Chapter 2.
A/N: Bit of a short chapter, but I'll hopefully make up for it on the next. This chapter will feature some OCs, but they won't be a main feature for this fic. Might show up every once in a while. They will, however, be in another fic if I ever get around to it dangit.

Ruby stood staring in awe at Beacon Academy. Her sister had already abandoned her to wander with Fenris, saying she had to catch up with friends. After a few more moments of awe, she shook her head. 'Gotta find the dorms.' She began walking in a random direction, narrowly avoiding a very crabby looking girl pulling a cart filled with luggage. She heard a loud cry, and saw a blonde boy running towards her, brandishing a sword. Thinking quickly, she readied Crescent Rose in its rifle form and smacked the boy across the face. He went down, and tried to rise, only to meet the barrel of Crescent Rose. "Who are you, and why are you trying to attack me?" She asked.

"Woah woah, I wasn't attacking you! I was trying to save you from the Beowolf that is right behind you!"

She sighed. "I don't need protection from Fenris."
"Wait, is that thing your pet or something?" The boy asked in confusion.

Fenris growled and Ruby answered, "He prefers 'companion'." She folded her weapon back and placed it on the magnetic holster on her back. She stuck her hand out. "I'm Ruby."

The boy took her hand and rose. "Jaune."

She frowned at him. "Aren't you the guy that threw up on the ship?"

After the third attempt on Fenris' life, Ruby had been forced to do something the Beowolf hated. She had to put on his leash. And he was being difficult about it. As she struggled to hold him still so she could put his collar on, she pleaded with her companion, "Come on Fenris! I know you don't like it, but people will try to kill you without it!" The Beowolf ceased its struggling and put its head forward with a small whine. She put on his collar, a bright red thing with roses covering it, and hooked the leash on. "There. That should do it." She looked over at Jaune, who was laughing in both evident confusion and humor. "What are you laughing at, Vomit Boy?"

He stopped laughing and glared at her indignantly. "Hey, motion sickness is a much more common problem then people let on!"

She chuckled and started walking. "Sorry, it's just the first thing that came to mind."
"Oh yeah? Well what if I called you…Uh…Wolfy?"

Ruby stopped and stared at him. "Really? That's the best you could come up with? Wolfy?" Jaune sighed and hung his head in shame. After walking for a little longer, dragging Fenris the entire way, she reached behind her and grabbed Crescent Rose. "So…I've got this thing." She said, as she unfolded it to its scythe form.

Jaune hopped back in surprise shouting "Woah! Is that a scythe?"

"It's also a customizable, high-impact sniper rifle." She said with pride, raising her weapon in the air.

"Uh, what?"
"It's also a gun."
"Oh. That's cool!"

"So, you have a sword?"

"Oh, yeah." He hesitantly unsheathed the blade and unfolded his shield/scabbard. "I have a shield too."

Ruby looked at the weapon with interest. "Oooh. So, what do they do?" she asked, reaching out to touch the symbol on the shield. The object began folding and unfolding, bouncing around and forcing Jaune to try and catch it.

"T-The shield gets smaller so, when I get tired of carrying it, I can just...put it away."

"But-Wouldn't it weigh the same?"
"Yeah, it does." The boy said, slumping in defeat.

Ruby gave a nervous chuckle. "Well, I'm kind of a dork when it comes to weapons, I guess I did go a little overboard in designing it.

"Wait, you made that?" Jaune asked in disbelief.

"Of course! All students at Signal forge their own weapons. Didn't you make yours?"

"It's a hand-me-down. My great-great-grandfather used it to fight in the war."
"Sounds more like a family heirloom to me, heh. Well I like it! Not many people have an appreciation for the classics these days."
Jaune looked up with a halfhearted grin. "Yeah…the classics…"
"So why'd you try to kill Fenris back there?" She said, pointing to her companion. Said companion looked at Jaune and growled.
He sighed. "Ok, I saw a girl with a Beowolf behind her, was it really that bad of a reaction? Besides, two other people did the same thing!"
"Hmm. Hey where are we going?"

"Oh I don't know. I was following you." He looked over at Ruby to see her staring at him in disbelief. "You think there might be some kind of directory? Or maybe a food court? Or some kind of…recognizable landmark?" Ruby chuckled at him. "Is that a no?"
"Heh, that's a no."

Ruby, Jaune and Fenris continued to walk around the campus until they eventually followed the flood of students to the auditorium. Ruby doubted, however, that they would allow a Beowolf inside the crowded room, or that there wouldn't be more people reacting violently to his presence. So, instead, she waved goodbye to Jaune and wandered off to explore the campus. After a few minutes of wandering around, not really paying attention, she slammed face first into something. She fell to the ground, holding her nose. "Oh my gosh, I am so sorry." Came a voice. Ruby looked up to see a very tall girl with black hair staring down at her worriedly. The girl quickly helped her up, apologizing profusely. "Sorry, are you hurt?"
Ruby waved her off. "No no, I'm fi-" She paused as she felt something flowing over her fingers. She raised one up to her face, staring at the blood on it in confusion.

The sight of the blood on Ruby's fingers sent the girl into another flurry of apologies as she pulled a napkin out of her pocket. She quickly handed it to Ruby who held it up to her nose. "Sorry, really, I didn't notice you, and my Semblance activates without me knowing and I am just so sorry-"

"Hey, it's fine, I should have been watching where I was going. Anyways, I'm Ruby." She held out her free hand for a handshake.

"Rose." Said the other girl, taking her hand.

Ruby looked on in confusion. "How did you know my last name?"
It was the girl's turn to be confused. "That's my name."

"Your name is Rose?"

"Well, my real name is Sulian, but everybody calls me Rose. That's your last name?"
"Yeah."

"Well isn't that just the strangest coincidence? Two Roses in one school, and they just happen to meet on the first day. " A new voice rang out. A woman suddenly appeared right next to Rose. This woman was also black haired, but was much shorter. She had this sly grin on her face, orange eyes, and a fox tail. A Faunus. "Really, Rose, you've got to get that Semblance of yours under control."

"Sorry Vixen, but it activates at any physical contact. You know that!" Rose said with a hurt expression.

The girl, apparently named Vixen, lost her grin and looked at the girl sadly. "Yeah, I know." She turned to Ruby, still staring at her in shock. Her eyes darted to Fenris at her side and widened. "Holy shit girl, you have a pet Beowolf?"

Fenris growled at her and Ruby sighed. "No, he's my companion. Why does everybody call him my pet?"
"He's got a collar around his neck and you're holding a leash. Do the math."

"I guess that makes sense, but still. So your name is Vixen?"
"Sure is. And you are Ruby. Oh and yes, the tail is real, I am a Faunus, if you are racist, just walk away now."
Ruby shook her head. "Oh no, I don't have any problems with Faunus, I honestly thin the animal parts are sort of cool."

Vixen smirked. "Good. If you did, I probably would have had to kill you." At Ruby's shocked face she laughed and said, "Kidding."

"Sorry Ruby, but we've really got to go." Rose said. She quickly ran off, leaving Ruby and Vixen to stare at her vanishing form.

Vixen sighed and Ruby turned to her. The woman was staring worriedly at Rose. "That girl."
"What's with her?" Asked Ruby.

"She's…Not good with people. She had a few bad experiences as a kid. People can be cruel sometimes." She looked over at Ruby and smiled. "But that doesn't matter right now. Nice meeting you Ruby." As she spoke, her body slowly vanished until only her grin was left. Ruby stared at the spot where she vanished before continuing on her way.

Several hours later, Ruby sat next to Fenris under a tree not far from Beacon, staring up at the night sky. "Well boy, that was a pretty good first day. Made a friend, maybe three, didn't explode." The Beowolf let out a small noise, almost a laugh. She turned to him and indignantly cried "Hey, it could happen!" Fenris' strange laugh continued and she turned with a huff. She heard a soft scuffling next to her but refused to move. In the corner of her eye, she saw Fenris leaning in closer to her. She heard his sniffing right next to her ear and let out a laugh as began licking her face. "Blech, Grimm slobber! Down boy!" After a few more licks he backed off, red teeth showing in a doggy grin. She reached up and patted him on the head, looking out at the school. "This should be a great year."

Ruby stood in a grey room. She had no idea where she was, only that everything looked…dull. Like it should have been white, but it had been drained. After a few minutes, she began to hear a strange noise behind her. It sounded like someone panting. She turned around, only to recoil in shock at what she saw. It was herself, but with a few changes.

The other Ruby's hood was torn, and she had a manic look in her eyes, which were blood red. From her head sprouted a pair of black wolf ears, and her nails had elongated into claws. The other's eyes met hers for a few moments, and then she leapt, claws aiming for Ruby's throat and her blood-red teeth bared.

Ruby awoke with a scream. She looked around only to see grass and the short distance away. There was no feral, monstrous Ruby. "It was just a dream." She sighed in relief. She looked at her companion, who had woken with a start. He stared at her in that worry that only dogs and wolves could convey. "I'm fine Fenris, don't worry about it." He watched for a few more moments before letting out a doggy sigh and lying back down. Ruby looked back towards Beacon, seeing students begin to empty from the buildings.

Suddenly, the voice of Glynda Goodwitch rang out. "Would all first-year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation. Again, all first year students, report to Beacon Cliff immediately."
Ruby jumped up. "Fenris, we gotta go! Initiation is starting!" She forced the collar back onto her companion's head, grabbing the leash and rushing off. As she ran in the direction she thought the cliff was in, unbeknownst to her, a small black tuft of fur began to sprout from her head.