Brave New World

Chapter 10: A Team Begins to Take Shape

The walk back to Beacon was mostly silent, everyone being tired from the fighting and searching earlier, and they were eager to go to bed.

Blake was happy and content that her team was so accepting of her, but now that her secrets have been let out, she knew things would change between them. The changes would be small though, as it seemed as if her team would be with her through anything and everything, and that meant the world to her, especially considering her past.

Connor was nervous. Not only had he fought against a violent terrorist organization, but now he was heading to Beacon, for the night at least. He didn't want to be caught in a place he didn't belong, even if he had a strong desire of being there in the first place, it just wouldn't feel right. But he trusted Steven, and knew that he could probably put in a good word for him should he need to.

In fact, Steven would go as far as to do many other things for him, and Connor would do the same. The two were inseparable on Earth, and were basically bros, the only thing proving they weren't literally brothers was that they didn't share the same blood.

They took their time getting back to the school, even though they wanted to sprint home to go to bed, but they were simply too tired to even attempt to do it. Eventually they got to their respective dorm rooms, at about 1 in the morning though.

"Goodnight everyone." Steven said once they arrived at their rooms. Everyone just hummed, too tired to say anything before the entirety of Team RWBY disappeared into their bedroom. Team JNPR was already asleep, so that just left Steven and Connor awake essentially.

"Soooo, where am I sleeping?" Connor asked.

"Right here." Steven answered as he opened the door to his room, which was right next to team RWBY's room.

Inside the room, Connor could clearly see the four beds, and only one was taken up, which was the one on the far left, which he assumed was Steven's bed.

"Take your pick." Steven said, motioning to the three open beds. "We've gotta get up early tomorrow, classes start at 9 and we need to get breakfast then see Ozpin before they start."

"The headmaster? Why do you want to see him?" Connor asked. He knew the headmaster's name, mostly because everyone did. He was a popular person here in Vale, for various reasons.

"Well, I should probably tell him about last night if he hasn't already heard, and I want to see if he'll let you join even though we're kinda almost done with the first semester." Steven explained.

"You really think he's going to just let me in half-way into the school year?" Connor asked pessimistically.

"You never know." Steven replied optimistically. Connor shrugged. Steven took off his armor and changed into his PJ's quickly before getting into his bed.

Connor chose the bed next to Steven's, the second from the left, and laid down on it in his clothes. He put his weapons and shoes and other gear on the floor, but he hung his fedora on top of the lamp shade on the night stand next to his bed before crawling into bed. This was the first real bed Connor had slept in in weeks, and it felt great. He could really get used to this!

The next morning the two of them woke up to the sound of Steven's scroll sounding off with its alarm. It was 7 in the morning, and they only slept about six hours, but they woke up refreshed regardless.

"Alright, here's what my usual routine is:" Steven began as they both got up. "When I wake up, I immediately go and take a shower. We do have a bathroom in the dorm room here, but ours doesn't have a shower unfortunately, so we have to go down the hall to the public showers. Now, you probably don't have any other clothes, but luckily, (for some reason), the school always supplies each dorm with extra uniforms of various sizes, so, whether you're a student or not, you can wear one for now until we talk to Ozpin."