A BLAZBLUE/RWBY CROSSOVER! MY FAVORITE GAME AND MY FAVORITE SHOW, COMING TOGETHER AT LAST! THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE STORY IS NOEL VERMILLION (MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING, ALTHOUGH HER TITLE IS THREATENED BY BLAKE AND WEISS) AND THE STORY WILL MOSTLY BE TOLD FROM HER POINT OF VIEW, BUT I WON'T NEGLECT THE OTHER CHARACTERS. THE STORY WILL ONLY BE TOLD FROM TEAM NTRM AND JIN'S (NTRM BEING NOEL, TSUBAKI, RAGNA, AND MAKOTO) POINT OF VIEW, BUT TEAMS RWBY AND JNPR WILL PLAY MAJOR ROLES IN THE STORY. ORIGINALLY, THE TEAM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE NTJM (REPLACING RAGNA WITH JIN) BUT I COULDN'T FIND A WORD WITH ALL FOUR LETTERS THAT I FOUND SUITABLE, SO JIN HAS FOUND ANOTHER LINE OF WORK (THAT YOU WILL SEE VERY SOON). FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE STORY, RAGNA ISN'T RAGNA THE BLOODEDGE, HE WAS ADOPTED BY THE MUTSUKI FAMILY AFTER HIS HOME BURNED DOWN (THAT CRUCIAL PART OF THE STORY IS STILL THERE, HOW COULD I DO ANYTHING TO RAGNA'S AMAZING BACKSTORY?!). ENJOY!

When one who had aspired to be a Huntress all her life turned 17, it was quite possibly the most important moment of her life. Tsubaki Yayoi had waited patiently for the day she could go the Beacon and study in the ways of the Huntress and protect humanity from the Grimm. However, things weren't that simple for her. It wasn't just about learning and achieving her childhood dream. She brought along her three childhood friends, who, to be honest, had nothing better to do. Makoto Nanaya, a rambunctious fauna, needed something to occupy her time and energy. Ragna Mutsuki, the mysterious adopted child whose house had been burned and had wandered the streets for many years before being adopted by the Mutsuki family, had a special ability that made him one of the most powerful individuals in Vale, and Tsubaki saw to it that he learn how to use it. Noel Vermillion, a meek girl with virtually no self-confidence, simply went to Beacon because her three friends were going. Tsubaki had her hands full with the motley crew. She wished Jin Kisaragi was around to help her. He was her childhood friend long before she met Ragna, but Noel and Makoto knew him as well, although he was less than friendly towards poor Noel. He was the one person Tsubaki felt she could identify with, and she knew that her feelings for him transcended friendship. But he was elsewhere and she had her own problems to deal with. The ship landed on the docking bay, and her dreams landed with them. Their journey had ended; they were no longer dreams.

"Hey, Ragna! Wake up!" Makoto shouted, shaking the white-haired young man from his slumber.

"What the hell?"

"We're at Beacon," the girl told him. He could see her chestnut brown tail bobbing from above her head.

"Goddammit. Just give me five more minutes, will ya?"

"We have to go now!" She insisted. Ragna grabbed his sword, Blood Scythe, from the ground and stalked past her.

"By the way, you have drool on your face," Makoto said as he walked away.

"And why didn't you say anything earlier, huh?" He snarled, wiping it away. He saw Tsubaki herding the annoyingly passive Noel out of the ship and groaned.

"Whoop dee doo. Beacon Acadamy," he muttered. He and Makoto exited the ship and joined the crowd as they oohed and aahed at the magnificent castle. It looked like something out of a fairy tale, a place where legends and myths made their home. In a way, it was. Hunters and Huntresses were very legendary. Ragna, however, was unimpressed. He stalked towards Tsubaki and Noel, Makoto trailing after him.

"Thanks, Makoto. Honestly, Ragna, you have no patience," Tsubaki scolded. Makoto beamed and rushed towards Noel. The two girls were very close. If Ragna didn't know better, he'd have sworn they were a couple.

"All in a days work, Queen Tsubaki!"

"S-Stop that!" The red-haired girl said modestly. Ragna chuckled and she glared at him.

"You're not off the hook, you know. You're going to have to learn to be patient if you ever want to become a Hunter."

"Yeah, and that's the problem. I don't."

"But you need to. That power...the Azure...it's dangerous. You don't know how to use it and it could activate any second," Tsubaki said. She was talking about a time in the past when the Azure had gone off by itself, one of the only two times he'd used it. Noel looked down. The memory was almost as painful to him as it was to her.

"Couldn't I read a book or something? Why the hell should I learn to be a Hunter to make sure my hand doesn't explode?"

"Ragna..." Tsubaki warned. He sighed and walked ahead. The three girls trailed after him. He knew they meant well, but Ragna was never an ambitious person. He was always more of a rebel, and when someone told him to do something, he instinctively decided he'd do the opposite. He continued to walk when he felt a metal object smack into his head. He whirled around and scowled. He was looking at an awkward blonde boy who knew he had made a mistake.

"Watch where you're swinging that thing, dumbass," Ragna said, indicating the shield.

"S-Sorry!" The boy said.

"Ragna, don't be so hard on him. It was a mistake," Tsubaki said.

"A mistake? That hurt like a damn truck!"

"That's an exaggeration and you know it."

"Seriously, that shield is pretty damn heavy!"

"Yeah, it's, uh, designed to be like that."

"Watch it, kid."

"Aren't we the same age?" The blonde boy asked tentatively. Ragna glared at him and Tsubaki had a restraining hand on Ragna's shoulder.

"Look, just put that thing where you can't take off someone's head with it. And get your hand off me, Tsubaki. I'm not gonna hurt him. I don't just fly off the handle at the flip of a damn switch," he said testily.

"You do have a reputation for fights."

"That was back at our hometown. There's no one to screw with me out here." As they spoke, the blonde boy had left in a hurry, and Noel and Makoto had walked far ahead. The two found themselves arguing on a near empty path. They looked ahead and hurried to their friends.

Makoto found herself and Noel in a large auditorium, stuck between countless students walking to find their friends.

"We're taking the first step, Noel! Isn't this awesome?" She asked her shy friend.

"I-I suppose..."

"Aren't you excited?"

"I'm scared."

"Of what?"

"...Everything." Makoto laughed and tussled Noel's hair.

"Look, things are never as bad as you think they'll be! You've got me, Ragna, and Tsubaki! What could go wrong?"

"What if I get lost? What if I can't find you? What if I can't find anything?" Noel asked, her upper lip quivering. Noel wasn't antisocial, but she was incredibly shy, and there was nothing she feared more than talking to anyone who wasn't Makoto, Ragna, or Tsubaki. Although she wasn't fond of talking to Ragna, to be perfectly honest. He was mean.

"It'll be okay. I'll watch over you as your squirrel-y guardian!" Makoto said enthusiastically. She couldn't resist Noel in the slightest. Her wide eyes, small figure, and wavering, stuttering voice were impossibly adorable. Combine the three and Makoto saw before her a dangerous weapon that could be used for good...or evil.

"Makoto..." Noel said, her voice dripping with relief. She relied on Makoto a lot. Perhaps even too much. Although she knew Noel would have to someday fight her own fights, for now Makoto was fine with fighting them for her.

"Hey," Ragna said, sulking.

"Ragna. Where'd you run off to?" Makoto asked.

"He yelled at a student," Tsubaki said curtly.

"He whacked me in the head with a damn shield," was the feeble protest. Tsubaki had a way of controlling the wild white-haired rebel.

"I'll...keep this brief," a bespectacled, gray-haired man said, pushing up his glasses.

"You have traveled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft and acquire new skills, and when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people," he said. Everyone beamed.

"But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction." At this, many began to frown, their enthusiastic smiles replaced with insulted expressions.

"Bullshit," Ragna spat. The man ignored him, and he drew to him the approving gaze of a blonde girl, clearly impressed with his spunk.

"You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step." With that, the man walked away with a slight limp. Noel looked absolutely frightened. She was never the smartest, and all the talk of knowledge made her afraid of the inevitable classes that would ensue.

"I'll never make it," she sighed. Tsubaki put a kind hand on her shoulder.

"I'll help you study, okay? Just like we did at Signal." Noel looked up hopefully.

"Really?"

"What are friends for?" Tsubaki replied, smiling proudly. Seeing Noel's face light up was one of the highlights of her life. She couldn't help it. Noel was so vulnerable, and Tsubaki wanted to do everything she could to help her grown from a meek girl into a strong woman. Meanwhile, Ragna sighed. A woman was saying something into the microphone, but he wasn't even listening.

The four had rolled out their beds next to each other. Ragna slept on the far side next to Tsubaki. She didn't want him anywhere near Noel and Makoto. She knew Ragna would never look, much less do anything, but she felt protective of her friends and their...revealing sleepwear. Makoto wore a a shirt that hardly went past her cleavage and incredibly short shorts. She always wore clothes like this, which was a doubly bad move, seeing as how she was a fauna and an attractive teenage girl. Tsubaki heard people snicker at Makoto's tail and ears, and she clenched her fists. Ragna got up and walked over to them. She got up after him, leaving Makoto to compliment Noel on the very short nightgown she wore that Makoto herself had bought for her. Noel looked incredibly embarrassed.

"Hey," Ragna snarled.

"Who the hell are you?" A boy from the group who'd laughed at Makoto asked. There was another boy and one girl beside him.

"I couldn't help but notice you were chuckling like a piece of shit at my friend over there," Ragna said, pointing to Makoto.

"The fauna? You have a crappy choice in friends, albino."

"The name's Ragna, but you can call me the guy who's gonna rip you a new asshole." Tsubaki then chose to intervene, stepping in between Ragna and the group of teens.

"Looks like your girlfriend doesn't approve of the idea. Go back to playing with your pet," the girl said. The boy next to her snickered. Tsubaki turned red with rage and glanced at the oblivious Makoto, but controlled herself.

"Ragna, don't start anything."

"They started this, I'm just ending it. You can give me a hand. You don't like these arrogant pieces of shit trash talking Makoto any more than I do."

"Ragna, stop."

"Listen to her. She's at least got half a brain. Surprising, considering the rest of her family. Isn't that right, Tsubaki?" One of the boys said. That was when Ragna lost it. He pushed Tsubaki aside and grabbed the boy by his shirt collar. She pushed him away and Ragna stumbled. Over form the opposite side of the room, the blonde haired girl who'd seen Ragna at the auditorium walked over.

"Yang!" A red-haired girl called.

"I'll be back. I see something fun going on," she said. It was at this point that Makoto and Noel noticed exactly what was happening.

Makoto told Noel to wait and walked over, arriving at the same time as the blonde girl named Yang.

"Are you starting a fight?" She asked Ragna, who glared at her.

"This isn't your problem."

"But it looks fun. That's some pretty heated arguing you've got going."

"Guys, Noel's tired and so am I. Let's get some sleep," Makoto said, hoping at least Tsubaki would listen.

"And here's the dog herself," one of the teens said.

"This is a squirrel's tail," she protested. Noel got up behind her, but hesitated to walk over. Ragna's knuckles were white, as were Tsubaki's.

"Let's leave things be. We need to sleep. Initiation is tomorrow," she said. Ragna snarled.

"Like hell we do!"

"Quit acting tough and stop this!" Tsubaki shouted. The three teens were laughing.

"Acting tough? You know what our childhood was like. If you expect me to walk away from this, you're wrong. I'll end it like you said, but not the way you want. Like all the other fights, this is going in the same direction." Ragna swung a fist at the unsuspecting boy. He grinned as his knuckles made contact with his stupid, smug face. Yang grinned as well, but held Ragna back.

"Get off me, you dumb blonde!"

"Hair insults are off-limits. Besides, do you want to get expelled or something? We haven't even been to initiation yet."

"Say it was self-defense. Say they were harassing Makoto here," Ragna said. Tsubaki seethed with rage, and Makoto was looking on with shock and slight appreciation. Noel sat back down immediately, knowing not to get involved. She simply tried to go to sleep.

"Well, from what I hear, they were. What the hell. Bedroom brawl!" Yang shouted, tackling the closest teen to her, the remaining boy. The girl backed away and Ragna advanced, looking absolutely murderous. Well, he was until the woman who spoke at the auditorium walked in.

"What is this?!" She screamed. Ragna stepped back, struck with instant fear.

"What were you thinking?!" Glynda Goodwitch shouted at Ragna and Yang. Tsubaki, Makoto, and the three teens stood behind them.

"They picked a fight with Makoto, and if anyone was gonna get in trouble, it was gonna be me," Ragna said defiantly.

"And you, Ms. Long?"

"They looked like they were having fun," she said innocently.

"Fun?! That is your idea of fun?! Ms. Long, if I had my way, you'd be expelled. However, Professor Ozpin doesn't like expelling students until after initiation."

"What about tall, dark, and handsome over here?" Yang asked jokingly, pointing to Ragna. He was anything but dark.

"He gets to stay as well. However, Professor Ozpin wants to speak to him," she said. clearly not ready to directly address the young man. He scowled.

"We're very sorry that this happened. I promise that Ragna will control his feelings from now on," Tsubaki said instinctively.

"You six may go," Glynda said, indicating everyone except Ragna.

"Ragna Mutsuki. You are...a special case," Ozpin said.

"No shit," Ragna growled.

"The Azure Grimoire on your right arm is problematic. You have more reason to be here than most students to, for if that power cannot be controlled...well, I don't have to say anything about the consequences. Therefore, I will do everything in my power to ensure you stay at Beacon. However, you have to try as well. I can't carry you through four whole years if you continue acting out like this."

"I don't even want to be here, you know. Might as well save me the trouble of getting expelled later and kick me out now."

"You wouldn't leave your friends like that," Ozpin said. Ragna seethed, knowing the headmaster was right.

"When classes begin, I am assigning you a special teacher, someone who not many at Beacon know about. He will instruct you on how to control your power."

"And who is this guy?"

"Jubei."

"Any last name?"

"No."

"Well, that's great. Any chance I get to meet this guy?"

"He doesn't like being seen."

"Of course he doesn't. Thanks for wasting my time." Ozpin sighed.

"You should really learn at least some semblance of respect."

"Yadda yadda yadda." And with that, Ragna went to join his companions as they slept.

AND THAT'S THE FIRST CHAPTER! THIS WAS A VERY RAGNA-CENTRIC CHAPTER DESPITE MY PROMISE IT WOULD REVOLVE MOSTLY AROUND NOEL. BUT NEVER FEAR, NOEL FANS! THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE ALMOST COMPLETELY ABOUT HER. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF MY PORTRAYAL OF A YOUNGER RAGNA. I THINK I MADE HIM TOO CLICHE, BUT THEN AGAIN, RAGNA IS QUITE A CLICHE CHARACTER. BESIDES, THE BACKSTORY I'VE MADE FOR HIM HELPS EXPLAIN WHY HE'S EVEN MORE CONFRONTATIONAL THAN HE IS IN THE GAMES. ALSO, FORESHADOWING ABOUT JUBEI!