Sorry for the wait. I've been dealing with real life situation plus i've been brainstorming future story Ideas.
In any case I won't keep you any longer! Enjoy!
Helen glared at her leader giving him the stuff nightmares were made of. Either that or she was just really sleepy since either way she didn't look all that intimidating when she just woke up. It also didn't help that she woke up with what seemed to be a very obnoxious looking bed head that most girls would probably kill not to have. Robin it seemed had a bit of a similar situation going on as she looked very much in a similar position though she was nonchalantly stretching, all but ignoring her female companion and partner as she worked out the pins and needles from her sleeping limbs. It seemed that she was very serious in the morning or at the very least didn't let much phase her Skylar mused as his eyes wandered to his partner.
Helen huffed rolling out of bed aggressively, almost seeming fed up with being rudely woken up by her smartass of a leader. Clearly he didn't understand the necessity of a girls rest despite having one for a partner. Either that or he never knew how to treat a woman before in his life never the less she hopped out of her bed, and went to go grab her uniform to change into it but before she could so much as think to grab her cloths a sudden groan from the bed next to hers caught her attention. Her womanizing utterly hated enemy of a partner, saw fit to moan in annoyance grumbling a quick "who the hell gets up this early" before rolling over on hi mattress pulling the sheets up and placing the pillow over his face in an attempt to ignore his responsibilities. Helen gasped as if truck nerves pinched at her partner's laziness. Forgetting her cloths she ripped off the blanket of her partners bed and tore the pillow away from his face. Paris, it seemed didn't like that for he gave her a glare and sat up his face melting into an ugly scowl "WHAT DO you THINK your DOING" he yelled in her face. Helen responded by slapping her partner across the face much to Skylar's shock. If Paris wasn't woken up by his shouting, let alone Helen's, then that slap was definitely going to be a wake up call. "Get your LAZYASS but out of bed right now you JERK!" She shouted before grabbing the poor victim –err Paris by his shirt and unceremoniously dumped him on the floor. Paris landed on the wooden floor in a heap eyes wide clearly shocked by his partners actions, but he recovered quickly getting up and glaring at Helen both of them holding the others glares as their tempers sparked dangerously. Skylar almost wished that he had visited the cafeteria for breakfast before hand for he couldn't help but grin at the idea of his teammates fighting over the fact that they were simply woken up. Even though technically it was his job to make sure that they were going to get along, but since when did he have to do that quickly as apposed to being entertained first? He and Robin watched for a few more seconds before Skylar cracked a smile. ""Alright you two you can flirt later. As you are no doubt aware it is 8:00 and we have class in an hour so if you want to screw each other I suggest you get to the showers first." From her perch on her bed, Robin had to stifle a laugh clearly mused from her leaders words as well as the reactions of the two in question. Paris's and Helen's heads snapped towards Skylar's direction and the both gave him a menacing stare "I WOULD NEVER FLIRT WITH THIS STUCK UP JERK/ PRISSY PRINCESS." They yelled in unison before they glared at each other again "SHUT UP!" they yelled once again, not aware of the fact that they were again speaking in perfect unison.
That did it. Skylar let out a chuckle while Robin giggled freely, before she climbed out of bed and grabbed a change of cloths making her way towards the dorm room door towards her partner, her eyes dancing with mirth "50 bucks says they get together by the end of the year." She whispered Skylar winked at her " I bet they get that they will end up together by the end of the semester" he said before exiting the room to chat with his partner ( who giggled and agreed with him about the others) while Paris and Helen continued to glare at each other getting ready for round two.
Later that day, SPHR found themselves in class at 9:00 in Professor Peter Ports Class in Grimm studies. To some degree Skylar couldn't help but think that this was a bit more of a formality then anything else since a majority of Grimm could be studied about in a local library as apposed to a school, but if there was one thing that he couldn't help but NOT complain about it was the fact that he was looking forward to being able to fight some of the grimm, even though he had a fair bit of simulated training with that growing up with his family. The good news was about this class was that he saw several familiar faces including the girls of Team RWBY and the mix matched Team JNPR (who had barely arrived on time; as it was they had all barreled in just before he bell rang signaling the class starting). The bad news was that clearly, Professor Port wasn't not completely up to the task as he spent more time talking about his glory days as a Hunter than actually teaching the class. "Monsters! Demons! Prowlers of the Night! Yes the Creatures of Grimm go by many names, but I merely refer to them as prey." He said almost dramatically then paused as if expecting the class to laugh at hi remark or do something but the only thing he got was Ruby Rose looking like she was about to fall asleep before jolting herself awake so that she would pay attention.
Skylar blinked watching the professor speak. Did he think that he was funny? Judging by every ones lack of a reaction, he clearly wasn't. Did the poor man do this every day without realizing it?
"And so shall you when you graduate from this prestigious academy!" the Professor continued, clearly not realizing that no one found him funny. Either that or he didn't care. "As I was saying. Vale, along with the other three Kingdoms are safe havens in an otherwise treacherous world. Our planet is teaming with creature that would love northing more than to tear you to pieces. And that's where we come in. Huntsman Huntress's" he stopped giving the class a wink clearly aimed towards the women in the room. Skylar cold hear Yang roll her eyes and groan at that display. "Individuals sworn to protect those who cannot defend themselves."
Skylar sighed annoyed. Did the professor not realize that there were more important things to learn than that? Sure it could be considered an orientation class when taking into account that this was just the first day of School, but so far everything the Professor was spouting were things EVERYONE would know before they applied to Beacon in the first place. Even after all that Port then went on a tangent about his glory days, causing Skylar to roll his eyes. This class was going to be fun…
Weiss really wanted to pay attention in her first class of the day (which she was almost late to because her dunce of a leader woke them up with less than a half hour to get to class AND they had spent more time decorating the room instead of making sure they had their class schedules memorized) she really did but it was hard when her teacher wasn't exactly the best in terms of quality but se could deal with it. What she COULDN'T deal with was watch her leader do such immature things such as drawing a caricature of their teacher, despite how frighten accurate the artwork was fall asleep, balance a few items in her hand with a ridiculous look on her face and worst of all pick her nose in front of the professor. Every passing moment made Weiss all the more angry with her look of rage and disgust increasing by the second and her concentration on the lecture slipping
If their was one thing that absolutely pissed Weiss off it was the fact that this immature dunce of a kid was chosen to be the leader of Team RWBY without any worthwhile explanation, even though she felt Ruby full heartedly did not deserve such a title given her immaturity and overall demeanor. But she did. She worked her whole life to attend such a reputable academy such as Beacon and was among the top students (if not the top students) in the history of the schools she previously attended and was singled out by her instructors as well. In short she had all the qualities of a great huntress and deserved to be recognized as such yet at the most critical moment he was passed over by someone who barely had a fraction of the skill and experience that she did.
In an effort to not to die of embarrassment, Weiss raised her hand to get the attention o Professor Port as soon as he asked who possessed the qualities of a true Hunter or Huntress "I do sir" she spat a bit more angrily then she intended too, thankfully the elder man did not seem to notice instead gesturing to a cage nearby where ferocious growing could be heard "well then, step up and face your opponent." He replied ominously. Weiss stood from her desk and walked down to the arena, taking her uniform coat off and placing it on a chair nearby, before drawing her rapier Myrtenaster getting into ready position as her teammates cheered her on "GO Weiss!" Yang yelled happily, followed by Blake calling "Fight well!" while waving a flag with RWBY emblazoned on it and finally Ruby all but shouting "Represent Team RWBY!"
Meanwhile in the stands Skylar watched as the girls cheered on their friend but at the last bout of encouragement he watched as the platinum haired beauty whirled around giving her leader a hateful glare "Ruby" she scolded condescendingly "I'm trying to concentrate!"
Ruby's shoulders sagged in response, clearly dismayed at her partner's reaction. Skylar couldn't blame her, considering that Weiss only directed her ire at Ruby and not the others making it feel very personal. While he didn't know the exact relationship between the two having only briefly met them during the initiation, why did it seem that that Weiss only hated her leader and not the others? Ruby seemed nice enough and definitely not as much of stuck up brat that Weiss seemed to be.
Professor Port didn't say anything instead opting to swing his axe and release the Grimm he had waiting inside its cage. "Let the match begin!" he cried as the cage door fell and out stalked a Bourbatusk, not unlike the one SPHR fought in the ravine during the initiation, but much smaller, able to be taken out by a single opponent if necessary. once it saw Weiss however it charged full speed at her snorting in rage. Weiss however was faster cartwheeling out of the way and taking a swipe at the angry pig like creature. The attack did nothing as its hide was armor plated but at the very least she avoided being hurt herself. She ten proceeded to charge at the warthog, but as she tried to stab it the Grimm responded by twisting its head managing to ensnare Weiss's rapier within its tusks. It didn't help hat Ruby kept distracting her with her incessant cheering
Hang in their Weiss!" she cried, causing the heiress to look in her leaders direction. This cost her her weapon as the Bourbatusk shook its head angrily, causing Weiss to lose her grip on her rapiers hilt. The Grim the reared its head back and myrtenaster flew out of Weiss's hand and into the air landing with a hard smack on the other side of the room, skidding into the wall. The Grimm then head butted Weiss in the stomach sending her flying backwards and landing on the floor in a heap.
However the young woman was quick to get back up on her knees, and looked up just in time to see the pig charging at her once again, causing her to quickly roll out of the way. She heard the warthog crash into the stands but paid no heed to it instead making a mad dash towards her weapon once close enough the white haired beauty made a dive for it snagging it before managing to stand up and get into ready position one again. As she did so, Ruby yelled out once again "Weiss go for its belly there is no armor under their
Skylar heard this and couldn't help but smile. Ruby seemed to be doing a good job as a leader; she definitely knew how to handle grimm, so she was taking her job seriously at least. Unfortunately it seemed that Weiss wasn't as impressed for she once again twirled around and snapped at Ruby "stop telling me what to do!" With Ruby again looking upset by Weiss's response. While the two had their brief spat, the Bourbatusk let out a bellowing snort and curled into a ball, spinning at an alarming rate, before charging once more at the huntress in training. Before it could hit her, Weiss activated her glyphs, and the pig ran headlong into it with the grimm letting out a wail of pain. Weiss then proceeded to leap into the air activate another glyph before launching herself at the grimm, rapier poised to strike, stabbing the grimm right in the heart. The grimm let out a pitiful cry, before fading, its body crumbled into dust. Weiss stood up, panting heavily.
Skylar was deeply impressed by her skill; she struck with grace and beauty backed by ferocity and a desire to win. She clearly practiced and would indeed be a good huntress someday as was expected of a beacon student. But despite her poise and grace I was clear that she had to work on her attitude, as she was not going to make a good teammate to anyone acting like that.
His mind wandered back to his teammates as well as the conversation he had with Robin about his place as a leader, Like Ruby and Jaune he was surprised at his role as a leader but like Robin told him, he had to give it time.
After leaving the "lovers" to their quarrel, the remaining members of SPHR made their way back to the showers, which Robin was more than looking forward to, since she wanted to make a good impression on her first day. "Excited?" Robin asked grinning almost giddily at the novelty of being a Beacon student
Skylar bit his lip clenching his hands to his side. In truth while he was excited to be a student at Beacon, he felt concerned about his role as a leader since he largely had no experience with it since he was a student for all his life. It wasn't that he dint feel up to the task; Ozpin had good reason to pick him after all, as it wasn't like he was chosen by having his name picked out of a hat, it was the fact that Robin Paris and Helen were now his responsibility he basically acted like a parent. And that's what scared him the most since he was the youngest in his family, back when he had one anyway.
Not that Robin needed to know that. Instead he let out a sigh and shrugged non-commitingly "I want to be but its all just overwhelming at the moment. I mean I've trained all my life for combat against the grimm, but I've never had to be a leader before. I've always been a follower, its just how I learned things." He explained to Robin, whose green eyes widened at the explanation, but the boy continued "quite honestly though from what I've seen Paris would not have been a good pick. He is far too self absorbed for his own good. As for Helen she is far too hot headed o be a leader." Robin had no trouble agreeing with that given how often she argued with her partner and that wouldn't be good in any situation, especially not the battle field, where as a leader one would need to keep a cool head and Helen would not be a good candidate. Robin couldn't help but notice that her leader didn't mention her and she couldn't help a small smile from reaching her face. "And me?" she asked hopefully. She didn't understand why but she almost had butterflies in her stomach from the anticipation of Skylar's answer. It didn't help that he was giving her a small, reassuring smile of his own, as he seemed to be debating his answer. "You might have the makings of a good leader Robin but you seem more comfortable following than leading, but I'd trust you over the others." He gave her a sly smirk "you're my partner after all."
Robin gave him a soft smile. Its only the first day Skylar you aren't going to be great at everything the first time you do anything, so of course its going to take some time." A small blush went across Robin's cheeks before she continued "but if it means anything, I have faith in you." she whispered.
Skylar's eyes widened and he cleared his throat, shocked by the heartfelt confession, but managed to shake off his embarrassment, before smiling at Robin "thanks partner." he finished before flicking Robins forehead with his finger. The girl let out a small shriek before Skylar suddenly bolted away, since they had just about reached the shower room and he didn't exactly need to follow her in their. They were partners but not that close, let alone that type of partners. Plus this was a school.
Skylar watched the white haired heiress storm out of the room clearly angry, but to be quite honest there wasn't much reason to be. Yes Ruby did distract Weiss with her chatting and yelling out orders but what Weiss was forgetting was that conversation was a given on the battlefield with SOMEONE giving orders out verbally. That was a part of strategizing. So if she couldn't handle something as small as this, then there was going to be a problem if she wanted to continue at Beacon. He stood up from his desk as Professor Port dismissed the class, a majority of them rushing out to either head to their next class or to hang out with their team. Skylar however kept his gaze on Weiss, a scowl reaching his lips.
His musing was interrupted by a soft yet firm hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Helen looking at him with concern Robin and Paris "Hey is something wrong? Helen asked him concern shining in her eyes. Skylar looked back at Weiss, but found she had already left the room, then turned back to his teammate "I..." he didn't manage to say anything else before Paris left out a laugh a smirk on his face "Don't think to hard Skylar." He said haughtily "someone like her will always be a stuck up bitch just because she can throw around Daddy's money"
Skylar wanted to punch Paris in his face. he didn't know much about him, other than the fact he seemed almost as arrogant as one could get, but he straight up insulted Weiss for no reason. That wasn't something he liked at all. he stood up from his chair giving his team mate a glare. "Shut it Paris." He snapped "you haven't exactly been miss modest since you two became teammates. lord only knows that Helen can barely stand you and your mouth. But don't you dare insult someone you don't even know." He growled, before turning and all but stomping out of the class "I'll see you later" he snarled.
Exiting the room, Skylar looked around trying to find any sign of Weiss or her teammates, instead he was met with a near empty hallway and angry shouting "You've done nothing to earn your position!" he heard Weiss yell. Geez someone needed to tell her how to act, cause that was just plain rude. However it wasn't his place to get involved, so he just sighed and walked away. as he did he saw Professor Ozpin making his way don the hall. "Professor!" he called getting the grey haired nans attention. He looked at his student nodded "Mr Caelum" he greeted politely "enjoying your first day as leader?"
Skylar nodded, but didn't want to waste any time with small talk. Instead he pointed in the direction he heard the yelling " Sir as much fun as it would be to discuss my first day, I think that there I someone that needs more of a talk right now than I do. Ruby and Weiss don't seem to be getting along right now. Since Ruby is a team leader as well, I want to make sure that she has a good chance. With the way things are right now, especially since she is so young, she'll need all the support she can get. I know she has her sister, but I don't think that's going to be enough. Yang is supportive I'm sure but she doesn't have the wisdom that Ruby needs."
Ozpin let out a chuckle, surprising Skylar that one of his mentor's had a nonchalant attitude. But he didn't say anything, instead allowing Ozpin to have his laugh "You know Mr Caelum, you remind me of someone who said something very similar one. He even had a similar attitude regarding a friend in his time at Beacon." He told the hunter in training
Skylar couldn't help but feel proud from the praise. Even though he didn't know Ruby that well, nor whom Ozpin was referring to, he was glad to be able to make a difference. "Thank you sir" he told Ozpin before walking away. The last thing he needed to do was get involved with RWBY's problem, particularly if Ozpin would be able to handle it. Might as well get ready for the next class.
Later that day, Skylar found himself on a bench on the cliff side, watching the sunset over the ocean, the light making the sky a mix of pink and orange with the sea shining a brilliant array of colors. It made him feel at home. He had always enjoyed the light of the sun, ever since he was a child. It reminded him of much happier times back when he still had his family. Before the accident that had changed everything in the span of a few short hours… Before E-
He sighed refusing to allow his trail of thought to continue. The past was the past and nothing was going to change what had happened that day. The only thing that mattered was the present and the future whatever that was going to hold. He was a Huntsman in training now and he was going to use his skills to make sure that nobody went through what he had, no matter the cost.
Scowling, Skylar continued to glance at the horizon. So much had happened in the past few years, but now here he was on the path to making sure that he fulfilled his goal. He had to. He owed it to himself and to his friends. "I will find you. I promise."
Oh, it looks like Skylar has some demons! what could they be? If you think you know what those demons are let me know. There are quite a few hints! as always leave your thoughts and have a great day!