DISCLAIMER: This is a fan fiction, and by no means do I claim ownership over RWBY or Haikyuu. They belong to their respective owners (Thank you for the amazing show, Monty Oum. May you rest in peace.).
Also, this will posted on three different websites, , Quotev and Wattpad. Mostly for comparison.
Now without further ado . . . Prologue: A New World, A New Beginning and An Exposition via Phone Call
She never would've thought that she would be back to living a normal life. As normal as it was before the tournament that change everything anyway . . .
BLEEP! BLEEP! BLEEP!
The sound of the alarm that she had grown to hate filled the room, waking Ruby Rose up. She sat up, stretching her arms out while letting out a yawn. She looked across the room where the alarm sat out of reach, effectively stopping Ruby from hitting snooze again and again and again, to infinity and beyond.
"Okay, I'm up. I'm up." She said to the inanimate object that was continually making a ruckus. Sometimes, she wonders if her neighbors can hear it and is extremely bothered by it.
She gently hit snooze, while Yang would probably smash the button in. She would too, if Yang didn't need to buy a new clock once in a while because of it.
Proceeding to the door so she can make breakfast, she saw the brand new uniform hanging by the knob and felt all of her drowsiness go right out the window and took the next trip to "Really Far Away Land".
It always seemed like a distant thing, you know?
She was going to a new school as a transfer student for the rest of the year. The reality of it hit her now. She felt her nerves go on edge and her stomach jump in anxiety. School. Classes. People. Homework. Tests. Quizzes. People. Activities. Work. People. People. People.
She doesn't know anybody there! Can she even make any friends?! Arghhh!
She smashed head on the cabinet next to her, causing the books stacked on top to fall of and mockingly hit Ruby on the head.
Inhaling sharply, her hands suddenly raised about head level then suddenly slapped herself on both cheeks.
Keep it together, Ruby! You haven't even started yet!
She then shook her hands as if her nerves were stored there and she was trying to shake them off.
All right! Here I go!
She grabbed the cloth and when she touched it she kind of expected it to feel. . . Well, she expected to feel something. What that was, even she doesn't know.
After hanging it by the bathroom, she pulled out some eggs, flour and other essentials (Courtesy to Ren) and started making Pancakes, Lie Ren-styled, or at least as close as she can get. Nobody makes pancakes like Ren, like no one can make cookies like her mom. . .
Her mom, what would she say to Ruby if she was with her now? In that new world where she came in really clueless, where she didn't know anybody there.
Her pancake mix was now done and she proceeded to heat the pan.
Speaking of them, how was everybody doing anyway? Jaune and the two were probably looking for Ruby. She hasn't even heard from Blake in months. Weiss too was out of contact. Last time she checked, Ozpin was still missing, she has a feeling he still is. And maybe Yang was up already again.
The thing is, she thinks- No. She knows her sister will be up again. No matter how hard you hit her or put her down, she will get up, stronger, and fight to stay up. That was the Yang that she grew up to love, who took care of her, who held her close when she had nightmares, who fought of the people who bully her, who was encouraged her, who was proud of her, who was always been at her side when nobody else was.
The pan sizzled as the room-temperature batter hit the warm pan.
She wonders how Weiss was doing. Weiss was probably fighting in her own way, her personal demons. At first Ruby wondered why Weiss, daugher of the probably most successful Dust company in the world, would choose Beacon instead of the pride of her home city, Atlas. But the from what she had seen, she probably would have done the same too. Her family's status raised her up on a pedestal but chains her down on it. She was not born with a life that she owns, she was born with one that her father thinks he does. Her attending Beacon wasn't a random act of rebellion that comes with the teenage years, it was an action towards freedom from a life that was planned out to play exactly as others want it. Freedom from the actions of his father that was causing the end for the company that he did not start, she won't let him. But now she was back home again against her will, on the orders of her father as if nothing changed.
She flipped the pancake to the other side.
Blake. . .ran. That was what her sister said. After saying that she doesn't want to run anymore. After all the memories, all the trust, she ran away again. Just like when she found out her partner was a monster, like when they found out she was a former member of the White Fang. And now. . . Beacon has fallen. Grimm ran rampant destroying everybody. She was stabbed. Weiss was taken away. Yang's arm was gone. Penny was sliced apart. And Pyrrha. . .
After all those events, guess who was nowhere to be found after. Sun was pretty run down because of it. But after all of it, Ruby believes that even if she's alone, even if she's running, she, like Weiss, was fighting, both the demons in Remnant and the demons that her mistakes created.
She placed the pancake on the plate on the counter, and the sizzling started as she poured batter unto the pan again.
But even if this is how things were, even if the things that her teammates fought and fought got to them, Ruby believes that it isn't the end of them. They weren't just going to lay around doing nothing, they will get up again and again. Yang became like this before too when she endangered Ruby's life looking for her mom before, hoping to make their family whole again when Summer died. But she got up again and became like the mother-figure Ruby looked for. Weiss might have been taken away, but she knows she will be back to fight again, whether or not her father likes it. Blake ran but she will be found again, as long as they fight the same enemy their paths are destined to cross. And once it does, she will convince her to stay, and fight alongside with them again. And if she ever ran away again, they will be sure she will be back to them again, because they had become her home in a world where she discriminated for her features. They would all come together, up from the dirt and be forces that will defeat the ones who threaten the peace.
The pancake flipped and landed on the plate, slightly burnt.
She was being a naive child. She was believing that if she was back at Remnant, after all the struggles she would go through, there was a happy ending, but in reality she doesn't know. Nobody does. Yang might never get up again. Blake might forever remain missing. Weiss will live her life the way she doesn't want to live it. Ruby won't win in the fight, she will die somewhere in the middle and in the end her death will be in vain. But she personally finds that she wasn't being naive. She didn't believe that winning was just a matter of determination, but if she does nothing. . . she never even had the chance, and she refused to stand by and just watch as villages burned while corpses layed on the ground coloring it scarlet, their eyes wide and white like snow. And she believed in her teammates, that they will keep on fighting even if she were to die.
She started spreading butter on the top.
Looks like if she doesn't find a way back, she will not find out. So with all her determination, even if the others tell her that even after all the years that passed they haven't found a way back, she will keep searching. She'll keep looking for a way back home.
Her phone rang, making Ruby almost drop the syrup bottle she had been holding up. She made her way to the coffee table where she left both her phone and scroll on, which was a bad idea, just in case somebody called her scroll which was reserved for a specific purpose. (That would be her huntress duties). Anyway, it was her phone, so it was probably not an emergency or a mission.
She flipped the red-colored cellular open. A smile appeared on her face as she read the familiar name that was displayed, plopping herself unto the couch.
She pressed the button.
"Heyloooo~"She greeted in a sing-song voice. Nora's influence. . . Or maybe she always had it in her, Nora brought it out.
"Hi." said the familiar masculine voice replied, on the other end, it sounded a bit echo-iy there, he was probably in the basement, which means he was looking for a document. Was he going to ask about something about her files?
"So," he said, dragging the 'o' a bit, most likely Ruby's influence on his usual abrupt 'so'."I was checking on you before your first day at school. Big day, huh?"
"You can say that again." she said, looking up at the ceiling in exasperation.
"That again." he replied as soon as Ruby stopped talking.
Ruby nearly face-palmed, no matter where she goes it appears that terribly Yang-like jokes followed her. "Did you just?!"
"You said that I can say 'that again'." Ruby could almost see him beaming in the cold white-colored
room in the basement.
"You could always say that. I never said that you couldn't" Ruby replied.
"Yeah, it was the timing to say it though." He replied, she could her the familiar squeek of the chair there and a sound that suggests he just placed a stack of paper on the metal desk. "So, how are you holding up over there?"
"I'm fine. . . I guess." Ruby said, deciding the wall was more interesting to stare at than the ceiling.
"You guess?"
"Yep'" She replied popping the 'p'. "It's like my first day Beacon all over again, except nobody is carrying around cool weapons. Now, I'm totally cast-out!"
"You'll be fine! After all, you managed to do fine with people even though you were moved two years ahead."
"Yeah, but these people don't even know about the Grimm, much less where I came from." she pouted. "I just want to be normal girl with normal knees."
She heard him say 'ha', as if to say 'Yeah, right.'." Last time I checked, normal knees don't jump meter into the air with no problem.".
"You're not helping here, now I feel even more different."
"Hey, you'll be alright. I mean you thawed the Ice Queen and made her your best friend, as you had said."
"Yeah, but-"
"Hold your horses, I'm not done. Don't look at your differences as something that will stop you from making friends, look at them as advantages. You're unique in your own amazing way."
"You sound like my dad." Ruby said, but smiled at the memories.
"Anyway, how are the others doing?" she asked.
"They're fine, but the Grimm count really riled up since you came, like more than the usual count when somebody falls into this world, way more."
"Oh, sorry about that. . ."
"What are you apologizing for, you help and kill more Grimm than the ones that started coming because of you! We should be thanking you."
Ruby felt her face heat up.
"I-Uh...That's not-!" She had no idea what she was saying.
She can hear him laugh on the other line as well as it echoed of the walls.
"Really though," he said, after calming down. "I'm considering giving them a raise or a bonus for the added Grimm."
"I-" Ruby was about to apologize again for the added monsters but cut herself off, when she suddenly thought of something, suddenly sitting up straight.
"You?" he asked, prompting her to continue.
"Do I get a raise too?" she said, hopefully, her eyes sparkling at the idea.
There was silence at the other line for a few seconds that seemed to drag on a bit longer.
"Ma-maybe." he hastily said. "I said, 'Maybe'."
"I'll take that as a big "NO" and I'm assuming that I should forget everything I just heard." Ruby said.
"Exactly!" The guy on the other end exclaimed. "Good girl."
"I am not a doggie." Ruby pouted.
"Well, anyway, I'm going to remind you. . . " he started, changing the subject.
Ruby nodded as if he can actually see her.
"Don't forget about your huntress duties after school, if anybody asks say that it's a part-time job."
"Got it."
"If anybody asks, your father and sister are abroad." He said, she heard some paper shuffling on the other side.
"M'kay."
"Make sure to not let anybody find Crescent Rose. Make sure that the compartment is well-sealed before you leave."
Ruby walked over to the black and red school bag and checked the compartment at the back.
"Looks good to me!" she replied.
"Also your Witness No. 1. . ."
"Yeah?"
"You should be fine with contact with him, just try not to get too close, or let anything trigger his memory of that night."
"Okay. Family is abroad. Secret-Huntress-Job remain a secret job. Do not let my witness remember the events."
"That seems to be in order. . ." He said, he sounded as if he was about to end the conversation. "Wait! Also-"
"Yes?"
"Remember why we put you in Karasuno despite the fact that you Witness no. 1 is there?" he said, in Ruby's mindset, he was leaning back on his chair while holding a document in front of him.
"Grimm had been appearing more and more around that part, and if anything happened I'll be there quickly?"
"Exactly. I want you to remember to keep watch out for any Grimm activity." She heard the squeak of the chair that was made whenever the weight on it shifts. "Got it?"
Ruby nodded even though she knew that he couldn't see it for the second time. "Got it."
"So, that's that. Bye, then."
"Bye-bye~" Ruby replied.
A small beep was heard, signaling the end of the call.
Ruby made her way back to the counter and set her phone down next to plate, before proceeding to sit down on the chair. She poked her pancakes and felt that they were cold.
"Bummer." she said, pouting , to no one in particular, but nobody was there anyway so. . .
Anyway, she proceeded to eat her pancakes from that point with nothing but her thoughts to keep her company. Ha, she remembers the old usual morning bickering that went on in their dorm. It all starts with her trusty silver whistle that filled the everyday nightmares and mornings of her teammates. Yang had admittedly, tried to destroy it, but , alas, she was not successful.
Darn, she really misses them.
She picked up her sticky, syrup-covered plate and washed it at the sink.
It's cozy. She thought that, looking at her reflection at the mirror in the bathroom after pulling on the cream-colored sweater on. It, in a way, resembled her old Beacon uniform. Cut her hair a bit shorter and add her cape on, you might think no time had passed since then. No time, no dread, no mourning, no death.
She slid the red ribbon underneath her collar and tied it into a bow. She then placed on the black blazer and pat down the grey skirt, looking at herself in the mirror sideways. She cleared her throat and put on a smile.
"Hi, I'm Ruby! I'm new here. I hope we can be friends!" she said looking at her reflection that mimicked her movements through her peripheral.
It wasn't the best, but it's something. That's better than nothing, I guess.
She got out of the bathroom and made her was towards her black and red-themed bag that has her rose emblem embroidered on the black fabric with red thread. The thick black leather on the back that had magnetic clips to hold Crescent Rose into place diagonally. She honestly had no idea how such an obvious-sounding thing was well-hidden from the line of sight of other people even if they were up close, Ruby honestly had no idea. She wasn't even sure if they could pull it of when they told her they would be supplying her with a bag to hide her weapon, that she just had to give specifications for the holder, but there it was, delivered about a week later. They apparently had some trouble with such a large weapon, even in folded form, but they haven't been doing this for many years, for many hunters without encountering something like this once in a while.
Inserting the folded form of Crescent Rose in, she felt it stick to the magnets and heard a tiny click, which meant it was safely into place. Then she pulled down a small lever that triggered two metal holders to snap on. Once that was done, pulled the leather flap over the mechanisms, and, almost magically, it seemed like it was just the plain back of a bag.
Picking it up using one strap she made her way to the door, where just on the side was her red hood that she lazily dropped on the floor the night before after one long night of hunting.
Sitting on the small bit of elevation where the floor separates from the cold concrete (where her shoes were placed) and the wood, she slid on her black socks that reached up to her thighs and placed on her jacket which she shook in the air to clear of any dust.
She picked up the keys that were placed on the small drawer just beside her, and with one last look inside the comfort of her apartment to make sure all the hidden panels and such were all in place, she made her way out.
She would say that she walked down the stairs, but she slid most of the way. After fishing her keys out, she unlocked the padlock of her red bicycle and guided it unto the street that went down-hill.
Alright, let's do this!
With that, she mounted the bike and with one push, went down the hill at high speed, just the way she loved it.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE(Skip if you want):
Hi, guys.
So it's been a while since I last wrote, I mean about more than some months, about a year or two (maybe), so the writing might be off. . . by a lot. Anyway, if you want (I'm not forcing you to), make suggestions on how to improve my writing etcetera or mistakes. Sorry, if the characters might be OOC. Also, there will be OCs but they'll just be there as supporting characters to move the plot along, most of the focus will be on the characters of the respective series, so don't worry about them too much.
The Haikyuu cast will be appearing soon, so don't fret.
-Nastark :)
