Edited 12/22/2014
It was 12:36 when Ruby arrived at Beacon Academy; it had been five years since she had last been there. Ruby had a meeting with Professor Ozpin at 1:00, twenty-four minutes from now. Ruby walked towards the classes, she knew students would be getting out from class in four minutes and decided to visit an old friend while she waited.
Professor Belladonna glanced at the bell in annoyance as it rang, signaling the end of class," Don't forget the essays due Monday", she called to the swarm of students leaving the room. "Students listen less and less every year "she sighed to herself, she walked over to her desk and began to correct some paper.
Why didn't I correct these last night she wondered? She sensed someone in front of her desk but didn't bother to glance up; it's probably Violet about that Faunus literature report. "Yes Violet" she asked.
"The visitor giggled, "Blake, my name isn't Violet, its Ruby, you know, the girl who was your team leader for, I don't know, four years".
Blake looked up, startled "Ruby, what are you doing here", "Ozpin called me up last week while I was on a mission, he wanted to speak to me, he sounded kind of worried."
Blake frowned "Well, he has been a little more reserved than usual lately" she shrugged her shoulders "but you'll know why soon enough, so how has life been for you since graduation".
Ruby grabbed a chair and sat down, "It's been good, I must say life is never boring, when I'm not fighting Grim I'm trying to avoid the annoying fans that swarm me like rapier wasps."
Blake grinned, "well what do you expect, being the huntress who ultimately took down Cinder's gang six years ago, also you need to remember, you're the first huntress to ever single handedly take down a goliath." She paused a moment before continuing, "You see Ruby you're a hero, a legend, and well, those fans will always follow you around in the hopes of seeing something."
Ruby slowly nodded her head and glanced at the clock, the time read 12:58, "Sorry Blake, but I got to go, see you after my meeting with Ozpin" she ran out the class door, leaving Blake to her grading.
Blake thought back five years, to the last time she had seen Ruby, at graduation, Ruby was the youngest person to ever graduate from Beacon, at only nineteen years , two years younger than everyone else in the graduating class, also Ruby had had the honor of being class Valedictorian, being chosen over her partner, Weiss Schnee.
Weiss, Blake thought, remembering the hot tempered, prideful and loyal heiress, Weiss had trained with her, Ruby, and Ruby's sister Yang, to become a huntress, but had left that life to become President of the Schnee Dust Company, after her father's death.
Yang was another person that Blake thought about, after Yang's mother, Raven, died fighting Grim two years ago, Yang just gave up on being a huntress, she bought a bar on the North side of Vale and, last Blake had heard, she was doing quite nicely. "What I wouldn't give for the good old days", Blake whispered to herself, "The days when we would fight for hours together, side by side, as a team"
"Sorry I'm late," Ruby said, rushing into Ozpin's office.
Professor Ozpin, Head Master at Beacon Academy, looked up at young huntress "Don't worry about it, compared to what I've called you hear for, the matter of a couple of minutes is nothing to worry about". He gestured at the open chair in front of his desk "please, have a seat."
Ruby sat down, a worried look on her face. "What's the matter, you look incredibly worried and when I spoke to Blake earlier she said you hadn't been yourself lately"
Ozpin looked at her and slid a piece of paper across the desk towards her, on the paper was a list of eight names, two of which Ruby recognized. "Nora Valkyrie, Cardin Winchester, and six other names, why are they all on this list".
Ozpin sighed," because they are all dead, murdered by the same individual". Ruby gasped, "What makes you say this". "For one, these were all experienced Huntsmen, not many people are skilled enough to eliminate all of them, also, they were all killed by the same weapon, although we have no idea what kind of weapon it is."
Ruby looked at him, worried "So why am I here?"
"Because, the greatest team to ever come out of this school was Team RWBY and I need you to reassemble that team to take down whoever it is that are hunting huntsmen."
Ruby's laugh cut through the silence that followed this statement, "really, you want me to reassemble RWBY, professor Ozpin, you might not be aware of this, but I haven't spoken to Weiss since graduation five years ago, she hates me, also Yang doesn't want anything to do with being a huntress anymore, she owns three different nightclubs now and that gives her all the excitement she could ever want." Ruby took a breath, "in all honesty Professor, the only person I think I could convince is Blake and that would be team RB, not RWBY."
Ozpin smiled, "I am perfectly aware of all this, but I need you to reassemble your old team, and don't bother trying to convince Blake, I already briefed her on everything, in fact, she waiting by a Bullhead right now, to take you both to Atlas where you will speak to Weiss, as for Yang, I don't know where she is but I think you will have some idea."
Ruby looked at him, an annoyed look on her face, "I didn't have a choice in this matter at all did I" she asked as she walked out the door.
"No, not really" Ozpin replied, settling down to think about nine years ago when he first met Ruby Rose.
"Ma'am, Ma'am"
Weiss Schnee looked in annoyance at her secretary, who had disturbed her from reading a favorite book. The secretary not realizing her boss's mood continued "Ma'am there is a Blake Belladonna and a Ruby Rose here to see you Ma'am"
Weiss looked at the secretary "Send them in" she replied calmly.
