Team RELM: Darkness Ascension

Chapter 9: Well needed break

All the teams now arrived to the Auditorium gathering around the place but what I couldn't believe is that there were people from different kingdoms all in different rows.

"Woah every hunter and huntress are here." I said placing my bag on the ground where the others put theirs.

"Yeah. We have the silver spoons, the partiers, and..uh, I actually don't know what Mistral students are like" Eagle said looking at bit confused.

"I just want to hurry this up, I'm missing my breakfast because of this." Marissa said frowning.

"Is there anything else you think about besides food?" Eagle asked with a slight unamused look on his face.

"Yeah, figuring out when to go to sleep thanks for asking bird boy." she answered giving him a sly smirk causing him to face palm with a heavy sigh.

"Quiet, quiet please" Ms Goodwitch started getting everyone's attention while silencing the room.

"Professor Ozpin would like to share a few words before we begin." Ms Goodwitch finished before walking off of the stage.

"Today we stand together, united" He began placing both hands on the top of his cane. "Mistral, Atlas, Vacuo, Vale. The four kingdoms of Remnant" He continued looking at each individual group from each kingdom.

"On this day nearly eighty years ago, the largest war in recorded history came to an end. It was a war of ignorance, of greed, and of oppression. A war that was about much more than where borders fell and who traded with whom, but about the very idea of individualism itself. We fought for countless reasons. One of which being the destruction of all forms of art and self expression. As you are well aware that was something many could not stand for. As a result, those who opposed to this tyranny began naming their children after one of the core aspects of art itself, color. It was their way to demonstrate that not only that they refused to tolerate this oppression, but neither would the generations to come. And it was a trend that is held to this very day. We encourage individuality, expressionism, and unity. Through diversity. As I have said, we stand together, united. But this bond cannot exist without effort. Which is why when the rest of the world celebrates peace, hunters and huntress will work to uphold it. As first year students. You will be tasked with shadowing a professional hunter or huntress, on a mission. Some of you might be taken out of the kingdom for several days. Others may work within the walls for the rest of the week. But no matter which path you choose, remember to be safe, remember your training, and remember to do your very best."

Ozpin finished as he began walking off stage.

"That's was probably his longest speech ever in this school year so far." I said with an slightly annoyed look on my face.

"Come guys let's see what we can do for right now." Roland said walking over to the holographic walls as it scrolled down the list of missions that ranged from search and destroy to eliminate grimm in a certain area.

"Hmmm how about that one?" Eagle said pointing to a mission of eliminating grimm in a nearby village.

"Yeah that could be good mission to do and it's two days from now which gives us plenty of time to train as well." Roland said agreeing with Eagle's choice.

"Wait who's the person we are supposed to shadowing exactly?" I asked looking at the others crossing my arms as Roland kneels down to look at the name.

"It would seem we will be shadowing a man named Rave. He kind of looks like a park ranger from those movies." He answered standing back up looking back at us.

"Alright cool we know everything let's hurry up and get some damn food already!" Marissa said before grabbing Eagle by his jacket dragging him out of the Auditorium and towards the cafeteria while Eagle is screaming at her as he's being dragged causing me to laugh a bit and Roland shaking his head smiling.

"Come on let's go catch up with those two before they get into trouble." Roland said as he began walking towards the cafeteria with me following shortly after.

When we all got out food we sat at an empty table and began eating.

"It's been a while since Leo actually hanged out with us." Eagle started not looking away from his food as he ate.

"What are you talking about?" I asked looking at him a bit confused.

"You've been with team RWBY a lot recently or at most times just by yourself." Eagle explained finally looking at me with a slight disappointed look on his face.

That when it finally hit me, I really have been with them a lot then I originally thought.

Even before the whole Neo situation I would hang out with them so much more then my actual team.

"I-I'm sorry I never really
Noticed how much I hanged out with them." I said softly.

I felt guilty for doing that to my team. They were my first friends I had in this Academy.

That when I felt a hand on my back and I looked up to see Roland looked at me smiling.

"Hey don't worry about it Leo after everything we know you've been going through recently so we didn't want to say anything." Roland said looking at the others who also had a small smile on their faces.

"Well there's that and we thought you were making up for lost time with your step sister." Marissa said finishing her plate full of food.

"Thanks guys I kind of needed this right now." I said slowly smiling looking back at them.

"Bro we're a team and teams stick to together no matter what." Eagle said confidently.

"Yeah you guys are right. Starting tomorrow we can start training for the tournament to make sure we get as far as possible." I said smirking which only earned a small groan from Marissa.

"Well there's goes me sleeping in tomorrow." She said pouting leaning back.

"Hey don't worry about it princess thinking of as friendly sparing." Eagle said looking at her with a grin.

"Yeah i guess it just gives me an excuse to punch you in the face later" she replied giving him a sinister smirk on her face.

I sighed looking at the two but I really enjoyed their company and seeing how team RWBY is going to be gone for the rest of day and tomorrow that gives me plenty of time to make up for not hanging out with my team.