Hey guys, so for the next few weeks chapters may, and I do stress that it is only a possibility, get a bit shorter due to my AS-level exams starting in 9 weeks. It may seem like a long time away but there is so much content to cover in it that I need to put my attention on my exams.

Fanfiction recommendation: 'How Could You Be My Enemy' by TheAngriestFace -Seriously this story and its equal were amazing.

Ruby was currently sat at the back of a large air carrier, with her black hood all the way up, on her way to Beacon. It had been eight months since the attack on Ruby's home and she had enrolled into Beacon in the hopes of finding out more about the power to control the Grimm. From her seat in the back, Ruby looked out and observed the people around here. This was something that Roman had taught her to do to make sure that there was no out of uniform policemen or people with weapons, while no one on the ship was a policeman it had become her natural habit when around people she did not know. At the very front of the window was a small group of three people stood talking to each other. One of them had long blond hair, while another had slightly long black hair with a small pink strip in it and the most excited looking person in the group had ginger hair and was jumping around like someone who had an ocean full of pure caffeine. In the corner near them, a blonde boy was sat, although sprawled may have been a more accurate description. Ruby made a note to avoid him as he looked like he was about to vomit enough to drop the large carrier from the sky. Nearest to Ruby sat a raven-haired girl with a large black bow. Ruby then noticed that her amber eyes were staring at her.

'Welp looks like I got caught. OK, Ruby act natural and just do something' As she was thinking it dawned on her that she was still staring. Ruby then stood up and walked over to the nearby window to, hopefully, remove any suspicion she might have gathered. While Ruby did not think she had attracted any she wanted to be cautious. As she was looking out she could see Beacon academy in the distance.

"OK, Ruby no turning back now. Let's do this" Ruby muttered to herself as her hands curled up into fists.

"Excuse me, were you speaking to me then?" Ruby jumped in shock at the sound of the new voice. Ruby looked over and saw that a red-haired girl was standing there her emerald eyes staring into Ruby's silver eyes.

The girl's hair was held up in a ponytail and she was rather tall and muscular. She was wearing a brown overbust corset and a black A-line mini skirt with long brown gloves on both of her arms. She also wore bronze greaves and a bronze bracer on her left arm.

"O-oh no I w-wasn't, sorry" While Ruby could lie through her teeth and feel confident doing so when it came to regular interaction with people she struggled.

"What are you apologising for. I do not believe you have done anything wrong. My name is Pyrrha Nikos, what is yours?" The girls said in a gentle tone.

"R-Ruby...Rose." She said. Ruby had come up with her new last name a few months prior when she had gone back to where her home used to be on her mother's birthday and the entire field had been filled with roses. Her new last name reminded her of what she was getting revenge for.

"Well, that's a lovely name. If you don't mind me asking but aren't you a little young to be here...unless of course, you are just short. I-in which case I apologise for being insensitive" As Pyrrha said this she became increasingly nervous and Ruby held back the need to start laughing at Pyrrha's face which seemed to change after each word.

"N-no. I am just a little bit younger than everyone here. O-ozpin invited me." Ruby was now starting to feel more comfortable with the girl next to her.

"Oh thank god. How much younger?" Pyrrha asked, her shoulders relaxing a bit more.

"Two years" Ruby muttered.

"Beg your pardon, I couldn't catch that?" Pyrrha said.

"Two years"

"You're two years younger?"

"Y-yeah" Ruby was now starting to feel more nervous at Pyrrha's apparent shock that the girl standing in front of her was not just younger than her by a short bit but was actually Two years younger.

"Wow. Just wow. When you said that you were younger I thought you meant by a few months so Professor Ozpin was more lenient but two years. You must have done something pretty impressive to warrant Professor Ozpin's attention"

"Y-yeah I guess so" As Ruby said this she felt a bit of sadness build up inside her as she remembered that it was her actions that eventually led to her town getting attacked.

"Well, it was nice speaking with you Ruby" With that Pyrrha held out her right hand for Ruby to shake. Ruby took her hand and shook it gently.

"Bye Pyrrha" With that Pyrrha walked out through the nearest door leaving Ruby on her own once again. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw some of the other airships that were also heading to Beacon and a smaller white bullhead that was flying next to the ship from Atlas.

Ozpin was sitting in his chair like usual, sorting through paperwork and making sure the school had enough supplies for the term. He stopped once he heard the familiar chime of the elevator. The doors opened to reveal Glynda holding her scroll and frowning at it.

'Great she's mad about something. Wait when isn't she mad about something.'

"Ozpin!"

'And she's mad at me, great just great'.

"Yes, Glynda." Ozpin said in his nicest voice hoping to calm her down.

"I understand that you are the headmaster sir but...why did you spend two thousand Lien on rose seeds and fertiliser?" Glynda said anger gone from her voice and replaced more with fatigue from dealing with Ozpin's shenanigans.

"Ah that well I just needed to give the queen some inspiration to make the future a bit easier"

"What? Sir...Ozpin why are you being cryptic with me? I understand that you are cryptic with the students but you know you don't have to be with me, I already know the whole story." Glynda looked sadder with each word she uttered. Ozpin stood up once more and looked out of the window, mug of hot chocolate still in his hand.

"Glynda. I am not being cryptic with you, I needed to give the queen some inspiration"

"But who is the queen? I know every student in this school and the only person who comes close to being a queen is Weiss Schnee but even she is just an heiress"

"...your using chess analogies aren't you" Ozpin simply nodded to her.

"Which means that you are likely talking about Ruby. How did you give her inspiration with roses?"

"Everyone needs a last name." Glynda immediately started to rub the bridge of her nose.

"That is a really silly way to get them to talk... Well, with that sorted I am going to continue setting the day up for the new students."

"Oh, Glynda." Glynda turned around when Ozpin spoke.

"Never assume you know the full story about anything." Once Ozpin finished his sentence Glynda walked off to continue to deal with the arrival of the students.

The large ramp finally touched the ground and people started to walk off it. Ruby waited until she thought she was the last person there and then she started to walk down to the concrete path. Ruby started to walk towards the main building.

Ruby's eyes were widened at the sights she could see. The whole building looked like it belonged in a story Ruby had once read everything around her just seemed brighter, even simple things like the trees. The most notable thing though was the large spire at the back of the buildings. Ruby could not believe how tall it was, she had read that the tower was tall but she did not believe it would seem as tall as it was, Ruby figured that it must have been at least 150 metres tall. However, even with it being so tall Ruby never felt that the tower was minacious. If anything Ruby felt that the tower had a calming presence which Ruby figured was strange. Ruby continued looking around, completely oblivious to what was going on around her. That was until she felt herself trip over something causing her to fall towards the ground.

Pain. That is what Ruby could feel right now. Her nose felt like it had been hit by a truck...multiple times.

"Look at what you have done you, dolt!" Ruby jumped at the voice and she finally turned over and opened her eyes. Ruby could see multiple cases toppled over on the floor, all of them were white and had a logo printed on them.

'Wait a sec. That symbol looks familiar' Ruby pondered for a few more seconds on what the symbol meant but eventually gave up once the voice started speaking again.

"What do you have to say for yourself?" Ruby looked at the source of the voice for the first since falling on her face. Ruby saw a girl with pale skin and bright white hair, her eyes were pale blue and Ruby felt like they were piercing Ruby's very existence. Her hair was pulled up into an off-centre pony tale and was pinned up with a tiara. She was currently wearing a thigh length, strapless dress the faded from white to a pale blue at the hem of the dress. Over her dress, the girl was wearing a bell-sleeved bolero that matched her dress in terms of colour.

"S-sorry" The look the girl was giving her made Ruby want to curl up into a ball, while she wasn't scared of the girl, her social anxiety had not been cured on the airship over to Beacon.

"Look at this dust, you could have easily triggered an explosion!" As this girl was speaking and showing Ruby a small case of dust crystals Ruby started to remember who the symbol belonged to.

"Schnee." Ruby said it quietly but the girl still heard it.

"Yes, I am a Schnee what of it?" Ruby stiffened when she realised that the girl had heard her.

"Not just any Schnee though. You are Weiss Schnee, heiress to the whole of the Schnee dust company. Famous for being the biggest and most reliable supplier of the dust of the planet." The new voice startled both Weiss and Ruby. Due to the voice praising the company Weiss held her head higher and she held a smug smile on her face.

"Also the same company infamous for its awful working conditions for faunus." Weiss' head dropped at that with the smug grin disappearing from her face. Both she and Ruby looked at the source of the new voice.

"And who do you think you are to say all of that?" Weiss crossed her arms as she waited for a reply.

"Blake."