Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Shadow Feline. Enjoy the 1500-words. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth do.

(Faunus city of Menagerie, Menagerie)

Blake looked to see Ven behind her, he walked with her, following the smaller Feline Faunus.

"Don't run off…"

Blake said, Ven thought he heard a small among of pleading in the sentence, he bent down to look at her, he was 6'0 compared to Blake's 5'6, even with Blake's heeled boots she didn't reach Ven.

"I won't, Blake… I don't like it here… I know there's White Fang here…. Damn terrorist monsters…."

Ven hissed as they walked through the front gate, Ven was happy to be home, though, seeing all these Faunus around was something he enjoyed.

"Blake, where are your parents? I'm looking for mine right now…"

Ven asked, he soon spotted his parents, they were talking to 2 Cat Faunus who looked important…. It was then Ven realized what he had missed in his question.

"Blake, your parents wouldn't happen to be the…"

Ven started to ask before Blake smiled and nodded as they walked closer into the village.

"The Chieftain and Chieftess? Yes, they are… Sorry, I forgot, it's been 10 years since I've been here…"

Blake said, Ven nodded and the Cat Faunus finally noticed them.

"Oh, Blakey! My little Blakey, Ghira, she's home!"

One of the Cat Faunus, obviously Blake's mother Ven guessed as the Cat Faunus hugged Blake, the Cat Faunus blushed as Ven smirked.

"Mom…. Stop, I'm not 10 anymore…."

Blake said, her mother sighed and looked at Blake.

"I'm sorry, it's just been so long since my little girl has been home…. And it's so good to see you again…"

She said, Blake sighed before her mother blinked and noticed Ven… She was silent for a moment.

Then she squealed so loudly it hurt his and just about almost every Faunus around her winced.

"Oh, I didn't know you had a boyfriend, Blake! Oh, now I know why Blake was gone for so long…. I'm sorry, where are my manners? I'm Kali Belladonna, Blake's mother…."

Kali said, Ven looked at Blake who looked mortified, she mouthed the words help me, Ven guessed Kali wasn't the type of mother to accept the truth when it came to Blake's romantic life.

"Ven, yeah, she was telling me you would react like this…. Sorry, I'm Vender Cerule…. But everyone around calls me Ven, ma'am…. Nice to meet both of you finally… I have to be a good boyfriend and remember stuff like this more often… My bad…."

Ven put in, he put an arm around Blake, Blake blushed and elbowed Ven as Kali hugged them both before turning to Ghira.

"Ghira, don't you dare try and scare Ven, my little Blakey hasn't been home for over a decade and the last thing I need is for you to try and play the overprotective father!"

Kali said, Ghira sighed and nodded before Kali turned back to the duo.

"What are you doing…."

Blake growled out, trying not to let her mother hear anything, Ven frowned for a second and turned back to her.

"Your mother doesn't seem like she would accept us just being friends if you said it a trillion times…. And mine are going to act like we're dating the second they see us in the both of us are in the same room…. You want to deal with that or you want to play along and make them think what they want to think for now?"

Ven asked, Blake looked at her parents, she shrugged, she looked at Ven and slowly grasped his hand as they walked.

Both blushed, it felt…. Right… But neither would admit it, they were trying to pretend to date… Not to date…

"So, how did you meet my Blakey, Ven? She… Wasn't with the best people before…."

Kali said, Ven looked at Blake who frowned and Ven sighed before smiling.

"I met here in Mistral, I had just gotten away from…. Well, bad people, Ms. Belladonna… When I found out what they were, I ran off…. I met Blake…. I met her in a bookstore…"

Ven said, Blake looked at him and he sighed, he wanted to know where Blake was from as much as she did with him.

"Oh, she loves books…. But she is a bit…. Never mind… Not the place to say that…."

Kali said, Blake blushed before Ven continued his story.

"Anyway, I was buying a bunch of books before I left town and then well… I met Blake… I won't say everything now…. But I never regret meeting my Blake…."

Ven said, Blake looked at him and smiled before laying her head on his shoulder.

"OH, YOU TWO ARE SO ADORABLE!"

Kali said, Ven looked and saw his parents watching them, he guessed his parents were friends with the Belladonnas…. They didn't recognize him… At least not at the moment… he'd try and make sure they could later on… They had to have a talk sooner or later.

"Thank you…. For dating for 6 months, id hope we would be…. As I said, I…. I wasn't around people who I'm proud of… They gave the Faunus a name I despise Ms. Belladonna…. Blake helped me out a lot more then you think she did…"

Ven put in, Kali nodded and Ghira cleared his throat.

"I heard a massive water Grimm attacked the ship both of you were on…. I know it's dead…. You must be a skilled fighter to handle that…."

Ghira said, Ven chuckled and waved a hand through the air as they walked.

"It was a team thing with Blake, Mr. Belladonna…. I'm from Shade, I got in 3 years early and graduated at 17… Though we still live at Shade, the headmaster is a good friend of my father…. I'm happy to be a Huntsmen…. And your daughter is a skilled warrior… So, if you're going to try and scare me, please do…. I know how protective fathers can be and you wouldn't be happy if you didn't protect Blake even a little."

Ven said, Ghira turned and looked at the boy, accessing him with his eyes, Ven didn't back down and then Ghira let a small smile grace his face, a small one that would barely be seen without keen eyes.

"I don't know you… But I neither like nor hate you, Ven…. Now, please follow me and my wife…. The village is going to keep talking about its Chieftain walking around the entire village if we keep walking so slowly…"

Ghira said, if Blake knew Ven was surprised, she said nothing, they followed the duo as a figure turned and walked away from them, wanting to report things to her leaders.

"Ven, do you have a place to stay for tonight? You have a backpack on and I don't see any family of yours…"

Kali said, Ven sighed and let go of Blake's hand.

"No, I don't… As I said, I haven't been home in a while…. I'm not proud of who I was with, they seemed like good people at first…. And then they changed into terrorist monsters…. My parents probably don't know my face…. As I said I'm not proud of what I used to be… But I am not going to fall into that crowd again, I plan to make the Faunus good again… Not what that group of militant soldiers claim to be…."

Ven said, Ghira, Blake and Kali all shared looks, he didn't mean….

"Oh… Then you're welcome to share the guest room for now, Ven…. I'll look around town for your parents…. I'm sorry about your luck…. Ill make dinner when we get back, you and Blake must be starved, Mistral is a few weeks to a month away by ship…"

Kali said, Ven smiled and was about to answer before his and Blake's stomachs rumbled.

"Well, that answers that for me…. Let me cook up some food and look for your parents, my two hunters aren't going to starve on my account…."

Kali said with a smile, Ven allowed Blake to lead him, he looked at the brown eyes of his mother and the crimson eyes of his father, they looked at him as if trying to place his face, Ven saw Kali notice this and ran over to them, even with his hearing, he couldn't make out what they were saying…

He stopped with his 'Girlfriend', little did he or Blake know what would happen between them in a few months…. Nor the coming war with the White Fang.

Author notes

Phew, another chapter done! I'm really happy for this story, I was going to make a bigger chapter… But I wasn't sure what to do with it, ideas are welcome… I also want to point out Sun is in the story, but this story is different from the show… Next chapter will be next week on Friday and will take place during a much-needed talk and will show Ven having dinner with Blake and her family. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!