AN: Alright so I'm bad at updating a story I have no clue how to move forward. So let's write a short one. Probably not a one shot, maybe. I'll leave the end of the chapter open ended.

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY

Chapter 1: Psychosis

- Noun - A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.

The room had a blank appeal to it. Nothing except for a table and two seats. Both of which were currently occupied. One by a tall man with messy grey hair. His sharp yellow eyes peering into the second occupant that sat across from him. The person in question nothing but a young teen with short blonde hair and deep blue eyes. The preteen in question had a nervous look in his demeanor.

A sip of coffee was casually taken by the older man before he finally decided to speak. "Jaune Arc, fifteen years old and a drop out of Rainfall Academy. Rejected by all other preliminary schools in the providence of Vale. Am I correct?"

"Y-yes sir'." The young teen gave a quick nod. His hands fidgeting together in his open finger gloves. Beaten up and worn just as much as his plain grey hoodie.

"You seemed to have spectacularly failed the mid-term exam, can you tell me why?" The man's brow rose as he pulled out a folder with his file in it.

"I uhm! Well it was because…! I didn't have enough time to-…" The young teen downed his head. Blonde locks flowing under his eyes as he sighed. "I wasn't good enough."

"Oh? Tell me what you think would had been good enough."

"I'm… not good with a sword. Or fighting the other students… and I'm too scared to stand in front of a Grimm."

"There is nothing to be ashamed of with fear in the face of Grimm, Mr. Arc. To not be would simply be arrogance." Wise words spoke from the man's mouth as a brow quirked at the files. "So you believe being 'good enough' is knowing how to use a sword and winning skirmishes?"

"Well… that was what I was graded on. I lost every fight in a single hit…"

"Hm. A single hit, is your aura that low?"

"What's aura?" Ozpin paused as he was flipping a page. His head slowly rising up to stare at Jaune. If the man was surprised, he did not show it.

"Mr Arc… Aura is the manifestation of our soul. It protects us from everything that wishes to bring us harm and allows us to accomplish amazing feats. Have you not unlocked your aura?"

The blonde simply shook his head, seemingly having a hard time following the conversation. Another sip of the coffee was taken as the man nodded. "I suppose some of us learn better from experience then conversation." The man spoke as he closed the files. "Now, do you recall why I brought you here?"

Jaune Arc stood straight up, eyes steeling with confidence as he nodded his head. "Yes! Another chance at becoming a her-… a Huntsman." He quickly corrected himself. The man giving a sly smirk as he nodded.

"Now Mr. Arc. What I offer is merely but in opportunity. A task of the sorts. If you can accomplish it, I can guarantee a spot for you in Beacon Academy."

"Anything Professor Ozpin, please. It's everything I ever wanted." The man gave a stern look at the blonde, but the young teen did not back down. The conviction in his eyes despite the lack of confidence said all that was needed. The old man pulled out a picture and slid it across the table. The blonde taking a seat once again.

"You will not be the first to attempt this task, but you will be the last." The blonde looked down at the picture. It was of a girl with long black hair. Red highlights streaking at the end. Despite the long white robe, she was obviously very small. "Tell me what do you notice about this girl?"

The blonde narrowed his eyes as he looked at the picture in question. She stayed bundled in the corner of a small boxed room, one not unlike the one they were in now. The lights above were very dim, defining the various white features in the girl. Her pale skin, white cloak and "Silver Eyes."

The man flinched, but quickly found composure has he nodded. "Why the eyes?"

"They look so sad." The expression the girl held was a keen to one who had given up hope. A dead look of someone who lost faith in everything. A solemn nod was given by the man as Jaune continued to stare at the picture.

"The task is not simple, but it may as well not be just your own, but her last chance at being a Hunter." The blonde visibly flinched, he had questions. So many questions, yet one answer rose above all.

"What do I need to do?"

"Save her."

'What have I gotten myself into.' The blonde couldn't help but think as he heaved into the toilet seat of a bullhead. 'Not only did I agree to this, I didn't even tell my family.' The thought had made him so nervous that he retched out his meal into the nearest deposit. Heading for the Kingdom of Vale, more specifically a psychiatric center for the mentally disabled. At least that's what the pilot had said the destination was.

The blonde stood up and rinsed out his mouth before wetting his face. "Okay Jaune, you can do this. Just help one girl. One of many and you can become the hero you always dreamed of." He stared into his own eyes. A nod slowly leaving his expression as he steeled himself and left the restroom.

"We're here." Ozpin spoke out, leaning against the wall of the exit. The blonde gave an unmasculine squeak as he jumped almost as high as his heart did before landing and trying to bashfully compose himself.

"So uh tell me." He began to follow Ozpin as he began to walk off. "Why me?"

"Why you?"

"Yeah… you know. Out of everyone to ask, why me?"

"A good question indeed." The man nodded and continued to speak. "Do you know what I see when I look into your eyes?" Without giving the blonde a moment to answer, he continued speaking. "Wasted potential." The blonde's eyes widened as he stopped moving. The grey haired man turning to face him. His cane stabbing onto the floor in front of the two. "I see wasted potential Jaune, and I am merely here to give you an opportunity as I am giving her. Don't waste it. Not just for you, but for her." Ozpin spoke as he turned to continue walking, the bullhead coming to a halt and landing on top of the medical facility.

There was an awkward silence as the blonde was at a loss for words. Standing still with his head down, but once again. His eyes hardened as he continued pursuit and off the bullhead. Going through the door on the ceiling and down an elevator. The two eventually came face to face to a single room. The tag displaying the occupant. 'Ruby Rose'

"If it isn't too much to ask… what happened to her?"

"That. You'll have to find out for yourself."

Jaune had many questions going through his head as he stared at the name plate. Who was she? What was she like? What was wrong with her? How was he supposed to save her and from what?

"You can choose to quit anytime you want Mr. Arc. Just say so and you'll be sent safely home. Despite how this looks. It will be dangerous and you will be put into danger. She is unstable."

"I want to save her…" The words escaped his lips automatically. His eyes staring forward as he placed his hand on the knob.

"Why?"

"Because that's what a hero would do."

Ozpin merely smiled as Jaune stepped into the room. All light except for the door he came in seemed void. He couldn't see a thing as he turned around to look at Ozpin who stood idly by the door. A cup of coffee in one hand and his cane in the other. "Just say the word and you'll be removed from this room. Good luck, Jaune…" The door slammed shut by itself. Causing him to back off and lose himself in darkness as all light was relinquished.

He struggled to stand and find his footing in total darkness, but he eventually managed with shaky legs. Arms extended to reach for the door that was in front of him, but the more he walked. The less confident he became in thinking that was the direction the door was originally from.

"Hello? Professor Ozpin?!" The teen shouted out, but the world around him echoed his voice into the void. Startled blue eyes looked around the room as he began to breathe deeply. "Okay okay… Jaune calm down. Think happy thoughts. Mommy's special boy."

A soft giggle broke out of the darkness as the boy's eyes widen. "Hello anyone there!?" He called out as he began to go in the direction the voice came from. It was hard to pinpoint exactly where as the echos in the void threw him off.

"And my sister was like… It's been Xaio-Long! How's it Yanging!" Soft muffled snickers broke out. As Jaune got closer, he got the full view of a small girl draped in a very long white cloak. She looked as if she was barely touching her teens. Long messy black hair whisking over the white of her hood. Despite being in total darkness, Jaune could perfectly see her. Cross legged in front of a corner.

"Excuse me…? D-do you know where we are?" The blonde asked as he timidly stepped closer to the girl. The darkness slowly receding as he finally got to see his own hands. The only thing that existed was a small floor table in the corner along with the two.

The small teen turned to the blonde with a wide smile and a finger over her lip. Giving a soft shush. "Shhh, it's rude to interrupt someone's conversation." The girl said as she turned to the corner and began snickering. The blonde paused for a moment before he shook his head and walked closer.

"Sorry, but can you tell me-" He reached out and touched her shoulder before the girl literally jumped in a startled manner and backed herself into the wall. Staring startled at the teen who also backed away.

"W-wait you're uh! You're real!" Her eyes began to sparkle as she got up and walked up to him. The difference in height being vastly shown for two their age. Her hands reached out grabbing him on the clothes of his hoodie as she tugged several times just to make sure what she felt was real. "It's true! You're real! You're real!" She kept repeating and bouncing with a smile on her face before a blush escaped her cheeks. The red head would gingerly pull him over to the floor table as she sat down. Pulling Jaune down too. The girl slid to the other side with a big smile on her face. Hand reaching over the small table with a pinch on his clothing. Holding on as if he'd be lost if she let go.

"Hello! My name is Ruby Rose! What's yours!" She said with an excited tone. Still practically bouncing.

"Oh uhm, Jaune. Jaune Arc!" He said nervously as he looked away.

"Jaune Arc… Jaune Arc~ Jaune Arc!" She'd go through different ways of saying his name before she smiled. "I like it! It's short and sweet!" A nervous chuckle left the teen's vocals as she nodded.

"So… what are you doing here?" The smile on the girl's face stalled as her hand dropped on the table. The gleam in her eyes slowly faded as her head fell, her fringes covering her face with their messy bangs.

Jaune's eyes widen as he grabbed the small girl's hand. Making her stutter while her eyes went wide. "I-I mean! What do you want to do?"

"Oh! Let's talk about the things we like! I like Strawberries, cookies and our new dog Zwei! Though I haven't really seen him yet, but my dad tells me all about him!" Her hand seemed to desperately grasp around his. Holding on as if he was a lifeline.

"Oh wow um. I uh like… Pumpkin Petes!"

"The cereal? The doctors told me that's bad for you..."

"Uhm well! Cookies are bad for you too!" Ruby gasped with eyes wide as she covered her mouth with her free hand.

"How dare you! Something so delicious can never be bad!"

"Hey! The same thing can be said for Pumpkin Pete! It's a Hunter's favorite meal." Jaune's pout only served to make the girl giggle before she exclaimed her next statement.

"Oh you want to be a huntsman!?"

"Want? I will become a huntsman!" The blonde spoke was determined eyes.

"I wish I could become a huntress." A sad smile broke from Ruby's face.

"Then do it." Jaune simply spoke. "Become a huntress. You can do it." He said the very same words that he wished his own family would had said to him.

"I have to express my concerns Professor Ozpin." A man spoke up as he watched the scene behind a tinted glass window. He wore the typical labcoat as he held up a clipboard.

"Oh? You of all people have concerns for this child?" Ozpin drawled out as he stood next to the man, watching the scene before them. It was a simple white room with nothing but a floor table inside. Two kids on both sides. Holding hands and talking to each other.

"Not for that child, the one you threw to the wolves." The man lifted up the clipboard and began flipping through the pages on it. "Jaune Arc? This child doesn't even have his aura unlocked I can only imagine what he's seeing in that room right now."

"Sad eyes I can only assume," the man walked over to the table, picking up a cup of coffee which her graciously took a sip from. "but tell me. What of her aura?"

"Stable."

"And…?"

"More stable than they've been in a long time." The man grunted out.

"Now doctor, does that not mean progress?"

"Progress at the risk of a child Ozpin," the doctor frowned as he put down the clipboard and looked up. The two continued to laugh as if nothing was wrong. Except everything was wrong. "If she breaks through the aura suppressor again… I'm sorry Ozpin, we can't keep her here if she does."

"I'm fully aware of that fact."

"Wow! Seven sisters?! I could barely deal with one!" Ruby let out a surprised giggle as she thought about seven Yangs. All trying to one up each other with her puns.

"Oh you have a sister? Where is she?" Jaune could only think he asked the wrong question as her excitable demeanor died out instantly.

"S-she's…" Jaune squeezed her hand again with a worried look.

"Ruby if it's a struggle, don't talk about it."

"N-no… she's. I haven't seen her since the accident." Ruby continued to visibly struggle as her hand tightened her own grip. Jaune pressed his lips, struggling not to ask merely out of habit. Except she continued talking anyways. "No one was home and Yang brought us out into the woods… I don't remember much, but we were attacked by Beowolves… a-a-and Yang lost her arm and I… I…"

The dark corner they were in started to flicker between black and blacker. Ruby's head pressing against the table as she was in mere mumbled. A growling noise echoed from behind. Forcing Jaune to quickly whip around to stare at the darkness. Except the darkness was watching him. Glowing red slitted eyes staring patiently off in the distance.

"JAUNE?!" Ruby shouted out from the distance. Jaune turned to the floor table, only for it to be gone with Ruby too. "Jaune?! Where did you go? Please don't go!" With a tilt of his head, he looked in the shadows to see the red eyes narrow at him. The growl getting louder. "PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME LIKE THE REST!"

"Ruby! Where are you?!" Jaune shouted it, running straight for the direction he thought that Ruby's voice was coming from. The growling got closer and closer the faster he ran. Daring to turn his head, he saw gnarling teeth that made a quick snap at his back. Causing the teen tumble forward and hit the rug on the floor. "Ruby where are you!"

"Jaune! Grab my hand!" As he turned to Ruby's voice. He came face to face with a pitch black wolf. Deep red eyes staring at him with the intent to kill. "Grab my hand Jaune!" He clearly heard the voice. It was past the beast lurking in the darkness in front of him. So close that he could feel it's breath.

'Run… call it quits. Just say the world.' His breath started to hyperventilate as the beast got closer. It's appearance breaking from the shadows as it's silvery visage came into view. 'Just call it off, Ozpin will save you.'

"Please… I don't want to be alone." The voice was barely a whisper as the blonde stared death in the eyes in the form of a wolf. "Not again…"

'Run…' Jaune got up as quickly as he could, making a break for the opposite direction. The wolf let out a loud howl as the darkness vibrated the room. 'Run…' His own voice echoed as the wolf began to chase. 'NOW!' When the wolf got close enough, the blonde skidded to a stop. His feet zigzagged across the wolf. Running in the opposite direction again. "Ruby!"

"Jaune!" The blonde could see a hand reach out through the darkness. Fading away from him, but this only made him run faster as he reached out his own hand.

"I'm here Ruby! I won't leave you!" He shouted out as he grabbed the hand.

"You promise…?" The voice was small and meek. Jaune's eyes were wide as he sat there breathing heavily in front of table. His eyes scanning the dark corner as if they never moved. "You promise you won't leave me?" His head looking down to see that their locked hands had never left.

"I promise…" His voice heaved as he struggled to calm his adrenaline heated his body. "We're going to become hunters, right?"

A happy smile broke from Ruby's lips as she nodded. The darkness in the room washing away completely. Revealing the door and glass window that two people stood behind. "Right!"