Hey I hope you enjoy. Also to let my faithful readers know this is a prequel to my first RWBY story titled Faunus Love. If you haven't read it you should. Please favorite and review both that story and this one to let me know how I did.
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It was a bright sunny day as a lone airship floated over the bright green fields on the outskirts of Vale. Inside this airship is a mixture of excitement and nervousness that radiated from the presence of nearly every passenger, save one. Zane sat in a corner trying to meditate and block out the roar of conversation. His tail swishes from side to side in anger as time after time he is bumped into or interrupted as someone tries to talk to him under the assumption that he wanted 'friends'.

"Go away. I'm busy." He calmly says as he feels a presence hovering about five feet away.

"Fine be an ass." Snapped a girl's voice as he heard footsteps retreat.

"You know that wasn't nice brother." A girl's voice sounded from his right side.

Zane sighed and looked up at his younger sister. "What do you want Oren?"

"I want a brother who is nice and is easy to make friends with. Is that to hard?" She placed her hands on her hips.

"I don't want or need 'friends'. All I need is to fight monsters and protect those who need it." Zane's cat like eyes flashed as he leaned back.

Oren shook her head as she walked away. Zane tried to meditate but was interrupted once again as a hologram of a blonde woman in a black and white suit appeared.

"Hello students, my name is Glynda Goodwitch. Soon you begin your training at Beacon Academy. As you train and get stronger your bonds with your friends will become unbreakable. You will need those bonds if you are to survive your chosen career as a Huntsman or Huntress." Zane scoffed as he heard this then nearly jumped out of his skin as Glynda seemed to look directly at him. She pushed her glasses farther up her nose and continued. "We at Beacon hope you find your time here both informative and exciting. Good luck students and welcome to Beacon" Glynda's hologram disappeared as the students got their first look at Beacon from the window. The airship landed just inside the courtyard and deposited it's contents onto the flagstones. Zane immediately walked off leaving everybody behind as they started chatting again. He made his way inside and found the gathering hall. After using his semblance to make sure he was the first, he scanned the walls looking to find a place up high. His eyes found a nook about ten feet below the forty foot ceiling. He looked around as he planned out his way up. He ran and jumped grabbing onto a curtain about halfway up. He climbed up a few more feet, ran along the wall and pushed off flipping upside down. He used his tail to grab a chandelier and swung forward. He flipped again and landed lightly on his feet in the nook.

"Nailed it." He said as he looked down upon the heads of the first year students just now trickling into the hall. Soon all of the students had filed in and Glynda entered the hall with Ozpin. Zane lounged on the edge of his nook as Glynda then Ozpin gave their opening speech to the students and, though he could hear them just fine, he didn't pay attention. As Ozpin spoke Glynda looked right at him again and he shivered. As Ozpin finished speaking Glynda discretely raised her crop and Zane felt an invisible vice clamp around his body. Before either Zane or Glynda could act Ozpin stepped in front of her and whispered.

"Let him be. It will be..." He paused for a second. "...Interesting to see how he progresses during his time here." Zane tilted his head as he heard this and felt his invisible bonds fall away.

"If you survive tomorrow I would like to see you in my office Mister Horn." Ozpin whispered again. Zane nearly fell and his red eyes flashed slightly.

The next morning Zane Woke early and quietly made his way down from his perch. After looking around to make sure he didn't wake anyone he silently walked out and headed to gather his gear. Soon he headed for Beacon Cliffs. He was the last to arrive besides Ozpin and he took his place between his sister and another girl he didn't recognize.

"Where were you last night?" Oren asked with an angry look threatening to take over her face.

"It doesn't matter sister." He answered without looking at her. She started to answer but stopped when Ozpin stepped in front of the gathered students.

"Nice of you to join us Mister horn." He said as Zane sarcastically bowed. "Good morning students. I apologize for being late but there was a matter I needed to attend to so I won't waste any time. In the forest beneath these cliffs is a temple with relics I've placed within. once you land you will make your way to the center and collect exactly one relic, then return here. No doubt you must be thinking 'how will we get through this forest that's full of grimm, treacherous paths and other assorted dangers without help?' So let me put you at ease. You will most likely run into one another while on this mission. So the first person you see in the forest after landing will be paired with you. This person will remain your partner for your time here at Beacon. Our teachers will be monitoring you but they will not intervene. any questions?" Ozpin finished as the students look around nervously. Zane raised his hand. "Yes Mister Horn?"

A grin spread across his face. "When do we start?"

"Right now." As Ozpin spoke the metal plates that the students were standing on started to launch them one by one over the edge of the cliff. Zane watched as his fellow students were surprised. He grinned again as he looked at his sister.

"Try not to get killed okay. Mom and Dad would kill me if something happened to you." And with those final words Zane to was launched from the cliff.

I hope Y'all enjoyed the first chapter. Again please let me know how well I did by reviewing. And be sure to check out my other RWBY story titled Faunus Love.
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