RWBY: Team HELL

Chapter 7: Team HELL comes together

Sunny and Lucio continued to walk through the forest, seemingly going around in circles as they walked. Lucio didn't say much since he learned that Sunny wasn't that big on talking. He noticed a few other things about Sunny, too.

He never put away his weapon in the holster on his back. He always kept it at the ready. He couldn't seem to relax, he was always so tense. He could never just take a breath.

He decided to make conversation again to ease his partner. "So Sun, what's your weapon's name?"

"Herder. Yours?"

"Blood sea."

"Oh? Can I ask why?"

Lucio scratched the back of his neck. "Ah, my, uh, parents named it. It's a tradition in my family that the parents name the weapon of the child after they make a huge accomplishment."

"And what would that be?"

Lucio felt his heart race in embarrassment, his face warming. "I, uh...unlocked my semblance for the first time."

Sunny smiled. "Aw. How sweet."

Not really. "What about you? How'd your ol' Herder get his name?"

Sunny's grip tightened. "Ah, it's because I tended sheep back in Vale. My family owns a farm and I made this after a bandit attack-"

Lucio's heart lept into his throat. 'No way...they couldn't have. Vale is too far. They wouldn't.....They probably did.'

"I'm...so sorry."

"It's okay. No one was hurt, thanks to my older siblings. And my granny."

"Oh, are they huntsmen?"

Sunny shook his head. "No. They're just really angry."

The boys shared a laugh. "Sounds a lot like my brother, Bronze."

"Oh, yeah? I oughta-"

Sunny's thought was cut short by the sound of a shrill scream. "LOOK OUT!"

The boys looked up, their eyes wide as a swan faunus girl and a girl with a long braid crashed into them, throwing them back into the trees.

"Ow! Damnit, Rain! I told you to go slow!" The girl with the braid shouted.

"Well excuse me for not being able to carry people on my back while I'm trying to fly!" The faunus girl shouted back.

Lucio stood, pulling the blonde boy to his feet as they walked over to the two bickering girls. "Are you two okay?" He asked.

The girl with a braid sat up, a bit embarrassed. "Ugh, yeah. We're just a little new at this."

"Speak for yourself!" The girl named Rain exclaimed.

"We were looking for the relics. Have you seen them?"

Sunny shook his head. "Nope. We're just as lost as you are."

"Damnit!" She exclaimed.

"We'll find it! Maybe we can team up and look together." Lucio suggested.

"Are you sure? We did just crash into you..." Rain said.

Lucio shook his head. "It's fine, really. I don't mind."

"Well okay then! The name's Cerise. Cerise Kyanite. And this is my cousin, Rain."

"Lucio Kindira. And this is my partner, Sunny Latorre."

"Nice to meet you." The younger boy said.

Cerise nodded. "Nice to meet 'cha! Man, it'll be nice to have some help looking for the relics you know? Been searching for hours and I haven't seen many people here."