Two Sides to a Coin Ch. 4: Views

First full chapter that'll be written solely on my new MacBookPro. Gah, so much nicer then the Chromebook... Anyways, first question about Ruby that I can answer. Ruby is indeed NOT Ryan from his Mad King moments, but that's an idea. Hm... But, thank you to everyone for getting me to 40 followers for this story! I will say this again, I am so amped for the future of this story so it means a lot that others are as well. Let's resume.

"Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long," Ozpin said easily. "You four have retrieved the white knight pieces. Together, you will work together as team RWBY. Lead by, Ruby Rose." The audience went dead silent. It was the very end of initiation, and Ozpin had already announced all of the other teams. But now he was onto the one of rumors, RWBY. Ruby Rose had made quite an impression on everyone during initiation, and it was evident by the silence.

The girl simply took it in stride, her eye flickering between the bright silver to a much darker shade of red and black. It concerned Ozpin, but he just nodded to them.

"This year promises to be interesting," Ozpin announced. "All of you can retire to your dorms. Information as to what team has what dorm is located outside." All of the students left, and Ozpin retired to his office.

Luckily for him, his office wasn't too far away. There was some things that he needed to investigate. All of them revolved around the youngest student within this class, Ruby Rose.

He took a seat at his desk, and ignored the files that surrounded it. Most of them were parents sending letters to their children, congratulating them about intimation. One of the interns could take care of handing those out, he had other priorities.

He opened up his scroll, and went over the student bios. He found the one marked Ruby Rose, and started to read the bio that Qrow had written for him.

Ruby Rose, age 15.

Ruby is young, yet full of talent and ambition. Her physical abilities are remarkable, though she does get a bad reputation for her personality. Ruby suffers from slight schizophrenia. It's only minor, and she simply refers to it as the other voice. But it does not affect many things to her.

Ruby's schizophrenia is brought on from a tragedy when she was younger. Her mother, Summer Rose, was killed by Beowolves after Ruby was badly burned in a factory explosion. The poor girl had to watch as her mother died, and she now bears physical marks on her arms and the side of her face from the incident.

Since then, Ruby has changed. Her voice can get deeper, and her eyes can change color. Her physical strength is unprecedented, and many would do well to remember that. She has been struggling with her past for a while, but it has not changed her strength and power. She has a natural ability to lead in combat, and I believe that she is one of the most gifted students I have ever had.

Ozpin set his scroll aside, and pondered over this. Clearly, some of it seemed to be false. One with schizophrenia wasn't simply given this much of a chance. Especially with Ruby's past. Losing her mother and being injured in a factory explosion in the same day, one could break. It didn't seem like Ruby hadn't done just that. He was going to have to take care to keep a close eye on Ruby this year.

Team RWBY's Dorm

Ruby lead the three girls down the hall, and her silver eye was wide with excitement. For a long time, Ruby wanted to make a difference in the world, something good. It looked like she was finally going to have her chance.

The partners for the sisters were a bit more nervous. They had watched Ruby carve a Death Stalker and Nevermore with ease, and Weiss had seen her rip a Beowolf's head off cleanly. Well, not cleanly, but it certainly hadn't seemed like Ruby had much of an issue. That concerned them for obvious reasons.

Yang was fine. She wasn't as excited as her sister, but Ruby had more reasons to want to do good in the world then Yang. But she most certainly wasn't nervous. Nothing was there to stimulate Ruby's bloodlust in any way, so why should Yang be fearful? So long as Weiss and Blake didn't piss her off, then things would be fine. But if they did, oh there would be issues.

Ruby finally stopped outside the dorm designated as theirs, and smiled to her team.

"This is it!" She said excitedly. "We're here!"

"How are you so excited?" Blake asked calmly.

"Because, I wanna be a huntress!" Weiss and Blake exchanged looks of surprise. It seemed as though the hardline between her mask and face wasn't the only sudden change that they had.

The four girls walked inside, and noticed that all that was laid out for them was their pajamas. Ruby's short sleeved top and her pants, Weiss' lace blouse, Blake's blouse, and Yang's t-shirt and shorts. All that was left was another note, one saying, other supplies will come tomorrow.

"Huh," Ruby said. "I guess we just sleep tonight and trust that our stuff will be here in the morning."

"You think?" Yang asked playfully. Weiss and Blake were watching the scene unfold, completely unsure of what to do. "Anyways," Yang said. "I think I might wanna go and grab a cup of coffee or something. Blake, care to join your new partner?" Weiss flashed a look at Blake, one that clearly indicated that she wished for the girl in the black bow to stay with her, and not leave her to Ruby. But for the same reasons Weiss wanted Blake to say, Blake wanted to leave.

"Sure," she said.

"Cool," Yang said. "Weiss, Ruby, we'll be back. Ruby, try to not eat Weiss."

"I'll do my best," Ruby said with a grin. Weiss whimpered, and Yang nudged the heiress.

"I'm kidding," Yang said. "She doesn't eat people." Yang and Blake left the room, and Yang poked her head in one last time.

"Often," Yang added in suspiciously. She closed the door, and her new partner just stared at her.

"That was a little cruel," she said.

"Yeah, I wasn't joking," Yang said. "Ruby has eaten Grimm before, and I don't doubt that she would eat a person." Blake's eyes widened as she watched Yang walk away, and she looked back at the dorm. Her own secret may not be as significant as never learning what her new leader's was.

Inside RWBY's Dorm

Weiss was sitting stiffly on her bed, watching Ruby move carefully. She hadn't really adjusted much since Blake and Yang had left. It was difficult for Weiss to tell if Yang was joking or being serious about the eating people thing, but Weiss certainly didn't put it past her.

"Relax," Ruby said as she rolled over in her bed so her eye was staring at her upside down. "I'm not gonna attack you. I'm totally fine." Weiss just nodded, and looked at the bathroom door. "I'm gonna take a shower," Ruby said. "I'm coated with blood."

"That would seem to be a smart idea," Weiss said calmly. Ruby picked up her pajamas, and walked into the restroom. Weiss instantly stripped down, figuring that she only had a short time before Ruby would finish up.

Ruby walked into the bathroom, and closed the door. She smiled to herself at how fun the day had been. But, some of the blood had gotten under her clothes and that needed to be addressed.

She slowly took off her mask, and looked at herself in the mirror. She still felt calm, but slightly stirred at the sight of her own face. Ruby proceeded to take off her gloves and set them aside. She turned on the shower water, and started to strip down. Most of it had gotten off of her, and she smiled at her reflection. Despite the atrocities that rested on her arms and face, Ruby had a good figure.

Suddenly, she heard a knock on the door.

"Ruby," Weiss called from the other side. "I need to grab some makeup in there."

"Don't come in!" Ruby said instantly.

"I won't look at you," Weiss argued. "Plus, we're both girls."

"I said stay out!" Ruby snapped.

Kill her, the other voice said, finding it's moment to stir. Kill her and keep my look hidden.

"If she opens the door, I will," Ruby said quietly. She readied her arms, and stared at the door.

"Fine," Weiss said. "I'll wait." Ruby breathed a sigh of relief, and stepped into the shower. Weiss had only narrowly avoided death, and that was a good thing. But there was only so long that Ruby could keep the lust quelled.

Later on that Night: Ruby's Dreams

She was younger, much younger. At the most, she was eight years old. Her face remained unmasked, and her arms open. Everything about her was completely pure, which meant good things at that moment. But the dream was familiar to Ruby, and she knew it would only continue for so long.

She walked down the forest, calling out a name. The name tasted sweet and sour. Sweet for the moment, but sour for what she knew that after affects would be.

Ruby finally reached a building, and she looked over it carefully. It was large, white, and plain. The snow that drenched the area around it also polluted the roof of the building. It seemed out of place to Ruby, but she didn't question it. She kept yelling out the name, but saw nothing.

Within another moment, the scene changed. The factory was suddenly in ruins, and Ruby had buried her arms and face in the snow. She was in agony, and all that she could feel was fire. But something more was coming from the flames. Something else.

After another moment, Ruby was standing over the corpse of a woman. The woman wore a white cloak, but it was stained red. Within her young hands rested the woman's throat, and Ruby stared in horror at her own work.

After another instant, she was surrounded by Beowolves. All of them looked like they wanted a chance at the corpse, and all that stood between them was them and Ruby. She closed her eyes, and felt herself slip into blackness.

Let me show you what I have seen, the voice said. And I can tell you what happened here.

"No!" Ruby said. What she didn't realize was that she had just woken up, and was the first to do so. No one had heard her, which meant good things. Ruby could get her minimal supplies unpacked, and then get dressed. Just in time for classes as well.

Later on that Morning: After Weiss Awakes

To the surprise of no one, Weiss was the last one up. The heiress wasn't exactly keen on getting up early. Ruby had kindly shoved her out of her bed, which almost warranted a larger reaction. But then she had seen that half mask and that silver eye, and Weiss really didn't want to see the red and black one.

After the other three had unpacked and gotten sorted out {as Ruby had unpacked already} they noticed that they had more space then expected with four girls living together. Mostly since all Ruby seemed to have was spare clothing, Crescent Rose, and a spare pair of gloves and a spare mask. Plus, Weiss only had a few personal items.

"Look at all this space," Ruby said happily. "So long as none of you get in my way, we should be fine."

"What about me?" Yang asked.

"Especially you," Ruby teased. "Now, I think our first class is in about four minutes."

"WHAT?!" Weiss yelled out.

"Yup," Ruby said calmly. "We should probably get going." Before anything else could really happen, the rest of her team blew past her. Ruby took a moment to gather herself, but then chased after them. Perhaps she had made an error in calculating everyone's speed to be as fast as her own.

Professor Port's Classroom

The doors were thrown open, and team RWBY hurried to their seats. Just after they managed to get seated, four other students, JNPR Ruby believed, ran inside as well. They only just got their seats before the bells rung, and the professor, a rather large man with massive eyebrows and an even larger mustache, took a look at all of them.

"Good to see that everyone made it," he said easily. "Now, let us begin with class. My name is Peter Port, you must call me Professor Port." The class all murmured something, and his mustache moved just enough to lead them to believe that he was smiling.

"Monsters!" He began. "Deeeeemons! Yes, the creatures of Grimm go by many names. But I simply refer to them as prey, haha!" Ruby felt her interest slip straight through her at this.

Monsters, the voice said. Demons. Prey. These are things that we know. Well, we know about making them prey. Everything here is about killing Grimm, and I think that we know how to do that. Simply rest, we both need your body for later.

"Okay," Ruby mumbled. She started to adjust to become a little bit more comfortable, and then kept one eye on class. Weiss noticed this, and gently elbowed her partner.

"What're you doing?" She hissed.

"Resting," Ruby replied. "I know how to kill Grimm." Weiss was about to scold Ruby more, but then Port shifted around his attention.

"Who here believes they have the blood of a true huntress?" He challenged. Ruby lifted up her head, and let her senses fill the room. She could tell, a Grimm was nearby. Meaning that Ruby knew what Ozpin meant by, 'blood of a true huntress.' And it meant doing something that she very much so enjoyed doing.

"I do," Ruby stated, her eye beginning to flicker between silver and red and black.

"Then come and prove it," Port said. He gestured to his side where a single cage rested, and a pair of glowing eyes was visible. Ruby felt her mouth begin to salivate at the prospect of it. She didn't care what Grimm it might be, so long as it was something to kill.

Give me this, the voice requested.

"Done," Ruby whispered. Her team watched as Ruby stepped down to the middle of the floor, and slowly pulled out her scythe. After another moment, she put it away.

"Are you sure, Ms. Rose?" Port asked.

"Positive," she replied, her voice dropping down to the bass that signaled who was in power.

"Alright then," Port continued. "Let the match, begin!" Port pulled out a blunderbuss axe and cut the lock off the cage. Instantly, a Boarbatusk came charging out of the cage. Ruby waited for the right moment, and dove over it. She rolled to her feet on the other side, and watched as the Boarbatusk took it it's feet.

"Excellent dodge," Port called out. Ruby watched as it ran at her again, and rolled out of the way again. She was just trying to time her strike, and to do that she needed to learn the Grimm's patterns.

After she got to her feet, the Boarbatusk ducked into a ball. It started to spin, and then it rolled straight at Ruby.

"How will your dodging work now?" Port challenged. Ruby closed her eyes, and then opened them. Now both matched each other, and they had become red and black.

The Boarbatusk reached Ruby, and she took a single step back and reached her arms out. Both hands hooked onto the two tusks of the Grimm had, and the force of the Grimm pushed Ruby back. She stood her ground, and just pushed back with all of her strength. The momentum between the Grimm and Ruby switched, and it was soon Ruby who was in control.

She felt all of the muscles in her arms ripple, and she ripped both of the tusks off of the Boarbatusk. It squealed in pain, and Ruby smiled cruelly. She stepped forward, and slammed both of the tusks into either side of the Grimm's head. It's skull collapsed under the pressure, and it fell to the ground. Everyone was staring at her, and Ruby was just smiling. Her eyes had returned to normal as the voice sensed that there was nothing more that they could attack without raising alarm.

"Well," Port said slowly. "What an intriguing way to end class. You are all dismissed." Everyone got up and left the room as quickly as possible. Port stared at the corpse of the Boarbatusk, and shook his head. What type of person did he just receive in his class?

End: Some things I want to state now. One, JNPR will not be heavily involved in this story at all! Ruby will want as little involvement with other people as possible, so fuck the Cardin arc and fuck the Forever Falls arc for JNPR in this story. So next chapter, we're gonna be jumping a fair amount ahead. After the episode 15-16 {or 9 and 10} arc, then all of it becomes my own story. So just some heads ups, questions, comments, follows, favorites, and feedback is appreciated.