering himself with blankets as he said, "She said that they will take care of it. Probably who she was going to call right after me." Without even looking at Pyrrha he knew what her next question was going to be. "She also already sent messages to Yang and Blake. Nothing we can do now but wait for them to return."

Pyrrha deflated at that. She hated just waiting around. I wish there was something I could do. But there was nothing to do so she decided to get a bit of sleep. It had been a tiring day and she figured she should get at least a few hours of sleep. Hopefully their friends would be back by then and if they weren't, then she could wait up until then. Yes, that's what she would do.

That was the plan. Nothing else. No deviation. Just getting some sleep.

Yep.

...I'm going to be awake the whole night.

…

Great.

XXXXX

A bell jingled as the old heavy door creaked open. The sharply dressed man who entered said nothing as he made his way over to a darkened corner. Sitting in the booth he motioned for the bartender. He needed not to be asked what drink as he was a frequent visitor to this establishment. With that done, he waited for his drink. He didn't have to wait for too long as his drink promptly arrived, however it wasn't the hands of the bartender that had brought it. Though the light made it hard to perceive he could still tell who it was. It was the voice you see.

"Not a thing did I have, not a thing did I see, 'till I called on your love, and your love came to me."

The voice that sent a pleasant shiver shooting through his body. Tonight's starting to shape up. He took the drink offered from the outstretched arm. "Really? Trying to butter me up now are we?" He could just make out the grin that appeared on their face.

"Won't you try some? Baby won't you buy some?"

His eyebrow rose. Really then. "Well, if you're offering." He took his drink and downed it in one shot. "Let's talk."

XXXXX

"Are we almost there yet?"

"Emerald, you're the one taking us there. You would know if we were getting close or not."

*sigh* "I know, but none of this is looking familiar."

"...what?"

"Yeah…"

"Are you saying-"

"That we're lost?"

"Yeah. That."

*sigh* "Yeah. I think we're lost."

"...great."

"My thoughts exactly."

"You know I've never been lost, then found, then lost again before?"

"I guess that's something to seem positive about. You now have done something you have never done before."

"Yeah I'm not sure this is something to be proud of."

"Maybe." *sigh* "Ruby, I got a question for you."

"Yeah?"

"Where's Weiss?"

"..."

"..."

"Bark!"

"...crap."

Author's Note:

I love Bowie's Reality album.

I'm not sure when the next chapter(s) will be. Hopefully, it won't take as long as these four have.

"Try Some, Buy Some"