Chapter 2: Welcome to Beacon

The sun shines on this morning, it was a beautiful day from those students who will start they year on Beacon Academy. Everyone's watching the great view from the window on airship, which is about to land at the station. All the future students are disembarking from the aircraft, specially two girls. One with red dress and silver eyes and one with long golden hair with lavender eyes, the two going out together, they see like to be sisters, they're knows by Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long

They are watching other students passing through and get a vision of the Beacon Academy, the blonde one was just looking normally to them and says. "The view from Vale's got nothing on this." but the other one appears to see exiting to see they weapons and started to speak

"Ooh! Ooh! Sis, that kid has a collapsible staff! And she got a fire sword!" Said Ruby with joy, but she was stopped by the blonde one.

"Ease there, little sister." Say Yang "They're just weapons."

"Just weapons? " Ruby Asked. "They're an extension of ourselves! They are part of us! They're so cool!" saying with pure joy.

"Well, why can't you swoon over your own weapon? Aren't you happy with it?" Yang asked.

"Of course I'm happy with Crescent Rose!" Ruby said with a happy tone. "I just really like seeing new ones, it's like meeting new people, but better" She says lowering her head down.

"Ruby, come on!" Say Yang unsatisfied, making she pushes Ruby's hood to her face. "Why don't you go trying to make some new friends of your own?"

"But why do I need friends when I have you?" Ruby asked.

"Well…" suddenly a group of students showing out of nowhere, surrounding Yang. " ActuallymyfriendsareheregottagocatchupK'ayseeyabye!" She and the group run fast, making ruby spinning.

"Wait! Where you going?" Scream Ruby. "Are we supposed to go to our dorms? Where are our dorms? …Do we have dorms? I don't know what I'm doing…" Ruby says with dizzy, making her fell down in a pile of luggage.

"What are you doing?" She hears someone screams to her.

"Uh… sorry."

"Sorry? Do you have any idea of the damage you could've caused? Says a girl angry, She seens have a white hair with a ponytail, dressing white combat skirt(I think) and white boots.

"Uhh… " Ruby take one of the baggage.

"Gimme that!" the white girl takes with anger."This is Dust mined and purified from the Schnee Quarry."

"Uhh… " That's all Ruby could say.

"What are you, brain dead?" The white girl asked while she holding a bottle."Dust! Fire, water lighting, energy!

"Uhhh… "

"Are you listening to me? Is any of this sinking in?" what do you have to say for yourself? Before Ruby say something, she sniffs the red dust and sneeze.

"AAAAAACHOOOOO! "

Making all the red dust blowing in front of the white girl. One of the bottle of dust flying over and falling on a girls foot while she was reading a book.

"Unbelievable!" Scream the white girl. "This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!"

"I'm really, really sorry." Ruby apologies while she poked a finger on the other, fell ashamed.

"Ugh, you complete, dolt!" Say the white girl. "What are you even doing here? Aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon?!

"Well… I… "

"This isn't your ordinary combat school, it's not just sparring and practice you know, we here to fight monsters, so watch where you're going!" Say the white girl.

"Hey, I said I was sorry, Princess!" Ruby replied.

"It's heiress, actually." Ruby looks on her side to see a Girl with yellow eyes, black hair with a black bow and wearing a a white and black clothes.

"Weiss Schnee, heiress of the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world. Say the mystery girl.

"Finally, some recognition." Replied Weiss.

"The same company infamous for it's controversial labor force and questionable business partners." Continue the mystery girl making Weiss frystated.

"What, how dare-!"

"The nerve of-!"

"Ugh"

After that, Weiss groan frustrated, get back the bottle that was and leave, while some helpers get her baggage.

"I promise I'll will make this up for you!" Ruby scream to Weiss while she's leaving. "I guess I'm not the only one having a rough first day."

"So what's-" the mystery girl leaves ruby. After that she lay on the ground with a dar face.

"Welcome to Beacon… "

"Uhh… Hey." A shadow appears up Ruby, reveals that Zack Elysium talking to her.

"…Hi there."

"Y'know, you shouldn't be laying on the ground, people might be thinking something weird about you." Comment Zack. "Are you okay?" He reached his hand to her.

"I'm fine, thank you." She accepted.

Zack and Ruby was walking in the courtyard of the academy, having a little good conversation.

"So, what are you doing back there? Zack asked.

"I just have a rough day." Say Ruby.

"Really? Why?" asked Zack.

" I swear it was just a accident! I was with my sister and she left me alone and I accidentally fall into a girl's baggage who been like to be a cold princess who think she's better then anyone just because she's royalty. She spread a little of dust in my face, I inhaled a little of the dust and so that exploding in her face. " Ruby explained.

"…Wow …that's rough indeed." Zack says while he chuckle."Well, some people can take thing so lightly. "

"You tell me. By the way, I'm Ruby Rose."

"My name is Zack Elysium, nice to meet you."

"Listen, are you here to take the test to enter the Beacon Academy?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah." Zack Replied

"But, dressing like that? You look like homeless guy with this clothes" Commented Ruby while she giggle a little.

"It's because I am." Zack said with a smile, but after that Ruby just stopped to walking, give a confused look, the swordsman notice that and stop.

"Are you serious? You're homeless?"

"Yes I am, why?"

"Well… I was just joking about the way your dress, but honestly I never see some homeless person trying to study in academy, I mean, I just see some guys leaving asking money or sleeping in the streets. " Ruby answered.

"Well Ruby, I'm different from others." Zack said. "I'm here to make something good in my life."

"That is so nice Zack. I like to see someone not wasting your time and try to change his life for good" Ruby said with a smile.

"Thanks Ruby. By the way, I know that everyone here who's trying to enter the academy have your own kind of weapon." Zack commented.

"Yeah, and that is so awesome."Ruby replied

"Do you have any weapon?"

"Oh yeah! This is my weapon." Ruby said showing her Crescent Rose. "This is Crescent Rose."

"Holy crap, it's that a scythe?" Asked Zack with wide eyes open.

"It's also a customizable, high impact velocity sniper rifle."

"It's also a gun too? That is so cool!" Zack said with stars in his eyes. Looking in every single detail of Crescent Rose.

"What about you? Do you have a weapon?" Asked Ruby, wondering what kind of weapon a homeless like Zack could have.

"Of course I have, here." Zack said showing his katana." This is my katana, Oni No Ha, pretty cool huh?"

"Yeah it's cool, I mean some people it's not a fan of the classic weapons, they always create their own like I did." Ruby commented.

"Wait! You make Crescent Rose?" Zack asked surprised.

"Yeah! Everyone in Signal make their own weapons." Ruby answered.

"I see." said Zack.

"What about you? How did you get the money to buying this katana?"

"Actually, it was a gift from my master." Zack answered looking to his katana.

"Oh… You have a master?"

"Yes I have."

"How did you get someone to train you?"

"Well, I would like to answer, but we have to go take the test." Zack said while he's leaving.

"Wait, do you know where is?" Asked Ruby.

"No!"

"So how do you know where it is?"

"I'm just following my instincts." Zack answered."And if there have any food, I'm going into to unknown to find out!" After that, Ruby just laughs about this.

"Come on, let's go."

"I'm coming!"

Auditorium

As they went to the auditorium, both of them was enjoying talk to each other, Especially Ruby who never see some homeless guy could be so funny and kind, he seeing him like nothing but a good person like anyone. As they finally reached the auditorium, Zack started to speak.

"Hell yeah, I knew it was here!" Zack said making Ruby giggle a little. Suddenly she hear someone calling her.

"Ruby, over here, I save you a spot!" It was Yang calling her.

"Hey, my sister is calling me, I have to go, I'll see you after the ceremony! " Ruby said waving good bye for Zack. He was waving for her as well and watches she leaves. Zack was just standing there for a couple of seconds and smell something very delightful.

"I smell food! Here! Somewhere! " He tell to himself quietly and start to follow the smell, but he didn't notice a red girl with emerald eyes looking to him. Meanwhile, when Ruby comes to Yang, her sister asked Ruby how was her day. The Red girl started to complain about why she did leave her alone and tells about how she accidentally falling down in some e heiress's baggage. Yang ask her if she are being sarcastic about this, Ruby keeps explained any detail about what happen, until she notice Weiss behind her and scream.

"YOU!"

"Oh god, it's happening again!" Ruby screamed.

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

"Oh my god, you really exploded." Yang said not believing this.

"It was a accident, it was a accident!" Ruby said to her. But suddenly Weiss shows to here a pamphlet.

"What is this?" Ruby asked her. Weiss started to explain about dust and the Schnee company but all Ruby could her was some babbling noise comes from her. Because she didn't understand anything she was saying. When Weiss finish, Only Ruby could say was "Uhh…"

"You really want to start making thing up to me?" Weiss asked.

"Absolutely" Ruby replied.

"Read this and don't ever speak to me!" Weiss say with pure anger .Suddenly yang start to talk to her.

"Look, uh… it sounds like you two got off on the wrong foot." Yang suggested." Why don't you start over and try to be friends, okay?"

"Yeah! Great idea sis." Ruby said extending her hand and introducing herself.

"Hello Weiss, I'm Ruby, want to hang out? We can go shopping for school supplies! "

"Yeah, and we can paint our nails and try on clothes and talk about cute boy! " Weiss said.

"Oh wow really?"

"…No."

"Later Night*

After the headmaster speech, all the students have to sleep in the ballroom tonight to be ready for the initiation tomorrow. While all then was sleeping, Ruby was on her bed writing a letter.

"It's like a big slumber party!" Yang said jumping on Ruby side.

"I don't think dad would approve of all the boys, though." Ruby said.

"I know I do. *purrs*" Yang said while she look two boys wrestling and other showing her muscles.

"What's that? Yang asked.

"A letter to the gang back at Signal. I promised to tell them all that Beacon and how things all going." Say Ruby.

"Aww, that's so cuuuuute!"

"Shut up!" Ruby threw a pillow to her. "I didn't get to take my friends with me to school, it's weird not anyone here."

"What about that gray boy who was with you?" Yang asked.

"You mean Zack?"

"Yeah, that one."

"He is really nice you know."

"See? You first friend!" Yang said and then she wondering something."By the way, what's the problem with his fashion sense?"

"What you mean?" Ruby asked

"Why he is dressing like he's been killed and he is back from the grave?

"Oh! It's because he is a homeless." Ruby answered. This make Yang get up and look her sister confused.

"What!? He's homeless?" Yang asked

"Yes."Ruby said.

"Come on! Are you serious Ruby? A guy who came from the gutter?"

"Yes Yang, he is."

"And how could you be on his side? He maybe never hit the shower for decade!"

"Relax sis, he say to me that some folks on the town give him a shower before he came here."

"But how a homeless guy will try to enter the academy? I mean, a least he know how to fight?" Yang asked.

"Well, he tells me that a swordsman become his master and training him along the years." Ruby replied. "And before you ask, no, I don't know who his master is. I was going to ask him, but I forgot while we talked."

"That is so weird." Yang said while she watching over him, Ruby see that and look to him as well. Both of them see him taking off his overcoat and his boots. "But it's nice to see someone trying to make a bright future in his life." She complimented him.

"Besides, he is very cute." Yang keep looks to him. Ruby just giggled with this.

"Aww! You think his cute too? Yang asked

"Shut up!" Ruby said blushing and threw another pillow to him.

While they talking to each other, Zack was get ready to sleep. He put his overcoat and his boots aside, he stretch and lying down with his hand behind his back. The swordsman keeps starring the roof wand just smile. When he was closing his eyes, he hears a noise of a ring coming from his overcoat, he checks to see what it is. It was his scroll. Zack take his scroll to see that someone message him. It was Melody, the first friend he made when he gets to beacon. The message was writing.

"Hey there Zack, how you doing buddy? How is Beacon Academy? Did you make some good friends there? I hope the scroll my boss gave to you is very well. And I also hope you pass the initiation, because it's gonna be a hard test. But after yesterday you take down that criminals, you will pass the test with no doubt! I just send you this quick message because I have so much work and I'm tired right now, I really want to talk to you even more, but I have to sleep cause I have to work tomorrow. Send me back when you have time please. Good night^^"

After Zack read this message, he just giggled a little and let a simple sigh, before he text her back, Zack look his side and see Ruby and her sister Yang talking to the mystery girl with black bow. Only thing he could do it's just smile to this and text Melody back, telling her about the first friend he made in the academy and responding all her questions and comments . When he finish, he put back his scroll on his overcoat and sleep.

Next Morning

in the closets of the academy, Weiss was hanging out with other girl.

"So Pyrrha, have you given any thought to whose team you would like to be on? Weiss asked." I'm sure everyone must be eager to unite with such a strong, well know individual, such as yourself."

"Hmm… I'm not quite sure. I was planning on letting the chips fall where they may." Pyrrha respond.

"Well, maybe we could be on a team together." Suggested Weiss.

"Well that sounds grand!" Pyrrha

Weiss have a plan. Making a team with a strong and skilled fighter like Pyrrha, so she could join forces with her and clamming to be the strongest partners in the whole academy and no one better than Pyrrha herself. When she was still thinking about how will be great share the team with her, Zack appears out of nowhere and started to speak.

"Uhh… Excuse me?" Zack asked while Weiss still with his fist close to her face. "Your body is reflecting your thoughts." This made her snap out of her and go back to reality. After this, she was looking to Zack.

"Who are you? Why are you dressing like that? Don't you see with a middle of a conversation? Weiss asked.

"Hi there." Pyrrha greeted him.

"Hello there." Zack waving to her, greeted as well. "I was going to ask if the locker 735 was pretty far away from here." He explained, but the girls still looking to him.

"Well, and seems like you asked, Hello, I'm Zack Elysium. Pleased meet you." Zack introduce himself. In response with this, Weiss just make "hmph" and turn her head away from him.

"She is Weiss Schnee." Pyrrha introduce her suggested with a hand." And I'm Pyrrha Nikos." She Introduce herself.

"Nice to meet you Pyrrha." Zack said with a smile and reached his hand to shake her hand, but before that, Weiss took his hand away from Pyrrha.

"Excuse me, do you have any idea who you talking to? She is Pyrrha Nikos. She gratuaded top of her class at Sanctum." Weiss said talking about her.

"That's cool." Zack said simply.

"She won the Mistral Regional Tournament 4 years in a row… a new record." Weiss continue it.

"…And?" Zack asked .

"What you mean "And"? She is one of the greatest champions!" Weiss say not believe it in Zack reactions.

"She is a champion, so what?" Zack asked lifting his shoulders. The two girls didn't understand him after this.

"Are you serious?" Weiss Asked not believing about what Zack did say.

"Well… "

*FLASHBACK*

In the afternoon, we can see young Zack watching a TV behind a glass showcase. He was very entranced with the TV because he was watching two very skilled huntsmen in a fighting tournament. After a couple of seconds, one of them was down and lost the battle with the other one standing victorious. Zack thought that was great and raise his fist to the sky. After that he hears Vergil calling him.

"Zack stop watching this and let's go!"

"I'm coming master!" Zack said it loud following him. While that he started to talk to him.

"Wow, that battle was so cool! That was the best fights I ever see! This guys are so strong and skilled fighters!" Zack say with pure joy. Vergil did pay attention to that." Hey master, why don't you enter in this tournament?" He asked.

"It's because I don't want to." Vergil replied.

"But you could be one of the greatest champions in all Remnant. I mean, you are so strong and-"Zack was interrupted.

"Listen Zack, fighting in tournament it's not the same as real fight. Just because they claim any fighters by winning any poor battle with any kind of name, doesn't mean absolutely nothing. For warriors like us, there's no tomorrow, so I don't see why I will waste my time with this." Vergil explained about tournaments and tittles.

Zack was still looking to him while both keep walking, trying to understand what he means to fight in tournaments and fight a true battle.

*BACK TO PRESENT*

It's because for me, fighting in tournaments it's not the same as real fights. You can have any victories or have any names, tittles it's just tittles. If you wanna show how good fighter you are, prove that in a battlefield." Zack explained. After this, Weiss gave a odd look, but Pyrrha gave a simple smile, like she could understand what he means.

"Are you telling me that makes you-?" Weiss was interrupted.

"Would all first year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation?"

"Already? Oh geez." Zack said. " Well, 'I'm will find my locker in other time. Well, nice to meet you girls." He waves to both of them. Pyrrha was the only one to wave him.

"What a weird guy." Weiss said looking to her. Only thing Pyrrha do it's just smile to him while he's walk away.

Beacon Cliffs

All the students are reunited in the cliffs to get ready for the initiation. The headmaster Ozpin was in front of them talking about them.

"For years you have trained to become warriors. And today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Ozpin said.

"Now I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of teams. Each of you will be given teammates… today." His assistant Glynda explained.

"These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So it is your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well." Ozpin keeps going with his explanation." That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next 4 years."

This made Ruby shattered inside cause we all know she is not good to make friends… I guess…

Ozpin keeps with his explanation about what to do in this initiation. They have to pair with someone, they gonna find a old temple, find several relics and return to the cliffs or die in this forest. As for the students, they will be monitored on the initiation no one I'ts going to intervene.

"Are there any questions?" Ozpin asked. Everyone remain silence.

"Geez, and I thought been with my master for so long was insane… " Thought Zack about this initiation.

"Good, take your positions." Ozpin said.

Everyone was taking your positions and ready to land whatever they will. But Zack was still standing there with his eyes looking to the sky, with one hand in his overcoat and other hand holding a katana, this get Ruby and Ozpin attention and looking him with a strange looks. Everyone was catapulted one by one, Yang winked to her sister, put her dark glasses and fly away. Ruby smile with determination and fly away as well. When comes to Zack, he was still standing there. Glynda looks oddly to him and started to speak.

"I think you better be ready." Glynda suggested. Zack just look to her and respond with a smile.

"I am." Zack answered and back to look to the sky.

And so, Zack was catapulted and fly away to emerald forest to start his initiation.

Well, here's chapter 2. Just Zack getting along with his new friends, not much to say. If you like it, give me your review, favorite and follow for not miss the next chapters.

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