... Wow, it's been almost a month since I updated... Sorry about that.

With lots of school work, and my parents forcing me to go with them most of the time whenever they go out of the house, I barely have the time to make the next chapter for the story..

... That, and I was playing Life is Strange... What? It's a good game after all!

So to make it up to you guys who patiently waited for the next chapter, I wrote a longer chapter! Hopefully I will try to make longer chapters without ruining the quality.

And I thank Sashiro for being the beta for my story and for pointing out some mistakes! You should check out some of her stories!

Hope you guys enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer: RWBY is owned by RoosterTeeth, while the song Showbiz is owned by Muse. And any other references to other media in this chapter belong to their respective owners.


Chapter 1

"Finally….LAND!"

After Jaune tried his best not to puke again for who knows how many times inside the airship, he hastily made his way to the exit just to spill what is left of his yesterday's dinner on a nearby trashcan. After thanking whatever godly presence that is watching over Remnant and its people; and ignoring the weird looks that he is given by the students passing by Jaune, he decided to take a bit of a stroll around the campus.

"Man, this place has not changed a bit…" Jaune muttered to himself as he looks around his surroundings which reminded him of nostalgic memories. Jaune then pulls out his scroll and headphones, plugs the headphones in his scroll, and he starts to play some music.

Now playing… Showbiz by Muse…

Jaune sighs as he continues to walk around the campus without a care in the world.

"Controlling my feelings for too long, controlling my feelings for too long…""

"… Enforcing our darkest souls to unfold, enforcing our darkest souls to unfold…"

"… And pushing us into self-destruction, pushing us into self-destruction…"

While Jaune is trying to enjoy his music, he did not notice a figure with white hair scolding another figure with red-black hair while waving a vial of dust in front of her face.

"This is Dust – mined and purified from the Schnee quarry!"

Wearing a light blue bolero jacket; a similarly-colored thigh-length dress that is worn under the jacket; white knee-length hair pulled back in a ponytail on the right side of her head; and a pair of white wedge-heeled boots, the girl with the icy-blue eyes looks completely furious to the girl in red who is the same girl that Jaune saw on the airship. Said girl looks at the white-haired girl confusedly.

"Uuhhhh…" Before she could make a proper sentence, the white-haired girl interrupts her while waving the vial again.

"What are you, brain dead?! Dust! Fire, water, lightning, energy!" the white-haired girl said to her.

"I-I know…" The girl in red muttered out weakly before she starts to cough as the white-haired girl moved the vial of dust closer to her face.

"Are you even listening to me? Is any of this sinking in? What have you got to say for yourself?!" The white-haired girl, tired for not getting a proper answer, furiously waved the vial of dust at the girl in red.

"A…Achoo!" The girl in red sneezed out as the vial of dust made her sneeze. The sneeze resulted in an explosion thanks to the dust which engulf both girls. Unfortunately for Jaune, he too was caught in the explosion as he was pushed to the ground.

"Ughhhh… What happened?" Jaune weakly muttered out as he clutches his head in pain, not noticing a foreign weight pressing against his chest.

"Are… Are you okay mister?" A voice of a girl called out to him. The second he heard the voice, he hastily tries to move the girl away from him without hurting her. As soon as he got up, Jaune tried to keep his distance away from the girl. He then realized that it is the same girl in red that he saw earlier in the airship.

"Yeah… I'm alright." Jaune replied to the girl, as his body got tensed up in case she tries to move closer. Before the red-haired girl could reply to him, the white-haired girl screamed out furiously at her.

"Unbelievable! This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!" Her clothing is covered in soot, and there is a small amount of dirt on her face. "You even brought an innocent bystander into this mess!"

"I…I'm really, really sorry!" The girl in red apologized to her, completely embarrassed.

'Man she is just acting like a complete bitch…' Jaune said to himself in his head. '… I think she is just mad because her outfit is completely dirty…'

"You are such a complete dolt! What are you even doing here! Aren't you a little young to be attending a prestigious academy like Beacon?" The white-haired girl gave the girl in red a look that would have killed her on the spot.

'Why yes. Yes she is too young to be attending a prestigious academy like Beacon…' Jaune jokingly said in his head.

"Well… I…"

"This isn't an ordinary combat school you know! We are here to fight Grimm! Monsters! So you really need to be careful around here!"

'Wow… Good thing I did not step in ...I do NOT want to be on the receiving end of that! She's even scarier than Goodwitch …' Jaune thought for a moment before he shuddered. 'Scratch that… No one is scarier than Goodwitch when she is completely pissed off at somebody, but she is pretty close!'

The girl in red, completely fed up from the shouting that she is receiving, shouted back at her. "Hey, I said I was sorry, princess!"

"It's heiress, actually"

All three of them looked at the source of the voice, which is coming from a girl dressed mostly in black.

'Like seriously, what's with everyone wearing mostly the same color around their bodies?!' Jaune thought to himself as he stares at the girl in black so that he can look at every detail on her.

Wearing a black buttoned vest with coattails; a white sleeveless undershirt; a pair of white shorts that have a zipper on front of each let; a black scarf-like collar; a pair of black low-heeled boots; black stockings that fade into purple as they near her shoes; black ribbons on both of her arms; a black detached sleeve; and a silver band on her left arm, she looks bored enough to interrupt the white-haired girl from scolding the girl in red any further.

'Weird… She reminds me of a cat for some reason…' Jaune thought as he looks at the black-haired girl's slightly tilted amber eyes and a black bow at the top of her head.

The girl then pulls out the same vial that the white-haired girl used to wave it in front of the the girl in red's face. She then introduced Jaune and the girl in red to the white-haired girl, "Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company. One of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world."

'Oh, I've heard of her. Never seen her in person though.' Jaune thought as he stares at Weiss with a bit of respect.

"Finally! Some recognition!" Weiss gave off a smug look to the three of them.

"The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners." The black-haired girl said with a small mischievous glint in her eyes. After hearing that statement, Weiss turned furious again, the girl in red gave off a slight chuckle, and Jaune looks at Weiss with disappointment.

'Aaannnnndddd…. There goes my respect for the company…' Jaune thought in his head.

"Wha- How dare you- The nerve of... Ugh!" Being completely tired with the conversation, Weiss took the vial from the black-haired girl and she stomped off with her helpers gathering her luggage that is scattered all over the ground and the helpers follow her.

"I promise I'll make things up to you!" The girl in red cried out to Weiss. She sighs as she muttered out to herself, "I guess I'm not the only one having a rough first day... So what's-" She turns to the black-haired girl but she is nowhere to be found. "…. with…. you… Where did she go?" She asked herself trying to look around her surroundings just to find the black-haired girl.

'Where did she go?' Jaune asked the same thing to himself. 'And how did she able to disappear from sight without me noticing?'


Hiding in the shadows, the black-haired girl observes the two people looking for her in a safe distance. Specifically at one person

'So this is the Jaune Arc…' She told herself in her head. The black-haired girl had heard a lot of great things about him. From the fact that Professor Ozpin, the headmaster of Beacon himself, adopted him as his son; Ozpin and the other professors trained him to be stronger; heavily involved in some incidents where the Grimm attack some small towns; to the fact that he strongly opposes the abuse against the Faunus.

'If the facts are true… I have a feeling that we will see each other real soon…' the black-haired girl thought to herself with a small smile on her face before she heads to the main hall of Beacon.


The girl in red sighs sadly as she plops to the ground back-first. "… Welcome to Beacon…" She muttered out with a cute pout on her face.

After staring at her for a few seconds, Jaune hesitantly holds out his hand for her. "… You going to be okay?" Jaune asked the girl in red, who took his hand so that she can stand up easier.

"Yeah…. I'll be fine." She said before she gave Jaune a smile "Sorry about earlier." She apologized to Jaune with an apologetic face.

"Nah, it's alright." Jaune said to her as he hastily let go of her hand. "No one was seriously injured anyways."

"Yeah… Wait a minute… Aren't you the one who threw up in the airship?" The girl in red asked Jaune, who suddenly laid down on the ground in the fetal position and a rain cloud hovered above his head.

"… Please don't remind me of my motion sickness… It's embarrassing…" Jaune said with an embarrassed tone. The girl in red sweat dropped at the sight as she tries to comfort him.

"Please stop…I promise not to mention it to everyone! Please?" The girl in red gave Jaune a cute pout that would make anyone falter in the cuteness. Jaune then composed himself after he is snapped out of his trance thanks to the girl in red. He stands up and asked her "What's your name?"

The girl in red gave him a smile. "I'm Ruby! Ruby Rose!" Ruby said to Jaune as he smiles back at her. "I'm Jaune. Jaune Arc." As soon as he said his name, Ruby drops her mouth in shock and stays like that for a few seconds. Jaune, clearly creeped out on the way Ruby is looking at him, waves his hand in front of her face. "… Hello?" He said as Ruby continues to stare at him with her mouth open. After a few more seconds, Ruby got out from her shock and she suddenly tackles him to the ground, hugging him tightly.

"You're THE Jaune Arc?! NO WAY! I've always wanted to meet you since I heard about you kicking Grimm butt along with the other professors of Beacon multiple times!" Ruby, in full fangirl mode, hugs Jaune tighter. In full panic mode with his body tensing up, Jaune gently tries to push her away without hurting her.

"P-Please stop hugging me! M-Move away!" Jaune weakly said before he felt Ruby pulling away from the hug. Ruby then awkwardly fiddles with her fingers as she gives off an embarrassed look.

"S-Sorry! I can get a bit excited when it comes to weapons and my heroes! Wouldn't it be cool if we work together to fight the Grimm like, Pow! Wham! Hi-ya! Blam!" She said while hitting the air with karate moves.

Jaune sweat drops a bit at the sight. 'She looks and acts so innocent… Is she really another prodigy like me? What was Ozpin thinking?!'

"Uhhh… Sure, I guess…" He scratched the back of his head as Ruby suddenly moved right in front of him in a flash, catching him off guard. "W-Whoa!" 'She's really fast! Is that her Semblance?'

"Soooo…. I got this thing!" Ruby then pulls out a huge red scythe and stabs it on the ground. The size of the scythe surprised Jaune, because he knows for a fact that most weapons that are bigger than the user are quite difficult to use due to the weight.

'Is it made out of special metal or is she just used to carry heavy weapons?' "Now that… That is a huge scythe right there. Did you create it yourself?" Jaune asked Ruby, now curious about her weapon.

"Yup! I made her myself back when I was in Signal!" She suddenly grabs the scythe and hugs it like a huge teddy bear. "This little beaut is Crescent Rose! Not only is she a scythe, but she is also a high-caliber sniper rifle!" Ruby squealed out as hearts appear as her eyes.

'Okay, Ruby's eyes suddenly turns into hearts… Is that even possible?!' Jaune thought to himself, completely immersed in the fact that Ruby's eyes can change shape. So immersed that he did not notice Ruby asking Jaune a question until she waves her hands in front of his face. "S-Sorry… I was thinking about something. Now what was your question again?"

Ruby replied to him, "I was just asking if I can see your weapon? Please?" Ruby asked to Jaune, hoping that he can show her the weapons that he uses. Jaune then suddenly feels uncomfortable as he hesitantly grabs his weapon.

"Uhhhh… Sure…" Jaune pulls out a sword and its sheath. The sword is very simple in its design with a blue handle and a golden cross-guard, while the sheath is colored white with two curved orange stripes in the middle and an orange trim. "My weapon might not be as high tech as most people, but it gets the job done I guess…" Jaune told Ruby as he holds it right in front of her. "This is Crocea Mors. My… My dad gave it to me when I was 10. He told me that my great-great-grandfather used this weapon in the War. The sheath can also function as a shield." As Jaune said the last sentence, he transforms the sheath into a shield. The shield is a heater shield with a gold trim and the symbol of two curved stripes appear with a gold color. "The sword and shield is surprisingly still sharp and durable, considering the fact that the War occurred approximately more than 150 years ago."

Ruby then ogles at Crocea Mors. "I can respect you using the classics. They still look awesome and perform well, even in today's standards!" She said while giving off a giggle as she gently touched Crocea Mors like it's an ancient treasure.

'Man, she really is a weapons nerd…' He thought to himself as he turns the shield back into a sheath and he puts away Crocea Mors. "Shouldn't we be at the main hall by now?"

"Oh you're right!" Ruby said in surprise before giving a small grin. "Do you even know where to go, Vomit Boy?" Jaune just frowns at her while his left eye starts twitching.

"Of course I do! At least I do not cause explosions everywhere I go, Crater-Face!" Jaune said in a very annoyed tone as Ruby gave a huff of annoyance.

"Hey, that was just an accident and you know it!" Jaune ignored her as he heads to the main hall. "H-Hey! Wait for me!" Exclaimed Ruby as she follows Jaune.


So that is the end of the chapter! Once again, criticism is much appreciated since this is my first story!

Please Rate and Review, and I hope that I will see you guys soon!

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-The10thDoctor1964