RWBY - The madness of Lappland

3 person pov

After her mother's last words , the conversation ended . Looking at her own scroll for a moment more , Blake seemed lost . There was uncertainty in her eyes and her hand holding the scroll was shaking slightly . Blake was in consternation and had many conflicting thoughts . She was certainly worried about all the situations around her .

Squinting her eyes and clenching her teeth , Blake tucked the scroll away . Then taking a deep calming breath , she corrected her expression . Only when her calm , cold and indifferent expression , returned to her face , Blake moved on . From that moment on , nothing stopped her which made the way to work faster .

Coming out from around the corner, Blake could already see Tukson's bookstore, which was across the street. Crossing the pedestrian walkway, Blake walked up to the door of the store. From which she moved away abruptly when the door opened abruptly almost hitting her in the face. Fortunately, Blake is not a random person . She was in white fang for several years . She has experience in fighting . Besides, the door was made of transparent glass so she could already see that someone , who is not paying attention to his surroundings is coming .

A step back was enough for her to evade the " threat " . Of course, there was no " threat " . Thanks to her aura , Blake wouldn't even feel it . However, it would be a bit humiliating. Besides , no one would like to be hit by a door , even if it would not cause any injury. It's just common sense .

Unfortunately , the blonde boy who opened them still did not look ahead , but looked back . Because of this he bumped into Blake . Or at least almost bumped into , because again without much effort Blake moved aside . And the boy in a show of surprise and helplessness fell over , ending up kissing the wet sidewalk .

The paper documents , which the blond boy carried under his arm , landed with him on the street covered with puddles . The papers that had avoided falling into the puddles ended up on the wet sidewalk, remaining in plain sight of everyone who was close enough. Wrinkling her beautiful eyebrows at the human boy who in a panic began to collect the papers , Blake picked up and looked at one single page .

It was nothing but a letter of recommendation to Beacon , signed by the hunter . Looking at the other papers on the ground , Blake clearly realized that it was all the documents needed for Beacon . This discovery made Blake raise her eyebrows at the blond man , who in a panic was trying to control the mess .

Looking at this scene , Blake said nothing . Instead she looked at the boy . He was an average-looking blond man in a plain sweatshirt , which was fairly well framing his body . This made it clear that he was well-built , but that was about it .

Blake could tell at a glance that the boy was just a clumsy teenager her age without any skills . No instincts suitable for training or experience in combat . The boy did not try to avoid . Did not even try to cushion the fall . Of course in the first place he shouldn't even stumble .Looking at the bleeding lip and skin peeling on his chin , Blake was also sure that the boy didn't even have an aura .

It was frankly a pitiful sight even for a civilian . Boy of his stature should at least have some instincts of self-preservation . And yet he did not even stretch out his hands when he flew to the ground .

Looking again and again at the enrollment papers for Becon , Blake saw that there was clearly a picture of this blond boy ... Blake had already guessed the situation . Looking at the bookstore , Balake's gaze looked like , disappointed and a little annoyed .

??? : " Sorry, I didn't see you . I am Jaune....."

Said the blonde with a desire to introduce himself . However, Blake dismissed him . Shoving the recommendation letter in her hands into his chest , pushing him a little . Blake entered the bookstore without looking back . At the counter Tukson was already waiting for her , he was watching the situation through the glass door and the rather large display windows that are all along the front of the store .

Tukson : " You didn't even look at him , Blake . You are breaking poor Jaune's heart , what will you do when he starts to think that there is something wrong with him and gets complexes . "

Said her temporary boss Tukson , trying to joke straight into Blake's disgruntled face . In the end he already knew that Blake knew what he did . Balke, however, did not respond to the taunt . The boy was indifferent to her . Balke was also sure the boy had not tried anything with her . He did not have this kind of look in his eyes . At that moment he was rather shy .

However, if he get his hopes up and if he start's having complexes because of something like this , that his problem . Balke is already taken . Perhaps ignoring him may have been an act of grace . After all , there is no telling if a certain crazy wolf girl is hiding somewhere . And well last night has already shown that when Lappland has a bad day , logic does not work on her . If she had a bad day and came across this situation . If she misinterpreted the situation , well in that case even if the boy didn't try anything with her , it still wouldn't save him .

Of course it's not that this is what Balke had in her mind . She just didn't want to waste her breath talking to the blonde . In the end , however , Blake knows that the boy had no such intentions . As for possible complexes , she did not care . If he is so concerned that she ignored him , that's his problem .

Blake : " These papers . Is this your work ? "

Asked Blake ignoring the taunt , referring to the blonde , who had already hurriedly walked away from the bookstore .

Tukson : " Hello you too Ms. latecomer "

Said Tukson jokingly , with a sincere smile . And to clarify , this remark was not meant to point out to Blake her being late , it was just a taunt to distract her . And partly it worked because , he could see in Blake's eyes that she was realy sorry about it . In the end , she was the one who asked for this job . Perhaps she literally used Tukson's guilt to get him to accept her temporarily . After all, Tukson didn't need employees . He managed himself very well , it was Blake who need money urgently .

Blake : " Sorry . You can cut my absent time from my paycheck . "

Said Blake without any hesitation . Along with these words , the apology disappeared from her eyes .

Blake : As for the documents he was carrying.

Said Blake with the intention of returning to the topic .

Tukson : " A clique matter . Besides, why are you so interested in it ? "

Said Tukson no longer pretending to be ignorant . He only shrugged his shoulders and seemed indifferent to the whole situation which seemed to get on Blake's nerves even more .

Blake : " The academy has a limited number of seats . The fact that he got , your fake letter of recommendation , makes him ignore the exams and gets to direct selection . Where he may actually get a spot . Then , it may turn out that I or Lappland will not get on the list of students . "

Said Blake crossing her arms under her chest. And her gaze was appraising him. She waited for an answer , which did not come . In the end what was Tukson supposed to say ? Was he supposed to apologize for doing his job ? Well , Blake noticed it too , which made her let it go . She only sighed in fatigue.

Blake : " Sorry . I just have a stressful times . A lot of things are happening around me . And now I'm even worried if they will accept me and Lappland to Beacon . "

Said Blake with a slight embarrassment . However, it was not that she was lying . She is a walking bundle of nerves . Fortunately, Tukson understand this . He was not stupid and knows that Blake is trying to start over . He has been through the same thing . And even now he is worried about whether his old white fang friends will visit . In the end he is a deserter and he would face the fate of a deserter .

In his eyes Blake was like a younger version of him . Well , unfortunately Blake understood some things too late . So rather like a younger version of him with an extra baggage of guilt . Besides, Blake is not alone . Besides herself , Blake also has to make sure that Lappland is okay . And that certainly adds to her additional worries .

Tukson : " Tell me Blake why shouldn't they accept you? I doubt that you will fail any of the exams. Certainly not the physical and not the combat exam. I honestly believe that you and especially Lappland are no match for them. Surely you will not lose to a bunch of kids. "

Said Tukson with amusement and he was right . That was the truth , especially in the case of Lappland. She can easily fight with trained and experienced hunters . And here we are talking about children without real experience . The same with physical exams .

Tukson : " You are not stupid either . You and Lappland should be able to handle the paper exams . "

Said Tukson with confidence which calmed Blake down a bit . Obviously Balke knew that these exams would not be a problem . It is the psychological test that worries Blake the most . However, that's a worry for the future

Blake : " Whatever . I just don't want to see you carried away in handcuffs . Looking for a job would be annoying ."

Said Blake sarcastically , putting the topic aside . However, underneath her sarcasm , there was Blake's sincere worry about Tukson. And while saying that she walk past him , straight to the back room to start the shift .

Tukson : " Relax , the boy was never here . And I have nothing to do with it . I'm just selling books . Besides , the papers are not fake . The letter and signature are original , so is the boy's data . Only his experience described in the letter are false . But they are written in such a way that it is impossible to determine their authenticity . I am clean . If the truth come out , there is no evidence against me . This is not my first time when I do this . "

Said Tukson with a pleasant smile , tapping his fingers on the countertop .

Tukson : " As for your absence in the morning . Do I get any details ? The message you send , didn't say anything except that you're going to be late. "

Tukson asked, not expecting an answer, which indeed he did not get. However, he already expected it . He simply sighed and shook his head. It was none of his business . Whether Blake shows up for work doesn't matter to him . He simply wouldn't pay her .

Tukson : " When you get ready , take these new cartons of books with you on the way . You sort and arrange them on the shelves ."