Tales of the Molten Fox

It’s been a month since the Veterans Day and things have been heating up for the Tournament that has been coming up. For some reason, there were issues with something that they won’t release to the public which caused the Tournament to be pushed back but now it was a few weeks away and everyone is pumped. Aunt Axycia has been having the happiest time of her life as she got back together with her old love, Professor Theodore. Heck, even his life changed to be better, though he did give me a surprise report on what I learned about the Great War.

“I think this would be at least… a B plus.” I said to Mavis as we walked down the hallway towards Professor Theodore's classroom.

"B plus? Why aim so low? You're the only one who got such in-depth knowledge about the event." Mavis said to me, giving me a poke on the cheek. "May I remind you the late nights you had working on your report?" She asked me with narrowed eyes.

“Most of my reports that I gave him were around B’s…” I said to her with a little frown. “And I mean, he must’ve gotten other reports that were better than mine. Besides, I’m happy that it’s not a low grade… I know that from you teaching me.” I pointed out to Mavis.

"Damn right." She said to me as we continued in towards Theodore's classroom but soon stopped when we saw the professor talking with Rose. The two seemed to be talking about something as we approached them, just catching the tail end of their conversation.

“... with everything I have seen, I feel a little- oh hello.” Rose greeted us as we came up to the two of them. Professor Theodore looked back at the two of us and smiled.

"Ah, good morning you two. Early as usual, I was just speaking to Rose here." Professor Theodore said to us before Mavis nodded and gave Rose a wave.

"Heya." She greeted simply with a smile. Rose smiled back at Mavis as I looked at Professor Theodore and handed him my work.

“Here you go sir, hope it’s not too late.” I said to him before he took a brief look at it and smile.

"I can already tell you poured a lot into this one." He said to me with a smile and a chuckle before looking at Rose. "Now remember, if at any point you need help don't be afraid to come look for me." He said to Rose before heading into his classroom. Rose simply smiled at him before looking back at us.

“So… how are you two?” Rose asked the both of us.

“We’re good, how about you?” I asked Rose, who shifted from one foot to another.

“Eh… I’m alright… still a little weird with, well everything.” She answered me.

"Still?" Mavis asked with an arched brow. "One would think a month and a half would be enough to make things less weird." Mavis said to Rose who crossed her arms a bit.

“Well, kinda hard when I spent longer in that hellscape.” She said as she shook her head. “I… sorry, I just feel… I feel like I’m an outsider looking in.”

“Well… give it some time, and remember you have friends.” I said to her which she looked at me for a few moments.

“Right… friends.” She said to me before her ear twitched and her head snapped towards something before groaning. “Ah… jumpy… always jumpy.”

"Hmm…" Mavis hummed at this before speaking. "No, this won't do. What you need is a day at a relaxing spa." Mavis said to Rose and by her tone, she wasn't joking. Rose stared at her blankly before I asked.

“You… know what a spa is… right?” I asked her which Rose slowly nodded.

“Yes… it’s a bigger bath… right?” She asked us, looking between the both of us. Mavis then gave her a blank stare before taking a deep breath and pulling out her scroll.

"I'm letting Ozpin know we'll be spending the day destressing her." Mavis said to me, literally sending a text to the Headmaster. Hey wait… When did she get his scroll number?

“Wait you want me to come along as well?” I asked Mavis who was typing away and Rose looking at us confused.

"Duh, not doing this alone." Mavis was quick to say just as she finished her text. I arched a brow at this before looking at Rose as she scratched her hair a bit… did I see flakes come out of her hair?

“Did… do you take baths?” I asked her.

“Yeah… once a while… last one was a few days… weeks ago?” She said as if it was a question before I gave her a somewhat disgusted look. Rose looked a little worried at me as she brushed her hair back. At least she doesn’t smell.

"Alright let's go." Mavis said with a flick of her wrist, getting Rose to lift off the ground. "Also… ew." Mavis said to Rose, regarding her bathing habits. Rose frowned at Mavis as the two of us headed off, with Rose floating behind us.

“I can walk! My legs aren’t broken!” Rose yelled, wiggling in mid-air.

"I know but it'll be quicker this way." Mavis said back to Rose as we headed out to the Bullhead landing station, where Mavis said there was one waiting for us.

“How is this quicker?!” Rose asked her with a frown. I looked at Mavis and leaned over to her.

“I’m actually curious, why are you carrying her like that?” I whispered to Mavis.

"You rather have her spread those germs?" Mavis asked back in the same whisper. I thought about it before the both of us looked back at her, now simply looking at us with a frown.

“Good point.” I said to her. After that we soon arrived at the Bullhead and hopped on, Mavis getting Rose to strap in before the ship took off towards Vale. On the way over Rose was looking out of the window as we flew past everything.

“Every time… It looks so different…” I heard her muttered to herself. Both Mavis and I looked at one another before I spoke up.

“Rose, what do you do with your time?” I asked her. Mavis looked over with an arched brow, interested to hear about this as well.

“Well… Since I don’t have to fight for my life anymore… I uhh… read… write some journals… work out a bit.” She answered me which was true, she seemed a bit more buff since we came back from Yharnam.

“Do… Do you ever go out of your room?” I asked her which she shrugged.

“Every once in a while. I don’t have much to do really.” She answered me.

"You need to look into getting yourself a hobby, you can't just stay inside everyday." Mavis said to Rose as the ship shook a bit, a bit of turbulence. Rose arms went down on the seats as she looked around and out of the window a bit before looking back at us as we were staring at her. She blushed a bit and looked away. Mavis and I looked at one another for a few moments.

"Now then, as soon as we land we'll head straight for the Vale spa." Mavis said to us just as we felt the ship land, our ride finishing before the doors opened for us to hop off. This time Mavis let Rose walk out on her own.

The three of us walked down the streets and saw a number of other people around us. I looked back and saw Rose looking… nervous around everyone, her eyes darting from person to person. Mavis saw this as well and made sure we hurried along and before we knew it, were inside Vale's luxurious, go-to spa. Rose looked a little more uncomfortable, though this time it was unknown to me why as the lobby had calming scented candles lit.

“You okay there Rose?” I asked her which she turned to look at me.

“I… I never had the luxury of experiencing scented candles… and I think that was a good thing because… they are a bit overpowering…” Rose explained as she made some faces and shaking her head. Overpowering? They seem fine to me.

"Good news!" Mavis exclaimed, almost literally popping out of nowhere with a pamphlet. "I booked us some appointments." She said, handing each of us a pamphlet. I looked at the pamphlet and smiled as I saw some good ones; a full body massage, seaweed wrap, that feet in fish water clean with real fish.

“Oh this will be great!” I said happily as I looked over and saw Rose reading hers. “You picked any good ones.”

“Umm… not really… what do you guys think?” Rose asked the both of us.

"I've already picked some out for you, Rose. Trust me you'll thank me later." Mavis said to Rose as a couple of staff members came in, gave us a bow and we soon followed them before Rose was taken elsewhere.

“What did you pick for Rose?” I asked Mavis which caused her to smiled at me.

"Well, just the necessities for her. Full body washing, full body massages, hot stones, etcetera." Mavis said to me before we headed into the dressing rooms, stripped and donned the robes before heading to our first stop, a deep massage. We laid down on the tables and allowed the two workers get to work. This… is how to relax~. I sighed happily before turning my head over.

“Those things… don’t sound that bad.” I said to Mavis who simply chuckled a bit.

"Trust me… She'll think it all sounds bad." Mavis said before her masseuse reached a good spot on her back, getting a happy and relaxed moan from her. I chuckled at this before letting out a happy sigh as my own masseuse got to a good spot as well. This went on for some time before the two finished up and we were allowed to move on. As we walked down the hallway I notice in one of the rooms I saw Rose was being tended to… and someone was scrubbing her hair a bit forcefully. She didn’t seem to mind… though with her frown I wasn’t too sure.

"Come on slowpoke!" Mavis called out to me before grabbing my hand practically dragging me behind her as she hurried along down the hall.

We soon arrived in a room for something called mud baths… why is bathing in mud a soothing thing I will never really know. Mavis got giddy at this and was all too happy to hop right in after ditching her robe.

"Ooooh~ yeah… that's what mama likes." I heard her say with a giddy laugh. I arched a brow at this before walking over and pulling the robe off of me just so I could slide into the mud bath. It was… oddly soothing.

"This is… nice." I said with a smile on my face. The two of us laid there for some time as I started to feel any aches or pains I had started to go away.

"I need to send this to Yang." Mavis said with a giggle, her scroll appearing before snapping a picture of herself before he sent it, all without having to use her hands. After a few moments there was a buzz and Mavis read whatever was sent to her and snorted a bit. Mavis sent yet another text back with a mischievous smirk. I arch a brow at this as Mavis was giggling a bit as she texted her girlfriend. I tried to see what she’s texting but I was too far away to see from where I was. "Oh~ I think she's angry at the mud now." Mavis said with a giggle, which quickly prompted me to ask.

“Why is she angry at the mud?” I asked her, though it took me a second to answer myself. “No, wait nevermind.” She giggled at this before the main doors opened, revealing it to be a couple of staff members guiding Rose in. Rose looked… well much cleaner that we last saw her and also blushing a lot.

"Well look at you, clean as a whistle." Mavis said as she saw Rose walk in, holding her robe tightly.

“I feel very exposed right now…” Rose informed us before looking down at us. “What are you two sitting in? Mud?”

“Yeah, it’s actually really relaxing.” I informed her with a smile which Rose arch a brow at.

"Yup, so ditch those duds and hop on in." Mavis said to Rose with a grin, to which Rose gave an unsure look about this. Mavis gave her a deadpanned look at this point before she flicked her wrist, causing the robe to come right off of Rose. She yelped as this happened, her arms covering her body, her very scared body, as she glared at Mavis.

“Did you have to do that!” She yelled at Mavis, blush so much that she could be mistaken as a tomato.

"Oopsie~" Mavis said with a playful giggle before adding. "Oh relax, we're all girls here. Don't have to hide yourself, more so if you step into the mud~" Mavis said to her with another giggle. After a few moments Rose was reluctant to step into one of the open Mud baths and sat there simply.

“There, feel better?” I asked her which Rose answered after a minute’s wait.

“First I was washed from head to toe and now I’m in mud… kinda counterproductive and yes it’s nice.” She informed us.

"Oh I made sure the bathing was first, seriously you need to work on your bathing habits." Mavis said to her with a deadpan look before adding. "Just… ew." She said with a shudder. Rose didn’t answer with words but she did blush in embarrassment.

“Don’t worry, we can help you with that.” I said with a smile on my face. Rose looked over and gave me a smile as the three of us relaxed for a bit.

After a while we all got out of the baths and with one quick motion, Mavis had the mud that covered us slid ride off of us and put back into the baths while we were left spotless. After donning our robes, Mavis smiled and soon spoke.

"Now it's time for the sauna!" She exclaimed excitedly, so excited that she began to float off the ground. Rose and I looked at one another before following after her into a wooden room with a heater in the middle. Each of us sat down just as the heater made a hissing sound and steam came out of it, making the room hotter.

Rose was sitting nearby, shifting uncomfortably in her robe, holding onto it tightly as if on guard for someone to rip it off of her. I arched a brow at her as me and Mavis took ours off and sat comfortably down before Mavis flicked her wrist, causing Rose's robe to fly off of her body.

"Ah! No!" Rose yelled before glaring at Mavis. "Would you stop!"

"Oh just sit down." Mavis said simply with a giggle as the robe folded itself. "And you shouldn't wear the robe inside the sauna, it'll leave you smelly and that's the last thing we want." Mavis said to her. Rose frowned at this before complying and sitting down, her arms covering her chest.

"Oh come on, you'll never relax if you keep being embarrassed about the situation." Mavis said to Rose with a frown. "We're your friends Rose, we aren't going to stare or laugh if that's what's got you so worried." She added while crossing her arms.

"It's not that I'm embarrassed… okay it has a little bit of that but… I feel really open." She said to us with a little pout.

"If this is because of the whole Yharnam ordeal, it's long since passed. You don't have to be on edge twenty four seven, take some me time and relax." Mavis said to Rose with a sigh, the steam filling the room.

After a few moments of sitting in the room, Rose slowly moved her arms down and started to relax, which got me to smile. “This… is actually really nice.” Rose said simply.

"See? All you need to do is unwind." Mavis said to Rose with a giggle. While it was steamy within the room, I was able to see them both still even through the steam and well… I looked at them, narrowing my eyes at them before looking down at myself.

“Out of the three of us… why am I the smallest?” I muttered to myself, giving the side of my left breast a poke.

"What's that?" Mavis asked, having somewhat heard me and turned to look at me as a result.

“Nothing! Just… talking to myself… again.” I said quickly and blushing a bit. Mavis arched a brow as the steam hid away my blushing face before the next few minutes was spent in relaxation… and a side of envy on my part. When we were done with the sauna, we headed into the communal showers to freshen up… Well me and Mavis did, Rose was fumbling about with the shampoos.

“What’s with this thing?” Rose asked as she fumbled with a bottle of shampoo.

“You put that stuff in your hair.” I said to her which Rose looked at me. “You know, to make your hair clean.”

“Don’t you use soap for that?” Rose asked which Mavis giggled at her. Mavis walked over to her, which in turn made Rose blush as her gaze was attracted to Mavis longer than I'm sure Yang would've liked.

“Uhh… what are you doing?” Rose asked, now a bit nervous with how Mavis is now very close to her.

"Oh just hold still, and my eyes are up here." Mavis said, snapping her fingers to get Rose's gaze up before grabbing the bottle of shampoo and opening it. She poured some onto her hand and began to rinse Rose's hair with the other. "Stop squirming." Mavis said. I watched Mavis scrubbing Rose’s hair who was squirming a bit until her head and hair was now covered in soap. "You have to learn to wash your head and to bathe regularly cause not only will it make you presentable, it's better for your health." Mavis said to her informatively and in doing so, pressed up against Rose's back.

"Ah!! Why are you pressing yourself on my back!" Rose yelled as her face went red.

"To catch some water, you dummy. I'm getting a little dry here while I'm washing your head." Mavis said before giggling and adding. "And for that reaction, which was priceless~" She added and just before Rose could yell again, Mavis began rinsing her hair off the shampoo suds. Rose simply grumbled during this, her wolf ears flat on top of her head.

I simply watched this happen as I was washing my tail. As I was facing away from the two, I looked down a poked at my chest a bit.

"You two better grow soon." I muttered to myself as I scrubbed soap into my tail more. After the showering we headed back into the dressing rooms where we got properly dressed and soon headed into the lobby, where me and Rose waited while Mavis sorted the payment out. I looked over at Rose and saw her feeling her arms a bit.

“So… this is what it feels like to go to the spa?” She asked me which I giggled a little.

“Yeah, and be fully cleaned.” I said with a smile. Rose hummed at this before looking over at me.

“Is… there anything else I can do for relaxing?” Rose asked me which took me by surprise. I smiled at her, giving her some suggestions that she would probably like before Mavis walked up to us.

"Alright, girls! We got the rest of the day to ourselves, so why not go do some clothes shopping for dark broody here?" Mavis asked us both with a toothy grin.Rose looked down at herself as her clothings was the same ones she had since coming here.

“What’s wrong with my clothes?” Rose asked with a frown. “They are perfectly fine.”

“Rose, when we were walking here, everyone was staring at you.” I informed her.

“Really? I didn’t notice.” Rose said to which Mavis rolled her eyes.

"If you like being the center of attention fine, but me and Viri here are shopping." Mavis said to Rose, which got her blink. In a short few moments Rose started to look around and look nervose.

“Uhh… I don’t… like that.” She said to us which Mavis and I look at eachother. She gave me a smirk before looking back at Rose.

"I know just where to go." She said before she waved her hand and the doors opened before she happily walked ahead, me and Rose following behind her.

Mavis’ PoV

After a few hours of clothes shopping, the three of us finally returned to Beacon in some new clothes. Rose was still getting used to her new clothes… the ones me and Viri picked out to her… well mostly Viri's.

"I don't know what your problems are. My choices were quite alright." I told them both, holding the bags with my clothes as we hopped off the bullhead.

“Your choices were more skimpy and showy.” Viri pointed out to me, to which I huffed at her and said.

"Well they would've looked sexy on her." I said in my defense while Rose was looking into her bag, quite happy I might add. Yes while I did the whole skimpy outfits for fun, Viri took it upon herself to get Rose clothes that she was interested in, which took a while since her wardrobe consisted of what she is wearing right now, so explaining fashion on the getgo was a bit of a bother. Viri rolled her eyes at this before I felt my scroll buzz a bit. I took it out and saw it was Yang, texting me to see where I was.

"At Bullhead Station, just got back from the city." I texted back to her with a smile as both Viri and Rose went on ahead to their dorms, leaving me to go about my day to myself. After a few moments Yang text back.

"Cool… hey, can we meet up somewhere? We need to talk.” She texted back to me.

"Okay where?" I texted back with an arched brow as I snapped my fingers, getting my bag to disappear back into my dorm room while I began walking towards the Academy proper.

‘At my dorm room. The rest of my team are out.’ Yang’s text said, to which I arched a brow before shrugging and lifting off the ground and heading over to RWBY dorm room, soon arriving and tapping the window. After a few moments Yang came over and opened the window.

“Why do you always go through the window?” Yang asked me.

"Aww here I thought you'd be happy to see me. Oh well…" I said as I began to float down in sadness.

“I-I am! I’m really happy to see you and, uhh…” Yang stuttered with her words over what I said… even more so than normal. I gave her a smile and kissed the tip of her nose before floating back up and through the window.

"So Yang Yang, what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked her, stretching my limbs and seeing the rather precariously built bunk beds. Yang didn’t say anything for a few moments before finally speaking to me.

“I… want to talk about us.” She said to me. I laid in the air and looked up at Yang, arching a brow at her as I did this.

"What about us?" I asked, now correcting myself and standing upright as I grew concerned over what's happening.

“Yeah… well you see… You’re just, the most amazing woman I have ever met.” Yang said to me. “You’re smart, beautiful, skilled, heck anyone would be lucky to be with you.” Yang stepped over and took my hands in hers. “I’m happy that I’m that lucky lady to be with you. Mavis, I love you so much.” I smiled at her warmly, a blush donning my cheeks.

"I can say the same about you." I said to her, walking up to her, feeling her hands grab my waist before we shared a deep kiss. After a solid minute or two of nonstop kissing, I parted from it and spoke. "I love you too." I told her. Yang smiled at this before a blush came on her face.

“And uhh, this comes to why I asked you to come out here…” She said nervously. “See… I uhh, kinda want to… move on with our relationship…” She said with a nervous chuckle, to which I arched a brow at her for.

"Is that it?" I asked to which she nodded and I laughed. "Oh thank gods, I honestly thought it was something else." I said with a sigh of relief.

“Hey, it’s a big thing for me to say that...and uhh… was that a yes or?” Yang asked me. I gave her a smile and chuckled.

"Yes Yang, I'd be happy to." I told her with a genuine smile. Yang smiled happily before the two of us kissed each other again, this time it made my heart flutter happily.