Royal RWBY

Chapter 1

A Rough Start

"The Adle kingdom, run by the royal family of the same. It has been about a year since I've been here." A man with a guitar on his back says as he walks towards the entrance of the kingdom. After entering the kingdom, the man looks around the city, see some rundown buildings and people sleeping on the streets. "It really has changed, but that doesn't matter to me all I need is an audience to perform for." As he is walking down the street a large group of men stops him. The leader of the group walks up to him and says

"I bet you got some lien on you care to give some to the poor?"

"I'm sorry sir but I don't have any I spent all of my lien." The man with the guitar replies.

"Liar!" the leader of the group shouts and then he the man with the guitar with his left hand, knocking him to the ground as the rest of the group surrounding him. "Now where's the lien rich man?"

"I'm not lying and I'm not a noble, I already spent all of my lien." Just as the leader was about to throw another punch one of the other members of the group was tossed aside by a very tall man wearing a green robe. The leader turns around as the man in the green robe punches another member knocking him out. "Who are you?" The leader asks. The robed man grabs the leader and punches him in the stomach and then throws to the side and deals with the rest of the group. While that is happening a woman wearing a dress goes over to the guitarist.

"Are you ok?" She asks as she takes the guitarist's hand and helps him up.

"I am and so is my guitar, thanks for helping me up." The guitarist now eye level with the woman in the dress notices that she has bunny ears.

"My name is Velvet Scarlatina, do you know why these men attacked you? "

"They mistook me for a noble. You know I heard that there was an increase in crime here but I didn't know it was this bad."

"They mistook you for a noble? That's odd you don't look like any of the other noble here. Yes, that is true but the royal family is working on a solution. "

"Wait you're a noble? Lady Velvet please excuse my casual behavior I didn't know. "

"It's quite all right uh I don't know your name yet would you please tell me?" Before the man with the guitar can answer her the robed man comes back.

"Lady Velvet I took care of those thugs. "

"Thank you Yatsuhashi. "

"Thank you for saving me. My name is Julian it's a pleasure to meet you too. "

"Nice to meet you, Julian, what brings you to the Adle kingdom?" Velvet asks

"I'm on a mission to play my music for everyone in the world, I figured I'd start here. "

"So you're a bard, have you ever played for royalty before? "

"No, I haven't why do you ask? "

"The princess is my best friend and I'm meeting her in a little so why don't you play for us? "

"I guess a small audience is better than no audience. All right I'll do it. "

"Excellent follow me and Yatsuhashi, hopefully, no one else will attack you." Velvet starts walking down the street with Julian behind her and Yatsuhashi behind him. After walking several blocks Velvet stops walking and a limousine pulls up and someone opens the door from the inside. "Thank you Fox, Coco, it's so good to see you again." She enter the limousine and hugs Coco.

"It's nice to see you to my bunny buddy," She says as she hugs her back. Julian steps into the car and sees a man standing right next to the door wearing a sleeveless orange vest and across from him is the princess wearing a beautifully elegant dress. She looks over at Julian then back to Velvet and asks.

"Who's your friend Velvet? "

"This is Julian he's a bard, he got into some trouble and I had Yatsuhashi help him out and I asked him to play for us. "

"Oh what a splendid idea, but Julian are you good?" Yatsuhashi gets inside the limo and Fox close the door and starts driving away.

"You must be the princess. First it's an honor to meet and to play for you. And to answer your question I am very good although..." Julian gets lost in his thought when Coco brings him back to reality.

"Although what Julian? And yes I am princess Coco nice to meet you. "

"Nothing I was just thinking of a friend. "

"And where is this friend of yours, is she or he a bard too? "

"She's a bard and well she's in some fantastic place. "

"Where exactly the Schnee kingdom, the Lotus kingdom? "

"Princess I don't want to be rude but that's all I'm going to say." After Julian says that Coco turns to Velvet and the two start to talk to each other about various things, while Fox and Yatsuhashi sit quietly and Julian tunes his guitar slowly to get each note perfect. Eventually, the limousine reaches the castle. They all get out of the limo and Coco takes them to a small room with two couches and a table in between them with some coffee on it which was prepared by the other servants of the castle. Coco and Velvet sit across from each other continuing their conversation while Fox and Yatsuhashi lean against the wall still saying nothing to each other. Julian continues to tune his guitar and every couple of seconds he strums a chord then goes back to tuning it.

"I hope you're ready to play Julian because I am looking forward to hearing you play," Coco says to him.

"I am ready princess don't worry you won't be disappointed." Julian puts his guitar on and stands up straight and takes a guitar pick out of his pocket and he goes to strum a chord but stops before he does.

"What's wrong Julian?" Velvet asks.

"I want to sing one song but my guitar wants to sing another and I don't play the song it wants to play."

"What's wrong with the song, the guitar wants to play."

"It's a little hard to explain, I'm sorry I don't think I can play." as he was putting his pick in his pocket a voice whispers to him.

"Go ahead, it's okay." Julian takes the pick back out of his pocket and begins to play the song.

She gave to me her tenderness

Her friendship and her love

I see her face from time to time

There in the sky above

He continues singing and playing his guitar and soon he finishes the song. He looks at the women sitting not too far from him.

"So did you like it, it was the song my guitar wanted to sing. "

"It was amazing and your voice was magnificent Julian." Velvet replies

"I'm curious why did you play when you said you weren't going to? Velvet you found an incredible Bard today. Julian, I would love it if you stayed with me here and play for the rest of my family and events.

"Well, I heard a voice and it said it was alright to play it. I never thought I would play that song again and to answer your request it's very generous of you princess but I must decline, I have to play my music for everyone in the world I can's stay in one place too long. "

"There's nothing I can do to convince you, Julian? "

"Nothing Princess and if you don't mind I should be going my job here is done. "

"At least, let me pay you for your services you deserve it." She gets out her purse and takes some lien out. "Here this is more than enough. "

"Thank you, princess. Now I must be going." Julian takes the lien and starts to walk out when Velvet says.

"Julian please stay and have some coffee."

"I guess, it's okay to stay for a little longer," he walks over to the couches and has a seat next to Velvet.

"I'm curious what's wrong with the song, you played?" Coco asks.

"It's a song that I haven't played in a long time and this is the third time I played it.

"Is it related to your friend? "

"please stop asking about the song."

"All alright either way I'm glad you decided to stay Julian," Coco says as she hands him a cup of coffee.

"Well, I figured I shouldn't upset a noble or a princess. "

"You're right shouldn't, now I want to get your opinion on a certain issue in my kingdom. How do you feel about-"

"Coco we don't need to talk about that." Velvet interrupts.

"But I want his opinion on it. "

"You know full well that if he doesn't agree with us you're going to ask him to leave. "

"I hate it when you're right. Julian forget I said anything. "

"Okay, I will. "

"Julian where are heading to next?" Velvet asks him.

"I'm not sure. Once I leave the castle I have to play for the rest of the Adle kingdom and after that I think I'll head to the Faunas republic that's the kingdom neighboring this one right? "

"Yes it is, but be careful even though the faunas republic stands for equality I've heard that there are still some faunas that hate and will attack humans on sight."

"Lady Velvet thanks for the warning when I get there I'll be careful. "

"Don't worry about the faunas Julian I've met the princess once and she won't tolerate that type of behavior so you should be okay, she is really nice if you ever get a chance to meet her." Coco comments.

"Well princess Coco, lady Velvet, I think it's time for me to leave. It is an honor to meet both of you but I must continue my mission, perhaps we'll meet again at some point but until then, goodbye." He finishes his coffee then begins to walk out the room Velvet and Coco says goodbye in unison. After a short walk, he leaves the castle grounds and walks back into the city. "four people down the rest of the kingdom to go. Isabelle, please watch over me. "

"I am."