My RWBY AU
By: FunahoMisaki
(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter)
"Are you a dolt or something? You could have blown us all off of the cliff!" A white haired girl was yelling at Ruby when she arrived at Beacon. Ruby had been pushed away by her older sister, who thought she was coming there as a student, when her older sister ran off to talk to some of her friends and ended up tripping over some arrogant girls luggage.
"Are you a dolt for shaking an improperly secured vial of dust in someone's face?" A sharp woman's voice said causing the girl to yelp slightly when her arm was grabbed by none other than Glynda Goodwitch.
"Are you alright Miss Rose?" Glynda asked looking over at the red caped teen on the ground, shaking her head slightly.
"I'm…okay Miss Goodwitch. Thankfully you intervened before my allergies acted up." Ruby said after a moment as she stood up and dusted off her almost professional looking black and red dress…although it was made for mobility and her signature cape was still in its usual place.
"Good. I'd hate for you to be blown up before the first day of class. How many times do I have to tell you? To you it's Glynda." Glynda said rolling her eyes slightly but giving the younger girl a fond smile. So she grew attached to the small girl…she wasn't the only one. Less than ten minutes after meeting the other teachers…Ruby was all but adopted by the Beacon staff.
"Thank you…I think and how many times do I have to tell you? If I'm going to call you by your first name, you call me by mine. That means calling me Ruby not Miss Rose." Ruby said smirking at the older woman who released the now confused and startled white haired girls arm.
"Very well Mi- sorry habit- Ruby. Now then. Shall we get to the assembly?" Glynda asked smiling slightly at the smaller girl who nodded and walked off with the teacher.
"Who was that?" A black haired girl asked the white haired girl a moment later, both watching the two women walking away…the white haired girl merely shrugged her shoulders.
"You all may stay here for tonight but before you get too comfortable…I would like to introduce you to the newest Beacon Academy Staff Member. Students, this is Miss Ruby Rose, Professor Rose to you all." Glynda said smirking at the roar of shock and disbelief when Ruby walked up to stand beside the blond woman, having hidden in the shadows of the stage earlier.
"Don't let her age fool you. She is a master with her chosen weapons, beyond master level in mechanics and weaponry, almost master level with Dust usage, and beyond Master levels with her two special talents. She will be your new weaponry, mechanics, Spirit, and Semblance teacher. She will also be my assistant in the combat class should the schedules not collide." Glynda said causing jaws to drop and a piercing whistle to be heard.
"My baby sister's a badass!" Ruby's older sister Yang could be heard saying loud and proud, causing Ruby and Glynda to crack up along with some others.
"I'm afraid that you'll have to refer to me as Professor Rose when in class Miss Xio Long, despite being my older sister." Ruby said quirking a slight grin to her older sister.
"Not in class right now Rubs!" Yang shouted back causing Glynda to snort and eye Ruby pointedly.
"I see finding loopholes is a genetic trait." Glynda said dryly, causing Ruby to give her a grin as well.
"Are there any questions for Professor Rose?" Glynda asked the assembled students after clearing her throat slightly to regain her professional air.
"How old are you?" One guy shouted up at Ruby.
"It's rude to ask a girl her age…not that I'm the pinnacle of manners myself…but I'm fifteen if you must know." Ruby said causing both her sister and Glynda to snort at the part about her not being the pinnacle of manners. Boy wasn't that an understatement.
"What kind of weapon do you use?" One girl asked curiously, causing Ruby to smirk.
"That's a surprise. You'll have to wait until you see me fight for the first time to see what my weapon is." Ruby answered calmly and causing the girl to pout.
"Do you like breaking peoples legs?" An orange haired girl asked causing Yang to guffaw loudly.
"Only when they start something with me…stop laughing Yang." Ruby said glaring slightly at her sister who turned her laughter into chuckles.
"What did Miss Goodwitch mean by 'Spirit' Teacher?" A red haired girl asked causing Ruby to smile.
"Ah now there's a good question. You see I have access to something called Spirit energy. It's a force similar in many respects to Aura but at the same time it is different enough that you can't substitute one for the other. Using my Spirit Energy I can do many things. For example… I can coat my feet and fists in it to make my punches and kicks stronger, I can use it to heal someone else's wounds although I'm not specialized in that field of it, or I can channel it into an attack of all kinds. A Spirit sword, a Spirit Gun, use it in conjunction with plants and other things to use different attacks, even harness Nature to a degree without the use of Dust. Some of you may be able to unlock your own Spirit Energy but most of you will not be able to. I will teach the ones who can how to use the new power to the best of both mine and their degree." Ruby said causing many to murmur, wondering who would have this cool new power or not.
"Spirit energy can also come in many specialized fields. For example…someone can use spirit energy to heal wounds but their attacking abilities with it will be very weak. Some can use it to cause a great amount of damage but their healing abilities with it are weak and fickle. Some can use it in conjecture with plants to make them deadly, others can use it in conjecture with weapons they already have and then there are those like me who can do a bit of everything with it and specialize in nothing with it. A jack of all trades if you will, although our abilities can lean more to one type than another. It all depends on the person and how they harness it. Spirit energy also replenishes differently than Aura but is measured at about the same levels. Everything else you will learn about in your first class when I see who has the ability to use it and who doesn't. Anymore questions?" Ruby asked causing everyone to gape at what could be done with the mysterious new energy.
"Um…why do you smell like a Faunus but not look like one? A really strong Faunus at that?" A Faunus girl with rabbit features asked timidly.
"Ah that would be because of the reason I'm the semblance teacher. You see I have enhanced senses much like a Faunus's but every Faunus I've met so far claim that my senses are much more enhanced than theirs are. I also have the ability to eat and manipulate just about everything." Ruby said causing someone to scoff from in the middle of the crowd.
"Hmm a demonstration then…Miss Goodwitch?" Ruby asked turning to her coworker who nodded and levitated a large slab of metal glowing with her purple aura over to the girl. Ruby simply walked forward…and took a large bite out of the metal and aura, causing many to gasp shocked when she chewed it up and swallowed it easily.
Everyone watched shocked as Ruby then concentrated for a second before her arms were coated in metal and slammed into the rest of the slab, effortlessly shattering it. Ruby looked at the dead silent, aside from a laughing Yang, students as her arms turned back to normal. Her next words caused Glynda to laugh as well as she led the younger teacher from the room.
"Anyone else have a question? No? Well then have a goodnight and I'll see you all at the initiation tomorrow."