Sorry for my bad English.
While thinking of new ideas for this story, I began to think of different situations for each personage is important in this story, they being team STRK and other OCs. The ideas went a little further than I wanted and I ended up thinking of stories completely different from the ones I had already planned.
Each of them would have a story of its own in Remnant with different situations from those already planned, others not so much. Each of them would have a story of its own going on in Remnant, addressing issues like people doing justice with their own hands, former Beacon students living in Vale, professional thieves discovering a scheme underneath the cloths, among others.
I'm not sure why my mind starts thinking about those versions, which also made me want to write about those stories. With so many stories already in progress and with the OCs already living their lives, I do not see why writing these stories now. Maybe in the near or distant future, or after finishing one of the stories that I do not plan to make out of the twenty chapters, if possible.
One day, maybe I'll start writing about the "Tales of Remnant" here in this site, but now, this story will suffice, I hope.
To the fic!
Russell once again left the arena clenching his teeth and his fist tightly closed. He once again lost to the one who was his rival since their first sparring on their previous academy.
Ryan Forest.
Russell still could not believe how much he lost to his arch rival. He keeps growing stronger each time they fight however the victory always belongs to Ryan. How much more he needs to train so he can wipe the floor with the lowly-
-Hey dude. -Russell's thoughts were interrupted by the voice of one of his teammates. -I think is time for you to give up. You will never defeat him.
-Yes! I will. I just need to train more.
-How much you train and yet cannot defeat him? -Sky asked with his arms above his head. -Admit it, he is in a league far superior to yours.
-I know that! -Russell shout. -But I need to become stronger. I need to defeat him!
-Why defeat him is so important to you?
Russell answered Sky's question and the answer surprised him, especially because Ryan seems so normal.
Once the combat class was over and Ryan defeated Russell once again, he went with his brother to spend some more time with him before he flies back to Vacuo. However, while walking with Howard, Ryan notices some strange stares from the students around him. Every place in the academy he appeared, it seemed like every eye focused on him as if they were waiting for him to do something.
-Howard. -Ryan called his brother who stops the walk and turns to his brother. -There is something on my face?
-Yes, your own face. -Howard teased and Ryan frowned.
-I'm serious.
-Okay, calm your nerves. There's nothing on your face out of the normal. Why?
-I felt that some eyes are like glued on me.
-And why is that?
-I wish to know.
-I'm sure that is nothing okay? -Howard said as they make their way to the guest's room where Howard's team were spending the nights while in Vale.
Beacon has some guests rooms for students from other academies stay the night and even huntsmens while they in some mission that last longer than they expected and need someplace to sleep. Grabbing the doorknob, Howard opened the door of his room and see his teammates, Jet was sitting in one of the beds reading a book, Oni was sitting in another bed and meditating, and finally, Caleb was laying on another bed while watching some video in his scroll.
-Hello friends! -Howard loudly said. -How are you all on this fine day? -If they heard Howard, they pretend to not hear him. -Someone already told to you all that is impolite to not answer someone's question?
-We are the ones who should be asking questions, Howard. -Oni said while getting up from the bed. -Where were you? We did not see you since last afternoon.
-Calm down. I was with my brother all the time. -Howard said pointing to Ryan.
-Hey guys. -Ryan greet them
-Hello Ryan. -Oni greeted back.
-Hey. -Caleb said looking away from his scroll.
-It is nice to see you again. -Jet said.
Howard was in Shade Academy a little more than two years. During their break, Howard invited his team to his father's ranch. There they meet Ryan and Maverick, their older brother, so they knew Ryan from before he went to study at Beacon. While talking, Ryan did not notice a girl behind him and eye him with a strange expression on her face.
Howard and his team, however, notice the girl and the expression she was making.
-Need something? -Howard asked.
Ryan finally notices the girl who just left before give on more strange look to Ryan.
-What was that about? -Jet asked.
-Ryan, she is one of your rivals? -Caleb asked trying to find an explanation for whatever reason the girl was looking at him.
-I never meet that girl before. -Ryan answered.
-You think that you accidentally broke something that belongs to her? -Oni asked which make Ryan frown. -Oh sorry. That was uncalled for.
-Whatever is the reason, I can't remember. -Ryan said stepping out of the room.
Then someone from far in the corridor starts to look at him in the same way the girl was looking before. He raises an eyebrow and was about to ask what is wrong when the boy just left without giving any explanation. Howard and his team witnessed this too and have the same questions as Ryan.
-I guess something is going on. -Jet said.
-Well, whatever is, it is better you discover quickly Ryan. -Howard.
-But since I don't know what is happening, how come I can discover? -Before anyone from team HIRO could answer, his scroll start to ring. It was a message from his leader, saying that she wanted to talk to him in their room. -Strange. Why didn't she just called me?
-Ten liens that this is related to those stares you just got. -Caleb said.
-I guess this goes without saying. -Howard said. -Ryan, you said before that felt the eyes of everyone glued on you, right? I guess you were not exaggerating.
-You better see your teammates then. -Oni said. -Perhaps they could shed some light about what is happening.
-We tag along. -Caleb said. -If someone wants to start some trouble, we will have your back there.
-Not that he needs. -Jet said, knowing very well about Ryan's combat skills.
The team and Ryan left the place and went to the STRK dorm room wanting to discover what is happening. When they arrived in Ryan's dorm room, the door was opened and inside the room was Ryan's teammates but something was wrong.
Koro was with an indifferent expression in his face, Unicorn was like actually paying attention and his leader, for reasons still unknown to Ryan, seemed angry at him. The frown on her forehead, crossed arms, and his little time trying to get Octavia to like him teach him something or two about the female corporal language, and Sally's corporal language was saying that she was angry.
-Howard, if this gets ugly get ready to knock me out. -Ryan whispered to his brother.
-I will let that to Caleb. -Howard whispered back and Caleb raised his axe in case he needed. But before anything could be said, Howard tried to lessen the mood. -Hello, again guy and girls. Those are my teammates Oni, Caleb and Jet.
-Nice to meet you all. -Sally said in low voice.
Lessen the mood did not work.
-I tried. -Howard whispered to Ryan.
Seeing there will be no more interruptions Sally decide to speak.
-So Ryan, there is something you want to tell us? -She asked.
-Not that I know.
-What kind of answer is that? -Koro asked.
-Hey, Sally summoned me here and I found you guys all looking at me like we're judging me for something.
-We are judging you Ryan. -Unicorn spoke. -The problem is that we don't know what to think.
-Think about what? -Ryan asked.
-As if you not know. -Sally said. -Why did you not tell to us? Why make a secret of this?
-Make secret of what?
-Ryan, stupidity has limits, such as someone's patience. -Koro.
-And my patience is getting low too you know? -Ryan said sounding a little angry.
-You think to have the right to act like that? -Sally asked sound angrier than before.
-Until you guys tell me what is this all about, then I think I have!
-It is written in the forum of the school. -Sally said. -Something that seems you were keeping secret from us.
-Is it? -Ryan asked. -And what is?
-You're a faunus. -Ryan turned back to see Jet as the samurai from team HIRO was holding his scroll and reading the school's forums. -Is written on the forum that you is a faunus, and some comments are not good.
-Ryan, you told to your friends that you are a horse faunus, are you? -Howard asked to his brother.
Ryan scratch the back of his head in embarrassment before answer.
-I may have forgotten.
-Forgotten!? -Sally shout. -How come you forget to tell something like this?
-Hey! Hey! Where did this come from? -Ryan asked. -It is not big deal.
Sally seemed to calm down a bit.
-You are right, sorry. But you should have remembered to tell us about this.
-Excuse me. It's just that it's been so long and there are times I forget to tell.
-Did you just forget? -Koro asked. -I'm sorry, partner, but this excuse is very hard to swallow.
-Yes. If you are not keeping it secret, why are you hiding your ears or tail? -Sally asked.
-He is not hiding any tail. -Before Ryan could answer his leader's question, Unicorn spoke.
-He is not? -Sally asked.
-He cannot hide a pair of horse ears in his hair, and he has feet instead of hooves. -Unicorn said pointing to Ryan's feet, wearing sandals instead of shoes or boots, which would be a better choice to hide hooves. -So the only thing what is left is a horse tail, but seems like he doesn't have a tail anymore. -Sally then realizes that Ryan could not hide a horse's tail with his pants on. -So, it is okay for us to ask what happened to his tail?
Sally turned to Ryan waiting for an answer. If she was more observant, she could have noticed Ryan using one of his arms to rub his lower back.
-Someone tore my tail off.
His answer surprised his team.
End of the chapter.
I wanted to reach this chapter on the last version, but I could not reach. The original was way more different from this one. It did not have team HIRO (Howard's team) with them, Koro would be the one to discover, Sally would not be so angry at him, Unicorn would care less about it, and some more thing I changed.
Ryan being a faunus is something I wanted to reveal make a while since I started the first version of this fic but as mentioned above, I could not reach the chapter what would abort this topic. Stop to think about it, the number of faunus I make is quite low compared to some others. I think I made only four five faunus as OCs. I may make some more but not now. First, I will see to where this fic will reach.
See you next time.