-Emma Pov-

After my conversation with Ozpin, I spend the next few days saying my goodbyes to everybody in the town. My dad was happy for me to be accepted into Beacon, and he once again told me the story about he and mom had meant when they went to learn how to be huntsman together. No matter how many times he may have told the story, I never get tired of hearing it, I love knowing more about how he and my mother had met, and I knew it made it easier for him to deal with her passing when he talked about her. And so, I listened to his every word about it.

When I wasn't spending my time with dad, and packing to go to Beacon, I was with the kids at the bookstore. As Ozpin had promised, he had bought the store, and talked to the mayor who had changed his mind about the store. I couldn't have been happier to know all of them had a place to go, no matter how much it saddened me that I had to leave this place. Deep down, I had known I wasn't going to be able to stay here forever, but I didn't think I was going to be leaving so soon. As much as I was excited to leave and become a huntress, I was really going to miss the people here.

" Hey everyone. Can I have your attention for a moment," I ask when I finish my song, and then all of them look up at me with curiosity in their eyes, and then I realize this is going to be much harder than I thought it was going to be, seeing how happy they are just to have me here signing for them. Taking a deep breath, I close my eyes and then remember that I have to do this. " I've been accepted into Beacon Academy, and will be starting in a week."

All of them clap happily for me, and then I let out a sigh of relief. They all seem to be genuinely happy for my sake, which makes me smile seeing that this many people want me to be happy, and are wishing me luck in my future. But I can tell all of them are sad to see me go since I can see the mood in the room shift a little bit. Even though genuine happiness is in their eyes, there's also a good amount of sadness, and Steph looks like I added even more stress to her life.

I sigh with a little bit of sadness, and then I head down off the stage. Steph and I talk for a few moments, and she does seem to be happy for me. " I don't know how we're gonna manage without you here," she admits eventually. " You've done so much for me, and for all of us. I don't just mean the singing, but you do a lot to help me with management, and then the money you've donated over the years."

She smiles when she says this, but it makes me feel even guiltier about my choice to leave, even if I do know that I had to, and that's what I want to do. I just can't help but worry about what's going to happen to the bookstore without me. It barely makes enough money to stay afloat, and that's with me refusing pay checks. My mind keeps coming up with the worst possible scenario for what happens when I leave. As I keep worrying about this, Steph places a supportive hand on my shoulders.

" Don't do this to yourself Emma. I know how much you want to leave, and then learn how to be a huntress like your mother had been. This is the right thing. I couldn't ask you to stay forever, and I wouldn't want or expect you to. You have your own dreams, and after everything you've done for us, the least I could do is encourage you to fly after yours," she says with a smile, and then a friendly stroke through my wings, and then I smile even more when she does this, Steph being like an older sister to me, and one of the few people I let touch my wings.

After my conversation with Steph, the hard part about reading comes up. Once the children finish lunch, Steph calls them all over. " Today is going to be the last time Emma can visit us. She's going to be busy with packing up all her things, and finishing paperwork to Beacon. She's done so much for all of us in the time she's worked here, and I know I'm going to miss her so much, and I know she's going to miss us too. Would all of you please say goodbye to her? And give her a big thanks for everything."

A lump forms in my throat when they all walk to me one after the other to say goodbye to me. I talk with each of them for a little bit, and then all of us are crying, when we realize just how much we're going to miss each other. After I hug them all and say goodbye, each of them clings to me in a tight hug. I wrap my arms and wings around them to hug them all, and then a camera shudder goes off. I look over to see Steph taking pictures, and also on the verge of tears herself.

On my last day in the town, I look up and smile when the airship lands to pick me up. Behind me is my father, barely managing to hold it in, and then he gives me a big hug. One by one, the children from the bookstore give me hugs and say their goodbyes, and then Steph hands me a picture of me with all the kids, which makes me smile happily. " Go fly with the angels," she jokes, and then I nod and fly on the ship, a happy tear in my eyes. I wave goodbye for as long as I can see everyone in the ground, and then I wipe my eyes, and then smile, looking forward to my next adventure.

-Hercules Pov-

I smile to myself when I do push-ups in the mirror with a single finger, and then I look to wink at myself in the mirror. I've been at this for a while, and I've built up a mild sweat. As I do my exercise, I turn the page in the packet I've been reading about the rules of Beacon, and what I can expect about it. A smile is on my face as I read the rules, and then I hear a knock at the door. " Come in," I say to whoever it is, not stopping my workout.

The door opens, and then my manager, Sophie walks into the room, and she offers a polite wave. " I just wanted to talk to you and ask some questions I had, and things we need to figure out who we're going to keep up your reputation while you go to Beacon," she explains, and then I nod at her. I stop my work-out, and then she hands me a towel to wipe myself off with, and then I thank her for it.

" Ask away Soph," I tell her, and then she smiles a little bit at my use of her nickname, and then I go to look for a shirt, and then she tosses me one, and then I smile, and then put it on. " Thanks. So, what do you need me to answer for you?" She smiles when I do, and then goes over the papers in her hand.

The two of us go over some packets for a little bit, things about my sponsorships, and the best way to inform the fans about this, and then the two of us smile when we finish the rest of it. " And then the last thing the two of us we need to talk about is the image we want to present you as. I think it would be best if you were to act as a model student, which would increase your fanbase." The two of us nod at this, and then I finish signing some paper, and Sophie looks like she has something to say.

" And, then we need to talk about the mob of fangirls you have that are going to be at Beacon. I don't know what Ozpin recommended to you about how to handle them, but I also know that your childhood friend Coco Adel is going to be there," she says, and then I nod. The two of us sit in a bit of an awkward silence. Coco was one of those topics that the two of us avoid the best we can, and then we always don't know how to talk when it comes to Coco.

" Yeah, she is," I manage eventually. " She's going to be a second year, and she's a member of this team called CFVY." Sophie smirks, and then makes a joke about how that makes me a bit of a stalker, but I roll my eyes and joke with her about this. It wasn't that I stalked her, and more I did a few quick searches of her, and all of that had come up. Despite our joking about it, we still end silence, strained with the both of our memories of the time when we saw Coco everyday.

" Well, officially speaking, your sponsors want me to tell you to keep being single, and keep flirting with all of your fangirls. They make for a lot of our sales, and your money comes from donations from them. If you had a girlfriend, then it might hurt that image," she says, and then I roll my eyes, when I realize just how much of a double-edged sword my fame has become. We go back to sitting in silence for a few more moments, and then she puts away the papers and looks at me.

" But unofficially speaking? I knew Coco, and I liked her. The two of you got along well, and I always liked the two of you together. So, off the record. Go get her this time, and don't let go," she says, and then I smile at her words. She pats me on the shoulder, and then stands up to go take care of something else, and then I smile and lay back in my bed, and then I roll over to start packing my bags for Beacon, I then roll out of bed, and then find the picture of me and Coco when the two of us were children, and as always it makes me smile.

The next morning, I make my way down to the airship here to pick me up for Beacon, and then I smile and look at the mob of my fangirls who stand with me to say goodbye, and then I hug my family one more time, and then I smile and walk over to the ship. Making my way into it, I look down at the people getting smaller and smaller as the ship flies off, the only thought in my mind being the words Sophie had told me.

" Don't worry," I mumble to myself, and then I keep looking out the window. " I'm not gonna let her get away from me this time," I say to myself, and then I look out the window, eagerly imagining my new adventures, and being able to bring Coco into my new life with me, and a huge smile takes root on my face, both at the idea of expanding my fame even more, as well as being able to become a huntsman, and win the heart of the one girl I was ever serious about.

-Zion Pov-

I hum to myself as I finish packing my bags for the academy, and then my guards let out a sigh of relief when I walk past them without saying anything, which makes me smirk. After the night with Qrow, I was put in a holding cell until my time in the academy started, and had been kept under constant monitoring, which always made me roll my eyes. From just a glance around he room, I already knew I'd be able to take out all of them at the same time and it'd be easy for me, easy as breathing. But, I knew that it would just make things even worse for me.

Nothing in my bag is what most girls my age will be bringing, it's just all weapons and different poisons to use with my weapon. When I think of what other people will have with them at the Academy, it just makes me angrier to think about the fact that I have to blend in with them, those idiots there. All of them think that being a huntsman or huntress will be easy, and most of them would probably be killed in the real world, that none of them were my equal.

Still, I feel myself grabbing the locket on my neck, and then I open it to see a picture of my little brother. A small smile is on my face when I see it. No matter how much disdain I have for the idea of going to Beacon, it had been the dream for him. He had been naive, and wasn't ready for how difficult the world was going to be, but I had loved him still for being my brother. And so, I reminded myself of his last words to me, asking me to keep his dream alive

Sighing, I then put the picture away, and place it with the rest of my bags, and then get ready for the day when I have to go to Beacon. As I sit in the holding cell, I wait for my dinner to come, which it does when Ozpin walks in with two plates of food, and then he slides one across the table to me. " Zion Helsing," he says simply. " As you know, tomorrow is going to be the first day in the new year at Beacon. Due to your unique past, I would like to talk with you about a series of ground rules.

I roll my eyes when he says this, fully expecting all the warnings and rules to essentially boil down to not killing any of the students or letting any of the students know about my past. However, Ozpin just chuckles when I roll my eyes, and then he hands me a packet. " Those are the rules that every student needs to follow, which I need you to read thoroughly, and then sign at the end so I know you understand and will be in compliance with them."

As I take the time to read through the rules, I roll my eyes with some of the rules, however I know that I don't have a choice other than to sign it in the end. And so, when I finish the packet, I then close the packet when I give it my signature, before sliding it back to Ozpin. He takes it, and then places it in his folder for a few moments, before thinking of something to say. " I'm sure this seems obvious to you, but I need to ask for you to refrain from lashing out at the rest of the students, as well as avoiding mentioning your past."

I nod, knowing that this was going to be the case, and then Ozpin smiled and left me to my thoughts for the night, and then I went back into my holding cell, and read from a book for the rest of the night. When the morning comes, I wake up and then get dressed for the day, and finish placing everything in my bag, and then head down to the airship with the rest of the students in the area. I roll my eyes as all of them talk happily, but then I walk onto the ship.

Doing my best to tune out the idle chatter of everyone on the ship, I find myself actually smiling just a little bit, and then enjoying the ride and the view I'm seeing. I wrap my fingers around the locket on my neck, and then imagine what it would be like to be here with my little brother, which makes my smile grow a little sadder. Still, I have to keep reminding myself I don't want to be friends with these people, and that this is something I didn't want to happen.

Despite this, I know that deep, deep down this had been something I wanted when I was a little girl. And I had to admit, when I started working as an assassin, I had been saddened that my window to be a huntsman had faded away. A part of me couldn't help but be happy that my dream had been brought back to me. And so, I wrap my hands around the locket with the picture of my brother, and then smile. " I'll make your dream come true Danny," I say to my brother, hoping that wherever he is, he can here me, and that he's proud of me. 

-Jason Pov-

I smile when I finish the packing to go to Beacon, and then close the bag shut, and look out the window of my house.There's a knock on my door, and then I look over to see Tai. " I heard you got accepted into Beacon," he says, and then I nod. " Well, I wanted to apologize for the other night. I shouldn't have yelled, and I shouldn't have chased Kitty out of the house." I scoff, and then have to resist the urge to say something sarcastic.

Tai notices this, and then sighs and rubs his head, no doubt wondering how to talk to me, since he loves to say all the time he doesn't know how to to talk to me anymore. " Kitty's downstairs asking for you," he says, and then he walks off. Rolling my eyes, I finish getting dressed, and then head downstairs to see Kitty with a smile on her face, handing baked cookies to Ruby, and then she looks up and smiles at me.

" Hey Jason," she says with a smile, and then she walks over, and notices the new bruises and cuts on me. With her head, she gestures outside for my motorcycle, and then I nod and walk with her outside, and the two of us climb on. She wraps her arms around my waist and drives off. For some reason, all I can focus on is that she changed her perfume. It's almost like strawberry now.

She drives us to a tree where the two of us go a lot, and then climbs up, and I follow after her, and the two of us smile when I sit down next to her. One by one, she traces all my bruises, and then sighs and looks down. " Do I get to know where these are from either," she asks, and then you both sigh.

The two of us sit in an awkward silence for a long time, since neither of us know how to say, and so just sit around together in the tree. " I'm going to miss you when you go to Beacon," she admits, and then she rests her head on my shoulder. A small blush touches my face, and then the two of us sit around together.

Eventually, the times comes for me to go to Beacon with Yang and Ruby, and then Kitty says goodbye to me on the airship, giving me a kiss on the cheek, and then walking off with tears in her eyes. I roll my eyes but then smile, and then look at the window, happy to have a chance to go to Beacon and become stronger.