Seti Kemet

Seti stared out the window, as he watched the world pass beneath him. He never liked flying. No matter how big the transport was, he felt cramped inside of it, not to mention all the people. Before boarding it, he had wrapped his tail around his body, so as to hide it from the others. The only thing that betrayed his status as a Faunus were the dark grey scales on his face, and his equally dark eyes. But even those could not be seen unless one looked closely. Aside from his dark scales, everyone about him screamed black. He had short, black hair (which was in contrast to his pale skin), wore a black leather jacket, black shirt, and a black leather jacket. Wadjet and Nekhbet were both on his belt, folded in their gun form.

"In other news, recent Faunus protests turned violent after the once peaceful White Fang organization involved itself in it," a news reporter said on the TV screen. Seti rather stopped paying attention after that, rolling eyes. Mammals whining about how they're treated so badly, and take no issue when someone else suffers worse? How typical.

The news screen then flashed away, showing one of the teachers from Beacon giving some kind of welcome speech, which Seti ignored, as he continued to stare out the window. A young man about his age ran past him, clearly looking sick. He then heard a couple of girls complain about the vomit. Seti rolled his eyes at that. Mammals had no control over their gag reflex.

Eventually, the transport docked, and everyone disembarked. Seti looked up at the massive structure that made up Beacon Academy. He had to admit that it was more than a little impressive. But the mamba couldn't help but wonder how many reptilians that could host.

As he was walking through the courtyard, his attention was suddenly seized by the sound of an explosion. Seti glanced over, and saw two girls, one in red, the other in white. He didn't recognize the former, but he definitely recognized the latter. Weiss Schnee, of the Schnee family. Everything Seti had heard said that they were the enemies of all Faunus, though their treatment of reptiles wasn't exceptionally bad. Though maybe it was because the treatment from everyone was all equally poor, so Seti didn't have a point of comparison. A bottle of red dust rolled over to Seti, who bent down, and picked it up.

"Give that back!" the Schnee demanded, walking up to him, and pointing a finger in Seti's face, "That is pure dust, some of the best in all the kingdoms. And I don't want you breaking it!"

"Hey!" the girl in red protested, "Leave him alone! He didn't do anything!"

"That is correct," Seti said, "I didn't have anything to do with this."

"You're holding Schnee property, and not giving it back," Weiss said, "As far as I'm concerned, that makes you a part of this." Seti rolled his eyes, as he handed it back to the white haired girl.

"Thank you!" Weiss said.

"Happy now, Princess?" the red girl asked.

"Queen would be more accurate," a new voice said. Everyone turned to see a girl with black hair, and a black, and dressed in black standing nearby, her nose in a book. Despite himself, Seti couldn't help but think she was rather pretty.

"Weiss Schnee, heir to the Schnee Company," the girl said, "One of, if not the most powerful dust company in the world."

"Glad to see at least someone has a brain," Weiss said, before turning on her heels, "Now I've got better things to do than deal with you."

"Well she's just a ray of sunshine, isn't she?" the girl in red asked, looking towards the two in black. However, they were both walking. Well, more accurately, the girl was walking away, Seti was just following her.

"Schnees," Seti said, "Think they own the entire world."

"They almost do," the girl said, not looking up from her book.

"My name's Seti Kemet." The girl was silent for a time.

"Blake Belladona."

"I like your taste in color," Seti said, "All these other colors are really garish." He then looked over her shoulder at the book.

"The Soul in the Mirror, right?" he asked.

"Yes," Blake said plainly. Alright, Seti was stating to lose his patience. He didn't like mammals, but he was willing to give at least one the benefit of the doubt. Plus he could tell something about this girl, something he wanted to confirm.

"So what else do you read?" he asked.

"Other things," Blake said. That was it. Seti wasn't going to let her dodge him like this after how he was trying to be friendly like that.

"You're a Faunus." Blake ground to a halt, and looked over her shoulder in shock. Seti was standing still, looking straight at her. She opened her mouth to speak, but Seti interrupted her.

"Don't bother denying it," he said, "I can taste it." Blake stared at Seti in shock.

"How…" Seti's answer was for his forked, black tongue to slip out of his lips, and lick the air briefly.

"You're…"

"A reptilian Faunus," Seti finished, as his tail slipped out from under his jacket, extending out until it was longer than he was tall. Blake just stared in shock, as she took a slight step back. Seti scowled.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I….," Blake began.

"No, I understand," Seti sneered, "Don't want to be in the presence of a snake. I'll go slither back into my hole." He then turned to walk away.

"Wait!" Blake said, as she moved forward, accidentally stepping on Seti's tail in the process.

"YEOW!" Seti said, "Watch it!"

"Oh, I'm sorry," Blake said, stepping back. Seti brought his tail up, massaging it slightly.

"I apologize for acting like that," Blake said, "I'm just… a little surprised. You're the first reptilian I've seen." And that was the truth. She had heard a lot about reptilian Faunus, but had never actually seen one surprisingly. Seti took a breath, as he let it tail go. He could hear the sincerity in her voice.

"Don't worry about it," he said, "I was being a tad hostile there. Its just…."

"I understand," Blake answered, nodding. No she didn't. A mammal couldn't understand what it was like to be a reptile in this world. Seti sighed, offering a hand.

"Let's start over," he said. Blake nodded, before shaking his hand. The two then began to walk together.

"So how did you know?" she asked.

"The tongue knows," Seti answered, flicking his black tongue, "Comes in really handy."

"I can imagine," Blake said, "I've got the standard night vision, and some good hearing, but not much else."

"Hate to cut this short, but we should head towards the auditorium," Seti said, "You never know what we might miss." Blake agreed, and the two headed out, after Blake gave confirmation about where the auditorium was. Seti wrapped his tail around his torso again. He wasn't sure about outing himself as a snake in a place like that.

(in the dormitories)

Seti was very thankful that Ozpin's speech lasted the amount of time it did. He wasn't a patient faunus, and long, drawn out speeches made him uneasy. At the time, he was setting out a blanket for the night, against the window. Everything had been going well so far, until he was adjusting his pajamas. That was when his tail slipped out. It didn't take long for people to react.

"EEEK!" a girl cried, "A snake!" All eyes were suddenly on Seti, whose tail was now fully out. There were all sorts of insults that were being shouted out at him, but they were mostly "gross", and its synonyms; several people pulled their blankets away from him. Seti noticed Blake looking at him with a sympathetic expression. Standing near to her were three other girls, including the Schnee girl, the girl in red, and a new girl with long blonde hair. The mamba ignored them, he had heard it all before. Fortunately none of them decided to come closer, but one guy was the exception.

"Hey, snake!" one guy with short brown hair called. Seti glanced at him.

"Can I help you?" he asked.

"You shouldn't be here!" the guy said, getting up in Seti's face, "Go back under your rock!" The mamba could hear some people voicing agreements.

"Can I get your name, at least, first?" Seti asked.

"My name's Cardin, and I don't think you cold blooded monsters should interact with humans!"

"'Cold blooded monster'? Really? That's the best you can come up with?" Cardin glared at him, and shoved him slightly.

"I said go back under your rock! You don't belong here!"

"And yet I'm here, and you're going to have deal with it, now don't touch me again."

"What're you going do about it?" Cardin demanded, as he moved to shove Seti again.

*SMACK

There was a silence, as Seti set his tail back down. Everyone stared at the two, as Cardin brought his hand up to his cheek, so shocked he couldn't be angry.

"Did he just smack him the face with his tail?" the girl in yellow asked.

"Be thankful that it was just my tail," Seti said, "Next time it might be my fangs." He then opened his mouth, and showed off his fangs. Cardin got the message, and finally backed off. Seti then looked at the people who were still staring at him.

"Alright," he said, "I guess I've got to make somethings clear." He then cleared his throat.

"Yes, I am a reptilian faunus, yes I am a snake, yes I am cold blooded, no I don't shed my skin, yes I do have a forked tongue, and finally, yes, I am venomous. So if you don't want to see how venomous I am, don't cross me." Not bothering to gauge their reactions, Seti lay down with his backs to his classmates, laying his tail out in the open.

For a brief period, Seti had some peace, but then, all of a sudden, he felt someone approaching. He glanced off his shoulder, and noticed the girl in red standing next to him.

"Hi," the girl said, waving gently, smiling. Seti rolled his eyes.

"Move along," he said, looking away, "You don't want to interact with a snake."

"I just wanted to say good job with that guy," the girl said, "I don't like bullies." Seti sighed, as he sat up, and looked at her.

"I'm Seti," he said.

"I'm Ruby," the girl answered, before looking over her shoulder, "Yang!"

"Ruby!" the girl in yellow said, hurrying over, "Don't go talking to strangers!"

"This is my sister, Yang." Seti eyed the blonde, standing up.

"You were apparently talking to Blake pretty freely, earlier," he said, "I imagine you don't want your sister interacting with a snake." Yang stumbled over her words slightly.

"No!" she said, waving her hands, "I've got no problem with faunus, reptilian or not." Seti looked over her and sighed. He then coiled his tail on the ground, and boosted himself up, balancing on his tail.

"Wow!" Ruby said, "That's cool!"

"Look, you don't want to be associated with me," Seti said, "Reptiles don't make good company."

"I don't have a problem with you being a snake," Ruby said, smiling, "I actually kind of like snakes, they're cool. Except for King Taijitus, though." Seti flicked his tongue, analyzing the girls briefly. One smelt of roses, the other smelt of gunpowder. Though he noticed Yang looking somewhat offset by his tongue.

"Well, it was nice meeting you both," he said, "But I need to get under the blanket. As I said, I'm cold blooded. I need all the warmth I can afford." With that, he went back onto his feet, again, and went back under his blanket, his back to the sisters. It took a while, before he could feel the two walked away again.

Note: This was basically supposed to be an exchange to establish Seti as a character more. I hope Blake didn't seem out of character, herself. Take note about Seti's tail, its quite long, longer than he's tall. But its not particularly thick, since black mambas are a pretty slender snake.

If anyone's interested, they're free to try and draw Seti.

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