Title: Crimson King
Fandom: RWBY
Author: ice shredder
Disclaimer: All characters in the RWBY verse belong to Monty Oum (R.I.P). All OCs belong to me.
Summary: "Chill ice princess. You ain't queen yet." Little did Weiss realize just how much those seven words would change her life. But with Grimm on the rise and all out war looming over Remnant under the control of a sinister force, the Ice Queen was faced with an impossible choice: run away or risk everything. Rating may rise. Blood, slight language and adult themes ahead. Enjoy!
Warnings/Spoilers: Set loosely after the end of volume 2. Rated T for mild swearing, violence (some scenes of TORTURE in later chapters, lots of death particularly with my main OC when he does his 'thing') YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. Rating may go up. ENJOY!
Part 1
If someone told Weiss Schnee her life was about to take an intense, twist-filled turn in 24 hours she would've 1: laughed in their face and 2: dismissed it with a haughty flick of her proud head. To her it was just another typical Friday afternoon at the prestigious Beacon Academy nose buried in a midterm exam that only required a fourth of her grade.
No big deal unless you wanted to retake the course.
Last period before the students were released for the weekend. Quite a normal day for aspiring huntresses and huntsmen in training, if you counted all classes this week were jam packed with exams. A steady breeze rustled the leaves outside in excitement. Change was on its way but none of these kids knew it yet. All they cared was getting through their last round of tests and letting loose for two blessed days of fun and relaxation.
Finally the bell rang. Cheers echoed though the hallways as dozens of teenagers raced in different directions. Among them were Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long and their leader Ruby Rose - known as Team RWBY - with the same goal in mind: FREEDOM!
"Oh my God, I thought Goodwitch was going to keep us till next Friday with that last exam!" Weiss complained as she hurried with her team to their dorm room. "Simply atrocious."
"Aw c'mon Weiss you probably aced that thing," Ruby said rolling her silver eyes. "Besides I think she likes working with you-"
"I can imagine why," Blake mumbled. I mean they've got a lot in common. Stylish, mouthy, and condescending. Not to mention their fighting techniques are similar. A chill rippled down her spine making her kitty ears twich under her black bow.
Weiss. A second Glynda Goodwitch. Brrr.
Yang jumped into the middle of the conversation. "Can you believe she told us there's gonna be a new wave of airships tomorrow morning?" Her waist length gold hair swirled around her body as she talked faster the more excited she got. "We're getting fresh people!"
They reached their dorm and tossed their bags on the floor. "It's weird," Ruby remarked, tossing her bag on the floor. "They hardly ever admit newbies this late in the semester. Don't they know that'll stand out? I mean if that was me I'd want to come in and start right away."
Is she serious right now? "You were new you dunce." Weiss had changed into her regular clothes and stood with folded arms. "2 semesters ago to be precise. Don't tell me you've forgotten already."
"Whoa really? Has it been that long?!"
"Uh yes. Seriously how childish can you be?"
A knock thankfully put an end to the girls' argument.
"Who is it?" Weiss snapped.
Jaune Arc poked his head in blue eyes darting between Ruby and Weiss. "Um it sounds like I came at a bad time-"
"Nowe'rereadytoheadoutyoucamejustintime," Ruby rushed out in one breath relieved to see her friend. Grabbing Crescent Rose she buckled it firmly at the small of her back. "LET'S GO HAVE SOME FUN PEOPLE!"
Weiss marched past her, nose in the air and the rest of RWBY followed close behind, where the rest of Team JNPR waited in the hall. Sometimes, she thought, I wonder why I've had the terrible misfortune to get stuck with a child, a partier and a Faunus girl as my team.
The group boarded an airship. "Downtown Vale please!" Ruby chirped. Weiss made sure she sat the closest to the door as it took off. Last thing she wanted was to get stuck next to Jaune Arc whose tendency to spout endless nonsense and do rediculous things to get her to go on a date with him was borderline obsessive. She snorted placing her hands carefully in her lap. No matter how many times she ignored the idiot he didn't seem to take her very obvious hints and-
"So Weiss."
The 'smooth' voice that blond fool thought made the ladies swoon jarred her stomach. Ugh. Just shoot me now.
"There's this really cool pizza place-"
"No." The single word was packed full of ice. Shut your stupid face Arc.
"We've got a table reserved for all of us." Yang smiled. "So there's no trouble."
Except I'm sitting as FAR away from him as possible. "Hn."
The airship creaked as a wind pocket hit its metal skin. "Aww don't be such a party pooper Weiss," Ruby said oblivious to the sudden spike in tension.
Jaune took a risky stab in the dark, hoping to salvage his botched flirting attempt. "It's only pizza between a bunch of friends-"
"Which is fine as long as you don't sit next to me." Leave me alone you pathetic knight wannabe. She was in NO way interested in him the way he clearly was with her. Which-in her humble opinion-amounted to nothing more than a frivolous puppy dog crush. So it didn't count.
She pressed her nose to the window glass and sighed. Below the streets of Vale rushed up to greet them teeming with bustling crowds, bright colors and aromatic food smells.
Later, much later she would chalk this moment up to a rare moment of normalcy before a chaotic human whirlwind blew through Beacon...and her life's path, along with many others, was altered forever.
A/N: Since Vol 3 is almost in the books, I'm going to be making some slight changes with all the new character info that's come out. So if anything looks different, it's because of that.