Unclear Future

♦ Chapter 19

Team TEAL almost immediately notices Team LIAC's disappearance the next day, as the older Team Made much noise across the hall, either yelling about stupid things like tea and coffee, or which teacher was the coolest, or which race was better. They go through their regular schedule for weeks avoiding each-other for seemingly no reason, sitting down at lunch together one day. Talking about the chain of recent events.

"Guys, I we need to talk." Temperence says, finally sitting down at her table.
"About what princess?" Evan asks, earning a glare from Aiden, he rolls his eyes, "About what Temperence?"
"You guys have noticed that the student count has decreased massively," Temperence starts, her team turning their gaze to a new character walking into the cafeteria, heavy boots making noise up against the cafeteria's tiles, well dressed, clean, a white over coat, a grey under coat with a bright red tie, black hair with grey and white, as it was greased back, the remainder of Beacon's student body had no clue, who he was.
"Who's that?" Evan mutters, as the man suddenly stops, in the middle of the cafeteria, Glynda Goodwitch and and defeated yet proper looking Ozpin appear beside him. "Students of Beacon, I will be your new head master, do not worry about Atlas being not under control, as Winter Schnee as taken control of that situation. I am James Ironwood; please call me Ironwood if you're going to address me at all. You have new schedules on your dorm door, you wake up at the crack of dawn, go to classes, and then train and study the rest of the day after getting your daily lunch. Have a great day students." He then leaves the cafeteria as fast as he came, Glynda following, and Ozpin frowns for a minute before doing the same.
"He's very strict..." Aiden mutters.
"You get that much from an appearance, or?" Lily asks.
"No I mean he's really strict." Aiden says, "I remember reading about him, he was in the last Grimm and human war, a grim stole his right arm, it's replaced with a robotic one, that's why the right hand was gloved... was I the only one that noticed?" Aiden asks as Evan and Lily give him a confused look.
"You were checking out Professor Ironwood." Evan says with a smirk earning a glare from Temperence.
"Anyways, Beacon is lacking students, and I haven't seen Team LIAC around." Temperence states. "What do you think happened to them?"
"Probably shipped off to another school? It wouldn't surprise me." Evan suggests.
"I don't know me and Copper haven't had any shared dreams lately." Lily mutters. "She was active a few weeks ago, but she's not there anymore. She's not watching over me..."
Aiden comments, "I don't know but, I can feel our little school society breaking down."
Temperence sighs, "Anything else? I'm assuming we're going to go back to ignoring each other..."
"Guys, I'm sorry to say this, but, um. I want to join the White Fang after this, I want to set it on the right track, back to it's peaceful route... I think it's the best thing to do, after that, I'll slay grimm, taking back the friend they took from me..."Lily mutters almost inaudibly, as Evan pats her head.
"I'm going to take back my parents failed business. Make a living off of that, and having hunter missions as a side job." Evan says.
"I only need Temperence with me."Aiden states, "She's all I need in my life, I'll gladly trade mine for her's." He says standing up from his seat patting Temp's head before leaving.
"I just want to leave an imprint on this society, I want to be happy and complete." Temperence mutters as Lily and Evan leave her.

Team TEAL was spacious continuing their advanced training, often on their own, feeling as if they were drowning in the repeating routine, barely having time to talk to each other as they were so exhausted once they got to their dorms at an end of a day. Their routine continuing for many months until the day of great loss.