The Blue Rose - Chapter 2: Welcome to Beacon
"Speech"
'Thought'
I Do Not Own RWBY
"Oh, I can't believe my baby sister is going to Beacon with me! This is the best day ever!" Yang says excitedly as she brings us into a lethal bear hug.
"Please stop…"
'Hey Ruby at least you're not currently getting face full of Yang's 'guns.''
First of all, Yang, my little friend down there doesn't exist anymore. Two, no matter how cool you looked in the show, I am not into dating my sister. And three, as a girl with the mentality of a guy, I have no idea whether to be straight or go with my previous male instinct.
"But I'm so proud of you two!" Yang says as she let us go.
"Really sis, it was nothing."
As they were having their little pep talk, I looked around for a certain someone with blonde hair that is anywhere other than Yang's mane and who has motion sickness. Before I knew it I had missed the news about the dust robbery last night with Roman Torchwick and the White Fang protests along with Glynda's speech… I need to focus. Not paying attention in the battlefield is basically suicide. We go to the airship window to take a look at Beacon from above.
"Oh, wow! Look, you can see Signal from up here! I guess home isn't too far after all!"
"Beacon's our home, now"
Suddenly we hear someone groaning from behind us.
'Ah! There he is! Finally! Now it's time think up of ways on how to ship you with Pyrrha, not get bullied by Cardin, and be better in general! No silly nicknames and no awkward moments. Let's make a good first impression and- wait… isn't this spot where I'm standing at is where Yang's supposed to be? Then… that means…'
"Oh, Sapphire, gross! You have puke on your shoe!"
'You know what? You're on your own Vomit Boy.'
As we got off the airship we saw Beacon in it's frontal glory, Ruby started freak out over other people's weapons.
"Ohmygosh, sis! That kid's got a collapsible staff! And she's got a fire sword!"
Yang pulls her by the hood back into reality.
"Easy there, little sister. They're just weapons!"
"Yeah Ruby, besides I have a staff too-" I cover my mouth before I said anything more. It's a good thing Yang is more focused on Ruby right now because I'd never hear the end of it…
"'Just weapons'? They're an extension of ourselves! They're a part of us! Oh, they're so cool! Besides, Sapphire you're probably going nuts over semblances right now, right?"
"Only if people are currently using them and if they're extremely dangerous to be a threat in combat, but I don't see any semblances being used right now." Yes, I'm as obsessed with semblances as Ruby is to weapons, but come on, I came from Earth, a place where semblances or super powers were in comic books, movies, and video games and stuff like that.
"Well, why can't you swoon over your own weapon? Aren't you happy with it?"
"Of course I'm happy with Crescent Rose! I just really like seeing new ones. It's like meeting new people, but better…"
"Ruby, don't go sticking that thing in everywhe- where it can cause property damage." Ugh, Yang go find your friends and leave us already…
"Ruby, come on, why don't you go try and make some friends of your own?"
"But... why would I need friends if I have you two?"
"Well… actually, my friends are here. Hey Sapphire let me introduce you to them! Gotta go catch up too. 'Kay, see ya, bye!" Yang quickly says as she grabs the hood of my hoodie, making me gag a bit, and runs for the entrance.
'Wait what! No! I have to mess up the canon first!'
As I got dragged along I turned my head to see Ruby spinning around and a lot of luggage headed her way.
When we stop inside the auditorium I gave Yang an upset look.
"Yang! What was that for!"
"Saph, I did it for Ruby. Haven't you noticed you're practically a friend magnet? I mean, people flock to you for practically no reason!"
"Hey, that was only in preschool! And middle school… and high school too… Okay fine! but it doesn't mean I like it…"
Someone tapped me on the shoulder and I faced whoever it was… Nora?
"Hi! I'm Nora and this is Ren, we were looking around for someone to talk to since we didn't know anybody here and you just seemed so… approachable!"
Ren who was usually quiet introduced himself too.
"Hello my name is Lie Ren, but you can just call me Ren." He said with a wave.
I turned towards Yang with a raised eyebrow and I saw her with an 'I told you so' smug kinda look.
'Ugh… this is gonna be a long day.'
"So… I got this thing!" Ruby says as she stabs Crescent Rose into the ground, ignoring Sapphire's warning from earlier.
Ruby's new friend, Jaune jumped from the massive scythe hitting the floor.
"Whoa! Is that a scythe?"
"It's also a customizable high-impact sniper rifle!" Ruby adds.
"A-wha...?" Jaune says, confused.
"It's also a gun." Ruby says bluntly.
"Oh. That's cool!"
"So what've you got?"
"Oh! I, uh… I got this sword!" Jaune says while unsheathing Crocea Mors.
"Ooooohh!"
"Yeah, and I've got a shield, too!"
"So, what do they do?"
Jaune accidentally activates the mechanism on his shield and it retracts off his arm, expands, and retracts again before he finally regains control of it.
"The shield gets smaller, so when I get tired of carrying it, I can just... put it away…"
"But... wouldn't it weigh the same?"
"Yeah, it does…" Jaune says dejectedly.
Ruby giggled.
"Well, I'm kind of a dork when it comes to weapons, sooo... I guess I did go a little overboard when designing it."
"Wait - you made that?!"
"Of course! All students at Signal forge their own weapons! Didn't you make yours?"
"It's a hand-me-down. My great-great-grandfather used it to fight in the war."
"Sounds more like a family heirloom to me! Hehe… Well, I like it! Not many people have an appreciation for the classics these days. In fact! My twin sister Sapphire likes the classics too!"
"You have a twin sister?"
"Yeah but my half-sister Yang dragged her away with her friends…"
"Sounds like you have a few sisters, just like me!"
Just then, Sapphire came around the corner and called out to the two.
"Ruby! There you are! I've been looking all over for you."
"Oh! Hey Sapphire! Jaune and I were just talking about our weapons."
Jaune decided to give his greeting a second try.
"Hello! The name's Jaune Arc! Sho-"
"Let me guess... Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue, ladies love it?"
"Uh… Yeah?" Jaune says as he looks at me.
"Listen Vomit Boy, I do not want to be greeted in such a way by a bumbling buffoon who had vomited on my shoe in the airship."
"Oh, um… Sorry about that…"
Jaune leans towards Ruby and whispers.
"Uh, Ruby? Isn't she supposed to be your identical twin or something? She acts like… not you."
"Well yeah! We're twins but I can point out a lot of things that make us different. I like red, she likes blue, I act like a kid sometimes… she likes being really grown up! I like weapons! she likes semblances… Actually, hey Sapphire! You didn't really name your weapons yet didn't you?"
"I don't think weapons as mediocre as mine deserve such fancy names. Look, we don't have time for this Ruby, let's go to the auditorium." Sapphire turns to leave, but Ruby stops her.
"Sapphire Rose! Your weapons at least deserve names now that we're here at Beacon and I am not leaving this spot until all three of them do!"
Sapphire looked at Ruby and then saw that Ruby wasn't gonna let this one go.
'Ugh, let's just get this over with…'
"Fine… Hey Jaune! Help us out, alright?"
"Y-you want me to help?"
"Yeah and maybe I'll forgive you, or do you prefer being called Vomit Boy?"
"Motion sickness is a common problem okay?!"
I brought out my weapons and we started to brainstorm for names to call them.
"Okay, how about I name my dagger 'Torment' and my pistol 'Sacrifice'?"
"Nah, too that's depressing for someone who is supposed to be helping people, how about 'Gemcutter' and 'Stinging Rose'!" Ruby suggested.
"Or 'Knight's Edge' and 'Flower Power'!" Jaune says proudly and after I narrow my eyes, he just fell silent.
"Alright, I've decided. My dagger will be 'Fate' and my pistol will be 'Destiny'"
"Why would you choose those names?" Ruby inquired.
"Because when I have them, I know they will be a part of me when I'll follow my dream as a huntress."
"Whoa that's really cool! But what about your staff?" Jaune asked.
"I'm going to call it 'Enigma' because I keep it hidden most of the time. Also, hey Jaune. We haven't really had a proper greeting yet. Let's just start over, but with no corny pick-up lines this time, okay?"
"Alright, Hi I'm Jaune!" He reached out his hand.
"And I'm Sapphire." I grabbed his hand and gave it a shake.
"Now let's get going, the auditorium is this way."
When we reached the crowded auditorium, Yang called over to us with a wave.
"Ruby! Over here! We saved you a spot!"
"Oh! Hey, we gotta go! See you after the ceremony!"
"Hey, wait! Ah, great. Where am I supposed to find another nice, quirky girl and another huffy, but cool girl to talk to?" Jaune said unaware of Pyrrha in the background.
"See Yang? Told you I'd find her." Yang just rolls her eyes at me and asked Ruby about her day.
"How's your first day going, little sister?"
"You mean since you both ditched me and I exploded?"
"Yikes! Meltdown already?"
"I don't think that's what she-"
"No, I literally exploded a hole in front of the school! And there was some fire, and I think some ice...?"
"Are you being sarcastic?" Yang says playfully.
"I wish! I tripped over some crabby girl's luggage, and then she yelled at me, and then I sneezed, and then I exploded, and then she yelled at me again, and I felt really, really bad, and I just wanted her to stop yelling at me!" As Ruby ranted, I was just looking at Weiss from behind her. Oh boy, this is gonna be fun.
"You!" Weiss interrupted.
"Oh, God, it's happening again!" Ruby cried out as she jumped into our arms. Yang had Ruby's midsection while I had Ruby's legs and was trying to cover up what I could from under her skirt from unwanted eyes.
"You're lucky we weren't blown off the side of the cliff!"
"Oh, my God, you really exploded…"
"It was an accident." Ruby tells us. "It was an accident!" Ruby then tells Weiss.
Weiss then pulled out pamphlet and held it up to Ruby's face.
'What the hell? Does she just carry that wherever she goes?' I thought.
"What's this?"
"The Schnee Dust Company is not responsible for any injuries or damages sustained while operating a Schnee Dust Company product. Although not mandatory, the Schnee Family highly encourages customers to read and familiarize themselves with this easy to follow guide to Dust applications and practices in the field."
"Uuhhh...?"
"You really wanna start making things up to me?"
"Absolutely?"
"Read this, and don't ever speak to me again."
'Okay Weiss, it would be a benefit for everyone if you can get past this 'pride phase' of yours. You just need a little bit of extra help. I should step in. '
"I don't think that's going to make things up between you two."
Weiss then finally acknowledges my presence.
"Oh great, not another one." Weiss said irritably.
'Rude. You don't even know me yet…'
"I'm right here you know?"
"What? Do I need to give you a pamphlet too? because I am getting sick and tired of dolts getting in my way." Weiss said, her mood getting worse by the second.
"Look, I know that you're a Schnee and all, but for someone as privileged and as talented as you, I think you're trying too hard to show other people that you deserve to be here and that you aren't even letting other people show that they deserve to be here too."
Weiss looked like she was ready to burst.
"O-oh yeah?! Well, who do you think here has more to prove than me?! I have the Schnee family title to uphold! I mean, just look at tall, blond, and scraggly over there!" Whoops! I made someone have an outburst on the first day school. I'm so gifted.
Yang then decided to break us up.
"Look, uh, it sounds like you three just got off on the wrong foot. Why don't we start over and try to be friends, okay?"
"Yeah! Great ide-"
Suddenly we heard the speakers come to life and we saw Ozpin on the stage getting ready to give his speech. Sorry Ruby, looks like I stopped one of your interactions with Weiss, but don't worry, it wasn't going to be fruitful anyway.
"I'll... keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft and acquire new skills, and when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step."
Damn Ozpin, that speech sounded edgier than anything I heard anyone say back at Signal. I guess that's what years of experience and old age does to ya.
Ozpin then leaves and Glynda starts talking on the mic.
"You will gather in the ballroom tonight. Tomorrow, your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed."
"He seemed kind of... off." I believe 'edgy' is the word you're looking for Yang.
"It's almost like he wasn't even there."
I saw Jaune coming up from behind us and I tried crossed my arms making an 'X' to tell him it's a no go.
"I'm a natural blond, you know!" I failed.
Weiss and I facepalm.
It was night and the students had sleeping bags sprawled out everywhere. They were wearing their sleeping attire, including us. Ruby's pajamas consists of a black tank top and a heart-shaped Beowolf design on her chest, long white pants decorated with pink roses and she also has a black sleeping mask with triangular red eyes. I don't get why someone who is supposed to be the bane of all Grimm is wearing their merch but oh well.
"It's like a big slumber party!" Yang's pajamas consists of an orange tank top with her insignia on her chest and black boy shorts. Yang don't give the guys any ideas.
"I don't think Dad would approve of all the boys, though." Ruby says as she's busy writing.
"I know I don't…" I say as I still don't know whether I should date with guys or date with girls just yet. Who knows maybe I'll just stay single. My pajamas consist of a plain white T-shirt that is a size bigger than me and tennis shorts for maximum sleep comfort! It makes me look like a boy too, which I have no issues with.
"I know I do!" Yang purrs until until we see Jaune. She groans while I just laugh silently and shake my head.
"What's that?" Yang asks Ruby.
"Oh, just a letter to the gang back at Signal. I promised to tell them all about Beacon and how things are going."
"Aw, that's so cuuuute-!" Yang got a face full of pillow.
"Shut up! I didn't get to take my friends with me to school! It's weird not knowing anyone here!"
"What about Jaune? He's... nice! There you go! Plus one friend! That's a hundred percent increase!"
"I can confirm that." I say as getting ready to feel the sweet embrace of slumber.
"Pretty sure Weiss counts as a negative friend. Back to zero…" Ruby says as she turns on her back.
"There's no such things as negative friends! You just made one friend and one enemy!" Yang gets another face full of pillow, a dog pillow this time.
"Look, it's only been one day. Trust me, you've got friends all around you! You just haven't met them yet!
Ruby then notices Blake reading a book from the side of the room.
"That girl…"
"You know her?"
"Not really. She saw what happened this morning, but left before I could say anything."
"Well, now's your chance!" Yang says as she gets up and drags Ruby by the hand.
"Wait! What are you doing?!" Ruby protests.
As I got up to follow them, Yang stops me.
"Sapphire you should stay put. You're already two friends ahead of Ruby."
As she said that, Ruby's eyes widen as if asking 'How?!' and I just smirk. So, I put on my blue headphones knowing that someone's gonna be yelling up a storm later on and got to bed. Tomorrow's gonna be awesome.
[Author's Notes]
Come on me… You can do this… You've been wanting to write this all week and actually post it! People believe in you! You just have to post it. So stop hiding in the author's notes and GET IT OVER WITH! Anyway! Jokes aside, thank you to everyone who reviewed, followed, faved, etc. It means a lot to me. Merendinoemiliano, I'm sorry but there will be no Qrow x Summer in this fic, but I wish there was and as for training Jaune, you'll just have to find out! Hehe. If anyone else has questions go ahead and ask them and I'll respond as best I can. Also, if you look deep into the context of the names of Sapphire's weapons, it means that while "Fate" and "Destiny" are happening or being "used", there is a secret "Enigma," which is actually Sapphire, occurring too. Pretty cool right? In the next chapter, we will finally get some action with the Grimm and we can also see how good or how badly I can write fight scenes. See ya!