"Oh I can't believe my baby sister is going to Beacon with! This is the best day ever!"
"Please stop. Yang!"
"But I'm so proud of you! Its not everyday that someone gets moved two years ahead into Beacon.
"I don't want to be known as the girl who moved up two years... I just want to be a normal girl okay."
"As If I was normal in the first place... running a secret agency... sort of" Ruby thought to herself and she glanced at a holoprojecter where a woman appeared.
"Hello, and Welcome to Beacon!" the woman said and she continued to speak.
"My name is Glynda Goodwitch."
"You are among a priviledge few who have recieved the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy! Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you the knowledge and the training to protect our world."
"Are you ready for this sis?" Yang asked. Ruby looks over to nod when she sees a flash of something in Yang's eyes.
There was sadness in her violet orbs, there was pain, anger. and then they were hidden away as Yang turned to look at her.
"Something the matter?"
"No...Nothing just... I can see Signal from here!" Ruby points outward and the two strain to find it.
"I guess home is closer than I thought."
Yang gave a light chuckle and she pulled her sister into a hug.
"Beacon is our home for now.
The sound of retching was heard and Yang cracked a joke. "I guess the view isn't for anyone am I right sis?"
"Yeah, the moment was great while it lasted."
The Bullhead landed and the two made their way outside to see many students milling around as a blond ran for the trash can.
"Wow! Look at all these weapons!" Ruby gushed and she made to dash forward when Yang pulled her back.
"Come on sis, they're just weapons, no need to be a weapon nerd."
"How can you say that. Weapons are like an extension of our souls. Its partially why I gave my weapon my last name.!"
"But also because I thought of such a great name right!" Yang teased and Ruby nodded.
"You're part of the reason why I named it that. I can't wait to see other people's weapons."
"Enough about weapons, I think you need some friends Rubes." Yang said.
"Why would I need friends when I have Crescent Rose and You" Ruby complained.
"I think you should get some friends Rubes, no offense but you can't exactly hang out with your sister all your years of Beacon and a weapon isn't exactly what a sane person would call a friend."
"But I don't need people. I can just hang with you." Ruby said. "Also I need to monitor you to keep you safe." Ruby thought to herself.
"Speaking of people to hang out with. There are some of my friends!" Yang exclaimed and she rushed off toward a spiky haired punk in green ripped vest and a pony-tailed tanned girl in a black best and shorts.
Ruby Rose spun in a circle before she collapsed onto the ground. "You abandoned me Yang... Why?" She mumbled to herself and a shadow blocked her view of the sun.
"You okay there?" A male voice asked and a hand reached out to her.
"Yeah I'm fine, just got ditched by my sister." Ruby explained before she took the hand.
"Names Jaune. Short, sweet. Rolls off the tongue and the ladies love it." He smirked and Ruby suppressed a laugh.
"Do they though?"
The two walked around aimlessly as they chatted among themselves.
"Sorry if I called you Vomit boy, that was the impression you left when I saw you running for it on the Bullhead." Ruby giggled and Jaune groaned beside her.
"Hey now, motion sickness is a more common problem than most people let on. I'm just unlucky to have it thats all." Jaune wallowed in misery at the painful thoughts and Ruby patted his back.
"Don't worry about it. I got this weapon right here." Ruby pulled out Cresent Rose and deployed it. "A scythe and high impact sniper rifle. Built this baby myself!" Ruby gushed and Jaune whistled.
"You built this? I only trained with my family sword called Crocea Mors."
"Does Crocea Mors do anything else?" Ruby asked and Jaune shrugged.
"Nah, its only a sword."
"Anything else to go along with the sword?"
"Nope, just the sword the sheathe is just a sheathe to hold it so I don't cut myself." Jaune explained.
"Thats neat, not many people appreciate the classics nowadays. By the way why did you help me back there? Do you just pick up random people on the ground?" Ruby asked,
"My mom always tell me that Strangers are friends you haven't met yet." Jaune laughs and Ruby giggles in turn.
"Do you know where we're going?" Ruby asked and Jaune nodded.
"We have to go to the auditorium right? I know the way." and the two went toward the doors.
"How is your first day sis?" Yang asked as Ruby came to her side.
"It was alright. I met a nice boy and we talked." Ruby said.
"Ah, has someone caught my sister's heart already? Tell me about him so I can keep you safe!" Yang smirked and Ruby frantically waved her hands.
"He is a nice guy trust me on this. No need to be substitute Mom." Ruby groaned and Yang tapped her sister on the head. "Aw, I'm only looking out for my little sis."
"What about you? Where are your friends, did you ditch them too?" Ruby asked in spite.
"I can always ditch my friends for my little sis." Yang said and Ruby grimaced. "So you say huh..."
Ruby looked for Yang's friends to see they were hanging out near the edge of the auditorium talking to a red-haired spartan-looking gal.
"She's pretty." Ruby thought to herself and she turned her attention to the stage where the man who got her into Beacon stood.
I'll... keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft and acquire new skills, and when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step.
"What a weird guy." Yang commented. "You think he was with us during the speech?" Ruby asked.
It was now evening and Ruby and her sister were in a large auditorium where many people had sleeping bags set up.
"A huge slumber party! Me likely." Yang's gaze roamed all over the place at people in various state of dress got ready for bed.
"Dad wouldn't like all the boys though." Ruby piped up and Yang gave her a glance.
"What'cha doing?"
"Writing to my friends back at Signal... I don't have anyone else here but you, you know." Ruby sighed and she put her pen down.
"Aw thats adorable, let me see!" Yang grabbed at the paper but Ruby tucked it away.
"No, You don't let me see your letters I won't allow you to see mine!" Ruby argued and Yang fell back.
"Sheesh, you know those letters are private." Yang said and Ruby argued back. "And so are mine."
"Alright sis, I'll leave you to your letter I'll go talk to someone else in the meantime." Yang got up and left Ruby alone as she scanned her scroll.
"No news from Oobleck or Port... Junior said that there has been some stirring in the criminal underworld due to Torchwick's recent heist. Jaune is alright but he doesn't seem like he would make a good agent..." Ruby grasped her head and she tried to think what she can do. She was now confined within Beacon so it would only be harder for her to actually go out and get information on what Yang was doing... could some of her friends be part of this secret organization?
Ruby looked around the room to see the pony-tailed girl next to a black-haired girl with a bow reading a candle as they talked... well the pony-tailed girl talked the other girl just listened as she turned the pages.
As for the spiky-haired boy... he was talking to the red-haired girl from before. Maybe he was trying to flirt with her? Ruby wasn't sure.
"Nothing to report from Beacon. P. and O. are busy at the moment and J. wants more information. We know that the suspect has informants all over Remnant and we are only centralized in Vale. Have J. find more people that can work with us via other continents." Ruby wrote down in the journel
"Need to find suitable candidates for student investigations as adults are suspicious if approaching a teen." Ruby thought about her meeting yesterday with Ozpin and then again when he was making his speech. "Should ask to investigate Ozpin in the events that he is one of the faction leader. Must get more information about the Grimm and Wizard faction. Should ask J. about possible contacts."
After some more thinking and when nothing came to mind she put it away as she slid into her sleeping bag.
Ruby needed to get some sleep for initiation tomorrow. She needed to scout out people as well.
The morning after Ruby woke up bright and early. Her alarm was silent, set to vibrate and positioned close enough so that she could feel it shake her away. She quickly silenced it and looked at her sister only to find her already gone. Yang wasn't always the best when it came to getting out of bed but these past few years she always seemed to be awake at odd times.
She looked around to see many people still asleep in their bags and two teachers, Port and Oobleck standing guard.
Ruby quickly made her way to them and she asked to speak to them.
Seeing Ms. Rose approaching Professor Port waved to the Dr. Oobleck and said something to him before beckoning Ruby over to a side room.
"What did you want to speak about today Ms. Rose?" Professor Port asked as a yawn emerged form his lips.
"I wanted to know if there is any information I can gleam from initiation... or at least on how teams are formed."
Professor Port stroked his mustached as he thought about it.
"I can't tell you about initiation but to form teams we usually have you make partners with the person you first make eye contact. I know you have a vested interest in partnering with your sister but remember lad, not all things go the way you want in life. " Professor Port said as he walked away from her.
"If the things you want do not happen then you have to work around it. If anything, you can always try to befriend your sister's partner and have them keep an eye on her for you. This is an institute of learning and you want to make the most of it by making your own memories, not shadowing your sister wherever she goes. No one wants to be labeled as a stalker Ms. Rose."
"Understood Professor... Do you think I can keep my sister safe?"
"If you have the resolve... anything can be possible."
Ruby gave a sigh of relief and she beamed at her professor. "Thanks Professor, I needed that."
"Anytime Ms. Rose. If you need guidance I am always willing to assist."
Ruby made her way to eat breakfast and quickly went over to the locker room to gather her stuff. She was on the lookout for Jaune as well as any other people she wanted to team up with.
The pony-tailed girl was still talking to the girl with the bow. Jaune was busy wandering around aimlessly as he stared at his scroll and Yang was at her locker putting on her gear.
An orange-haired girl in pink and a black-haired man in green were walking toward their lockers while three large boys were just talking.
There was also the red-haired girl and the spiky haired guy talking again. Knowing that the spiky-haired man was Yang's friend was a deterrence for her to actually go and talk to them but she had to find out what they were talking about. Yang wouldn't make friends with people who just flirted with others. Sure some people became friends so they can have a shot at Yang but any friend that Yang introduces would be more than just that.
"Hello!" Ruby charged in and the two looked at her. The red haired girl was surprised at the sudden introduction while the spiky-haired boy narrowed his eyes.
"I'm Ruby Rose, nice to meet you!" Ruby exclaimed and the red-haired girl spoke. "Hello. I am Pyrrha, nice to meet you Ruby." The girl put a smile on her face.
Ruby turned to the Spiky-haired boy and he sighed. "Russel Thrush. Aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon?"
"Oh um I was accepted by the headmaster so... its all good." Ruby said and Russel shrugged.
"Eh, doesn't matter to me congrats. So what brings you to this neck of the woods little one."
"My sister said she wanted me to make friends and I thought that you two were friendly..." Ruby struggled to speak and she eyed the two.
They both looked at each other and Pyrrha leaned forward. "Of course we can be your friend Ruby. Maybe we can even be on a team. Russel here was telling me about them."
"Yeah, teams of four with two partners per team." Russel explained.
"Aren't you going to pair up with Yang though... aren't you her friend?" Ruby asked and Russel shrugged.
"She calls us friends, but its more like we hang out with the same people. I wouldn't want to have to deal with her if she gets angry or gets hung-over."
"I'm sure Yang is a nice fellow, you should always stick with your friends." Pyrrha said and Russel looked away. "Yeah... sure."
The three talked a bit more before Ruby bounded away to her locker where Yang was busy putting on Ember Celica. "Whoa, you seem a lot chipper this morning. Whats the occasion?" Yang grinned.
"I just made some friends! Also I don't have to do that awkward friend talk I can use my baby Crescent Rose to do all the talking."
"Look at you making friends." Yang wiped a fake tear from her eyes and she goes to draw her sister into a hug which Ruby bats away.
"I don't need to be babied. I drink milk!"
"If you don't want to be babied then don't cling to me. I know you want to be on my team but you need to break out of your shell."
The two bicker between themselves as an announcement was made to have everyone come to the cliffs for initiation.
Tuesday! As always its a busy day. School is closing tomorrow and I get a 20 day break. I have a dinner-party to go to with close friends and man korean is great. I can't wait to unveil the teams that appear and it just makes me want to make an update early but schedules are important. Honestly I think this is a bit rushed as it just jumps all over the place. I could do more exposition to expand it but... i'm already running late.
Reviews keep me alive and healthy. Hope to see you next week.