Chapter 11
I woke up and saw that Phoenix was still sleeping soundly. I pecked her forehead and walked to the bathroom to change into my clothes when suddenly I got a notification from Jaune. It was still dark outside so why would he want to message me right now? I opened the message and looked at the contents.
'We need to talk.' It said.
'Is it that important that you message me at 5:30 in the morning about it?' I typed and continued to get ready. Jaune responded a couple of minutes later.
'Yes, I just got a call from Ruby, but I didn't hear her speak. The message only lasted a few seconds and all I heard was static before the scroll was shut off. I don't know what to do, I think Team RWBY might be in trouble.'
I honestly didn't know what to do either. Maybe she might've accidentally called him, but that doesn't explain why she would call him at 5:30 in the morning or the static. Usually you can clearly hear voices or rustling if someone accidentally calls you.
'Try to get some rest for now. We can talk about this at breakfast 'cause I think something might be happening too.' I typed back.
'I'll see you then. Thanks Jet.' I sighed and Phoenix walked in.
"Something wrong?" She asked.
"I think something might be." I responded.
"What happened?" She asked.
"Jaune just messaged me saying that he thinks something might be wrong with Team RWBY. He got a call from Ruby and he said that it lasted a couple of seconds and all he heard was static before it was cut off. It doesn't make sense to me. Why would she call at 5 in the morning if it wasn't for something? And even if it was accidental, that doesn't explain the static." I explained to her.
"I agree. Something might be happening, but what can we do? The ships don't take off at this hour and we have a mission we need to go to first." Phoenix said.
"Yeah. We'll talk about this and see where they want to go from here." I said.
"Ok, now if you'll please excuse me, I'd like to get ready and change." She said.
"Aw, I can't stay and watch?" I teased. She gave me a glare and slapped my arm before pushing me out the door. "I was kidding." I said through the door.
"Sure you were." She responded.
I sighed and turned around to see both Robyn and Sapphire still asleep. I decided to let them sleep a little longer, after all, we had a long day ahead of us. Eventually Phoenix walked outside in full armor and looked combat ready. I'm actually rather curious how she puts on all that armor herself. It'd be a sight to see, and something I'd want to see just for myself. As of now, there's not much for us to actually do. We've packed everything ahead of time. I'd like to go back to sleep, but now that I'm awake I really can't go back to sleep. I just laid on my bed while Phoenix sat closeby.
"Now to just wait. Any ideas to pass the time?" I asked Phoenix who was adjusting her armor here and there.
"Unless you're able to go back to sleep, I've got nothing." She replied.
"Seriously? That's all you can think of?" I said disappointed at our options.
"Well, talking is an alternative. If you're willing to do that for a few hours." She said.
"I wish I could sleep right now. All I can do is just lay here."
"Then I'll just lay with you instead, in the meantime." She said moving closer until she was at my side. She leaned on her side as she moved even closer to me. She was close enough that when she wanted to hold onto my arm, her breasts would be squeezing together on my arm. Though I haven't really stared at them before, now I have a clear view. They're much larger than I previously thought they were. The armor does well to conceal it at a certain distance. I hadn't even noticed that I was blushing the whole time that Phoenix was now teasing me. What a way to turn the tables on me. She's really enjoying herself, since she really doesn't mind, and just has a big smile.
"H-hey Jet?" Phoenix whispered into my ear, ever so angelic like.
"Yeah?" I said, turning my head to the right, to look at her better. As I did so, some of my hair fell across my left eye. Phoenix raised her hand to move away the hair. She did so, in the most gentle way possible, as she stroked my face after. Even in this darkness, I could easily see her lips. They practically radiated as they inched closer and closer to my own. Soon, her soft lips kissed my own. Though it just a slight peck, she still remained close. She remained close, as she wanted more, as did I. This time I closed the gap between our lips, and made sure our kiss lasted this time. With each passing second that our lips were pressed against one another's, we could feel that we were losing our breath from this. We took brief pauses to be able to catch our breath, only to return to embrace our lips further. The longer we did this, the more we wanted from each other. Our bodies felt so warm together like this, that I just didn't want it to ever end. I could feel that my chest felt like it was swelling and tightening. It wasn't an uncomfortable feeling, but it wasn't pleasant either. It was more of a nervous feeling if anything. After a few more pauses a single strand of spit connected our lips. We were heavily breathing at this rate, and I could feel that not only my body, but hers as well, craved for more. Our bodies were practically burning, and we wanted to do something about it. Both of us felt it, that the kissing made us lust for each other on whole new levels. Had our teammates not been there, I'm sure we would've done something very lewd.
In fact, I think she can barely contain herself right about now. Of course neither can I, as I can feel that my member is longing for any kind of stimulation. I feel as though, if we continue we might just go crazy from passion. Soon we came to a stop, which kinda upset the both of us.
"Too bad they're here." I said looking at our sleeping teammates. "If they weren't here, I'm sure we would've done more."
"M-more? What else could we have done?" Phoenix asked, wondering where I was going with this.
"You know… We could've… Become one." I said blushing madly as I got those words out of my mouth. We stared at each other, and didn't say anything for a while. She was blushing as madly as I was but didn't seem opposed to the idea.
"I- I'd like that." She whispered so quietly that it was I was barely able to hear her despite being so close to her.
"Maybe one day, but not this day." I said brushing some of her red hair behind her ear. "But when it does come, I'll look forward to it."
"M-me too." She stuttered quietly.
I took her hand in mine and squeezed it in a reassuring gesture. I pecked her lips and though it was a short kiss, I could feel her smile against my lips.
"We should wake them up soon. It's almost 8 o'clock." Phoenix said after looking at the clock in front of my, well technically "our", bed.
"We should at least wake Sapphire first and Robyn after so Sapph can deal with her." I said.
"Alright. I'll go wake her up." Phoenix said starting to get out of our bed.
"Wait." I said clutching onto her arm.
"What is it?" She asked. I kissed her once more and it seemed to surprise her since her eyes widened.
"I love you." I said smiling. She rolled her eyes and chuckled.
"I know." She smirked, as she walked over to Sapphire and gave her body a few pushes and she woke up.
"Huh?" Sapphire muttered groggily.
"Wake up Sapph, we got a mission to get to. But first, we need breakfast." I said.
"Alright." She said rubbing her eyes. "I'll wake up Robyn and we'll head down once she's ready."
She got her fighting attire together and walked into the bathroom to change. Phoenix sat on her own bed and I walked to the bathroom and knocked on the door to talk to Sapph.
"Hey Sapph, Phoenix and I are gonna eat now. We'll see you there." I said to her.
"Sure. See you guys there." She replied as Phoenix was waiting for me at the door. As I was walking to Phoenix, I heard something in the ceiling. Knowing recent events, it's more than likely Snow, taking the advantage here. Of course moments after I had left with Phoenix, I did hear a crash in the bathroom, followed by the screams of Sapph. Looks like Snow fell right in, and was caught red handed. I wouldn't be surprised to see that Snow would be injured later on. That'd be quite a sight to see.
We continued as we made our way to the dining hall. Upon entering, I went straight for a tray and got the usual. Which consisted of many bacon strips along with whatever they had been serving. We saw that Team JNPR was there as well. Pyrrha waved at us, and we both walked over to their table to discuss recent events.
"Hello~" Pyrrha said as she usually does, with her lovely voice. I swear, she could be a great singer with that kind of voice.
"Morning JNPR. So, should we get straight to discussing what might be going on?" I said straight away, as I sat down. Phoenix doesn't know much of the situation, like the rest of us, but so long as she just listens in, she'll figure out what's going on.
"I guess we should huh?" Jaune said.
"So we already know that Ruby tried calling you and then pure static. Anything we can come up from that?" I began.
"They might've been just out of reach of the CCT, and lost signal." Ren said suggesting something simple.
"That might've been a factor to the situation, but not the reason as to why she'd want to call at such a time." I continued.
"Perhaps they must be in danger, and may have wanted to request for our assistance." Pyrrha suggested.
"In danger of what exactly? Professor Oobleck went with them. A Huntsman or Huntress always goes with them. If Ruby called right out of the blue, then they must be in a dire situation. I don't think they're in trouble with the Grimm there." I said. I could see the expressions on everyone change quickly, as they all finally got serious, even Nora. To some extent that is.
"Then what could cause Ruby to ask for aid?" Pyrrha asked.
"That's something we're trying to think about. Do you guys think their mission has something to do with something much bigger than we thought?" I asked.
"It's just their first mission. I'm sure they've got it under control. I mean their fighting style is awesome!" Nora said contributing to some extent.
"That's the problem. They were given a mission far out from Beacon. They shouldn't have even been allowed to in the first place. It wasn't meant for first year students. I saw Ozpin talk directly to them when they chose a mission." I said.
"So then…" Jaune started.
"Something big may happen, and by the sound of things, it may be sooner than we can anticipate for." Ren said.
"This has to be the worst timing for something big to occur. Our mission begins in a few hours from now. What are we gonna do then?" Phoenix asked after getting a better grasp of the situation.
"Sadly, I believe we need to worry about our own missions in the meantime. We leave soon as well. Around eleven is when we're going to leave." Pyrrha said.
"It's currently 9:47, we should finish up here. Good luck you guys." I said to them as they left the dining hall. Phoenix went on her scroll to inform Sapph of the current situation concerning Ruby. It was a lengthy message she sent, but gave all the info and possible theories we came up with right now. Eventually she'll wake Robyn up, and tell her the same information. Hopefully she actually pays attention. Though since it's Sapph talking to her, I doubt she'd ignore her. It's becoming more and more clear to me, that Robyn's got a thing for Sapph. Though I wonder if she'll feel the same at all. Only time will tell of their destinies, whether they shall remain together, or not. I'm sure that whatever goes on, they'll be just fine.
As we walked outside of the dining hall, I felt Phoenix's hand slip into mine. I felt a smile creep onto my lips and something told me that she had a similar reaction as well. I gently squeezed her hand and she placed her head on my shoulder.
"Are you ready for what today's mission entails?" She asked me.
"I'm ready for anything as long as I have you by my side." I said.
"Ironically, we aren't partners to begin with. If I recall correctly, you're Sapphire's partner." She said.
"Although we might not be partners for school purposes, we'll be partners for other purposes." I said to her with a wink. She was blushing slightly, while also smiling. She held me tighter and rubbed her face against my own. I enjoy the warm feeling that Phoenix gives me every time she's this close to me. I feel like one of the luckiest guys alive, to be loved so much just by only one person. At times I feel as though I don't deserve this, but deep down, it's something I've longed to have. Though I have been spending most of my time with Phoenix, I have been neglecting my other teammates. With this mission, I'm sure all of us will grow together.
As of now, despite walking with Phoenix, who is clinging onto me, I never really knew where we were headed, so I decided to take us back to our dorm and just wait. When we got to the door I could hear Sapphire and Robyn talking inside.
"Sapph, I need to talk to you...about the other day." I heard Robyn say.
"Yeah, what's up?" Sapphire responded.
I immediately looked at Phoenix who looked just as confused as I did. We kneeled against the door and pressed our ears against it.
"Well...I think you might need to sit down for this, well I need to tell you something. Sapph, you've been my best friend for a while now and I feel like I can trust you with anything. This is really hard for me to say and I really wanted to tell the rest of the team when they were here, but I wanted to tell you first."
"You know you can tell me anything Rob. What is it that you wanted to tell us?"
"I'm...I'm a lesbian." I heard her choke out.
I looked at Phoenix and she looked shocked. We both knew despite her not telling us, but to hear her officially say it was shocking to say the least.
"Rob...It's okay to be who you are because I'll support you in any way I can and I know that Jet and Phoenix will support you as well. Nothing's changed, we just know another thing about you." I heard Sapphire say. She was right, we'll always be there for our teammates no matter what.
"But Sapphire, there's something else I want to tell you now that you know my secret…" Robyn said. She isn't going to confess now is she?
"What is it?" Sapphire said.
"I think I'm in love with you." Robyn whispered, but Phoenix and I were able to hear her from practically merging with the door. "Ever since I saw you, I felt my heart stop. You made me feel things that nobody's ever made me feel and if that's not enough for you I just want to let you know that you've changed me for the better. I used to be careless, but you made me take things seriously and with that I thank you with every fiber of my being. I love you Sapphire Stone. I really do."
"U-um. Well, thank you- um, this is very sudden, but I think I like you too." I heard her stutter.
Phoenix gasped quietly and raised her hands to cover her mouth. I froze and hoped that we didn't ruin a moment between the two of them. There was a long pause; I didn't hear footsteps approaching so I tightly clutched Phoenix into my chest.
"So...are we official?" Robyn asked shyly.
"I guess we are." Sapphire said just as quietly.
"Oh my gosh. This is happening!" Phoenix said in a hushed voice, trying to hide her excitement over the two of them.
"Shh. We'll get caught." I whispered.
"You guys can come in. I know you two are out there." Robyn said.
"Shit." I said.
We got up from the floor and walked into the dorm slowly. Phoenix clutched my hand tightly and we stared at Sapphire and Robyn, who were sitting next to each other.
"Hey…" I said closing the door behind us.
"You heard everything didn't you?" Robyn said, not cutting any bullshit.
"Yes." Phoenix said lowering her head.
"But Robyn, we just wanted to let you know two things: First, we'll always stand behind you no matter what. We're teammates for crying out loud, we'll always look out for you. And lastly, congrats on you you and Sapph, I knew you had it in you." I said giving her a thumbs up.
Her face flushed red and she scratched the back of her neck. Sapphire smiled and thanked me for Robyn, who was to embarrassed to say anything. I looked at the time and saw that it was 10:30.
"Wow, time sure did pass and both of you still need to eat." I said.
"We'll go down, get something to eat and come back. Make sure both of you guys are ready to leave once we come back!" Sapphire said pulling Robyn out of the door and running straight to the dining hall. As they ran out, I could see that they were both smiling brightly.
"Glad to see that turned out well. I'm proud of them." Phoenix said happily.
"So am I." I saw pulling Phoenix into my arms and hugging her tightly. "Who thought that one team could consist of couples?"
"I know, but at this rate either Team JNPR or Team SHDW are up next." Phoenix replied.
"How do you know?" I said.
"I mean you've seen Pyrrha and Jaune, there's no denying that there's something bound to happen. Don't even get me started on Nora and Ren. Then you have Snow and Diamond, but out of everyone, that will take the longest for something to happen. I'm not too sure about Haze and Wolfe, but they tend to stick together a lot. Who knows?" She said.
"I see your point." I said. "All of these couples are popping up out of nowhere, I swear."
"I know, but I think it's nice that they can find comfort in somebody and love them. Besides, a majority of them aren't even official. We just think they'll be." She said.
I didn't say anything, and just placed a kiss on her forehead. She rested her head on my shoulder and snuggled into me. I smiled softly and continued to hold her. Unfortunately it wouldn't last. Sirens from a distance blared and grew louder to the point where even the school's sirens began to blare as well.
"What's that?" Phoenix asked jumping to her feet and opening the curtains to the window. We looked out and saw smoke appearing in the distance. I then got a message from Jaune.
'We're heading out over there. I think that's where Team RWBY's mission was. Maybe this is why Ruby called me! You in to help out?' It said.
'Wait for us, we're coming with you.' I replied.
'We're leaving the docks in 5 minutes. Hurry.' It said.
"Well, it looks like we need to make a change in plans. Grab your weapon and get Sapphire and Robyn. We need to get over there." I said.
She nodded and we got our things and rushed toward the the dining hall. The door broke open as they came to us with their weapons in their hands.
"What happened?" Sapphire asked nervously.
"It appears that we need to change our mission. Let's go, JNPR's heading over to where the smoke is." I said as we ran to the docks. Jaune flagged us down and we boarded as Jaune told the pilot to take us into the city.
"Thanks for waiting." I said.
"Thanks for helping." Pyrrha said.
"What do you think it is?" Sapphire said looking out of the window.
"I don't know, but it can't be good with all of these alarms going off." Jaune said. He gasped as he looked out of the window as well.
"Shit." I muttered as I saw Grimm entering the city.
"Well, we figured out the problem. We need to stop them." Phoenix said.
"I see Team RWBY! Pilot we're getting off here!" Jaune said. "Let's go!" He said and everyone jumped off the ship, well everyone except Nora who rode Magnhild and slammed a King Taijitu on the head. We landed on the floor with little damage and I looked at Pyrrha who nodded that she was ok.
"Let's move!" Pyrrha shouted raising her sword.
She didn't need to tell me twice. I looked around to get an idea of what our situation is. The breach was somehow made by a train wreckage, letting the Grimm pour into the city. In front of it, there was a small park like area, where Team RWBY was fending off many enemies. I saw that there was a tree with a good vantage point.
"Robyn! Get on that tree, and snipe as many as you can, coming out of the breach!" I commanded her, while pointing at a nearby tree.
"Got it!" She said, preparing her rifle as she jumped into the tree.
"Sapph, I'm gonna need you to cover Robyn." I said.
"Ok." She said going after Robyn.
"Now the both of us, will defeat as many as we can that surround our allies. We'll try to get the heat focused on us instead of our friends." I said to Phoenix as she got her sword and shield combination ready.
"I'm anxious to get back into combat." She said, swinging her sword around playfully.
"As am I Phoenix. Let's go." I said loading my gauntlets with fire dust.
Phoenix went to aid Team RWBY as much as she could and I just went around gaining as many as I could to follow me. I managed to get at least two packs of Beowolves, and an Ursa. Phoenix was off in the distance fighting at least twice my numbers. She was great at getting people to notice her easily. Well, Grimm in this case. I allowed the Grimm to surround me entirely. The Ursa watched from behind the Beowolves, as they charged at me. I prepared myself from the oncoming battle, but as the Beowolves drew closer, they were getting shot down from afar. I turned around to see Team SHDW arriving on another ship, as Wolfe had been taking the enemies down. He managed to kill all the Beowolves, leaving me with only the Ursa. No matter, so long as it all works out I guess.
It walked closer with its heavy steps, and growled ferociously before attacking. I jumped back to dodge the first attack, and shot some round into both of its knees, bringing it down on its knees. It growled once again, as it attempted to reach me. I ran up to it, and it took a wide swing. I jumped before, and landed on its right shoulder. It attempted to grab me from below its shoulder, but I grabbed its arm instead, and placed a foot on the shoulder as I began to pull its arm. Little effort was needed to actually remove its entire arm, which landed nearby with a loud thud, and shot it once more in the eye.
Team SHDW had finally landed, and separated as well. Wolfe used his semblance to create three clones of himself and sent them to aid others. Haze went after a group of Beowolves and used her semblance to create a mist, to blind the Grimm, while dispatching them one by one. Diamond walked confidently towards Sapph, while easily defeating Grimm with her whip and pistol combo. Snow follows Diamond while giving himself enormous Ice armor, and a greatsword.
I saw that Weiss was getting surrounded and ran towards her to help out. A much larger Beowolf was running at her as well, but was coming from her blind side. The both of us raced to reach her first. I wasn't going to make it in time, so I went after the Grimm instead. It was much faster, as it was preparing to strike her, while I managed to shoot it once in the back to get it away from her. I caught up to it but it still was in reach of Weiss, as it began to swing. I jumped on its back and attempted to break its neck. I was panicking as it was very close to her.
"Weiss!" I yelled at her as she turned to see us struggling, as the Beowolf now focused on dealing with me on its back. Weiss managed to use her Glyphs to slash at its legs, causing it to fall to the floor, where I got the vantage to snap its neck with her aid. I nodded at her as I shot behind her. Another Beowolf attempted to lunge at her, but got hit by my blast instead. She nodded right back at me, as more were surrounding us. We stood backs against each other.
"Weiss would you mind lending me some of your aura?" I asked her.
"You have a plan I take it?" She asked.
"Well more of an idea, but it's worth a shot I say." I replied.
"Take it quickly then." She said turning to face me.
"Thank you." I said quickly placing my palm on her stomach. Her aura felt different than Phoenix's. It was much colder, as it flowed through me. I take it is colder, as she mainly focuses with Ice attacks. As I was taking her aura the Grimm decided to launch their attack.
"Weiss! Hold us in place!" I ordered her as I focused her aura into my fist. She pointed her fingers at the ground below us, as a glyph appeared. The Grimm were nearly upon us, as I slammed my fist into the ground with all my might, causing the Grimm attacking us,to all launch upwards into the air. Weiss didn't hesitate, and launched her attack at the Grimm, defeating them all, as the attacks impaled each one of them, and the all fell to the ground dead. I looked around to see us with no enemies left for us. I saw Phoenix easily killing, many Grimm as she flipped around them, switching her weapons skillfully, without so much as a scratch on her. I swear, she could take them hand-to-hand if she chose to.
I focused on Phoenix for too long, that a King Taijitu hit me with its tail, making me fall back several feet. I decided to switch dust types, and went for lighting, simply by twisting the bottom of the gauntlets. It was a similar idea to that of Weiss' Myrtenaster actually. I noticed that Nora was nearby dealing with a Death Stalker by her lonesome. She's managing but isn't able to defeat it. I then remembered that Nora managed to charge through anything electrical.
"Nora!" I called to her as I ran towards her.
"Jet!" She called back in a friendly tone, while also waving right at me. She should be more serious, but that'll never happen.
"I'm gonna power you up Nora. Ready?" I asked her.
"Awesome!" She said anxiously, as she tightened her grip on her weapon, while bouncing a little bit. I shot her with my lighting dust, and could see that it was really powering her up. The Death Stalker attempted to use its stinger to hit us both, but Nora acted soon enough, and hit her hammer right on the stinger, completely destroying its tail as well. She ran forward, and swung at it, sending it flying through Vale, and possibly landing by the docks. Nora came back to me quickly, and knew of my ability as well, as she put her stomach forward, tapping it a few times.
"C'mon. Take some Jet." She said with a huge grin on her face. She must've felt accomplished with dealing with that Grimm so easily. I had barely placed my palm on her stomach when her aura nearly overflowed somehow. I removed my hand quickly and could feel it in me. Either she has a ton of aura, I'm getting better at taking aura, or I might be overdoing it, by taking other aura in me after having someone else's right before. It frightened me a bit of the power that could be my own. Though her aura made me feel much stronger and faster for that matter. In front if me another Urza presented itself ready to fight me. I once again powered the aura to my fist and awaited the results. The both of us charged at each other and we began to swing. It felt like the world was slowing down, yet I was still so fast. My blow connected, and I punched the Urza right on its cheek with so much force that it went sailing through the air.
The Grimm seemed endless as they continuously poured in the city. Soon another ship arrived. Aboard was Team CFVY and Professor Port. I also noticed that down the street Amethyst was tearing her way through hundreds of Grimm. Plus, Professor Oobleck and a dog came out of the breach as well. Almost everyone is here actually. As I look around some more, I see that Sun and Neptune arrived as well, but are just standing there in awe. Plus it looks like Sun dropped something as well. Did they just arrive? The must have because they're not doing anything. I looked over and saw that Coco had been unloading her gun into many unlucky Grimm facing her. She just mowed down at least a hundred Grimm, including some Nevermore, and even a Death Stalker.
Phoenix made her way to me, after dealing with a suitable amount of enemies. Soon, Amethyst caught up to us after clearing out the entire street.
"Are any of you injured" Amethyst immediately asked upon stopping.
"We're fine, so long as the Grimm come to an end, or that breach gets sealed." I responded to her.
"Glynda should be here soon. Until then we keep fighting." She said assuring us to remain strong even though the situation doesn't seem to be getting any better. We had no other choice but to fight until Glynda arrives.
"Let's do this Phoenix."
"One of our team attacks? She asked wondering my next move.
"Not this time. Just some more fighting." I told her as I cracked my knuckles on both my hands. Once I was ready to get back in action, I could hear the roaring of engines in the air, and saw that the Atlas military decided to join the fray as well. Atlesian soldiers made their way from the ships and began to handle most of the situation by taking care of the grimm in the area. It wasn't long before the situation at hand was fully handled and Roman Torchwick was being taken away.
"Oh I can't believe that you caught me, you've really taught me the error of my ways. Hey, hey! Watch the hat!" He said sarcastically as the Atlesian soldiers took him away.I looked over at Phoenix who gave me a thumbs up and patted my back.
"Looks like a job well done, wouldn't you say?" She said.
"Yeah and although not everything was answered, there are some people paying for what they've done and that's something to proud of." I said.
"Everyone's leaving, let's go to our dorms." Sapphire said.
"I want to go to sleep." Robyn said rubbing her eyes.
"When aren't you sleepy?" Sapph teased.
"I would tell you to shut up, but I can't do that to you now that you're mine." She said hugging Sapphire and nuzzling into her arm.
"Let's go then." I said motioning for them to follow us onto the ship to take us back to Beacon.