A/N: This is my first attempt at writing any type of fanfiction. I have been told by many of my English and writing teachers in both high school and college that I am a really great creative writer. So I thought I would transfer that ability into writing fanfictions. So let's go over how this will play out:

First off, this is a dark RWBY fanfic with multiple chapters and maybe a sequel or two, I just haven't decided that far out yet. Secondly, I will post the exact date of when the chapter is posted so you know about how long you should expect between chapters. Finally, I'll try to at least post one fanfic a month, but there might some months I will post two or none at all, so just a heads up.

One more thing, my fanfics sometimes won't follow the RWBY lore and fact 100% of the time. Sometimes I will make stuff up to add flare or to make some more sense. If I do, don't call me out on it, just go along. If I get something wrong or forgot to add something in, tell me in the comments.

Starting Writing: December 16, 2016 at 12:30 A.M.

I do not own any of RWBY or its content. All right go to Rooster Teeth and its companies.

Let's begin:

Chapter 1: Prologue

Remnant is an unforgiving place. A world filled with creatures called Grimm that kills humans and Faunus alike, not because they need to, but because they want to. They hunt by looking for the light in people, their souls. Their souls could physically manifest into something called an Aura, a form of innate energy that bestows its user with certain abilities and powers. Unique expressions of these abilities which are specific to individuals are known as semblances. Grimm do not have souls, therefore, to other Grimm, they are dark. They see each other as darkness and people as a light that they need to extinguish. The only hope for the human race was to fight back, but not everyone could. Some were too scared or too weak. But those that could needed help. That's were Dust comes in. Dust was vital to helping mankind overpower the Grimm and start building civilizations. And those that could harness the power of Dust were treated as heroes, a class above the rest. These people were called Huntsmen and Huntresses. To them, it didn't matter if you were a man, women, cat, or dog. If you could hold your own and fight, you were equal.

Eventually as time passed on, Kingdoms began to form. Some had it easy. Others had it rough. But as the years passed and times changed, the kingdoms became stronger and more powerful. They had armies and leaders wanting only the greater good of their people. However, men don't always agree with each other and with that came skirmishes. Skirmishes turned into battles. Battles turned into war. The biggest war was called the Great War. The war was fought over countless reasons but the main one was individualism. After many years of fighting, the four kingdoms met on the small island of Vytal to discuss the end of the war. Now, in honor of the end of the war, a tournament takes place that pits the four kingdoms major schools for training future huntsmen and huntresses against each other called the Vytal Festival. And that's where our story begins

Ruby Rose, a 15 year old, high energy, future huntress in-training has been accepting into Beacon, Vale's academy for training future huntsmen and huntresses. However, Ruby was special because she was accepting two years early due to her amazing fighting skill for her age, with a little help from her weapon of choice: A six-foot tall high caliber, sniper-scythe called Crescent Rose. Now with Ruby begin only 5 foot 2 inches, this was impressive, and caught the eye of Ozpin, the Headmaster of Beacon, who granted Ruby access into Beacon. Once there, Ruby was placed on a team as team leader with Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and her older sister, Yang Xiao Long. Together, they formed Team RWBY. Since then, Ruby and her team have fought both Grimm and bad guys alike. The two main enemies of Ruby are Roman Torchwick, a career criminal and The White Fang, a terrorist group made up of entirely Faunus' that was been working with Roman for the past few months.

However, Ruby has also fought with some internal battles as well. Like coming to term that Blake is a cat Faunus that used to work with the White Fang but has since quit the organization to fight for the greater good. And the fact that her best friend, Weiss, at first didn't like her as team leader and thought Ozpin made a mistake. But since then she has proven to be a great fighter and Weiss has except that.

Now the Vytal festival is only a few weeks away and team RWBY has learned of a mission to go out Grimm hunting decided to take as it was also a great time to train some more. Joined along team JNPR, made up of friends Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, and Ren Lie. Together, the eight decided to go into the Emerald Forest, a place teaming with Grimm, eager and ready to kill anyone who got in their way. However, it is not the Grimm Ruby has to worry about, Oh no; Ruby has something way bigger to worry about: Her so-called friends.

You see, not everyone was too excited when they learned a 15 year old was being accepted into Beacon Academy. And of those people that were unpleased with Ozpin's decision were Pyrrha Nikos and Blake Belladonna. Both shared the same opinion; that Ozpin had made a mistake. You see, they both tried extremely hard to get into this prestigious academy. And to learn that a 15 year old was accepting just because she stopped one criminal from stealing from a dust shop was infuriating to them. So over the last few months, they have been secretly meeting up to discuss how to "get rid" of Ruby Rose. They slipped away at night or used excuse like "I need some fresh air" during heating times in the dorm rooms or "I'm going to the library" so they wouldn't arouse suspicion from their fellow teammates. At first, the plan was to get Ruby expelled, but as time went on, the soon realized the only way was to kill Ruby. So they hatched a plan. To kill Ruby, they first needed to get her away from her overly protective sister, Yang, who would kill anyone trying to harm her baby sister Ruby. Next, they needed an alibi once the deed was done so they wouldn't be accused of anything. Finally, they needed a place. Killing her on school grounds would be way to risky so they needed to find a way to get her away from prying eyes to kill her silently. And once they heard that both teams were headed to the Emerald Forest to train, they both knew that this was the time to strike.

Once on the airship, Pyrrha and Blake slipped away to rehearse the plan one more time

"Okay, once we land, we'll separate into four teams of two. You go with Yang to distract her. I'll go with Ruby. She'll be eager to learn from a celebrity like me." Pyrrha explained

"Right. Once together, I'll make a commotion to hopefully get some Grimm to come attack us. This will distract Yang for about 5-10 minutes." Blake responded

"Correct. Once you begin fighting, Ruby will probably her the sounds of Yang's shotgun gauntlets and will want to help. Once her back is turned, I'll stab her. Right though the heart. It will be quick and as painless as possible." Pyrrha continued

"Yang will be so caught up in fighting Grimm that she won't ever realize that her sister has been killed." Blake said.

"That's the plan, got it?" Pyrrha asked

"Yeah. Oh, and one more thing:" Blake said to Pyrrha "Make sure to injure yourself. It will make it look more believable. If you say that Ruby was attacked but you are unharmed, you'll arouse some suspicions. Cut your face or create a big slash on your arm. That way no one will question it."

"Great idea." Pyrrha said.

With the plan rehearsed, the two returned to their fellow friends. They also were talking about the mission ahead.

Blake butted in and said "Once we land, we should split up into teams of two." This was met with some questionable looks. "You see, if we split up, we can learn how each other fights more in depth than if we were in teams of four." Blake reassured them

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed with Blake, siding that when in teams of four, learning one's fighting style can be difficult since you are trying to focus on fighting and three people's fighting styles. But when there is only two, then you only have to focus on one person's fighting styles.

"I want to go with Yang." Ruby blurted out.

"Ruby, you've grown up with Yang, you know how she fights. How about me and you go together?" Pyrrha asked

"Yeah, and I'll go with Yang."Blake said

"Alright." Responded, reluctantly.

"I want Weiss on my team." Jaune said sensually.

"I'd rather go with crazy over her." Weiss pointed to Nora.

"How about you and I go together, Jaune. I already know all of Nora's moves, so it would be unnecessary to go with her." Ren responded.

"But…but…fine" Jaune said.

With the four teams made and with only five minutes to landing, the teams joined up and began discussing what to expect from this mission. As Pyrrha talked to Ruby about what to expect, Ruby had no idea of the plan that was unfolding. And with her eagerly waiting to kill Grimm and train with Pyrrha, she had no idea that this would be the last mission she ever went on and the last time she would be happy ever again.

Afterword

So there you have it, the first chapter of the Betrayal of the Rose. I think I did pretty well. As you can probably tell, there will be multiple chapters. And I would like clear one thing up before anyone asks. No, I do not hate Pyrrha and Blake. They just seemed like suitable candidates for this. They both are loners and don't really have any type of real connection to Ruby. Also I couldn't see Nora or Ren doing this.

So what do you think? Remember, this is my first attempt at creative writing so if it's sub-par to you, tell me how I can fix it to make it better.

Below here are some little tid-bits of info about the chapter

Finished Writing: December 16, 2016 2:10 A.M.

Pages: 4

Words: 1.8K