Nothing remains (EXE Reader x RWBY)

Beginnings...

Before his semblance, or should I say your semblance, he was a happy boy. And a pretty normal one at that. He had no friends, but he didn't mind. He had his parents, and that was enough for him. When he was 7, he made one friend... one singular friend. It was a girl. His best and only friend. She saw him laying on the ground, just staring at the clouds. She believed it was sad that he was alone, since she had made friends with every other classmate. None of them were alone before she became their friend. But he stood out to her. He... was like the sun, shining through a stormy day to her. So, she approached him.

???: Hey, you okay.

Y/n: Yeah, why? Is there something on me?! *checks himself*

???: No! It's just that... you seem so... lonely.

Y/n: Oh, I'm usually by myself. It's not a problem. I thought everyone knew that.

???: Oh, I definitely didn't know that. I'm new. My name's Pearl, what's yours?

Y/n: I'm Y/n.

From that point on, they were friends. They talked to each other regularly, everyday when they saw each other at school. She was the only one he opens up to, other than his parents. Pearl talked to him more than he did. She had other friends that she talked to during school, but she talked to him much more than anyone else. As they got older, they only grew closer. They started to attend Signal academy, to become a huntsman and huntress. They both wanted to become heroes, like the stories their parents told them. They both trained alongside each other and grew stronger together. They were 11 when the event happened...

It was a good day for them. It was nice and sunny, the teachers didn't bombard them with extreme training, they had fun. It was afterwards where things went wrong. In vale, they were strolling and talking, like usual. They kept going for hours about absurd things, like FNAF lore or whether they should go home earlier...

they should've.

Pearl: Y/n, it's getting pretty dark. Shouldn't we be getting home?

Y/n: Yeah, I think we've been walking around long enough. Besides, we can keep talking on the way home, right?

Pearl: Yep!

They turned around and headed towards their homes. They lived close to each other so they would always walk home together. They continued to talk, changing the subject whenever one was losing the argument. They always laughed when the subject changed. They had not a single care for the world around them, just each other. They ended up going down an ally, for a shortcut they knew would save a bit of time. They should've taken the long way. Pearl wore a very expensive necklace. A gift for her tenth birthday. She wore it as a symbol for her and y/n's friendship. This caught they eye of some skilled criminals while the two were walking. The pair were quickly jumped by the small group of thugs. They weren't completely helpless, however. They had their weapons and they had some training. Y/n had gloves that both doubled as guns.(like Deadshot, but your favorite color... reader) As well as a sniper rifle that could mecha-shift into a sword. Pearl had a guitar that transforms into a gun. The guitar form shot large soundwaves that did large amounts of knockback and some damage. She chose the main form to be an instrument because she had a liking to music, she was talented in it as well. So they fought the goons, with their best effort. After a minute of shooting at each other as well as punches and kicks flying, everyone's aura broke. They were all one, heavy blow away from losing. The crooks didn't have a second to react when Pearl became too cocky and charged instead of of waiting.

Y/n: Pearl, wait!

She smacked the first of the three crooks with her guitar.

Pearl: C'mon, Y/n! Their not so tough!