A short chapter here. I hope to make most future chapters longer than this one, but wanted to get this part of the story wrapped up. Enjoy.
Chapter 2 – First Night
"The best friendships are earned." - Monty Oum.
Finishing the last sip of her coffee, Alexis placed her cup on the table, "So, you think we'll be put into teams today?" She asked her sister.
Netes finishing her mouthful of sandwich, before answering, "I doubt it, no doubt it takes time to accurately assess everyone, and workout who best to place them with. That's if we're even put into teams."
Alexis was confused by the suggestion, "What do you mean 'if we're even put into teams'? Of course we'll be in teams. That's how Beacon and every other academy, have trained huntsmen and huntresses for decades."
Netes took a moment to register her sister's point, "Yeah, I guess you're right. I suppose I was just hoping that I wouldn't have to meet new people, you know I don't like having to be social."
Alexis attempted to console her sister, "I know. It's not like you'll have to spend all your time with them, or even be friends, just have to train and stuff together. And who knows, you may even enjoy it."
Before Netes could respond, a high pitched whine caught the attention of the room, as a microphone was activated. Everyone turned to face the stage, at the back of the hall where a man in a long green sleeveless tailcoat now stood, before a mic stand. He had greying black hair, with a strip of pink running down the side of his face.
As the noise of the room died down, to muffled comments, and then finally to silence, the man spoke, "Good afternoon. I am professor Ren. I will be your headmaster, during your time here at Beacon. For tonight, you'll be sleeping in here." The professor then turned and walked off the stage, he didn't appear to be rushing but neither did he hang about.
"Well that was brief." Alexis commented.
"That would be Professor Lie Ren, a remarkable man. If one of few words." Netes clearly knowing more than her sister.
Alexis replied "Never heard of him".
The comment earning Alexis a disgusted look, from her sister, "Do you not know any history?" Alexis shaking her head in response. Netes let out a Sigh before continuing, "Professor Lie Ren, was a student here at Beacon during the fall, he was part of the group, that travelled remnant, destroyed the White Fang and restored the kingdom of Vale. They also dealt a heavy blow to the Grimm, which is what allows us to enjoy this era of peace."
Alexis now recognising the story, thought she had a better idea of who her headmaster was, "Oh, so he was a part of team… err RWDY?"
Her sister planting her face into the table, then responded "RWBY. You're thinking of team RWBY. And no, he wasn't an original member of team RWBY, although he was one of the few other students, from other teams that worked with them."
Alexis finding it annoying that her sister always seemed to know everything "Well sorry, I don't know everything like you, I have better things to do with my time, than read dusty old books."
During the course of their conversation, the girls had failed to notice the woman who had now stepped out onto the stage, and was addressing the students. "…against the wall, to give you all space to lie out on the floor."
Alexis faced her sister, "Err did you?"
Before she could finish, her sister answered her, "Nope, but I think that's what she was talking about" Pointing towards a group of students, collapsing the tables and stacking them and the chairs at the side of the room. "I guess we should clear the table."
Netes started clearing their table, while Alexis thought to herself "I'm glad I brought my own pillow".
Alexis lay in her sleeping bag staring at the ceiling, with her sister next to her reading some article on her scroll. Her mind thought back to earlier that day, stood in the food line "What was his name? Come on, you know you know this. Oh doesn't matter, guy was a jerk any- COLE! That was it, I knew I knew it." She wondered for a moment, if it was something she had done that caused him to behave the way he did. "Well I did fall into him, but that's not worth getting upset about, right?" Unable to answer her own question, she turned to her sister, propping herself up on her elbow. "So, what did you think of that Cole guy?" She asked.
A look of confusion befell her sisters face, "Who?"
Surprised that the 'mighty brain' had forgotten anything Alexis continued, "You know the guy from earlier, in the food line."
Netes expression changed as the memory fell into place, "Oh right him. Honestly I didn't give it much thought, after you nearly knocked him over, I had visions of the line of students tumbling down, like a row of dominos. After that, I was too embarrassed to really pay attention, and had since suppressed the memory. Why do you ask?"
Alexis laid back and continued staring at the ceiling, "I don't know. It's just that, that was the first person I'd met here, and I'd hardly call it a flying success. I just, I hope it's not going to be like that with everyone."
Her sister sensing the worry in her tone, put down the scroll, "Don't worry. I'm sure meeting new people and making friends here will be a lot easier than you think."
Alexis consoled by her sister's words "Thanks, and I suppose not everyone can be a rude as he was."
Netes puzzled by her sister's comment "What do you mean?"
Unsure of how her sister could have possibly missed his behaviour earlier, elaborated, "He wasn't even looking at me, at us, while we were speaking."
Netes picked her scroll back up, and continued reading as she spoke "I thought it was because he was blind."
A sinking feeling hit Alexis, in the pit of her stomach, "Oh I hadn't even considered that, what if he was blind? What if I've been angry and resenting someone for a physical disability that they can't help. I nearly knocked over a blind person… I'm a terrible human being."
She lay there for a few minutes, beating herself up over her earlier thoughts, until her sister turned off her scroll and leant over, "Come on, we should get some sleep. No doubt we'll have a long day tomorrow."
Knowing her sister was right, she shut her eyes and curled into her sleeping bag "Night Netes".
"Night sis" the last thing she heard before drifting off to sleep.
