Chapter 3

Ruby sat in Beacon's workshop putting the final touches on her makeshift weapon. Since she would be surrounded by hunters and huntresses she would have change her somewhat occult fighting style. For now it was a simple weapon. It was not as advanced as the others, but it would work for now. A scythe that could collapse for easy storage. Ruby had plans to add some sort of rifle to it, but it would do for now.

Can I ask something?

"What?" Ruby asked sharpening the blade.

Why'd to pick a scythe when we can mimic any fighting style?

"Hmm… I don't know. I just thought it would be cool."

Are you sure it wasn't because with a scythe you would be a… grimm reaper. Surrex said chuckling.

"You know…" Ruby said while reaching over for a handgun she had obtained for an earlier idea before settling on her scythe. "I could just end it… just end this suffering known as life for the both of us."

Woah wait! I didn't mean it! I'm sorry I take it back!

Ruby burst out laughing "Oh man! You actually thought I was serious! You're an idiot!"

"Ruby?" came a voice from behind her. Ruby spun around to see Weiss walking towards her. "Who are you talking to?"

"Oh! I was uh talking to uh myself…" Ruby coughed "Anyways! What are you doing here?"

Weiss's confused face immediately turned into a scowl. "I came here to get you to do your homework. Since you didn't go to a training school before hand it is imperative that you learn everything you missed." Weiss droned on about the importance of Ruby's homework.

Does this girl ever shut up!? Do… Do you think we could run for it?

I mean it's worth a shot.

Ruby launched out of her chair making a break for it. With an unnatural amount of speed Weiss's hand shot out and grabbed Ruby's shirt collar.

"Where do you think you're going." Weiss said in a tone that would have scared away an ursa.

"I uh… I was just so excited and inspired by your words… I was running back to our room so I could work on my homework.

"Well it's good you're showing initiative. Here I'll walk you back." Weiss said practically dragging Ruby back to their room.

Ruby's eyelids felt heavy as she stumbled through Forever Fall forest. She had been forced to stay up late by Weiss to finish her mountain of work. Since Ruby didn't go to another hunter training school such as Signal. She was given a mountain of work to make up and under the wrathful gaze of Weiss it was finished in one night. Which was the cause of Ruby's current corpse like state. Ruby gazed over at her group. There was of course Weiss, Blake, and Yang. There was also the members of team JNPR who they had become fast friends with. Ruby yawned and looked back over to Weiss who seemed completely unaffected by the lack of sleep.

Yeesh and people call me a monster. That thing was terrifying.

"You can say that again."

"Ruby!" Weiss scolded "what are mumbling about?"

"Oh! Nothing I just…"

"Oh lay off Ice Queen. You kept her up all night and if I know Ruby she's probably delirious from sleep loss by now." Yang cut in throwing her arm around Ruby. "How about after this we get you some…" Yang stopped as Professor Goodwitch turned to address the class.

"Quiet children this is no leisure walk in the forest. We are here to collect important sap samples from these trees to study its peculiar nature. Now come get your tools and get to it and remember that this sap's unique scent and taste lures grimm. So exercise caution when collecting it."

Ruby sat on a sturdy tree branch her back resting on the trunk. She had snuck away from Weiss to take a quick nap, since Weiss had kept her up all night. Just as she started to drift she was startled by a scream. Startled from drowsing stupor Ruby lost her balance and quickly was embraced by the weightlessness of falling, which was promptly broken as Ruby hit the ground.

Good going genius.

"Oh shut up" Ruby mumbled as she headed towards the sound of the scream. Ruby stumbled into a clearing still half asleep, just in time to see Jaune mid fight with a large ursa. She made her way to Pyrrha and Weiss who were watching from a distance.

"Hey what's going on?" Ruby called out to them.

What does it look like? Sir doofus is going to get himself ripped apart by an ursa.

Ignoring Surrex Ruby continued to watch Jaune hold his ground against the ursa. Ruby was genuinely surprised of Jaune's increase of the skill since the first day. Until when Jaune went for a jab at the ursa his guard dropped and the ursa's massive clawed paw came at Jaune.

Well he had a good run. May he rest in peace.

At the last second Jaune's shield shot up and blocked the ursa's attack. Ruby turned to see Pyrrha finishing the use of her semblance. Ruby's head shot back around just in time to see Jaune decapitating the ursa.

What did she do?

She's probably a witch… we should burn her. That's what humans do right? You find a person accuse them for something completely unreasonable then kill them for it. I'm pretty sure that's right.

Oh har de har har.

"What did you do?" Ruby asked Pyrrha.

"Oh that? I just gave him the little help he needed using my semblance. Which is Polarity." Pyrrha replied.

"You can control… poles?" As she said it she could feel Weiss rolling her eyes.

Wow I knew you were stupid, but this is just pathetic.

"No you dolt!" Weiss cut in "that means she can control magnetism."

"Oh… eh he… I knew that. I was just… joking." Ruby said rubbing that back of her head. "Hey look it's Jaune!" Ruby called out trying to change the subject. A roughed up looking Jaune was making his way towards the group looking both ready to keel over, and like he'll start prancing around asking for praise. Pyrrha parted from the group to talk to her leader. Weiss turned to Ruby.

"Controlling poles? Really?" Weiss asked.

"It wasn't my brightest moment ok!" Ruby said trying to hide her blush. "We should probably head back. Professor Goodwitch will probably be rounding up all the students."