Chapter Two: Welcome to Beacon…
A/N: Hello! I have decided that I will answer questions at the beginning of chapters, if there are any. B.O.B: I thought about making this a Ruby x Jaune thing, or at least a part of it with that ship, but then I kind of half-decided I would subtly hint at different relationships, but not make this a romance featured story. I do ship Ruby x Jaune, so that might change. Thank you and anyone else can feel free to ask questions! If you really want to know something and I don't want to reveal it just yet, I might PM you the answer instead. Also, you might notice some connections with the actual RWBY episodes. I apologize ahead of time if any characters are OOC (Out of Character). On with the show!
Ruby turned to Yang, furious. "You brought us to a SCHOOL? A SCHOOL FOR TRAINING WARRIORS?!" There was so much that could go wrong, and the kids here were trained to fight people like them! They could be killed before they even opened their mouths to scream.
Ren apparently had the same thought as Ruby and cleared his throat nervously. "Um, Yang I do not think it is such a great idea to be here…"
Yang rubbed the back of her head, smiling crookedly. "I admit, I didn't completely think this through, but don't worry! We can fight our way out if we have to! But it's not like they're trained to recognize our faces! There should be tons of kids our age here." Of course Yang's first answer was fighting.
Nora was still bouncing. "Let's go!" She proceeded to run towards the main building and Ren chased after her. What, was he like her guardian or something?
"Hey, guys! Shouldn't we…" Ruby stopped to see Yang chasing after a boy. "Stick together?" Now she was speaking to herself.
Yang yelled until the boy stopped. "Bernard! HEY BERNARD!" He appeared to greet her before they started walking again, Yang yammering as they became farther and farther away.
Ruby kicked the ground, sighing. "I guess I'm all alone again. Thanks guys. You're the best."
She walked with her head down for a while, looking up every time someone passed by, still on full-alert. She was eventually only greeted by the sound of her own feet scuffing the ground. She didn't attempt to talk to anyone out of fear and lack of experience. It seemed so easy to Yang. How does one start a conversation? Do you just wait for something unfortunate to happen that you can laugh and talk about? The social triangle and experience in general confused her. She suddenly heard something in front of her and before she looked up, she bumped into someone, hard. She fell down, looking up from her sitting position. She shrieked as a bottle of something unknown to her landed on her head. She clutched her head and groaned, looking up cautiously and hoping not to be hit on the head with another bottle. Instead she was greeted by an angry white haired girl. She somehow looked familiar.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing?"
She suddenly knew that it was her fault for not looking where she was going. "I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking and then-"
"You bumped into me and almost broke this!" She picked up the bottle, starting to wave it along with her hand. "This is fire dust, you know! You could have been burned or worse, killed! And then what would your family say?" Not my family. YOUR family. Her choice of words was interesting. She was the one carrying the deadly fire powder.
Ha. "Fire can't kill me." Oh no. She hadn't meant to let that slip. She slapped her hand to her mouth immediately after the words left her mouth. She bit her lip, cursing herself for being such an idiot. She coughed before removing her hand, trying to cover up the slip of the tongue. "I mean, it hasn't killed me yet. I was burned when I was younger."
"Well, you need to be more careful! I can't always be the one in charge!" Wow, this girl really thought she was at the center of the world, huh? Ruby's anger swiveled from herself to the girl, irritated at her bossiness.
"I said I was sorry, princess!" The girl stepped back as if she had just touched a hot stove before turning on her heel and walking off.
Ruby was still on the ground and was about to get up when a shadow fell across her. "Are you alright?"
A girl in black stood before her, bow on her head and black hair cascading down her back. "I think so." If she was here to make friends, then she should start with this girl. "I'm Ruby." She stood up, dusting herself off before sticking out her hand.
She looked at her hand before turning her gaze towards the direction that that girl went off in, brushing aside the offered hand. She took her hand back, looking the same way as the girl. "Blake. You know that was Weiss Schnee, right? Princess Weiss Schnee?"
Ruby's jaw dropped and she blinked a couple of times. No wonder she looked familiar. She had sort-of met her before. As in they had been in the same room. But why was she upset by the princess comment then? If she was really a princess, why did it matter so much? She closed her mouth and shrugged. "I didn't know that."
"Well, it's obvious that you didn't." Well, it's obvious that people aren't very friendly around here. She started to walk away in the same direction as Weiss. "Well, see you around, Ruby." She shivered. Blake knew who she really was but wasn't telling. Yet. She did seem like the mysterious type.
She tiredly dragged herself over to a grassy spot, waiting. Waiting for what, she didn't know. Waiting for someone to find her? Waiting for things to get better? Waiting to go home? She became lost in her thoughts and eventually drifted off, the sun warming her. She was jolted awake by someone's voice. "Hey? Helloooooooo?"
She sat right up without looking, slamming her head into someone else's. "Wha- Ow!" He fell back, groaning. She glared at him before snapping. "What?" She had been hit with enough things today that it was annoying and her head throbbed slightly.
"Are you okay? You were kind of… sleeping there."
"Yeah, and what's wrong with that?" This was kind-of her way of saying "What's it to you?"
"I don't know. Maybe you'd get in trouble. Is there something about sleeping on the grass during class time? I don't know. I read the rules but it's all kind of a blur. Hey, I haven't seen you around here before. My name's Jaune."
Well, he was friendly enough, if not distracted. "Ruby." She lay back down, closing her eyes. "I'm just visiting. I probably won't be here long."
"Where are you from?" He was genuinely curious about her. Her gaze darted around and her palms were sweaty. She had to make some place up on the Light Side. She couldn't just say, "I'm Crimson. I come from Hell's Garden." Hell's Garden. An idea popped into her head.
"I'm from the Gardens of the Wind." She tried to say it as coolly as possible to hide her nervousness at the lie. When he looked slightly clueless, she added to the statement. "It's to the east. A lot of people live there, so there's a chance you might know someone who came from there."
"Oh. Well, I come from Veil. That's where my whole family lives. Do you by chance know where the west courtyard is? Or have you seen Pyrrha Nikos?"
She shook her head, smiling apologetically. "Sorry, no. I don't know the school myself." He was pleasant to talk to. She was beginning to like him.
Suddenly, a girl with red hair and green eyes appeared next to them. "Oh, this is where you got off to. We need to go, or we'll be late to class. Hello." She eyed Ruby and her smile widened. "My name is Pyrrha. And you are?"
"Um, Ruby." The girl's eyes were friendly, but they also looked as if they could see right into her. As if they knew who she really was. Why was she suddenly afraid of her? All she did was ask her her name.
"Well, I gotta go, Ruby. Say, we're going to the Dusk later tonight, around 8. It's a club in Veil. Want to come?"
Her heart leapt. She was being invited somewhere! For pretty much the first time! She momentarily buried her excitement and smiled brightly. They were going to be here a few days, so why not? "Sure, sounds great! I'll be there."
He turned around and started walking, waving his goodbye. "We'll talk more later! See ya!"
She laid back down, closing her eyes and smiling contentedly when an explosion startled her and she sat bolt up. "What the-" She didn't get to finish her sentence before Yang came flying at her.
A/N: Cliffhanger? I hope so. I want you on the edge of your seat. Sorry if there appears to be quotes going the wrong way in some parts, but if you put a dash and then a quotation mark, it goes backwards, or so it appears on Microsoft Word. Thanks for reading and hopefully see you sometime soon!
