Chapter 2: The past.
The three sat on a bench Sun on the one end Eri on the other with Blake in between of them.
"I was born 15 years again December 21st it was the middle of winter. I never knew my parents, I don't know if they died or just left me, but I was on the streets as a baby. I had been taken in by a man you know very well, Roman Torchwick."
"Roman?!" Sun yelled out surprised. "That means your evil!"
"Let her finish, Sun."
"Thanks, Blake. Anyway, Roman taught me how to fight and tried making me do his dirty work of stealing and stuff. I couldn't though, so when I was 8 I left him I had been with him for 8 years but I knew he was evil. After that I wandered the streets for a while until I ran into my new family, Railan and Maira Ladd. The two had a son of their own who was a year older then I was 9 year old Rayne Ladd."
"Oh, that's the boy your partnered with!" Sun spoke first again while Blake just quietly listened.
"Yes, they took me in and took very good care of me despite being a Faunus. However, they got problems because of it. Railan died from stress when I was 10 years old, and Rayne took it in a hard way. So, as Maira was trying to take care of the two of us and keep a job she started getting harassed for having a Faunus in her house and being nice to one. So, one night I..." She paused for a moment and took a deep breath. "I went to the bathroom with a knife and cut my own ears off."
"You did...what?" Blake spoke quietly.
"You guys heard me. I cut my own ears off to save, Maira Ladd. Shortly after, she walked in and found me covered in blood. Rayne woke up to her screaming and had seen me all bloody as well. The two eventually took me to the hospital. The doctors thought I'd die that night from lack of blood, but it turned out I had survived."
"Wow, I can't believe you went through that, That's just...terrible." Blake looked at her. "And the eye?"
"You know?" She spoke quietly.
"Yes, I knew there was a reason you were covering it I just don't know why you are covering it."
"Well..." she moved her hair to the side so they could see her arm. She had a deep scar across her eye and she opened it and it was red. "I got this from a fight with Roman When I was 13 actually so not to long ago. I ran into him again and well I wasn't strong enough to beat him. That's why I am here to learn how to fight."
"Wow, you really went through a lot." Sun said.
"Yeah, well I had Rayne to get me through it. He's my brother, but please don't tell anyone anything I told you about me being a Faunus or Roman no one must know or else they'd really look down on me and I don't care about me but Rayne would get involved and I care to much about him."
"Don't worry your secrets safe with me." Blake spoke first then sun.
"And me"
"Thank you guys now I should really g-"
"Eri! Where are you?!" She recognized Raynes voice.
"I'm coming, Rayne."
She walked over to Rayne who was standing by the entrance. The second she got to him she hugged him.
"Woah, Eri? What's wrong?" He looked over at Blake and Sun. "What did you do to her?!"
"Nothing. I just...I told them everything Rayne."
"Huh but..."
"They are like me...Faunus."
He looked at them then nodded as an okay.
"Let's get going we have to get to class."
"Okay big brother."
He smiled. "Wow, I haven't heard that in years.."
"Do you like it?"
"Yeah...Eri, you've always been the closest person to me. I am sorry about getting dragged off by Jaune. He apparently thought I was cool looking and was interested in me or something I finally got away now."
She smiled and hung onto his arm. "Let's go partner, Class time!" The two had left and met up with Amaia and Mare to sit in class together.
"What have you two been up too?" Rayne spoke. "Not cheating on me I hope!"
They both looked at him and shook their head. When it came to girls he was always such a goofball and a player but when it came down to it there was only one girl he actually cared about, but she didn't feel the same way as he did. The entire class he didn't pay attention too he just thought about his past.
"Rayne, we have a big surprise for you."
"What is it mom?!" He jumped up excited then ran over to his parents.
"Well, we found her on the street and she's badly beat up, but Rayne meet your new little sister." They stood aside and showed a little girl who had bright blue eyes and dark blue hair. She had these bright fox ears as well.
"Hi there what's your name?"
"I-I'm...Eri..And you?"
"I'm Rayne. How old are you?" He smiled.
"I-I'm 8."
"I'm 9."
He looked at her "Wanna play?"
"Play? What is play?"
"You've never played before?!"
"I-I don't think I have...I...I'm not sure.."
"Rayne why don't you show Eri to the guest bedroom that's where she will be staying now." Railan said.
The two had went into an old bedroom which was dusty but nice and talked for a bit about everything then played for a bit. After a while their parents walked in and told them time to go to bed because of school the next morning.
"Wake up, Wake up." Rayne ran into Eri's room and woke her up. The two had gotten around for school and walked together.
On the way they heard some people whispering."Look at that Faunus girl..."
"Ew a Faunus...Their kind are such criminals. I bet she's already one."
Rayne glared at them. "Shut up! She didn't do anything wrong!"
A boy got close to Rayne. "Wanna fight, kid!"
"Fine!"
The kid went to punch Rayne first but Eri grabbed his hand and stopped him then kicked him in the stomach and flipped him onto his back.
"O-Oww! The Faunus girl hurt me."
"Uh oh. Let's go." Rayne dragged Eri to school quickly. When they got there he turned to her and spoke. "How did you learn that?!"
"Oh...It was from the man who raised me. Plus living in the streets as well."
"Wow..You are really amazing!"
"T-Thank you." She blushed a bit when he said that. "Ready to go big brother?"
"Y-Yeah."He looked at her then watched her walk ahead of him.
"Hey...Rayne. Class is over."
He shook his head then looked around as everyone was leaving. "Oh.."
"What's wrong, Rayne?"
He looked at her then smiled. "Oh nothing Eri..I'm just thinking about a girl I like."