5 CHAPTER 5
Blake Belladonna POV
Getting off of the bullhead, she almost had the urge to lay on solid ground.
It wasn't that fact that she had the fear of heights, it's more of the fact that she likes the feeling of solid ground on her feet more as it gave her more stability.
But using bullheads to go from one place to another was one of the main ways of transportation when one becomes a Huntswoman, so she would have to get used to it.
Briefly stretching her arms (And ignoring the looks of others), she grabs her purse that she normally brings before taking out a flask.
The flask was brown and made out of stainless steel, and had the "Leblanc" words written on it, a merchandise that Rin sold in Leblanc. It honestly was just a regular looking flash, but it had the words "1st Ever" on it, signifying that she was the first one who bought the flask, making this quite a treasure for her.
Thinking about Rin just makes her want to verbally sigh. Because of Beacon's rules, she could no longer visit Beacon every day as students could only exit the campus once a week. Security reasons, they say.
That meant no more coffee, and no more admiring Rin daily.
Ugh... This is horrible.
And what she heard from Rin even before arriving to Beacon was horrible.
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"You want me to what?"
Rin just chuckled nervously as he averted his eyes away, something that she immediately took note off and started recording every. Single. Detail.
Embarrassed Rin is so cute!
"Er — You know the one with the hood always on, Scarlet? Yeah, she's apparently going to Beacon too, so I was wondering if you'd look out for her."
... She should have known to not carry 5 boxes full of coffee beans in front of Rin, now she thinks that she's not a girl in distress and that she could look after anyone now!
... Well, she was not and could do so, but that's not the point!
"B-But — "
Before she could even retort, he grasped both of her hands into his before looking at her with pleading eyes.
"Please? For me?"
That shot an arrow straight into her heart as she just mutely nodded in shock. Oum, his hands were soft for someone who's working 8 hours a day —
While she missed the grin on his face due to her daydreaming, she did however hear his next sentence.
"Thanks! Well, she has red scarlet hair, green eyes, oh yeah, she's quite beautiful too — "
That snapped her back to the harsh world as her brain just processed the words coming out of his kissable mouth.
"W-Wait, you've seen Scarlet's face before?"
He just blinks before slowly nodding.
"... Yeah? She always takes her hood off when we're alone."
Alone.
Alone.
Alone.
... That harlot — !
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She had totally used her "mysterious" identity to the max! manipulating so that only she could only show her face in "private" with her, says a lot about her manipulative character!
Grrrr...
And what kind of girl is she anyways? Red hair, green eyes? That sounds really familiar —
She stops in her tracks when her eyes laid on something.
More specifically, a keychain on a shoulder bag that says "Leblanc's the Rock". Another merchandise of Leblanc. The important part? Rin had only made 5 of them, all for his regular customers.
Her, Ms. Goodwitch, Some guy named Wizzler, a doctor that always repeatedly said that he had a PhD, and... Scarlet...
Her eyes shot to see the person's face before staring dumbstruck.
... Why in the name of Oum was Pyrrha Nikos, top Huntswoman material in their generation, 4-time Mistral Champion, Invincible Girl, and Pumpkin Pete's Mascot —
'SCARLET?!'
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Pyrrha Nikos POV
Who knew that eating without the hood was so relaxing? Well, Leblanc has that calmness that makes you feel at home, that was a variable, but just being yourself was really nice for once.
Rin even didn't know who she was after taking off her hood a few weeks ago when they were alone!
"Erm... Am I supposed to know who you are?"
That was his response. She was literally blown away!
Sipping the hot chocolate that he made in comforting silence while he was cleaning up, on the house he said since it was almost closing time, suddenly Rin prompted a request.
"Hey, Scarlet."
Her head immediately turned to his direction, giving a smile to him as per usual.
"I have a favor to ask you — "
Favor? This was her chance to get closer! Take it girl, take it!
"YES!"
She shot out of her seat, causing him to jump in shock. Silence ensues for a few seconds.
Oh... For the lord of Oum, what have you done, Pyrrha Nikos! WHAT HAVE YOU DONEEEEE!
Then, he started chuckling before outright laughing. Laughing! This was the first time she heard him laugh so hard, it was almost overwhelmingly cute if she wasn't so embarrassed!
"Scarlet, I haven't even told you about the favor!"
He eventually stops laughing, Oum, his laughter was perfect, as he coughs in his hand. Nothing could go wrong in this alone time —
"So, I know that you've seen Blake before — Long black hair, cute nose, ribbons that look like ears?"
... Everything went wrong so quickly!
Cute? S-She... But... This was their alone time! H-How could he just think of another girl?!
Now depressed, she just nodded at the question since she has honestly seen the girl before, causing him to continue.
"Nice! Anyways, she's starting Beacon this year, same semester as you. I'd like you to keep an eye out for her."
Wow, her mood just did a 360° and another 180° in an instant. And that girl too? Ugh...
She was about to refuse when she stopped herself.
WAIT! Pyrrha, think about this! If she did this favor, then he'll thank her for it! Then, she could turn this "thank you" into a date! She was a genius! A prodigy among prodigies!
... Well, she's already called the Invincible Girl, might as well add one more title.
"Of course, Rin. I'd love to help."
Perfect response!
"I'm glad, thanks, Scarlet."
Well, at least she got a nice smile out of this.
Mission: Thank Me By Going on a Date, is a GO!
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That being said, how would she even watch over this... Blake girl? Ugh, Out of everyone in the store, her? Really?
Fiddling with the keychain that Rin gifted her, she shakes her head.
Focus, Pyrrha! Mission: Thank Me By Going on a Date counts on you helping! Now, actively guard her or passively like a ninja? What to choose... Hmm...
While she was thinking about her options, suddenly she felt a burst of presence behind her. Instinctively going into a battle stance, she turned around to reveal Blake staring at her like someone just killed her pet or something.
"Erm... Hi?"
Oh, Oum. This was going to be a long... Long... 4 years.
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Glynda Goodwitch POV
Gods, these Noblemen really drives her crazy!
Not only did they slander both her and her team when they lost to the Phantom Thief, Daemon, they even cut the budget by 20%! That was equivalent to a semester's worth of budget!
She was this close, this close, to flying to each individual mansion of theirs to let them "reconsider" their statements.
Thankfully, Rin had the perfect idea of how to de-stress. By being her listener.
"Gods, I wish I could just punch each of them!"
She roared as Rin nodded, sitting just opposite of her. She continued on and on about all her current problems and frustrations. That took almost 3 hours of non-stop talking and swearing.
It was the night before Beacon's new semester, and to say that she was stressed out was a joke. She was incredibly! Especially since they had so many applicants to sort through and fail them accordingly. What's left were the best of the best that they've got.
It was honestly incredible. Usually each semester only had around 30 students, and only a team or two are talented in their area of work. But this semester held 4–5 teams, making her job worse as she had to analyze all their past achievements, make a detailed report of every one of them, best team combinations for each of them, and that was just the tip of the iceberg!
She was honestly about to quit her job straight if it wasn't for Ozpin and their relationship.
Groaning at the stupidity of the noblemen, she failed to see Rin's eyes brightening to gold yellow for just a split second at the mention of Mr. Kesin taking away their budget before fading away.
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