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Chapter 2
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Beacon Academy
Blake prepared herself as she waited at Beacon Academy's courtyard.
It was amazing how generous Ozpin had been. Well, she did bribe him with information.
She held a book, though her eyes were on a certain person.
As expected, Ruby Rose was looking at the building as well.
The girl looked the same same as she did previously. Though, she did look much more confident.
Strange.
She let out a breath and clenched her fist.
She had to do this, and 'saving' the girl from Weiss Schnee seemed like a good start.
It won't be enough to make up for that, but oh well. Was meeting them again really a good idea? She heard herself.
Blake narrowed her eyes a little.
Where was Yang? And that bandage...
It was her fault, wasn't it?
A few seconds passed and Weiss Schnee appeared, her butlers behind her, like before.
Weiss did not bump into Ruby.
Instead, she stopped and pulled the younger girl into a tight hug.
"What?" Blake spoke, looking at them.
Her butlers were shocked as well, but didn't question.
Ruby just stood there, a slight blush on her face.
"Wh-What?" she whispered.
After a minute, Weiss let the younger one go, and walked towards the building itself.
Blake just stared, and Jaune walked towards Ruby.
"Hey, Ruby, are you okay?" he asked. "Who was she?"
Ruby shook her head, still blushing.
"Y-yeah. I... I think that was Weiss Schnee." she said. "Let's just go to the auditorium."
Jaune nodded and the two departed.
Blake narrowed her eyes.
Ruby wasn't supposed to know who she was.
Blake let out a sigh.
SHe'd think about that later. Time to-
"Hey."
Blake froze.
Breath in, breath out. Breath in, breath out.
She should've worn the bow, shouldn't she?
Blake turned around and saw her.
Yang looked the same as she did a few days ago. But, she wore a longer jacket with large gold buttons, and long white gloves.
She looked at her blankly.
"Have you seen a young red riding hood?" she asked.
"Sh-She went to the auditorium." Blake said, and started looking at her book.
Yang nodded and thanked her, and walked away.
Blake took a deep breath.
Relax. She told herself. That hasn't happened.
She was much more serious than the previous time.
Blake sighed.
Maybe no-contact would be the correct choice.
Morning
Ruby woke up with a smile.
No nightmares this time.
She looked at herself in the mirror of the changing room.
She would try to save everyone this time, especially now that she knew how to deal with Salem.
Ruby shook her head and changed into her combat outfit.
Her first mission would be to warn Ozpin, but how would she do that? He wouldn't believe her, not without proof.
She narrowed her eyes. Having him know about her silver eyes could help, hopefully.
And Weiss... Why did she hug her?
Not that she minded it.
And, why was she sa-
"Why did you come here?" her sister asked.
Ruby gasped, turning around.
"Oh, Yang! Didn't see you here yesterday." she said, letting out a nervous laugh. "You're not mad about that whole 'leaving without you' thing, are you?"
"I am. You're going to get hurt." Yang said. She folded her arms and sighed. "I still can't believe dad allowed you to go."
Ruby took Crescent Rose out of her locker.
"Come on Yang, you know I can do this." she spoke, "Just trust me, I'll be fine."
Ruby smiled.
Yang narrowed her eyes and looked away from her.
"I-Fine. Just don't... nevermind." spoke Yang, walking away.
Ruby narrowed her eyes. "Don't what?"
Yang didn't answer.
Oh! She almost forgot!
Ruby walked to Jaune, who was taking Crocea Mors out of his locker.
"Hey Jaune." she said, smiling. "Ready for today?"
"Oh-Hi! I mean good morning!" he said, a little shocked. "I guess so. I mean, it's just gonna be a controlled fight, right?"
Ruby narrowed her eyes. "Relax. Oh! Do you that know Pyrrha Nikos is going to be here too?"
"Who?" he asked. "Is she important?"
"You know, the one who won Mistral's Regional Tournament four times in a row."
Jaune looked. "Sorry Ruby, but I don't know what you're talking about."
"Would all first-year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation? Again, all first-year students report to Beacon Cliff immediately." Glynda Goodwitch's voice came form the intercom system.
"Nevermind." Ruby said. "Let's not be late."
Jaune nodded, and the two departed.
She hoped that would be enough.
The Emerald Forest
They were launched and Ruby landed like before.
She smiled, looking at the familiar place.
Weiss should be north-west to her.
She heard a growl.
But first, she had to deal with grimm.
"Here I come, Weiss." she spoke to herself.
Time to begin.
The grimm came out of the woods, but she stood still, her eyes closed.
Remember her loved ones, she opened her eyes and saw the grimm charging at her.
Her world went silver.
The girl blinked and saw dust in the place of those grimm.
That should be enou-
Her vision went dark and she fell.
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Ruby opened her eyes, and silver met green.
"Ah, you woke up." spoke Pyrrha Nikos, bending down.
"Uh, yeah." spoke Ruby, pursing her lips. She stood up and winced.
Great, just great.
She forgot the first time she did this, and now? Team RWBY wouldn't form.
"Are you okay?" Pyrrha asked.
"I was just testing something out, and I guess it worked." spoke Ruby, letting out a sigh. "I'll be your partner, Ruby Rose."
She extended her arm.
Pyrrha shook her hand and nodded. She gave her a thin smile.
"You're acting... different than I thought you would." she said.
Ruby rubbed the back of her head. "Oh that? I'll explain later, I promise."
Pyrrha nodded slowly. "I see. Anyway, I am Pyrrha Nikos. First, let's find my weapon."
Meanwhile, Weiss made her way through the forest as well.
Yesterday, Heart's unexpected involvement had embarrassed her. It would not be a problem today.
Though, she needed that hug...
Mission mode, activate.
The world appeared clear to her; she could see every single, minute detail.
She zoomed ahead, killing all grimm in her path.
Crack
She stopped
A twig. From her south.
Instinctively, she stopped and thrust in that direction.
Instead of a growl, she heard a masculine yelp.
Mission failed.
Nevertheless, he could be L-
"Hey! watch where you point that."
The voice proved otherwise, along with his light brown hair and tan coloured armour.
Great, an even bigger failure.
"I am Weiss Schnee. Do not get in my way." she spoke, narrowing her eyes.
The boy looked at her for a moment.
"Dove Bronzewing." the boy spoke, narrowing his eyes. "And likewise."
She blinked once, and walked away.
Calm yourself, Weiss told herself. You can still meet them.
She stopped.
"Bowolves, thirteen of them." she spoke suddenly, and her... partner nodded.
"Got it." he spoke, pulling out his blade.
A lone beowolf charged at them.
With a bang, the beowolf's head was blown off.
"I'll take care of them." spoke her partner, now holding a large revolver.
She glanced at him and pointed Myrtenaster at his weapon.
A yellow glyph appeared on the boy's revolver and it began to glow.
The boy narrowed his eyes a bit.
More beowolves charged; the ones that got close met Weiss' rapier.
"You fight well." Weiss spoke. She then checked Myrtenaster.
Good, the gun didn't use much dust.
Bronzewing nodded.
Steps. Three pairs of feet.
Ruby, Pyrrha and Jaune stepped in from the trees.
Good, finally some important people.
"Hello, I am Weiss Schnee. Nice to meet you." Weiss spoke, smiling.
"Uh, hi. Ruby Rose." spoke Ruby, a smile on her face. "Let's go to the ruins."
"Where are they?" asked Dove. "Also, aren't you too youn-"
"It doesn't matter. She's here for a reason." Weiss interrupted him.
"Hey, don't be mean, he's your teammate, right?" spoke Ruby. "Anyways, I'm a sniper and I saw it on the way down."
"Thank you." spoke Dove, glancing at Weiss.
After that, teens introduced themselves, and started going to the ruins.
"Nikos, why did you come to Beacon?" asked Dove.
The champion gave him a thin smile. "I like Vale's weather."
Dove narrowed his eyes for a second, "Okay... Rose, lead the way."
"We'll move in a formation." Weiss spoke.
"Bronzewing, take care of the back of our group with Ruby."
Both nodded.
"Nikos and Arc, the three of us will manage the front. Any questions?"
Everyone except Arc shook his head.
"Do I have to?" he asked, narrowing his eyes a bit. "Also, do you know how I fight?"
"Yes. If you need help with your weapon, ask Bronzewing or Nikos."
Yang couldn't believe she lost her composure in front of Ruby.
A misstep; hopefully she'd forget about that.
As for initiation... Cardin had found Blake first.
Why? Yang asked herself. Why do I regret not being faster?
It didn't make sense at all; the faunus would abandon them after Beacon's fall.
Maybe she would stay this time.
"It's nice to finally have some human company." spoke Cardin, smiling.
"I can easily hear you, Winchester." spoke Blake, just behind them.
Cardin ignored her for a second. He then stopped.
"What's that? Sorry, I don't speak animal." he spoke, looking at her with disdain. "Just focus on hearing."
"Winchester, shut up and act like a huntsman." spoke Yang.
The boy clicked his tongue and walked on.
"Thanks." spoke the faunus, nodding.
Yang nodded back.
Blake smiled a little, then stopped.
"What's the matter, faunus?" asked Cardin.
"An ursa major, I think." Blake spoke, looking at the woods. "It's going to the ruins."
Cardin rolled his eyes.
Yang narrowed her eyes a bit.
"Are your ears even real? There's no way that thing would ignore us."
Yang narrowed her eyes.
"I heard it." spoke Blake, narrowing her eyes as well. "Would you rather it comes for us?"
"You're a coward."
"Quiet, both of you." Yang said. "Let's go to the ruins before we attract any grimm."
The two nodded.
The three departed for the ruins.
Later
When they arrived at the ruins, Yang saw her sister, along with Pyrrha, Jaune, Weiss and... someone from CRDL.
Near them, stood Ren and another member from CRDL.
Both wore nearly identical light armour in different colours. The former wielded a sword, the latter a halberd.
"Yang!" spoke Ruby, smiling.
"Ruby." she spoke, a thin smile on her face. "Have you taken your relic?"
"Yeah." she spoke, holding a white rook.
Good, she was alive.
She and the others heard a roar from the woods, and trees broke as if they were mere twigs.
A blur was launched at them.
The launched girl stood up after a roll.
"Oh come on, I almost had it!" Nora Valkyrie said. She then noticed Ren. "Oh, hi Ren! Looks like our tactic failed. Wait, are we getting rusty?"
Ren smiled. "No."
Someone ran out from the woods, someone from CRDL.
He wore a torn hoodie, and had a green mohawk.
A very large ursa major chased the boy.
Blake glanced at Cardin. "You were saying?"
"Shut up."
"Russel, Dodge!" Nora said as she pulled out her grenade launcher and shot at the grimm.
The grenade barely missed the boy and hit the grimm, stopping it.
With a bang, the grimm's head was encased in ice.
It fell, and disappeared.
Yang smiled a little.
Her sister had gotten better.
"Nora. I am never doing that again." spoke Russel. "Never."
Nora just smiled.
"Okay! Let's grab our relics!" spoke Ruby, and everyone nodded.
The boy with Ren handed Nora a white rook, hiding his relic from her.
Jaune Arc looked at her.
Great, Yang thought. Just great.
Initiation ended without any other incident.
Beacon Academy
Pictures of three boys and a girl appeared on a screen.
"Blake Belladonna, Cardin Winchester, Lie Ren and Sky Lark." the headmaster called the four to the stage. "The four of you collected the black knight pieces. From this day onward, you will work together as team CRBL (Cherry Blossom). Led by, Cardin Winchester."
Cardin smiled, but bowed in respect. The rest bowed as well.
Blake clenched her fist.
Ren glanced at Sky.
The four left, and the pictures were replaced.
"Dove Bronzewing, Jaune Arc, Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long. The four of you collected the white knight pieces. From this day onward, you will be known as team WADL (Wanderlust). Led by, Weiss Schnee."
The four gave respectful bows and left the stage.
"Finally: Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, Ruby Rose and Russel Thrush. The four of you collected the white rook pieces. From this day forward, you will known as team RVTN (Riverstone). Led by, Ruby Rose."
Pyrrha smiled at the younger girl, while Nora looked a little cross.
Ruby Rose smiled and bowed.
Ozpin smiled at the teams.
This year was turning out to be quite interesting, and hopefully, he would see the fruits of his labour this time.
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AN: And I'm back! With the entrance exam over, I've gotten some free time.
So, this chapter had the Emerald Forest and team formation. I hope you all enjoyed that. Not much action, as Ruby and Weiss didn't disturb that nevermore, and Jaune didn't go in that cave.
Time for the reviews:
SmoothedBeast3, edboy4926, and gothboy. wxlf - Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
guest and Guest - We shall see.
Goodbye until the next chapter.