'Thoughts'

"Speech"

"Haha! Knew I'd get here first!" Yelled Flare as he burst through the doors of the assembly hall only to be meet by the gazes of multiple over people.

"Eiro?" Flare jumped a bit at the fact someone had called his first name. It wasn't something he was used to. So imagine his surprise when he finds Velvet standing behind him.

"Velvet!" He grinned as he made his way over to her. "What's up? I haven't seen you since the airship." Recalled Flare.

"Sorry about that but I wanted to find my friend and I guess I kinda just forgot?" Said Velvet who genuinely sounded sorry about what happened.

"Nah don't worry about it." Flare replied. "I met some pretty cool people anyways so it's cool." He assured her by giving her a pat on the head.

"Speaking of which here they come right now." Said Flare as he turned his gaze to the door, Velvet did the same and sure enough in came Ruby, Blake and Jaune who looked like he was going to pass out.

They immediately looked around and then they spotted him. And then they glared. 'Uh oh.' Thought Flare. 'Maybe racing them here wasn't such a good idea. Ha that rhymed!' He thought.

Luckily he wouldn't have to deal with it as a gray-haired man walked up onto the stage. 'Yes! I'm saved!' Flare thanked whatever God was watching over his well-being.

The man on stage cleared his throat getting the attention of all the new students of beacon. "I'll...keep this brief" he said as he pushed his glasses up

'No!' Thought Flare as he started crying comically which caused Velvet to tilt her head at him.

"You have traveled here today in search of knowledge." Continued the man. "To hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you are 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. 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 carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step." The man then walked off the stage as Glynda walked up to the microphone.

"You will gather in the ballroom tonight." She stated. "Tomorrow your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed." She informed

Students began chattering to each other. The Assembly Hall was soon flooded by noise.

Flare felt a little tap on his arm and looked to see Velvet staring up at him. "What's up?" Asked Flare as Velvet smiled at him.

She then motioned him to follow her, which he did. They walked outside the Assembly Hall and Flare watched as Velvet made her way over to three other people.

There was one girl and two boys. The girl was wearing stylish clothing consisting of a long cocoa-colored shirt with a dark brown waist cincher. She wore long dark brown trousers with ribbons on the left side and a belt with bullets. She could also be seen donning a number of accessories, such a bracelet with black roses as decoration; these are accompanied by black gloves and necklaces. She wears a beret of a darker brown and a pair of black, wire-rimmed aviator sunglasses. She is seen holding a black shoulder bag with gold studs, which is held by a bandoleer strap. She had fair white skin and dark brown hair with a few wavy locks hanging off to the side that were colored in a caramel color at the tip.

The first boy was a dark skinned guy with messy copper colored hair that has a long fringe and a cowlick. He was wearing a sleeveless, muted orange zipper vest with black lining and a high collar, a pair of black jeans, and brown, laced shoes. His eyes appear to be pure white, giving off the appearance that he is blind. His arms are covered in scars and he has a vertical scar on his lips. He also wore a pair of long black gloves and has several pouches attached to his belt.

The last guy was what Flare would call a mountain of a man because he was massive he looked like he was at least 7'0. He was tanned and had short black hair most of his clothes were colored a pale green. He had a massive 5-layer shoulder guard on his left arm and was wearing a short sleeved robe over a black muscular shirt. The robe was fastened at the waist by a black leather belt with a pair of pockets on it.

'Okay...let's not get on his bad side.' Thought Flare as his 5'10 figure was dwarfed by this beast of a man's one.

Velvet greeted these people while Flare hung back, wanting to give her some space and also give him a few more seconds to get away if the big guy was overly aggressive.

"So who's this?" Asked the girl in the beret as she pulled her glasses down revealing her dark brown orbs.

Velvet clapped her hands. "Oh right! I almost forgot." She turned on her heel and gestured to Flare. "Guys I want this is Eiro."

Eiro saved waved with three fingers. "Sup'." Was all he said as he casted a quick glance at the guy in green who chuckled at his actions.

"Eiro this is Coco." Velvet gestured to the other girl. "Yatsuhashi." She gestured to the giant who held out his hand, Flare rubbed the back of his head with his left hand and shook Yatsuhashi's hand with the other. Velvet then gestured to the other male. "And that's fox." She giggled at the irony. Introducing a fox faunus to a guy named Fox.

Flare raised an eyebrow at Fox who looked back at him with a smirk. "I bet you're a badass." Stated Flare with a grin. "Damn straight." Replied Fox. They both held out a fist and bumped them together. And thus a new bond was formed, one of utmost badassness and courage.

Flare snickered. The group chatted for a bit until someone yelled at Flare. "I found him!" Shouted Jaune.

Flare paled. If Jaune was there then that meant. "" You're not getting away this time!"" Ruby and Blake were around as well.

Flare turned on his heel as he held his hands up defensively. "Now, now I know that you're thinking I deserve some kind of punishment for ditching you but how about we settle this like adults and just talk things out." He reasoned but it fell on deaf ears as the three jumped on him.

"Ah! Wai-Urk Ah gaaaahhh! Stop it- owwww! Wait now don't hit me th-.." Flare got cut off and then passed out as he got hit where the sun don't shine. There was a long pause as Jaune screwed his face up and winced. "Ruby!" Blake shouted at her. Ruby waved her hands around trying to come up with an excuse.

"Sorry I got carried away!" She said that being her best excuse. "So you hit him in the balls?!" Argued Blake.

At that Yatsuhashi and Fox both winced as they placed their hands protectively over their crotch. Velvet knelt down and looked him over.

Suddenly Flare's eyes shot open as before he shot up. "Gaaah! *pant* *pant* I thought I was going to die." Exaggerated Flare as he tried to catch his breath.

"Well he's fine now sooo no harm done?" She asked hoping to get the others to agree. They didn't. Ruby slumped over in defeat and shame.

"Are you alright?" Asked Velvet from his side. Flare glanced over his shoulder and gave her a grin along with an enthusiastic thumbs up.

Velvet let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. "Thank goodness" she whispered to herself as Flare stood back up.

He offered her a hand which she willingly accepted. "Thanks." She said. Flare only grinned at her and then turned to the group around him.

"Well I'm gonna go, I have a friend that I need to find. I'll see you guys around okay?" Said Flare as he ran off leaving the group behind.

The group all watched his figure as they all thought the same thing. '''''''What a weird guy.'''''''

Flare had been running around for ten minutes now. "Goddamn this school is massive." He complained. Finding one person was not meant to be this hard.

Flare looked around. It looked like he had ran around the whole entire school because he was back where he was ten minutes ago.

He looked around and then he spotted what he was looking for. The familiar mop of pale blue hair was seated at a picnic table and he looked like he was talking to someone.

Flare walked over to him and took an unoccupied spot right next to Storm. Storm and the girl both stopped their conversation to look at him with a strange look.

"Do you know him?" Asked the person Storm was talking to. It was a girl, a blonde girl with wavy locks that fell past her shoulders and rested on the middle of her back. She had purple eyes. 'What's with all the strange colored eyes I've seen today?' Thought Flare as he looked at the girl.

The girl wore a tan vest with gold piping over a yellow low-cut crop top with a black crest that resembles a burning heart. The she was wearing vest had puffy cap sleeves with black cuffs. On the sides of the cuffs, there are two small golden buttons.

She was wearing a brown belt with a buckle, a pouch, and a small banner-like object. The same burning heart crest appears on this banner, except golden in color. She had black short shorts under her belt, which resembles a pleated skirt in the back. Over the short shorts but under the belt is a white asymmetrical back skirt.

Aside from an orange infinity scarf around her neck, she has no discernible jewelry. She wears brown knee-high platform boots that appear to be made of leather, with orange socks of different lengths. Her left leg also has a gray bandanna-like object wrapped around the top of her boot. She wears fingerless black gloves underneath her weapons, which resemble two yellow mechanized gauntlets with a black design.

"I wish I didn't." Groaned out Storm as he put his head in his palms. Flare snickered as he put an arm around Storm's shoulder.

"We're the best of friends. Hahahahaha." Flare laughed before he squeezed Storm's head with his arm. "Which is why I want to know why you ditched me." He continued in a dark tone.

Storm pulled Flare's arm off him. "I already told you, you need to meet more people." He justified his actions or at least he thought he did.

"You could've introduced me to someone. Like blondy over here." Flare jabbed her finger at the blonde sitting across from them. "No offense by the way." He added.

"None taken." The girl replied.

"If I did that then I wouldn't have been able to meet new people to introduce you to in the first place." Stated Storm. Flare pondered that point for a bit before shrugging. "Fair enough."

"Wait that's it?" Asked the girl as she bent over the table squishing her boobs against it in the process something that did not go unnoticed by the boys. The girl was surprised at how fast the little debate they were having ended. "Well yeah, it's not like he's wrong or anything." Chuckled Flare before laughing.

"Huh. Well it's nice to meet you….whoever you are." Flare nodded. "Same here." They both grinned at each other's introductions. Storm sighed. "Please just introduce yourself properly."

Flare shook his head disapprovingly. "You're no fun man. I'm Eiro." He said to her while flashing a toothy grin her way.

"Well Eiro, I'm Yang." She said as she grinned too. Flare and Yang had a small grinning competition for some unknown reason.

Yang started to laugh. "Looks like I win." Declared Flare as his grin widened and his eyes closed. "And what exactly did you win?" Questioned Storm as he stared at the two weirdly.

"The grinning contest." Replied Flare as he turned to Storm with a smirk on his face. Storm decided to rest his head on the bench before making one last comment. "Please….just let it end." He muttered.