A/N

So welcome back to the first proper chapter of The Hood of Remnant, I would like to take a moment to thank those who have read the story so far, especially those who followed and fav'd it.

Anyway, on with chapter one, quick note that I do not own any of the official RWBY characters. Shay and Mai however, do belong to me.

The Hood of Remnant

Chapter 1: Welcome To Beacon

*Normal POV*

Blake sat on a bench in the main courtyard of Beacon academy. Completely engrossed in a book that she had purchased on a recent outing into the city. Yang was with her, taking in the environment around her, checking up on her scroll every now and again.

Blake finally spoke up after what appears to be around half an hour of silence. "So I guess you're not the only one scouting the new competition." Yang only nods as she notices someone walking in their general direction. He wore a grey robe with a large hood covering his face, the only noticeable facial features were his chin and nose. He had black cargo pants on with a short katana sheath at his hip, a longer one on his back. He had one arm held up towards his shoulder, keeping a grip on the strap of his back pack. "He could be a contender." Yang says quietly to Blake, who paid little attention and continued reading. After a brief moment, Yang stands up, "I'm gonna go say hi to him, wanna join me? It'll probably be less awkward if it's more than just one of us". Blake nods and stands up, closing her book and stretching.

Shay approached the courtyard. It was a large open plain of cobblestones, trees lined both ends of the very wide walkway, benches placed between every third tree with pools of water behind them, looping around to their sources.

A large statue stood at the end of the courtyard in front of the doors to the main academy building. The statue featured two hooded hunters standing on the edge of a cliff in triumph, with what looked like a creature of Grimm standing underneath them. The very prominent feature of the building being the tall clock tower. 'There must be quite a view from up there.' Shay thought to himself, making a quick mental reminder to check it out at some point.

"HELLLOOOOOO!" Shay's train of thought suddenly shattered as he heard the loud voice calling to him. He had hoped that his first meeting with another student would be quieter and more relaxed but alas it was not to be. Turning to the mystery voice, he saw two girls approaching. One was tall, obviously well endowed, blonde hair, wore two gauntlets on her wrists. The other was more reserved, she was a little shorter than the blonde girl, had jet black hair, she was carrying a sword on her back.

"Welcome to Beacon!" the blonde began "I'm Yang, this here is Blake, and we're the second half of Team RWBY." The girl extended her hand to Shay. He cautiously accepted the handshake. "Shay Lang." he said, continuing to walk towards the entrance. "I'm supposed to meet with Professor Ozpin. Where can I find him?" he asked the two girls. Yang immediately replied "He's usually in his office at this time of day, best place is to check there." She said pointing to the clock tower. Shay quickly thanked the two girls before continuing onward to his destination. "Hey! You never told us where you're from!" Shay said nothing, quickly removing the glove from his left hand and raising his arm for the two girls to see, the back of his hand had a full size tattoo of the Atlas crest on it. After a short moment, he replaced the glove and continued walking. Yang and Blake did not press any further, sensing that he was a little uncomfortable with the hyped up greeting from Yang.

*Shay's POV*

The short trip to the professor's office was easy enough. Taking a quick ride in a glass elevator I was able to see right off into the distance, this is something I like to do when I go to places. It helps me come to terms with the land and can reveal the layout of the general area. This way I don't get lost in highly populated areas. This was something my father taught me as a boy.

*FLASHBACK*

"NOOOOOOOOO!"

*End of Flashback*

'Woah I need to control that' I think to myself, that time is long gone.

The doors of the elevator open and I am immediately in the head master's office. There were some steps up to his desk, the walls were glass panels, and behind it you could see the mechanisms of the clock tower, slowing working. The ticking of the clock can just be audibly heard through the glass. The doors to the balcony are closed. It is a little cold today, nothing that I'm not used to. It's usually much colder in atlas.

"Ah, Shay Lang." the headmaster begins. "It is an honour to have you here with us. I trust your journey here was pleasant?" He spoke with a voice that held experience and authority, but seemed kind. "The journey was exactly that professor." I decided that I should keep this as formal as possible until it's over.
"Well in that case welcome to Beacon. Now let's get the important things organised first shall we? Now due to you being transferred in at this stage in your education, you are well past the team selection process. However, you are not the only transfer student arriving this year, there are three others who will be joining us in the next day or two. And after observing their track records, I feel that you would be perfectly suited to not only work with them, but to lead them as well." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Me, being given the reigns as team leader? This was a lot to take in. "Th…thank you. Sir." was all I could manage in response.

"I will be speaking with each team member before they will meet with you. For now I'll advise you get yourself settled in to your dorm room, explore the campus, and meet some people. I know it's been eight years since the incident, but you have to leave it in the past in order to enjoy the present, and continue to wonder about the future." The very mention of the incident made my eyebrow rise at one side. I've been controlling I for so long, I'm not gonna let it get to me now.

A/N

Well that was the first proper chapter to the Hood of Remnant.

I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

These first few chapters will be a little short. But that is to get the character introductions and such out of the way quicker while maintaining a decent length.

Anyway Thanks for reading

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