Team LITZ
AN: RWBY and all of its characters are owned by Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth. The only things that I own are the OC's in this story.
Chapter 1: The New Kid at Beacon
Today was an almost normal day, but Ruby felt just fine, if not super excited to see the new transfer student that was supposed to show up by combat class, "I wonder when the new student is going to show up… Isn't whoever it is supposed to be here today? I wonder what kind of weapon he or she uses…" Oh, how she could daydream about the limitless possibilities of what amazing weapon that the transfer student might have (none were better than her Crescent Rose, though!) Her team, on the other hand, had different feelings about the transfer student.
Yang was VERY pumped to see some new competition, "Yeah! I wanna see what moves they have! If it's a guy, I hope he has some OTHER moves, if you know what I mean!" Yang flashed her trademark grin and laughed at her own joke as the others groaned.
Blake was indifferent about the new student, however, she too, wanted to know what they would be like, if only to satisfy her curiosity. "It would be nice if you wouldn't beat our new student into the ground on their first day, Yang." This got a 'Don't worry, I promise I'll be gentle' from Yang, who waggled her eyebrows coupled with a wide grin towards a now blushing Blake.
Weiss was a mixture of miffed and interested at the same time, for a few reasons, "I don't understand why someone would transfer Huntsman schools in the middle of the year. It's just insensitive to whoever the person's partner and teammates are… or were, rather. Either way, I don't see myself getting along with whoever it is." Weiss' statement brought a small frown to Ruby's face.
"Weiss, don't you think that maybe it's possible for whoever it is to have… lost their team in an accident, or the team just fell apart?" Weiss thought about that, and she immediately felt bad for what she said and quickly apologized, which cheered her partner up. Just then, team JNPR walked up.
"Hello again!" said Pyrrah cheerily.
"Hi guys! Isn't the new student supposed to show up soon? Ooh, I wonder what they will be like! Ren, do you think they might be a sloth in disguise?" said the bubbly ball of excitement-on-steroids that was Nora.
"I am sure whoever it is, is not a sloth Nora," replied the ever-stoic and ever patient Ren, who then turned to Jaune, "What do you think, Jaune?"
Jaune smiled and looked to the arena doors, "I don't know, but I hope that we can be friends, right guys?" Turning to his team and RWBY, he got multiple nods and a scoff from Weiss.
At that moment, the arena doors opened and Professor Goodwitch walked in, which silenced all the chatter as attention was focused onto the combat instructor. Clearing her throat, she turns her gaze from one end of the bleachers to the other, making sure she had all the student's attention, before speaking.
"Good Afternoon class. Today, as you all know, we will be receiving a new student. What you did not know, is that this transfer student is originally home-schooled." At this, the class went into an uproar, which Goodwitch silenced with one of her famous glares. "Unfortunately, he seems to be running late, but he will be arriving shortly. Moving on until he reaches Beacon, I would like to call Team CRDL down to the arena stage to run some team warm-ups to prepare for his arrival, as I have planned for him to spar against all four of you."
At this, Cardin Winchester and his teammates showed very shark-like grins and made their way to the locker room to change into their armor and soon, they cockily swaggered to the arena stage. Team RWBY and JNPR could have sworn they heard Cardin say something along the lines of "having a fresh meat punching bag" to which they immediately hoped that the new student would kick Cardin's sorry butt.
After a few minutes of conversing among themselves while Team CRDL warmed up, the doors of the arena opened and a tall figure covered from head to toe in a black cloak with a crimson trim that only showed his lower jaw walked in, capturing everyone's attention instantly. Ms. Goodwitch walked up to the figure, her eyes narrowed dangerously. "Who are you?"
Leo's POV (Just before walking into the combat classroom)
'Ok, just calm down, you got this, it's only your first class ever at your first school, and you don't wanna give the wrong impression…. What could possibly go wrong?' Leo thought worriedly as he walked to the doors of the combat classroom and sighed. He was very nervous, what with his master finally saying that he was ready for Beacon, and now being in a school filled with Huntsmen and Huntresses in training.
He was donned in his combat attire as he had yet to receive his uniform. 'Plus, it is combat class, so I should be fine… It isn't like the instructor will have me fight an entire team, right?' Leo chuckled softly at his thoughts and steeled his already frayed nerves as he grabbed the door handle.
'All right, here goes nothing.' As Leo enters the vast arena, he notices a very frightening woman walk right up to him with a dangerous glare on her face.
"Who are you?" Leo freezes at the chill in her voice, but recognizes her as the instructor and decides to answer her question, "I am Leo Branwen, the, uh, transfer student." The teacher looks him up and down with raised eyebrows. 'I wasn't aware that Qrow had a son… or a wife, for that matter.'
"Lower your hood. You are indoors and it is rude to hide your face from your classmates." She then turns to the class and very curtly states in a projected voice, "Please introduce yourself to the class."
No one's POV
Teams RWBY, JNPR, and the rest of the first-year class watch Ms. Goodwitch exchange words with the hooded figure, their curiosity growing with every second until they hear Goodwitch say, "Please introduce yourself to the class." The cloaked figure then lowers his hood, revealing a dirty blonde boy with brown eyes and a shaggy hairstyle swept to the right, who looks very nervous, and then turns to the class.
"H-hello, everyone… my n-name is Leo. It is nice to meet you all. U-um, I am looking f-forward to training with you all in the future, and I hope we can get along."
Up in the bleachers, Ruby is star-struck by his outfit. "Wow! Yang, check out his cloak! It kinda looks like mine, just a black version, and it has red in it!"
Yang turns to her sister and just grins, "Yeah, it does, but it covers him from head to toe. I wonder what it would take to get him out of it? ALL of it." Yang then receives a smack on the arm from Weiss. "YANG! That is just inappropriate! He just got here and you are already ogling him!" Yang turns to Weiss with a big grin. "What's the matter Weiss-cream? Got the hots for the new guy?" This caused Weiss to turn scarlet and splutter, denying the implication, much to Yang's amusement.
Ms. Goodwitch then raises her voice and tells the class to settle down and turns to Leo. "As it is your first day at Beacon, I would like to test your skill level in combat by having you face Team CRDL. I have read your file and, according to it, you are quite capable of facing multiple enemies at once, yes?" Receiving a timid nod from Leo, Goodwitch turned and led him to the arena.
"Very well then," she pulls out her scroll and types some things into it as pictures of Leo and Team CRDL appear on screen with their aura levels displayed next to each picture. "Let the match between our transfer student and Team CRDL…." She raises her hand as Team CRDL readies themselves, lifting their weapons, while Leo raises his hood to cover his face again and drops into a stance that seems vaguely familiar to Ruby, which causes his cloak to split and reveal a black samurai garb with crimson trim and running boots.
What really caught Ruby's attention were the weapons on Leo's hips, which resembled two very large sickles that had crimson handles and very sharp-looking blades that were currently folded and dangling from hooks on his sides.
Ms. Goodwitch then looks between Team CRDL and Leo and drops her arm, shouting, "Begin!"