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A Shattered Life
Chapter 27: Orientation
While Lord Geo stayed with Ozpin in his office, Ruby and her older sister made their way out of the main academy building as they wanted to continue exploring more of this prestigious school. "There are so many things to see that I have no idea where we should start." The young girl was completely astonished by her surroundings, everything here was brand new to her and she couldn't wait to explore every inche of the school. "I hope we both pass the initiation because that way we can attend Beacon together and have a lot of fun." She said with her sweet tone. "We are going to be the best students ever!" Being in this place made Ruby's heart jump with joy, finally her dream to become a Huntress was going to begin.
Has she was about to move to another section of the academy where some other students were located, she saw something out of the corner of her silver eye that caught her attention, making her change direction. "Cool statue." She walked to it while dragging Yang along with her.
The large statue featured two figures, one male and the other a younger-looking female, standing on a rock outcropping. They are both dressed in a robe with hoods over their heads. The male has a sword in his right hand, raised in a seemingly triumphant gesture. The younger female has a double-edged battle-axe in her left hand and looks off to the side into the distance. Below the two figures is a Beowolf, looking at the same direction as the male. "I'm not sure why but I have a feeling I've seen another one like this before, maybe it was back in Gwain." She pondered for a second. "I can't remember if it was there or not, but it does seem very familiar. Still cool nonetheless." Ruby used her Scroll to take a quick picture.
Yang couldn't stop smiling, watching how excited her little sister was quite amusing, she couldn't stay still not even for a single moment. "Take it easy sis, try to slow down." Yang grabbed her red cape and pulled her a few steps back towards her. "You will have all the time you want to walk around freely after the orientation, so relax a bit." She ruffled Ruby's hair, needless to say that she hated when that happened.
"Stop doing that you are messing up my hair." Ruby tried to pull Yang's hand away from her. "I said enough! Aren't you listening to me?" She then managed to get away from her older sister's reach. "Look at what you have done." Said Ruby, as she did her best to fix her beautiful hair, but Yang's annoying laugh was just distracting her. "I bet you wouldn't be laughing at me if I did the same thing to your hair."
"You can try if you want, but let me warn you that you will lose that battle." Replied the blonde with a smirk on her lips. Then, she felt a water drop tapping her head gently, she looked at the sky and saw the fury of the dark clouds that were looming over Beacon, slowly engulfing the world in it's magnificent artwork. A lightning then burst throughout the grey sky, cutting crazy zig-zags, each of them painting a previously unseen path whiter than the snow itself. "We should head inside."
Yang and Ruby rushed straight towards the main building alongside several other students that were seeking shelter. Soon, the sprinkling turned into a torrential downpour. Heavy rain was falling down constantly like an endless bucket of water being poured down from the sky. "This is the worst." Whispered Ruby. The icy water streamed through her red hair and raced to her neck, soaking her clothes.
After entering the structure, Ruby pulled out her Scroll from the pocket to see if it was still working because of how wet her outfit was, fortunately the little thing was running without a problem. "For a moment there, I was actually worried. I have many pictures of me and Geo inside it that I don't want to lose." She felt more relaxed. "So, what do we do now?" She asked while placing the Scroll back into her pocket.
"With that ugly storm outside there isn't much we can do, we should probably go to the amphitheater and wait for the orientation to start." Said Yang.
"I guess we don't have much of a choice." She replied.
Both of them walked through the hallway that was crowed with people, Ruby took that time to admire more of the academy's interior architecture, which for some unknown reason she found fascinating. Unfortunately, she failed to pay attention to where she was going and ended up bumping against a girl with white hair that fell on a trolley carrying luggage. "Ow!" Ruby scratched the back of her head. "I am so sorry, I failed to see you there." She offered her hand to help the girl rise up.
"That is clear." She replied with a bitter tone. "I don't need your help getting up." The girl rose and cleaned the dirt off her dress, she then looked at her suitcases and noticed that some of them were open, revealing several vials filled with Dust. "Oh no! Look at what you have done!" She pointed at the suitcases. "If those vials had broken we could have been blown to bits you klutz."
"I-I said I was sorry, you don't have to be mean." Ruby got down to grab a few of the vials, when she picked one up she saw a snowflake symbol on it, and a little lower was a label with something written on it. "Schnee Dust Company." Ruby tilted her head back so that she could look at the girl in front of her.
Her skin was pale, she has a long white hair pulled back into an off-center bun pinned with an icicle shaped tiara, and her eyes are icy blue. A crooked scar runs vertically down her left eye. She wears a thigh-length strapless dress with faint color gradation from white to pale blue at the hem. A small piece of black lace sits in the front of her neckline and the hem of the dress is scalloped and stitched to resemble snowflakes, with layers of white tulle under the skirt. Over this she wears a bell sleeved bolero with the same color gradation as her dress from shoulder to wrist, lined in red and with a ruffled collar. "Will you please quit staring at me? It's making me feel uncomfortable."
"Sorry." She apologized. "...My name is Ruby Rose by the way." Said the young red warrior as she handed a couple of Dust vials to the girl with the mean attitude.
"I don't remember asking your name but fine." The white haired girl finished closing her last suitcase. "My name is Weiss Schnee, and I'm the heiress of the Schnee Dust Company, the largest supplier of Dust in the whole world." She showed pride in her family's name. "Now, I don't want to waist any more of my precious time talking with someone like you, if you excuse I will take my leave." Weiss turned her back on Ruby and walked away with her staff following right behind her.
Yang approached her sister. "That girl was...interesting to say the least."
"I think what you meant to say was mean." Ruby replied. "Anyway, lets just keeping moving and try to keep as much distance as we can from her. I don't want to be yelled at again."
"I hear ya." She nodded in agreement.
In a short amount of time, they finally reached their objective. "From the high number of people here, I assume we are in the right place." The assembly area takes form of a glass-doomed amphitheater with raised bleachers arranged in a circle around a circular stage that has a tall, ornate backdrop with blue lights. There is also a large, open area in front of the stage where the new students are gathered, waiting for the Headmaster's speech that is given every year. "I had no idea there were this many people coming to attend Beacon. Then again, this is one of the most prestigious academies in the world so it must be normal."
Ruby and Yang approached the stage by piercing several groups of students that were chatting with each other. She then noticed the Headmaster in the far corner of the stage talking with her boyfriend. "Hey Geo!" Ruby shouted to gain his attention but with the amount of noise going on in the amphitheater Geo wasn't able to hear her. "Over here!" She jumped up and down while waving.
By pure luck the young Lord actually managed to see his girlfriend in the distance. He waved back at her which caused Ruby to smile, she tried to get on the stage but Yang stopped her. Geo then turned to the Headmaster and resumed his current conversation. "What you are saying is kind of hard to believe. I mean I thought those old stories my mother told me about the Maidens were just legends, but after everything I've been through..." Geo paused for a moment. "Maybe they aren't legends after all, and if that's the case, then what can we do to stop Salem?"
"Nothing for now." Answered Ozpin. "First, we must focus our efforts on finding where the Maidens are located, we can't allow Salem to capture them otherwise it will mean the end of the world as we know it. That's why I need you and Ruby to help us in this mission, both of you have an incredible power that with proper training could be useful against Salem and her agents."
"I am not going to involve Ruby into this mess any more." Replied Geo. "My family was the one chosen to protect that artifact and I will continue to do so. This burden is mine alone, and if something happens I will be the one to suffer the consequences, not her."
"I understand, but I'm afraid it's too late for that." Said Ozpin. "The moment she and Cinder went head to head marked her as a target to be put down, Salem won't rest until she's dead, I assure you."
"Crap!" Geo clenched his hand into a fist. "Then we must find those Maidens as quickly as possible."
"Indeed." Ozpin agreed. "I think we will have to continue our conversation at a later date since we have a guest arriving." He took a sip of his coffee.
"Really?" Lord Geo turned around and saw his girlfriend approaching. "Hey there!" He greeted with a smile.
"I'm sorry if I interrupted your conversation but I was wondering if I could borrow my boyfriend, there's an important matter that I need to discuss with him." Said Ruby.
"Of course, we had just finished speaking. Besides, I have a speech to do, I'll see you two after the orientation."
"Thank you." Ruby grabbed Geo's arm and pulled him a few meters away from the Headmaster.
"Is something wrong?" Asked Geo.
"Not really, I was just thinking that maybe we could go on a walk, just the two of us without having people bothering us with tasks or papers to sign." She leaned her head against the boy's shoulder. "It's been a while since we have been alone, besides the bedroom."
"You are right about that." Said Geo. "After the initiation we are going to Vale to have a nice dinner, just the two of us."
Ruby's cheeks turned red. "I would like that."