A/N: Ayeee it's me again! Feeling pumped up as I saw my story getting followers and favs, I went on a rooooll and taadaa! This is for you guys and especially you Takogirl! Thanks for being as eager as I am about this chappie *-* Anyway, without ado.. Chapter 2! Love it or hate it, drop me a review and I'll work on it!
Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY and its characters, story is purely fan made!
Chappie 2: Friends.. or Foes
There's no love that is completely free from mistakes and misunderstandings..
I, Blake Belladonna, walked a golden retriever through the corridors of Beacon Academy today. Wow, I can already imagine the disbelief on my mom's face when she hears of this.
Lost in her own thoughts, Blake wandered aimlessly around the buildings looking for the needle in the haystack, the Headmasters office. Getting directions was difficult since everyone she came across were aggressively trying to pet Ember and she was forced to hastily escape before Ember passed out from suffocation.
As a pair of students approached from across the hallway Blake was in, the guy with green highlights in his hair noticed Blakes distress and hollered, "Hey! You're a new face! Are you lost?"
Coming closer, the redheaded girl chattered excitedly, "Oh! If it isn't Ember! Good girl good girl! Where's your mistress?" as she reached down to scratch the back of Ember's ear. Ember responded with a look of bliss as she rolled onto her back.
Oh, finally. Someone who doesn't pay ALL their attention to just Ember.
"U-uhm Yang entrusted Ember to me due to some.. circumstances this morning. And yeah I'm sort of lost.. I'm kind of running late for an appointment with the Headmaster now so if it's not too much trouble may I have directions to his office?" Blake asked as politely as possible.
Giving Ember one last scratch before getting up, the girl coughed in embarrassment at having been so excited to see Ember.
"Ahem, where are my manners. My apologies for my rude behavior, I'm Pyrrha, the Student Council President and this is Ren, my Vice-President." she smiled professionally as she gestured to herself and the guy, who nodded in acknowledgement.
Oh my god, the top 2 people in the Student Council?! Why are so many crazy things happening to me today…
Bowing slightly, Blake introduced herself, "Ahh, nice to meet you! I'm Blake, and new here due to my transferal.."
"Oh! That works out perfectly! Blake, was it? We were sent to receive you since it's your first day here in an unfamiliar environment so we've been looking for you in case you were lost. I'm sorry for the trouble Yang has caused, shall we make a move then? We'll escort you to his office." explained Pyrrha perfectly as she motioned for Blake to follow them.
"Thank you so much, I really appreciate it." started Blake as she walked with them. "However, what should I do with Ember? She must be quite thirsty from all that activity and I'm not sure how long I'll take with the Headmaster.." she continued in a worried tone as she looked to Ember who was wagging her tongue restlessly at Blake.
Tapping their chins in thought, Ren came up with an idea. "We'd be more than glad to take her for a drink while you meet Professor Qrow. We can bring her back right after and wait outside for you." he offered with a genuine smile.
Pyrrha, unable to contain her eagerness, burst out, "Yeah! Let us help you!"
Until she realized her slip. "I-I mean, since we have some time before lessons start.." turning red as she covered up her excitement.
I'm glad the people here are so kind, though some of them are quite.. unique. Blake suppressed a laugh as Ren broke into full-blown laughter.
"That would be great, thank you two once again!" taking both their hands, Blake shook them sincerely with a straight face.
Sensing her discomfiture, Ren patted her back in assurance. "No worries at all. Try to loosen up a little though, we're all friends here in Beacon so no need to hold back!"
Friends.. Blake shifted uncomfortably at the word but managed to let out a soft "Okay.." as Pyrrha and Ren traded a knowing look. Seems like she might be a tough nut to crack.. mused the both of them.
"Cool! Oh, looks like this is our stop."
Blake looked up at the nameplate on the door. The title 'Headmaster' and name 'Qrow Rose' was carved on the it. So this is the headmaster's office.. Making sure that she had memorized the area and its position, Blake thanked the two once again as she handed Pyrrha Ember's leash.
"I'll see you guys later!" exchanging waves as Pyrrha and Ren led Ember away, Blake willed herself to knock on the door. Checking her phone, she heaved from relief at being just in time as scheduled.
"Come in!" chirped the voice.
Did he just chirp..? Here goes nothing..
"Excuse me Mr Qrow, I'm Blake Belladonna.. here to report for my first day of school.." her tone coming out meeker than expected.
Seated at the desk was a bulky man with his jet black hair gelled backwards, accompanied by undercuts on either sides. He was well-muscled which was evident through his tight red shirt and had sharp brown eyes. Overall he could be described in one word. Intimidating.
Wow.. this.. kinda explains the size of the school.. recalling the enormous sight before her when she first stepped before the school. Wait.. then the chirping voice I heard earlier came from..?
"Welcome, weeeeelcome to Beacon Academy my dear girl! And please, just call me Uncle Qrow when we're alone! " Qrow piped energetically as he went up to Blake and gave her a huge embrace. W-what's up with this headmaster?!
Pulling Blake towards the seating area for visitors, Qrow went on, "I have heard soooo much about you from Casey, hope it wasn't too difficult getting here?" MOM..?
Taking a seat on the sofa, Blake kept her cool as Qrow went to retrieve something from his desk. "N-no not really, I had some help from the Pyrrha and Ren. Uhm.. if I may ask.. How do you know my mom..?"
Returning with a folder in hand, Qrow took the loveseat adjacent to hers. "Ahh well.. let's just say I wasn't always a Headmaster my whole life.. I put my body to good use before starting this school." wiggling his eyebrows suggestively, Blake turned as pale as Weiss' hair.
"Ohh my! I was in modeling, m-o-d-e-l-i-n-g! HAHAHA you shoulda seen the look on your face!" guffawed Qrow as he wiped the tears with one hand while the other was slapping his muscled thigh. Blake face-palmed at the ultra weird Headmaster as the color came back to her face.
"Anyway," he continued, "She was the photographer for one of my shoots, we clicked while hanging out and have been in contact the whole time! Alright, on to more important stuffs."
Flipping through the folder as he put on a deep frown, Qrow began, "Hmm so this is the 5th time you've transferred schools, I can see your moms work isn't easy on her as well as you.. Remind me to give her a good nagging the next time I see her!" he finished with a huff.
"It's not so bad.. I mean it was tough in the beginning but I got used to it.. Nothing else matters as long as we're together.." resigned Blake as she fiddled with her hands.
Lifting Blakes face to look at her seriously, Qrow lectured, "Now, now, Blake. That is not something you should get used to. I will speak with your mom when I get the chance."
Softening his tone, he resumed, "YOU, my dear girl, should concentrate on making friends and getting that graduation cert alright?" as he ended off with an honest smile.
Is that true..? I don't know what to believe anymore, I'm tired of being alone but what if I get hurt again..
Holding back her tears, Blake nodded in understanding. I wish I could be free.. like.. golden blonde hair..
"Okay! So, as I was saying.. about the details of your stay here-" *KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK* interrupted the door as Qrow raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Please hold on for a moment Blake."
"Come in! Whoever you are you'd better have a good excuse for disrupting my time with this pretty lady!" Qrow cracked up as Blake threw him a dirty look.
"Uuuuuuncle Qrow Ruby and Weiss were bullying me again!" whined a very familiar voice.
"You have only yourself to blame Yang Xiao Long! Stop playing the pity card just because Mr Qrow is your uncle." grumbled another set of- Ahh.. it's the fool and her babysitter..
"UWAAH it's the Kitty!" Yang pointed in surprise at Blake. Great, I thought I misheard earlier but why on earth is she calling me kitty.. She couldn't possibly know..?
"It's BLAKE.." she corrected while rolling her eyes, before nodding to Weiss who nodded back in acknowledgement.
"Hmm yeah okay whatever Kitty," Yang said in dismissal, but then she continued in realization, "Whoa wait. WHERE'S EMBER?" as she raised her voice towards the end and glared hotly at Blake.
Caught off guard by the intensity of Yangs eyes, Blake stammered incoherently, "W- um- she- I-"
"FUCK! DID YOU LOSE HER?! I THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE IN GOOD HANDS SINCE SHE SEEMED TO LIKE YOU BUT SHIT! I KNEW IT WAS A BAD IDEA TO LEAVE HER WITH A STRANGER!" roared Yang as she moved threateningly towards Blake.
Stranger.. pierced her heart like a spear tipped with poison.
Shrinking back in fright, Blake struggled to explain, "N-no! I was- She was thirsty! S-so I left her with-"
Overcome with rage, Yang shoved Blake further into the sofa as she bellowed into her face, "I SWEAR, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO EMBER YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH IT!"
Please listen! That's not what happened!
"ENOUGH!" intervened Qrow. Blake was sobbing quietly by then and Qrow had grabbed Yang, hauling her away from Blake.
"I don't know what's going on but YOU CAN'T-" before he could finish reprimanding Yang, Blake pushed her way through and bolted out the door in tears.
Yang was rooted to the spot as she took in the hurt expression on Blakes face, but she was too far gone in her anger to take the sensible action of chasing after Blake.
Pyrrha and Ren were just walking back to the room after their little trip with Ember when the door burst open and Blake dashed off in the opposite direction before they could stop her. Too stunned to respond, Blake was already far gone by the time they regained their bearings.
Barging into the room with Ember in tow, the two demanded in concern, "Guys! What happened!"
Surveying the room, they found Weiss staring back at them while the other two occupants were engaged in a hostile stare-down.
"YANG! Look! Embers here!" Weiss shouted desperately to get Yangs attention. "RUFF!" Having heard her name, Ember barked in recognition.
Breaking out of her rage-induced trance, Yang looked around and ploughed her way to Ember as soon as she spotted her.
"Ohhh thank god!" cried Yang as she squeezed Ember with all the affection she could muster, while Ember tilted her head in confusion at her mistress' weird behavior. "Wha- How did you find her?" Yang asked the two who had brought Ember in.
Summarizing the whole incident beginning from when they bumped into Blake, Yang paled as she realized she had wronged Blake. She took such good care of Ember and I actually blew up at her.. Fuck! I'm an asshole!
"So that's what happened.." Qrow turned to Yang gravely. "Yang, I expected better from you. Jumping to conclusions like that, do you realize what you have done?"
Yang lowered her head in guilt as Qrow softened, "I'm sure I don't have to tell you what to do now?"
Looking up in surprise, Yang found smiling faces as they all held up a thumbs up sign.
"Go get her Yang!" chorused through the room and it was more than enough to motivate her.
A/N (AW NOT THIS AGAIN): Heyaa guys hope you found the angst okay... getting right down to the fluffy muffy stuff isn't the intention of the story so this is kinda like the build-up to their relationship. Hope you weren't too put off by it! But in any case, regarding Qrow who was introduced in this chappie, as he hasn't made an appearance in RWBY yet, I'm just going to go with my idea of what his appearance and personality would be like in my weird mind. When the time that he is officially revealed comes, I will probably change him accordingly then.. If you guys have any objections and want him to remain as he is, let me know! I will see fit and choose the best course of action :) till next time then!