The next morning, Ruby got out of bed, walked to her locker, and grabbed Crescent Rose. Something she'd hope would be a routine instead of a one-day thing. That was, if she passed the initiation.
"So, are you nervous about initiation?" Yang asked.
"Nope, no boring small talk or social awkwardness," Ruby said confidently. "Today. I get to let my sweetheart do the talking." She started to literally coddle her weapon
Yang gave her a look. "You know we have to work in teams, right?"
"That's no big deal," Ruby said. "I'll just pair up with you."
"Well," Yang said uncomfortably. "Actually, I was thinking-"
Ruby interrupted her with a stern look. "Yang Xiao Long, my big sister," she said. "Are you insinuating that you do not wish to be on the same team as me?"
"No," Yang said. "I just think it would be a good idea to meet new people, you know? Break out of you shell?"
"What the-? I don't ever want to break out of my shell!" Ruby said.
"Meeting new people will help you grow up," Yang tried. It was something new.
"I don't need people to help me grow up," Ruby argued. "I drink milk!"
Yang decided to give up on arguing. It was impossible to reason with her when she got like this.
Jaune walked by. "No way I put my stuff in locker 625," he moaned. "I would have remembered having to count that high."
"So, Pyrrha," he overheard Weiss saying. He did have a mild crush on her. "Do you want to join my team?"
"Sure, why not?" Pyrrha smiled. "It sounds fun."
Jaune walks up to Weiss. "You know who else is fun?" he asked. "Me. Now, I'm not supposed to do this, but I think I could pull a few strings, talk to some people. What do you say, Ice Princess?"
Weiss glared at him. "As if."
"I'll team up with you if you want," Pyrrha suggested.
Jaune immediately, and almost comically, changed from talking to Weiss to talking to Pyrrha. "You don't say?" Jaune smiled.
"I think they allow teams of four," Pyrrha said.
"Spots are filling up quick," Jaune said to Weiss. "Now, I'm not supposed to do this, but maybe I can get you in."
"Do you have any idea who you were talking to?" Weiss asked, her glare blistering.
"Not a clue," Jaune replied, blissfully unaware.
"This is Pyrrha Nikos, she graduated top of her class at Atlas," Weiss said, angry.
"Where?" Jaune asked.
Weiss tried again. "She is ranked number one in sparing, One time, she won three championship medals in a row."
"The what?" Jaune asked, confused.
Weiss lost her nerve. "She is on EVERY box of Crunchy Marshmallow Fun Puffs Cereal!" Weiss screamed at the top of her lungs.
Finally, Jaune recognized her. "Oh! That's you?! They only reserve there boxes for world class athletes and comic book heroes!" Jaune became a total fan boy.
Pyrrha looked amused. "Yes I am," she said smugly. "But that the cereal is not good for you, though."
Weiss leans close to Jaune. "Do you really think you have a chance with her?" she asked.
"No," he said, disappointed. "I guess not."
"I would love to be on a team with you," Pyrrha suddenly said to him. Weiss looked utterly horrified.
"That's great. Weiss, want to join our team?" Jaune asked.
All Weiss said was, "Pyrrha help!"
Pyrrha threw a spear at Jaune, leaving him hanging with his hood impaled on the wall. Ruby walked up to Jaune.924Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8Ql9hXdLw
"What did I do wrong?" Jaune sputtered. "My dad always told me all women look for is confidence."
Ruby smiled, tearing the spear out of the wall. "Maybe Ice Princess wasn't the best line," she giggled.
After breakfast and a quick break, everyone arrived at the cliff just outside the Emerald Forest. Ruby looked over at Yang "So, what do you think our mission is?" she asked.
Yang smiles. "Well, I don't know, but it will be fun," she said. "Also, try to make some friends, my milk drinking sister. Besides, this is better."
At the sound of that said out loud, Ruby blushed a brighter red than her hood, if possible.924Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSIJZAlKq0
