Jaune, Ruby, and I finally find the place of the opening ceremony after backtracking and wandering for a few minutes. As we walk in Yang sees us. "York! Ruby! Over here! I saved you a spot!" Ruby turns to Jaune. "Oh! Hey, I gotta go. See you after the ceremony!" "Hey, wait!" Jaune calls after her. "Hhh, great. Where am I supposed to find another nice, quirky girl to talk to?" I pat him on the back comfortingly. "Don't worry, lady-killer." I say. "You'll find one."

"So, how's your first day been so far?" Yang asks. "You mean since you left me and I exploded?" Ruby answers angrily. "Geez," Yang says. "Meltdown already?" "No." I responded. "There was a real explosion."

Ruby nods in confirmation. "Yeah. I tripped over some crappy girls luggage, and she yelled at me, then I exploded, then she yelled at me again, and I felt really bad and wished she would stop yelling at me!" during Ruby's rant, I notice Weiss sneaking up behind Ruby. Oh no you don't. I thought. I start to go between Yang and Ruby, but Weiss starts before I can get to her. "You!" she shouts angrily ruby jumps into my arms, surprising me. "Oh god it's happening again!" she cries. Weiss glares at Ruby again.

"You're lucky we weren't blown off the side of the cliff!" she tells Ruby. Yang looks dumbfounded. "Wow, you actually exploded." She says. Ruby descended out of my arms. "I tell you it was an accident!" she said. Weiss pulls a pamphlet and starts rattling off nonsense. She hands the pamphlet to Ruby, and Yang speaks. "Look," she says. "It sounds like you guys got off on the wrong foot. Why not start over and be friends?" I lean towards Yang. "The words Weiss and friend don't mix very well." I whisper. "Oh quiet you." She replies. I watch in silence as Ruby tries to befriend Weiss and fails.

We hear microphone feedback, and we look toward the stage. Professor Ozpin walks up and starts to speak. "I'll… keep this brief. You have travelled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft, and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy." I felt hurt. You tell me I have great skill as a huntsman, and then tell me I'm wasted energy? But Ozpin wasn't done. "In need of purpose, direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only take you so far. It is up to you to take the first step." Now Ms. Goodwitch walks up. "You will gather in the ballroom tonight. Tomorrow your initiation begins. Be ready." My eyes widen. Yang and Ruby are talking about Ozpin, and I grab them by the shoulders. "Initiation's tomorrow?!" I ask excitedly. "Um, duh." Weiss says after pushing Jaune away. I turn to yang. "Let's get ready then!" I say. "Come on yang! Let's spar!"

That day passed with a tour of the campus. We then got our lockers, and I got one by Jaune, of all people. I shoved my locker full of mostly ammunition, along with other things. I spent the rest of the day going over my training. I was still practicing my techniques in the ballroom before bed. I was surprised by Jaune, who seemed to come out of nowhere. He got no farther than "Hey, York…" before I reacted. I turned, grabbed Jaune, threw him over my shoulder, and pinned him to the ground. Jaune shrieks and throws his hands up. "Not the face!" he yells. I quickly release him and pull him up. "Man, I am SO sorry!" I tell him. "You surprised me!" Jaune looks incredulous. "You could a fooled me!" he said. I looked at the ground. "It's how I was taught. If you're alone and hear something unnatural, treat it as hostile." I explain. "Like I said, I really am sorry." Jaune smiled a little. "Don't worry about it." He said. "Just try not to do that anymore. The whole flipping thing." We both laugh, and then there was a spell of awkward silence.

"So York." Said Jaune. "Earlier today, you were real quiet about what your weapons were…" I looked up at him. "So you're wondering about my arsenal?" I ask, knowing the answer. Jaune slowly nods his head. "Well, yeah. I kinda was. I've seen the weapon on your back, but I'm not sure what it was exactly." I started to smile. "Ah, yes." I respond happily. "That's my baby. It's a grenade launcher. Unlike most weapons, mine only changes when I go to put her away or to draw her. But I have a few things that make up for that." Jaune looks very interested. He gestures for me to continue. "And what are they?" he asks. I point to the elbow of my right gauntlet. "I can take off the elbow and put it into the firing chamber of my launcher and use it as a grappling hook." I tell him. "The left elbow is more for First Aid in the battlefield. I must admit there are more than just 1st Aid things in there, but we won't get into too much detail." I gesture to another part of my gauntlet. It's a rectangular shaft with the opening towards my hand. "This is the 'sheath' you could say for my knife. The spring system can launch it at extremely fast speeds." Jaune considers this. "So you like to get up close and personal?" I grin evilly and nod. "You bet I do!" Jaune looks questioning now. "But what if your enemy is too far away?" I think for a second, and then respond. "I have three options. I can fire explosives at them. I could use my grappling hook to reel them in. Or…." I point to my boots now. "I could use these. You see the twin shafts on my calves?" Jaune nods and I continue. "In these shafts are magnets. They can do a lot, from allowing me to pull in my enemies to making sure my legs don't break when I land."

Jaune ponders this. "You must be ready for anything, aren't you?" he says. I smile. "I certainly seem to be, don't I?" But there's only so much a person can prepare for. I thought grimly. And so much they can endure before they break.

I let the silence hold a little, and then I begin to prepare for bed. "Well, Jaune." I tell him. "I think we should both get to bed. Initiation is tomorrow after all." Jaune straightens slightly. "Uh, right. Initiation." He shakes my hand. "Sleep well, and see you tomorrow!" "Goodnight." I tell his retreating form. I let my memories flood my mind, and I fell asleep with tears streaking my face…..

NOTE: Sorry I took so long to post this! I've already started chapter four, so that one should go by quicker. I hope you're enjoying the story so far! If there's something I can improve on, let me know! I love feedback!