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Chapter 03: Meet and Greet

"Sorry about that, sis," Yang muttered as she made distance between her and Ruby. She needs to make new friends and she can't if she hanging around Yang. "She's fine. What could happen?" Yang tries reassuring herself. As if tempting fate, an explosion occurred back at the courtyard. She turned to see a puff of red smoke...with traces of ice and lightning? "She's fine." She turns to see a familiar face some ways away. "Hey, Angelface!" Uryū halts, wincing at the nickname.

"Hello, Ms. Xiao Long."

"Helloooo~" Yang sang.

"It's rare to see you without your sister by your side. Where is she?"

Yang puts her hands behind her head and kicks her feet at the ground. "Don't know, maybe she went to go gawk at more weapons," Yang lied. "So, you gonna show me around, Angelface?"

Uryū closed his eyes for moment to stop himself from cringing again. "No. I actually need to deliver some papers to one of our teachers." He holds up the papers to show her. "If you're wondering where to go, head towards the amphitheater." He points at the direction. "The headmaster would be giving his speech soon, so you might want to hurry. Prof. Goodwitch doesn't like it when someone doddles. Have a nice day, Ms. Xiao Long and give Ms. Rose my congrats." He turns to leave.

When he's out of earshot, Yang scoffs. "When is he gonna stop with that 'Ms. Xiao Long' thing and start calling me by my first name?"

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'Ugh, so much for a great start,' Ruby groaned internally. First, her own sister ditched her, then some crabby girl yelled at her for being clumsy, and after that some Dust exploded which prompted more yelling from that heiress girl . What a day...

"You okay there?" A friendly male voice right next to her asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks, Jaune." Said boy nodded in return. The two had only met a mere few minutes ago and, after some halfhearted name calling of Vomit Boy and Crater Face, are now strolling aimlessly around the school grounds for no particular reason other than to get away from the crater made by the SDC heiress' Dust. Jaune is definitely a peculiar fellow, especially his Aura. Ruby, having great talent in Aura Sensing, can something...off about the blonde's Aura? "Just trying to...get used to this, I guess."

"Ah," Jaune said dumbly. An awkward silence fell between the two. Ruby bit down on her lower lip as her heart started racing nervously. The silver-eyed girl is not very good at these kinds of stuff. And judging from Jaune's stiff stance and profuse sweating, he's not good at it either.

'What should I say next?' Both thought at the same time.

Like a lightbulb shining in her head, Ruby had something else to talk about, something she's quite fond with. "Hey, Jaune. Check this out." She brandished her weapon as it morphed into it's scythe form.

"Whoa, is-is that a scythe?"Jaune questioned, a little unnerved to see such a small girl wield such a dangerous weapon, even in Huntsmen standards.

"He's also a high caliber sniper rifle," Ruby boasted proudly.

"Huh?" Jaune said in confusion.

"It means he's also a gun."

"Oh."

Ruby then started to eye on Jaune's sheathed sword. "So what do you have?"

"I...uh..got a sword." He pulls out the blade. "And the scabbard turns into a shield." To emphasize it, he takes the scabbard and transforms it to it's shield form.

"Ooh, does it have a name?" Ruby asked, a little more starry eyed know that's she talking about weapons. "Mine's name is Crescent Rose."

"C-Crocea Mors," Jaune said.

"What is it's classification?" Ruby asked.

"Classification?"

"Yeah," Ruby said. "A lot of modern weapons have a classification. Crescent Rose's classification is High Caliber Sniper Scythe, or HCSS for short."

"Oh. Well, it used to belong to my great-great grandfather," Jaunes explained. "So, it never had one."

"Huh, so an heirloom, then," Ruby said. "Well, I think it's great. Not everyone appreciates classics these days."

"A classic, huh," Jaune muttered as he watched Ruby put away her scythe in standby mode. He then changed the shield back into a scabbard and sheathes his sword back in.

"Jaune, I've been wondering. Why did you help me back there?" Ruby asked.

"Well, why not? It's obvious that you were having rough day too," Jaune said politely. "And besides, my mom once said that strangers are you haven't met yet."

"Huh," Ruby said. She looks around and started to notice the lack of students walking around. "Um, where are we going?" Ruby asked.

"Oh I don't know," Jaune admitted awkwardly. "I was following you."

"Hey!" A new female calls out. Ruby and Jaune looks before them to see an older girl with cropped black hair, along with a young man with honey-colored spiked hair about the girl's age. "What are you kids doing around here?"

"Ooh, duh, uh, um, we are... heading towards the... uh...the...speech place?" Jaune said, flushed red with embarrassment.

"Aah, I see. Then, you two should be heading to the amphitheater. Where you guys are heading to now is the dorms, a little far off," Tatsuki pointed out. "If you're lost, we can take you there."

"Really? Oh, thank you so much...uh..." Ruby started to thank but suddenly remembered that she failed to ask for their names. The older female smiled nicely.

"The name's Tatsuki. A third-year here," She turns to her male friend. "And this big oaf is Ichigo." When the guy, Ichigo, didn't say anything, Tatsuki gave him a swift smack to his chest. Ichigo gave his friend a quick glare before turning back to Ruby and Jaune.

"Hey," Ichigo said nothing else, after that. Tatsuki rolled her eyes at him.

"Ignore him," Tatsuki said, earning another glare from Ichigo. "With the introductions out of the way, you two ready?"

"Mm-hm," Ruby said.

"Yeah," Jaune said.

"Alright. Let's get going, then. The Headmaster's speech is gonna start in a few minutes, so follow us." Tatsuki said. Jaune and Ruby nodded as they followed older girl. Ichigo stayed put for a moment, staring perplexingly at the girl in a red hood.

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Blake was somehow able to find the amphitheater while reading her book, a skill that she learned to master. Any hardcore bookworm would need to multitask. A she read through the paragraphs and plot points, she notices something pink behind her tome. Blake moved the book to see a smiling redhead with turquoise eyes.

"Um…hi?" she said awkwardly.

"Hi!" the redhead exclaimed loudly with excitement. The sudden burst made Blake flinch back and she could feel her cat ears in her bow twitch back. "My name is Nora! What's yours?"

"…Blake," the cat girl drawled.

"Ooooh, a nice name! It super suits you!" Nora said.

"Um, thanks, I guess," Blake was not sure what else to say.

"It's like Ren's name! Well, technically, it's his last name. Anyways, Ren! Come over here for a sec!" she shouted as she ran off towards the unfortunate boy within the crowd and came back before Blake had a chance to leave. The young man wore majorly green with some pink on his person, very befitting for his name.

"…Hello," Ren greeted. Blake knew at that moment that this guy is the exact opposite of Nora. Not only that, he's clearly human, so why is his Aura feel…different for a human.

"Green and pink…so, is it Renge?" Blake asked. Ren shook his head.

"No, it's just Ren."

"See? You two have a lot in common!" Nora exclaimed.

"Nora, I think they're giving out hors d'oeuvres over there," Ren said, pointing somewhere. Blake looked around but sees nothing of the sort. Not that Nora seems to realize.

"What? Where? Nora wants to eat!" she shouted. She takes Ren by the wrist and makes for the imaginary appetizers. Blake was able to see Ren give her gesture of apology. Seeing that slight interruption over with, she returns to her book.

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How did I get roped into this? Ichigo thought for the sixth time. He only came to have fresh air, not chaperone. The girl in red-hood looked a bit too young to even be here, maybe younger than his sisters. And the blonde kid (Joan? John?)...his Aura isn't even activated. What the hell?

"So, what's it like here?" Ruby asked Ichigo. Might as well humor her...

He shrugged. "Alright, but writing the mission reports is a pain in the ass." Ichigo admitted. Seeing a worried look on the girl's face he said, "You wouldn't have to worry about that until your second year."

Ruby sighed in relief. "That's good to hear. But, if that's what it takes to be a Huntress, then I'll do it." She pumps up a fist in a very Yang-like fashion. Ichigo looks at her perplexed.

"You wanna be a Huntress that badly?"

"Well, yeah," Ruby said simply. "Not trying to brag, but, I've actually skipped ahead two years." She's 15?! She is the same age as his sisters. "Both of my parents are Huntsmen and hearing their stories, along with so many others, inspired me to become one too. I want to become just like the heroes in the books and comics." An idealist. Greeeeat.

Tatsuki looked at the blonde kid. "And what about you, Jaune?" She gives him a hefty pat on the back, causing to double over.

Jaune coughed a little before straightening himself up. "W-well, I-I wanted to follow the Arc family legacy."

"'Arc', huh?" Tatsuki questioned. "You by any chance related to a Fern Arc?"

Jaune nodded. "Y-yeah. She's my older sister. Well, one of them. She, Indigo, and Iris are the only Huntresses in the family now." He suddenly backtracks. "O-Of course, I'm gonna be a Huntress too…I mean Huntsman! A…A Hunstman." He chuckled sheepishly.

Tatsuki eyed him for a moment before she realized they made to their destination. "Here we are. The speech will start in a few minutes, so you might want to book it now."

"Oh, thank you. I hope we see each other again. See ya!" Ruby said, waving at them before sprinting towards the building.

"H-hey, wait!" Jaune called out. "Thank you for helping us." With that, he runs off, struggling to catch up with the little red.

Tatsuki turns to her childhood friend. "You've noticed it too, right?"

"About the blonde kid's Aura? Or lack there of?" Ichigo revealed. "Yep."

"Not only that, but it's obvious he's still very green. I wonder how he managed to get accepted," Tatsuki mused. "I mean, I'm sure the professors would be able to tell at a glance, especially the Headmaster."

"Who knows," Ichigo said. "Old man Oz was always a bit nuttier than a fruit cake."

"True. That Ruby girl, though. She's got aspirations. It's actually very adorable," Tatsuki said, tickled at Ruby's idealism. "Kind of reminded me of someone long ago." She looks at her friend knowingly. Ichigo, however, looked pessimistic.

"That girl is gonna get eaten alive."

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In the amphitheater...

It took a lot of Weiss' willpower to stop her eye from twitching in irritation. It has been over 10 minutes since that child nearly destroyed her supply of Dust and some girl mocked her family. Before that, she got a call from her Father, demanding her to return to Atlas at once. Ugh, what a day...

Then, she notices something in her peripheral vision. Black hair, fair-skinned, and a pair of glasses. 'Is it...?' She thought. 'Could it be?' An excited thrill went through her as she grabbed her luggage trolley and went towards the person, occasionally saying 'excuse me' and 'move' at anyone in her way. "It has to be!" She reaches out her hand. 'It's...' Without thinking she grabbed the person's shoulder, surprising them. They turned around at Weiss, who's smile started to waver. The person's nlue eyes were a different shade and he has very human ears. "Oh. Oh, I'm so sorry," Weiss quickly apologized. "I thought you were someone else."

The guy just clicked his tongue and walks away. A mistake. Weiss' fair face gained a shade of red in embarrassment, bit there is also a hint of disappointment. She really wanted to see him again...

"Ruby! Over here! We saved you a spot!" Weiss overheard some blonde girl call out. Weiss put her head in her hands as today's event replayed in her head. Her Father calling, some kid knocking over her luggage and nearly destroying what's in them, a snob bringing up some unfortunately true facts about her family's company, and now foolishly mistaking a stranger for a friend. Again, what a day... A familiar voice then caught the heiress' attention. It wasn't a pleasant one, it an irritating one and when they said something about 'tripping over some crabby girl's luggage', she looks over and sees a very familiar red cloak.

"YOU!" Weiss shouted, startling the girl, Ruby, into Yang's arms.

"Oh God, it's happening again!" the girl exclaimed, obviously very frightened. And she better be.

"You're lucky we weren't blown off the side of the cliff!"

"Oh my God, you really exploded," Yang muttered.

Ruby gets herself out of Yang's arms and turns to Weiss. "I-I'm sorry. It really was an accident!" Weiss takes out a SDC pamphlet. "What's this?"

Weiss rolled her eyes as she recites the SDC policy to the red dimwit, something her Father had drilled into her head since she became old enough to comprehend words. When it was obvious that whatever Weiss just said went over Ruby's head, the former asked, "You really wanna start making things up to me?"

"Yes?" Weiss stuffs the pamphlet in Ruby's hand.

"Read this and don't ever speak to me again."

"Look," Yang started. "You two just got to the wrong foot today. Why not just start over and try to be friends, okay?" Really? Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, becoming friends with some snot-nosed kid? Yeah, like that will ever happen.

Said snot-nosed kid seems to like the idea though. "Yeah! Great idea, sis!" Ruby holds out her hand as she clears her throat. "Hello, Weiss! I'm Ruby! Wanna hang out? We can go shopping for school supplies!"

"Oh my gosh, yes! And we can paint our nails and try on clothes and talk about cute boys like tall, blonde, and scraggly over there," Weiss said with obviously fake enthusiasm, thumbing at some dork in the back.

"Wow! Really?" Ruby asked, actually sounding very hopeful. Does she not understand sarcasm?

"No," Weiss said bluntly with a glare.

The sound of the microphone's feedback silenced everyone as the Headmaster gave his speech. Weiss was partly listening to the speech, as she is mostly thinking about today again, repeating the events once more and adding more to it with what just happened. Is it...is it possible that these people would be her classmates?

This couldn't possibly get any worse.

The dork from before appeared beside the heiress. "I'm a natural blonde you know." Weiss rolled her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose.

Great.

Next Chapter: Chapter 04 Curiouser and Curiouser