AN
I'd like you to all know...I know my chapter naming system is messed up and no It was not on purpose. I should've made the first chapter be chapter 1, not a prologue. Water under the bridge. Anyways, its almost time for the choice of partners. To bad Yang, Blake and Weiss aren't here. I'm on writer's block too so this is just me trying to follow the outline I made like a...year ago? When I first started to concept this story?
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Ruby stretched her arms above her as she woke up. Her eyes and movements were still groggy as she sat up in her sleeping bag which the school graciously gave to each student.
She looked around and saw that nobody else seemed to be awake yet. It figures Ruby would always wake up early to get a light morning jog in before anything else. She looked at her scroll—before going blind for a second at her stupidly bright screen.
After switching the brightness down a bit she saw it was barely a quarter past 4. She sighed and went to her duffel bag. The school had dropped most of their stuff off in the main hall prior to the announcement yesterday.
Ruby's head was still swirling around after that speech Ozpin gave them yesterday as she went to the bathroom to change. It was scary, the way he could change the room like that. Ruby quickly changed out of yesterday's clothes she feels asleep in and into something more sporty. She pulled on a dark blue tank top and black sports bra along with black leggings and her same trainers from before.
She stepped outside after throwing her duffel bag with her old clothes stuffed inside with her other stuff by her sleeping bag. She grabbed her scroll and tucked it into a hidden pocket in her leggings. She placed her headphones around her ears.
She was at the entrance to the outside when she saw someone else already there, getting ready themselves. The girl looked back towards Ruby and smiled, and Ruby smiled back and walked towards her.
"Guessing I'm not the only early bird here?"
"Good morning to you too, Ruby Rose."
Pyrrha Nikos was a world-class MMA fighter at a young age, winning fight after fight. Yet underneath that exterior, she was a bonafide killer, having lived under the Nikos banner.
The Nikos clan was deadly, they were apart of the Blacklist—the deadliest and scariest clans you could ever come against.
The Rose clan was Number 2.
Ruby was a massive fan of Pyrrha and would always try to see every match live. Summer and Pyrrha's mother were close, so getting the tickets was easy. Ruby and Pyrrha knew each other growing up, and everything they did was a contest. A beautiful rivalry their mothers called it. Ruby jogged in place next to Pyrrha.
"Think you can still take me~?"
Pyrrha smirked at Ruby's challenge. Rather than speak she simply got into her stance. Red did the same, looking at Pyrrha who smiled back.
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
Both were off, leaving trails of dust in their wake as they ran through the cobblestone paths of Beacon. Growing up as a member of the blacklist meant much time was spent at Beacon, traveling with their mothers and fathers when they had business with the school, or with Ozpin. They had made a route over the years that was filled with jumps and runs only they could do.
A quick hustle the side of a wall leading to a hard kick off said wall to get onto one of the lower buildings. Leaps across the lower buildings until they ended with a two-story fall.
The fall was nothing for these girls, their aura's taking the brunt of the landing as Ruby rolled through and kept walking and Pyrrha electing a knee bent scuttle once she landed.
It was a close call at the end, with both girls catching their breaths near a water fountain that was close to where they finished.
"Think we set a new record?"
Pyrrha smiled at Ruby and looked at how happy the girl was to run against her again. It had been ages since they last ran.
"I don't think we ran that fast today. Perhaps we go for it next time?"
Ruby nodded and got more water and doused her head to help her cool down. The sun was still low in the sky and Ruby guessed it was about half-past four.
"Wanna take the scenic route back?"
Pyrrha offered her a chance to talk some more with her old training partner, and Ruby nodded with joy.
Ruby had three friends. Nora, Ren, and Pyrrha. Perhaps a few more were waiting for her?
The two girls talked as they walked back to where they were staying. Recounting the trials Summer put Ruby through, or the matches Pyrrha fought.
"So your saying DeVinto still has it out for you after losing the belt match twice??"
Pyrrha laughed at nodded. It always took her back whenever Ruby would bring up fights. She loved fighting, it was her passion. Whenever she stepped into the ring it was like a gear just turned in her head. It just felt right.
They got back to the hall they were staying at and both grabbed clothes before looking for the showers.
...
looking for the showers...
"Say Pyrrha, did we forget about the showers being near the training hall we were just at?"
Pyrrha just sighed and sat down next to Ruby who looked at her scroll. Glynda was still asleep so asking for the showers to be unlocked wouldn't help.
"...We could try the sinks?"
And thus both girls barricaded the door to the bathroom. Ruby began to strip and slowly washed herself of her sweat with the bathroom sink. It would be a waste to clean her hair so she just wet it a bit. Pyrrha did the same, with Ruby changing in a stall while it happened.
Ruby had changed into a simple oversized hoodie and leggings along with her trainers again. Pyrrha took a more subtle approach. She wore tapered khaki pants with a white fitted dress shirt.
They undid the barricade with a laugh before going out and checking the time. It was close to six and both girls started to see some people start to wake up.
A loud bell erupted from the loudspeaker system which scared Ruby, putting her into defensive mode.
"All students, please report to the training hall to begin room assignment! I repeat all students should report to the training hall for room assignments!"
Ruby called down and looked around, seeing the kids groan and start to move and get themselves up.
"Say Pyrrha, I'm going to go meet up with Ren and Nora, wanna come with?"
Pyrrha smiled and nodded, "Of course, I'd love to meet them finally!"
And so, the day finally started, with the gang in tow.
AN
I'm not dead, enjoy some filler I guess. Hello and review. Miss me?