I was told I could room with team RWBY until they sorted out where I was going to end up and on what team and then I could room with them, but for now as they had seemed to taken a likening to me I was stuck with them. Peering around the room I blinked at the unorthodox bunk beds, poking one I was concerned by how it swayed slightly. "Don't worry I'm sure Blake or Weiss will let you take a bottom bunk or you could sleep on the floor I suppose.."

Cutting Ruby off before she got rambling I said "don't worry its quite fine I brought my own arrangements I don't really like beds that much" reaching into my bag I pulled out my soft blue hammock. Dropping my bag on the floor I pushed a desk into the corner of the room and scrambled up onto it and quickly strung up my bed to be, yanking viscously on the hammock I tested to see how well anchored it was, it did even twitch. Grinning I hoped of the desk and pushed it back into place.

Grabbing my bag I pulled out a pillow and a cushion and chucked them up onto the bed and then I dug around bit more until I found some pj's, staring at the simple cotton vest and shorts. Mentally shrugging I headed for the attached bathroom, once in I locked the door and set about disrobing as quickly as possible. Starting with my hood which I pulled of and hung up so I could it back on before I left, I next went about unfastening the bra like clasp of my vest after which I let the top drop to the floor which was swiftly followed by my boots and trousers. Pulling on the grey cotton shorts that had little white dots on I frowned at the scars that littered my left leg, made up of multiple long and irregular dashes the scar was from the bite of a particularly large alpha and ran from the middle of my thigh to the bottom of my calf muscle. Shaking my memories off I pulled on the matching top that had the same pattern but with the colours inverted.

Nodding to my self I brushed my teeth and then pulled my hood back on, shuffling my wings so they once again looked like a cloak I pushed the door open and was about to head for my bed when I saw we had guests. There were four of them, two boys and two girls. I was surprised that I recognised the bond guy I saw him a couple of times in the village I lived in, camping with his family.

"Oh good your back, Dove this is Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren they are team JNPR."

Nodding I said "Cool, um what are they doing in here?"

The pink haired one who had beamed when Ruby said Nora, bounced excitedly as she practically shrieked "We are here to welcome you to beacon. WELCOME TO BEACON!"

Cringing slightly I said "Thanks, uh Nora right?"

"Yes, its great to meet you. Your fight with Ruby was awesome to watch you guys are nearly evenly matched"

Shrugging slightly I said "yeah it was a fun match, I've only ever fought one other person with a scythe and they aren't a common weapon of choice"

"Uh what happened to your leg?" Jaune said then flushing and clapping a hand over his mouth nearly as soon as the words left his mouth and mumbled "i'm so sorry that was incentive you don't have to answer that if you don't want to."

Shrugging I said "grim" and left it at that "it was nice to meet you team JNPR, but I'm gonna go to bed its been a long day"

"Oh of course, good night then Miss White"

Smiling at the slightly stiff tone to the red head I waved her off and said "Dove is fine, as long as I can call you Pyrrha and not Miss Nikos."

Her smile was genuine and her tone was slightly warmer when she said "of course Dove."

Nodding I turned and walked to the corner of the room, crouching I launched myself upwards snagging the edge of my hammock I swung myself into my bed and grinned at the side to side swinging motion my arrival in bed created.

"Oh my gosh I want a hammock they look soooooooo fun, can I Ren? can I?"

"Nora you already have a bed"

"Yeah but Ren..." the voices faded as they left the room. sighing I closed my eyes and tried to sleep.

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A whole week had passed and they still didn't know where they were going to put me, sighing I wandered the school grounds looking for something to do, being a weekend there were no classes and I was severely bored.

A loud BOOM had me turning to face the main courtyard of the school, curiosity piqued I ambled in that direction, various other sounds reached me and I deduced it was a fight. When I stepped into the court yard I was just in time to see a white haired woman who looked like a slightly older version of Weiss, stride out of the court yard in a strop looking beyond pissed trailed by general ironwood and Glynda. Peering around a student I tried to see who she had been fighting with and that is when I saw Qrow. I hadn't seen him since the last time he came by the village which had been months ago and now he shows up here. Grinning I was about to run over and say 'hi' when Ruby bounded over and shouted "Uncle Qrow"

Blinking I was trying to process 'Uncle Qrow' when Ozpin said "Qrow we will be meeting to discuss this in my office in a minute, do not be late" and then he followed the others. Weiss walked over and said something to Ruby probably complaining about, who I assume to be her older sister, getting her ass kicked.

Rolling my eyes I lingered letting people wander away slowly and when there was just Ruby, Weiss and Qrow left I tapped the end of my staff lightly on the ground a couple of times. Smiling when Qrow whipped round to stare at me, quirking an eyebrow I said "hello"

Ruby dropped from her place clinging to Qrow's arm and said "Oh I should introduce you, Dove this is my Uncle Qrow, he uses a scythe too. Qrow this is my new temporary room mate Dove"

Smiling I said "we've met"

Qrow nodded and said "what you do'in here feathers?"

Grinning I said "got kicked out of my old school cos I blew up half the school in a fight with Shaph after I found my semblance. humph bunch of push overs and far to little action out there so thought I would come here for some real fights."

Chuckling he said "that bad huh, how many raids since I was last there?"

"Ugh one! I'm not even joking it was so boring after you left, so I thought at least at beacon I can spar and stuff with out having to hold back completely. You know be a kid make friends, fan girl over cool weapons all that normal jazz, no body in Shion ever wanted to do anything interesting."

Snorting he said "yeah good one, when have you ever been normal?"

Rolling my eyes I said "I can be normal if I want. I made friends didn't I?"

"Do they know about...you know?"

Sighing I said "sort of?"

Finally seeming to gain back her speech function Ruby said "you know each other?"

Rolling my eyes I said "yeah me and Qrow go way back, he taught me everything I know, including how to hold my drink"

Flashing Qrow a huge grin when Ruby turned to face him with accusing eyes "you taught her how to fight too?"

"Uh, yeah I did kiddo, she kinda reminded me of you and well yeah."

Huffing slightly she turned to study me, shifting under her intense stare, she suddenly declared "I approve, I like Dove and she is a good fighter. Better than me" the last bit seemed almost bitter, choosing not to brooch a clearly touchy subject I decided to change the subject.

Turning to Qrow I raised an eyebrow and said "want to go a few rounds?"

Rocking back and forwards slightly he said "well I have a meeting I'm supposed to be getting to soon..." grinning I was already walking towards the building that housed the sparing ring when continued "...so yeah just one match and then I'll go to the stupid meeting"

Ruby and Weiss trailed along obviously curios, when we entered the building the ring was empty and I bounced up to the stage and said "come on old man, lets go, some time this century"

Rolling his eyes he unsheathed his sword and with a flick it whired to life turning it into its scythe form, grinning I left my weapon as a staff and got into a ready position. Several long moments passed in silence with both of us waiting patiently for an opening, circling slowly. Lunging forwards I swiped at his legs and he jumped slashing at me, diving out of the way I rolled to my feet and had to bring my staff up quickly to block the next swing I could feel coming. Twisting out of the lock I managed to get a glancing blow across Qrow's shoulders and he staggered slightly, quickly pressing the advantage I swung again catching him in the chest and launching him across the room. Flipping mid air he slammed his scythe into the ground to prevent himself going any further, his momentum dragged him back a few more feet digging a huge gouge in the stage.

Slamming my staff down hard I activated my weapons scythe form swinging the razor sharp blade at his head I was unsurprised when he dogged. My momentum carried me forwards and I rolled to my feet scooping up a small piece of rubble as I went. Clenching my fist I felt my aura spike as I called on my semblance, a faint humming was emanating from my fist. Hurling the rock from my closed fist it whizzed through the air at a hugely accelerated speed and collided with Qrow's stomach and then exploded on contact.

Grinning I watched as Qrow staggered to his feet "damn kid you've gotten better since we last fought, that rock thing's new."

Rolling my eyes I said "yeah that is the point of going to a school that specialises in combat training."

The fight continued Qrow actually got a few hits in and I spent a long time dodging bullets, and then I finally got an opportunity to snap the scythe blade back in returning the weapon to its staff form and then had to quickly use the shaft to block a strike of Qrow's sword. Concentrating I used my semblance to activate the power of the staff. The colours on the shaft swirled to life and Qrow scrambled to get a hit in, sensing that after the lights were out it would be game over. He probably assumed it was going to be a larger scale of the rock thing, which was close but not quite right. I grimaced as I had to dodge Qrow's attacks while my staff charged and then finally it launched the glowing lights and I grinned at Qrow's horrified face, "game over" I murmured pointing right at Qrow I watched amused as he tried his best to evade the lights but eventually they caught up to him, launching him across the stage.

Once I had confirmed Qrow's aura had been depleted I let out a little squeal of happiness and started dancing around the stage. Thunderous applause had my head snapping up. I was surrounded, the whole room had filled up while I had been engrossed in the battle. It looked like half the school had turned up. Swallowing I spotted Ruby standing right at the edge of the stage. Mouthing 'dorm room' I bolted, leaving Qrow to deal with the people.