A/N: Hello my lovelies, the names Dr. Jekyll! I'm new here on as a creator, however I've been writing for quite some time. I hope you enjoy my works! You can also find me on Wattpad by the name of RWBYxLOLxKDH! This was my first story there and as such it will be my first one here! This is only the first chapter, however as soon as I get a moment the rest will follow if you don't wish to wait however check me out on Wattpad! (︎ ՞ਊ ՞)︎
Ruby opened her eyes slowly allowing her eyes to adjust to the pale morning light.
It was still an hour or so earlier than she was used to waking. Realizing this Ruby decide against relinquishing the warmth and comfort of her bed just yet.
Ruby slept for another half hour or so before a knock at her bedroom door woke her once again.
"Princess Rose?"
The familiar voice was both welcomed and dismissed by Ruby as she didn't yet want to get up still feeling tired but wanting to see the person on the other side.
As she reluctantly sat up and yawned she proceeded to respond to the voice that ushered her from slumber back into reality.
"You may enter," Ruby responded groggily.
The door opened and the face that met Ruby's gaze made her smile.
It was Weiss Schnee, who's family served as there elite personal guard.
Weiss was charged personally by the King, after witnessing her skill, with the protection of Vales youngest princess. While Weiss had grown closer to Ruby than most over the past three years, that didn't stop her from upholding herself to a high standard of etiquette whilst around the princess, no matter how much Ruby wished she wouldn't, at least when they were alone.
Upon noticing the tired but warm expression the princess presented, Weiss quickly bowed in apology.
"My sincerest apologies my lady I didn't mean to wake you."
Ruby sighed. "ugh- it's fine Weiss; and how many times must I ask you to call me by my first name?" She said slight annoyed that Weiss still felt it necessary to address her by her title.
Weiss allowed herself to grin slightly, "At least once more my lady," she said teasingly.
"Uuuugh! Weiss, c'moooon stop that!" Ruby pouted.
She knew Weiss was only trying to get a rise out of her, trouble was that it was working.
"Alright, alright I'm sorry prince-"
Weiss was cut off mid sentence by a glare ruby had shot her. Weiss sighed in defeat no matter how much she tried to uphold the vast difference in status, it was of no use, "I'm sorry R-Ruby," she finished hesitantly.
"See that wasn't so hard, was it?"
Ruby said warmly smiling wide.
Weiss couldn't help but follow suit, a small grin appearing on her own face.
No matter how stern or cold Weiss attempted to appear on the outside, Ruby easily saw through the facade. From the first time she'd met Weiss she'd seen the obviously skilled and not to be trifled with warrior on the out side, but also what most others didn't as well.
She saw the fragile side; the caring girl underneath the suit of armor, and Ruby had been simply smitten with a desire to see the other side of this warrior. The next day conveniently enough the Schnee family had been training in the courtyard.
Her curiosity itching in the back of her mind she decided to test Weiss; Ruby asked her father to observe a sparring session between herself and the older Schnee daughter.
3 years earlier...
"Father I would like for you to spectate a duel between myself and Weiss Schnee. If you find her skills sufficient, I respectfully request for her to serve as my personal aid," Ruby asked her father both in a warm and excited manner.
The king watched her for a moment before speaking.
"Ruby? What's this really about?" Her father asked tenderly.
Ruby was caught off guard.
"What do you mean?" Ruby asked feigning ignorance.
"While if you wish I can alow your request knowing full well Weiss Schnee is capable of providing exceptional protection; however you and I both know you don't require her help, so tell me... what's all this really about."
The king was indeed right it wasn't just about testing her skill they both knew well enough that she was skilled, it was more than that.
He also knew Ruby didn't necessarily need the Schnee's protection having been trained in secret from a very young age by her uncle Qroe in the lost art of scythe combat. Only members of the royal family knew of Ruby's skills.
Ruby's expression turned serious,
"It's not so much her skill... I want to test her resolve... but I also see something in her father... By doing this it'll answer my questions about her," she answered honestly looking her father dead in the eyes.
Her father nodded, he was satisfied.
"Very well sweetheart I'll observe your match, and after you win, if your satisfied with what you discover, then we'll decide if she's to become your aide."
Ruby instantly brightened and threw her arms around his neck and kissed him on his cheek. " thank you so much father!"
As Ruby pulled away to leave the kings study he stopped her.
"Oh and sweetheart?" He called after her. Ruby stopped short of the door and turned back to meet her fathers gaze once more.
"Do go easy on the poor girl," he said slightly deadpanning.
Ruby simply giggled at this and left hurriedly to get ready.
Weiss Schnee was in the courtyard training with her younger sister, Winter Schnee, the both of them operating specially designed rapiers known as myrtenaster. Weiss was tutoring her sister on how to effectively apply dust in a combat situation using her semblance.
The other Troops in the Schnee's garrison also were training each in there own sparring matches.
Yang Xio long Ruby's half sister enjoyed to watch the spectacle of the knights sparring below sometimes from the balcony above the courtyard.
Being a skilled herself in hand to hand combat Yang sometimes trained with the garrison as well. She'd dawn her golden colored armor with a deadly cestus fashioned into each of the gauntlets. Any who sparred with her even with the advantage of a sword could not best her.
Today however she merely watch from the balcony with her own personal aide an girlfriend Blake Belladonna a feline blooded Faunus. Yang having the boisterous personality she did it didn't surprise the troops when she'd first come to spar and they were used to it by now.
Yang sighed and looked over to her aide.
"There's not really much going on today is there?" She said getting rather bored.
Blake chuckled a bit and started too say something in response but did not finish.
"Um Blake? Are you okay?" Yang asked waving her hand in front of the Faunus' face. Blake snapped awake and voiced her thought, "who's that?" She said pointing the courtyard below where the sound of fighting had stopped completely at the appearance of an unrecognized fighter stepping into the courtyard. When Yang saw the black and crimson armor with a red cloak adorned overtop the armor she smiled a wide excited smile.
"Do you know that person Yang?" Blake asked not recognizing who the person was.
Yang chuckled, sat back in her seat and stated simply, "things just got interesting again."
Weiss looked at the person who stood before her hidden away in black and crimson armor, a red cloak covering the persons face.
"Who are you?" Weiss asked not faltering in her gaze at the new party in the courtyard. The person was a young female. she carried a large war scythe with a black shaft and a dark crimson blade.
She shoved the shaft of the large weapon that seemingly was double the girls own size into the earth and removed the hood of her cloak.
A series of shocked gasps and whispers around them followed soon after.
Weiss' eyes widened, it was none other than princess Ruby Rose.
Ruby then pulled the large scythe back out of the ground and pointed the head at Weiss who took a cautious half-step back appearing slightly confused, the younger princess as far as she knew didn't fight so it surprised her and most everyone else in the courtyard at the the time.
"Weiss Schnee. I hear by issue to you a challenge to a duel to test your prowess," the young princess finished still pointing the scythe at Weiss her confidence unwavering.
Weiss starred dumbfounded at the young princess before her. It took her a moment to gather herself.
"Forgive me princess... Your challenging me?" Weiss asked trying to confirm what she thought she'd heard.
"That's right!" Ruby said cheerfully moving the scythe up to rest on her shoulder. The cheery younger princess who most of the time seemed to never have a care in the world was the last person Weiss expected to have combat training.
"Whoooooooooo!!!! Yeah Ruby! Show her how it's done!!" Yang shouted to her younger sister. Blake rolled her eyes, but couldn't help but smile at the blonde. But when the king stepped out onto the balcony beside Blake her countenance shifted to more a more serious one; she bowed in greeting. The king returned the gesture with a slight nod.
He then approached a still cheering Yang and place a hand on her shoulder.
Yang stopped and turned to see her father shoot her a serious but kind look. Yang chuckled and scratched the back of her head sheepishly. He then motioned for her to be seated once more, to which she obeyed.
The king then turned his attention back to the courtyard below.
Weiss was not one to turn down a challenge and while the challenger really threw her for a loop surely the princess knew what she was getting her self into, right? After gathering herself she noticed the king to be watching the events unfold now as well.
Not wanting to appear disrespectful or weak for that matter Weiss decided she'd accept the princesses duel proposition.
"Very well my lady, I graciously accept your challenge." she said both confidently and respectfully.
"Great! However before we begin, I have to ask you to give this fight absolutely everything you've got." Ruby warned genuinely, "otherwise you'll fail in living up to my expectations and you'll lose the battle."
Weiss seemed surprised at those words. Was the princess really so skilled? The weapon she carried surely was heavy and impaired her movement. Against Weiss' swiftness with her myrtenaster she'd surely make quick work of Ruby if she went all out.
Ruby then took a stance lower to the ground the curve of the blade behind her.
Weiss pushed the thought to the back of her mind and put her left foot forward and raised her rapier in her own stance.
Weiss took a deep breath, if the princess asks for the full demonstration of her skill who was she to deny her?
Weiss blinked and when she opened her eyes again a second later Ruby had vanished save for a few crimson rose pedals that fluttered to the ground where she stood previously.
Weiss' eyes instantly widened in alarm as she felt a presence to her left and just barely managed to bring her sword up in time to parry a strike from the curved crimson blade.
'Shes so fast!'
Weiss was given no time to reciprocate with an attack of her own as Ruby vanished once more. This time she appeared behind Weiss spinning the scythe around her waist and twisting with the momentum she swung for the alabaster knights legs. Weiss leapt just above the attack spinning in the air to deliver a swing of the rapier towards the princesses shoulder.
Ruby dodged effortlessly using the momentum of her swing to aways be moving. Weiss went on the offensive using and agility glyph to close the distance between them she'd then immediately proceeded to also swing for the legs.
Ruby spun her scythe vertically clockwise behind her back bringing the blade down into the earth whilst simultaneously flipping up and over the scythe still holding onto it.
Weiss' sword connected with the scythe with a loud clang as Ruby's flip came full circle with a boot landing on Weiss' back. Ruby pushed off pulling her weapon out of the ground and flipping off of the Schnee's armor and landing a meter off behind her.
Then quick as a flash, Ruby came at her again.
Weiss turned as quickly as she could having been thrown off balance by Ruby flipping off of her back. Unable to guard in time she took the brunt of Ruby's attack. Ruby smashed into Weiss' abdomen with the shaft of the weapon, the blade facing away from Weiss.
The strike lifted Weiss off the ground and when Ruby drew back she hung there in the air for a brief second allowing Ruby to spin her scythe vertically again this time into an uppercut that demolished the entire upper left side of Weiss' armor and cut through her aura just enough to cut vertically across her left eye.
The force of the attack threw Weiss back ten feet.
Weiss tried to get up still short of breath from the strike in her stomach.
When she finally stumbled to her feet and caught her breath she felt a warm trickle run down her cheek. The princess had pierced her aura. Weiss had made a grave underestimate of Ruby's skills.
Ruby was indeed skilled, obviously more so than her self but she didn't give up.
She decided for a different approach.
The dust canister in the hilt of her myrtenaster spun to highlight red dust her blade then took on a red glow.
Weiss charged Ruby once more.
Fire exploded in the courtyard as Ruby met Weiss' blade with her own.
The small explosion threw Ruby slightly off balance. Weiss quickly continued with an onslaught of thrusts, all of which just barely missing there mark.
Weiss was quickly exhausting her aura not realizing it, but Ruby was more perceptive.
Ruby then took her chance and smashed the scythe in the same hammering fashion against Weiss' right shoulder,making her effectively drop her sword.
Weiss staggered once again and she knew she'd lost.
Ruby took full advantage of taking Weiss' balance from her again reacting faster than anyone could blink. She shoved the shaft of the scythe into the ground, vanished reappeared behind Weiss flying toward the wall behind her, rose pedals trailing behind, landing and immediately jumping back off the wall toward Weiss with enough force to shatter the surface of the concrete on the wall. A sonic boom sounded as Ruby flew back past Weiss and grabbed the shaft of her scythe spinning back around the shaft and using the vast momentum she'd built in the past half second, delivered a kick with both feet with more than enough force to shatter the rest of Weiss' aura and the remainder of her of the armor that covered her torso revealing the white blouse she wore underneath.
Dust exploded throughout the courtyard and when it cleared Weiss was on her side holding herself in pain. She'd been thrown back into the shattered concrete wall.
Ruby stood as the victor.
Yang was cheering louder than she'd had before the fight started and Blake stood astounded at what just unfolded before her as did most of the troops watching the carnage.
Ruby would've been disappointed with the battles outcome, if not for what she witnessed next.
Weiss pushed past her pain, her every muscle some of which were probably torn now screaming in absolute protest. She spat an inaudible curse and stood shakily to her feet. Still holding her side in pain she slowly stumbled back forwards toward Ruby.
She stopped where she'd dropped her weapon and slowly bent to pick it back up. Her body still trembling violently she took up what little of her battle stance she could still manage.
The princess smiled tenderly before stabbing the shaft of her scythe into the earth one last time. She then walked up to the still barely standing knight.
Ruby placed a hand on the hilt of Weiss' myrtenaster and lowered it gently. She then said just loud enough for the two of them to hear.
"Congratulations Weiss Schnee, you passed my test." Ruby said tenderly placing her hands over Weiss' shoulders.
Weiss looked into the princess' silver eyes, she was dumbfounded. No longer possessing the strength to stand Weiss collapsed onto her hands and knees before looking back up at the princess to respond, "but I... lost..." she managed in between heavy pants.
Ruby plopped down in front of Weiss criss-crossed.
"Of course you did, I've trained since before I could even hold a weapon. I wasn't expecting for you to beat me, I simply testing your desire not to give up, so you passed." Ruby giggled after finishing her statement.
"So in recognition of your impervious resolve, I princess Ruby rose humbly request for you, Weiss Schnee to become my personal aid; my shield in the face of peril and my best friend on the sidelines," Ruby said warmly, and offering to help Weiss stand stretching out her hand.
Weiss sat for a moment before taking the princess' outstretched hand.
"It'd be both an honor and a privilege my lady." she said with a reciprocated smile.
Present day
"Sooo, have you been to breakfast yet Weiss?" Ruby asked as she felt the other girl tighten her corset.
Weiss tied off the stings of the corset before responding.
"Not yet I that's what I came up to get you ready for actually." Weiss said as she helped Ruby into the gown of crimson and black. These were Ruby's trademark colors.
When she was finished Ruby turned around to look her aid in the eyes.
"How do I look?" Ruby asked Weiss.
"Better than you did yesterday, and less so than you will tomorrow," Weiss teased with a grin.
This earned her a chuckle from the younger princess. Ruby noticed the scar over Weiss' left eye and sighed in revere remembering the day she'd become her aid.
"What is it Ruby?" Weiss asked meeting the princess' gaze.
Snapping back to reality, Ruby realized she was starring, Weiss blushing slightly.
"Oh nothing just... lost in thought I guess..." Ruby told her. Weiss looked at her skeptically but before she could respond Ruby changed the subject.
"well let's not keep my father waiting," she said happily as she opened the door for Weiss and gesturing an 'after you' motion.
Weiss sighed at her charges serious disregard for her own status before exiting the room, followed quickly by a giggling Ruby.