"Mom, I don't need syrup for school, I need space in my bag for more important things. I'm sure that syrup will be provided if we have pancakes. Then I'll eat them without syrup? Yes, I'm a sinner." Melody, strictly known as Mel, talked to her parents while boarding the Airship. "Yes, I'll find them as soon as I can. Dad, the puking is a real problem! When we were three, we spun on the roundabout and Thaddeus puked all over my nice new dress."
Mel sighed, idly braiding her waist-length black pigtails as she listened to her dysfunctional parents.
"Okay, I love you. I'll see you for Christmas. I promise I'll write lots and lots, yes. Bye Mom, bye Dad, give Zach lots of kisses." Mel hung up her scroll and ran onto the Airship.
It was pretty packed, Mel wasn't the most punctual person in the world. She noticed two, crimson-haired boys, identical to everyone but her, standing and looking outside of the window.
"Atticus! Thaddeus!" She shouted, sprinting towards the twins.
The one on the left, the rosy-cheeked one looked up from his book and waved hello. The one with the x-shaped scar on the bridge of his nose pulled Mel in for a hug.
Atticus Arc was not known for his excellent personal space boundaries, but Mel didn't mind very much. She had known the two of them since the womb, and had become the three musketeers, the three amigos, the trio of terror.
"What's up, nerds?" Mel asked, pulling away and messing up the older twin's hair. The younger twin, Thaddeus gave her a high five.
Atticus fixed his hair, which already looked pretty messy to begin with. "Not much. It's pretty boring without such a massive loser such as yourself to talk to."
Mel and Atticus had a similar ironic, sarcastic sense of humor that made people either think they despised or did each other.
Thaddeus placed his bookmark in the yellowing pages of his book, showing Mel the cover. "I'm rereading this book, it's really good." He said. His cheeks were always pink, but they flushed whenever he spoke, especially to girls.
"Ooh, what's it about?"
With Blake Belladonna as a surrogate aunt along with the rest of RWBY, Mel and Thaddeus had found a love of reading because of her. Thaddeus found interest in fantasy and science fiction, where Mel liked romance and biographies. They rarely found books that both fit into their preferred genres, but when they did, they would talk about them nonstop.
Thaddeus looked away. "Um, it's called Knights of Neptune, it's about two boys that are training to become a knight to the space lord, Pheron." He said.
"Is there any romance?" Mel asked, leaning closer and grinning.
"Well, Hektvain does have a love interest, but she was mostly stuck in there so that the cast wouldn't be entirely male."
Mel giggled, looking at the blue cover and admiring it. "Well, nobody likes a sausage fest." She commented offhandedly.
Atticus flailed his hands around. "Look, nerds, the Airship is taking off! Ugh, I think I'm going to be sick."
The black-haired girl zipped open her suitcase, pulling out two barf bags. She handed them to the twins, who looked green. "The Arcs are known for their terrible motion sickness. You're welcome." Mel said, standing up.
Atticus gave her a thumbs up. She stared out of the window, watching the ant-like people below.
Lisa Lavender's daughter, Lillian Lavender, was being projected on the screen. "The Museum of Artifacts is speculated to be the next target for the elusive Crimson League, and the police has taken extreme measures to catch this group of thieves. We will be updating you with more information as soon as we receive it."
The screen dissipated, showing a cheery-looking woman with red streaks in her black hair. "Hello, students of Beacon. I am Ruby Rose, deputy headmistress, and it's really really exciting to welcome you to our school." She cleared her throat.
"We'll be landing shortly, so collect all of your luggage. Also, be careful of the Schnee's, running into them does not make a good first impression. I know from personal experience." Ms. Rose giggled, and clicked out of the screen.
Mel looked around for someone looking a little bit like Weiss, but couldn't see anyone. She assumed such a rich person wouldn't ride public transportation.
Atticus pressed his hands against the window, looking at the cliffs surrounding the combat school. At least four people pulled out their scroll to take a picture. The ship began to descend, making Thad shift from red to green and Atticus hold his mouth closed. They finally landed, where Mel walked off of the ship and stared in awe. Beacon was beautiful, she stood there and took it all in. Until she got shoved to the ground.