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Chapter 3: Initiation- Part 1
The rest of the day proceeded smoothly, with Ruby's sisters keeps a closer than usual watch on her. The three kept her surrounded on all sides and made sure that no one, especially males, approached her. When the time came for the students to change into their sleepwear, the Xiao Long sisters practically stood as her bodyguards in the washroom, ensuring no-one even thought of trying to peek.
Ruby didn't notice the extra layer of protection; her sisters often did things like this and she was honestly still too excited at being at Beacon Academy to notice. She was still gushing about how incredible everything was and wondering what tomorrow would bring as her sisters led her to the corner of the ballroom. The three sisters set up their bedding so that they surrounded the spot that Ruby was going to sleep.
With all that settled, the three sisters sat down beside Ruby and started to relax. Ruby started talking about her day after the other three ditched her, about how it was Jaune who had offered to help her off the ground and that they started making small talk.
Hearing it, it didn't sound all that bad. Just a boy helping a young girl; nothing wrong or inappropriate about it. Maybe they had gotten the wrong idea…
"And then he showed me his big sword!" Ruby exclaimed happily, as she always did when she started talking about weapons. She didn't notice her sisters suddenly becoming still as statutes, their mouths slowly falling open in shock.
This Jaune Arc had exposed himself to their baby sister! A quick death would be too merciful for a pervert such as him; only a truly painful and agonizing death would be suitable.
Once again, Ruby's sisters immediately latched on to the worst possible meaning and ignored everything else. Ruby's description of the 'sword', that it was long, hard and that she would have need both hands to hold it, didn't help one little bit.
Ruby suddenly leapt to her feet and started waving. "Hey, Jaune!"
The sisters whirled around, rage and murder blazing in their eyes. They adopted a deadpanned expression as they looked at the blonde pervert. He was walking across the sleeping area, heading towards the other side where he was apparently going to sleep. He waved back at Ruby, smiling as he side-stepped the various people already laying down.
But it was what he was wearing that gave the sisters pause. He was wearing a bright blue onesie, with bunny ears on the feet and a white bunny face on the chest. It was completely out of left field that anyone would wear something like that and it was strange that he wasn't getting more looks.
Jaune continued onward and Ruby sat back down, continuing her retelling of her day. Her sisters weren't paying her any attention, instead turning slowly to look at each other before nodding.
If the fact that he was an evil, disgusting, exposing pervert wasn't enough, that blue onesie sealed the deal. For the sake of both Ruby and the whole human race, Jaune Arc needed to die.
The girls shifted into a close circle and began to quietly discuss how to go about removing Jaune from existence. Could Yang 'accidentally' run over him multiple times with Bumblebee? Should Weiss make Dust bomb and cause an 'unfortunate' lab accident that blew Jaune and only Jaune into a million pieces? Could Blake sneak a poisonous snake into his bed at night? There were many options and angles to go over.
Ruby continued her monologue, unaware that her sisters weren't paying attention. They nodded and gave short responses at the right time to make it look like they were listening, but their focus was entirely on ending the blonde pervert.
"Hey! Ren. Nora, over here!" Ruby suddenly called out, leaping back to her feet. Yang, Weiss and Blake turn around, wondering what their sister was doing.
They saw that two people were walking towards their spot. One was a short girl with red hair and aqua-colored eyes. She had a big smile plastered on her face and was practically skipping, which caused her ample chest to bounce within the confines of her black shirt. The word 'Boop', was written across her chest in pink and for some reason, it just seemed to fit her perfectly.
They noted that she was also wearing what looked like a silver bracelet on both of her wrists and a silver choker around her neck with a small pink diamond embedded in the center of it. They couldn't really fathom what kind of person would go to sleep with their jewelry still on, but they wouldn't judge her.
Their main focus was on the second person, who was causing their anger to rise. It wasn't because of his black hair or magenta eyes. His tall and slim stature or his calm, neutral facial expression, a complete contrast with the girl, wasn't the problem either.
It was the simply fact that he was a male and that he was approaching Ruby. The minds of the Xiao Long Sisters were still on a murderous note regarding Jaune, so their immediate thought was this boy was exactly that same e.g. he was a pervert who planned to lecherous things with their dear and precious baby sister.
"Hey, Ruby. Good to see ya again. Beacon treating you alright so far?" the red-haired girl asked excitedly before look at the still seated sisters. "So, are these those sisters of yours that you were talking about?"
Ruby nodded eagerly. "Yep! These are my big sisters. This is Weiss, Yang and Blake." Ruby pointed to each of her sisters in turn. The three nodded in greeting but were still wary about this duo.
The tall boy gave a small bow as he introduced himself. "Hello…my name is Lie Ren. It's a pleasure to meet you."
His polite greeting did nothing to pacify the sisters' suspicion. Every male was a pervert after all, so they couldn't trust him at all. They were already modifying their plans to murder Jaune in their minds to include Ren now. Protecting Ruby's innocence and purity was an almost sacred task to the Sisters and they would go to any extreme for her.
"And I'm Nora!" the girl said loudly, jumping onto Ren's back, wrapping her arms around his neck and pressing her cheek against his. The boy gave out a sigh at his friend's actions, his back straining a bit under her weight.
If Ren had known how much grief this small act would save him, he wouldn't have been sighing at all and the number of pancakes he cooked for Nora would have easily tripled out of sheer gratitude towards her.
This was because, on seeing this act of affection, their murder-oriented thoughts of the Sisters ground to a halt and began turning in a different direction.
So…those two are together. That means…it's perfectly fine for Ren to be friends with Ruby!
It Ren was in a committed relationship with another girl, then he wouldn't be interested in Ruby. It wasn't like all boys were perverts or anything like that. So as long as he was kind and respectful towards Ruby, they would gladly accept him being her friend.
"It's nice to meet you two." Blake said, smiling at the duo, an action which Weiss and Yang repeated. They were really happy that Ruby had managed to make some friends on her own, that she was finally breaking out of her shell.
"So…how was it that you two met with Ruby?" Weiss asked, eager to know how Ruby had gone about making friends.
At this Ruby turned around, a look of confusion on her face.
"I-I just told you guy how I met them…that it was right after I met Jaune…weren't you listening?"
Ruby's sisters looked at each other, confused as well and trying to remember what Ruby had been saying all day to them.
Flashback
Ruby watched as Jaune re-sheathed his sword after giving her a good look. It was definitely a well-made sword from what she could see and the retractable shield was pretty nifty, even if it didn't reduce the weight at all. As far as old-school classics go, it was pretty cool.
"Sooo…where are we heading?" Ruby asked, looking around. As much as she would have like to keep discussing their weapons, she wanted to catch up with her sisters soon.
"Oh, I don't know! I was following you." Jaune began to look around himself "Y-You think there might be a directory? Maybe a food court? Some kind of recognizable landmark? Maybe a- "
Jaune was cut off as a streak of white and pink slammed into him from above, knocking the blonde onto his back and kick up a good deal of dust.
When it cleared Ruby saw that a girl with short-red hair was sitting on top of Jaune chest. She had a white and black top with a metal harness around it and a pink skirt on. There was heart-shaped opening on her chest, showing off a little cleavage. She also had a silver choker with a small pink diamond that seemed to shine strangely in the sunlight.
"Geez…I guess the ground was further away then I thought. Good thing you caught me Ren." The girl scratched the back of her head and looked around. "I climbed that tree to get a better view of Beacon and try and find that directory-whatzit, but I couldn't tell the buildings apart from up there. Sorry about jumping down on you, I should have been more careful"
The girl finally looked down at Jaune and tilted her head. "Hey Ren, did you get a makeover while I was gone. Completely dyed your hair and colour contacts? That really impressive for only a few minutes. I like it, but it kinda ruins the whole 'dark loner' thing you got going on. Ohhhh, are you changing your whole image or something? You should have told me; I could have totally styled your hair!"
"Nora…' a voiced called out from the side.
"Yes Ren?" The girl replied, still looking down at Jaune.
"That's not me"
Nora turned her head to the side and Ruby followed her gaze. She jumped a little as she realized that a tall boy wearing green was now standing beside her. She didn't hear him walking behind her at all; he was as silence as a ninja or something.
Nora adopted a confused expression now. "If you're there, then who am I sitting on?"
At this point, Jaune finally got enough of his breathe and wits back to respond. He raised his left arm and held his hand towards Nora.
"J-Jaune Arc…N-nice to meet you…" Jaune spoke as best he could with someone sitting on his chest.
Nora didn't answer, instead leaning back and tapping a finger to her lips. "Jaune…Arc" Nora slowly sounded out his name. "Short, sweet and it rolls off the tongue…I like it!" She turned back to look at Ren. "Hey Ren, when we get around to getting that pet sloth, can we name it Jaune Arc? Or does Jaune-Jaune sound better?"
Ren simply shook his head. "Nora…we not getting a pet sloth. And I think it time you get off of that person"
Nora gave an enthusiastic nod before jumping off of Jaune and onto her feet. In one fluid motion, she grabbed Jaune's still outstretched hand and effortlessly lifted him off the ground. She placed him down and started vigorously shaking his hand.
"Real pleasure to meet ya, Jaune. I'm Nora Valkyrie and that tall, dark and mostly silent guy over there is my friend Lie Ren. We came to Beacon together, though we're not together-together or anything like that." She gave Jaune one last handshake before letting go and skipping over to Ren, who gave Jaune an apologetic look.
"Sorry for all this trouble. We were trying to find a directory or something, to find out where we're suppose to go.' Ren shook his head. "You would think that would be something that would have mentioned on the ride over here."
"Oh, we're looking for where to go too, we should look together. I'm Ruby Xiao Long-Rose by the way"
Ren nodded at her suggestion. "Good idea. Do you have any clues on where we should go?"
Ruby and Jaune shook their heads. They didn't know the layout of Beacon any better then Ren did.
"Well" Nora piped up, "we could try that big auditorium-looking building I saw while up the tree. Looks like everyone was headed inside of there. Someone in there should know where to go."
Ren gave Nora a look before sighing. This seemed to be common thing between them.
With Nora leading the way, they headed for the auditorium, sharing information along the way. Ruby squealed in joy when Ren and Nora showed her their weapons and she had to stop herself from stroking them. She told them about her sisters, giving a basic description of each one and stated that she hoped that they could all get along as friends at Beacon.
When they finally reached the auditorium, Ruby rushed on ahead, eager to find her siblings. Jaune ran to keep up while Ren kept walking slowly, Nora keeping stride with him. This resulted in Ruby entering the auditorium with Jaune at her side and it was only him that her sisters saw beside her.
Back in the ballroom, Ruby was perplexed. She had mentioned Ren and Nora several times over the day to her sister; she just finished retelling the story. How could they have not known who Ren and Nora were unless…
Ruby tiled her head back and narrowed her eyes, glaring down at her sisters. "Were you guys ignoring me?" her voiced carried a very dark edge to it, one that sent shivers down the Sisters' spines.
"N-No, of course not" Blake said, sweat dripping down her brow, "we were…just so excited to be at Beacon that we, ummm…"
"You were ignoring me." If there was one thing that her sisters did that really ticked her off, it was when they ignored her. They never meant to do it, it was just that sometimes they got so focused on something that Ruby just didn't receive their full attention.
Closing her eyes and balling her fists at her side, Ruby started to shake. Ren, with Nora still on his back, backed up a few steps while the three Sisters frantically looked around for anything that could calm Ruby down.
It was no use; having changed into their sleepwear and given most of their luggage over to the school, none of them had any emergency cookies on hand. With no hope of avoid Ruby's wrath, Wiess and Blake latched onto Yang, who wrapped her arms protectively around them. The three closed their eyes, waiting for the explosion of anger and destruction that their little sister was capable of.
"I'm very disappointed in you guys." Ruby's voice was so soft and calm that it took a moment for her sisters to realize what she had said and open their eyes. Ruby was still standing there, hands at her side and looking down at her sisters will a calm, yet fierce expression.
"I expect much more from you guys." she turned and pointed at Ren and Nora. "Apology to Ren and Nora right now!"
It was not a request and Yang, Weiss and Blake immediately bowed their heads towards Ruby's new friends, apologizing profusely. Both Ren and Nora could only look on with raised eyebrows, not sure of what to make of this strange situation.
"And" Ruby continued, voice and posture still commanding, "You three are going to promise to be nice to them and do your best so that we can all be friends, got that?"
The Xiao Long sisters nodded, it was an easy promise to make. Ren and Nora both seemed like nice enough people and they could put some trust in Ruby's choice of friends.
"And to Jaune as well"
The Sisters stiffened. "Ruby, I think- "Weiss started only for Ruby to cut her off
"Promise me"
"But…but…" Yang stammered.
"PROMISE!" Ruby all but shouted, leaning forward and glaring right into her older sisters' eyes.
While it was a well-known fact in Patch that Ruby was loved dearly by her sisters, few knew just how much she had her entire family wrapped around her little finger. If she asked for anything earnestly enough, her father and sisters would deny her nothing. She could have taken advantage of that and become an absolutely spoiled brat, but she instead repaid every act of love with one of her own, making her sisters treasure her even more.
Ruby's wish was thus Yang, Weiss and Blake's command, and so Operation "Kill Jaune the Arch-Pervert to save the Ruby and the World from his vile lechery and horrible fashion-sense" was now suspended indefinitely.
With that all settled, Ruby said her goodbyes to Ren and Nora, promising to meet up with them after Initiation. She got ready for bed, making a point to lay down facing the wall, away from her sisters; she was still a bit angry at them
The Xiao Long Sisters frowned at this; this meant that she wouldn't be cuddling with any of them tonight. Sadden by this lost opportunity, the three decided to get some sleep as well. It was going to be a big day after all.
Morning rose over Beacon quickly and more then one applicant cursed at not getting enough sleep. The Xiao Long Sisters were used to getting up early, having spent the last few years doing so to get in some morning training before beginning the day. With practiced grace and efficiency, the four were up and going while most of the others were still struggling to wake up.
The girls quickly got dressed and grabbed a quick breakfast while the meal-hall was mostly empty. Ruby was back to her joyful, loving self, which put her sisters at ease. Her anger rarely lasted long, but it was still hurt a little having her feel that way towards them even for a short while.
They moved onto the locker room and, finding it almost deserted except for a girl with long red-hair in the corner, got to work getting their weapons ready. They took them out of their respective lockers and took the time making sure they were tuned up and ready for action.
For Yang, her weapon was called Ember Cilica. They were a pair of shotgun gauntlets, which matched her preference of hitting her opponents with her fists. At first, she had trouble figuring out an effective firing mechanism; triggers placed in her palms were too prone to accidentally firing or breaking under the stress of her punches.
It was Ruby who suggested that she use the motion of her punches as a means to both cock and fire her weapon. This was both more reliable and greatly increased her rate of fire, since she could shoot her shotguns as fast as she could punch. This also made it easier to use her guns in close-quarters combat, giving her fiery, explosive punches that she was now famous for.
The two spent several days working out the design, fine-tuning it would only fire when she meant for it to. It was a precious memory for Yang, of how Ruby helped her use her natural strength to gain even more power.
For Blake, her weapon was called Gambol Shroud. It consisted of a bladed sheath and a duel blade-gun combo. The gun was an automatic machine-pistol that could utilize elemental dust rounds, which she could also use with her Semblance. She could wield both sheath and sword together, using them with her agility and dexterity to attack from multiple angles.
When her sword was shifted into gun mode, the blade folded back and formed a sickle design. For a long time, she tried to find a way to use this alongside her other weapon forms, but outside of turning her gun around and swinging it in close quarters, which her sword would be better at, she was at an dead end.
That was until Ruby suggested that she tied a string of cloth to it and swing it around. This turned the pistol into a kusarigama, which greatly expanded Blake's reach. They spent many days and nights, researching which fabric would be strong enough and testing various lengths to find the right one for her.
It was a precious memory for Blake, of how Ruby helped her expand her horizons and add more to her repertoire of skills.
With Weiss, her weapon was Myrtenaster, whose default form was that of a rapier. It was an elegant weapon, which matched Weiss perfectly. She needed an straight and precise weapon to match her fighting and used her skill with Dust-manipulation to give her great versatility in battle.
She had difficulty at first at integrating the Dust-mechanics into the weapon effectively. Simply placing the Dust containers static along the hilt worked, but it didn't give her the control she wanted. She poured over her weapon and her blueprints of it, her perfectionist tendencies not letting her stop until she got what she wanted.
With only a single look, Ruby had suggested that she tried a revolver mechanism to contain her Dust vials, using a gun hammer to activate the Dust when it spun into position. It gave her more control and options without overtly complicating or weighting down her weapon.
Weiss had given Ruby a big kiss before they both got to work, remaking her weapon to make it more suitable for her. It was a precious memory, of Ruby helping her see outside the box to solve a problem.
A Huntress's weapon was an extension of her own soul, so it was no surprise really that each of the Xiao Long Sisters' weapon contained a bit of Ruby in them. Their little sister was, after all, one of the biggest and most important aspect of their lives. She spent almost as much time caring for and tinkering with their weapons as she did her own, constantly adding in new features and additions.
When the three were done with their own preparation, Ruby did her own once over of their weapons; it was very much like an instructor going over the work of her students. She was the weapon expert of the family and she wasn't about to let her sisters go out with their weapons poorly maintained.
It was only when she was satisfied that everything was in working order that she went to retrieve her own weapon. She was so focused on Crescent Rose and what sort of tune up it would need for Initiation that she didn't notice the tall red-hair girl until she walked right into her.
This would have been a small incident if it wasn't for their height difference. Because of that, Ruby ended up running head-first into the girl's chest.
She tried to stop herself by placing her hands in front of her, but once again Ruby found her face buried in another girl's cleavage. As strange as it was, this was something Ruby was used to; her head had been pressed against her sisters' chests more times then she could count. While it couldn't compare, this bust was quite nice; they were large, soft, supple and with the faint fragrance of spiced pumpkin.
It took Ruby a few seconds to fully understand that this was a stranger and not one of her sisters. She quickly pulled her head out and started apologizing profusely. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry"
The girl's green eyes looked on with complete shock. Her arms were lifted up to her sides, her hands clenched tightly under a pair of elbow-length red gloves. Even with her bronze armour on, it was pretty clear that her whole body was tense.
"I-It's, ummm…no problem?" the girl finally said, her voice shaking and uncertain. "Can you…maybe…l-let go now?"
Ruby looked down and finally noticed that she had placed her hands in front of her to stop her collision, which meant that she was now groping this girl's chest. She removed her hands lightning fast and took several steps back, continuing her apologies.
Weiss noticed the commotion and quickly walked over to make sure Ruby was alright. She quickly surmised that Ruby was neither hurt nor in any real trouble, so she started to examine this new girl. As she looked her over, one thought became very clear.
"This girl…has an amazing rack…" Weiss may have been the prim and proper one, but her mind could still fall into the gutter sometime. Looking over this girl's figure, she could have sworn that she had seen her face, and bust, somewhere before.
"I know where I've seen you before!" Weiss exclaimed, snapping her finger. Both Ruby and the girl turned towards her, the red-head wincing. She seemed to know what Weiss was about to say and didn't want to hear it.
"You're the one on every new box of Pumpkin Pete's cereal!"
The girl just stared at her, her mouth falling open. That was where she recognized her from? One of the more minor product promotions she had done. Had they not heard of her record-breaking victory at the Mistral Regional Tournaments? It was all over the major CCT news networks. Did they live out in the boonies or something?
The case was that one of Ruby's favorite shows just so happened to be on at the same time the Mistral Regionals were being aired; which one to watch had been no choice at all.
She took several deep breathes and calmed herself. This was fine; she had come to Beacon to get away from her fame. This is what she wanted, the chance to meet with people without her reputation getting in the way, but it was still odd for her not be immediately be showered with praise and platitudes; at least those directed at her status as a champion.
"My name is…Pyrrha" she decided to leave out her last name for the moment. "It's…nice to meet you"
Yang and Blake walked up to the group and were quickly filled in on what happened. After a quip from Yang about Ruby looking where she was going, the four introduced themselves.
"But man," Yang said, eyeing Pyrrha up, "Pumpkin Pete's? They only put famous athletes and cartoon characters on the box, right?"
Pyrrha scratched her head, not sure of what to say. She couldn't deny that she was the one of Pumpkin Pete's, but she didn't want to reveal exactly who she was. Despite how it began, this was probably the most normal interactive with other people that she had experienced in a long time.
Blake noticed her indecision and stepped in. "Hey, how about you tell us all about it after Initiation? There a new café that just opened up downtown; I heard they serve great tea. We could all go together and get to know each other."
Blake understood that there were somethings you didn't want to talk about right away and that it was better to take things slowly.
Pyrrha looked over at Blake before nodding. "That…sounds lovely" A small, but genuine smile appeared on her face.
Ruby smiled as she retrieved her weapon, glad that everything seemed to be going well. She didn't know what she had been worried about; making friends was easier then she though.
Speaking of friends, she noticed Jaune enter the locker room, a piece of paper in his hands.
"Hey Jaune! Over here" she called out.
Pyrrha noticed that three Xiao Long sisters all stiffen at hearing that name and they slowly turned their heads towards him, glaring all the while. The blonde boy noticed the group and walked over to them. Ruby enthusiastically greeted him and proceeded to introduce her sisters and Pyrrha to him.
"Hello there' Jaune said, moving close to Weiss, "Name Jaune. Jaune Arc. What do you say to us getting to know each other better? You could join my team; it would be pretty great I think.
Weiss back a step away from him, not sure at how to response. Behind Jaune's back, Yang clenched her fists tightly while a low hiss emanated from Blake at what was happening to her dear twin.
"My God! Does this guy have no shame" the Sisters thought collectively, "First coming on to Ruby and now this? His sexual appetite is endless; the worst kind of man." If it wasn't for there promise to Ruby, they would have kicked his ass all over the school.
Pyrrha hesitantly spoke up. "Actually, I think that teams at Beacon are composed of 4 people each so…"
"Well then…" Jaune started before Ruby interrupted him.
"Sorry Jaune but the four us are going to be on a team together." Ruby stepped up to Jaune "We're a family you know; and family sticks together.
Her silver eyes suddenly darken and her voice gained a hard-edge.
'And no one is taking them from me…" she said in a loud whisper.
Jaune and Pyrrha could only blink several times, not sure of how to response as Ruby immediately started smiling brightly again. The young girl didn't fully realize what she had done and to her she hadn't uttered a threat or anything, only a fact; a fact that she wanted her new friend to fully understand.
'O-okay. Well…I suppose that I should get going…" Pyrrha started to turn and walk away. Meeting Ruby and her sisters was definitely a unique experience for her; one that she wasn't entirely sure how to classify.
"H-hey wait" Jaune cried, "if you play for cards right, you could-"
Jaune's reached out to grab her shoulder, not with any great force; he just wanted her to stay for a moment. His hand barely touched her, his fingers only lightly contacting her bare skin.
That was enough. With lightning fast reflexes, Pyrrha spun around and brandished her weapon. Her spear extended and with expert precision, she stabbed in right above his shoulder, catching the hoodie with the tip. Pulling the trigger, the rifle section at end fired, sending Jaune flying across the room and pinning him to the wall next to the door.
Silence filled the room as the Xiao Long Sisters stared at the immobile and stunned Jaune before slowly turning to look at Pyrrha. The calm, focus expression she wore while preforming that maneuver turned into shock and horror as she realized what she had done.
"I-I-I…. I'm sorry. I'M SORRY!" Dashing forward, Pyrrha grabbed her weapon and ran out of the room, crying out her apology all the while.
Weiss, Blake and Yang simply tilted their heads at all this. They had to admit, that was a bit of an extreme reaction. They worried for a moment if it was safe to be around her, before remembering that Ruby had practically groped her and yet she didn't lash out. It was probably because it was Jaune, the Arch-Pervert, and her body reacted simply to being touched by such pure evil.
It also brought up an interesting idea. While they had promised Ruby that they would be nice to Jaune, which generally precluded them from viciously murdering him, there was nothing against getting someone else to do the righteous deed.
The elder sisters exited the locker room, plans on how to orchestrate Jaune's downfall without dirtying their own hands swirling in their minds. They spared the still stunned boy a less then friendly grin, seeing his current state as being nothing less then what he deserved.
Ruby stayed behind a moment and helped Jaune up.
"Why does this keep happening. I though that all girls looked for in a guy was confidence." Jaune said dejectedly as he got to his feet.
"Well, simply being confident isn't going to make people like you" Ruby answered. "You have to be kind and understanding and just a good person overall"
Ruby looked at Jaune, the intensity in her silver eyes giving him pause
"But…more then anything…you just have to be yourself. If it's meant to be, then you being you will be just what they need. And, with some luck, they'll be what you need; be it as a friend or something more. It will be…perfect in the end."
Ruby smiled, not the bright smile of an excited kid, but one that was filled with gentle calmness and even wisdom. "It worked out for me, though maybe I just got really lucky."
Ruby turned and left the room, hurrying to catch up with her sisters, leaving Jaune even more confused over what exactly to make of this girl and her family.
Ruby caught up with her sisters outside and the four began walking towards the exam site. They were pretty early, so they should have plenty of time to scout out the area and get a feel for what the exam might be.
"This exam should be mostly focused on killing Grimm, but we could be made to fight the other applicants." Blake mused aloud.
"But we're also being formed into teams, so it should also be about how well we work together" Yang added. "Hey Weiss, what do you thin-"
Like a bolt of white lightening, Weiss suddenly took off running down the pathway. She jumped forward and slid across the ground, grabbing something as she went. She stopped after a few feet of sliding and laid still, face down in the dirt.
Her sisters stood silently, staring at her still form.
Weiss leap back onto her feet and spun around to face her sisters, her face covered in dirt.
"I got it!" she exclaimed, smiling brightly and held up two fingers. In-between them was a slightly dirty two-lien coin.
"Geez Weiss" Yang groaned, "I doubt that's going to be absolutely vital for you 'build-the- biggest-company-in-the-world' fund."
'Besides, you could have just walked up to get it" Blake added.
"And let someone else run up and take it? I think not." Weiss pulled out a small but bulging coin-purse from her jacket and deposited the coin within. "All great things come from small beginnings and the Xiao Long Dust Company will be no different."
She then pulled out a handkerchief and started wiping off her face. She tapped a finger against her coat and sent a bit of Aura into it. Black patterns suddenly appeared across her white coat and dress, the gravity Dust she had woven into it reacting to her Aura. All the dirt that covered her clothes was drawn to a handful of specific points across the coat, coalescing into small balls. After a few seconds, the dirt balls were launched away a few inches, landing on the ground and leaving Weiss looking completely clean again.
This was Weiss's self-cleaning clothing. It was only a prototype, requiring frequent tune-ups and adjustments, but was still an amazing piece of Dust technology. It was sure to be the first hot product of the Xiao Long Dust Company, taking the Dust and Fashion worlds by storm.
But first she had to graduate as a top Huntress and launch a successful music career first before she found her business. There was a lot of work to do…
Weiss's sisters walked to her, shaking their heads. She could be such a magpie at times, picking up anything shiny and hording it away; she was almost as bad as Blake in that regard. It meant that the others had to be pretty careful with their loose change, least it finds its way into Weiss's 'fund'.
Yang frowned while looking at Weiss and snatched the handkerchief from her hand. Licking the corner of it, she proceeded to wipe of some dirt from her face that she had missed.
Weiss didn't try to stop her, simply letting her big sister fuss over her. If was a bit annoying and embarrassing, but it was something she could easily forgive them for. That was why she did what she did; the prototype Dust clothes, the penny-pinching, the plans to found and run a successful business. It was for her family.
Family was the most important thing there was and she would do anything for them. She would repay her Debt to them, no matter what.
This chapter is a bit shorter then the previous ones, due to me deciding to split this chapter into two parts. I wanted to get something out and this seemed to be a good spot for a cut. I hope to get the next part finished fairly soon.
People have been speculating on what the girls' weapons will be and I hadn't thought too much on making them different, beside adding a few extras on them. Blake has a machine-pistol as her range-weapon now, with both semi-auto and full auto options for more firepower. I have altered Weiss's weapon a good deal, with it now having a second form that will be shown next chapter. Others features will be shown off later, namely at the fight at the docks, though if any of you have ideas for what would be cool additions for RWBY's weapons, feel free to share.
For JNPR, Jaune and Ren's appearances are the same. Nora has two bracelets and a choker around her neck while Pyrrha is wearing long gloves. The purpose of these will be revealed next chapter. Their weapons are the same, though with Ruby around, changes could be made to them over time, so give any suggestions for upgrades to JNPR's weapons.
For pairings, I'm still not completely set on a single course. It seems like people are pretty split on Pollination vs RWBYxJNPR. I'll let it simmer a bit more before making a final decision. So, post your feeling on whether for it to go with Pollination or some sort of combination with JNPR. If you have specific pairings in mind, let me know. However, there will be no inter-RWBY pairings like WhiteRose or Bumblebee. My idea is the girls love each other equally, so Ruby deciding she loves Weiss more then Blake or Yang won't work in this context. There will be plenty of one-on-on moments between the girls, building on their individual relationships with one another.
For explicitness, I have never intended to write a full sex scene or anything like that. At most it would be implying that they had sex but cut-away before it got serious. For Pollination, nothing romantic would begin to happen until at least Vol.3. For JNPR, if it is Pollination, I will do something different with them. They will be an important part of the story, as I do like them a lot, though I promise to keep the main focus on RWBY.
That's all for now. I hope to get the next part up soon and have a clear idea of where to go with the pairing by then. I want to take my readers feelings into account but the final decision is mine to make. Even if it isn't want you wanted, I hope you'll keep reading and supporting this story. So please, leave a review or PM and tell me what you think.