Remnant itself works in a very strange way. The existence of Grimm is a mystery, legends and stories of magic are actually real even if the world doesn't believe, and most importantly, this unique planet filled with Dust has a way of pulling people together who are bounded by fate.
Expecially when it comes to building teams made of Huntsmen and Huntresses.
After the information meeting given by Ozpin, more or less, and Glynda for all incoming first year students, Cheyenne Aurora was walking through the halls of the academy to find her locker.
"Two... thousand... forty... nine..." The young Faunus mumbled while looking up from her scroll. "Where would that be..." She reached up, scratching her antlers a bit. Maybe this was a bad idea. Maybe it would of been better if she kept running away from Adam and the White Fang. If she just kept running, she would be fine.
She took a deep breath, quickly shaking her head. She had to get those thoughts out. She wasn't running away from anything now. When she became a Huntress, she would be able to give other people and Faunus both a better life. She would be able to give people the life they deserved. The life her parents deserved.
She gave another longer sigh before she gave a faint smile, looking at a locker number that said two thousand. "Yes!" She held up a fist in victory. "I'm getting closer!" She quickly looked around, going quiet while making sure no one else was able to hear her. She gave a sigh of relief before walking a bit faster. The riffle strapped to her back, which had wear and tear from the years, was starting to get heavy and she wanted to put it away in her locker.
Not only that, but she was still slightly shaken from the brunet earlier. The girl who almost shot her in the face with a deadly dart. She was lucky enough that her semblance could save her.
A couple months after she was saved by the men who kidnapped her and wanted to put her into a slave trade and after hours of endless training, the young Faunus was able to learn of the kind of power she had buried deep within her. If an object was inorganic, she could either age it into the past of the future of its form. For the dart shot at her. She just aged extremely far into its future and turned it to nothing but rust. It was actually a really close call. She had to make physical contact with it first. She was far beyond lucky that it wasn't a bullet. She didn't have a strong enough aura to keep those from harming her when she held out her hand.
She took a deep breath at remembering the would be Huntress. She was crazy and reckless. The world would probably be better without her protecting it.
It was then Cheyenne turned a corner, bumping into a red haired girl.
The two girls both grunted, both stumbling back. Cheyenne quickly looked up, blinking rapidly at the much younger girl in a tight black hoodie, unzip to show a red shirt, and in a pair of green skinny jeans with holes on the knees with tall black boots on.
"I'm so sorry!" The deer Faunus shrieked, holding her hands together tight in front of her chest. "I was lost in thought and looking and my scroll and trying to find my locker! And I'm so very, very, very sorry!" She bit her lip, quickly looking around before blinking at the other girl.
"Huh?" The red head mumbled, sliding a pair of green and red headphones around her neck. She stuck her right pinky in her ear, twisting it around a bit before pulling it out. "What you say?" She blinked then glanced up at Cheyenne.
Cheyenne gulped slightly, her arms holding each other. "I-I bumped into you. I'm very, very, very sorry." She lowered her head, shutting her eyes.
If it had been anyone else, Kris Eve would of completely gone off on them, but this girl was a deer Faunus. That was not even close to a bad thing in her book. She had always loved animals and Faunus, she always wanted to be one. Even with how much hate was directed towards them. She thought it would be so cool to be one, to have an animal part.
"It's no problem." She shrugged back, trying to stop herself from staring at those beautiful antlers. "What's your locker number? My mom sends me here with my aunt all the time. I know this place like the back of my hand."
"Um..." Cheyenne gulped a little, glancing down at her scroll. "Two thousand and forty three. Wait no, two thousand and forty nine." She quickly looked back up at the youger girl, her heart racing a bit.
Kris quickly looked away from the girl's antlers. "Alright so..." She pointed down a hall. "Walk about forty feet that way and it should be on your left." She moved her head a bit, the light hitting her face better and showing her perfectly done mascara.
"Thank you." She mumbled back, nodding softly. While she stared at her perfectly done makeup, Kris was just staring back at her but at her antlers. She quickly shook her head, looking down where Kris pointed. "You said your aunt brought you here. Who's your aunt?" She looked back, only to see the young red head was gone. She blinked a few times, sighing as she started to walk away
Hiding down another hall, Kris watched as Cheyenne slowly walked away. Her green eyes didn't leave those antlers for a single moment until she was out of veiw. They were beautiful. Beyond beautiful. She would stab someone to have antlers like those. She gave a long sigh, turning around on her heels as she pulled her headphones over her ears.
"But nooooo, you have to be a stupid fifteen year old girl who no one listens to." She grumbled, pulling her black hood over her head before sticking her hands in her pockets
After awhile, she lowered her head and just kept on walking, music blaring from her headphones. If she continued to walk through the academy and its grounds, her aunt couldn't get a hold of her and make her sit in the office with her and that old man.
Meanwhile, on the outside of the school, Elise was bouncing around from person to person. She couldn't help but talk to everyone she saw. Even if she made a fool of herself, which she didn't take mind to, she was having the time of her life speaking to students from all years.
Back at home on her family farm, it was just her, her mother, her father, and all the animals they took care of. She never even imaged this many people could be in a group at once. It was like someone in the center of Vaccuo seeing a giant ditch filled with water. Except, while the person in Vaccuo knew how to drink water, she had no clue how to interact with people.
She was trying her best though. Emphasis on trying that is. On the bright side, she was making a bunch of people smile. They just weren't exactly laughing with her more than they were at her. She was still smiling though. And without her padding underneath her camouflage jacket and cargo pants and air compressed riffle and baton in her locker, she was just able to bounce around faster.
She would of kept talking on and on until night fell and all first years had to go to the ballroom to sleep, but as Remnant may have it, there was a different thing planned.
Sprinting around the statue at the front of the academy, Elise grunted as she ran dead smack into someone. The force of the impact enough to send both of them to the ground.
"Hey!" Kris snapped, shoving the brunet off her. First a Faunus and then this girl. What would it be next, a rocket?
"Whooooooops!" Elise jumped to her feet, rubbing the back of her head which ruffled her brown hair as she shut her eyes. "Didn't see you there!" She gave off a faint laugh, her dark green eyes opening. "There was a group of boys who wanted to see some of the neat stuff I got while hunting!"
The red head blinked a few times, her eyes narrowing as she slid her headphones across her neck. A hunter. A blasted hunter. Someone who killed animals just for the fun of it. Her jaw tightened as she crossed her arms, looking away with a groan. She was trying to be nice today, and the Faunus she met earlier got to see her when she wasn't sick and tired of this world. This girl though, her luck just ran dry. "You're lucky your face doesn't look any worse. If it did, I would make you sorry. But it seems like you'll be sorry enough just by looking in a mirror like that."
Blinking several times, she held out her hand with a shocked expression on her face. "Whoa, chill little girl. What's up?"
Growling back, Kris shot Elise a glare which made her step back. "What's up is a dumb ass girl parading around like everyone loves her when she is most definitely not!"
"J-Jeez..." Elise blinked, rubbing the back of her head. "You don't have to be so rude."
"Rude!?" Her eyes narrowed and shot arrows made of ice into her very soul. "You're the one who walks around in the forest just killing everything in your path!"
"Hold on!" She took a step towards Kris. "It's not like I kill for fun! I kill to eat! And make things! And live! And even if I did kill for fun, what's the problem with that!? Animals die all the time!"
Kris growled again. "If I were to walk out and shoot a human, I would get in trouble! If I walked out and killed an animal, no one would bat an eye! It's wrong! Animals are just like us!"
"Animals are food! And they taste delicious! Expecially deer jerky!" She shot back, throwing her arms down at her sides.
Kris gave off a scream, running her fingers through her hair. "I'm tired of you and your snippy attitude!"
"Same here, short stacks!" Elise snapped as the youg red head turned around and stormed off. She growled silently to herself, checking the time on her scroll. The sun would set soon, and with people like that, she wanted sleep. People were suppose to be nicer than this and certainly not as insane. Her face grew a dark shade of red as she quickly turned around on her heels, walking off. It was so strange that someone would act like that. What was wrong with hunting? What was wrong with killing an animal for dinner? She took a deep breath, giving a sigh as she shook her head and started walking off. Perhaps there was more for her to learn about humanity.
While the two girls walked their separate ways, Kris glanced up at the ever slow setting sun. It wasn't fair for animals to be slaughtered. That had feelings just like humans. They got scared, they could feel pain, they were just like humans. She inhaled deeply, stopping as she looked up at the sky. For once, a slow song was playing from her headphones.
"One day... I'll make this place better. I promise." She sighed, holding up her thumb to cover the shining sun that turned the sky a light shade of pink while shutting one eye. "I just need to get past all this stupid Huntress stuff. Then I'll get to do what I want."
She sighed again as footsteps came closer to her. She glanced back, seeing the second in command at this school. "Aunt Glynda." She muttered, looking away.
Glynda crossed her arms, glaring off into the distance. "Your mother wishes for you to be sent back home tomorrow night so you can be ready to start school at Initial again."
"Bla bla bla." Kris moved her hand around in a talking motion before sliding her headphones back on, the slow song ending as heavy metal started. "I can't hear you." She started to walk away again, Glynda sighing as she followed behind.
In the ballroom where all new students met for sleep, Elise slowly walked inside with a sigh. She couldn't get that red heas girl out of her head. She shook her head, trying to get the thoughts out. She groaned, banging her head with her hands. She had to get her mind of things.
She lifted her head up, quickly scanning the area. She needed to find someone who she hadn't talked to yet. It was then her eyes caught a glimpse of a girl with long green hair. Said girl was sitting with her legs crossed and back arched forward slightly. A sword with a golden handle in a brown leather sheeth was resting across her chest as she leaned onto it. Her arms were burried deep inside the pocket of her green pullover hoodie while she wore a pair of black cargo shorts with a chain on the right side. Even though it was night, she still had a pair of black tennis shoes on and tied rather tightly.
With a grin, Elise suddenly appeared in front of the lonely looking stranger. "Helloooooooooo!" She smiled as wide as she could. "My name is Elise! It's nice to meet you!" She waved her hand, plopping down to sit in front of her. "Who are you?"
Looking up slowly, the jade haired girl raised an eyebrow as as strands of her hair fell in front of her face. Her pale green eyes slowly narrowing. . "Someone who is trying to relax without anyone bothering her."
Elise had one hand back, her eye twitching a bit. It was like a swarm of darkness completely overshadowed this girl suddenly. "I-I well," She tried to laugh it off, rubbing the back of her head. "I've been all around and haven't seen you so I decided to say hi."
Narrowing her eyes more, she lowered her head back down onto her weapon without a word.
"Yeaaaaa well..." Elise gulped, pointing at the sword. "You know, weapons are suppose to be in lockers."
"Yea?" She looked up with a harsh glare. "Well I keep it on me at all times. Expecially when I'm alseep. Mainly in a room full of people who don't tend to leave me alone."
She couldn't help but scoot back a little. "O-Okay. Calm down feisty." She held up her hands in defense, brushing her brown hair back."Just wanna talk with ya. No attacking." She smiled, hiding her inner screams.
With a faint sigh, she took a deep breath. "My name is Kagami, alright? I have trained for the past three years on my own to learn how to use this sword and applied here to get better for a reason that doesn't concern you. Anything else you want?"
Elise blinked a few times before sighing. "You're not much of a talker. And your voice clearly shows that your exhausted and in need of sleep. Not to mention your eyes. You... have a strange look in them." She blinked a little more before flinching as Kagami stood up.
"I know exactly what my eyes look like." She snapped in a rather harsh tone before taking a deep breath, strapping her sword to her back. "And word of the wise on making friends: not everyone wants to be talked to." With that, she turned around and started walking out. With her hands out of her pockets, Elise could see fingerless black gloves as well as two black rings on both of her ring fingers.
Giving a very long sigh, the farm girl leaned back, looking out a window at the sun as it disappeared behind the earth. She held up her thumb, covering what was left of the glowing orb as she shut her left eye and stuck out her tongue like she was aiming to shoot. "People are so weird."
As she did so, Kagami walked out of the ballroom and down the halls. She took a deep breath, putting her hands back in her hoodie pocket. She knew the moment she signed up for this place that she would have to deal with people, but she had no idea so many would actually talk to her. If these rumors about teams were real, she'd die. She would just die.
She glanced down at the floor only for a second. When she looked back up, she walked dead smack into a pair of antlers.
"S-Sorry! That's the second time today!" Cheyenne squealed, taking a step back.
Kagami blinked, slowly looking up at her. Even though she didn't try to look like it, she looked terrifying enough to make Cheyenne take several more steps back.
"I-I..." Cheyenne gulped slightly, her face going red. "S-Sorry. I've been really clumsy today and-" She stopped herself seeing a hand being held in front of her.
"Don't worry." Kagami lowered her hand. "Just pretend it never happened." She started to walk off.
Cheyenne blinked a few times, looking at the strange circle symbol on her back. "What's... nevermind." She started then stopped as Kagami glanced back at her.
The green haired girl rolled her eyes a little, walking off.
With a very long sigh, Cheyenne brushed some hair behind her ear. New school. New town. New people. New everything. Even a new life. That was why she was here. More importantly though, she was here to make a difference.
"Couldn't you be easy on me for once..." She groaned, looking up at the windows above the lockers. There, she saw the broken moon slowly falling apart. She then gave a sigh, holding up her hand to grab it. "One day..." She mumbled, gripping her hand into a fist.
Kagami slowly made her way up a flight of stairs, walking up to the top of a building and onto the roof.
"At least here it will he quiet." She mumbled, taking off her sword and setting it down. She then layed down herself, looking up at the starry night. This was far better than sleeping in a huge room filled with people. She yawned just a bit before stretching out her arms and legs. She put one hand behind her head, the other reaching up to the moon before coming back down to her side.
"I know you're looking at the same exact stars and moon that I am." She sighed, taking a deep breath. "And I promise you... after I get strong enough here, I'm coming back for you. I promise." She stared up at the sky for a little longer before slowly shutting her eyes.