Disclaimer: If I owned RWBY I would be insufferably smug but sadly I do not.

You know how time seems relative. When you're having fun it all seems to fly on by but when you're sad or waiting for something it seems to slow to a trickle. That is how I felt these last three years.

After encountering Holo I was on cloud 9. Everything just seemed brighter somehow. My mood did dim later when I learned about what my mom and dad do for a living and why. Apparently there are endless scores of soulless beasts called Grimm that threaten our very survival as a species.

Oh, they didn't explicitly say it but I picked up on the hints that they were holding things back. Even though you might think your boy is a genius you just don't tell them literal monsters want to eat your face off.

Fortunately, humans and faunus had learned how to combat these abominations through the manipulation of one's soul that they called Aura. An Aura is the physical manifestation of one's soul and there seems to be something else you can do with it but I couldn't find much information about it. All I could find is that it is called a Semblance.

I had to do some light reading online to find out about all this of course. Mom had just called it her Aura and left it at that no matter how good my puppy dog eyes were she refused to explain more about it or how to unlock it. My dad was no help either. He just laughed and told me he would tell me when I was older if I was still interested.

I will admit that I pouted at that. I don't like being taken for a child even though I have no personal memories of my last life I still remembered all the technical aspects of it. Want me do calculus sure no problem, explain gravity mathematically in regards to celestial object you betcha. Explain the niceties of polite society, um no thanks.

Still most of the knowledge in my head is science based so let's work this through rationally. What I know is that Aura is a manifestation of your soul onto the material world. I pondered that for a while. So then my hypothesis should be that Aura is present in all living things, except Grimm, therefore it must be measurable but not all people have access to it. It can therefore be stated that some form of blockage stops everyone from accessing this energy source and/or using it in a conscious manner. Conclusion, find some way to unblock the thing that is stopping me from using my Aura and I will be able to consciously utilize it.

So possible ways to unlock my Aura. Assuming we did not utilize Aura before the Grimm attacked us it is likely unlocked in times of great danger or stress. Not something I really want to test because of the high likely hood of injury or death even if you do succeed. Possibility number two. People can unlock others Aura's but since no one will do that for a 3 year old that's off the list for now.

I was stumped for the moment. The only other way I could possibly unlock my Aura was manually by myself. Maybe meditation would help? I mean it's supposed to center oneself and if Aura is really soul power than it should work.

I settled down to meditate but forgot one thing. I don't know how to meditate. Cursing quietly so my mom doesn't hear and wash my mouth with soap I went back online. One thing I will say about the internet here as opposed to my old world it's a lot less sophisticated and all encompassing. As such there wasn't all that much on meditation that I didn't already know.

I mean I know you're supposed to sit down, breathe deeply and calm yourself but I was looking for something a bit more in depth than that. I let out an explosive sigh before grumbling and sitting down as comfortably as possible. Okay first off close your eyes. Breathe in. Breathe out. Rinse and repeat. Now to calm and center myself but how?

I pondered this as steady rhythmic breathing sounds filled the air. Calm. Calm. What makes me calm? Then suddenly I had it. It suddenly appeared. The soft feel of Holo's ears under my fingertips. The vibrations from her purring as she leaned into me. The simple act of making this little girl happy was the most calming experience I've ever had.

Time became ethereal. There was only the sound of breathing and the feeling of being blanketed by calm. Nothing could hurt me, nothing could touch me in this moment. They say meditating centers yourself but nothing could compare to feeling your very center of being. What makes you who you are right before you.

Time had lost its meaning to me but the outside world continued on. When I opened my eyes the sun was nearly setting but I was solely focusing on the pale blue glow that surrounded my hand. I was so enthralled by the pale glow that I completely missed the door to my room opening and my mom entering.

What I did hear was the loud gasp from the doorway. I turned just in time to see my mom's eyes roll back into her head and fall like a marionette whose strings had been cut. Shit. "Mom." I tried to scramble towards her but overlooked one key fact. My legs had fallen asleep from sitting there for so long and so with the first step I took my legs fell out from under me slamming me face first into the floor.

With nary a split second to process what was happening I braced for the impact. A loud thump sounded out as I slammed against the floor yet strangely enough I felt no pain. What I did feel was a little bit more tired than before. I quickly deduced that my Aura must have protected me but put the thought to the side as I crawled towards my mom.

Now I don't know how true this is for other people but when my legs are recovering from falling asleep, in that tingly stage, I always laugh. I can't stop it so it comes out a bit hysterical in the end. So imagine this scene. A glowing blue 3 year child is laughing hysterically while crawling towards an unconscious woman. Right can you picture it? Well that's what my dad walked into… Yeah.

Another one bites the dust. Was all I could think of as my dad joined my mom in la la land. Well that and that my parents were both wimps but that's neither here nor there. Urgh, I just want to bash my head against something. I finished crawling towards my mom and checked to make sure she wasn't bleeding anywhere. I did the same for my dad then I had nothing to do but wait for them to wake up.

Mom was the first to stir. Groaning and rubbing the back of her head she sat up. "Alan!"

"Mom?" She zeroed in on my voice and let out a gasp at my still glowing state. Grabbing me she pulled me close then spit questions out like a machine gun. "Are you okay? Does anything hurt? Do you feel tired at all? Why is your father unconscious?"

"I'm okay, no, no and I don't know."

"Okay, okay that's good. Now I need you to listen to me alright? Stay right here I need to make a call on my scroll alright? Look after your dad. Okay?"

"Okay." "Good I'll be right back."

She disappeared in a blur of speed leaving my dad and I in the doorway. I could hear her talking rapidly to someone on her scroll as I sat down next to my dad. I guess what I did was really abnormal then. *Groan* I might have really messed this one up. It's one thing to be a genius and another thing to be a prodigy. Oh, well it's not like I could reverse time, what is done is done.

In another blur of speed my mom was beside me. "Is the laze about still down?" A sharp kick to the side only produced a groan. Her eyes narrowed dangerously and her tone was sickly sweet as she said, "Honey dear, get up or I might slip up during our next training session." A brief pause. "It would be such a horrible thing to have a eunuch as a husband wouldn't it."

Unconsciously I crossed my legs. Mom you can't just threaten to castrate someo- oh, wait I literally just did that this afternoon. I guess the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Oh look he's up.

The next few hours passed by as slow as molasses. My parents just wouldn't stop hovering. Asking me if I feel tired, hungry, hurt and a myriad of other questions. The doorbell ringing cut off the seemingly never ending flow of questions.

Robin left us in the living room and I could hear a murmured conversation with whoever came. The conversation ended and my dad walked back in with an unknown man in tow.

Standing in the archway was a tall lanky middle aged looking man with silver hair and an expensive looking black suit. In addition he was carrying a black cane in one hand and a large coffee mug in the other. Although it was muted I could feel the barely restrained power that seemed to roll off of him.

*Slurp* "Hello there I'm Ozpin the headmaster of Beacon and you must be Alan. I was your parent's teacher back in the day you know. Anyway I came here today after your mother frantically called me telling me about how you unlocked your Aura all on your own. I am one of the foremost experts on Aura and its manipulation so let's jump right into it."

"Alright,' he pulled out a scroll and taped it a few times. 'I want you to just hold this scroll and we'll see how much Aura you have left." As soon as I touched the scroll a bar appeared on it and shot down into the yellow range at 35%.

"Hm, and has Alan been projecting his Aura since you called me?" Both of my parents nodded. "Interesting. Although projection is the least intensive ability most newly awoken people would have exhausted their Aura by now. The fact that you still have a good chunk left at 3 years old is beyond impressive."

Ozpin started to pace back and forth in front of us. "Can you explain how you unlocked your Aura?" I dithered for a second or two. I couldn't try to act the fool my parents would pick up on it and Ozpin seemed very perceptive. In the end I sighed mentally and explained my process and reasoning. In for a penny in for a pound.

Everyone was silent as I finished my explanation. My parents looked shocked and Ozpin, well Ozpin was chuckling. "My, my we have a little genius on our hands. I look forward to seeing you at Beacon if you choose to pursue a career as a Hunter. We still have to make sure you stop hemorrhaging your Aura though. I want you to take my hand and I'm going to project my Aura and shut it off. Then I want you to try feeling what I'm doing and replicate it."

I gave a nod and took his calloused hand with my own. "I'm going to start now. It might help to close your eyes." My eyes closed and I felt his Aura burst forth from his skin. It stayed hovering just above his skin before it seemed like the source of it was tapering off like turning a handle on a faucet.

He repeated this process several times before he instructed me to try replicating it. It was easier than I thought it would be now that I had a guideline. My Aura stopped trickling forth from my source but I knew I could release it again at any time.

"Good just like that. Repeat that several times and we can wrap this up." I did so several times, each time it seemed a little bit easier each time. "Excellent, I have to thank the Hoods for such an intriguing evening. If you have any more Aura problems please don't hesitate to call me."

After being thanked profusely Ozpin took his leave. The door had barely closed before I was swooped up into a bone crushing hug by my mom. "I was so worried about you Alan." She was half sobbing by this point. "When I first saw you I thought something horrible had happened. I'm so glad nothing bad happened to you."

Wow, now I feel like a total jackass. I didn't really think about anyone else when I did this. Something horrible could have happened and no one would have known until they found me. Lesson learned then knowledge doesn't equate to wisdom. This is a new world and I can't assume I already know everything.

I missed the change that happened when I was mussing but the suddenly cooling air and the tightening of her already bone crushing hug clued me in. I glanced up and froze at the unholy fury in her eyes.

"Alan Hood you are in so much trouble young man." Her words seemed to gain an unnatural timber and reverberated around the room. The already cool room became frigid.

"Mom you're frightening me."

"Good."

*Whimper* I need an adult.