New Life
Real World AU
Chapter 1: New Girl
Blake pushed the large, blue, metal double doors open. Stepping inside, she was taken aback by the sea of students before her. The
faunus girl looked around, looking for some kind of 'landmark' that could help guide her to her assigned locker.
It was Blake Belladonna's first day at Beacon Academy, a very large and prestigious school, it was in fact, one of top ranking schools in the state, and that was truly saying something. Blake had moved around quite a lot during high school and over the summer, only several days before had she arrived in Vale, the incredible metropolis blanketed in skyscrapers, office buildings, apartments, and several million people.
The dark haired girl took one tiny step into the mob of students and was imediatly pushed back be a tall, musculer boy who didn't seem to notice her. She was thrown off balance but managed to stay on her feet. It quickly became apparent that this was going to be a challenge.
"The trick is to time it right." A girl's voice came from right behind Blake. "Watch and learn." The voice was then given a body when a short redheaded girl stepped forward and faced the terrifyingly large crowd, the mysterious girl, however, was unfazed. Her eyes darted left and right, rapidly catching a glimpse of each area, searching for a gap to squeeze into. Finally, she found her mark and jumped right in between two boys at the edge of the pack, then proceeding from there, to a rather dramatic display of dodging and weaving all around the wide hall, slithering like a snake between each person. Eventually she reached the opposite side of the hall and stepped into a classroom.
Watching this rather impressive display, Blake decided to take a shot at it herself. Eyeing the large crowd, the faunus waited for an opening, once she found a gap, she ran for it. The people behind her forced the freshman forward, the current dragging her in the opposite direction of where she intended to go, so she quickly scooted sideways into a group that was moving towards the next hallway so she jumped in. This huddle took her just outside of where she was headed, but was close enough to push through.
Finally she was out of the packed entrance and into a noticably more open corridor, which would lead her to locker. Twenty people, more or less, walked the hallway that stretched about thirty meters from the entrance to a large staircase at the far end. Blake was relieved to see that there were fewer people in this wing of the building. She pulled a tiny peice of of paper from her pocket and read it, "1437."
The faunus walked along the wall of lockers until she reached the metal compartment assigned to her. "Fourteen thirty five, fourteen thirty six, here it is, fourteen thirty seven."
Blake remembered the unlock code and turned the padlock accordingly. The metal door swung open, allowing Blake to place several books, notebooks, and other school supplies inside. Just as she pushed the locker door shut, her watch went berserk, the loud beeping sounding off repetitively right next to her ear. It was her 'time for class' alarm. "Shit, I'm gona be late." Blake cursed before tightening the bow concealing her faunus ears and taking off to her first class she tiptoed in as quietly as she could, the front door was at the back of the large room, and the teacher was distracted with his lecture, so she went unnoticed. She found an empty seat and sat down next to a short, redheaded girl.
"Hey, new girl." The redhead was the sane girl from earlier, the one that showed Blake the art of 'hallway trecking.'
"Oh, hey."
"Did you get where you were going?"
"Yeah, thanks."
"Great. I'm Ruby."
"Blake."
"Well, Blake, if you ever need help finding your way around campus, just ask me."
"Thanks, I have a feeling I'm going to need it." The class lasted about an hour before the lecture ended and the students flowed out of the room.
As the day dragged on, Blake walked from one class to the next, talking to few people. Eventually, Blake's lunch hour arrived. There were several places to get food on campus, so Blake chose the one where she saw the most faunus, eating there would provide her a level of protection from human bullying and discrimination that were all too common. She walked inside the glass building and turned to the woman standing behind a wooden counter. Blake took a second to observe the plaque printed with all the food options available, seeing that it was mostly meat, she could see why this was a popular faunus hangout.
Blake asked for the first thing that looked good.
"Ten fifty." The woman behind the counter said. Fourteen dollars was a ridicules price for some fish between two pieces of bread, but she still reached in her pocket for the money, regardless.
"I only have a five." Blake searched her pocket for some more cash, but came up empty handed.
"Next customer." Suddenly a white haired girl behind Blake stepped up.
"Here." The girl handed the cashier a five dollar bill acompanied by several coins. Blake grabbed the sandwich abd of line.
"Thanks, you didn't have to do that."
"It's fine. I was trying to get rid of that spare change anyway." The girl had seemed reluctant to give the money to this stranger, like something had made her do it. "I'm Weiss, by the way."
"Blake."
"I'll see you around, I have to deal with something." Weiss looked over her shoulder to find a redhead and a blonde playing with their food. "God, they are so immature."
Blake looked around, there weren't any open tables, the place was packed. "Is that Ruby?"
"You know her?"
"Kind of." Suddenly the very girl of which they spoke took notice of them.
"Hey Blake!" Ruby called out. "Come sit with us!"
"Do you mind?" Blake asked Weiss.
"I suppose not." Both girls walked to the table in the center of the room and sat down.
"Hey new girl." Ruby said, her voice as perky and cheerful as always.
"Hi."
"Who's this, sis? Girlfriend?" The blonde asked.
"No!" Blake and Ruby said in unison.
"I'm just messing with ya." The tall girl had golden-yellow hair that flowed down all the way to her lower back.
"You know I only dated that one girl." The taller student knew this well, but still felt the need to tease her over it. "Besides, what do you have against lesbians?"
"Alright, alright, don't go all defensive on me." The girl laughed. "So who is she, anyway?"
"This is Blake, she's new."
"Blake, where have I heard that name before?" She stared off into space, deep in thought. "Oh yeah, we're roommates!"