Hope you guys weren't waiting long. It's finally the moment you've all been waiting for, Danny going to Beacon! Yeah! Woohoo! Alright! Okay, enough cheering. Last chapter, Danny met Blake, flirted a little, fought her now ex-boyfriend, who tried to kill her, and met a school principal with a coffee addiction. And Danny will be reunited with some old friends. So, enjoy.

Chapter 7: Beacon Academy

Flying in the air was a giant Airship, and walking through the halls, looking out the windows was Ruby Rose. She was both nervous and excited to go to Beacon, her dream school. She's always dreamed of going to the school her uncle graduated from, and two years earlier than she thought. And she was nervous because of that fact, being fifteen-years-old in and attending Beacon was making her nervous. All the students have two years of learning things she doesn't know yet.

But that wasn't the only reason she was nervous.

Ruby pulled something out from her hood, a worn-out Rubik's cube. She smiled as she fiddled with the puzzle, which she did to calm herself sometimes.

She was excited to see the boy who gave her the puzzle. She blushed when she thought about seeing him again after all the years. She heard from her uncle that he got a bounty on his head, showing her the wanted poster, which she took and put in her room.

She couldn't wait to see and talk to him again, to hear about his journey and to show him her pride and joy, Crescent Rose.

While she was fiddling with her puzzle, she didn't notice someone sneaking behind her.

"Wha'cha doin'?" Yang asked as she appeared in Ruby's line of sight.

"Kya!" she exclaimed, jumping in shock, almost dropping the puzzle. She turned to her big sister, who was grinning widely. Now that she was seventeen, she had blossomed into a bombshell, wearing a tan jacket baring her midriff with golden brown piping and short, puffy sleeves with black cuffs and two gold button over a yellow crop top, a black symbol of a fiery heart on it, a brown belt around her waist with poaches, a pair of black mini-shorts showing off her legs, knee-high boots and orange socks reaching passed her knees, a purple-gray bandana tied on her left knee, an orange scarf around her neck, a pair of black, fingerless gloves and golden bracelets on her wrists. "Yang! Don't scare me like that!"

"But you're such an easy target," Yang said with a grin before she hugged her sister tightly. "Ooooh! I'm just so happy! My little sister is going to Beacon with me! This is like the best day ever!"

"Yang…Can't breathe…" Ruby groaned, her eyes bulging out from her sister's insane gripping strength.

"Sorry," Yang said as she let her sister go, letting her breath. "So, are you excited?"

"Yeah, and a little nervous," Ruby said. "I mean, all my friends are back home, and everyone here is older than me…"

"Are you sure that's the only reason?" Yang said with a smirk as she spotted the puzzle in Ruby's hands. "Maybe you're nervous to see your boyfriend?"

"S-shut up!" Ruby exclaimed, her face red.

"Aw, you're so adorable and easy," Yang said with a giggle as her little sister blushed. "You're so adorableasy."

Ruby groaned and walked away from her sister, who just followed her with a grin.

Meanwhile, flying invisible to the direction of the academy was Danny, wearing earphones, singing to Left Hand Free. He flew passed an Airship as the song finished. He then spotted a big island, where a large structure was on the center.

"Prepare for landing, Ebony," he said to his jacket, which growled. He started lowering until he was a few feet to the ground. Some halos then appeared, causing him to transform as he landed on the ground, buckling his knees slightly. "And he sticks the landing."

Danny looked around the place and whistled. It was like in the movie about the wizard boy going to a magic castle, except no magic and a lot of technology, with lampposts, healthy trees and bushes, bricked floors and a giant, castle-like school.

He then saw the Airship going to the other side of the of the island. Danny slumped, realizing he landed on the back of the castle. He wondered why there weren't any front doors.

"Well, it's a nice day for a walk," he commented as he patted the sleeve, causing the jacket to growl. He then started walking to the front of the school, humming to himself.

Meanwhile, a lot of Airships slowly landed on the docks. The doors opened and all the students from first year to third year. Ruby was walking beside her sister, a pink hue on her cheeks.

"Aw, how long are you gonna pout?" Yang said with a grin. "I'm sorry for teasing you about your boyfriend."

"You're doing it again!" Ruby exclaimed, the pink turning into red.

"Well, good luck, little sis," Yang said as she started moving quickly, confusing Ruby.

"Where are you going?" Ruby asked as she tried to follow Yang, only for some students to get in her way. "Don't leave me here all alone!"

"Have fun making friends!" Yang exclaimed as she left Ruby alone in a new place full of strangers.

"Come back!" Ruby cried as she watched her older sister disappear into the crowd. Now alone, Ruby nervously looked around before she started walking. She tried to follow the group of students, but then they separated, leaving her confused. She followed some groups, and soon enough, she was lost. "I'm gonna get you back for this, Yang."

Distracted by being lost, Ruby accidentally bumped into someone. The person dropped her case, causing it to open and spill vials of Dusts to the ground.

"Hey, watch where you're going!" Ruby looked and saw a pretty, white-skinned girl with snowy-white hair tied to an elegant ponytail. The only thing marring her flawless face was a thin scar across her left eye. Keeping her ponytail was an icicle shaped tiara, and wearing a thigh-length, strapless, white-blue dress, with black lace on the neckline, and over the dress was a bell-sleeved bolero in the same color, but the inside is red with a ruffled collar and white-lined sleeves. On the back of the bolero was the Schnee Crest. She was also wearing a small, apple pendant on a chain, rectangular silver earrings, white boots and a thin, white sash on her waist with a pouch attached on the back. Hanging on the side of the sash was a handle of her weapon.

"Sorry!" Ruby exclaimed as she quickly scooped up the vials of Dust. The girl saw that she was shaking the vials too much, agitating the Dust.

"Stop!" she exclaimed as she moved to Ruby as one of the vial glowed. Suddenly, it exploded, sending the two off their feet. Ruby was dazed, her face covered in soot.

"What…happened?" Ruby muttered as she shook off the soot off her.

"Don't you know how dangerous it is to agitate Dust?" the white-haired girl exclaimed as she showed Ruby a Dust vial she picked from the ground, shaking it. "This is pure, unstable Dust! You're lucky you didn't blow up half the area!"

"Geez, I'm sorry!" Ruby exclaimed, tired from the girl screaming at her. "It was just an accident!"

"…Why are you here?" the girl asked, raising an eyebrow. "You don't look seventeen."

"I'm fifteen," Ruby replied looking a little smug. "The Headmaster invited me to join Beacon Academy."

"Hmph, a brat like you needs to study more before coming to this Academy," she said, causing Ruby to look less smug. "You didn't even know what unstable Dust looked like."

"W-who are you?" Ruby stammered, losing ground.

"She's Weiss Schnee," a voice said, surprising them. The two looked and saw a pretty girl with white skin and long, black hair with a bow tied on top of her head, with amber eyes with purple eyeshadow. She was dressed in a black buttoned vest with coattails with one silver button, a white, sleeveless, high necked, crop undershirt and white shorts with two zippers on the front, black and purple, low-heeled boots, a black, loose scarf, black ribbons on her arms, a detached sleeve on her left bicep and a magnetic pack on her back. On both her thighs is a black, fire-shaped emblem. "The Heiress of Schnee Dust Company."

"Yes, that is correct," Weiss said in a proud tone.

"A company infamous for mistreating Faunus workers," the girl added, causing Weiss to glare at her.

"That is a false rumor," she said.

"Not from what I heard," the girl said.

The two girls glared at each other before they held the handles of their weapons, ready to draw them. Ruby, who was in the middle, looked panicked as she looked at the two angry girls.

"Hey, what's all the racket here?" another voice said, cutting the tense, and possibly dangerous, atmosphere.

The three turned and their eyes widened in surprised, though Ruby's surprise was replaced with a big smile.

"Danny!" she exclaimed as she saw Danny looking at them. She ran towards him and gave him a hug. "You're really here!"

"Nice to see you too, Ruby," Danny said with a chuckle. "You're slightly taller from what I remember."

"Hey!" Ruby exclaimed as she looked at Danny with a pout before she smiled.

Danny then looked at the other two girls and his eyes widened slightly with surprise.

"Blake? Weiss?" he said as the two girls looked surprised to see him again, while Ruby looked confused as she let go.

"You know them?" Ruby asked.

"Well, I met Blake last week," Danny explained as he nodded at the cat girl, noting that her cat ears were hidden. "And Weiss, I met her years ago. It's kinda how I became a Wanted kid."

"You remembered…" Weiss whispered before she regained her composure. "You look stronger. Good, at least there's one competent student in this school."

"Thanks, I think," Danny said before turning to Blake. "So, how's my favorite train buddy? Did you missed me that you decided to go to Beacon too?"

Blake blushed before frowning at Danny, huffing and looking away. Ruby didn't know why, but the way Danny interacted with the two girls made her feel…uncomfortable.

"So, when did you get here?" Ruby asked suddenly, getting Danny's attention.

"Just a few minutes ago," Danny said with a shrug. "I landed behind the school, so I started walking. And then I heard an explosion. So, what exploded?"

"Nothing!" Ruby exclaimed as she grabbed Danny's hand and pulled him away from the two girls. "C'mon, let's go find the assembly hall!"

"Hang on…Ow! You're pulling too hard!" Danny exclaimed as they left Weiss and Blake, watching them with confusion. Though they felt annoyed at Ruby for pulling Danny away from them. The two then looked at each other before huffing and walking in separate directions.

After a while, Ruby finally let him go, giving him a chance to rub his arm. Suddenly, his sleeve morphed and turned into Ebony's head, and he started licking Ruby's face, causing her to giggle as she petted him.

"It's nice to see you too, Ebony," she said as Ebony growled and returned to the sleeve. "You know, ever since you left, Uncle Qrow tried to tame a Beowulf. It almost lost him an arm."

"Well, he can't find something like Ebony," Danny said with a smirk. "He's one of a kind."

The two laughed while Ebony just growled in agreement. When they stopped, Ruby suddenly hugged Danny, surprising him, but he returned the hug.

"I missed you, Danny," she said as she let go and smiled at him.

"Me too," Danny said with a smile. "I miss having breakfast with you guys, and Ebony doesn't have to be on me all the time. He looks cool, but it's so hot sometimes."

"Is that why you're not wearing a shirt?" Ruby asked, noticing him not wearing one.

"Actually, all my shirts keep getting torn whenever I fight, so I stopped wearing it," Danny explained. "Saves me some bag space, though. Hm…Is that a new weapon?"

"Yeah," Ruby said happily as she grabbed her weapon from her back, showing it off. "My little baby is called Crescent Rose."

"Seems like you got inspired by Qrow," Danny commented, looking at the highly mechanized scythe. "Does it turn into a sword?"

"No…" Ruby said before it changed into a gun. "It turns into a gun."

"Nice," Danny commented with a grin as the two started walking. "Hey, know where the main hall is?"

"I thought you would know," Ruby said, looking at him.

"Damn, Ozpin should have given us a map," Danny said, scratching his head as he looked at the place. "Well, it might not be hard to find. Let's just keep walking."

After walking for a long time, they ended up in a big room with tables and chairs, probably the dining room, then they ended up in a locker room, for boys or girls he didn't know, then to a lounge dozens of coffee machines, which he found odd, and then they somehow ended up on the roof.

"How big is this school!?" Danny exclaimed, walking through the hall. "They should have given us a map or something."

"Yeah, it's pretty big," Ruby said, though she was enjoying her alone time with Danny. "Yang was supposed to show me where the assembly hall is, but then she ditched me."

"Sisters, what are you gonna do?" Danny said with a shrug as he turned to a corner. Suddenly, he crashed into someone, causing both of them to fall to the ground. "Ow…"

"Ouch, that hurts," a female voice said. He looked and saw a seventeen-year-old girl with short, orange hair and turquoise eyes, wearing a collared, black vest that ends on her waist, a symbol of a hammer and a lightning bolt on the back, and red and light-blue cloth under it, as well as a sleeveless, white top with a tiny heart-shape between her cleavage and collarbone, detached sleeves, matching, fingerless gloves, a pink skirt with a bow, and shoes with a mix of white and pink laces. She also wears armor that begins in the middle of the shoulder and neck, ending at the waist.

"I told you to stop running in the hall, Nora," a boy said in a monotone. He has long, black hair tied to a ponytail with a magenta streak of the left side of his hair, his eyes magenta, and dressed in Chinese clothing, a dark green, diagonally-buttoned, long-sleeves tailcoat with black and gold trimmings and pink cuffs, the trimming going on the right side of his torso and forming a black collar, light-tan pants and black shoes.

"Oh, hey little kid, are you lost?" the one named Nora asked as she noticed Danny as she stood up and offered a helping hand.

"Little kid? You're not that much older than me," Danny commented as he accepted the hand, raising an eyebrow. "My friend and I were asked by the headmaster to attend."

"Wow, you two must be good to attend school early," Nora said in a bubbly tone. "Me and Ren had to study two years more than you guys to get accepted."

"I actually didn't go to school," Danny commented.

"What!? How lucy!" Nora exclaimed before grinning. "So, I'm Nora and this is Ren, what's your names?"

"I'm Danny," Danny said.

"And I'm Ruby," Ruby said with a smile.

"Hm…Are you two dating?" Nora asked, causing Ruby to turn red.

"No!" Ruby exclaimed, waving her hands. "We're friends! A-anyway, we're lost! Can you take us to the assembly hall?"

"Sure, we were about to go there, anyway," Nora said before she placed her arms around the two's necks, pulling them closer. "Just follow Big Sister Nora!"

She then dragged the two, followed by Ren, who just shrugged and followed them. As they walked, Nora kept talking rapidly, though she was mostly talking about pancakes. It was like a kid in a sugar high. Danny didn't mind, since she was nice enough to show them to the assembly hall.

Then there was Ren, who was just walking next to them. Unlike Nora, Ren rarely spoke, letting Nora do the talking. Still, he seems like a nice guy. Soon, they finally arrived in the assembly hall, full of students chatting with their friends.

"Thanks," Danny said with a smile as Nora finally let them go.

"Just call me Big Sis Nora," Nora said with a nod.

"Yeah…no thanks," Danny said as he waved at Nora and Ren goodbye before he and Ruby walk through the crowd.

"Hey, Ruby!" Yang exclaimed, waving as she saw her little sister walking towards her. "Did you make new friends?"

"Kinda, but that's not the point!" Ruby exclaimed, pouting at her sister. "Don't leave me all alone in a strange place! I got lost and blew up!"

"It wasn't that bad," Danny said, crossing his arms.

"Hey, Danny!" Yang greeted as she noticed Danny. She looked at him up and down and smirked. "Well, I've seen someone grew very nicely."

"I see you did, too," Danny said with a grin.

"My, you noticed, you naughty boy?" Yang said as she crossed her arms under her breasts to make them bigger, making Ruby frown at her. She patted her own chest and sighed in jealousy.

"Yeah, your hair is longer," Danny said, causing Yang to almost face fault. "And you've gotten taller."

"…You're lucky you're cute," Yang said with a glare, but inside, she was quite happy that Danny didn't become one of those guys that would ogle at her breasts. It was fun sometimes, but then it got annoying.

"Excuse me," a voice said. They looked and saw Weiss, looking at them.

"Ah! It's you!" Ruby exclaimed, hiding behind Danny.

"Hey, Weiss," Danny said with a grin. "You got taller…And did you always have that scar on your face?"

"It's great to see you as well, Danny," Weiss said in a lady-like manner. "Present company excluded."

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Ruby said with a glare.

"It is what it means," Weiss said as she crossed her arms. "After all, you almost destroyed the school."

"Wow, and your first day hasn't even started yet," Yang said, nodding and looking impressed. "Nice job, little sister."

"I didn't mean too!" Ruby yelled to her sister before turning back to Weiss. "And that was an accident!"

"It wouldn't have been an accident if you knew what volatile Dust looked like," Weiss said, causing Ruby to fume.

"…I'll leave this between you two," Danny said, attempting to leave.

"You stay there!" the two exclaimed, causing him to stand still.

"You're whipped," Yang said with a chuckle as Ruby and Weiss glared at each other.

"You were shaking those vials too, you know!" Ruby accused.

"Hmph, I knew how much to shake it without exploding," Weiss said, causing Ruby to falter.

"Come on you two, stop fighting," Danny said, trying to play peacekeeper.

"She started it!" Ruby said, pointing at Weiss.

"May I remind you that you were the one who bumped into me and started causing explosions," Weiss said.

Danny sighed before lifted his hands, which started glowing. Suddenly, the two girls were covered in green energy and were floated to the air, separating them. Surprised, the two looked at the glow before at Danny, who was looking at them.

"Now, you either calm down and stop arguing, or stay up there where anyone can see your underwear," he said, causing the two girls to blush as they held down their skirts. "Good, I'm putting you down now. No more screaming, or else."

Once they were safely down on the ground, the two glared at each other before huffing, turning their heads away.

"Wow, when did you learn to do that?" Yang asked in an impressed tone.

"A few years ago," Danny said with a shrug as Yang leaned.

"So…did you see what undies they were wearing?" she asked mischievously.

"…" Danny simply moved his head to avoid eye contact with Yang.

"My, you are a naughty boy," Yang said with a giggle. "But that's my little sister, so don't even think about it."

Before Danny could retort, the lights dimmed and everyone quiet down. On the stage, Ozpin appeared, the spotlight aimed at him.

"Greetings, students," he said in a calm yet powerful voice. Even without a mic, his voice could be heard by everyone in the hall. "I will not waste time. You have travel far and wide to Beacon, to search for knowledge, hone your craft and acquire new skills, and when you graduate, you will dedicate your life to protect the people. But don't assume that this will be easy. Right now, all I see are children wasting time and energy, looking for a purpose in their life. You assume your knowledge will help you, but you are wrong. In Beacon, your time here will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you how you will find your way."

On that note, Ozpin walked away from the stage, not acknowledging the new students, who had various expressions on their faces; shocked, nervous, frightened and angry.

"Wow, guy sure knows how to motivate people," Danny whispered to his friends, but they didn't seem to heard him, as they all looked determined, contemplative or excited.

Glynda walked on the stage, holding a microphone to make her announcement.

"You will gather in the ballroom tonight," she said in a stern voice. "Tomorrow, your initiations will begin. Prepare yourself. You are dismissed."

Later…

All the new students were gathered in the ballroom, all wearing their sleepwear. Ruby was wearing black tank top with a heart shape beard bear head with sharp teeth on the bottom, white jogging pants with rose patterns on it and a black sleeping mask resting on her head, setting up a sleeping bag next to her sister, who was wearing black shorts showing off her legs and an orange, sleeveless shirt with her symbol on the chest.

"I don't think Uncle Qrow would approve of us sleeping with boys," Ruby said, since this was her first time having to sleep with boys. She had plenty of sleepovers before, but they were girls only.

"I approve," Yang said as she eyed the boys in little clothing. "So, where's your boyfriend? I thought you'd be sleeping with him."

"S-shut up!" Ruby said with a blush before she noticed someone nearby. It was Blake, wearing a black sleeping kimono, reading a book. "Hey, she's the girl I was telling you about, the one who defended me from that Weiss person."

"Oh, a new friend?" Yang asked with a smile. "Good, that makes four new friends."

"But then there's Weiss, so that's one negative friend," Ruby said in a sad tone.

"That's not how it works," Yang said before she pushed Ruby to Blake. "Go and talk to her."

Ignoring her protests, Yang pushed Ruby to Blake. When they close enough, Blake just flipped the page, continuing her reading.

"Um…" Ruby said in an awkward tone, getting Blake's attention. "H-hello."

"…Hello," Blake said, looking at Ruby.

"So…I want to thank you for this morning," Ruby said, rubbing her hands nervously.

"I just have a great dislike for the Schnee Company," Blake said as she looked at Ruby before returning to her book.

"Um…So…" Ruby said, trying to think of something to converse with.

"Yes?" Blake asked in a polite tone, looking at Ruby.

"Um…How did you meet Danny?" Ruby asked without thinking. Blake blink before she put a bookmark and closed the book.

"I meet Danny last week, in the train that was attacked by the White Fang," she replied.

"Oh, I've heard of that," Yang said. "The White Fang attacked the train for some Dust, but said they failed. Didn't know Danny was the reason."

"Yes, he got hurt protecting me," Blake said before a strange smile appeared on her face. "He really is a kind person."

Ruby looked at the expression on Blake's face with wide eyes before it quickly disappeared. Yang noticed it too, and smirked as she leaned at her sister.

"Wow, you got some competition," she whispered to her flustered sister. "First that Weiss girl, then this one. You gotta step up your game, sis."

"Oh, hey guys," a voice said, causing them to look, only to blush. "Guess we're having a sleepover."

Danny was wearing only pants, his jacket over his shoulder. Ruby, Blake and Yang stared at his scar-riddled body, acquired from his years of traveling. Blake could see the one from Adam's sword, a thin, white scar across his chest.

"Damn," Yang whispered to Ruby with a smirk. "If you don't make your turn soon, I might take him."

Ruby glared at Yang with puffy cheeks, though she was worried if Yang wasn't joking. After all, she knew her big sister was popular among the boys, due to her developed body.

"What about Ebony?" Blake asked, surprising the two girls that she knows about Ebony.

"Don't worry, though it might cause me some trouble," Danny said before he put the jacket on the floor. Suddenly, the jacket morphed into Ebony, which caused some panic. Some of the first years screamed in terror and started running out the room while some fainted or were too afraid, some just looked fascinated and then went back to their own thing.

Danny ignored them and got comfortable on Ebony's side, like a pillow, pulling out a book from a cube. A few minutes later, Glynda appeared, and there she saw a very unusual sight; four teens were relaxing around a Beowulf Grimm, which was chewing on a giant, stuffed rabbit. Danny and Ruby was resting their heads on the right side, Yang was on top of it, enjoying how soft it was, and Blake was on the other side, reading her book.

"What is going on!?" she exclaimed as she looked ready to attack Ebony.

"Hey, can we have some quiet here?" Danny asked as he looked up from his book. "It's almost bed time."

"Mr. Phantom, get off that beast!" Glynda exclaimed.

"Hey, Ebony's my friend," Danny said as he petted the Grimm, which growled. "Besides, he's not bothering anyone."

"My, what a fascinating scene," a voice said behind them. Glynda looked and saw Ozpin, carrying a mug. "So, the rumors are true of a boy taming a Grimm. I made the right choice asking you to join."

He then turned to the shocked students and Glynda.

"Now, it's time for bed," he said. "You have a big test tomorrow."

He then walked off, followed by a reluctant Glynda. The students were still afraid to go in the ballroom, preferring to stay outside. Suddenly, someone was walking through them.

"Move," Weiss said as she walked through the crowd of students Her hair was undone, letting it flow over her back, wearing a light-blue sleeping gown. "You're blocking the way."

She then noticed Ebony, looking surprised as the other girls she met earlier seem comfortable around him. Curious, she walked towards them, ignoring the shouts of the other students, calling her to comeback before she could get hurt.

"I see Ebony has grown," she commented, causing Danny to look at her.

"Hey, Weiss, wanna join in on the cuddling?" Danny asked, petting Ebony's side.

Weiss blushed at the thought of cuddling, though it wasn't about cuddling with Ebony. She shook her blush and regained her composure.

"Thanks, but I need to wake up early tomorrow, so no," she said before walking to the other side of the room. Danny just shrug as he flipped the page. Soon, everyone fell asleep, though the ones who were scared were sleeping on the hall, on the cold hard floor, too afraid to get their sleeping bags.

While Ruby, Yang and Blake were sleeping comfortably on Ebony, Danny was wide awake, staring out the window. He couldn't sleep, he didn't know why. It wasn't nerves or anxiety, no. It just felt like he's been here before, and he felt strangely nostalgic as he looked at the night sky.

Shrugging and yawning, Danny closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep, since he might need all his energy for tomorrow.

That, and he was looking forward to breakfast tomorrow. He wanted to eat something that didn't need milk in it. Maybe something fluffy with butter and syrup.

"And now I'm hungry," he said as he tried to sleep.

Well, I'm ending it here. Danny arrives at Beacon, met some familiar faces and met a few new faces. And then he finally reveals Ebony, that's gotta start some rumors about him. And then there's the girls. Poor Ruby, having to fight over two girls, three if her big sister decided to join in the fun. Also, why does Danny feel nostalgic in Beacon? Why!? WHY!?

Anyway, next chapter, the test in the forest. See you later.