RWBY: Beacon's Bloody Bull

Chapter 6

Adam's alarm clock went off at precisely 5:30 a.m., filling Team ALPN's dorm room with a loud, blaring ring. Nora groaned, doing her best to cover her head with a pillow and get back to sleep, but the noise was just too loud to ignore. Giving up, she tossed her pillow away and sat up, rubbing her blurry eyes as she took in her surroundings. The first thing she noticed was Adam standing at the foot of her beds, fully dressed in his school uniform, arms folded across his chest as he watched her, as well as Ren and Pyrrha, slowly stagger awake. The second thing she noticed was the complete lack of light filtering in through the window outside.

"What the-" Nora snapped to her feet, staring out at the dark sky, before turning towards the bull Faunus incredulously. "Adam, the sun isn't even up yet!"

"I am aware of this," Adam said calmly, adjusting his uniform's tie.

"So what are you doing awake?!"

"Getting ready for class," the bull Faunus replied, before tilting his head. "Well, actually, I just finished."

"What time is it?" Pyrrha demanded, groggily checking her Scroll. Her breath hitched in her throat "Five thirty-one?!" Then she realized that the bull Faunus was already awake and ready for class. "Adam, just how much earlier did you wake up?"

"Thirty minutes ago. My body is on a bit of a routine."

"What was the point of setting your alarm clock if you were just going to wake up before it anyway?" Ren asked, shaking his head in an effort to wake up.

"It wasn't for me, it was for you three," Adam told them. "Breakfast is in two hours. So I've given you plenty of time to shower, do your hair and makeup, and whatever other personal care you need to take care of before then." He gestured to the open door of the dorm's bathroom. "First come, first served. Don't worry, there should be plenty of hot water for all of you." Pyrrha and Ren stared at the bull Faunus in awe.

"You've really thought this through," Ren said finally, impressed by how quickly Adam had taken to his role as team leader.

"So, are we going to be waking up at the crack of dawn every morning from now on?" Nora asked, looking horrified at the very prospect.

"No, no," the bull Faunus scoffed. "There's no school on Saturday or Sunday, remember? You can sleep in as long as you want during the weekend."

"Oh, thank God," the ginger sighed in relief, before noticing Pyrrha making a beeline for the bathroom. "Pyrrha?"

"Hey, if you two aren't going to take advantage of this opening, then I will!" the redhead stated, gesturing to her eyes. "Do you have any idea how long it takes to apply eyeshadow?" Nora opened her mouth to reply, only to be cut off as the bathroom door slammed shut, the sound of the shower coming to life following a few moments later.

"She's got the right idea," Adam declared, before tossing Nora and Ren a piece of paper. "This is our schedule for this semester. Memorize it well. While you do that, I need to meet with Headmaster Ozpin and receive my Scroll, so we can keep in touch during training exercises. Please excuse me." And with that, the bull Faunus took his leave, exiting the dorm as he made his way to the Headmaster's Office. Ren and Nora watched their team leader disappear down the hallway, as the door to their room swung shut behind him, locking with a soft click. Only then did they look down at the schedule Adam had provided for them, then back up at each other.

"He does realize this a schedule for second-year students, right?" Nora asked.

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"I must say, I am rather surprised to see you up and about so early, Mr. Taurus. Most of my first-year students would still be sound asleep at this hour," Ozpin commented, taking a sip from his mug of hot chocolate as he studied the bull Faunus, who stood in front of the Headmaster's desk.