WADDUP PEOPLE! I'M BACK WITH A NEW CHAPTER FOR YOU ALL TO (HOPEFULLY) ENJOY. Oh before I begin I've finally caught up with volume 7 of RWBY and oh…my…god. I won't say anything further but holy hell I'm loving this volume to death! I cannot wait to see what happens next. Anyway my fanboying aside, ON WITH THE STORY!

Chapter 7: My Name Is Ren

"Man these refreshments are really good" said Jaune who was eating a slice of pizza and drinking a soda.

"I know right" agreed Ruby while eating a bunch of strawberries from a bowl.

"Ok everybody quiet please, it's starting again." Said Weiss who quickly stole one of Ruby's berries which got her a playful slap on the wrist.

(on screen)

After awakening and finding himself in an unfamiliar room, Ren scanned his surroundings cautiously and noticed he was in a bedroom and was on an actual bed that didn't creak and smell. A sharp pain caused him to clutch his arm at the spot where he was previously shot. This brought him to realise he was wearing comfortable pyjamas instead of his usual rags, which he found were folded neatly on the couch next to the bed.

Reaching for his clothes Ren suddenly heard footsteps approaching and quickly rolled off the bed and crawled underneath in fear.

"Haha I remember when Ruby used to hide under the bed with Zwei when she thought there was a monster in her closet" laughed Yang while her sisters face lit up in embarrassment and mortification.

"Yang! How could you say that!? I was a kid, anything would have scared me at the time!" cried the embarrassed little rose who was blushing so much her face could match her cloak in redness.

Qrow who was finding the whole situation funny decided to add his own two cents, "It's true kid, I remember you were once huddled next to Zwei under your bed and ordered him to attack anything that got to close, and you know what, he actually listened because he took a bite out of your dad's pants when he came to check on you. Luckily he was still a puppy at the time or your dad might've had some serious scars."

This further added to the tiny reaper's humiliation and all she could do was sink deeper into her cloak and turn her attention back to the screen, all while hearing her sister and teammates snickering in amusement.

The door to the bedroom opened and in entered Ozpin with a tray of sandwiches.

"Hello" he called out and received no answer.

"Don't tell me you're still asleep" he said and starting feel around on the bed and felt no body lying there.

Realizing his guest had woken up and was probably hiding, the older man started to walk around the room while seemingly talking to himself.

"Well no…if I was a fella who woke up in a strange room, wearing someone else's pyjama's, well I would be pretty nervous and would try to find the safest place I could hide.

"Now when I was a kid the safest place in the whole world for me was…

Leaning down to look under the bed to find Ren hiding.

"Right where you are" he said with a smile at finding the young man who was trying to hide his face with the carpet in a desperate attempt to appear hidden.

"It does feel safe doesn't it?" continued Ozpin who placed the tray of food down on the floor.

"I figured a man who was asleep for two days would be hungry, so I hope you like peanut butter and jelly" he said while gesturing to the sandwiches.

"My name is Ozpin, remember?" he asked but received no reply.

"Ok, you take your time, Nora and I are too keen on asking questions, figure that when a person is ready, they'll give their answers, ok?" again he received no reply but heard the tray of food being pulled under the bed and the sounds of munching which brought a small smile to the old man's face.

(with the audience)

"You'd think he would be more trusting of the guy that saved his life" said Yang who frowned slightly at the on screen Ren's seemingly lack of gratitude.

Blake, deciding to placate her partner explained "Remember Yang, his mind has been conditioned to behave like an animal and like most animals suddenly waking up in a new environment with strangers would scare them and until they are more comfortable they will not trust anyone easily.

Accepting the explanation, the brawler nodded and turned back to the show.

(on screen)

After finishing his small meal Ren slowly exited the room he slept in and instantly heard the familiar sound of a piano being played. Following the music, the collard boy found Ozpin sitting on a bench and skilfully playing the piano, even though he no longer could see, this didn't seem to lessen his skill as he continued to hit the keys with speed and precision only a master and skilled musician would be capable of.

(off screen)

The students and professors could only listen in amazement at the headmaster's musical skill with the instrument which was considered one of the hardest to master, and the fact that the on screen Ozpin was blind made it even more impressive.

"I must say, Professor Ozpin your counterpart was being modest earlier when he said that he never a good musician, he's clearly has an amazing talent and skill with the piano." Complimented Weiss who was simply amazed at the level of musical skill her headmaster was demonstrating.

"Why thank you miss Schnee, it's true that I had a talent for music when I was younger, I felt that my skills would be better suited to training and preparing the future huntsman and huntresses to the be the best of themselves and to make sure the future would be safe in their hands." Replied the headmaster in a humble tone of voice.

"I'm sure you would've been an excellent musician but I'm grateful that you're with us here and not on stage somewhere else" said professor Goodwitch in a grateful voice at the fact that Ozpin was at Beacon and not performing somewhere else, even if he drove her mad with this coffee addiction sometimes.

(on screen)

Ren was so enthralled at the sound of Ozpin's performance he didn't hear the door of the apartment open and figure carrying groceries entered. The figure wore a female school uniform, a beanie and was listening to music through headphones. The girl walked through the corridor and switched on the kitchen light which alerted Ren to the new presence. As quietly and quickly as he could Ren moved back towards the bedroom he emerged from but the girl who had removed her beanie to reveal short orange hair. Putting the bags of groceries on the table the girl noticed movement in the hallway and turned to Ren who made it halfway into the room but froze at seeing her gaze on him.

Giving a wide smile that revealed teeth with braces the girl greeted the boy.

(off screen)

"LOOK ITS ME!" exclaimed the excited Valkyrie at seeing herself on screen. "I'm wearing braces! I haven't worn braces in years!" she continued on excitedly.

"Nora wore braces?" asked Pyrrha with curiosity.

Ren, hearing the question answered, "yes she did, it was years ago before we even thought of becoming hunters."

"It was terrible! I couldn't eat pancakes for three months because the pieces would get stuck in the metal and Ren forbid me from having any!" cried Nora while remembering that dark three months of being denied her syrup covered treats.

"It was for your own good Nora" said ninja boy replied back.

"Whatever, at least you made up for those lost days afterwards" she said remembering how she made Ren bake pancakes till his hands were aching in return.

"Those were dark days" spoke Ren ominously, obviously also remembering those hard months of none stop baking.

(on screen)

"Hi!" she said with a bright smile and cheery voice.

Ren just gave a panicked gasp and shut the door.

This got a laugh from the audience and a slight blush on the pink streaked boy's face.

"He's cute!" commented Nora as if she didn't just have a door slammed in her face.

"Really?" asked Ozpin who heard his step-daughter return and moved to greet her with a kiss to the cheek.

"I like his haircut, it reminds me of when I was six and would cut my own hair, you and mom used to think it was cute." continued the bubbly girl. ("could use some colour though, maybe a bit of pink?) she thought to herself.

"Yeah well…he's not six" Ozpin says to her.

"Does he like to read?" questioned the girl.

"Well I don't know." Answered her step-father.

"Does he like to draw? Does he like to write?" asked Nora rapidly, trying to find out more on the mysterious boy currently hiding in the spare bedroom.

Trying to calm his hyperactive child from further question Ozpin quickly explains that he knows nothing about Ren but worked out a few things, one of them being that Ren likes music.

"Cool" was Nora's response to hearing the boy shared an interest for music like herself.

Ren, who was currently back underneath the bed suddenly heard the room's door open and he saw a pair of black school shoes enter. Nora, being the one who entered the room quickly moved towards the bed and crouched down to look underneath and found Ren looking back and shaking slightly in anxiety.

"Hi!" she greeted again.

"Oz said you liked music" she continued talking while presenting a hand held keyboard that she brought with her. "Do you know how to use it?" she asked but got no answer.

Trying a different approach, she pushed one of the keys, as soon as the sound reached Ren's ears he immediately focused on the keyboard, it looked like a miniature piano too him.

"Nice huh?" Nora stated, then spoke further.

"It was my dad's, he died before I was born, then my mom gave it to me but she then died in a car accident but before she married Oz. He was my dad's best friend" Rambled the girl without stopping to breath once while Ren just listened in silence.

Stopping herself from rambling on any further Nora ceased talking…for about three seconds before she continued.

"Am I talking too much? You know I do that sometimes and If you're bored of listening and I keep going on and on you can just tell me ok."

Realising she was rambling again the orange headed girl got and said "I'm going to help Oz with dinner, you can join us if you like…or stay and eat here, oh and my name is Nora" she finished a little awkwardly.

Just as she was about to exit the room she glanced back to see Ren pull the keyboard under the bed with him. Smiling to herself Nora closed the door and went to help her step-father prepare dinner for the night.

(off screen)

"Wow Nora, it seems that you'll have a motor mouth no matter what world you're from" teased Yang which got her handful of popcorn to the face from said girl who was lightly blushing at seeing her counterpart ramble uncontrollably much like herself at times.

"I'm just glad at hearing that she's being taken care of by a trustworthy man like Professor Ozpin" stated Weiss with everyone agreeing with her. They were of course saddened to hear Nora's parents were both dead but happy that she wasn't alone and that a good man like their headmaster was raising her to be a fine young woman.

Qrow who heard the ice girls statement decided to tease his friend a little, "Never took you for the father type Oz, you gonna start taking kids from the street now?" he teased while drinking from his flask.

His teasing was cut short when Professor Goodwitch flicked her riding crop in his direction which sent his alcohol flying out his hands and into the ceiling.

"Professor Ozpin would make an excellent father and I won't have YOU especially questioning that!" The strict professor's reaction shocked the students at seeing the normally calm and collected instructor lose her cool a little. Why was she so defensive of Ozpin all of a sudden?

Staring at his hand that had previously been holding a flask of his favourite drink, Qrow just gave a light chuckle turned to face the angry witch "My my Glynda, you so strongly defending Ozpin's skill as a father makes me wonder if you have some personal experience with Ozpin being someone's father? So what is it, you have a little guy or girl around that you trust Oz to look after? One of yours? One of his? Or one of both of you?"

Realising what the drunk was implying Glynda angrily exclaimed " My relationship with Professor Ozpin is strictly professional! And whatever relationship I might have personally is not your business and never will be!" After her tirade Glynda quietly retook her seat while everyone just awkwardly stared at the woman.

"You didn't need to defend me like that Glynda, you know how he gets, especially after he's had a few drinks" said the headmaster to his colleague and friend."

"I know and I apologise for my outburst but hearing him question your ability to be a good parent just caused my blood to boil for a moment, it won't happen again" apologised the blonde witch.

"No need to apologise, I'm quite flattered that you think I would be a good father and I believe you would make an exceptional mother yourself Glynda." replied the green clad professor to now blushing Professor Goodwitch who never thought Ozpin would say something like that to her.

Ignoring the looks, she was being given by the students and Qrow, Glynda turned her attention back to the screen while thinking ("he thinks I'll be a good mother.") while imagining her future children who seemed to have a mix of blonde and silver hair.

(on screen)

With dinner now finished being prepared Ozpin and Nora started setting the table and left an open spot for Ren should he decide to join them.

"Should I go get him" asked Nora after she finished placing the last dish of food on the table.

"No, let him get himself" answered Ozpin after sitting down.

"Maybe he doesn't know how" replied the girl back.

"Well then, let's give him the opportunity to learn" countered the older man. "There's nothing like self-discovery for turning a boy into a man.

"How do you know, you never had a boy" questioned Nora.

"I was speaking from experience, I was a boy myself once, you know" came Ozpin's snippy reply.

"No way" said Nora in sarcastic tone.

"Yes way" replied the man back quickly, he then held out his hand for his daughter to take so they could say a prayer before eating.

(off screen)

Seeing this Ozpin couldn't help but think to himself "so the gods or god are still believed in in this world."

(with Nora)

"I wonder what a boy Ozpin would be like" wondered Nora curiously.

(On a farm a young boy suddenly sneezed unexpectedly. "What was that? Someone must be talking about me, I wonder who." Shrugging to himself the boy then continued to do his work around the farm.)

(on screen)

After joining hands Ozpin said a small prayer "Thank you for the food we are about to eat. Thank you for the peace this house possesses. Thank you for another day of health and happiness. And please make sure Nora kicks butt on her piano recital."

Finishing the prayer Nora suddenly asked "I thought you weren't allowed to ask for thing's." she said, referring to him asking for her to do good during her recital.

"Says who?" he asked in a fake tone of curiosity.

Not believing him for a second Nora replied back "says you, since I was a little girl you told me those were the rules.

"So I didn't tell you about the special exemption for very important piano recitals?" Ozpin cheekily questioned.

"Yeah exemptions, I buy that…not." Said Nora, seeing right through his story.

"You know I liked it better when you just agreed with everything I said." Replied the man while picking up a bowl of soup.

Their chatter was halted by the appearance of Ren who walked timidly towards the table while clutching the keyboard Nora left him like a lifeline.

"Hearing his slow approach Ozpin just gave a warm smile and welcomed the boy to the table.

"Well now, your just in time, this is your seat" gestured the blind man towards an empty seat at the end of the table.

Giving Ren a small smile Nora decided to serve dinner.

"Would like some? Oz made it, it's his world famous, potato and leek soup" asked the girl while holding up the soup.

"World famous" stated Ozpin with pride in his voice.

After pouring a share of soup into his bowl Nora the gave him napkin which Ren clumsily put on his shirt after seeing the other two wearing the cloth in that manner.

He was then offered bread by Ozpin which he cautiously took as he had never had a meal like this before, all he normally ate came out of a can.

Taking the bread pieces, he started to use them as make shift spoons to scoop the soup into his mouth while making loud slurping noises.

The father and daughter could only look on in amusement at the unorthodox way the boy was eating.

Giggling to herself Nora decided to correct him "This is a spoon" she said while showing the spoon in her hand.

"And this is your spoon" she went on while giving one to Ren who fumbled to hold it correctly as if he'd never used one before.

Trying and failing to us the spoon to eat his soup brought looks of concern from the father and daughter but that quickly changed to disbelief when the struggling boy abandoned the spoon and picked up the bowl to drink all the soup in one go.

The silence that followed was broken by Ren who gave a sudden burp who was followed up by Nora who gave one of her own, this made them all including Ren even though his seemed a bit forced.

"Oh great, a duet" Ozpin managed to wheeze out in between laughter.

Feeling more comfortable Ren decided that these people who have been nothing but kind to him had earned a bit his trust, so steeling his nerves he got their attention.

"My name is…Ren" he said with a bit of hesitation while Ozpin and Nora just smiled welcomed Ren to their home

(off screen)

Once again the screen went dark and everybody had thoughts on what they watched.

They were all smiling at seeing their friend show a little more trust in the people who saved and welcomed him into their home.

However, after witnessing Ren's lack of knowledge on how to use something as basic as a spoon brought back memories of how all that he currently knew that did not have to do with fighting was self-taught and that his 'uncle' Roman was a terrible human being for turning a sweet and innocent boy into a vicious attack dog.

"I can't believe he didn't even know how to use a spoon, poor Ren, everything he learnt to do besides fighting he learnt himself and by the look of how fumbled to eat he didn't learn as much as he should." Said Ruby while feeling bad that her comrade went through something horrible. She had been lucky enough to be raised by a wonderful mother for a few years and even when fate decided to take Summer Rose from the world she still had her father who after pulling himself from his depression at losing another woman he cared for stepped up took care of her when she needed him.

She also had her sister who took up the role of temporary mom when their father was still in no shape to raise them. Lastly her uncle Qrow had always made an effort to be her life as much as he could and there would ever be a title of second best dad then he would definitely get that title.

But the on screen Ren had no one to raise him properly after the woman who they believed to be his mother in the dream was supposedly killed. All he had was a cruel man who turned him into a person who with a metal collar that once removed would transform him from a shy, meek and nervous puppy who wouldn't hurt a fly into an unstoppable, vicious and brutal attack dog.

There was hope however, Nora and Ozpin's counterparts showed him kindness for what appeared to be the first time in a long time. If they could bring Ren back to a normal young man who would have no worries for the rest of his life, then the young rose would be forever grateful.

Nora stood up suddenly and walked towards the professors and once she was standing in front of them she did something that shocked everyone, leaping off of her feat she jumped and grabbed the headmaster in a tight hug and was thanking him over and over again.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for helping Renny!" she thanked and sobbed at the same time.

Smiling warmly the headmaster just returned the hug and replied "It is my pleasure miss Valkyrie, I would help any of you should you seek it."

His warm reply just made the hug tighter and everyone watching could do nothing but smile at the heart-warming moment. Detaching herself from the professor Nora gave a final nod of gratitude and returned to her teammates who gave her another hug full love and support.

End.

Author's note: I'm gonna end it here, the chapter would've been longer but I got sick over the weekend from house renovations and am feeling like crap at the moment. I'll attempt to make longer chapters but with how I'm feeling now I make no promises.

With regards to this chapter I hope no one was bored at reading it, I stated in the previous chapter that there will be a lot of dialogue heavy chapters. If you don't like it then you're just gonna have to wait until I finish the story or read something else.

With characters, I might have made them a little oc like Nora acting a little emotional and hugging Ozpin but think about it she and Ren have been through a lot together and if anything were to happen to him it for sure would bring massive emotional heartbreak to her and vice versa. Seeing someone bring happiness to her closest friend, she would definitely be grateful as would anyone.

Ok enough of the serious stuff, how did you like Qrow's little teasing session of Glynda? And speaking of the spectacled witch who had brief thought of what her kids would look like, my oh my.

But seriously I'm still not sure if I'm going to write pairings, I think I'll stick to just teasing for now.

Oh before I leave, feel free to give ideas on what the next future crossovers should be viewed and who the main character should be, I already have the next one planned but I want more for the future so don't be shy and send your thoughts and ideas.

See you next time. Ja Ne!