"Yawwwwnnnnn…" I yawn as I wake up. I sit up and check the time. It was 8:30. "Probably time to get up anyway," I say to myself as I get up, "Registration results will be posted at 9 anyway." I get up and take a quick shower before brushing my teeth and getting dressed in a black t-shirt and jeans along with my beanie. I hop downstairs and eat a bowl of Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes. I still can't believe I met the girl on the cover of Pumpkin Pete's… Anyway, after I finish my cereal, I say a quick goodbye to Jacob, saying I'm leaving to check the results. I leave and walk down the street to where they held the registration yesterday. I really hope I made it in. If I just made it in, that'll be enough. I don't mind losing the tournament. Just as long as I get in. And maybe win a few matches.
After I get there, I see that the results are just a sheet of poster board posted on a wall. I went to the Non-hunters results poster to read the name of the participants and first match ups. I start reading, scanning for the name of anyone I know or me. Hmmm… Well looks like all of Team RWBY and JNPR got in and even Penny, that one girl Ruby mentioned yesterday. But none of them are fighting each other the first round. That's good, I think. I keep reading and get to the second to last matchup, not seeing my name. I close my eyes tight. 'Either I'm in the last matchup or I didn't make it' I think to myself. I slowly open my eyes to see the last matchup. Cardin Winchester V. Gray Hartraft… HOLY CRAP I MADE IT! I squeal as I happily bounce up and down. YES! I calm myself down quickly though and make sure no one saw me. I start walking off, going to tell Jacob the big news when I accidently bump into someone, causing me to stumble a bit. "Sorry man," I quickly say. The person I bumped into is a tall teenager about my age with black clothes, a red belt, brownish hair, and silver armor with what looks like a nevermore/eagle on the chest.
"Why don't you watch where you're going, Faggot," He says back with a frown on his face as he walks past me.
"Well that wasn't very nice…" I say to myself. I don't know why one mean comment makes me want to break this guy's legs though. Eh, whatever. I decide to keep walking and ignore the temptation of breaking that guy's legs like twigs. I finally get home and tell Jacob the good news. He's extremely happy for me as he says we're going to have special dessert tonight to celebrate. 'It's hardly something to celebrate though' I think. The day just carries on as normal after that. I hang around in the shop in case any customers come in. None do though since all the people who need the dust have already stocked up for the tournament. After my shift is done, I go upstairs and get on my computer to chat with Velvet.
Me: "Hey Velvet. What's up?"
Velvet: "Nothing much. Studying. What about you?"
Me: "I found out I got accepted into the Vytal Festival Tournament."
Velvet: "That's great! Please be careful though. I heard that some participants in the Tournament are ruthless."
Me: "Don't worry, I'll be fine, Velv!"
Velvet: "My name is Velvet. B-but you can call me Velv. ^.^' "
Me: "I've told you before Velvet, you need to chill out. I'm not going to yell at you or hurt you or anything! It's not likely that we'll meet in person anyway."
Velvet: "Oh, ok."
Me: "Anyway, I'm up against some guy named Cardin Winchester first."
Velvet: "oh no"
Me: "What? Do you know him?"
Velvet: "W-well he goes to my school. He doesn't like Faunus though…."
Me: "Does he bully you because you're a Faunus?"
Velvet: "Well only a little…"
Me: "Well then I'll make sure to get in a few hits just for you."
Velvet: "You don't have to do that."
Me: "I want to. I'll protect my friends. Anyway I got to go eat. Bye!"
Velvet: "Bye."
I head downstairs to eat dinner and, to my surprise, there's a cake as well as dinner on the table.
"I told you we'd have special dessert," Jacob says, almost cheekily. I smile and say thank you. We eat dinner together as we talk about our days. After dinner, Jacob cuts the cake and we both have a slice. It was a vanilla cake with sprinkles, my favorite. I'm glad Jacob knew it was my favorite. It gives me a small sense that Jacob really cares for me. Like Uncle did. Before he died… Well there's no use getting sad over the past. I'm sure Uncle would want me to be happy that I found someone like Jacob. After dessert, I cover the cake and head up to shower. As I get in the shower and wash my hair, feeling my wolf ears, I think to myself. I hope I beat Cardin bad tomorrow. He bullies Velvet and he hates Faunus. I already hate bullies, but he's also a Anti-Faunus kind of person. I REALLY hate those kinds of people. Hopefully I don't kill him, though I can't make any promises. He can't be that strong though. If there's one thing that I accomplish in this tournament, it'll be beating Cardin Winchester.
After my shower, I got dressed in some pajama pants and a t-shirt. I then walk into my room and watch some TV. The tournament isn't till a couple of days from now so I don't have to stress too much about it yet. Wait, Velvet goes to Beacon. So does Cardin. And so do my new friends. That's it! Tomorrow I'll hopefully find them in town and ask about Cardin Winchester. Maybe I can find some weaknesses of his, or at least I'll find out what kind of fighter he is so I can know how to defend against him. Hopefully one of my friends is in town tomorrow. I'd even settle for Weiss. Sure she's very serious, a little narcissistic, and not very easy to talk to but she seems smart and I bet I could get her to laugh. She giggled at the Doctor When movie. And she might have useful information on Cardin. I look at the clock, and decide that 10:30 is a good time to get some sleep. I turn off the lights, crawl into bed, and quickly fall asleep.
I wake up to my alarm the next morning at 6:00 AM. I have the morning shift in the dust shop. I get up and get dressed in a casual button-up white shirt and some blue jeans. I brush my teeth, do everything else I need to get ready, and walk downstairs to eat a bowl of cereal. After my breakfast, I put my nametag on and man the counter. Since there's no one coming in yet, I pull out my GSP (Game Station Portable) and play on it until I hear the bell on the door ring. I quickly put my GSP away and help any customers that come inside. At 2:30, my shift ends and I put my nametag away and walk out, hoping to find any of my friends. I just walk around the city for about an hour when I bump into… Weiss… I was kinda hoping it'd be someone else. Well, beggars can't be choosers… I really need to think of a better phrase then that. Anyway, I walk up to Weiss and say hey.
"Hello, Gray," she says. Well at least she's not being mean. "Well, what are you doing out here?"
"Oh. Just walking around. Did you see the registration results yesterday?" I ask, nonchalantly.
"Yes I did. I'll be fighting someone by the name of David. I can't remember his last name. But I'll be sure to win, nonetheless." She replies, smirking a little. I can only guess she's imagining beating David into the ground.
"Yea, I'll be fighting someone named Cardin Winchester," I say, "I think he goes to your school."
"I wouldn't worry about him," She says quickly, "He's a good for nothing bully. I'm sure even a monkey would be able to beat him."
"And you'd be right in that!" A voice says from above us.
We both look up at the sudden voice to see a man hanging above us on a light post by his tail. The guy was a blonde with a white, unbuttoned shirt exposing his chest, red gauntlets on his forearms, blue jeans, a gold necklace, and a monkey tail. "I could totally beat this 'Cardin' based on the way you're describing him," he said before dropping off the light post and landing on his feet in front of Weiss and I.
"What are you doing here, Sun?" Weiss asked, with a hint of hostility in her voice. I wonder why. He seems nice enough.
"Just hanging around." He smirks at his own pun. "Why the hint of hostility in your voice, Heiress? Still don't like me?"
"I don't like or trust thieves." She replied as she crosses her arms.
"Come on! I only steal small things like fruits." Sun retorts.
"And a boat ride to Vale!" Weiss retorts back.
"Eh, whatever. Anyway, who're you?" He asks turning to me. He gives a small smile and holds out his hand to shake. "I'm Sun Wukong."
"Gray, Gray Hartraft." I say grabbing his gauntleted hand and shaking it. "Are you participating in the tournament, Sun?"
"Yep. I'm guessing you are too?" He says as we return our hands to our sides.
I nod and say, "Yea. I hope I at least make it past the first round." I smile nervously.
"Don't worry man, I'm sure you will. Gotta have more confidence," he says as he places a hand on my back.
"If you two boys are done having your bromance, I'm still here!" Weiss says a bit angrily at being left out of the conversation. Sun and I both mutter a quick apology. The three of us walk and chat for about 10 minutes before Weiss left to go meet up with her team. I think she just wanted to get away from Sun and I. After long I say goodbye to Sun too and walk home. Later at night, as I'm getting into bed, I thank whatever God that will listen that I met a few good friends in the past couple days. As I'm falling asleep, I remember my conversation with velvet and I think one thing before falling into the bliss of sleep, "I'm going to beat Cardin's ass for bullying Velvet…"