Once Yang entered the building, she quickly took a liking to the place. While it appeared like an old building without running water from the outside, the interior made herself feel cozy. The eyes of the blond girl wandered to her sister, who stood in front of a couch group where multiple people sat. Their red uniforms identified them as their future classmates.

"Come down." the black-haired boy Ruby was talking to finally got out. "I can't answer a single question if you just keep asking." Even though the boy tried to keep his cool, the red clad huntresses many questions out of the blue had overwhelmed him. Thankfully a saviour appeared.

"Come down, sis." Yang stepped forward and grabbed her sister by the neck, lifting her a few centimetres of the ground like a cat. She then turned towards the people on the couch. "I'm sorry, but she can become a real handful when it comes to weapon."

"Because weapons are so cool!" Ruby said, while trying to escape her sister's grip to no avail. "Their abilities, capabilities, looks, personalities!" the red caped girl started to swoon.

"At least she is devoted." a blue haired girl stated, her voice refined and calm. "I would like to see how good you can use your weapon knowledge in a fight."

"Well, I'm using a scythe, which also is a sniper rifle. It is called Crescent Rose and look…" Ruby's hand went to her back, where her weapon would usually rest. Just to find the holster empty.

"Have you already forgotten?" Weiss and Blake had finished their short inspection of the foyer and came towards the group. "They will return our weapons tomorrow." The white clad huntress in training reminded her team leader, which lead to Ruby giving the blue haired girl a sheepish smile.

"I don't want to appear rude, but who are you people?" It was a blond boy with an air of dignity around him.

"Jusis, these are the girls we found…" a red-haired petite boy tried to remind the now named Jusis.

But the blond boy simply shrugged him of. "I know where we found them, Elliot." he answered. "But it is custom to introduce oneself during a first meeting, especially if you enter a building that doesn't belong to you. At the same time, I doubt that the four girls want to be addressed as 'the girls from the Old Schoolhouse' either."

"Opps, sorry." Ruby rubbed her head. "I just got carried away it seems. I'm Ruby Rose. Nice to meet you, future classmates." she continued, smiling at the students in front of her.

"Future Classmates?" the entire group responded in shock.

"What?" Ruby got confused. "Aren't you Class VII? Weren't you informed about our stay?" Maybe they were in the wrong building. But Professor Valestein had led them here. Was this a trick? Or were they bad guys and they would dispose of them here and now when they were unarmed. She turned around to seek help from their teacher, just to find her gone.

"Now I get it." a small girl with silver hair spoke up. "This was the surprise she promised us." All eyes turned to the girl, who didn't seem bothered at all.

"A promised surprise?" Blake asked confused.

"Well, it would fit Instructor Sarah's personality." Elliot said. "And given that she called all of us and told us to stay here for the evening, it would definitely make sense."

"Could you please stop talking like we aren't in the room? What does that mean, it would fit her personality? Why isn't that woman here and introduces us? Why weren't you informed that we would join your class?" Weiss hated being left in the dark. And her opinion on the teacher just went down the drain.

"Instructor Sarah possibly thought that it would be a good idea to break the ice without her." the black-haired boy answered. He stood up and reached Ruby his hand for a handshake. "I'm Rean Schwazer, member of Class VII." he introduced himself.

"I'm Elliot Craig." the ginger boy introduced himself next. "It's nice to meet you."

"Jusis Albarea." the blond boy said next.

"Albarea? Like in one of these big thingies here in the empire?" Ruby asked.

"It's called the four Great Houses and yes, I stem from that Albarea family." Jusis complied, seemingly irked by Ruby describing the Houses as things.

"Well, excuse my sister, we only heard about them this afternoon." Yang spoke next. "I'm Yang Xiao Long. Nice to meet you, Albrorea." she drew the last word out extensively, which led to a scoff by the Erebonian noble.

"You are sisters, but don't share the same family name?" the blue haired girl asked curiously.

"Same father, different mothers. That's all." Yang explained, missing the reaction of both Jusis and Rean on these words.

"Well, then let me introduce myself." The blue-haired girl accepted the explanation without asking more. "I am Laura S. Arseid." And directly to Ruby she added "And as classmates I am more than happy to learn more about your weapon and your style. Let strife for greater heights together."

"I'm Blake Belladonna." the next huntress introduces herself. "And thank you for this warm welcome."

"What about your bow?"

Blake's eyes went directly to the silver haired girl. Panic raising inside her. "What about it?" she asked while trying to stay cool.

"It moved. Not by much, but…"

"There is nothing to see. It was just the wind." Blake interrupted before the girl could continue. She didn't want these people to find out her heritage just yet. Maybe later, if she knew that she could trust them. Or maybe she could go through this without anyone finding out. She definitely hoped for the last one.

"And Fie Claussell. That's my name." the last member on the couch revealed. Apparently she immediately lost interest in the huntresses, since she turned her head towards something on the table.

"And I'm Weiss Schnee, heiress…" Weiss began, but stopped herself shortly. "Just Weiss Schnee. I expect the best from all of you." In this world she was a nobody. Her name and status meant nothing. But that didn't mean that she wouldn't give it her all.

"Well, you won't get far in Thors unless you are giving it your all." Elliot remarked. "I mean, even our bookworms are studying late to keep up with the curriculum."

"And that doesn't include Combat Classes." Rean agreed. "But we should call the others down here, too. So that you girls get to know all of us."

"That's wonderful, Master Rean." a sweet voice was heard from behind the girls.

Turning around Ruby and her teammates were greeted with the picture of a maid. Wearing a violet maid outfit and a white apron together with a heart-warming smile, the woman bowed before the girls. "I am Sharon Krueger, caretaker of Class VII." she introduces herself.

"You've got a maid?" Ruby and Yang shouted at the same time.

"Can you be please be silent down there!" an angry voice was heard from above. "You can't really learn with all the commotion down there!" an annoyed boy with glasses came down the stairs. "And I hope for you that the explanation is good or else…"

"Or else what, Regnitz?" Jusis countered, a smile on his lips. "Are you going to give us a piece of your mind? In front of our new classmates?"

"You little…Wait, new classmates?" the boy called Regnitz finally saw the new girls in the room. "You are the girls from the Old Schoolhouse. What are you doing here?" he asked baffled, his anger replaced by confusion.

"Like Jusis said, we are going to join Class VII from today on, Regnitz." Blake answered. Her eyes were fixated on the boy. Something about him felt familiar, but not in the good kind. She just couldn't put her finger on it.

"I understood that part." the dark green-haired boy said. "I'm not dumb." He turned his back to them. "And it is Machias, not Regnitz."

"Oh, so you grace me with the honour of using your first name?" the voice of the son of Albarea was heard.

"That offer was for the ladies, not for a noble like you." was the answer. The glasses wearing boy started to head up the stairs, when Sharon spoke up.

"Can you please call Master Gaius. Dinner is ready. I will talk to Lady Alisa and Lady Emma as well as showing the new members of Class VII their rooms on the second floor." the maid declared. "And the rest of you can go and sit down. It will only take a minute."

With these words the group dispersed. Rean, Elliot, Jusis, Laura and Fie went into the kitchen while Machias, Sharon and Team RWBY went upstairs. At the first floor, the boy gave a short nod before turning right, leaving the females alone in their ascend to the next floor.

"Ok, girls. Once we get to our room, we will see what we have and the it is decoration time!" Ruby declared happily.

"As much as I would like to see it, that won't happen." Sharon intervened. Seeing the shocked faces of Team RWBY, the maid continued. "All of you are getting separate rooms, there will be no sharing. This allows for a better learning atmosphere and personal space."

"But we are a Team and have to stick together." the leader of Team RWBY argued. Her teammates agreed. It was one of the rules at Beacon that a Team had to be together. They would eat together, learn together and even sleep in the same room. There wasn't even an exception for teams featuring males and females. Having adopted to such a lifestyle, returning to single rooms felt wrong.

"I'm sorry, but such are the rules." Sharon replied, while guiding the girls through the floor to the end of the corridor. After passing two doors on the left and right, she turned around. Behind her were a total of 8 doors left, four on each side. "The rooms behind me are currently unused. You may choose a room of your liking. I will take care of everything else."

Unsure the four huntresses stepped forward. Yang finally took the initiative and stepped towards the closest door on the right. "I take this room." she declared, without even opening it.

Sharon smiled. "A good choice, Lady Yang." she praised the blond girl.

Inspired by Yang's courage, the rest of the team chose their rooms. Ruby decided to take the room next to her sister, while Blake and Weiss chose the rooms on the opposite side.

"On three!" Yang stated, all girls having one hand at the doorknobs. "One, two, tree!" the girls pushed the doors open at the same time, looking at a bleak room containing a bed, a shelf and a table.

"It may look bleak at the moment, but once you bring in your own personal touch, it will be a perfect place for you to stay." Sharon encouraged them with a smile. "I'm sure that once you settled in, you will find the pieces you need to turn these rooms into your own space."

The maid then turned around. "But I'm sure your hungry at this point. You can go downstairs now. I will inform Lady Alisa and Lady Emma."

"We would like to accompany you." Ruby answered back. "To meet our new classmates."

Sharon's answer was a simple smile, before she stepped towards one of the doors and knocked.

Emma Millstein and Alisa Reinford were just as nice as the rest of the group in Ruby's opinion. The brown-haired Emma appeared to be kind, but at the same time pretty shy. Even though she had a body that could rival Yang's.

Alisa on the other hand reminded her a little bit of Weiss when she first met her. She appeared confident and bossy, but at the same time she seemed to have a hidden kindness. This was made clear when she snapped at Sharon when she knocked, but thanking her just a few seconds later for telling her about the dinner.

And once they reached the stairs, Sara came out of her room to join them, too. Of course, she had to listen to Weiss calling her irresponsible, but the older woman didn't seem to care. Instead she asked, if they already made some new friends.

Finally returning to ground level, the girls from another world got to know their last new class member, a tall, brown haired boy named Gaius Worzel. Once more Ruby couldn't help but compare him to someone she knew, in this case Lie Ren. They both appeared to be the calm rock in the storming sea around them.

Once everyone was seated, Sharron brought everyone a glass with water. The only exception was Instructor Sarah, who had a bear in front of her and ordered a speech. All eyes of the Zemurian members of the class turned towards Emma, their class president.

With a sigh she stood up, but before she could begin, Ruby butted in. "What about Sharon?" she asked, given that the maid was the only person in the room without a drink.

"Thank you, but don't mind me." the caretaker of the dorm answered. "This is your welcome party." She didn't mind the shocked look of the other students when she stated that this would be a party. "So enjoy it."

Ruby shook her head. "This party is for all of Class VII, right? And as our caretaker you are just as much a member of the class like everyone else in this room." she declared. "Please, Sharon, do it for us."

For a moment the room was silent, before the rest of the people agreed.

"As you wish." With these words Sharon went into the kitchen and got herself a glass.

After returning, Emma stood up once more, raising her glass. "Let's welcome the new members of our class." she began. "When Class VII was formed, we decided to join it out of our own free will. We chose to strife the hard path of a completely new class at a military academy. And at the same time, we decided, that we would help each other to achieve our goals." With every word the confidence of the class president seemed to grow. "With you four joining us, new hardships will await you, but also new friendships and experiences. But you are not alone, no one is in this class. If you have questions, we will help you finding the answer. If you need help, you will find it here. And if you need someone to laugh or to cry, even then we will be there."

"I didn't think she would be able to give such a speech." Yang whispered to Ruby.

Emma raised her glass. "Let's work together to overcome any obstacle, let's grow together to become the best Erebonia…"

"And Remnant!" Yang called out.

"… the best Erebonia and Remnant have to offer." she finished her speech.

All at once they raised their glasses, teacher, students and maid.

"CHEERS!"

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Thanks for reading this new chapter of "Trails of Huntresses". The first meeting with Class VII is done and I'm sorry for not including Gaius, Alisa and Emma all that much. It just felt like the chapter would simply go on forever if I would include these three.

I also extended the size of the Class VII dorm. Given that the dorm fits exactly the numbers of students Class VII has at max. This means Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang all have their own rooms and there is some extra space (4 rooms for female students, 8 for male students if you want to know)

Similar to the last chapter, writing this chapter felt a bit tiresome, but now the basic rules and knowledge should be set and with the start of the next chapter I hope I can bring in more action.

To the Guest who called me out for letting Mueller questoning Olivert, well, I just got busted. I only started playing Trails in the Sky I and read it on the wiki that Olivert was involved in the entire scene. But I didn't check on Mueller, so yeah, my fault here. I will try to keep a look out for such things in the future.

Here are also a few things I want to mention regarding this chapter and this story in general:

1. Class VII knows nothing about where RWBY comes from, just that they appeared in the Old Schoolhouse. They will learn about it however at the beginning of the next chapter, simply because as their classmates it is better for them to know about the lie than to accidentally screw it up. That's why Emma didn't mentioned Remnant in her speech prior to Yang's intervention.

2. Team RWBY will also get their Arcus units and uniforms in the next chapter.

3. There may be scenes in the future, where it may seem like I bash RWBY. This is not the case, since i don't want this story to be a bashing fic. But there are heavy differences between Beacon and Thors imo. Thors is imo much stricter and the students have less free time than in Beacon. This will lead to some problems for RWBY since the girls come from a different school with different rules

4. RWBY will be split up during the field trips, but the story will mostly follow Rean's group (told by the companions of the respective trips in the overall plot). This is mostly through the simple fact that most interesting things happen to Rean's group.

5. There will be problems between RWBY and Class VII, similar to the clashes in the game.

And with this I will say goodbye for this chapter. Thanks for reading and have a nice day.