63The robber was getting away. That was okay. The girl didn't really care. She just wanted to stop the noisy henchman from bothering her, after he tried to rob her. Oh well.
The girl decided it was time to leave. As she turned her back to the shop and started walking away, she was wondering what to have for dinner.
Then the blonde woman landed in front of her. What a strange woman, to jump from a rooftop.
"Hello! Why do you have a riding crop?" The girl asked curiously.
"I'm a Huntress. It's my weapon. Are you the one who stopped this robbery?"
"I guess. The guy got away with the Dust though."
"I see... Come with me. You are in big trouble, young lady!" The strange blonde woman seemed angry. Hm, maybe better to go with her. The girl was good, but luck only got one so far in a fight against a truly skilled opponent.
"Hmmm... Okay!" The girl chirped out.
Glynda Goodwitch was disconcerted, to say the least.
When she had arrived at the scene, she had found an eerily similar situation as to when they found that Ruby girl. This girl had apparently stopped one of Torchwick's robberies, and the man had gotten away. Not to mention the fact that this girl seemed to be the same age as Ruby.
That wasn't what disconcerted her, however. What disconcerted her was the fact that throughout their conversation, and the entire trip to the room she was currently in, the girl had kept a grin on her face. Add that to the fact they could not find any information on this girl, even a name, and it made for a very, very strange girl.
Glynda walked through the door and stood in the corner of the room, watching the girl and waiting for the only person who would be crazy enough to do this twice.
"Am I in trouble?" The girl asked, with that grin never leaving her face. Maybe she was doing it just to freak Glynda out.
"If it were up to me, yes." Glynda sighed. "However, I don't think you will be in trouble. Now stop grinning like a lunatic."
The girl suddenly burst into laughter, so much that the stunned professor could see tears running down her face.
"Oh... Ohhh... Did you see your face?!" The girl burst into another fit of laughter, but seemed to settle down after a minute, and the mad grin settled into a sly, knowing smile. Glynda remained highly unamused. Lucky for the girl, Ozpin chose this moment to waltz through the door, this time holding a tray with a tea set on it in both hands. Glynda took a moment to realise his ever-present mug was on the tray. He always had that mug, and today was no different it seemed.
Meanwhile, the girl was clapping in delight, and quickly poured herself a cup of tea into one of the provided teacups. Sipping from it, she sighed contentedly. Ozpin chuckled quietly.
"Hello." He began.
"So why would a headmaster of a combat school be visiting little old me? Unless of course it's for my skills. You want me at Beacon. Question is, why? The better question is, why should I?" The girl spoke all this with what seemed to be a goofy grin plastered on her face. However, her eyes seemed to give away that she was much more clever than she seemed. She already knew.
Ozpin simply sat there and sipped his mug, a calm expression on his face, while Glynda looked on in astonishment.
"Hmm, fighting Grimm would be undeniably fun, and having 'friends' and 'teammates' could be very interesting too. I'll do it!" The girl continued after a small pause.
"First Miss Goodwitch has to ask a few questions." Ozpin said calmly, as though he expected this response. For all the blonde professor knew, he was expecting this response.
"Of course." The girl turned to Goodwitch and started to rattle off information, with Glynda only just managing to keep up. "Name's Jade, no last name, semblances classified, weapons classified, age is 15, orphan, no address, no bank account." Glynda was simply astonished by half of this information. The girl was indeed the same age as Ruby, and an orphan? What a life she must have led.
Glynda was confused as to why her weapon was classified, and apparently her multiple semblances as well, but she let it go and wrote the information down.
Turning back to Ozpin, the girl continued, "I'll have to get my things from my hotel room. Mainly just 3 travel bags." To this, Ozpin simply nodded.
Ozpin stopped her before she left, "You may have to change your name to get in to Beacon through official means. I'm guessing you have a criminal history under that identity." The girl nodded and thought about it.
"Put me down as Chessur." Ozpin smiled and nodded.
As she was about to leave, she heard him say quietly to himself, "The Cheshire Cat of old. Truly a remarkable girl." Chessur smiled as she left, glad he knew the story. Perhaps the headmaster was someone more interesting than she had previously thought. Who else would know a story that was written more than 200 years ago? There were no copies left, after all.
Glynda could do nothing but shake her head in amazement. This was sizing up to be an extremely interesting year.
Author's Note:
I figure if Neo can seemingly have 2 semblances (Illusions and teleporting) why can't Chessur? So yes, she will have 2 semblances. You'll have to wait to find out what they are.