Hey everyone! This story is gonna be a little different, my friend BabyBlueHerione is going to be helping me with this, she's going to edit and help with plot so say thanks to her! I'm going to be trying a first person perspective of Faunus Ruby! This is going to be a high-school AU, all the characters will probably be a bit OOC, just a warning! Lets get it started shall we?

A warm summer breeze softly blows through the trees as I overlook the cliff face. My tail sways back and forth as I take a deep breath of the sweet smell of morning.Just above the horizon, the sun casts away the dull of the morning sky and illuminates the sea of green in the valley below. The forest stirs awake as the trees sway in time with the gentle wind. The leafy paradise serves as a home to the many woodland creatures that seek shelter among the aged trees. However, the beautiful view is just a contradictory to the evils that lurk deep within the forest.

From behind me, a soft growl from the tree line reaches my ears atop my head as they swivel to face the familiar sound. "Go time," I whisper to myself. I reach to my back to grab my sniper scythe known as Crescent Rose, one of the most deadly weapons in all of Remnant. As I pull her out, she unfolds into her fully glory. A 6 foot tall, pure metal scythe whose blade can cut through even the thickest of trees. A sniper rifle built into the snath of the scythe for those dark creatures who think they can run from the blade of my Crescent Rose. The red coloring of the scythe is complimented well with the midnight black accents of the metal, making the red seem more like the scythe was dipped in blood.

I turn to face the beasts lurking in the trees. Glowing red eyes dot the dark forest line- Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Rubes time to get up!" I groan and roll over in my bed as the banging continues.

"Go away! Let me sleep!"

"Not a chance little sis, not letting you be late for the first day of high school!" I recognize this voice as none other than my dear sister Yang. As she said, it's my first day of 9th grade at Beacon High School. Time for parties, relationships, friends, and some of the best years of my life. At least, that's what Yang tells me. Even if I wasn't the socially awkward klutz that I am, I'd still have a hard time fitting in being a Faunus and all.

Even though the government says we have rights, some people still treat my kind like mindless animals. It's even worse since I'm a wolf Faunus. People have a tendency to fear wolves because, well, we tend to make the most trouble. Not to say I'm a trouble maker, far from it in fact, but humans are prone to spot the wolf tail and ears and immediately think that I will cause some sort of strife. That usually leads to most humans shunning me before they even speak to me. However, no one would be stupid enough to say something about it in front of Yang, unless, of course, they had a death wish.

"Do I have to go? People will just avoid me anyways, so what's the harm of me staying here?" I am the only Faunus in our family. That wasn't always the case, though. My mother, Summer Rose, was a wolf Faunus just like me. My father, Taiyang Xiao-Long, on the other hand is not a Faunus, but ended up taking my mother's Faunus traits. Summer was his second wife, though, making Yang his first daughter. Yang is only my half-sister, but I still love her, even when she bangs on my door this early in the morning.

"Ruby if you don't get up, I'll have to come in there and pull the sheets off!"

"Nooooo, why are you so cruel?!" Seriously, why would she not want to miss my first day? It's not that big of a deal.

"We have to meet Blake before classes. You have an art class with her and she said she would show you around! I'm going to count to five before I come in there!" Ah, Blake. Yang's best friend since grade school. They met onefateful day while Blake was in the library reading a book instead of playing during recess. Yang just so happened to be trying to skip class, going through the library, when she got caught by a teacher. Luckily, Blake saw Yang get busted and told the teacher that Yang was helping her find some books for a project. They became best friend after that day and the rest is history.

Blake, like me, is also a Faunus. However, she's a cat Faunus with cat ears on her head and, luckily, no tail. Cat Faunus are the most common type of Faunus. Most people see her and don't think twice about her. The reason being is that she wears a bow to hide her cat, so people don't even know she is a Faunus! I asked her why she hides her ears. She claims she wants people to see her for who she is, not for what she is. That makes sense, I guess.

"Alright, alright! I'm up!" I slowly sit up and rub my eyes. I proceed with my morning stretch, eliciting a growl from me. My ears atop my head point up and swivel around a bit as I hear Dad making breakfast and Zwei, our little corgi, running in circles downstairs. I can smell bacon, eggs, pancakes, grits, and sweet maple syrup and begin to drool a little. Dad only makes the best breakfasts for special occasions. I guess me starting high school today is a special occasion.

"I'll be downstairs with Dad. I'd hurry up if you want some food before school!"

"Okay sis, but you better not eat all the food! I'll be down in a sec'!" Yang can eat more food than Dad and I together. But Dad knows to make enough food so she doesn't eat it all, even though she still tries.

I finally swing my feet off my bed and stand. My tail uncurls and starts to wag a bit as I stretch more. I walk over to my closet and open it. "Ah, what to wear, what to wear on my first day of school. Hmm, I guess my cloak will do fine." With that, I reach into my closet and pull out my bright red shirt with black sleeves and my darker red cloak.

I also pull out a pair of black skinny jeans and put them on. I bought specifically modified clothing for Faunus so my tail isn't stuffed uncomfortably inside my pants but can sway freely behind me. I take a look in the mirror before I head downstairs. My favorite red shirt with my trademark black rose symbol agree well with the black skinny jeans. Wearing red and black is kind of my thing since my fur is also black along with my hair and the tips of my wolf ears are just barely red. Like they have been air brushed red.

Once I decide that my outfit is suitable enough for the first day of school, I head downstairs, "Welp, time for school! What's the worst that could happen?"

Alright that's it for chapter one! Let me know what you guys think, and until next time, Words out.