Aiko's POV

"Aiko, Yoshio, the aircrafts are starting to arrive."

I look up from my book to glance at the gray-haired man sitting across the desk. His brown eyes flicker up from the scroll in front of him and gives me a warm smile. "I suggest that you two should go down and mingle with your fellow students."

"Why?" Yoshio asks from where he sits by the window. "Initiation doesn't start till tomorrow."

"Yes, but starting today, both of you are first-year students of Beacon and will be receiving the same treatment as other first-years," Ozpin replies, taking a sip from his coffee cup.

I turn in my chair to look at the blond women standing next to the desk. "Does this mean we have to call you Professor Goodwitch now?"

Glynda tsks and crosses her arms. "I still don't remember giving you permission to call me anything else."

Ozpin laughs while I crack a smile; even Yoshio's mix-match eyes flicker to us for a second before returning to the sky. Still smiling, I stuff my book into the bag by my feet and rise from the chair. Without me saying a word, Yoshio rises from his seat with a sigh and slings his own bag over his shoulder. Together we head to the door.

"See you in an hour."

Leo's POV

I rush off the aircraft as it lands, barely holding in a squeal. My golden eyes shine in excitement as I look around, my tail twitching behind me. I'm finally here! At Beacon! One step closer to being a true Huntress! Failing to contain my glee, I rush forward to explore my new surroundings.

Before I can even take a full step, I get yanked violently back. I let out a yelp as I fall backwards. Trying to rub the pain from my backside, I look up at my assailant. A girl with long hair held back in a braid was leering down at me with cold dark brown eyes.

"You could at least wait for us before you start running around," my sister admonishes, flipping her blue hair behind her shoulder.

A higher pitch voice rings out behind us. "Yeah, you're not the only one excited, Leo."

Smiling sheepishly up at my near identical sisters, I rub the back of my neck. "Sorry Ursa, Minnie. It's just that we're finally here!"

Ursa rolls her eyes but offers a hand to help me up. "Yeesh. And here I am thinking you were the older one."

"I am," I say, huffing. "I'm a whole year older than you and Minnie."

By this time, Minnie took the lead and hearing this she looks back at me with a mischievous look in her eyes. Smirking, she says, "Well if you keep acting this way then everyone will think you're younger than Lepus."

My eyes widen at the sound of our youngest sibling's name. I lunge at her, wrapping an arm around her neck and rubbing my fist into the top of her head. "You better take that back!" I order playfully.

"Ow, ow, ow! Fine! You win!"

I laugh as I let her go. Grumbling, Minnie fixes her short hair as her white bear ears continue to twitch in annoyance. Ursa rolls her eyes at us and takes lead. We lap into a comfortable silence as we walk to the auditorium, the three of us looking around with curiosity and excitement.

The silence is broken by a loud explosion. Eyes widening, I spin around to face the source of the commotion. Instead of finding anything threatening, all I see is a girl dressed in white yelling at a shorter girl dressed in red. Taking a second look at the white-haired girl, I feel my lip twitch up into a snarl.

Feeling hands clasp my arm, I turn to see Minnie looking at the scene worriedly. Ursa stands next to me, crossing her arms, and asks, "Isn't that the youngest Schnee?"

Again, I force down a growl as I nod my head. The Schnees were the biggest dust distributor in the four kingdoms. They also had very questionable business deals and had a large Faunas labor force.

"Maybe we should intervene," Minnie suggests. I look back at her before looking at the scene again. The red-dressed girl did look like she was getting quite an earful from the young heiress. Before I can say anything, Ursa answers.

"No, we're here to learn, not make enemies, especially not on the first day." I look at her angrily when she pauses but before I can protest, she continues, "Anyways, someone else got it."

She was right. A girl with a black bow on her head approached the arguing duo. Still not happy, I watch the scene carefully as the newcomer says a couple words. Before long, the young Schnee stormed off. A few seconds later, bow-girl leaves too.

With all the drama done, I plaster an excited smile on my face and twine my arms through my sisters'. "Come on we can't be late to orientation!"

Rogue's POV

It's been four minutes since I got here and I'm already lost!

I growl and look around. No one was there. Closing my eyes, I let out a piercing whistle. There! At least two people were walking somewhere in front of me. Desperate to not be alone, I sprint down the path towards them.

There they were! A short girl with a red cape was walking next to a taller blonde guy that was wearing a black sweatshirt with silver armor over it. Relief fills me as I yell out to them. "Hey! You two! Wait up!"

The two of them turn around and stare at me in confusion as I jog up to them. Now that I was closer to them, I could see that Red looked a couple years younger than me. Giving them a little wave, I flash them a smile. "You don't know how glad I am to run into you two. I took three steps off the aircraft and I was already lost. Do either of you happen to know where orientation is?"

"Uh…we were kind of wondering that ourselves," Red answers sheepishly.

"Really?" I groan, throwing my head back.

The blonde gives me an apologetic smile. "Sorry man."

"It's fine," I sigh. Squinting at them I ask, "Do you mind if I walk with you guys then? Being alone sucks."

"Sure! The more the merrier," Red exclaims gleefully. "I'm Ruby by the way."

"Jaune."

"Friends call me Rogue," I introduce as we start walking again.

We talk a little bit as we walk. Apparently Ruby was moved ahead two years by recommendation of Professor Ozpin and had an older sister going here as well. She was also very proud of her sweetheart, Crescent Rose. Jaune, on the other hand, had a very…classic…sword that was originally his great-grandfather's and a collapsible shield. I showed them my gauntlets with their retractable claw feature and my boots that could fire dust rounds.

"Dude, what are you doing?" Jaune asks cautiously.

As we were talking, I was letting out shrill whistles every so often, to the confusion of the other two. Rubbing the back of my neck, I explain, "I was trying to see if I could locate other people."

"By whistling?" Ruby asks, confused.

"Yep. I'm a bat faunas." I smile wide and point at my sharp teeth. "Whistling's my form of echolocation."

Ruby's silver eyes shine in excitement as she looks up to me. "That must be really helpful when you're trying to find Grimm."

"Yeah," I confirm. "It's a pain though if I'm lost in a wide-open space or trying to avoid a pack of Baewolves or dogs."

"Really? Why?" Jaune asks confused.

"My whistles are at a higher frequency that canines can pick up easier." I explain while I try to blow a strip of black hair out of my face. It was curious to me that they were more excited about the uses of echolocation then jumping on the fact that I was a Faunas. Actually, it was kind of refreshing.

"I'm guessing that we're still not anywhere near orientation," Ruby groans.

I shrug and let out another whistle. Surprisingly, it actually bounced off something that wasn't stationary. I state my observation to my companions.

"Let's go!" Jaune shouts gleefully and with that, we race down the path. As we turn the corner, I barely avoid colliding with someone. Or at least I did until Jaune rams into me from behind.

Groaning, I open my eyes. Heat rushes to my cheeks as I realize my position. I scramble backwards trying to give the girl I just crushed enough room to get up when she lets out a small groan of her own. Sitting up, she rubs her head directing my attention to the silver fox ears perched there. Lilac eyes open and glare at me as a raven-haired boy bends down next to her.

"You good?" He asks the silver haired girl. She gives him a short nod while she picks herself up and smooths down her short kimono.

"I'm fine, Yoshio," she answers verbally. Again, her eyes flicker to me to give me a glare.

Scrambling to my feet, I rush to apologize. "S-sorry! Are you okay? I really didn't mean to run you over like that. I'm so sorry!"

She sighs as I continue to ramble. "It's fine. Just be more careful next time. Where were you rushing to anyways?"

"We were actually trying to find orientation," Ruby answers. "You wouldn't happen to know where it is, would you?"

"It's that way," the raven replies in monotone, pointing in the direction we just came in. I groan in disbelief. We were walking away from it! Great, by the time we get

there it will be over.

"Don't worry, orientation doesn't start until another ten minutes," the girl comments, making me jump. I was pretty sure I didn't say that out loud. "Do you want us to show you were it is?"

"That would be great! Especially if you walk next to me, Snowflake," Jaune flirts, fluttering his eyes at the girl. Her eye twitches while her companion sends him a glare that could stop an Ursa in its tracks. I cover my eyes in embarrassment while Ruby tries to stifle a giggle.

The girl looked ready to turn around and leave but she just lets out a big sigh and starts walking, completely ignoring the blonde. "Come on."

Ruby was nearly jumping up and down in joy as she rushes to catch with her. I hang back a bit and put a comforting hand on Jaune's shoulder. "Maybe next time buddy."

"I'm Ruby and that's Rogue and Jaune," Ruby tells the duo cheerfully.

The guy just gives her a side glance while his companion gave a more talkative answer. "Nice to meet you. I'm Aiko and this antisocial ball of sunshine next to me is Yoshio."

"I'm not antisocial," the newly named Yoshio corrects. "Talking with other people is just a waste of energy."

"And that wasn't an antisocial answer at all," Aiko deadpans. He just shrugs his shoulders in response.

"So how do you two know each other?" I ask cautiously, trying to break the awkward silence that was threatening to suffocate me.

"We're siblings by adoption," she answers. Turning her head to look at me, she questions, "Why do you ask?"

I feel another blush creep up my neck as she stares at me. Looking away, I rub the back of my neck awkwardly. "Just was wondering."

She lets out a small hum but faces forward again. Ruby asks some more questions which Aiko would answer politely while Yoshio would totally ignore them. After a couple more failed tries to start a conversation, a disheartened Ruby falls back to walk on the other side of Jaune. We descend into silence for the rest of the short walk.

"We're here," Aiko announces as she leads us into a hall already filled with students.

A busty blonde calls out to Ruby and she quickly excuses herself before racing to her. I turn to thank our guides but the monochromatic duo had already disappeared. Sighing, I turn to Jaune and give him a small smile.

"Looks like it's just you and me."

Yoshio's POV

I stare out the window at the shattered moon, trying to ignore the other students around me. God, they were so annoying. And they were doing nothing to help my nerves. Huffing, I pull my knees closer to my chest.

"So, what's the plan for tomorrow?" Aiko asks as she plops down next to me.

Turning my head, I could see that she changed from her usual outfit into a pair of sweatpants and a cobalt blue tank top. I let out a small tsk and turn back to the window. I can feel Aiko silently shake in laughter next to me.

She slowly calms down and leans against my side a little. Without looking, I could tell that she was looking at me worriedly. The heat emitting from her suddenly disappears only to come back a couple seconds later as something hard lands in my lap. Confused, I glance down to see that Aiko dropped a plate of cookies on my lap. I feel myself start to be filled with childish glee at the sight by I keep my face neutral as I reach for one of the small goodies.

"You know, it's almost impossible for us not be partners," Aiko states, resting her chin on top of her hands as she looks out the window. I let out a small tsk and quickly look away. Just like her to address my small, stupid worries. Well maybe not small but still.

"Aren't you at all worried that we might not end up together?" I quietly ask. We haven't been apart from each other for more than a couple minutes at a time for at least the last twelve years. The possibility that we could not be on the same team was enough to make me feel like I might vomit.

Aiko tilts her head before shutting her eyes. A big grin spreads across her face as she answers. "Nope. Why should I? Both of us know what's going to happen tomorrow and I'll just follow you wherever you land so there's no worry about making eye contact with someone else. The only thing I really need to know is whether if I'm catching you or if you're just going to use your 'landing' strategy?"

I stare at her for a couple seconds as I let a smile cross my face before I erase it again. Shrugging my shoulders, I reply, "I'll land by myself."

"Got it," Aiko nods. "So the plan is to make a bunch of noise that will attract Grimm, kill them, and then retrieve the relic. And all before lunch!" She continues sarcastically. I stick my tongue out at her and chuck a cookie at her head which she catches and starts to nibble. Snatching up her blanket, she starts to lay down. "Better go to sleep soon. Want to be well rested for tomorrow."

We exchange goodnights and soon she is deep asleep. I stare at her for a couple seconds before closing my eyes as well.