Outcasts of Beacon
Prequel of From the grave
Sitting up from the bed he rested on, a young Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto rubbed his eyes to rid himself of his sleep, Naruto let out a yawn before he felt a slight weight on his shoulders, turning he smiled to Kurama who wrapped his tails around him protectively, scratching his friends chin Naruto frowned at finally taking notice of the rocking feeling, seeing a round window, Naruto moved to it to see the ocean moving to the was when the door opened to show a woman in sailor gear with a tray of food in her hands, seeing the blonde she smiled genuinely at him.
"Hello, I take it your recovered from that fall and Grimm" the woman said with Naruto looking himself over, seeing his clothes loosely around his body he blushed as his stomach gurgled for food, making the woman smile caringly as she held the tray of food to him.
"Thank you Miss…"
"Julia… Julia Grave young man" the woman said with a sincere smile that became contagious as Naruto ate the food.
Making Julia smile before having to leave the boy and Kitsune in the room, sitting in silence, Kurama sighed in relief at finding actual food.
"Man, that hit the spot, eh Kurama" Naruto questioned with the Kitsune looking to him with a look.
"You actually ate it without checking for poison" Kurama said with Naruto paling before Kurama chuckled happily.
"it was a Joke, she had a pure heart, and the fact she had a motherly feeling put me at ease" Kurama said with Naruto smiling at him before looking to a table where his equipment was.
Walking to them he went to reach for his pouch before he took notice to the missing scrolls of his parents.
Looking around with hysterics Julia stepped into the room with the said scrolls, seeing them he had a worried look until she held them to him, smiling softly she spoke.
"Sorry, my husband got curious and decided to read them, really interesting he said" Julia said as Naruto took them back with care.
"I take it your still orphaned?" Julia questioned with Naruto nodding with a sad smile, making Kurama nuzzle into his right cheek caringly.
"No one really wanted to adopt me when I was younger" Naruto said with Julia smiling brightly.
"Well, if you want, my husband and I have a spare bedroom in our home… if you want… we could adopt you?" Julia said with Naruto looking to her with a frown.
"Why, we just met not too long ago?"
"I have a good judge of character, and the fact that you look malnourished beyond human standards, I have a motherly instinct to take you in" Julia said with Naruto looking at her before hugging her suddenly, making Julia look at him before smiling as she hugged him back.
"Welcome to our family?" Julia said with Naruto smiling.
two months later
finally arriving on land, Naruto stood beside Julia and her husband, and shockingly enough, he had wolf ears atop his head that mixed with dark dirt blonde hair, standing between them at seeing a city in the making, Naruto took notice of the tower of the local Academy for hunting the creatures of this continent. Seeing the welcoming smiles of his new adopted parents, Naruto smiled as well as the ship made dock.
"Take care you three" the captain yelled to them with a laugh, getting a wave from Julia and her husband, Naruto turned to the captain with a smile with a small salute that he gained back.
Following his new family, Naruto felt truly… whole.
two years later
Standing up with a stretch Naruto let out a groan as his joints popped from lack of movement, moving off his bed, Naruto moved to his rooms desk where a watch sat timing down, pressing the button, Naruto frowned with a shrug.
"Seven minutes early, not bad" Naruto said to himself as Kurama appeared on another desk in his room, where a mass of weapon pieces sat in wait to be assembled, placing his currently adorable paws on the barrel of a handgun, Kurama spoke.
"You might want to hurry Kit, that transport to Beacon won't stay for long" Kurama said with Naruto smiling happily.
"I'm seven minutes early Kurama, I'll make it" Naruto said as he began to put the weapon together, finishing the .44 Magnum Colt Anaconda with an added four barrels, the Blonde smiled at his finished masterpieces, placing it in his other scrolls that held his other weapons, Naruto walking to his bed he pulled out his clothes for today.
Placing on a red shirt with black jeans with worn boots with steel plates, Naruto placed a Red hoodie with black stripes going down his back on his person, followed by fingerless leather gloves to his index and middle finger the exception.
Holding his hand to Kurama the Kyūbi leaped onto his arm and onto his shoulder, it was that moment Naruto's mother called up to him with his new alias.
"Dom, breakfast is ready!" Julia's voice said with the two smiling to one another as Naruto walked to his bedroom door, picking up a shotgun with a Katana Sheath as the barrel.
Resting it onto his shoulder, Naruto looked to the side where his Konoha hetai-ate sat, a old scratch running across the leaf symbol.
"I'll make you proud sensei" Naruto said before walking out his room, walking down the stairs to the kitchen, Naruto smiled at seeing his mother at the stove making pancakes.
Walking by the woman he found toast on a plate where he usually sat on the table, moving to his seat, Naruto sat down in silence with his scroll in hand he smiled as Julia placed a plate of pancakes with honey in front of him.
"So, excited for your year at beacon?" Julia questioned with Naruto nodding, unable to speak due to his mouth being full of pancakes.
Eating his food he spoke with a smile.
"You know it" Naruto said with Julia smiling.
"Well, you better get going if you want to be on time, Draven has gone to work, and he wants you to have this in case you ever get lost" Julia said with Naruto taking a classical designed compass, making him smile as she hugged him softly, making Naruto hug her back before getting up, lifting a duffel bag to his shoulder, Naruto rubbed a hand on Kurama's head as he left the home, walking to the garage, Naruto stood at the front with a pair of keys in hand, pressing the button for the garage, Naruto smiled brightly at the Harley Davidson sitting for him in its prime.
Moving to the motorcycle, Naruto placed the keys into the ignition, revving the engine he sat down to shift the breaks, driving out of the garage Naruto watched it close while Julia stepped out of the home, smiling she waved Naruto a goodbye which he returned before placing a fox helmet over his head, riding off to be on time to put his bike in Beacons storage. Making his way there he took notice to the Faunus making small signs of protests.
Making Naruto smile to them in hope of them getting equality.
Driving to the obvious meeting point for the airships, Naruto rode to the point where student vehicles would be kept.
Parking it in the schools storage, Naruto and Kurama exited the storage to see the arriving future students.
Fixing his duffel Bag Naruto went into the building to wait, stepping into the building, Naruto smiled in excitement as he found a seat beside a small, nervous looking teen, his outfit consisted of a sleeveless shirt with a vest over it with loose jeans on his legs with red trimmed boots, and hanging from his left waist was a old hockey mask, looking to Naruto he nodded in greeting.
"It's the mask, isn't it?" the boy questioned with Naruto coughing awkwardly while crossing his arms, leaning to the boy he spoke.
"Didn't mean to stare"
"It's alright, I get it a lot" the boy said before raising his right hand to Naruto for a shake.
"Jason V Voohees the fifth, you?"
"Dominic Grave, but I go by Naruto" Naruto said with a shake of the hand, making Jason smile with a nod before sitting back, inhaling calmly the boy turned to Naruto with a raised fist.
"Rock, paper, scissors?" his only answer was Naruto raising his left fist with a smirk.
"Why not?" Naruto said with a shrug.
Half an hour later
Sitting in silence for the wait, the two had become friends in the past few minutes after finishing their child like game, with Naruto 158 to Jason's 32, it was that point Naruto and him began to check out the teenaged girls in silence with a newly made code of words.
"I have a Red Harley myself on the right side of my garage" Jason said with Naruto looking to the right with a thoughtful expression, making him whistle slowly before looking to Jason.
"Not bad, is it like my Harley in storage" Naruto said with Jason smirking, lifting his fist up the two exchanged a bro fist before they perked up at hearing laughter behind them, turning they saw a small crowd, turning to Jason he nodded to the crowd.
"Wanna check it out?"
"Why not" Jason said as the two stood up with both of their duffel bags they moved through the crowd to see a tall prick standing above a frantic Bat faunus feeling the ground for a pair of tinted goggles.
Picking them up before the Faunus could, the discriminating prick had a look of glee as he saw a bin, tossing the glasses Naruto caught them before they could even hit the bin, turning to the prick he sent a glare to the brute who scowled, walking to the Faunus on the ground he placed the glasses in his right hand.
Placing them back on the Bat faunus looked up to see Naruto turn to the Prick.
"There a reason your picking on a possibly future comrade?"
Scoffing at the remark, the boy went to speak.
"He's an anim-Ooof!" the boy went to say until Naruto headbutted his face, getting a satisfying crack from the Nose he spoke.
"We're here to train to protect others, the fact your even here is making me think you paid your way in" Naruto said as he walked over the boy, being sure to stomp his head down he was followed by Jason, leaving the Bat Faunus he looked to the pained boy before walking away with a bag on his back.
"That was quite honourable" Jason said as the two sat down, making Naruto shrug.
"I have a good guy complex" Naruto said before the announcer went off.
(May all students gather on Docks one and two please, thank you)
"Well, our rides here" Jason said with Naruto standing up with the crowd, ignoring the bully on the ground Naruto took notice to a red eyed woman with black hair giving him a frown, making him look at her blankly before winking at her, making her look away to hide the blush on her cheeks, making Naruto smile cheekily as he followed beside Jason.
Walking onto dock one, Naruto stared at the transport ship in awe with Jason.
"Wow, they brought the new model out early" a voice said with the two turning to a wolf Faunus beside the Bat Faunus from before, nodding his head in agreement before they moved into the ship.
Finding a place to sit the two leaned into the comfy leather seats in silence.
"Hmm, comfy" Naruto said as Kurama perked up.
"I'll say" Kurama said with the two turning to a blinking Jason.
"Did that Fox just?"
"Yes I speak deal with it" Kurama said with Naruto clamping his mouth shut.
"Very well than, it isn't odd at all" Jason said with a bored tone, making Naruto raise an eyebrow before looking to Kurama who made a fox equivalent of a shrug.
"There's a first for everything I guess" Kurama said with Naruto sit back, it was when Naruto went to close his eyes that he noticed a boy sitting beside him with red eyes.
"I have to admit, a talking fox may get a lot of attention" the boy said with Naruto taking notice to the black hair.
Holding his hand to him the boy spoke.
"Qrow, Qrow Branwen, the girl denying of checking you out before is my sister, Raven, who happens to be sitting right behind you" Qrow said with Naruto turning around to the second row of seats back to back with his, seeing the now named Raven turn to the boy she had a dark look.
"Qrow, I will hurt you" Raven said with Qrow rolling his eyes.
"You need to socialise more" Qrow said with a shrug that made Raven look away, making Naruto look at her he whispered.
"Were you really checking me out?"
"You caught my interest, that's all" Raven said with Naruto looking forward.
"She's lying" Kurama said with a chuckle that made Raven glare at him.
Making Naruto smile teasingly at her.
An hour later
Snorting himself awake at Jason tapping his head, the blonde stretched with a loud yawn before standing up with his fellow future students.
"So, have a nice nap?" Jason questioned with Naruto walking beside him.
"I've had better in worser conditions" Naruto said with the boy shrugging, walking on ahead as Naruto stopped to stare in awe at the Beacon tower.
"Whoa" Naruto said as he walked forward, not noticing a briefcase in front of him.
"Watch out!" a voice yelled with Naruto jumping, tripping over the case, he let out a groan as a girl ran to his side, showing a white cloak with grey clothes beneath, Naruto stared into her silver eyes.
"Hi" Naruto said with a sheepish smile that made the girl above him raise an eyebrow with a smile.
"That how you pick up chicks?"
"No, in fact I barely try to pick up chicks" Naruto said with a smile, making the girl giggle before helping him up.
"Dominic Grave"
"*Giggle* Summer Rose" the girl with the white cloak said with a smile.
"So, want to come along to hear the Headmasters speech?"
"Why not" Naruto said as Summer smiled as the two followed the crowd of students.
"Hey, wait up!" turning to the voice, Naruto saw the same Bat Faunus from before running to them with another, this one with wolf features.
Turning to the two the bat Faunus stood straight with a look of calm.
"I'd like to personally thank you for before" the boy said with Naruto smiling with a nod.
"We may be future comrades after all, so no need to thank me" Naruto said with the boy nodding, standing straight with his right arm bending over his chest he spoke with a gentleman's bow.
"Vlad D Drakula, at your service" turning to the wolf Faunus, he spoke nervously.
"Lucien WolfBlood, also at your service" the boy said with Summer smiling softly to him as Naruto had a happy Grin.
"Well, my name is Dominic Grave but I go by Naruto" Naruto said with the three looking to him with ease.
"And like I said, no need to thank me" Naruto said with a smirk that was contagious to the others as they had their own before following them to the gathering spot of Beacon.