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Tiger: Stop...

Wolf: *continues to slam head into wall*

Tiger: You're an idiot

Wolf: I KNOW!


Chapter 9

It has been a couple of weeks since I began to take those pills and I've not had a single episode which really helps during sparring with other classmates. Not once have I used my semblance since I activated it.

No one knew of Heathen yet either which was good since sneaking him out to take him for walks around Vale (Yes, I put a harness and a leash on him and walk him around Vale) has become increasingly dangerous since he likes to sink his claws into me when he get impatient. Though I think that Goodwitch has noticed us taking him out.

We were all sat about in the room after classes, I was doing some homework at the desk Neo and I shared and Heathen was sat across my shoulders as he did whenever he pleased. Neo was laid across our bed reading a random book from our shelves Ice was playing "bullshit" With Naniele looking dazzled and confused at the game.

Our peace was disturbed when Goodwitch came in unexpectedly and said.

"Professor Ozpin would like to see you regarding a-" She froze seeing Heathen across my shoulders he simply gave her a slow blink and yawned.

"Not helping." I whispered to him he only started to lick my wolf ears again.

"All of you should come, and bring your furry friend too." She sighed rubbing her temples before leaving.

"Who wants to bet that they're going to make us get rid of him?" Naniele asked Ice and Neo raised their hands.

"Ozpin wouldn't make us get rid of him especially after he's already integrated himself into our team." I smiled standing up Neo came over and took Heathen from my shoulders.

"Come on let's go." I smiled leading the way to Ozpin's office softly humming a tune that sprung to mind.

"Is that the Dogsong from Undertale?" Ice laughed I only shrugged and started to whistle the tune.

We came to Ozpin's office and I saw Cardin's smug face my mood instantly dropped from quite happy and bouncy to pure seething rage.

"Mr Winchester here has told me that you've adopted a stray cat from the school's premises." Ozpin said.

"That's true, we did, we gave him some food, a place to sleep and a good clean." I replied Neo smiled as Heathen purred in her arms Ozpin motioned for her to come closer, hesitantly she did Heathen rolled out of her arms and onto his desk.

He gave the cat a quick check over as if looking for fleas or ticks, we had taken Heathen to the vets the day after we got him so he's already free from those nasty buggers.

"Well he seems to be in good shape." He smiled as Heathen began to rub against his hands begging for more attention.

"That cat is fat." Cardin said I turned to face him.

"That's all fluff!" I yelled now I remembered what breed he was.

"He's an Atlas Wilderness cat. These are quite rare to find as strays, but one with these eyes are much rarer." Ozpin smiled but Cardin only growled and moved to take a swing at me.

Heathen noticed this and his eyes changed to pure amber, his body gave off a golden light and before any of us knew it, Cardin had been knocked a side but a large fluffy black and white sabretooth cat… well this does make sense since everything with a soul here would have aura so why not a semblance.

Heathen roared at Cardin, the room shook for a few seconds.

We all just stared in wonder or in Cardin's case horror at this magnificent beast, he then turned and pressed his head against mine and gave a low purr even wrapping his paws around me in a hug.

"Good boy Heathen." I laughed stroking his soft fur, in another flash of light he had changed back into the little cat we knew well.

"Well, while we don't really encourage students to get pets, I believe we can let your pet stay, especially now since he's proven himself more of another student than just a cat." Ozpin joked Glynda stood beside him her jaw slack.

"You are dismissed." He smiled Heathen hopped up and dug his claws into my hoodie before scaling his way up onto my shoulder where he sat panting like a dog.

We returned to our room and Heathen leapt onto my desk and began to play with the pencil I was using, that cat can turn into one of its greatest ancestors as it's semblance impressive especially now we had a team mascot that easily could be more powerful than cute at first glance.

I laid down on my bed and got ready to take a little nap when Neo poked at me, she loved denying me nap time.

"What?" I whimpered looking over at her and saw her holding a strawberry sundae...

I sat still letting her try to braid my hair...

Days went by and dreamless sleeps spent when news came that we were going to take a trip to the Forever Fall forest I was excited, I loved the forest, I mean yeah it is where Raven dropped us off but it's still so beautiful.

When we got there Goodwitch immediately let us free and we quickly found a tree to collect sap from.

Neo stood on my shoulders as she collected the sap, filling the jar and swapping the full one for an empty one.

This is exactly when everything started to go horribly wrong…

Neo had run off to find another tree as I stood on Ice's shoulders trying to scoop some more sap out of a hole I found in the tree that was overflowing with the sap.

I looked over my shoulder and saw Neo running covered in sap being chased by two Ursa Majors…. HOLD ON WHAT?

I quickly took the jar I was holding and flung it, it took the attention of one of the Winnie the Pooh's attention and it wandered away probably to go and find some other poor fool to fuck up.

I hopped down from Ice's shoulder just when a giant Death Stalker crashed through the forest covered in sap chasing Naniele…what else could go wrong?

Just as I think that Ice gets snatched up by a Nevermore Dark Souls style I just stood there and watched it as it begins to circle back with him still in its clutches.

"Is everything all right over here?" Glynda questioned coming over.

"EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL!" Ice shrieks from the Nevermore I just shrugged.

"I'm not getting paid enough for this." She mumbled walking away I just stood there watching her go.

Well that was until the Beowolves appeared and chased me to a bare tree which I rapidly climbed to escape I clung to the tree for dear life staring down at the snarling beasts that were just dying to get a bite of me.

I still had a jar on my belt and I found some sap leaking from the tree, so digging my nails into the bark I hung there collecting the sap. It took a few minutes to fill the jar but now that my job was done I had to think of a way to get rid of these Grimm.

I then remembered a certain kitty who snuck onto the airship with us.

"Heathen!" I cried and waited until there was a streak of black and white came from the bushes and Heathen slammed himself into a Beowolf shocking the whole pack and scaring them off, I slid down and scratched the kitty. I then heard screaming and looked up seeing Ice fly across the sky Iron Man style being chased by the Nevermore.

Heathen then ran over to the Death Stalker that was chasing Naniele since they decided to come back. The cat growled at the scorpion and smacked it, the Death Stalker raised its pincers to protect its face as it ran away.

My jaw went slack as I watched Heathen run off to save Neo from the Ursa which got the same treatment and had the same reaction.

What is this cat?

Ice came crashing down the Nevermore saw Heathen glaring at it, the Nevermore seemed to hesitate before flying away.

"What the fuck are you?" I asked Heathen who was now purring and rubbing himself around my legs.

When we returned to our room Neo and Naniele went off to wash the sap from their hair and clothes, Ice had gone to the gym so I was in the dorm with Heathen cleaning his paws on the desk.

I decided to take a walk around and see if I could find Ruby Heathen did not seem to want me to leave him alone, so he followed close at my heels.

We walked the halls together meeting other teams before we ran into RWBY.

"Hey, Ruby!" I called over the girl turned and smiled widely.

"Silver!" She cried running over to say hi.

"Aww who's this?" She smiled crouching to pet Heathen.

"This is Heathen my team's pet cat." I laughed as Heathen began to purr and rub his head into her hand.

"Ugh, why would Ozpin let a mangy animal stay here?" Weiss, spat I strode towards her.

"The fuck you say you little spoilt shit?" I snarled moving slowly closer, she began to back away.

"Whoa hold on now, we don't want to start a fight." Yang smiled getting between us my ears stayed in their spot, folded against my head.

Later on, Weiss decided to go study in the library alone while I sat and talked with Team RWBY Heathen seemingly liked to curl up beside Blake a lot I smiled at her but she just gave me a scared look I knew her little secret and she knew that.