Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Empty Empire. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth do.
Nicholas walked into the room to see Klein busy checking the Faunus. Willow sat in the chair next to him.
"A broken leg and arm, fractured ribs… They nearly beat the young man to death," Klein stated. He continued to tend to Nav's wounds.
"Willow found him in an alley, correct?" Nicholas asked, Klein hummed and nodded.
"Your daughter kicked their asses, Nick. Her training is paying off." He said, Willow smiled before Nav managed to open his eye.
"He's awake, good, I was starting to consider taking bets how long we'd be trying to wake him up." Willow joked; Klein kept the young man from sitting up.
"You're going to break something if you keep moving, young man. You should consider yourself lucky that Willow found you or you might not be here." Klein stated, Nav gagged and looked through his good eye, his other eye throbbed with pain.
"Yes, yes, send me the love letters later." Willow said, Nav leaned up slightly.
"YOU! I remember you, ugh, you're the girl who kicked the crap out of those jackasses." He said, Nicholas cleared his throat.
"I would like both of you to refrain from cursing in my home… young man, do you know where you are and who I am?" Nicholas asked, Nav turned to look at him.
"Your Nicholas Schnee, CEO of the Schnee Dust Company, former general of the Atlesian army 20 years ago." He said, Nicholas nodded and waved a hand at Willow.
"This is Willow, my darling daughter. She's the reason your alive. I'm guessing they bullied you because you're a Faunus?" He asked, Azul managed a soft grunt.
"I've seen only a few reports of it, I didn't think the racism would begin to escalate to violence." He stated, Willow smiled and poked Nav on the nose.
His nose crinkled while he frowned at her, she waved in his face.
"I like him, I can tell he's a fun little Faunus." Willow stated, Nav puffed out his cheeks like a chipmunk.
"I'm not a pet!" He hissed; Willow poked him gently on the head.
"No, you're a stray… You don't have any family or place to go, do you?" She asked, Nav went to say something but gasped his mouth shut.
"You mingle with enough people? You become a people person like me… You don't get to be a good CEO heiress if you can't read a room." She stated, Nav nodded.
"My parents died in the war; I don't know my grandparents. I trained to be a Huntsmen a year ago." He said, Klein stood up and then closed the medical kit.
"I'm done here… I'll go make sure the garbage is arrested, master Schnee." He said and left the room.
"Willow…" Nicholas started to say, he already knew what his daughter would say.
"He's staying." Willow said, Nav looked at the young Schnee.
"You're making a decision for me and him, snowpea." He said, Willow shook her head.
"He has no place to go, we could always use another staff member… And I find him amusing. I want him to stay." He said, Nav frowned before Willow poked his nose, he weakly attempted to swat her arm away, making the young Schnee smile in massive amusement.
"Willow, what would…. I'm sorry, I haven't gotten your name yet." Nicholas said, Nav groaned a bit.
"It's Navy Vert." He said, Willow turned to her father.
"I call him Nav… He likes to be called Nav." Willow said, Nav turned to her.
"Princess, do you like objectifying me?" He asked, Willow rolled her eyes.
"I like flustering you, I get enjoyment out of it… Besides, you make it too easy to mess with you." Willow said, she smiled while Nav sighed.
"I need a bodyguard anyway. You have Klein and entire guard unit. I have nobody to protect me or handle anything like a confidant." Willow stated, Nav rolled his eyes this time.
"You knocked out 5 or 6 thugs without blinking, you really don't need a bodyguard." He said, Nicholas sighed.
"Young man, my daughter is never going to let me hear the end of this if I don't at least ask… may I ask you to become the bodyguard of my daughter?" He asked, Nav looked at Willow and then back to Nicholas.
"She saved my life, it's the least I can do… just please tell me she isn't going to make nothing but jokes." He said, Nicholas sighed.
"Your out of luck on that, my boy… I'll have Klein get a spare room set up." He said and he walked out of the room.
"This is going to be a long day." He muttered while Willow crossed her legs.
"Really? I thought it was already night." She said before poking Nav's nose again.
The Faunus's eye twitched as Willow smiled.
"I'm screaming inside." He said in a VERY dry tone.
Author Notes
Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out the story will show the rise of Faunus hate and rise of Atlas. Salem isn't in the story. I also want to point out Willow is supposed to be that snarky around Nav. Next chapter will be on next Friday or so and will show Willow and Nav training and Nav's first night at the manor . Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
