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Blake was sweating up a storm as Ruby speed read over the book. The little leader made a few 'ooh's and 'awe's with a few 'oh my's and some perverted giggles. She just hoped she would miss the-

"Oo!" Ruby squealed as opened the centerfold. "Now that's a claymore. I wonder if this is accurate."

'Drat!' Blake thought, as she kept quiet. That was her favorite picture too. After speed reading some more, Ruby closed the book and handed it over to Blake. "So?"

"It's not complete filth." She sniffed, wiping some drool on her lip. "Things were a bit sudden with hard to grasp explanations, but when the conclusion hit. OHO! When it hit. I also liked how you picked out our characters so well."

"So you wont tell anyone?" The cat asked, cradling the book to her chest.

"Nope." Ruby coughed, walking to her drawer a little funny. "Now if you excuse me, I… will need to take a cold bath. Ice cold."

"Y-you're free to read it again if you want." Blake offered her leader, opening up the book to the next chapter.

"Thanks!" And with her leader now out, it was time to continue where she had left off.

Chapter 8: Rivalry

Castle Courtyard

It was the day before Winter's coronation and Weiss's first day of training under Jaune. The day following Jaune's new role as her teacher, the ex-Renegade had spent the whole time orientating Weiss and getting to know her limits. He was happy to know her limits were not as small as her frame.

Unlike Ruby who started off with nothing, Weiss had half a knowledge worth's on tactical advantage and a keen eye on special awareness. After much thought, he thought it best to bring her under the first swordplay he had learnt: Royal Fencing. It was a basic style that requires good footwork, a swift hand, great riposting, and precision. All things Jaune could see in Weiss. When the princess of the Dust Empire was told of this, she was ecstatic to learn.

"Always keep your defense up and eyes on your opponent." Jaune instructed the princess as he did mock swordplay with her.

She was doing well for her first time, but her stamina was not so good. He hoped no trouble ever came soon. Weiss was grasping the basics nicely on her first day, but that was only on a beginner's level. Compared to Ruby who was getting a good grasp on her new weapon, Weiss is still a novice.

"You said this style was your first." She panted, practicing the parry and strike. "But the way you fight doesn't look anything like it."

"Good eye." He commented, tapping her elbow upwards after she had went back into her stance. "Royal fencing was one of many I was taught in the castle. After that, I was taught by the faunus how to fight streetwise. Later on I started breaking it down into something more fluid."

"What do you call it?" Weiss asked, performing another thrust and swing.

"No clue." He shrugged, walking to stand in front of her for better aid. "You could call it a bastardized version of Royal Fencing, but either way it wouldn't matter to me. I just call it my style."

"Could I learn how to make my own style?" She asked, swinging her practice sword at him.

"Maybe." He encouraged her, blocking the swing with his sword. Aiming to thrust at her, he was impressed as she sidestepped to evade and swatted his sword at the same time. "Build up on the basics first and then you can experiment."

Nodding the two continued to practice with Jaune using the very basics with Weiss trying to land a clean hit on his chest. The princess was starting to show heavy fatigue, but refused to stop just yet. The blonde would admit, her determination was something fierce. Seeing her jump a step forward to aim another thrust at his chest, he was going to block her thrust but halted in seeing her do something different.

Weiss had made a feint with her first thrust. Her real target wasn't his chest. She was aiming for his leg. After her thrust had made contact with his shin, she then released her hold and spun to grab with her other hand and followed the momentum to make a swift upward thrust to his chest. Jaune had blocked the swing by instinct, but he made to take note of this new information.

'She's ambidextrous.' He thought, very impressed with her ability. It made things a lot more interesting to teach her.

After parrying the thrust away and opening up her defense, he moved to make a swing at her chest but marveled as she danced out of the way. Just like Ruby, Weiss was a quick learner, maybe even faster than the Benzaiten Empress. Sadly, Weiss still needed work as she had tripped from her fatigue and landed on the ground.

Where Weiss excelled at quick learning, Ruby was more physically fit in that regard. After helping her up, the two looked over to Ruby who was busy practicing twirling the naginata beautifully. The wind had picked up from her swings and was creating a trail of dust and fallen leaves and petals that followed her weapon's movements. Blake stood at a safe distance observing and instructing her as she continued to practice.

"And strike!" Blake signaled her.

Hearing the go, the bat faunus did an overhead twirl that soon came down in a swift overhead strike with the trail following close behind.

"Strike!" Blake commanded again.

"Hah!" Ruby then proceeded to throw a forward thrust.

"Strike!" With each word, Ruby proceeded perform her strikes.

"Keep up your footwork." Blake told her strongly, seeing her princess falling out of balance. "You're not a tree, so no need to stay rooted to the ground."

This had become a new persona for all of them to see. Now that Ruby's basic orientation was over, her real training had begun. The past lessons were more of a way for her to grasp the concepts while seeing a bit of the toned down advanced lessons she would be learning. Blake was being patient before, but now that things were getting serious, she was commanding and strict. Even the slightest hint of slacking off during training was met with harsh words and prolonged training.

"Yes sensei!" Ruby gasped, correcting herself. It was futile as fatigue had grabbed her too like Weiss and dropped her weapon.

As Jaune and Weiss watched on, the blonde took note of how Weiss's expression turned a little sour while watching Ruby advance on. It was obvious to see that she was feeling a tinge of jealousy. Seeing Blake signaling a break, Jaune motioned for Weiss to go over to them. As Weiss sat beside a panting Ruby, Blake nodded to Jaune in respect as they prepared their evaluations.

"You two were made to be great friends." He commented, bringing Weiss out of her deep thoughts as she kept looking at Ruby.

"What?" He was hoping and happy he got her attention. "What makes you say so Master?"

"The way you two compliment each other so well." He smiled, seeing the two share a look of endearment and camaraderie. "Weiss, you lack endurance, but make up for it with a string mindset. Even when tired, you still pull onwards to carry on and keep pushing with a clear mind."

"That's where your problem differs Ruby." Blake nodded to her student after Jaune had finished. "You are strong physically, but you lack mental discipline. You can fight on for a good long period, but once that is done you fail to push yourself even further and lose composure. Take note of this, the two of you. We will be working to amend your limits."

Finished with her lecture, Blake bowed before walking off do her own schedule. Jaune stayed behind to keep the two royals company. Looking over the two, he observed as they helped one another to stand on their feet. Now that training was over, Velvet would be coming out soon with nourishments for them. But before she could come, Jaune felt he had to comfort Ruby seeing her downward expression.

"Don't take Blake's composure as a sign of anything against you." He patted the bat faunus's head. "She wants you to succeed, but she also wants to make sure you can do so and stay alive. The harder she pushes, the stronger you'll get."

"Thank you Jaune." She bowed in respect with Weiss patting her on the back. As he left the two, both princesses decided to share their progress while walking to find Velvet.

"How was your first day of training?" Ruby smiled tiredly, massaging the soreness out of her shoulders. "Blake wouldn't let me watch saying I shouldn't be distracted."

"It was …fun for a bit." Weiss said, trying to find the right words while massaging her wrist. "I wanted to make a good impression as his student, so I kept pushing myself to impress him."

"The way he commented on you says he was impressed." Ruby pouted, poking her on the nose. "Blake tore into me about my faults mercilessly."

"But I'm still not advanced as you. Once I've caught up, I'm sure Jaune will be cursing me out on all my faults." The Dust princess laughed, poking her friend back in the same spot. "That twirling performance was beautiful by the way."

"Thank you, thank you." Ruby mock bowed as if she was an entertainer. "For my next trick, I shall turn into a thousand petals in the wind."

As the two giggled while making jokes and small talk, they had made it to the pantry where Velvet was waiting with fresh dumplings and cold tea. The two had to hold themselves back from outright shoveling the food down their mouths. Their training was for a short time, but their teachers believed in using that time to push them to their limits and try go beyond from there. While eating while willfully trying to keep their disciplined composure in front of the rabbit faunus, they looked over to see her watching them with a relaxed smile on her face.

"How was training today, you two?" She asked casually while cleaning up their plates after they had finished.

As they shared the day with the sweet woman, Velvet nodded while listening intently to them while giving a few comments. After they were done, what she said next had the two listening in awe.

"If you think this training is hard, you should see the two of them train." She informed the two as she sat across from them. Seeing their confused stares, she had to ask them. "Have you two ever seen them train?"

"We've seen them spar with one another." Weiss reminded the bunny. "You were even there when Pyrrha had trained with them."

The bunny pinched her nose at their naivety.

"Explaining things would be tedious, so maybe showing you two would be better." Getting up from her seat, she motioned the two royals to follow her.

As they followed Velvet, they wondered where she was taking them. Weiss was familiar with her castle, but there were a few places she was restricted from going to. After seeing a few landmarks she familiarized herself with, she understood where they were going.

"We're going to the soldiers' training hall, aren't we?" She called out to the rabbit in front.

"We are." Velvet nodded, not stopping in her pace. "What you saw with Jaune, Blake, and Pyrrha was merely a fraction of what they do. Yes, you've seen them spar; but their whole training in general is a different matter."

That had quickened both of the younger girls' paces with Weiss pulling Ruby along. After turning a few corners, they had made it to heavy doors that were hard for the two to open combined. Weiss remembered these doors well. Even as a child she had tried to push them open, but failed each time. She thought now that she was older, it would be doable. But sadly, it was not so. Velvet had gently pushed them aside and had managed to open one with a few grunts.

"Even I come here sometimes to get back my old strength." She gasped as she wiped the sweat on her head. "Opening doors like these felt a lot easier back then."

Guiding the two in, the sounds of heavy hitting could be heard along with the sounds of grunts, exertion, and booming sounds. Walking to another door, they were glad it wasn't as heavy as the first one. As they opened it a small crack, what they saw astounded the two friends.

The grunts and booms were Cardin and Jaune as the bulkier man was hammering his fists into Jaune's upper and lower body. The blonde was just standing with arms held high holding a bar with teeth bared as Cardin continued to punch away. From the looks on both men's faces, they were both getting equally tired. As Jaune pulled up Cardin ceased his punches, but after going back down the punching continued.

Hearing sounds of wood clacking, the two turned to the source to see Pyrrha and Blake fighting one another with a wooden sword and spear respectively. But unlike most spars, they weren't holding back as they continued to move in blurs. Weiss focused closer on their clothing and saw to her amazement that they were weighted. Even the practice weaponry they were using was thick and looked a lot heavier than the weapons the two were currently working with.

It was not just them, but some of the other soldiers too that were busy training their bodies and mind. Some were meditating while sitting over burning coal, others were holding buckets of water with arms spread wide, standing firm while others would hit them with sticks, and even doing pushups with someone meditating on top of them.

"Woah." Ruby whispered, seeing all of them working hard. A few of them were even female soldiers that doing things just as well ass the men. One in particular caught her eye. "Weiss. Who's that woman over there?"

Following her friend's finger, she saw it pointing to a blonde haired woman who was slow punches with three buckets of iron sand in each hand. There was another bucket next to her, which she picked up with her foot and raised up in a slow kick motion before setting it back down to do with the next leg.

"That's Pyrrha's co-captain, Yang Xiao Long." Weiss whispered back, remembered seeing the woman a few times. "Pyrrha holds her in high respect as her second in command. I've never seen her fight before, but the way her subordinates treat her is amazing. Her word is law to them, just as much as Pyrrha's words are an absolute."

"Looks like we have a few onlookers." They heard the woman of subject call out to them all.

All training stopped as they had stared at the door where the three women were hiding. Feeling it was futile to hide any longer, velvet was the one to reveal them to the people inside.

"Ruby/Weiss/Your highness!?" Those were the mixed reactions seeing them. The soldiers had quickly ran up to stand in an orderly line in front of Weiss while Pyrrha and Yang wiped themselves quickly to stand in front of their subordinates.

"Afternoon your highness." Pyrrha greeted Weiss with Yang following close behind. "It's surprising for us all to see you here."

"At ease Pyrrha." Weiss smiled, used to the formality Pyrrha had to show around her group. Outside of that, she was a good friend who always lent an ear or solid advice. "Ruby and I were curious on how the soldiers train, and wanted to see first hand how it was. And I can speak for both of us when I say I am very impressed."

"Thank you, your highness." They all bowed to her.

"Captain, since it's rare for her grace to show herself, may we give her a demonstration?" Yang asked Pyrrha while holding a salute.

"I don't see why not." The redhead smiled, looking over her soldiers. "What did you have in mind?"

"I request to spar against Jaune Arc in hand to hand!" The blonde brawler shouted while keeping her composure.

The co-captain heard of the renegade prince beating Cardin in the festival at Benzaiten but was stationed further out. Hearing the gossip from her subordinates praise him while even comparing his skills on par with hers made burnt a feeling in her: Excitement!

Her captain was a master at the spear and sword, but when it came at hand-to-hand fighting, she was the master. Hearing of someone being on the same level of her after years of being unbeaten was something for her. She would never proposition the man out of the blue as such, but today she was given the opportunity to do so.

The reaction from the crew was a mixtures of 'ooh's and gasps. A few have thought of seeing a match between the two blondes and were about to see it happen.

"Erhm." Hearing the cough from their captain, they had immediately straightened back up while Blake was eyeing Jaune and Yang. "It would be a nice match to see, but I believe we should ask the challenge's response. Jaune, do you accept?"

All eyes were on him waiting on his answer. You could hear the heavy heartbeats of the crew as they continued to stare with fingers crossed. Even Yang was quaking in anticipation for his answer. Turning to Pyrrha and the royals, they were holding their composure nicely, but there was an aura of anticipation behind them as they were staring at the ex-prince.

"I accept." He nodded, rotating his wrists while eyeing Yang.

"I'd like to make this a double battle." Blake raised her hand while eyeing Ruby. "Since my student is present, I'd like her to witness and learn from this. Captain Pyrrha?"

"I gladly accept." The captain smiled, bowing in respect to Blake. Turning to her soldiers, she waved an arm with authority. "Clear the training room!"

Saluting, the crew went like clockwork putting away all equipment and making sure everything was clear for the battle to come. Even Cardin was smiling in excitement of the spectacle to be shown. Not only would they see two legends fight, but also their captain fighting as well. After all was done, he had immediately taken a seat next to princess Weiss while quivering in excitement. The four fighters were in the changing rooms prepping themselves for the fight.

"Mr. Winchester." Weiss whispered as they continued to wait. "I've never seen Yang fight before. Can you tell me how strong she is?"

"Yes." He bowed, before turning to her. "She's known as the co-captain for a reason. Captain Pyrrha met her on the battlefield during the war using nothing but her fists to take down enemies. There were even rumors of her once carrying a loaded cannon on her shoulders and firing it at an enemy navy ship. After a fight with captain, it was brought to a draw and followed her without question."

While listening to the former lieutenant, the princesses and velvet imagined the blonde woman doing such a thing. The way she carried herself and her frame showed she was a wild kind of person. Blindly believing a rumor was one thing, but even rumors had to come from somewhere. The soldiers clapping brought them out of their thoughts as the four fighters had came out.

Pyrrha and Yang were the first to show. The captain was wearing a sarashi that bound her chest tightly and wore red hakama with her hair in its usual ponytail. She had an air of maturity that oozed power and respect with how he stood. Like looking at a flame. Her partner was another story.

Yang was wearing an orange gi with the sleeves ripped off showing her well-toned muscles. Even the pants she had on had the bottom half torn off showing her muscular legs off. As she stood next to her captain, they could see that she was the more muscular of the two. The princesses could very much see this woman shouldering a cannon and decimating people left and right like a rampaging ogre. No, a dragon.

"Hey, look over there." A female soldier whispered to another female close to Ruby. Turning in the direction, Benzaiten's empress in training had to hold herself back from squealing. Blake and Jaune had stepped out.

The cat faunus had her hair tied in a high ponytail and wore a black top that revealed her bare shoulders and midriff, with her breasts tied with a white sarashi. She also had on black hakama with the sides showing a bit of skin in her legs and ninja tabi. Strapped to her back were two wooden swords of equal length. Unlike Pyrrha's look that shined with a bright mature beauty, Blake's was a cool, dark, and mysterious air of a different kind of maturity.

Next to her, Jaune was walking out in nothing but baggy white pants with the shins tied in black wraps. Like Blake, he too wore a sarashi, but a black one that only covered his midriff. While he and Blake were walking out, the ninja was helping him apply the black wraps on his arm and hand.

"Is it too tight?" She asked as he flexed his fingers.

"No, it's perfect." He smiled to her and getting one in return, neither noticing the looks of the others.

"So romantic." The same female soldier whispered in envy. The other females were thinking the same things as they watched the two interact.

As soon as the two reached the front of Pyrrha and Yang, that aura soon changed to serious and heavy. The flowers were gone and were replaced with embers as the four sized their opponents up.

"Scary." Weiss muttered, seeing the fierce look in their eyes. "It's like this is more of a duel than a spar."

"Winchester." Pyrrha called out in a powerful voice. Weiss saw the bulky man flinch from his name being called. "Referee the match. Points go by knockdowns."

"Yes sir!" Cardin stood up quickly to play moderator. Looking to Pyrrha and Yang first he held his hand out. "Set?"

Getting a nod in return he asked the same to Blake and Jaune to get the same response. "Okay! And… Go!"

What happened next was a loud boom as Yang took the first offense to charge straight to Jaune. The blonde male reacted slowly as he was picked up in a charging tackle.

"Jaune!" Blake had turned to her partner but quickly stepped back on reflex after Pyrrha tried to hit her with a straight thrust.

"Now, now." The redhead smiled, a predatory gleam in her eyes. "I'm your opponent."

Lowering herself into a small target, Blake used her speed to move around the captain and find an opening in her defense. The way Pyrrha was using her staff was similar to the style Ruby was trying to practice, but with a few more modifications and extra styles added in. The princess was watching in awe and keen concentration as the redhead was twirling the staff to intimidate Blake to keep her distance. The winds from the swings were picking up faster than when she had been doing so in the morning training. Even the people watching could feel the air move around them.

Tak!

Blake had to skid back as she was almost hit by thrust. The redhead's defense was also a good offense. The speed of her twirls was nearly hypnotizing and misleading. With each twirl followed, there was an even quicker thrust that followed with it. She was losing the distance control and the pacing of the match.

Behind her, Jaune wasn't fairing any better. It was a bit obvious that the co-captain was a glass cannon, but the glass was tempered nicely. He could feel the winds from her punches as he narrowly dodged them. Each time he'd take a step back, she'd follow with another strike readily aimed at his head or chest. As she jumped into the air to deliver a drop knee, he rolled out of the way and retaliated with a punch to the back of her head. But the brawler had spun around with her fist raised and connected a punch with his that made a small boom as their fists connected. Then Yang laughed while shaking her hand to stop the stinging.

"This is fun." She smiled wit her grin turning feral. Getting up, she rolled her shoulders and got back into her stance. "Let's keep going."

All the spectators were watching with baited breath as there was no sign of either stopping. Blake and Pyrrha were equally landing hits on one another as the ninja used a hit and run tactic to get into the redhead's guard before jumping out to avoid being caught while Pyrrha had successfully landed a few of her thrusts and swings on her opponent.

Jaune and Yang's fight was a battle of wills and power. They weren't dumb to trade blows, but the amount of exertion on both parts was amazing. They managed to land hits on one another, but by sheer will alone they ignored it and kept going on with one desire: to win.

"Amazing." Weiss whispered as she watched her teacher and Paragon bodyguard fight on. The Dust princess has always looked up to Pyrrha and Winter since she could remember. But seeing Yang and Jaune battle on proved to her what he had said about a strong mind. "They're simply amazing."

While Weiss was focusing on Yang and Jaune, Ruby was watching Blake and Pyrrha fight. She couldn't stop herself from gripping her hands tight watching the amazing techniques both were showing. There was no mistake, there was no hesitation. What she had now was small, but seeing the fight in front of her was giving her a new goal to reach. She was frustrated and excited and feeling many emotions welling up inside her the more she watched the fights. Looking around to see no one blinking as they watched, she inhaled to get rid of those feelings.

"Blake! Jaune! Fight on!" She screamed loudly, cheering them on and standing up. "Go Jaune! Go Blake!"

Not one to be left out, Weiss decided to cheer for her own soldiers. "Go Pyrrha! Fight on Yang! Don't give up!"

Seeing the two princesses cheering the fighters on, it sparked all of them to cheer for who they wanted to win.

"Blake/Captain/Jaune/Yang!" The whole area was cheering. Some were even banging on the mats as drums in beat to the cheers.

With Yang and Jaune

"This is embarrassing." Yang chuckled, wiping blood on her lip as the cheering got to her.

Her gi had come loose, showing her six pack and wraps around her chest. Her arms had patches of purple coloring from constantly blocking Jaune's attacks. Her knees were once quivering from forcing to keep herself up, but now they were starting to stay firm as she put her guard up once more.

"Yeah." Her fellow blonde smiled, feeling energy coming back in him. "But with all the cheers, it's hard to back down now."

The wraps on his hands had come undone along with the ones on his legs. The sarashi on his abdomen had absorbed some of Yang's punches, but the force from it had still pushed through as he was hunching over slightly. His shoulders that were getting heavy from trying to keep his arms up and the metal he could taste in his mouth were starting to clear quickly.

"My thoughts exactly." She smirked, getting pumped up more. "Sorry Jaune, but I'm not breaking my winning streak!"

After the exchange of words, they rushed forward with a grin on their faces. All the cheering had brought their spirits up with an even stronger will.

With Blake and Pyrrha

"It's sad to say, but I cant back down now with my subordinates cheering me on." Pyrrha sniffed as she wiped her bleeding nose.

Blake's last attack had caught her square in the face, but she had gone with the flow of the attack and managed to sustain little damage. She was panting from continuously keeping her defense up while trying to keep up with her opponent's superior speed.

"I think you understand the feeling as well." The captain smiled, seeing the princess shouting their names with fists pumping in the air.

"Very much so." Blake coughed as she was panting from continuously dodging.

Her ponytail had came undone after a thrust that was aimed for her head and was clinging to the side of her cheek. The captain had gotten a few strikes in that left precise sore spots that was easy to spot from how red they were.

"It's just hard to back down when your princess is telling you to win!" They both shouted, deciding to end it all with a final strike.

BAM!

TAK!

Both sounds were off by a few seconds, but the final image was forever burnt into the viewers' eyes. There was complete silence as they drank in what stood before them. Jaune had his fist on Yang's chin while the dragon's was buried in his sides where one of his kidneys would be. As for Blake and Pyrrha; the captain's staff had slammed down on Blake's head while the hilt of one of Blake's wooden swords was buried in the redhead's solar plexus. It had been ten seconds with none of the fighters moving from their position.

Remembering that he was the referee, Cardin had slowly walked over to check on them. After inspecting them and not getting any reaction, he walked back to his spot and cleared his throat to announce the results.

"Match." He said calmly before inhaling a large breath and putting both hands in the air. "Draw! All fighters are out cold!"

"Ooooooh!" Many soldiers were lamenting on not getting a victor while others cheered at the amazing display. Velvet was pounding her fists into the mats while crying for her prince.

As the soldiers gently picked up the fighters to treat them, Ruby and Weiss followed close behind with Velvet a few feet away while still crying. Like Velvet, they too were worried, but had faith they would still be alright.

Hours later

Medical Ward

It was close to dinnertime, and the four hadn't come out yet. The two royals were sitting outside the doors as they waited for them to come out. One of the nurses that came out had told them that they were currently resting and were having their wounds looked at. That had been thirty minutes ago, and yet no one had came out.

"Our teachers are amazing." Weiss sighed as they sat in silence. "Even while out cold, they prefer to do so standing up than lying down."

"Yeah. So were Pyrrha and Yang." Ruby nodded, feeling lightheaded and lead footed. "And they took it upon themselves to train us. Blake… Sensei is amazing."

Weiss sighed, feeling inferior and small. Remembering her feelings from the morning, she then replayed the fight they had witnessed. She remembered the determination and sheer will that they had and the deep drive to win. Thinking things over, she mustered up the courage for what she was about to say next.

"Hey, Ruby." She said, turning to her best friend.

"Yes?" She said in an airy tone, still not over what she saw.

"I'm going to catch up to you." Weiss declared with a determined smile on her face.

"Huh?" That had gotten her full attention. "What?"

"You may have started training earlier than me, but I'm going to catch up." The Dust princess declared. "And after that, I'm going to surpass you and stand with the others as an equal!"

"No you wont!" Ruby shook her head, feeling a fire burn within her. "Because I'm going to be the one to stand tall before them as an equal! No. I'll surpass them too and be the one to protect them!"

"Big talk from someone with a weak mind." Weiss teased, determined more than ever.

"Bold words from someone with a weak body!" She shot back, unable to stop a smirk from growing on her face.

"I guess this makes us rivals, doesn't it?" The white haired princess laughed, turning back to the door of the medical room.

"It does indeed." Ruby agreed, doing the same. "Do we tell our teachers when they come out?"

"Tell them what?" A voice asked as the doors opened. It was Pyrrha with Yang following close behind. The blonde dragon was sporting a bandage on her chin while the captain had her sides wrapped with a bag of ice over where Blake had last hit her.

"Pyrrha." Weiss smiled, happy to see her personal guard and friend was doing well. "How are you two?"

"Sore but fine." The captain smiled while lifting an arm to prove her point. "Come tomorrow, we will be back at perfect health."

"If you're not completely healed, why are you two walking out so early?" Ruby asked, trying to see Blake and Jaune over their shoulders.

Her question was met with a strained smile on Pyrrha's face while Yang had a grimace with both women sporting a blush.

"W-well." The redhead coughed into her hand. "We were feeling a little restless being stuck in the room, and felt some fresh air would feel much better."

"I'm going to get some alcohol." Yang muttered, walking off with a gloomy air around her. Weiss could have sworn she heard her muttering something about 'lone nights.'

Seeing her chance, Ruby had tried to walk by Pyrrha to see the other two, but was met by an arm blocking her path. "Pyrrha?"

"Let them rest Princess Ruby." The captain tried to say in a controlled tone. There was a small hint of panic in it as she tried to hold the bat faunus back.

Pulling herself out of the hold, Ruby had continued on inside with Weiss running past her personal guard to see her teacher. As the Dust princess caught up, she saw Ruby standing ramrod straight with small smile frozen on her face. Turning to what she was looking at, she too mimicked her best friend and new rival. Sitting on the same bed were their teachers lost in their own world.

"I told you, my hands are fine." Jaune grumbled as he tried to snatch his hand away from Blake's grasp.

"Really." She huffed, snatching it back and quickly releasing it after seeing him wince. "That didn't look fine to me. What happened to the wraps I did for you?"

"Like I'd know!" Jaune pouted, not knowing how to explain it in a way she'd accept. "And what about you? Are you sure your head's fine after getting smacked that hard?"

"Hmph." The cat faunus huffed, turning away with her eyes shut. "Unlike you, I made sure to keep my injuries to a minimum."

"The bruises on your arm say otherwise." Jaune countered, poking a red spot on her shoulder that made her mewl in pain and surprise.

"That hurt!" She cried, smacking his hand; causing him cry and grasp it in pain. "Serves you right."

As the two bantered, they didn't take note of their students silently walking off to leave them. As they got to the door, Pyrrha had guided them out and closed the door shut quietly to not disturb the two teachers. Their rivalry aside, it looked to them something else was forming.

Blake sighed as she closed the book. She'd need to mentally prepare herself for what came next. From memory, she remembered the original novel started having the steamy scenes after this chapter. Maybe he would go out for a workout with Jaune and Pyrrha. Just reading the fight had her feeling the need to go out once she imagined the characters doing a double battle.

"I'm back from my shower!" Ruby announced as she had her hair dripping wet with a bathrobe on.

"Glad to see you recovered well." Blake smiled, putting the book in a new hiding spot.

"Yeah." Ruby sniffed while pulling out her clothes. Oh if Yang could only see how not so innocent her little sister was. "Just out of curiosity, that book wouldn't happen to have a graphic novel edition, would it?"

"You'd be surprised how many doujinshi are out there of this." Blake blushed, remembering that she commissioned for the author and illustrator to make a graphic novel for her with the characters replaced with her and friends.

She was granted her request, so long as she paid them the fee. Seventy Lien was a lot, but having them create a one hundred and six page graphic book with all scenes just for her was worth it. It was actually the discount price since the original would have been in the three digits area.

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AN: Whew. It was hard to find the proper descriptions for the clothing and the actions. I kept imagining how it would end, but I think this was something I was comfortable with. It's filth, but not complete filth. (Heh heh)

Not much to say. Just classes and exams taking most of my time. But because of that, I'm gaining more ideas for this and F&D. I guess that what happens when you take up social science and communications.

If you guys got the reference on Blake and Pyrrha's descriptions, kudos on you. This week is exams so I cant be working on any chapters, but I did jot down what I was planning for it. All I need is to type it in a way that's fun to read. As always, if you liked it: leave a review. It's fun reading what you guys have to say and some of the predictions you think of.