Chapter 13
I groaned in annoyance as I woke up due to the bright sunlight washing over my face. I tried to turn the opposite way, but that was proven futile as I ended up slamming into the wall.
"Perfect." I muttered into the wall.
"Jet?" I heard Phoenix yawn. "Are you ok?"
"Fan-freaking-tastic. I just face-planted a wall." I muttered.
"Well remove your face then." She said pulling me up into a sitting position as I groaned in disapproval. "What's up with you this morning? You're grumpier than usual."
"The light was shining over my face and I didn't like it. You forgot to close the curtains before we went to sleep last night." I said.
"Well I'm sorry Jet." She said stroking my hair.
"Apology accepted." I grumbled, rubbing my eyes sleepily.
"We got a big day ahead of us, so let's get ready." She said, now ruffling my hair.
"Fine mom." I said.
"You called?" Sapphire said sitting up. "I heard my name."
"No, that time he was referring to me." Phoenix said chuckling.
"Interesting." Robyn said awakening from her slumber.
"What's interesting is that you're awake right now Robyn." I said.
"I know. What time is it anyway?" She asked.
"Let me check." I said getting my scroll. "Welp. Shit. It's 11:00."
"WHAT?! How!" Sapphire yelled, springing up from her bed and running straight to the bathroom with clothes to change into.
"Well, she certainly likes to be punctual." I said getting out of the bed.
"You know how she is." Robyn said walking to her dresser and getting her own clothes to change into. She threw her clothes over her shoulder and walked into the bathroom while giving us a quick and highly suggestive smirk. A few moments after closing the door Sapphire's screaming could be heard from outside of the bathroom.
"Oh my goodness. What could she have possibly done?" Phoenix asked.
"Stop scooping my breasts! Just because we're together doesn't mean you can fondle them anytime you want!" Sapph yelled.
"But they're just there!" Robyn complained.
"Oh my god." I muttered shaking my head. Phoenix covered her mouth, trying to contain her laughter.
"Unbelievable." I chuckled.
"Totally believable since I've been her fighting partner for this long." Phoenix choked out laughing.
"Hurry up you two, we need to get going! You can bang later!" I called from outside the door.
"Of course!" Sapphire said bursting out from the door, changed and ready to go. Robyn trailed behind smirking as she slid on her leather jacket.
"I've been wanting to do that for a long time." She whispered to me while slipping on her sunglasses.
Phoenix and I slipped into the bathroom and rushed through our morning routine so that we would have a chance to eat breakfast.
"Kids grab your shit, we're leaving!" Robyn said holding the door open and carrying her bags as well as some of Sapphire's bags.
"On it!" I responded grabbing my bags and helping Phoenix with a few of hers. We scurried down to the dining hall and I checked the time. "It's 11:20, we have 20 minutes at most to get our food and and less than 5 minutes to get to the docks. Let's move!" I said rushing straight to the bacon trays.
I picked up a plate and loaded some bacon, pancakes and hashbrowns onto it and went straight to the coffee machine and poured myself a cup. I sat next to Phoenix at our table and ate quickly. Robyn kept rushing back and forth in order obtain as many small oranges as she could lay her hands on and stuffing them into her drawstring bag.
"Robyn? What are you doing?" I asked.
"Packing my snack bag. You never know if they have enough mandarins." She said taking a bite into her stuffed french toast while stuffing some what are now known as 'mandarins' in her bag. After we finished our quick breakfast/mandarin picking, I checked the time again.
"Alright everyone, we have 6 minutes. Let's go." I said grabbing as many bags as I could and leading my team to the docks. Phoenix was by my side and Sapphire was struggling with all of the bags she brought.
"We're almost there!" I shouted in encouragement.
"Good because these bags are heavy." Robyn said struggling as well.
We finally reached the docks and saw everyone already there waiting for the ship to take us to Patch. We threw our bags on the floor and collapsed panting.
"What...time...is it?" Sapphire asked.
"11:44. Wait, just turned 45. Right on time." Yang said.
"Fantastic." I panted standing up.
"Hey, the ship's here! Let's load our stuff guys!" Ruby said excitedly.
Thankfully not everyone brought so many bags like my partner Sapphire, and were willing to help us organize the bags in the back of the ship. By the time we finished sorting all 50 bags, it was 12:00 exactly.
"Take us to Patch good sir! Preferably at Signal Academy." Yang told the pilot once everyone was seated and strapped in.
He nodded and the airship took off to the place that would harbor us for the next 10 days. The ship itself wasn't really meant for these kinds of transportation. In fact it's an Atlas ship, meant for evacuation. It has many seats all in one little section. I'd say up to one hundred people could actually fit on one of these. Though now, they're just being used to transport students from Beacon to wherever they want really. Most went to see their families, others like us decided to take the time to have a vacation.
"Are you excited?" I heard Phoenix ask me.
"As much as I can be. We need this you know? With all of the tension and everything that's happened so far, I think a vacation will get everyone to to relax for a little while. If anything, I'm surprised that Blake decided to come as well. One would think that she'd want to do more research on the White Fang and their involvement." I said.
"Perhaps she realized that she needed a break as well. But I do agree with you on everyone needing this." Phoenix said linking her arm with mine and resting her head on my shoulder.
I looked around the ship and noticed that people were mostly talking amongst themselves or looking outside of the window. Everyone seemed to be in a relaxed state and hopefully it would remain that way the entire trip. Time passed by and before I knew it, we were landing before Signal Academy in Patch.
Everyone unloaded all of the bags and thanked the pilot for taking all of us to Patch. Ruby and Yang stood in front of Signal happy to see something from home. Everyone kind of waited around and looked at each other awkwardly not knowing what to do.
"So...um, where do we go?" Jaune asked.
"Oh right. Now, just follow us and we'll go home. It's about a 10 minute walk from here." Ruby said excitedly while picking up her bags.
"We have to carry our bags for 10 minutes?!" Sapphire yelled out of shock.
"Well yes, that's why you brought bags to carry right?" Snow asked.
"Shut up Snow." She said starting to pick up her bags one by one, with Robyn taking a few.
"Don't worry, we'll be there before you know it!" Yang said leading the way.
"C'mon Sapph, let's go!" Robyn said pulling Sapphire along behind Yang.
"Let's go Jet." Phoenix said putting her backpack on and carrying her other two bags.
We followed the two sisters down a beaten dirt path surrounded by thick woods and greenery everywhere. I had to admit it was pretty beautiful here and there was nothing that I could compare it to. It truly was one of a kind. Phoenix took my hand in hers and admired the forest that surrounded her. Although the forest was beautiful itself, nothing could ever compare to the beauty that was within my lovely and beautiful Phoenix...
"Jet? We're here. Are you okay?" Phoenix asked, making me snap out of my daze.
"Oh, yeah I'm fine. I was just distracted." I said running a hand through my hair and averting my eyes.
"Let's go inside then. Ruby and Yang will show us our rooms." Phoenix said leading me into Yang and Ruby's quaint little house. Could this place really harbor 16 people (and a dog if you count Zwei)?
"Alright, boys stay in these rooms on the left and girls stay in the rooms on the right. Oh and as a warning, if any of you guys try to peep on us, there will be a price to pay…" Yang said smiling evilly at us guys.
"Don't worry, we won't intrude." Jaune said speaking for all of us, although I wouldn't make such promises for Snow. He's probably been planning on how to intrude ever since this whole event was planned.
"Well men, I believe it's time to get settled in." Snow, speak of the devil, said.
We went into the rooms to see that they were surprisingly pretty spacious and could probably hold all 5 of us, but for us to sleep, we'd have to sleep in the two rooms on the left side of the hall.
"So how are we gonna decide who shares the beds and who gets the couch?" Jaune asked.
After briefly looking at each other, we lunged ourselves at the beds and fought for who who would be the one person that would get the couch and let me tell you, that person was not going to be me. After furiously yelling, shoving and pulling, it was Jaune who would be sleeping on the couch.
"That's totally not fair you guys." Jaune whined, defeated.
"Not our problem you couldn't hang on." Snow said laying on the King-sized bed. "Now we gotta decide who shares with who."
"I'm fine sharing with you." I unwilling stated due to the pleading looks that Wolfe and Ren were giving me. I could practically read the 'pls help' distress call.
"Alright man. I knew you'd warm up to your bro." Snow said wrapping his arm around my neck.
"We'll start packing in the room next door. You guys should probably do the same." Ren said taking his bags and leaving. Wolfe and Jaune followed Ren next door and I began to unpack my belongings and put them away in their designated spots. Snow just laid on the bed and stretched noisily.
"Are you done?" I asked him.
"Not yet. Hmmmmmm!" He continued as he stretched his spine.
"Let me know so you can unpack your things." I said putting some of my clothes in the empty dresser.
"This is gonna be a great vacation." Snow said.
"Any specific reason for thinking that?" I asked Snow, knowing what he's trying to tell me subtly, so as not to get the girls alarmed.
"Do I have to spell it out for you?" He asked rather annoyed already.
"At this rate you're gonna have to spill the dust."
"Are you serious? 'Spill the dust'? God. At least say something better."
"Like what? If you got something better tell me."
"I don't know Jet!"
"Well then don't act like such a Weiss guy."
"How does your team even deal with you?"
"What? Did I leave you in a Haze?" Snow was really getting irritated. I just loved to mess around with him like this. Though he's mainly a pervert, he's a pretty good guy to have around. His silver-white hair makes him stand out a lot more than others at Beacon. I'd be able to distinguish him easier than Yang in her, "state". By which I mean her semblance of course.
"Let's get serious now for once." He said jumping up from the bed.
"Fine."
"And by serious, I of course mean the girls at our "disposal"." He sounded like a villain, giving their demands right before the big fight breaks loose.
"You can have any, but Phoenix." I made it clear that we're a thing now. I really don't want him too near to Phoenix.
"Not like I'd have much of a chance with her anyways. Great body though. You got real lucky to have all of that. I mean, c'mon. She's got massive tits, and a plump ass." As Snow finished describing my girlfriend to me, I heard that the door was slowly and quietly creaking open.
"Do I now?" Phoenix said, leaning against the wall with her arms crossed. She was wearing a loose red t-shirt, and pink shorts, that showed off her body perfectly. Exactly what Snow mentioned, really stood out on Phoenix, mainly because she's not in her armor.
"P-Phoenix!?" Snow turned around with fear of what was coming.
"Hey Phoenix." I said calmly.
"Hi Jet. I just came to check what room you were staying in, and I just so happened to hear Snow talking about my features."
"Ah fuck." Snow muttered as Phoenix got closer.
"Don't you have any manners Snow? You should be punished for being so vulgar." Phoenix said, practically towering Snow with the fear she struck in him.
"What do you propose Phoenix?" I asked her. I've got a feeling as to where she's going with this.
"I've got an idea." She said as she was cracking her knuckles. I decided to leave Snow with attending our "guest".
"Have fun you two." I said waving to the both of them.
"Jet! You're just gonna leave me!" He practically yelled at me. He was so scared, that he seemed even whiter than his normal pale skin.
"Jet. Please close the door on your way out." Phoenix said as she was right in front of Snow. I did as Phoenix asked and walked away as fast as I possibly could. No less than 5 seconds later Snow's cries of help and mercy echoed throughout the house. Everyone stuck their heads out of the door and looked at me. I made a cupping motion in front of my chest and they groaned and shook their heads in disappointment.
"Such a fucking idiot." Robyn said putting her face in her hands.
"I know." Haze replied.
"So did he actually touch her or what?" Diamond asked curiously and if I didn't know any better, I could hear a hint of jealously in her tone.
"No, all he did was tell me that he didn't have a chance cause 'she's got massive tits and a plump ass'. But don't worry Diamond, you shouldn't have that much trouble getting his attention." I said slithering away to the kitchen.
"What?" She stuttered as her face turned red.
Once I reached the kitchen, I searched through the pantries in order to find something to snack on while Phoenix finishes her "bonding" with Snow. Sometimes Phoenix can really strike fear into you. Though she's only shown this side when there's a reason to. Like just now, she definitely had to teach Snow that he needs to calm down with his urges. He was only caught speaking about it. I can't imagine what would've happened if Phoenix or any other girl managed to find his photos. He'd definitely be in a whole lot of trouble. Plus I wonder how Diamond would manage with that as well. Who knows really. Perhaps she'll actually accept the idea when she actually finds out. I really don't know much about her so I can't make many assumptions. I thought she'd be more like Sapph, but she's different I guess. More provocative with her gestures at times. Like at the dance and her moves with Snow.
"Whatcha looking for Jet?" I heard a voice call behind me, snapping me out of my thoughts. I turned around to see Sapphire behind me.
"Oh, nothing really. Just getting a couple of snacks while the screaming dies down." I said to her as I began to eat. I offered some to Sapphire as well, and she took some, and ate with me. It sounded like Snow was quieting down a bit, so we both decided to at least get nearer. Though when we stepped out of the kitchen and saw Phoenix going to her room. Sapph and I looked at each other and went back to my room to check out the results.
"Damn. You really got messed up." I said.
"You're lucky you have your aura. I'f not you'd need a new team leader." Sapph said looking at Snow. Though there isn't much visually. We can tell that he got a real beating. Especially because of the way he's laying on the ground like he'd been attacked by a train filled with explosive Grimm. He didn't respond to us at all. He just laid there. I believe that he's actually unconscious. Well there's one way to figure this out. Well there are many, but this is quicker. He was slumped over a bit on the floor, and I got closer to him. I then gave Snow a quick kick to his stomach, turning him over. He didn't make a sound so he was definitely not awake.
"Was that really necessary?" Sapph asked me with her arms crossed.
"Like you'd do something else. Besides I was just checking how he was doing. Looks like he's out cold." I replied to her.
"I swear, you and Yang need to have a Pun Off or something." She said with a slight smirk.
"He'll heal overtime. Let's give him some rest." I said as we walked out of my room.
"Well that's an interesting start to the first day." Sapph said.
"I feel like it'll just get worse with him. He really needs to control his urges. Hopefully Phoenix managed to convince him otherwise." I said closing the door behind us.
"I really don't want the rest of this vacation of him just getting beat up by us. I wonder what's planned exactly." Sapph said.
"Well we were hoping that we could all get together to figure that out." Yang said from the doorway. "But we kind of need him to be conscious for that."
"No we don't. He's literally fine with anything, plus it doesn't seem like he's getting up anytime soon."
"Alright, just put him on the bed and meet us in the living room." Yang said walking away.
Sapph and I looked at each other.
"Nah." We simultaneously said as we walked to the living room. Once we got there, everyone was already waiting there. Almost that is. Though Snow wouldn't really be the voice of opinion we'd like to hear at a time like this.
"Yo." I said sliding onto the sofa and next to Phoenix.
"Hey guys." Sapph said sitting next to Robyn.
"Alright so now that everyone's here, let's figure out what we wanna do over our 10 day stay? Specifically tomorrow." Yang asked us.
"Maybe we can go to the beach tomorrow. It's been so long since I've been to one." Robyn said.
"Does anyone oppose to that idea?" Yang asked.
Everyone shook their heads.
"Beach day it is!" Ruby shouted excitedly as she jumped up and down.
"Yay!" Nora shouted excitedly.
"Ok, so after dinner tonight, we should get ready for the beach. We're gonna need people to help us out in the kitchen." Yang said.
Luckily the female population, which was a majority of our group, went to help out Yang and Ruby while the remaining (conscious) males helped set up the table and get extra tables and chairs from the outdoor shed. I don't know how, but we all managed to find enough chairs for everyone in the house.
"Hey I need someone to go to the market with me tomorrow so we can restock for tomorrow." Yang said.
"I'd be happy to go with you." Blake said.
"Aw, thanks Blake!" She said happily.
"Dinner will be ready in 10 minutes!" Sapphire called from the kitchen.
"Someone check on Snow while you finish up setting the tables!" Phoenix called.
"On it." I responded and walked to our room. "Hey are you alive in there?" I called into the dark room.
"Ugh." I heard a groan.
"I'll set up the funeral." I said about to close the door.
"Fuck...you…" Snow groaned.
"You'll be fine. She went easy on you, so you'll live. Dinner's gonna be ready in 10 minutes." I said.
"Fuck...ye…" He groaned as he struggled to lift himself off the floor.
"C'mon let's get you to a certain gem." I said walking up to him and helping him sit down.
"Let's go." Snow groaned as he leaned onto me for support.
I practically dragged Snow to the table and Wolfe pulled chair for the man, the myth, the legend who survived Phoenix's blows. He groaned a thanks as he plopped into his chair and tried his best to sit comfortably.
"Are you feeling better Snow?" Diamond asked him as she gently placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Not really, but I'm managing. After all, I gotta look good for all of these fine-" He was cut off as Phoenix entered the dining room. "Fantastic and wonderful people."
"Is there anything you want to drink?" She asked.
"Some liquor would be great. Just anything to numb the pain." He groaned once again. "Hey Yang, can we get some booze?"
"Of course not." She called from the kitchen.
"Damn." He responded.
"I'll ask Ren to get you a remedy drink." Diamond said.
"Are you sure he wants to die?!" Nora shouted from the kitchen.
"Nora, my drinks have never killed anyone and are full of valuable nutrition." Ren retorted.
"All I know is that they're disgusting...bleh!" Nora shivered.
"Jet please...be a bro and sit next to me…" Snow asked, no, begged of me.
"Why?" I replied.
"So your girl doesn't destroy me from across the table." He said, glancing at Phoenix who was taking a seat on the other side of the table.
"I mean you did kind of hit on her indirectly, so until you cool down I'm gonna sit next to her." I said turning on my heel and walking away.
"Nah man, not cool." Snow said in annoyance.
"Just chill man, I'm gonna be across from you at least."
"What happened to bros before hoes? Ah shit." He muttered the last sentence as every girl froze and stared at him, not counting Phoenix who looked livid.
"Must I continue to teach you about controlling your vulgar tendencies?" Phoenix growled standing up and cracking her knuckles as the other girls followed directly behind her.
"If you'll excuse us...we'll be teaching him a little more about respect…" Phoenix said grabbing the back of the man's shirt and dragging him across the floor.
"No...no man please...please help me!" He screamed as the door slammed shut.
"Oh and you guys can start eating without us! We'll be out in a couple of minutes." Yang called before Snow's screams began to overpower her voice.
"Well men, may Snow Kalt rest in peace. He was too pervy for this world and too much a douche towards women." Wolfe said calmly.
"He may have been a douche, but do you really think he'll die?" Jaune asked.
"No, but he'll need life support once they're through with him." I said as I began to carve the meat the the ladies thankfully prepared for us. I might as well cut slices for everyone or else some of us might go hungry tonight, like Snow. It was pretty awkward having only 3 other guys in the room while everyone else was making Snow scream like a little girl.
"Are you sure he's gonna survive?" Ren asked.
"Unfortunately, cowards always have a habit of living." Wolfe said serving himself some vegetables.
"Wolfe. Please, we can't be rude towards the nearly deceased." I said. The guys started laughing hysterically and not too long afterwards, the girls slowly joined us at the table one by one.
"Sorry for the wait." Phoenix said pulling her spiky hair up in a ponytail and exhaling any stress within her system.
"No worries." I said as she sat down next to me and began to serve herself. After everyone began to serve themselves, Yang and Ruby stood up with glasses in their hands.
"Thanks everyone for coming and joining us on this trip! Here's to our 10 day stay in Patch!" Ruby said lifting her glass victoriously.
"And to awesome memories!" Yang added.
"And that Snow knows when to keep his mouth shut." I muttered.
"Especially that one!" Yang shouted.
"Here here." Everyone muttered.
"To our trip." Ruby said.
"To our trip." We said as we drank our apple cider.
After dinner, we all went back to our rooms to go to sleep and rest before our beach trip tomorrow. When I walked into my room, it was ransacked and pretty much destroyed. Snow laid on the floor unconscious once again and I kicked his ribs to check if he was at least still breathing. Luckily he groaned lightly and I lifted him to place him on his side of the bed. I turned around and changed into my pajamas.
"No homo." I muttered as I slipped into the bed and I swear I could see a sly smirk on the corner of his lips.