(You will be taking Weiss' place in the team for this story but Weiss will still have a presence)
Three Weeks Later...
For weeks I've waited for this, onboard the bullhead I started to sing one of my newest songs.
"Shunned by the multitude, I learned to listen, In the dark, my heart heard music, then, at last, a voice in the gloom seemed to cry, I hear you, I hear your fears, your torment, and your tears. Say you want me here beside you, one love one lifetime..." I sang before going quiet.
Yet I could still feel the icy sting, felt when Weiss removed my mask in front of everyone. I mean just because I look different doesn't mean I'm not any less self-conscious about my face. Especially after how everyone reacted, well it was a junior hunter school so what can I do? The bullhead had finally landed and I walked out.
It had been a couple of minutes and oddly I saw a rose on the ground, a memory of that time when I picked up the rose similar to the one I was going to give to Weiss on the day she chose HIM over me had played in my mind. I crouched down to pick it up when another hand met mine.
"Sorry it's just these are my favorite flowers, their elegance and beauty are shown, but they have thorns warning you that you have to be careful not to get hurt from the touch," I said, just then the person whom that hand belonged to kneeled with me, I looked up at her to see her radiant smile.
"They're my favorites too," she said, I was speechless from the softness in her voice and the beauty of her appearance. I felt like I was on a cloud, but when I opened my eyes again I was back on the ground. I stood up, my heart racing as I introduced myself properly.
"M-my name is Y/n, what's your name?" I asked nervously, after all, we all know how my last crush turned out.
She held onto that smile as she stood up and offered her hand. "My name is Ruby... Rose, what's with the mask?" She asked, but every word spoken was like music to my ears. It was official I had only just met this person, but I already have it bad.
"That's a lovely name, would you like a rose for a Rose?" I asked ignoring her own question for the moment.
She laughed and accepted it. As she looked away you disappeared from her view like a ghost or more appropriately a phantom. While heading inside people felt some invisible force pushing past them.
The Next Day...
After your brief encounter with her, you tried to stay away for as long as possible. However, it was the initiation so there was no way that you could have possibly avoided her.
"Oh hey Y/n, what happened to you? I looked back and you had vanished," she said causing me to stop in my tracks.
"I um... n-nothing, I suppose we should head outside and get ready for our initiation," I said, one by one we all got sent flying into the forest below, I managed to use my lasso to swing around a tree then infuse fire dust along the rope to burn through the tree and reset its length.
It was then I turned and saw Ruby looking at me with a large smile on her face. I sighed as I saw her in all her radiance, I wondered what this feeling was. After a second it hit me, this truly was love, Weiss was more of an obsession, this... this was so much more, after all, just being in her presence made my cold heart melt.
"H-hello, I-I suppose we're teammates now," I said anxious to continue on.
"Yeah we are, I can't believe I've already made a best friend! Right?" Ruby shouted while embracing me into a hug.
Those two words, 'best friend' were words that I had never heard before in my life. Never in a million years would I have thought anyone, let alone such a splendorous person would have called me such a thing.
"Yes, best friends definitely!" I said hugging her back.
(Timeskip brought to you by me not wanting to write the full initiation)
I then made my way back inside the auditorium and sat through Ozpin's speech. It was announced that Ruby would be the team leader along with me, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long.
However, this grueling day ended with me finally collapsing on the most comfortable bed I've ever been on and quickly falling fast asleep.
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Phantom of Remnant (Phantom of The Opera Reader x RWBY)
Fanfiction(Y/N) was born different than the rest, he was born with a curse by Salem the witch of Remnant. He was cursed with having a face, not even a mother could love. The idea for this story is brought to you by @Thornfinna he helped with some ideas for t...
