15 Velvet is cute~ (14)

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POV-Velvet

I quickly went back up to the obstacle course. I didn't even want to think what Faith had in mind for training for them. I could feel that I was the luckier of the two sides so I was more than happy to do this.

I look at the obstacle course again and gulped. It was horrifying and scary. How can anyone be able to pass this? Is Faith a maniac? So many questions left unanswered. Unfortunately, I couldn't do anything to help them. May their souls rest in the afterlife. Although I think I will soon join them from what I can see. Because this course is practically impossible to finish! How does Faith want me to do this.

I thought that he will treat me better after showing himself as a Faunus but he treats me worse! Although it is nice to know that a fellow Faunus is here with me. Besides he helped me at the cafeteria and no one treats me harshly now. I guess that's the price for not being bullied.

"Velvet!" I immediately shuddered. "Don't tell me you're slacking off! Do you want to do the same training as these two peasants!" Looking at my right, I could only feel despair. Seeing Coco angrily screaming at Faith with her suitcase swinging in the air as he easily dodged the attacks and had a broken sunglasses on her head. She was screaming about how her sunglasses was one of her most defining features or something. Yatsuhachi had his face planted on the ground like a vegetable ready to be picked.

I could see him glaring at me with his red eyes that resembled that of a prey. This isn't fair! Why am I a rabbit!? A rabbit can't possibly fight against a dragon! Why was I born a rabbit!? "Get back to work or I'll personally 'persuade' you." Ominous feeling alright! I though Coco was the team leader. Why did I look at him in the forest!? I could only comply. "I'm sorry sir! I'll get right back to work!"

I looked back at the course and gulped. The first stage was filled with hammers attached to wires swinging around in a fast pace. The only way to pass was this thin rope that i had to balance myself to get across while the hammers flew through. But the hammers didn't have a specific pattern as it changed every once in a while making a weakness not visible. I had to just go and dodge all of them with was easier than said.

It was a test to see how agile I was and being a Faunus bunny. I was agile, very much so but seeing this obstacle course. I was beginning to rethink what I knew. This was suicide. And nothing could help me avoid it. I began to pump myself up. "Alright Velvet… you can do this. I'm a Faunus too so I should be able to do it. I'm able to do it."

I began running towards the obstacle course once more. With my physique as a Faunus, I had the property of the animal that I represent and being a bunny I began bouncing myself like a rabbit to the ropes while making sure the gigantic hammers wouldn't hit me. And I did well, surprisingly so. I made good progress compared to before. Soon enough after six tries, I did it. I managed to arrive at the finish line but it seems that Faith didn't want me to achieve success.

I was about to go to the finish line but I heard a click. Like a grenade pin being released. My attention turned to my right only to find a giant pole getting launched towards her and hitting her square in the stomach. I managed to activate my aura but it wasn't enough for me to stop the launch. The strike was so strong that it made me cough out all the air in my lungs but that wasn't all as another pole was launched from my back.

The pole hit her in the spine making her even more hurt. That attack completely broke her aura and she was now sandwiched between two poles midair. Velvet fell down and the poles who hit her were now on the ground next to her. She began coughing at the lack of air in her lungs and was struggling breathing. Her face was red and burning from the lack of oxygen.

The devil in disguise walked up to me. "Hmm… seems like even with your hearing you weren't able to react to that in time. Go rest up and wait until your aura is back online. When it is than I'll have you go through that once more until you finish the course." No mercy huh. I took out my scroll and looked at how much aura I had left which was only 5 out of 150 which was really bad. I could of been badly hurt. I then looked at where my team was and saw them half dead.

Yatsuhachi had his sword stabbed in the ground and he was on the cold floor laying there with no sign of movement. One would think that he is dead if he wasn't breathing. His armour was chipped away and parts were broken. His right arm was dangling in an unnatural way and seems as if it was dislocated.

Coco on the other hand was in better shape. Although not by much. On the ground was her broken sunglasses. She had her minigun out on the ground and the barrel was pointing in the air. And she was laying on her stomach on the barrel. She was knocked out cold. I was beginning to be really scared of him. Like really scared. He helped me only for him to torture me! And worse was that I wasn't the one who got it worse. I was about to stand up but the devil had other plans for me.

A voice then sounded out behind me. "Hooo… seems like someone is full of energy if she has the time to worry about someone else." I jumped back in surprise and saw Faith looking at me. His gaze was staring at my eyes and it was as if he could see my very soul. I unconsciously began crying and ran for it.

I didn't want to do it anymore! I wanted help and so I needed to ask the teachers to save me. "Save me! Please! Anyone!" I cried out while running as fast as I could to the door and turned the knob only for it to be blocked. I furiously turned it but it didn't budge. This was reminding me of the horror stories that I've been told which made me even more scared.

Just then someone slammed their palm to their door which made me flinch and stop moving the doorknob. My ears straightened up out of instinct. I closed my eyes out of fear. I slowly opened my eyes and turned around to see Faith looking at me with his blood red eyes that represented his demonic and sadistic side. "Don't run Velvet. You won't abandon your friends right?" I nodded my head furiously. Incurring his wrath is the one thing I'll never want to do.

"You'll go back to your training right?" His voice was calm but a trac of authority was emitted from his voice. I began hesitating. I really didn't want to go back there! Anything but here. My ears lowered showing my fear and hesitation. Seeing my hesitation colourful scales began growing on his face on body. Normally one would pay attention to how beautiful his scales were but in this particular situation. I began shivering even more.

The tomoes in his eyes began spinning rapidly. "You will… right?" This time his voice was no longer calm and this made me even more terrified. I couldn't even speak so I just nodded my head timidly. He frowned. "Did you forget how to speak or do you not care what happens to you." I hesitantly opened my mouth and managed to mutter. "Yes… sir." My voice was so low that one would never hear it unless he was right next.

Faith continued glaring at me but then suddenly stopped in an instant and his demeanour completely changed. His eyes turned normal blue and his scales began retracting. He smiled sweetly at me. "That's good. Look I know this is hard but I'm doing this for you. I want you to grow stronger." Faith then patted the dust off of my shoulder. I fell down out of relief and exhaustion but he grabbed me before I could.

Faith then grabbed me in a princess carry and walked towards the other two still unconscious. I looked up at his face and still saw him smiling at me. "Don't tell them I did this for you. They'll think it's unfair. But frankly you're the weakest of the group right now. I know that your weapon and semblance makes you powerful but you don't know what'll happen to you. There are things that require more than just raw power and requires skills."

He then brought his hand to his pocket and took out a handkerchief. Faith wiped out the sweat on my face and the tears in my eyes. I unconsciously began snuggling in his embrace. "For now, I'll be there helping you. Just try your best and I'll be happy."

"Thank you Faith… for everything." I said in a low tone.

"Don't sweat it. I've never really had the chance to hang out with Faunus. Plus you're too cute to not protect." When I heard this, I covered my face and blushed hard crimson. This wasn't something I wanted to hear right now! Too embarrassing. "Hey don't think I'm saying I love you or something." Faith began chuckling. My hands opened and saw through a crack his face. "But if you want than I'll try liking you." He winked at me. Which made me even more embarrassed.

(Don't know who to make with Faith. Coco or Velvet? Honestly I thought that I'll choose one but then the other was good too. This is going to be hard isn't it.)