"So...you have a dragon in your soul? And that dragon, named Dragon of all things lets you use magic, and you are not from this planet?"

"Yup, gotta admit the broken moon this is kind of cool though. It doesn't sound any more crazy than this whole Aura thing you have going on. Unlocking your soul to project it as a force field while boosting your abilities to heal AND unlocking special abilities like super strength and super speed? Honestly it sounds a lot like magic to me, but your still don't believe me do you?"

"Nope."

God I hate it when she pops the P like that. It had been a few hours riding to Vale and we were just passing some farms and ranches on what she told me were the outskirts of Vale proper. Apparently the creatures we fought were called Grimm, and exclusively attacked people, leaving heard animals alone but would still cause tons of destruction on rampages so farms like this like to stay close to the major cities in kingdoms for protection.

We had spent the trip exchanging info on what we knew. I tried to convince her of my magic and she tried to convince me of her magic, sorry I mean 'Aura' and 'Semblance'. Psh just sounds like a fancy way to say magic and spells after she explained it, she felt the same way in reverse said that my rings were probably dust powered and my semblance was something along the lines of dust manipulation and called me a Schnee wanna-be at some point. Apparently the Schees were evil? I still needed more info on that, and dust. Rocks that contained elemental properties, sounded a lot like magic stones. Might be able to use those to make the rings I'm missing...

"Hey you in there?" She suddenly knocked on my helmet to get my attention. Apparently I had gotten lost in thought.

"Oh, sorry about that. What were you saying?"

"I was saying can you pull over for a second? There's something I need to do."

"Ok? But if you need a restroom you can wait for a bit I think there's another farmhouse soon..." *smack* Suddenly I was more preoccupied with not crashing than wondering why she wanted to stop in the middle of nowhere. "Ok! Hint taken!"

I was pulled over in a second and was surprised when she hopped off, crouched in front of one of my rearview mirrors, and then started to tie a bow in her hair OVER her ears.

"So did we stop so you could look pretty for the public...?" Again I was met with what I called The Stare, capital S. The stare that makes you wither up inside and lets you know she thinks you're the dumbest person on the planet at that moment.

"Hey I'm just saying you almost made me crash for that little black bow, what's the deal?"

"Well Faunus are treated unfairly here. We're about half the population but we're unfairly judged and discriminated just because we look different. Since no one knows me here in the city It'll be better for me to hide in plain sight then have to deal with that."

"That's honestly messed up. There's no point in racism, especially if you all have the Grimm being attracted to that negative emotion it causes." To that she gave a small sad smile.

"There are those that try to change it, but recently...they themselves changed. They're lashing out, becoming more violent..." she trailed off and I swear it looked like she might have cried then and there. There were some fresh wounds there, even an idiot could tell and I felt guilty for bringing it up.

"Vale may be more tolerant than most other places like Atlas but I have other reasons for wanting to hide, please don't ask"

"Ok, note taken." At that point I took initiative and decided to change the topic. "So what are your plans in Vale? Are you going to be ok? I mean I'm new to...well everything but I can try my best to help. I wouldn't feel right leaving my travel buddy alone."

That at least got a smile out of her. Even if it was a small one. "Its sweet to offer, I should be asking you the same thing. I have some...friends in the city who can help me for awhile after that I plan to register and attend Beacon, the huntsman academy there. I want to help people and I feel like it will make up for some things..." again she trailed off into silence. Man this girl is going to drive me crazy with that.

"Beacon huh? Maybe I should go there too. Dragon did say I helped people in my old world. And if its a school too maybe it would be safer than just wandering around in a world I know the bare minimum in."

"Probably. If you do go you can repay me by not telling ANYONE I'm a Faunus." With that she put the finishing touches on her bow and climbed back onto my bike.

"How much farther anyways?"

Blake just pointed into the distance "See that wall over there? That's the city. Most major cities are walled off for Grimm defense and also have auto turrets too for aerial defense. This road will lead us to one of the main entrances soon. When we get there we'll tell them we were in a Grimm attack and lost our identification, they should hopefully let you in since you won't be in any criminal databases when they run you through their facial recognition."

"Wait, you're not coming in with me?"

"I can't. I don't have the best track record. At best I'll be detained. At worst...let's just say I have my own way. I'm a big girl Magus, I can handle myself. As for you, if you need help after you get into the city go to a store called 'Tukson's Book Trade' tell the owner Blake sent you. He'll know how to contact me and help you. If I don't hear from you, then I hope you get into beacon. If you go to the school in person you can see about getting in. They have practical exams in a few months so hopefully you can get in without any background or schooling."

I wanted to say something else. Argue or insist on helping her sneak in but I felt like she would just do her own thing anyway. If I had some more of my rings I could help, but a lot of the more situational rings were gone. Small, Sleep, Light, Smell, Extend, Dress Up, and Excite were all gone. My more combat oriented ones were still intact luckily.

"So just like that, this is goodbye?"

That only brought a smirk to her face as she walked off to a nearby tree. "Not goodbye, more like see you later. Now get going. I should be safe enough here in the farmlands. I'm probably going to catch up on my reading and be in the city after night fall."

I wish I could say I had a cool one liner to close off on, or done a cool peel out, something other than just sit there on my bike as I watched her walk off the road. Instead all I did was stare then drive off and hope she'd be ok. She took out 3 bear Grimm so she would be ok right? Still for the remainder of the ride I couldn't get her out of my head. I have to make sure to fund that store she mentioned when I had a chance. Before I knew it I could see the Massive walls of the city Leading to an entrance. After awhile longer I could start making details out like the armed guardsmen at the gate talking to a white haired man.

It crossed my mind to keep driving past them but A) I didn't want to be a fugitive and B) I didn't like my odds of not getting shot at. So instead I slowed down as I got closer so I could stop. As the white haired man noticed me he ended his conversation with the guardsmen and stepped closer to me. Maybe he was the lead guard? He didn't look like it. He only had a cane and a coffee mug as far as I could tell. He looked more like a lawyer than anything else. I did notice though a strange pulling sensation deep inside of me, nothing bad as far as I could tell. Just some unseen force nudging me towards him like a magnet.

"Ah, there he is. Nephew why didn't you call when you were in the farmlands? Don't tell me you forgot to charge your scroll again. Kids these days I tell you. Its bad enough I have to hear all the excuses from my students."

Wait what? Nephew? I didn't even know this guy! Still, never look a gift horse in the mouth and if this guy wanted to lie for me I'd rather not stop him and get detained or arrested.

I stopped my bike in front of him and pulled off my helmet.

"Uncle! I'm sorry but I was attacked by some Grimm and they shattered my scroll. I'll have to get a new one in town." Thanks for the lie Blake.

"That's a shame. I warned you what would happen if you rode from town to town. I offered a Bullhead to come get you."

The hell is a Bullhead?

"No matter, follow me and we'll get you sorted at Beacon. Gentlemen its always a pleasure catching up with former students. Keep up the good work." He nodded at the two guards

"It was great seeing you again Headmaster, it's still weird to hear you had a nephew."

"Yeah first time I've heard of him either. Probably above our pay grade."

With that he gestured me to follow him and I dismounted my bike to follow on foot. Once we were far enough away he started to talk again.

"I'll try to make this brief. Who gave you your magic? I felt a spike in magical energy last night and I can feel the mana flowing off of you. I'll only warn you once, lie to me and there WILL be consequences and trust me when I say I will know when you like or tell me half the truth."

I have no idea how someone could sound so calm but threatening at the same time. I wanted to spill my guts then and there but I didn't know if he would believe me. Blake sure as hell didn't.

"Would you believe me if I said a Dragon did it?"

"..."

"..."

"...Go on..."

Ok first step done. I'm assuming he believed me since that cane was still on the ground and not firmly lodged into my gut at the moment.

"So it's a bit of a long story that I've had to tell once already. Can we sit somewhere that isn't my moving bike?"

The white haired man eyed me for a second before motioning me to follow him "There's a cafe nearby that has some decent coffee. I feel like I'll need a refill for this. Or maybe thw whole pot."

With no other choice I followed my new uncle and mentally prepared myself to tell my tale AGAIN. Next time someone asks me for my story I'm just gonna say 'A Dragon did it' and be done with it.

Author's note: So next chapter is probably going to have a little bit of Volume 6 spoiler so just a heads up. Also see what I did with the chapter name? Familiar? And Blake is a Black Cat? Eh ehhh? Ok I'm a dork so sue me. I know It's taking awhile to get to any action or even a transformation but I'm trying to pace it out more so it isn't just fight after fight. I want to curb this story a bit so it will run alongside cannon somewhat so this is a bit after the Blake black trailer where she ditched Adam. I also decided to list off which spell rings the OC is missing, and if it wasn't obvious he's missing the Dragon form rings and their finishers. Anyways if you like the chapter let me know. Have any comments or questions? Let me know. Seriously I figured after 2 chapters I'd have at least one review or complaint. Anyways chapter 4 should be uploaded by tomorrow, stay tuned!