Neptune Vasilias thought he was prepared for anything that Beacon Academy had to offer. Sun had been raving for almost two weeks about how amazing Vale was, and that the rest of team SSSN had to come and meet these new, awesome friends of his. And in all honesty, though Sage and Scarlet had expressed annoyance at Sun's antics, Neptune was excited that he was finally at the infamous Beacon. But he had in no way expected a fight to break out the first day that he arrived.
When he and Sun walked into the cafeteria and all the students ran out, screaming "Food fight!", Neptune knew he had walked into a disaster. He glanced over at Sun, who was grinning with delight. Oh, crap… Neptune thought. But he watched with a combination of fascination, disdain, and enjoyment as two teams clashed in a battle of cuisine. The redhead with the bread was awfully pretty. And good at fighting too. From Sun's many descriptions, Neptune was able to identify Blake Belladonna, who moved with grace, her shadow-like hair flying around her as she used a loaf of bread as a katana against the redhead. Neptune could instantly tell why Sun liked her. Her quick, ninja-like style would probably be a good balance for Sun's fast, heavy-hitting attacks if they ever got caught in another fight. The shorter girl with the white ponytail was pretty too. She moved like a dancer, with poise and refinement. But it was the blonde that Neptune couldn't take his eyes off of. Her golden hair flew around her like sunlight. She was beautiful, but she was no weakling either. Of the four girls who were in her team, she was easily the strongest. And her powerful punches sent the boy from the other team with the long black hair flying. He found himself grinning while watching her, and he almost gasped when she was sent flying through the ceiling by a watermelon hammer. But then the shorter girl with the scarlet cape and the pretty redhead from before sent pop cans flying his and Sun's way, drenching Neptune in the fizzy goodness of People Like Grapes Soda. Neptune glared at Sun, who only said, with the largest of smiles, "I love these guys".
Neptune was about to tell him off when a woman stormed in, repairing the damage to the cafeteria. He noticed the beautiful blonde girl crash back through the ceiling and into the floor. Both teams exploded into laughter. Neptune decided he liked the blonde's laugh. It was louder than her teammates' laughs, but more full of joy. She laughed without restraints. Neptune liked that. And for a second, Neptune didn't care that he was drenched in soda. He just watched the teams laugh together.