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A RWBY fanfic
The Hunters of Beacon: Team MRCK (Merc)
Chapter 1
In the darkness one person stands alone seeing what his friends could never see, nor would he tell them. He sees himself in a strange white room, on a bed, machines beeping he realized it was a hospital. His friends including people he hasn't met are around him. Some are crying, the others hardly believe what happened. But what did happen? Why couldn't he see what had happened? Who were the other people? Was this his death? He hears a voice calling his name "Matthew.", the voice calls.
"Where are you?" Matthew asks. The voice replies
"Come on wake up!" the voice said, "We're here, we're finally at Beacon"
I wake up to see Beacon Academy, where my friend and I will learn to be huntsman and huntress. I now look at who woke me up, to my left I see my best friend Kasey Torrte. I got the feeling that I was being watched, but I dismissed it as being related to the fact that we're finally going to attend Beacon
"Thank you for waking me up."
"No problem." Kasey smiled.
The airship arrives and all the new students are exiting and walking out onto the main path to Beacon, all either barely containing their excitement or just letting all it out, it was a sight I thought I'd never see. Kasey and I were barely able to hold in the excitement as we begin to walk on the path to Beacon. While we were walking Kasey pulls out her IPhone and begins to listen to music, probably in the attempt to calm down.
I however take notice of a white haired girl yelling at a younger looking girl with a red cloak. I see red dust coming out of a bottle every time the shakes it. I can't make too many words but I realize that the red cloaked girl is about to sneeze.
I quickly shout "GET DOWN!"
Next thing I know there was an explosion and my ears were ringing. I get up to see smoke, but as the smoke clears and my hearing returns I hear another round of shouting from the white haired girl. The other girl looks sorry and seems to be apologizing, but the white haired girl seems to get louder. Then a girl wearing black with a bow in her hair shows up, she begins to talk and all I'm able hear is "Schnee, Heiress, and dust." But that's all I needed to hear, I know exactly who the white-haired girl is. She is none other than Weiss Schnee the heiress to the Schnee Dust Company. Not that I had a problem with her. I hadn't met her so I couldn't say yet. She seems have a problem not unlike my own.
The red cloaked girl was then lying on the path looks rather upset now, so I decide to go over and help her and make sure she is ok. Another male however arrived before me, his name was Jaune Arc, I only know this because we were introduced on the airship then he proceeded to puke on the ship. But still I go over and introduce myself to her. "I saw what happened, are you ok?" I said.
"I'm ok, I'm Ruby, and he's Jaune." she replied.
"I've met Jaune already, well nice too meet you. Ruby, Jaune, y'all have a nice day and I'll see you both at the ceremony."
"Oh, okay." Ruby replied waving me off.
I had to run back to Kasey and she asked "Where did you go?" I was surprised.
"Didn't you hear that explosion?"
"What explosion?" she looked around as if she might still get a glimpse of it.
"Huh? Oh, never mind." I said.
We finally made our way to the assembly hall and we were greeted by Ruby and her sister Yang. I noticed Weiss was looking in my general direction, but couldn't tell what or who she was trying to find.
After we had everything got settled Professor Ozpin gave a small speech, "I'll...keep this brief. 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. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction. 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."
It left the assembly hall rather quite until Professor Glynda Goodwitch began to speak, "You will gather in the ballroom tonight, tomorrow your initiation begins. Be Ready."
Later that night Kasey and I were in the ballroom laying on our sleeping bags watching the others enjoy themselves. I was tempted to join but then I would feel rather out of my comfort zone because I just don't socialize well with others. In fact I don't even know how Kasey and I became friends. All I remember is that we began talking which is uncharacteristic for the both of us, but that's how it happened. Now we're best friends. Someone caught my eye then, it was Weiss. I saw her storming up to Ruby and Yang, telling them that people are trying to sleep. Something was telling me that I should talk to her, and I was about to then I realized that she just yelled at them for being too loud, so I thought it wouldn't be wise at the moment.
I began to look at Kasey's artwork, while she went off to change for bed. While flipping through the pages of her sketch book I was really impressed with the quality. Even her rough sketches were good. I was looking at it for a few minutes and I didn't realize she was approaching. "So I see you're enjoying my art.", she laughed.
"I'm sorry; I should've asked you first." I said, not knowing what to do really.
"I don't take offense; I was just surprised that's all."
"Really?" I asked, not really convinced and forgetting she could read minds if she suspected something. I had put on a fake face so hopefully it would fool her. 'I hope she believed me, it was so stupid of me to go through her artwork. Not even I believed my own apology.' Next thing I know, she pulled on my shirt sleeve to get my attention "What did I do?"
"You know I was telling the truth, I didn't mind you looking at my art! You shouldn't doubt yourself as much as you do. You know it pisses me off! -And no, your fake smiles never work." She huffed and collapsed in her sleeping bag determined not to face me." I wish I didn't have to read your mind to know what's troubling you. I wish you were confident enough to just say what you have to." she says in a much softer voice. After a long silence I knew this conversation was over.
All I could do was stare at her realizing in my thoughts 'Great now look at what I've done, not even through the first night and already I've managed to do this. What else could go wrong?' Little did I know that she was still in my mind.
Her response came in a quick disgruntled growl and a lot of shifting. Until finally "You know, you were right earlier today. Beacon is a new start for the both of us. Maybe it's time for you to gain confidence and for me to stop living in the past." She finally faced me and for once I had gotten the feeling she didn't need to read my mind to understand my fire. To understand the hope, of a better future.
"We need our rest you know." She says with an approving smile
"I know, well I guess we should get some sleep. Good night Kasey."
"Good night Matt."
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