I HAVE A LEGITIMATE EXCUSE FOR BEING LATE! Okay, so I knew I was really, really behind on writing and for those of you who follow me on a daily basis know I have been bookmarking all these different fanfics... I don't have a laptop, excuse 1. My mom has this kindle with a notes system on it and I was like, okay I'll use that." So I've got two chapters done on it and I'm feeling proud, k? Then I realized I needed to send it to Google Docs for some final editing. So I go to the library which has a neat Wi-Fi system that I was going to take advantage of. And then there is a 'send' to email button, I click it to send my crap-chapters(: to my email. Guess what? Amazon asks me for permission to ... GO ONTO MY EMAIL... (deep breaths) AND reorganize, delete and send emails. . . . . . NO, JUST NO. So I spent several weeks trying to find out what the heck I should do. A friend gave me a suggestion that has helped some but I need a laptop and a WiFi connection so until then... I am sorry. Just bare with me.

Ruby 's POV

After waking Weiss, the team and I cleaned the room and unpacked. Yay! I was having fun with everyone. I loved it. Then there was the situation with the beds. Hmm. After putting bunk beds to a vote (they always win, obviously), we then had to decide on... classes. I hate school. It seems like a waste of time when we can be doing fun things. But then were about to be late to school. So we had to hustle. Team JNPR, was also going to be late and ran beside us. I didn't want to have a bad impression with the professors, even if I don't like school.

Roman's POV

I looked around trying to get a bearing on things. Emerald was huddled on her bed looking as if she was in deep thought. Mercury had left, who knows where, to presumably blow off some steam. Obviously he had been in a bad mood since the announcement that I had been chosen leader. Neo had gone to celebrate by herself.

I wish I was with her than trying to be a responsible leader , a treacherous part of me said. Quiet you , growled Roman.

"Soo Emerald, how is it that you and Smoky Mountain got together?" I asked.

"..." Emerald looked as if she would rather be thrown off a cliff than tell me. She took a deep shuddering breath.

"No, no, if you don't want to tell me, then don't. We are to be a team. It is not to be forced." She gave me a small smile as if she wanted to believe me but didn't. "Now to find what's keeping, dear old Neo."

It was an hour before school started and Neo... oh no, Neo had found the ice cream stand.

"Chug, chug, chug, chug!" I saw a crowd around the ice cream stand. I pushed past several students and saw Neo, quite literally, eating loads of Ice cream. The first thought that entered my mind wasn't, oh how the heck did you get into this situation. No it was, HOW MUCH MONEY DID THAT COST?! I cleared my throat, "...Neo?"

She looked up and had the audacity to smirk, "I'm not going to ask but when you're done, come get some school clothes on and come to class. Okay?" Looking slightly disappointed, she nodded. Probably wanted me to fall to her traps. Gah. I'll need to talk to her about spending money.

On my way back, I saw Mercury starting at the school's structure. Hmm, to approach or not? As tempting as the thought was to bother him, I decided to leave him alone. I made the decision to check out my first class early. It was Professor Port's class. Unsurprisingly, Emerald was there as well. I looked around for the professor and saw a well-rounded guy talking to a bunny faunus. After she was done, I walked up casually and asked if he was the renowned Professor Port.

"Hoh, that I am."

"Wonderful," I smiled, "and can you give me a summary of what you teach in class?"

"Hoh, Hoh, won't you learn that in class?"

I responded, like the pro I was, "I like knowing information before-hand; like how a class in Beacon works."

"Brilliant!" And without question, Professor Port began to explain, "In regards to your question, I teach the moral ethics of a huntsmen, what people see when they see us. I teach how a huntsmen is to act. As well as some examples."

"Ah, I see." I said calmly. I had accomplished what I had wanted to. "Well thank you for your words. Class is about to start." I wanted to make an impression that I was an earnest student who was willing to learn. That will come in handy later. Just as I sat down, two teams ran through the door as the clock hit 9:00am. They accept students like this , my mind guffawed. I looked around to see that Neo had made it and had sat at the top of the benches. She liked to be overhead everyone.

The professor was boring and a bit flirtatious with the female students. He only talked of himself, but had some great morals at the end.

I stretched as Professor Port said, "... a true huntsmen must be honorable; a true huntsmen must be dependable; a true huntsmen must be strategic, well-educated, and wise. Who among you believes themselves to be the embodiment of these traits?"

In a rather aggressive tone, a girl with white hair said, "I do, sir!"

The professor said, "Well step forward and face your opponent." After allowing the girl to change into her battle garments, Professor Port used his axe to open the cage to a Boarbatusk. Somewhere in my mind I remembered that she was Weiss Schnee, infamous heiress to the Schnee Dust Company.

This should be interesting , I thought, more awake than I had been 10 minutes before. Her team started cheering for her one by one, but it seemed as if she had a grudge against the leader, Ruby, as she continuously was distracted by the leader's good advice. At one point in the battle, Weiss turned around and yelled, "Stop telling me what to do!" The leader looked crushed, and now that I'm looking, this Ruby leader looks only 14 or 15. I pitied this Ruby leader, especially since Weiss seemed to have a personal vendetta against her.

When I looked back, the fight was over and Weiss stomped off. Spoiled , I mused. Ruby followed her out. I suddenly had the urge to go to the bathroom and ran out.

After relieving myself, I heard someone say, "That didn't seem to very well." I realized it was the headmaster, Ozpin and Ruby.

She looked up at Ozpin, innocently and said, "Was she right, did you make a mistake?"

He smiled gently, "That remains to be seen."

Cautiously Ruby eyed him, "What do you mean?" That is so adorable.

Ozpin responded, "Ruby, I've made more mistakes than any man, woman, or child, but at this moment I don't consider your appointment to leader as one of them. Do you?"

He continued,"Being a team leader isn't just a title you carry into battle. It's about badge you wear constantly. If you are not always performing at your absolute best, then what reason do you give others to follow you." She smiled at this. "You've been burdened with a daunting responsibility, Ruby," he said as he turned away, "I think you should take some time to see how you will uphold it."

She turned and ran right into me. Her eyes widened, "Did you hear that?"

Ohnoivebeencaughtwhatdoidoohnoivebeencaughtwhatdoidoohnoivebeencaughtwhatdoidohnoivebeencaughtwhatdoido , ran in a loop in my mind.

"Um, I heard some of it. It's some good things to uhh live.. lead by." For once Roman was at a loss for words. Why, only when he planned to be caught did his words flow. In this moment he had not planned to be caught so... "So I'll uhh see ya round." And I skipped out of there. When I made it back to my room Neo was reading a book; Mercury seemed to be brooding, as always; and Emerald was nowhere to be seen.

"Neo, where did you go to after class?" I asked primarily to start a conversation.

She pulled out her scroll and typed, 'I stayed after class and watched some of the other students.

That's my girl , I thought.

'Then,' she continued, 'when I did leave I saw something VERY interesting.'

"Oh?" I questioned. Mercury glanced over at us.

'Weiss Schnee was in a big huff and went to talk to Professor Port about becoming team leader of RWBY. He gave her the talk we all want to give her about her attitude. Plus being the best member you can be without being a leader.'

"That's fascinating," I said pleased with this newfound information, "Thank you, Neo." She smiled a your welcome.

Ruby's POV

I took Professor Ozpin's advice and began working on my schoolwork. I wanted to be the best at being studious. I thought back to the Orange-haired kid. He looked quite capable of fighting. He also seemed to be a bit, not shy, but suspiciously sneaky. Maybe he was nervous that I caught him. Perhaps if I learned more about him, it wouldn't be so weird. I think I saw him during the initiation, on the cliff somewhere. Perhaps, he sort of looked like that criminal I stopped, Romance or something.

He was rather cute when he was flustered.