AN: I want to know if anybody wants me to add Team JNPR to the story. If you do tell me and i will add them. Also I don't own RWBY.
Chapter 4: Scars of the Past
Nero woke up around 4:30 in the morning. He sat up rubbing his eyes and shivered when the blanket fell from his torso. Looking down he realised he wasn't wearing a shirt. He looked around and saw Atorious in the bed next to his and Terra in the bed at the end both sound asleep. He looked and saw his pillow had his shirt on it.
"You woke up and took it off around 10:15 last night." Chelsea said coming out of the bathroom in her uniform drying her hair with a green towel. Nero jumped and turned to look at her. "Oh, okay." he replied as he stood up and grabbed his uniform. Before he could step towards the bathroom he noticed Chelsea looking at his chest.
"What happened to chest Nero?" Chelsea asked a bit to loud as it woke up the rest of his team. Atorious was rubbing his eyes while Terra was stretching her arms. When both looked at the two standing near their leaders bed. "Why did you speak so loud and what do you mean something happened to his chest." Atorious said. Nero sighed and turned to show the four scars each were 5 cm wide and went from his left shoulder to his right hip.
"Jeez, what did you do?" Terra said with some concern in here voice. "I'll tell you when I finish showering." was all he said before going to the bathroom. It took him 20 minutes to shower, brush his teeth, and get dressed. When he got out he noticed the others unpacking. He decided to push his bed into the corner and grab his bag then grabbed a thin black blanket and replaced the red blanket he used last night. He then put a desk next to his bed. He took out some schematics and blueprints to make parts for his bike Sidewinder and hung them above his desk.
When he finished he noticed that the others finished and looked at him expectantly. "Alright, get situated and I'll tell you." Nero said pulling out his chair, turning it towards them and sitting down. "Alright Do you want me to explain the events leading up to the moment or no?" They looked at each other and nodded. He checked his watch and saw it was 6:05.
"Ok, so about 12 years ago I was playing around my house pretending to be a hunter like Ruby and Yang's uncle Qrow Branwen. I was picking up sticks and pretended the were swords. I would walk about a foot or so into the forest and start swinging the sticks around pretending that I was slaying grim. What I didn't expect was my parents had no idea where I was at and my mom was scared that I wouldn't com back. Even though it was just my mom who was scared it still caught the attention of a beowulf. Well I was just about to head back to my house when I heard a growl behind me. Turning around the beowulf was about 5 feet away from me watching. Being 5 years old my first reaction was to scream and run away, but it wasn't a great idea as the thing chased me to the middle of my yard before it jumped over me and swung it's arm catching me in the chest." Nero explained. "How did you survive?" Atorious asked. "Lucky for me a huntsmen passed by just in time to stop the grim from doing anything more as he kicked the legs of the grim sending it to the ground and stomped it's head in." The three just had a look that showed they were thinking about how brutal that sounds.
"What happened after that?" Terra said eager to hear the rest. "My mom, dad and sisters Izdara and Sederru came running out and saw the man pick me up and bring me to the house. He helped treating my wounds but we didn't have anything bandage wise he had to cauterize them." Nero said while tracing his scars through his shirt.
"That sounds horrible why would someone do that to a five year old?" Chelsea yelled. Nero chuckled. "He did it so I could be sitting here today." he said calming her down before continuing. "However he did do me one thing that I will pay him back for." he said smiling. "And that is?" Atorious said while rolling his hand. "He was also the one who taught me how to fight with a knife and to use throwing knives while Qrow taught me how to fight since i was friends with Ruby and Yang." Nero said with a smile on his face thinking of both his mentors. "What was the man's name?" Terra asked
"His name is Argo Chernyy he was the leader of Team ARGO here at Beacon." Nero told them. "He was on a team with Glynda, Ozpin and the thief Roman Torchwick who was actually his best friend." he told them. Checking his watch again he noticed they have been sitting there for an hour and a half so it was 7:35. "I think we should go get breakfast before heading to class." Nero told them before getting up with Chelsea seeing as Atorious and Terra were still in their nightwear.
"So should we check on your friends Ruby and Yang to make sure they are awake?" Chelsea asked. Nero shrugged. "Sure." was all he said as they went to Team RWBY's dorm. Only to hear yelling inside. "I guess they are awake." Nero said as him and Chelsea left for the lunchroom before starting their classes at 9 o'clock.
Thank for reading and thank you to Deadmen's Tale for letting me use his OC in my story. And like I said just tell me and I will add team JNPR next chapter.