Well, I wasn't expecting this much response right from the get-go...I figured it was a good sign and that people were encouraging me to continue...so yeah, I'm going to write another chapter.
In this chapter, well, it's going to be the first day of school. You probably know that already. And as before you're going to see characters interacting with each other.
Chapter 2: First Day Of School
After a few hours had passed (and Jaune had vomited up his lunch in its entirety), the airship arrived at its destination.
Sure enough, the students could see the Beacon Academy in all its glory. One could say that it was rather beautiful. Others could say that it was going to be the biggest chapter in their lives. Either way, they were certainly going to learn MANY things at the academy. They wouldn't have to worry about self-defense anymore, to say the very least.
Ruby was rather excited. Immediately, she sped out from the airship using her semblance, leaving rose petals behind in her wake. The air smelled rather pleasant all of a sudden.
Likewise, Yang began to follow her. Though she did admit that she wasn't as fast as her sister was, she was still very agile herself.
However, not everyone was as quick to leave the airship as they were.
Weiss and Blake calmly walked out of the airship. Though admittedly they were looking forward to attending Beacon Academy, they were not in a hurry to go to school. They both agreed that it was best for them to take their time and get used to their surroundings.
Of course, Nora was not going to be living by that philosophy.
"Come on, Ren! We don't want to be late for school!" exclaimed Nora, as excited as ever.
"We still had time." pointed out Ren.
"But I want to enter the academy!" bellowed the girl. Despite being around seventeen years of age, Nora had a rather energetic personality comparable to that of a small child. It was rather weird.
"So do I, but I think we should try to relax. It's going to hurt us if we do something rash..." answered the teenage boy.
"Alright, but I'm still going to show the students my hammer!" exclaimed Nora.
"You're not going to break legs with it, are you?" asked Ren.
"Of course not, Rennie! I'm not that psycho..." answered the girl.
Ren nodded in agreement.
Shortly afterwards, Pyrrha and Juane left the airship.
Oddly enough, Pyrrha noticed that Juane seemed nervous about something...but she wasn't quite sure what.
Immediately, she and Juane entered the school.
"You alright? I know that you felt awful back when you were still on the airship." asked Ruby.
"Yes, I am...thanks." nodded Juane.
A few seconds, Cardin and his friends walked out of the airship, a smug smile on their faces indicating that they thought that they ran the school.
"This is going to be awfully fun...for us that is." stated Cardin, cracking his knuckles as he made his way to the school.
He was sure that Beacon Academy was full of students that were easy to bully. Of course, he might want to be more careful with how he bullied people. He had gotten about as many detentions at Signal Academy as there were days in the school year.
Not only that, but the teachers at Beacon Academy were stricter than they were in Signal Academy, since the students had higher expectations of them and were older. He probably wouldn't be able to get away with the things he had successfully managed to get away at Signal Academy...though admittedly he didn't away with much stuff to begin with from all the detentions he had.
Sometimes he wondered if he should stop bullying for a change and if it was more trouble than it was worth...but it was simply too much fun to resist. For him, anyway. He was sure that the victims didn't feel the same way he did. But it couldn't be helped.
Immediately, he and his friends took a seat. He was looking forward to being partnered to them during the Emerald Forest test. He had a plan for it.
As it turned out, his buddy Russel had already come up with a plan. He had managed to obtain a map of the forest beforehand. As it turned out, there were forest rangers that were willing to do such a thing...forest rangers that Beacon Academy weren't aware about.
Once the initiation began, he and his friends would meet up at specific points on the map. They would then meet at the shrine all together and then take the matching chess pieces.
He was looking forward to it, to say the very least. Then he and his friends would dominate all the other teams during sparring matches. And best of all, there would be no girls in the team. Why no girls, you may ask? Because girls had cooties. He didn't want to be anywhere near them.
He decided that he and his team would take the rook pieces. Why you may ask? Well, they made him feel like a king. Technically, there were king pieces in the shrine as well...but he figured someone else would probably take them before he did. The king and queen chess pieces were both very popular, indeed. The queens were often the first to go, followed by the kings. The pawns in contrast were usually saved for last.
Of course, his team was going to need to work accordingly. Once they chose a chess piece, it was too late to change their mind. It also occurred regardless of which partner picked up the chess piece...so if either of them made a mistake and picked the wrong chess piece, there wouldn't be anything that they could do about it.
Fortunately, it would be a week before the Emerald Forest test began, so they had plenty of time to prepare. Cardin thought that the plan was absolutely foolproof...though he wasn't sure what his friends had to say about it.
However, he wasn't the only one that was planning to meet another person in the Emerald Forest. Though Lie Ren insisted that he and Nora were just friends, she insisted on them being on the same team and to meet each other during the initiation test. She figured that being on the same team as him would be fun.
Incidentally, she wanted to get the exact same piece as Cardin did...though she wasn't aware of that.
A few hours after they entered, they were called for an assembly. Apparently, someone wanted to explain the rules of Beacon Academy to them and to remind them of their task.
Sure enough, Pyrrha was the first one to answer the call. She figured that since she was so popular she would try to set a good example for each of the students at the academy.
"Yes, Ms. Goodwitch?" asked Pyrrha.
"Take a seat, Pyrrha." answered Ms. Goodwitch.
Pyrrha immediately took a seat. Due to the fact that Ms. Goodwitch was rather strict, she wondered just how long she had been teaching at the academy. Perhaps the pressure had gotten to her.
The next person to show up was Ruby. Why you may ask? Because if there was anyone that was the fastest student in Beacon Academy, it was her.
"Am I late?" asked Ruby. She didn't want to be late for her first day of school, that was for certain.
"Actually, you're the second person here." answered Ms. Goodwitch.
"Really?" questioned the brunette girl. It appeared that she made it before her big sister did. It was rather ironic considered that she was older.
However, she showed up a few minutes later.
"Hey there, sis. You actually made it here before I did. Good job." stated Yang.
Immediately, she and Ruby gave each other a fist punch.
Pyrrha noted that they were as close as sisters should be...and maybe then some.
The next person to arrive was Weiss. She apparently took school rather seriously...unlike Ruby who had a tendency to sleep in class. What did she dream about, anyway?
Speaking of which, she was taking a snooze. She might as well since everyone needed to be at the assembly before they could begin.
"Zzz..." murmured Ruby in her sleep. Currently, she was dreaming about her uncle slaying Grimm. In her dreams he was as awesome as he was in real life, oddly enough. Maybe she wasn't the type of person to exaggerate even in her thoughts.
Weiss was not amused.
"Wake up!" bellowed Weiss, shaking Ruby back and forth in anger.
"Huh? What?" inquired Ruby, waking up from her slumber.
"Pay attention to the teacher!" exclaimed the ice huntress.
"What? But the assembly hasn't even started yet!" bellowed Ruby.
"You can't fall asleep in class! It's against the rules!" shouted Weiss.
"But I'm tired!" complained the gothic girl.
"Why didn't you sleep last night?" asked the ice user.
"I was too excited! I just passed my second year at Signal Academy! I passed with flying colors!" bellowed Ruby.
"Ugh!" bellowed Weiss. She was starting to wonder what Professor Ozpin was thinking when he decided to send somebody that hadn't graduated completely from Signal Academy. He had better have a good reason for it.
"Yeah...my sister does that sometimes." noted Yang.
Weiss scowled. Was there anyone in this school with half a brain? Of course, maybe that was why they were going to school in the first place...
At that very moment, Blake entered the room. For some strange reason, she was walking on all fours...unlike a normal person.
"Why are you walking on all fours?" asked Yang.
Blake's cheeks turned red, realizing that she was acting like an animal...specifically, a cat.
Immediately, she stood upright again. She was wearing that bow on her head for a reason.
The next person to enter was Nora...who ended up leaving a Nora-shaped hole in the door.
"You do realize that the doorknobs exist for a reason, do you Nora?" asked Mrs. Goodwitch.
"Of course I do!" exclaimed Nora.
Ren followed shortly afterward, gasping for breath. Apparently, he had a hard time keeping up with Nora.
"I need...a glass of water..." stated Ren.
Nora handed Ren a glass of water.
"Thanks." said the teenage boy, gulping it down rather quickly.
Cardin entered the assembly hall next. He was rather dismayed that he was going to have to listen to a boring lecture. Personally he felt that he already knew what it took to be a hunter. And quite frankly, his friends agreed with him on the matter.
Nonetheless, they had decided to remain at his side.
Currently, they were entering the classroom along with him.
Immediately, they sat in front of the class like they were in charge of the whole school...which technically they weren't. Cardin wouldn't mind a position of authority though.
Russel Thresh likewise sat down next to Cardin, Dove set down next to Russel, and Sky sat down next to Dove. Maybe if they were lucky they could pick out a student at the assembly that they could bully later.
Hopefully Glynda wouldn't take too long. He wanted to hurry up and bully some students already, especially those that were Faunus...or maybe Juane. Speaking of which, where was he? He should be at the assembly by now.
Oh wait, that was right. He wedgied him up the school flagpole on his way here. He was probably having a hard time trying to get down.
Well, it was too bad for him...though he probably didn't want to attend the assembly anyway.
However, at that very moment, he showed up. Apparently, he managed to get down...or someone helped him anyway.
"Did I miss anything?" asked Jaune.
"We're just about to start." explained Mrs. Goodwitch. Judging from the fact that his underwear was still sticking out slightly, he had been wedgied. She wondered if she should find whoever did that to him and subject them to discipline.
But she could worry about that later. For now, she needed to address the students.
"Greetings, my dear students. I see that you are all here. Well then, I hope that you're planning on listening to me. If you don't, there just might be consequences in the future." stated Ms. Goodwitch.
Of course, Cardin wasn't planning on listening to Ms. Goodwitch. To be honest, he found school to be rather boring. He would rather cut to the chase and start slaying Grimm already. Not only that, but he would rather bully students rather than simply listen along with them. Where was the fun in that?
"First of all, understand that being a hunter and huntress is rather dangerous work. As such, you need to keep your head on straight and not do anything foolish. You also need to understand that hunters should not go out alone and should work with a team when dealing with packs of Grimm..." explained the teacher.
Ruby was about to fall asleep again, but Weiss punched her in the elbow. Why was she sitting next to her again?
"For now, I hope that you know what you're doing. Remember to treat your students with respect, as they are also aspiring to be hunters like yourself and they may assist you in holding off the Grimm one day." stated Mrs. Goodwitch.
Cardin put his finger in his ear and started twisting it around.
"I think you might be able to learn something from that, Weiss." stated Ruby.
"Very funny..." answered the ice huntress.
"Fortunately, in case you're worrying about risking your life in order to protect Vale as a hunter or huntress should be doing, you won't be entering Grimm-infested territory just yet. However, that will change next week when you take the test to see who will be part of a team." explained the teacher.
"I am so ready for it!" exclaimed Yang, punching her fists together.
"Let's not be hasty." warned Blake. It would be a good idea to try to get ready for the initiation test, though admittedly it usually wasn't very risky to the students. Most of the Grimm in Emerald Forest were very young and therefore were of little consequence to the hunters and huntresses, though Glynda still wanted them to partner up as soon as possible in case anything happened.
"Right, of course not..." stated the blonde. Personally she wanted to start fighting Grimm as soon as possible. On the other hand, Blake was willing to wait a little longer. She had seen enough carnage as it was.
For some strange reason, Yang and Blake were very different people. The same thing applied to Ruby and Weiss. Perhaps it was some strange twist of fate that they would meet each other.
Of course, there was the possibility of them ending up making eye contact during the Emerald Forest...but they decided if that happened they could simply live with it. After all, it was a good idea to put aside their differences in case the Grimms launched an all-out assault.
Fortunately, according to the history books, there hadn't been a Grimm invasion in a very long time, due to how peaceful it was in Vale. Though it didn't mean that they should take peace for granted, it did likely mean that they would have plenty of time to train themselves as hunters and huntresses.
Eventually, the lecture was over, and the students were free to go to the cafeteria so that they could have some lunch. Cardin sighed in relief. He wanted to hurry up and bully some students already. And the cafeteria seemed to be a good place to do it...though after class was also a good possibility. He could even do it during class if the teacher was inattentive enough.
Nora knew the first thing that she was going to do.
"Pancakes, here I come!" exclaimed Nora, heading into the cafeteria.
At the cafeteria, Ruby was sitting in a bench.
So far she was enjoying school.
"I think Beacon Academy is going to be a pleasurable experience...even if I'm two years younger than everyone else." thought Ruby.
Maybe if she was lucky she would find another prodigy about her age. Either way, she wasn't going to let the age differences let her down.
Hopefully one day she could become as awesome as her uncle Qrow.
"One of these days I might even surpass him." thought Ruby. Wouldn't that be a funny thought.
I hope that this chapter turned out as well as the first...or better. I've already come up with some original ideas for the fanfic...it's kind of funny how fast I came up with it. If you want to hear them, PM me. I'm welcome to suggestions. Just try not to take complete control over it.