"HOLY CRAP THIS IS GOOD!" was one of the first things to be heard through all of Beacon before the clanging of chopsticks against a bowl began.
Letting out a small smile he was glad Teal was enjoying it, Onyx on the other hand…
"Why would you do this?" he asked while poking his food warily.
It seemed all of that jealousy from yesterday had simply vanished into thin air overnight. His comment had made him want to shove his dish straight down his throat. He prided himself in a few things, and cooking was one of them.
"Onyx… it's rice and eggs…" he deadpanned.
"EXACTLY!" He exclaimed throwing his hands out ignoring the fact that Teal grabbed his bowl from right under him, "Who in the world thought, 'hey, let me add these two' and tadah!" he exclaimed pointing at Teals overstuffed cheeks.
Glancing at the girl he moved his bowl towards Onyx only for him to try to push it back.
"I'm not eating this!"
"Yes! You are!" he growled.
"NO!"
"YES!"
"NO!"
"TEAL!" a third joined spitting rice all over the two, "AND LOOK! CARDIN!" she exclaimed, pointing towards their finale teammate who only now seemed to be getting up.
It was early for some of the students' standards. After a long night of who knows what, and having the benefit of having classes not less than five minutes away, there were few who decided to wake at a time like this.
Or deal with a loud obnoxious koala faunus.
Weren't koala's known for being lazy?
"Cardin!" Onyx called out to his injured partner, "Come here and try this. I need another person's opinion on it who's not a-"
"Animal?" Cardin asked rhetorically with the roll of his eyes.
"I was going to say speed eating freaks," Onyx replied with a slight frown.
"I don't see a difference," Cardin retorted getting a blank look from Onyx.
Squirming into his jacket he might have been friends with Onyx and Teal, but with Cardin he hadn't gotten anything more than a glare.
Hearing Onyx let out a sigh he got up before making his way toward Cardin. The two were face to face with tension so high he could swear someone could cut it with a knife. Eyeing the 'O' he wondered just what he was planning, but his mouth dropped at what he did next.
Thump
"OW!" Cardin yelled in pain as he fell onto the floor, "What the hell was that for you dumbass! I need those to walk!"
Ignoring the boy Onyx continued his trek back towards the table of there's where he leaned Cardin's crutches on the edge. Whistling to himself he snatched the bowl out of Teal's hand; where her motor functions still seemed to be replaying the same action it was beforehand. Only to stop at the realization she wasn't eating anything.
She let out a small 'hey' that Onyx paid no mind to before returning back to his partner. Crouching down he grabbed a piece before he looked at him.
"Captain," he called out surprising him at the title he called him, "Could you order Cardin here to eat his food. We don't want him going hungry after all," he spoke with an overly sweet smile.
He saw Teal practically melt before giving Onyx her undivided attention.
Still dumbfounded at his request just what the hell was going on here?
"Uhhh… sure…"
It was all he needed before he practically started treating Cardin as if he was a baby.
"Choo-choo!" he teased having the sticks practically poking Cardin's lips.
The glare he sent towards Onyx was all he needed to know that he was not finding any humor in this.
"Do you want it to be an airplane?"
"Piss off," Cardin growled.
Looking on the sidelines he knew this was going to end badly. If there was one thing he wanted was for everyone in his team to get along with one another.
This wasn't helping.
"Onyx," he spoke with a shake in his voice.
Onyx, either didn't hear him, or chose not to.
"Onyx," he spoke once again only for him to continue jabbing Cardin's face. His anger reached a point where red had started to tint his cheeks.
"Onyx…" he spoke once more with a tone that they were sure couldn't come out of their Captain.
The cold feeling that ran through his spine convinced him that a blade was trailing its edge along his skin. It's coolness making him shiver as a single sweat drop made its way towards his quivering lips. A feeling of dread that he could've sworn he started hearing whispers of either his own mind or someone else's voice he wasn't sure. The feeling of salt ran through his taste buds where he finally gathered the courage to look at his Captain.
He regretted it.
His black orbs trailed along the chilling storm that brewed in his Captains eyes. As if those cerulean blue gems were judging him like a destroyer would look upon its victims. Looking down at him with a glint in them that he couldn't make out.. Yet, all of his senses were screaming at him to run. Run to a corner and cry like a child as he awaited this… feeling to pass him.
The feeling as if his body was about to experience sudden damage or distress to the point of disaster.
"Could you not… you know… treat Cardin like a baby? It's kinda weird," Naruto spoke with his casual nervousness.
He blinked, feeling as if he had traveled to another world entirely.
"What?" he asked dumbfounded at what just happened.
However, before he could get an answer an all to excited Teal grabbed him by the collar with an all to mischievous grin on her face. It was still the beginning of Spring after all, and Teal being a Koala faunus still had… needs… extreme needs.
Glancing back at his Captain once more he couldn't help but wonder just what happened. Was he the only one who felt that?
/
Letting out a sigh he watched as his two teammates ran back, or dragged in Onyx's case, back into their room. However, there was still one that laid not even halfway across the room from him.
"Sorry about that Cardin," he started. Getting up he grabbed the boy's crutches before making his way to him, "I shouldn't have let him do that," he spoke as he offered a hand towards the older teen, only for it to get slapped away.
Frowning he laid the crutches next to him before picking up the bowl and chopsticks on the floor and glancing at Cardin, "Want some?" he asked offering the bowl to his teammate with one of his hands.
Only for him to slap it out of his hands, and having it hit him right in his face. Feeling it slide of his face he caught it only to look at the now standing Cardin.
"Sorry…" he mumbled in disappointment only to perk up a little, "If you want, I can make you something else?" he offered with a hint of joy in his voice as he looked at the hulking teen.
It was crushed instantly by what his teammate said next.
Cardin had left without giving him a second glance.
"Oh… sorry t-to disappoint you…"
A cold glare was all he received before Cardin left the dorms.
Waiting for Cardin to leave a silence fell over the room where he let out a soft smile before looking out one of the many windows in the room.
Once again he was alone to his own demise.
"Damn…"
Or not.
Turning to the source he spotted Blake at the entrance of the hallway.
"Oh… h-hi ya-I m-mean hey!" he stuttered.
'Stupid,' he quickly berated himself.
"And I thought Ruby had it bad with Weiss," she spoke, catching his attention almost immediately.
Not knowing what to say he replied with a nod while whipping away some rice on his cheek with his hand. Shaking it off it fell on the floor.
Sighing he had to clean this up.
"So you're just going to let him do that?" Blake asked.
"Yeah," he replied casually throwing her off guard.
"Why?"
He shrugged, "It's just food, nothing a shower can't fix."
"It's racism," she retorted.
Shrugging once more he was always thought to be a faunus, but never felt the need to clear the air. What were people going to think when he told them he wasn't a faunus? Laugh at him while pointing at the whisker marks on his cheeks, and call him insane?
He'd prefer to avoid that embarrassment, and not have to explain his mother had a giant demon fox in her when she was carrying him.
"So," Blake started, "Want me to touch up that scar so you don't… you know… freak out."
"I didn't freak out."
"And my hair isn't black."
"But it is- oh…" he realized.
Was she teasing him?
"No I wasn't," she stated.
'How does she do that?'
There was a pause between them. One that had made him feel awkward for just being there, but he had no clue how to leave without trying to offend her.
"You suck at making talk," Blake spoke.
Her words struck him like a needle as he deflated onto the floor.
"Try being more… funny."
/
"What… the hell was that…" Yang muttered out through pure shock.
"I-i honestly don't know," Weiss answered as shocked as she was.
In fact the whole class looked on in disbelief at what they were seeing.
Their Captain on the other hand seemed a second away from bursting into hysterical laughter.
Oobleck. A teacher at one of the finest academies in all the kingdoms that staffed and trained the best of the best, stood in front of them covered head to toe in what could be described as a rainbow. Glitter glistened of his tie as the renowned Beacon teacher finally did something since the incident.
A whole five minutes of silence except for the noise of two not so hidden people snickering.
Oobleck took off his glasses, revealing his sharp brown eyes that laid behind. His intense glare seemed to stiffen the students as all energy from the hyperactive professor disappeared, and in place an authoritative figure that threatened them all with his presence.
"I'm going to ask this once, and only once…" he began. His voice stern as the aura he was giving off, "Whoever decided to make this mess could head to the headmasters office right away, and not even consider returning to this class until they learn proper behavior."
Off in the back Naruto's face almost instantly fell as he gulped.
"Well?" Oobleck asked once more.
Silence. There was nothing but uncomfortable silence for everyone as they each looked around at all of their classmates in an attempt to pinpoint someone to blame.
Naruto was sweating bullets.
It was supposed to be a funny harmless prank! Get a few laughs out, but the second it triggered he was excited to finally have made a good impression on some.
Things like, 'Wow he's so brave!' or 'That was funny!'
Nope!
It looked like the entire class wanted to continue the grueling, boring lessons, and as if when they found the culprit they were going to kill him.
A.K.A
'Me…' he thought before whimpering into his hoodie.
/
'You didn't do this, right?' She read her sister's note that she passed to her.
Letting out a giggle that she couldn't contain she shook her head before grabbing her pencil and writing, 'No I wish I did though. Whoever did this is a genius.'
'And dead,' Yang wrote.
'That too'
/
"Well, since we can't find a culprit I guess we'll just have to go with that this was a class effort and punish all of you."
That seemed to get people freaking out.
/
If he was sweating bullets before he had turned into a river now.
He was dead. Done and set.
This would be the last day he had any dignity as Naruto Namikaze-Uzumaki.
He would have to… run away to a distant land and start a new life.
'Oh… wait…'
Only this time with a new name.
"Now that we have that settled you'll al-" Oobleck started only to be interrupted by the sound of someone getting up in the silent room.
He could feel everyone's eyes turn to him, which had only led him to show nothing but his hair sticking out of his jacket. Feeling the floor beneath him he started descending the stairs only to trip and stumble downward.
Finishing his tumble he laid on the floor where the class had finally decided to let their laughter out. Only he didn't like it. It was supposed to be laughter he was supposed to join in on, but instead all he did was get up and leave the room with shame. His head staring at the floor the whole way down until he heard the clicking of the door close behind him.
Sighing he was such an idiot.
/
"I have to say you've put yourself in quite an uncanny position Naruto," the silver haired headmaster of Beacon spoke.
Ever since the young blond had entered his office he had all but refused to make eye contact with him. Most likely swimming in whatever shame of thoughts in whatever was in his head.
"Your thoughts?"
His question only seemed to make the blond even more uncomfortable.
Was this really the same child he had met three years ago? Back when the only read you could get on him was a cold lifeless stare that seemed to be piercing through your very soul. The posture of a warrior ready to battle in a moment's notice. Never displaying an ounce of emotion, and only speaking when he needed to.
Even then it would be in short responses, but the tone of it was what unsettled the ordinary. The only way to describe it would be spiritless. Yet while he much preferred this current self of the blond he had a feeling that the same boy from three years ago still lurked in the shadows of his soul.
Ready to come out whenever necessary.
So just why had the child decided to change?
Maybe if he had interacted with the boy more the past three years it would've helped shaped the boy to be more 'normal'. Get with the ins and outs to what to expect from a school at Beacon. From what he understood the blond had kept to himself all three of those years in patience for his next order.
He couldn't imagine the effect it had on a child after the deed he had committed.
"Naruto?" he asked once again this time getting the boy to lift his head to look at him.
They weren't spiritless like years ago, but instead held shame. A type of emotion he was happy yet saddened to see in one so young.
"I'm sorry Professor Ozpin," he got up and bowed, "Whatever punishment you have awaiting i'll take it without a word of protest."
Letting out a sigh he understood now.
"Naruto, sit down," seeing the boy look at him warily he nodded, "Sit." he reassured him.
Watching as he tried to find a comfortable spot he started, "I won't punish you," Naruto opened his mouth only for him to cut him off, "But, before you tell me how you should be, tell me why you decided to humiliate like that."
Waiting he watched as the boy took a gulp only to look around nervously.
"To be funny…"
"And had you succeeded?"
"No…"
"Then that's punishment enough."
That seemed to shock him, "What?" he asked in disbelief.
"Tell me," he started dismissing the situation entirely, "I'm curious about your early life. How and what made you… well you?"
It had seemed he had struck a chord with how the blonds face fell almost immediately. The nervousness from his eyes almost instantly being replaced with sadness.
"You've read my file." he stated in a matter of fact tone.
"I have."
"So you already know."
"I do," Ozpin responded, "But I much rather prefer to hear from the man then reading a file."
Silence prevailed over the two. Naruto sat in his chair, shifting uncomfortably, while Ozpin had been lazily taking a sip of his coffee awaiting the blond.
"Do I have to?" Naruto finally asked.
"What you decided and not decided to do is entirely up to you."
"You're my superior."
"And you're a child," he retorted.
Once again silence fell. Naruto had rubbed his face before letting out a long sigh.
"What do you want to know?" he asked in defeat.
Ozpin frowned, he had wanted Naruto to tell him not because he ordered him to, but because he wanted to.
"Whatever you're comfortable with sharing."
Naruto nodded, "I was born on October 10th, but you already know that." He stopped, as he thought about what to say next, "I don't really remember much about my early years, but I remember everyone told me that I was a very sick child."
"Sick?" Ozpin asked in curiosity. He hadn't been told about this, or even read about it at all.
He nodded, "Yeah… something about me having some unknown disease or something. My parents…" he choked for a split second that anyone without a trained eye wouldn't notice, "Always treated me as best as they could. They wanted me to know that despite my conditions they loved me to the end."
"And?" Ozpin asked clearly curious on what had happened next.
"I-i don't know."
"I see," he said with a nod before holding eye contact with the blond, "What made you want to do… well what you do."
Naruto leaned in a bit forward and clasped his hands together, "One of my earliest memories was when my best friend's father decided to show us what it meant to live in our world."
"I'm sure that wasn't pleasant."
Naruto shook his head, "Not at all…" there was a brief pause as if he was trying to form words of what had happened, "It was horrible. There was this one enemy nin that was crying out for water, and Itachi… he was always a kind soul… when the guy got water he probably saw the foreign look of Itachi's… and well…"
"He killed him?" Ozpin asked getting a shake from the boy, "Your friend I meant."
"Yeah…"
"What about you? When did you first take a person's life?"
It made him somewhat pleased to see him hold a faraway look. The regret that flashed over Naruto made him certain he had made the right decision of inviting the blond.
"On my fifth birthday… I guess you could say I was an indirect cause of an accident."
"Who was it?"
"My parents."
That surprised him. From the files that the Third had given him, Naruto's parents had died from the Nine-tails. Not from Naruto himself.
"Do you feel responsible?"
"Yes…" he answered without a second of a doubt.
"Somehow I feel like you're just giving yourself unnecessary burdens to handle."
The two wallowed in silence until Ozpin met the red ruby in the hilt of his sword.
"What about that sword?"
It seemed to get a positive reaction out of the boy, "This? I got it… what, when I was three? Yeah! I remember because I got it around the time I started getting better."
Oh? A correlation perhaps?
"And now it's the seal for the Nine-tails, correct?"
"More of a reinforcer," he took off the vest before rolling up the sleeve of his left arm, which showed his tattoo, "This right here is the seal, see." he motioned towards the fox and the dragon that had encircled the flame in the middle.
Interesting indeed, "And how exactly does it work?" Ozpin asked with a raised brow. His face inching closer to inspect the seal of one of the possibly strongest demons in the world.
However, to his dismay he received a shrug, "I don't know. I'm not a seal master."
"What do you know of it?" he asked trying to get something out. One thing he did know was that it was the reason for his name.
Calamity.
"I pull this thing out right here," he described while motioning towards his sword hilt, "And then it feels like my mind's in a void. I know I'm me… but at the same time I know I'm not me."
"Oh?"
"From what my Godfather theorized it might be the fox's influence, but that left a question-"
However, whatever was to be said next was cut off by the sound of the bell.
"I guess I should probably head back to class?"
"I'm sure Glynda won't mind once she knows the trouble you've caused."
"Rightttttt," he replied, dragging it out, "she'll just passively-aggressively glare at me until I'm shaking in my clothes."
It had somehow made the headmaster chuckle.
"Women are scary."
"Indeed."
/
"Naruto? Is Naruto here?" Glynda's voice resounded throughout the room as she searched for the blond.
"Uhh he got sent to Professor Ozpin's," Teal spoke out.
The answer only seemed to make Glynda raise her brow, "Why?"
Her question seemed to silence everyone. No one dared to speak.
It only irked her even further, "Why?" she asked again with a bit more emphasis.
"He covered Professor Oobleck head to toe… in something," surprisingly it was Weiss who spoke up this time, "Honestly, he's already proven to be too young to handle Beacon and it's already the second day."
Her comment seemed to get a round of nods from some people except a certain Captain who was sweating bullets just two seats away from her.
'Is that what she thinks of me too?' Ruby wondered to herself.
"Well that doesn't give the rest of you an excuse to sit there, doesn't it? Who wants to begin first?"
/
"You're telling me that there's a giant turtle the size of an island?"
"Well… they're only rumors."
"Rumors always start from a speck of truth."
"I guess," Naruto replied.
The two had been chatting away for the betterment of two classes. Exchanging stories or interesting topics they had encountered throughout their lives.
"You know I always wondered why you didn't check in on me the past three years?" Naruto asked while taking a sip of tea that Ozpin's assistant had brought for him.
"I trusted you."
"You trusted a trained killer who's emo state was worse than a brooding Uchiha's?"
"Yes, whatever the last part means."
Naruto deadpanned, "A child, who you know is considered black ops and can disappear within a day, and do Kami knows what to your world."
"Why not?" Ozpin responded casually, "I trust that we could've found you if we wanted to."
"You do know that everyone in the ANBU is practically insane right? People whose souls are considered the darkest of the dark?" he asked just to make sure Ozpin got the message across.
"And yet your Hokage chose you, and revoked your license as a shinobi. Itachi, a kind spirit also left the force to something more… humane. Then there's Kakashi, who was personally chosen by the Hokage to leave the force, and become a Jōnin instructor. So far he hasn't passed a team."
Naruto was gobsmacked, "H-how do you know all this?"
"Your leader and I came to an agreement."
"One that I'm out of the loop with."
"Precisely."
"So why did he take Kakashi out?" he asked with interest. How couldn't he? The man had played a big part when he was growing up, and had helped him get out of troubled times.
Not to forget the books he had 'borrowed' from him.
"Hiruzen deemed it best for him," Ozpin answered, already seeing the gears grinding behind the boys eyes.
"So I'm here because it's the best for me then?" he asked clearly having caught on to what he was saying.
However, he shrugged.
"Whatever you perceive is yours to believe."
"I hate riddles," Naruto deadpanned.
"It's not a riddle Naruto," he said with a chuckle.
"Sounds like one to me."
The opening of Ozpin's door caught the twos attention before the clicking of heels against the marble floor reached their ears, "Ozpin! Are you out of your mind!"
"Yes-" 'For sure-' one thought while the other externalized their thoughts.
"Naruto go to your current class right away," she demanded which he followed without a second thought.
Hearing the door close behind her a sharp glare was sent Ozpin's way.
"I understand inviting one person who showed some exceptional talent who's two years younger, but two."
"I believe in him."
"There's a big difference between believing and knowing, Ozpin."
"Let me rephrase that then. I believe and know that young Naruto shall be a very talented Hunter in the future."
His words only fueled the fire that stirred within Glynda, "And do you know just what your student had done to Oobleck?"
"I'm aware."
"And you didn't punish him?" she asked with a raised brow.
"Humility is more than enough for a student like him."
"You're forgetting that attending classes is also something someone like him needs more than other students if he expects to stay in this school."
"Perhaps."
"Perhaps?!" She repeated.
"Perhaps I made a lapse of judgement."
"Ozpin if I find out you're favoriting that boy over other students, or this is some secret love child of yours I swear I'll have that boy out the school in less than an hour."
Her voice made it clear to Ozpin that it wasn't a threat but a promise.
"Tell me Glynda have you read the boys file?" he asked.
She shook her head.
"And yet you haven't asked yourself how someone so young could possibly even keep up or even harm Pyrrha Nikos. A four time champion might I add."
"I've had my suspicion," she answered deciding now was a good time to take a seat.
Watching her employer rummage through a drawer in his desk he pulled out a file before sliding it across to her.
Glancing at the man he seemed to have a carefree expression taking a sip from his whenever his craving demanded it.
Opening the file she started to read.
The boy was found by Ozpin outside the wall three years ago. For some particular reason Ozpin had decided to rent out an apartment for the child where he lived in Vale until he was invited to Beacon two years younger just like Ruby Rose.
That was the gist of it.
"You brought a child from outside the wall in here!" the burning fire from before regrowing in size.
Taking a sip of his coffee he gave her a nonchalant look, "So?"
"So! This kid is a risk to everyone here! What do you mean 'so'!"
"Qrow turned out fine,"
"Qrows a drunk who has the mental capacity of a goldfish. Could you say the same for Raven!" it was more of a statement than a question.
"I guess we'll just wait and see," he answered without any concern.
/
Entering class he was ecstatic that no one batted him an eyelash. Either news hadn't gotten around, or no one seemed to care by now. Whatever it was he was grateful for.
It was his Leadership class where he had come a bit late, which had gotten him a light glare from his professor. Other than that he was practically scot-free. Done and over from being labeled as a possible delinquent.
Taking a seat next to the same blond haired boy from yesterday he took out his journal before taking notes on whatever he was being lectured about.
"Now remember, every semester as Captains you'll have one big project, which will decide your grade for that class,"
Groans and mutters were spread across the room with some students relishing the victory of being able to put it off until the last minute. Others however had started to give their professor attention like an ecologist would to an environment.
He hated to admit it, but he was definitely in the second group.
"However, I don't want you to be thinking that you can procrastinate this and have a panic attack on the finale day and turn in complete garbage."
Or not.
"Your first project begins tomorrow. Or well today if you're cool enough to… yo!"
Leaving a sour taste in his mouth he ignored the chorus of groans before continuing.
"The first project is more of an experiment. Simply record and keep a log of your teams progress day to day. Take notes on your relation with each individual, their relation with you, and the most important their relation to the team."
Most of the class seemed to frown or mutter something incoherent to themselves. He on the other hand had a raised brow with eyes holding nothing but confusion.
That was it?
"Dude this day by day thing is gonna be rough," he heard the blond next to him speak.
Either to him, himself, or the person next to him he wasn't sure. Maybe no one at all.
"I'm definitely missing some days," came the feminine reply across the table from him.
Ignoring the twos conversation he flipped to a random page before giving the pencil in hand a slight twirl between his fingers.
This was just like what he had done everyday when he was back home. On a day to day basis he had written in a journal of the day's affairs. This journal however, he used whenever something significant happened. Or simply words or even pictures he held so dearly to him. Writing was one of the few hobbies that made him feel calm. It was one of the few reasons he enjoyed his Godfathers books.
Despite it's more mature nature. It was still something his Godfather had written, and he couldn't help but enjoy that a man had taken precious time out of his life to make such a wonderful peace for the perverts of the land.
Shaking his head he could already hear the demons in the back of his mind snickering like the hormonal dogs they were. If there was one weakness to him it would be his tendency to wind up at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Some accidental that the universe had played its hand with, and some… not so accidental trips.
Or when he had first entered puberty and was curious about the sudden female attraction that had swelled inside of him. It didn't help that Jiraiya had practically encouraged his behavior. He was lucky to have Mikoto beat some sense into him.
It was that same beating Itachi had witnessed that had crushed all the seeds he had planted in his friends head to join him on an adventure.
Focusing back on his writing he was slightly irked when his neighbor had accidentally moved his hand bringing upon a black line that stretched across the paper.
"Sorry."
Not sparing the boy a glance he simply erased it before continuing his writings. Some small sketches decorating the free space he had.
Twirling his pencil he had come to the conclusion that his team relation was horrible.
Cardin wanted nothing to do with him or the team. Onyx and Teal are in the friend group that has about half of its occupants wanting to lynch him. And he was a shy, timid boy. He had made some of the worst first impressions of all time.
Taking in a deep breath, this was fine.
He'd simply apologize to Doctor Oobleck and continue on with his school life.
Closing his book shut it had somehow synchronized with the ringing of the bell where he quickly found his way out the door.
Missing the fact that someone had called out to him.
/
"Damn, just missed him," she heard her blond friend say.
"So what are you going to ask him?" she asked.
"Maybe if he wanted to have lunch with us. Never hurts to have an extra friend."
Her face instantly went blank, "Have you forgotten that my entire team wants nothing to do with him?"
"And my team doesn't," he shrugged.
"Nora?"
"Wants pancakes."
"Pyrrha?"
"Wants to spar with him again."
"Ren?" she asked with a bit of uncertainty. Even though she had no idea what Ren thought of her. Let alone Naruto.
"No clue," the Arc responded.
Slumping she couldn't help but wonder just what interest her friend had in the boy, "Sooooo, why do you want him sitting with us."
She received a shrug only for Jaune to smile at her, "I just think he needs a friend right now. Nothing wrong with starting anew with someone."
"Except the only thing that's going to be new to him is our panties," she managed to get out.
Noticing the halt in his step Ruby turned towards him. All but while not liking the look he was giving her.
"Now just let me speak before you pummel me into the ground," he started with the Arc smile she had grown used to the past couple days, "What if, and stay with me here… what if he didn't mean to?"
Her mouth dropped as her eyes squinted when she looked at Jaune. He had to be kidding. There was no way he would side with a person he hadn't held a conversation for a minute.
Right?
"Are you kidding me?" she asked still bewiddled from his comment, "So you think that he somehow managed to not just peep under my skirt twice, but! Also Weiss's!" she exclaimed having poked his chest with each word she emphasised.
"I-i mean may-"
"No! Look Jaune you don't know how it feels to know that a person had done that, to not just you, but to your partner too! A-and Blake won't even tell us what he did or saw yesterday. That guys a pervert, and if you think he'll somehow make it up to us Yang is still going to want to beat his head into a curb!"
"Yeah, but-"
"There's no buts! He's a pervert! He's not going to stop!" she finished.
Letting out a long breath she continued walking forward, but not before letting out a huff as she passed by Jaune.
She didn't know what came over her, but for some reason she felt like punching Naruto right in that perverted face of his!
Watching the girl go he couldn't help but sigh.
His mother always told him to befriend those who need befriending. Maybe if he told Ruby how he saw his team basically disregard him like nothing she would've given the guy a shot. He couldn't imagine how Naruto must've felt like having his efforts thrown right in his face like that.
Yet the blond had simply stood there watching his teammates leave before smiling. To what he wasn't sure.
He was with Blake when it happened, and when he saw Cardin leave he thought it best for Blake to handle it. She really didn't seem to mind Naruto all that much.
Turning on his heel he started walking the opposite way that Ruby had headed. If they didn't want to befriend someone in need than how could he call himself an Arc if he did too.
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'Alright Naruto just like we practiced… take a deep breath in… and a deep breath out…' was the current thought of the former ANBU. He hadn't felt this much anxiety since… well not too long ago actually.
Throwing some punches that just barely missed the door in front of him he knew people would judge him if they saw him right now, 'Ha! Wha! Waha! Who got this? You got this!'
Punching the palm of his hand he was ready!
Thrusting his hand onto the doorknob he stopped almost instantly. A bead of sweat running down the side of his face. Images of 'what if' situations ran through his head like a scroll. With every scenario being played out only intensifying his own anxiety.
Gulping he shut his eyes before taking his trembling hand off the knob. Taking in a deep breath he had this.
Preparing his foot for what was to come, he left a mental note for future him to apologize.
BAM
"Professor Oob-"
"It's doctor you buffoon!" Not PROFESSOR! DOCTOR! DOCTOR!" was yelled before being preceded by slamming.
Whatever was going to come out of Naruto's stopped as he stood there gaping like a goldfish. He was expecting many things, but this was not one of them.
"Well what is it?" Oobleck asked with a bit of apathy.
Being snapped out of his mind he shook his head fiercely before resolving himself, "I'MSOSORRYFORTHETROUBLESI'VECAUSED!"
"Ah yes, about that," Oobleck spoke in a tone that left no room for him to talk, "I've gone over it, and I have requested for the Board of Education to move you into a more… suitable level. I fear from your current childish behavior you have some other shoes to fill before coming here.
"Oh…"
"Of course the Board is something even Ozpin has no control over," he finished basically nailing the last nail into the coffin.
All color had been drained from his face leaving him in an appearance that would shame a ghost. He had failed… again.
"Of course that's just me messing with you."
"What?"
"Just as tasteless as that humor was. It was as bad as what you had done earlier today," Oobleck spoke taking a sip of his coffee before looking at the hunter in training, "I know that Ozpin had let it slide, but if this would happen again there will be repercussions. Understood?"
"Hai!" he answered getting a confused look from the man, "I-i mean y-yes!"
'Idiot!'
"Now," Oobleck spoke, "If you'll excuse me I have a lunch to get to," he said while taking a seat at his desk before pulling out a drawer that had… a dozen thermoses with what he wanted to believe to be coffee, "Oh and tell Glynda I broke the door again. She'll understand." he said before chugging one of the thermoses.
A loud thud could be heard resonate throughout the room as Oobleck impacted the table head first; before loud snoring sounds came out of the professor.
Yep, coffee.
Feeling it was his time to go he couldn't help but let out an awkward chuckle before looking around the room. Did that actually just happen?
Tip-toeing backwards he was about to close the door, but stopped at the realization he had broken it in half. Sweat dropping he closed half of it letting the top part fall onto the ground causing a loud bang.
Shutting his eyes tightly from the noise he slowly opened them, and saw the history professor was still somehow unconscious. Sighing in relief he turned on his heel only to let out a girly shriek at the somewhat familiar face that was right in front of him.
"EEEEEEEE!" he jumped backwards.
"Yes!" the boy pumped his fist, "I'm not the only one who screams like a girl!" he yelled with too much excitement.
Backing himself up his back met the wall getting a curse out of him.
"Hey so I was wondering," the familiar teen started having refocused his attention onto him, "Since it doesn't seem like you have a lot of friends… no offense… well not that you have friends WHICH i'm sure you do… but… not at the moment?" he asked both to himself and him before slapping himself, "Alright i'm getting straight to the point,"
Raising a brow this couldn't be good.
"You. Me. Lunch. Now."
Alright so next chapter is done. I'm just gonna address a couple of things real quick and I guess the first one would be the pervert 'subplot'. It will be used throughout the first volume, but I feel confident enough that there won't be as much of it after that. If you're not a fan of the misunderstanding i'm sorry but his relation as that with the RWBY cast is going to stay like that for the upcoming chapters. I do take your guys reviews seriously, and I hope that I can bring a story you could enjoy down the line if you continue reading. :) As for the other reviews it seems to be not liking the OC Naruto, but I mean... if you read the summary it was kinda clear. Another thing being the OC's to which the only defense I have is I haven't really established their characters much. Hopefully this chapter showed off some of it. Other than that thank you guys so much for the awesome support, and I hope I could bring you guys a story to remember! Thank you for reading! Till next time! :)
