Team ACEE's Dorm, Beacon Academy
Altaïr woke up at the first light of morning, his eyes opening to greet the day. He looked around at his room. It was small, but it was enough for him. Last night, his team was partying hard with the others. He officially got introduced to teams RWBY and JNPR, and of course, he had to wake up early to clean it all up.
Altaïr grabbed his school uniform and got in the showers. After wiping himself off and changing, he saw his friends were still asleep. Ezio was spooning his pillow, Connor was snoring like a bear, and Edward was drooling into his pillow, his hand still grasping an empty bottle of beer.
Altaïr sighed. "How do I even put up with this lot?" He asked himself.
He picked up Edward's gun and shot into the ceiling. Everybody woke up with a start from the loud bang, either grumbling or breathing heavily.
"Ya serious, mate?" Edward groaned, rubbing his head.
"Come on, we haven't even unpacked, and I want time for breakfast." Altaïr bluntly said to them.
Team ACEE sighed in unison and started to get ready. Ezio stepped in the shower first, and put on his uniform. He checked himself in the mirror and smiled. "I'm gonna get so many chicks with this thing…" Ezio thought inwardly while shamelessly posing.
Connor put on his uniform next. He looked at himself in the mirror and stroked his wolf ears. "Hmm… I don't really think I should hide them…" He thought. He knew Blake preferred to hide her ears due to the fear of discrimination, but Connor saw no need to hide his nature from everyone. I mean, he was so big and intimidating that only an idiot would pick a fight with him.
Edward had a hard time with his uniform. "Argh!… How do you put this stupid thing on?!" He growled as he fiddled with his tie. Edward was a man who spent most of his life with sand on his feet and living amongst bandits and hardened criminals. Ties were completely alien to him as seen when he tugged and tangled the tie.
Soon, everybody was ready and dressed. "What about our weapons?" Edward asked his team.
"Bring only your hidden blades. We can leave our weapons behind for now." Altaïr answered.
"Speaking of which, what's our first class?" Connor asked.
"Ah! At 9 o'clock, we have Grimm studies an-" Altaïr started before he looked up at a clock at the wall, pointing at 8:55 on the dot.
"Ooonsecondthoughtweshouldprobablygetgoinglikerightnow!" Altaïr said in a hurry before rushing out the room. The rest of his team was left there confused, until voices rang out from the hallways.
Ezio, Connor and Edward peeked out of their door to see team RWBY running off in a hurry.
"C-class? Dah!" Jaune stuttered before his entire team collapsed from leaning out the door like them.
Team JAAE was sprinting out of their dorm too, Arno with a piece of toast in his mouth.
"We're late?..." Ezio asked nervously.
Each of their eyes widened and ran as fast as they could down the hallway.
"WE'RE GONNA BE LAAAATE!" Jaune screamed.
Grimm Studies class, Beacon Academy
"Monsters! Deeeeeemons… Prowlers of the night. Yes, the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as prey! Hu-ha!" Professor Port announced to his students. Barely any of which were even listening.
Ruby had faced many tests in the field, but she soon realized that the ultimate challenge of Beacon was staying awake in Professor Port's class.
The classroom was rather large. On the whiteboard were diagrams and descriptions of different types of Grimm.
The old teacher quickly continued on with his lecture. "And you will too, once you graduate from this prestigious academy!"
Ezio, Arno and Edward were trying their best not to fall asleep, and Jacob was already drooling all over his textbook. Connor and Adé remained composed, but they too, were beginning to drift off. And then there were Altaïr and Evie, who were actually listening attentively and taking notes. Arno looked at then and scoffed. "Pfft. Tryhards…"
Port continued to speak. "Now as I was saying, Vale, as well as the other three kingdoms, are safe havens in an otherwise treacherous world. Our planet is absolutely teeming with creatures that would love nothing more than to rip you to shreds. And that's where we come in! Huntsmen! Huntresses…"
Port clicked his tongue on the last one at Yang, causing her to cringe, and Edward to unconsciously flick out his hidden blade.
"Individuals who have sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves. From what, you ask? Why, the very world!" Port exclaimed as he raised his fist on the last part.
"WHOOOOOOOOOooooo-"
Jacob suddenly lifted his face from his textbook and whooped loudly with a fist in the air, but all it did was make it more awkward. Evie facepalmed and slammed a fist into the back of his head, sending him back to Dreamland.
"Uhh… That is what you are training to become. But first, a story. A tale of a young, handsome, man. Me. When I was a boy, blah blah blah…." Port began as his speech drifted off into incoherent and literal 'blah's.
Weiss was about to drift off to sleep like the others, but heard Ruby giggling over something as she scribbled on a sheet of paper.
"Despite smelling of cabbages, my grandfather was a wise man. "Peter," he told me, blah blah blah…" Port continued on, unaware that half his class was out cold.
Ruby began to snicker to herself, attracting the attention of her team, Arno and Connor. She held up the paper she had been doodling on, showing a rather bad drawing of Professor Port with stink lines, labeled "Professor Poop" under it. Ruby also blew a raspberry noise, causing her team (except for Weiss) and Arno to laugh, but Connor, being the blunt giant he is, just sat there, not really understanding why she spelled his name incorrectly.
Arno then took out his own pencil and scribbled. He then held up his own paper, showing an equally bad doodle of Professor Port, but with a pig nose and titled "Professor Pork" under it. He also made a snorting sound with his nose to emphasize his point, causing Ruby, Blake and Yang to laugh a bit harder, attracting Port's attention.
"Ahem… In the end, the Beowolf was no match for my sheer tenacity. And I returned to my village with the beast in captivity and my head held high. Celebrated, as a hero! The moral of the story? A true huntsman must be honorable!"
Weiss looked again at Ruby, her leader. She was balancing an apple on top of a book on top of a pencil by her finger while making a stupid face. Her expression darkened.
"A true huntsman must be dependable!"
"Now she was sleeping. Fucking sleeping. In class. What does she have that makes her a leader that I don't?!" Weiss thought to herself as she looked on in anger.
"A true huntsman must be strategic, well educated, and wise!"
"Now she's picking her nose. Picking her goddamn nose. That bratty, unprofessional airhead!" Weiss screamed inwardly as she was beginning to snap from outrage.
"Now, who among you believes themselves to be the embodiment of these traits?" Port asked the class.
Weiss shot her hand up in the air instantly. "I do, sir!"
Professor Port smiled at her drive and gestured to a rattling cage beside him. "Well then, let's find out, shall we? Step forward and face your opponent!"
Weiss changed into her combat attire and stepped down to the front of the class.
"Gooo Weiss!" Yang cheered.
"Fight well!" Blake cheered also as she waved a RWBY flag in her hand.
"Yeah! Represent teeeaam RWBY!" Ruby joyously proclaimed with both fists reaching up to pierce the heavens.
"Ruby! I'm trying to focus!" Weiss barked at the girl.
"Oh. Sorry..." Ruby apologized as she slunk back into her chair.
"Alright. Let the match…begin!" Port declared. He raised his axe and hacked off the lock, revealing a snarling Boarbatusk.
The pig-like Grimm charged Weiss, but she attacked with a sideways swipe, diverting herself away from the creature's charge. She rolled on her back and stood in a kneeling position.
The Grimm stopped to change direction and glared at her with two sets of red orbs.
"Hang in there, Weiss!" Ruby yelled from her seat.
Weiss dashed toward the Boarbatusk with Myrtenaster pointing forward, but as she collided with the Grimm, the weapon was caught by the Grimm's hooked tusks. She tugged at her sword as the Grimm attempted to keep its ground.
"Aha! Bold new approach! I like it!" Port commented.
"Come on, Weiss! Show it who's boss!" Ruby cheered.
But Weiss stopped to glare at Ruby for distracting her, but this made her lose focus and allowed the Boarbatusk to wrench the rapier from her grip and headbutt her backwards.
"Oho! Now what will you do without your weapon?" Port said.
Weiss leapt to the side to barely dodge a charge and sprinted to pick up her weapon.
"Weiss! Go for its belly! There's no armor undernea-" Ruby attempted to tell her, only to be cut off by the heiress.
"STOP TELLING ME WHAT TO DO!" Weiss snapped at Ruby, who sank her head in guilt.
The Boarbatusk then curled up in a ball and began to spin itself toward Weiss like a wheel. However, Weiss simply summoned a glyph right in front of her, which the Grimm crashed into, sending it down on its back. Weiss then leapt up and summoned another glyph behind her feet in mid-air.
Activating it, she shot down and skewered the Grimm through its vulnerable stomach.
"Bravo! Bravo! It appears we are indeed in the presence of a true huntress in training!" Port applauded her.
After the match, Port dismissed the class. Weiss scowled at Ruby, who was making her "kicked puppy" face. The heiress then stormed off furiously.
"What's she so worked up about?" Evie asked.
Ruby then got up and ran after her. Ezio watched everything silently and decided to leave on his own.
Ruby finally caught up to Weiss in the hallways and tried to work their situation out.
"Weiss!" She called as she found the girl in the hallway.
"What?" She replied bitterly.
"What's wrong with you? What're you so worked up ab-" Ruby asked her.
"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you?! You're supposed to be a leader and all you've been so far is a nuisance!" Weiss snapped at the young girl.
"What did I ever do?!" Ruby protested.
"That's it! You haven't done anything to gain that position! You acted like a child back in the forest and you've only continued to do so!" Weiss growled at her.
Ruby was confused as to why she was so upset. "Weiss, where is this all coming from? What happened to all that talk about working together? I thought you believed in working as a team!"
Weiss groaned. "A team that I would lead. Not you. I studied and trained my whole life for this, and this is what I get?! *sigh* Ozpin… made a mistake."
Ruby tried to say something, but she just couldn't. If she had anything to say, to object, it was gone with whatever hopes and self-confidence she had. Was Weiss right? Was she even fit to be a leader? Why was she even here?
"Not a good way to treat your friends if you ask me."
Ruby turned to see Altaïr in his uniform and his arms folded.
"Do you think she's right? Am I not doing good enough?" Ruby cried.
"Well… I don't think we can say for certain yet." Altaïr replied.
Meanwhile…
Weiss wandered through the halls and heard a voice behind her.
"Weiss?"
"What do you want?" Weiss coldly asked Ezio.
"I only want to help out." Ezio replied calmly.
Weiss sighed and calmed down. She began to walk over to a bench on the balcony, scooching over to save a spot for Ezio.
"Is it about Ruby?" Ezio asked.
Weiss gritted her teeth. "Yes. Why was she chosen to be team leader instead of me? I've prepared my whole life, and yet she takes it without a care in the world!"
Ezio turned to her and said, "Maybe that's how it is. Maybe you aren't cut to be a team leader."
Meanwhile…
"What do you mean?" Ruby asked the assassin.
"Dust, we've only been leaders for one day. We'll be leading these teams for four years!" Altaïr answered.
"Ruby, you've seen what I can do out there, right?" Altaïr asked her.
"Y-yeah." Ruby answered as she remembered his deadly skill with his blades and how easily he moves in the shadows.
"Believe me, there was a time when I was weak. A novice. Nothing. A far cry from who I am now. We've all been there. We've all had times of doubt and weakness. But by learning from our failures, we learn to stand against them and to push further." Altaïr said while putting his hand on her shoulder.
"Once, my brashness nearly cost me and my brothers their lives. I started again from rock-bottom and it was then that I truly learned what I was lacking. Our objective is important, but as a leader, your responsibilities don't stop there." Altaïr continued on.
Meanwhile…
"Excuse me?! But I've trained rigorously my entire life! I have every right to be a leader!" Weiss exclaimed in an offended tone.
"Yes, you are skilled and I admire that in you. You fight with grace and elegance I can hardly match, but your attitude is the real issue." Ezio informed her.
"How dare you!" Weiss cried at him.
"My point exactly. Weiss, you've lived your entire life getting what you wanted and I can relate to that." Ezio said to Weiss.
"That's not even true." Weiss pouted.
Ezio narrowed his eyes at her, causing her to flinch.
"Okay, maybe not entirely true…"
Meanwhile…
"Being a leader is much more than a fancy title for yourself. Being a leader means you are responsible for your teammate's well-being and it also means you must keep order between them and consider their opinions before you make the final call." Altaïr told Ruby.
Ruby lowered her head in deep thought.
"This means you need to make the tough choices and set an example for the rest, by being the best you can be." Altaïr continued on.
"And…" Altaïr patted Ruby on the back, getting her attention.
"… You're starting off very well." Altaïr finished with a smile.
Ruby smiled as he walked away, and walked back to her dorm in deep thought.
Meanwhile…
"If things don't turn out the way you wanted, complaining gets you nowhere. Life is unfair, and bad things happen eventually." Ezio elaborated.
Weiss hung her head in shame as she looked down at her feet.
Ezio then placed a hand behind her neck, attempting to comfort the girl. "Don't be angry because of what you don't have. Treasure what is in front of you while you still can."
Ezio then grasped her by the chin and held her up to meet his eye. She didn't fight it and only drank in his every word. "Listen to me. You are one of the most amazing people I have ever met, but your team deserves to know this side of you as well. Push your limits as far as you can, but don't look down on others like subordinates. Understand them and personally connect with them as friends and partners. Don't be mad because you're not the leader, but do everything you can to help your team succeed as one."
Ezio let Weiss go and she turned to him with a smile. "Thanks, Ezio. You're right. I shouldn't have been such a jerk."
Ezio smiled at her. "How about you make it up to her?"
Weiss folded her arms. "I'll think of something…"
Later that night…
Weiss entered the dorm quietly. She walked over to Ruby's bed and parted the curtain to see her unconscious face atop a notebook. Her hand still held onto a pencil and she was drooling on top of this one worksheet.
Weiss rolled her eyes and shook the sleeping girl's arm, causing her to stir.
Ruby's eyes fluttered open, then she got up startled by her presence. "W-Weiss! I-I was studying and I guess I fell asleep! I'm sorry, I-"
Weiss cut her off and stared at the empty coffee mug beside Ruby. "How do you take your coffee?"
"Uh, I don't-" Ruby stuttered, not very sure of what to make of the situation.
"Answer the question." Weiss interrupted, but not in the usual demanding voice she used, but in a much calmer and concerned tone.
"Uhh… cream and five sugars!" Ruby quickly answered.
"Don't move." Weiss picked up the empty mug and exited the room for a minute.
Weiss came back a couple minutes later holding a steaming mug of hot coffee.
"Here." Weiss handed Ruby the mug with a smile.
"Um, thanks Weiss." Ruby responded with gratitude.
Weiss stood there for a while and sighed. "Ruby, I think you have what it takes to be a good leader. And I promise you, I will be the best teammate you'll ever have."
Ruby smiled because could feel the sincerity and empathy in her voice, showing her that Weiss meant every word she had just said, and that touched her deeply.
"Good luck studying!" Weiss said before she stepped down from Ruby's bunk.
She then stepped back up to point at some notes Ruby had written in her notebook. "That's wrong, by the way."
Before Weiss closed the door as she left, she stopped. "Hey, Ruby? I always wanted bunk beds as a kid."
Ruby smiled and sipped her coffee, happy that she had her partner's support as a teammate and a friend.
Outside in the hallway…
Weiss closed the door behind her and turned to the bathrooms, but she heard a door creak behind her.
"Hey."
"Good evening, Ezio." Weiss greeted the assassin.
"You know that you're way prettier when you're smiling, right?" Ezio noted with a grin.
"I'll… keep that in mind, thank you." Weiss replied with a similar expression.
NEXT UP: CARDIN, CARDIN, CARDIN!
Helloooooo! I don't know if this chapter was as interesting, but I wanna know how you think about it! At least next chapter we get to the REAL shit like the assassins beating the crap outta Cardin. (BECAUSE ONE DOES NOT MAKE A RWBY XOVER WITHOUT CARDIN GETTING BEAT UP)
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