Okay, chapter 2 is here guys!

DragonX: They see you as (punch!)

RDF1: Yeah, none of that.

DragonX: But... (BOOT!)

DragonX goes flying across the horizon.

RDF1: I did promise not to have the lyrics beyond the first chapter. Besides, the Lyrics aren't even apart of the story. They're at the very end of the chapter. It's not required to read through them. It's easy to find where they are and skip passed them. I don't get the big deal. Maybe because there are a metric (bleep) ton of videos for the RWBY Soundtrack, I don't know. What I do know is I just wanted something to help build hype and add in a Show Opening once and a majority of my (small number of) reviews say it's not good to have them there. Well GUESS WHAT: I'M KEEPING THEM! It's just for the one chapter, so get over it or find another fic to read. It's not hard to skip past it!

Now, that being said... CHAPTER 2!

Disclaimer: RDF1 doesn't own RT or RWBY. God Bless Oum!

(Chapter Begin)

(Recap)

Glynda ended the welcome here and allowed them to see the sights outside of the transport and they saw across the landscape. Ruby and Yang could even see Signal in the distance, reminding Ruby of her friends she might no longer see for two years. Unfortunately, one person was suffering from motion sickness, causing Ruby to sigh and bring out a barf bag, passing it off to the person before he ralphed his lunch into it.

"How d'you know?" asked Yang.

Ruby gave her a look. Yang understood then. Ruby's place of work had basic information. Though how she knew she'd meet a motion sick person today was only something Ruby could have found out if she planned it.

"Wait, did you plan this?" asked Yang.

"Maaaybeeee..." grinned Ruby, before frowning again, "It's not like I can get a full picture. Death's not particularly keen on spoiling the future, but he does give hints, maybe a personnel folder with a photo and minimal information. His just had 'Motion Sickness' along with two other blurbs, including his name. It's not like I can form an opinion based on that."

"I guess you're right," sighed Yang, "Imagine if you didn't?"

"Vomit on your shoes," said Ruby, "Why? Because the universe loves Karma."

"Of course it does," said Yang, "just because I'm have a Masters in Puns, doesn't mean the Universe needs to hold it over my head."

"Well... we'll see once we get to Beacon."

The girls smiled as Beacon grew ever closer, starting their next adventure... maybe together as well.

(Recap End)

Once the ship landed, Jaune (Barf Boy) quickly rushed out and let the last bits of emesis out into the trash can, followed by dropping the barf bag in there as well. Meanwhile, Ruby and Yang walked out to see Beacon before them, closer than they ever saw it before.

"Dad's descriptions don't do this place right," said Yang, admiring the view.

"I'm not sure anyone's could..." said Ruby, before being sent spinning by Yang's friends, taking her with them.

"SORRY RUBY! LET'S CATCH UP IN THE BALL ROOM!" called back Yang.

Ruby was still spinning a bit before falling back into a luggage cart, something normally seen in hotels.

"YOU DOLT!" said an angry voice striding up to her, "Do you have any idea what you're doing!?"

"It wasn't my fault!" replied Ruby. 'Oh boy, I'm supposed to win her over and THIS is the first impression I get. Greeeeeat...'

(AN1)

Ruby tried to help by giving one the cases to her, but it was snagged by Weiss, the currently angry girl at her stuff almost exploding because of this dunce in front of her.

"Likely story!" snapped Weiss, opening the case and bringing out a Fire Dust Cylinder and began shaking it, "Do you even know what's in here!? It's Dust! From the Schnee Dust Company! Fire, Lightning, Energy!"

"Wait, stop, don't shake tha... Ahhh... AAAHHHH... ACHOO!" started Ruby, before sneezing.

(BOOM)

An explosion of Fire, Ice, and Lightning oddly enough went off point blank in Weiss's face, covering her in soot. Thank Oum for Aura.

"YOU COMPLETE IDIOT!" screeched Weiss, "ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL US!?"

"OKAY THAT'S ENOUGH!" snapped back Ruby, glaring at Weiss, "I didn't fall on your bags on purpose, I was knocked into a dizzying spin and couldn't keep my balance. And then you have the NERVE to lecture me about Dust Protocol while ignoring said Dust Protocol, which you should have a copy of! I sneezed because you waved an unsecure Dust Vial in front of me, letting out Dust Particles! I have a Dust Allergy! If anything, YOU are the idiot who doesn't take proper caution around explosive material!"

"At least I'm of age to be here! Shouldn't you be in one of the Junior Prep Schools!?" countered Weiss, deliberately ignoring her fault in this incident.

"She does have a point though," said another voice, getting both their attention, "You really should be careful, Miss Weiss Schnee, Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company. It wouldn't do for the Heiress to show bad example."

Blake offered the Dust Vial that flew off with the explosion, thankful by its sturdy container despite faulty securing method. Weiss just glared, grabbed the Dust Vial, placed in the case, handed it off to one of the servants helping her with her luggage and finally turned and walked off.

"Thank you," said Ruby, "I appreciate it."

"Antagonizing a Schnee to her face takes guts. Besides, you were wasting time. Orientation starts in about 15 minutes," replied Blake, who walked off.

Ruby stopped and took a deep breath, wondering where that outburst came from. Not even Yang could get her riled up that easily. Weiss was really a piece of work. Hopefully, things won't get any worse.

"Uh... Hi," said a male voice this time.

Ruby turned to look at Jaune, smiling slightly at the thought of what he had just witnessed, having been delayed by the visit to the trash can.

"Hello yourself," replied Ruby.

"The name's Jaune," said Jaune, holding out his hand.

"Ruby," replied Ruby, taking the hand in a handshake.

"So... what was that all about?" asked Jaune.

"Don't know. I don't usually get like that, especially around people I don't know," said Ruby, "But, she was being nothing but rude, so Golden Rule: Treat others the way they treat you."

"I don't think that's..." started Jaune, before shaking his head, "Never mind."

Both of them started walking around Beacon, trying to make small talk.

"I have to say, that was pretty lucky you had that barf bag on the ship. Do you have Motion Sickness too?"

"Nope" replied Ruby, "But statistically, 1 in 500 people have Motion Sickness, so I'd thought I'd gamble those odds. Only had one, so if someone else had it, I don't know if you could gotten it."

This was a lie, but what Jaune didn't know didn't hurt him, and he couldn't prove it anyways.

"Well, at least it's not as dangerous as a Dust Allergy," replied Jaune.

"Yeah... we got lucky."

"Lucky? You nearly blew a hole in ground."

"There was no hole and you know it!" pointed out Ruby adamantly.

"Okay, okay..." relented Jaune.

A moment passed before Ruby brought out her Scythe.

"Jaune, meet Crescent Rose, my sweetheart."

"You're dating your Scythe?" asked Jaune.

"Ew. She's like my daughter, not a girlfriend," replied Ruby, but with a smirk to let him know she wasn't angry with him, "Also, it's customized high-impact Sniper Rifle."

"Hmm, so it is," said Jaune, "Well, Crocea Mors doesn't have a full transformation, but he's a classic."

"Classic?" asked Ruby, an eyebrow raised, not many classics were left after the Great War.

"Yeah, My Great Great Grandfather used it during the Great War. I wanted to honor him."

"I'm sure you will," smiled Ruby.

Another beat went by as they put away their weapons, until Jaune spoke again.

"So uh... do you know where we're supposed to be going?"

"Ball Room. My sis yelled it at me as she was being dragged away by her friends. They knocked me into Ice Queen's luggage."

"Ouch. And where is the Ball Room?" asked Jaune.

"You guys looking for the Ball Room?" asked a new voice.

Ruby and Jaune turned to see two girls and two guys walk up to them. Ruby recognized who they were, but said nothing. She wasn't supposed to know about them after all.

"You two new students?" asked the voice from before, belonging to Coco.

"Yep, first day," replied Jaune, "Can you help us?"

"No problem," said Velvet, a Bunny Faunus, not that anyone cared negatively, "It's not far."

"It's over there," said Fox, pointing into a random direction.

"Forgive him, he's blind," said Coco, bringing down her partner's arm.

"It would be our Honor to see you to the Ball Room," spoke up Yatsuharu, easily the tallest out of the group.

"We're Team CFVY," introduced Coco, "I'm Coco, Fox is my partner, and Teammates Velvet and Yatsuharu. We're Second Year Students."

"Ruby Rose."

"Jaune Arc."

Unbeknownst to Jaune, Ruby gave Fox a nod, who returned it, despite not being able to physically see her. The group started in the correct direction to the Ball Room.

"So... how do you know where your going if your blind?" asked Jaune, "I'm sorry if I'm being blunt."

"It's okay. My teammates help me out every now and again, but I have my other senses help me. I can smell and hear people. Feel the wind. That sort of thing."

(AN2)

"That is so awesome," admitted Jaune.

"Well, there you go," said Coco, pointing to a tall building, "There's the Ball Room. Have fun... and Good Luck!"

"Luck?" asked Jaune.

"You'll find out," winked Velvet.

Fox waved and Yatsu bowed as Team CFVY headed their own way while Jaune and Ruby headed inside.

(AN3)

Once inside, Ruby saw Yang and said goodbye to Jaune.

"Oh great. Where am I going to find another quirky girl like that?" asked Jaune.

He never noticed a girl with red hair and very practical armor behind him as he went to find a good spot.

"Hey Ruby," greeted Yang, before being bopped on the head by her little sister.

"You're friends caused me a lot of trouble out front," said Ruby, "An explosion literally less than a minute after your friends snagged you away."

"Whoa, meltdown already?" asked Yang.

"In record time," replied Ruby, "I fall on this girl's luggage and she goes off like I attacked her or something. I point out that it's her fault and she goes of even more... she's right behind me, isn't she?"

"Yep," replied Yang, as Ruby turned to face Weiss.

Weiss cleared her throat before speaking, "It seems that I should apologize to you. My servants did point out that your sister's... 'friends' did barrel through you. I am sorry for losing my temper. Though your reaction was a bit harsh."

"You're not wrong," replied Ruby, "I'm not normally like that. I'm sorry for snapping as much as I did. Let's start over, my name is Ruby Rose."

"Weiss Schnee," replied Weiss, both of them shaking hands.

"Aw... my little sis is growing up!" grinned Yang, as she side-hugged Ruby and gave her a noogie.

"Weiss, meet Yang, my older sister. Yang, this is Weiss, the one who shook an unsecure Dust container in front of me, triggering my Dust Allergy."

"I said I was sorry!" pressed Weiss.

"She's just teasing. I rubbed off on her. Yang Xiao Long, nice to meet you," replied Yang, letting go of Ruby and shaking Weiss's hand.

Suddenly, everyone heard feedback and turned towards the raised Platform. Ozpin and Glynda stood up there, gazing out at all the students who applied and arrived at Beacon this year.

"I'll keep this brief," addressed Ozpin, "You have travelled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you and all I see... is wasted energy, in need of purpose and direction. You believe Knowledge will free you of this, but as your time at this school will prove: Knowledge can only take you so far. It's up to you to take the first step."

With that, Ozpin turned and left the stage with that bombshell. Glynda picked up after him.

"You will gather in the Ball Room tonight. You're Initiation begins tomorrow. Be ready. You're dismissed."

With that, Glynda left as well, leaving everyone in the Ball Room to get ready for tomorrow.

Ruby appeared in her office space at her work location. Having personal portals to your particular desk was an Oum send in this line of work. Checking her inbox, she went over miscellaneous letters from co-workers, upcoming events, normal business stuff. Though she noticed a letter from her mom.

"Dear Ruby,

Congratulations on making it into Beacon. I'm sure Ozpin was hiding surprise and feigning not knowing about you. He does that to a lot of people. I'm looking forward to meeting your new Team Members when you get permission to bring them. Best of Luck with Initiation. Just remember that I love you and to never ever take on a Solo Mission. Give my best to Yang!

Love,

Mom"

"Oh Mom," giggled Ruby at her mother's antics. Being Dead had given her a great advantage. Meeting her Mother after 6 years was very good for her soul, dead as it was inside now.

Ruby sat down and brought out her file on the computer at her desk and updated it accordingly. Finishing up, she decided to head down the hall to the notice bulletins, seeing if she could catch a few other co-workers at this hour. Heading down to the Bulletins she did indeed found one, and it was happenstance to be the exact one she wanted to talk to.

"Well, if it isn't Neo," greeted Ruby, "I saw Roman yesterday. You still working that long con?"

"Yeah, it wasn't the right time. I had an opportunity, but that woman... Cinder just had to show up at that moment," replied Neo, talking despite being Mute in the Living World, "I need to be careful. I don't want Cinder to roast me just because I'm doing my job."

(AN4)

"Yeah, saw her too. Makes we wish you were there, make it a fair fight."

"If only. Cinder might have me fight against you 3v1, and not even you could handle that."

"3v2. Glynda Goodwitch was there."

"Lucky," said Neo, "So, you got into Beacon?"

"Initiation's tomorrow, so it's not entirely official yet."

"I see."

"Well, I can't stay too long," said Ruby, "Best of luck. If the moment comes, we can take them down together."

"We'll see, Ruby," replied Neo, "Catch you later. Roman's waiting."

With that, Ruby and Neo parted ways.

Ruby quietly snuck back into the Ball Room from a hidden area and quickly snuck to where she and Yang were sleeping. She grabbed her stuff and got ready for bed. By the time Yang got back, Ruby was finished and writing a letter to Signal.

"It's like a BIG Slumber Party!" proclaimed Yang, plopping down next to her.

"I don't think Dad would approve of all the boys," noted Ruby.

"I know I sure do," grinned Yang as she looked around at the shirtless guys before Jaune crossed in front of them and noticed Yang looking. Yang quickly changed conversations, "What's that?"

"It's a letter to the gang back at Signal, explaining things. I didn't get a chance to tell them in all the rush. We didn't Board at Signal like we're doing here."

"That's cool, so anyone at the office?" asked Yang.

"Just a few people. Didn't stay very long," replied Ruby, focusing on her letter, "It sucks not having my friends here."

"Hey, what about Jaune? He's nice," offered Yang, "One new friend. Solid increase!"

"Can't say the same about Weiss," sighed Ruby, turning around and giving up on the letter for a few minutes, "First impression not good. Second impression was rather neutral."

"Give it time. If you end up in the same team, you can earn her friendship no problem."

"If only," smiled Ruby.

"Hey, it's only been a day. No need to rush into a group of new friends like that," said Yang, "Dad wouldn't like if you made friends with the wrong crowd."

Ruby then heard a match being struck and looked over to see Blake reading a book by candlelight.

"Hey, it's her," noticed Ruby, getting up.

"You know her?" asked Yang.

"She saw the incident with Weiss this morning. She left before I could introduce myself."

"Well, why not now?" prompted Yang, getting up and all but dragging Ruby over to Blake. "HELLO!"

Blake didn't react surprised, having heard their conversation, but looked up anyways as to not be rude.

"My sis says she saw you earlier in the courtyard," said Yang, ever so helpful.

"Aren't you the angry girl with a Dust Allergy?" asked Blake, having no other context.

"Sorry about that. I don't know where that outburst came from exactly," explained Ruby, "I'm Ruby, nice to meet you."

"I've actually seen worse," replied Blake, "You probably wouldn't believe it though."

'I might actually, I know some people whose tempers make mine look like a small ember,' thought Ruby, before replying, "That's okay. So... what's your name?"

"It's Blake," said Blake, returning to her book.

"I'm Yang, Ruby's Older Sister," introduced Yang, "I like your bow. It goes great with your... pajamas."

"Thanks," replied Blake, working hard not to show a reaction to her bow.

"Looks like a nice night, huh?" pressed Yang while smiling, trying to keep the conversation going, "The stars look great."

"They do look great," replied Blake, staying patient, "and so does this book..."

Yang didn't move, her smile starting to become forced.

"Which I will continue to read..." still no response from Yang, though Ruby looked interested, "as soon as you leave."

"Yeah... she's a lost cause..." started Yang, losing interest.

"What's it about?" asked Ruby.

"Oh... It's about a man with Two Souls, each fighting for control over his body," informed Blake politely.

"Oh, that sounds nice..." started Yang, before Ruby stepped forward.

"I love books," said Ruby, getting Blake's attention again, and not in a bad way, "Yang used to read to me when we were kids. Countless stories of Heroes and Monsters... it's actually one the reasons I wanted to become a Huntress."

"And why is that?" asked Blake, more genuinely interested than she first realized, "Hoping to find your Happily Ever After?"

'...and the emotion has dulled, but gotta keep going since I dug myself this deep,' thought Ruby, having to force a bit more interest now herself, "More like helping others find theirs. I wanted to be just like those Heroes who helped those in need have a more peaceful life. I know now it's a full time job. But doesn't mean it's not worth it."

"That's rather ambitious, Ruby, but... Fairy Tales are for kids. The Real World doesn't accept that change so easily," replied Blake, speaking more from experience than she intended.

"Well, that's why it's a full-time job. It won't get any better if we don't keep trying," replied Ruby, suddenly ducking behind Yang and bopping her on the head.

"Oh come on Rubes! This is a good moment for you!" countered Yang, rubbing her head.

Ruby just stared at her, giving Yang a full understanding of what happened to Ruby right during the middle of it.

"I would like to remind you guys that people are trying to sleep," spoke up Weiss, coming over from her makeshift bed, "Please be courteous to them."

"Sorry," said Ruby, smiling apologetically.

"I think it's time we all get some sleep. Tomorrow's gonna be big day," replied Blake, bringing up her candle and blowing out the lights.

(Chapter End)

Well, I did promise. DragonX is an OC of mine. I tried to keep him away from this story, but... OCs am I right?

That being said, I hope you enjoyed Chapter 2, which is basically Episodes 2 and 3, which are half-episodes for you newcomers. I should explain that I found RWBY through Netflix, which had the entire Volumes in a single long video, with only one Intro song that came immediately after the first episode, sorry it didn't work out for you guys. But considering I had no real context as to what was considered an "Episode" that easily, especially since I was enjoying it as one long video. Which RT could share with Netflix again, but that's not really necessary since RT took off with it's own website, Youtube Channel, and other social medias. Also, Red vs Blue which is over a dozen seasons in now, so yeah... there's that.

Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed it. Chapter 3 might be a bit different. I'm trying to keep focus with Ruby, given the changes in this episode. I may combine episodes then. It's what I did for my Digimon fics. Until then...

Author Notes!

AN1: Honestly, I didn't know I had buried something like this. Trust me, I don't hate Weiss. I'm just a little miffed that no one called her out in a way that she straight up apologied for it. By the time she would in the show, it really had no meaning then, since everyone had already moved passed that incident.

AN2: Fox is technically lying, but Jaune doesn't need to know. Want to know the truth? Keep reading! ;P

AN3: I added in CFVY to sort of replace the awkward sarcasm Weiss uses and Jaune totally falls for. A bit more respect to their characters this way.

AN4: Why yes, Ruby does know Neo. Why is Neo here? Why did Ruby and Fox exchange nods? Keep reading! Just kidding, they're both Reapers of Grimm as well, just no Scythes. They have their specified weapons. Also, Neo talks. MYSTERY ABOUNDS! Thoughts?

ONE MORE THING! I know it seems like Ruby has foreknowledge, so I just want to clarify: Ruby is not a Mary Sue (not a complete one), nor is she Omniscient. Like I said, she gets scattered bits of info and maybe a picture. It's like getting a picture and three short tidbits about people your going to meet. You can't expect anything with only knowing the smallest bits. This has to do with the fact that she's dead and working in the afterlife (if I didn't make that clear. Also Summer's still dead, so there's that). Last thing, I promise: Fox and Neo are the final character filters, so expect the change in the description not long after this initially goes up.

Okay, until next time...

Later,

RDF1