Author's Note: I wasn't really planning on having three week gap between the first chapter and this chapter, but still I managed to get it out for you guys to check out. On the surface it may not seem like much, but there are a couple pieces that will be important for the future of the story.

Chapter 2:

Welcome to Beacon

The guy with the messy blonde hair makes his way to the trash bin after the airship's exit ramp aligns itself to the pier. Not the most memorable sight to see after being aboard an airship for a couple hours, but luckily I walk past the ramp following several students down a paving path to the front of the school. Seeing the building from above is certainly great, but standing face to face is a completely different matter. A large amphitheater is surrounded by a double ring of collnades that bisects alongside the main avenue with outer ring rising high over the main entrance of the academy itself. Standing in the center of the entrance is a large statue and a fountain of a huntsman and huntress standing atop a rock beneath a cowering beowulf. If not for several students walking into the building to the orientation site, I can just be out here for minutes, or even hours.

The assembly area makes up a form of a glassy design amphitheater with the arranging of bleachers in a circle around a circular stage that has a tall backdrop with blue are dozens of students in the open area of the stage either conversing with one another, or just standing there bored out of their mind. As for me, I am able to find a spot in the middle row that's just close enough to the stage where a man with silver hair and thin brown eyes, wearing a black suit over a button vest with a green shirt, and dark green pants is adjusting the microphone with his right hand. There is also a blonde hair woman next to him wearing a purple cape over the shoulders of a white long sleeve top with a black high waist pencil skirt, and her hands behind her back.

"I'll..keep this brief." the headmaster adjusts his spectacles, "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's up to you to take the first step."

The blonde woman on the stage steps up as the headmaster walks away, and catching my attention in the moment is a long silver cane in his left hand. Until she catches everyone's attention, "You are welcomed to an all you can eat buffet in the dining hall, and then you will gather in the ballroom tonight; tomorrow, your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed."

Chatter arises within the room after she walks off from the stage, and there I am picturing the cane in my head with the one from before as the other students makes their way out of the building. Of course, thinking deeply about one thing leads to me butting my head against one of the stone pillars.

It leaves a stinging feel in the center as I smoothly rub my right hand back and forth, "Oh come on!" while laying on the ground.

Laughter bursts from a dirty blonde hair guy with orange eyes wearing turquoise sweat with black pants, "Ha what a loser!"

"Hey up yours douche!"

"Woah, hold on there friend." He reaches his hand out in my face, "The name's Silas."

I raise an eyebrow while taking his hand, "Devan." to stand back on my feet.

"This kind of thing happen to you often?" Silas asks.

"Usually it doesn't, but if it does then..." I pause myself for a moment.

Silas continues, "You won't look where you're walking."

A breath of air releases as I say, "More or less.."

"Well it's not the best embarrassing story I've ever heard back in Atlas, but it's most certainly not the worst one either."

"Atlas huh, that's interesting."

He nods, "It's pretty amazing for sure especially when it comes certain technological gear Remnant's got offer, but what about you?"

"A little place called Patch. There's nothing really special about it, but the people there are pretty lively." I say while scratching the back of my head.

Silas chuckles to himself, "I don't think that's true. No matter where you're from there's always something about it that just sticks out."

"Hmm.. There is this school called Signal Academy." My eyes look towards the blade in the metal sheath, "It's where I got a chance to build my weapon."

His eyes widen, "That's amazing, would you mind showing me?"

"Of course not." I slightly slide the blade up as Silas continues to gaze before concealing it back in it's sheath, "If you don't mind waiting until the initiation."

" I guess it wouldn't really hurt that much, but whatever that better be worth it, Devan."

A smile forms on my face, "Don't worry you won't be disappointed."

"So you wanna like explore around the school until everyone gathers at the dining hall later in the evening?" Silas asks.

"Sure."

Later that evening...

The sun's slowly beginning to set as Silas and I make our way to the dinning hall, and at first glance it's not really something to rave about. An average hall running down the length of a cloister-like hall with four long tables following a similar pattern. Benches on both sides of the table with some walking space in between. The walls themselves having a marking with the academy's crossing logo. There are seven court stations on both ends of the dinning hall. Italian. Mexican. Japanese. Chinese. Indian. These are the main four stations you see when any student walks into the dinning hall. On the far right end of the hall are small court stations for Fruits, Vegetables, Noodles, and Taco.

"Not too shabby." says Silas.

I point out to him on the far right, "I don't know, the fruits and vegetables kinda feel out of place from the other two stations."

He nods, "Huh now that you mention it they kind of don't, but... Who cares about that It's time we dig in on this feast!"

"That's one way to put it." I answer in a low tone.

A girl's voice shouts, "LOOK OUT!" before collapsing on top of me the second I look back.

"Ow! watch where you're walking." I pat the back of my head momentarily.

The girl says, "I'm sorry don't be the second person to blow up in my face today!" as her red streak hair dangles from the side.

"Blow up..." I tilt my head back up till I recognize the black dress with red trims, "Oh!"

Til she says, "Is something wrong?"

"People." She gasps at the others looking after that, and quickly gets up embarrassingly.

"I'm so sorry about this I was just in a rush in a get food and I was hungry and..." She stops talking reaches her shaking hand out to me, "It'll never happen again." For whatever reason I can't help, but laugh while taking her hand, "I knew it you're gonna make fun of me!"

"Well it's not like you did it on purpose." I answer while catching my breath, "Just pull the breaks before you accidentally bump into someone."

She chortles in a low tone, "I'll remember next time.." before reaching her hand out again, "By the way I'm Ruby, Ruby Rose."

I shake her hand, "Devan.. Devan Grace!" while getting back to point out, "Aren't you that chatterbox girl from the ship?"

Her eyes lid up, "I was that loud?" as I nod in silence, "Oh man first crater face, and now chatterbox.."

I interrupt her, "Relax it was only a joke I know things can be a little nerve wracking on the first day, and besides it's kind of been like that for me too."

"Glad to know there's someone other than me." Ruby sighs with a smile.

"Yeah!"

The girl with the blonde hair puts her hand around Ruby's shoulder, "Ready to tear down the house with this buffet, Ruby?"

Ruby says, "Yang! Ofcourse I am, but first I'd like to ..."

"Great lets hit that Noodle station before it's gone!" Yang rushes to the other side of the hall while dragging Ruby with her.

A half smile appears on Ruby's face as she waves back at me, "It was nice meeting you Devan!"

I mimic the same gesture towards her, "You too Ruby." while catching a grin on Silas's face with his hand over his chin, "What?"

"That was smooth man!"

My head tilts to the ground, "It's not like that!"

"You two were close though in public setting." Silas explains.

I continue, "Not in that context! Besides it was an accident."

"That's how it usually starts Devan, and then it'll be..." He continues.

My hand points out to one of the stations, "Let's just get something to eat."

Silas takes a deep breath, "Take it easy I was only messing with you." before dragging me by the shoulder of my jacket, "Onward to the noodle station to get you and Ruby close."

"Now I know you're just messing with me." I say twitching my eyes at him.

A grin appears on his face while making our approach to the few group of students standing by the noodle line. Thankfully, Ruby is nowhere to be there after Silas realizes both her and her sister are elsewhere in the hall. By that point, we've already gotten our bowl of blazing noodles, and find an empty table near the entrance. Besides, as slow and seemingly fast today has been thus far, I know the morning is where our true test begins with the initiation.


As I stated earlier the chapter may not seem like a lot on the surface when reading it, but there are a couple of important pieces that will be crucial to the future of the story. There was actually a couple characters I was working with when it came to interacting with Devan after he bumps into the statue, and I came around to Silas which to me was great. Of course it's not exactly perfect, but It was a nice moment not only because hey introduce a new character it's just because I found him to be fun. Now, the small moment with Ozpin's cane of course is only a mere seed in the story, and it's gonna lead to a significant moment between Devan and Ozpin. That brings us to our lovable and quirky protagonist of the show herself, Ruby Rose. Yes, she is not the protagonist of this story which is something I've established in the first chapter, but that doesn't mean she isn't going to be important to the story. I pretty much knew from the beginning that there would be an interaction between Devan and Ruby in the story which is only the beginning. There will be more scenes between them happening throughout the story, and I know someone is gonna bring it up at some point so I'll address it now; Is that little scene setting up for a romance between the two characters? Romance is not the focus of the story obviously, but who knows? That's something you all are just gonna have to wait and see what happens. As of right now that's gonna be the least of importance to Devan's character, and that's pretty much all I can say for the moment. The next chapter is gonna be the final piece of setting up for the story, and it's gonna be interesting.