Sorry for unexpectedly uploaded and then deleted this chapter some minutes ago. I just wanted to test if my theory is right about the whole changing the update date above, and I was correct; won't change the date right after you upload a chapter within 24 hours for the last time you updated the story. Again, sorry for the unexpected update, so I decided to upload the story around 5:30 pm because I think that is a good time to upload a new chapter for anyone who came back home from school or job, but of course I might upload it earlier than the usual time, occasionally...

Also, so far, I created 15 chapters for this Fanfiction, but I think I want to take a little break after chapter 16 because I want to wait for episode 7 for Volume 3 comes out officially on Youtube. I am planning to use whatever reveals in that episode because it will talk about Cinder's reason for power hunger apparently, but as for this fanfiction, I want to take a slightly different approach but with her goal same after she achieves another (and fictional) goal (it starts with a letter "r"). However, I am also thinking of skipping whatever I have for chapter 16 because more or less, it is a filler based on a holiday that already pass in our world, but coming up in the timeline for this story. Please say your answer to this question in the review if you want to; For chapter 16, do you want it to be the last filler chapter or actual first plot chapter? As you know so far, more or less the chapters have no concrete plot so far, but this is the first volume, and I'm planning to have a plot in mind that is laid out, and it will be explain in the last few chapters for this volume before we moved on to the next volume. Anyway, please say your thought about what I just said.

As always, critical criticism and simple comments are always welcomed and RWBY is rightfully belong to Roosterteeth and Monty Ohm as we all know. Enjoy this chapter!

UPDATE(1/5/16): I created a poll for the question I said above. Please check it out in my profile, but wait for awhile for it to appear. At least check by tomorrow. If it is not shown by then, please let me know.

-Chapter 8-

More or Less Grayish

Meanwhile, Blake and her first-year student/partner are occupied with their own Grimm. They were facing hordes of Boarbatusk, and they were running away with their life from them.

Her partner noticed a rocky hill. "Quick! Up there!"

He jumped up and grabbed on a tree branch, and jumped from branches to branches until he caught on the rocky wall of the hill and then he began climbing up on the wall. Blake did the same, but she used her Gambol Shroud as a grappling hook to climb up the hill. The army of Boarbatusk missed them as they ran off deep into the woodlands.

The two Fanus hunters climbed up the hill until they reach a safe, flat top. Coincidentally, it was perfectly smooth top for a hill. The sun was now almost setting down, indicating that the time was now past noon.

"That was a close one." Blake said, breathing in and out. Her partner listened, but only watched the scenery in front of him. He saw the whole woodlands. He was really focused in looking at it.

"Hey, did you hear what I said?" She asked.

He raised his hand, indicating her to wait. "Hmmmm, ah, there they are!"

"They who?" She asked.

"Your leader. It appears that she is getting quite along well with my leader of the team, Rudy." Aron said. "Oh, look at that! Her partner, Weiss Schnee is also getting along with our leader's partner, Giovanny."

He then turned to his right and looked to that direction. "Uuhh, it seems like your partner, Yang was her name, is not getting along with my partner, unfortunately. That's a shame, but kind of expected…"

"Wait. You can actually see them from up here?" She questioned curiously.

"Well, yes and no." He admitted. "You see, I have a Semblance to allow me to watch an event from a point of far distance."

Blake's eyes widened with big interest. "Really? I never heard such a Semblance to exist. So, you can look into things that are happening far away."

"Precisely, but if I overuse it, my strength and Aura will be drained." Aron explained as his eye glowed in white.

"I…see." Blake said. "No pun intended, but could you see where the ancient ruin is? The location of the relics?"

"That is what I will check right now. Hold on." Aron said before he looked back to the scenery. He focused hard as images of tree zoomed through his mind until he see the ancient ruin, which was inside a cave, and in the center, there were several short pedestals, each with a relic on them.

"Bingo." Aron said. "The relics we seek are in a cave. The ruins are inside a cave, but it is very far from where we stand, so it is best to rest for the night and continue our mission tomorrow."

Blake looked little bit disagree. "But, the sun is not down yet. We should at least make more progress."

"That is an idea, but this woodlands, although pretty, host a wide variety of Grimm roaming on lands. It is best to make an early rest tonight since they are most active during the night. Let's camp here." Aron said as he began unpacking his stuff. "I will get the firewood. You may rest while you wait me here."

He jumped down from the cliff, surprising Blake. She looked down and relieved to see that he was alright as she saw him jumping from tree to tree until she couldn't see him no more. She grinned and felt impressed over him.

Later that day, the sun was now gone and the night sky replaced the blue sky. Aron and Blake sat across from each other as a fireplace stood between them. The warmth of the fire kept them feeling nice. They were using it to cook their dinner; two fishes for Blake and…a squirrel for Aron.

"You're actually going to eat that." She said as she grabbed one of the fishes and began eating it.

Aron chuckled a little. "The fishes do look good, but as a Tiger Fanus, I am more to the meat." He took a big bite on the tail as he munched it and swallowed it.

Blake smirked slightly. "That makes sense. We may be feline race of Fanus, but I am a Cat Fanus and you are tiger Fanus. Both are meat eaters, but eat different kinds of meat."

"Agree." He nodded.

After some dinner, they were minding their business. Blake took out a book that she brought along with her and as always, read deeply into it. Aron just stared at her and decided to break the silence.

"I see that you're into reading." He spoke.

"Yes, I do." She replied, although eying on the pages and not at him.

"May I ask one question?"

"Sure."

"Are you interested in a novel series called 'Ninjas of Love'?" The question caused her to close her book immediately with surprised expression and tint of redness on her face.

"Excuse me!?" She asked shockingly.

Aron looked little bit shock from her outburst, but chuckled. "So, by looking at your expression, I take it that you heard and possibly read it."

Blake felt embarrassed, but decided to tell a white lie here. "Well, yes, I heard about that series, but I don't read it. Not at all!"

"Really? Well, that is a shame because…" Aron said as he took something out of his backpack. "I actually have the new volume for Ninjas of Love 2 with me, and I wanted to share it with you."

Blake's eyes widen as she saw the book with glory aura and "hallelujah" rings through her hidden cat ears under that black bow of her. Of course, she was seeing and hearing this in her mind. She was also drooling with ambition.

"Where…where did you get that Volume!? That should not come out in another month or so!" She stated.

She soon realized what she has done. Aron laughed and Blake shuttered in embarrassment. "Relax, Blake. I will tell you my secret. You see…"

She listened closely, but not too closely or else her hair will get burn by the fire. "My mother works at a publishing company. She actually knows the author of the series, and she got a special privilege, and gave this book to me as a gift. I even have the author's autograph on the first page."

He presented her the autograph. Blake quickly snatched the book from him and sat back to her original position. She drooled as she looked at the autograph with stars in her eyes.

"I can't believe it…" She said.

"That is what my friends said at the book club I am in." Aron admitted.

Blake looked up to him. "Wait? You are in a book club?"

"Yes, I am, but it is kind of special privilege club. It will be kind of hard to get membership, but I will ask them and try to see if you can get your own membership. It would be quite interesting if you join in because I can sense that you must be very knowledgeable in books I bet." Aron said, grinned at her.

"Well, that sounds…great actually!" Blake exclaimed, but went back to her old mood when she realized she still had his book. "Oh, here. This is yours."

"Thank you, but I will allow you to read it for tonight if you want to…" Aron looked at her; already she have her nose in the book. Aron sighed with a grin as he walked little bit away from the scene and watched for the night even though they were safe from the Grimm, but he did it just in case.

As Blake read the book, she looked at her partner as he watched silently for any impending attack or danger. She grinned at him thankfully.

Author's Note: What do you guys and gals think for this chapter? I am sure you can take a guess for who will come next for the next chapter tomorrow. Anyway, sorry if there was no action in this one, but I thought at least one chapter with few or no action, but just character development or interaction is a nice touch. I enjoyed writing this one as we see how comedic Blake acted when she saw book for her favorite series that is very questionable as what it is about or its content, if you know what I mean. Anyway, special shoutout to kamen rider w again;

Well, you will see in the future chapter, but I doubt that Weiss will actually fall for Giovanny because she already has a boyfriend in her age, but who knows what will happen. And also the answer to your question for if Alice has a crush on Ellix will be explain in future chapter, probably one in the chapter after the next one.

Anyway, here is another new QOTC:

Q. I asked for the iteration of the opening theme song for RWBY. Now, I will ask this; Do you want to see my own ending theme scenes with the ending songs for this fanfiction? It will be based on certain anime I like, and I have two songs in mind, but I want to hear your opinion first.

Well, guys that is it for today, and next time in Tales of Ellix Knight 2, the "Little Sun Dragon's" turn to shine with her partner. See you guys in the NEXT CHAPTER!