D-RWBY: Volume. 6

Alone In The Woods

Ruby and Daniel stare at the moon through a window, sitting on the staircase. Snow is drizzling outside. Ruby checks on Blake, Weiss, Yang and the three Daniels, who are sitting on the rug and staring at the fire from the fireplace. Maria reads a book while sitting on the sofa and Oscar is pacing back and forth. After checking on the others, Ruby stands up, followed by Daniel and walks toward Qrow. Qrow is sitting nearby the window, looking outside with his feet propped on the drawer.

Qrow: Storm's cleared up for now. We should be able to leave by morning.

Ruby: That's good.

Qrow: No... I don't have a good feeling about this place, especially with me around...

Ruby looks down at a wine bottle on the floor with Qrow's hand hovering near it, then looks at him.

Daniel: Are you... okay, Qrow?

Qrow: (scoffs) Sure. Tell everyone to get some sleep. I'll wake you guys up just before sunrise.

The two of them walk away as Qrow drinks from the wine bottle. Ruby pauses and looks back at him before narrowing her eyes downward.

Daniel: Don't worry about him, okay? Go tell everyone to get some sleep. Me and Dark are going to watch over the night.

Ruby: Okay.

Back in the other room, the fire continues to burn. The book Maria is reading has a "III" on the cover, with the other two volumes on a nearby table.

Oscar: It's a diary?

Maria: The head of this household, Bartleby. Apparently, he and several other families founded this little settlement to try and live on their own. It sounds like it worked, at least for a spell.

Dark SSJ4: Grimm?

Maria: Just one of many hardships. Slowed down their farming, made everything harder... It's a shame, really. He seemed like quite the ambitious fellow, always thinking of new schemes to overcome the odds.

Ruby: (walking back into the room) Hey guys. Qrow said we should get some sleep. We're gonna head out early tomorrow.

Blake: Thank goodness.

Everyone except for Dark gets up to get ready to sleep. Maria hops off the couch.

Maria: Hmph, the last thing you'll catch me doing is letting some kid tell me what to do. (in a mimicking voice) "Go to bed!" (scoffs)

Dark SSJ4: You should get some sleep, Maria. You're an old lady.

Maria: Yeah, yeah I know. Later.

He rolled his eyes at her.

Dark SSJ4: Fine.

Maria sits on an armchair, turns on the lamp next to it and continues reading from the book. Ruby shrugs and smiles before going to sleep herself. The fire continues to burn in the fireplace, with Daniel and Dark sits down on the floor next to Maria and read some books on the bookshelf too.

Morning~

By next morning, the fire is out. Sunlight seeps through the curtained window while Team RWBY, Dark SSJ4, Sleek and Oscar sleep on the floor. Maria rests on the armchair, still holding the book she was reading. Daniel and Dark could be seen playing video games on their Scroll together. Qrow sleeps on the chair by the window, still barely grasping the wine bottle in his hand. A couple other wine bottles are also on the floor. The bottle slips from his hand and clatters on the floor, causing Ruby to wake with a start, who she then gets noticed by the two Daniels. She looks around before rubbing her eyes and getting on her feet.