-Last Time-
"Hehe… I would hurry if I were you, given that you're basically covered in puke! HAHAHA!"
This caused everyone else to freeze up before they glanced at either Naruto, who was still atop Nora's shoulders wiping his mouth, or Weiss, who kept looking between herself and Naruto as a look of dawning horror crossed her pink face.
-And Now-
"Must get clean… Must get clean… Must get clean…" This mantra could be heard echoing through the bathroom along with the sound of splashing water. The source of this was one Weiss Schnee as she was curled up in a fetal position inside a bathtub full soapy water while an apologetic looking Naruto and a neutral faced Winter helped her bathe. The foxy boy had felt bad for making the white lady upset so was helping her wash while Winter was just being a caring sister.
In the background Ruby, Yang, and Blake took in the somewhat adorable scene with comical sweat-drops running down the back of their heads. "I think we broke her," Yang stated, getting herself a pair of 'No duh' looks from her younger sister and ribbon wearing partner that she ignored.
"I'm kinda jealous though, that is a really handy trick." The busty blonde continued, referencing to how the boy was using his tails to use several sponges and scrunchies to scrub several areas at once while Winter dealt with the hair.
Speaking of the older Schnee, they did their best not to stare at the now fully exposed scar. It not only ran the entire length of her arm, but covered almost her entire hand, leaving only a few tiny patches of undamaged skin amongst the pink scar tissue.
'She hides the nerve damage well,' Blake idly noted. It was difficult to spot, but she could just notice the very minute twitches and spasms the limb gave off whenever it moved. "I'm just glad we didn't end up getting punished for the whole mess. I'm pretty sure Professor Goodwitch was ready to have an aneurism when she saw what happened." She said in an attempt to change the subject
The three members of team RWBY shivered in sync as they remembered the absolutely livid look on Glynda's face as she marched out of Beacon, that same terrifying aura all around her. "Man, I feel sorry for team JNPR though." Ruby said, giving a silent prayer for her four friends souls.
-With team JNPR-
"My hands are going to fall off," Jaune groaned quietly as he, Ren, Pyrrha, and Nora were forced to scrub clean the entirety of Beacon Academy by hand… using toothbrushes and five lien water pistols. Standing several yards behind them, Glynda watched as they worked with a solid glare as she made sure none of them slacked off, her riding crop at the ready.
Truthfully, she wasn't going to make them clean the entire school, but she would make them work till they drop before giving them a nice long two-month detention sentence. "Okay, so maybe I went just a little bit too far this time," Nora said with a sheepish grin as her teammates kept giving her sour looks.
-Back in the Bathroom-
"Eh, I'm sure they'll be fine. Professor Goodwitch may be strict but I doubt she'd do anything to horrible to them." Yang said with a shrug before she left the bathroom and plopped down onto her bed with a sigh of relaxation. "Now if you'll excuse me, I've had enough insanity in 12 hours to last me a lifetime. I'm going to actually enjoy the rest of this free day with a nap." With that said, the buxom blonde was out like a light and the sound of soft snoring quickly filling the air.
"Well that was a… D'aaaaww, that is so adorable!" Ruby had started to say, only to break out gushing as she saw a slightly calmed down Weiss hugging Naruto tightly to her chest.
"Easy, easy, deep breaths Weiss. In through the nose, out through the mouth." Winter told her as she gently stroked the trembling girl's back. The little faunus had a look of adorable confusion as the younger Schnee rested her chin on his head and did as her sister instructed.
After a minute or so, Weiss's body finally stopped shaking as the panic attack started to subside. "…I… I'm good now… thank you sister," She said once she fully calmed down, she stood up and climbed out of the tub while still holding Naruto like an oversized plushy. With her wet feet lightly slapping against the floor, she walked over to where the towels were only to stop as she finally noticed the rest of her present company.
"What the hell are you two doing in here?!" Weiss squawked indignantly, making Ruby jump in surprise and Blake to just give a bland look. Neither had a chance to explain themselves though as, with a surprising amount of strength for someone of her stature, the heiress shoved the duo out of the bathroom and slammed the door shut.
A few minutes later and Weiss reemerged, now properly dressed. Winter and Naruto were right behind her, with the latter having a little trouble getting out the door thanks to his tail fur puffing out into a single giant ball of fluff that got stuck halfway through. "Help!" Naruto cried dramatically as he tried and failed comically to pull himself free.
Thankfully, Winter quickly rectified this with a quick tug… that accidentally sending him flying across the room and onto a sleeping Yang. This woke up the blonde long enough to look around groggily, find the cause, grunt in mild irritation, before pulling Naruto into a snuggle and going back to sleep. "Mph? … …MMPH!?" The poor boy tried to cry out after a few seconds when he found himself being smothered by the older blonde's 'assets'. Unfortunately, everyone else in the room ignored him and instead left to his 'impending doom'.
Meanwhile Winter headed for the door with Weiss now following her, only pausing at the doorway long enough to bluntly say, "We're going to Vale for some… sister time, we'll be back tonight." before closing the door behind her.
"…"
"…Uh, bye?" Ruby said/asked with a sweat drop running down the back of her head as she stared at the doorway blankly for a few seconds before shrugging it off and turning back to her other roommates. Said sweat drop doubled in size a she saw Blake climb up onto her own bed and stretch in a cat-like manner before laying down on her back and burying her face into a book.
'What do I do now?' She wondered to herself, scratching her head as she stood in the middle of the room awkwardly. Before she could think about it further though, her eyes widened in panic as she saw Naruto's somehow-normal-again tails start to flail around as he attempted to break out of Yang's grip. This in itself was bad as she'd seen the damage those seemingly harmless lengths of fur could do, but now there was the added issue of Yang and Blake's bunkbed.
It was literally just Blake's bed balanced on top of Yang's with stacks of books in-between the posts for added space. Just one false swing from those tails and-
*Thump* *CRASH* "WHAT THE FUCK?!"
…the whole thing would crumple like a house of cards.
Thanks to her natural reflexes, Blake was able to leap off the collapsing bunkbed just as Ruby pulled Naruto free of Yang's grip and out of the way, leaving the long-haired blonde to be buried under the pile of books and bedframe. For a brief few moments, complete silence filled the room as Ruby, Blake, and Naruto stared at the mess before diving to the floor when the top bed was launched across the room, trashing Weiss and Ruby's beds in the process.
"Okay! Who's the wise guy who did that?!" Yang yelled, her normally lavender eyes now a bright scarlet and her hair glowing brightly. Her answer came in the form of a high-pitched squeak as Naruto disappeared inside Ruby's cloak, baffling the girls slightly when the only proof he was even there was the slight quivering of the long red cloth ad two small bunched up parts.
"Yang! Calm down right now, you're scaring Naruto." Ruby said in a stern tone while shooting her sister a dirty look, stunning the other two occupants in the room even more. "You can't just blow up like that when there's a child around." It was scary enough for her and her teammates when Yang was angry, it was probably completely terrifying for the Naruto. Yang's expression turned from anger to pure shock and her features returned to normal. Her sister, her socially awkward, easily excited, weapons dork, and nicer than a newborn puppy sister just told her off.
'There really is a first for everything,' She thought, silently watching as Ruby's mood switched from scolding to caring as she knelt and slowly lifted her cape up to reveal Naruto clinging to the underside.
"Hey, come on little guy, it's okay," Ruby said comfortingly while gently pulling him free and setting him back on the floor. As soon as she let him go though, he darted right back under, making her sigh. "I'm going to go get him something to eat," She said while pulling him back out, but this time kept him held in her arms as she walked out the door, shooting another glare at Yang before she left.
*SLAM!*
"Sheesh, what I do?" Yang asked. She just got a little angry, she did so all the time. It didn't deserve that harsh a reaction… right?
Blake face-palmed.
"Yang, if I ever have kids… I am never letting you babysit."
"Hey!"
-Five Minutes Later, Cafeteria-
"So what would you like to eat?" Ruby asked as she held Naruto high enough up to see the various dishes being served. Having gotten over Yang accidentally scaring him, the curious blonde-redhead looked around the various tables excitedly while drooling. The walk to the cafeteria had been completely uneventful, other than the oddity that all the other students had given the duo a nice wide birth as they went through the hallways.
"That! And that! No, That! Wait… uuuh, maybe that?" He started out excitedly, but after a few moments became indecisive as he would point to a random dish only to quickly change his mind. Ruby couldn't help but giggle at the adorable look of confusion and frustration Naruto had as he tried to choose.
Her humor died down though when she noticed that he had stopped talking and was now looking intently at one of the tables. Following his gaze, she spotted Coco who was still wearing her new hat, minus the ice-cream stains, chatting with a certain bunny eared brunette, and two boy's she assumed where her other teammates.
Ruby was just about to call out to them when the weight in her arms suddenly disappeared. 'Huh, what's going- Where'd he go!?' She thought in a panic as she found Naruto to be missing, even swearing she saw a dotted outline blinking in the space he used to be in for a brief few seconds. 'Oh Oum! I got to find him! I got to find him! Where'd he go?! Where'd he g-'
"EEEEK!" *NOM* "Hahahaha!"
'…Huh?'
"Not again!" Velvet cried as she found herself bound in place with the fox faunus happily chewing on her ear for the second time that day. Coco was no help, naturally, as she tried to stop herself from laughing while her other teammates were just as useless. Fox, an orange haired, deeply tan guy wearing orange and black clothes and white unseeing eyes, and Yatsuhashi, a tall, muscular guy with bulky muscles and green clothes, could do nothing but sit there and watch the show as Coco had already informed them about the day's events and had specifically said not to interfere unless they wanted to pay for one of her shopping sprees.
Velvet may be their friend but neither of them were dumb enough to risk those kinds of consequences.
"Hahaha…ha…ha… Hey Ruby… how's it going?" Coco asked as she finally managed to stop laughing and tried to catch her breath.
"Hey Coco," Ruby said reflexively as she hurried over to behind Velvet and tried to pull Naruto off. With no success though, as he held on with an iron grip and refused to let go, even going as far as to shove Ruby away with one of his tails with a warning growl.
"Ruby you should really stop, I'm pretty sure he isn't going anywhere soon." Coco told the girl while making her take a seat. She knew it was never a wise idea to get between a 'predator' and their 'prey'. It just doesn't end well. "By the way, Ruby this is Fox, the silent tough guy, Yatsukashi, the kind giant tough guy, and miss chew toy over here is our adorable mascot Velvet. Guys, this cutie right here is Ruby of team RWBY and the one playing with Velvet is Naruto." As she went through the introduction, Coco pulled Ruby into a one-armed hug that intentionally pushed their chests against each-other.
"..."
"A pleasure to meet you."
"COCO!?"
"Uuuh, nice to meet you." Ruby said nervously with an awkward wave as she tried to get out of the embarrassing hug, her introvertive nature kicking in from the close contact. "I'm… going to go get some food." She said once she got loose before quickly retreating to the serving stations, missing Coco's wide grin.
"Oh she just becomes so cute when she's embarrassed, almost as much as you Velvet. She is going to be soooo much fun to tease," She stated, devious plots of mild to severe embarrassment flitting through her mind as her smile grew a slightly wicked edge that Velvet was familiar with.
'May Oum have mercy on her,'
When she returned to the table with two trays laden with food, she was greeted with the sight of team JNPR now seated at the table, covered in splotches of orange and pink, looking like they just ran a 10k race with boulders strapped to their feet ("YOUTH!" What the Fuck! Who the hell let you two idiots in my house!).
'Sheesh, Professor Goodwitch must've been really mad after this, even Nora's tuckered out.' Ruby thought as she looked at the girl who was normally a living sugar rush sluggishly stuff bits of pancake into her mouth. 'On the plus side, at least Naruto's no longer bugging Velvet.' Instead, he was sitting next to Pyrrha, finishing off her food as the redhead lay passed out on some of his tails.
Setting the filled tray in front of Naruto, Ruby took her seat next to Coco back and slowly started eating. "So… how was your day?"
-Later that night, Nora and Naruto's new Dorm-
"So tired… time for sleep…" Nora, now in her pajama's, groaned out as she flopped on her new bed back first, pull the blanket over herself, and closed her eyes. The room itself was just like her old room with JNPR only with two beds and a box full of childrens toys that Dr. Oobleck had dropped off a few minutes ago.
Feeling something shake her, she lazily raised one eyelid to see Naruto standing over her, back in boxers and one of her shirts, this time a pink one with a red heart in the middle of it. Despite her exhaustion, she could clearly see the anxiety on his face as he looked down at her. "Can… can I sleep with you tonight? Please?" He asked softly, his voice wavering slightly as he fidgeted with his hands.
Having an idea what was bothering him, Nora nodded her head slowly while raising her blanket high enough for him to quickly crawl under and snuggle comfortably with her. Soon he was curled up against her stomach and chest with her chin resting atop his head while his tails loosely wrapped themselves around the both of them, already rapidly falling asleep in her arms. "Goodnight Naruto," She murmured into his ear as he nuzzled into her neck.
"…goo…nigh… kaa…chan…zzzz,"
-Meanwhile-
Winter stood inside her private aircraft, staring at one of the computer monitors that showed a man whom appeared to be in his late thirties to early forties with salt and pepper hair, pale skin, and an odd strip of metal attached to his forehead above one eyebrow. At first glance, it would appear that she was simple staring at a picture, but the fact the picture blinked every few seconds belied this theory.
[Are you certain that retrieval is impossible at this point?] The man asked in a solid tone, his expression unwavering.
"Yes general, the boy is under Ozpin's care and under near constant watch. Even if we were to somehow sneak him away, his absence would be noticed immediately and all we would have accomplished is making several enemies here." Winter said while pulling out her scroll and tapping it to the screen, causing several files and pictures of Naruto with Nora, Ruby, Coco, and the others popped up. "A task that would be near impossible now anyway since his second in command has installed several new security systems."
The man didn't say anything at first, opting to read over the various files shown with a deep frown on his face. [Hm, well at least Ozpin is taking this seriously.] He mumbled with a nod of approval as he looked over the schematics for the new security cameras before clearing his throat. [A change in plans is in order then. Officer Schnee, your new assignment is to help guard the objective at all costs, understood.]
"Yes sir,"
[Good, I will also be sending project P.E.N.N.Y early to act as backup. I'm not taking any chances; this target is far too dangerous to allow it to fall into the enemy hands. Over and out.] The screen shut off, leaving Winter completely alone.
"Trust me Ironwood," She muttered softly while raising her scarred hand up to eye level as it started glowing a soft blue. That glow then traveled to the palm of her hand as a large shard of ice suddenly formed and started floating above it. "I know exactly how important this mission is."
-End Chapter-
-Omake-
-The Misadventures of Chibi-Naruto: Dust sampling-
Chibi Weiss and Chibi Naruto could be seen sitting at a large table with three open cases of dust spread out between loaded with ridiculous amounts of the volatile material. "Okay then, Naruto please eat a piece of burn du- …er red candy and tell me how it tastes." C. Weiss instructed as she held a small note pad in one hand and a pen in the other at the ready.
While curious what this was all about, C. Naruto shrugged it off as he grabbed a piece of said dust and happily popped into his mouth and started chewing. "It'sh spwicy!" He said happily, even as his face turned bright red and flames shot out his nostrils making C. Weiss nod.
"Spicy… as… expected…" She said to herself while jotting it down. "Now, what else do you- what happened to that dust?" She asked in shocked as she stared at the empty case to the left of her, a blinking dotted line emphasizing the missing pile. She'd only looked away for like five seconds!
C. Naruto just sat in his chair with a totally innocent look as he twiddled his thumbs, a golden halo floating above his head.
'Like I'm going to buy that.' C. Weiss thought with narrowed eyes, "Okay then, now try some yellow candy and tell me how it tastes." She told him while pointing to a large piece of lightning dust. Glad to oblige, C. Naruto crunched up the piece in seconds. "Itsss super sssweeet but alssso swour!" He said with his lips puckered and his hair standing even straighter in the air.
"Uh-huh, anything else?" C. Weiss asked, making sure not to take her eyes off him as she wrote.
"It makesss my tummy all tingly." The white haired chibi perked at this before glancing at her notes as she wrote the information down.
"That is interesting, next is the- Oh come on, I only looked away for two seconds!" C. Weiss exclaimed while pointing at the second now-empty case. C. Naruto just whistled casually as the heiress stared at him unblinkingly.
Deciding to catch him in the act, C. Weiss slowly lowered her eyes towards her notepads with her pen set like she was about to write something only to snap her gaze back up at the last second. Ah-haaaa…" She trailed off when she saw C. Naruto still sitting there with the pile untouched.
Growling softly to herself, she slowly turned around before snapping her head back only to be greeted with the same sight. Doing this again and again several times with identical results, C. Weiss eventually gave up and palmed her face tiredly. "Let's just get back to work, this time I want you to try the… OH COME ON!" She roared as soon as she looked back up to see the third case now empty.
"That's it! I give up!" She yelled while tearing her notes to pieces and storming off. As soon as the sound of a door slamming shut was made, the bottom of the brief cases seemed to fall away, revealing hidden holes where Chibi Nora, Chibi Yang, and Chibi Coco popped out with the missing piles of dust balancing on their heads and big grins on their faces.
"Well, a deal's a deal." C. Coco said as she and the other two piled the dust in front of Naruto whom had stars sparkling in his eyes. "One assist for a prank for one jumbo pile of candy."
-End Omake-