The Heiress in the Courtyard

'Stay calm Ruby, you just have to wait until you have access to your luggage and you can change into some fresh underwear then.' She thought to herself as she got ready to disembark with her sister. 'Until then, stick with Yang and don't draw attention to yourself.' Taking a shuddering breath she readies herself as the airship lands and the doors open for everyone to take their first step into the Shining Beacon of Vale.

The view of the campus (and more importantly weapons) as she walked through the courtyard was honestly amazing in Ruby's opinion, but her anxiety over her missing underwear was kinda putting a dampener on her enthusiasm. Any potential contemplation on her situation though was interrupted by Yang dropping a hand on her shoulder causing her to start.

"Wow Rubes, you really are nervous aren't you?" Her sister comments with a bit of a worried look "You haven't even fangirled over any of the weapons these other guys are carrying. Everything alright up there?" Yang asks with a poke to my forehead.

"Oh, yeah I'm completely fine, no need to worry!" I weakly deflects as I try to bat her hand away. "Besides all these other weapons are certainly cool, but I have my sweetheart Crescent Rose, the best weapon around." I boast as I get out and unfold the aforementioned sweetheart to proudly display. At least until a breeze reminds me of my situation causing me to blush and immediately stow Crescent Rose away for now.

Thankfully though, Yang just snorts as she crosses her arms over her chest. "Okay Ruby, but your 'Sweetheart' still isn't much of a replacement for actual people friends. So you're really going to have to try to make some of those."

"But... why would I when I can just stick with you?" I nervously insist

"Well," With a nervous look Yang steps back towards a nearby group of her friends from Signal. "Actually, my friends are here. Gotta go catch up. 'Kay, see ya, bye!" At her farewell the group immediately rushes away leaving behind a confused, panicked, and spinning Ruby.

"Wait,where are you going?! Yang?! At least tell me where our stuff was taken! Oh what am I going to do?" I bemoan as I finally lose my balance and end fall into a bunch of suitcases, getting buried under the luggage.

"What are you doing?!"

Hearing the shrill voice yell at me, as well as my position leaving me open to the possibility of exposure, I immediately scramble to stand up blushing and hoping the owner of the voice didn't see anything. Inadvertently picking up one of the cases that landed on top of me.

"I'm so sorry!" I apologize as I get a good look at the owner seeing that she's a pale skinned girl in a white dress and jacket with similarly white hair and icy blue eyes, that are currently glaring daggers at me.

"Sorry?! Do you have any idea of the damage you could have caused?!" She continues to yell gesturing to the scattered suitcases around me.

"uh?" Internal panic mode engaged.

"Give me that!" She demands as snatches the case I was holding out of my hands and opens it to look inside. "This is Dust - mined and purified from the Schnee quarry!"

"um?" Good for it?

"What are you, brain-dead?" She angrily questions getting out a vial as she closes the case "Dust! Fire, water, lightning, energy!" The angry girl lectures annoyed at my lack of intelligent response. Shaking the vial of what I notice is leaking fire Dust with each shake.

"I... I know..." I **** as I end up breathing in the Dust which is starting to form a very irritating cloud. I try to keep from sneezing for fear of setting it all off.

Unfortunately the girl doesn't seem to notice. "Are you even listening to me? Is any of this sinking in? What do you have to say for yourself?!" She rants as she continues to shake the damaged vial adding even more Dust to the volatile cloud forming between us.

Sadly for Ruby that was the last straw and she sneezes creating an explosion of flame, snowflakes, and electricity right on both of them. After the dust and destruction settle a cry of embarrassment and anger could be heard.

"My Clothes!"