Chapter 9: Furry
Fen Kuro
Combat training, a wonderful time for students to come together… in brutal 1 on 1 combat. Today, Jaune vs Cardin! So, in other words, bullying!
"This is the part where you lose!" Cardin taunted
"Over my dead ugh…" Jaune moaned as Cardin kneed him in the stomach. Goodwitch then lectured him on aura gauging.
"Remember everyone, the vital festival is only a few months away! It won't be long before other students begin arriving in Vale, so keep practising! Those who choose to compete in the combat tournament will be representing all of Vale" She stated
"Combat tournament huh? You going for it Fen?" Rowen asked
"Yeah, maybe. What about you? You'd win by miles!" I replied.
Jaune walked up next to Rowen. "Hey pal, bad luck with the duel"
"Yeah, next time, keep your stance lower" I said, patting him on the back
"Thanks" Jaune muttered, before walking faster to find his team.
"Poor guy" Rowen commented
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Ah, lunch! Warm, delicious food! I sat on a table with my team, team CFVY and Team CUBE. The last of which walked over to introduce themselves.
"Hi" The girl said
"Sup" I replied, chowing down on some pizza
"We're Team CUBE" She continued. She had long blonde hair tied into two ponytails on either side of her head and large blue eyes. The two ponytails ended with black and red highlights. "I'm Cho"
"Umar" He was tall and broad shouldered, with a shaved head and dark, bloodshot eyes. As well as a shadow of a black beard on his face. He had a dark tan, as if he lived close to an incinerator. He wore a coal-stained apron, with several singe marks on it.
"Ben, call me benny" This guy looked fun. His Brown hair had streaks of blonde in it, and his green eyes shined mischievously. Where the rest of the Team's outfits were impeccable, he wore his tie around his head, and his sleeves rolled up. He wore trainers instead of smart shoes.
"Um… I'm Eugene" The last of the group was short and thin. His black hair stuck out everywhere, as if he'd been attacked by a hair gel Grimm. His red eyes were magnified by his large glasses. He stood hunched over.
"Nice to meet you" I said, still eating my pizza.
"WE'LL BREAK HIS LEGS!" Some girl yelled
"YES WE WILL!" I yelled to no-one in particular, raising my glass, then downing it.
"So, I've heard you have a really cool semblance" Cho said
"Is that why you came over here?" The team nodded. "What's so cool about it?"
"Duh, you control the darkness!" Eugene said
"And?"
"The boys think it's cool" Cho stated
"How does it work?" Benny asked
"Um… I dunno, I just put my hands out and…" I extended my hand towards the corner of the room, a small shadowy tendril slapped Cardin across the face. CUBE snickered.
"You alright there Velvet?" I asked, smiling smugly over at Cardin.
"Yeah" She said, barely containing her laughter "I'm fine"
"Anything else?" I asked
"Well, I've heard you have a nice sword?" Cho said
"Which've you is a weapons nut?" I asked
"I am" Cho said. I rolled my eyes.
"Darcassan" The sword flew through the open door and into my hand. I used it to cut my pizza.
"Whoa, how did you do that?" She said, staring at the blade in awe
"Like before, I don't know" I said, getting bored "Can I eat my pizza in peace now?"
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History lessons, a whirl of green hair and words that make no sense. To most people at least. Somehow I managed to follow all the way through the Faunus war without falling asleep.
"Row, wake up" I whispered
"WIZARDS? Hmm? What? Oh, right" Rowen muttered, still half asleep.
"Have any of you been subjugated or discriminated because of your Faunus heritage?" Oobleck asked. A few people raised their hands.
"Sir" I put my hand in the air "If you don't know anything about your heritage, how do you know if you're a Faunus?"
"Hmm, if you're that interested, I'll talk to you at the end of the lesson about it." Oobleck said before continuing.
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"You two have been struggling in my class since day 1, now I don't know if it's a lack of interest, or just your stubborn nature, but whatever it is. It stops now." Oobleck rambled, stopping only to drink his coffee. "You've worked hard to gain entrance to this school and we only accept the best of the best, SO. I expect you to act like it. History is important gentlemen if you can't learn from it. You're destined to repeat it. Pages 51 to 91, I want an essay on my desk by next class. Now, run along"
Jaune and Cardin left the room, leaving me and the professor.
"Um…" I began
"You want to know if you're a Faunus." Oobleck said "When did you first start thinking about this?"
"Well, I've never known anything about my past so…" I said
"I see, have you ever had any animal-like ears or anything else?" He asked
"Um… don't think so…" Oobleck examined my head as he asked more questions
"How is your night vision?"
"You kidding me? It's ridiculous! My vision is better than daytime in the dark!"
"Hmm" He clicked his fingers next to my head. I felt the familiar feeling of my hair standing on end.
"Well, it appears you have small ears on your head. As if you had tried to keep them flat…"
"So… I am a Faunus?"
"It seems so. NOW! RUN ALONG!" he ran out of the room.
Well then. I didn't expect that.
Rowen Jikan
"Where have you been?" I asked Fen when he finally arrived in the dorm
"I was talking to Oobleck remember?" He replied
"Oh yeah, the Faunus thing. How'd it go?"
"Well" He pointed to his hair. He had two weird lumps on his head. Where an animal would have its ears.
"Whoa" I pointed above his head "Ears! How come I've never noticed before? Why are they so small? Try, I dunno, extending them or something" He wiggled his ears, and they stood a few centimetres higher
"Did it work?" He asked, poking his head.
"Yeah, how did you keep them so small?" I asked
"I dunno… cool though right?" At that moment, Iris and Eden walked in.
"Hey guys what's…" Eden began, then her eyes widened. She pointed at Fen "Ears…"
"You're a Faunus?" Iris asked, walking up and poking him. "How?"
