Author's Note: Hey this is my very first RWBY fanfic story about my own OC characters. It may not be the greatest but i hope you enjoy it!
The Tales of Darkness
Chapter 1
The Distressed Boy
It was a cold dark and gloomy day as the clouds blocked the light of the sun. A tall, muscular teenage boy with smokey grey eyes and blackish silver hair was standing over two grave stones that read, Cloud and Lotus Nightingale. The boy just stood there, fists clenched, trying not to remember the day his parents died. All he thought about was the hatred he felt for the sinister group known as the White Fang, who were a group of Faunus that rebelled against the entire human race. This boy was named Zadymiony Nightingale.
The weeks rolled by as Zadymiony got out of bed, got changed into his usual clothes. He wore a black gothic coat with a belt that had a grey buckle with two silver wings. At the tail of the coat were raven feathers that were attached and one silver pauldron on each shoulder. He also wore black boots and black leather gloves. He picked up his masamune sword, which was folded into the hilt of the sword, equipped it onto his belt and started walking down to his school known as Sanctum.
There were a lot of students at Sanctum. Some were joking around with their friends, while others just sat and worked on whatever work they had to get done before class started. Zadymiony walked inside and as soon as he did there were hushed voices. Everyone had gone rather quiet after hearing the news of his parent's death. Every now and then when he walked he would hear people saying stuff like, "Is it true?" or "I just can't believe it" or "Do you think he should be here after something tragic like that?" Nonetheless, he ignored them. He continued to walk, but without looking, he bumped into one of his classmates.
"Oh, I'm sorry," he apologized, "Are you alright?"
"Yeah," Zadymiony said trying not to look him in the eye.
"Here let me help you get your books."
"No thanks, I got them," Zadymiony replied.
"You sure?" asked the boy looking rather worried. "Because I could just…oh I didn't realize but your Zadymiony aren't you?"
Zadymiony was a little surprised at this. Almost everyone in the school knew who he was. But this boy, he didn't know who he was until now. Looking awkward at the situation the boy then said:
"I'm sorry to hear about your parents."
"It's fine, I'm used to it," said Zadymiony.
There was a slight pause, then Zadymiony finally asked.
"Who are you?"
"I'm…"
But before he could finish the bell rang for class to start.
"Uh-oh I got to go but if you want I'll see you later."
"Sure," muttered Zadymiony waving goodbye to the boy.
Later, around lunch time, Zadymiony sat at his usual spot in the cafeteria, at the table in the back of the room where no one sits except for him. Just then he heard his name being called and looked up. It was the boy from before but this time Zadymiony could see what he looked like. He had silver hair with black eyes and wore a brown jacket with a belt crossing from his left shoulder and connecting to another that was coming down from his right shoulder to his left hip. He also wore black pants with a grey belt and, strangely enough, one black glove on his right hand.
"Is it okay if I sit down with you?" he asked.
"Of course," said Zadymiony talking a bite from his sandwich.
After a few minutes of eating lunch and hearing constant whispers and seeing people point out the fact that there was another boy sitting with Zadymiony, he finally spoke.
"I never got your name."
"My name…is Platinum," he muttered as though he didn't want anyone else to hear him.
"Well nice to meet you."
After a long pause there were a lot more whispers about something that had just happened.
"What are they talking about?" asked Zadymiony.
"Oh, well you see," said Platinum trying not to look too worried, "There was a boy who just got kicked out of school, Wai, I think is what his name was."
"Well that's too bad," murmured Zadymiony.
"And it was only his second year too, can you believe it?"
"I don't know, to be honest I'm not really sure what to think."
After a while, lunch ended and they went to their classes for the rest of the afternoon.
"See you later then," called Platinum waving a hand goodbye.
"Yeah," called back Zadymiony.
For the first time in weeks he felt happy. Maybe he should feel happy. Maybe he should try to get back on track, but something was still on his mind. Not that someone was kicked out of Sanctum, but it had to do with Platinum. Zadymiony thought for a moment.
"What's under his glove?"
After school had ended, Zadymiony headed to the back of the school, into the woods, and found himself in a clearing where there was a little wooden cabin.
"Hey, are you here?" he called.
The door to the cabin opened and a girl, slightly shorter than Zadymiony, walked out and ran to give him a hug. This was Coral, she had long brown hair and wore a light blue dress with white trim and two mismatching shoes, one blue and, the other pink.
"What took you so long Zady?" she asked releasing him.
"I was talking to a friend I made," he said, trying not to look embarrassed.
Coral gasped.
"You made a friend?! Wow, I didn't think that was even possible for you."
"Well, aren't you my friend too?" he asked, still looking embarrassed.
"No, I don't count," pouted Coral sticking her tongue out.
"Gee, thanks," said Zadymiony rolling his eyes, "So do you want this food I brought you or no?"
Jumping with glee, Coral took the bag and they both went inside the cabin.
Inside the cabin was a small bed, a fireplace, and a wooden table with two wooden chairs. As they sat down, Zadymiony took a small box out of the bag and handed it to Coral.
"What? Aren't you gonna eat too?" she asked looking confused.
"I'm not hungry," said Zadymiony looking out the window.
Coral sighed, got up, and walked over to him.
"What's on your mind?" she asked crossing her arms.
"Nothing," muttered Zadymiony, still looking out the window.
Coral raised an eyebrow. Zadymiony knew she wasn't going to give up so with a heavy sigh he turned to look at her and said.
"It's my friend," he said, "There's something about him that just bugs me for some reason, but I can't figure it out."
"Like what?" asked Coral, now looking over Zadymiony's shoulder.
"Well, he seems pretty normal except."
He paused.
"He wears one black glove over his right hand."
"Ooh, a mystery," said Coral excitedly, "You should ask him."
"Wouldn't that be a little nosy?" said Zadymiony with a small smile.
Coral laughed.
"I'm just kidding. You should probably get to know him more before you go ask him about that."
"Well, what should I say?" Zadymiony asked.
"Have you talked about anything?" asked Coral, "Did you learn anything about him?"
"The only thing I know about him is his name," said Zadymiony.
"And what's his name?" she asked.
"Platinum," said Zadymiony.
There was a long pause until Coral finally said.
"That name sounds a little familiar."
"What, you know him?" said Zadymiony raising his eyebrows in surprise.
"A little bit, ooh now I remember," she said putting her fist into her palm.
"Really?" said Zadymiony in surprise.
There was another long pause.
"Nope, never heard of him!" cried Coral jumping up.
Zadymiony just stood there, dumbfounded, until he got up and bonked Coral on the head.
"You're supposed to be helping," said Zadymiony looking irritated.
"I know," said Coral rubbing her head. "But I just wanted to have a little fun."
Zadymiony sighed.
"Sometimes I wonder why I hang out with you."
Platinum was walking along the street. He was used to walking alone. He sat down and took a break. He looked up at the sky. The sun was setting and the sky looked so beautiful it made him smile.
"This place is wonderful," he said to himself. "I wonder if I'll be able to go to Haven, or maybe Beacon."
He sighed, got up, and continued to walk. It was nearly dark when he got to his house. He opened the door, put his things away, and slumped into bed. He didn't feel like getting up. He felt like he had just run a mile and started to breathe heavily.
"No! Not now," he said quickly, getting up and holding his head.
It was in pain. Searing hot pain.
"Get out of my head!" he yelled and collapsed on the floor.
"I will never go away, and you know it" said a voice in his head as it trailed away.
Platinum tried to get up but couldn't. His vision was hazy and he blacked out.
