NITL
Volume One
Arc One: Beginning of a New Story
Chapter Two: Naruto!
Legends. Stories scattered through time. Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past.
Starting with the wish of one man, more legends will branch. Legends of heroes, stories of peace, songs of salvation, and even dreams of hope.
The light of mankind has shined brightly throughout the darkness, lighting the light of hope that pave the path to mankind's golden age. And thus, Humans and Fauns alike have flourished, grown, and most importantly, survived.
Beware, however, for the darkness shall not remain quiet for much longer.
For far too long, did the gaping darkness bid its time, planning, waiting, to strike back at those who sought to return it where it begun. But the wills of the many shall never extinguish it. For even in the brightest of light, the darker the shadow.
And in time, the darkness will prove to have become more powerful than ever. Far more powerful than ever before. Seeking for righteousness against its imprisonment. For justice against its discrimination. For absolute vengeance. And when the scattered light from across the realm join to tackle this vengeance filled darkness, it shall be too late.
For with every wish, there must be a price.
For every dreams, there must be nightmares.
After all.
One must be careful for what he wishes for.
A young man wearing a black hoodie with yellow eye-like designs walked across the city as he looked around. Gazing with his bright blue eyes, the boy notices a newly assembled café. The logo of the café appeared to be a glorified infantry carrier-like vehicle with an actual pelican's mug shot doing a thumbs up with its wing painted on it. The title "The Pelican" is then posted in front of the logo. Smelling the all-too familiar smell of coffee and pastries, the boy smiles.
Not one to miss any beat, the boy walks in.
"No, no! This one goes here, that one goes there!
The man wearing a white apron merely grunted before he heaved the rather large box carefully filled with Dust and moved it to the left of the café. The woman, who is known to be the manager of said café, dusted the imaginary dust off her hands before turning to the see the young man from before walk in.
"Hiya! Welcome to The Pelican! Home to some of Vale's best coffees, mochas, frappes, lattes, and occasionally, macchiato! Not to mention, but we're also the only café that sells Dust crystals!" Leaning over her counter, the woman asks, "So, what can I get for ya, Hon'?"
"Um, right!" The boy snapped out of his stupor after watching what had happened a few moments prior. "Uhh… j-just a cup of coffee's enough, ma'am."
The woman laughed. "Hey, none of that 'ma'am' stuff, kay kiddo? The name's Carol, Carol Rawley, got that?"
"R-right, Ms. Carol- OW!"
"None of that 'Miss' either, sweetie. I'm not that old yet."
Hearing a scoff from a worker, Carol turned to the man, quickly getting irritated. "What are you looking at!? I said, put it over there! Pay attention!"
The boy frowned, "Uhh…"
"Never mind that kid. So, you got a name, or should I keep calling your 'kid'…?"
The boy deadpans, "The name's Naruto…"
The manager-slash-counter-lady-slash-owner blinked at the not-color name. Shrugging it off as the parents not being up to date about children being named after colors in honor of the Great War, Carol simply smiled.
"So then, Naruto, what'd ya want?"
The blonde let out an unintelligent sound as he looked at the menu board, his face angling up to the point that Carol was able to see his bright blue eyes. The boy squinted his eyes, not noticing the door opening with a "ding-a-ling" as a tall man with silver hair and spectacles walked up in line. Carol's eyes widened up as she watched one of the most famous man in Remnant suddenly walked into her own little shop. It was almost a dream come true!
"Uhhh…"
"Might I make a suggestion?" The man spoke up, having watched Naruto look at the menu for more than five minutes.
"H-huh!? Oh-oh… uhh, yeah, sure…" Naruto allowed the man, having no clue who he was.
"Try some of their Patch's Coffee Bean Hazelnut-mixed Latte. A good old friend of mine recommended it to me and I've heard it was delicious."
"Suuuure…" Naruto slurred out. Pointing at the man behind him as the blonde looked at Carol, he said, "I'll have what he said."
Carl blinked uncontrollably, unsure if the blonde was joking or not. It should be impossible if Naruto didn't know the man behind him. After all, everyone should have at least, at least, heard of the man once in their life. About to speak up, Carol's eyes went to the man's to see him shaking his hand and placing a finger at his lips.
Slowly closing her mouth, Carol slightly nodded, heading for the cashier instead. "R-right, so that'll be one Patch's Coffee Bean Hazelnut-mixed Latte… w-would you want whip cream on that?"
Naruto blinked, not sure as to the reason why Carol would ask if he wanted whip cream, not that he would know. "Umm… sure?"
"Right… now that'll be 37 Lien…"
Naruto dug into his pocket before he took out a stack of cards. Shuffling through them, the blonde took out three yellow cards, a pink card and two white cards. Taking the money, Carol simply stared at Naruto a bit longer than she should have, before turning back to the register. "Alright, so that'll take about a minute, if you can wait?"
"No problem. I'm in no hurry anyway," Naruto answered, walking off to the side to allow the older man behind him order. Carol then began to flinch in shock when the silver haired man smiled at her. Not even bothering to see why she flinched, Naruto found himself gazing around the café. A few shelves were empty, boxes still unopened, and very few customers drinking their flavored hot drinks. Clearly the signs of a newly opened café.
A minute went by faster than Naruto thought, when Carol suddenly called out to him, "Hey, kid! Got your drink here!"
Blinking, the boy went to grab his drink when Carol suddenly grasped his hand with her other hand. Leaning closer to him, forcing Naruto to flush a bit, Carol whispered, "Do you know who that man is…?"
Following her finger, Naruto raised a brow at the silver haired man callously walk around, looking at the various packs of coffee beans and cups all stacked up neatly on the shelves. Blinking again, Naruto looked back at Carol. Shrugging, he answers, "No. Should I?"
Carol opened her mouth to answer when she caught sight of the man covertly raising a finger against his mouth. Understanding the hidden meaning of the universal symbol, the woman lightly frowned before she sighed. "Nah, never mind."
Letting go of Naruto, the woman wiped her hands off of her apron, turning around. Frowning, she immediately yelled, "Not over there, over there-! Just quit screwin' around and put that thing back where you found it!"
Looking over her shoulder, Naruto blinked as the same worker who was yelled at groaned before planting his face on top of the crate he has been carrying the entire time. Thinking nothing about it, the blonde simply shrugged again before walking away and outside the café.
"Nice place… probably come back later…" The blonde thought to himself. As he walked away, Naruto missed the glance the silver haired man gave him before turning back to pick up his coffee.
Not knowing that he had been stared at for longer than a minute, Naruto continued to walk forward, not caring for the slightest at the fact that the streets has been mysteriously cleared. Taking a look at the heated drink in his hand, the blonde licked his lips at the aromatic smell that came from the latte. Bringing the mug towards his lips, the boy barely had a simple sip before-
*BOOM!*
If sounds where to be able to show itself in physical form, than the explosion would have shown itself in large capital letters spelling out B-O-O-M. To add with the effect, a number of three explanation marks appeared alongside with the letters. Jumping at the sudden noise and wincing as the ringing continued on in his ears, Naruto turned back.
Seeing the café that he left go in flames, the blonde groaned.
"Oh great…"
Cursing his hero complex for kicking in, Naruto quickly downed his hot drink, hissing at the temperature and again, cursing his cat's tongue. Once finishing his drink and throwing it away, the blonde quickly tightened his hold on his sheathed katana on his left hand before racing towards The Pelican.
A/N:
So I got Writer's Block, and decided to make this to get stuff out of my head.
That, and I wanted to be part of the RWBY Fanfic World too. And this story's been in my head since Volume 1, but never got the chance to go around it till now...
Anyway, despite Naruto's appearance in this story, it will NOT be solely Naruto-verse with RWBY-verse. In fact I believe I'm the first one to ever post something like this (you'll all see in a few chapters). I'm actually quite excited, can you tell?
Umm, I had more I wanted to say, but currently, my mind's going blank, so I'll just leave this here and see what kind of reactions I'll get.
