Little wolf 3rd person POV
Oz left the room leaving him alone with the cold lady. It made him think,: I wonder if Oz is just special and that's why he's warm. I wanted to talk to him but his mind was closed. I hope he doesn't hurt me.: The lady named Glenda was watching me with contempt. Unlike Oz she did not give off a warm feeling. She glared at him until he looked away. Crazy human doesn't want to be friends. After a few moments Oz returned with weird cloth in his arms. He placed them on the thing I was sitting on and said," These are clothes for you to wear. I was lucky that there was a young family visiting one of our in training huntsmen. They had a son about you age. Sadly I could only find you pants in your size but there is a beacon shirt in there for you."
He looked up at the man strangely asking himself," What are clothes? He vaguely remembered something called a shirt before he met alpha but those memories brought only pain. He looked back at the man trying to figure out what he wanted. Ozpin asked comprehension dawning on him," You have never worn clothes have you?" He shook his head and was surprised when Oz suddenly lifted him to help him into the strange cloth. The cloth was like fur it warmed his skin. It was scratchy to the touch though.
Ozpin said," You are welcome to sleep on my couch and explore the tower as you please but you are not allowed outside until we can contact your family. Don't worry about getting lost there are maps everywhere." He blinked but sniffed the room curiously scenting it so he could find his way back if he wanted. He was still curious about the man called Oz. Why was he so warm? Did alpha lie when he said that the warms had all disappeared or was this one just special?
For the moment he left the office to search his surroundings for clues. As he moved around the building he noticed how stale the air was compared to the forest air. It was stifling in the building and he wanted to leave go. He wanted nothing more than to go back to the forest. What would Oz do if he tried to leave the building? Would he hurt hurt him? The man radiated warmth though. What made that human radiate warmth when none of the others did?
He hit something and was knocked back onto his ass. He looked up growling at what he ran into only to see the strange man from earlier. He looked down at the young boy and said," Your awake. What's your name brat?" The boy rolled his eyes in response asking himself,: Stupid humans why do you keep asking that? Those of the forest have no names. Only positions within the pack.:
The man rolled his eyes at the boy's silence and stuck out his hand saying," Fine let me start. My name is Qrow Branwen. Huntsmen of Vale." Still the just blinked otherwise unresponsive to his statement. He truly didn't understand why they thought it was so important for him to have a name. The boy flinched as Qrow reached for him and he danced away from Qrow. Unlike Oz this man was as cold as ice. There was no way in hell the boy was going to let him get close.
A voice interrupted as Qrow reached for him again," I wouldn't do that Qrow. It is an animal after all." The woman from Oz's room stood there glaring at them. The boy bared his teeth at the woman before dodging around them. One cold human was bad, two was dangerous. He took off out of the hallway following his nose to the fresh air outside. He made his way away from the tower trying to put some distance between him and the two ice cold humans.
When he finally stopped running he was completely lost. It looked like he had made his way outside and to the front of the building. Turning around he could see the tower that he had run from and he was in front the entrance. He growled softly thinking,: Stupid humans making such large dens. Packs too big have too many alphas.: He made his way out into the grassy area and lay down. The sun was warm on hs exposed skin and it did heat up the strange thing called a shirt. :Why do humans where these things?:
A shadow fell over him not long after and looking up the young boy saw a human teenager. While he was older than him he wasn't quite as old as Qrow. The teenage boy said smiling kindly down at the child," Hi my name is Alex. What's your name? Where are your parents?" I blinked at the teenager thinking,: What is it with these humans asking that? I do not have a name? What were parents? HUMANS!:
Alex must have seem the confusion and frustration on his face because his eyes softened. He said gently," You must be mute then. Its okay. Are you hungry?" The young boy's stomach answered him by growling loudly. The teenager smiled and his hand found his shoulder. He pushed the child towards a courtyard. He tried to protest but it only came out in whines and the older boy smiled kindly. He gave a pat to the younger's shoulder and continued to lead him. They made their way to a grove of trees where just on the edge sat other teenagers.
A group of seven sat there and when the two arrived they greeted," Alex finally. Dude come on so we can eat already." Then they saw the younger boy who just stared at them curiously. Alex said," This is someone I found out in front of the entrance hall. I think this is why the headmaster was looking small clothes earlier. He also seems to be mute or extremely shy. So be nice and share our food."
The younger boy tried to duck under the older one's arm but he kept a tight grip on his shoulder. The two boys sat in the their backs to the way they came. Funny smelling bread with meat a yellow slice in between the meat and the bread. The young one looked up questiongly causing the teenagers to start laughing at him. The teenagers gave him strange looks and tentatively took a bite. The boy's eyes lit up with surprise that the bread thing was actually good. He ate the thing like a dying, starving, scavenger. The teenagers looked at each other unsurely as they handed him another one. With that they ate with comfortable silence excluding a few attempts to get the strange boy to talk.
The food was almost gone when the one of the teenager's said," Kid your alright. If you want you are welcome to have lunch with us anytime, friend." The young boy was confused for a moment and asked himself,: What is a friend? Are they pack brothers?" While he was thinking he leaned his head up to look up at the sky and noticed the placement of the sun. He vaguely wondered if the warm human was looking for him. He stood up with Alex on his heels. One look at him Alex said," Alright, looks like he's ready to go. Do you know where your going?"
He turned and pointed to the tower that he had run from. Alex's eyes widened in disbelief but let the boy go. He made his way slowly back to the tower following the scent trail back the way he came. He had just made it into the courtyard when Oz appeared worry etched into his face. He smiled when he came closer to the warm man trying to convene that he was fine. Oz said looking relieved at seeing him," There you are. Glenda and Qrow mentioned you running away from them. I'm glad you did not try to run back to the forest."
The child shrugged noncommittally before looking away. The warm man had given him one rule do not leave the tower and he broke it. Oz said kindly," Come on let's get you back to the tower. Its too easy to get lost around here if you don't know where your going." He pushed him through different corridors till they an elevator taking them back up to Oz's office. The boy curled up on the couch as soon as the doors opened. Ignoring the looks from Oz the boy changed into his wolf form curling his tail around up to his nose falling asleep.
Ozpin's POV
He knew something was wrong when Qrow and Glynda walked in talking quietly and know why arguing. That in all his years had never happened not once. Something was definitely wrong with this picture. He stood and asked," What's wrong?" They looked at each other sheepishly before Qrow said," The kid ran off. We can't find him."
Ozpin wanted to bang his head into the table. These two scared off a child who had no way of communicating with people he came across. They now had no way of finding him either the boy was a child of the forest. If he didn't want to be found he wouldn't be. He said rubbing his forehead tiredly," Gather the huntsmen. Give them his description and find him." They nodded leaving to follow is orders. Ozpin could only hope the boy hadn't made it that far.
He joined the search an hour later after the huntsmen came up empty in searching the forest. :Where did the child go? Where would he run besides the forest?: He wandered through the courtyards passing by some of his students that had either stayed over the holidays. Some greeted him with a smile while others waved from across the courtyard. He blinked in surprise when he saw the boy walking towards him from the direction of the groves. Thank God he's still here. He said," There you are. Qrow and Glynda mentioned you running away from them. I'm glad you didn't try to return to the forest."
The child shrugged noncommittally before looking away. It took Ozpin a moment to figure out what was wrong. The child thought he was in trouble for leaving the tower. He said kindly," Come on let's get you back to the tower. Its too easy to get lost around here if you don't know where your going." He pushed the child back through the courtyard to the tower. When they made it up to his office the boy completely ignored him going straight for his couch. He curled up and shifted into his wolf form with his tail wrapped around to his nose. Ozpin smiled faintly at how easy it seemed for the child to trust him. With that thought he decided that it was time for him to get back to work.
