Date: Unknow
Location: Unknow
I watch her close her eyes and take a deep breath in and out before she spoke again.
"Continue."
I nod my head. "Well, not a lot happened until we ran into our third or fourth dead end…"
Date: 4/11
Location: Shujin Castle
"Oh, come on, another one?" I heard Sun say as he slumps to the floor. "How the hell are we supposed to get outta here?"
"It's a shame we couldn't find a map or something." I leant up against one of the many creates that were here.
"Hey, you there!" A boyish voice said and I look over to Sun.
"Did you say something?"
He looked up at me. "No. You sure you didn't hear the screams again?"
"No, it sounded more like a voice then a scream"
"Let's get outta here, I've had enough of this place." I watch as Sun stands up and walk past me, with a quick look around to see if I could see the person the voice belonged to, not seeing anything I turn to catch up with Sun.
Somehow we ended up back in the foyer through one of the doors on the ground floor and I could see that there was a couple of knights patrolling the second floor. With the coast kind of clear, Sun and I dash towards the main door and are gone before the knights knew anything happened.
Location: Shujin Academy, Aoyama-Itchome
Making it to the alleyway is where I felt the change; I looked over to Sun and to see him bent over and clutching his left knee, whilst huffing and panting. 'So that's why then' I lean up against one of the walls to try and catch my breath.
Feeling my phone vibrate in the inside pocket of my school blazer, as I pull my phone out, we were greeted by a female voice.
"You have returned to the real world. Welcome back."
"Returned? What the fuck was that place?" Sun said as he stands and turns to me.
"That would be this app on my phone." I said showing him the black-red eye icon on my phone. "It showed up on here a couple of days ago and can't seem to get rid of it." I let out a sigh "Anyway, we're out and I for one, I'm starving."
"Same here." Sun Replies.
As we move towards the school, I put my phone away and a new voice joins us.
"It's rare to see you with company, Mr Wukong." I look up to a guy standing at the top of the stairs 'Who the fuck ar…'
"Shit, why did it have to be the counsellor?" I heard Sun grumble.
"Not the best way to start your probation, Miss Rose. Now, where have you two been roaming around until this time?"
'They won't believe us if we told them'
Before I could say anything Sun speaks up. "Uhh. A cas- a castle."
Silence greats us for what feels like hours even though a couple of minutes have only passed, and the urge to punch Sun rises with each passing second. The tension was cut when the counsellor speaks up. "So, you have no intentions of giving an honest answer?"
"What's this about a "castle"?" A familiar voice interrupts us all as Taurus walks up and stands next to the counsellor, thankfully dressed in gym clothes.
Looking slightly to my left, I could see that Sun wanted to say something and like a kettle, it was only a matter of time before…
"Taurus!" His voice was laced with anger.
"You seem so carefree, Wukong. It's quite a difference from when you did morning practice for the track team." Taurus said with an odd grin on his face.
Anger was still present in Suns' voice. "Shuddup! It's your fault that…"
"How dare you speak that way to Mr Taurus." The counsellor said, interrupting Sun.
'What makes him so bloody special?' I think as I pull my phone out to do a quick internet search on the "King," ignoring the rest of the conversation to the point where I didn't even know that Sun had left with the counsellor, leaving me alone, with Taurus.
Putting my phone away, (before I could make any real search progress) I made my way up and towards the main doors to the school, past Taurus. His gaze never leaves me as I walk. When I reach the top of the stairs, Taurus final speaks up.
"You're that new transfer student, correct?" I nod my head in confirmation and he scratches the back of his head. "Have we met somewhere?"
"This morning, you picked up a cat faunus in a Shujin uniform." I say.
"That's right… I remember now. Well… I'll overlook this just for today." I bow slightly. "I'm sure you've heard from the principal, but cause any trouble and you'll be expelled. Understand?"
"Yes, I know, my guardian has told me that and my mom has told me that." I replied and he looked annoyed when I finished speaking.
"Well, at any rate, hurry up and go to the faculty office, I'm sure Ms Toyoguchi's tired of waiting."
As I turn and leave Taurus, he speaks up again in a mocking tone. "Oh, good luck trying to enjoy your new school life."
'This can't be good'
When I entered the school, the first thing that greeted me was the chattering's of the other students and the odd teacher. Remembering that there's a bread shop on the ground floor, I stop there to find that there is only a couple of bread with some form of jam on it left.
Minus 240 Yen and with a full stomach, I head towards the stairs to the second floor. As I climb the stairs I heard a female voice call for me on the ground floor. I turned to see a familiar head of white hair power walking towards me. 'Hello Snow Queen'
I descend the few stairs that I climbed and with a toothy grin present, I bow dramatically. "Good afternoon Schnee-senpai, how are you this even?" When I stand up, I notice that there was a slight dusting of pink across her face.
It's then that I realize that everyone was looking at me after what I just did and that is when the chatter of the other students starts up again.
"Isn't that the transfer student, she has no chance with the council president."
'I can try, right?'
"I've heard that she a knife her bag."
'Never have done'
"I heard that she's a super problem child, and no other school will take her."
'For my dad yes'
Blocking the talk of the student body, I focused my attention back on Weiss.
"I-I'm good, thank you, you are extremely late today, any reason for that?" The stern look she gives sends chills down my spine.
I scratch the back of my neck and chuckle slightly. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." I said as I met her gaze.
"Try me." Was her only response. 'Well… shit.'
"Well… umm… Me and Sun got lost… in a castle." 'Please buy it, please buy it.'
"You're right. I don't believe you. Look, just don't be late again; your education is very important. Okay."
'Shit.'
With a deep bow, I said. "I'm sorry Schnee-san, it won't happen again." As I right myself, I see a pleasant smile on Weiss's face.
"Good, do you need directions again or do you know where you are going this time?" She asks.
I chuckle again. "Just point me in the direction of the faculty office and I'll get out of your hair."
Like a robot, she tells me how to get there. "Second floor, near the principal's office and the meeting room, last two doors on the left." With another bow and wink, I turn and leave for the faculty office with the eyes of the student body following me.
Arriving outside of the room, I take a breath and knock on the door and enter to a partially empty room. Walking up towards the sole occupant of the room, who turns out to be Toyoguchi-sensei. As I approach, she turns to me with a yawn and tired eyes greet me.
"Unbelievable. Being over half a day late on your first day? Care to explain yourself?" Ms Toyoguchi asks.
"Would you believe me if I told you that me and Sun got lost in a castle?"
"You can't be serious. Will you pull yourself together? You were given fair warning yesterday." She sighs and turns her head away from me and mumbles something. When she turns back, she asks.
"You said you were with Wukong-san?" I nod. "Don't get involved with him, ok? He's been nothing but trouble since the incident. He had devoted a lot of time to track and field before it happened…" She trails off and gets a distant look on her face. 'Is she fantasizing about Sun?... What the fuck is going here?'
"Umm… Toyoguchi-sensei?"
Her cat ears twitch slightly and her eyes snap to me. "…Anyway. Lunch is almost. Classes will end after fifth period today due to the subway accident. I'll get you to introduce yourself when classes resume." A bell rings. "Ah. Follow me please." She gets up and leaves and I quickly join her outside of the room.
Seeing the last few student rush towards their homeroom, I follow Toyoguchi-sensei through the halls. "By the way, when you introduce yourself, be serious about it even if you're lying to the class, ok? Do not say anything unnecessary." I remain silent as Toyoguchi-sensei speaks and leads me towards classroom 2-D.
When Toyoguchi-sensei opens the door, the chatter all but stops as I follow Toyoguchi-sensei inside and as Toyoguchi-sensei steps behind her desk with me standing nearby, the room is engulfs into chatter once again.
"Being super late on her first day? She really is insane."
'Don't care'
"She looks normal though, she's kinda cute even…"
'Thank you, dark-haired guy'
"True, but she might slug us if we look her in the eye."
'You, I might'
"I heard that she got that scar from fighting with a White Fang guy."
'Better story than what happened'
"Settle down everyone." The chatter continues. "I said SETTLE DOWN." Toyoguchi-sensei nearly shouts and the classroom goes deafly quiet. "Thank you. Well, I'd like to introduce a transfer student, Ruby Rose. Today, we… had her attend from the afternoon on since she wasn't feeling too well." She turns to look at me. "All right, please say something to the class."
"Umm… Hello." I wave slightly and silences is what greats me till I heard a couple of fellow classmates speak up just loud enough to be heard.
"She seems quiet... but I bet when she loses it…"
"I mean, she was arrested for assault, right?"
"So… uhh, your seat will be… hmm… over there, by the window." 'Window seat, sweet.' "Also, can the people nearby please share your textbooks with her today?" Toyoguchi-sensei asked and a groan comes from several of the students that were near the only empty seat.
As I move towards my seat, I saw a familiar head of black bushy pigtails and cat ears. 'So, you and I are in the same class it seems.' Her golden eyes track me as I walk towards my desk and if it weren't for the fact that the classroom was mostly quiet I wouldn't have heard her hiss at me.
"Liar!"
I ignore her and said with a small smile "Hello again." and take a seat behind her. As I place my bag beneath my desk that is when I hear more chatter about me and who I now know as Belladonna-san. When the students continue to talk, I remove my glasses and place them on my desk and start to rub my eyes.
'This is going to be a long afternoon.'
When the bell rang to signal the end of the school day, I made for one of the doors before anyone else and head towards the stairs. I heard Sun call for me as I reach the second floor.
"Ruby, can we talk?" He asked as he catches up with me.
"You can, I'm heading to what I'm calling home for a year."
"I just wanted to ta…" He begins, but I interrupt him.
"If it's about what happened to us earlier, it's probably best if we talk about it somewhere a bit more private, don't you think?" I stopped halfway down the stairs to the ground floor and turn to Sun.
"Oh, yeah, right." Sun nods slightly.
"But right now, after everything that has happened, I just need some rest. We can talk about "it" tomorrow. Ok?"
"Oh, yeah, sure. Good night then." A sad look forms on his as I turn and head home.
Location: Leblanc, Yongen
The smell of coffee perks me up a bit as I step through the door into Leblanc, but the exhaustion fights back as I continue into the empty café. Appearing from the kitchen, James begins to talk.
"I got an interesting call from your school today."
'Oh, for fuck sake.'
"It's only your first day and you're already showing up hours late?" Frustration was evident in his voice.
"I'm sorry Ironwood-san, it won't happen again." I said with a small bow.
James walks down the other side of the bar and spoke in a softer tone. "And here I thought you got up and left on time this morning. Look, just behave yourself. Your life's forfeit if anything happens. You understand the meaning of probation, right?"
"The release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision." I respond in a tired voice.
Before he could speak, his phone starts to ring and as he starts to talk to whoever it was, I walk by and mouth good night to him and head upstairs.
Leaving my school bag on the bench near the stairs, I remove my glasses and put my phone on the windowsill, I lie down with the content of getting up again to change out of my uniform, but as my head touches the pillow I was out like a light.
Location: The Velvet Room
Hearing a noise that I hope was only in a dream, I open my eyes to see the blue velvet wall and ceiling. Without the regards of the occupants of this prison I said. "Not again."