Authors Note: Well, it seems that the readers have come to a consensus about what to do with Killua. So, there will be no OC team and Killua will be flying solo. Also, there was a large number of people who wanted him to be a teacher and to that, I have to ask you to have patience. Some things need to happen before that step is taken. It would be extremely underdeveloped to just have Ozpin make him a teacher for no reason. Don't worry, I will have Killua do the minimum when it comes to revealing his abilities. I mean, he was never one to show off what he could do unless he really had to. Like when he was in heaven arena, he would only use the chop until he met someone who was stronger.

Anyhow, thanks for your comments on the last chapter. It was great to read your thoughts and I'm happy that a lot of you have taken interest in this story. Please keep up the reviews and updates will come faster. Thank you and enjoy.

Master of Aura

Chapter 3

Beacon

Killua was flipping through the pages of another book as he sat in the corner of the Tukson's book trade. He had been there all day and it was starting to get on Tukson's nerves. This was supposed to be a book trade, not a library. So far, the boy had spent the entire day reading really weird books like Basics of Valen or 1001 tips to read and write better. Considering the young lad could speak perfectly when he talked, it was strange to see him flipping through different books as if he was trying to learn the language.

Little did the Faunus know that was exactly what Killua was doing. There were a few occasions where Killua asked the store keeper a few questions about what certain words meant and how their dialect was written. Sure, he got some strange looks, but the man was patient and answered his questions. Killua did the rest by referencing each character and uncovering the language one word at a time.

"What a pain in the ass." Killua murmured as he picked up a dictionary in his other hand and turned the pages, trying to find the description of a word he didn't quite know. He was learning pretty quickly, but trying to learn how to read in one day was a feat, even with Killua's absurd talent.

By now, the night had fallen, meaning that Killua had not moved from that spot at the corner of the store all day. Even now, his eyes were focused on interpreting the lines of text printed on another book.

"Hey Kid, I gotta wrap up for tonight."

Killua tore his gaze away from the book and looked up at the older gentlemen. Tukson had his arms crossed and an annoyed look on his face. Glancing out the window, Killua was surprised to see that it was late in the evening.

"Sorry old man! I got carried away in all these good books." Killua said, fabricating his childlike demeaner.

Tukson raised an eyebrow as he reached down and picked up one of the books. "Advanced writing 101? You have some really strange tastes kid."

"Aw well, you know." Killua said, scratching the back of his head. "Always trying to improve my writing skills."

"Yeah…" Tukson said, his eye growing suspicious. "Well, you need to leave now. I told you earlier, this is a book trade, not a library. Next time, go to a library if you're only going to read. I've got a business to run here."

"Oh! Sorry about that old man." Killua said with a smile. "Thanks for not kicking me out though. You're a cool guy."

Tukson stared at him suspiciously for a few more moments before shaking his head, a friendlier smile on his face. He reached down at ruffled Killua's hair. "No problem kid. You new around here or something? I don't recognize you."

Now it was Killua's turn to raise an eyebrow. "There are a lot of people in this city. Maybe you haven't seen me before."

"True, but you don't look like you're from Vale." He said as his eyes narrowed a little. "You wouldn't happen to be related to the Schnee family, would you?"

"Who?"

"…You don't know the Schnee family? What kind of Rock do you live under?" Tukson laughed. "I thought you might be related considering your hair color."

"Huh, so the Schnee name Is well known. I wonder why…"

"…No. My name is Killua Zoldyck." Killua responded.

"Huh, never heard of that name before. Where are you from?"

"Mistral." Killua responded. "I came here because I was interested in being a hunter."

"Then why are you reading books like this?" Tukson asked, pointing to another book called How to write, for Dummies.

"You ask a lot of questions old man. Don't you have a shop to close or something?"

"…Mouthy brat." Tukson grumbled. "But since you're new to Vale, I'll let you off the hook for reading my books and not paying. But if you have any questions, stop by and I'll tell you about the hot spots in town."

Killua smiled slightly as he nodded. "Then you'll let me come back and read more books?"

"If you end up actually buying something, then yes. Now get out of here, you brat!" Tukson finished, shooing the boy out of his shop.

The former assassin just chuckled as he walked out of the book trade. Tukson was an alright guy and he had a wide variety of books. In fact, Killua was able to read some of the signs much better now because of his intense study session. There were still a few words that were difficult to interpret, but full understanding would come with more practice.

So with nothing else to do, Killua decided to explore the city a little more. There were a few things he wanted to find out before he met up with Qrow again. Some of those things included…

What is Dust?

Who are the Schnee family and why is there name common knowledge?

What is a semblance and how common are they?

Where do Grimm come from?

What is the Social structure like in Vale?

There were a lot more questions he wanted to ask, but he had all the time in the world to figure them. This world was…not to different than the one he came from. Even while walking down the street, he watched people talk and interact with each other the same way they did where he was from. So far, the only differences were the slightly more advanced technology, and the unique people that had certain animal features.

Speaking of which, Killua also noticed there was a slight…tension between the humans and the Faunus. While taking the time to explore the city a little more, he witnessed a few acts of racial discrimination against the Faunus.

Most of them were small things like refusing services, or even watching other children bully a couple Faunus as they walked down the street. It wasn't really uncommon for certain kingdoms in his world to have discrimination. Heck, even some kingdoms still had slaves, so this still an improvement. But while there was some discrimination here in vale, there was also a lot of tolerance. While passing by some restaurants and other places of work, Killua saw multiple Faunus working and making a living.

So, the social structure wasn't perfect, but then again it was rare that one way. No matter what you did, or how much time passed, there will always be those who discriminate just because they Can.

As Killua continued to walk around the city, he noticed that fewer and fewer people were walking about. It was getting late after all, but he was far from tired. His body could go for days without sleep and he was much to curious about exploring the city to consider taking a nap. Besides, he didn't know if Qrow was back yet or not, so he would have to look for him soon.

Rounding a corner, Killua saw something that caused him to pause a bit. In front of him, there were a group of Faunus protesting with signs out in the street corner. They were chanting something about equality for both Human and Faunus alike.

This little peaceful rally told Killua that the Faunus were indeed aware of their discrimination and wanted to do something about it. But it was interesting to see them doing something so peaceful. They weren't rioting, breaking things, or hurting anyone. They simply chanted their ideals in hope of ending their oppression.

Being a little interested in what they were saying, he continued walking forward until he was close enough to be spotted by a few Faunus. Again, they didn't do anything aggressive, but they did end up glaring at him, as if asking what he was doing there in the first place. Maybe they didn't act because they thought he was just a kid and didn't mean any harm.

When he mingled with the crowd, Killua's attention was drawn towards a podium on the side of the street when a microphone suddenly blared to life. He watched as an adult Faunus with dark black hair and pointed dog ears walked onto the stage.

"Brothers and sisters! I welcome you to this peaceful protect to fight against Faunus inequality." He started, getting a round of cheers from the crowd. "As the Faunus continue to face constant discrimination and oppression, we have to remember that together, there is nothing we cannot do. There is no inequality we cannot fight, and there is no obstacle we cannot overcome. Unlike the white fang, we do not wish to inspire equality through fear, rather we wish to be equal through peaceful means."

"White fang?"

"Equality will never be achieved through peaceful means!" A new voice echoed through the crowd.

Even Killua turned to see a group of individuals standing on the edge of the protest, all wearing the same uniform. Their faces were covered in a white and red mask that resembled the Grimm and they were wearing hooded jackets with the simple of a wolf's head and three red scratches down the middle.

Killua simply raised an eyebrow, but kept his TEN firmly in place. They guys had guns after all.

One of uniformed Faunus walked past the protesters as he approached the podium.

The peaceful Faunus simply glared at the man. "The white fang is not welcome here! This is a peaceful protest and we intend to keep it that way."

"So, this is the White fang." Killua thought

"Is that so? Then tell me? How is it working for you?" The white fang member said, standing right in front of the other Faunus. "Has Oppression stopped? Has Discrimination ceased? Has peaceful protest done ANYTHING for Faunus rights?"

A murmur went through the crowd. Some agreed with what the white fang member was saying.

"Why do we have to earn our rights through fear? That isn't any better than what the humans are doing! In fact, it's worse! What you are doing is far worse than what the humans have ever done!"

That comment was met by the white fang member snarling and punching the other Faunus right in the face. The Faunus keeled over, clutching his face while blood was seeping through his fingers, but the masked Faunus grasped him by the color and lifted him to eye level.

"How dare you compare us to those dirty humans! We are a noble group that will inspire revolution and we will attain our equality through any means necessary! We have made strides recently by out methods! What have your peaceful protests accomplished?" The masked Faunus said as he scanned over the crown.

It just so happened that when he did, his eyes landed on Killua. He paused for a moment before gritting his teeth in absolute fury. "You even have a human standing right there and you are doing nothing about it! Look at his white hair! He's probably a Schnee!"

As if Killua had the plague, the Faunus around him scooted away, forming a circle around the boy. Killua just looked around in slight interest before he turned back to the podium and pointed to himself innocently.

"Me?"

The white fang member growled as he dropped the other Faunus. "Yes you! Your kind has caused our oppression! You forced our hand and made the white fang who they are today."

"…But I didn't do anything." Killua said with his childlike fabrication, stuffing his hand back into his pockets. It was way to fun messing with people like this. He could understand why this Faunus was angry. It was a bad habit of minorities to blame the entire majorities for their discrimination, even if most of the individuals of said majorities were innocent. But Killua didn't care about how the man felt. He wasn't going to take this seriously.

The White fang member just ground his teeth as he made a gesture to the other members. In a matter of seconds, a circle was formed around Killua, all of them with grins on their faces and guns in their hands.

"S-Stop! He is just a boy!" The Faunus said.

"A Human Boy! And a Schnee at that!" The masked Faunus said as he turned to his fellow members. "You know what to do boys, just like how Adam taught us."

"Adam? I wonder who that is? And why do they keep calling me a Schnee? Why do they seem to hate the Schnee name?" Killua thought, keeping the names Adam and Schnee in the back of his mind for now. He wasn't the least bit intimidated by these goons. With a quick GYO, he could see that some of them had zero Aura nodes opened, meaning they couldn't use Aura.

But the guns worried him a little. Sure, he could dodge, but the other Faunus around him could not. He may not have cared at all about them, but he didn't want to be the reason so many people died…

"Man, Gon really rubbed off on me." Killua chuckled. However, with his GYO still activated, Killua noticed something noticed something rather peculiar about a few of these Faunus. Whatever was in their guns and pockets, it was glowing as if someone had infused an object with Aura. Since most of the Faunus couldn't use Aura, he doubted it was there doing.

Whatever it was, it made the boy curious. Usually something that was infused with Aura was either very valuable, or powerful.

He watched as one of the men in masks approached him with a grin. The Faunus reached down and grasped Killua by the collar of his shirt before throwing him backwards.

Killua landed roughly on the ground and skidded backward, his hands still in his pockets before he came to a halt.

The crowd gasped, some looking at the scene in joy, while most watched in distaste. Seemed that even if they didn't like humans, they still didn't like watching a child get beaten up by adults.

Killua lay there for a few seconds before his raised his legs into the air and jumped to his feet. He had a board look on his face as he creaked his neck. All the Faunus were staring at him in confusion. It didn't even look as if he was affected by the attack whatsoever.

"Hmm…I wonder what this is?" Killua asked out loud, pulling his right hand out of his pocket. Grasped in his hand was a glowing blue crystal. Now that it wasn't concealed, he didn't even need GYO to see the crystal radiating with a fascinating energy.

"Hey…What the!" Cried the masked Faunus who just threw him, patting himself down frantically

"Oh, you looking for these?" Killua asked, pulling out his other hand and showing off a variety of Crystals in between his fingers.

"How did you…When did you!?"

Killua shrugged as she pocketed his hands and the gems again. "Who knows, maybe your just too stupid to realize when you've been pickpocketed." He taunted with a grin.

"You…YOU BRAT!" The Faunus Roared as he charged Killua.

The boy in question shook his head and he wiped out his right hand again.

SMASH

The Faunus went flying back as a small metal Yo-Yo slammed into his stomach. He crashed into the podium, causing shrieks of terror to echo through the crowd.

"Oops. Sorry about that. My wrist had a slight spasm."

By this time, all the white fang was seething in anger, some of them pointing their guns at the lone boy.

"Get that Kid and bring him to me. I'm going to make an example out of him." The supposed leader said.

"Catch me if you can, Idiot!" Killua said as he turned tailed and sprinted through the crowd of Faunus.

"DON'T JUST STAND THERE, Catch HIM!"

Instantly, the white fang Faunus raced after Killua, accidently crashing into other peaceful protesters as they tried to catch up. As for Killua, he was weaving through the crowd like a current of water. It took him all but three seconds before he was out. He paused for a few moments in amusement, watching the other Faunus stumble through the crowd in an attempt to get to him.

"Really? Is this the big bad White fang I've heard so much about? Talk about a disappointment if you can't catch one little kid."

His response was an elicit roar of frustration and anger from all members chasing him. He again turned and ran down the street, the white fang hot on his tail.

Killua kept his pace slow, allowing his pursuers to keep up with him. Funny enough, every single white fang member had taken to chasing him, which was kinda what he wanted. Honestly, he was a little impressed at their persistence. They were quite a distance away from the protest now.

"I think this is far enough." Killua whispered to himself as he made a sharp turn into a nearby alleyway.

"We've got him now! He's trapped in the ALLY!" One Faunus called, causing a roar of joy from the pursuers. However, the instant they turned into the ally way, they all stopped, a look of complete confusion on their faces.

Killua was gone.

"…WHERE IS HE? WHERE DID HE GO?"

"I Swear I saw him run into the ally!"

"People don't just disappear! He has to be hiding. Check every dumpster, trash can, and corner until you find him. No human is going to get away with disrespecting the white fang! Especially not a Schnee!"

Little did they know, the one in question was sitting on the edge of the building, looking down at the frantically searching white fang members in amusement.

"Idiots." He laughed.

"Well, when you're that mad, using your brain is low on the priority list."

Killua shook his head as he looked over his shoulder. "I was wondering when you were going to stop stalking me, Qrow."

Qrow simply laughed as he took a long drink form his flask. "When did you realize I was watching you."

"…When I saw the protest, that ominous feeling returned whenever you're around. I knew it was you." Killua responded, glancing back down at the angry group of Faunus. Actually, when he activated GYO, he also noticed Qrow's unusual EN had returned. It was a dead Giveaway, but Qrow didn't need to know that. "How did you find me anyway?"

"I wasn't really looking for you. I heard there was a peaceful Faunus protest in this direction and the white fang have a bad habit of disrupting them. As a hunter, it was good to assume that some of the white fang might show up." He said walking over to the ledge and looking over. "Damn, and we were hoping Adam would be here, but it seems this kind of petty thing isn't his style."

"Adam?" Killua asked. "The white fang mentioned him too. Is he high up on the food chain?"

"…You could say that…but I've said to much." Qrow said. "You don't need to worry about them. Let the adults do the rest."

Killua rolled his eyes. It was usual that people underestimated his abilities because he was a child, but it was also kinda fun to surprise them. "Yeah, Yeah…"

"By the way kid, that was pretty smart way of getting the white fang away from the other Faunus."

"…Whatever do you mean?" Killua asked innocently.

"Don't give me that bullshit, you deliberately antagonized them, didn't you?"

"Maybe…"

"And because of that, they followed you away from the other Faunus, right into that alleyway."

"I think you are giving me to much credit." Killua said.

"Well either way, it made our job a lot easier. Take a look." Qrow finished, pointing down at the white fang.

Killua saw it too. A group of…police robots were spilling into the alleyway. All guns were pointing at members of the white fang. Since they had trapped themselves in the ally, they had no place to run. All Faunus dropped their weapons because they knew there was no way out of this without losing lives.

"Well what do you know, that was easy." Killua commented.

"It would have been a lot harder if they were still at the protest. They would have probably taken Faunus hostages or even open fired."

"…So, they would kill their own people?"

"That's the way the White fang are. Any Faunus who doesn't join them, they see as a traitor and treat them like they would treat any other human." Qrow finished. "Anyway, good job kid. That was a gutsy move."

"I didn't really do anything." Killua said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out the bluish crystal, gazing at it with interest.

"What do you have there?" Qrow asked, glancing down at Killua. "Well look at that, A pure dust Crystal."

"Hmmm, so this is the Dust people keep talking about."

"You have sticky fingers. I'm guessing you stole that from the guy who threw you?"

"Is it stealing if you steal something that someone else stole?"

"Um…What?"

"Nothing. I don't use dust that often, so It's interesting to see a dust crystal." Killua said, turning the crystal over in his hand. It was literally glowing, almost as if it were completely infused with Aura.

"Well, a local Dust shop was raided and all the dust was stolen. I'm guessing the white fang is behind it since they were all loaded to the brim with dust. So, don't you think you should return those Crystals."

"Hmm…Nah, I think I will keep these as a reward." Killua said as he stood from the building ledge. "Don't you think I deserve it? I mean, I did risk my life for the peaceful Faunus." He finished, his childlike fabrication in full effect.

"…The way you change your attitude like that is really starting to freak me out." Qrow said. "Well, whatever. Everything is good to go at Beacon. You're plane leaves in a few days."

"My plane?"

"Yep, here's your ticket." Qrow said, handing Killua his flight tickets. "Ozpin gave me another mission, so I have to get going."

Killua took the tickets and looked up at the man. "Where are you going?"

"That's classified." Qrow said with a grin. "You going to be ok? You just got here to Vale, so do you have a place to live?"

"I'll be fine." Killua responded. "Not the first time I've spent a few nights outside."

"Just a word of advice, those dust Crystals might sell for quite a bit of Lien. I would suggest you get a scroll and some cloths. I don't think it would send a good message if you arrived at Beacon looking like a homeless bum."

"So, Lien is the type of currency on this world."

"Hilarious." Killua responded dryly. "And my advice for you, keep working on your TEN. It's still pretty weak."

"…Do you know how degrading it is for a professional hunter to be lectured by a scrawny brat?" Qrow asked.

"Does it look like I care?" Killua responded. "Keep practicing your TEN and eventually it will become second nature to keep it up constantly, even when you sleep."

Qrow took another long drink from his flask. "You going to give me another lesson on Aura?"

"What's in it for me?" Killua grinned.

"You little…Well, whatever. See you around brat. I got to get going." Qrow said, turning his back to Killua. "Oh, and one more thing."

"What do you want now?"

"It took a quite a bit to convince Ozpin to enroll you, so you better not waist this opportunity. I'm putting my reputation on the line here, so don't screw up."

"Don't you have a mission to do?" Killua asked with his arms crossed.

"You are an obnoxious brat, But good luck."

"Yeah…you too. And Qrow." Killua said, causing the man to look back at him again. Killua gave him a genuine smile, one he saved only for his few friends. "Thanks."

"Heh…Don't mention it Kid."

"So, what do you think Ozpin?" Qrow asked, looking down at Ozpins calculating gaze through his scroll. It had been a couple of hours since he and Killua had parted ways and Ozpin just finished watching the footage of Killua's brief exchange with the white fang.

"Hmm…Well, it was interesting. He does have a decent head on his shoulders if he found a way to resolve the conflict without putting innocents at risk. Sometimes the best course of action is the retreat if you want the fewest casualties." Ozpin responded.

"I'm telling you Ozpin, His talent would be waisted if he attended signal."

"I can see that. I've been thinking about different ways we could incorporate him into the curriculum, but his presents do cause some conflict." Ozpin responded.

"Right, you mentioned that he would upset the numbers. So, what do you have planned?"

"Well, if he is as skilled as you say he is, I might set up a special condition for Initiation this year." Ozpin responded.

"A special condition? You mean one that would apply just to Killua, or everyone?"

"For everyone." Ozpin responded. "Even though I am letting him enroll in my academy early, I am not going to play favorites and neglect other students from certain opportunities."

"That's…understandable."

"However, if he is skilled enough, you don't have to worry. I know you want your Niece to be on a team and make friends. Trust me, this condition will not be an easy task."

"Alright…" Qrow responded as he lowered the scroll and turned it off.

Ozpin did the same as he leaned back in his chair and took a sip from his mug.

"I'm still against this. I saw Mrs. Rose in action, but we know nothing about this boy." Glynda said, a frown on her face.

"I'm skeptical too, but there is still initiation to complete before he can attend beacon. If he can't complete the task, then he will not enroll."

"But he could still die in initiation." Glynda responded.

Ozpin glanced down at his scroll again, watching Killua's small interaction with the white fang. The way he stole those dust crystals was so fast that the camera was barely able to catch it. Not only that, but if he was able to teach Qrow something so advanced about Aura, then there must be something special about him.

"Have some faith Glynda and trust Qrow's judgement. There must be a reason for his recommendation."

Glynda sighed in frustration. "I hope you're right."

The few days that Killua had before he would leave for Beacon was spent in Tukson's Book trade. He managed to sell all but one of his dust crystals, which earned him just enough Lien to pay for some meals, a new scroll, and a couple articles of clothing.

Even he had to admit, this scroll was pretty damn cool. It was much more advanced than the phones used on his world. Heck, they even connected to his Aura and displayed it on the screen. Though Killua could fluxgate the results by controlling the amount of Aura that flowed through his Nodes. Just to play around with the thing, Killua activated REN one day and the damn thing nearly broke trying to calculate his Aura. So, he decided to not use REN because the Scroll had taken up most of his money. He was now completely broke again.

Since Killua had bought a couple books from Tukson, the man had let him read more of his books during the day, so long as he bought at least one per day. Luckily, the books were pretty cheap and it was nice having Tukson there to answer a few of his questions.

It still took him a while, but with a lot of patience, Killua managed to get the basics of writing and reading down. His penmanship had drastically increased because of the constant practicing.

When it came to housing, Killua opted for sleeping outside, though he only needed to do that for very short periods of time. He really didn't need that much sleep anyway. So, he spent most of his nights wondering around the city, looking for anything exciting to happen.

He hoped that the white fang would show up again so he could get his hands on some more dust, but they had been lying low the past few days. He could try stealing some dust from a local store, but he also realized that surveillance cameras were much more common here. It wasn't worth the hassle right now to steal dust.

Speaking of Dust, Killua was still fascinated by the mysterious substance. The more he read about dust, the more interesting it was. People actually used for a variety of things. From gun rounds, to even enhancing their own Aura and Semblance. It was pretty crazy stuff actually. There wasn't any physical substance on his earth that could enhance Aura, but Dust seemed to do just that.

What exactly was Dust?

Another Question that Killua had to research was the topic of Semblance. From what he gathered, anyone who had their Aura unlocked could use a unique semblance. It was similar to a HATSU or specialist ability. But considering Nen and HATSU were not taught here, he doubted it was HATSU. So that only left Specialist, which was interesting because it was very rare for someone to have a specialist ability where he was from. But everyone had one here.

Finally, the few days were up and Killua had packed his back pack with the few books he bought from Tukson, his sleep cloths, and a few other articles of clothing.

"Thanks for everything old man!" Killua said as he waved.

"Yeah, Yeah." Tukson grumbled. "Good luck at beacon. If you're ever in town, come say hi."

"Am I your favorite customer now?" Killua asked childishly.

"Get lost already!"

Killua laughed, his countenance returning to normal. "See ya, old man."

It was later that Killua found himself riding in a massive Airship, one that was far bigger and much faster than the one from his world. Even this giant machine ran on Dust, meaning that this entire world seemed to revolve around the stuff.

He was standing away from everyone with his hands in his pockets, observing the different people on the airship. If not for the fact that everyone was a couple years older than him, he would have thought he was back in the hunter exam. The teens were wandering around the airship aimlessly, some looking nervous while others were extremely excited. Overall, none of them really caught his attention, except for one.

Killua looked over near one of the windows to see a young girl standing there. The curious thing about her was that she looked like she was around his age. It was a little nostalgic because he remembered back in the hunter's exam when he first met Gon, who was the only one around his age taking the exam.

He watched as a blond girl basically glomped the younger one, squealing something about being proud of her and that everyone would think she was the bee's knees…or something along those lines.

Continuing to look around, Killua didn't really see anything else that was really interesting about anyone, except for the young boy that was running around the ship, looking for a place to puke. Activating GYO, he could also see that all of the people were in the same situation as Qrow, with only a portion of their Aura Nodes activated. None of them were Using TEN to protect themselves, meaning that none of them knew much about Aura.

But Killua frowned when his gaze ended up on the boy with motion sickness. He was different than the rest because he didn't even have a single Aura node opened at all. Weren't Hunters supposed to be able to use Aura? What was he doing here?

Shaking his head, Killua deactivated GYO and leaned back against the wall. It wasn't any of his business anyway. If the boy wanted to get himself killed, that was his choice.

Finding nothing else really interesting to look at, he glanced over at the giant hologram on the side of the ship. It was broadcasting the news, just like it would on his earth. Right now, they were talking about a person named Roman Torchwick, who apparently was a high-end criminal in Vale.

Killua made a mental note to keep that name and face in the back of his mind. It was always wise to keep ear own for any underground activity. That was where the fun was usually at anyway.

The next story brought a small grin to his face. The new broadcaster was talking about the Faunus Civil rights movement that happened a few days ago.

"This Saturday's civil rights protest turned dark, when member of the white fang disrupted the ceremony. According to our reports and interviews, there attention was drawn away from the protest when a young human boy who attended the ceremony openly opposed the white fang. Fortunately, no one was hurt during the exchange but the last we heard, the white fang pursued the boy as he fled the ceremony. We have no further information on whether they caught the boy or not, but the members were apprehended by the police that same day and there was no evidence to suggest that they found the boy or not." The reporter said.

"Well look at that. I'm famous." Killua whispered dryly, grateful they didn't display any pictures of him. He was never one who enjoyed the spotlight anyway.

"Wow! Someone opposed the white fang?"

"What kind of human would attend a Faunus Civil rights movement?"

"The poor kid was probably eaten alive. That's why they couldn't find anything."

Killua simply chuckled again as whispers began to fly. It was funny to see people talking about him when he was standing right there.

The report was cut short when the screen suddenly disappeared and it its place, a woman with blond hair appeared on the hologram.

"Hello and welcome to beacon. My name is Glynda Good witch. You are among a privileged few…"

"Blah, Blah, Blah…" Killua murdered, pushing away from the wall and deciding to stretch his legs. He tuned the woman out as soon as she stood on her soapbox and talked about how the hunters preserve the peace and what not. Seemed that was the biggest difference between hunters here and hunters where he was from.

Hunters where he was from became hunters because they had a personal goal they wanted to accomplish. They were generally selfish people who wanted the title of hunter to access information, get away with breaking the law, or do other outlandish things with minimal consequences.

But hunters here were apparently the defenders of human kind against the grim. They were selfless and used their powers for others.

Giving a sigh, Killua wasn't sure if that's what he really wanted. He was a selfish person and didn't really care about anyone else besides…his friends and his sister.

When the woman finished her speech, her image vanished and nearly everyone on the plane rushed to the side of the plane to look out the window at Beacon. Having nothing better to do, Killua decided to do the same thing.

He casually walked over the window and gazed down at the school. Even though it was a just a school, the former assassin gave a small whistle at the impressive structure. The building was situated on the side of a massive cliff with waterfalls pouring off the sides into a large body of water. It was an impressive sight to say the least.

That small moment of awe was gone as soon as he felt a couple pairs of eyes on him. Glancing to the right, Killua's eyes met the silver eyes of the girl he noticed earlier, the one that was around his age. Without giving it much thought, he had walked up to the window and stood next to her and the long-haired blond girl. Both of them were staring at him with interest.

Now that he was a little closer, he took a moment to take in their features. The silver-eyed girl was about his height and wore a black combat skirt and a red hood. Her hair was about shoulder length with red highlights.

The other girl was taller than both of them. She had long flowing hair, an orange scarf, a tan jacket, a yellow undershirt and violet eyes.

They stared awkwardly at each other for a few seconds until Killua had enough.

"…What?" Killua asked.

"N-Nothing!" The shorter girl said, turning away from him.

The blond girl looked like she was about to say something, but the boy with motion sickness suddenly stumbled by and vomited right on the floor.

"Ew, Yang! You have puke on your shoes!"

"GROSS GROSS GROSS!"

While the two girls were distracted, Killua slipped away. He really didn't feel like interacting with anyone right now. Based on their looks they were giving him, they probably wanted to ask him about his age or something annoying like that.

After the small situation with Vomit boy, Yang and Ruby glanced around, looking for the boy who stood next to them earlier. Unfortunately, he was nowhere in sight.

"Um…did you see him slip away?" Yang asked.

"I didn't." Ruby responded.

"Hey Rubes, how young did that kid look to you?"

"I don't know, but he looked around my age…right?"

"Yeah, he did. I thought you were the only one accepted two years early. Do you recognize him from Signal?"

Ruby shook her head. "I've never seen him before. Maybe he's from a different kingdom."

"Eh, it's possible." She said as she glanced down at Ruby with a teasing smile. "But I guess you aren't that special after all."

"Gee, thanks!" Ruby pouted.

"Oh, get over it." Yang said, throwing an arm over Ruby's shoulder. "You didn't want to be special anyway, right?"

Ruby puffed her face out in annoyance, but glanced back over where the boy previously stood. Truthfully, she was curious as to how he managed to get accepted early like she did, but she was too nervous about meeting new people to ask him. That, and he looked a little intimidating.

"And who knows sis, you and he might be friends one of these days since you are around the same age."

"Uh! Would you shut up about that already. Besides, we don't even know if he is going to be a student at beacon."

"Well of course he it. Everyone on this plane is a student." Yang said happily. "Still though, where did he run off to?"

It didn't take long before the plane finally landed on Beacons front lawn. Students were piling out of the aircraft, gazing up in awe at the massive campus.

Killua waited until the crowd thinned out before he left the plane. Truthfully, he was pretty impressed with the structure of this building as well.

"Do you have any idea of the damage you could've caused!"

Again, Killua's attention was drawn to a girl who was shouting at another person. He raised an eyebrow when he recognized the person as the same girl who was staring at him on the ship.

"Give me that! This is Dust, mined and purified from the Schnee Quarry."

As soon as the name Schnee was said, Killua's interest was perked. His slowed his pace a little, hoping to hear a little more. The Schnee name was used quite a bit in Vale and was mostly associated with Dust. In fact, he remembered Tukson asking if he was related to the Schnee's because of his appearance.

Now that he got a good look at the girl who was yelling, he could only guess that she was a Schnee. She had extremely white hair, even more white that his own. Her clothing consisted of a pure white battle skirt and her eyes where very light blue.

What also caught his interest was when she talked about the dust that was mined from the Schnee Quarry.

"Does that mean the Schnee have a monopoly on dust mining?" Killua thought to himself.

"What are you, Brain dead? Dust! Fire! Water! Lightning, energy!" The girl continued her rant, waving round a vile of dust in front of the other girl's face. Even Killua could see that a small portion of the dust was escaping the container as she shook it around like that.

Hoping to not get noticed, Killua attempted to casually walk past them.

"Are you even listening to me? Is any of this sinking in?" The girl exclaimed, continued to spray the red dust into the air.

Killua was about to pass them when he heard the other girl in the process of sneezing. He peaked over at her and noticed that right when she sneezed, a tiny bit of her aura ejected as well. He watched as the bit of Aura made contact with the dust in the air.

BOOM

An explosion erupted in the middle of the courtyard. Dust, fire, electricity, and ice blasted in all direction, completely coating the area in soot and ash.

Killua paused in mid step, his eyebrow twitching uncontrollably in annoyance because he was unfortunate enough to get caught in the explosion just as he was walking past the Schnee girl. His clothing was covered in a layer of soot, as well as his face and hair.

"So powdered dust is highly reactable to the slightest bit of Aura…Good to know." He thought to himself, multiple tick marks on his forehead.

When the smoke settled, the girl with white hair went off again on the younger girl.

"Unbelievable! This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!" The Schnee girl nearly screamed.

"I'm really, really sorry!"

"Ugh! Your complete dolt! You could have blown us off the cliff!"

By this time, Killua's annoyance had reached the breaking point. Not only was this girl acting like an annoying brat, but she was blaming someone else for her own mistake. A mistake that affected him.

"Well, maybe if you weren't waving the dust around like a shrieking monkey, none of us would have blown up." Killua growled loudly, patting down his body in an attempt to shake off the soot.

The Schnee girl whirled around, her firm glare landing on Killua. "What-How dare You! Do you even know who I am!"

"Don't know, don't care." Killua responded simply.

"Hehe…Shrieking monkey." The other girl giggled.

"Quiet you!" The girl snapped at her before tuning to Killua. "And what are you both doing here? Aren't you two a little young to be attending Beacon?"

"You're the one that's acting like a spoiled brat."

The other girl giggled some more at the expense of the Schnee.

"H-H-How Dare you!"

"Brat could be an appropriate description, but she's actually an heiress."

All attention was drawn to a new person who was approaching them. She wore black clothing, had long black hair, and deep yellow eyes. She also had the vile of red dust in her hand.

"Weiss Schnee, Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world."

The now named Weiss scrunched up her face at the first comment, but chose to ignore it. "Finally, some recognition."

"So, I was right, she is a Schnee. But they don't necessarily have a monopoly on dust, but are one of the biggest competitors."

"The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners."

I guess that explains the reason why Faunus don't like the Schnee that much." Killua thought, remembering some open hostility he received because people thought he was a Schnee relative.

"What-How dare!" Weiss growled, before she simply grabbed the dust out of the girl's hand and stormed away with her luggage.

"I promise I'll make it up to you!" The girl in red called out.

Having enough of this, Killua turned around and started walking away. He was a little annoyed that someone like Weiss could become a hunter. With that kind of attitude, she would be eaten alive during the hunter exam on his world. So far, everyone he met barring Qrow would have been destroyed by the exam.

"Wait!"

Killua felt a tug on his sleeve and he turned to see the pleading silver eyes of the girl.

"What do you want?"

"Um…Please don't leave!" the girl said almost comedically.

"What are you talking about?" Killua asked, trying to tug his arm away from her. "Go bug that other girl."

"She's already gone! I um…" She said as she slowly released his sleeve, her head drooping a little. "Sorry, neverminded. I'm not any good at this. I just wanted to apologize for blowing you up too."

Geeze, if pity had a physical manifestation, it would be this girl right now. She looked so helpless and defeated that it was almost sad. He could kinda understand why though. From what it seemed, it was actually extremely rare for someone to be moved forward two years in this school. That other girl with long blond hair was nowhere in sight, and this girl was just yelled at by someone else for something that wasn't even her fault.

Rolling his eyes and giving a long sigh, Killua looked over at the girl. Gon really rubbed off on him and it was annoying. "How old are you?"

"What?"

"How. Old. Are. You?"

"Oh, Fifteen." The girl responded, a little hope in her eyes.

"Hmmm. Same age as me."

"Really? You looked like you were around my age…not that you look young or anything…. you definitely looked old…I mean not really old, but you do have white hair…."

"Geeze, slowly down and breath." Killua said. "You don't talk to people much, do you?"

"…Is it really that obvious?" she asked, her head hanging again.

Killua groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Killua Zoldyck."

"Huh?"

"My name is Killua Zoldyck."

"Oh! That's a cool name! I thought for a moment you might be related to Weiss or something…you know, because of the hair."

"…Are you going to introduce yourself?" Killua asked with a grin. It was staring to get funny seeing her struggle so hard to maintain a conversation.

"Oh, right!" She said, clearing her throat. "I'm Ruby Rose. Thanks for your help back there. I don't know how to deal with people yelling at me."

"Right…" Killua said as he began to walk towards the entrance of the building again. Ruby followed alongside him. "She was getting on my nerves."

"Hey Wait you guys!"

Killua and Ruby turned to see the boy with motion sickness running towards them.

"Great, another one."

"Do you guys know how to get the ceremony. I have no idea where I'm going."

"…Just follow me I guess." Killua said.

"Great, Thanks! By the way, names Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue, ladies love it."

"…I'm sure they do." Killua said dryly, causing Ruby to laugh and Jaune to slump slightly.

It didn't take long at all before they reached the auditorium where the ceremony would take place. Along the way, Jaune and Ruby talked to each other most of the time and Killua just listened. Based on the conversation, Ruby was a weapon freak who loved anything that had to do with weapons. She showed off her Scythe as well.

At first glance, the giant monstrosity took Killua by surprise. Sure, it looked Badass, but how was that thing efficient in any way? It looked way to bulky and flashy, even with the inclusion of a sniper rifle. At least Jaune's weapon was your average sword and shield, something that was a little easier to deal with.

Thankfully, they reached the auditorium before Ruby had the chance to ask what Killua's weapon would be.

"Hey Sis! I saved you a seat."

"Oh, there's my sister. I will see you two after the Ceremony!" Ruby said, leaving Killua and Jaune standing there.

"Great, where am I supposed to find another nice, quirky girl to talk to?" Jaune laminated. "Well, I guess It's just you and me Killua-"

The blond boy turned to his left, only to noticed that Killua was no longer standing there. Instead, all that was left was a blinking outline of where the assassin used to be.

"Awe man!"

Authors note: Well, even though I thought I would be doing shorter chapters, this one was still over 8K words. I guess I just can't help myself. If you guys enjoyed the chapter, please leave a review. Thank you for the support. If you guys are curious, I was planning on doing two to three chapters of this story and then one chapter of blank slate. I've been having such a fun time with this story that I got sidetracked from the other one. But don't worry, I will get back to it.

Until then!