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Chapter 2: Sinn

I kicked my legs and let out a huff of breath. I was sitting outside a closed door in an abandoned warehouse. Well, the rest of Vale thought it was abandoned but the White Fang were using it for dust storage and a place to hold their meetings. Even though my father had stepped down from leadership of the White Fang they still requested that he attend important meeting the new leader and his two lieutenants, Adam Taurus and the other one who's name I could never remember. I was dressed in a frilly pink and purple dress which Papa said complimented my pink hair and gold eyes well. I looked down at the raggy doll in my hand. It was the same doll I had sought comfort in only a few months ago. It had been the last gift from my Aunt Nilla before she disappeared. Several faunus scurried past me, carrying a large crate with the Schnee Dust Company logo on the side. I sighed again and brushed some dust off my purple boots then fiddled with the end of my pink braid. I had been sitting here forever! When was Papa going to be done? I leaned back and watch more White Fang members pass and carry on with their given jobs. I was unaware of the five boys sneaking up behind me. Suddenly the doll was yanked from my grip. I wheeled around. "Hey! Give that back!" The boy in front laughed and waved the doll above his head. He was tall and muscular and had wolf ears like me. I growled deep in my throat and felt my ears lean back. One of the other boys laughed and jeered. His was slightly pudgy and he had scales covering his face. I couldn't see any of the other boys faunusys because they were covered up by White Fang hoods or masks. They were all wearing normal street clothes other than the masks and hoods.

"If it isn't the daughter of the great Tukson Melo." The first boy jeered. I pushed my fear down and took a step toward the group of larger boys.

"Give it back." I growled again but I could detect a waver in my voice. Another boy who was tall and thin and was wearing a shirt with a deer on it laughed.

"Aw, she wants her chew toy back!" Wolf Boy wheeled around and slapped Deer Boy.

"Shut up!" He growled. Deer Boy took a step back, holding his face. Wolf Boy turned back to me.

"Prey. Am I right?" I swallowed but didn't answer him. One of the other boys ran a lizard tongue over his teeth as he studied me.

"Give it back." I muttered. Wolf Boy stepped forward and waved the doll over my head.

"What are you gonna do about it?" He hissed. My voice got stuck in my throat and I felt my ears pressing against my skull in fear. He smirked and grabbed one of my ears, pulling my head to the left.

"Ohhhh, she scared!" The scale faced boy lisped. I felt tears spring to my eyes. Wolf Boy would know how sensitive wolf ears were and yet he was still pulling my head down. Finally he forced me down onto the dirt floor of the warehouse. He threw my doll to the side then brought his foot down on my rips. I cried out and curled into a ball. Deer Boy laughed.

"Ha! She's a dog!"

"Kick the dog!" The other boys chanted as Wolf Boy brought his foot down on my ribs again.

"Stop!" I cried, tears streaming down my face. Wolf Boy grabbed my braid and pulled my head up.

"Make me." He growled, smiling. I bit my lip and he slammed my head into the dirt. I gasped and watched my vision swim. I felt the ground rumble and heard the boy's gasping. Wolf Boy backed away a few steps. I slowly got to my knees and looked down at the ground, afraid I was going to throw up. My hair was coming undone and I glanced up at the boys, flashing one gold eye. The ground heaved and a tree root crashed from the dirt wrapping around Scale Face. He squealed as more roots erupted from the ground Wolf Boy looked around at his shrinking pack. Then he looked down at me with fire in his eyes. I was slowly getting to my feet when he kicked me in the face. I collapsed back into the dirt. My hand went to my nose and I felt warm blood running over my fingers. He kicked me in the ribs again and again. I was crying and the more he kicked me the more the ground shook. Suddenly he grabbed the straps of my dress and lifted me into the air. "You're nothing disappointment to the White Fang! You will never mean anything to anyone!" He screamed in my face. Suddenly he was jerked back and I fell into the dirt. The ground stopped shaking as I looked up to see a boy with wolf ears peeking out of his shaggy dark brown hair kick Wolf Boy in the side. Then he stood in front of me as the roots dropped the other boys.

"Leave her alone Kyran." The boy called, his hands clenched into fists. Kyran cursed and held his side.

"Fine, Cye. Let the freak protect the disappointment." The boy, Cye took a step forward.

"At least she's done something for the White Fang. What have you done, Kyran?" Kyran cussed and got to his feet. His gang stood a few feet behind him.

"This isn't over, Cye." Then he and his pack disappeared. Cye turned around and crouched down next to me. I crawl away a few inches. His kind sea green eyes studied me.

"Hey, I'm not gonna hurt you." He got up and grabbed my doll. Then he walked back over and held it out to me. I tentatively took it.

"Thank you." I whispered. He nodded and held out his hand.

"I know where your dad is. Why don't we wait for him?" I grabbed his hand and he pulled me to my feet.

"And you don't have to talk to me like that." I said, holding my head up high. "I'm not a child. I'm the same age as you." He glanced sideways at me.

"And how do you know how old I am?" He asked as I sat down on the box I had been sitting on earlier.

"You bear the markings of a Leo and based on the devoplmental stage your ears are in, you're eleven." I shrugged. "Like me." He whistled.

"Thats impressive. You can tell all that just by looking at me?" I nodded.

"I have a knack for reading people." We were slient as the door opened and Adam Taurus appeared. He nodded at us then left. After him came the leader and his other lieutenant. I lept off the box and Cye saluted him. He regaured us then disappeared. Finally Papa appeared, sighing and rubbing his eyes.

"Cub, I'm sorry it took-" He looked up and saw my ripped dress and bleeding nose. He crossed to me and cubbed my face in his hands. "Sinn, What happened?!" I looked down. Cye stepped foreward.

"Sir, this wasn't her falut. Some boys around our age started picking on her. They started beating her up." Cye stood up strighter. "I showed up and stopped them." He glanced at me.

"But she was using tree roots to fight them?" He asked. I nodded and wiped some blood off my face.

"My semblance." Papa grabbed my hand that wasn't holding my doll.

"Thank you for helping her." Cye nodded.

"Just trying to help sir." Papa nodded at him and then we left. I glanced back to see Cye still staring after us with a confused look on his face.