Author's Note(A/N): This is a continuation of my previous fanfiction, Human or Grimm. This story, I hope, I can make last longer than the last one. I honestly will not know how this story will end. There will be one character from the anime Soul Eater in this story. I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 1. Beginning
What do stories have if I may ask? A beginning, a middle, and an ending that could either last a lifetime or could be forgotten. You probably think this is the beginning of the story but as you, hopefully, read in the past about a boy named Ben who lost his family and friends. That story was not entirely true. Ben's friends were not all gone but his family on the other hand….that will be told in a later time. Anyways, as you know in the story he was raised by the grimm, a vile creature that feeds on people's fears, but then was taken away from them by Cynder, who acted as a mother to Ben. Ben was the first to be tested on to see if grimm DNA could be controlled in the body of a human. Like what was told before it failed but he survived and was part grimm. His only friends when we was with Cynder were Haiden, Vax, and Brad. They worked together under their mistress Cynder. Ben felt something was not right so he ran from Cynder and surprisingly was not chased. Ben ran to Beacon Academy where he was reunited with his lifelong friend Ruby. They didn't remember each other well at first but soon remembered their past, must have been a reason on why they forgot about each other. Ben showed what had happened to him during their time separated. Ruby was shocked at first but ignored it because Ben was still the same young boy Ruby remembered when they were kids. This is where our story will begin.
Ben was 7 and went to Signal, along with Ruby who was 6. It was after school and around the time when these unlikely friends met. Ben was walking home from school to see his family when he saw a little girl being bullied by what looked to be 12 or 13 year olds. Ben rush to her aid.
"Leave her alone." Ben said.
"What will a shrimp like you do if we don't?" One of the boys said.
Ben readied himself in a fighting stance.
"I will fight you all…" Ben said cowardly.
"You will are you? Oh I'm so scared." One of them said mockingly.
Ben threw a punch at one of them but was caught and Ben took a hard knee to the gut. Ben fell to the ground. The boys did not stop beating on him.
"This is what happens when you mess with us you little punk." One of the boys said as he kicks Ben in the face.
"Stop it! Leave him alone!" Ruby said.
"You should listen to the girl. That is if you don't want to get beat." Qrow said.
"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby yelled as the boys stopped beating on Ben.
"Let's go guys we can deal with this punk later." One of the boys said as they all left.
Ben sat up with blood running down his face as him and Ruby were taking to the infirmary in the school. As Ben was getting taken care off he looked at Ruby and gave her a big smile, well as best as he could. Ruby did nothing but laugh a bit and smile back.
"I tried to let your parents know what happen to you Ben but they won't answer." Qrow said.
Ben said nothing because he was ashamed of what happened in the fight.
Qrow gets a call about possible grimm activity in an area outside of the city.
"I got to go. Ruby if you could keep Ben company." Qrow said.
"No problem Uncle." Ruby said as she sat next to Ben.
"I can see you two becoming good friends." Qrow said snickering a bit.
After awhile of Ben and Ruby talking to each other they both walked to Ben's home. But when they got there….there was a destroyed building and Qrow standing there surprised at what he saw. Ben feel to the ground crying.
"Ben I'm sorry." Qrow said.
Ben was put in an orphanage and was taken away from his only friend. Then the grimm attacked killing everyone but Ben. Cynder walked up to Ben who was ready to fight Cynder.
"My you are a strong hearted one aren't you?" Cynder said.
"Why do you care?" Ben asked.
"Come with me I will take care of you." Cynder said holding out her hand.
Ben went with Cynder, who became his new mother.