I'm back with a short chapter. And to Komo, go ahead and use it because I'd actually like to see that.
(5:30 in the morning, Auditorium.)
Izuku's eyelids flutered around for a few moments before halfway opening. When Izuku woke up, he was greeted by the sleeping face of Ochako. He had backed away, his face as red as a tomato. Holy crap.
"Waaaaaaaake up, lazy butt!" A very energetic voice banged, it was was followed with a groan. Izuku looked up from his spot to find the culprits. He watched as a female danced around a male on the ground and singing out, "It's morning! It's morning! It's morning! It's moooorrrnniiinnngg!"
The girl in question had short orange hair and turquoise eyes. Her clothing was a mix and match of some sort, with different colors and themes. She wore a collared black vest that ended at her waist, and her emblem, a hammer with a lightning bolt, was on the back. Under the vest were two layers of clothing, colored red and light-blue respectively. She also had a turquoise bow at the back of her skirt, and a white sleeveless top that formed a tiny heart shape between her cleavage and collarbone, with a white detached sleeve on each arm. She had matching fingerless gloves on each hand and sported a pink skirt that started at the waist and ended mid-thigh. Her shoes were a mix of pink and white with pink laces, displaying her emblem on their soles. She also wore armor that began at the middle of her shoulder and neck and ended by her waist.
The boy was definetly not a morning person and seemed uncomfortable at his situation. He had a long black hair tied into a ponytail that ended midway down his back with a magenta streak on the left side that was the same color as his eyes. He wore a dark green, diagonally-buttoned, long-sleeved tailcoat that was red on the inside, with black and gold trimming and pink cuffs. The trimming went down the right side of his torso and formed a black collar. He wore a black, long-sleeved shirt beneath the suit and light-tan pants with black shoes.
They weren't the only ones awake. Blake's spot was empty of her being. The tall serious guy who stopped the girls argument was making his way to the locker rooms with a scheduled practice. The only other ones awake were two in the corner jumping with what Izuku guessed was enthusiasum. He couldn't make out their faces but he could see one had longer red hair while the other had messy pink hair and both had... horns?
Izuku, now fully awake, got up and packed away his sleeping bag. He moved carefully and quietly as to not wake the sleeping Ochako. After doing so successfully, he made his way to the locker room to get ready for the day.
He looked in the mirror brushing his teeth. The two from earlier were there and were… continuing the conversation. The boy wasn't a thing as the girl continued. "I can't believe we've been at Beacon for a full twenty-four hours! Not that I thought we'd get kicked out or anything. I mean, you're the perfect student and I'm… Well, I'm me! But it's just crazy, you know?"
Izuku spat into the sink and went to grab his bag from the ballroom. More and more people were getting up one after the other. And it looked as though every person he's made friends with so far had already gone.
And there the two were, the female grabbing a hair brush and combing her hair while the male tied up his sleeping bag. "We've been together for sooooooooo long! What are the odds that we'd still be together? Well, not 'together-together'…" Her cheeks took on a slightly pinkish tint as she thought about what she just said. "Not that I'm saying you're not handsome; you are handsome, but that'd just be weird, right?" The blush on her face intensified as she talked, both heading of to somewhere.
Izuku had watched the encounter between the two before a growling noise emitted from his stomach. He blushed unnoticeably and hopefully no one had heard it. He decided to find the cafeteria and not go into initiation on an empty stomach.
(7:04, 1:26:13 till exam, 1:26:12 till exam, 1:26:13 till… ugh you get it)
Izuku had gotten the heart healthy platter of ham and eggs with a bottled water for breakfast. As he sat down and dug in he heard two familiar voices from his left and looked over to find the pair again. Was he a magnet or something? They both had pancakes piled on their plates. The girl still continuing her previous ranting with a pancake hanging from her mouth. "Right! What was I thinking? But still, I hope we end up on the same team together!" She slurped up her pancake and quickly finished it, "Oohhhh! We should come up with some sort of plan, to make sure we end up on the same team together! What if we bribe the headmaster? No, that won't work. He has a school…"
Izuku quickly finished and wanted nothing than just to find someone he knew and dear pray hoped that someone he knew was in the weapon lockers. People were already filing about grabbing their weapons as he looked around he spotted Ochako with her back turned to him. Seeing as he should thank the girl for letting him have the spot next to her last night and for being so nice; he was walking towards her when a hand fell on his shoulder.
Izuku turned and saw it was the tall guy with glasses again. Now that he was closer Izuku got a much better look at him.
He was six feet tall. His hair was blue and trimmed neatly. The glasses he wore and his eyes both were more rectangular. He was wearing a blue skintight shirt with several pieces of armor all around it; specifically on both his forearms, chest, and pelvis. His also skintight black shorts covered his skin until the meet the sleek metal combat boots that came up to his knees. The boots themselves had two spikes on either side of the front of the foot with two barrels of sort coming from the toes between them.
"I see what you're up to, you're planning on measuring that girl's concentration, aren't you?" The man asked, his questioning piercing eyes boring into Izuku's.
Izuku stammered with his hands waving feverishly in front of him. "W-w-what?! N-no I wasn't, I swear! S-s-she just gave me a spot to sleep last night; s-so I just wanted to thank her for being kind! I-i-I'm not very good at socialness so I thought it was the right thing to do."
The man continued his look a moment more before accepting the other ones explanation. The boy seemed harmless enough he surmised. "I see." He bowed suddenly. "Forgive me for jumping to conclusions." He stood back up and moved his hands frantically and robotically as he talked "I just don't want any disturbances to ruin someone's chances today. The acceptance rate is low as it is without them."
Izuku seemed to understand, this man wasn't bad or singleing him out, he was just really serious about this; that something Izuku can respect.
Izuku rubbed his neck awkwardly now. "Y-y-yea, I know what you mean. I-I-I'm Izuku by the way. Izuku Midoriya." He raised his hand out.
The man took the hand with a firm grip and shook it. "It is nice to make your acquaintance Izuku. I am Tenya Iida of Soumei academy in Atlas. I hope to make it into this school with you." They let their hands drop to their sides. "Well Izuku, I will see you later." He then walked away.
Izuku turned back to find Ochako gone and him alone again
"I know! We'll have some sort of signal! Like a distress signal!" The girl gasped suddenly, her eyes shining with excitement, "A secret signal, so we can find each other in the forest!" She poked her finger against the man's cheek as she questioned, "Can you imitate a sloth?"
And finally the icing on the cake there was those two again.
Finally, the man spoke up, Izuku honestly thought he was mute for a moment there.
"Nora?"
Nora stopped what she was doing, looking at the man, to hear what he had to say.
"Yes, Ren?"
Ren sheathed his weapons into his sleeves as he spoke, "I don't think sloths make a lot of noise."
'They honestly sound like a baby making a random noise.' Izuku thought.
Nora seemed to ponder this, before having a joyous expression, "That's why it's perfect! No one will suspect we're working together!"
Ren smiled at the enthusiasm of his friend, closing his locker. "Come on, Nora. Let's go."
"Not 'together-together'..." A giggle escaped her lips as they both passed by a certain red huntress and her sister.
When Izuku went saw the sisters he felt ready to die of relief finding some people he knew.
"Hey guys!" He called out walking to them.
"Hi Izuku." Ruby waved.
"Hey ya there Teen Wolf, or is it Green Wolf!" Yang said humorously. "Why weren't you with that Ochako girl when we woke up."
"I-I-I was getting ready! I-I-I tend to wake up early from habit to get everything done a-a-and Ochako just looked so p-peaceful sleeping and I didn't want to…"
Izuku stammered on before Yang covered his mouth with her hand. "Woah, woah, woah. Hold your sled there husky."
"Sorry I tend to do that a lot. Anyway, Ruby seems much happier this morning than yesterday." Izuku pointed out, seeing as Ruby's demeanor was much happier and energetic than the day previously.
"Yep! No more awkward small talk or getting to know you stuff. Today, I'm gonna let my sweetheart do the talking." Ruby then rubbed her face against the side of her weapon affectionately and let out a small cooing sound. Izuku saw something like this with a girl who liked explosions in a show he used to watch.
Yang went big sister on Ruby. "You're not gonna be the only one at Initiation, Ruby. You need to branch out and meet more people if you want to mature at all."
"Ugh, you sound like dad." She then put her pride and joy in its holster and continued, "First of all, what does meeting people have to do with fighting Grimm? And secondly, I don't need other people to help me grow up. I drink milk." She crossed her arms over her chest as she proudly stated that last part.
"I'm a little bit with Ruby on this but not in the same sense." The girls turned to Izuku with his ears and head down. "I want my hard work to show off today in this exam. But having a partner or team wouldn't really be all that bad. I didn't have friends growing up so it would be a good change of pace."
The two looked at Izuku with sadness and confusion. They both knew Izuku was shy and by being faunas most likely ridiculed, but he was so kind. How could he not have had any friends? Yang put her arm over Izuku's shoulder and said, "Well you got us here even if we're not on the same team!"
"Yeah, I am with you. Can't you just be on our team, right Yang?" Ruby asked.
"M-maybe you should be on someone else's team, Ru-" Yang said as she began to stroke her golden mane of hair, more than likely a nervous habit.
"My dearest sister Yang, are you implying that you do not wish to be on the same team as me?" Ruby asked, staring at Yang with a glare that would've made All Might shiver with nervousness.
"I gonna back up now." Izuku said as he got out from between the two.
"W-WHAT?! No, no, no I didn't mean it like that. I just thought it might help you break out of your shell a little bit." Yang said, desperate to save herself from this.
"WHAAAAAAAT?! I don't need to break out any shell, that is just…"
"Ridiculous! I couldn't have put my gear in locker 636. I would have remembered having to count that high." Jaune walked by, not noticing the sister's problem.
"I think it's that way." Izuku pointed to his right. He wanted to help someone out as an excuse to get away before the girls got in another miniature brawl like last night.
"Thank you so much!" Jaune thanked him before speeding over to his find his locker with a nervous Izuku on his heels.
They found his locker and he took out his sword and shield as he was already wearing his armor.
"So Jaune we're supposed to get partners today so I was wondering if you wan-…" Izuku looked to see Jaune looking behind him.
Izuku turned and saw Weiss talking to someone with red hair on the other side of her.
Jaune then walked towards where the girls were talking. He then did the sensible thing and entered with some pick up line, "You know what else is great? Me. Jaune Arc. Nice to meet you."
"You again?" Weiss spat out in annoyance.
The red head said, "Nice to meet you, Jaune!" in the cheeriest voice she could muster. Unfortunately for her, Jaune simply pushed her aside to try and fail to convince Weiss to be on his team.
Izuku then just turned around and checked up on his weapons for any problems while his friend kept getting rejected. His enhanced Faunas kicked in, as he sensed an object being hurled in his direction. Izuku dodged out of the way and looked up to see Jaune by his hood, which was being skewered by a red and gold javelin.
"Jaune! Are you okay?" Izuku ran to his friend and pulled the javelin out letting Jaune fall on the ground.
"I'm sorry." Some girl called out behind him.
He turned to the direction it was thrown ready to defend his friend, but he was surprised it was the red-head from earlier. She wore her hair in a waist-length ponytail, curled slightly into a loose ringlet, and had vivid green eyes. She also wore light green eyeshadow around the far upper corners of her eyes, and was actually taller and quite muscular compared to most of the other girls Izuku had seen; and while Yang was very lean, her muscles weren't nearly as pronounced as the red heads. Her top consisted of two layers. The top layer was a light-brown, strapless top split divided vertically with some bronze patterns. It was likely quite stiff, maintaining its shape without support; and this layer also had riveting or small, round embroidery on the sides, indicating heavy stitching. The bottom layer was a low bronze V-neck. She also wore an elastic, black, A-line mini skirt and brown opera-length gloves on both arms. She wore a red ankle-length drapery that wrapped around her skirt. There was a small circular bronze plate by her right hip opposite two pouches with both connected to a belt. The plate bore a red shield and spear emblem. She wore a bronze circlet headpiece that could be seen above her ear and under her bangs, and a pair of small, green, teardrop-shaped emeralds hung from her circlet on thin chains. She also sported a large bronze gorget around her neck and a bronze bracelet on the upper half of her left arm. She also had elaborate bronze greaves that started below her mid-thigh, continuing downwards into her boots and a pair of cuisses that begin mid-thigh and end slightly above her knees. She donned a bronze bracer on top of the sleeve on her left arm and her high-heeled boots were brown with bronze trim, matching her skirt and sleeves, and reached up to her mid-calf.
"Holy crap. You're Pyrrha Nikos. You're on the front of Pumpkin Pete's cereal for winning the Mistral regional tournament five years in a row." Izuku went from defensive to full out fanboy in one second flat.
"That cereal isn't very good for you." She replied nervously. Izuku saw he was still holding her weapon before holding it out. "H-here you go." She took it explaining that Jaune was getting a little too flirty with Weiss.
Weiss walked away as fast as she possibly could, glad to get out there if her speed was anything to go by.
Then the loudspeaker sounded, "All first-year students, report to Beacon Cliff for Initiation. Again-"
Yang and Ruby walked up to him and Jaune, who was still on the floor. Yang, deciding that she was in a teasing mood, asked Jaune, "Havin' some trouble there, Lady-killer?"
"I don't get it. My dad said that all women look for are confidence. Where did I go wrong?" He asked.
"I have nothing about relationship advice, Jaune." Izuku answered, truly not knowing a lot about relationships.
"I don't think Snow Angel was the best place to start." Yang added.
"Come on guys. Let's get to the cliff." Ruby said as she left the room, the others trailing behind her.
(Beacon Cliff, 8:30 am)
Izuku and the others were standing on plates with Beacons sigil on the face of it, and some were very nervous.
Izuku was on the right of Jaune, to the left was Jaune was Ruby, and then Yang, Tenya, Ren, Nora, some guy with a green mohawk, Pyrrha, Weiss and he was sure the last person he could see was Katsuki.
He was wearing a fitted black sleeveless v-neck tangtop with an orange X on his chest with the top of it bordering his v-neck. His black pants are a bit baggy and go into his red and black armored combat boots. On his hands were gloves that covered his hands entirely, the back parts being black and the palm faces being red. Attached to them was a pair of black detached sleeves for better comfort for his weapon. A pair of army green arm bracers shaped like greandes with a muzzle on top and red highlights and details. The grenade like handles were backward blades in resting mode, just waiting to come forward into a single claw.
Izuku should look his attention from his child-hood friend turned bully and turned towards Ozpin, as did the others who weren't paying attention previously.
"For some of you, it has been years since you began to train to become warriors, while for others, this is merely the first step. Either way, your skills will be evaluated today, in the Emerald Forest."
UThen Goodwitch took over, "Now, I'm sure that many of you have heard several rumors about team assignments, so allow us to put an end to them. Each will be given teammates. Today."
"What." Ruby said quietly but his ears caught it.
Ozpin took the reins once more, "These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paired with someone that you can work well with. That being said, the first person you make eye contact with will be your partner for the next four years."
The sound of glass shattering went off in Ruby and Izuku's heads. "WHAT?!" Ruby and Izuku screamed.
"Is that really how we'll do this sir." Tenya raised his hand. "If I say it out loud those two sentences are quite contradictory to the next one."
Glynda answered. "Huntsman often have to randomly team up with others they hardly know on missions, so this is more for that factor of the job." She finished.
"I see." He bowed again. "I apologize for my remark."
"Thank you for that young Iida. Now, after you've partnered up, make your way to the Northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path... or you will die."
Well... that was certainly morbid.
"You will be monitored and graded for the duration of the Initiation, but our staff shall not intervene. At the end of the path, you will find an abandoned temple, containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. You will then guard that item, as well as your standing, and be graded appropriately." He looked around for any unease in the children. "Are there any questions?"
Jaune raised his hand and began, "Yeah, um, sir-"
"Good." Ozpin cut off Jaune mid-sentence, not really wanting to answer questions. "Now, take your positions."
Everyone on the cliff then took some sort of preparation stance. Izuku himself was crouched on his right knee and ready to fly.. Jaune, however, kept his hand raised and again asked Ozpin, "S-sir? I-I've got a question." Weiss was launched next after Katsuki.
The other students began to launch as he continued. "So this... landing strategy thing... what is it? Are you dropping us off or something?"
In a monotone voice, Ozpin simply answered, "No. You will be falling." The boy with the green mohawk was next.
"O-oh. I-I see. So, um, did you hand out any parachutes for us?"
Nora was then launched, her face and voice full of glee. Ozpin answered, "No. You will be using your own landing strategy." just before Ren was launched, Tenya soon afterward. Yang winked at them before putting on some sick aviator sunglasses. Her and Ruby just launched right after,
"So, um, what exactly is a landing strategyYYYYYYYYYYYYY-" Jaune was launched before he could finish his question. Now only Izuku remained on the cliff.
Ozpin held the slightest smirk as he told Izuku, "Toshinori wishes you luck."
Izuku was then flung into the forest, Ozpin still holding his smirk as he watched the soon to be students begin their descent into the Emerald Forest. Drinking his coffee.
"I love my job." He said in bliss of his drink.
Well people im back. Sorry it's a short chapter but I just wanted to get it out within the week. Thank you all for the support and keep it up with the reviews. I'll try to get the next one out by a week.