Chapter 3 ~ We Are, Indeed, CIKO

They all started walking to the Cliffs, through a small section of forest. Crimson was skipping ahead, then Oni was clearing the vegetation behind her, silently brooding. Iris was listening to music on her headphones and Katsuna brought up the rear, keeping an eye for Grimm.

They reached the Cliffs before you could ask, "Are we there yet?"

The Cliffs were towering walls of limestone and sandstone, soft and easy to carve stairs into. Another building, more crumbled and ancient, guarded the steps that led to the top. Windows carved into the cliff-face showed off the staircase winding up and up.

"Let's get on with it," Iris mumbled, coming up to the steps. She was no longer confident, most likely from hunger and exhaustion. Iris was sullen and moody, rather listening to her music than to everyone else.

She marched ahead, leaving them behind to walk at their pace. The walls, however crumbled, still had the faint marking of murals painted along the walls. After close inspection, Katsuna believed they told the story of The Beginning, when Man were mere lost souls in Remnant, fighting for the air they breathed and land they sown.

As she reached the stairs, more and more pictures became violent and bloody, the last picture as haunting as ever. She admired with fear, for it had a well-known and well-feared flag held by vicious Faunus.

The Wight Fang.

"Hideous beasts," Iris mumbled next to her, surprising and catching her off-guard. Iris was gazing at the mural as well.

The High Faunus (It looked like a fox or wolf Faunus) stood above the humans on a rock, looking down in both triumph and disgust. The humans, men and women and children, were bowing down, but not in respect, in fear. Faunus stood behind the High Faunus, with crossed arms and weapons held high in the air. The whole scene was painted in red, black and white.

Crimson and Oni were quietly looking at the painting behind them, joining them in their silent disgust, fear and hatred for the Wight Fang. Katsuna knew many Faunus disagreed with the Wight Fang, including second-year Blake Belladonna, the B in RWBY. She was in fact a cat Faunus, and used to be in the Wight Fang before they went violent and blood-thirsty.

"Let's move it," Crimson grumbled, as she and Oni were the first to move, then Katsuna and Iris.

They all moved as a square blob towards the stairs, the paintings now chipped and faded, nothing to look at. Before long, they were walking up the steps.

Katsuna decided the silence had lasted long enough, cutting the thickness of the quiet with her knife made of words.

"So, where are you guys from?" She piped, looking to Iris and Oni. The midget can talk later.

"Up until now, I lived in a great big mansion next to Forever Fall, a huge one with dedicated voodoo rooms, torture chambers and a tea party room," Crimson yabbered, like a bee constantly buzzing.

"I live in Vale, in the biggest mansion at the end of the most expensive avenue in Remnant. You shouldn't see it, Father won't shut up about how, and 'You have a fine choice in friends! Say, what company does your parent's run? It would be great to have a partnership with them! Oh, excuse me, I just got another one of those million-a-day calls, I'll be back in an hour! I've been gone for three hours? Sorry, but we're cutting short you're Sweet Sixteenth as well!'!" Iris growled in between her teeth all of the sudden and then went extremely quiet before running up the stairs with such fury, they were all silent until they reached the top.

Professors Ozpin and Goodwitch had blank expressions they all appeared from the winding stairs. They simply held out their hands for the cards. They stated that you will found out your teams tonight in the amphitheatre. Ozpin also mentioned that there was an all-day mini buffet everyday so go ahead and get some food.

Iris ran ahead, leaving all three walking to dining hall. They all walked silently, again.

In the hall, Katsuna wasn't that hungry, grabbing a sandwich and fruit box before taking up the map. She looked for the Library, and when found, she headed off, munching on the lettuce from her sandwich.

Upon arrival, a 'No Drinking or Eating' sign was hung up outside the double leading into the interior of the Library. Finishing her afternoon tea (could you call it Dinch? Maybe Lunner?), she pushed aside one of the doors and went inside.

It was huge! Rows upon rows upon rows upon rows and more rows took up two thirds of the space. They held knowledge that seemed to know everything, the librarian so accurate with different sections, she couldn't be replaced by any computer. Literally, ten computers went out the window after overloading just trying to find one book.

In the middle of the gigantic hall was tables just emerging from the shelves. Then a large walkway divided the library so it looked symmetrical.

Now that's precision!

Katsuna almost completely forgot about dinner, let alone the announcement of the new teams. She was so focused on the legends and stories of Remnant, by time she remembered about the team announcement, she was gonna be late before she could skedaddle.

She ran to the front desk, where the librarian was quietly reading a newspaper.

"Could I please take this out?" she asked, the librarian taking it out of her hands and putting it next to her.

"Name?" she looked at her, her half-moon glasses sitting on her pinched nose.

"Katsuna Satsara," she replied, watching the woman tap on the noisy keyboard.

"First year, huh?" she said, looking up from her keyboard, ceasing the tapping.

"Yeah, don't even what team I'm in!"

"Well, until you get your team, I cannot give you the book, however, I will hold for you until you find out, then you can tell me the name of your team. OK?"

"OK," Kat ran out of the doors, the amphitheatre a short distance away. She pushed open the double doors, a bit too loud and everyone turned around.

How embarrassing...

Katsuna saw Iris roll her eyes from next Crimson and Oni. On stage. Next Professor Ozpin. Under four letters, that are called a team name...

SSSSSHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTT!

Some of the already-organised teams were sniggering behind their palms, one team smirking like someone got embarrassed in front of the first years and the principal.

Oh wait... That's situation right here, right now...

There was a clear space in between Iris and Oni, under a capital K and a picture of her above it.

I guess that's where I go...

Katsuna walked up to the raised dais, the crowd parting and grinning in malice at her as she walked past. Reaching the dais, she heard someone mutter under their breath about how something-a-rather the team was. Katsuna couldn't quite catch what it said before Ozpin started speaking again.

"As I was saying, Crimson Orochi, Iride- Iris Nerviall, Katsuna Satsara and Oni Miskurani make up the team CIKO, who is led by... Crimson Orochi!" He declared, however Katsuna was fixated on how CIKO was pronounced. Pronounced 'psycho'.

Katsuna tuned out from the other teams. Psycho? Their team name was pronounced psycho? Furthermore, I am stuck with these people for the rest of my school years, maybe even life?

She found herself dining that night next to her teammates.

Teammates... I did not expect to call them that at all!

Heyo!

I'm sorry for the short (er) chapter. It's more of a space filler than anything and even I find it pretty bad. *Takes out steak knife* Death never bothered me anyway *Stabs it into stomach, moaning and writhing in pain* It's... Better... this... way... OK, show's over. Hey, you. Yeah you in the funny hat next the bald guy. You the box near the bottom of the page? The one that says "Leave a review…"? Yeah that's not for decoration sweetheart. GIMME SOME FEEDBACK PLEASE!

Au revoir!

Kat