Kintin23: HELLO PEOPLES OF THE INTERNET! It's time for chapter four. I had some trouble getting motivated to write this chapter so I was worried about getting it out on time. I was able to do it all in one day though so that's good. BEGIN!
Ruby P.O.V.
"Oh, I can't believe my baby sis is going to Beacon with me! This is the best day ever!" Yang says as she stars literally squeezing the life out of me with a way to strong hug.
"Please stop." I gasp out.
Yang lets go of me, a little dejected.
"But I'm so proud of you!" She says in an excited voice.
"No, that's not the problem. The problem is you don't know your own strength and I literally couldn't breath." I say while glaring at her.
Yangs smile disappears.
"Oh," She says. "Sorry."
"Anyways, I'm excited too. I just have some stuff to think about." I say.
"Was it about that package you got last night?" She asks me.
"Yeah, it-" I begin before being cut off by the TV broadcasting the news, which suddenly got louder for some reason.
"The robbery was led by nefarious criminal Roman Torchwick, Who continues to evade authorities," The narrator says while a mugshot of Roman is shown in the background. "If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the Vale Police Department. Back to you, Lisa."
The screen cuts to the newscaster sitting at a desk with a picture of a faunus rights protest in the background.
"Thank you, Cyril. In other news, this Saturday's Faunus Civil Rights protest turned dark when members of the White Fang disrupted the ceremony. The once peaceful organization has now disrupted-" She says before getting cut off by the screen receding into the holo projector before being replaced by a hologram of Ms. Goodwitch.
"Hello and welcome to Beacon Academy." She says in a cheerful voice.
"Who's that?" Yang asks dumbly.
"Wait for it." I say.
"My name is Glynda Goodwitch."
"There it is." I say smirking at her.
"Oh."
"You are among a privileged few who have received the honour of being selected to attend this prestigious academy! Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace," Bullshit. "And as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world."
After Ms. Goodwitch's short welcoming speech, the holo projector winks out and everyone finally notices that there is a fantastic view of the city outside the windows and goes to take a look. Not wanting to be left out, Yang and I do too.
"Check it out Yang! You can see signal from here! I guess it's not that far away from home after all." I say to her while admiring the spectacular scenery.
She pulls me into a one armed hug.
"Beacon's our home now." She says.
We're broken out of our little moment by someone gaging, like they're about to throw up. Looking over I see a familiar scraggly haired armoured blond hunched over trying not to blow chunks before he runs to the back of the ship, throwing up in the process.
"Maybe the view's not for everyone." Yang says while awkwardly laughing.
"Well, whatever. I think I'll say hi to him when we land. I know I would probably have a panic attack if I did that on the first day." I respond. I know it must suck to be Jaune. Just imagine going to Harvard after just completing middle school and then making a complete fool out of himself.
"Awe, does Ruby have a crush?" She says with a lascivious smirk. I start trying not to laugh.
"No." I say "But you have puke on your shoe."
She takes a few seconds before she fully registers what I said before slowly looking down.
"Eeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww," She whines. "Gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross!"
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha!" I laugh uproariously. This shit's hilarious.
A few minutes later we finally land at the docking station at Beacon and we all disembark.
"Deific Excrement!" I exclaim as I look at the absolutely monolithic form of Beacon academy.
"What?" Yang asks, confused about my statement.
"Holy shit." I explain.
"Oh, I get it now." She says in understanding. "The view from Vale really does have nothing on this."
"Oh, I'm so excited. What do you want to do first?" I ask, turning to Yang.
"Well..." She begins before suddenly being surrounded by a bunch of other students. "Actually, my friends are here. Gotta go catch up. 'Kay, see ya, bye!"
And with that she and her friends bolt off, knocking into me and disorienting me. I only have time to think 'Goddamnit' before I fall over on to Wiess's luggage. I was hoping to get off on the right foot with her too. Awe man.
"What are you doing!?" I hear a harpy like screech come from behind me.
Looking up, I see a white haired girl who would be shorter than me were it not for her heeled boots with an off centre ponytail with a tiara in it, wearing a white bolero jacket with a red inner lining. She also wears a simple white dress ending in a skirt that is also lined with red. It's Wiess.
"Look, I'm sorry. I was knocked over in to your stuff, I'll help you clean up." I tell her apologetically as I reach over for a nearby case while getting up onto my hands and knees.
"Sorry?! Do you have any idea of the damage you could have caused?" She screeches at me.
"What do you mean?" I ask her. These cases are unmarked. How would I know that theres dust in them if I didn't know the future.
"Give me that!" She yells at me as she snatches the case out of my hands. "This is Dust, mined and purified from the Schnee quarry!"
I just stare at her, hoping she will get that I really don't care about her stupid obsession with Dust.
"What are you, brain-dead?" Nope, she didn't. "Dust! Fire, water, lightning, energy!"
With each word she shakes the bottle again, some of it escaping the definitely not up to code container and starts floating in the air.
I snatch it from her before she can do any more harm.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing!?" She yells at me again.
"What do you think you're doing!?" I yell at her this time. "Why the hell would you keep the most volatile substance on the planet in a corked bottle in unmarked cases! And then you start waving it around in my face!? Did you not see the Dust that was leaking out of the bottle!? What if I had sneezed? I bet you would have blamed it on me when we blew up. Isn't that right, Princess."
"It's heiress, actually." A new voice says.
Oh, Blake's here.
We both look over at the new arrival.
She has pitch black hair and is wearing a very large black bow on her head a black corset type thing over a white shirt that doesn't have sleeves and doesn't cover her midriff. She wears white shorts and has black and purple stockings as well as black boots with heels.
"Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world." She says.
"Humpf, Finally! Some recognition!" She says smugly.
"The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners." She finishes. I start laughing my ass off and Wiess is just standing there, mouth opening and closing like a fish.
"Wha- How dare you- The nerve of... Ugh!" Weiss stammers, before just giving up, turning on her heels, and storming away in a huff.
"Sorry!" I call out at her before she gets out of earshot. "I may have been too harsh!"
She completely ignores me.
I turn around to see if Blake left already to see if I could salvage the situation, but I just see her walking away.
I just give up and collapse on the ground onto my back.
"Might as well wait for Jaune." I mutter while staring at the sky before a silhouette blocks my view and holds out his hand to me.
"Hey... need a hand?" He asks me, clearly a little nervous.
"I'm Ruby." I tell him as I grab his hand. "Thanks. You're a great guy."
"So, yes. I do have motion sickness." Jaune says as he finishes telling me why he threw up on the ship. I didn't even ask, he just started telling me.
"Whatever, Jaune." I say dismissing him. He stops.
"How'd you know my name? I never told you." Shit, did I mess up already? Whatever, I can work with this.
"I know a lot of things Jaune." I tell him mysteriously.
"Oh, yeah? Prove it." He tells me with a smug smile on his face.
"You have seven sisters."
He shuts up right there.
"How the hell did you know that?" He says, bewildered.
"I told you, Jaune. I know things," I say trying not to laugh at his reaction. "Anyways, my name is Ruby Rose. Nice to meet you."
"The name's Jaune Arc! Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue, ladies love it." He says in an attempt at suaveness, but it just turns out awkward.
"No they don't, Jaune. No they don't." I say shaking my head.
"What? They d-don't? But my mom always says that..." He begins before realizing what he was actually going to say. "N-never mind."
"..." Wait why isn't he saying anything? OH! I almost forgot. It's this now.
"So... I got this thing." I say while unfolding Crescent Rose, this time doing the flourishes because it's cool and I'm not going into a fight. I don't slam her into the pavement. I don't want to know how much detention I would get for that.
Jaune jumps after noticing a giant scythe appear in my hands from seemingly nowhere.
"Whoa! Is that a scythe?" He asks, surprised.
"Yep. It's also a customizable high-impact sniper rifle!" I say with pride, starting to get excited at what I know I'm about to say. I have been waiting years for this.
"A what?" He asks me confused.
"It's also a gun." I say while cocking the bolt action and striking a pose.
"YES!" I scream. "I finally said it!"
"Why are you so excited about saying a line." He questions.
I put Crescent Rose away and pull him into a one armed hug. With the other hand I motion to the horizon.
"Oh, Jaune. You have so much to learn," I say as though what I'm saying is sagely advice. "In the world of huntsman and huntresses, everything is also a gun, Jaune. Everything."
"O...K?" he says slowly, still confused by my sudden outburst.
"So can I see it?" I ask excitedly.
"See what?" He questions me.
"Your sword, I wanna see it." I say getting a little too close to his face in my excitement.
"Oh, yeah sure." He says as he takes out Crocea Mors. Even though I knew he had it my eyes widen when I see it.
"Oh wow!" I exclaim. "Is that Crocea Mors, the sword that Julius Arc wielded in the War!?"
"Um. Yes." he says kind of confused about my reaction.
I grab him by the shoulders and start shaking him.
"That sword is legendary! It's said to be indestructible. Despite the fact that it was forged over two hundred years ago and has been used in battle regularly since then, it doesn't even have a scratch!" I yell in his face. "It's also said the be the earliest known example of mechashift, though only the shield portion can shift, and only slightly, it was still a massive innovation."
"Wow." He says dumbly. "I never knew this sword was so badass."
He looks at his sword with a newfound appreciation. I think he won't feel as under equipped as his canon counterpart did.
"Thanks for helping me back there." I tell him.
"Oh, stop it," He says bashfully while putting Crocea Mors away. "It was nothing. My mom always says strangers are just friends you've never met yet. I was just trying to help a friend."
Oh wow, I don't think he knows what he just said.
"You know If you stop it with all the fake bravado, I think you might actually get the ladies. If I was looking for a boyfriend right now that line definitely would have worked." I tell him with a grin.
He starts blushing up a storm.
"Y-You really think so?" He stammers.
"I'm a girl, Jaune. I know so."
"... So where are we going?" He asks me while looking around.
"I thought we were just hanging out. We should probably head to the amphitheatre soon though." I say, looking at my scroll for the time.
"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea, but... do you know where it is?" he asks nervously.
"Don't worry. I know where it is."
I have a sister to beat the crap out of for ditching me.
In the Amphitheater
Yang is sitting at the spot she saved for her and her sister.
She is playing angry birds on her scroll when suddenly, she feels a chill go down her spin and she breaks out into a cold sweat. It feels as though death is looming over her before the feeling passes. Her eyes still wide open in terror
'What the fuck was that! It felt like I was facing off against a goliath alone and without any weapons,' She thought. 'Whatever, It was probably my imagination'
And with that she went back to playing her game, completely unaware of the catastrophe that was coming her way.
Kintin23: And there it is! Sorry about the late release; stuff came up. The ending was a little rushed too but I'm happy with it. Next chapter we will see what Ruby got in the mysterious package. Feel free to guess. anyone who gets it right will get the next chapter PMed to them a day early. See ya next time. Kintin23 Out!
