It was the final class of the day, combat training, and the members of Team RWBY were waiting anxiously for the announcement of who would be fighting who. The class was extra long to give time for more spars, but it still wasn't even close to guaranteed that everyone would have a chance every class, and while most people were okay with not sparring every class period, it was still unclear who the strongest person in the class was, other than Pyrrha of course, as no one had seen Ruby fight yet. So when Glynda Goodwitch entered the classroom, which consisted of an oversized arena that had raised seating and entrances both into the seating area and the arena area, everyone stopped talking, waiting to hear the name of the one person in the class who had yet to fight.

"I have no announcements for you today," Glynda said professionally, standing in the arena in the center of all the raised seating that the students occupied. "So we'll get right to the first match of the day. Ruby Rose will be fighting against, Jaune Arc."

Almost immediately Ruby was down in the arena, having used her semblance to get there. She didn't have Cresent Rose on her, but she also didn't seem too concerned about that fact. She smiled a little bit as Jaune slowly made his way down to the arena and took his position across from her.

"Don't worry Jaune," the silver-eyed girl said quietly enough so that no one other than Glynda and Jaune could hear. A smile still present on her face. "It'll be over quick."

Jaune almost responded by saying 'thank you,' but something about the way Ruby said that made him pause long enough for Glynda to declare the beginning of the match. It however didn't take him long to realize that the dread growing in his stomach wasn't unjustified.

Immediately after Glynda's declaration, Ruby sprung into action. Faster than most people could ever hope to follow, she moved behind Jaune and grabbed his arm. She then spun herself for a few seconds, though nobody could really tell how many rotations she had made, as she was using her semblance to speed up the process, before launching Jaune at full speed at the walls that surrounded the arena.

The air screamed in protest as Jaune flew towards the wall. The sound even making several people wince in pain. It didn't last long, not even a full second after Ruby released him, before he collided head first into the wall, smashing into it and sending pieces of concrete flying into the air as his body carved a small crater into the wall. The thud of the impact echoed through the arena and seating areas a couple of times before anyone reacted.

"Mr. Arc's aura is in the red," Glynda called out, her normally impassive voice a little shaky. "Miss. Rose has won this match."

As Ruby was walking, at a normal pace, back to her seat, Glynda called out. "Ms. Rose, please take Mr. Arc to the infirmary, I'll expect you back in your seat by the end of class."

Moving to do as she was told, Ruby turned around and walked towards Jaune, who was lying limp on the ground, conscious, but only barely so. "I expect you to be more lenient in the future, Miss. Rose." The blonde teacher said quietly as Ruby walked by. A small smile graced Ruby's lips as she picked Jaune up and left the classroom, not bothering to respond to her teacher's request.

Blake had a nervous smile as team RWBY returned to their dorm after combat class ended. Her idea for a social activity was an awkward one at best, but it was the only thing she had been able to think of. She had asked for five questions from each of her teammates, added five of her own, and then printed off four copies of each of the questions. The intent was to give each member of the team their own copy of the questions, write down their answers, and then hand them to another member of the team to read out loud. It was an exercise that she didn't necessarily like, but the idea was to allow the teammates to get to know each other better, as opposed to just having a good time. Having one very awkward moment now, should hopefully make it easier for them to hang out and have fun together in the future.

Blake entered the dorm and headed straight to her desk to grab the four pieces of paper she had printed out. She then turned around to face each of the members of her team. "I felt it was more important for us to get to know each other better, rather than having fun today. So I thought of a little 'get to know each other' exercise. Each of us gave five questions, that I've put down on four sheets of paper, and we're all going to write down our answers to the questions, before handing the papers over to someone else for them to read." She paused for a moment to look at the faces of her teammates. "Is everyone okay with this?"

After a quick series of affirmations from her teammates, the four members of team RWBY all sat down and prepared to read the sheets of paper and write their answers.

Team RWBY Questions

R

In one word, what is your biggest weakness?

What is your greatest strength?

If you could upgrade your weapon, what would you do?

What small grimm would be most difficult for you to defeat?

Favorite type of cookie?

W

What is your favorite kind of music?

What hobbies do you have?

What is your favorite color?

How would you describe yourself?

What was your home like?

B

What is your favorite book?

What is your opinion on Faunus?

How did you learn to fight?

Have you ever been seriously injured?

Why did you want to become a Huntress?

Y

How old were you when you had your first crush, and who was it on?

What is your most embarrassing memory?

What are your future plans?

Who is the most attractive person in Beacon?

How would you describe your fighting style?

The four girls began quickly answering the various questions on the papers they received. Each of them had a couple of small reactions as they read the questions displayed. Weiss gave a small look of respect to Ruby, and a disapproving glare to Yang. Yang gave a confused look toward her white-haired teammate as she wasn't expecting the questions that Weiss had asked. Blake gave small nods to Ruby, and Weiss, while pointedly not looking at Yang as she wrote down her answers. Ruby simply nodded as she read through the questions she was answering, though at one point she stopped, and leveled a glare at her older sister.

After a couple of minutes, all four of the teammates stopped writing, and handed their papers to a different teammate. Weiss handed hers to Yang. Yang handed her paper to Blake, and Blake handed hers to Weiss, who ended up trading with Ruby.

"What the heck Weiss?" Yang said after a moment of looking at Weiss' paper. "These aren't answers, this is like a miniature essay."

"Yang," Ruby said with a small grin. "Some people who have a stricter education, like to give their answers in complete sentences."

Upon seeing Weiss give a nod in response to Ruby's comment, Yang simply looked back at her paper and sighed. "So, who goes first?"

"That doesn't really matter, as long as we all read. I guess we can go Ruby, Weiss, myself, and then Yang," Blake said, her amber eyes looking at each of her teammates as she said their names. "If that's okay with everyone."

When no one voice any opposition to the order, Ruby held Blake's paper up in front of her, and began to read.

"Blake's answers are: My greatest weakness is, my past. My greatest strength is, my agility. If I could upgrade my weapon, I'd make it so it could shoot small explosive darts. I'd have a hard time beating a boarbatusk by myself. Chocolate chip?" Ruby reached out to give Blake a soft pat on the back before continuing. "My favorite kind of music is indie music. I like to read books, and relax in the sunlight. My favorite color is dark purple. I would describe myself as an introvert. My home is on the outskirts of Vale, and it's a peaceful place. My favorite book is The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I learned to fight from one of my childhood friends. I've never been seriously injured, and I want to help the world be as peaceful as my home is. I've never had a crush. I almost had my childhood friend walk in on me in the bathroom. I plan on becoming a huntress, and then I'll go from there. Coco Adel is the most attractive person in Beacon. I would describe my fighting style as dancing around my opponent's attacks and my attacking their weak spots." Ruby paused for a few moments. "That's the last answer, should we comment on it now, or wait until after everyone's had theirs read?"

"We can comment now."

"Okay," the silver-eyed team leader said. "Congrats on enjoying the best kind of cookie. Though what did you mean by your past being your biggest weakness?"

"Umm… thanks?" Blake responded, mild confusion hinted in her voice. "I've had some bad things happen in my past, and let's just say I have a couple of monsters following me around."

Weiss raised her hand a little bit before speaking up. "What is indie music?"

"Music made by small, independent bands. I guess you could call it rookie music," Blake answered.

After a few moments of no one commenting Ruby spoke up. "Next to read is Weiss."

The white-haired huntress in training nodded "Right, Ruby's answers. My weakness is pain, my strength is speed, plasma scythe, the only small grimm that would take more than a minimal amount of effort to defeat would be a boarbatusk, and my favorite type of cookies is chocolate chip cookies. I hardly listen to music, but I guess my favorite kind of music is metal, I like running and building weapons or machines, my favorite color is crimson, I would describe myself as cold, and my home was a lab. I haven't read any books in a long while, I don't mind faunus, I was professionally trained to fight, I have not been seriously injured, and General Ironwood asked me if I was willing to be a huntress after he found me, I said yes. I was 10, and Ice Cream was the subject of my crush, I had a bowl of melted ice cream dumped on me right after I got out of the shower, I plan to become the best huntress I can, and stop the white fang from further terrorist actions, you're not as pretty as you think, Yang, and my fighting style is ruthless."

"Wait," Yang said, holding up a hand and eyeing her silver-eyed sister in disbelief. "You had a crush on ice cream?"

"Yep," was the simple response that Ruby gave, not bothering to elaborate further.

"What about your greatest weakness being pain?" Blake asked quietly looking at Ruby with concern.

The small scythe wielder sighed and reached up to her faunus ears. "I'm sure you've probably guessed, but I wasn't born with these ears. They were implanted when I was younger. I'm not even sure if they're real faunus ears, taken from some unsuspecting and unfortunate faunus somewhere, or if they're really well-made robotic ears. All I know, is that using some science that I have no real grasp of, they work, and occasionally they hurt, a lot. Enough so to distract me in combat if I'm not careful."

The dorm room was silent for a moment as Weiss, Blake, and Yang all tried to process what Ruby had just told them.

"Next?" Ruby asked the group, and a few moments later the three nodded and Blake raised her paper to read Yang's responses.

"Yang's answers are, what weakness? My brute strength, larger missiles, creepers as for whatever reason, they're resistant to explosions, macadamia nut cookies. I like pop, punk, and rap music, I like going to the gym, my favorite color is Yellow, I would describe myself as outgoing and friendly, and my home is a peaceful little place with some of the best fighters around defending it from any threat. I don't read anymore, I don't mind the faunus, my dad taught me to fight, I have broken my arm once, and I wanted to become a huntress to hopefully find my sister. My first crush was when I as 11, and I have since forgotten his name. I don't really have any embarrassing memories. I want to become a singer like my mom. I am, of course. I'm a boxer."

"Yang, your weakness is overconfidence, and again, you're not as pretty as you think you are," Ruby said with a hint of annoyance lining her voice. She said it in as kind a tone as she could, but the glare she shot her sister as she was speaking was anything but kind.

"Alright Rubes, whatever you say," Yang responded lightly, her smile only slightly wavering.

"Why don't you read anymore?" Blake asked, looking at Yang with a neutral expression.

"I used to read bedtime stories to Ruby all the time, when she got kidnapped, I stopped," Yang responded softly, pointedly not looking at any of her teammates.

The blonde member of team RWBY waited for a couple of seconds before picking up Weiss' answers and beginning to read them. "Weiss' answers are: If I were to describe my biggest weakness in one word, I'd have to say it was overthinking. My greatest strength in combat would be the precision with which I could strike my opponent's weaknesses, and the adaptability of my arsenal, courtesy of Myrtenaster's multiple dust chambers. If I could upgrade my weapon, I would make it so that the dust chambers were less tricky to refill. A boarbatusk would be the most difficult of the smaller grimm for me to defeat. I've never had too many different types of cookies, but I would say that my favorite is chocolate chip. My favorite kind of music to listen to is classical or choir music. I enjoy reading books, and studying. My favorite color is ice blue. I would describe myself as the perfect heiress, I'm orderly, intelligent, and very punctual. My home so far has been the Schnee Mansion, in which I was raised and trained to be the perfect heiress for the SDC. I can't say I have a favorite book, but my favorite kind of books are about philosophy. My opinion on the Faunus is complicated. I don't particularly hate every faunus in the world, however I can't help but despise what the White Fang has done in the recent past. I learned to fight from my older sister, Winter, who is a specialist in the Atlesian military. I have never been seriously injured, though I did almost lose an eye. I wanted to come to Beacon in order to gain a little bit of freedom from the control of my father. I have never had a crush and I don't have any embarrassing memories either. My future plans are uncertain, I'll likely become the head of the SDC and do my best to make it a better company, however in the circumstance that that doesn't happen, I'll become a huntress. My fighting style is methodical, find an enemy and strike it's weak points until it falls, rinse and repeat."

"You wanted to escape your father?" Blake asked with a curious glance at her blue-eyed teammate.

"Well," Weiss began hesitantly, her gaze roaming up to the ceiling. "Not necessarily escape him, as escape his tyranny for a little bit. He leads his family like he leads the SDC, like a dictator. My sister joined the Atlesian military without asking permission so she could get away from him, and I joined Beacon so I could see what it's like to not have him breathing down my neck 24/7. Though I will likely be forced to go back to the SDC after graduation."

"Someone should beat some sense into him," Yang said angrily as her lilac eyes flashed red for a moment.

"He's been so assured of his power for so long, that anyone beating him up would simply cause him to crack down harder, or maybe even file a police report. Regardless of who it was," Ruby stated matter-of-factly. "The only time you would be able to do anything to him would be after he retired, unless you wanna fight him to the death."

"Well, that's not a very positive outlook," the blonde sister responded quietly.

"Sadly, Yang, it's true," Weiss said, her gaze shifting to look at her teammate. "Winter hit him once and he made everyone's lives miserable for almost a full year because of it. He's still being extra harsh because Winter left. I almost feel sorry for Whitley, my younger brother, even though he and I never really cared for each other."

After that the team continued chatting for a little bit before all of them had to do their homework and go do things to prepare for the next day. Ruby ended up alone in the dorm, and found a note, hung on the outside of the building, underneath their window. 'Clever,' she thought to herself as she opened the envelope, which was the same color as the building's walls, and read the note.

Dear Fatal End,

It's nice to see you doing so well, and while I wish this was purely a social visit on my part, it isn't. Cold Steel and Magma, or Adam and Cinder as they now proudly call themselves, have been making movements to assassinate the other assassins, and have already killed a majority of the super soldiers that General Ironwood so 'graciously' liberated. Roman has already fallen the to combo, and it seems as though he managed to severely injure one of them, 'as they haven't made a move since. You have previously assumed the lead on joint missions, and I would like to ask you to take that mantle during this particular issue as well.

Sincerely, Your Favorite Sweet.

P.S. If you say cookies, I will kill you.

Ruby frowned at the news she received, before quickly writing her response, and placing it outside her window, confident that her friend would receive it and do as instructed.

A/N

Hey everyone, I know it's been a while and I'm sorry for that. I kinda ended up driving across the country as my family moved from the east coast of the U.S. to the west coast. Now that I'm settled though, I should be able to get the next few chapters out relatively quickly, barring writer's block. One of you informed me that "accelerade" is actually a generic term for sports drinks. That's actually quite awesome, I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

If you feel so inclined, I'd love to hear what any of you liked or disliked about this chapter. It's a lot easier for me to improve my writing if I get some form of constructive criticism from others.

Nyway, hope you all enjoyed the chapter and have had a good day. 'Till next time.