(You guys should go check out my RWBY series, I just finished Volume 9. It's my first series on Wattpad. It literally shows the evolution of my writing. 

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It's night time in the Independent Merchant Republic of Fuhren. The party arrived back at the Guild and Will is talking to Ilwer.

Ruby is sitting on a couch with Neo on her lap, her chin is resting on the shorter girl's head.

 Blake sits next to the two with Tio on the other end of the couch. Yue and Shea sit across from the four, while Hajime sits in his own chair.

Ruby is snacking on some cookies with a face of pleasure.

"Pray forgive me, Ilwer!" Will says. "I've burdened you greatly..."

"Don't be ridiculous." Ilwe says. "I'm just glad you're home safe. I don't think you'd make it back alive."

"He just got lucky, that's all." Hajime states.

"And we also need another status plate." Ruby says with a mouth full of food. Tio smiles.

"You got it." Ilwer nods.

An hour later everyone is at an Inn, sharing the same room this time. They've got four beds in the room. Blake and Neo are on one bed already in their pajamas, in their Grimm forms.

On the side of the room Hajime is looking out a window. Ruby is at anther window, in her human form, and she's looking up at the moon.

Tio is looking at her status plate. "You're sure it was all right for me to receive a gold top-rank status plate?"

"Mm-hm. Of course." Yue says.

"Now we all got gold rank." Blake states.

"Oh, I got it!" Shea sits up and turns to Hajime. "You promised, Hajime-san!" He doesn't respond. "You're so mean! You promised me that if I worked real hard, you'd show me all the touristy places in Fuhren!" He still doesn't reply. "Hajime-san?"

Hajime is distracted by a couple shady people looking out from an alleyway.

Tio then speaks up. "I heard this city was a great center of commerce, but it seems there is more to the city than that."

"Meh, no matter who might come after us, I'll kill 'em." Hajime says.

"No matter who, you say?"

Ruby stretches. "I'd kill anyone too, I don't care if they're some regular grunt or even a god, kill 'em." She then yawns.

Tio lays back on her bed and stares up to the ceiling, before closing her eyes and going to sleep.

Ruby rubs her eyes as she walks over to Neo and Blake, changing into her Grimm form. "Oh, I like this form so much better than my human one."

Ruby lays in her bed and moves the covers up as Blake and Neo hug her from the sides. "Let's get some rest."

Everyone else gets ready for bed and Ruby closes her eyes.

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The morning arrives and everyone , minus Tio, gets up. With Hajime and Shea leaving early.

Neo is looking out the open window, in human form. Blake is sitting in a chair with some book she bought called "Ninja's of Love."

 Ruby does some stretches and quick yoga as Yue walks over to Tio, with a riding crop in her hands.

Yue slaps Tio in the ass with the Riding Crop and the sleeping dragon moans. Yue frowns a little and looks at Ruby, who is doing the handstand scorpion.

"Just hit her again." Ruby says and moves into a Tripod Headstand with Lotus Legs.

Yue nods and slams the Crop harder onto Tio's ass. The girl just moans again. 

"When were you planning on waking up?" Yue asks the dragon. "We're going shopping."

Ruby moves into a one handed tree pose. Neo walks over and does a yoga pose with Ruby.

"That is a weird pose." Ruby mutters.

Tio stills doesn't wake up and Yue slaps her again, this time she does get up. 

'I'm starting to regret impaling her in the ass.' Ruby says in thought as she gets off the ground and changes into her human form. She then helps Neo off the ground.

Tio stretches as she gets off the bed and starts to take off her clothes as Yue walks over to a window and looks out it.

"Hurry up, Tio, we've been waiting on you." Ruby says with a glare.

Tio moans. "Such malicious eyes!"

Ruby then gains a look of despair. "You take the fun out of things." Blake walks over and pats her on the back.

An hour later the group is at the market. Blake is looking at fishes at a stand, Neo is with her. Ruby is looking at some flower and other baking items.

Yue and Tio are looking at some fruit.

"Yue, surely you're not happy about this?" Tio asks and she picks up a fruit.

"You mean him and Shea?" Yue asks as she picks up a fruit.

"Indeed. In recent days, it seems there have been some developments between them."

"I'd be happy to hear that."

"You would be happy that another woman is growing close to the man you love?" Tio asks Yue.

"She's not just another woman. She's Shea." Yue says.

Ruby walks between some stalls, with some bags of baking stuff in her hands, and she comes across a jewelry stand. 

Yue and Tio buy some fruit.

"Here's your change." The stall owner hands Yue some coins. "Thank you kindly."

"At first, she was always clinging to Hajime, and her ulterior motives were obvious to the point of annoyance." Yue says. "But after knowing her for a bit, I understood something."

Ruby, Neo and Blake regroup.

"What, exactly?" Tio asks Yue.

"She always gives everything her all." Yue says. "She'll work hard for the things she treasures, for the people she loves. Good or bad, she faces it head-on. Shea likes me, too, just as much as she likes Hajime. She doesn't like me in the same way, but she likes me the same amount." She smiles and turns to Tio. "Isn't she cute?"

"Let's go!" Ruby calls out to the Vampire and Dragon.

Yue and Tio follows after Ruby. Ruby walks up to Blake. "Blake."

Blake turns to Ruby. "Yes, Mistress?"

Ruby's cheeks gain a red tint and she hands Blake a necklace. "I got you this."

"Hmm?" Blake grabs the necklace and looks at it. "Oh, it's beautiful, Mistress!"

Blake puts it on and smiles at Ruby. "I'll cherish it forever!"

Ruby smiles, but Neo appears beside Ruby and pouts as she gives Blake a light glare.

"Oh, Master!" Tio calls out. "Do I get a great treasure?"

"Not for your horny ass!" Ruby glares and Tio moans.

"Oh, what a great feeling!"

Ruby sighs and looks down. 

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The five girls are at an outdoor café, with Ruby and Blake at their own table while Neo, Yue and Tio share one.

Ruby and Blake smile at each other as they hold hands.

"Here you go miss." A server sets a tea cup on the table.

Neo smiles as she eats some ice cream.

"I see, so Shea needs both you and Hajime." Tio says. "But what about Hajime, then? Do you not think she will steal his heart from you? You must see how incredibly charming she is."

"I want Hajime to find more things he can treasure." Yue states. "But I'm the only one who's special. If she thinks she can steal him, then she can very well try. What about you, do you think you can steal Ruby from the others?"

"Well, I certainly don't want to pick a fight with Blake and Neo. As long as she continues to abuse me, I am very happy."

"You pervert."

Tio chuckles.

Neo then smirks and tugs on Tio's sleeve. The dragon girl looks down at the ice cream girl. Neo points at Ruby, then Blake, then Tio, then at herself. Then she proceeds to make very suggestive hand signs.

"Neo, you pervert." Yue deadpans.

"Oh, my!" Tio nearly shouts.

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Neo finishes another cake and starts to drink some tea.

Ruby and Blake are enjoying a fruit cake together.

"What a wonderful time this has been." Tio lets out a giggle and Neo nods.

The three girls then drinks some tea, when suddenly the wall next to them blows open and sends rubble everywhere. A mall flies through the wall and smashes the table in front of the three girls.

Ruby and Blake just glance over with a raises eyebrow.

"I thought I sensed you five." Hajime says as he steps through the whole in the wall, Shea stands beside him. He's holding a man by the back of his collar. 

"Huh?" Shea questions. "Yue-san, Tio-san and Neo-san? Oh, even Ruby-san and Blake-san. What are you all doing here."

"I could ask the same of you." Yue says. "This is a bit much for a date, don't you think?"

"Hajime, have you become embroiled in some sort of trouble?" Tio asks as she stands up.

Hajime drips the man he's holding. "We saved a little Merfolk girl from a bunch of slave traders, but they took her away again."

"We must help then." Blake turns to Ruby and said girl sighs.

"Where is she now?" Yue asks.

"I can't find anyone who knows." Hajime informs. "We were just torturing the information about their hideout out of one of them."

Shea then speaks. "So we figured we'd make an example out of these guys and take out all the gangs involved in this business!"

"Will you help us?" Hajime asks as the five.

Neo nods with determination. 

"Seems he's found something else he finds important." Tio says to Yue.

Ruby stands up. "I guess we better get going then." She smiles. "I'll have fun torture these people."

"I'll help." Yue says.

"I shall help my Mistress then." Blake states.

"Alright, let's split into four groups and search for Myu." Hajime states. "I'll go with Yue. Shea, you're with Tio. Ruby you go with Blake. And Neo I hope your alright by yourself."

Neo nods and another Neo appears beside her and also nods.

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Ruby laughs as she rips a man's arm off and he screams in pain. "Yes, let me hear your screams!" She laughs.

Blake cuts down a couple men trying to grab her. "Keep your dirty mits off me!"

In another part of town Neo is walking down a hallway with blood dripping down her umbrella. She's also humming with a smile on her face.

Then a group of men run around and corner and they stop. Neo stops and stares at them

"It's just one girl, how hard can this be?" A man asks.

Neo then gains a sadistic smile.

"Uh, she's kinda creeping me out." Another man says.

"Pft, do you see how short she is?" Another man says. "No one that short is scary."

Suddenly ten other Neo's appear around the main one, all with sadistic smiles.

"I think I wet myself." A man says.

All Neo's charge at the group and they all scream in terror.

Back with Ruby and Blake.

Ruby opens her mouth and flames come out of her mouth, burning a group of people in front of her. Blake kicks a man into the wall, then grabs another by the head and slams him into the ground.

Ruby runs up to a cell door and looks in. She sees a group of scared Demi-human kids. "Think you can handle it from here?" She glances back at Blake.

Blake stabs her blade through a man's chest. "Yes, Mistress."

Ruby smirks. "Good."

Inside a large auditorium a curtain rises, showing Myu inside a large round tank filled with water. Myu hugs her knees that are to her chest.

Suddenly she hears a thud on the tank and it startles her. She looks up to see the man who is the boss of the people who kidnapped her, putting his foot on the tank. 

"Go on, cry! Scream!" He yells at Myu. "If you can't do that, then put on a little show for them!" He raises his cane. "Don't you dare give me trouble, you useless idiot!" 

Myu lets out a yelp and covers her head in fear.

"I should be saying those exact words to you, asshole." Hajime's voice rings out from above.

The boss looks up to see Hajime in the rafters, next to him is Ruby in Grimm form.

"You?!" The man yells.

Hajime and Ruby jump down onto the stage. Hajime falls onto the boss. "You bastard..." The boss says, only for Hajime to shoot him in the face three times.

People in the room start to scream in fear and Ruby just takes a deep breath in.

"Deal with them." Hajime motions to some guards running towards the stage.

Ruby smiles and twirls her scythe around before charging towards the guards.

Hajime breaks the tank holding Myu.

Myu opens her eyes.

"Hey. Myu." Hajime says as he steps in front of her, to block the carnage behind her. "How are you always soaking wet every time I find you?"

Tears form in Myu's eyes and she lunges at Hajime. "Big bro!" She hugs him and Hajime hugs her back. He then turns so her back is facing where Ruby is ripping the spines out of the guards. 

Myu then leans back and smiles at Hajime, he gives her a smile back. "Myu, close your eyes for a sec, okay?" He asks.

Myu closes her eyes. "Okay!"

"We're leaving Ruby!" Hajime yells out.

"Aww, I was just getting into it." Ruby whines as blood drips off her clothes.

Hajime rolls his eyes and he uses an air platform to get far above the city. "You can open them, Myu." 

Myu opens her eyes and sees the city below her, she lets out a laugh.

"Wow!" Myu yells out. "We're flying!"

"We're not really flying, but..." Hajime starts. "Anyway, you're gonna get to see some real nice fireworks."

"Fireworks?"

"You ready? Say 'boom'!"

"Boom!" Myu shouts.

A large mansion blows up near the castle; Myu gasps.

"Well? Surprised?" Hajime asks. "Those are fireworks."

Myu leans into Hajime's chest. "Fireworks are scary."

Hajime looks out and Myu gasps as a large dark cloud appears above the city. A dragon made of lighting flies out from the cloud.

"Something came out of it!" Myu points out.

"Yeah, we're gonna destroy their hideout." Hajime says. 

Four red flares go off in the sky and the lighting spell spits into four and crashes down below the flares.

A couple minutes later Hajime regroups with the rest of the party. The Grimms are in their normal forms.

Hajime sets Myu down as Yue approaches. "Her name's Yue. She's my lover."

Yue approaches Myu and grabs her, turning the girl around so she faces her. "No fair. She's so cute. You did such a good job, Myu. Good girl."

Tears form in the Merfolk's eyes and she starts crying into Yue's chest. The rest of the party approches.

"What's this?" Shea questions. "Did you do something mean to Myu-chan, Hajime-san?"

"Please, you think I could bully her?" Hajime asks.

"I don't think I could" Ruby mutters.

Though a certain dragon hears the Grimm. "If you want to bully someone, bully me!"

"Shut it, you perv." Ruby glares.

Tio hugs herself and starts moaning.

"Oh, that's our pervert--I mean Tio." Hajime introduces.

Hajime then points at Ruby. "And she's my best-friend, and under that scary look is a sweet girl."

"I'm not a sweet girl!" Ruby stomps her foot on the ground.

"Yeah, you're right. You're just a cold hearted Psychopath."

Ruby nods. "That's better."

Myu turns to Hajime. "Thank you so much, big bro!"

"S-Sure." Hajime sweats a little. "Look, could you stop calling me 'big bro'? Just call me Hajime."

"Okay, then you're Papa!" Myu states and Ruby starts laughing.

"Wait, don't tell me, that's how merfolk say 'big bro' or 'Hajime' in their language?"

Myu runs forward and hugs Hajime. "Nope! Papa means Papa!"

"Why 'Papa'?" Shea asks.

Myu looks back. "Because I don't have a Papa! So big bro can be my Papa!"

"Please, can you not call me Papa?" Hajime asks the little girl. "I know I look older, but I'm still only 17!"

"No, you're Papa!"

"Fine, you can call me 'big bro'! I won't complain anymore, so just stop calling me Papa!"

Tears form in Myu's eyes. "No! You're my Papa, Papa!"

Ruby laughs and walks over to Myu and Hajime. Ruby kneels down to the girl and pats her head. "You're such a cutie."

"You can be Auntie!" Myu states.

"Ack!" A metaphorical arrow pierces Ruby's heart. She looks at the girl and Myu smiles at her brightly. "If anyone touches a hair on her head, I'll kill them and their entire country."

Ruby smiles as she continues to pat Myu on the head.

"Hajime, I want a baby." Yue calls out.

"Me, too!" Shea then says.

Blake then blushes. "Mistress, I know want a baby."

Neo nods, vigorously. 

"Mast, I, too, am fully prepared." Tio says as she hugs herself. "let us engages in procreat--"

"You really like to joke a lot, don't you?" Ruby questions.

"Why are you only admonishing me?!"

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04-24-2023

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