Hey guys, it has been so long. I might update later on tonight. I will also be changing my profile for the new update dates tomorrow.

So the normal disclaimer is still here, it is of me not owning anything of RWBY. However, I do own my team, team DUSC.

"Talking"

Thinking

"Special"

The Eyes of the Beasts

Chapter 13: A Hidden Truth, Comes Out

After my battle with Weiss, it was time for lunch. While walking to the cafeteria building with my team, I kept on noticing people staring at us. Or maybe they were just staring at me, since I did just beat one of the higher ranking first year students. The cafeteria building was pretty large and had tones of room for everyone.

After getting our food, we sat down at one of the tables closest to the exit. That is when team RWBY came up to the table and sat down.

"You were really cool during the battle today, Dust." I hear the youngest one of their team saying to me.

"Thank you, for the compliment, Miss Rose." I say turning to her, flashing a smile towards Ruby.

"Ruby is fine." She replies waving her hands in front of her body.

"Um, Dust is it, how did you get your hands on a dust revolver? They should only be available to the members of the Schnee family." Weiss asks me, her voice as cold as stone.

"Well, Weiss, it was given to me by my biological father, after he said he wanted nothing to do to me." I tell her with a deadpanned voice. Staring at her hard, I ask a question that has been on my mind for a while, "Weiss, you wouldn't happen to know a Maria Midnight, would you?"

When I asked that her face visibly dropped and then she answered. "Yes, I do know of a Maria Midnight. She was a Faunus that made my father fall in love with her. She was also the reason that my father started to dislike the Faunus." I could tell that something was wrong.

"Why what happened between them?" I ask pressing more.

"I think that is enough, Dust, can't you see that she is shaken up about it!" The fiery blond haired Yang practically yells at me.

"No, it is okay I have to get over it, but after I am done, I want to know how you know her, Dust." She says turning from Yang to me and then continuing "The reason my father and my family dislike her is because I was supposed to have an older brother. However, that woman took him away with him. I was born after she ran away with him. My father married his original wife, my sister's mother, and had me. My father still loves her though. One time I he told me that he sent something to her to give to my brother, but I don't know what that thing was." She ended her story and I knew that I had to talk to Lieutenant about what my father actually said in his note to my mother.

"So, Dust, Weiss told her story now you tell her yours." Yang threatens me from her position.

"My story that revolves around, Miss Midnight is that she was my mother." I say shocking everyone. The others didn't have any time to ask any more questions, because I was already up and out of the building before the got over their shock.

Th first thing I do is find a secluded spot, where no one could find me. Pulling out my phone I call Lieutenant, wanting to know what my biological father really wrote down all those years ago.

"Hello, who is calling?" I heard Lieutenant voice coming from the other end of the line.

"Hey Lieutenant, it's me, Dust, um… I wanted to as you a question." I say unsure of how I was going to ask him about it.

"Oh, hello Dust, what is your question?"

Taking a small break I decide it was either now or never.

"What did, my father really write to my mother in the letter."

"What letter do you mean?" I could tell that he was trying to avoid the topic and was a little bit scared of me finding out the answer.

"What letter, the letter that my mother got from my father, the one that was with my dust revolver! What are you not telling me Lieutenant?!" I was starting to get angry and could feel my ears and tale pop out. On the other end of the line, I could tell Lieutenant was having a hard time telling me this.

"Dust," he started with a shaky voice. "I lied to you about what your father said. I apologize, but you have to know that I did it for you. I knew that if you were to go live with your father you would not be loved, Dust, I am sorry and I understand if you don't want to talk to me ever again, but know this in his letter your father did say he loved your mother. He also said he did not care if you were a Faunus. I am sorry that I lied to you, but you have to know that it was all to protect you, Dust. Please forgive me."

I couldn't believe it; I had been lied to all my life. "I forgive you Lieutenant, but I have to think this over. Goodbye, Lieutenant." I say hanging up, walking, I almost forgot o, hide my Faunus traits.

A little bit later, I could be found sitting on the edge of the helipad, looking out over vale. That is when I heard footsteps, coming from behind me. Turning around, I saw my team and team RWBY walking up to me. I don't say anything to them, just turn back around and continue to do what I was doing. I could feel two arms wrap around my shoulders. The only thing I could do is start to cry. After, a little bit I stand up, getting out of the hug. Wiping my eyes I realize that it was Sierra that was hugging me.

"Sorry, about disappearing earlier, I had to talk to someone about something." I say walking up to Weiss, I continue. "Now if I know the blood running through my veins, I know what my family would be thinking at this time." Looking straight into Weiss's eyes I say something I didn't think I ever would. "Hello, little sister."

So that was a surprise. Next chapter will hopefully be up later tonight. If not it will be up next Wednesday, or I could just decide to make it come out next week and leave you with this cliffhanger. So before anyone tries to kill me.

-Dust Winters is now Offline