Hello Everyone! I am The Burning Ruler and I am here with the first chapter of RWBY: A Silent Temper. Now hold on, before you all flip your shits, I have an explanation. I know I said I was going to finish RWBY: A Demon's Life and SAO: A Beast's Tamer before I started another story, but please, hear me out. I have a friend who I have known all my life. This guy has lived two doors down from me in a town of less than 400 people for nineteen years. We've met. Now a few months ago, he got hooked on RWBY. Not long after that, he got hooked on fanfictions. When he found out that I was a fanfiction writer, he nearly begged me to start another story with a different pairing because for some reason he seems to hate Velvet. I don't understand it, I merely accept it. Anyways, when I said that I already had two ongoing stories he decided to read those ones first, but finished them a little while ago and I decided to write the first chapter of this to keep him satisfied until I finish at least one story. He also provided me with a few ideas he had to make this story… different is how I'll put it. Anyways let's get this story started.
Chapter 1: Initiation
'Beacon academy huh?' thought a boy on the airship heading to the top school in Remnant. He was wearing a white shirt with black pants and shoes. He held a neutral expression on his face, not acknowledging the existence of anyone else except his adopted sister Blake Belladonna. His hair was short and dark blue and his eyes shared the color. He had two sais attached to chains attached to his waist and two bear ears on his head. He also had to strange metal bracelets attached to his wrists. He had a large scar on the back of his neck. From the look of it, it was a very deep wound. Looking out the window next to him, he could see beacon academy getting closer.
'Almost there.' Thought the boy as a hologram on Professor Glynda Goodwitch showed up and began speaking about the crime lord Roman Torchwick. 'They still haven't found that guy?' thought the boy before blocking out all noise and focusing himself inward. The last thing he heard was high pitched voice screaming about there being puke on her shoe.
As he got off the airship he just started walking toward the gym with his sister Blake. He knew that his sister could take care of herself, but he still worried. After calming himself down, he noticed a girl that looked way too young to be attending beacon academy. However, he didn't care why she was here, but he knew that she would annoy him. Trying to get away before she saw him, she caught him looking at her.
"Hello! I'm Ruby! What's your name?" asked the girl. However, the boy just ignored her. However, she just thought he hadn't heard her. This time she got in front of him.
"Hello! I'm Ruby! What's your name?" asked the girl again.
However, he still ignored her, but Blake answered for him. "His name is Ryan. Another thing, he doesn't really like to talk."
"Oh. OK. Nice to meet you Ryan." Said the girl.
'Please leave me alone' thought Ryan. However, she didn't.
"So what's your weapon?" asked the girl. The boy took out his two sais, spun them around a couple of times and re-attached them to his waist. Thankfully after this, the girl bumped into someone and Ryan took off before she could react. He heard the girl giggle and ask the boy "Aren't you the guy who puked?" Ryan rolled his eyes.
After arriving at the gym, Ryan walked to a spot secluded from everyone else next to his sister.
"Hey Ryan." Said Blake. Ryan just smiled back at her. Looking around, he saw Ruby talking to a blonde until a girl with white hair walked over and seemed to be telling her off.
'She seems upset about something.' Thought Ryan.
After this the Headmaster got up to the podium and started speaking, but Ryan just ignored him.
After all the speeches were finished, everyone set up in the gym to go to sleep. Ryan got set up next to Blake as she was the only one here he could tolerate. Blake was reading a book while Ryan was polishing his sais. This went on for a while before Ryan heard a voice calling out in his direction. Looking up slightly he saw the blonde and Ruby walking in his direction.
'Please don't notice me, please don't notice me, please don't notice me…' thought Ryan.
"Hey Ryan!" said Ruby.
'Dammit.' Thought Ryan.
"Oh, you already know my sister?" asked the blonde.
"You need a bailing out Bro?' asked Blake quietly.
Ryan just turned to Blake and nodded.
"Sorry, but my brother doesn't like to talk." Said Blake, turning attention to her.
"Oh, ok then." Said the blonde.
Blake turned to Ruby. While Ryan just started to ignore everyone again. He listened every once in a while. He learned the blonde's name was Yang and she was Ruby's sister. However, Ruby still tried to talk to him.
"So why don't you like to talk Ryan?" asked Ruby.
Ryan didn't speak.
"Come on Ryan. How can we be friends if you don't talk to me? Why don't you like to talk?" asked Ruby again.
She asked the same question over and over again, and she was starting to annoy Ryan. By time number seven Blake chimed up for him.
"He's just not a fan of talking. He always used to tell me that there isn't anything that can be said that an action can't say a million times better. Also, just as a warning, he has a very short fuse and trust me; you don't want to light it. Also, did he ever show any sign that he wanted to be friends with you?" asked Blake allowing Ryan to continue weapon maintenance before returning to his weapons.
"Not really, but why wouldn't he want to be friends with me?" asked Ruby, but Yang spoke before Blake had a chance to respond.
"Are you just not going to sleep?" asked Yang.
Ryan's expression fell, before returning to normal. He turned to Blake and nodded. She knew what he wanted to be said.
"He wants me to tell you that there will be plenty of time to sleep when he's dead. Why waste his life sleeping when that's all he'll do when he's dead?" Said Blake in an even tone.
"That was surprisingly dark." Said Ruby.
"He is a surprisingly dark person." said Blake.
Yang and Ruby were about to continue talking before the white haired girl named Weiss came over.
Ryan simply looked back to his weapons again as the three others started arguing. Blake just rolled her eyes and blew out her candle as she went to sleep. However, Ryan still stayed up and finished polishing and sharpening his weapons. This took him well into the morning. Just as he finished, Blake woke up.
"Morning Ryan." Said Blake, knowing that he was up all night.
"Morning." said Ryan getting ready.
Blake also got ready quickly. As Ryan was walking to the cafeteria he saw a very hyper girl planning with someone he assumed was her friend about how to get on the same team while the boy seemed to be going about his own business.
'He seems tolerable at least.' Thought Ryan.
"Hey Ryan!" yelled a familiar voice.
'Not again…' thought Ryan. Ryan turned around to see Ruby. 'Of course it was her. Who else would it be?' Ryan asked himself.
"Ryan!" said Yang.
'Of course this would happen.' Thought Ryan.
"Wouldn't it be awesome if we ended up on the same team?" asked Ruby.
'For the love of god no!' thought Ryan, but he shrugged so he didn't come off as rude.
"Alright. Maybe we'll see each other in the forest. Bye!" said Ruby as she left to the cliffs. As Ryan walked by, he saw the boy who puked on the airship pinned to a wall by a spear in his hood.
After leaving the school, Ryan headed towards Beacon cliffs. Once he got there, the headmaster began speaking.
"For years you have trained to become warriors, and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Finished Ozpin.
At this point Glynda Goodwitch chimed in. "Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumours about the assignment of teams. Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates. Today." Said Glynda.
Ryan was worried as he thought it would be in order of the platforms the students were standing on. He was standing next to Ruby on one side and the kid who puked on the other. Ryan gulped.
Ozpin then continued. "These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well. That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years. After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. Eliminate any opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in you path or you will die. You will be monitored and graded for the duration of your initiation. But our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Furthermore, since we have an odd number of students this year, there will be one team of five. Are there any questions?" asked Ozpin.
The boy next to Ryan raised his hand and started to ask a question, but Ozpin didn't pay any attention to him.
"Good. Now take your positions." Said Ozpin.
Ryan crouched low to the ground and equipped his sais to their chains and attached the chains to the metal bracelets on his wrists.
Then he saw someone get launched.
'That makes sense.' Thought Ryan.
At this point the boy raised his hand and asked about the landing strategy.
'Oh god. He is beyond screwed.' Thought Ryan.
"Jaune will be ok…I think." Said Ruby.
Jaune continued to ask about the landing strategy, as more and more students got launched. Ryan got launched and not long after, Jaune got launched and Ryan heard him scream.
Ryan got hos sais ready and threw one at a tree in the distance. It stuck in and Ryan pulled himself towards the tree, as he approached he got his other sai ready and sunk it into the tree when he got close enough. He pulled both sais out of the tree and began running deeper into the forest. As he travelled for many minutes, he was shocked when he didn't see anything or anyone else yet, until he heard a scream and saw a tree become engulfed in flames. Ryan wasn't sure why, but he decided that he needed to check it out. Getting there quickly he saw a pack of grim and two people running away. He followed them, hoping one was Blake.
'Please be Blake, please be Blake.' Thought Ryan just before he caught up to them. His worst fears had been realized when he saw Ruby's unmistakeable red hood. He was about to duck into the shrubs around him until Ruby turned around and locked eyes with Ryan. Ryan became even more scared until he saw the white haired girl from the gym and realized that she was already partners with Ruby.
'Dodged a bullet there.' Thought Ryan.
"Hey Ryan!" said Ruby.
Ryan, trying not to be rude, just waved back.
"Who is this?" asked the white haired girl.
"This is my friend Ryan. Ryan, this is my partner Weiss Schnee." Said Ruby.
"He's your friend?" asked Weiss.
"Of course he is." Said Ruby turning to Weiss.
After Ruby turned away, Ryan shook his head no. Weiss caught this and winked. Ruby walked ahead of Weiss at this point. Weiss then walked up to Ryan.
"She annoys you too?" asked Weiss.
Ryan just nodded before making the blah blah blah sign with one hand. Weiss let out a small giggle. Ruby heard this and turned around to see Ryan and Weiss seemingly talking. Or at least Weiss talking and Ryan, doing whatever it is he does.
Eventually Ruby sat down as Weiss tried to figure out where the abandoned temple was. Ryan used his sais to climb a tree to try and find the temple from a higher elevation, but didn't see anything. He jumped down.
"Anything?" asked Ruby.
Ryan shook his head.
Weiss was still walking back and forth saying which way the temple was.
"Ok. It's official. We passed it." Said Weiss after a while. At this point Ryan was rubbing his temples.
"Why can't you just admit you have no idea where we're going?' asked Ruby.
"I know exactly where we're going. We… are going… to the… Forest Temple!" said Weiss.
Ryan decided that this conversation was going nowhere when Ruby and Weiss started to argue. He tuned out until Ruby told Weiss to stop acting like she was perfect.
"I'm not perfect! At least not yet. But I'm still leagues better than you." Said Weiss, walking away.
"You don't even know me…" said Ruby sadly.
Ryan was about to continue walking when he looked back at Ruby to see her very sad. Normally he old just shrug it off, but he walked back and patted her on the head with a smile.
"Huh?" asked Ruby looking up to see Ryan smiling for the first time she ever saw. "Thanks Ryan." Said Ruby.
At this point, Ruby and Ryan caught up with Weiss.
With Blake and Yang.
Blake and Yang looked over the edge of a cliff. "Looks like the place." Said Yang.
Blake and Yang went down to see the relics.
"Chess pieces?" asked Blake.
"Some are missing. Looks like we weren't the first ones here." Said Yang.
"We should just pick one." Said Blake.
"Hmm. How about a cute little pony?" asked Yang, holding up a white knight piece.
"Sure." Said Blake. After this, they noticed there were three of each chess piece.
"This must be how their deciding which team would have five members." Said Yang.
"Seems that way." Said Blake.
"Heads up!" they heard coming from above.
They looked up to see Ruby falling until Jaune slammed into her and sent her into a tree. However, not far behind was Ryan, who landed perfectly on his feet and rolled forward. He saw Blake and Yang, and assumed they were partners. Knowing he needed to be on the same team as Blake, he grabbed a white knight piece.
'Now I just have to hope Ruby and Weiss don't pick the other white knight piece. I can handle Yang or Ruby, but both… I'm not sure.' Thought Ryan.
After a long series of Blake asking questions which ended when the red haired girl who was Jaune's partner named Pyrrha getting knocked over to the group, they noticed that a Deathstalker was following them.
"Great, the gang is all here. Now we can die together." Said Yang.
"Not if I can help it." Said Ruby, before charging at the Deathstalker.
It knocked her back, and the nevermore circling above them launched razor sharp feathers at her, one of which pinned her to the ground by her cape. Yang thought she was about to witness the death of her sister, until Weiss ran in and froze the Deathstalker, immobilizing it.
This started a rant from Weiss listing off everything that she thought was wrong with Ruby, which ended with "But if we are going to do this, we are going to have to do this together, so if you stop trying to show off, I'll be… nicer." Said Weiss.
Jaune then began to panic. "Umm guys, that thing is circling back." Said Jaune.
"We don't need to fight these things." Said Weiss.
"She's right. Our objective is to get a relic and make it back to the top of the cliffs." Said Ruby.
"Run and live. That's an idea I can get behind." Said Jaune as he and Ruby grabbed a relic. Jaune grabbing a white rook, and Ruby grabbing the white knight.
'No…' thought Ryan. They all started running back to the cliffs, but they got blocked by the Nevermore at the cliffs, and the Deathstalker at their tail. Ruby, Ryan, Weiss, Blake and Yang fought the Nevermore after Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora and Ren fought the Deathstalker.
They were getting beaten until Ryan had an idea. Unsure of how to let them know, he grabbed Blake's sword, jumped to the pillar on the other side of the bridge and threw it back, stretching out the ribbon.
"Guys! Ryan has an idea!" Yelled Blake.
The three girls looked back to see the ribbon and also had the same idea. Yang and Blake stretched out the ribbon and held it. Weiss got the glyph ready, and Ruby got ready to be launched, but the Nevermore was moving too much.
"Ryan! You need to trap it!" yelled Blake. Ryan nodded.
Extending the chains, he threw one to the left of the Nevermore and the other to the right. They both stuck in the cliff wall. They began to recoil and Ryan jumped in the air, driving his feet into the torso of the Nevermore, using the sais as leverage to pin the Nevermore to the wall. Ryan looked back and nodded.
With this, Weiss launched Ruby, whose scythe lodged into the Nevermore's neck. Ryan jumped off the wall and landed next to Blake. Weiss made some glyphs on the wall and Ruby began running up them, ending with her taking the Nevermore's head off.
"Well… that was a thing." Said Yang.
After they got back to beacon, Ozpin was calling out the teams. Ryan tuned out until he heard his team being called up.
"Ruby Rose, Ryan Belladonna, Blake Belladonna, Weiss Schnee, and Yang Xiao Long. Form this point on you will work together as team RRWBY. Led by, Ruby Rose." Said Ozpin.
"Looks like things are shaping up to be an interesting year." Said Ozpin.
'Yeah, one that will drive me insane.' Thought Ryan.
There we go. My next story's first chapter. Now, I will at least finish A Demon's Life before the next chapter, maybe A Beast's Tamer as well. But, I hope you can understand why I uploaded this, and hope you look forward to it being continued. However, for now, goodbye!