It was a cold windy night in Beacon City. The skyscrapers shined brightly in the darkened sky, illuminating the night for all kinds of life. Taxis and buses honked at each other as they crowded the streets, drunks walked haphazardly from bar to bar, and the sounds hammers and drills from construction workers rang in the air. It was the bustling city life everyone grew accustomed to.

Well, to everyone but a certain red-cloaked reaper.

Sitting on the ledge of a tall skyscraper, was Ruby Rose, reaper-in-training. Ruby was wearing a long sleeved black blouse with a red trimmed high collar, a red trimmed black skirt she adamantly dubs her "battle skirt", black stockings, black combat boots with red lacing, and her signature red cloak. Humming to the tune of "Red like Roses", Ruby watched the flickering of taxi lights, drunks laughing the night away with friends, and dogs barking out of windows. She never grew tired of watching it, simply enjoying the brilliance of life that went on around her, the life that she couldn't have. However, she was especially attentive tonight.

I hope she comes by again, Ruby thought with a smile.

Finished with her patrols for the night, Ruby excitedly waited for her target. Most evenings, she flew around the city to find lost souls or report any disturbances. Luckily, her uncle decided to let her off with half of a patrol, letting Ruby have some free time around the city and have fun, despite having no friends.

I'm going to have to thank Uncle Qrow again for letting me have some time off, maybe I'll snag a snack for him on the way back.

As it got late into the night, Ruby's target finally shows up.

There she is. Right on time, as usual.

Ruby watched as a white limousine drove into a construction site. After the limousine parked, the driver got out and opened the passenger door. A girl with snow-white hair tied in an off-centered bun tail stepped out of the car. Her white dress had a blue gradation towards the edges, accompanied by a white bolero jacket, and pale skin that made others wonder if she stepped out into the sun at all. The most distinct feature that instantly caught Ruby's attention were the girl's deep blue eyes.

As Ruby watched a group of workers hurriedly guided the girl deeper into the site, she got up and jumped off the skyscraper. Ruby passed by numerous windows and floors in a flash, before slowing down to a gradual float. She landed near the girl, then sat on a nearby pile of wooden planks as she continued watching. The girl yelled out orders, signed papers, and talked to workers as she walked around. Even at a distance, the thunderous rhythms of hammers and drills could deafen anyone without proper protection, but Ruby didn't mind, her attention was drawn somewhere else.

She looks noble as always, Ruby thought.

For the past month, Ruby watched her. She patiently waited for the white-haired girl, even memorizing the time she arrived and left. Usually, she watched from a distance due to her shyness, however, tonight was the closest she'd ever been to the girl, no doubt the accumulation of a month's worth of courage. Every time Ruby caught a glimpse of the white-haired girl looking in her direction, she blushed and turned her head away.

GAH! Why am I acting like? It's not like she can see me! Ruby screamed in her mind. Sigh~ Why do I feel this way? I thought I would figure this out by now! After calming down, Ruby turned her attention back to the girl. Watching the white-haired girl always left the young reaper in a flustered state. Despite all her stalking—

HEY!

….. observations….. she still didn't know why the girl left her mind in such a state, completely unaware of the feelings developing inside her. She didn't even remember how all this started. One night, as she was flying home after a patrol, she spotted a mysterious white light on the ground, next thing she knew, here she was.

As the night dragged on, the construction of a new building was underway. Machines were mixing concrete, orders were shouted, and the sound of metal tearing through metal sang in the night sky. About 5 hours later, Ruby, still awake and watching, went through her pocket and pulled out her pocket watch. A silver pocket watch, hanging from a simple silver chain, a rose engraving on the front latch. Opening the latch to read the time, she saw it was 2:50 AM.

"HOLY COW! I ONLY HAVE 10 MINUTES TO GET HOME BEFORE CURFEW! Yang is going to kill me!" Ruby yelled, even though nobody could hear her.

Looking up from her watch, she saw the white-haired girl prepare to depart for the night as well, congratulating all the workers for a hard day's work on her way out. Ruby got up, dusting off her battle skirt of wrinkles and loose dirt. Before flying away, Ruby took one last look at the white-haired girl, bathing in all her delicate features and majestic presence before retiring for the night.

"Goodnight," Ruby whispered.

SCREEEEE

Just as she was about to take off, she felt a rumbling and something breaking. Turning around, she saw the steel rope holding several steel beams in the air start to come apart. Ruby looked below the steel beam and noticed that the white-haired girl was standing right beneath it.

"Oh no! Hey! MOVE!" Ruby shouted.

In the heat of the moment, Ruby forgot that the nobody could hear her. The steel rope finally came apart. Yells and screams could be heard, warning others of the incoming danger. Everyone ran, everyone except the white-haired girl. She just stood there stunned, looking up at the falling beams.

NONONONONO—

Ruby quickly dashed towards the girl. As the steel beam came down, Ruby barely grabbed the girl before the beam crashed into the ground. Flying up and away from the scene, Ruby glanced down to see a cloud of dust cover the crash. Seeing no-one else was hurt, Ruby sighed in relief. She then looked down at her arms, realizing that, not only was she touching the girl she had been watching for the past month, but she was princess-carrying her.

Ruby's face blushed as red as her cloak, her heart started beating faster, and her body warmed up—despite how cold the girl felt in her arms. Ruby was on cloud nine. In the middle of reaper's flustered state, the white-haired girl had kept her eyes closed, still expecting the steel beam to end her life. After realizing that her impending doom had not arrived, the girl slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was silver.

How beautiful, ethereal even... the girl thought, staring at Ruby. Then she realized she was being carried.

"H-hey! L-let go of me!" The girl yelled.

"H-huh!? You can see me!?" Ruby yelled back.

This was, unbeknownst to the duo, the start of a brand new adventure.

Beacon City, a city of spirits, magic, and demons. In the city where darkness and monsters can be on any corner, the fates of a young reaper and a heiress intertwine, leading the duo to a journey full of excitement, companions, and most importantly, love.

Welcome, to Beacon City, home of the supernatural.

A/N - rewrote somethings

1/21/18 -

updated this chapter to help distinguish thoughts and speech! and grammer...and phrasing

much thx to StoryStratos for proofreading!

1/19/18

Hey there, this is my first time writing a fanfic :P - Critque me pls

I got this idea for an AU and I just had to write it down, kind of spur of the moment xD

Anyways, if any you guys enjoy it lmk! I'm planning on writing more chapters anyway.

P.S – I didn't proof read this and have no idea how this site works.

P.S.S – if you see any mistakes with spelling/grammar/structure etc. lmk, its 3:00am….