Pyrrha Nikos was not a fearful person. A champion by the age of seventeen, she had bested grown men at the peak of their athleticism and prowess unflinchingly and without breaking a sweat. She had garnered the title of Invincible Girl and certainly lived up to the expectations of such a moniker. No, it could not be said that Pyrrha was a fearful person.
At this moment and time, however, Pyrrha Nikos was very, very afraid. The reason for this fear was standing in front of her, red cloak billowing lazily. A short girl no older than sixteen wore that red cloak, a confused look on her face and a slow trickle of blood leaking from her nose. Pyrrha had been walking through the crowded hallway, lost in thought, and then the girl had walked into her full force, her diminutive frame doing nothing to stop the well-muscled form of the champion. She could hear the whispers starting even as her mind went blank with panic, her heartbeat speeding up as sweat beaded on her brow.
Pyrrha Nikos had hurt Ruby Rose.
No matter that it was an accident, no matter that Ruby had been the one too preoccupied to watch where she was going and adjust her course accordingly. It was all Pyrrha could do not to start hyperventilating on the spot when Ruby felt at her nose and paled at the sight of blood on her fingers. Silver eyes locked with emerald as Ruby said what might possibly be the only combination of words that could make Pyrrha's blood run cold.
"Oh shit. Yang's going to kill you." The girl sounded just as worried as the champion felt. Ruby knew how unfair Yang could be to people when she was involved, and how mercilessly she dealt out what Yang deemed "fitting punishment" to those she felt had slighted her younger sister.
Yang Xiao Long. The blonde brawler herself, the raging dragon, the blazing boxer of Beacon. Ruby Rose's older sister, and one of Beacon Academy's top students when it came to combat. Currently Beacon's top student when it came to one on one combat, and Pyrrha's constant rival in that regard. Both of them were pretty evenly matched, each of them fighting for that top spot until the other knocked them down to number two, only for the cycle to repeat itself.
And that's before Yang activated her semblance in a true fit of rage. That was Yang having fun.
"Oh, MERDE!" Pyrrha shouted, slipping into her native Mistralian tongue as she continued to release a stream of expletives. Unthinkingly, she scooped up the younger brunette and sprinted to an abandoned classroom, carrying her wedding style the entire way. Ruby couldn't help but agree with the sentiment, knowing full well the implications of what had just transpired and what would happen once Yang caught wind of it.
Perhaps things would be different if the girls had been closer, had been friends, but things did not turn out as such. Ruby had stumbled into her sister in the Emerald Forest, and Pyrrha had come across a struggling Weiss Schnee. Other than combat exercises and classes, teams JRNY (Pronounced Journey, consisting of Jaune, Ruby, Nora, and Yang, with Jaune leading the team.) and BRNS (Pronounced Bronze, consisting of Blake Belladonna, Lie Ren, Pyrrha Nikos, and Weiss Schnee, with Blake being their leader.) didn't usually see much of each other, with the exception of the childhood sweethearts Ren and Nora. As it was, Yang and Weiss had a bitter rivalry with one another, making the competitiveness between Pyrrha and the blonde seem like a childhood friendship. Maybe if things had gone a little differently, and Pyrrha had been a little closer to the crimsonette, she wouldn't have to worry about bumping into the smaller girl.
If Yang hadn't partnered up with her sister, maybe she wouldn't have become the raging dragon of Beacon, jealously and vehemently guarding her precious charge at all times. Perhaps if she had been given the chance to branch out from her role as her sister's watchful protector, she wouldn't feel the need to be excessively violent when it came to her defense.
Alas, things were not as such. Pyrrha was, at best, only a few short hours away from being challenged by a fiery-haired demoness who wouldn't take no for an answer. Her sister's blood, however small the amount or minor the wound, had been spilled. And she would expect Pyrrha to pay in kind.
"Putain, est-ce que je viens de te kidnapper?" Pyrrha choked out, realizing that she had not only bumped into Ruby in the hallway and subsequently given her a nosebleed, she had grabbed the girl and sprinted off into the distance. Ruby, for her part, was thoroughly confused, not being able to speak a lick of Mistralian. Her eyebrow arched questioningly as she looked at the taller girl.
"Pardon, sorry. I asked if I just accidentally kidnapped you." Ruby nodded thoughtfully at the translation, agreeing after a short moment that Pyrrha's actions may be construed as such.
"I'll talk to Yang, don't worry. I'll do my best to calm her down, and hopefully she'll only want to fight you a little bit afterwards!" The brunette cheerfully explained, her silver eyes dancing as she formulated a plan to appease her berserker of a sister.
"That sounds grand." Pyrrha groaned pitifully, not looking forward to what the day had in store for her. Ruby's smile faltered only slightly as she realized that maybe she wasn't as in control of the situation as she thought.
The sight of Ruby's smile wilting did nothing to ease the dread that burrowed itself deep in her chest. She threw her hands into the air and let loose another tirade of Mistralian profanities, much to the amusement of Ruby. The brunette couldn't help but to giggle, a short tinkling sound that reminded Pyrrha of the chirping of small birds.
That giggle did sinfully inappropriate things to Pyrrha's heart. She cut her sentence short and looked, really looked at the younger girl that had perched herself on one of the empty desks in the room, her short legs dangling comically as she kicked them to and fro. The cute button nose, the small smattering of freckles across her pale skin, those eyes of molten silver that drew her gaze in so easily. Pyrrha's mouth went dry when she realized that she was crushing on the crimsonette.
Pyrrha Nikos had a crush on Ruby Rose. If hurting Ruby wasn't a death sentence, trying to date her most assuredly was. Yang's protective rage knew no limits.
Ruby turned her attention to Pyrrha after her gaze wandered around the room, only to find the red headed champion staring at her. A small , amused smile crept its way onto Pyrrha's face unbidden at the confused look from the younger girl. It disappeared completely when the door to the classroom exploded off of its hinges and buried itself into the wall opposite, flames dancing as the thick oak smoldered. Yang stomped into the room, red eyes filled with murder, and grabbed the front of Pyrrha's uniform. Heat poured off of the brawler in waves, courtesy of the aura that pulsed around her.
"You. Me. Three o'clock. Training room." She growled, yanking Pyrrha close to her. "If you don't show, I'll be angry." With that, she grabbed an apologetic-looking Ruby by the wrist and left the room, fussing over her sister's "injury".
Pyrrha stared at the still-flaming door that jutted out of the wall like a poorly placed tombstone. She thought of the sheer power that it would have taken to launch the door that fast, that hard. She sighed heavily, unable to see a way out of her predicament.
It was going to be a very interesting day.
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After calming herself down, Pyrrha made her way to the lunch room to join her team. She spotted Ren and Weiss conversing while Blake buried her head in a book, ears twitching as she tried to ignore the buzz of students around her. The faunus girl had quickly revealed herself to her team, fully believing that if she were to lead them, there could be no secrets between them all. Weiss had temporarily butted heads with the BRNS team leader, but after a heated discussion in their dorm while Pyrrha stood near the door to ensure neither party would bolt, their differences were quickly put aside as childish and ignorant on both sides.
Pyrrha sat down next to her teammates and they all gave her worried glances, unsure of how to broach the subject that she knew concerned them to no end. She was about to bring the subject up herself when a raucous voice startled the entire group.
"Yang is pissed!" Came the laughter filled cry from Nora, the ginger-haired girl smiling in her unhinged way as she plopped down next to Ren. "She makes it sound like you sucker punched her sister in cold blood or somethin'!"
"She walked into me!" Pyrrha's voice consisted of equal parts fear and outrage. What right did the Xiao Long girl have to threaten her? Why should she be angry over an accident? Pyrrha was never truly in the mindset of being the Invincible Girl when she wasn't in her combat armor, but she sure as hell would defend her position.
"Everyone knows how clumsy Little Red is, Nora." Blake spoke up, her ears twitching as she used her nickname for the crimsonette. Blake was a good friend of Ruby's, partially because the girl was so adamant about making a faunus feel welcomed and partially because of how downright likable the teen was. "And everyone also knows how nice you are, Pyrrha, despite how formidable you are in combat."
"The fact of the matter is, Pyr, that we all know that Ruby wasn't paying attention and walked right into ya." Nora told her friend in a soothing tone. "But, Yang doesn't really care about that. Right now, she's in mama bear mode and she's convinced you hurt her cub."
"She wants me to fight her after classes end, in the training room. I will not be holding back if it comes to that. I just wish she was more understanding, especially when it comes to her younger sister."
"Is it a possibility for you not to show up? Wait until she has calmed down?" Ren interjected, ever the voice of reason.
"Pfft. Yang'd be even more mad and would probably fight Pyrrha on the spot the next time she saw her if she avoided the fight." Nora scoffed. "If she wants a specific time and place, it's for a reason. She's giving you a chance to prepare yourself, Pyr. She respects you, in her own messed up way."
"That's grand, Nora. I get a few hours' notice before my attempted murder. How thoughtful of the woman." Pyrrha couldn't keep the edge out of her voice as she snapped at her friend.
"She'll probably stop short of actually trying to kill you. Not even Cardin got her that angry, and he messed with her hair!" On that note, Nora stood and began to drag Ren away into the crowd of students. "I'm gonna start the bettin' pool!"
Pyrrha's gaze followed her ginger-haired friend until she was out of side, only to be drawn to a thick mane of blonde hair sitting across the room. Emerald eyes met lilac for the briefest of moments, and Yang nodded almost imperceptibly at the amazon. Pyrrha's gaze narrowed, and she nodded back.
If Yang wanted a fight, she was going to get it. And she was going to lose.
AN: Hello all. I know I said I would be posting the next chapter of my Loud House fic, and by no means am I giving up on that story. I will be finishing it as soon as I can, and I've already finished the outline for it. Unfortunately, I haven't been in the right mindset to write my usually fluff-filled stories, and took to writing this instead.
I've been obsessed with RWBY as of late, having binge-watched all 5 volumes, and I've always wondered what would have happened if our girls didn't have the opportunities to grow that they were offered in the canon storyline. So, we have part one of a multi-part lil fic that I've been stewing on for a little bit. Pyrruby is a definite possibility (no shit, Third) and it remains to be seen if it's something I'll tack on. This is more likely than not going to be a short fic, less than 10 chapters if it pans out how I plan.
Mistralian being french is something that I have taken from Dongyrn's many fics involving the Invincible Girl, simply because I absolutely love that idea. If you see this or hear about this Dongyrn and you wish me to change it or remove it from my fic, I gladly will. If you have time, check out their page and check out all of their amazing fics!
On to the next thing: I will be on a two/three month hiatus very soon, as I am flying out to boot camp this weekend. I apologize to my Linka fans as you will unfortunately have to wait for the next chapter in that series, as much as it pains me to say.
My last bullet point I swear: I am currently working on a more long-term RWBY fic that is set after the events of volume 5 and will more than likely diverge heavily from any canon events that will occur once volume 6 premiers. Like this story, there's gonna be some OOC tweaks because it's not the same world we know and love. That story, however, won't be getting posted until I've neared completion of the entire fic.
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I will see you all in a few months! May that time be as eventful for you as it will be for me, just hopefully not as physically taxing lol.