[ON HIATUS] We're Not Dreaming (Mercury x OC)

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Blanche's POV

I woke up, tears pricking at the corners of my eyes. I shook my head, and looked out of the window. It was still dark. We had classes later, but I had enough time. I got dressed and left a note to my teammates saying I would be training. I grabbed my weapons from my locker and headed off towards the training center.

Mercury's POV

I woke up startled, sweating profusely. I sat up, dropping my head into my hands,"Damnit damnit damnit damnit." "What happened to you?" Emerald stirred next to me. I looked at my partner before getting out of bed, making my way over to the bathroom to go splash some water in my face. 

I grabbed my clothes out of the dresser and changed quickly. I rolled up my pants and started doing maintenance on my legs. "So are you going to tell me why you look like someone you cared about died?" Emerald drawled. I sighed,"Just a bad dream." I put away my tools and fixed my pants. "I'm going to go check out Beacon's training area. I need to clear my head." Without waiting for a response, I walked out the door.

The training center was one of the largest buildings on campus, and for once I didn't need a map. I walked in to hear weapons clashing and Grimm howling. I walked towards the noise, throwing new belts of Dust rounds on to the ground and jumping on to them. They slid into my boots with a click, and I peeked around the corner to see a fighting simulation occuring. 

I sat down in one of the seats near the front of the arena, watching a person blur through the Grimm, hacking through them with cold efficiency. The last Beowolf gone, the person skidde to a stop and sheathed their weapons. "Blanche Volpes. New time record set: 10 minutes and six seconds. Kill count: 100 enemies." I sat up straight in shock. Blanche?

Blanche's POV

"Run exercise again," I commanded the system after it gave my statistics. I got ready as Creeps started appearing. They were easy enough to kill, and I sliced my way across a few dozen before Beowolves and Ursai began appearing. "New Huntsman has joined the fight. Name: Mercury Black," the system announced. Are you fucking kidding me?! I skidded to a stop,"Computer, stop exercise!" The holographic Grimm disappeared,"Exercise incomplete. Statistics not available," the animatronic voice announced as I walked off the combat platform.

"Blanche wait!" I heard Mercury call out behind me. I left an illusion and ran off as quickly as I could in the other direction. Seconds later, I heard fake me shatter, and I turned invisible, heading back towards the dorms.

Mercury's POV

"Blanche wait!" I ran towards her, but as I touched her shoulder, her image shattered under my fingers. I turned to look for her, but I couldn't find any sign of where she had gone. "Fuck!" I swore loudly and stomped back towards the combat platform. "Computer, run a new exercise!" I called out.

I slaughtered scores of Grimm, anger lending me strength. Shell casings scattered across the floor as I spun through the horde. "Mercury Black. New time record set: 8 minutes and 45 seconds. Kill count: 100 enemies." "Run exercise again!" I ran towards the Grimm that began appearing.

Time Skip

Blanche's POV

"Ugh," I flopped down in my hammock, tossing my weapons in a corner. "What happened to you?" Xander strode in, balancing a stack of pancakes. "Just a bad start to the day," I mumbled,"Can I have some of your pancakes?" "Sure. Just don't tell Nora," he sat down on his bed. I slid off my hammock and rolled up a pancake, dipping it in syrup before munching down on it. "Where did the other two go?" "Byzantine and Nora are fighting over the pancakes while Ming and Ren are shaking their heads at their partners," Xander replied around a forkful of pancake.