Wilted Frenzy

Chapter 26

Lisa Pov-

I stood next to Yang with Bens journal in my arms as I can see Blake eyeing it.

Yang: I can't believe we didn't find anything...

Blake: We've always been fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time. I guess we can't always have luck on our side.

It was silent as I go over to sit next to a pillar when suddenly Weiss says something off topic.

Weiss: That's not what I meant.

Blake: Huh?

Weiss: Earlier, about... upholding the legacy. There's more to it than that.

Yang: Yeah... No, me too. I mean... I don't know.

Blake: I don't know, either. I know what I want to do, but I figured I'd always take things one step at a time.

Yang: Well, it doesn't matter. We know why we're here. Right?

Their was another couple seconds of silence until Oobleck comes rushing in here with Ruby being behind him.

Oobleck: Ah, wonderful; a textbook campfire!

Ruby: Fire!

Ruby goes in front of the fire and puts her hands in front of it.

Ruby: So... warm...

Lisa: Actually I just had some match's on me to make the fire.

Yang: Why do you even have matches on you?

I just shrugged as I look at the fire.

Oobleck: Very good! Eat your dinners and hurry to bed. We have a lot of ground to cover tomorrow and we'll need you to take turns keeping watch over our temporary abode. Any volunteers for first watch?

Lisa: Me....

Ruby: Aw An, Don't worry you don't-

Lisa: It's been decided I'm on lookout...now eat and get some sleep.

I leave them to and sit next on a ledge looking at the broken moon. I could see the Grimm walking around. I take out my knife and start to spin it on my finger as I could hear the others talking behind me and soon go to sleep.

After an hour or two I then make a phone call to Susie to warn her sadly their wasn't any signal at this range. I sigh and decided to text her instead and let it be. I got up and looked at everyone sleeping seeing the opportunity I take out my knife about to kill Ruby until I heard Yang speak as I quickly put my knife away.

Yang: Blake, are you awake?

Blake: Yeah.

Yang: Why do you think he asked us about being a Huntress? Like, what was he trying to say?

Blake: Maybe he was just curious.

Yang: You think?

Blake: No.

Yang: Weiss, are you awake?

Weiss: Of course I'm awake! You two are talking. And I think he... When I said I wanted to honor my family's name, I meant it. But, it's not what you think. I'm not stupid. I'm fully aware of what my father has done with the Schnee Dust Company. Since he took control, our business has operated in a... moral gray area.

Blake: That's putting it lightly.

Weiss: Which is why I feel the need to make things right. If I had taken a job in Atlas, it wouldn't have changed anything. My father was not the start of our name, and I refuse to let him be the end of it.

Blake: All my life, I fought for what I thought was right. I had a partner named Adam. More of a mentor, actually. He always assured me that what we were doing would make the world a better place. But of course, his idea of a perfect future turned out to be not perfect for everyone. I joined the Academy because I knew that Huntsmen and Huntresses were regarded as the most noble warriors in the world. Always fighting for good. But I never really thought past that. When I leave the Academy, what will I - how can I undo so many years of hate?

Yang: I'm sure you'd figure it out. You're not one to back down from a challenge, Blake.

Blake: But I am! I do it all the time! When you learned I was a Faunus, I didn't know what to do, so I ran! When I realized my oldest partner had become a monster, I ran! Even my Semblance! I was born with the ability to leave behind a shadow of myself; an empty copy that takes the hit while I run away!

Yang: At least you two have something that drives you. I've just kinda of always, gone with the flow, y'know? And that's fine, I mean, that's who I am. But how long can I really do that for? I wanna be a Huntress, not really because I want to be a hero, but because I want the adventure. I want a life where I won't know what tomorrow will bring. And that'll be a good thing. Being a Huntress just happens to line up with that. I'm not like Ruby, she's always wanted to be a Huntress. It's like she said, ever since she was a kid, she'd dreamt about being the heroes in the books. Helping people and saving the day, and never asking for anything else in return. Even when she couldn't fight, she knew that's what she wanted to do. That's why she trained so hard to get where she is today.

Weiss: Well, she's still just a kid like An but she's much younger then her.

Blake: I mean Ruby's only two years younger then us while An is just very skilled at combat but she's still a kid. We're all pretty much kids.

Yang: Well, not anymore. I mean, look where we are! In the middle of a warzone and armed to the teeth!

Blake: It's the life we chose.

Weiss: It's a job. We all had this romanticized vision of being a Huntress in our heads! But at the end of the day, it's a job to protect the people! And whatever we want, will have to come second.

Their was a couple seconds of silence until I hear Ruby yawn and get up as she looks around and looks at me.

Ruby: Oh hey An is it time for me to be on watch...

Lisa: No...Now go back to sleep.

She rubs her eyes and starts to look more awake as she started to get up.

Ruby: It's fine you should go to sleep.

Lisa: And I said you should go to sleep while I'll be on patrol end of deal.

I then see Ruby have a serious expression on her face as she puffed out her chest making her seem tough and serious only for her to look like a joke.

Ruby: As your team leader I order you to go to sleep!

Their was a couple silence as I left her going somewhere else.

Lisa: I'm going for a walk...

As I said that I left her to do whatever she wanted as I can hear her behind me heave a big sigh.

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I got lazy....sorry....