Aye ;D here's the second chapter for ya. Be warned, a lot of wtf moments will happen, but I'll be sure to answer them below, good luck and happy readings! ;)
I do not own RWBY or any of the songs, similarities included
Chapter Two: Hello There, New Partner
"RUBY RUN! YOU NEED TO GET UP AND GET OUT OF HERE!- AH!" shrieked a girl dressed in white.
A dazed redhead laid on the floor, eyelids fluttering wildly. She looked at the girl across her as the boy continued to strike down.
What was she supposed to do?
It was her first day here and she was already targeted.
"I told you already, I don't need a partner!" shouted a white haired girl.
"Ms. Schnee, you do realize that you require a partner in order to move up grades. You may have gotten away with it all these passing years, but now that you are at a college level, a partner is needed," spoke a male with gray hair.
"Look, Professor Ozpin, I don't need one. I've been doing fine all these years, I've been receiving excellent grades, I've been able to acquire my food and supplies, and I haven't encountered any trouble. Besides, having a partner is a hindrance. Now, can you please excuse me from this," the white haired girl said.
"Hmmm…" the headmaster wondered as he looked at the arguing girl. "No."
"Ugh! You always do this!" she yelled. "Whatever, I don't need a partner so don't expect one out of me," she said as she began walking out.
"Ms. Schnee, many things are about to change in this academy," the man spoke, hoping it would stop her from leaving. Seeing how she continued walking, he smirked. "What if I told you that I could pair you up with the most powerful huntress that will ever exist."
She stopped herself as her hand rested on the door handle.
"So powerful, that even the gods will tremble at her footsteps," he continued smiling.
"What are you going on about?" the girl asked as she slowly turned around.
"What if I were to set you up with a "chosen one,"" he smirked.
The girl widened her eyes. "What… a… "chosen"... "one…?""
"Yes, that's precisely right," he grinned.
"But, that's supposed to be a myth!" she argued. "There hasn't been any reported in hundreds of years!"
"Ms. Schnee, do you honestly believe that someone who possess such powers would show themselves to the public? To people that try to acquire such power through any means? To people that would kill to have such a power," he glared at the girl.
The white haired girl gulped, "I-I suppose not…"
"Right, now, back to your partner situation," he said as he cleared his throat. "Today, a girl, otherwise known as this "chosen one," will be enrolling. Now here's the important part," he smiled. "I need you to make sure you get to her when she takes her tour. She'll come here first to talk for a bit, but then she'll go out into the courtyard," he smiled deviously. "Make sure you make her your partner, okay?"
The white haired girl shivered at his expression, but complied. "Fine, I'll meet her, but don't expect me to instantly make her my partner, she'll have to prove herself as this chosen one before she has the chance to call herself the partner of Weiss Schnee," she said as she walked out the door.
The male looked at the door swing back and forth.
"Of course," he grinned. "All in due time."
Placing her clothes in a duffel bag, Ruby had spent the whole night thinking about her decision to leave. But after asking many questions in her mind, she knew it was the right thing to do. It was by far the safest.
She looked at the nightstand beside her. A ripped picture of a woman smiling sat idly on the small table.
'Well mom...' the redhead thought as she zipped close the duffel bag. 'Wish me luck in Beacon.'
Walking out of her room, the redhead turned around one more time to look at the room she had been sleeping in since her childhood. "See ya…" she said as she turned off the light.
Walking down the stairs, Ruby looked to see a smiling Tukson.
"Ready to head out kiddo!?" he said excited like.
"Why are you so excited?" Ruby smiled. "You're not the one attending this boring academy."
"I'm excited because you're gonna attend Beacon freaking Academy! A school I, and don't forget your mom, went to!"
"Yeah, so…" Ruby asked.
"So!? It's like I'm passing the baton to my little kid!" he grinned widely.
Ruby looked at the overly smiling male. She couldn't help but grin wide as well.
"Jeez, you say some really embarrassing things, you know that?" Ruby chuckled.
"It's my job," he laughed.
"Anyways, I'm going to get going," she said as she looked at her watch. It was currently 12:00 noon. "But before that, Zwei!" she called out.
Scurrying on the tile floor, a dog jumped onto the redhead's shins.
"Hey there Zwei," she smiled as she ruffled the dog's fur. "I'm gonna miss you a lot buddy."
"Yeah, we'll miss you a lot too," Tukson spoke.
"Yeah…" Ruby said as she stood up. She readjusted the bag over her shoulder. Looking around the store, she grimaced. "Just please promise me to clean and replace the windows and tiles…"
"Will do little red," he chuckled.
"Right…" Ruby said as she grabbed the car keys. Tukson looked over to the redhead one last time.
"Good luck kiddo," he smiled. "But for your guardian's sake, one last hug?"
Ruby turned around to be met with Tukson's open arms.
She quickly dropped her duffel bag and ran toward him. Hugging the male who had been her guardian ever since her mother died, she tightened her grip. "I really don't want to leave you guys…"
"I know kid, I know," he smiled. "But we all have to grow up sometimes. Besides, you have a duty, my little rose."
"I wish I didn't…" she pouted.
"Yes, I know. But, I hope you have fun and I wish you the best of luck," he said as he parted from their hug. "Now, go before you're late with your meeting with Ozpin."
"Who cares… that old man can wait…" Ruby pouted. Tukson laughed.
Ruby sighed and grabbed a hold of her bag again. "Well Tukson, I'll be sure to call daily and check on how the store's doing," the male made a saddened expression. "And of course, how you're doing too," she laughed. "And well," she stood at the entrance of the store.
"I guess I'll see you later," she smiled.
"Yeah, definitely," he grinned. The girl began walking away; she decided to leave on a good note rather than shed tears.
"Oh, and Ruby?" Tukson called out.
"Yeah?" she responded.
"Your mom would have been proud," he smiled.
Ruby looked at the male's sincere smile and gave one of her own. "Yeah, I know." She turned around as she began to open the car door.
"Oh, one last thing!" he yelled.
"What now?" Ruby grinned.
"Don't forget to make a lot of lady friends if you know what I mean!" he teased.
Face blushing heavily, Ruby looked back at Tukson only to see tears in his eyes as he waved good bye.
The redhead waved good bye and entered the car. 'He… didn't have to cry...' she thought as she drove away.
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After driving through little to no traffic, Ruby arrived at the place she thought she would never set foot on. Parking her car, Ruby realized that something was off. Next to her, or anywhere for that matter, were no cars at all.
"That's… weird…. why have a huge parking lot when no cars are even parked…." she wondered. Getting out of the car, she grabbed her duffel bag and locked the vehicle.
Facing the grand school before her, she sighed deeply. "Now… where to…"
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"Sir, the girl has arrived," spoke a woman with blonde hair.
"So it seems," he grinned as he looked at the security footage in front of him.
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"Alright, the lady on the phone said that his office would be upstairs… but where…"
Looking around the empty place, Ruby still felt a sense of unease. 'Why is it that it's empty when it's around lunch time...'
Still looking around, Ruby spotted two individuals walking away toward what looked like dorms. 'Yes!' she smiled widely.
Running up to the two individuals, Ruby called out. "Hey, you two! Wait!"
"Hm?" sounded a girl with raven hair as the bow on her head twitched.
The blonde girl next to her observed the raven haired girl, "Something wrong Blake?"
"I heard something…" the raven haired girl quietly said.
"Hmm…" the blonde wondered.
"Hey, you two!" Ruby kept calling out.
"Oh?" the blonde said as she turned around. Looking at the panting girl run toward them, the blonde widened her eyes. She then smirked. "Well, well, well, what do we have here," she quietly said.
"Hey… excuse me…" Ruby panted. "But… do you two happen to know… where the headmaster's office is at…?"
"Oh yeah, just turn the corner at that white building over there and go up the stairs. You should be able to find him afterwards," the blonde smiled.
"Thank you very much!" Ruby smiled. She looked at the two in front of her, but she stopped after she faced the grinning blonde. "...Yang…?"
"Yup, in the flesh," the girl chuckled.
"No way… it's been too long since we last saw each other…" Ruby said, surprised.
"Yeah, been a while, huh? Since what? Since-" the blonde stopped herself from finishing her sentence. "Well, since then."
"Yeah… hey, what are you doing here?" Ruby asked.
"I'm here to become the best huntress there ever existed," Yang said as she pointed at herself.
"Right…" Ruby slowly said. The blonde's confident attitude reminded her of her mother.
"Yeah, anyways, what are you doing here? Thought you were gonna pursue some normal life or something. Well, that's what I heard at least," Yang said.
"Yeah, I was supposed to be living a normal life…" Ruby said suspiciously. 'How did she know…?'
"But I decided to be a huntress last minute, and well, here I am!" the redhead smiled goof like.
"Yes, here you are…" Yang quietly said. Feeling a tug on her belt, she looked to the raven haired girl beside her.
"Yang, we can't stay out here any longer…" she whispered.
"About time already?" the blonde asked to which the girl nodded. Yang sighed. "I guess so."
She looked back at the confused redhead. "Sorry for such a short talk, but my partner and I have to go now," she said as she began walking away into the dorms. Before the doors closed behind the blonde, Yang looked back one more time as a smirk adorned her face.
"I wouldn't stay out here too long Ruby," she said as the doors closed behind her.
'What the...' Looking at the reflection on the door, the redhead quickly remembered her meeting with the headmaster.
She quickly made her way to his office.
"Where is that dolt at…" thought an irritated white haired girl. Walking through the empty halls, she could hear her high heels click with every step.
"That old fool said that she would be out here already…"
Early this morning:
"Well?" a girl questioned angrily.
"Well what, Ms. Schnee," responded a male.
"You said that she would be here today, and well, where is she?!" the girl demanded.
"Relax Ms. Schnee, she'll be arriving here around twelve. At the most, she'll be roaming the school grounds around twelve twenty."
'Twelve…?' the girl thought in fear. "Twelve… don't you think she should be arriving early to avoid…"
"Exactly," smirked the headmaster. "So it's your job to find her before the bell rings."
"That's insane, how do you expect me to find one person in under forty minutes?" she asked.
"I don't know, but that's your problem," he smiled. "Now, I suggest you pinpoint the locations on where you think she would be. We wouldn't want the first casualty of the year, would we? You know, since she'll possess something very valuable to every student on this campus."
The white haired girl clenched her fists. "You're insane… you know that."
"Yes, but, that's all school rules, not mine," he smiled. The girl began to walk out. "Oh, and Ms. Schnee," he called out.
The white haired girl stopped. "Unless you would like to perform the special way to form a partnership," the girl blushed. "I suggest you find her really quick," he laughed.
"Stupid old man… but that chosen one is pretty stupid too…" Weiss said to herself. "Why the hell would she choose to attend Beacon…"
She clenched her jaw.
'...when there's nothing but death and disaster here...'
Arriving in front of two, grand oak doors, Ruby lifted her hand to knock.
"Come in Rose, I've been expecting you," said a voice from within. Ruby looked at the door, shocked.
'I didn't even get to knock...'
Opening the door, she saw the grand smile the headmaster was making. Something about that smile made her sick to the stomach. She entered the room with caution.
"Glynda, will you get the cookies? Our guest has arrived," he said through an intercom.
"On it sir," a voice replied.
Folding his hands in front of him, the gray headed man looked at the tensed redhead in front of him.
"Please, sit down," he said as he gestured to the chair in front of him.
The girl slowly made her way to the cushioned chair and sat down.
"Now, first things first. Congratulations on your acceptance to Beacon," he smiled. The girl continued to glare at the old man.
"Now then," he began as his smile widened. "Let's talk about your school life."
"Yeah, you said I was able to study business while attending," Ruby added.
"Yes, I did say that, in exchange for your services as a huntress that is."
"Yeah, I know," Ruby rolled her eyes. "Look, could we just get on with this. I saw the schedule earlier and saw that lunch was going to begin at," she looked at her time. "At twelve forty-five and I'd like to get something to eat."
"Oh?" Professor Ozpin smiled. "You like to eat lunch, do you?" he asked.
"Ruby looked at him suspiciously. "Yes, I do…. just like every other normal being."
"Good, good…" he continued grinning.
"Alright…" Ruby continued. "Anyways, you said you were going to give me my supplies and my schedule, so if you can hurry it up, that would be nice."
"Yes, I apologize," Ozpin said. He moved his chair back and opened the drawer beside him. Grabbing a sheet of paper, along with a key, and a black, small box, he placed it in front of the desk.
Ruby looked hesitant to take the materials.
"Well, go on," Professor Ozpin encouraged.
Slowly raising her hand, Ruby first grabbed the sheet of paper and examined it. She grinned lightly after seeing the class she had hoped to take: Business 101.
"You see, no need to be afraid," the headmaster taunted. Ruby continued glaring.
She moved her hand to the key next.
"That is your dorm key. You will be rooming with your soon to be partner," he grinned.
"Partner…?" Ruby asked. "What's this whole thing about-" the redhead stopped after remembering the words of certain blonde earlier. 'Partner...'
"Yes, partner," the headmaster repeated. "In this institute, it is required to have a partner at all times."
"What if I don't want a partner-"
"Nonsense," he interrupted. A knock in the door sounded.
"Come in," Ozpin instructed. Walking in was the blonde woman that had appeared next to him back at the university library. She glared at her too. 'Not that I hold a grudge against her… but that magic hurt.'
"Ah, I see the chocolate chip cookies have arrived," he smiled. Ruby's ears moved. "Yes, please Glynda, set the nice, warm, freshly baked," the redhead could feel herself salivate with every word, "cookies down on the desk."
The blonde woman did as instructed as she then left the room.
Ruby looked intently at the plate of cookies.
"Care to take one?" Ozpin asked with a grand smile. Ruby looked at his "grin." She felt a sense of unease in the pit of her stomach.
"No thanks," she refused.
"Aw, but I ordered them specifically for you."
"Yeah, thanks, but no thanks," she dismissed. Looking at the black box sitting on the desk, she picked it up. The male narrowed his eyes.
Opening the box, Ruby looked inside to see a small, golden star. Her eyes widened. 'That star...' she thought as she remembered yesterday's events.
"I see you're intrigued with the star," Ozpin observed. He smirked. "Good."
"Why… a star…?" Ruby asked as she picked the small object up. Looking on the back of the star, she saw that there were glowing, small lights.
"Those are energy sensors," the headmaster spoke.
"Energy… what?"
"Energy sensors. They attach onto the person that hold onto them. Of course, they attach to aura, so sticking them to your clothes," he said as he watched Ruby trying to stick the badge on her clothes, "is useless."
"Right…" Ruby said awkwardly as she stopped her attempts. "But… why a star?"
He folded his hands. "Listen to me when I tell you this Ruby," he said in a serious tone. Ruby gained the same sense of unease once more as she looked at the headmaster. "That star there is very important in this school."
"Okay… but why?" she asked.
Ozpin sighed. "You see, here in Beacon Academy, we don't use money or any other currency at all. Here, we use those stars," he said as he pointed to the object Ruby was holding. "That star you're holding happens to be extremely valuable in this institute. It provides for your food, your clothes, your supplies, and determines your level."
"My… level?" Ruby asked.
"Yes, well, in due time, you'll find out," he smirked. He looked at the time on his clock. It was currently twelve forty five. "Well Ruby, I think I've answered your questions-"
"No, you haven't. You haven't told me more about this whole star thing-"
"I suggest you head out and grab lunch immediately if you want to avoid any trouble," he smiled.
'What…?'
"It's just lunch, I can grab some later and-"
"Trust me when I tell you this Ruby, I suggest you leave right now if you want to make it to your dorm nice and comfortable," he continued grinning.
Ruby looked at the "smile" he was sporting; something about it gave her the shivers.
"Fine, but expect me here tomorrow to ask more questions," she said as she grabbed her materials.
"Yes, of course. I wouldn't doubt it if you did," he whispered. Ruby looked back at him as she narrowed her gaze.
Walking out of the room quickly, the headmaster spoke, "I hope you have a wonderful time here at Beacon, Ruby Rose."
Sending shivers down her back, she closed the door behind her.
"Yes…" he grinned as he turned in his chair, "All's in play now."
Walking down the stairs, Ruby looked at the star given to her.
"So it sticks on me if I use my aura…" she asked herself. "Well… doesn't hurt to try…"
Squeezing the star with all her might, she opened her palm to see that nothing had affected it Squeezing her palm once more, she placed the star on her jacket. Nothing happened as it slipped to the ground.
"Dang it…" the redhead said as she picked it up. Cleaning the star as she rubbed it against her jacket, Ruby looked out the entrance.
"That's weird…. isn't it supposed to be lunch by now…" she wondered. She looked at her watch. It was currently twelve forty-eight. "Yeah…. lunch should have started three minutes ago."
Walking out the door, the redhead wandered around. "Maybe I should just grab lunch and go to my room quickly…"
Taking out the school map, Ruby looked everywhere until she found a building labeled as "The Dining Hall."
"Guess that must be it huh?" she asked herself.
Walking to the corner of the hallway, Ruby felt a vibration in her pocket. Holding the map with one hand, she took out her phone with the other. Looking to see who had sent her a text message, the redhead smiled. It was Tukson.
Opening up the message app as she kept her gaze fully on the phone, the redhead fell straight to the floor as her phone cracked beside her.
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"Jeez, where is that idiot!" slightly shouted a white haired girl. Walking down an empty hall, she could feel her heart begin to thump faster.
She raised her wrist and looked at the time. "I only have a few more minutes to find her. If I don't make it before one, she's doomed."
"Damn it! Where could she be-" she stopped after bumping into something, making her fall to the ground.
xxx
"Ouch…" Ruby groaned as she rubbed her head. "Hey… are you oka-"
"You idiot!" yelled a voice from across. 'Huh…?' Ruby looked across her to see an angry looking girl dressed in white. "You could have seriously damaged me with that huge head of yours!"
'Well she's nice… not.'
"Hey, take it easy…" Ruby said as she got up and continued rubbing her head. Looking at the floor next to her, Ruby furrowed her eyebrows. "Ah man…" she said saddened as she picked up her now broken phone. "I didn't get to see Tukson's text…"
"You!" the girl in white shrieked. "What are you doing out here so late?" she asked warily as she shifted back.
'What's her deal…?' Ruby thought. "I came out here to get lunch and then head back to my dorm."
"Lunch…" the white haired girl thought. 'Wait, is she….'
"You!" the white haired continued to shout. Ruby winced. "Are you the new girl?" she asked.
"Um, yes…? Why do you ask?"
The white haired girl sighed deeply. "Finally, it took forever just to find you, you know," she scolded.
"Find me… for what reason?" Ruby asked.
The girl in white narrowed her gaze.
"Tell me, what exactly were you about to do right now?" the girl asked.
"I told you, I was going to get lunch and-"
"Are you even aware of the time right now?" she asked, her voice getting louder.
"Yeah, it's," Ruby looked at her watch. "Twelve fifty three, lunch started less than ten minutes ago."
"What are you, crazy?" the white haired girl scolded.
"Crazy…? Wait, no, the only crazy person here is you and that stupid old headmaster-"
"You do realize that we only have about six minutes to go back now, right?" the white haired girl said, feeling tensed.
"Six minutes… no, I'm going to go get lunch and then go back to the dorm-"
"Forget about the lunch!" the white haired girl yelled. "Is food so important that you'd risk your life for it?!" she shouted. She looked for a response from the redhead, but was only looking at a confused expression. Her eyes widened.
"Oh my god… he didn't tell you… did he…?"
'Tell me?' Ruby thought, confused. "What are you going on-"
Immediately, the white haired girl grabbed her hand and began running.
'We don't have time for this!' she thought as she began to feel the trickles of sweat run down her forehead.
"Hey!" Ruby said, alarmed. "Where are you taking me! Let me go!" she shouted as she yanked her hand from the white haired girl. "I said, where are you taking me-"
"Listen!" the girl yelled. "We can't stand around any longer than it is, we have to get back to the dorms right now!"
"Why!?" Ruby argued. "What's the big deal!?"
"WE'LL DIE IF WE STAY OUT HERE!" she shouted with all her might. Ruby's eyes widened. 'What…?'
"What do you…"
"That stupid old man might have forgotten to tell you one important thing. This school is like a war-zone," the white haired girl said as her stare bore into the redhead's.
"Warzone… but, this is Beacon Academy… this is supposed to be a school for hunters and huntresses…" Ruby slowly said.
"Yeah, until that stupid old man decided to change that," the other girl spat. She looked at her watch. 'Only four more minutes….'
"Come on, we need to go right now," she said as she grabbed the redhead's trembling hand. "We have enough time to make it back if we run to the-"
DING. DONG. DING. DONG.
Suggested listening: XL-TT by Hiroyuki Sawano
The white haired girl froze in place as the loud rings filled her ears. "Wait… we had about three minutes left…"
Ruby looked all around her as she saw every building close as heavy, metal bars shot up from the ground.
Clenching her teeth as she readjusted her sweaty palm with the redhead's, the white haired girl began to run with Ruby behind her.
"Hey! Put away that star of yours! Now!-" she stopped after seeing two beings just a few feet away from her.
"Well, well, well," a taunting voice spoke. "Look what we have here Russel."
"A pair of fine ladies if I do say so myself, Cardin," the other male voice spoke.
"Yeah, but look at that nice piece of gold that little redhead has," the male known as Cardin said.
"Well, it's only fair if we take it from her if we waited a long time for lunch to begin," Russel said as he began to reach for his back.
"You two can't do that!" the white haired girl shouted. 'Damn, I forgot Myrtenaster back at the dorm...'
"Hm?" the boy known as Cardin sounded. He smirked widely. "Oh hey, Russel, did you hear Ozpin's new rule?"
'What…' Weiss' eyes widened.
"I sure did Cardin, what was it again?" the other boy taunted. "Let me look at my phone."
Ruby had no idea what was going on. Why did the doors suddenly close off, why were these two boys against them, why was nothing making sense!
"Let's see," the boy with the lime green mo-hawk teased. He began to read off of the phone's screen. "Dear students, I have changed the rules for when it comes to facing others on campus."
The white haired girl could feel her heart beat begin to thump against her ears. Ruby could feel their palms begin to get sweaty.
"Rather than it being against the rules to face against a solo, I have decided to change that. From now on, partner or no partner, anything goes," the boy smiled widely. "That being said, I wish you all luck." He put away his cell phone.
"See that there princess, that means, we can beat the hell out of the both of you," Cardin laughed.
'Oh no...' the girl in white feared.
"So, why don't you two sit very still and let us do our jobs, okay?" Cardin smiled.
The girl with white hair proceeded to run away with the redhead behind her.
"Aw, why do you have to make this so hard?" teased the boy with a mo-hawk.
Running quickly through the hallways, the white haired girl desperately looked around her surroundings.
"Come on, come on, come on!" she said in desperation. Looking at a couple of trash bins in the corner, the girl quickly ran toward them and hid behind.
Huffing for air, the two crouched down.
"What…" Ruby painted, "What the hell is going on!?-" her mouth was quickly covered by the girl's hand. The redhead looked into the others eyes. 'Woah…. blue.'
"I need you to keep your mouth shut and listen to what I'm about to tell you, got it?" The redhead nodded. She sighed deeply.
"In this academy, everything is, in blatant terms, fucked up," she cursed. "Whatever that old idiot told you, he forgot to mention that the students constantly try to injure, or worse, kill each other."
Ruby felt sick to her stomach.
"You know that star you have right there," she said as she pointed to Ruby's chest. Looking down, the redhead widened her gaze. When exactly did the badge stick to her? "Well, that star there is very valuable. Not actually in value worth in the outside world, but here in Beacon, that thing might as well be compared to a million dollars," she panted.
The redhead touched the golden object.
"Anyways, that star can be stolen from others. Not during regular times of course, but during times like these. During one in the afternoon-"
"Yohoo! Princess, where can you be!" taunted a voice as metal collided with the bars on the buildings.
"Listen, I need you to stay here and try to wait until this is over. These bloodbaths only last for a few minutes. So, I need you, um…"
"Ruby," the redhead answered.
"Right Ruby," the girl corrected. "I need you to follow my orders if we both want to make it out undamaged, or better yet, alive," she smiled.
The redhead stared at the curve upon the girl's face.
The white haired girl began to get up. "Be sure to hide that star of yours, I'll create a diversion and pretend I'm running with it, got it?"
"Wait, but you don't have anything to defend yourself with!" the redhead protested.
"Don't underestimate a Schnee, Ruby," the girl smirked. "You'll hurt my pride."
Before the girl could run off, the redhead caught her by the wrist, "Wait, what's your name…?"
The girl in white smiled, "It's Weiss. Weiss Schnee."
Having let go of the girl's hand, Ruby sat as she watched the girl run off.
"Weiss…" Ruby whispered.
Running as fast as she could through the hallways once more, Weiss heard the gut wrenching rattle of metal hitting metal.
"Damn idiot…" she cursed. "But…" she said as she looked to the far left corner, "I found them." She held her hand to her chest tightly as she ran toward the noises.
"Oh Weissy~ Where are YOU!" Cardin yelled as he banged his mace against the metal bars.
"Stop your ruckus, it's annoying," spat a voice from across the boy. Looking toward the direction of the voice, the boy smiled.
"There you are, oh, but where's your friend?" he asked "innocently."
"That's none of your concern, but I do know that you're looking for this!" she said as she raised her fist.
"Yeah, so why don't you hand that over carefully and-" the white haired girl began to run away. "HEY COME BACK HERE!" he barked. "RUSSEL, LET'S GO!"
Running as fast as she could, Weiss looked to her side to where the trash bins laid. 'Hope she's okay-' She bumped into something hard.
"Where are you going princess?" a sinister voice spoke.
'What!?' Weiss thought with widened eyes.
"You should really watch where you're going," laughed Cardin. Clenching his teeth, he reached down and grabbed a handful of her hair.
Struggling from the sudden contact, the white haired girl opened her eyes to be facing her worst nightmare.
"Now," the boy spoke with a wide, demonic smirk. "Where is that girl and her star."
Still struggling from the pull, the white haired girl spat on his face. She smirked, "Like I'd ever tell you."
Face shriveling with anger, Cardin pulled the girl up from the ground and punched her stomach with an amount of force that was able to send her skidding across the ground.
From afar, a certain redhead watched in horror. "Weiss…. she's… getting hurt…"
"Now, let's try this again princess," Cardin said as he began to get closer to the coughing girl. Crouching down, he proceeded to grab onto her hair again. "Where's the girl?"
Giving no response except a smirk, Cardin sighed as he stood up. "You know, I'm doing you a big favor by sparing your LIFE," he shouted as he kicked the girl in the stomach. "But a little bitch doesn't want to spill her little secret," he said as he continued kicking Weiss.
With every hit to her stomach, Weiss could feel something wet from the corner of her mouth.
"Oh, look at the poor baby, bleeding and all," he mocked. "Well this wouldn't have happened IF YOU JUST WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME THE DAMN STAR!" he shouted as he continued his strikes.
Ruby continued watching. She was letting her get hurt… when she risked herself to protect her.
"So, had enough Schnee?" Cardin teased as he panted. The white haired girl heaved loud and slow.
"Hey Cardin, why not just cut it out of her?" Russel smirked as he held his dagger in the air.
"Hm, good idea Russel," the boy smiled. "Hear that princess? My buddy Russel here is going to use his big, sharp knife to gut you, isn't that nice?"
Weiss looked at the building across from her. Paying no attention to the boys in front of her, she continued her heavy breathing. 'I wonder…. if Ruby's doing… okay...'
Seeing a certain redheaded girl stand up from behind the trash bins, Weiss widened her eyes. 'What is that idiot doing!?'
Shaking her head from side to side, the white haired girl had hoped that the redhead would read her expression.
"Hm?" Cardin wondered as he began to see Weiss look distressed. Turning around, he smiled widely.
"Ah, red, glad to see you made the party," the boy laughed. He looked back down to see the damaged white haired girl. "So, you were kinda late and all, but that's okay. Now, why don't you just hand that star-" he stopped after seeing a golden object hit his armor.
"Here, you can have the stupid star. Just leave Weiss and I alone," she glared.
"Well, ain't that nice of you to give me this star," Cardin smiled.
"Ruby… you idiot…" Weiss groaned. Cardin looked back down.
"Oh shut up," he said as he kicked her once more. Ruby cringed as she watched the girl writhe in pain.
Walking toward the groaning girl, she walked past the boy with brown hair.
"Now that you got what you wanted," Ruby said as she placed Weiss' hand over her shoulder, "You can let us go."
Cardin clenched his teeth. "Um, well, I could and all, but that wouldn't be fun," he laughed.
"Wha-" a blow to the side of her head was delivered from the boy.
"Ruby!" Weiss shouted.
Skidding on the concrete floor beneath her, the redhead came to a stop after seconds passed. 'That…. bastard...'
"Didja honestly think that I would let you two go even after you gave me the star?" he smirked. "Yeah, no. Apart from leveling up from these bad boys," he smiled as he looked at the star, "I also enjoy it a lot when I get to beat the shit out of others."
"You jerk!" Weiss shouted as she kicked Cardin in his privates.
"Gah!" the boy cried as he fell to his knees. "Russel!"
"On it!" the boy with the mo-hawk called out. Walking toward the hunched white haired girl, the boy raised his fist and struck her across the face. Trudging back, the girl managed to stand.
"Is that…" Weiss heaved, "all you got…" she smirked.
As the boy was about to charge toward the girl, a hand in front of him stopped him from doing so.
"I got this, you go after the other one," Cardin smiled.
Weiss widened her eyes. "Ruby! Get up and le- GAH!" She fell as she was struck to her stomach.
Suggested listening: Soundscape to Ardor by Sagisu Shirou
The redhead could hear pants and shrieks around her. What was going on…?
Opening her eyes slowly, she fully widened them when she realized what was happening. She was currently fighting others. Fighting for her life. Fighting for Weiss' life. Getting up with all her might as her arms trembled, Ruby managed to get on one knee.
What was she supposed to do? She didn't know how to activate her aura, she didn't have a weapon like they did. Was she going to have to watch and die?
"I see you're awake, good, now I can hear you scream," said Russel. Looking at the boy ahead of her, she saw the dagger in his hand. He was going to strike her, but she couldn't move. She was too exhausted.
"That's right, be a good girl and STAY STILL!" he shouted as he swung down his weapon.
'Move…'
"RUBY!" Weiss shouted on the ground as Cardin continued kicking her.
'Move…..'
"AHH!" Russel yelled.
Just as the boy was about the pierce into the redhead, a sudden gust of wind followed by roses appeared.
"What the?" the boy wondered.
As Cardin continued his kicks, his gaze widened when he realized that the girl beneath him had vanished.
Slowly walking away, Ruby headed for the opposite direction as she carried a certain white haired girl in her arms.
"R-Ruby?" Weiss asked, feeling astonished. No response was given as the girl continued walking, void in her stare. "Ruby," she said again as she tapped her shoulder.
Snapping out of her trance, the redhead looked below her. "Weiss!" she smiled. "It's so good to see you!" Ruby said as she viciously hugged the white haired girl.
"O-okay Ruby! I'm a little damaged so this hurts!" she yelped.
"Right, sorry," the redhead smiled weakly.
Weiss looked at the girl's expression and grinned slightly as well. "Hey Ruby, what exactly is your semblance?"
"Huh? Semblance? What are you-"
"Hey dumbasses, we ain't through yet," said two voices from behind them.
"What, we're still up against them!?" Ruby whined.
Weiss bit her bottom lip. 'I guess Ruby still can't control her semblance...'
"I'm glad and all for your little reunion, but can we please continue?" Cardin smiled.
Setting the girl down, Ruby raised her fists to a fighting position.
"Pfft," Cardin and Russel laughed. "What the hell are your scrawny arms gonna do against us two?"
'Damn…. how do I get a weapon….' Ruby thought frantically. Looking over to the white haired girl, the redhead couldn't read the expression she was making under her hair.
'If I do that now…. maybe…. it can bring out her aura…' Weiss blushed. She shook her head. 'No, absolutely not!' She gave a quick glance toward the redhead. 'Well, she isn't that bad looking...' The redhead looked over to the girl, making her hide under her bangs.
"Is everything alright… Weiss…" Ruby asked. Her eyes widened when she made contact with the white haired girl's face; it was glowing with pink blush.
"Ruby, forgive me," she said as she drew forward.
"Forgive what-" the redhead stopped after feeling her lips connect with Weiss.'
Her eyes widened as she felt another tongue slip in. 'WHAT'S GOING ON!?'
"Woah, didn't know I was gonna see some lez action," Cardin whistled.
After what seemed like a minute's worth kiss, Weiss let go of the redhead and wiped her mouth. 'There...' she blushed. 'That should set off the partnership...'
Ruby regained her footing as she looked back at the blushing white haired girl. 'What… WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT!?'
Just as she was about to ask Weiss what was going on, two glowing circles appeared under their feet.
"The partnership deal was a success," Weiss smirked.
"P-partnership deal!?" Ruby questioned.
"I'll tell you about it later! Right now we have to deal with them!" Weiss said as she pointed to the charging boys.
"YOU THINK A LITTLE KISS WAS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!?" Cardin roared.
"Not for me idiot," Weiss smirked.
Angered at the girl's answer, the boy swung his fist down hard on her head, making her crash into the concrete. Ruby watched as her new partner made contact with the floor.
"Weiss!" she yelled. Stopping, Ruby's stomach was struck by Russel's knee.
Dropping to the ground, she tried to squirm her way toward her partner, making sure she was alright.
"Where do you think you're going," Cardin taunted as he stepped on her hand.
Clenching her teeth with all her might, the redhead rolled on her back.
"I swear, suddenly the both of you think that you're bat shit hot when you don't even have any weapons," Cardin said. Looking at the unconscious white haired girl, the boy grew a devious smile.
"Now, I wonder how you would react if I had my way with your new precious partner," he laughed. Ruby widened her eyes.
Lifting his foot from the redhead's smashed hand, he began to walk his way toward Weiss.
"Don't you dare touch he- AH!" Ruby yelled as Russel had kicked her stomach.
"Or what? You're practically done," Cardin laughed. "Man, I'm so glad Ozpin made these new rules."
Touching the white haired girl's hair as he crouched, Cardin smirked as he sniffed it. "Mm, her hair smells really nice."
"I'm warning you…" Ruby threatened as she began to get up from the ground. However, she tumbled back down after not having enough strength.
"Hey, have room for one more?" Russel laughed.
Looking at the angered expression the redhead was making, Cardin smiled. "Sure, the more the merrier!"
As Russel ran off to where Weiss' unconscious body laid, Ruby began to get up. Feeling a vibration ring against her ears, she dug her nails into the concrete.
'Kill...'
"Hey, I guess it's a three-way," Russel laughed.
"Don't…" Ruby whispered.
The two boys proceeded to pick the white haired girl up.
"Don't…." Ruby whispered in desperation. Her right sleeve began to emanate steam.
"Say goodbye to your virginity Weiss," Cardin laughed.
'Kill… now….'
Looking past the boy with the mo-hawk, Cardin smiled. "What's wrong red? Looking for a little fun too?" he laughed. Still no response was given from the hunched girl.
"Hey," Cardin said as he threw Weiss to the ground. "Answer me you bitch-"
"DON'T TOUCH HER!" Ruby roared as she felt a heat explode in her arm. Falling to the ground as his expression was filled with fear, Cardin covered his face from the attack.
BEEP.
Ruby stopped her attack as she watched both boys cower in fear. Looking all around her, she panted. The ground beneath her was ruined yet again. As she saw the bars around the buildings begin to retract down, she fell to the ground.
"Time's up," a voice through an intercom boomed. "Thank you very much for playing."
Ruby knew this voice, she clenched her teeth. 'Ozpin...'
Feeling her eyelids become heavy, the girl finally closed her eyes.
A certain white haired girl opened her eyes slowly. Looking across her, she saw the body of the redhead laying on the floor. 'Ru… by….' she thought one last time before going unconscious.
"Was that necessary?" asked a blonde woman.
"Was what necessary?" smiled a familiar gray haired headmaster.
"Changing the rules," she said as she watched the headmaster press buttons on a scroll. "As well as ringing the bell earlier than expected."
"Oh, very," he grinned. "But it's alright, because she has nothing to worry about."
He looked at the text before pressing the submit button.
"She is a "chosen one" after all."
Suggested Listening: Survival by Eminem
Up from within the dorms, various people had watched the fight from below.
"D-did you see the fight…?" asked shyly a rabbit faunus. Looking at her partner ahead for a reaction, she blushed when she was met with her smiling expression.
"Oh yeah."
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"Hey bro, did you see that fight?" flexed a boy with blue hair.
"The one where Cardin and his idiot of a partner look like major wusses? Yeah," another boy with blond hair laughed.
xxx
"That was a pretty epic fight, huh Ren!" shouted an overly excited voice.
Looking at the window with narrowed eyes, a boy with raven hair observed the damage done below, "Yes… it was…"
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"Wow, they were pretty good…" nervously admitted a blond boy. He looked over to his redheaded partner.
"Yes, but, we can do better," she grinned.
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"Did you see the disaster below…" quietly asked a raven haired girl.
Looking out the window, a blonde saw as a certain redhead was carried off by the paramedics. "Yeah, I did…" she smirked. Looking at the redhead's unconscious face, the blonde felt the corners of her mouth go up even more. She looked down at her phone.
"New Rule: the first pair to beat or kill Ruby Rose, also currently known as the "chosen one," gets any wish desired, as well as a guarantee graduation ticket."
"Chosen one huh…." the blonde smiled. She looked back at the text before her. "Anything I desire…?" she smirked.
Yes, I can feel you going "wtf"... mmm, yes, what have I created... I'm not entirely sure! :D But I hope you enjoy nonetheless! Yes, I know, Ruby seems a bit OP, but I assure you that she will have her ass handed to her ^_^/ as well as face many problems! Well, I can only hope that you liked it, second chapter might have caught you off guard from the first one. And well, review, fav or follow ~=-w-=~ and of course, dance ;) I promise you, Ruby being a "chosen one" isn't just an idea thrown into this story, there is a reason *_* well... WELCOME TO SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST! I feel like shit! xD hasta luego! :D
Some shit you were probably confused with:
-There are no teams of four, just pairs of two, meaning team White Rose and Team Bumblebee ;)
- Partnerships can form: by either a series of filling out documents or by a kiss ;)
If you have any other questions, feel free to review or PM ^_^/ But don't question my craziness... please...