Ruby sat alone outside of her house on a late summer evening. She had finally done made her dreams a reality, and with time to spare. She would be attending Beacon Academy in the upcoming fall semester. Ruby felt sure she could hand the added responsibility of higher education, but her determination did not assuage all self-doubt/

'What if I'm not good enough?'

'What if they don't like me because of my age?'

These thoughts, and others like them, flew through the young girl's mind as the days counted down to the start of the semester. She still hadn't told her sister, Yang, though she wanted to. She just couldn't figure out how to tell her. The whole, 'I'm going to Beacon,' part would be easy, she just didn't know how to explain the events that led to her acceptance to the school. Yang would never approve of Ruby throwing herself into harm's way, and getting into a fight with armed thugs sort of counts as dangerous. "Just who were those people, I wonder?" Ruby wondered aloud. "Their ship was cool, that's for sure. Plus that fire lady was doing some awesome stuff, like how she blocked my sweetheart's shots. Maybe I need to start loading heavier rounds?"

'Tomorrow is the day we go to Beacon, what am I going to do?!' Ruby thought as she walked into her room. She flopped down onto her bed, only to stare blankly at the ceiling for what feels like hours. She chanced a glance at the clock on her bedside table. 4:15 PM.

"Ugh!" I shouted, and throw a pillow at said clock, causing it to fall to the floor with a loud clatter.

"You sure clocked him, eh?" A voice mocks from the door.

Ruby didn't need to look up to see who it was, "Yang, hey…" I mumble feebly, not sounding nearly as happy as I wanted it to. Yang walked over to my bed and plopped on the edge, near the foot.

"You sad that I'm leaving?" asked Yang apologetically. "I'll be back before you know it, sis!"

Ruby took a deep breath, ready to finally spill the beans, "No actually. I'm going with you."

"What?" Yang inquired, a confused look adorning her features. "Sorry, but you can't just tag along for the ride, you've got Signal to finish…"

"Don't worry about Signal; I got moved ahead two years."

"Why?"

"Uh…" Ruby had to think of a lie, quickly. She couldn't tell her the truth, could she? No, as much as she hated doing it, lying would be easier on us both. "I uh… scored well on my exams?"

If Yang knew Ruby was lying, she certainly didn't show it. If anything, she looked ready to burst with excitement, "Oh man, Ruby, this is going to be awesome! Please tell me this isn't some cruel joke to harm your favourite sister." Yang threw her hand up to her forehead dramatically.

The young huntress couldn't help but be infected by the brawler's enthusiasm, "Nope, it's the real deal! We are going to kick Beacon's butt together. It'll be like 'Hwaaa! Kachowww!' I just know it." Yang and Ruby made momentary eye contact, and burst with laughter. Ruby knew, right then, that she could do it. With Yang by her side, she could conquer Beacon without any sort of trouble! This would be a breeze.

The two sisters stepped out the door, ready to catch an airship to Beacon. The ride itself was fairly uneventful, barring an incident with a motion sick blonde guy. Yang's face when the puke hit her shoe, priceless. Ruby only wished she could have gotten a picture or something.

Upon landing, all were eager to get our first look at their home for the next four years. Stark white columns and steely grey walkways jumped at everyone's eyes as the doors opened. Beacon truly was a beautiful school. Ruby took a few tentative steps forward, and looked back at Yang, only to find that she had already left.

Ruby growled in disbelief. How could her sister just leave her like that? They were supposed to take on Beacon together, and Yang had abandoned her within seconds of arriving. Ruby turned to walk toward the main hall, only to narrowly miss running into a white haired beauty walking in the opposite direction.

"Watch where you're going, dolt!" the girl, whom Ruby recognised as Weiss Schnee, shouted.

"Sorry." Ruby mumbled in response, "I'll be more careful next time..."

"Should have been paying attention this time; you almost ran into me." Weiss continued to reprimand the red clad girl for her mistake. Ruby didn't have it in her to argue with the heiress, so she ran towards the school. She hoped the crabby girl wouldn't follow her.

To some of you, this story may feel a bit familiar, and that would be because this is a re-post of a story from a few months ago. This will probably not be longer than five or six chapters at the most.

Reviews welcome.