Man, I spent too much time cooling off. I'm going to be late to... is that Jaune? Haru mentally questioned as he walked down to the hall and saw Jaune walking down the halls as well, looking somewhat lost with a book in his hand. Haru waved to Jaune with a grin on his face, happy to find somebody that might need some help... and help him out as well.
He was a little bit lost.
"Hey Haru! You lost too?" Jaune asked, and Haru walked up to Jaune with a grin.
"Yeah a little, last class was harder than I thought it would be... but I have a class with Bartholomew Oobleck next." Haru told Jaune who nodded and looked at the book that he had, and balanced on top of the book was a map.
"Yeah, I just came from him. Weiss really enjoyed his class, but he is kind of... hyper, and talks really fast. I couldn't understand him... He is just down the hall, and on the right. You wouldn't know where Peter Port's classroom is, do you?" Jaune asked Haru after telling him what he wanted to do, and Haru nodded and placed an arm over Jaune's shoulders and pulled him in before he pointed at the school map.
"Yeah, you see these bathrooms on the map? We are right here, and go towards the girl's bathroom and take a right before going three doors down. The guy is kind of a boring teacher, but I think he is a secret badass under his fat." Haru told Jaune with a chuckle as he let the boy go. Haru gently punched Jaune in the arm, and Jaune laughed a little and pushed Haru back.
"What, like X-Ray and Vav kind of secret hero thing? Dorky?" Jaune asked, and Haru laughed.
"Oh man, and here I thought I was the only one of my friends that read X-Ray and Vav. Yeah, he is kind of a big dork, but he is a good guy... he is a flirt though, a big playful one. Well I'll—" Haru started, before somebody pushed him from behind and into the wall. Haru smacked his head against the wall, before he landed on the ground holding his head and hissing.
"Watch where you're going, loser." Cardin called out as he laughed at Haru, and Haru flipped him behind his back and touched his head. Jaune leaned down on the ground and looked at Haru, before he offered Haru a helping hand to stand up.
"Hey, are you okay Haru?" Jaune asked with a concerned tone, and Haru nodded.
"Didn't see it coming, got me from behind." Haru said as he rubbed his head, and he was already pretty much healed up from it.
"That guy is a jerk." Jaune said with a scowl on his face as he looked towards where Cardin was walking, and he was about to say something before Haru stopped him.
"I'm fine, anyway, it isn't a big deal. I can take some bullying, I'm used to it." Haru told Jaune, who nodded for a moment. He then realized he had almost stood up for Haru, despite having only met Haru the only day... that and he was about to stand up to a student that had actually earned their place in Beacon.
Cardin was a total asshole, but the boy had actually passed the test that let him into school here.
"Wait... I heard from Weiss that you tied for first place in some kind of fighting tournament with Pyrrha 4 years in a row... what person would bully you?" Jaune asked with a look that showed he didn't believe Haru could be bullied.
"I went to Signal, a school at Patch... we are a small island, so I was able to prevent people from learning anything about those tournaments... my skin is the same color as my sister's, I have red tips on my hair, my eyes are silver, and I have a super overprotective sister... take your pick." Haru told Jaune before he started to walk towards the class he was going to be. Jaune looked at Haru go, while Haru put his hands in his pockets and rubbed the back of his head in annoyance.
He was a real asshole magnet.
He always seemed to attract assholes to himself, it totally sucked big time.
Haru turned the corner, and he was lucky that he walked into Ooblecks class before the bell rang. Haru looked towards his team, and he saw they were all sitting there... and there was a free seat next to them. Pyrrha sent him a sorry look, and Haru blinked when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Looking behind him, he saw Bartholomew Oobleck, a very tall man over a foot taller than Yang... maybe 6'7" tall, with an untidy appearance. Half of his white shirt was tucked in, and half was wild. He had crazy, large, and spiked up green hair, and small rounded glasses over his eyes... and a yellow tie around his neck.
His desk, at the wrong end of the class, was completely messy despite it being the first day, and Oobleck had multiple cups of coffee on his desk... and one in his hand.
"Ah! Mister Rose, the last student to class. Don't think that just because you made history discovering the Floramander that you will be allowed to come to class late." Oobleck spoke quickly, and if Haru wasn't fluent in quick talking chipmunk... the way Ruby talked when she had too much coffee, then Haru wouldn't have even understood him.
"But... I wasn't late." Haru told the teacher, and just as he said that the bell rang.
"So you're right, good show. Now take an open seat." Oobleck said, and Haru started to walk towards the only open seat in the class. Haru sat down in the middle of one of the rows, and next to him was a rather cute girl. She had long brown hair that went to the middle of her back, and she had rather cute brown eyes as well. They were shaped in a cute way that gave off the impression of a bunny. She even had a cute little nose, she was about the same height as him, but sticking out of the top of her head were two long rabbit ears. She had a rather lean figure, slim and slender, with a certain maturity to it.
Lets see... his weapon is... that thermos... it has some strange looks to it, and joints... some kind of baton, maybe a flamethrower? Haru wondered when he guessed what item in the room was Oobleck's weapon. He guessed it was the thermos on his desk, the one that was sort of out of place, and had a suspicious look about it.
"History is one of the cornerstones of what it means to be a Huntsman, or Huntress, learning from past mistakes and becoming all the stronger for them. One day when all of you venture out into the world, you will all make mistakes. Those mistakes will become part of your own histories, and you will learn from them. That is what makes this class so important, teaching you all facts that will change you, and prevent terrible mistakes from being repeated. I am Doctor Oobleck, and I will craft your young minds using the tools history gives us." Oobleck spoke quickly, to the point that nobody but a select few were able to understand him. Haru nodded to what he was saying though, understanding exactly what the man was talking about. Some people wanted to delete history, instead of learning from it, only to make history all over again by making the same mistakes.
The girl next to him was rapidly taking notes.
Velvet Scarlatina.
Seems kind of timid, like a timid little rabbit. She has such pretty skin though, and her face is kind of cute... like a little bunny... and her eyes… Haru thought as he looked at her closely. She didn't notice him looking at her, but for some reason when he looked at her something... familiar sparked in his mind. It was like he was looking at somebody important to him, but he knew for a FACT that he had never once met this girl before now.
Haru didn't even notice the eraser that hit him in the back of the head, thrown by Yang, who noticed him staring at Velvet.
What the... does he even notice that he is staring at her with weird eyes? Yang thought, not paying attention to class as she looked at her brother. Her paying attention to him caused Pyrrha to glance over to him, and she blinked once, before she raised an eyebrow at the confused look Haru had when he gazed at Velvet, it seemed like he was almost... unsure of what to make of her.
She knew for fact that Haru wasn't a racist, so her being a Faunus wasn't the cause.
Was it because she was a rabbit Faunus?
What is up with you... you seem so... so... serene... and shy... and polite? Why are you SO familiar to me? Haru couldn't help but wonder, and she glanced over at him, before her eyes widened and she looked right back down with her timid look showing up even more. Haru chuckled to himself, and he saw a hand touch the desk in front of him.
"Mister Rose, is something funny about my lecture? Let me ask you, do you have a problem with Miss Scarlatina?" Oobleck asked Haru seriously, and Velvet lowered herself in her chair to avoid being the center of attention.
"Huh? I was just zoned up." Haru said, and Velvet seemed to relax. She was happy he didn't have a problem with her, but she was also wondering why he zoned out in the first place.
"Very well, but please pay attention." Oobleck told Haru, before he went back to his lecture. "Now as I was saying—" Oobleck started out slow, before he started to go much faster than before and pointed to the various papers tacked onto a large map, and connected to each other with red strings.
Oh, he was just zoned out. Pyrrha thought in relief, before Oobleck coughed into his hand.
"Now class, it would be smart of you not to memorize your class schedules, they are subject to change at this point in time." Oobleck reminded them, and Haru nodded. This week was just them getting used to the school, eventually the teams would be split up when it came to most classes but a few. This was the time when some people quit schools, so it was obvious schedules would be mixed around a bit to better teach certain students.
"Professor—" Pyrrha started with her hand raised, before she was interrupted.
"Doctor, I am Doctor Oobleck, you may continue." Oobleck told her, and Pyrrha nodded, before she continued.
"Doctor Oobleck, are we covering world history, or just the Kingdom of Vale?" Pyrrha asked one of the more serious questions, and Oobleck nodded.
"Yes, this class will focus on not only Vale, but the history of the world." Oobleck answered, and Haru raised an eyebrow for a second. He looked at Velvet for a second, he didn't remember seeing her taking the test... meaning she must be a year or two ahead of them... yet she was taking the same class as them.
Haru noticed that Velvet's pencil's tip snapped, and he offered her his own pencil.
He didn't take notes anyway, though she did so she had more use for it than he did.
"Thank you." Velvet muttered to him without looking him in the eye, and Oobleck seemed to approve of his kindness, despite not saying anything about it.
Wow, even her voice is kind of timid... just like Hin... Hinata. Haru thought, and his eyes suddenly turned sad the second he looked at Velvet. Haru sat back, and he sank into his seat with a depressed look on his face.
Now it made sense.
Velvet reminded him SO much of one of his close friends Hinata. Velvet's demeanor, looks to some degree, and personality all reminded him of Hinata. She had a slightly rounded, yet narrow face. Her eyes were rounded, but they had a pointed curve to the side of them, and her long hair was similar to how Hinata had once had it, though with different bangs.
Hinata…
His dear friend…
Crap, now he was depressed. Haru pinched himself in the thigh, and the pain seemed to dull his emotions a bit. Of course, his depression didn't go unnoticed by Velvet, his friends and family couldn't see the look on his face so they completely missed the sadness. Velvet did give him a curious look for a moment, but she returned to taking notes for the remainder of class.
Haru twitched when something hit him in the back of the head, and looking at it it was a piece of paper. Haru unfolded it, before he raised an eyebrow at the messy writing.
Go back to the kindergarten you came from, silver eyed freak. This school doesn't need loser kids, take the rabbit freak with you.
Haru glanced back behind him, and he was unsurprised to see Cardin was laughing at what he had done. Haru sighed in annoyance at the bullying, Oh well, better him bullying me than somebody else who can't take it. Haru thought, since it really didn't bother him that much. A simple schoolyard bully was something that didn't even get to him that much, it was annoying, but at the same time it didn't really cause him any harm.
Haru crumpled up the paper, before he stuffed it in his pocket and scowled with his scarf covering it up.
The bell started to ring, and Haru started to leave the classroom before his team could catch up with him. He still wanted to avoid Yang for the moment, not because he was angry at her, but because it was always a little awkward between them for a few hours at least after they had anything go on between them.
"Thank you for the pencil, here you go." Velvet told him with her strange accent, and Haru put the pencil back in her hand.
"You keep it, I might have another. I don't really take notes anyway, I'll see you later, Velvet." Haru said, talking to her normally. Haru looked her in the eyes, and she unknowingly leaned in closer to get a good look at his silvery orbs. She was completely focused on his eyes, she didn't notice the fact that Haru was moving back to leave while his friends got their things packed up.
"Oh! Sorry, I'll just—!?" Velvet started, before she was shoulder bumped from behind by Cardin, pushing her right into Haru. The pencil stabbed into Haru's forearm, lightly scratching his exposed arm. Velvet gasped in shock, while Haru hissed.
"Fuck you Cardin, that hurt you son of a bitch." Haru cursed, and Velvet grabbed his arm and looked at the wound.
"I am SO sorry! I didn't mean to cut you, let me take you to get this cleaned out!" Velvet said as she started to pull him out of concern for his safety. Haru was surprised by how concerned she was for his safety, she seemed to be a very kind hearted girl once you got past her shy side after all.
Haru stopped them after they turned the corner, before she jerked and nearly tripped.
"I'm fine, it is just a small cut. Just got to lick it." Haru said as he gave his cut a small lick, and cleared off some of the blood. Velvet looked at him in concern, to him, even with his current durability and pain tolerance, a small cut like this was only a rather minor annoyance.
Yeah, it hurt a good bit, but he wasn't dying from it.
"Oh... I'm sorry, I don't mean to offend you." Velvet told him, and he laughed.
"Hahahaha, don't worry about it. Haru Rose, by the way." Haru introduced him, and Velvet noticed that he had his hand extended to her. She looked at it, before she took his hand with a slight smile on her face.
"Velvet Scarlatina, happy to meet you... oh, I'm going to be late." Velvet said as she rushed off, fast walking towards where her next class would be. Haru smiled as well, before he was choked from behind when Yang wrapped him tightly around his neck.
"Hey bro, you alright? I saw you talking to that chick just now, anything special going on?" Yang asked with a suggestive eyebrow twitch, and Haru pushed her off him just as his other teammates came up to him.
"Shut up." Haru said with a slightly down tone, Velvet really did make him remember Hinata in many ways. Yang did notice the blush on his face.
Pyrrha, walking next to him, noticed the blush on his face.
The ONLY person to not notice was Blake, because she was reading her book while walking. Ruby noticed, but thought nothing of it.
Haru walked in front of his friends to their next class.
Battle Practice... Finally, a FUN class!