Son of the Branwen

Chapter 5: The First Day

???: "Take your sisters and run!"
???: "Father! Mother!"

Hawk shot up in his bed covered in sweat and breathing hard. His eyes scanned around the room, on high alert for threats. The room was a normal Beacon dorm room, except it only had one bed which gave the room a lot of empty space. He took a deep breath and calmed down. It was still the middle of the night, and classes were starting in the morning.

Hawk: "Why do I keep having that nightmare."

He muttered to himself as he rubbed the sweat from his brow. He leaned over and looked at the alarm clock on the bedside and saw it was only 4 in the morning. Hawk groaned and flopped back into the pillow, hoping to get more sleep.

Hawk: "Damn."

He got up now wide awake and pulled on his clothes, thinking that a walk outside could help. He walked out of his room and down the hall, passing teams RWBY and JNPR rooms. As he walked he kept thinking about the nightmare, and trying to piece together why his brain kept making him have it. He was so wrapped up in thought he didn't notice someone until he walked right into them.

Port: "Aha! Good morning Mr. Branwen!"

Hawk let out a yell in surprise and jumped back. Prof. Port was standing there carrying his battle axe on one shoulder and carrying a crate in the other hand.

Hawk: "Professor! What are you doing here?"

Port gave a hearty laugh and lifted the cage to show it to Hawk.

Port: "Why hunting of course! Care to join? Think of it as extra credit before classes begin!"

Hawk raised an eyebrow and shrugged.

Hawk: "Sure. Why not."

Port slapped him on the shoulder and laughed again.

Port: "Excellent! Taking initiative is a great first step towards becoming a professional huntsman! Now, go grab your gear and meet me at the airship! And do be quick, we need to be back before class."

With that, Hawk sprinted away and went to the locker room. He opened his locker and grabbed his sword.

Spring: "Brother? What are you doing?"

Hawk's eyes flashed green and Spring materialized beside him as he was getting his equipment ready. Hawk quickly looked around to make sure nobody was around.

Hawk: "Spring! You need to be careful! What if someone saw that?"

Spring narrowed her eyes at him in annoyance and huffed.

Spring: "We are always careful! Now don't change the subject."
Hawk sighed and closed his locker.

Hawk: "Prof. Port invited me to go hunting, and I couldn't sleep. It happened again..."
He explained quietly as Spring's glare softened and she hugged him.

Spring: "I wish I could help you with your nightmares brother, you're going to get sick if you don't get more sleep." (which is what happened to me as I'm writing this 😪).

Hawk smiled and returned the hug.

Hawk: "I know Spring. I know."

Short time skip brought to you by Chibi prof. Port blowing up Grimm with his blunderbuss.

Port: "Ah! Here we are! This is a perfect spot to lay a trap! Ah, I remember in my youth where I was in a similar situation..."

Hawk groaned at another story. He had to listen to three already and even his sisters were getting irritated.