Here we are at Chapter 78. Let's see how the group at Mistral is doing now that they've got more members (and to see if Yang hasn't killed Velvet yet). I do not own RBWY or Tales of Berseria. They belong to their respective owners. Here's chapter 78. Enjoy.
Chapter 78: Relationship Business
"You're being a little ridiculous right now, you know that right?" Weiss notes as she brushes her hair on her bed early in the morning.
On the other bed, Yang sits with her arms crossed, and her cheeks puffed, "I have no idea what you're talking about," Yang replies, still angry.
"Let me see if I got this straight: you don't get mad or go nuts when your little sister fights against giant monsters, but you will go crazy when she makes love to a person that she loves, who is in fact another girl? And let's not forget who tried playing matchmaker for the two of them back at Beacon," Weiss says, staring at her.
"Look, I know it seems stupid. Fighting monsters is one thing, but... that kind of thing is different. She's too young for that," Yang argues.
"Oh please, should I start naming all the times you made any kind of joke, terrible pun, or any word involving you and me doing the exact same thing?" Weiss asks with a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Well, that's different because-," Yang begins.
"How, because we're older by one year? Ruby is sixteen and she's had to fight and survive without our help for over half a year... It still bothers me that I wasn't there to help when I should. But back to the main point, you need to get over this and apologize to them. What they do in their relationship is their business, not ours," Weiss says.
At this point, Yang starts to waver, "But, she's my little sister," she retorts.
Weiss sighs, stops brushing her hair, and goes to sit next to Yang, "Yang, she will always be your little sister, but she isn't 'little' anymore. None of us are. Ruby loves Velvet and Velvet loves her, so I doubt she did anything Ruby didn't want her to do. Besides, do you really think Velvet would do something to hurt Ruby, or force her into that kind of situation?" Weiss asks.
At hearing this, Yang sighs and drops her arms, "...No... she wouldn't," she says, knowing it's the truth.
"Then there really isn't any problem here. Besides, would you rather it be a guy that could've gotten Ruby pregnant?" Weiss asks, a subtle smirk on her face.
"Hell no! I'll kill him before that happens!" Yang yells, but then sees the smirk on Weiss' face. "That's not funny," she says, unamused.
"Maybe, but it's only more proof to my argument. Look, just go talk with them and get this sorted out. We've got other problems to deal with in case you've forgotten," Weiss says.
Yang sighs again, "Fine, I'll go talk to them. But first..." Yang says, before she suddenly changes their positions with her on top of Weiss on the bed. "I need to cool down a bit. Maybe some 'We-ice' cream can help out with that?" Yang jokes.
"One: your puns are ridiculous. Two: we are not doing 'it' here when everyone else is around," Weiss retorts, though the blush on her face makes her argument seem less convincing.
"Don't worry, nothing like that. I'll wait until we're all alone for that," Yang says, smirking.
"Yang, that's not-," Weiss begins until Yang stops her with her lips, and Weiss eventually gives in as she closes her eyes and embraces the kiss, wrapping her arms around Yang's neck.
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Meanwhile, Eizen, Eleanor, and Zaveid return to the house to pay the others a visit.
"You sure we should be here? Well, because of..." Eleanor trails off as she looks to Eizen.
"Don't worry, Velvet sent me a message saying that Qrow left earlier this morning. You'll just have to deal with my Reaper's Curse, not that and Qrow's semblance. We're good," Eizen replies.
"Saying that we're good for just dealing with the 'Reaper's Curse' doesn't exactly sound like a good thing. But then again, I'm used to it by this point," Eleanor replies before they head inside.
Inside, they find Magilou doing some card tricks in front of Nora and Jaune, with Bienfu of course.
"Good morning guys, what are you doing?" Eleanor greets them.
"Oh, good morning. Just having a little fun and showing these mere mortals my magnificence," Magilou says.
Jaune leans over to the newcomers, "Is she always like this?" he whispers.
"Pretty much. You get used to it," Zaveid notes.
"So, everybody doing okay so far?" Eizen asks.
"Yeah, we're doing fine. But I still can't figure out how Magilou is able to do all this stuff. I mean, where do all those cards from, her book-skirt?" Nora asks.
"A magician never reveals her secrets," Magilou replies, waving a finger with a card twirling on it in the air.
"Don't think too hard on it. Magilou herself is still a mystery," Eleanor notes.
"Where are the others?" Eizen asks.
"Well, Ren is helping Oscar with a little bit of aura training downstairs with Ozpin, Ruby, Velvet, Yang, and Weiss are in their rooms. A bit of a lover's quarrel going on between them right now," Jaune replies.
"How come?" Eleanor asks.
"I'd rather not say, but it's not that bad. They'll make up eventually, so I think we should leave them be for right now. I'm sure it'll all work out," Jaune explains.
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Speaking of which, Ruby and Velvet are in their room, laying on the same bed together.
"You think your sister is still mad at me?" Velvet asks.
Ruby scoots a little closer to her, "Maybe, but I'm sure she'll be fine. I just wish she'd stop treating me like a little kid sometimes. I know she loves me, but I'm not a little girl anymore. I can take care of myself and make my own decisions," Ruby says.
"Well, as a big sister myself, and someone who had a big sister, I can't say that I don't understand her concern. But, I still think she went a little overboard there. Besides, it's not like I can make you have a baby or anything," Velvet notes.
"How do babies get made again exactly?" Ruby asks.
"You don't need to know that until you're older," Velvet quickly shoots her down.
"Hey, no fair!" Ruby pouts, puffing her cheeks, and making Velvet laugh a little.
"Back on topic, we're gonna have to settle this mess with Yang sooner or later," Velvet notes.
"Yeah, I just wish I knew how," Ruby replies. Just then, they got a knock on their door. "Who is it?" Ruby calls out.
"It's Magilou. Are you two decent?" they hear behind the door.
Both girls sit up and separate a little bit, "Yes, now get your head out of the gutter and get in here," Velvet says.
Magilou opens the door and peers in first to make sure it's safe before entering, "Oh, good. I didn't want to accidently walk in on you two doing you-know-what," she jokes.
The couple blush at this, "We're not gonna do something like that when everyone else is in the house!" Velvet yells.
Magilou smirks, "oh, so does that mean that you'd do that sort of thing if it was just the two of you in the house?" she teases them.
"You have three options. One: you walk back out that door before I kill you. Two: you tell us why you really showed up. Or three: say one more word about this topic, and I'll kill you," Velvet warns her, activating her arm blade for good emphasis.
"Fine, fine, sheesh. I just thought you should know that Yang wants to talk to you guys. And only talk. No trying to bash your face in. I think that Ice Queen girlfriend of hers helped to cool her down," Magilou says before taking her leave while she still has the chance.
Velvet and Ruby look at each other, "Well, I guess there's no use in avoiding it now," Ruby says.
Velvet sighs, "Let's just hope Weiss can keep Yang calm long enough for us to have a five-minute conversation," she says before taking Ruby's hand and exiting the room.
They come to Yang and Weiss' room, knocking before they enter. When they come in, they see Weiss and Yang sitting on one bed, looking back at them. Seeing as how Yang's eyes haven't turned red yet, that's a possible good sign. Weiss has her hands on Yang's arm to help keep her calm. Velvet and Ruby walk in and close the door before moving to sit on the bed opposite to theirs. For a few moments, a tense silence takes over the room, with no one being able to say the first word. However, after a few minutes, Weiss groans a bit.
"Just get it over with already," Weiss says.
"...Look Yang, I-," Ruby begins, but then Yang holds a hand up to stop her.
"Hold on, Ruby. Let me start first. Look Velvet, first, I wanted to... apologize for exploding on you like that earlier. It's just, hearing that my sister, my LITTLE sister has moved that far into your relationship, it just... I didn't know what to think, so I didn't. You have to understand, Ruby's my little sister. She'll always be my little sister, and I'll always worry about her. I know that sounds stupid considering the kind of work that we do. But fighting monsters is one thing, but this is just... different," Yang explains.
"Yang, first I accept your apology. Look, I love Ruby, you know that. You also know that I would never try to hurt her or force her to do something she didn't want to do. But that's just my part," Velvet says, and then turns to Ruby.
Yang looks to her sister, "Ruby?" she asks.
"Yang, I know that you were just looking out for me. I love that about you. I know that you'll always have my back and be there to help me, because we're family and we love each other. But, you need to come to terms with the fact that I am not a little kid anymore. I can make my own decisions and I can take care of myself. I'll always need my big sister in my life, but there are some things that are just NOT your business," Ruby says. Yang appears shocked by Ruby's words, but says nothing as she continues. "Yang, I love Velvet. Yes, we did it, but it's because we love each other and missed each other for so long. I know that she wouldn't hurt me. Besides, it's not like I don't try to find out what you and Weiss have been doing when you're alone," Ruby says, making the other couple blush.
"Because that's none of your business!" Yang says, but quickly feels guilty about it.
One, because she almost yelled at her sister again, and two, she just proved her own sister's argument.
"Exactly, that is none of my business. Just like what goes on in our relationship is none of yours," Ruby says.
When Yang realizes this and is unable to come up with a counter-argument, Weiss decides to speak this time.
"Now then, I think we can all agree that what went down the other day could've gone better. However, we now have some guidelines here. The personal stuff in our relationships is no one's business but our own. Yang, Ruby, I suggest you hug and make up right now," Weiss says. Ruby and Yang stare at each other for a moment before they stand up and give each other a loving hug. "Good, now Yang, go and hug Velvet," she adds. Yang and Velvet look at each other for a longer period of time, but they too eventually embrace one another. "Good, now then, I suggest we move on and get along again. There will always be arguments between family. I know this better than anyone. However, as a family, we love each other and we'll always be there for one another. So, let's get along again, together," Weiss says, once more being the voice of reason on the team.
The others look between her and each other before they smile and nod in agreement.
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While the members of Team RVWBY were having their little relationship discussion, the rest of the crew living in the house decided to have a training session out in the courtyard with Velvet's old friends, along with Ozpin who had taken control of Oscar's body again to watch and critique their progress. Currently, it is Eleanor going up against Nora. Nora fires off a few grenade shots at Eleanor, but the Shepherd spins her staff in front of her, casting a wind arte to blow the grenades away and off to the side, causing a few pink explosions to erupt around them. Nora then changes her weapon into its warhammer form and runs at her opponent. She then jumps into the air, her hammer wielded back behind her head. Nora swings it down at Eleanor, but Eleanor uses her staff to deflect the attack, hitting the ground instead of her. Nora tries swinging the hammer around to knock Eleanor away, but Eleanor jumps and twirls over the swing landing on her feet behind Nora. She then makes a few thrusts at her opponent, knocking her to the ground. Eleanor then performs another arte, causing a few lightning bolts to reign down on the area. When one of them hits Nora however, Eleanor is surprised to see that it doesn't hurt her, but rather it seems to only make her stronger.
"Uh oh, she ended up giving Nora a power boost. Her semblance sure comes in handy at some of the most surprising moments, don't you think," Jaune notes.
Nora stands up, smirking a bit, and then goes after Eleanor again. She swings her hammer again, and Eleanor tries to block it. However, with the swing super-charged now, it sends her flying a bit, but she stabs her spear into the ground to stop her movement. Eleanor takes a breath and looks up to see Nora charging at her again, jumping into the air with her hammer reeled back again. Eleanor changes her tactics and slams the end of her spear to the ground, causing a shockwave to ring out while cracking the ground, knocking Nora back onto her butt. Eleanor then makes an upward with her spear at Nora, hitting her hard and sending her into the air. She then jumps into the air, swinging her spear a few more times at Nora with success, and finally finishes the combo off with a flurry of quick thrusts at the pancake queen, sending her crashing into the ground. Eleanor lands on her feet and walks over to see if Nora's okay, noticing her aura sparking for a few seconds.
"Are you alright?" Eleanor asks.
Nora groans, "Ugh, can I have some pancakes?" she moans.
Ren walks over, "Don't worry, if she's asking about pancakes, then she's okay. She'll be fine," Ren notes.
"That semblance surprised me a bit," Eleanor says.
"She charges electrical energy to her muscles, making her stronger. However, the electricity has to come from an outside source. It has certainly surprised a few people over the years," Ren says as he helps Nora up.
Zaveid then pops out beside Eleanor, "Huh, that's pretty cool. Even with knowledge about this stuff beforehand, it's still weird and cool at the same time how different each person's semblance is," he says.
"I'm sure people would say the same about you if they met you," Ozpin notes as he joins them. "Your skills truly are impressive, Miss Eleanor, and Mr. Zaveid. It does help me feel better knowing that we have strong allies fighting by our side in these troubled times," he says.
"Well, we won't be around to fight every battle. When the time comes, we'll be heading back to our world," Eizen says as he walks up, flipping his coin. "However, that doesn't mean we can't help you guys out while we ARE still here for the time being," he says.
"I see. Do you know when you will be returning to your world?" Ozpin asks.
"Not really. Somewhat of an idea. But, when the time comes, we'll know," Magilou says.
"Well then, how about we move on to the next match. Any takers?" Zaveid asks.
Just then, they hear the doors open and look to see the members of Team RVWBY coming out.
"Hey guys, is... uh, everything alright now?" Jaune tentatively asks.
The four girls smile, "Yeah, we're all alright now," Yang says.
The others breathe a sigh of relief a bit, "That's good to hear. Good to see you guys getting along again," Jaune notes.
"Yeah, we just had to talk a few things out, that's all," Velvet says, wrapping an arm around Ruby, who happily leans her head on her shoulder.
"That's good to hear. With that out of the way, how about a little sparring session for old time's sake?" Zaveid suggest.
"Hmm, sure, I'm game. As long as you don't cry after I beat you," Velvet says as she walks out into the courtyard.
Zaveid laughs, "Hah, you may have beaten me before, but I've learned a few things since then. You might be surprised," he taunts her.
"We'll... so have I," Velvet replies, smirking confidently.
Zaveid's in for a big surprise.
And that's the chapter. Well, things have calmed down as Velvet and Yang are able to talk things out with each other, with help from Weiss and Ruby. Also, in case anyone is wondering or curious, the moves that any of Velvet's old friends use in these fights are moves and combos from the video game. If you ever want to see them for yourselves, you can find them on Youtube, or the game if you've played it. Anyway, a little filler chapter before we get back to the main storyline. Will Velvet's group be ready when the time comes to fight? What about Blake and Rokurou? Until then, please Read and Review.
