NOTE: I do not own either RWBY or Kill la Kill. RWBY belongs to the late Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth, and Kill la Kill belongs to studio TRIGGER…

The way up to the academy was tiresome to most people. Most who reached the top were breathing heavily, trying to catch some air in their lungs. Some, of course, didn't show such exhaustion, but they had...reasons for why.

These were the unlucky ones: the ones that couldn't catch the tram in time before they missed it or-as was more likely-before it was full to the brim with students. These were the ones that struggled everyday to reach their classes in time. Some woke early, others ran up, and a few even used some more questionable methods to beat the clock.

This happened everyday, because they knew. They all knew that if they didn't get to class before the time was up even a little too frequently. They would never be coming back to class ever again...even if certain "accidents" did happen on the way up…

However, today something was rather...off about the throng of students walking through the gate that day. It wasn't that they seemed agitated, furious, or rebellious-that would end up receiving some very painful retribution. It wasn't depression or fear either, the students of the academy had long gotten used to the fact that "certain" things happened within the school walls that should never be said outside of them...

...No, it came from one small point in the crowd: a single girl to be specific. In terms of physical appearance, she had pale skin, silver eyes, and black hair that turned a shade of red as it fell down just slightly past her jawline. In conjunction, she also didn't wear the school uniform nearly all the others were wearing, instead having on a gothic-styled outfit-completely black, with red trimming-similarly colored boots, a belt around her waist with a metal buckle that gave the appearance of a rose. And, most notably, a large, red cloak wrapped around her neck and shoulders.

Her name was Ruby Rose...and she honestly had no idea how she had gotten here just a day ago.

She would've been at Beacon Academy, getting some much needed rest after the Grimm attack in the middle of the city, or even doing some homework if she could. Instead, she had woken up in the middle of a shoddy alleyway down in the shantytown yesterday, with no recollection of the night before.

She had ended up coming here, wondering where in Remnant she was. But discovered two things…

...She was not in Remnant anymore…

...and that she was going to become a student at this place.

Back then, she would've been confused, scared, and even a little angry or frustrated, but she was simply tired. So here she was, standing in the middle of the crowd...with her eyes focused on what hanged above the gate today in shock.

It was a boy-most likely a student-with large curly hair. His naked body, somewhat unfit and stocky, was covered in bruises and cuts from head to toe. Wrapped around his neck by simple rope was a wooden sign with black, alien lettering.

Though she had never seen such lettering before, her mind could still decipher it into a specific line: "This is a naked pig who dared to defy Honnoji Academy. As such, justice was dealt."

She wanted to go home the moment she saw that. But, considering the circumstances she was in, Home technically didn't exist anymore. Shaken, she swallowed and took her first steps into Honnoji Academy…

...Into her new school...and new home...right?

Crimson Incandescence.

She walked into the classroom, and as soon as she did, she felt the eyes of every student in the class shoot over to her.

She swallowed. She knew the reason was because she wasn't wearing a uniform, but what could she do, she didn't think that they would give her one right away! She couldn't help it if she didn't have anything remotely proper to wear! Her head clunked onto the desk as soon as she sat in it, only having her hearing to tell her what was happening around her.

"Is that a new girl?"

"Is she stupid or something?

"-Will she be alright by the end of the day?"

"I feel bad for her…"

"I'll be leaving early, that's for sure."

The whispers echoed throughout her mind. That body at the front gate...is that what they meant? Would she be beaten and killed and left to hang for everyone in school to see as soon as they walked under the front door? The thought sent a shiver down her spine...she didn't want to end up like that, she wanted to go back home-where her sister and friends were at.

But now...this was home...at least as far as she knew…

As her thoughts went on, she heard the door slide open. Though she didn't raise her head up to see who it was, the distinct voice of a middle aged man caught her attention and she looked up. Standing at the front of the class was a man with blue hair, a stubble, unremarkable clothing, and...were those aviator sunglasses? She almost would've kept looking-wondering why a teacher would want sunglasses on in a barely lit class like this-when her eyes shifted to the girl right next to him.

Her eyes were blue, with a strange gear-like shape surrounding the pupil. They went well with her hair, which was a simple black hair color, and had a red highlight sweeping around her bangs. Her clothes consisted of a black and white jacket over a white button-up shirt with a red ribbon around the neck, a miniskirt like the rest if darker in color, and white sneakers. Finally, on her back was a large white case...which made her curious at its sight. What exactly did it hold inside?

The expression on her face pretty much stated that she could care less about being in class, and would rather be somewhere else. However, as Ruby could notice instantly, the girl was beginning to stare at her like the rest of the class earlier-a look of curiosity on her face.

The teacher turned to the chalkboard and started to write down in the strange lettering she saw from...from...you know what, let's just forget about that. He finished writing and turned back to the students as he moved out of the way for everyone to read. She quickly looked through the lettering and caught two names: Ryuko Matoi and...Ruby Rose?

Me?

"Miss Rose, may you please rise and come forward."

"Ah! Yes!"

She rose out of her seat and walked between the desks until she was standing right next to the other girl-who's name she could deduce as "Ryuko Matoi". The teacher, standing right next to them, adjusted his sunglasses as he started to speak to the rest of the class.

"This is Ryuko Matoi, who has transferred into Second Year Class K today…" He motioned towards Ryuko, who didn't say anything. "...and this is Ruby Rose, who will be starting school here at Honnoji Academy for the first time."

The crowd of students only descended into more conversations as he said this. She glanced over to the other girl, who was looking at her, and waved meekly with a whispered "Hi". The girl blinked, before a voice echoed out from the class.

"Ryuko! Ryuko! Over here, over here! This desk is free!"

She looked at the source of the voice. It was a girl-almost unremarkable in how she looked, with bowl cut short brown hair and eyes. The only thing that was catching her off guard was the massive grin on her face, which was a far cry from the rest of the gloomy-looking class.

She continued to speak loudly, while Ruby herself could hear a small conversation come from Ryuko and the teacher.

"Oh."

"You know each other?"

"I wouldn't say that we're acquaintances, exactly…"

"Well, that's how Mankanshoku is. That'll be your seat then."

"Okay...what about her." She pointed a finger at Ruby.

"Oh! I'm a...I'm sitting on the other side of that desk…" She stammered, Ryuko blinked again, before shrugging her shoulders and walked over to her desk.

Ruby stood there like a log-only moving as she heard the teacher tell her "You can sit down now." She jumped slightly, before rushing over to her desk and taking a seat. As soon as she did, the other girl turned her head and looked at them with a huge smile.

"I'm Mako Mankanshoku! Well, I'll be! You're a transfer student, huh? And you're new…" She craned her head forward as she nodded towards Ruby. "Nice to meet you both!"

The two of them shared a glance with each other, wondering how someone could be so chipper in this place, before the girl named Ryuko turned and asked a question.

"That boy you said was killed by the student council, was that him out front?"

"Right, right! That kinda thing happens all the time, so don't worry about it!"

Ryuko's face changed to a scowl, while Ruby's thoughts from earlier came back. This happens all the time, but why would they do that!?

Before she could think further on it though, the teacher began the lesson for today's class. She decided to push back her thoughts for now and focus on the class for now. As she did, though, she heard something in Mako's direction.

She looked over, and saw Mako rapidly wolfing down a lunchbox or sorts, before she just as rapidly fell asleep. Ryuko looked over, and instantly went slack-jawed.

"She's already asleep!"

"How?"

Where did she run off to…

"Ryuko!"

She stepped to the side as Mako flew past her, slamming face first into the ground, rolling, and finally slamming into a series of garbage cans. Only taking a glance into her direction (and seeing that she was completely fine) Ryuko continued on to her destination, pushing the door outside opening and walking out to the main field of the school.

"Why'd you dodge me, Ryuko?!" Mako ran up until her pace was the same as hers, Ryuko-still looking around for her main target-sighed.

"It's normal to dodge something that comes flying from out of nowhere, isn't it?"

The girl let out a vexed grunt. "I was just going to give my bestie a hug!"

"Bestie?"

"Well, we're desk neighbors, so I just want us to get along, okay!"

"Yeah, yeah…" She slowly started to tune Mako out as she looked across the field for the person she was looking for. Needless to say, it didn't take long to spot her…

...A mop of short black hair that turned a dark red at the tips went rather well with her silver colored eyes. Her clothes were inexplicably gothic, with a black and red trimmed color scheme that stood out particularly against the white and light blue uniforms everyone else wore. In particular, the most odd addition to her outfit was the red cloak wrapped around her shoulders that was hampered somewhat by being under a rather big backpack.

She didn't know if the girl was cosplaying or something like that, but if she was dressed like that...could she know something?

Either way, I've found you, Ruby Rose…

"Ah! Ryuko, quick! Bow! Bow!"

Before she knew what was happening, Ryuko felt herself get yanked down by Mako until she was pretty much kneeling beneath her. Quickly she looked around to see what was going on, and noticed that nearly every other student was bowing.

"Why'd you pull me down!?"

"Sorry! Sorry! I don't want you to get in trouble on your first day here!"

"Alright then...What's going on, exactly?"

"Yeah, what's going on?"

Ryuko nearly jumped out of her skin as her head whipped around to see Ruby right next to her, an expression of curiosity on her face. "How'd you get over here!?"

"Huh? I ran over…"

"That was too fast!"

"Shhh!" The two went quiet as Mako silenced them. Taking a glance at each other, the two of them looked out to one end of the row and spotted a single figure making their way down a flight of stairs…

...He was gargantuan, to say the least. A massive hulk of rugged muscle that could intimidate all that he walked by. His skin was much darker than a large majority of the student body, which contrasted well with his blonde smoothed hair and large eyebrows. He walked in the middle of the crowd of people that bowed to him, and nearly everyone that he walked past seemed to go pale for a split second before color returned to their face.

Ryuko looked up at Mako. "He a bigshot?"

"Yep, That's Ira Gamagoori, the Disciplinary Committee Chairman!"

"Disciplinary Committee?"

"Yeah, he's one of the Four Elites on the student council."

"I met him yesterday…"

"Huh?" Ryuko turned to the girl by her side. Ruby was looking at Gamagoori with a rather intimidated, yet familiar expression.

"He was the one that greeted me when I entered the school grounds, and showed me around when I was told I would be attending the academy."

The gigantic beast of a student walked past them, and as he did Ryuko couldn't help but wonder why he seemed a little different from the rest.

"So what makes him so special?"

"He's a Third-Star."

"Third-Star?"

"Yep, compared to us No-Stars, he's a whole three ranks above us."

"No-Star?" Ryuko was honestly dumbfounded by all the terminology being dropped on her, and from a quick look to Ruby, it was clear she was as confused as she was. Mako nonetheless continued on, regardless of their confusion…

"Our school uniforms have amazing superhuman powers, making them incredible when you own one. They're called Goku-Uniforms and they go from One-Star to Three-Star, which is the top of the ladder in the school."

"So the Three-Stars are the strongest here?" Ruby asked.

"No, That would be Satsuki Kiryuin, who bestows Goku uniforms in accordance with a student's abilities. Long story short, our uniforms are awesome! Did you understand all that?"

No, no she did not, but she did catch on one small part of her little discription…

"So the biggest one here is that student council president?" Mako nodded in response. Ryuko frowned...seemed like she had her work cut out for her once again.

Before she could speak up, though, a bright light suddenly started shining from the same direction that Gamagoori came from. The three of them looked up to see the source: a young woman walking down the stairs.

The girl had long hair that reached nearly all the way down her back, and rather...large eyebrows currently furrowed. She was rather slim, with white clothes that stood out from the rest of the school uniforms. She could almost compare it more to a business suit than anything else.

Ryuko glared at her. "Is that the president?"

"Yep, that's Satsuki Kiryuin!"

That was all she needed to hear…

Without a moment's hesitation, she stepped out to block her way.

"What are you doing!?" She heard Ruby sputter out. She ignored it as she turned to face the Student Council President.

"So, you're the queen bee in this school huh?" The girl stopped mid step, and opened her eyes-blue, piercing eyes-to look at her. "I have a few questions I'd like to discuss with you…"

Instantly, she was surrounded by several students-all clean cut, with bowl-shaped black hair and a lighter shade of blue than the rest. All of them were scowling at her…

"You bitch, Who the hell do you think you are!?"

They all jumped her...only to be swatted away by the large guitar case on her back. Cracking it open, she stuck her hand into the open handle of what was inside, pulling it out and twirling it before pointing it at Satsuki. Everyone nearby stared in shock as they got a full look at what she held: a large red scissor blade.

Satsuki blinked at the sight of the blade. Something which Ryuko spotted instantly...meaning she had to be familiar with the weapon!

To the side, Mako's hands were cupped to her cheeks as she looked at the blade, while Ruby's eyes were a mix of disbelief and...were those hearts?

"It's a huge scissor!"

"So cool…" Ruby seemed to trail off.

"Right. It's one half of a giant pair of scissors. I'm looking for who has the other half...and from the way you looked at this, prez, I'm guessing you're shocked to see this here, huh!?"

Her eyes narrowed. "And if I have?"

A switch went off in Ryuko's head. "How you said that...You have the second half, don't you!"

She charged her, sprinting up towards the stairs with the blade pointed towards her. Leaping forward, she prepared herself to thrust forward (the fact that she was holding a sword in her hand be damned) when…

"Tek! Ken! Fun! Sai!"

She felt something massive slam into her, and without a seconds notice she was flying, slamming into several unfortunate saps on the way through before she slammed into the ground...hard.

Everyone's jaw dropped...especially Ruby's. Her mind in total disbelief, she looked at the newcomer at the foot of the stairs. Satsuki also noticed him, and instantly recognized who it exactly was.

"Fukuroda."

"Yes, ma'am-" He answered. "-Boxing Club Fukuroda Takaharu. Please allow me to get rid of this trash for you, m'lady!"

"Do what you want."

Almost as if on cue, Ryuko burst through the crowd and swung at Takaharu, only for him to deflect it with his...massive glove. Ryuko skidded back as her other hand reached for the handle to her scissor.

"The hell! Is that glove made of iron!?"

"Do you not even comprehend what uniform this is?"

"Huh? What uniform!?"

"These gloves and trunks, These are a boxers uniform! In addition to the Athleticism-Augmenting Two-Star uniform granted to me by Lady Satsuki. A glove imbued with Life-Fibers will make that glove as strong as steel!"

"So that all just means I don't need to hold my punches then!" Ryuko said as she shifted to the sharpened side of her blade. Takaharu grit his teeth…

"Pull your punches!? How dare you underestimate me!"

He punched forward with his left, and the glove suddenly split into many smaller gloves. They shot straight towards Ryuko, slamming into her with a force she would almost compare to a truck. As each hit reached their mark, Takaharu screamed out his attack, the gloves doing exactly as he yelled. It wasn't until he yelled out for an uppercut that the fight finally-and brutally-finished. Ryuko slammed into the ground, covered in lumps and bruises from being battered constantly.

Everyone, save Fukuroda and Satsuki, stared in stunned silence-barely even noticing the rain that began to fall from the sky. The silence permeated the air until Satsuki herself finally spoke up.

"Pathetic, you looked like you would be amusing, but you don't even know how to wield that scissor properly…" She started to walk away, and at this action, life seemed to return to Ryuko.

"Stop right there! You know something, I can tell-"

"Silence, Fool!"

A dropkick from Takaharu was the response she got. "You have no right to address Lady Satsuki directly, worm!"

As Ryuko fell to the ground, her world started to go dark. For a second, she thought that sleep wasn't that bad of an idea...until she heard "Confiscate that scissor."

Not a chance in hell, you bitch!

She stood up and glared at the guy in front of her. "Go fuck yourself! This blade I won't ever give up to anyone...not a chance in hell!" She swung down at Takaharu, only to miss completely and earn a mocking laugh from the bastard.

"You think a swing that easy to see will hit! You must be a dumbass!" He started forward for a finishing blow...only to trip and fall on his face. Seeing the opportunity, Ryuko started to sprint away from him. If she could only make it to the gate…

...However, her effort was in vain. Several One-Stars instantly formed a row in front of her blocking her path. She skidded to a stop and looked around as she saw that she was completely surrounded...and Takaharu was getting back up.

He sneered. "Ha, fool! Did you really think we'll let you escape that easily, we've had idiots like you before!" He stood up and started straight for her. Ryuko raised her scissor blade, taking quick glances around her to see if there was an opening...any opening…

...But it was in vain. She really was trapped…

...That's when the sound of a gunshot rang out.

Everyone turned their head toward the sound, but it was too late. Not even Takaharu could react as a red blur whipped right past his head. The only thing that they could discern from it was a distinct voice that got louder upon approach.

"IIII'MMM SSSSOOOOO SSSSSOOOORRRRRRRRYYYYY AAAAABBBBOOOUUUTTTT TTTTTHHHHHIIIIISSSSSS!"

Ryuko couldn't even see it as a pair of black, red heeled boots planted themselves straight into her face. She barely realized what had happened as she started to fly over the One-Stars and toward the gate, and as she rolled across the ground, she could barely raise her head as she looked towards the source of her momentary flight.

Ruby was kneeling where she originally was. In her hands-held just above her-was a large, mechanical scythe. The color was a vivid red and complete black, the blade sharp looking enough to cut through wood. Ryuko stared at the unorthodox weapon in awe...where did she get one of those!?

Her interference wasn't only noticed by Ryuko. Takaharu stared slack-jawed as he wondered how this girl managed to smuggle something like this into the school. Mako once again had her cheeks cupped in her hands, however her eyes were shining-like she had just found a coin in the middle of the road on a lucky day. The other No-Stars and One-Stars were all wide-eyed, absolutely blown away by how a petite girl like Ruby could hold such a massive weapon…

...Out of everyone there, however, Satsuki was the most composed of them all. She narrowed her eyes as she looked more closely at the person who was helping Ryuko escape. "Ruby Rose…"

Ruby's head shot up, her eyes focused on Ryuko.

"Run now, here's your chance!"

For a moment, Ryuko was confused at what she was saying...then she remembered what she was originally going to do, and instantly made a break for the gate.

As she reached the gate, a guy on a bike came up around the corner. With no time to waste she bumped him off of his bike and started the engines. "Sorry, I'll return it later!" She revved the engine and turned around, driving away from Honnoji in record time…

...Back at the gate, the man yelled at her. "Hey, what about my orders!"

Just as quickly as she left, she drove back around, dropping the food right next to her, before high-tailing it out of there.

"Run now, here's your chance!"

She yelled in the direction of the bloody and battered Ryuko, who blinked in confusion, before recognizing what she was saying, and began to high-tail it out of there.

It was then that Fukuroda realized he was gonna let his prey get away if he kept gawking. quickly he began to chase after Ryuko…

"Oi, wait a minute! We're not done here, get back here you indignant bi-"

He didn't get to finish. Ruby started swinging her scythe until it was in line with Takaharu's path, and just as the angle was right enough, she pulled the trigger on her scythe…

...A gun round flew out of the very end of the weapon. The various One-Stars that were in the path of the gun (at point blank range) barely managed to dodge as the round flew right past them and straight into the wall several feet away. The round also managed to propel the momentum of Ruby's swing hard enough that as soon as it hit Takaharu's glove, Takaharu would skid on the ground several feet before stopping.

Without a second thought, Ruby looked back at the gate. Ryuko was far gone (though strangely there was a man and some food there) and was more than likely hiding low for now. Ruby sighed in relief, before turning back towards Takaharu…

...He was furious, that much was certain. He glared at her with wide, enraged eyes and his teeth grit together. For a second, Ruby thought that his teeth were maybe even grinding...as she heard several low growls coming from him.

Ruby swallowed, before she spun her weapon over her until it was embedded into the ground-the gun pointed directly at Takaharu…

"You little bitch...How dare you interfere in the affairs of Honnoji Academy and Lady Satsuki! M'lady-" He turned towards Satsuki. "Please permit me to smash this little runt into the ground!"

Satsuki was silent. Everyone waited for an answer from her, but it didn't come right away. Though many were unable to see it, Ruby-with her eyes having been trained to see things across incredibly long distances-noticed the look in her eyes for a split second. The look one gives when they see a child and wonder...how did they do something like this?

Then, just as quickly, that expression disappeared, and the Student Council President finally spoke. "Do as you wish…"

Just like that, Takaharu flipped around and swung his left at the girl. The split of gloves was instantaneous, and they all sailed straight for Ruby...None of them hit their target whatsoever…

Ruby disappeared in an instant from where she was standing, leaving only rose petals where she originally was. Takaharu went wide eyed-how the hell did she do that! And where did she go!

His answer came from the sound of a gun above. He barely had enough time to react before his right glove managed to deflect a round away from him (and accidently having it sail into several One-Stars again, who promptly dodged it). He looked up, just in time to see her coming back down, spinning her scythe in a downward spiral. He kept his glove raised as the scythe railed against it-sparks flying out from the sudden impact.

"Dammit!"

He went for a hook with is left, but canceled it immediately as another swing came around from his right. His glove withheld the blow, but instantly swung away from him as another quick, yet strong blow slammed into it from the opposite direction. He glanced over it in shock before he could realize what was really happening, and the girl kicked his face with both feet.

He rolled backwards, standing and coming to a stop about a foot away. Dazed from the blow, he luckily managed to bring his glove up as Ruby spun on the handle of her scythe-currently embedded in the ground-before landing on her feet and spinning the blade down on the poor glove.

Using the momentum of the glove to his advantage, he slammed it into the ground in hopes of screwing with her footing. It seemed to work, as Takaharu brought his feet up…

"Eat this, you little-"

His feet collided with the shaft of her scythe, sending her skidding a few feet away. As soon as she stopped however, she pushed toward him at an inhuman speed that none-save for Satsuki-could follow properly. He jabbed forward with his left, only to be sidestepped instantly, the next thing he knew, a blunt object slammed into his back, and he went flying forward until he slammed into the ground face first.

The bladed end of Ruby's scythe landed on the ground with a clank. Taking a small breath, she swung the blade up and started twirling it around herself, finishing with the blade embedded in the ground once again. She reached over to the side and pulled on a crank, just as Takaharu got back up…

"You...Little-" He spun around and shot his left toward her, sending multitudes of boxing gloves sailing at her. However, like the last time, she disappeared from where she stood-leaving only petals where she originally was.

The fists changed trajectory. Chasing her around the entirety of the school grounds, yet each time they missed their mark, only hitting air and flying into the walls and the ground around them. The various students stuck in the crossfire scrambled to dodge the incoming fire, which slammed into various areas with the force of a wrecking ball.

Finally, she dodged the last fist flown at her. Landing on both feet, she instantly shot forward-a shockwave emanating from behind her.

Despite his inability to follow her, Takaharu could guess what was coming next. With a loud roar, he raised his large right glove and slammed it into the ground-sending debris flying straight into the sky.

This was a big mistake on his part…

Ruby changed direction in the span of a second, speeding straight to the left of him. He glanced in the direction of her blur, but couldn't follow as she disappeared completely in the chunks of earth around him. Panicking, he shot his head around in various directions, looking for the girl in the red hood. But he couldn't spot her, it was like she disappeared.

That's when he realized where she was really went.

"Above!?" He shouted as his head rocked back, his sight directly on her. Ruby landed on the highest piece of debris there was and, like a bullet fired from a gun, shot towards him at an insane speed. He could barely react in time-he raised his glove above his head and prepared for the blow that was rocketing toward him as she yelled above him.

The scythe clanged against his glove and-as if the world fell on him-drove it down into the ground. The resulting force pushed outwards, sending several students flying, as well as causing fissures to spread outwards several yards away…

However, the blow did little beyond staggering Takaharu, who responded by yanking his arm upwards. Ruby's weapon flew out from her grip, startling her as it landed behind her a fair distance away.

Seeing a chance, Takaharu swung his right at her. Ruby's head whipped toward him as she put her arms in front of her torso in defence. The blow that came bashed into her hard enough that she flew several feet before rolling on the ground and skidding to a stop just a little farther.

He froze, realizing that he actually managed to hit her. The girl that had just recently appeared, was proceeding to make a mockery of him and Honnoji, and seemed to be dancing around him like he was some poorly practiced ballet partner...and he actually, finally hit her! Slowly he started laughing, his momentary success over his opponent bringing a euphoric feeling to his heart as he started roaring at her.

"You see! This is what happens when you defy Honnoji Academy, you damn fool! You get beaten down till you're nothing but a stair for Lady Satsuki to step on as she marches to the top! you are nothing! Just a pile of shit on the ground, a worthless insect waiting to be crushed...something I'm happy to oblige to…"

He started walking towards her-a large, toothy smile on his face...until he noticed that she was getting back up, his smile disappearing as it was replaced with a look of contorted rage.

Ruby stood, and started to relieve the ache in her arms as she turned to face him. Then she did something that sent Takaharu over the edge: she smiled and responded in kind. "We'll see who's a stain on the wall when all's said and done."

Takaharu's rage reached the apex. A distinct aura of malice seemed to burst out from him as a chain attached to his glove started being pulled by a spike on his shorts. "That's it...you're dead, you bitch...I'm gonna plaster you across the fucking school walls…"

He started pulling harder on the chain. However, his blind rage distracted him from the girl in front of him...who slowly started to crouch and-with a little build up-blasted towards him.

The speed at which she rushed toward him practically blasted all behind her several feet away, before being dragged back into a sort of slipstream that sagged behind Ruby, who started spinning like a torpedo towards Takaharu. He couldn't react at all as she blazed past him at a rate of speed possibly even faster than last time, and soon found himself dragged into the following hurricane following her.

Every One-Star student that was in the same direction soon found themselves dragged in. Everyone of them spun in the air at rapid speeds as Ruby rushed toward the wall...and skidded to a stop just at the wall, which proceeded to crack from the slipstream's force…

Takaharu, as well as all of the One-Stars that followed, all smashed against the wall, then against each other. The force of the slipstream pushed them up against the wall like a pancake, and soon nearly all of them were unconscious just before the gust died down and let them all fall to the ground.

Takaharu was the last to fall, gravity finally working its magic as his body started towards the ground. Ruby, meanwhile, disappeared-leaving her signature rose petals-before skidding towards her weapon. She grabbed onto the shaft as she stopped, twirled it around her, before once again slamming the tip of the blade into the ground-her finger on the trigger.

The field fell into a dead silence. Everyone except Satsuki stared in abject shock at what they just witnessed. No one moved, no one said a word-they could only marvel at the new girl-a complete No-Star-beating a Two-Star into submission with little problem…

...Then Takaharu started to get back up…

He stood up, shaking with fury. He raised his head-revealing wild, bloodthirsty eyes that held a glint of malice within them. His shaking increased in frequency, before his hate and anger burst out in one vehement filled sentence.

"You damn...you! You try to make a mockery of me, Fukuroda Takaharu! I'm gonna send you flying you bitch!"

He rushed forward, swinging his large glove forward. Ruby began pulling the trigger on her scythe.

"That's enough, Fukuroda."

Everyone froze. The look in Takaharu's eyes changed from utter fury to complete fear, as did the look of everyone holding witness to the events happening before them. Only Mako-too childlike and innocent to hold proper fear towards anything-and Ruby-who was confused more than anything else-lacked such a look in their eyes…

Satsuki stood on the stairs, exactly where she was before the fighting started. Her eyes focused on Ruby as she took in the otherwise "unremarkable" girl's appearance-the clothing, red cloak, the hair, and the silver eyes. As her eyes shifted over to the large red scythe she held in her hands, several questions formed in her mind.

"You." She stared directly at Ruby, who blinked with confusion.

"Me?" She pointed to herself, and instantly felt like an idiot for asking a question where the answer was completely obvious.

Satsuki's eyes narrowed. "What school do you come from?"

"Uh. Well, um...Beacon Academy."

"No school goes by that name here in Japan…"

"Oh, really. Well I...yeah...I-It's a little complicated…"

"Who trained you to use that weapon?"

"Huh? Oh, my uncle Qrow! He trained me."

She paused. She had never heard of the name "Crow" before, yet it sounded distinctly familiar now that she thought about it. She repressed the thought for now and decided to look into it on a much more later time.

"How did you get that weapon?" She asked. Almost as if she had plugged the lights of a Christmas tree in, Ruby's eyes flashed brightly as she heard the question."

"You mean Crescent Rose! She's my baby, I made her all by myself-well okay, I had uncle Qrow help me, but I did a large majority of the work! It's a form altering scythe as well a capable range-altering, bolt action sniper rifle! It fires multiple types of rounds depending on the type of dust-"

"That's all I needed to know." Ruby stopped mid sentence, and instantly shrunk as Satsuki changed her attention to Fukuroda. He was clearly trying to hold back his panting-an understandable move, considering that weakness in front of her was a clear sign of a person's worth. She marvelled at the sight...not because she enjoyed it, but because of the clear fact before her. Fukuroda Takaharu was a Two-Star-just below the Elite Four's power level, and leagues stronger than any No-Star. Yet, here we were, with a No-Star standing a few yards away with little sign of exhaustion or pain, while a Two-Star stood panting-trying to look strong in front of his master…

...Who was Ruby Rose? Who was the one that managed to fight a Two-Star to a standstill, maybe even near defeat? Where did she come from? And most importantly...could she get her on her side?

For now, those were questions to be answered on another, less dreary day. She sighed, before addressing Fukuroda. "Fukuroda Takaharu. Your presence in the Student Council chambers is required...immediately."

He flinched at the words. He knew exactly what was waiting for him later, and it would certainly dampen his abilities toward Lady Satsuki. He swallowed as he took a deep breath before responding "Yes Ma'am." and standing to make his way to the Student Council, only stopping to glare at Ruby on his way there.

Ruby watched the scene carefully unfold with a loss of words. Did she do something wrong?

"Ruby Rose?" She turned back to Satsuki.

"You may go along as you have for the rest of the day. But know that I'll be keeping a close eye on you…" She smirked. "...You have me intrigued with all sort of questions, all that I'll find the answers to eventually…"

And like nothing happened, she turned and walked away. The crowd of students did the same, dispersing and going about their activities from before. Only the One-Stars lingered-their anger clearly present-before dispersing themselves.

Ruby stood there watching this all unfold in real time. It wasn't until his shadow completely covered her that Ruby realized that Gamagoori was standing right next to her. She flinched as she realized, and waited for what may come next...but it never came. He only looked at her with a somber, disappointed look before walking away towards the same direction as Satsuki…

A single thought stood in her mind: What's with this school?

"RUBY!"

She felt something attach themselves to her, causing her to spin three times before falling onto the ground. Letting out a small groan, she opened her eyes to see that it was Mako on top of her…

"That was so cool! You were like, 'poof' here and 'poof' there and just, It was so cool!" She made several movements with her arms, most likely a way to show her amazement at the sight that she just saw. "And the way you came in to rescue Ryuko, it was so awesome, so cool! Hey, how do you do the speedy thing exactly, do you have a Goku Uniform!?"

Ryuko? Wait, Ryuko!

"Ah! Excuse me, Mako, I got to head out for a minute. I'll see you later!" She stood and ran for the gate, using her semblance to speed up and rush down the stairs to the school at inhuman speeds.

"W-Wait! I didn't get to show you where I live, I really wanted to show you!" Mako's arms slumped in defeat. Looks like she was walking home alone once again.

In a far off, decaying building. Ryuko gripped tighter on the handle of her scissor blade. She had been so close to finding the truth! Yet, she had been beaten to a bloody pulp instantly, and thrown to the side like a used sandwich wrapper!

She glanced over to a picture to her left. The image of her father was burned away, leaving only a six year old Ryuko Matoi in the picture-an expression of sadness over her.

"Dad...I'm sorry, dad! I was close to discovering your killer, their identity was in reach, then…"

...Then she had to be rescued by that girl-Ruby Rose.

She felt pathetic, having to be saved by someone else. She always thought it was better for her to finish whatever she started without outside interference. To do whatever she wanted alone, so that neither she nor anyone associated with her ever got...ever got…no, she didn't need to say it. She was strong, they were stronger, and she stepped in more likely because it was the "right" thing to do...something Ryuko honestly couldn't believe in this day and age...

...Still, it was nice. To find someone who could help her...even if "help" involved planting their boots in her face.

However, that didn't help her in the slightest with finding her father's killer. She grit her teeth...she was strong, but she was weak when compared to those bastards at Honnoji. She needed...she needed to…

"I need to get stronger...I need to become stronger! I...I need strength! If only I had more power!"

Despite her pleas, a sliver of doubt entered her mind. How could she obtain power? The answer came as the floor parted in two underneath her.

For a second, she froze in shock, then she promptly started screaming as she rapidly descended down the hole-a pair of doors above closing together until the "hole" was no longer there.

Hiding behind a decrepit pillar, a man with aviator sunglasses and a controller in his hand walked out and watched it close. Satisfied, he took off his glasses while simultaneously sweeping his hair back, revealing a handsome man underneath the "disguise."

Aikuro Mikisugi smiled. "The rest is up to you...Ryuko Matoi."

Part 1: Vengeance and Remnants.

Chapter 1: This Will Be the Day…

Well...I'm back, and I guess I have no excuses here, do I…

So, let me just say that I was pretty much stuck in a rut when it came to writing over the last few months since I released something, and hence that's likely why you haven't heard jack from me since then. I'm actually glad and amazed I managed to finish this (probably not as well as I like, but nothing can be completely perfect) at all…

So, I've had an idea for a RWBY/Kill la Kill crossover for a long time (partially because I like both series, partially because I wonder how a crossover like this would work, partially because the number of fics that cross them over is pathetic-FOUR, REALLY!-and partially because I actually support them as a crossover ship-I call the name of this ship Rosefiber for anyone that agrees with me) and I tried to actually try and write them together in a story that put them in the universe and Bloodborne (nihilistic mindfuckery and fears of the Old Blood abound!) But of course...I lost track and interest in the idea…

Yet, like a ghost that constantly returns to haunt you, the idea of a RWBY/Kill la Kill crossover still pervaded my mind for the following months, even after I returned to playing video games, watching One Punch Man (ONE PUUUUNNNCH!) and Volume 3 of RWBY (WHY! OH GOD, WHY PENNY!?) and suddenly having a feeling to watch a few horror movies (The Thing, Friday the 13th, etc.). Finally, after months of this malarkey, and recently starting back up with college, I finally decided to return to the idea from scratch (and to the basics, and whatever metaphor you can think of that means "starting over")...

...The result is what you see up above. And again, I will say, I'm rather happy with how it came out (a few pet peeves notwithstanding).

So, to answer a few questions and joss a couple theroes. First: Ruby Rose will be the only RWBY character featured in this story! I know-what! But you said it's a RWBY/Kill la Kill crossover story!?- and it is...and so was that Bloodborne fic too. While it would be interesting to try and fit the rest of Team RWBY into the story, I get the feeling it would screw with the fic to some extent...and besides, I kinda like the idea of Ruby Rose being stuck alone in another universe having to fend for herself with only a few allies to help her…

Next! Does this mean that this story is primarily Kill la Kill-centric. Well...yes, and no. It does primarily take place in the universe of Kill la Kill, but some elements from RWBY will definitely be included later down the line (including everyone's favorite scourge of humanity...mwa ha ha ha...or will they?). And, if you're not sated with that, I already have thoughts for a sequel in mind-what with Volume 3 being viewed and whatnot.

Next! Are you going to continue with what you've written before this...unfortunately, no. Like I said, I kinda petered out after a while with the above Bloodborne story, as well as what I've written before. In fact, to make sure I don't peter out with this one (hopefully), I actually made a chapter guide to help me in case my mind fizzes…

Next! Doesn't this fic sound a lot like another Kill la Kill crossover fic. Yes, I know it sounds like "To My Death I Fight" by BahamutReishiki (and yes, you should go read it, it's awesome). I'll also admit that it is partly inspired by this to some extent, but whereas TMDIF is kinda turning into a large mega-crossover involving multiple characters (as well as deviating from the Kill la Kill storyline and diving closely to Hellsing's storyline and the current Bleach arc), I only plan to keep it to Kill la Kill and RWBY in terms of characters, as well as keeping more to the general Kill la Kill storyline. I have ideas for a mega crossover later featuring these characters, just not in this storyline (think of it like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which gives us our heroes origin stories before shooting straight into The Avengers).

Now, many of you are wondering why I pretty much had Ruby make Takaharu her personal punching bag for this chapter. It goes along with this theory I had about how someone like Ruby can even stand against Honnoji Academy alongside Ryuko (and please bear with me as I use some good 'ol TV Tropes to help me here).

Essentially, Ruby is of the Weak, but skilled variety-where physically she wouldn't stand a chance against Two-Stars and Three-Stars if she fought them straight and head on-barring the fact that she has Aura...which I'm sure, if it was taken away she could be KO'd with a simple clock to the nose. However, due to her training as a huntress in comparison to Two and Three-Stars, Ruby could soundly take on the likes of these enemies without a single problem. For context, Ruby has been trained for who-knows-how-long to properly wield one of the most dangerous weapons of all time, AND continued training well into the series proper...in stark comparison to a large chunk of Honnoji, who started stuff like this as soon as they entered the place (exceptions being Satsuki, Sanageyama, a few club leaders based off of combat...and of course Ryuko).

Plus, if you give the argument that Takaharu is one of those exceptions, I'll also point out that he seems highly irritable (which is easy to exploit), and he's only capable of attacking directly with little variation beyond a stream of punches, a drill punch, some (illegal) kicking, and nothing much else. Something that wouldn't really work on Ruby, who can think outside of the box.

Another thing you may notice is the "Part 1: Vengeance and Roses." thing up above. Yep, this is going to be split into specific segments (no, that doesn't mean they'll be separate fics) to make things a little bit easier to follow. Currently I'm looking at six separate segments and a two chapter epilogue, with this part lasting for five chapters.

...I also thought up some general songs to serve as theme music for them. The first being the first opening for Kill la Kill (sirius-Eir Aoi).

Finally, I do plan to name each chapter after a specific song from the 70's and 80's (like Kill la Kill and, again, To My Death I Fight). For the chapter names I'm mostly thinking of heavy metal music/hard rock as my main choice-this includes bands and artists like Scorpions and Ronnie James Dio. Granted, there are a few exceptions (the first two chapter titles will be based off of music from the two series...and I kinda have an idea when we reach No-Late Day too…) but I'll try to keep it consistent as possible.

Now with that all out of the way...PLEASE REVIEW! Constructive Critique is always welcome (no matter how much it may hurt my feelings), you can also favorite or follow if you want to! Though I don't mind if you don't want to either…

So with a final goodbye, I say thank you for reading this opening chapter...now just let me drop this small piece here…

Chapter 2: ...Don't Lose Your Way!

For Fun, Fedora's, and Insanity! PEACE!

-CrazeStasis