A/N: Had a bit of conflict over how to present this, so not quite satisfied with what came out. I tried out a few different approaches and this is the finished product. So I would be grateful for reviews on improving this particular chapter and of course the others that follow.
Anywho, this is obviously gonna be AU-ish since not much is known on Semblance at this point in time. I decided to set a specific age in which most people discover their Semblance at 10, though I figure it's not strictly set to that age as everyone develops differently. So my idea for this one was to make Ruby discover her semblance at an early age. It wasn't because of her skill, which allowed her to be moved ahead 2 yrs. in canon, but I just figured her Semblance to be quite simple and would be something one could gain quickly under certain circumstances. I hope you enjoy reading what I've got here and what's to come.
Semblance, an innate ability unique to every person that varies immensely among each user.
Most children usually discover their Semblance around ten years of age. However there was one young girl who was an exception to this theory.
At the age of seven, Ruby Rose had unintentionally attained the use of her Semblance.
Parents watched from the sidelines, either standing or sitting on benches, smiling at the energetic children playing their game of tag. The playground wasn't very large, containing only one set of swings, monkey bars, and a single slide; so the children would often run into the small woods nearby to find places to hide. After ending another round of their game, Ruby ended up being 'it'.
The dark haired girl, being as abundant with energy as she was, didn't like being 'it'. She was slower than the other children due to her small size, who were a bit taller and had longer legs than her. This left her at a disadvantage, since the others could quickly escape her touch with their slightly longer strides. Ruby was much better at hiding, she was able to use her petite body to hide in places the other children couldn't quite fit into.
As the new round went on, Ruby wasn't surprised that most of the kids had made it to the slide, which they had dubbed as the safe zone, before she could manage to catch them.
However there was one last kid who hadn't touched base yet, and Ruby was determined to get him.
She wandered into the small woods, as it was the only actual place to hide. Eventually, after walking a good distance, she found the boy hiding behind the trunk of a tree.
Upon spotting him she shouted out "Aha!" which she immediately regretted, as it alerted the boy to her presence. He dashed out from behind the tree and sprinted toward the playground; the chase had begun.
As Ruby slowly began nearing the boy she could tell that they were getting close to the playground, as she could hear the shouts of the other children egging the boy to move faster. Slowly but surely, Ruby began to fall further behind as the boy quickened his pace when hearing the cheers from the other kids.
Ruby was starting to feel desperate as she urged her short legs to move faster, pumping them as hard as she could, and for a brief moment time slowed.
Ruby felt the muscles in her legs tense and a surge of energy course through her body, and the next thing she knew she had completely shot past the boy.
She heard a yelp of surprise from him, but it was quickly drowned out by the sound of the air rushing past her ears. She was a bit confused at first, but she soon felt exhilaration at her incredible speed letting out an excited laugh.
Her cheerfulness was quickly replaced with dread when the playground came into view; she was headed straight into the swing set.
Ruby tried to stop herself by digging her heels into the ground. However, since she was not sure how to control her new found skill, she ended up slamming into one of the swings anyway. She had been going at such a high velocity, that as she impacted with the swing she actually swung over the top of the bar supporting it.
As she came back down she unceremoniously fell off the seat, landing flat on her back. She sat up slowly, dizziness boggling her mind as she tried to wave away the Beowolves scampering around her head.
The next thing she felt was a pair of hands under her arms and she could sense herself being lifted up. Shaking off the last bits of dizziness Ruby looked up at the face of her mother.
Summer Rose had a worried expression as she examined Ruby, trying to locate any serious injuries. When she found none a relieved sigh escaped her lips.
Much to Ruby's displeasure, her mother decided that they should return home for the day. She waved goodbye to her friends who smiled and waved back, relieved to see that she was alright.
Back at their home, Summer had Ruby retell what had caused the incident at the park. After listening to Ruby's avid explanation she realized that her daughter had discovered her Semblance. She then tried to explain the situation to her as best as she could.
"So it's like a super power!" Ruby exclaimed, her brilliant silver orbs sparkling.
Summer giggled at her daughter's mirth. "Yes, I suppose you can call it that."
A few days after the incident Ruby was at the park, once again playing a game of tag with her friends. Except this time Ruby was able to catch nearly every one of her friends, thanks to the random occurrences of her Semblance activating.
A/N: I don't know how ya'll play tag, but when I played it was kinda like a mix of hide-&-seek and tag. We hide but when found whoever's 'it' has gotta make contact in order for it to really count. Of course there was a safe spot designated so the game wouldn't last forever, and usually that last person tagged was often the person who would be 'it' in the next round or if no one was caught then you would remain 'it' for another round or two.
I was considering writing out the dialogue of Summer's explanation and Ruby's retell of the event, but I don't think it would've came out the way I would want it to. Mebbe I'll edit this again later and do that, but for now it's gonna stay like this. There's a few other things I'm being nitpicky about, but I think I'll only mess with it if you guys say something about it XD.
One more thing that's kinda important, if you readers wouldn't mind suggesting a prompt for Blake cuz I've got zilch on her, and atm I'm not getting any ideas that spark my interest in writing her part. I really want to though, so blast me away with any ideas you've got. You can send it as a pm or via review, whichever works better for ya. Genre doesn't have to be adorkable (unless you want it to be) it can be angsty, or anything really, that floats yer boat.
