AN: I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for reading this. I just wanted to point out this fic is rated M currently just to be on the safe side. It will be getting more graphic as the story progresses. I will be trying my best to get a chapter out every 1-2 days but don't be mad if I am late! I am a junior in college double majoring in Chemistry and Biology. Free time is hard to come by. Also I am looking for a cover photo for this story, if anyone has suggestions. I also have a tumblr account but I might make a sideblog that only contains RWBY related content. Anyways enjoy this chapter! It takes place right after Yang and Ruby get to school. Its about what happened to Ruby during that time.
Chapter 4
Wolves May Lurk In Every Guise
Earlier that day
Ruby watched Yang walk off and head to class. Ruby always admired Yang's confidence. Yang never had trouble making friends and talking to other people. Ruby, on the other hand, struggled to even raise her hand in class, let alone talk to other people. The one thing Ruby was excited for were classes on weapons, combat, and skill. Ruby was always proud of her talents fighting. She spent years practicing and mastering her weapon and speed and she was hoping her talent might help her make friends here.
Ruby started heading inside the school building. She took out a piece of paper with the name of her classes and the room numbers on them. She had no idea where she was going. She just stared at the paper in confusion.
She ended up walking straight into someone and knocking them over. She toppled onto them and papers scattered around them. Ruby took a moment to register what happened and jumped to her feet. Her face turned completely red from embarrassment. She looked down at the girl she had knocked over.
The girl on the floor was extremely pale. Her skin looked untouched. She had pale blue eyes and white hair. She had a white collared shirt and a white skirt on. She had a pair of snowflake earrings. Everything about the girl looked expensive. The girl on the floor glared up at her.
"She looks pissed." Ruby thought to herself. She reached out and offered the girl her hand in order to get up. The girl narrowed her eyes and rejected the offer and stood up herself. She brushed the dirt off herself and gathered her papers.
"Sorry about that. I'm new here. I was trying to figure out what room to go to." Ruby laughed awkward and rubbed the back of her head. It was a nervous habit of hers. She didn't know what to do with her hands sometimes.
The girl walked up until she was inches away from Ruby. The girl was short but was still a few inches taller then her. The girl glared at her. That's when Ruby noticed the scar over the other girls eye.
"Who are you?" The girl finally said.
"My Name is Ruby Rose." Ruby replied. She tried backing away but realized she was pinned between the other girl and some lockers.
"Well Ruby Rose, My name is Weiss Schnee. My family is a big deal. I'll let this little problem slide this time. If you do anything to bother me again, you won't be so lucky." Weiss crossed her arms and backed off the other girl.
"Umm thanks. So umm… do you happen to know where combat class is? Ruby asked, smiling awkwardly. She felt like her chest might burst.
"Find it yourself." Weiss replied and turned her back to Ruby and walked away.
Once the girl was out of sight Ruby took a deep breath and sighed deeply. "Why am I so clumsy?" She asked herself. She took out the paper with her classes on it once again and looked around trying to figure out where to go.
A red head started walking towards Ruby. She had on a tan and white dress. She was smiling and her face was covered in freckles. She looked at Ruby and became to wave.
"Salutations! My name is Penny Polendina. You must be one of the new girls who recently moved into the woods! You look lost. May I assist you?" The girl gave off an awkward but friendly vibe. Ruby smiled.
"Thanks Penny. I'm looking for combat class. I have no idea where I am going." Ruby answered.
"Sen-sational! That is where I am going. We have the class together. We can sit next to each other and be friends." She grabbed onto Ruby's hand and guided her to the classroom.
Ruby looked around at the class. It was huge. She followed Penny up past a few rows of desks and sat next to her. She looked around that the other students and noticed Weiss was sitting a few rows directly in front of her. Weiss made eye contact with Ruby and glared up at her and quickly turned her head and faced the front of the classroom.
"I saw you run into Weiss in the hallway. The girl is the daughter of a very powerful family. She has a very rare and unique power that only her bloodline has. Her family owns a bunch of different companies and supplies lots of people with weapons. They have done some dirty things and most people dislike them. They don't care though. Weiss is very cold if you havn't noticed." Penny told Ruby when she noticed Ruby staring at Weiss.
Right after that, the teacher came into the classroom and began the class. Throughout the day Penny guided Ruby to all her classes. She saw the group of friends that Yang and her met at the store yesterday and said hello to them. At lunch, she sat and ate with them and Penny. She looked in the corner of the dining hall and saw Weiss sitting at a table by herself. Ruby didn't know why but she was drawn to the girl. She couldn't explain why. Everyone she talked to told her to avoid the girl at all costs and told her stories about how mean the girl was. Ruby felt drawn to her. She couldn't explain it but she knew she needed to meet the girl again.
The rest of the day went by in a blur and soon Ruby was in her last class. This time Penny wasn't in the class with her and she sat at a table by herself. It looked like the class required a partner. The class was a combination on everything from combats, weapons, skills, and fighting to curses, teamwork, and survival. That's when Weiss entered the room and looked at the table Ruby was sitting at. She glared at the girl and sat down next to her.
The teacher came into the room and noticed the two sitting next to each other. "Good. I see you found a partner Weiss." And began the lecture. Ruby was secretly happy she was parterned with the other girl. Part of her was scared but she knew Weiss wouldn't do anything to her. Ruby noticed how hard Weiss worked in all her classes. She cared about her grades. Ruby was hoping she might be able to impress the other girl.
Class ended and the other girl got up and left without saying a word to Ruby. It slightly hurt Ruby but she ignored it for now. She got up and started leaving the school to head home but suddenly a sharp pain shoot through her head. She grabbed her face and started shaking and taking deep breaths. "Not now" She thought to herself and ran into the girls bathroom. Her head was pounding. She turned on the water and splashed it onto her face. She looked into the mirror and sighed in relief when she noticed she still looked like herself.
She got out of the bathroom and looked around. The halls were empty and students were gone. No one had seen her freak out. That was good. She exited the school and headed to the streets. She stopped when she saw an expensive looking white car. The price of the car wasn't what made her stop. It was the symbol on the car.
A black design lay on top of the car. It was a black snowflake. It looked just like the one Ruby had seen on the iron gate in front of the castle in her dream. The car started to drive away.
Ruby looked up toward the sky. The sun was starting to set which meant she didn't have much time left until she had to be back at home. Against her better judgment she decided to follow the car. "Ill be back before its dark. I still have time." Ruby thought to herself.
Ruby used her speed to follow the car unnoticed. She had no idea why she was following the car. She was hoping it would answer some of her questions. She would be stunned if it actually led to a castle. She was just hoping she would get some questions answered.
The car drove into the woods and kept going. "That's odd. I didn't think people lived out here other then me and Yang." Ruby said to herself. The car kept driving until it stopped in front of an iron gate with the same symbol on it. Ruby stopped and stared at the gate. Her eyes went wide. She didn't dare keep going. She watched the gate open and the car drive in. The gates closed behind the car and soon the car was gone. A mist had surrounded whatever was pass the gate.
Ruby was shocked. It was just like her dream. It even felt colder here. She just stood and stared at the gates. A sudden headache pulled her back into reality. She grabbed her head and groaned. She looked up at the sky and realized it was dark out. "Shit. I have to get back to the cabin. I have to get to Yang." Ruby turned and started walking. The pain was increasing and was spreading all over her body.
She stopped walking after a few minutes. The pain was becoming to much and she knew she was lost. She had no idea where she was. Her breathing was becoming sharp and it was starting to become hard to hold in what was happening to her. She walked under a tree and sat down. She looked at her surroundings and looked for any noticeable landmarks. She found none. It was just trees everywhere. "At least I'm not by people." Ruby thought to herself.
She reached into her hoodie to find her phone and call Yang but before she could do that the pain got worse. Her whole head was burning and she felt like her skin was going to rip apart. Then everything went black.
Ruby stood inside a dark room. Nothing was in the room except a red chair that was directly in front of her. Ruby hated this place. It used to scare her all the time. Even days when it wasn't a full moon. Ruby was starting to feel numb to the fear inside this room though. She knew what was about to happen. She hated it but she didn't know what to do. She didn't even no why it happened. She knew that he would enter soon and terrorize her. She hated him. He made her feel horrible. Sometimes he would just yell at her. Other times he would beat her. Sometimes he would just point out everything wrong with the girl or how no one loved her. He would even bring up her mother.
That's when she heard the familiar sound of feet walking across the room. The deep chuckle was heard and then the slamming of a door. The man looked her and smiled before taking a seat in the red chair. He wore a nice black suit with a red tie. He wasn't wearing any shoes and his black hair was messy. He had red eyes that were sharp and pierced through Ruby. He looked at her and grinned. His grin became wider until Ruby could see his sharp teeth.
"Hello my little rose. Why must you be so stubborn? Just let me take control. You know its for the best." He stared at her.
Ruby couldn't answer back. She was starting to shake. She felt tears starting to form in the corner of her eyes. She clenched her fists as the shaking increased. The man started to laugh at her.
"Are you afraid of the big bad wolf?"
She was.
