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Prologue

? P.O.V.

Knock

Knock

Knock

"There's no need to knock I know it's you Ruby, so come in" I replied from my desk.

Suddenly the door opens and a flurry of rose petals is all I can see as an excited young girl is literally bouncing around the room.

"Well aren't we in a good mood today?" I say with a small smile.

The girl called Ruby nodded still excited. Ruby Rose, perhaps the most excitable and purest girl I have ever met, and oddly enough she wanted me to mentor her.

"You will never believe what happened to me tonight!" she all but screams with joy.

"Well what happened?" I said amused as I thought 'She must have forgotten about the mark… again'.

"I was in From Dust Till Dawn reading the new Weapons magazine issue, and some thieves attempted to rob the place and myself. After I took care of the grunts, who looked strangely similar enough to be related, I went after this guy in a Bowler's cap who fought with a cane. When a dust crystal was about to blast me off the roof I followed him to a huntress came in and used a shield spell thingy that was totally awesome to protect me!" Ruby explains in rapid fire succession.

"Well what else happened? Surely that's not all it takes to make you come in and run through my room like a tornado this late at night?" I throw a small jab for fun at her overexcitement.

She laughs sheepishly before continuing "Yeah after that she took me and gave me a lecture that I didn't listen to that much, but then a man came in with cookies for me!

While I ate the cookies he talked to me about my fighting style and where I learned it."

I froze momentarily in thought. 'This is going to be such a drag if she didn't respond well.' And then I asked, "What did you tell him?"

"Well I didn't tell him who taught me" I let out a slight sigh of relief. "but he may have slightly probably definitely guessed that I learnt from you." She says with a sheepish grin, and I sigh 'With it being old Oz I should have known he would figure it out. My protégé never was good at lying' I thought then said aloud "Anything else?"

To that she looks to the floor and drags the tip of her shoes in small circles "Well" she says hesitantly "He offered me a spot at the Beacon Academy where he is headmaster, but only on one condition…"

Already knowing what she is going to say next I finish the thought "He wants to meet me at Beacon."

Ruby looks shocked then pauses "I forgot about the mark again." She says not to anyone just thinking aloud.

"Yep." I said popping the 'p' and smiling at her forgetfulness.

She just looks at me expectantly waiting for me to answer. "What is your dream again? Why do you go through my training?"

"I want to become a huntress and help people" she immediately responds with determination.

I smile at the answer "Well I would be a poor excuse as a mentor if I was the reason my pupil didn't get to take the next step to join Beacon early wouldn't I?"

She slowly takes in the meaning of my words and a big smile appears on her face and I continue "As much of a pain as it will be I can't seem to say no to that face" I said and mentally added 'especially not that other face' thinking to myself picturing that puppy dog pout that she has a knack for.

She squeals with excitement and almost knocks me out of my chair with a hug. "So, you will really meet with him so I can go?" she asks all but bouncing while still trying to squeeze the life out of me with that hug.

"Yeah yeah I'll do it" I said rolling my eyes while flicking her forehead sending her tumbling across the room.

"Kyyylllllleeeeeeee. Why'd you flick me" she pouted.

"Because you wouldn't let go and now I have a meeting to worry about I'm supposed to be gone remember? Like the rest of Remnant thinks I am." I deadpanned.

She had the audacity to smirk at me "What is the infamous Reaper scared to come back out into the light of day?" she taunted.

"I have such a disrespectful apprentice. I have failed as a teacher" I say and we both laugh after a moment. "No, you should know by now that nothing out there be it Grimm, human, or faunas can scare me, but that doesn't change the fact if I do meet your soon to be headmaster I may be recognized and attacked by others on the way which will be such a hassle. I don't think he would take kindly to me killing his students or faculty" I said nonchalantly.

Ruby just chuckles "I wouldn't worry too much you've been off the map for the past two years, so I doubt the students will recognize you especially since you look nothing like you did when you were eighteen. You're just being paranoid."

"Paranoia has kept me alive kid it can be pretty helpful, but fine I may even take you along just for the fun of it." I said.

"Oh really?! Then I could get to see Beacon early!" she starts bouncing in her shoes again. "Professor Ozpin told me to have you call him to schedule the meeting for a convenient time this weekend on this scroll." She says handing me a burner scroll.

"Alright I will call him later, but for now it is late so get some rest you'll need it for tomorrow." I said.

She nods then excuses herself to go into her self-proclaimed bedroom, or my guest room. I look at the scroll and sigh wondering how I wound up in this situation. Ruby Rose my protégé, is a fifteen-year-old girl who somehow tracked me down a few years ago and asked for me to train her to become a huntress. According to her she recently ran away from home because of something regarding her looking too much like her mother who was killed on a hunting mission where she was looking for an ancient Grimm. I would assume she died to the creature since no one has seen her since and no body was ever recovered, but her mother's death was just the start of her woes. As she grew up over the years her family had become noticeably more distant with each passing year and eventually it was too much for her, so she ran away. As she ran from town to town she must have seen and recognized me while in Vale from the news, and long story short she followed and convinced me to help her along with her training.

I sigh and pick up the phone "This should be interesting" I mutter before calling the single contact on the scroll.

Ruby P.O.V.

I let out a breath I didn't know I had been holding as walk into my room and flop unceremoniously onto the bed. 'I can't believe he said yes!' she thought to herself 'Although now that I think about it, it wouldn't be the first time he has risked something like this after all he did say yes to taking me on as an apprentice after some "light" prodding' I smile fondly remembering how after asking like a bajillion times he finally said yes. 'I can't figure out why being around him doesn't disgust or frighten me. His "Reaper" moniker wasn't earned by killing Grimm, the creatures of darkness, but by killing actual people. After I had runaway I chanced upon seeing him in the shady area of Vale and the rest is history. I never ask him the many questions I have like "Why do you kill? What made you not kill me for bugging you? Why have you recently stopped killing?" and in return he doesn't ask about my family.

Third Person P.O.V.

She sighs and thinks about them again "Yang, mom, dad, and uncle Qrow" she whispers "No matter what I happens I still love you all" she says as a single tear escapes down her cheek. She then changes and gets into bed to sleep.

Meanwhile at Beacon Academy

Professor Ozpin is sitting in his office looking out into the night sky when his scroll rings. He smiles and picks up the phone "Hello who is this?" he asks.

"That depends do you want my name or what I am called in public?" Kyle responds playfully.

"Well I know of what you have been called in the past, so I will take the name if you'd be so kind." Ozpin responds in kind.

"You can just call me Kyle then, so I'm curious what does Beacon's headmaster possibly want to meet me about?" he asks.

Ozpin smiles "I have an offer for you if you will. We can discuss the details in person this weekend on Saturday if noon works for you."

"That time should work, but remind me again where is this meeting taking place?" Kyle asks.

"If you are willing then I would like to meet you at Beacon in my office" Ozpin responds.

"Sure, but do remember who I am. If this is some kind of trap or someone recognizes and attacks me then I can't be held responsible for what may happen." The reaper responded with a smile on his face.

"I will keep that in mind and will do my best to make sure that doesn't happen. I believe this endeavor may prove fruitful for both parties." The headmaster responded with a smile of his own.

That Saturday

Third Person P.O.V.

Two people wearing cloaks both get into an airship heading towards Beacon. The taller of the two a young man wearing black cloak with red lining revealing black cargo shorts, combat boots, and a gray shirt with a smoke pattern on it. His hood down showing a light skinned complexion on his face only marred by a scar slanting across his right cheek, but the most noticeable features were his eyes. His eyes were a dark blood red that seemingly pierced the soul of whoever he looked at, and sometimes falling across those was his messy dark brown hair. Kyle standing at an even 6 feet tall was next to the shorter crimson haired girl wearing her signature red cloak, black combat boots, and her black combat skirt with red lining along with a red box strapped to her lower back standing at 5'2". Like her companion her most noticeable features were her bright silver eyes that shined with a youthful innocence.

The one in red is obviously more excited than her travelling companion as she is happily bouncing around the nearly empty airship as it makes its way to the school. After arriving they both step out and the one in red almost runs off being stopped by the one in black.

"Ruby behave I have a meeting to get to remember, and like it or not you get to come with me." The reaper said as he looks at the girl.

"Heh heh I may have forgot, but just look at this place it's amazing!" she says sheepishly before gesturing excitedly as she looks around the school grounds.

"Yes, I know it isn't the first time I've been here." He said looking towards the clock tower that overlooks the rest of the school.

Ruby looks up to him and follows his eyes to the clock tower. "That's where the meeting is?" she asks in awe.

"Yes, come along we don't want to be late, and I don't want to be standing around long enough to be recognized." He said walking towards the tower.

"You aren't wearing your mask though, so how will they recognize you?" She asks, "The mask is the only reason I recognized you back then."

He sighed "I'm not wearing the mask right now, but I do have it with me, and besides there are some people who have seen the reaper without his mask."

"You worry too much" she says skipping happily along.

He laughs "Maybe I do but are you prepared to see me kill someone if I do get recognized and the need arises?"

She stops and ponders for a second. "I would prefer that not happen but if they attack you first then I can't stop you from retaliating, and as a huntress I will have to face people as well as Grimm. While I wish I could just fight the animal-like creatures of darkness I know that evil people exists that must be stopped" she says momentarily thinking of Torchwick the man she fought a few nights ago.

Kyle looks at her and shakes his head. "Evil is a matter of perspective kid not a definite thing."

She looks up at him confused, so he continues "Do you think I am evil Ruby?"

"No of course not you're a nice person-" She starts before he cuts her off.

"And a majority of the world would disagree with you. I've lost count of the number of people that have died by my hand, and a majority of the world whether in anger or fear refer to me as evil because of the things I have done. No one is pure evil Ruby we just do evil things." He said while continuing to walk.

She thinks about what he said and while seeing his point she still says "Nope." Popping the 'p' sound. "Like you just said evil is a matter of perspective. Some things you've done are bad yes, but by your meaning not completely evil." She said definitively.

Kyle looked back at her then smirks "Using my own words against me huh. I might teach you something yet besides how to use that over-sized farm tool."

"Don't be mean to my sweetheart by calling it a farm tool" she pouts while pulling out and fully extending the box at her back. "She is a High-Impact Sniper/Scythe and my baby" she says lovingly cuddling the six-foot-tall beast of a weapon.

"Whatever you say kid just remember as intimidating as a weapon it might be it only works when you can hit your target." He says with a smug grin.

"Hey! I'm pretty sure the Grimm aren't as fast as you are, so I think I can hit them." She says defiantly.

Deciding to not mention that she herself said not minutes ago that she may have to fight bad people in the future he shrugs, and they walk into the tower then head to the elevator and go up to Ozpin's office.

Upon hearing the ding of the elevator Ozpin looks up from his desk watching the doors open to reveal his two cloaked guests.

"Professor Ozpin" Kyle greets.

"Mr. Reaper" Ozpin replies.

"Here I am, so what is this offer of yours that required meeting in person to discuss?" Kyle asks as they walk in from the elevator.

"Well straight to business then. Very well Kyle and Miss Rose would you two please take a seat and hear me out on what I have to say?" Ozpin asks.

When they sit Ozpin begins talking again "Miss Rose you ran away about two years ago before you were able to start at Signal academy isn't that correct?" He asks Ruby.

When she nods a confirmation he starts again "And who is it that taught you combat since you didn't go to Signal? You are vastly ahead of all of the students your age and even strong enough to take on a man like Roman Torchwick."

She blushes at the praise. "Well it's thanks to Kyle here that I was even close to taking down Torchwick because of his training." When she says this Kyle sighs realizing where this might be going.

Ozpin nods. "Now that brings me to you Kyle, how is it that one as young as yourself is strong enough to not only be a successful assassin, but also skilled enough to teach a young girl like Miss Rose here?"

Kyle sighs before saying "If you're going somewhere with this then just say it."

"Very well. I will take Miss Rose into Beacon early, but I would also like to offer you a position as a combat instructor here at Beacon." Ozpin says before looking at the look of shock on Ruby's face and blank face of the reaper.

"Ozpin you do know that I am on the wanted list in Remnant with a bounty on my head, and even if that weren't a problem I'm only twenty. I doubt students would like to be taught by someone younger than them for the few that are older." Kyle deadpans.

Ozpin smiles. "I can take care of your notoriety by claiming you are on lockdown here at Beacon. All I have to do is bend the rules a bit, and your age shouldn't be an issue since you will be co-instructing with Miss Goodwitch."

Kyle sits there looking at Ozpin before looking towards Ruby who is trying, and failing, to hide her excitement of the possibility of him being there with her at Beacon. He sighs before looking at Ozpin again "This is going to be such a drag but alright I accept your offer." He says before Ruby squeals with joy successfully tackling him out of his seat in a hug. "I swear that speed semblance of yours is going to kill me one of these days" he says after getting up his aura having protected him from the minor fall.

Ozpin pauses "Speaking of which Kyle what is your Semblance?" he asks. The reaper has never been recorded to have shown his semblance, so now that he has the chance Ozpin wanted to ask.

"Hmm? Now why would I tell you that it takes the fun out of things." The reaper smiles and clamps a hand around Ruby's mouth before she says too much.

Ozpin notices this and smiles. "Very well I expect to see you both on Monday when the school year starts, and just so you see how things are done around here Kyle you will be following after Glynda Goodwitch throughout the first week. Lucky for you that means you get to watch the initiation with us." He says with a smile and adds mentally 'And hopefully with Glynda around no one will foolishly provoke the reaper.'

"Understood" Kyle said as they both got up before leaving and heading back to Kyle's place.

A/N: Well this is my first go at a fanfic and I have to say formatting what I wrote to this site has been the biggest challenge. Anyways comment, review, or something. Any Feedback is appreciated.

Later peoples Laz signing out.