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Hotel Room, Vale, Vytal
09:51
Present Day
After suffering throughout the night with nightmares, and trying my best not to wake up Yang, I slowly begin get out of bed. I look over to see Yang facing me, sound asleep. I decide to make some breakfast for the both of us. Being as they don't keep food in the room, I run across the street to a grocery store and pick up some bread, bacon, and eggs. As I gather the food and head for the cash register, I notice bags of strawberries on sale. Being as I'm a fan of them, I decide to grab a bag for Yang and I to share. I arrive back at the room a short time later, and get started on cooking. As I finish up with the cooking, I hear Yang begin to wake up.
"Mmm, what's cooking?" as she sits up in bed.
"Good morning, sunshine–" as I look over to Yang with a smile, and she blushes. "–Let's see...I've got bacon, eggs, toast, and...strawberries." I turn and carry the two trays over to the bed, and take a seat next to her.
"Oh my god, my sister and I love strawberries!" she says with excitement as I lay a tray on her lap.
"Oh, you have a sister?"
"Yeah. My baby sister, Ruby."
"How old are the two of you anyways?"
"She's fifteen, and I'm seventeen."
"Hmm, well I'm eighteen, and I'm an only child."
"Really?"
"Yeah. As a matter of fact, I don't have any memories of my parents."
"I'm sorry" as she rests a hand on my shoulder.
"Yeah, well...what can you do, right?" as I shrug.
"Right..."
"Do you have a way of getting in touch with you sister, just to let her know you're okay?"
"No, I left my cellphone back at the dorm room."
"Dorm room?"
"Yeah. I go to Beacon Academy."
"That so?" as I raise an eyebrow.
"Yeah, so does my sister."
"Huh, I thought the usual age of getting into Beacon is seventeen."
"It is, but she got moved ahead two years while she was at Signal, and she ended up becoming the team leader."
"Hmm...I guess she's special, eh?"
"She is, even though she tries to deny it."
"Why? Is she embarrassed about it or something?"
"I remember her telling me on the first day of school that she doesn't want other people to think that's she's 'special,' and just see her as a normal girl."
"Understandable. All I can say is that we're all unique in our own ways."
From there, we enjoy our breakfast. After we get washed up, we decide to head out so I can take Yang back to Beacon. As we leave, I notice she's not wearing any of the bandages that I put on her the night before; I guess her aura helped her heal overnight. After walking for some time, we finally arrive at the airship station and hitch a ride to Beacon.
Beacon Academy, Vytal
12:02
As we dismount the airship just outside the school, I can't help but admire the view. As we begin to walk past the courtyard, a voice causes us to stop dead in our tracks.
"Ms. Xiao Long" a man's voice calls out. We turn to see a man in green attire, glasses, gray hair, and a coffee mug in hand.
"Professor Ozpin" Yang responds.
"I heard your team has been looking for you. They said you've been 'missing' since last night. Care to explain yourself?"
"Long story short Professor; I went into town to buy something, got jumped and beaten by a group of thugs, and this guy saved my life. He let me stay at his hotel room for the night."
The man raises an eyebrow at her, then gives me an odd look. I can assume what he's probably thinking, so I decide to intervene before things get out of hand.
"Uh, with all due respect, sir, nothing happened between Yang and I. Basically, I saw her being attacked, I scared the guys off, carried her to a hotel, gave her medical treatment, let her stay for the night to recover, then brought her here."
"Hmm...and who are you?" as he looks to me.
"Lev Blau, sir–" as I raise my hand to give the man a handshake, "–It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." He takes a sip from his coffee mug in response, and I slowly pull my hand back, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
"Like wise. So, you saved Ms. Xiao Long's life?"
"Yes, sir." as I look him in the eye.
"Hey Professor, would he be able to enroll into Beacon?" Yang says, interrupting us, and taking me by surprise.
"Wait...what?!" I say, looking at her with a confused expression. The Professor looks over to me.
"Mr. Blau, you want to come to my school?"
"I...well...I...I don't really–"
"I'll give you some time to think about it. In the mean time, I am willing to grant you access to the campus, on one condition..."
"Uh...o-okay?"
"You are not to cause any trouble here, or else your access will be revoked. Is that understood?"
"Yes, sir. I understand." as I look at him with a stern and straight face.
"Very well. As you were." as he turns and walks away. I stand there with Yang in a cloud of confusion.
"Yang...what just happened?" as I look over to her, and she smirks.
"That was Professor Ozpin. He's the Headmaster of Beacon." Hearing that makes my heart stop.
"R–really?" She nods to me in response. "Crap..." I whisper.
"Don't worry about it. Come on." as she takes my hand and guides me the rest of the way to her dorm room.
We get to the door, and as Yang reaches for the doorknob, I gently take her hand and stop her.
"Wait–" as I activate my semblance and look into the room through the wall to see three heat signatures, one standing, and two sitting on the bottom of bunk beds, opposite of each other. "–Are there supposed to be three people in there?"
"Yeah, that's my team."
"Sorry, force of habit. Go ahead." as I let go of her hand, and she enters the room with me in tow.
"Hey guys, I'm back!" Yang says to the girls as we enter.
The first one has red hair, silver eyes, and is wearing a red and black dress with a bright red cloak. The second has white hair with a matching dress and bolero jacket. The last has jet black hair, wears a mixture of black and white attire, and wears a black bow in her hair.
"YANG! Where have you been?!" the one in red exclaims as she runs up to the latter and embraces her in a hug. 'That must be Ruby...' I think to myself.
Yang let's out a sigh, "It's a long story..." I decide to step up.
"And who are you, exactly, and what are you doing here?" the one in white asks as she walks towards me.
"Lev Blau. I'm the guy who saved Yang's life." as I look her dead in her ice blue eyes, and she looks away disapprovingly.
"Saved her life?" The one in black asks looking up from her book as she lays on one of the beds, revealing bright amber eyes.
"Long story short; she got jumped, I intervened, and then carried her to a nearby hotel to give her medical treatment, and let her stay for the night to recover."
"Yeah...thanks for that, by the way." Yang says with a blush on her face while still being held in Ruby's vice-like embrace.
"So with that out of the way, I'd like to know who I'm talking to here. Obviously I already know Yang, and I assume you're Ruby" as I point to the girl in red, and she nods.
"Blake Belladonna" the one in black says.
"Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Com–" She stops in the middle of her spiel, as I raise my hand to cut her off, but I remain frozen in place. I've lost all control of my body, and just stand there, unintentionally giving her the thousand-yard stare as I keep my hand raised. "–Uh...are you okay? Hello, I'm talking to you!" as she starts to wave her hand in front of my face, but I still can't move. That name 'Schnee' was mentioned the day Alice and her father died.
*Begin Flashback*
"The Schnee Mansion?" I look at him in the rear-view mirror with a surprised expression.
"Yes, I'm supposed to be sitting down with the CEO and discuss plans for upgrading the company's security."
"Hmm...no disrespect sir, but may I ask why we brought Alice along? I thought you don't involve her in business matters."
"Well, Mr. Schnee suggested the idea so she can meet his daughter, and Heiress to the company. It'll give the two of them a chance to get to know each other."
*End Flashback*
As the flashback slowly fades away, I lower my hand, which has begun to shake uncontrollably, turn and walk out the door. Unfortunately, my body is acting out like it's in auto-pilot.
"Lev? Where you going?" Yang calls out to me as I walk down the hallways of the dorm. A short time later, I find myself sitting on a vent shaft on the roof, just gazing at the afternoon sky. A short time later, Yang comes out onto the roof.
"There you are! What happened back there?" as she takes a seat next to me. I remain silent, and continue to stare at the horizon. "Lev, come on. Talk to me." as she rests her hand on mine. I slowly look over to her.
"I'm sorry..."
"For what?"
"Walking out like I did. It's...it's just that when I heard that name...it brought back some terrible memories."
"Schnee?" She asks, and I nod. "Do you have something against her company?"
"No..."
"Does it have something to do with the two people you...lost?" She asks with concern. I slowly nod. "It's okay. Just tell me. It's just you and me up here."
I let out sigh, "They were my clients."
"Clients?" She looks at me with curiosity.
"Yeah..." as I bow my head in shame.
"Seems to me like they were more than just 'clients,' Lev."
I sit in silence for a moment. "Well...technically they were, but..."
"But what?"
I let out a sigh before explaining. "Basically, one was a Schnee Dust Company Executive, Michael McGuire, and the other was his daughter...A-Alice."
"What happened to them?"
"They were killed by a roadside bomb. We drove right over it when it went off...I was the driver."
"Lev...I'm so sorry." As she begins to hug me.
"And you wanna know the worst part about it all?"
"What?"
"They died on my watch..."
"Lev, it's not your fau–" I raise my hand to cut her off.
"Yang...it is. I had one job, and that was to protect the McGuires at all costs, and I failed them."
We sit in silence for a few minutes, as I calm myself down. When I feel well enough, I decide it's time to go back to the dorm room. "Come on–" as I get up, "–Let's head back downstairs."
"You sure?" Yang asks with concern.
"Yeah. Besides, I feel that I should at least apologize to Weiss."
We head for the door, and within minutes, we get back to the dorm room. The girls sit on their beds, patiently waiting for us.
"Weiss, I just wanted to apologize..."
"For what?" she asks coldly as she looks me in the eye with her soul piercing blue eyes.
"For...for acting the way I did. I didn't mean to offend you in anyway. It's just...I don't really know how to explain this." I pause for a moment
"Go on..." she says, seeming a bit impatient
"It's regret. It haunts me."
"Regret? For what?"
"Taking a job and failing..."
"What job? I have no idea what you're tal–"
"I was supposed to protect an executive of your company, and I failed–" I explain, interrupting her. "–I failed to protect him, and his daughter."
"An executive?"
"Michael McGuire, and his daughter, Alice..." as I bow my head in shame. She stands there for a moment, staring at me in complete shock.
"I...I know who they are. T-they were supposed to come to my family's mansion for a meeting, unt–"
"Until we drove over an IED and I got them killed..."
Weiss continues to stare at me in shock, completely lost for words.
"Any idea who was responsible?" Blake interjects.
"The White Fang. I...gunned down the kill squad when they tried to escape."
"I cant believe they've become so brutal" Blake replies with sadness.
"They didn't show mercy for me or the McGuires, so I did the same in return. I understand and respect that they're fighting for equality rights for their race, but when it comes to the blood of innocent lives being spilled, especially my friends and family; An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth..." I stand there in silence afterwards, somewhat shocked and ashamed at what I just said.
"Okay ladies, shows over. Lets give the man a break" Yang says abruptly as she takes my arm, and guides me towards the door.
Credits go out to "Eightbyte" on deviantART for the idea of his Glock 21R Revolver to use as Lev Blau's weapon. Be sure to check him out!