Another Team Chapter 7, a rwby fanfic

p style="line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"After an oddly uneventful breakfast, the teams were in their Grimm Biology class with Prof. Port. The mustacheod professor was currently ranting about one particular time in his part where he'd fought a pack of 80 Beowolves singlehandedly./span/span/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Ugh, can this class be any worse?" Sirena complained in a whisper./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""At least we can understand him, unlike Oobleck." Xena remarked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, but his speed makes the class interesting." James added./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Could y'all at least try to pay attention? There's important information in-between the exaggerations if you listen," Blaize whispered angrily./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Ah, Mr. Bastion. I do believe you've won yourself a chance to prove your Hunter prowess," Prof. Port suddenly exclaimed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Blaize sighed, "Yes sir."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Blaize made his way down to the front of the class and stood opposite the lone cage that always stood in Port's class./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Don't you want to grab your equipment?" Port asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""A Hunter must be ready for anything, Sir. Something my parents taught me."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Ah, right, wise parents you have there. Well, let's begin!" And with that Port brought his BlunderAx down on the cages lock./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"The door to the cage fell open with a resounding thud before a low growl issued from within./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Oh my, it seems the label was mixed up again," Port said as, instead of the intended Boarbatusk, a fully grown Beowolf stalked out of the cage./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""It's quite alright, Sir. I've fought many Beowolves before," Blaize remarked as he watched the Beowolf gaze around the room./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"The Grimm's eyes passed around the class before settling on Blaize. With a snarl of rage, the wolf lunged at said boy, who merely dodged and struck at the back of the Beowolf's head with a full strength punch. There was a cracking sound and the Beowolf fell dead with an imprint of Blaize's fist in the back of its skull./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Everyone stared, amazed at the quick and brutal take down as Blaize said, "Gotta be ready for anything."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""…Yes. Anyway, you may return to your seat Mr. Bastion and I'll continue with the story," And Port began his rambling again./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Dude, that was awesome," James commented as soon as Blaize sat down again./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Quiet. Listen to the story," Blaize ordered quietly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"The team split up for their next classes. Blaize went to Leadership with Ruby and Jaune as well as Romeo. As for the others, they went to classes like Chemistry and History since it was still important to get a normal education as well as a Hunter's. The classes, and the day, passed by slowly with nothing noteworthy happening until lunch./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"The teams had just sat down to eat, all talking between each other when they all heard a yelp. Looking across the lunchroom, they saw Cardin holding Velvet by the ears again./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Please stop." The Bunny Faunus requested in a slightly accented tone./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Cardin!" Blaize yelled, standing from the table./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Cardin turned to look at who yelled at him and seeing the guy that had broken his nose the day before, snarled./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""What'd' ya want Freak Lover?" He yelled back./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Let Velvet go! You don't want a repeat of yesterday do ya? Or would you rather end up like the Beowolf?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Cardin grumbled before begrudgingly letting go of the Faunus's ears./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I'll get you back for that, just you wait!" He yelled before he and his team left the cafeteria./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Fuckin' Bastard," Sirena mumbled angrily./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Hey, hey, how about I break his legs?" Nora proposed excitedly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""No, Nora." Ren replied stoically./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Aww, but Reeeennn!" Nora pouted./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Whatever, let's just have a peaceful lunch without thinking about Cardin," Naomi suggested./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea," Sirena murmured again./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Geez, Sirena. Perk up a bit. You should be on par with Yang in the exuberance category," Xena quipped./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Exuberance category?" Both girls asked simultaneously./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, energy and happiness and anything else you could group with those two," Xena replied./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Ok, all weird talk aside I wanna talk about how Blaize took that Beowolf down with one punch." Romeo commented./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Easy, extreme strength training and being imbued with Aura," Blaize explained nonchalantly, "It would have been quicker with a Dust shot from my sword though."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Wait, what! Oh my gosh, can I see your weapon? Pllleeeaaassseee?" Ruby asked, putting on her puppy dog eyes./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Blaize chuckled before pulling out his sword and handing it to Ruby, saying, "Careful with it, it's sharpened."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Ruby got a large gleam in her silver eyes as she inspected the sword./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Standard blade, reinforced hilt guard, normal leather wrapped hilt," Ruby let out a large gasp, "Is that an Aura converter attachment?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yep, put it on myself." Blaize explained./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""The hell is an Aura converter?" Yang asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""On this sword it allows the person wielding it to compress their Aura into a bullet and fire it." Ruby explained even more excitedly than before, "I've only seen one of these things before. It cost a fortune."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""How much is a fortune to you, Ruby?" Weiss asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""9000 lien a unit," Ruby answered./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"The entire table besides Blaize was astonished by this./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""How did you get it then, Blaize?" Sirena asked now./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""My parents. It was a going away present for when I got here."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""How do your parents have that much?" Jaune asked next./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""They're a famous Hunter/Huntress duo. Y'all ever heard of Niles and Lilia Bastion?" Blaize now asked everyone else who were again flabbergasted./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""You're parents are the Niles and Lilia? The Faunus Bastions?" Pyrrha asked, shocked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, they adopted me when I was six and raised me to be a Hunter." Blaize replied./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Dude, that makes you famous too," Xena exclaimed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I'd rather not be. I have a bit of social anxiety and it would only get worse with people trying to swarm me every day."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I know how that would be bad," Weiss remarked, "Also, that's the most you've ever spoken around us."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, are you starting to trust us more?" Ruby asked as she handed the blade back to Blaize./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""A bit. Still a bit of apprehension on RAVN's part."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""What? Why us?" Romeo asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""We only met yesterday. I met the others the day before. And was in a battle with them."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Seriously, that whole personality thing with you and fights is weird." Yang said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""It's just how I am. Don't know why, though. May be a part of my semblance, cuz I'm still trying to figure it out completely."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Oh man, RAVN, you should've seen the way Blaize took those Grimm down during Initiation, it was awesome. He started glowing purple and then started popping around and cutting up a King Taijitu to death." Xena told the team./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Wow that's a pretty strong semblance then, huh?" Naomi asked slightly surprised./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, but it only works when I'm really mad. And then I pass out for hours on end." Blaize depressedly said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Hey, it's still a really cool semblance," Sirena said, trying to cheer Blaize up, "Oh, I know, why don't we try to come up with a name for it?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Your semblance doesn't have a name," Blake finally spoke up./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""No, I haven't found any record of a semblance like mine anywhere, so it must be unique to me." Blaize explained./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""How about Crimson Thunder!" Nora shouted./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Nora, it doesn't have anything to do with thunder and none of its red," Ren told her quietly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Aww, boo."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Rose Thrasher?" James offered up./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Naw doesn't have the right ring, y'know." Yang said, then excitedly, "Violet Flourish!"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""No." Blaize instantly said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Dang thought I got it with that." Yang pouted./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"They each spent a few minutes thinking./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Finally Sirena spoke up, "Shade Strike."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"They all turn to her as one./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I like it," Nora exclaimed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, it's got a nice ring to it," Pyrrha added./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Sirena turned to Blaize, "What do you think? It is your semblance."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Blaize took a moment to think before looking around the table at everyone. "It's perfect," he finally said as he looked at Sirena, whose eyes instantly lit up happily./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Good, that's over. It's time to get to Combat Training." Weiss spoke up./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Each team stood and threw away their trash before filing out the cafeteria toward the arena styled room. Glynda stood in the middle of the arena, waiting for the class to enter and sit. Once the entire class was present she spoke to them all./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Welcome to your first day of Combat Training, students. Today will be a tournament style, hand-to-hand match between two students. The participants will be chosen randomly, unless there is a specific opponent someone wishes to face. We'll go through as many matches as we can. Now the rules: First to have their Aura drop to red loses. Since today is hand-to-hand, no weapons. You may use your semblance however, if need be. Is everyone ready?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"The room was filled with a chorus of "Yes ma'am"s and "Yes"s./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Alright so first match up…"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"As Glynda said this, the screen above the arena started speeding through portraits of the students before stopping on two of them side by side./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Jaune Arc and Cardin Winchester."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"The two stood and walked down to the arena, Jaune slumped in fear and Cardin with his infuriating swagger. As they took their positions in the arena, the screen showed their Auras in a small green bar beneath their portraits./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Jaune's dead," James remarked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Probably, but it'll be a learning experience for him." Blaize commented./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Begin!" Glynda called./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Cardin instantly rushed forward and caught Jaune in the face with a right hook before bringing his left up into an uppercut. Jaune ended up flat on his back, his Aura already halfway depleted./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Geez, this is so unfair," Sirena said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""You think a fight with a Grimm will be fair? At least in a tournament you can't die if you mess up." Blaize replied to her./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"As Jaune began to rise, Cardin kicked him in the head sending him across the ground and bringing his Aura into the red./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Stop! The match is over, the winner is Cardin Winchester," Glynda called out./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Was there any doubt?" Cardin asked snidely./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Tch, he's such a jerk," Weiss said angrily./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Now the next match-"Glynda started before getting interrupted by Cardin./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Ms. Goodwitch, I have a challenge for another student."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Alright, who?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Blaize Bastion." Cardin said with disdain, turning to said boy with a glare./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Ok. Mr. Bastion, do you accept Mr. Winchester's challenge?" Glynda asked almost uninterestedly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yes," Blaize said tonelessly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Alright then, the next match is Cardin Winchester versus Blaize Bastion."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"The screen changed from Jaune's portrait to Blaize's masked face while the bar beneath refilled./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Ready to get beaten down, Freak Lover?" Cardin asked mockingly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I think I should be asking that Cardin." Blaize said, again toneless./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""What's up with Blaize?" Xena asked no one in particular./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""No idea, but it seems like he's either really mad at Cardin or really bored of him," Sirena answered./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Begin!" Glynda called again./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"And again Cardin rushed forward, only to fall on his face as Blaize sidestepped his attack and tripped him with his foot. Once Cardin had gotten off the floor, he rushed Blaize again, only for the same thing to happen again. Cardin's face became red as he got angry. He swung wildly at Blaize, trying almost desperately to hit him. Blaize merely dodged around the fists being thrown at him as he spoke./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Geez, Cardin. Compared to my mom you're as slow a Turten (Grimm turtle)."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Cardin growled as he pressed his attack even more. Blaize spoke again as he dodged effortlessly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Anger only clouds your mind Cardin. It makes you rash and can get you hurt easily."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Shut up and fight, you coward. All you're doing is dodging." Cardin yelled./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""You want me to fight? Fine. Just don't complain afterwards."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Just as Cardin threw another punch, Blaize leaned out of the way and threw his own left hook catching Cardin in the nose again breaking it. The bar beneath Cardin's portrait depleted by just under half./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Wow, strong punch," Yang whistled, impressed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Blaize then kicked Cardin in the chest, spending him across the room and into a wall. Cardin's Aura depleted the rest of the way to red./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Stop! The match is over, the winner is Blaize Bastion." Glynda called quietly observing until now," Mr. Bastion was correct Mr. Winchester; anger will do you no good against an opponent."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Ugh, whatever," Cardin said as he picked himself up./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"The class continued in relatively the same manner. The matches going by rather quickly. As it turned out Sirena and Yang had been chosen, the water lover quickly getting beaten by the blonde brawler. James had to face Axis of team RAVN and quickly got his ass handed to him by the Faunus boy. Naomi and Xena fought, Xena's strength easily winning out against the girl. Ruby and Romeo fought then, the red cloaked girl's speed helping her win, but only barely. Then Blake and Ren were chosen to fight then and both bowed to each other before beginning. The two were so evenly matched, however, that it clearly seemed neither would easily win, and as such, they decided to drag their match out until the class was over for the day. Both bowing again./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"As the teams headed back towards their dorms, Ruby proposed an idea, "Hey, guys, how about we all hangout in our dorm for a while?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Eh, got nothing better to do," Sirena said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Sure. James, Xena?" Blaize asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, sure," James said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Ok!" Xena exclaimed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Jaune and Pyrrha quickly agreed as well; Ren deciding Nora needed to calm down a bit. Romeo and Naomi decided to join them but Axis and Valgard opted out./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"As such, all the ones that had accepted were sitting around the room. Weiss and Pyrrha on Weiss's bed, Blake and Naomi on hers, Yang and Sirena on Yang's, Ruby and Xena on Ruby's, while James, Blaize, Romeo, and Jaune were on the floor in between the beds./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Weiss and Pyrrha were discussing tournament strategies. Ruby and Xena talking about Xena's nodachi (specifically how beat up it was and Ruby trying to get him to understand taking care of it better). Blake and Naomi were talking books with Blaize. James, Jaune, and Romeo were playing a card game. And Yang was currently talking with Sirena about hair styles as she brushed the girl's blue locks./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Hey Sirena, are you a Faunus?" Jaune suddenly asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Huh? Oh, yea, I am. Why?" Sirena replied./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Just wondering. Those marks on your arms from that?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yep, I'm a Tiger Faunus."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Whoa, whoa. You're a Tiger Faunus and you like the ocean?" James asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yes, Pervert, I am," Sirena replied snarkily, "Got a problem with it?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""No, I have a problem with you calling me pervert; I've already told you it was an accident."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Doesn't change anything." She said while looking away from him./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Why do you call him that, Sirena?" Naomi asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""During initiation, James came crashing through the bushes and ran into Sirena. She ended up on top of him and when she went to get up, she noticed his hand was gripping rather tightly to her…uhh…chest. Ever since, she's called him a pervert." Blaize explained with a small blush under his mask./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Cuz he is." Sirena added simply./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Am not," James mumbled./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Are too," Sirena said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Am not."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Are too."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Am not!"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Are too!"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Stop!" Blaize yelled./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Sorry," Sirena said, downcast./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Sorry," James said, offhandedly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Blaize glared a little at James before sighing./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Let's just find a happier topic to talk about please."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""How about the way you beat the crap outta Cardin and that one Beowolf," Yang offered./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, man that was awesome. How'd you get that strong?" Romeo asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""When your dad is a Gorilla Faunus and planning strength training for you, you tend to get a bit of muscle." Blaize joked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Man, I still can't believe who your parents are," Jaune remarked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""How do you handle them being famous anyway?" Ruby asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Easy, they're my parents, nothing more, nothing less."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""But isn't there like press and stuff to deal with?" Xena asked this time./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, but it's easy to deal with them. Answer a few questions, say I have stuff to do, and leave."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""What about your social anxiety?" Pyrrha./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""It makes me a bit hesitant but nothing too serious. I just focus on making sure my parents don't look bad because of me."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Geez. Anyway, enough of the bad past, I have a question for everyone. Excluding Ruby, cuz I already know the answer." Yang began, at which Ruby pouted. "So, I wanna know, when was everyone's first kiss and with who?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Really, Yang?" Weiss asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yes, I wanna know. So who wants to go first?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""How about you since you asked the question." Sirena offered./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Alright, it was my second year at Signal with a guy name Jeremy."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Pffft, Jeremy?" James laughed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Hey, it's close to your name man," Romeo pointed out./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Oh, yeah," James said, suddenly stopping his laughing./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""So who now? Sirena?" Yang asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Well, I haven't had my first kiss yet," Sirena answered bashfully./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Aww come on, really? And you're supposed to be my best friend? Geez." Yang quipped./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Oh shut up, I'm not the only one. Right?" Sirena looked around the room hopefully, eyes stopping on Blaize a split second longer than the others./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Right, I haven't either," Blaize said. Sirena smiled slightly wider than normal./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Nor me," Weiss admitted./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Really, Weiss? I would've thought you'd been kissed a hundred times by now." Naomi remarked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Just because I'm a heiress, doesn't mean I'm obligated to kiss people." Weiss replied indignantly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Whatever Ice Queen." "Don't call me that!" "Anyway, let's keep going, Blake?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I was ten; it was with a friend of mine named Adam." Blake replied simply./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Ok, then. Naomi, then Romeo."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Last year, Richard something." Naomi answered./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I haven't had it yet." Romeo replied./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Seriously Pretty Boy," "Don't call me that!" "I'd have thought you'd kiss someone at least."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I'm a flirter, not a creep."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Sirena snorted at this while Blaize and Jaune full out laughed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Jerks," Romeo sniffed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Now, Pyrrha and Jaune then James and Xena."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Haven't yet," Pyrrha replied quietly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Me neither." Jaune added./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Gah, buncha mouth virgins around me," Yang cried exasperated, "James, Xena, please tell me one of you have kissed someone."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, girl named Rebecca." James answered./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yup, Damon," Xena replied./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Wait like guy Damon?" Yang asked surprised./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"They all looked agape at Xena./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""So you're…" Romeo started./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Gay? Yep, gayer'n a rainbow." Xena cut in happily./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Well, that's interesting," Pyrrha murmured./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""What do you guys not like that?" Xena asked all curiosity./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Nah, it's not that, we just weren't expecting it is all," Jaune replied sheepishly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""It's all right, I honestly don't care either way," Xena shrugged," It's my life not anyone else's. I can live it how I want."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Well that's rather…inspiring." Yang eventually muttered, "Anyway, anyone wanna play Truth or Dare with me?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I think we've all had enough excitement for one day, Yang," Blaize said while getting up, "C'mon guys, I think it's time we got some rest. We still have three more days of classes until the weekend."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, let's go too Naomi," Romeo agreed, standing as well./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Pyrrha?" Jaune asked./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, I'm a bit tired too," Pyrrha answered./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"With that, they all said their goodbyes and left to their own dorm rooms./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""James, before you pass out, at least change clothes, please." Blaize requested./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"James sighed, "Fine, just give me a sec."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"James entered the bathroom with a change of clothes as the others waited on their beds for their turns./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Very eventful day, huh?" Xena asked eventually./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, I hope tomorrow isn't like this," Sirena smirked, "Yang's got quite the privacy problem."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"James appeared from the bathroom in a T-shirt and shorts, "Eh, it ain't that bad."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Xena entered the bathroom next as Sirena spoke again, "She'd pull every dark secret of yours out of your head if she could."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Meh, whatever," And James passed out on his bed again./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""How does he do that?" Sirena wondered curiously./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Practice," Xena said as he left the bathroom./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Sirena sighed before looking to Blaize, who was reading his book again, "Seriously Blaize, get some sleep tonight."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I'll be fine Sirena," He said back, not looking up from the book, "Go get ready for bed."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Now who's sounding like a mom?" Sirena joked as she entered the bathroom herself./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Night, Blaize," Xena muttered tiredly as he got into bed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Night, dude."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"The room went quite except for the few sounds from the bathroom. Then Sirena reentered the room./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""So never been kissed either?" She asked suddenly as she got into her bed (one in between Blaize's and Xena's, James's on the far side of the room)./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""No, why?" Blaize asked back./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Just askin'. Ever had a crush?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Sure, but it never went any farther than that."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Why?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Social anxiety, remember?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Oh, yeah, sorry."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""S'okay. How 'bout you? Surely you've had crushes too?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, but they faded quickly. Never seemed like the right person, y'know?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""No, I don't know actually."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Smartass."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I try. Anyway, you need to get to sleep."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Yea, yea. Night."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""G'night."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Blaize reached over and flicked the light switch, casting the room into near complete darkness except for the light of the moon coming from the window. Sirena pretended to sleep and instead watched as Blaize continued to read for several minutes. She saw him remove his coat and mask before going back to reading. She let her eyes roam over his features, studying him, her Faunus night vision letting her see him almost perfectly in the darkness. From his violet hair to the pink streak, his sky blue eyes, his usually covered nose and mouth, where she lingered for a second longer, then to his shirt with his chosen symbol on it, the rose seemed fitting but the broken, black heart behind it seemed odd. Her eyes then wandered over to his arms, quite small considering the strength they hid. She imagined herself being held in them before shaking the thought from her head./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"'No weird thoughts, no weird thoughts,' she repeated in her head again and again before the image completely left, 'Good. I don't need weird thoughts about him right now, we barely met a few days ago."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"After about a half hour, Blaize spoke up in a whisper./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""You gonna keep starin' or actually go to sleep?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"Sirena jumped slightly at being caught practically ogling her team leader./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""How?" she whispered in confusion./span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I have night vision just as good as yours. Something else my parents helped with."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Why didn't you say something sooner?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I was wondering if you wanted to say something or not. A half hour of staring without saying anything, though? Pretty clear you were just staring."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Sorry. It's just you don't have that coat off much."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I know. But you can ogle all you want in the morning, get some sleep."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""I was not ogling!"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Right, should I reiterate the fact you were staring for half an hour?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Urrgh, I'm going to sleep."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;""Good night."/span/span/span/p
p style="line-height: 200%; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"span style="font-size: large;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;""Night!"/span/span/span/span/span/p
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