Chapter 2
It had been five years since Shark was killed. All anyone ever cared about now was whether or not the Grim Reaper was going to make an appearance. The rumours were split like this, on one side, people thought the Grim Reaper was still alive, on the other side, people believed the Reaper to be dead. The Reaper was alive but also dead.
Ruby had faced death countless times before. Yet, here she was, still alive and kicking. She wore much heavier armour for some strange reason, she also didn't wear her cloak. Instead, she had a duffle bag on her back. She also had a red case that was attached to her back. On each side of her waist, she had a hand scythe. Two hand scythes in total. Some people would have called the twin scythes 'twin terror'. Ruby called them Grim Reaper.
Ruby walked to a place called 'The Club'. She regularly went there to get jobs from people that required her skill. Today was no different. She was meeting with a new client. She didn't know who the client was but she didn't really care. All she cared about was when she was going to get paid.
Ruby entered The Club and immediately walked towards Junior. She sat beside him and waited.
"You know, you could go back to being the Grim Reaper of Vale again instead of taking jobs from people through me."
"Junior, you know I can't do that just yet. People will be in an uproar again if I do."
"Has that stopped you before?" Ruby slightly giggled.
"Point taken. Now, who's the client this time?"
"Don't know. He left a note for you though. I read it just in case it was a threat."
"Is it?"
"No, I think everyone has finally become so scared of you that they can't bring themselves to even try to send threatening messages to you."
"That's what I like to hear Junior. What does the note say?"
"It says to meet him at… Beacon Academy?"
"Beacon? That's strange. Everyone in Vale knows my reputation. Even when I was the Grim Reaper of Vale, people wouldn't want me there. Are you sure you don't know who sent the request?"
"Positive. Wait, I thought you don't care who they are?"
"I don't, but I do get curious. The note saying to meet the client at Beacon Academy has me interested. I never thought someone at Beacon would ever want the Reaper to meet them there of all places."
"People out there can be full of surprises."
"True. Oh, right, have you found anything about that thing I asked you about?"
"Yeah, surprisingly."
"What did you find out?"
"Well, there's a strange camp in Atlas. The camp is actually a village with the population that call themselves, The Ancients. They have some knowledge on what you're looking for. Though I suggest getting yourself a team to go with you. I know some people to go with you if you're interested. But I think you should either get a team by attending Beacon or you work for me full time and I can set up your very own team. The choice is up to you though."
"Tempting offer, but I think I'd rather join Beacon rather than work for you full time. No offense of course. I mainly think that I would rather have some skilled fighters that have been accepted into Beacon instead of your men of clowns here."
"Yeah, that would be a wise decision. I still think these guys need to learn how to fight like professionals."
"One day I'll show them how to really fight."
"Yeah, no. You would not hold back that killing intent of yours while trying to train them. In fact, I bet you would kill them before they would get a chance to draw their weapons."
"True, anyways, I should head out now. I shouldn't keep the client waiting any longer than I already have."
"Good plan. Remember to wear your mask and cloak. You shouldn't be recognised by your face, the usual rest of stuff I tell you and all that."
"I got it!" Ruby took off the duffle bag from her back and took out the Reaper's mask and cloak. She quickly put them on before she disappeared in a flurry of black rose petals shortly after. She is like a child to me for some reason. I hope she'll be alright. Hm… maybe I should get some Faunus that I know who are technically old enough to attend Beacon to watch over her if she does get accepted. I don't want her to kill any of her class mates while she attends. Junior thought. He pulled out his scroll and dialled a number. After ringing for a few seconds, someone answered.
"Yeah, it's me. Come to The Club, we need to talk about something."
Ruby appeared in front of the gates to Beacon. She walked through and looked around trying to find her client. She ends up bumping into someone walking through. It was the headmaster of Beacon Academy.
"Hello, Grim Reaper. Glad you could finally make it."
"Headmaster? Professor Ozpin? You sent the job request?"
"Yes I did. Is that a problem?"
"Not at all. I just never thought that you would ever send a job request to the Grim Reaper."
"That Grim Reaper died five years ago, though I believe that must be false if you're standing right here, alive and well by the looks of it."
"Yeah that incident wasn't handled the way it was supposed to. I still got out of it without receiving any fatal injuries."
"So I see."
"Now, what job are you requesting my services for?"
"None, I requested you to come here so I could ask you if you wanted to start attending Beacon. This is only if you promise not to kill the other students. You have free rein other than that."
"What? Are you serious?"
"I'm very serious about this Miss Grim Reaper. So, is it a yes or a no?"
"It's a definite yes if that's the case."
"Very good. I'll let the faculty know that you are attending. By the way, since you're here before the rest of the first year students that are arriving, I suggest you look like a normal student and not the face of death, no offense."
"None taken. Though, that would mean you and the other faculty of the school will know who I really am then I guess."
"That has to be a sacrifice I'm sure you're willing to take, is that correct?"
"It is." Ruby pulled the duffle bag back out and placed it on the ground. She opened it and started to remove her mask and cloak. Ozpin saw the true face of the Grim Reaper. She took the form of a fifteen year old girl that had silver eyes that had little red lines that periodically flowed through her eyes upon closer inspection. Crimson red, long sharp canines. Auburn hair with red tips and wolf ears that match along with a wolf tail. Sharp black claws. Finally, a jagged bone plate on the right side of her lower jaw. Her face still said innocent little girl surprisingly despite having a scar on her right eye.
"Then what's your real name?"
"My name is Ruby Rose, the Grim Reaper of Vale! Nice to meet you, Professor Ozpin."
"Likewise, Miss Rose. You can wander around the school grounds until the time of the orientation. Until then, enjoy your time with other students attending Beacon." Ozpin walked away. Ruby stuffed her cloak and mask into the duffle bag, zipped it up, and swung the bag back over her shoulder and carried it on her back once again. Ruby noticed that the airships began to drop off students. Ruby hid her wolf ears and tail instinctively. She wasn't sure how some people would react to her being a Faunus, but was willing to hide it just in case.
Ruby noticed a blonde haired boy stumbling out looking like he was about to vomit, which he did upon finding the close by trash can. The next one that caught Ruby's eye was a tall man with messy amber hair with horns and also had large bat wings. He seemed to be a dragon Faunus. He didn't have anything else that Ruby could notice from the distance she was away from the airship drop off. After the dragon, came a rather cute girl that had a salamander tail and a dark blue hair colour. Right beside her was another rather cute looking girl that had a leviathan tail and violet hair. After that pair, a rather large muscular man came out from the ship. He had a crocodile tail and a very dark colour of green hair that looked rather wild in the hair style.
The final person Ruby noticed made her feel frozen in place. The person was female. About seventeen years old like the others. With a mass of bright gold hair that resembled a lion's mane. Ruby recognised this person. She thought she would never see her again since that incident five years ago. Ruby turned too walked away only to bump into someone accidently. Ruby quickly got up an offered the person she accidently knocked over a hand to help get up. Now, Ruby had her ears hidden in her hair and that her tail was wrapped around her waist. The tail made it look like she was wearing an overly fluffy belt of some kind, it looked rather funny when you think about it.
"I'm sorry, I didn't notice you were there. Let me help you up." The person she knocked down was wearing white and very light blue. Their jacket had red on the inside. They were female. White hair. Light blue eyes. Fox ears and a tail. She hit Ruby's hand out of disrespect and picked herself up. She scoffed at Ruby's offer in general.
"I don't need help from a human!" the girl walked away in a huff. Ruby's wolf ears then shot up and she uncurled her tail. Then a girl with black hair walked by and saw the wolf Faunus starting to walk away looking upset about something. Something told her to see what's wrong.
"Hey, you okay?" Ruby looked up in surprise at the girl that started talking to her. The girl in question had a black bow on her head and amber eyes. Ruby shook her head and snapped out of her thoughts.
"Yeah, I was just thinking of why that girl called me a human, Faunus can smell if someone else was a Faunus quite easily. She should have noticed, maybe when I accidently knocked her down she didn't try to make sure she was dealing with a human or a Faunus."
"Maybe, though you shouldn't think about it too much. The girl's name is Weiss Schnee. She's an heiress to the Schnee Dust Company. They are actually a Faunus fair company but they are harsh towards humans. They have rumours that the SDC supply the White Fang with weapons though. I think she has some anger towards humans because of that."
"I can't say that I blame her for it. Humans can be cruel. Though, there are at least some humans I like out there at least. Most I hate."
"Why do you hate humans?"
"Let's just say, I have barely any encounters with a human that showed me any sympathy with how I was treated. Some humans used that sympathy to put me in a false sense of security before they tried to cause me more pain. They were never heard from again."
"Jeez, I never heard about any humans doing that to a Faunus before."
"They were afraid of me, which was the excuse I believe they had." Ruby began walking towards the large building.
"I'll see you around, little miss kitty cat." Ruby continued walking. She was sure that the girl was surprised to hear that unexpectedly.
~Once Ruby entered the large building, she noticed the blonde. She decided to take a risk in talking to her. She unconsciously hid her ears and curled her tail around her waist. She then walked towards the blonde. She stood right beside her. The blonde didn't notice her until Ruby started saying something.
"I thought lions were prideful. I never thought a lion Faunus would hide her own ears and tail around a large crowd of people." The blonde shot her gaze towards Ruby. She looked shocked and surprised.
"Ruby? Is that you? Your alive?" the blonde asked in disbelief but sounded completely convinced that what she was seeing wasn't a hallucination.
"Yang, it is me, yes I'm alive. I'm a lot harder to kill than you think just to let you know."
"But I never saw you after the incident five years ago."
"Yeah, because you never came to visit me. I lived in the clock tower remember?"
"Oh, right. But the police stated that the wounds you had received would have left you nearly dead. And when everyone saw Shark's head implode, they were convinced that you were taking your final shot at killing him."
"No, I just thought it was best to lay low in case someone came after me. Never did, so I started where I left off." Yang started looking behind Ruby giving a confused look. Ruby turned and saw Weiss.
"YOU! You're that human from before that knocked me down! I hope you know that I plan on making sure that you will not survive the initiation tomorrow. You will not be attending Beacon after that."
"Uh… Ruby… I think she thinks you're human. Did you try to explain that to her?"
"I was about to when she walked away from me. Now that she's threatened me though, I plan on seeing if she can pull it off."
"I'm standing right here you know."
"WE KNOW!" they said in unison.
"I haven't had a frontal threat before. I think this will be interesting."
"Ha! You won't last! I'm a lot stronger than you think."
"Says the Fox to the Wolf."
"Are you implying that you're Faunus?"
"Yes I am. I'm also noticing that you didn't know I was Faunus in the first place. A Faunus will notice if someone was a Faunus because of their scent, why couldn't you tell from that?"
"Well, for your information, I refuse to use my Faunus senses around those I'm far better than."
"I don't doubt that if you're trying to challenge me or threaten me. I hope you can back it though. I'm a lot stronger than you think as well. I don't want to hold back either so I hope you don't mind."
"Try as you may but you won't survive."
"That's what you think princess." Ruby smiled like she had just been awarded a life time supply of cookies and strawberries. This is going to be the best time I'll ever have here if people are already thinking I'm weak as I appear. She won't know what hit her! Ruby thought. Then the speech began.
A/N: I am updating almost all my stories. I am going through a lot of rewrites at the moment. This might be including, I'm definitely including another story that I am writing. I have no idea where I'm going with this story, for now, its going to be on hiatus...
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