AN: Fuck It! I am literally making this shit up as I go. I wanted to take a break from RWBYond and write something more in the vein of Just Act Casually and this is the first thing that came to mind. I have no shame. Especially when Hi-Powered gave me the idea and then it won my poll. Ya'll coulda had a White Rose fic, but this won instead. So I'm just going to have fun.
Chapter 1:
Cinder had always been the first one on the field. She had been ever since her freshman year. Now, it was the first practice of her senior year. She was poised to be the varsity captain. Her only real competition was super star athlete Pyrrha, but the rumor was that Pyrrha was prioritizing Volleyball over track. The two sports seasons overlapped this year.
Cinder was used to being first in everything. She almost always came in first in the hundred meter and two hundred meter dashes. She was also one of the best at most of the track and field events but for competition's sake, she specialized in the basic dash.
When she arrived on the field, she was taken aback, standing there with her silhouette cast in the morning dew was a girl she hadn't seen before. She was dressed in athletic attire, namely a crimson jogging suit. She was doing stretches and wearing headphones. Her hair was a dark red that struck out to Cinder.
"Hello?" Cinder called. The girl didn't notice her until Cinder walked up and tapped her on the shoulder.
"GAH!" The girl jumped back. The pair sized each other up and the shorter girl took a deep breath. "You must be Cinder."
"I am. And you are?"
"Ruby Rose." She saluted and then stuck her hand out.
"Oh, you're Yang's little sister." Cinder said. "What's a freshman like you doing here this early in the morning."
"Getting some practice in before...practice." Ruby shrugged. "We only live a few blocks away and I kinda misjudged how long it would take to walk here."
"So you took the exercise….and then decided to do your stretches."
"Well when you say it like that." Ruby mumbled. "Anyway, you know my sister?"
"I think everyone knows your sister to some extent." Cinder noted. "She...gets around." Yang was a year younger than Cinder and was part of the student council and softball team. She also had a bit of a reputation for being unable to keep her legs closed.
"Yeah." Ruby scratched the back of her head. Cinder sat on the ground and started doing her stretches.
"So, what event do you want to do?" Cinder asked.
"Hundred meter dash if I can make the cut." Ruby said.
"So you're a sprinter." Cinder said. "Same here. Though I'm going for the two-hundred meter dash." Cinder stretched her body out. She barely caught Ruby admiring her. Ruby quickly subverted her eyes and blushed. "See something you like?"
"I was just thinking. I've watched you a few times during track meets. You're the best the school has ever had. I kinda want to be like you." As she said that a few girls came out of the locker room.
"Cinder." Emerald waved and sprinted forward. She wrapped her arms around the older girl in a loving embrace. "Coming to my place today after school, right?"
"Yeah Em." Cinder patted her head.
"Who's the new girl?" Emerald asked.
"Ruby, she's Yang's sister." Cinder introduced them.
"Right the fuck on!" Emerald danced around and pulled Ruby into a hug. "Your sister talks you up a lot. Hopefully your legs can cash the checks Yang's mouth has been writing for the last two years."
"Emerald? I don't think my sister ever mentioned you."
"Not surprising. We don't hang out that often but I'm really good friends with Mercury and those two were fucking for a while."
"Oh...right." Ruby tapped her foot on the ground. "Can we...not talk about my sister's reputation. I don't really like having to imagine people...you know."
"We're all practically adults here." Emerald said. "You don't have to go….you know. You can say banging, screwing, being intimate, plowing, fucking, whatever."
"I'm fifteen and I don't feel comfortable talking like that." Ruby muttered.
"Suit yourself." Emerald backed off.
"Oh you sweet little innocent thing." Cinder wormed her arms around the crimsonette. Emerald shot them a dirty glare but Cinder didn't care. "Shells are meant to be busted." She whispered in Ruby's ears, causing the smaller girl to blush. On that note the bell rang and it was time to head to class. "I'll see you at practice after school."
"Alright girls!" Coach Goodwitch shouted. "Line up."
The Beacon High girls' track team was composed of fifteen people. But there were twenty people here, meaning there were going to be five people not making the cut. The morning practice was spent doing warm ups and sprints. The next week's of practice would be spent ranking all the athletes in various events until the final fifteen were selected.
"Cinder, since you're the top ranked senior, what event will we practice today?" Goodwitch asked.
"Hundred meter dash." Cinder said.
"Alright, I'll number you off one through five." Goodwitch said. "Four of you will go at a time. I want your best efforts out there."
Cinder was in the first group to go. She beat the other three by several lengths. Emerald was in the second group and won by slimmer margins. Pyrrha was in the third group and handedly outpaced her opponents. Just by watching it was clear who was likely to make the cut and who was probably going to be forced out.
"Well Cinder, looks like you're in for another year at the top of the leaderboards." Emerald said.
"Yeah." Cinder watched the final sprint. Ruby finished in first place.
"And that's a…." She looked at her watch. "Well done Ms. Rose. You had the second fastest time today."
"A freshman?" Emerald's jaw hit the floor. Cinder's heart skipped a beat as she saw Ruby's cheery smile and exasperated face.
"You were only a tenth of a second behind Cinder." Goodwitch said. Cinder's heart beat heavily again.
"Looks like you've got yourself a rival." Pyrrha said. "A real one this time and not...me."
"You're so awesome Ruby!" One of the other freshmen cheered.
"Alright ladies, hit the shower and get on out of here." Goodwitch waved them off.
Ruby walked over to the fence and started to walk. Cinder caught up to her and grabbed her by the shoulder. Ruby's eyes went wide at the curious look Cinder gave her.
"I...gotta get home." Ruby said.
"I was just wondering how someone so petite can run so fucking fast." Cinder said.
"It's all in the thighs." Ruby noted. "I can't go any further than that without getting exhausted though."
"You don't have to." Cinder said. "I can see why you were dead set on the hundred meter. To beat Pyrrha's time….even if she probably wasn't going all out because of volleyball practice."
"Yeah." Ruby put her hair behind her ear. Cinder pulled out her phone.
"What's your number?" Cinder asked.
"Oh." Ruby got her phone out and they exchanged numbers.
"There, if you ever need a ride to practice or to a meet, or just want to hang out, give me a call. I'm always down to hangout with friends."
"Well, then I guess we're friends." Ruby tapped the ground. "It feels weird. You're super popular, my sister is super popular, and I never was."
"Being popular is overrated. Being popular means that people will talk shit behind your back and try to take you down a peg. We're cool. That means people want to hang out with us." She put her arm around Ruby. "Stick with me and you'll be prepared for all of High School's greatest challenges."
AN: I got about a paragraph in and realized that I know jack shit about track and field. Luckily, this is going to be more romance than sports. I also just, have absolutely no idea what all I'm going to do, how long this story is going to go. I know where I want to end it but I don't know how many high school shenanigans are going to ensue in that time.