Red reaper meets Rose Reaper

AN: As I stated in the summary, this is an idea I had. It's a one shot, but I'm trying to give other Xenobladers ideas. I mean... considering how much thought is put into some of the weapons in RWBY, having living weapons Xenoblade 2 style sounds awesome.

It was an ordinary day at Beacon academy. Well, as ordinary as it is, considering all the super powered teen-agers who're training to become the defenders of the world. However, the day went from ordinary to terrible, when Ruby Rose, leader of Team RWBY, and the resident weapon nut, found her beloved weapon in pieces. Not "picked apart" piece, but broken and shattered beyond repair. It was even right before combat classes.

That's why right now, Ruby was being comforted by her big sister Yang. The brawler of Team RWBY as well as the best girl in beacon, in her opinion anyway. However, she had two things on her mind, making sure Ruby would get through this, as well as beating down the person responsible for making her baby sister cry.

"H-how could they do this," Ruby sobbed into her sister's shoulder, barely audible.

"Because they're... Jerks," Yang said with barely suppressed fury, and last minute self-censoring. "How could Goodwitch let them get away with this," the blonde girl added in while stroking Ruby's head in an attempt to comfort her.

"Because there is no evidence," said Blake Belladonna, who was reading a book by one of their work desks. Or at least she had tried, but Ruby's crying, as well as the culprit's horrible actions were distracting her too much to actually focus. "Otherwise, I'm sure Professor Goodwitch would've expelled them," the black haired girl, who was also secretly a faunus, added with a scowl.

Indeed, when TEAM CRDL were making fun of RWBY crying over her destroyed weapon earlier today. It looked like the strictest of all professors wanted nothing more than to expel them from Beacon right then and there, among other things.

"Why were those... rapscallions even allowed here in the first place," Weiss Schnee added from the desk she used to study to get her mind off of the whole thing. Though with little success. "Ozpin made a mistake letting them in," the white themed girl complained. And this is coming from the girl who once thought that Ruby being their leader was a mistake. But this and that don't compare to one another.

"Next time I see them, I'm gonna pummel their faces in," Yang said with her normally lilac eyes turning red.

"And get yourself on detention at the very least," Blake pointed out with a sigh.

"That's BULLSHIT!" Yang roared, her glorious hair that she was so proud of producing flames in the process.

"Yang, please!" Thankfully the pleading voice of her little sister quelled the coming temper tantrum. The blonde's eyes even turned lilac again after one look at Ruby's silver eyes. "I-I don't want you to get in trouble," the red reaper said before hugging Yang harder, "Please, don't do anything."

"But Ruby they-" "Please," Ruby interrupted whatever protest Yang tried to let out.

"...No promises," Yang said as she hugged Ruby, "But I'm making sure they pay one way or another."

"And I will help," Weiss said, getting up from her desk,"When we find enough evidence, Team CRDL is finished."

Blake too put her book down as she turned to Yang and Ruby in her seat. "It's not gonna be easy finding evidence, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try," the ninja kitty said with serious look.

"...Thanks guys," Ruby said, feeling better already.

With that Team RWBY chose to go to bed now.

(Few hours later)

Ruby had decided to take a walk around Beacon. The little reaper knew that she shouldn't be out anymore, but she just couldn't sleep. The support of her team mates did help her get through the worst of her depression, but the memory of Crescent Rose's shattered form twisted her heart. That weapon was inspired by her uncle Qrow, a scythe master in his own right. She had spent a lot of time designing her weapon as well as forging it, with occasional advice from Qrow whenever she had a question. And when she finally completed it, Ruby's super cool uncle ruffled her hair as he said,"Good job, kiddo." That had been one of the happiest days of her life. But now, the weapon she had built with all her heart, pouring her hopes and dreams into every screw, every hammer strike, even polishing, was now reduced to scrap metal.

The last thought made Ruby hiccup. No! She had to be strong now. Not just for herself, but her team too. "I will just remake my baby," Ruby said in determination. After all, some of the pieces could still be used if she remade Crescent Rose.

"No you won't, brat," a cocky voice said, before tackling Ruby. Before the girl could even think about getting up, a weight got on top of her, pinning her down on her stomach. "Not so tough without your precious 'baby'," the cocky voice said mockingly.

Ruby was able to turn her head enough to see a pair of armor clad legs standing not too far from her. Then she looked up to come face to face with Cardin Winchester, leader of Team CRDL. "Cardin, what're you doing," Ruby asked in confusion and slight fear.

The bully of Beacon gave an arrogant smirk, "Isn't it obvious? Getting rid of something that shouldn't exist. With this." With the last part Cardin showed Ruby a pair of pliers with what looked like a glowing blue stone in the shape of a cubic diamond.

Ruby's eyes widened in fear at the sight of it, "Isn't that the Death Dust." Death Dust, new type of Dust that was discovered by Doctor Oobleck and several other Huntsmen. According to the staff, the sole crystal had to be grabbed with pliers, because if a person touches it, their aura is drained, before several wounds open in their bodies. One of the Huntsmen who touched the crystal died to their wounds, three went in critical condition, Doctor Oobleck himself only got several papercuts. Hence the name Death Dust. The thing was supposed to be in a container locked withing Oobleck's office, until a researcher from Atlas would come to pick it up. "Why do you have it," Ruby asked the bully.

"You really are just a stupid brat," Cardin said with a smirk, "I broke into Ooblecks office and snatched it from there." Then the Beacon bully had an amused look, "I thought I would use it to kill one of your teammates, but imagine my luck seeing you wandering around."

At that, Ruby's eyes widened in horror. "Y-you can't," Ruby whimpered, truly scared.

"It's what you deserve," Cardin said with a hateful look, "Maybe after this I'll use it to put down all the animals." At that, Ruby tried to struggle against whoever was holding her down.

"...Cardin," said the person holding Ruby down, "Are you sure about this. I mean... we're about to kill someone."

Cardin gave a condecending look to his partner in crime, "What's the matter Russel, chicken?" The person, now revealed to be Russel Thrush, Cardin's teammate, shut up from that remark. Satisfied at his teammate's silence, Cardin grabbed Ruby's right hand before moving the Death Dust to Ruby's grip.

"Cardin! Why are you doing this!? I never did anything to hurt you," Ruby cried out, desperate to get out of this. "SOMEONE HELP!"

"No one can hear you now, or even if they could they wouldn't care," Cardin said in annoyance as the innocent looking crystal was now inches away from Ruby's hand.

Then in a last ditch effort, Ruby clenched her and into a fist so that the Death Dust Crystal wouldn't be placed on her hand. It would've been a good plan, if the dreaded crystal hadn't reached her by then. And now Ruby could feel her aura being drained by this evil thing.

"Russel, move, before she explodes," Cardin said quickly, before moving further away. Russle obeying his leader's command ran as fast as he could. Cardin doesn't realize it, but Russle was still uncertain about all of this. Sure he wanted to get rid of Team RWBY, especially Ruby who was allowed here two years ahead of time, while the rest of them had to work for it. But that didn't mean he wanted her dead. Unfortunately for the mohawked bully, it was too late to regret now.

As Cardin and Russel took their distance, Ruby found that she couldn't let go of the crystal that was charging itself to kill her. Or at least, that's what Yang theorized about why it drained aura first before inflicting wounds. "Not like this! NOT LIKE THIS!" Ruby screamed with tears blurring her vision. Why couldn't she just stay in her dorm? How could Cardin be so evil? When did everything start going so wrong? These are some of the many questions that plagued Ruby's mind as her vision started to fade from rapid aura exhaustion. "At least I get to see mom." Was the last thought Ruby had before everything went bright blue, before fading to black.

Not far away, Cardin stopped at the flash of bright blue light that came from where they left Ruby. "Is the brat dead," Cardin wondered as he turned to go back to see the mess the little nuisance had left behind. Besides, he had to go get the Death Dust. Russel never stopped running, but not because he thought someone would see him at the scene of the crime.

Cardin didn't get far as he spotted a red cloaked figure standing at the spot he left Ruby. "How the hell are you still alive!" Cardin shouted in anger, the little shit is supposed to be dead. However, the anger soon turned to shock as he noticed that the person in red cloak is not Ruby. How did Cardin realize that in the dark? Because when the figure turned to him, the bully saw Ruby motionless on the floor.

"...Who are you," the figure in the red cloak asked, revealing them to be a man. However, the cloak also had a hood which completely obscures the person's face.

Cardin couldn't explain why, but something about this person scared him. Actually, now that he got a good look. Aside from the cloak, the person was wearing what looked to be a black leather jacket with silver embroidery. Random parts of the embroidery had red roses either painted or sewn, some blooming some budding. The man also wore plack pants, which also had silver embroidery, but not roses. The man also wore a pair of combat boots. However, what struck as freaky for Cardin, was that occasionally blue energy was coursing through the emroidery like some kind of sequence.

"...I asked, who are you," the person asked again.

Now that Cardin had gotten a good look at the man, he was in turmoil. "Is this guy a Huntsman? How much did he see? Is he going to arrest me?" Were the thoughts that struck fear into Cardin. So in a desperate attempt to not get caught, he charged at the strange and un-armed man.

(Few minutes later)

The door to the Beacon infirmary opened, revealing the red cloaked man who not too long ago was charged by Cardin. Not that this person knew the assailant's name. The only thing he knew was that he was attacked, so he fought back. One dodge, and slamming the assailant's head into the wall was all it took for him. Though that's not what mattered to him right now, what mattered, was the unconcious Ruby in his arms. Of course, this person doesn't know the 15 year old first year student's name, not yet. All he knows, is that he belongs to her, until death do them apart.

"...This will do," the person said as he put Ruby into an infirmary bed, before tucking her in. "We can have a proper introduction in the morning," the man said as he then picked up, what looked like a metallic rod from a holster on his back. The rod looked to be made from black metal as a core, and some silvery metal on parts of it. Curiously, the end of it had a small actual rosebud. The stick itself was around the length of a police baton. Then suddenly, the baton extended into the length of a polearm. Then, from what looked like an open slot at the tip, a red scythe blade came out, much longer than should've fit inside. From the other side, a much smaller identical blade came out. The man inspected the blade of the baton that had turned into a scythe. "The blade seems fine," he muttered as he gave the weapon some test swings, and somehow only hitting air in the relatively small room instead of the furniture or anything else that could be broken. Then after one more swing, the rosebud at the tip of the scythe end bloomed, revealing not just a beautiful red rose, but what looked like the barrel of a gun. "...I suppose I'll test the gun another time," the person muttered, not wanting to wake up Ruby. Speaking of the girl, the person now noticed fresh tears flowing down her face in her sleep. The person quickly retracted the scythe into a baton before moving in to wipe the tears.

"What happened to you," the person wondered as he moved his hand away, until Ruby grabbed it in her sleep.

"Don't...leave," Ruby whimpered in her sleep, sounding heartbroken and clutching the hand that had wiped her tears like her life depended on it.

The person let out a sigh before using his foot to draw a nearby chair closer so he could sit down. As he did this, the person used his free arm to finally take the red hood down. Revealing himself to have a pitch black hair that was mostly chin length. And his face... One could almost call him a male version of Ruby, except for the eyes. They were milky white and pupilless, yet they could still see just fine. "I won't leave you," the person said sympathetically, "Not until your death, which will not come for a very long time so long as I have a say in it." The person had a smile at the end of what sounded like an oath, "I hope you know how to wield a scythe, but even if you can't, I will teach you. And after that, you can bring the wicked to their knees, and give justice to those who can't reach for it themselves. And as you do that, I will be by your side through all of it. Because that is my duty as your Blade... My Driver." With those final words out of the way, the person touched a glowing blue crystal that was previously covered by lower part of his hood. It had the same blue glow as the Death Dust had, but it was in the shape of a blooming rose.

Throughout all of this Ruby still clutched the hand that had wiped away her tears with a smile. It will be interesting to see how she will react to cuddling the hand of a stranger.

AN: Now then, explanation time. This fic paints Cardin as a murdering psychopath, but Cardin is an arrogant prick who thinks he's the strongest while he's anything but. So I made the guy have this line of thought, "I can't stand this! It's time to put those arrogant bitches in their place."... And I just realized how sexist that sounded.

Whatever, to those that don't know: In Xenoblade 2, people who can awaken Blades from their Core Crystals are called Drivers. However, not everyone can be Drivers. So when a non-Driver tries to Bond with a Blade, they get injured. Some more than others. For example, one person had blood burst out of neck, side and leg. While another, only got a nosebleed.

Next up the appearance of Ruby's Blade and the weapon. As you probably guessed, this guy is basically Crescent Rose 2.0. But there is a reason in this case why he practically is a male version of Ruby with a different personality. And without spoiling anything, let's just say it had something to do with aura.

Finally, I do have a rough idea on how to implement a Blade fights into RWBY fights. Partly from gameplay, partly from cut-scenes. But as far as I'm concerned, this is it. Unless I get requests to show it