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Without further ado, here is the next chapter to Eclipse.
Chapter 2: Welcome to Beacon
"Let me get this straight" , Ozpin said as he looked at the four individuals in front of him, "you four are other worldly monsters that should only exist in fairy tails and now you are asking to join my school because one of you is bored?" "Ah, that's about right" , Prince answered. Cleo interceded, "Actually, our real reason for being here is to have better relations with humans and Faunus. A key way of doing that is to first see what it is like to be in their shoes. We wish to join your school under the cover of being simple students and trust me, we can hide in plain sight incredibly well."
Ozpin thinks about it carefully, "Dispite their reasons being questioning at best, it would be a good idea to keep an eye on these four. Who knows, maybe this will breed better relations with a part of remnant once thought to be nothing but stories." Openly, he tells them, "Say I do allow you into my school. What special needs do I have to be aware of?"
"Unlike the others here, eating food does nothing for me. I'm a vampire, meaning that I need to have some source of blood at least once a day" , explained Prince. Ozpin responded, "I could ask for a favor with Vale Medical and see if they can provide extra blood packs for the students just in case we have more injuries than we can treat here." Prince answered, "Thanks, useful for if I am immobilized, though I normally feed off of animals in the first place. Still, good back-up plan."
"As for me" , said Ebon, "I need to be absolved of all classes on the day of and the day after a full moon, if that's possible." Ozpin responded, "Certainly, as long as you can still get the assigned work for those days done by the deadline I see no problem with it." Ozpin continues, "If there is nothing else, then I would like to formally welcome you to Beacon Academy. Just be sure that you are in the auditorium with all of the other first years by eight o'clock tonight. Until then, I wish the four of you a good day."
3 Hours Later in the Auditorium
The four monsters were waiting with everyone else for the start of the year speech that the headmaster gives every year. Students were still pilling in from outside after leaving the airships. Maria was looking around aimlessly, Ebon was leaning against a wall watching people enter the building, Cleo was patiently waiting while feigning sleep, and Prince was taking everything in.
"So, how does everyone feel about our new adventure?" , asked Prince. "About as excited as any of the other ones you've taken us on in the past." , said Ebon. "Awww, don't be like that man. Who knows, you might have some fun while we're here." , said Prince reassuringly. "Yeah, when that 'fun' shows up let me…" , Ebon stopped mid-sentence. He sniffed the air a couple of times before his eyes landed on a girl in a black and red lollita outfit and a red hood and cape around her shoulders.
Ebon immediately retreated farther along the wall as far away from the red hooded girl as possible. "Hey, what's up with him?" , questioned Prince as he watched Ebon retreat along the wall. Cleo followed Ebon's gaze until her eyes landed on the red cloaked girl. After thinking for a moment she said, "Uh-oh." "What's uh-oh?" , asked Maria. "I think Ebon found his you-know-who early." , replied Cleo. "That can't be bad right? I mean he had to find her eventually." , said Prince. Cleo responded, "Yes, but right now she looks to be around fifteen or sixteen. Which means that its going to be borderline torture for him to be here, and sense he found her, he won't leave this place willingly." Prince thought about it before a look of anguish came upon him. "Oh no, I'm so sorry Ebon. Don't worry, you'll make it through this buddy."
At that moment Ozpin arrived on stage. He looked at the assembled students with a mix of satisfaction and sorrow. "These children don't realize the horror they are about to travel into that is the job of a huntsman." , Ozpin thought. He looked in the direction of the four special members to his school. "They may be trouble, but at least for now their intentions are not hostile to anyone here. For there to be creatures like them in our world though, then many other things must also be true. That is not a comforting thought." , thought Ozpin. He started to speak, "I'll keep this brief. You have traveled here to learn how to better slay the creatures of darkness and to better protect those who cannot protect themselves. But when I look upon you all, I see children who are entering a world that is not for the feint of heart. There is only so much that my school can teach you and the Grimm are not the only things that you need to look out for. Thus, it is up to you to take the first step."
A blonde woman walks up to the front of the stage and says, "All first years will stay here in the auditorium for the night. Tomorrow, you will have your initiation." The upperclassmen started heading out of the building, while the first years started finding locations in the auditorium to claim as their sleeping zones. Prince took one last look at his friend. He could see the troubled look on Ebon's face as he tried to not look at the red cloaked girl. Prince felt bad for his friend and hoped that he could get through this without loosing his head in the process. "Don't worry man," Prince said to himself, "we'll get through this and find a way for you to cope. Just watch, you'll be thanking me for this venture before you know it." With that Prince found a nice place in the auditorium's rafters to feign sleep for the rest of the night.
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