NEWS: I plan to start one chapter with a small section, then add on other sections to the same chapter. I should be able to update much more often. It's an odd plan, but if nobody protests, I'll keep it that way.

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY

Kyanite ventured through the forest excited, as this was her first mission while training to be a huntress. Before long, she came upon a tree scored by claws too large to be any normal animal. She smiled, thinking it would be easy to kill the Grimm, presumably a Beowolf. Kyanite drew her elegant two-sided blue sword and began searching for tracks. Upon finding a pawprint, she bounced happily on her toes.

I'll show them, Kyanite thought as she vaulted over a fallen branch. I can become a Huntress and kill Grimm. Even if I wasn't qualified to go to Beacon, they'll have to accept me if I show them I can kill Grimm.

As Kyanite followed the Grimm's tracks, the forest she was trekking through became denser and darker, though Kyanite was too focused on her thoughts of reward to notice. Eventually the dirt beneath her feet turned to dried mud and the trail became muddled by thousands of other tracks.

Kyanite stomped her foot in anger as she realized there was no Grimm for her to kill, then looked around for a path back to civilization. Her frustration was soon replaced by fear as the trail she had followed was gone.

Kyanite quickly tried to find any sign of her own footprints, but they too had been lost in the forest. She decided to set off in a direction she hoped was the way back. Please let there be someone looking for me. Someone's gotta come looking for me when they realize I'm gone, Kyanite thought desperately.

After hours of trudging through the forest with no sign of anything, Kyanite slumped to the ground, filled with despair and sun had been at its peak when she had set out, but as Kyanite looked up, the sky was purple and the shadows were long claws, grasping at her steel-toed boots.

Kyanite looked up hopefully when she heard a rustling in the shrubs, then drew her sword when she remembered that she was in a Grimm infested stretch of forest.

"Hello?" She said softly, fear making her voice catch in her throat.

The shrubs froze for a moment, then a menacing growl emerged. Kyanite's hands shook as she grasped the sword hilt with both hands, the pointed tip quivering in the growing darkness.A Beowolf leapt from the bushes, claws outstretched. Kyanite narrowly avoided it, feeling the rush of air where the Grimm had passed by her. She turned to face the creature, determined to kill it. Before she could see it, it pounced on her, biting her neck. She felt its saliva mixing with her blood as it dripped into her wound. She flailed her sword at its unseen presence, attempting to make it let go of her. Her sword bounced off part of its armor, though it did little to deter the Grimm. As her blood drained away, Kyanite's vision faded, and her arms went limp. Her sword fell through her unfeeling fingers and landed in the dirt with a thud.


Kyanite awoke with a throbbing pain in her neck, lying on a bed of moss. She opened her eyes to see bright sunlight filtering through the leaves of the trees above her. She sat up slowly and surveyed her surroundings. She was still in the forest, in a clearing, with her sword close by. She snatched it up, trying to remember how she had gotten to be in the clearing. She closed her eyes in concentration, then remembered her encounter with the Beowolf.

Her eyes flew open, and she tentatively touched the wound. She gasped in pain as she counted the puncture wounds. There were seven in total, and each was deep, though as far as Kyanite could tell, only the two canine wounds were still bleeding. She searched through the pockets of her torn and bloody blue vest, finding a small scrap of white cloth and tied it around her neck, desperately hoping it wouldn't be fatal.

As she finished bandaging her wound, Kyanite sheathed her sword and looked around with a new purpose. Her wound was throbbing with each beat of her heart and her legs were weak from blood loss. She knew that it would only be a matter of time before she died. As Kyanite turned in a circle she had no indication of where to go. She chose a direction at random and set out, determined to reach a town of any sort.

After a while, Kyanite noticed her wound wasn't bothering her anymore, though she was highly aware of each and every puncture wound. When the sun reached its zenith, Kyanite leaned against a tree, feeling oddly aware of her own emotions. She shrugged it off before continuing on her way.

As the sun set, Kyanite felt a bolt of sadness and anger, however, it was not her own. Kyanite was surprised, then turned toward the source of the emotion. She began to run and emerged out of the forest on the edge of a cliff. Near the base of the cliff a small village sat, walled in, though Kyanite did not recognize it.

She began to climb down the cliff, taking care with her wounded neck. As she reached the entrance gate she felt a presence behind her that, while alien, seemed to Kyanite like a friend. She turned to see an Ursa walking behind her with no aggression directed towards her. Kyanite drew her sword warily.

Well? Are you going to make the small ones open the gate for us? Kyanite jumped as the thought meandered through her head. With a jolt of awareness, she realized it was the Ursa speaking to her; then in another realization, she understood the 'us' the Ursa said included her. Kyanite looked at the village, then at her sword, then at the Ursa, and it seemed to nod, like she had finally gotten the last piece of an obvious puzzle.

Kyanite turned to the gate and began to scream, "Anyone, please help! Please open the gate!"

A/N: Hello readers! This will be my first long story, and I intend to see it through to the end, whatever happens. I have no idea where this will go, apart from a few bits I have written farther into the story. Any reviews will be welcome, and please tell me if this is worth reading or not. This story will mostly be told from the perspective of Kyanite and team RWBY, though I do have plans for other characters to tell a few chapters.

Kyanite is a typically light blue crystal, though it can be white; Kyanite's color scheme. There is a reason why I have not described her in detail yet and that will be revealed in one of the next few chapters.