*Authors Note* *Heya. I've noticed something a few of you are saying, and I'd like to address it. There will be differences between my story and the main story of RWBY. For now, I'm trying to build it up bit by bit, while adhering to the story to a certain degree. But rest assured, I will be making changes, some minor, some major, and some comical, to the story. Any suggestions are welcome and would be much appreciated. That it all. Here is chapter 3. I'm going to try something different out this time and try to run this from Jaune's point of view. Lemme know what you think. Enjoy.*
After his rather awkward dinner, Jaune Arc decided to begin preparing to go to bed. After all, the next day would begin his initiation into Beacon, an academy known for training some of the best Huntsmen and Huntressess around. And with all that he had to do to get in to Beacon, he would surely want to be as prepared as possible. This included getting a good night's rest before the initiation.
But still, the events from the past day occupied him. As he washed his face, his mind kept wandering back to the air ship, and his ill done meeting with Ruby. As he was brushing his teeth, he began to think of his meeting with her in front of the school. Its kinda odd. Why was she just lying there on the ground? What had happened? And as he was rinsing his mouth with the Feh-Resh brand mouth wash, his thoughts went back to his dinner with Ruby and her sister. He felt lucky that he had made a friend on his first day of attending Beacon. Ruby was nice, cute. And her sister was pretty cool too. Though the teasing was a bit overboard. . .
Just remembering the older girl's words caused him to almost choke on the mouthwash, as he spit it out all over the sink. This caught the attention of some of the other males who were washing up and readying themselves for bed. This one with long black hair and a, uh, magenta? Pink-ish? Lightish red? streak over his eyes looked kinda concerned.
"Whoa, are you okay?"
"Oh, no no no. I' just fine. Really. I kinda remembered a funny joke and began to laugh without realizing it, he he he." This was the best Jaune could come up with on short notice. The black haired guy didn't look too convinced, but he let it go and went back to brushing his own teeth.
Stupid, stupid! How could you even think about that?! She's two years younger than you! But she was rather cute, and very knowledgeable about weapons. She also seemed pretty capable. I mean, she got bumped up a couple of years early for Beacon. Wait. No. No no no! Keep it together! You can't, you just can't! She's too young Jaune. Too young!
Finishing up his inner monologue, and his dental and oral hygiene, Jaune proceeded to quickly change into his nightwear. He had intended to bring along his favorite footsie pajamas, but his father had immediately rejected this. Said something about "No girl will ever fall for a guy in footsie PJ's!" Bah, what did he know? They were comfy! Anyhow, after getting into his nightly ensemble; a plain white t-shirt and long pair of black woolen pants, Jaune left to gather in the main hall with the rest of the new students and get some rest for the next morning. Unfortunately for Jaune, it seemed that the world was out to get him today.
"Gaaaah! Where is my pillow? I know I packed it. Did it get left behind on the air ship? Oh man, this sucks." Say what you will, but there are some things a man cannot live without. His pillow is one of them.
"Well, this was great." Walking through the hall, mumbling about the world hating him and some such, Jaune happened to spot his new friend, Ruby and her sister. Yang, was it? While Yang was definitely eye catching with her orange night shirt being rather flattering to her womanly assets, and her shorts showing off her very alluring legs, it was Ruby that had caught his attention. She was rather cute in her little Beowolf themed night top, and her light pink pants with the rose symbol put all over them. No, no, don't think about that Jaune!
Anyhow, the sisters seemed to be talking, but he couldn't hear well from where he was. Not wanting to interrupt them, but curious about their conversation, he got a little closer to hear what the two girls were talking about.
"-ck to the gang at Signal. I promised to tell them all about my adventures here at Beacon." Ruby seemed a little sad when she said this. What was going on?
"Aww, isn't that adorable?"
*Smack!*
A small pink pillow flew from Ruby's hand and hit Yang square in the face, knocking her back a bit.
"Not all of us got to bring our friends with us to school Yang. You have people you know here. Meanwhile, I had to leave all of mine behind."
Oh, thought Jaune. That's why before, when we were walking into the main hall before, she seemed kind of sad. Well, I guess it makes sense, huh? She did say she was given permission to skip two years and enter Beacon early. But still, it can't be easy leaving your friends behind, huh?
"Well, what about that blonde guy? Jaune, I think? Isn't he a friend? There, that's one friend you've managed to make!" At the mention of his name, Jaune perked up and began to pay closer attention to the chattering sisters.
"Well, yeah I suppose. He's rather nice, easy to talk to. A bit clumsy, though. But he was fun, and was kind to me when nobody else was. He even put up with me geeking out over Crescent Rose."
"Awww, do I detect a hint of a crush in there somewhere? Is my baby sister in love? Tee hee hee." It seems that Yang does indeed have a bit of a sadistic streak when it comes to her younger sister. Pushing the right buttons seems to have caused Ruby to grow a bit pink around her cheeks.
"Geez Yang, I already told you it isn't like that. Jaune is nice and all, but he's just a friend. Besides, I don't think-"
Whatever she was saying, Jaune never heard the end of it, as he moved somewhere else. He didn't feel like he should be listening to the sisters conversation any more. And also, he kind of felt bad for spying on Ruby.
So, after a bit of aimless wandering, he was stopped by a friendly voice.
"Hey, you're the guy from the washrooms earlier. Are you sure you were alright?" Looking back, Jaune saw the guy with the pink-ish lock of hair.
"Yeah, it was all fine and good."
"I see. So, why are you just wandering around? Can't get to sleep?"
"Err. Well, you see. . . I kind of forgot my pillow, and I'm not sure what to do."
"Oh. Well, you wanna borrow one of mine? I always carry a spare on me in case mine gets stolen."
"Oh, that would be great, err. . . " Jaune was glad at the offer, but he realized he didn't even know this guy's name yet.
"Oh, I'm Lie Ren, but I prefer to jus be called Ren. And you?"
"Oh, I'm Jaune Arc. Thanks for the pill-"
"Heeey Ren! What's up? Getting ready to go to bed? Oh, me too! Wanna sleep together? But you know, not like that? I mean, that would be kind of awkward, as we're not even together! Well, we're together, but not together together. Not that I don't think you're handsome and all. But you know-"
Out of nowhere, this random orange haired girl just popped up. She seemed kind of cute, but her smile was kind of odd. In fact, the entire time she was rambling, her smile didn't go away. I mean, is her face stuck like that or something? Anyhow, her popping up was unexpected. It's like a bad magic act. First, nothing is there. Then boom! Without warning, she was suddenly right in front of him, invading the guy's, no, Ren's, personal space. I mean, who was she?
"Ugh, Nora!"
"Tee hee, yes Ren? Oh, who's this? A new friend? Who is he? Hey hey! Who are you? I'm Nora. Nora Valkyrie. But you can just call me Nora. I'm Ren's childhood friend! We've always been together, but not together together. I mean, we grew up around each other and we've been around for one another ever since we hit puberty. I mean, there was this one time-"
"Nora! Too much."
"Sorry Ren."
Just what is going on here, and who is she? I think she said her name was Nora, or something? God, she is hyper. I thought after eating a plate full of cookies that Ruby would be off the walls, but this girl is acting as bad as a Boarbatusk with a sugar rush.
"Sorry. She's a bit hyper. Nora, this is Jaune. Jaune, this is Nora."
"Nice ta meetcha!"
"Oh, err. Likewise." Oh my god. I do not know how to deal with this girl. And she said that they were childhood friends? How does he do it?
"Well, we should really be getting to sleep. Tomorrow is the big day, and we can't afford to short a few hours of sleep."
"Huh? Oh, right. Yeah. Well, good night then. And thanks again for the pillow Ren."
"No problem, Jaune. Just return it in the morning."
And with this, comes a close to the first day at Beacon Academy. Not the best day, but it was more eventful that he expected. I mean, the motion sickness was kind of expected, but vomiting all over and subsequently getting to meet Ruby was nice. Although finding out that a girl two years younger than him, and wielding a weapon so insane it made his sword and shield look puny in comparison managed to get into Beacon kinda hit him in the manhood. But aside from that, he forgot his pillow. His pillow, of all things! Thankfully though, he had made another friend, Ren, who had lent him one for the night.
So, it wasn't exactly the best day. But I suppose it wasn't the worst either. I made a friend, and got to meet an interesting girl. I wonder if I can get paired with one of them. A teammate you can get along with is a nice thing.
And with this, Jaune began to relax and let himself be taken by sleep. And the dreams he had during his first night at Beacon were filled with Grim, pillows, and roses.
*Well, that was chapter 3 of Love is a Knight-mare. I plan to start deviating from the story here on out. For now, I've stuck with the main storyline, albeit adding a few things here and there, omitting some lines and interactions and such, etc. So far, I've mostly just shown you what was going on in Ruby and Jaune's heads and lives during the times we haven't seen them. I hope you all look foreword to the next chapter I have planned.*
*With that said, comments and suggestions are as always, appreciated. If you're waiting for a major development to start with the criticism, thats fine. I hope my next chapter doesn't disappoint those of you who are taking the time to read this. The chapters are a bit lengthy, 1500+ words, but I thank you for taking the time to read through them. And on that subject, thank you for deciding to read my little series, and possibly enjoy it.. Well, I hope to see you next chapter.*