I want to go ahead and tell ya'll of one (but not only) change to Beacon dorms: Each dormroom is for two people. Don't worry though, the unstable-looking bunkbeds will still be a thing. I'll post the floor plan on my deviantART page.
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Disclaimer: Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo while RWBY belongs to Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth
Chapter 09: Apprentice and Mentor
"NOOOOOOOO!" Keigo cried out in horror. He staggers into the living room/kitchen area, wearing a white/red striped overshirt, a shirt, dark gray pants, and brown shoes. In the kitchen area, Orihime is washing dishes from breakfast earlier, her clothes being a large pink sweater, a long sky blue skirt with white clouds, pink socks, and light green heeled shoes. In the living room area, Uryuu is seating on a couch, one leg over the other as he is reading a Was Once Human novel while listening to music from wireless light-blue/white headphones. He is wearing blue-colored jean jacket over a long-sleeve black turtleneck with thumb holes tucked in white skinny jeans, a black belt, and dark fold-over boots with blue/black plaid insides.
Rukia is also in the living room with Uryuu, sitting in an armchair adjacent to the sofa, drawing in her sketch book. She is wearing a light pink long sleeve shirt, a short light lavender pencil skirt, white leggings, and pink boots. Her white and pink coat is hanging off the coach in case if she goes out in the chilly air.
Keigo stumbles into the couch, falling over the back of it and face-first into one of it's cushions next to the bespectacled Quincy. Said Quincy paid no heed to the distraught male, who then moans pitifully in the cushion. Uryuu continues to ignore him as he flips a page. Keigo moans louder and, again, Uryuu ignores him. Rukia is trying her hardest not to laugh. Keigo moans again, but even louder. This time, Uryuu closes his book, pulls down his headphones to his shoulders, leans over to the armrest to place elbow and rests head in his hand. While Uryuu knew better than to give in, he decided to humor the resident drama queen. "Yes?" He dared to ask, staring at the wall.
Keigo turned his head around, as to face the paler male and speak more clear. "Has there been times where life have been so cruel to you? So cruel that you want nothing more than to just bury yourself in a hole?"
That was a stupid question, given who he is talking to. "If you count conversations like this, then yes." Uryuu said, completely deadpanned. "Several times." Orihime glanced over before returning to her dishes.
"It's just not fair. Not fair at all. Everything that I have planned for today: Down the drain!"
Uryuu looks at Rukia, who only shrugged at him. "What?" He asked.
Keigo straightens up before hopping over the back of the couch to seat next to Uryuu. "Listen to this, Four-eyes. I had everything planned for the day! Gonna go down in town to get the latest volume of Late Nite Jaguar, then watch Try Hard 2, and then have an awesome Corona 5 party with Fox and Sparky."
"Okay?"
"But no. Nope, nada, negatory...How do you say no in Deutsche?"
"Nein."
"? Well, it doesn't matter. What matters is the needs of man. Can't a guy just go through the day how he wanted!?"
"...Was?" Uryuu wondered, speaking in his native tongue.
"Keigo, quit torturing Ishida." Ichigo chastised, walking up to the couch. He is wearing a pine green coat with tan inside, a white shirt with the number '15' in dark blue, light blue jeans, and dark brown shoes. "That's my job."
"Ha-ha, you're a comedian." Uryuu said with a roll of his eyes. "Now, would you mind telling me what the dummkopf is talking about?"
"He's just having an existential crisis because our team is chosen for the program." Tatsuki clarified, appearing behind them, Scroll in hand, showing the letters 'JNPR'. Tatsuki wore a long-sleeved light blue shirt, gray-green sweatpants, and dark green shoes. She tossed her dark green long-sleeved jacket over the back of another armchair on the opposite side of Rukia's. Mizuiro is at her side with his arms crossed, him wearing an off-white green hoodie and light pants and black shoes.
"Who are they?" Orihime asked, drying her hands with a hand towel.
"We weren't given that information, yet." Mizuiro answered. "We do get to know the pronunciation. It's pronounced 'Juniper', like the plant."
"Our team is chosen, too." Ichigo says, as Renji appeared in the room as well. He is wearing a dark brown jacket with a light brown tuff of fur on the collar, a dark crimson shirt, navy blue jeans, and black shoes. Around his neck is a loose black tie and a faded salmon color head-bandana.
Rukia looks up from her sketchbook. "Really?"
"Yep." Ichigo clarified. He hands his Scroll over to his Quincian partner to look at the team name. R W B Y.
"So, all we get are the team names?" Uryuu asked, giving Ichigo back his Scroll.
"I guess so." Ichigo said. "Old Man Oz said that he'll send videos of the initiation later. For now, we need to think of a place to meet with them."
"How about Jack's Java Beans?" Tatsuki proposed. "Pretty decent breakfast food there."
"Sounds good." Ichigo accepted. He opens his Scroll to send the message in.
"I hate the taste of coffee..." Renji complained.
"They also sell tea, you know." Rukia pointed out, getting up and grabbing her coat. Renji shrugged, complying.
"You guys are serious about this?" Keigo questioned. "Can we just, I don't know, reject it?"
"You want to reject an assignment that the headmaster of our school commissioned you to undertake? Be my guest." Uryuu said sarcastically.
"It is what it is." Ichigo said. "No use to argue about it." He turns to leave, followed by Uryuu, Rukia, Renji, Orihime, and Mizuiro.
"Where you guys going?" Keigo asked.
"You mean 'where are we going'." Tatsuki corrected. She grabs her jacket before dragging Keigo by his collar. "You are going too."
"THIS IS NOT FAIR!" Keigo cried out.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Guardians of Remnant ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Sun has risen up on a new, beautiful morning in the City of Vale, particularly over one of Remnant's grandest Huntsman Academies: Beacon. The large star's rays reflected on the school's clean and clear surface, shining like it's namesake. The rays have also reached one of the school's dormitories, shining through a window as a certain white-haired heiress starts to wake up.
*FWEEEEE*, a whistle blared, startling the Schnee out of bed and on to the floor. The culprit, Ruby Rose, grinned with glee. "Good morning, Weiss!" Said girl grabbed on to her periwinkle sheets as she picked herself back up.
"Was that really necessary?" Weiss asked. She notices that Ruby is now wearing clothing for the cold weather outside: a long black sweater with a dark pink ribcage design, a hooded red jacket with a black cross on the back, dark gray leggings, and black belt-buckle boots. Her emblem is the ankle sides of her boots.
"Who cares?!" Ruby exclaimed in excitement. "We get to meet our mentors today! Now, come on and get dreESSED!" the girl had tripped over some of Weiss' luggage...again.
"Again, Ruby?" Weiss asked.
"Hey, it's not my fault this time!" Ruby argued, getting up and dusting herself off. She looks around their dorm room. Like the other dorms, it had two beds, two those one-piece desk/cabinet wardrobes, and a bookshelf just between their beds and below the window. Unlike other dorms, it has their personal belongings. A bit too much of them. "We need more room in here."
"And you do you propose? Bunk beds?" Weiss questioned rhetorically. That sparked an idea in Ruby's head.
"That's a great idea!" She declared.
"Ruby, I wasn't being serious. I was only-HEY! What are you doing?" Weiss questioned as Ruby pulled her out of their dorm room.
"Trust me on this, Weiss. You won't regret it." Ruby said before closing the door.
"That's exactly what you said before we were carried off by the Nevermore!" Weiss shouted. She can hear some commotion in there, even the sounds of power tools. What in the world is she doing in there? "Ruby!"
"Good morning, Ice Queen!" She heard Yang greet her from directly across the hall. Weiss looks over to see Yang and Blake (who is reading) exiting their own dorm. Yang is wearing a yellow wide-necked sweater that says 'Burning Love', black leggings, and black shoes. Blake is wears a purple hoodie over a black shirt with long-sleeves and thumb holes, dark jean shorts, black leggings, and brown boots with white socks. She wears a dark purple bow.
"What do you want?" Weiss asked, crossing her arms.
"Yikes, can't take a friendly greeting?" Yang said. Weiss only rolled her eyes. The sound of something falling in the closed off dorm garnered their attention.
"What's going on?" Blake asked, lowering her book, which reads Dancing With Demons.
Weiss places a hand to her temple. "I don't even want to know... Yang, can you do something about this? She is your sister."
"What is she doing?" Yang asked.
"She's making bunk beds, some how..." Weiss answered.
"Bunk beds?" Yang wondered slowly.
"I wasn't being serious about it, but Ruby went on a head and-Where did she go?" Weiss asked, seeing that Yang is no longer there. The door to Yang's and Blake's room closed.
"There's your answer." Blake said bluntly before returning to her book. Weiss' shoulder slumped.
"I can't believe this..." She said to herself.
"Is everything...okay?" Pyrrha asked as she and Nora came out of their room, next to Weiss and Ruby's. Pyrrha wore a crimson sweater with a bronze-colored shirt underneath, gray trousers rolled up to her knees, black stockings, and brown ankle boots. As for Nora, a pink, sloth-themed coat and white shirt, a blue layered skirt, light pink stalkings, and pink winter boots. Jaune and Ren emerged as well, their room just across Pyrrha and Nora's and next to Blake and Yang's. Jaune's current clothing consists of a sky blue hoodie over a long-sleeved black shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. For Ren, a long-sleeved, wide collar shirt with three diagonal stripes (green/dark pink/magenta), a spring green hooded jacket with a woolly inside, laurel green pants, and black shoes.
Yang pokes her head out of the room. "Hey, Blake. Are there any books you are not reading?"
"Just this one for now." the black-haired girl said. Taking that as an answer, Yang goes back into the room, closing the door again.
Jaune walks over to Weiss. "So, uh, Weiss. You're looking lovely this morning. I'm sure a Snow Angel like you can tackle the day in anything. Even in pajamas."
Weiss looks down at herself before moving to the door, slamming her hand on the wood. "Ruby Rose! You better open this door this instant or so help me I'll – "
"Done!" Ruby exclaimed with a huge grin. Not wasting anymore time, Weiss pushes Ruby aside and enters the room. She stopped in her tracks when she was inside. Somehow, managed move around the funiture. The bookshelf stayed where it was, but Weiss' desk/wardrobe was moved next to Ruby's to the right wall. Weiss' suitcases containing her Dust is in the lower left hand corner of the room. But all that was not the reason the heiress was struck speechless. What did her was what she perceives to be is Ruby's bed dangling above hers by rope! That just screamed danger.
Blake and Team JNPR gathered around the doorway to look at Ruby's work. "Oooooh. We should do the same!" Nora proposed with excitement.
"Nora..." Ren said, his tone stern.
Nora pouted. "Hmph, party-pooper..." She muttered.
"See, Weiss?" Ruby said. "Now, we have more room. What do you think?" Weiss' only response is slamming the door in Ruby's face. "Okay! See you in a little...bit."
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Cardin said as he entered the floor with his team in tow. He strolls to Jaune, putting him in a tight headlock. "Jauney-boy, right?"
"Uh, yeah, that's me..." Jaune choked.
"How did a lucky guy like you find yourself in a room full of girls, huh?" Cardin asked with a smirk.
"Full of girls?" Jaune echoed in confusion. He glances over to the only 'feminine' looking guy: Ren. Very soon, the rest of the dorm residences came down.
"Good morning, everyone!" Velvet Scarletina said as she entered. "I see you are up and ready to go! I'm Velvet Scarletina, a second year and member of Team CFVY, as well as the historian for the student council. I'm sure you all have heard of the Mentorship Program. I'm here to tell each of you your assigned teams. Is this everyone?"
"Um, no." Ruby said. "My partner is still in our room getting ready." As if on cue, Weiss came out, now wearing a sailor dress. A light blue long sleeve middy blouse, the collar and cuffs a white color, a blue ribbon tied at the collar, a white sash around her waist, and a light blue skirt. Underneath the blouse, she wears a long-sleeve blue turtleneck and blue pantyhose and white ankle boots. In the crook of her arm, she carries a white, brand name expensive purse. "Never mind. Everyone's here."
"Alright." Velvet brings up a Scroll tablet. "Does anyone have any questions before I tell you your guiding team?" Cardin raises his hand. "Yes?"
"Are those things real?" Cardin asked.
Velvet's left ear twitched. "Is what real?" Said left ear bend down, showcasing her confusion.
"These." Cardin said, making bunny ears with his hands mockingly. His teammates started to snicker, as well as some of other first-years.
"My ears? Yes, they are real. Anymore questions?" Russell raises his hand. "Yes?"
"Do you like carrots?" he asked, earning more snickers from his team.
"Well, I like all kinds of vegetables, not just carrots." Sky raised his hand. "Yes?"
"How many siblings do you have? 5? 10? 20?" He asked, even more sneering chuckles came from the other jerks. This has also earned some glares from the others, especially Blake and Kailea.
"Actually, I'm an only child." Velvet said, a ting of rare irritation in her tone. "Now, does anyone else have any questions?" Team CRDL and a few others rose their hands. "That's not about me." They put their hands down. "Anyone? No? All right then, let's start with team CRDL." She starts to press buttons on her Scroll tablet. "The team you four are assigned to is...Team CFVY, my team." Velvet visibly slouched. "You four can wait with me until I finish and we can go. If not, then they're at one the garden pavilions. I can give you map if you don't know the way."
Cardin scoffed at the bunny Faunus. "Like we need it from YOU. Come on guys. Have fun Jauney boy with your harem!" Team CRDL laugh as they exited the building. As they walked by, they said some off-hand remark about not believing Velvet's ears are real. Her ears drooped slightly.
Ren leans over to Nora. "They know that I'm a boy...right?" Ren asked. The question left unanswered as Velvet continued on after shaking her head to compose herself.
She turn to team RWBY. "Now, Team RWBY. You girls are assigned to Team IURR."
Yang let out a huge gasp and her lilac eyes widened. "IURR?! Seriously?!" The poor rabbit Faunus was taken aback at Yang's outburst. The other first-years began to talk to one another about it.
"Is that a problem?" She asked worriedly.
"Problem? Oh, heck, no! That's awesome!" Yang exclaimed. "Team IURR is probably one of the best, if not THE best, team in our generation!"
"I've heard that they had faced a particularly strong Grimm during their freshman year." one female student said. She cups her chin in her fingers, thinking. "Although, I can't remember what that Grimm was..."
"Have any of you heard of Grand Fisher?" Blake questioned.
Ren raises up his have. "I have. It was an Adjuchas-class Grimm that was terrorizing the valleys of Anima for at least half a century."
"Yes. It had a lure with the ability to become a decoy of a person closest to the victim's heart, making them unwilling to attack." Pyrrha explained. She bows her head in mourning. "So many Huntsmen and Huntresses lost their lives trying to defeat it."
"And a team of first-years were the ones to do it?" Jaune wondered in awe. "That's so cool!"
"Coolest!" Ruby exclaimed with leap. Weiss' rolled her eyes at her.
Velvet smiled. "Well, you're in luck. They are over at a coffee shop called Jack's Java Beans. Team JNPR, the team you are assigned to, Team TAIM, is there as well. Do you want me to give you a map to find it?"
"Oh, I know where that is." Yang revealed. "It's over in the Vale Outlet Mall. I can lead us there."
"All right." Velvet said. "Teams IURR and TAIM are really good friends of mine and my team. I know you eight would have a great time. You might want to hurry though. The next subway to the city will leave in about ten minutes. Now, the next team is Team KAZE..."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Guardians of Remnant ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jack's Java Beans is a rather nice place, stuck between clothing stores Always 17 and Hot Trends. Inside are various shades of brown, very reminiscing of a certain 2nd year team. Sometimes, Ichigo wonders if Coco owns this place. It's surprisingly fancy looking. There is a bar where the store's owner, Jack Greener, keeps an eye on the place, four to eight tables with four chairs each, and a lounge area in the back, consisting of four couches around a large table and a self filled with books. Team IURR and TAIM are in the lounge area, waiting for the freshman team they are assigned to.
Keigo is playing a video game on his Scroll, still upset about the whole thing. Mizuiro is also on his Scroll, texting. Orihime is reading one of the books from the shelf. Tatsuki is looking at recently sent footage of yesterday's initiation involving JNPR on her Scroll. Ichigo is doing the same, watching initiation videos, but of Team RWBY. Uryuu is reading a Solely Stitching magazine. Renji is simply relaxing on the couch with his arms stretched across the back of the couch. Rukia is drawing in her sketch book like earlier.
Tatsuki watches the part where Pyrrha Nikos was unlocking Jaune's Aura. Her eyes narrowed. As for Ichigo, his video eventually went to the fight with the Nevermore. He was very much surprised to see that the kid had managed to pass the exam, and became leader to boot. He looks up at the clock. 9:59 am. It takes about ten minutes get from Beacon and into the city by subway train, provided there are no interruptions and knowing Velvet, they've got what they needed. They should arrive any second now...
"Um, excuse me?" A girl's voice said. He turns to see Ruby Rose, as well as the rest of her team and, what he presumes, is the team Tatsuki and the others are looking after. "We're just wondering if you guys are-Wait. Hey, I've met you before!" She looks to the couch, spotting Tatsuki. "And you too!"
"Hey, little red." Tatsuki greet with a raised hand. She turns to Jaune. "You too Jaune. Congrats on becoming team leader."
"Ah, yeah, uh, thanks. Heh-heh." Jaune stammered.
"What are you all standing around for? Come and seat down." Ichigo said. "We've got a lot to cover before we could—"
"Uryuu?" Weiss spoke to the Quincy, cutting Ichigo off.
Dark slate blue eyes widen. "Weiss..." Uryuu said. The others looked back and forth at the two.
An awkward silence fell upon the group as Weiss tried to think of something else to say. "U-Um...I-I...I...see that you have grown taller!" She made a squeak sound before covering her mouth as her cheeks blushed in embarrassment. "I'm sorry!" The poor girl made a dash to the door, almost running into the glass before properly opening the door. Everyone could see her running to the left to who knows where. Probably to restroom since it's near Hot Trends.
Ruby shook her head to clear it. "Dah! Ah, as team leader, I'll go check on her!" She then runs after the heiress, but not before saying, "You guys start without us. Yang, you know what I want already!" as she runs out the cafe.
The rest of the group, as well as everyone else in the cafe, only stared at the closing door.
...Awkward!
If anyone is wondering, the Team KAZE I'm referencing here belongs to Quattron Cyclone and no, they're not gonna have any crucial roles (or any for that matter) in the story. I just love this team (and STAR) and wanted to make a shoutout. Check out Quattron Cyclone's tumblr if you want to see more.
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