After a lengthy discussion with Uzai and Quake a while ago, we all decided to revamp the existing chapters. This is taking time due to our commitments with work, Study, and unforeseen circumstances (one of them is my house being flooded by a busted pipe). So we are re uploading this story to make it less confusing. We hope that the process will not take long, and we will be back up to speed.

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Avis B

Chapter One: Bad Fiery Luck

Throughout the history of Remnant, there have been stories of legends that are depicted as fairy tales, passed down through the generations. Such a tale would the 'The Story of the Seasons' where four maidens were blessed with an unnatural mastery over the element we know as dust. Like this tale, there many more which have been theorized to be born from fact.

There is such a tale similar to 'The Story of the Seasons' however far less known in this age, it's a tale that has no name which revolves around a group of unique individuals known as 'Shapers'. The story itself is rather vague on their motives but it implies that these individuals do appear when Remnant herself faces the darkest times after the heavens themselves have moved.

What makes these individuals so unique is that have each share a special characteristic trait, that resembles one of the deadly sins of mankind, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Pride, and Sorrow. Well so the story is told, however this tale itself is one that most don't know or have even heard off. So the story may have shifted with each telling from generation to generation. However now Remnant herself in such a state that it mirrors the requirements need for these certain individuals to appear.

Ever since the event known as the 'Fall of Beacon' the citizens of Remnant have been splintered. A hundred years has passed, and the situation with the Kingdoms still hasn't improved. The social hierarchy threatens to tear Altas asunder, the kingdom of Vale still tries to rebuild and reclaim the land they lost. Throughout the chaos of what has happened over those hundred years, the shadows of Mistral have managed to take hold of their kingdom and ensure that they are superior force no matter what the appearances look like.

Vacuo faces an internal conflicts similar to that of Altas, ever since the destruction of Menagerie, the Faunus had fled to the only real place that they are welcomed… Vacuo… the golden rule of their kingdom is that if you can survive there, you are welcomed… however though they may be welcomed, the citizens of Vacuo will still fight to keep their lands.

To top it off, eighteen years prior there was an major celestial event, an planetary alignment. The heavens themselves have moved during the darkest times of Remnant…. Just like how it's depicted in that tale regarding those unique individuals.

In Vacuo City there are people who do not know it yet, but their destinies are linked and intertwined to one another. These people were scattered about the city, out and about doing their own business. Like the City Mall district where most of the department stores and food establishments are located, with all kinds of people who are going about their business.

'Excuse me. Pardon me" said a sheepish feminine voice that moved through the crowded streets of the market area heading towards the food district of the mall area.

This person was not typically dressed like most people around her, as she managed to find some space to walk without feeling constricted by other pedestrians. She wore a tattered brown cloak, that reached down to her equally tattered boots.

"Look at those rags. You do not want to go near her, she might be dangerous" a faint comment was said near the cloaked girl causing her to look for the source of the comment.

Quickly glancing around nervously with her light brown eyes to no avail, she had let out a drawn out sigh "Geez... I don't want to start trouble already" the cloaked girl whispered to herself "After all…. It took me a whole year, just to build up the courage to come to the city again" she added when a shop caught her eye.

"Yes!" She said with glee visibly excited to what she saw in the distance. "Taylor's Golden Weave. The only place to get the best clothing fabrics ever!" she thought with much enthusiasm before walking to the store with a skip in her step.

"It must be my lucky day!" She said lastly to herself as she held a bright smile, almost forgetting that she was nervous moments ago.

Moments later... "Ah choo!" a young man sneezed, who happened to be walking into the Mall area. "Excuse me" he pardon himself as he adjusted his dark blue bandana. It was the only thing keeping his shaggy brown hair tamed and from falling into his sleepy purple eyes.

This young man covered his mouth as he yawned, with his left hand as he walked through the crowd. "Man… Why is it so busy around here?" He thought in his mind as he shifted past person after person who took their time walking along the sidewalk.

"Guess I could get something to…" The brown haired male said before one of his brown boots caught the edge of slightly raised sidewalk slab "Eaaat!" he finished his sentence.

Bracing for impact against the concrete sidewalk, the young male had become quite a solid mass, only being five foot and four inches tall. Instead of hitting the sidewalk, he had landed into the back of a man who was definitely larger than him. The impact had pushed the taller person forward, stumbling trying to regain his balance.

"Oh no...:" the man with the blue bandana said in worry "Not again!" he added with fear hoping that no one will get hurt.

Meanwhile back at Taylor's Golden Weave, the cloaked girl was walking out with a bag under her right arm "Thank you Taylor!" she thanked the store owner who was an elderly gentleman standing behind the front counter.

"Don't worry Scarlett, I hope that those materials work wonders for you" Taylor the store owner replied as he gave a farewell wave to the cloaked girl who he called Scarlett.

As soon as she left the store she turned into the path of the man that was trying to regain his balance. "Wha… ahhh!" she yelled as the man had fallen onto her.

The two fell to the ground with a loud thud, with pedestrians near the pair giving an audible 'ooo' sound. Scarlett flicked her light ash blonde hair, that was now not in her usual bob style from her face to see a man on top of her. "Argh!" she quickly screamed.

"Get... Off…. ME... YOU…. PERVERT!" She said with each word getting more angrier than before. In between each word she spoke, if you close enough you could hear a slight mechanical sound.

A another loud thud was heard, and the man that was on top of Scarlett had flown off her with a trail of flames that extinguished itself out soon after it was seen. The poor man had bounced past the man with the blue bandana, who saw the whole thing happened.

"Dam it Tyrian! Why do you have to start something now with your bad luck!" he thought to himself in third person.

The source of the flames that were there, had led back to Scarlett whos fist was extended out. It was clear that she had punched the man, but what drew in people's attention was the metal and leather gauntlet that was steaming with heat.

"She's smoking... hot?" Tyrian thought once again with the pun unintentionally said.

A friend of the person who had flown past Tyrian went to his aid "Hey Bro! Are you okay?" he asked as he checked if he was alright. His friend was knocked out cold, from the blow from Scarlett which made him visibly angry.

"You little bitch! I'll show you!" the other male expletively said as he stormed past Tyrian "Watch out buddy this is not going to be pretty" the man quickly said to Tyrian as he walked past.

Scarlett was standing up from being on the floor "Wait where is my…" she said frantically looking around until she saw the burned up bag that she was carrying from out of the store.

"Hey girly!" the friend of the other man said, as he stormed his way to Scarlett "Listen here… You're going to apologise to my friend, you little…" he stopped mid sentence as he saw Scarlett acting like she was frustrated.

The fiery blonde eyes seemed to glow slightly red "My fabric… I just got it, and you have ruined it!" She roared as she turned around, and threw a straight left punch revealing another leather and metal gauntlet.

The punch made contact in the center of the chest of the man, that stormed up to Scarlett. A audible mechanical whine came to life as her fist first made contact, before shooting out a blast of fire engulfing the man. Soon enough the man flew out of the fire ball with force, skidding along the ground to a stop near his friend.

Tyrian looked at the two unconscious males near himself, and started to worry if Scarlett would go for him next. "They did not ruin your bag, but your fiery attitude did...:" he thought as he was about to leave the area before he joined the two men on the floor.

As Tyrian was about to leave, he was stopped by a gentleman with dark skin, slicked back golden hair, forest green eyes, dressed in a formal black suit. "Mr Tyrian Ravencroft. Your bad luck seems to follow you everywhere you go" the man in the black suit spoke to him.

"Oh, um yeah, i guess you could say it's a curse?" Tyrian replied back nervously. "Who are you?" he asked the man in the suit.

The man in the suit looked Tyrian up and down, before handing him a red arm band with Shades Academy crest on it. "You have enrolled into Shade Academy and we have been requested to escort you along with Miss Scarlett Dawn to the academy" He explained as he looked over to a Faunus man in a similar suit as well, who was calming the fiery blonde down. "It seems that we are in luck, as we have found Miss Dawn with you". Continued the suited man as he motioned to Tyrian to walk along with Scarlett, which he complied with.

Tyrian had looked over to Scarlett, who was franticly flicking through somehting on her scroll. She was clearly annoyed and worried at the same time, as she looked through her scroll. "What a way to start my day…" Tyrian thought finally.

As the man in the black formal suit and his associate escorted both Tyrian and Scarlett away from the shopping district much to the blonde's dismay, a large crowd of people had formed wondering what caused the disturbance. With all the nearby citizens distracted by what occurred outside Taylor's Golden Weave, there was one person who has happily weaving through the crowd, partaking in the wares that hanged from the racks as well as from the belts of the distracted viewers.

This person had an smile, full of joy and excitement on her face as she made her way to some of the clothing racks of a clothing store nearby to Taylor's Golden Weave. Grabbing an elegantly designed dressed right off the clothing rack with a single motion. The girl did a twirl which ended right in front of tall mirror, holding the dress against her rather curvaceous figure, she began to judge how she would look wearing such an elegant and high quality item.

The dress itself contrasted well with her ivory skin, she couldn't help but turn and twist to get different angles of this dress, occasionally brushing her shoulder length carmine coloured hair to the side. Satisfied with the dress in her hands, she simply dropped it and moved on. The strange thing was as that girl left, there was no sign of the dress she held as it just simply vanished.

As the girl continued weave through the crowd like it was some of sort dance to her. Every now and then the ears on top of her head resembling a bobcat would twitch, as something that interested her came into sight. Just like the dress before she would easily find the object of interest in her hands unbeknownst to the actual owner, admiring it greatly for a short period of time then dropping by her side.

Like before these objects would make no sound as they fell, some being items that would make a large racket if they collided with the ground. But this wasn't the case, with each item she dropped would simply just vanish. As the girl continued moving from the now dispersing crowd, a ray of light caught her attention. She quickly look around trying to find the source of the ray, until her yellowish green eyes locked on it.

It was a reflection of the sun's light from an silver pocket watch, despite spotting it from such a distance the girl could easily tell it was excellently crafted and that she must have it. The owner of this watch seemed to be one of those business types judging by the attire that person wore. Fortunately for the girl, following this woman was rather easy as the woman's light brown rabbit ears stood out amongst the crowd.

The girl followed her target for a while, always making her to not give any her intentions. Simply waiting for the right moment to take that pocket watch. The urge and desire to obtain that watch grew like wildfire within the girl, making her get rather impatient with every passing moment that watch wasn't in her possession which made resisting that urge to just snatching it right then and there even harder.

'Patience, Kana' the girl thought to herself. 'Just be a little more patient. You've never failed to get a catch like this. You won't fail any time soon. Just be patient.'

Despite the ever growing itch to just snatch the watch, Kana the girl with bobcat ears, did her very best to restrain herself. She couldn't take the risk of being caught just because she couldn't be patient. She gave herself a pat on the back for being quiet and not doing anything drastic just to get the watch. She was even more proud of herself when the rabbit woman finally came to a stop in the middle of a large crowd, taking the opportunity to stand right behind her.

Before she could grab her desired prize, Kana heard many excited whispers along the crowd as well as clicking noises of what she could only assume to be cameras. She turned her yellow-green eyes to what looked to be a small fashion show. There were at least four models going down there catwalk, but only one of the models received the most attention.

Donning a long white dress was a human girl whose form took everyone's breath away. Red hair, long and flowing, cascaded down to her waist, accentuating milky skin that belonged to heavenly curves and a voluptuous chest which Kana notice that they larger than her own. The red headed maiden winked one of her blue eyes at the crowd and even went as far as to blow everyone a kiss.

The bobcat found her opportunity to seize that treasure she desired with every fibre in her body, as the crowd surrounding the rabbit faunus fawned over the model's actions on stage. Even the rabbit faunus stopped to admire that model, that moment was all that kana needed as she slipped in and took that silver pocket watch from the pockets of the rabbit faunus.

With the pocket watch firmly in her grasp, Kana quickly need to made her way through the crowd. Normally she would take some time to admire the item she has taken before dropping it and moving on, but this pocket watch was special. She couldn't place the feeling but it felt like it was calling out to her. When Kana made it far that densely populated crowd surrounding the stage, she quickly let go of pocket watch.

As the pocket watch fell towards the ground, a sense of accomplish filled her heart until a flash of green out of the corner of eye caught her attention. Kana quickly turned around to see what was but all she could she was the crowd and the pair of light brown rabbit ears. She smirked at the sight then continued on walking away from this crowded place.

Back at the stage with the fashion show still going on, the rabbit faunus let out a sigh "off all the people on the list… why did she assign me to get this one". The rabbit faunus started to recall all the information she was told about regarding that model with the red hair, she knew that getting a moment to speak with that red head was going to be challenging considering the social standings that her family has.

As the rabbit faunus was thinking of what to say when she approached that girl, an distinctive sound of an metal object closing nearby broke her train of thought. "Do you really think that Nyx could handle such a sensitive matter like this? Hey Sienna…. Also Brimstone is busy with the two from earlier" a feminine voice said in a slightly playful and mocking tone with a giggle at the end.

The rabbit faunus named Sienna heard that playful feminine voice and let out another sigh "You are really enjoying this…. Aren't you Headmistress" Sienna said. She didn't even bother with looking for the source of that playful voice, mainly because she knew that the Headmistress loved to toy with people.

The feminine voice giggled again "Maybe…. Well I leave you with this one dear as I've got my own playdate to attend to…" the owner of that voice giggled again before fading into the surrounding crowd leaving Sienna by herself to carry out her task.

As the sun light faded revealing the night's sky, in average sized apartment hidden away depth in the residential area of Vacuo City. Kana was happily inspecting the items that she took through the day. Her bed was covered in valuable jewellery and trinkets, as well some extremely high quality clothing. Whenever she was finished admiring the item, she would simply throw it on top of her bed than reach down to the floor and place her hand on her shadow.

As she came into contact with her shadow, her shadow would ripple like water allowing her hand pass right through. After a few moments she would remove her hand from her shadow along with another item that she acquired throughout the day. With every item she removed from her shadow, the anticipation grew within her as she always left the best items for last to admire.

With her bed in a complete mess with all the items she had stolen, she was finally up to that precious pocket watch. She longed to simply admire the high craftsmanship of that silver pocket watch, with a single glance she knew how rare that item was. As she reached into her shadow for the final time, something felt wrong…. very wrong. The item in her hand had the same weight as the pocket watch but the texture she felt was completely different. As anger grew within her, she quickly removed her hand from her shadow and saw that held a coffee mug instead of that pocket watch.

The sight of that coffee mug made her furious "No.. no no no no…." Kana said in a panic tone as she turned her entire room upside down in search of that watch. With every passing moment that she couldn't find the watch, the more furious she got. With the entire room in a complete mess with no signs of the item she desired the most, she screamed "WHERE IS IT!"

Kana had reached her boiling point, she glared at that coffee mug which was sitting in the cleanest spot on the floor. It was almost like the mug was mocking, she quickly grabbed the mug and was about to shatter it into a thousand pieces by throwing it at the wall. By breaking this accursed mug, it would make her feel a little bit better however as she went to throw the mug, she heard a commotion coming from her kitchen of all places.

Hearing this strange noise coming from her own kitchen, Kana quickly ducked down and place her free hand into her shadow. She pulled a scythe out from her shadow and proceeded to the kitchen. Upon entering kitchen Kana saw the strangest sight, sitting at the kitchen table sat a girl in her early teens with a coffee cup in her hand and the kettle freshly boiled nearby.

The young girl looked up at Kana as she entered the room, as Kana's eyes met the young girl's a cold shiver went down her spine. Something about this girl felt wrong "Now sweetie…. Come….Sit…." the way this girl spoke was similar that of a person who has lived a long time. The young girl notice that Kana had a firm grip on her weapon, a big cheeky grin appeared on the young girls face "now….. Now… there is no need for that" the girl said with a slight serious tone as her basil green eyes focused on Kana's weapon.

When that girl spoke the cold shiver would appear again causing Kana's grip on her weapon to loosen and slip out her hand, falling back into her shadow. Just being in the presence of this girl was overwhelming for Kana, whenever that girl spoke Kana couldn't help but follow every direction that girl gave. What made it worse was that the girl seemed to be enjoying herself at Kana's expense, even commenting on her weapon disappearing into her shadow being a neat trick.

Kana struggled to be in the presence of this girl with every fibre of her body screaming at her to run. However when the girl pulled out that silver pocket watch, the same one that Kana was desperately trying to find moments ago. That fear quickly turned into anger as she gave a feral growl.

"Hey! That's mine! How did you get that!?" She demanded.

"A magician never reveals her secrets, young lady," the girl said, smiling.

"Give it back! It's mine!" Kana yelled.

The intruder hummed softly. "And why, pray tell should I do that?"

"Because I said it's mine!"

"Well aren't you awfully possessive," the girl teased. "especially since this object don't even belong to you~" she said giving Kana a glare that sent shivers down her spine, giving Kana that paralysing sensation that she felt when she first met that girl. The girl just gave another cheeky smirk which infuriate Kana even more however the girl didn't care as opened the case of the pocket watch. "No matter how many times I get this fixed, it always runs slow"

The girl gave a soft expression as she gazed at the photo that was stuck on the internal face of the cover. It was a group photo of eight people with very different backgrounds, one of them looked like a nun and right in the middle of that group photo was that young girl. The photo itself looked rather old however that young girl looks actually the same as she does now like she herself was frozen in time.

That slight distraction from the photo was enough off an opportunity for Kana to get back what was rightfully hers, as she was the one who took it in the first place. All she had to do was grab the watch and dive for any shadow then she would be able to get away with her prize. Taking that opportunity Kana drove for the pocket watch only to watch it ever so slightly dangle just out of her grasp as the vision of her own table came into view really fast.

With a solid thud Kana slammed in her table, the young girl had grabbed Kana's wrist just after taunting her with the watch then forced her body to collide with the surface of the table. Feeling slightly concussed Kana heard the little girl laugh some more "My…. My…. you always took pride in your fast hands… didn't you Miss…. Kana…. Carmine…. But let me tell you something…. You ain't the only one with fast hands"

Kana froze when she heard that girl say her full name with a combination of malice and joy in her voice "So shall we get down to business?... You have been rather a busy little bee haven't you…. Six weeks ago a rather nice painting of shooting stars across Vacuo's night sky went missing and….. Ohh…. Look at that…. It's right over there" The girl said, her grip on Kana's wrist remain strong enough to pin her to the table as the girl took some joy in pointing out all the major items Kana stole and when. An extremely cold, freezing cold shiver went down her spine as she saw that blissful smile on that girls face "I have been keeping an eye on you Miss Carmine"

As Kana was pinned against the table she started to remember tales she heard a while back from random people whenever she was on the prowl to steal something. These tales were scarily similar to what is currently happening to her now and they involve a certain individual with a reputation that would put fear into anyone if they knew they were been hunted by this person… the "Basilisk" Kana softly spoke which only made that girl smile even more.

"Ohh…. you have heard of me" the girl mocked "Now what you to do with you… hmmm…. Now normally we would throw someone like you into the deepest darkest hole we could find…. But…." the girl but this time each word she was drenched in venom. Kana now knowing who this girl was, desperately tried to break the Basilisk's hold. As she struggled the girls smile grew until she just let go, all energy Kana put into breaking free made her fly back into her chair.

"I have a better idea….." the girl spoke as Kana watched those basil green eyes turn a golden colour "Welcome to Shade Academy Miss Carmine". Those were the last words Kana heard before her entire world went black.

The young girl rubbed her eyes in discomfort "Well that makes three… I wonder how Sienna is handling her little task" she said with a smile reaching for the now cold cup of coffee. Letting out a sigh that her beloved beverage had gone cold, she noticed her scroll ring "Hello… yes…. this is the Headmistress Basil Serpentine…." she answered "no…. I'm not busy…. in fact I just finished up what i had planned for tonight"

As the phone call when on and on, the person talking to Basil gave her some rather good news regarding locations and sightings of more people with interesting traits. Being unable to hold in her joy, soon as the call end Basil quickly dialed a trusted professor "Evening Brimstone, can you organise some people to my location…. Also I have received some more leads regarding the other potential students"

Meanwhile at the more higher class portion of Vacuo stood rabbit Faunus named Sienna, she was standing in front rather large estate with the name Amaranth on the gate. Sienna sigh as she questioned why did Basil choose her for this assignment. "Why couldn't Jacobee handle this?" She mumbled to herself. "He's much better when it comes to this stuff than I am. Or maybe Nyx?... Nevermind, Nyx would never be handle something like this without breaking someone's bones."

Finally admitting defeat, the rabbit faunus went over to the speaker beside the gate and pressed the button to ring the bell. She only needed to wait for two seconds before the intercom turned on.

"Amaranth estate. How may I assist you?"

Sienna noted that this must be one of the workers of the estate. "My name is Sienna Kottontale, a professor from Shade Academy," she said politely. "I've come to speak to Annalise Amaranth"

It was silent for a moment before the gates started to open up. The rabbit faunus was surprised at how easy it was before walking forward.

Within the large estate, down in the dining hall, four people sat at the large dining table. At the head of the dining table was a man in his late forties with dark maroon hair slicked back, milky skin and blue eyes holding nothing now than indifference. His attire was that of a black dress shirt, and a maroon suit. Beside him was a woman with the same milky skin tone and red hair that was worn up in a bun, she was wearing an elegant magenta coloured dress and was sitting there ever so patiently. Beside her was a boy around the age of 18, having the same red hair as the woman and the same milky skin. Unlike the man, however, his hair was lightly tousled about and his attire was that of a white dress shirt and red orange pants.

The man at the head of the table was getting impatient as the fourth party member on his other side refused to make eye contact with him as she delicately ate her food. Beside him was the same model from the fashion show at the mall.

"Annalise," he demanded towards the model. "I asked you a question."

The model gave him a sarcastic grin. "Apologies, Father," she said. "I dozed off a bit. What was the question?"

The man, Annalise's father gave a grimace. "Did one of our business associates see you after the show?" He spoke in an commanding tone "He said that he was going to discuss with you about the latest dust thread."

The model, Annalise just sighed. "Yes, he was there," she answered flatly. "We discussed the patterns that the thread would be made into and it will look absolutely gorgeous."

"Good, the new project will proceed as scheduled," he said, satisfied with his daughter's answer.

For a moment Annalise felt the urge to stab into the steak with such a raging force, but she decided to remained calmm instead and continued to eat with grace and elegance. "How was the fashion show, Anna," the boy across from her asked.

"It was dazzling as always~" she responded with a genuine smile.

"Don't you mean you were dazzling as always?" He teased. "I've heard the way people talk about you, sis. You always seem to leave the crowd begging for more~".

Annalise giggled at her brother. "Aw, you flatter me too much, Erin~".

The boy named Erin was going to respond, but their father beat him to it. "So long as things go smoothly, especially with your modeling career, the Amaranth family business will continue to stay afloat," he said bluntly. "You've done well these past few years. Far better than worthless Franz ever could."

A large noise echoed throughout the dining causing to turn and see a sharp knife stabbed right into the table, held by the model with a tight smile that was quivering with rage.

"Father, please don't talk about big brother Franz like that" she demanded.

"Hey, come on, sis! No need to be hostile!" Erin said with a nervous smile.

Their father gave a warning glare towards his daughter, but didn't retort anything and simply scoffed. "It would be best to listen to your younger brother, Annalise" he said.

Annalise returned the glare, but nodded before removing the knife from the table.

"I wish you two would stop trying to find a reason to provoke each other," the woman beside Erin said. "It hasn't been a full week, and the new table is already ruined."

"Mother, maybe we should try investing in a metal table this time," Erin suggested casually.

"Don't be ridiculous, Erin," their mother said as she scoffed at the remark "Besides Metal is sooo barbaric and no way near as stylish!"

The model resisted the urge to roll her beautiful blue eyes at her mother's lecture of style. She had long grown used to her mother's pointless chit chat, same as Erin. However, she perked up at the sight of the head butler.

"Master August…." he said formally, "there is a woman, who claims to be from Shade Academy, here to see Lady Annalise."

August Amaranth, their father sighed. "Let her in" he ordered.

The model perked up even more at the mention of someone from Shade Academy. It made her a little eager to see what they wanted from her. She felt a little impatient as the head butler left to retrieve their visitor, but could you blame her? Someone from Shade Academy wanted to talk to her and she wanted to see why. Annalise relaxed when the head butler finally arrived with a rabbit faunus woman, and the model noted that she was very beautiful.

"Annalise Amaranth?" The woman asked.

"Yes, that's me," the redhead responded.

"I am Sienna Kottontale, A professor from Shade Academy" Sienna greeted with a polite smile. "On behalf of the academy, and the headmistress herself, I have come to inform you that you have been invited to the academy to study and become a huntress."

Annalise's blue eyes widened in surprise, not even bothering to take note of her father's scoff. "My daughter has no time for such a wasteful career," he said bluntly. "She's far too busy with her modeling schedule, and we still have business associates to meet with for the latest project."

The rabbit faunus smiled as she dug into her pocket. "The Headmistress thought you might say that," she replied calmly. "So she took the liberty of arranging a few things." Sienna pulled out her scroll and opened up a few files. "Miss Amaranth's manager has agreed to days where she can do photoshoots when she isn't in the middle of her studies, giving enough time for the other models to have their share of the spotlight. Your business associates were convinced to have monthly meetings with Miss Amaranth in order to keep the project in check."

Annalise listened to Sienna explain about who would be her chaperone when she was required to meet with the associates in a private place, while also silently laughing at the dumbfounded look her father had. It seems that the headmistress really thought of everything to make sure that August could not refuse this offer.

"Is there anything else I need to add?" Sienna asked politely once the explanation was complete.

August was silent for a moment before composing himself. "We-"

"I accept," Annalise said with a smile.

"Annalise!" August said in shock. "You can't be serious with this!"

"I am, Father," the redhead stated. "You know how skilled I am in long ranged combat, and I would like to do something meaningful besides modeling."

Before her father could speak of how foolish his child was being, Sienna cut him off with a grin "Welcome to Shade Academy, Miss Amaranth."