It's really weird writing one of these with no previous chapter to go off of.. but uhh.. new story! YAY! This is gonna be a AU where the Vytal Festival DIDN'T break my heart and instead went swimmingly. I'll probably have Cinder, Mercury, Emerald, and Neo either not appear in the story at all or just change their backgrounds to where they were just another Beacon team or something, I dunno, enjoy!

Atlas was always a rather strict school when it came to performance, they expected perfection, and if you screwed up you were surely to be punished in some way, usually a form of detention, a team punishment, extra training regimes, nothing too serious, but after her team lost in the semi final's of the Vytal Festival Neon learned that due to her screw up she was to be expelled from the academy effective immediately, she couldn't believe it. Sure she joke around a lot but she'd worked so incredibly hard to get to where she was, and now she was just being shoved out without even being offered a ride back home.

That's how the rainbow themed kitten ended up living in the streets of Vale, it'd been a few days since the festival ended and although she'd managed well enough so far, money was running short and she still hadn't found a secure job to do, she unfortunately had to stop renting her motel as well, which made things even worse.

"Pfft, can't do that" She mumbled to herself as she flipped through a paper trying to find any job, but everything was way out of her abilities. She groaned and leaned back against the park bench, frowning when she saw the ominous clouds. "Not raaain… I hate rain" She pouted and quickly checked her Lien, she probably could get a motel for the night, but that'd mean no food tomorrow, tough call.

"I'll be back sis, gotta do a couple things in Vale real quick!" Yang smiled as she opened the door and grabbed her umbrella, she desperately needed some hair conditioner and none of her teammates crap would work, so she reluctantly had to go down to town even though it was going to be raining soon.

"Have fun sis, try to get back before it rains, don't want you catching a cold!" Ruby giggled, imagining herself taking care of a sick Yang in bed and giving her soup.

"I'll try, see you in a bit!" Yang giggled back before heading off, the entire walk to the airdocks and the ride over was rather uneventful, however as she landed in Vale it began to sprinkle, causing the blonde to groan and popping her umbrella open. She only had to go a few blocks so it wouldn't be so bad, but still rain was the worst. She calmly walked her path, zigzagging through the crowded sidewalk before deciding to cut through the park to save some time. The path was a bit chilly but nothing she couldn't handle. She began to whistle happy tone as she neared the park exit, however just before she left something, or rather, someone caught her eye. A familiar pink haired girl from.. Atlas, why was she still here? And why was she sitting alone in a park with no umbrella or jacket while it was raining.

Neon sniffled as the rain dripped onto her, she hated this, but she didn't eat anything today and she was so hungry, she couldn't use the last of her money to escape the rain. She took another sniffle as she looked down at the ground before beginning to cry while she curled up into a ball on the bench, her audible whining was cut short though when she felt the rain stop dropping over her. She took another sniffle and looked up, blushing when she saw the girl who beat her and inadvertently put her in this situation, though it wasn't her fault, it'd be terrible to blame her for it. "W.. what?" She asked with a confused tone, earning a grin from the girl.

"What's a matter, cat got your tongue? Hah!" Yang laughed at her own joke and slapped her knee, and when the girl giggled a bit she smiled happy that she started the mood off light. "Mind if I sit for a minute?"

Neon nodded and sniffled again before scooting over to allow the girl to sit, she was happy that she was having some shelter from the rain for the moment. "What's up?"

Yang gave the girl a concerned look as she sat the umbrella down so she wouldn't have to hold it herself anymore. "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"

The orange haired girl blushed. "Umm… yeah… We haven't really.. Introduced ourselves since our fight huh? I'm Neon."

"Yang, you know it's a lot more fun talking to you when you aren't calling me fat"

"S.. sorry about that.. I was just trying to get into your head.. But it clearly didn't work.. You're really tough, how'd you end up doing overall?"

"I got second place behind my friend Pyrrha, she went all out, so uhh.. Why aren't you back in Atlas?" Yang needed to know, something was clearly wrong with the puffy eyed feline.

Neon wasn't sure if she should lie or tell the truth, she didn't wanna look like a complete failure, but she also needed help, and this could be her best shot. "I umm… I got expelled for costing my team the tournament… with no ride back…"

Yang couldn't believe what she was hearing, how could that acadmy be so cruel? "What!? That's awful! Have you just been living outside by yourself since the tournament ended?" When Neon nodded Yang felt like she wanted to punch someone. "How could they do that to you?"

"Atlas has very strict expectations, it wasn't that I lost, it was because I wasn't.. Taking it seriously enough I guess… But.. It's not so bad out here.. I found a job listing for uhh… roof maintenance…" Neon frowned when began to whine, and when Yang offered her a hug she happily accepted it, she was glad the blonde was so top heavy at the moment, it gave her something pillowy to rest on.

"You aren't going to do roof maintenance, that's ridiculous, you're a huntress, how about you come back to Beacon with me and stay in my team's room for the night and get some food and take a nice nap. Then I can talk to my headmaster about having you transfer to our school to do something tomorrow?"

Neon pulled back and smiled, sniffling once again before she spoke up. "Y.. you mean it?" When Yang nodded she pulled in for another hug. "Thank you thank you thank you, you're so amazing! I'm so sorry about everything I said about you!"

"It's fine, like you said it was only for the fight.. How about we get going, I still gotta go pick something up"

Neon hopped up and grabbed her back which had her weapon, money, and rollerblades in it. "Sure thing, let's go!"

Yang walked with Neon, learning a bit more about her and how silly she tended to act, as long as the girl wouldn't insult her weight again she could see the two being good friends. When she went to grab her hair conditioner she gasped as Neon slapped her hand.

"That conditioner is no good for your type of hair, use this!" She said reaching up to grab a box with a brand Yang had never heard of.

"You sure? I've never even heard of this company?"

"Totally, I promise, you'll love it!" Neon smiled, earning the blondes trust and when she bought it she grinned. "Best choice you'll ever make, it'll give your hair more of that natural curly look you're going for."

Blake flipped through her book lazily as she sat against her corner, she looked up to see Weiss studying and Ruby playing a game. "Yang's back, and she has company."

"What how do you kn-" Weiss started before the door opened, she looked over to see her teammate and the girl from team FNKI that her and Yang beat. "Ohh.. Hi Yang.. and Ummm.. I'm sorry I forgot your name.. And why are you here?"

"It's Neon, she's staying the night cause Atlas is full of assholes and she was expelled for not taking our match seriously enough, they didn't even take her home so she has been living on the street. So she's gonna talk to Ozpin about what she could do here." Yang promptly answered as she walked over to her bed. "Here Neon you can sleep on my bed, you probably need the rest since you've been in parks all this time."

Neon blushed and shook her head. "Thank you but it's fine, I don't wanna kick you out of your bed or anything, I can just sleep in one of your chairs, it's more than enough"

Yang frowned and looked over at the girl. "Are you sure, it's no big deal?"

The Faunus gave a happy nod and sat her bag down. "It's nice to meet the rest of you, like Yang said I'm Neon.. Is it okay with all of you if I stay here for the night?"

Blake shrugged and went back to her book. "I'm Blake, sure."

Ruby gave a big grin and nodded. "That's fine by me, we'll be best friends, will you teach me how to rollerblade?"

The cat giggled and nodded. "Sure" She turned her head to Weiss, the only one left who she wanted to make sure was okay with it, she was a Faunus after all and Schnee's didn't have great pasts with them.

Weiss looked around noticing everyone else was staring at her. "What? I don't care as long as she doesn't skate around the room all night or somethiahhh!" She screamed as the cat hugged her.

"Thank you so much! You're amazing! I knew the rumors that Schnee's hated all Faunus couldn't be true!"

"Of course I don't one of my best friends is one you dolt, now let go of me!" Weiss gasped trying to wiggle away.

Neon grinned and pulled away. "Ohh you know, I figured she wasn't telling cause of the bow and all… I should probably get some sleep though.. I've had a long week, thank you all again so much for this, you're all amazing."

"Thanks, we try" Ruby grinned and grabbed a pillow and a blanket for the girl. "Use these!"

"This is too much.. You're so sweet!" Neon happily chirped as she began to set up her bed. Even if she had to leave tomorrow she'd never forget what Yang and Team RWBY did for her.

Hope you all enjoyed! Send me reviews and PM's on what you might wanna see in this, I really liked writing it!