Our Purpose
Hello, potential readers, now Black Mamba is here bringing his debut fanfic after much long years as a reader. Now, granted this is my first time and English ain't really my first language, a reminder to you Grammar Nazis out there, so it might not satisfy you people, but what do I care (ok maybe I do) because in the end I'm doing this to satisfy my boredom. So, without further ado, lets start this chapter off with a Bang, just kidding, I'm talking about a disclaimer.
Disclaimer: Everything related to RWBY here belongs to Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum, rest his soul. The OCs, however are mine, so screw off unless you want to borrow them with MY PERMISSION.
Chapter 1: Welcome to Beacon
3rd Person POV
(Location: Airship to Beacon)
'Sigh'.
That was the thought of the boy as he looked at the view in front of him.
He was a boy of about 1.85 metres tall (A/N: Yes people I use Metres and all that stuff. So any of you who uses the feet thingy, its about 6'1, but I'm not going into specifics for future descriptions here), with quite a muscular build judging from the muscles bulging from his coat. He was wearing a black trench coat and a grey shirt underneath it, as well as a black pants and a pair of combat boots. There's also a metallic object stashed at his back, possibly his weapon. This thuggish appearance is perfected with his fingerless gloves and a bandana tied to his arm. His wild, unruly hair was quite different as it has a black and white pattern similar to a skunk, though one might wonder if it was natural or not. His red eyes gave him an intimidating factor as it pierces through the soul as he stares on someone, complete with his scowling face. (AN: FYI people, I suck at fucking descriptions. God I can barely tell the difference between a vest and a shirt, so just play along.)
"Hey, Nero. Snap out of it," a voice called out breaking him out of his thought.
"Huh, what?" the boy named Nero replied.
"You weren't listening to anything I said, did you?" The person next to him, a girl asked with annoyance in her tone.
The girl was shorter than him, about 1.7 metres, but exudes a mature aura around her. She has golden blonde hair with two braids which are connected at one point and rested on her shoulder with a head dress and stormy gray eyes. She wears a white vest with golden linings and grey sleeves which showed her curves alongside a white tights reaching to below her knee, as well as white heels. On her wrists are two golden bracelets with a tattoo of nettles on her right wrist.
"Sorry Aurea, I was distracted by uhhhh...the view," Nero apologized, making up an excuse.
"Hmmmmmmm...are you talking bout the view outside or the girls?" teased the girl named Aurea.
Nero just groaned. He knew this topic will come up sooner or later.
"Aurea, you know I'm not looking for a girl right now," he said in a exasperated tone.
Aurea just flashed a teasing smile, knowing that Nero is embarrassed about this thing.
"Well, as your sister, I think it is my duty to find yourself a girlfriend," she said while pointing a thumb to her chest, "seeing as you are as social as a rock."
Nero just sighed at this. He knew he lacked social skills, making it hard to make friends, let alone get a girlfriend.
"Okay Aurea. First of all, your not technically my sister. We're just like VERY close childhood friends who I treat like family. Second, my social skills are not THAT bad. I've made friends when I was at Atlas, excluding you who I've known for like my whole life. And three, I'm joining Beacon to be a Huntsmen, not find a girl. Besides, you should care for yourself Aurea."
Aurea merely scoffed at his rambling.
"Pffftt, details Nero," she replied," besides I'm doing this as orders from Aunt Gwen."
"Oh come on, don't bring Mom into this."
"Oh hell yeah I will, Nero," chided Aurea, placing her hands on her hips, "you know she's doing this for your own good. And besides, the girls here are very pretty. I mean, ummmm just look at those two."
She pointed her fingers on a direction, and Nero turned to satisfy her.
He saw two girls talking animatedly. The blonde one with long hair, has lilac eyes and a wide smile on her face. She was about as tall as Aurea, he observed, but what interests him was the way she dresses. She was wearing a brown vest buttoned with yellow crop top exposing her midriffs, and her top doesn't seem to cover her...well-endowed chest and hugged her curves tightly. On top of that she wears a biker shorts with a some sort of skirt around her waist. All in all, she was a bombshell with perfect packages. And her yellow bracelets seems to fit well with her.
The other girl, who was trying to remove herself from the blonde, was quite short, possibly less than 1.6 metres. She wears some sort of Gothic lolita dress with a black and red theme, and a belt with a metallic rose. Her red hood seems to make her stand out. And her hair is unique with a black color and red tinges at the end (but who is he to comment, he has a skunk hair for gods sake).But what really got him was her eyes. A silver colour which feels so deep as he stares into it endlessly.
He was staring intently at her until he realised that she saw him as she blushed furiously. He turned his face away in embarrassment, with his cheeks flushing.
'God, what the hell am I doing?' He thought, 'staring at a stranger. Though she does look cute NO! I'm not here to stare at cute girls with pretty eyes. I'm here to study and be a Huntsmen.'
"Hmmmm, what's this," Aurea said, once again breaking him out of his thought, "Got a crush already?".
"W-w-what?! No, I d-don't have a c-crush on anyone!" he stammered in embarrassment, cheeks flaming.
"Oh that's cute. You're already stuttering like that. Guess my work's already cut out," Aurea said with a teasing smile. She just loved doing this to her little brother figure.
"I don't like anyone Aurea. I mean sure she's cute and all, but that doesn't mean anything," he retorted, before realising his mistake and blushed at what he said.
Aurea saw this, unfortunately. "So you think she's cute eh?" She is on a roll with her teasing now. Nero just blushed red like a tomato.
Their conversation was interrupted by the TV reporter, Cyril Ian.
"The Dust robbery last night was perpetrated by the heinous criminal, Roman Torchwick," reported the man. As he said it, the screen showed pictures of Roman Torchwick, a man with orange hair and black eyes, wearing a white coat.
"Seriously, this guy needs a life if he's robbing Dust around," Nero snorted with disgust at the mention of the infamous criminal.
The reporter continued, "If anyone has information, please contact the Vale Police Department. Now, back to you Lisa."
After that, the screen switches to a woman, another reporter obviously.
"Thank you Cyril," she said, "Now in other news, a peaceful Faunus Rights protest turned violent when members of the White Fang attacked. This once peaceful organisation has since..."
Before they can listened to more, the screen switched again, now showing the projection of a woman. She was wearing a white pleated top along with a black pencil skirt from her waist. Her blonde hair is a shade lighter than Aurea's, and her green eyes as she gives out a stern look which was enhanced even more with her glasses.
"Hello, and welcome to Beacon," the woman greeted, "My name is Glynda Goodwitch. You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy! Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world."
As she said that the students in the airship looked out to see the beautiful view of Beacon Academy itself. Nero whistled with an impressed look.
"Wow, I never expected something like this," he said.
"True," replied Aurea as she too marveled at the view with awe. "Atlas got nothing on this."
"Yeah, this place feels more... homey," Nero said with a solemn look.
Aurea put a hand on his shoulder as she said, "This is our new home, Nero. Gotta get used to it."
"Hey, I didn't say that I didn't like it. It's just... I don't know. Will I find what I want if I do this?" Nero questioned.
Aurea tried to reassure him. "Nero, I'm sure you will. You said so yourself, you don't want to be the heir, so you tried to be a Huntsman. You came to Beacon to find something and you will. Just be patient."
"I know, Aurea. I know."
Aurea clasp her hands together and smiled. She knew Nero came to Beacon to escape his duties as heir of the Carbone Corporation. Carbone Corporation was one of the top Dust mining companies in Remnant, only second to the Schnee Corporation. And as the heir of the company, he is expected to lead the company in the future. Now, while he loved his family dearly, he doesn't want to lead the company and insists on giving it to his twin sister, Noir Carbone. This is one of the reasons he joined Beacon.
As they were talking about other topics, they were interrupted by a cry of, "Gross, gross, gross, gross!"
They turned to see the two girls who they were talking about earlier fussing around something like a vomit puddle. The two who saw this just laughed as the airship landed.
(Location: Beacon Academy courtyard)
Nero and Aurea were walking around, enjoying the sight of Beacon Academy. The architecture was truly something.
"So, what time is the orientation thing again?" Asked Nero, who was looking bored.
"Uhhhh, around 12, if I'm not mistaken," replied Aurea.
"What?! It's like 10 now. God, why drop us this damn early?" Nero sighed, frustrated.
"I don't know, so we can prepare ourselves for something?" Aurea said in an uncertain tone, not know the reasons herself.
Nero just groaned. He wasn't really the patient kind of person, so having to wait for an hour doing nothing is just torture to him.
"Man, this sucks. I hope something interesting happens."
Somehow, some deity up above answered his prayers as they heard an explosion nearby. Aurea just gave him a look and they both turned to the source of the explosion. There, they saw two girls in a smoking dust, both of them familiar. One of them being the cute girl (in Nero's mind) before and the other one...
"What the hell is she doing here?!" Growled Nero, anger apparent in his face.
"Weiss?" Said Aurea, though her tone is more of surprise than anger.
The girl was all around cold, with her pale complexion, ice blue eyes, white hair pulled up into an awkward ponytail and her scowl. She was about as tall as the girl in front of her, but that is probably due to her heels. She was wearing a white bolero jacket with a snow pattern at the back, symbolising the Schnee, and a similar colored dress reaching to the thighs. And she doesn't look happy at all.
"God, someone loves messing with me, huh?" He groaned, getting more frustrated. After all, his sworn enemy is apparently attending Beacon.
"Nero, ugh, seriously, you're doing that now?" Asked Aurea. She knew about this rivalry between Nero and Weiss, and tried to settle it down with little to no success as both sides were as stubborn as a mule with the pride of a king.
"What, it's not my fault that she apparently followed me here to make my life hell."
As he was complaining about his misery, something bumped into him. As he turned around, lo and behold, it was the Schnee heiress herself.
"Hey, watch where you're going, you dolt. Wait, NERO?!" Cried the heiress in surprise, before giving off a scowl.
"Sup, Schnee. The hell you're doing here, huh?" Nero sneered in an angry tone.
"Well, if you must know, I have been accepted to Beacon," she answered in a haughty tone, "Now my question is what are YOU doing here?" She pointed at him.
"Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'm very qualified to go here, seeing as I'm the top in class at Atlas, and as far as I remember, you never got into combat training Schnee, so how the HELL did you get here, princess? Did your dad pay them off?" He retorted, his anger increasing even more.
"How dare you!" She was livid at his words. "I'll have you know that I got here with my own effort and not because of my influence. And for the last time, stop calling me princess!"
"I'll stop calling you that when you stop acting like one, princess!"
"Ugh, I can't believe a ruffian like you is the heir to a famous company like the Carbone."
"Well I CAN believe that someone like you is related to the Schnee."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"It means exactly what it means, Schnee."
The rivalry between those two was so intense, one can observe lightning sparks from their eyes as they stared into each other. Aurea, who was standing by the sidelines, finally got sick of this and took matters to her hands.
"Enough, you two!" Aurea shouted, finally losing patience.
The two immediately stop their bickering and stared at Aurea. She was rubbing the bridge of her nose.
She sighed and said, "Okay first of all, could you guys just stop with all this? I'm sick of listening to this shit and I think everyone else at home agrees. Second, this is the goddamn public, you two. You're attracting crowds here for fucks sake." She got rid of her frustrations and finally turned to Weiss. "And Weiss, just... ugh just go."
"Uhhhh, okay," she nodded dumbly, shocked at her outburst. She then walked off, but not before giving a death glare to Nero, who responded equally.
"Nero..." Aurea started off.
"Yes, Aurea?" He said in a low tone, knowing what was coming.
"Do you really have to bring that here? I mean you two almost crossed the line there! God, Nero please have some restraints," she ranted in a frustrated tone.
"Ok ok, geez, don't blame me for that"
"Well, you started the fight, so I have the right to blame you," she chided.
"Well...okay maybe that was my fault, but you know why right? Every time I see her, I just ugh..." Nero sighed in frustration.
Aurea's expression softened looking at this. "Nero, you know you can't do this. I mean, the two of you weren't like this before. Nero, she's your..."
"Ahp ahp ahp, I don't want hear anything. As far as I'm concerned, she's a Schnee and they are all assholes," he interrupted stubbornly, signaling the end of the conversation.
Aurea just sighed. She knew the reasons behind all this rivalry, and while she understands why he did it, she just wants everything to be back to normal.
"Uhhhh, hey," a voice called out.
Nero and Aurea turned, and saw the girl from before and a guy.
He was about as tall as Nero, but he looks lankier, if anything. He has dark blue eyes and a messy blonde hair. His armor consists of a white chest spauldron and shoulder plates along with a pair of elbow guards. Underneath that is a black and orange hoodie. He also wears a pair of jeans and sneakers, which gives off this casual aura around him unlike Nero, who looks menacing.
"Sorry, we kinda overheard your conversation," the guy started off nervously.
Aurea just shrugged it off. "Nah it's fine. Gotten used to it."
"Oh and the name's Jaune Arc," he introduced himself, "and this is Ruby."
The girl now named Ruby waved her hands. "Hey."
Aurea just smiled." Nice to meet you Jaune, Ruby. My name's Aurea, and this idiot over here," motioning to Nero who was staring at Ruby, "is Nero."
"Uhhhh...hey," he greeted awkwardly, not really knowing what to do.
"Hey aren't you the guy at the airship just now?" Ruby asked innocently.
Nero just turned his head away in embarrassment, not wanting to meet Ruby's eye.
'God she looks so adorable,' he thought while blushing.
"Uhmmm yeah, that was me," he said, face red with embarrassment.
"You know him Ruby?" Jaune asked confused.
"Well... he was staring at me at the airship," she said while gaining a blush of her own.
"Awww thats so adorable, you two, but nows not the time for that," Aurea said teasing the two who began sputtering nonsense, "besides, weren't you the one who was fussing over some 'gross' thing at the airship?"
"Well that was not our fault, it was Jaune's," Ruby said quickly, "he vomited over my sister's shoe and everything."
Hearing this, Nero and Aurea laughed.
"Hahahahaha, wait that was you Jaune?" Nero said while still laughing.
Jaune just groaned as his new friends laughed.
(Some time later)
"Look, I'm just saying that motion sickness is much more common problem than people would like to admit."
This seems to be the conversation between the new group of friends we have here.
Nero chuckled while the girls giggled at Jaunes defense of his condition.
"Well I'm sorry, but Vomit Boy was the first thing that came up in my mind," said Ruby still giggling.
"Well, what if I call you Crater Face, huh?" Replied Jaune.
"Hey, that was an accident just now," Ruby said quickly in embarrassment. She doesn't really want to remember the incident just now.
Jaune just gave a huff.
"Well, the name's Jaune Arc. Short and sweet. Ladies love it," he said with confidence.
Nero snorted and laughed.
"Really Jaune? You really believe that?"
Jaune replied nervously, "They will. Well, I hope they will. My mom always says that."
"We'll see bout that, Jaune," said Nero.
"Oh yeah, bout that," Jaune said, pointing at Nero and Aurea, "Are you two ummm... together?"
Ruby for some reason lit up hearing the question and turned to the two who had blank faces. Few seconds later, they just burst out laughing.
"Oh god, Jaune that was hilarious," Cried Aurea still clutching her stomach from laughing.
"Ummmmm, what?" Was Jaune's response.
After their laughter died down, Aurea answered his question.
"No, Jaune we're not. We're just really close friends."
Nero continued, "Aurea's family and mine's were like really close, so we've been friend since like I was born. And since Aurea's older, I treat her like an older sister, and vice versa."
For some reason, Ruby sighed in relief.
'Wait, why am I happy? I mean, sure he's handsome and all and his eyes are just NO. Ruby, you are not here to look at handsome boys with pretty eyes, you are here to be a huntress.' She thought trying to rid herself of any bad thoughts.
"Wait how old are you, Aurea?" Questioned Ruby, curious by his statement.
"I'm 18, even if that's not really obvious," replied Aurea, knowing where this is going.
Jaune and Ruby was surprised, Ruby not so much since she is only 15 years old, but still it made her curious.
"Wait, then why aren't you a second year then?" This time its Jaune asking, confused about the situation.
Nero and Aurea just looked at each other. After a few seconds of silence, Nero answered the question.
"It's...personal reasons."
"Oh."
Both curious minds instantly stopped pressing for more. They knew when something is personal. After that, it became awkward, no one knowing on what to say.
All of a sudden, Ruby took out the metallic object at her back (which honestly got them curious).
"Sooooo, I got this," she said as she uncurled the object, revealing a scythe.
"Whoa, easy," Jaune was scared and very much surprised.
Nero and Aurea were also surprised but immediately change to an impressed look, seeing as the scythe is way bigger than Ruby herself.
Jaune then said, "What is that?"
"It's my weapon. It's also a high impact action sniper rifle," Ruby replied with pride.
"A what?"
"It's also a gun."
"Oh."
"Wow, I'll have to admit, I'm impressed Ruby," Nero said, very impressed at the weapon, "Did you use a light-weight alloy?"
Ruby perked up at this, a gleam in her eyes.
"Yeah, I got some from my uncle, so it's not as heavy as it looks," Ruby said excitedly.
"Wow, you really love weapons eh Ruby?" Asked Aurea with a smile.
"Of course, they're like an extension of ourself," replied Ruby, before turning to Jaune.
"What's your weapon Jaune?" She asked Jaune.
"Ummmm...well, I got this," Jaune said nervously as he took out a sword from the sheath.
"Ooooohhhh," Ruby was impressed with it, although it doesn't look as impressive as hers. Nero and Aurea just watched intently.
"And I got this too," Jaune continued, taking the sheath as well before actually changing it to a shield.
"What does it do," Ruby questioned innocently.
"Well, it can turn into the sheath, so if I get tired of carrying it, I can just put it back," Jaune answered showing the mechanism of his shield/sheath.
"Wait, wouldn't it just weight the same and all?" Nero asked this time.
Jaune just slumped his back and replied with a yes.
"Well, it's okay, I mean, I did went overboard when creating my weapon," Ruby said sheepishly
"Wait, you made your weapon?" Questioned Jaune.
"Yeah, all students studying at combat academy forged their own weapon," Aurea replied.
Nero snorted.
"Pfft, yeah right, like I wasn't the one who made your weapon Aurea."
"Shut up Nero. It's not my fault that I failed the practical sides of it," snapped Aurea, flustered by her inability to forge a weapon.
Jaune just rubbed the back of his head.
"Well, mine's more of a hand-me-down. My great grandfather used it during the Great War."
"Well, sounds like a family heirloom to me," Ruby said, trying to reassure Jaune, "I like it. Not a lot of people has an appreciation for the classics nowadays."
"Yeah, Jaune, as long as it helps you fight, its fine," Aurea said, trying to add her two cents.
Ruby then turned to Nero. "How bout you Nero?" She asked, the gleam in her eyes still apparent.
Nero just rub the back of his head nervously. "I don't know Ruby..."
"Oh c'mon, PLEEEAASSSSEEE," pleaded Ruby, bringing out her puppy dog eyes.
Nero obvious couldn't handle the cuteness of her face and relented. Meanwhile, Aurea just snickered while thinking.
'Wow, not even together, and he's already whipped. I can't wait to pair this two up.'
"You guys might want to move back a bit," he warned.
They followed his instructions and took a few steps back. After that, Nero took out his weapon at the back and uncurled it, revealing a HUGE ASS broadsword. It was about two metres long and almost forty centimeters wide. So huge is quite an understatement.
Ruby instantly went wild with glee, the weapon otaku in her going wild as she marveled at the weapon in front of her.
"OHMYGOD THAT IS SO COOL! DID YOU MAKE THIS?! WHAT ALLOY DID YOU USE? IS THERE ANY OTHER FUNCTIONS? CAN I SEE YOUR BLUEPRINTS?" She asked in quick succession, obviously excited.
"Wow wow there Ruby, chill out," Nero said trying to settle Ruby down with no avail.
"I CAN'T! I MEAN THIS LOOKS SO AWESOME, I MEAN IT LOOKS WAY COOLER THAN MINE. I NEED TO KNOW NERO! I NEED TO KNOW!" Obviously in her fangirl mode as she hugged Nero in utter bliss.
Nero just blushed as her body made contact with her.
'She feels nice.' was his thought.
"Well Ruby, I'll answer question. So just calm down and..." he said and blushed before continuing, "can you let me go?"
Ruby snapped out of her trance before realising her position, in which she let go while blushing furiously and stammered an apology.
"S-s-s-s-sorry b-b-bout that. I do that sometimes when i see something like this." She said, her face red as a tomato.
'His arm feels so nice though' she thought, 'I wish that I hadn't let it go earlier.'
Meanwhile, Jaune and Aurea was standing at the sidelines, obviously amused by their interactions.
'Man, these two are so getting together I swear,' Aurea thought.
'Man, Nero is so lucky to have a cute girl like Ruby. Wish I can have one, was Jaune's thought.
"It's okay Ruby, I understand," Nero said, smiling softly at her before continuing, "okay, so for your questions. First of all, yes I made this , I made this using some Titanium alloy, so in case you're wondering it weighs around almost a hundred kilograms. Three, yes there is another function but I'm keeping it a secret," he gave out a grin at seeing her pout, "and for the last one, I'll think about it.
"Wow, you are so cool Nero," Jaune was obviously at awe.
"Nero, how did you carry it then?" Asked Ruby confused, seeing as that thing is way heavier than him.
He just shrugged his shoulder before replying, "Eh, I'm used to it. I mean, I made this when I was 14, so it took me almost a year before I can even make a half-decent swing with it.
Ruby and Jaune became more impressed.
'That must be why his arms are so strong,' Ruby thought with a blush, 'NO, bad thoughts Ruby, bad thoughts.'
Aurea then interjected, "Now while its nice to see you two bonding together nicely, I must say, I think its time for us to go to the Auditorium."
Ruby and Nero just sputtered and blushed for the millionth time while Jaune just rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"So, you guys know where we're going?" Jaune asked.
"Uhmm, I don't know. I was following you hoping that you'd know," Ruby replied sheepishly.
"Well I was following Nero and Aurea hoping they'd know," Jaune replied back, obviously not knowing anything.
Aurea just rubbed the bridge of her nose and sighed.
"You two..." she said.
(Location: Beacon Academy Auditorium)
A few moments later, they arrived at the auditorium. When they entered, they heard someone calling out to Ruby. They turned to the source, and saw the blonde girl who was with Ruby in the airship, presumably her sister Yang. Ruby immediately ran off to her, while Nero and Aurea looked at each other and shrugged before following Ruby, leaving Jaune behind.
Jaune just groaned and said, "Oh man, where am I supposed to find some cool people to talk to?"
Meanwhile with Ruby, Nero and Aurea...
"Hey sis, how's it going?" Yang asked.
Ruby snapped, "You mean after you ditched me and I exploded?"
"Yikes, meltdown already?"
"Ugh, I wish," said the young girl in frustration, "I met his crabby girl and then there were some explosion, I think some ice, and electric too."
Yang seemed unsure with Ruby's response.
"Are you being sarcastic?" Asked the blonde in a teasing tone.
"Unfortunately, she's not," a voice called out.
Yang looked up and saw a guy in blacks and a girl in white.
"Ummm, sorry, but who are you?" Yang asked not knowing who they are.
Aurea answered the question.
"We're Ruby's friend. I'm Aurea and he's Nero."
"Sup," greeted the teen in black.
Yang suddenly gushed in happiness.
"Ohhh, I'm so proud of you Ruby! Making friends already," she said excitedly, then taking a flirtatious tone while looking at Nero, "especially one so...hot."
Nero felt uncomfortable. I mean, a hot girl is flirting with him.
Yang walked to him and place a finger on his chest.
"So how bout it, hotshot?" Yang purred, "How bout we take this somewhere more," she leaned on his ears and whispered, "private?"
At this point, Nero is a stuttering mess. His brains is definitely frying. Aurea just watched in amusement while Ruby on the other hand, is pouting, seemingly jealous of the interactions.
Ruby cried out, "Yang, get off of him," pulling Yang from the mess that is Nero. She continued, "and stop flirting with people."
This time, Yang turned to Ruby with a teasing smile.
"Why not Ruby? You don't want me messing with your boyfriend over here?" She teased while pointing to Nero.
Ruby started blushing and sputtering nonsense, while Nero, who was already frying from Yang's flirting just blushed even more.
Aurea just laughed, amused by what is happening in front of her.
"You know Yang. I think we're going to be best friends around here," Aurea said with a smile.
"Yeah, I think we will," Yang replied with a grin.
As they were talking, another voice called out, "What's this? You ditching me for your new friends, Yang?"
They turned to see a boy, taller than Yang but definitely shorter than Nero. He was wearing a sleeveless orange vest and black pants with a knee guard. He was wearing a fingerless glove (a lot of people seems to) and combat boots. His red hair is spiky with his bangs hanging on the temples and a pair of goggles covered the upper parts of his head. His green eyes and his smile gives off a cocky attitude, which seems legit.
"Seriously, Yang. I left you for a few minutes and you already ditched me," he said in a fake hurt tone, placing a hand on his chest, "I thought we were best friends."
Yang just snorted. Apparently she was used to this already.
"Oh please, Rouge. Stop being so melodramatic," said Yang.
The guy, named Rouge apparently, just put up a grin.
"What can I say? That's my charm," he said.
"So, mind introducing me to these people? Asked Rouge.
"Oh right, this one is my sister Ruby," she said, pointing to Ruby who waved her hands at Rouge, "and these are Ruby's friend, Nero and Aurea."
The two greeted with a hello (Aurea) and 'sup' (Nero).
Rouge then greeted back and walked towards Aurea, and suddenly said, "You got a grape?"
Aurea was confused now.
"Uhhhhhh, no?" She replied, uncertain.
Rogue gave a toothy grin, before saying, "How bout a date?"
On cue, Nero, Ruby and Aurea facepalmed at the obviously horrible puns, while Yang just laughed.
"Oh god, that was like horrible man," Nero said groaning.
"Seriously, you flirt with girls like that?" Aurea asked that, obviously exasperated with the puns.
"Oh come on guys, that was 'punny' right?" Rouge said with a smug smile.
Hearing that, the three just facepalmed even harder.
"Yang, where did you find this guy?" Ruby asked her sister.
"Oh, its a long story," replied Yang staring at Rouge as she said it.
Rouge rubbed the back of his head and smiled sheepishly.
Meanwhile, someone approached the group as they were talking.
"You!" The person called out.
They turned around and saw Weiss, with hands on her hips and her signature scowl on her face. Ruby immediately jump in fright into Nero's arm who blushed.
Ruby cried out, "No, not again."
The heiress continued to scold the younger girl.
"You're lucky we didn't get blown off a cliff."
Rogue was confused while Yang had a shocked face as she realised that Ruby wasn't lying.
"Oh my god, you really exploded," she said.
Ruby removed herself from Nero's arms and waved her arms, saying, "It was an accident! It was an accident!"
Then a paper was shoved into her face.
"Uhhh, what's this?" She asked.
"The Schnee Dust Company is not responsible for any injuries or damages sustained while operating a Schnee Dust Company product," ranted the heiress, "Although not mandatory, the Schnee Family highly encourages their customers to read and familiarize themselves with this easy-to-follow guide to Dust application and practice in the field."
Ruby was now blank, overloaded with the information.
"You really want to start making things up to me?" Asked the white haired girl, to which Ruby answered with a nod. "Read this and don't ever speak to me again!"
Nero who was watching this, was annoyed with how Weiss treated the hooded girl.
"Hey princess, I think you should lay off of her," snapped the heir.
Weiss turned to him with an offended look.
"Excuse me? I am not talking to you Nero," said Weiss.
Aurea groaned, knowing that another argument is going to happen. Yang and Rouge just stood there totally confused while Ruby had a concerned look for Nero.
"Well, I'm talking to you Schnee," Nero retorted.
"Ugh, what is your problem now huh?" Asked the Schnee, frustration evident in her tone.
"Well, my problem with you is that, you're messing with my friend over here," pointing to Ruby, "and I don't like it. So if you would please, screw off!"
Weiss was slackjawed at his words, and she seems to look hurt by his tone.
Yang who seems to have had enough cut off their conversation.
"Look I think you guys should chill out." The blonde advised.
Then she looked at Ruby and Weiss and said, "As for you two, I'm sure you got off at the wrong foot, so why don't you guys just start over?"
Ruby was very glad hearing her sister's words.
"She's right," she said looking at Weiss, offering a handshake.
"*Ehem* Hello Weiss, my name is Ruby. Why don't we go shop for school supplies?" She said.
Weiss then replied with sarcasm in her tone.
"Oh, then we can go paint our nails, and talk about cute boys like tall, blonde and scraggly there." She pointed her thumb to Jaune who actually perked up.
Unfortunately, Ruby didn't notice Weiss's sarcasm.
"So, is that a yes?" Questioned the silver eyed girl excitedly.
Weiss put on a frown and paused, before replying coldly with a No.
Nero was seething at Weiss right now. But before he could say anything, someone cleared his throat stopping him any further.
At the stage with a microphone, was Professor Ozpin himself, the headmaster of Beacon Academy.
(A/N: I think by this point, you all should know how he looks like right? So I'm just gonna skip his description)
"I'll...keep this brief." He said before continuing. "You have traveled here today in search of knowledge-to hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose – direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step." He then left the stage. The hall was filled with confusion as his words sink in to every students.
Then, Glynda, who was besides Ozpin the whole time went to the microphone.
"You will all gather at the ballroom tonight. Tomorrow will be your initiation. Be ready," said the professor before dismissing the students.
The group of young future Hunstman and Huntresses however.
"What's with Ozpin?" Said Aurea, unnerved by his speech. "I mean, he seems so...off."
"Yeah, it's like he's not even there," added Yang.
The tension suddenly disappeared, when Jaune appeared and said to Weiss.
"I'm a natural blond, you know."
Weiss just facepalmed and shook her head, while the rest chuckled (the guys) and giggled (the girls).
(Location: Beacon Academy Ballroom)
A few hours later, at night...
Nero was lying on his sleeping bag, wearing a black muscle shirt and grey shorts. With no one bothering him right now (Aurea is currently at the restroom and he doesnt really know where the rest are). He was deep in thought right now.
'Well, so far so good. Beacon's fine and everything, I made some friends and they seemed nice, especially Ruby,' he gained a blush as he remembered his encounter with the scythe wielding girl. 'Though, why the hell does Weiss have to be here?' He got a scowl thinking about his rival. 'Sigh, I guess you can't get everything you want.'
"Hey, whatchu thinking there huh?" A voice called out.
He stopped his line of thought and turned to the voice. It was Rouge, wearing nothing but a sweatpants, a grin on his face.
"What do you want Rouge?" Nero asked boredly.
"What, this is how you treat your best friend?" He joked. "And I thought Weiss was cold."
Nero frowned at his words. He was nothing alike with the Schnee heiress.
"Wait, since when am I your best friend huh? Asked the sword wielding teen.
Rogue just gave a grin.
"Of course you're my best friend. We guys must stick together in this harsh world ruled by the evil that is woman," he joked while waving his arms.
Nero actually chuckled. He seems to find Rouge to be interesting despite his quirks.
"Okay, that may be true. But seriously, why are you here?" Nero asked again.
Rouge just shrugged and said, "Well I wanted to talk."
"About what?"
"You know, bout that spat you have with the Ice Queen just now."
Nero groaned at this.
"Ugh, seriously dude." He said, annoyed. "Are you gonna lecture me like Aurea again?"
Rogue put his arms in surrender.
"Hey, I'm just here to help OK?" He said quickly. "And I'm curious. I mean what's your deal with her?"
Nero sighed. He doesn't really want to talk about. It just brought him old memories.
"It's... it's a long story man," he said.
Rogue was definitely curious now.
"I mean, it can't just be some old business feud right?"
"It's something like that... wait what, how did you know?" Nero questioned. He never revealed his identity as a Carbone to anyone so far.
Rouge just snorted. "Oh please, I may be joking most of the time, but I'm not an idiot. I know who you are, Nero Carbone.
To say Nero was surprised is an understatement. He certainly didn't expect anyone to find out his identity this early, and certainly not from Rouge who looks carefree to his surroundings. Maybe the red haired guy is more than meets the eye.
"So what is it really?" Asked Rouge.
Nero had a sad look on his face, reminiscing about his past.
"It's personal, Rouge. I can't say," Nero said solemnly.
Rouge saw Nero's expression and immediately let it go. He thinks that Nero will tell him sooner or later.
"It's okay, it's cool." He said, "Hey, you're not sleeping anytime soon?"
"No, not really. Why?"
"Well, why don't we walk around?" Offered the red hair. "It might help cool you off."
After a few seconds of thought, Nero just shrugged and agreed.
As they walked around, they were greeted by a lot of interesting sights. Boys flexing their muscles hoping to attract some girls (Nero scoffed at this), Girls huddling together gossiping about celebrities and boys (Rouge was curious about this one) and Jaune walking around in a onesie (they both shivered at this). When they were about to return back to their beds (sleeping bags), they heard noises. Looking at each other, they then tried to find the source. When they found it, Rouge sighed while Nero narrowed his eyes. In front of them was Ruby, Yang, Weiss bickering (well it's more Yang and Weiss, Ruby tried to settle them down to no avail) and a girl sitting with her book watching them fight.
She was wearing a black sleeping gown. Her long black hair had a little black bow on top of her, and her yellow eyes seemed catlike. She actually gives off a mysterious feel around her.
"Why do you hate my sister huh?" Yang cried out.
Weiss replied loudly, "She's a hazard to my health.
Nero interjected, "Well, I think that you're a hazard to everyone's health Schnee."
The three turned to see Nero, with his arms crossed and a scowl on his face, and Rouge who was facepalming while shaking his head off.
"Ugh, what is your problem with me Nero?" Snarked Weiss, obviously annoyed with his appearance.
"I think you know damn well what my problem is," Nero retorted with venom in his tone.
"Ugh, you are such an insufferable fool," Weiss replied with equal tone.
"Well, I maybe a fool, but I don't go around destroying people's self esteem to raise her own."
"How dare you! Your mouth is as foul as your appearance."
"Well, your attitude are just like your family's, rotten."
"Hey! You do not speak of my family like that!"
Before their argument escalates into something worse, the lights was turned off, presumably by the black haired girl. After that, since the mood instantly vanished, everyone returned back to their respective beds.
"You really hate that girl, don't you?" Rouge asked, shaking his head.
"Not in the mood, Rouge," Nero growled. He really wasn't in a great mood after that spat.
"Nero, where the hell were you?" A voice called out, annoyed.
The duo turned to see Aurea, wearing her nightwear, with hands on her hips.
Nero turned his face away, not wanting to make eye contact with Aurea.
"Uhhhhh..."
Rouge just rolled his eyes. Then he answered the blonde's question.
"We were taking a walk. Then it seems that this guy here," pointing at Nero, "can't seem to resist and fulfilled his fight quota with our resident Ice Queen."
Nero instantly glared at Rouge who just gave him a grin.
Aurea, on the other hand, is not amused.
"What?!"
"Look, Aurea it wasn't..." he tried to defend himself.
"No, Nero, no more excuses!" To say she is mad is an understatement.
"I told you from the start not to start any fight with her! And look what you've done! You had THREE fucking fights with her. God Nero, if this keeps happening, you two won't even survive one day in Beacon."
"Hey, it wasn't my fault! She was mocking my friends! I couldn't just stand there!"
"Yeah right, trying to excuse yourself again. I bet you were looking for a chance to butt in, right?"
"Uhhh..." Nero was speechless now. To be honest, that was what really happened.
Aurea sighed in frustration and rubbed the bridge of her nose.
"Nero, stop being such a kid. It's bout time to get this childish rivalry over with. You two might be teammates for the next 4 years." Chided the blonde, before her expression softened. "Please Nero, at least do this for us."
She was really angry, but she just wanted Nero's safety above all else. And she was scared that this rivalry might result in something worse if it continued.
Nero who was silent the whole time thought this over. It probably wasn't a bad idea to stop this rivalry with the Schnee heiress. Besides, what's the worst that could happen?
'I mean we used to be... no stop thinking about the past Nero. It's useless after all.'
After some thoughts, Nero sighed.
"Okay fine. I'll try...to be civil with her. No promises though. But this is for you and mom."
Aurea just smiled softly.
"That's all I asked for."
Rouge who was watching the scene just grinned and place his arm over Nero's shoulder.
"So, now that's all and over with, what's this bout being teammates?" He asked.
"It's just a rumor," Aurea replied disinterested.
Nero, who was tired from everything that happened today, just lied back on his bed, and let the darkness take over.
Author's Note: AND DONE! God, I certainly didn't expect 7k words in one go. Nonetheless, I would say nice work for me, although it seemed packed with dialogues than anything, and that scares me for some reason. But I digress. My words means nothing if you don't like it right? So, hope you have fun reading this and do give out any reviews, especially for the OCs, whether it is good or bad. Although, I have to warn you, if I find any reviews that are derogatory or just fucking useless, I'll just laugh and give off a middle finger, so don't even tempt me people. I never go back on my words.
So yeah, people, Read and Review.
Adios amigos (I'm not Spanish btw).