"But, Roman I don't think we are ready for a child yet. We have only been together for two years and I'm not ready for that kind of commitment yet," A young woman's voice explained. Sending an eerie scent of roses though out the room.
"I was hoping this would help you change your mind. I know it's a big leap, but I want to be with you forever and always so here," It was a man's voice this time.
"It's so beautiful Roman. I love it. You were right by the way this changes everything," The woman's voice squealed.
"So it's a yes then," He asked.
"It is defiantly a yes to both."
There was a pause in their conversation. I would bet good lien he was proposing to her and were currently kissing or hugging. I have gotten really good about being able to read people's body language, also I've been growing in my learning of how to tell the meaning of a sentence by listening to the way the worlds are being spoken and where the pauses are. For example the man probably just proposed to the girl.
The child they were talking about was me. I have been living in this orphanage for years now. It would not be a surprise to me if they did not want me no one ever does anyways. I am flawed in every sense of the word.
I am not at all pretty. My right eye is brown while the other is a light pink. My hair mirrors my eyes' colors. On top off all that I just had to be short. I have been about four five for a few years now the doctors say I will never get any taller. So basically I suck at everything.
"Neo come back over here you need to stop eavesdropping, probably why no one wants you," Weiss scolded me she mumbled the last part, but I still heard it.
"Okay then," I replied.
Weiss is so stuck up about everything. I have always wondered how she even keeps this job. Personally I think it is because she just loves to torture for us. On the bright side she is pretty easy to pick pocket.
"Neo I said come here," Weiss yelled in my ear punching my already bruised arms.
"Ouch. Weiss stop," I asked.
"Did you say something you filthy little rat?"
"No the cat said it," I shot back. Weiss has been giving me crap for years now I am about put up with it.
"Neo I said come here," Weiss yelled.
She reached up to grab my hair. Roughly pulling me towards her.
"Neo when I tell you to do something I expect you to do it understand?" Weiss growled.
"Weiss I need you to know something about me and how this is going to work out. I DO NOT CARE what you say or do, because I will get out of here. In four years I will be eighteen and will be permitted to leave or I might be adopted before then either way I will be without you in my life. I know you say you are going to make my life hell and everything, but you can't my life is already hell. Get a grip and leave me alone," I yelled sounding pretty determined.
"Oh Neo I thought you would understand. I told you to come over here and be quiet, something you never do. Because I am a sweet and helpful person I am going to help you get adopted," She replied with a fake tone of sweetness in her voice.
"Help me when have you ever done anything to make my life better. Ever since you found out what my people did to your life you've hated me," I yelled.
"I don't hate you it's the exact opposite I want to help get you out of my life," She stated firmly increasing her grasp on my hair.
"But I hate you. I want you to know I was there… I was there when Winter was killed. I want you to know I was there with the rest of my people. We wanted revenge on Schnee for mistreating us for years. It happened so fast, that's the thing when you mess with spirit fauna. We kind of can control reality and we made her death just that," I squeaked as she pulled me fiercely. My head felt like it was on fire.
"I still think I am going to help you out. I have been playing around with dust for so many years it has become my life, but lately I have been experimenting on what dust does to humans, fauna, and grim. I want to be known for my stunning work in the field of dust. Just recently I have been the first human to give a soul to a creature of Grim.
Come here Bae," Weiss called.
From out of the shadows appeared a young Bae wolf only half its full size, but ever so dangerous.
"Weiss watch out," I screamed staring up into the creatures eyes.
"No need little Neo. This is Bae," She said reaching up and stroking it fondly on the head, "Bae is my pet. You see I have given him what all grim want, to be real. Grim only hunt humans and fauna, because they can sense something within us they don't have. Grim seek out our souls and try endlessly to take them and make their own. When grim kill a human they temporally experience emotions, thoughts, pain, and many other things you would not understand.
This is what drives them in their hunt, but if you can give them this sense of meaning without it leaving in a matter of seconds they lose their ability to seek us out. Basically they become pets willing to do anything you tell them to. Only to feel what can never be theirs. I have been able to give them this and the answer is Bae here.
He will do anything for me and all I have to do is to keep giving him silver dust. It is dangerous, but the results have been wonderful. Just think what we could do with silver dust. Grim would obey us hunters and huntresses can stop giving their lives to keep us safe. The world will become a better place and as for me I will be able to take back what was mine. My father is on the bridge of death and once he is gone I will be lifted from my retched life here and take my position as rightful heiress. My new discovery of silver dust will make me rich and famous.
I just need one thing from you. I need you to kill my father. Because you are only fourteen and have not received your semblance's full power you will need a little help getting to his spirt, but I can help with that."
"Weiss I would never help someone like you," I spat.
"Neo, Neo, Neo, I can help you. If you help me do this I will make you normal. With my new dust I have the power to change what you look like. I can change your eye and hair color. I could make you taller. Just help me do this," She asked.
All I have ever wanted was to look normal. I have to do this.
"Okay I will help you," I said shocked at my own words, but I need to do this.
"Great. Here drink this," She handed me a small glass with a sparkling silver liquid. I quickly picked it up and drank it quickly. It burned down my throat slowly dragging out the pain.
"What is this," I gasped escaping the flames consuming me.
"That is silver dust. It will temporality boost your semblance so you will have full control over it," She explained.
My stomach twisted with pain. I could feel the fire lick my skin leaving blisters. Slowly the flames crept up towards my eyes making they burst with pain. I swallowed hard trying to stop what was flowing through me. The flame roared on making my eyes grow heavy with pain. Against my better judgment I let them fall closed.