"Oh I can't believe my baby sister is going to beacon with me." A blond girl hug her sister excitedly "This is the best day ever!"

"Please stop." The younger girl said out of breath, crushed by her sister hug.

"But I was so proud of you" The older girl said but release her sister nonetheless. The younger girl stumble back ward to a man standing at the window. He turn to stare at her and that made her flinch, not only from his stare but also from the scar on his face, a thin line over his nose from cheek to cheek. He has tan skin with unkempt dark brown hair that reach his shoulder and ember-like eyes. He wears black T-shirt under an olive green jacket with dark grey pants along with blue-green scarf over his neck and a pair of combat boots. Two pistols held in their holster around his waist.

"Uh… Sorry" she apologizes and her finger tapping together awkwardly.

"Just be careful next time" He nod accept her apologies.

At this point the older sister decides to step in. "Sorry about that. By the way I am Yang Xiao Long and this is my little sister, Ruby Rose. What's your name?"

"Sevatar Burnwood" he answer "but if you two are sisters why don't use the same surname?"

"Well we are half-sister actually." Yang said, patting Ruby head "I use our father surname while she use her mother's"

"Why is that? If you don't mind me asking."

"Actually I mind so leave it at that."

"I see" Sevatar nod at her answer then he notice something "and she is your younger sister. That mean she is younger than most student, right?"

"Well yeah I got moved ahead two years." Ruby answer sheepishly

"If that's the case, congratulation then."

Their conversation came to a halt when a hologram of a middle age woman, whose name is Glynda Goodwitch according to Ruby, appear on the windows to bid their welcome to Beacon. After some short speech all of the students rush to the windows to see the view of Beacon, their academy and home for next four years.

The trio turn to their right when they hear the sound of a blonde to thrown up from motion sickness run pass them.

"Well I guess the view is not for everyone" Yang comments.

"I wonder who we're gonna meet." Ruby responds wondering.

"I just hope they're better than 'Vomit Boy'."

Sevatar does not join their conversation because he notice something on his shoe

"Oh gross. You have puke on your shoe" Ruby cry disgusting.

"Gross!" Cry Yang, stepping back.

Sevatar groan on his place

Vomit on the shoe…

Yeah, what a great way to start academy…


Sevatar parts his way with two sister to clean his boot. After finish cleaning it he head to the hall for the welcome ceremony but when he reaches the front yard he turn to spot Ruby talk with a girl in white and then she explode.

Yeah, she literally explode…

That's new.

Apparently she sneeze from some fire dust and the white girl continue to berate Ruby but she was saved by a girl in white and black. By the time Sevatar reach her the other girls have already departed. He extend his hand to help her stand up. Ruby reach to grab his hand but before their hand connect she let out a soft gasp and her hand froze in midair which Sevatar understand why.

Because his right ring finger is missing.

"It's got cut off." Sevatar explains emotionlessly.

"Sorry I don't intend to…" Ruby apologies hurriedly but he just wave her off and pull her up to her feet. He then glance to his side when he hears footsteps behind them and spot the certain blonde walk straight at them. He turn to glare at the guy who puke at his shoe.

"Um… I am Jaune" he introduce himself nervously, feeling intimidated by Sevatar's glare.

"Ruby"

"Sevatar" He say but keep his glare nonetheless.

"Aren't you the guy that threw up on the ship?" Ruby ask.

"Hey! The motion sickness is much more common than people let on." He defend himself.

"That doesn't mean you can vomit on anyone." Sevatar state bluntly.

"Uh… Sorry about that. Can we start over?" Jaune ask sheepishly. Sevatar roll his eyes at his answer and that make Ruby giggles.

"Well let's go to the welcome ceremony. Do you want to go with us, Vomit boy?" Ruby ask and start walking to the hall. Sevatar walk after her.

"What is that? My new nickname?" Jaune whine at Ruby word but walk along nonetheless.

"Sorry, it is the first thing that came to mind." Ruby wave her hand dismissively.

"Yeah. What if I call you crater face?" Jaune shot back.

Now it is Ruby's turn to defend herself. "Hey that explosion was an accident!" Her cheek flushing.

"Is that so?" Jaune murmur then turn to Sevatar "What about you? How about Nine fing?"

"Nine fing?" Ruby raise her brows.

"What's that?" Sevatar turn to glare at him, unimpressed.

"Well you have nine finger right?" Jaune points out nervously. Ruby nods in agreement "Besides, your name was too long to call regularly."

Sevatar sighs at Jaune words but tell them nonetheless "'Sev' would do."

"Well the name Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue, ladies love it." Jaune reintroduce himself. Ruby and Sevatar glance at each other.

"Do they?" Ruby ask. Well at least she is the one who doesn't love it.

"They will. At least I hope." The blonde admits sheepishly. They continue walking along the path silently until Ruby decide to interrupt their silence.

"I got this thing." She unfold her Crescent Rose to its scythe form. Sevatar raise his brow at her.

"Is that a scythe?" Jaune ask jumping at her action.

"Obviously." Sevatar mumble.

"It's also a customizable high impact sniper rifle" Ruby explain proudly.

"A what?"

"It's also a gun" Sevatar clarify.

"Cool"

"So what've you two got?" She asks excitedly like the kids who are going to open their present.

"Well I got this sword." Jaune unsheathe his weapon, it was a normal sword with nothing fancy about it but Sevatar can see sparkling in Ruby eyes. "I also got this shield too."

"What do they do?" Ruby asks excitedly and move her hand to touch his shield. It turn to scabbard and bounce of his hand. The blonde try to catch it clumsy. It's a miracle that he doesn't cut himself in the process.

"Well the shield can get smaller." Jaune turn his shield to its scabbard form and hung it from his waist "So when I get tired of carrying it…I can just put it away.

"But wouldn't it weigh the same?" Sevatar points out which the blond respond glumly.

"Well I'm kind of dork when it comes to weapons. I guess I did go a little overboard designing its." Ruby try to cheer him up.

"Wait, you made that?" Jaune ask, surprised.

"Is that strange?" Sevatar murmur.

"Of course." Ruby chip in before Jaune could answer. "All student at Signal forge their own weapon. Didn't you made yours?"

"It's a hand me down." The blond explain gloomy "My great-great-grandfather use it to fight in the war."

"Sound more like a family heirloom to me." Ruby observe. "Well, I like it! Not many people have an appreciation for the classic these day."

While Sevatar has heard that some old family have their weapons hand down for many generations. He found it ridiculous, should they master their own fighting styles rather than stick to some old relics? Beside he doesn't mind about being classic because classic or not as long as it can protect its wielder and defeat his or her foe, it is a good weapon for him.

"So what about you Sev? What've you got?" Ruby's question pull him out of his though. He touch his pistol grip but hesitate to draw it out.

"Should I tell you?" He asks instead.

"What!? We've already show our so it's your turn to show yours." Ruby pouts angrily which make her really like kids even more, kids that was denied their present.

"I didn't ask you to show it." Sevatar replies calmly ignoring her pout.

"Come on Sev. What harm could be just for showing your weapon?" Jaune insists but Sevatar snorts at it.

"Well if I fought you now I would have advantage of knowing your weapon, wouldn't I?" He points out casually. In the place he come from it's unusually for anyone to spill their technique secret or weapon mechanic to stranger because it meant that your opponent would have an edge against you and that would mean different between life and death.

"Come on Sev, Even you know my weapon doesn't mean you can defeat me that easily. Just let me have a look please." Ruby plead with puppy eyes.

Sevatar weigh his option carefully. True that if he didn't reveal, he would have an advantage against them but if he pass the initiation his weapon mechanic would be revealed anyway. He sigh and pull his weapon, Shadow Gale, out of its holster. "It is a high caliber pistol which can turn to sword." He explains unfolding his weapon to its blade form.

"It still spot trigger on the grip, what is that for?" Ruby asks excitedly.

"If I pull the trigger in its blade form it will sent Dust blast out of sword tip" He explains then fold his weapon to its pistol form and place it in its holster. "Satisfied?"

"Yep!" Ruby nods with illuminate eyes

"See, it's not that hard." John said cheery.

"Whatever." Sevatar roll his eyes in annoyance.


When the trio reach their destination they spot Yang waves for her sister. Ruby said her apologies to the boys and rush to her sister's side, leaving two boys alone.

"Ah, great. Where am I supposed to find another nice, quirky girl to talk to?" Jaune whines which Sevatar ignore him and walk away to find empty spot not far away from the sisters. Jaune walk to stand beside him but he paid no mind to the blonde.

'Hm, that girl.' Sevatar glance at his side and notice a white girl who berate Ruby before standing next to the sisters. 'Not my business through.'

At the same time Ruby is blaming her sister for left her alone and for her embarrassment afterward. The older sibling just dismiss it as a mere joke until the heiress start berating the red girl again that she realizes the truth and tries to play the easygoing mediator between the two. "Look uh… it sound like you and my sister got off on the wrong foot. Why don't you just start over and try to be friends okay?"

"Yeah great idea sis." Ruby extend her hand to the heiress "Hello,Weiss. I am Ruby. Want to hang out? We can go shopping for school supplies.."

'This will not end well' Sevatar thought while Weiss go through the list of thing they would do but the last part that make he glance at her even she can't see it due to she is facing away from him.

"..and talk about cute boys, like tall, blonde and scraggly or mr. nine finger over there."

'What the hell with that name?' Sevatar thought irritatedly by his new nickname.

"Well she think I'm cute maybe I should go talk to her." Jaune said cheerily but before Sevatar can respond, the sound from the stage pull everyone attention to Professor Ozpin, the headmaster of the Beacon Academy. After the short and blunt welcome speech Professor Glynda Goodwitch inform them that their initiation will begin tomorrow and they will gather in the ballroom for tonight before both professors walk away."Now it's time to introduce this cute boy to the cute girl."

"She just being sarcastic." Sevatar words fall on deaf ear as Jaune is walking to flirt the white girl now

'This will end ugly.'


"Whoa! you got a lot of scar." Sevatar is splashing some water to his face when he heard Jaune voice behind him. He look up from sink to the mirror that have their reflection on. True to the blonde word, he has a lot of scars all over his body, more than he care to count, but the one that catch Jaune attention the most is on his chest "Wait, you have something embed in your chest. Is that alright?"

"Yeah, I have it for years." Sevatar answer nonchalantly and put towel to dry his face then walk to the ballroom,where they will sleep tonight. Most students are resting by now and he intent to do the same.

At the same time Yang crashes next to her sister with a happy smile on her face. "It's like the big slumber party!"

"I don't think dad would approve of all the boys, through." Ruby says, not look up from the letter she is writing.

"I know I do" Yang purr as her eyes move back to her eye candy as the boys shamelessly boast result of their huntsmen training and then her eyes widen in amazement as a certain guy walk in her visual field "Sevatar?"

"Sev? What about him?" Ruby rises from her letter to look at the same guy as many people in the room did now. Her eyes widen in the same way as her sister did. He has lean build without overindulging muscular, an ordinary build for those train for combat but what really made him stood out from other boys are numerous scars that marred his fresh. Ruby felt her mouth open and let out a small gasp "Wow, He got a lot of scars."

Yang turn to look at her sister with raise eyebrow. She know her sister very well,other than weapons she really crazy about scars as they're a story on the fresh, a symbol of their triumph against an impossible odd(at least in Ruby opinion). However what really nudge her is the way she call him "Sev?"

"It's his nickname. Look like he prefer it than nine fing." Ruby offer a shy explanation.

"Nine fing?"

"Well he has nine finger. His right ring finger is cut off" Ruby explanation prompt her sister to look back at Sevatar again who is now put his shirt on, hide most scar from view. And from this distance it hard to see his hand so she make a mental note to observe it later.

Meanwhile the man who was a center of attention a moment ago is now lay on his back and prepare to call the night off. But was prevented from doing so by an annoying blonde that won't stop talking beside him. "What do you think the initiation would be?"

"Don't know" Sevatar answer while shipping to his side signal his unwilling to continue conversation.

"Well, it could be like pittig us to fight each other or maybe they will send us to hunt some Grimm this is Huntsmen academy after all." Jaune still continue his babbling despite Sevatar gesture.

Sevatar kept his silence and hope this idiot blonde will get the message. Unfortunately, he was wrong..

"I heard in Beacon we work as teams so do you care to join me? With two hot guys in the team we would be a popular team and the coolest team ever. Oh image how many girls will get hot on us, how we become famous and ..."Jaune continue on the list of what will happen if they are on the same team and Sevatar patience is wearing thin.

"Jaune.." Sevatar voice stop Jaune daydreaming in his track. He turn to see another boy glaring at him with dead intense in his eyes.

"Yes, Sev?" Jaune gulp down nervously. Feeling like a lamb await to be slaughter now.

"Shut up and sleep."