Chapter 3: Beacon (Part 2)

Location: Vale, Beacon Academy Year: Unknown

We finally arrived at what looks like an auditorium, where the other students are at.

"Ruby! Eddy! Over here! I saved you two a spot!" Yang yelled out to us.

Ruby then said to Jaune, "Hey we gotta go! We'll see you after the ceremony!"

"Yeah, see you around, Jaune." I said as I did my two-finger salute.

We walked away and heard Jaune, "Hey, wait!"

"How's you first day going, guys?" Yang asked us.

"You mean since you ditched us and I exploded!?" Ruby answered.

"Yikes. Meltdown already?"

"No, she literally exploded." I said to Yang.

"Yeah, I literally exploded a hole in front of the school...There was a fire...and I think some ice." she added.

"Are you guys being sarcastic?" Yang asked with a grin.

"I wish." Me and Ruby said.

"I tripped over some crabby girl's luggage!" Ruby continued to talk as I notice the Weiss girl from before.

"Uhm, Ruby?" I asked.

"And she yelled at me! And then I sneezed..."

"Ruby?" I asked again.

"... And then I exploded! And then she yelled again!"

"Ruby? Ruby?!" I started to get worried.

"And I felt really, really bad! And I just wanted her to stop yelling me!"

"Ruby!?" I finally yelled before...

"You!"

'Oh crap...' I thought.

"Oh god, it's happening again!" She yelped as she jumped into Yang's arms.

"I... tried to warn you, but you didn't listen." I told Ruby.

"You're lucky we weren't blown off the side of the cliff!" Weiss yelled.

"Oh my god, you really exploded." Yang said.

"Yep, told ya." I responded

"It was an accident!" Ruby said.

"Yeah, can you at least forgive her?" I asked.

But then she then pulled up something called 'DUST for Dummies and other Inadequate Individuals', then she started to ramble on about policies and other bullcrap of such.

After she finished, I then told her, "You know, it is your fault for not correctly sealing that vile of yours in the first place, right?" I asked her with a smirk on my face.

Weiss then became angry and shoved the policies bullshit guide on me and left. I looked at it for a moment before tearing it up and threw it on the ground.

"She is a bitch!" I said with my arms crossed.

Yang responded, "You can say that again."

The Ozpin came up on stage, "Ahem... I'll keep this brief."

We then looked towards Ozpin as he continued, "You have traveled here today in search of knowledge. To hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when your finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people."

Ruby and I grinned at each other as Ozpin continues...

"But I look amongst you and all I see is wasted energy in need of purpose, direction."

Then we all frowned upon his speech...

"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."

He finished and I said, "This does not boost my confidence up at all. What is wrong with him anyways?"

"Yeah, I don't know either, but it has to mean something, otherwise it would all been for nothing." Yang said.

"I feel depressed..." Ruby said.

"Your not the only one, Ruby." I said with a sigh.

Glynda then came up and said, "Tomorrow your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed!"

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I throw out my 'Roughin' it! Bedroll kit' and layed down on it and pulled out my my scriptures to read. Ruby and Yang were in their pajamas, talking while I was still in my outfit. I then noticed the girl in black from before and I then asked her out in the blue, "You know, you never told me your name, miss."

She then looked at me from her book and was slightly surprised by me and then answered, "It's Blake, Blake Belladonna."

"Edward Vaughn, it's good to meet you, finally." I answered back.

She then notices what I was reading and asked, "What are you reading?"

I then looked back at her and answered, "The scriptures."

"So you're into the cult stuff?"

"It's more about religion, when God made the Ear- ugh, Remnant in 7 days and as well as the heavens. He then made all life among it out of the dust in his own image." I asnwered.

"She watched me in interest and asked, "Did... he made the Grimm?"

"No, that would be the devil's doing."

"The Devil?" She asked me.

"The ruler of Hell, the underworld, which is the opposite of the heavens."

She was silent for a moment and then asked, "Did this 'God' made the Faunas or did 'they' came on some accident?"

"Faunas?" I asked.

"You don't know what a Faunas is?" she asked with an eyebrow lifted at me.

"I was born in the Badlands, the place that is uncharted. Can you explained what they are?" I asked.

"Faunas are half human-half animal. They are like humans but with animal features like ears or tails." She answered.

"Huh, that is very interesting. Can't wait meet one of them, and to answer you question: God never made anything on accident. He made them for a specific reason, probably a test between Mankind and Faunas alike."

"And what would that test be?"

"Who knows, but one thing is for sure, it's something have to do with a test." I answered.

"Do you hate Faunas?" She asked.

That took me by surprised, but answered nonetheless, "No, I have nothing against them, no reason to. God made us, both Faunas and Human alike, and love us like no other. I am against discrimmination of any kind, and if I see anyone discrimminating anyone else because they're different, then they are going to have a problem with me."

She smiled and said, "Good to know."

We then both went back to our books until I noticed Yang dragging Ruby towards Blake and I said to her, "Hey, incoming." as I pointed towards to them. Blake nodded and I really mostly didn't pay attention throughout the whole conversation between Ruby, Yang, Blake, and Weiss and then Blake blew out the candle.

'This is truly going to be the best adventure ever!' I thought as I went to sleep.

To be Continued...