A/N Piss and Vinegar
Alt title: Like mother like daughter
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ghouldrago0: This one has a good resolution.
Remnant of War: I love the fact that you referred to Ruby as a "goofy hornball" because it fits.
Randy: Thank you! I have no idea what I'm doing! I just let the voices in my head do whatever when I write.
Guest: I might throw in a few references here and there, but I have no plans of making this a major crossover, yet.
Anyumaaka: I'm getting major contention over Summer on QQ.
A Nameless Ghost: Remnant is slowly driving Cyril insane.
Mangouschase: Sausaxe is pronounced Saw-Sax.
YeTianshi: Several people have said that. The thing is, Summer's actions are 100% not Ruby's fault. It'd be unfair to her, to break over something her mother did.
cassnova5424: Thank you!
GideonBlackthorn: Blake had a threesome with Neptune and Sun.
Samejake: Thank you!
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-Dorm roof, 11/01, 1:40pm-
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Cyril Leon POV
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'Is everyone in Ruby's family just batshit!?' I think to myself as this woman keeps going!
"Oh but little white fox tailed babies would be so cute!" She gushes. "If you marry Ruby and Ruby marries Weiss then they'll be my grandbabies! And then there's you and Ruby! Would they have white hair with fading red? Would they have black hair that fades white?"
'Yeah, I'm not putting up with this.' I think to myself.
"You have fun with that thought." I say as I turn around and head to leave.
"We're not done here." Summer says as she runs around in front of me, giving me a glare.
"Yes we are." I say as I put a hand on her head and push her aside.
"Um, excuse you!" She says in a huff.
"No, excuse you!" I say as I turn around and snap. "You don't get to come up here and threaten me, talk about some bullshit plans and schemes, and then just act like nothing happened!"
"Act like nothing, you're the one with magic getting involved with things you don't understand!" She shouts at me, stomping her foot in the same way Ruby does.
"And that's the part I don't get!" I shout back. "I'm not involved, with anything! Unless your daughter and Weiss count!"
She glares at me some more. And I decide I've had it and push past her.
"Hold it there." She says, grabbing my shoulder.
"Fuck off before I make you." I tell her as I get ready to shout her off the roof. "You come up here, ready to attack me, do so, and expect me to be chill? Are you trying to get me to break up with your daughter? Because between you and Qrow, It's starting to look that way."
That gets a very visible reaction out of her. Almost, panicked before she schools it.
"You're acting like Qrow and I almost killed you or something." She scoffs.
"He did!" I shout back. "He busted in our room, kidnapped me, beat the shit out of me. And then acted like nothing was wrong! Almost like you are doing, right now!"
That gets her to do a double take. Eyes wide and ears perked as she pauses in what she was about to say.
"How do I know you're telling the truth?" She asks suspiciously. Squinty eyes and all.
It is, disturbing how much she looks like Ruby right now. If it weren't for the slight crows feet, tanner skin and the deeper voice, I'd be hard pressed to tell them apart.
Which, combined with the fact she's defending Qrow. Is bringing up bad memories.
"Ask anyone!" I shout back. "You said he told you what happened? Sounds to me like he didn't say everything."
"He said you and him got into a fight, he kicked your ass, and now he's not allowed in the dorm." She says stubbornly.
"And you just believed him?" I ask. "Not once thinking he'd lie?"
"Well." She says, averting my gaze. "Now it's your word against his!"
"You know what? I'm done here." I say as I pull out my scroll. "I'm nipping this one in the bud."
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Ruby Rose POV
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'So cute.' I think to myself as Weiss sleeps in my arms.
I am so glad that after everything with Qrow, my mom is cool with Cyril and Weiss. Even if she was annoying about it. Still better than-
Weiss snaps awake as my scroll goes off.
"Hwuh?" She mumbles, one eye half open.
"Shh." I kiss her while fishing my scroll out of my pocket. "Go back to sleep."
"Mhm, okay Ruby." She mutters before laying her head back down.
"What is it?" I whisper into the scroll.
"Your mother just attacked me on the roof." I hear Cyril say. "Qrow told her half of what he did, left out the other half, and now she's here going off about plans, schemes and grandbabies."
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Why!?
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-20 minutes later-
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Cyril Leon POV
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"No, sweetie I wasn't, I know but, please hear me out!" Summer is begging over the phone. "I wasn't going to attack him! He had a weapon pointed at me! Who was I, well he, I didn't know that!"
With that dealt with. I turn around and head back inside. Intent on saying fuck this. As Ruby's mother, she gets one time. If she decides to apologize, I'll accept it. Besides, it sounds like Qrow did a thing and Summer was going off of bad info.
Doesn't excuse the fucking battle axe though!
I can't keep doing this. This is two out of four of Ruby's family. Half her family has attacked me at this point. And apparently, from what I gathered, it's purely because of my magic!
Magic I don't even have a good handle on. And haven't been able to even train all that well due to all the bullshit I've been put through!
"Just take a breath Cyril." I sigh.
"You good dude?" Sun says next to me.
"What the fuck!" I say as I reflexively swing my axe around, only to have Sun duck and come back up.
"Woah!" He exclaims as he raises his hands in surrender. "Chill dude. Just seeing if your alright."
"Where the hell did you come from?" I ask as I put my axe away.
"I followed you in!" He shrugs. "I was a few windows down and heard you yelling, climbed up, saw you heading in. Followed you."
"You were eavesdropping." I point out with a flat stare.
"Not intentionally." He rolls his eyes and walks around me as he puts his hands behind his head. "At first. Trouble with the in laws?"
"If you can call them that." I sigh as I start walking with the monkey man walking backwards in front of me. "Long story short, half of Ruby's family has attacked me at this point."
"Damn." Sun says with a raised brow. "How big's her family?"
"Four people, not including her." I sigh.
"Oh that's not bad." Sun says as he dismisses it with a wave, turning around to walk beside me. "I thought you meant like her entire silver eyed clan."
Fuck that would be a nightmare scenario. If they're half as good as the reputation for Silver eyes implies. I'd be better off killing myself to save the trouble.
"No, just he immediate family." I clarify.
"Gotcha!" He nods. "So, what are you gonna do? Need help?"
"Help with what?" I ask.
"Getting back at them of course." Sun says as he stops and we stare at each other. "Look, in our way of life, someone wrongs you, get even! Otherwise you'll let them hold it over you."
"But I don't want to escalate things." I tell him.
"Aren't they doing that for you?" He raises a brow with a challenging smirk. "Sounds to me like you just don't wanna deal with it."
"I'm not looking to start a grudge match here Sun." I stand my ground. "The way I see it, if it doesn't happen again, I'm good."
Sun just raises a brow and shakes his head at me.
"Man you're weird." He says, almost mostly to himself.
'This is what you get in a warrior society.' A small part of my brain tells me. 'He's probably giving you good advice. You should take it.'
"You know, alright." I give a small nod. "You wanna help me out? I got something you can help me with."
"Now we're talking!" Sun says as he gives me a slap on the shoulder. "So, what're you thinking?"
'I might regret this, but it is going to feel so good to get back at Qrow.' I think to myself.
"How good are you at pickpocketing?" I ask.
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Taiyang Xiao Long POV
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With Qrow flying out before I even got out of the shower, and Summer hopping in and out without saying anything. It just once again leaves me in my dorm. Making some Mistralian stir fry for my lunch tomorrow.
I know they have dieticians here, and the last one recommended less meat and more fruit. But I'm retired and they can shove it. I'm grown, past my prime, I'm allowed to let myself go a little.
Summer's probably off embarrassing Ruby, or Yang if she's found out she's in the guest dorms. I already promised Yang I wouldn't tell Summer where she is unless specifically asked. So, she's got a few hours of peace.
I love her and Qrow. But hot damn if they aren't handfuls. And they're similar in the worst ways.
And just as I finish making my plate of stir fry, I hear a knock on the door.
"One moment!" I call back, turning off the stove and setting my food aside.
Jogging to the door, I open it up. To find Summer crying.
"Ruby hates me!" She whines, her ears splayed back.
"I'll get the hot coco." I sigh as she slams into me.
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This is, oddly familiar.
"I just want her to be happy and safe! And now she hates me!" Summer cries in my lap.
"She doesn't hate you, she just hates what you did." I say as I rub her back.
"I did it for her though!" Summer moans before slurping her hot coco. "Is it wrong for a mother to worry about her daughter?"
"She's an adult now, she has to look out for herself. You need to trust that you raised her to make the right decisions." I tell her, really putting those psych classes to use. "Besides, it sounds like you, didn't think things through here."
"Did I do a bad?" She asks, looking up to me with sad puppy eyes.
"I think you did a dumb." I say and kiss her forehead. "Why did you think confronting Cyril like that was a good idea?"
Summer gets like this anytime she messes up. Using me as an impromptu therapist for, just about everything.
"Be-because Qrow said he, he might be with the cult." She gets out. "And, I just didn't want her to get into that!"
Better than the alternative where she hits the bottle and knocks herself out. It's only happened twice, but it's never pretty.
"But you didn't even check to see if what he said was accurate." I say. "If what Qrow said was true. Then, yeah I can see where you're coming from. And you didn't even ask me."
If I truly thought Cyril was involved, then Summer wouldn't have even heard of him and Ruby being a thing. We've had our lives turned upside down by one person who was close to us getting involved with them. Two, there won't be two.
"What do I do?" She asks before slurping the rest of her hot coco.
"My advice?" I start, knowing she won't like it. "Apologize. The sooner the better."
"But, but that's-"
"Want to make it right?" I say seriously. "Then you need to say your sorry, and you need to mean it."
Summer squirms in my lap. Very clearly uncomfortable with the idea of going face to face with Cyril, and talking now that she knows she's in the wrong.
"Can I finish my cup of coco first?" She asks.
'Like mother like daughter.' I think tiredly.
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-Beacon courtyard, 4pm-
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Cyril Leon POV
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"Excuse me sir!" Sun says as he runs up to Qrow, who's just wandering around the courtyard. Either bored, or avoiding someone.
Doesn't really matter. What matters, is swapping out that drunk man's flask with the one in Sun's back pocket. And, I have a genius way to do it.
There is, no way we'll be able to pick his pocket without him noticing. But, what if we want him to notice?
"I just noticed you seem more well acquainted with the place." Sun says as I sneak up closer behind Qrow. "And wanted to-"
Okay, gotta make this look real. So, I gotta really grab it.
Activating my semblance, I keep darting my eyes up to Qrow and down to the flask. Making sure he isn't paying attention. The moment my finger taps the flask, his hand starts to dart down.
Pulling on my magic, I turn my hand and the flask into petals. Removing it from his belt and holding it behind me as he turns around.
I pocket the flask behind me with my right, while grabbing a rock from my pocket and tossing it up and over Qrow with my left. Sun catches the rock and pockets it while holding out the fake flask in his tail. Keeping it behind him as he holds his arms up in false innocence.
Qrow, turning around just in time. Spots the flask and grabs Sun's shoulder, pulls him forward and snatches the flask from his tail. Shoving Sun to stand next to me.
"Nice try." Qrow says as he puts the flask back on his belt and crosses his arms. "What happened to leaving each other alone?"
"Fuck you that's what." I say before taking a breath. "FUS RO!"
Qrow gets flung back into one of the decorative columns, but turns into a bird before he hits it. While I grab Sun and whirlwind the fuck out of there. Leaving Qrow in the dust.
Sprinting into the main building and into an elevator. Calmly turning around and pressing a random button as Sun gets his bearings.
"Holy crap!" Sun pants as he leans against the wall. "You didn't say you could just, sprint and launch people. I thought your semblance was just elemental shit."
"Hmm, oh no." I shrug as the elevator dings and we walk out on the random floor to appear normal. "You know how Weiss has the glyphs that can do all sorts of things?"
"Yeah?" He says with a raised brow.
"Well, mine is similar, but instead of glyphs, I can attribute effects to my voice." I try to explain, again. "I make up words and give them meaning. And, yeah."
"That's kinda bullshit." He says. "What about the petals?"
"Magic." I shrug, knowing most won't believe me. And the rest won't question it too much.
"Okay dude. Sure." Sun rolls his eyes as we turn the corner, and run into someone I did not want to see.
"Woah!" Sun says as he steps back to avoid bumping into the white suited man. "Sorry about that man.
"It's alright." General Ironwood says as he holds a gloved hand up, his other behind his back. "I should've paid more attention."
I don't say anything. Causing an awkward bit of silence as Ironwood looks from Sun to me.
"Ah, you must be Mr. Leon, correct?" He asks with a kind smile.
'Red flag! RED FLAG!' I scream.
"Yes, I am." I say curtly. "If you don't mind me asking, how do you know my name?"
He looks confused at my question. Tilting his head slightly before gesturing the gloved hand, leaving the palm open and up.
"I was there for the disciplinary hearing." He explains calmly. "When Ms. Valkyrie, you know."
"I get it." Sun says as he raises his hands and starts walking backwards. "Private business."
'Don't leave me jackass!' I panic.
"Right." I say awkwardly as I, had genuinely forgotten he was there. "Sorry, I've had a busy week."
"It was just a few days ago." He says with a raised brow and flat face. "Are you, feeling alright? Perhaps a walk would do you some good?"
"I'm fine, really." I say, notice a slight lowering of his eyes, likely growing suspicious of me. "I'm just, avoiding someone right now." I say to save myself.
I'm probably reading way too into everything. But this is the same guy who, after having his aura broken, let the skin on his remaining arm get flayed in order to stop Watts. And then put a bounty on RWBY.
I know the lengths he can and will go to when he believes it necessary.
"I see." He says, his gaze relaxing at my statement. "I hope it's nothing, less than legal."
"Depends on the laws of the kingdom." I say immediately, trying to play into the innocent not so innocent teenager.
"That, doesn't fill me with confidence young man." He says, putting his hand behind his back.
"Try some alcohol." I say as I hand him Qrow's flask. "I hear it's great at giving people the nudge they need."
"I don't imbibe in, wait is that?" He starts to say as he takes the flask and turns it upside down.
I guess there's some form of writing or marking on it. Because the look of recognition is unmistakable.
"You're playing a dangerous game." He says, looking back to me. "I hope for your sake, you intend to return this."
"Only after today." I say as I step around him. "Actually, since you seem to know its owner, could you do it for me? We don't get along."
"Hmm, I suppose it shouldn't hurt." He says with an impassionate stare as he pockets the flask and follows me. "From a certain point of view, one could say you're returning lost property to an authority figure."
Okay, he's too agreeable with me here. Either he dislikes Qrow as much as I do, which is likely. Or, he's got something with me in mind. Like how canon Ozpin would seek out and speak with Ruby.
'Fuck, am I becoming paranoid?' I ask myself.
"Is there a reason you're following me?" I ask as I keep walking towards the stairs, now recognizing that I'm on the school's third floor.
"Yes, I, actually have a few things I'd like to ask of you." He says calmly.
'I knew it!'
"It's to my knowledge that you share a close relationship with your teammate, Ms. Schnee." He continues.
'I, didn't know it?' I question myself.
"What, about it?" I ask slowly
"It's nothing like that, I assure you." He says good naturedly. "Her sister is one of my top operatives, and they share a close bond. Thus, Ms. Schnee's well being is of interest to me. If only so I don't receive any surprise information later in regards to my specialist."
I, suppose that makes some sense. But it raises more questions. What interest would a general have in the little sister of one of his specialists? Unless there was more to it?
"Well, Weiss is, fine I guess." I say as we reach the stairs. "I'm sorry, I don't feel comfortable talking about my relationships to someone I don't know."
Ball's in his court. He can press the issue, and come off as weird, suspicious or worse. Or, back off and leave me be.
"I suppose that's understandable." He says as he stops. "In that case I wish you good health Mr. Leon."
"Erm, yeah." I say awkwardly as he turns around.
That seemed, almost too easy. Like, he expected me to say that.
'First Qrow attacks me and forces me to reveal my magic. Which means there's no doubt that Ozpin knows.' I recount as I make my way back. 'Then Summer attacks me about plans and schemes. Almost all of this tracing back to the sheer fact I have magic. Now, General Ironwood, is talking to me and asking about Weiss?'
Okay, put into context, that last one seems unrelated. Maybe he was just curious about the family life of one of his best operatives? Or, maybe he was just trying to make an in with me? Build a good repertoire and backed off when he noticed it wasn't working?
"This place is driving me insane." I sigh as I head back to the dorms.
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-SLBR Dorm, 5pm-
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Opening the door to our room. I look over and see Ruby laying face down on her bed. Blake is at the wall desk reading a book. And Weiss is with Ruby, rubbing her back with a tired look.
"You good?" I ask as I close the door.
"Rrrmmmmm!" Ruby growls.
"She had an argument with her mother over something." Weiss sighs with a shrug.
'Guess she didn't tell.' I say to myself.
"Was it a few hours ago?" I ask as I walk over to and look down to the girl.
"Yes, how did you know?" Weiss asks slowly.
"Because it was over me." I say as I squat down next to Ruby's head. "Her mom confronted me, and threatened me over some nonsense."
"Rrrrrmmm!" Ruby screams into her pillow even louder and kicks a foot before popping up. "Why is my family so psychotic!?" And then plops her head down back into the pillow. "Rrrrmm!"
"This isn't going to another Qrow issue is it?" Blake says, putting her book down and turning to face us. "Because I swear, the next person to break into our room, is leaving it in a cast."
'I am going insane.' I think to myself. 'Because I'm agreeing with Blake!'
"No." Ruby mumbles as she turns her head to face us. "She won't come around us."
"How can you be so sure?" I ask.
"Because I told her if she did anything more to you that I'd never talk to her again." Ruby says calmly.
"And you think that'll work?" I ask with a raised brow.
"Worked with Yang and her boyfriends, and girlfriends." Ruby shrugs.
"That sounds extremely manipulative." Weiss points out.
"It is not!" Ruby says with a glare as she sits up. "It's me putting my foot down and making sure my dumb family stops messing with my boyfriend! How would you feel if your family was targeting me for whatever reason?"
Weiss gives Ruby a flat stare as she takes a calming breath. Not at all seemingly surprised or caught off guard by the hypothetical. Meaning she doesn't think it's impossible.
"Okay, I see what you mean now." Weiss admits.
It's just then that we hear a knock on the door. Causing us all to snap our heads to the door.
"I'll get it." I say as I stand up and head for the door.
Only to be met with Summer. Holding a tray of cookies. And Tai right behind her.
"Please forgive me!?" She says in a desperate voice. "I'm sorry!"
I'll admit. This was not on my bingo sheet for things to happen today.
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"Then why the axe to my ankles?" I ask after Tai had us sit down and talk things out.
Me on my bed with Ruby, Summer on Ruby's bed. Tai in between us on a chair. And Weiss and Blake outside waiting patiently.
"You stood up suddenly and had a gun pointed at me!" She defends. "I acted on instinct."
"Then why sneak up on me at all?" I ask.
"I was just going to flick you in the back of the head." She blushes sheepishly.
"Mom you promised to stop doing that!" Ruby pipes up.
"I said I'd stop doing it to you and Yang." She defends.
"Context?" I ask, looking to Tai.
"She has this long standing habit of sneaking behind people and flicking them in the back of the head when she's upset and trying to get their attention." Tai explains.
'Okay, I've certainly heard weirder.' I think to myself.
At least she's apologizing for what she did. And seems to genuinely feel bad about it. As opposed to Qrow who only tried to apologize because he was made to.
"Well it's annoying!" Ruby hisses.
"We're getting off topic." Tai says.
"Look, I didn't know okay?" Summer says awkwardly. "Qrow just said you have magic and won't explain where it's from. And that he confronted you about it and you fought, and that he wasn't allowed back over here because you were a sore loser."
"It's not that I won't explain where my magic is from, it's that I can't." I say. "I've had it since I came to Vale city, and only learned how to call on it a few weeks ago. I don't know how it works, and I don't know what all it can do. As for our fight?" I say with air quotes. "He broke into our dorm in the middle of the night, kidnapped me, fought me on the roof. And saw nothing wrong with it."
"He uh, failed to mention that part." Summer admits awkwardly.
"And you didn't think he was being intentionally vague?" I ask.
"He mentioned Ruby had a boyfriend and that he was banned from the dorm because of him." Summer defends. "I, wasn't really thinking. Okay? I'll admit I was being dumb."
Ruby had to get it from somewhere.
"Clearly." I sigh under my breath, earning a light slap on the shoulder from Ruby. "What?" I shrug.
"Look, I'm sorry okay?" Summer says. "I thought you were some suspicious ne'er-do-well trying to take advantage of and manipulate my daughter."
Funnily enough, if anyone is getting taken advantage of I feel it's me. Because I'm at the very end of my ropes here.
"I'm sorry okay?" Summer says. "Can we just, start over?"
I look down to Ruby, who looks to me with a conflicted look. Not giving me a definitive opinion on how she feels. Looking to Tai, only gets me a shake of the head and hands raised from the man to say it's not his call.
"Fine." I say, hoping this can finally be the end of it. "Apology accepted."
"Thank you!" Summer says as she jumps up and launches herself at us.
"What the!" I exclaim as she pulls me and Ruby in for hugs.
"Mom!" Ruby whines. "Stop embarrassing me!"
"Is she always this, spastic?" I ask.
"Only when she just gets back from a mission." Tai says as he walks over and pulls Summer off of us. "Come on honey. Let's leave them be for now."
"I can come by later and chat right?" Summer asks as Tai puts her on his shoulder.
"Yes now go!" Ruby says as she follows them and pushes them out the door.
Tai turns around and gives a thumbs up before closing the door.
"Make sure to use protection!" Tai says before exiting.
"Why are you guys so weird!?" Ruby screams to the ceiling before stomping over to her bed and faceplanting. "Rrrrrrmmmm!"
I, do not have another in me. I swear to any god listening that if I have to deal with one more instance of this shit. I'm gonna fucking snap!
"Are we good?" Weiss asks as she peaks her head in.
"You're fine." I sigh as I rub my head before reaching over and grabbing a cookie from the tray left on my nightstand. "I'm just, so done with today."
'At least I got one over on Qrow.' I think as I bite into the cookie. 'So that's nice.'
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-Meanwhile, Bullhead to Vale City-
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Qrow Branwen POV
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(112, 13, Alexander's enemy, siblings) -Oz
'Code, coordinates. Alexander's enemies were slavers in anima. Mistralian Smugglers. And the siblings bit is a little on the nose.' I think to myself. 'Red Panda Club, Mistralian Smugglers, The Brother's Cult.'
Sliding the scroll back into my pocket. Thinking on how I'm gonna play this as I take out my flask and down a swig.
"PFFFT! WHAT THE FUCK!?" I exclaim as I spit out everything.
"You alright back there?" The pilot asks.
"Someone pissed in my alcohol!" I shout back. Before sniffing the flask just to be sure. "Ugh!"
"Hey man, beer ain't for everyone." The pilot says. "But I wouldn't call it piss."
"No, I mean my flask is literally filled with piss!" I clarify for the idiot.
He's quiet after that as I inspect the flask. Not finding the engraving on the bottom, I realize this isn't my flask.
But when-
"Why're you drinking piss, man?" The pilot speaks up.
"Well I didn't put it in here!" I snap back.
"Hey! I'm not kink shaming, just curious." He says.
"It's not a kink, it's, fucking forget it!" I say as I close the flask and toss it to the back of the bullhead.
"Hey man, like I said. No shaming." The pilot continues. "If it makes you feel better, my wife has this thing she likes to do with pubic hair that-"
'This is why I hate people.'
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-Beacon, SLBR Dorms, 11/03, Lunch-
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Cyril Leon POV
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"And the follow up meeting with my father and the military liaison for the, solar powered drones, is in two days." Weiss recites the schedule she has written out. Across from us is Team PRJN, with Jaune having a debate with Ruby over the merits of heavy armor versus lightly armored. Ren is reading a book. Pyrrha is quietly eating her food, and Nora, is not so quietly playing with her food. "It's at the same restaurant as last time, only this time it's a dinner reservation at seven instead of a lunch one."
So, the high rise restaurant owned by Jacques.
"More suits, yay." I say dryly. "Hey, you think I could get away with showing up in casual clothes? Make a statement as a sort of power move?"
"If you do I will be very irate with you." Weiss says with a glare.
"Hey guys!" Sun says as he walks up and sets his tray down next to Blake's, and Neptune sits next to Sun. Followed by the green haired guy, and then the red haired guy. "What's up?"
"Just discussing our schedules and plans." Weiss informs proudly.
"Lame." Sun says immediately, causing Weiss the humph. "Anyway, me and the boys were gonna go check out that new Spruce Willis movie after this, anyone wanna join?"
"Free period is only an hour and then we have electives." Ren says. "That only leaves thirty minutes to be in Vale before the next class starts."
"Not if we ditch." Sun shrugs.
"Excuse you!?" Weiss pipes up, looking to the monkey Faunus. "What did you say!?"
"Um, ditch class?" Sun says as though it was obvious.
"How you can casually just mention neglecting your academic studies and flagrantly disrespect the good teachers of this school by ditching class is so far beyond I just, I can't." She completely wigs out, dropping her planner to the side and picking up her tray. "I'll be back, I just need to put my tray up because I've lost my appetite."
Weiss quickly leaves back to the buffet. And, I'll admit to staring at her as she leaves. She just does this thing where she puts more sway into her hips as she walks the more emotional she gets.
"Anyway." Neptune pipes up, leaning over to address Blake. "I was wondering if uh, you wanted my number in case you ever get lonely again."
I swear I felt all of my mental gears screech to a halt. Overcharge, and then break as they bust against each other. All at that line of dialogue, directed at Blake.
"No." Blake says curtly.
"Holy crap." I exclaim in surprise. "You, a human just flirted with Blake and are still alive. I'd buy a few lottery tickets if I were you dude."
"Eat shit, and die." Blake says to me.
"You'd like that, wouldn't you?" I snark back.
"A little bit, yeah." She gives a mean smile.
"Then I won't." I say confidently with an innocent smile.
"Now kiss." Ruby whispers as she ducks down for us to see each other clearly.
"No./Never." We both say calmly as we look down to her, causing her to scoot back up and pout.
"One day." She mumbles more, incoherent words as she rests her head on the table.
"Anywho, I did a bit more than flirt with her." Neptune brags. "If you know what I mean."
Wut?
"You see that, that's why girls never call you back." Sun points a finger at Neptune.
"You don't know that!" Neptune says.
"Hold up, what's this about you and Neptune?" I ask Blake, baffled by both the claim, and the fact she's not denying it.
"I hooked up with Sun and Neptune the night of the dance." Blake shrugs. "Me and Sun were, doing a thing and one thing led to another and well, seemed like a fun idea at the time."
Why is no one shocked at this? Why is, there is no way that sort of thing, am I dreaming, was I drugged?
Did I finally lose it?
"Dude, I wouldn't brag over the fact it took a girl three beers and a bag over your head to get her to sleep with you." Sun says casually.
"He's right." The red headed guy says. "It's a bit cad the whole thing is."
"You made him put a bag over his head?" I ask Blake.
"He wouldn't shut up and stop making dumb faces." Blake says before turning back to Sun and Neptune. "Can we not go into detail? We had sex, it didn't mean anything and after this you're definitely not getting a repeat." She says before addressing Sun exclusively. "Not you Sun. I was, actually hoping we make this a regular thing? See where we go with it?"
"Sure!" Sun says easily. "I don't mind."
'What the fuck is going on here!?' I cry to myself. 'Just when I think I got a handle on how this place works, that happens!'
"I'm so confused." I laugh quietly as I run a hand through my hair.
"Is this another culture shock thing?" Jaune whispers to Ruby, who only shrugs in response.
"I think it's because none of us expected Blake to ever, you know, with a human." Ruby says.
"Will you stop making me sound racist?" Blake snaps at us. "I'm not!"
"I didn't say anything this time." I raise my hands in defense.
It's at this moment me and Ruby get a text from Weiss.
How do I know we both got a text from her? Because both of our scrolls pinged at the same time.
(I've decided to head back to the room to relax before classes.)- Weiss.
Single line text that isn't instructions? Weiss never leaves a text so, lacking. She treats texts like letters.
Something's up.
"I'll go check on her." I say as I get up.
"Give her kisses for me!" Ruby shouts back as I put my tray up, before she returns to her debate with Jaune.
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Neptune's attitude is brought to you by
I Just Had Sex- The Lonely Island ft. Akon
I think she might've been a racist- doesn't matter had sex!
She made me wear a bag on my head- still counts!
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Bonus
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Rosaceae Clan Board
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{Ruby Rose}
(Okay! For everyone wondering, here is a picture of my partner and boyfriend!)
[Image]
(His name is Cyril Leon. Leave him alone! He's been confronted and vetted twice! No shenanagans!)
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{Garnet Damask}
(You misspelled shenanigans.)
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{York White}
(Aw! Little Ruby has a boyfwiend!)
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{Briar Red}
(Lay off it you two, this is for clan business only. Ruby, why did you feel the need to post this on the main clan board like it's a group chat?)
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{Ruby Rose}
(Because as of now, anyone who messes with Cyril, will be shot. By me, maybe by Cyril. In no particular order.)
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{Briar Red}
(Clan protection? You don't have that authority yet.)
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{Summer Rose}
(I do.)
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{Garnet Damask}
(Ooh! Laying down the long d… of the law!)
(What the heck? You can censor now?)
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{Agate Damask}
(Garnet, you're grounded.)
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{Briar Red}
(ANYWAY! Summer, reason?)
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{Summer Rose}
(I, owe the boy. This is my apology.)
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{Briar Red}
(Fine. Until further notice, leave Cyril Leon be. Any grievances or concerns with him are to be taken to me, or Summer. Understood?)
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{Jasper Santily}
(Anyone else notice the silver eyes?)
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{Briar Red}
(He's the boy Summer had us all check around for. The one we couldn't find anything on.)
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{Citrine Santily}
(Ooh! Mysterious! Me likey! Open ore closed?)
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{Ruby Rose}
(CLOSED! HE'S MINE! YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM!)
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{Briar Red}
(Take this to a private chat. Now. This is for clan business. Not idle chatter.)
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A/N
Weiss out here wondering how she's the one with a normal family.
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To explain Blake's threesome and everyone's reactions. Blake's tribe/clan doesn't believe in only having one partner. They're fine with it so long as neither party is married. Marriage to her clan is an eternal promise to live solely for the other and the family you intend to create.
She just had it in her head that she and Adam were meant to be. Now that she's getting out of that.
Neptune is just making himself seem immature and disrespectful by bragging that he had a threesome.
Ruby, was not paying attention. If she was, she probably would've been to embarrassed to make that kiss comment.
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For Summer, she's very high strung right now. She's fresh off a mission and was running on a mix of emotion and PTSD. It was Ruby saying she'd stop talking to her, one of Summer's biggest fears, that caused her to step back and see that she was in the wrong.
And immediately run to Tai for advice and to make her feel better.
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Keeping this here for me.
Fus, force
Ro, balance
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Wuld, whirlwind
Nah, fury
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Yol, ingnite
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Strun, storm
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Fo, frost
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Gaan, stamina
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Ven, air
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Gol, earth
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Su, wind
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Rii, essence
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Faas, fear.
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