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"Wow… would you just take a look at that view."
Yang whistled, impressed at the sight she got to see right before her eyes. Inside of an airship, the blonde stood right next to her blue-haired boyfriend. "I know we went to Mistral and the trip there was forever, but it's just so cool seeing Remnant from this high in the air…" The blonde continued to compliment, taking in every passing second.
"Yes, it is quite impressive." Minato had to agree with a nod of his head. He then turned his vision to the many people behind them. "Speaking of view, take a look at the students that will be attending Beacon with us."
Behind them was a small mass of teenagers their age going about their own business. Some stared out of the large windows as well. Some sat down in chairs to play with their scrolls. Others socialized, trying to get to know others better.
"Yeah…" Yang said, turning around to lean back against the railing behind her. "Hard to believe that despite Beacon being a place that is welcoming to all huntresses and hunters, it sure limits how many people can enter per year. I mean, shouldn't the Kingdoms try having more students enter these kinds of academies for more protection?"
"Maybe." Minato shrugged his shoulders. "But there is the problem of those going against the law."
"Good point." Yang sighed while rubbing her head. Looking around, she saw that there was a small spot that nobody had taken yet. "Hey, Minato, want to try taking a seat? I still think there's a bit of a ride ahead of us."
Looking at the blonde before trying to visually find the place she was talking about, the boy nodded his head. His hand was then taken and was directed over to where they had planned to sit. Taking their seats, they felt the stress on their legs go away as the seat provided comfort with their cushioning.
"Mmm." Yang stretched her arms out, feeling the tension dissipate with each second. "What kind of material do you think these chairs use?" She questioned. "The airship that took us to Mistral was so much worse than this."
"No idea." Minato answered. "But I do understand why you want to know." He then just started looking around to see if there would be anything to interest him visually. Just when a quick search held nothing, his head stopped when his eyes laid upon a group of people.
Yang blinked when she saw Minato's head go a bit stiff. "You okay?" She asked, turning to see what exactly Minato was staring at.
The sight surprised her a bit. There, she saw four faces she thought she would forget. But wouldn't. Mainly because one of them had a mohawk that would be considered ridiculous, even by her standards.
"Huh… who would have thought Cardin and his lackeys would have made it to Beacon." The blonde commented before looking over. "This doesn't really bother you, does it?" Minato not answering after a couple of seconds made Yang frown a bit. But then he eventually shook his head, causing her to breath in relief.
That sound caused Minato to take his eyes off Cardin in order to look at Yang. "…Sorry about that." He apologized.
Confused at first, it took Yang a couple of seconds to comprehend what Minato was referring to. When it clicked, she let out a single bark of laughter. "Come on, Minato. You always worry over the tiniest things with me. I keep telling you, there's no need to sweat the small stuff." She jabbed his arm playfully.
"…Sorry." Minato apologized once more.
This caused Yang to grin. "There you go again." She punched the same spot with every passing word, causing Minato to realize what he had done. The blonde then let out a sigh while shaking her head in amusement. Looking over at a clock, she saw the time. "We're almost there. I must have been looking out the window a lot longer than I thought."
Minato hummed in acknowledgement of Yang's sentence. As his face moved with a nod, his eyes noticed something. There was a certain color that stood out to Minato. "…Yang…" He said slowly.
"Yeah, what's up?" She asked.
"Ruby is still 15 years old and should still be attending Signal, right? So, she should be back at home"
"…From what I last remember, yeah."
"Then why is she on this airship?"
"…What?" Yang sat up a bit straighter when she heard Minato question. Looking over to where the boy was staring, she soon saw what he was referring to. In her sight was a single teenage girl that wore a single red hood and cloak. "You're right. What's Ruby doing here?"
"…Maybe we should ask?" Minato suggested.
The two of them immediately got off their seats. Walking over towards the girl in question, Yang was the first to initiate. "Hey, that you Ruby?"
The person they were attempting to address was startled a bit, possibly confirming it was indeed the younger girl. Turning around, the female did present herself to be Yang's younger sister. "Uh, hey guys… How are you two doing?" She asked sheepishly.
"We're confused." Minato stated.
"Ahaha… yeah…" Ruby's laugh and reply were both a bit weak. She tired to put up a smile, but the two older teenagers knew how she was really feeling. "I guess you guys are wondering what I'm doing on my way to Beacon with you guys."
"You could say that." Yang nodded. "I mean, we literally saw you at home before going to the hotel to sleep at for the Beacon airship."
"Well…" Ruby looked around, trying to think about how to explain herself. Eventually, she saw something and pointed in that direction. Both Minato and Yang turned to see a single TV screen with an image of a man with orange hair.
[The robbery last night was led by the notorious criminal Roman Torchwick, but his attempt however was thwarted by an individual whose identity was wished to remain anonymous. Unfortunately, such a criminal continued to evade authorities by riding in a suspected stolen Bullhead as eyewitnesses claim. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the Vale police department.]
After listening to the news, the duo turned their heads back to the younger sister. "…Yeah… that…" She said slowly. "After trying to stop Torchwick, I was brought to a police station where Professor Ozpin questioned me."
That mention caused Minato to raise an eyebrow. "The headmaster of Beacon came to see you personally after you thwarted a robbery?"
"He asked me a few questions, eventually asking if I wanted to join Beacon since I told him it was my dream to." Ruby explained. "So, after that, I went home, told dad, packed a few things quickly, and was rushed here…"
"…And Tai never mentioned any of this to us because…" The blue-haired boy trailed off.
"He wanted to surprise you two."
Minato's gaze went flat. "…Unfortunately, I can believe those were really his intentions."
"But what's got you all scared then?" Yang held her arms out as if it were one giant presentation. "You get to go to Beacon, just like you've always dreamed! Not only that, but with your big sis and bro to boot as well! What's got you so down?"
"I'm standing out enough as it is!" Ruby shouted. Panting after expelling a lot of air, she noticed that she was drawing attention from other teenagers on the aircraft. She then sighed, pulling her hood over her head in embarrassment. "I'm fifteen, two years younger than you guys… It was tough enough already having to try to make friends at Signal with how… I don't know… awkward I am. I just want to be a part of the group… Not…"
Hearing Ruby trail off, both Minato and Yang looked at each other. Bringing their gazes back to the younger girl, Yang brought Ruby in close while Minato patted the top of her head. "Hey, don't worry about that." Yang tried to reassure her sister. "That stuff just happened because high-schoolers are high-schoolers. Here, we're basically between teenagers and adult-hood. We easily accepting things as they are."
"Unless they go against our moral compasses." Minato commented.
Slowly, Ruby peeked up towards the older duo. Seeing them both looking at her with concern (at least it seemed to be that way with Minato's straight look being a bit disoriented), she was embarrassed once again. Despite ducking her face down, she still had something to say. "…Thanks."
As they both nodded their heads, the couple looked over to the windows once again. "Ruby, look," Minato quietly urged his alleged sister to take in what he was seeing. "You can see Vale and Beacon just ahead. Looks like we're arriving soon."
Slowly turning her head, the feeling of embarrassed shame washed off the young girl. Breaking out of Yang's hold, she walked closer to the window to see the Kingdom they were a part of. Looking in the other direction though, she could make out a small patch of land. "…There's Patch…" She said slowly. "Home is pretty far away…"
"Maybe." Yang nodded in agreement, walking forward and looking next to her sister. "But Beacon is going to be another home of ours. A new home for a new family. Me, you, Minato, and who knows who else. But I bet it's going to be one heck of a group."
Y13
Minato walked off the airship with Yang and Ruby in front of him as they were passed by many other students. In the middle of their trip, all of them were admiring the school grounds.
"The view from Vale and Patch combined got nothing on this." Yang whistled while crossing her arms. "Just… I knew Beacon is amazing and all. But this... this is some good-looking stuff."
"I know…" Ruby followed up. "…Look at all of the weapons!"
…Minato had to agree on both of their parts. The exterior of Beacon Academy was already appealing in a visual standard. As for Ruby's perspective, there were many students going about with their weapons already visible to the naked eye. Considering the absolute passion Ruby had for weapons, he should have seen this coming.
Heck, she was one to even create the design of his weapons. Close quarter gauntlets like Yang's while shooting rifle slugs like Ruby.
"Whoa, easy there, sister." Yang had to grab Ruby by the back of her hood to prevent her from running to different people and asking them all sorts of questions about their equipment. "I know you're all about weapons, but let's save that for now. It's better to try to get to know people first. When you do that, then you can ask about their weapons."
"…Yeah… you're right." Ruby admitted. But then she perked up a bit. "Come on, let's go check out some of Beacon before having to go to the auditorium!" She then turned around to run.
Just as Ruby turned, Minato noticed someone approaching with some heavy luggage in tow from the side. Seeing the speed Ruby was going to move and how close the stranger was, they were bound to crash. But despite snapping his arms quickly forward, he missed Ruby and the girl tripped right over a trolley and was buried under a mountain of suitcases.
"Watch where you're going!"
As Ruby clawed her way out of a pile, the three of them saw at pale skinned girl glaring at the red-hooded female. The stranger had pale blue eyes and long white hair pulled back into an off-centered bun tail on the right side and pinned with an icicle-shaped tiara. A crooked scar ran down vertically down her left eye.
She wore a thigh-length strapless dress with a faint color gradation from white to pale blue at the hem. A small piece of black lace sat at the front of her neckline and the hem of the dress was scalloped and stitched to resemble snowflakes. Over it she wore a bell-sleeved bolero with the same color gradation as her dress from shoulder to wrist, lined in red and with a ruffled collar..
"Ah, sorry!" Ruby apologized, quickly popping out of the pile. But that only caused the suitcases to fly all over the place, even making one smack into the stranger's face. "Ah, sorry again!"
"Sorry?! A simple apology is not enough with your reckless attitude!" The white themed girl scowled, pointing a finger over to Ruby while she rubbed her nose. "Do you have any idea what sort of damage you could have caused by knocking over my luggage alone?! There is high quality Dust in those suitcases!"
"Oi, girly, she said she was sorry!" Yang stepped in between the stranger and Ruby. With her own narrowed eyes, she had snatched up the hand that belonged to the one who belittled her younger sister. "And how was she supposed to know you were coming or what's in your suitcases?"
"If she took her time instead of running recklessly like the child she appears to be, I wouldn't have to be lecturing her!" The girl stated, trying to tear her arm out of Yang's grip. "And it's Weiss Schnee, not girly!" She then peered behind Yang. "Is she even old enough to be attending Beacon Academy?"
"The headmaster thinks she's good enough, so I don't see a problem with it." Minato interjected, taking a hold of Yang's and Weiss' wrists. "Yang, I think you can let go of her wrist now." Keeping a grip on the area near both hands, the two females looked at the blue-haired male.
"...Whatever you say, Minato." Yang shrugged her shoulders, letting go of Weiss' arm before turning around. "Hey, you okay?" She asked her sister gently, extending an arm for Ruby to take. "You look like you took a nasty spill there."
"Y-yeah, I'm fine." Ruby reassured as she was dragged back up. Dusting herself off, she looked over towards Weiss. "Umm, sorry about all of that… I'll-I'll help you clean it all up!" With that said, the younger girl started zipping around to grab the scattered luggage.
Yang opened her mouth but then closed it a couple of seconds after to help her sister.
Weiss however did not hear Ruby's words. She was too busy having her eyes narrowed in Minato's direction. Minato however raised an eyebrow at the critical stare he was receiving. "…Can I help you?" He asked, his hands in his pockets while being slightly hunched over.
"…Minato…" Weiss said slowly. "…Yang… Where have I heard those names before?" She then looked over to see Ruby and Yang both collecting up all her suitcases. "Who told you both that you could handle those?! Do you have any idea how delicate the contents are?!" Seeing how the two sisters were too invested into their task, she groaned.
"They're being careful." Minato reassured the white-haired female. He did not show it, but Minato was slightly getting antsy when it was coming down to Weiss' attitude. But he had to keep a cool head to try and calm the girl down and help show her that what happened was an accident. That as well as Ruby's intentions were for the better.
"That still doesn't mean they can just touch my stuff without my consent." Weiss stated curtly with a fold of her arms.
…Minato didn't ask if she preferred for her luggage to be left scattered around the place while they left her alone. It would not bode well for him, Yang, Ruby, or Weiss.
"Wait a minute… Minato Arisato and Yang Xiao Long!" Weiss exclaimed, pointing a finger directly in Minato's face.
"Someone rang?" Yang asked, heaving a couple of suitcases in one hand back onto the trolley before looking over in Weiss direction.
"Didn't you two attend the Mistral Tournament and nearly make it into the finals easily until you both faced off against one another?" Weiss questioned.
"…That's oddly specific." Minato stated.
"Yeah, we are." Yang said, putting her hands behind her head. But then she raised an eyebrow. "What's it to you?"
Weiss looked like she was about to speak before she looked over to see that Ruby was still trying to collect her luggage. Clearing her throat, she straightened her back. "Well, perhaps I should properly introduce myself. My name is Weiss Schnee, heiress of the Schnee Dust Company, and I would like to apologize for my earlier actions. If it is okay with you two, after we finish clearing this up, could I perhaps ask you two a few questions?"
Both Yang and Minato looked at each other. This girl's sudden change in attitude was obvious. The reason though was a bit confusing. Yeah, they attended the Mistral Tournament and almost made it to the finals easily. But that was really it. It wasn't really that special in their opinions.
Yang however looked towards Ruby who had just finished putting everything back where it belonged. Eyeing Weiss, a plan soon formed in her head. Bringing her gaze to Minato after, he must have had a feeling what she had in mind because he started shaking his head. The blonde however only nodded with a small grin.
"Sorry, Minato and I promised to do a couple of things before meeting the auditorium. But I'm sure my little sister, Ruby, will be able to answer all kinds of question you have!" Yang waved before grabbed Minato by the collar of his back t-shirt. "Okay, see you later!"
Looking down at the blonde's arm, Minato sighed in reluctance before he was swiftly dragged away so fast his lower body was airborne.
Weiss, meanwhile, looked absolutely shocked at how she was just treated.
"…So…"
Ruby jumped back with a yelp when Weiss snapped her head over in the red-hooded female's direction, knocking over the stranger's luggage in the process.
No flames please.