"Hello"=Talking
'Hello'=Thoughts
Beacon Academy Ballroom
That night in the ballroom of Beacon Academy the students set up their sleeping bags in order to turn in for the night. And it is here we find Ruby in her pajamas laying on her sleeping bag and writing something in a little book. Well, at least until Yang interrupted her.
"It's like a big slumber party!" Yang said cheerfully as she hopped onto the sleeping bag next to Ruby.
Snorting, Ruby said, "I don't think dad would approve of all the boys though.", as she looked around and saw many shirtless boys either roughhousing or flexing for the girls.
"I know I do~" Yang purred as she looked before she noticed Jaune in his blue onesie. 'Ew...' she thought, before she noticed Sora sitting next to Jaune as he sat down while giving him a 'Really' look.
'Ohh! Nice tan.' She thought as she looked at Sora's chest before she returned her attention to her little sister.
"So what's that?" She asked Ruby as she looked at the little book.
Sora and Jaune
"I'm not judging you Jaune I'm just asking, Why the onesie?" Sora asked as he looked at his new friend.
"It was a gift! And what about you Mr. Shirtless?" Jaune defended himself as Sora laid down with his hands behind his head.
"Hello? Grew up on a hot island? Always had a beach next to me? I think the question answers itself." Sora said as he grew a fond smile from the memories of the islands.
"Whatever… So, what do you think initiation will be?" Jaune asked as he laid down on his own sleeping bag.
Ruby and Yang
"What about Jaune?" Asked Yang as she tried to cheer up her sister, "He's… nice." She finished lamely before her eyes widened. "And Sora! The both of them are nice! That's two plus friends, a two hundred percent increase already!"
"Pretty sure Weiss counts as a negative friend, so back to one." Ruby snarked as she thought of the argument between her and the Schnee heiress.
"Now there is no such thing as negative friends! You just made two friends and one enemy!" Yang cheered before she caught a pillow in the face.
"Look Ruby it'll be okay. You got friends all around you; you just haven't met them yet." Yang said as she comforted her sister as Ruby sat up.
"That girl…" Ruby muttered as she saw the black-haired girl from earlier.
Sora and Jaune
Realizing this was the time Jaune decided to ask the question that was on his mind since he met Sora. "So Sora, where can I get some more of that ice cream?" as he remembered the strange yet tasty treat.
"Hmm? Sorry Jaune, I would get them near where my master trained me so now I have to order them by mail before I run out." Sora said as he looked at Jaune "But just ask me anytime you got a craving okay?"
"Thanks Sora…" Jaune said as he looked up at the ceiling before he realized something "Sora what did you mean by m-" Before he was interrupted by the sound of… Cats?!
"What the…" Jaune started before he noticed the dust ball at the other side of the room. "Sora do you-" Jaune questioned his friend before he heard light breathing. Turning to the side he saw Sora had already fallen asleep with a smile on his face.
Shaking off his shock he gained a small smile as he thought 'Hopeless sleepyhead… But one I'm glad to have as a friend." Looking back he noticed that Weiss had broken up the fight and began to yell at the sisters, but before she could go further the black-haired girl they were speaking to blew out the candle, causing darkness to claim the room.
The next morning
As Sora looked at his sleeping friend he tried to hide a small chuckle as he saw the position Jaune had gotten himself into during the night.
Jaune was hugging his pillow with his butt up in the air proudly.
"Jaune! Weiss is here!" Sora said in an urgent tone as Jaune scrambled to get up.
"Who!? What?! Where?!" Jaune said before he noticed his chuckling friend. "Really?!"
"Hey I tried to wake you up normally." Sora said as he looked at his friend. "But you refused to wake up! I might fall asleep easier but you sure are harder to wake up."
As Jaune gave him a deadpan look Sora smiled as he patted his back. "Come on, go get dressed and we'll go get breakfast."
Finally Jaune relented as he gave a small smile at the morning antics.
Cliffs overlooking the Emerald Forest
As the new students assembled at the cliffs Ozpin began to address them on their task. "For years you have trained to become warriors, and today your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest."
As Glynda took over both Ruby and Jaune looked side to side as they tried to find a certain missing someone.
'Where is he…?' They thought as they found no sight of him.
Indeed after breakfast Sora had told Jaune that he would meet up with him after he did a quick errand. 'Come on Sora…' he thought as he returned his attention to Miss Goodwitch.
'I hope anything bad didn't happen…' Thought Ruby as her sister gave her a comforting look.
As Ruby began to pay attention again she caught Goodwitch finising with "… and each you will be given teammates, today." Causing Ruby to give a small whimper when she heard that.
And as if some cosmic power hated her Ozpin continued with "These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paried with someone with whom you can work well." Causing Ruby to groan.
And just to kick her while she was down he finished with "That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years."
"Whaaattt?!" Ruby said as her world had shattered causing Jaune to mutter "Did I just hear glass break?"
Ignoring the shattering of an adorable girl's world and the cry of victory from a girl in pink Ozpin continued "After you have partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path… or you will die."
This caused Jaune to laugh nervously as he looked around thought 'Sora where the hell are you?!'.
As Ozpin finished giving instructions to the students he asked if there were any questions as he purposely ignored Jaune's raised hand. "Excellent! Now, take your positions!" he said as he moved away from the edge of the cliff.
As Jaune turned to ask the headmaster about how they would get to the forest and Sora, he failed to notice the platforms activating down the line.
"No. You will be falling." Said Ozpin as he looked at the nervous blonde.
His panic increasing Jaune weakly said "So… are you giving us parachutes or something?"
As Ozpin gained a look in his eyes that made Jaune swear that he was enjoying this he said "No. You will be using your own 'landing' strategy."
As Jaune was the last one on the cliff he said "Sir what about So-RAAAAAA!" He yelled as he was flung along with the other students.
As Ozpin took a sip of his coffee he heard the light rustling of grass as Sora walked up next to him and Glynda with his hands behind his head as usual.
"You were enjoying that weren't you old man?" Sora said as he watched the students' disappear over the tree line.
"I have no idea what you're speaking of my boy." Ozpin said as he hid a light smile behind his cup of coffee.
Rolling his eyes Sora looked back at the forest as he thought 'I hope Jaune and Ruby make it there okay.'
"So, do you remember our meeting yesterday?" Ozpin said as he glanced at Sora.
"Yeah…" Sora said as he remembered.
The previous Day
As Sora was lead up the large tower by Miss Goodwitch he slowly began to think about what Ozpin would speak to him about before he came back to reality as the door opened to reveal Ozpin's office.
"Ah. Thank you Glynda." Ozpin said as he motioned Sora to take a seat while Glynda moved to stand next to him.
As Sora sat down he remembered the gift he was supposed to give Ozpin. "Oh, here you go sir." He said as he gave Ozpin a silver bag.
Opening it Ozpin smelled it before muttering with a small smile "Truly the happiest place on Remnant…" as he moved it to the side
"So Sora, before we begin may we see it?" He asked as Sora glanced at Glynda.
"Does she…" He started.
"You have nothing to worry from me young man." Glynda said as she looked at Sora "Despite my… apprehensions, I have met your master before and I came to respect him just as much as Ozpin."
Nodding, Sora extended his hand as he summoned his Keyblade in its usual flash of light.
Looking at the blade Ozpin noticed that while different from his old friends he could still see the resemblance. "The Keyblade, such a curious and fascinating weapon." He said as he nodded to Sora as he dismissed it.
"Now on to the main reason we are here. Sora as your master told you, I'm sure you know you will not receive a team." He said as Sora nodded.
"Yeah… Something about me being a hunter's apprentice?" He looked questioningly at Ozpin.
"Correct, that is the standard protocol for apprentices. They usually tend to go to classes and the like alone but they usually join up with other teams they make friends with when sent on missions." Ozpin said as Sora smiled at that information.
"Now the last thing that I need to ask you… Did you two truly complete it?" Said Ozpin as both him and Glynda gained a curious look on their faces.
"Yeah, we finished it about three years ago but I needed to master it before it was ready." Sora said as Ozpin gained a look of satisfaction on his face.
"This is most excellent news…" Ozpin said as mentally he did the equivalent of a crowd going wild.
"I'm happy to hear this Sora, truly I am. You may leave now and enjoy the rest of the day." Ozpin said as Sora nodded and exited the tower.
"Things are going to change… Aren't they?" Asked Glynda as she looked at Ozpin.
"Indeed they are…" Ozpin said as he looked at the silver bag full of coffee.
Present
As Sora came back to the present he sniffed the air before smiling "Just a day and already you're drinking it?" He questioned as he looked at Ozpin.
"I regret nothing." Ozpin said as he continued to enjoy his coffee. "Besides, your the same with that I've cream."
Sora laughed as Ozpin looked at him accusingly. "Completely different. I can get it anytime I want." He said smugly as Ozpin rolled his eyes, but silently cursed him.
"If you two have finished…" Glynda said as she looked at the two. "The students have landed."
"Well then! Let us see this year's talent shall we?" Ozpin said as he handed Sora a scroll.
'Good luck guys.' Sora thought as he turned on the scroll.
(A/N: And cut! I hope you guys enjoyed that. Oh and to darkmoonrise312, about Sora not introducing himself it was implied that he and Ruby told each other their names in between Jaune helping her up and them walking through Beacon. How else would she know his name when she asked about his weapon or in the main hall when she talked to Yang about the ice cream? Sorry about that, I just wanted to address one of your concerns. Also what is the "thing" Ozpin, Glynda, and Sora talked about? I'll leave that up to you guys to guess. Anyway… I'll see you guys next time!)
