Chapter 3

After a few minutes of walking, Micheal was close to the amphitheater. He then heard a voice behind him "Excuse me," that made him jump and turn around. He sees Blake looking at him questioningly.

"You scared me," Micheal said as he put his hand on his chest. The wolf faunus took a breath to steady his heart.

"Sorry, but I have a question," Blake said.

"What is it?" Micheal asked.

Blake took a breath "Are you a wolf faunus?"

"Yes, I am," Micheal tilted his wondering why he would be asked that.

Blake's eyes went wide "How did you survive?"

Micheal looked at her questioningly "What do you mean?"

Blake looked shocked "What do I mean? How are you alive? All wolf and fox faunus, except for one fox faunus, were supposedly wiped out by Grimm ten years ago." That surprised Micheal that such thing could happen.

'Great, not being from this world is going to be fun not knowing some things, such as apparently that wolf faunus are supposed to extinct,' he thought. He had to think of a lie. He had to think of something that he could work with what he told Ozpin.

"I grew up in an orphanage near Vale till I was five, then I got adopted, and was with that family till I was sixteen, I mainly stayed inside and watched TV, only left the house for school," Micheal said. It wasn't the best explanation, but it was the best thing he could think of on the spot. Blake seemed a little suspicious.

Blake crossed her arms "Even still people in the school you went to should have noticed a wolf faunus."

Micheal scratched his head "Are you saying people who don't pay close attention or have never seen a wolf faunus, wouldn't think I'm a dog faunus."

Blake's expression seemed to soften "I admit, at first I thought you were just a dog faunus that looked like a wolf faunus."

Micheal curiously asked, "What were the things that set me apart from a dog faunus and what would usually confuse people that I'm a dog faunus?" Blake raised an eyebrow.

"Why?" She asked.

Micheal somewhat lied "Curious, never pay attention myself," with a shrug. He really was curious. He may only have received his new parts yesterday. He wondered what separated him from a dog faunus. Blake took a breath.

"Your ears are more rounded and thicker than dog faunus and they have more fur on them as well, your hair color, more specifically the shade of grey, is only known in wolf faunus, I bet you your canines are longer than a dog faunus," Micheal opened to his mouth. Blake nodded "Yep, longer and thicker too," and the wolf faunus closed his mouth.

Blake then said "As for things that would confuse you with dog faunus, your eyes, wolf faunus were never had been known to have blue eyes or in your case eye, heterochromia is also common in dog faunus not so much in wolf faunus, your ears are slightly larger than a wolf faunus, and your hair color can be confused with some dog faunus, but those dog faunus have a darker shade of grey with some black mixed in." She sighed looking away "These are just things that I read in a book though, me and everyone I knew honestly have never seen a wolf faunus in person," and Micheal tilted his head.

"Why?" Micheal asked with raised an eyebrow. Blake looked at him.

"Wolf and fox faunus were isolationists, almost never interacted with anyone outside their towns, which were far away from any major city, only people who were hurt and lost nearby were allowed in for a bit, they were treated well by the stories, but throw out as soon as the faunus were done with them," Blake answered. Micheal could only nod. He didn't think it was a big deal at first to be wolf faunus, but now. Now understanding why Ozpin called him a special guest.

"I guess I am a special guest after all," Micheal sighed. Blake still stood in front of him. The wolf faunus looked at the cat faunus "What's your name, I'm Micheal Canus Law," extending his hand.

Blake shook Micheal's hand "Blake Belladonna," and then heard a familiar voice shouting behind him.

"Micheal," The wolf faunus looked in the direction of the voice. He sees Ruby and Jaune walking towards him and Blake. Micheal looked at the cat faunus, but she was gone. Ruby ran and stopped in front of her friend.

"So, what did that scary lady want? What did that girl want? Did you get lost on your way here like we did? Did you follow signs on the way here like we did? Or did you ask direction?" Ruby rambling questions real fast with a wide smile on her face.

"Mrs. Goodwitch gave me a suitcase from Ozpin, full of clothes and hygiene products; the girl, her name is Blake Belladonna, asked if I was a wolf faunus and I said yes, and I asked Ms. Goodwitch for direction," Micheal answered.

"Oh, that was nice of him, and her name is Blake huh," Ruby said. Micheal then gestured to the amphitheater.

"Let's get inside," Micheal said.

"Alright, I need to thank Blake later," Ruby said. Then the trio entered the building. Once they were inside, they saw a large crowd of kids. Micheal and Ruby heard a familiar voice.

"Ruby, Micheal, over here, I save you two some spots," Yang said. Ruby turned to Jaune.

"Oh, hey I got to go, I'll see you after the ceremony," she said then went to Yang's side. Micheal gave a two finger salute to Jaune and followed Ruby.

Micheal could hear Jaune say "Hey wait, great, where am I supposed to find another nice, quirky girl to talk to," before he got to Yang's spot. Once he reached Yang, he stood to Yang's right and Ruby on her left.

"How were you two's first day going? Micheal and little sis?" the blond asked. Ruby turned to her sister.

"You mean since you ditched me, and I exploded," Ruby said.

Micheal chuckled "Not good for her as you can tell," earning a glare from Ruby.

"Yikes, meltdown already," Yang said

"No, I really exploded a hole in front of the school, and there was some fire, and I think some ice," the brunette explained.

"There was fire, ice, and electricity, Ruby," Micheal said. Then he notices a familiar figure in white behind Ruby.

"Are you being sarcastic?" Yang teased.

"I wish, I tripped over some crabby girl's luggage and then she yelled at me…," Ruby replied. Micheal noticed Weiss slowly turning towards the brunette.

"Um Ruby, behind you," Micheal said while pointing, but he was not seen or heard.

Ruby still talking unaware of Weiss behind her "And then I sneezed, and I exploded, and then she yelled again, then I felt really, really bad I just wanted her to stop yelling at me."

"You!" Weiss shouted.

Ruby panicked and jumped into Yang's arms "Oh god, it's happening again," and Micheal sighed. He was going to try to be a peacemaker and this time do something.

"You're lucky, we weren't' blow off the side of the cliff," Weiss said.

"Oh my god, you really exploded," Yang quietly said getting that what Ruby said was true.

"It was an accident," Ruby said and her sister let her down. Weiss put a pamphlet titled "Dust for Dummies," in Ruby's face. The brunette asked, "What's this?"

Then Weiss began a little speech "The Schnee Dust Company is not responsible for any injuries or damages sustained while operating a Schnee Dust Company product, although not mandatory, the Schnee family highly encourages to read and familiarize with this easy to follow guide for applications and practice in the field." Ruby only looked confused and Weiss asked, "You really want to start making things up to me?"

"Absolutely," Ruby responded.

"Read this and don't ever speak to me again," the heiress said and handed her the pamphlet.

Micheal stood next Ruby "Easy Weiss, we got off on the wrong foot over an accident, let start over." The wolf faunus held out his hand "I'm Micheal, Micheal Canus Law," with a slight smile on his face. The white-haired girl just looks between the grey-haired boy face and his hand slightly anxious. Weiss seemed to ponder shaking the wolf faunus' hand. Micheal remembered 'Right, she hates faunus right now,' and hoped she saw him as friendly.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Law, I'm Weiss Schnee," Weiss sighed and shook his hand.

After that Ruby extended her hand "Hello Weiss, I'm Ruby, wanna hang out, we could go shopping for school supplies."

Weiss put her hands up and jokingly replied "Yea, we can paint our nails, and try on clothes, and talk about cute boys, like tall, blond, and scraggly over there," pointing to Jaune. Said person looked at the group when Weiss talked about him.

"Wow, really?" Ruby happily replied.

Weiss gave a glare "No."

A microphone was heard being turned on. Everyone turned their attention to the stage. Ozpin stood on stage in front of a microphone and Glynda stood to his left. The headmaster spoke "I'll keep this brief," and he adjusted his glasses. He began his speech "You have traveled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft and acquire new skills, and when you have finished, you have planned to dedicate your life to the protection of the people, but I look amongst you and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction, you assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far, it is up to you to take the first step," Ozpin looked around. He locked eyes with two people, both whom he had invited, both faunus. He said "I have one last thing to say before I go, as all you should know of the tragedy that befell all fox and wolf faunus, their isolationist style of life led to their demise at the hands of the Grimm, but among us are two special guests, the last of their kind, Micheal Canus Law, the last of the wolf faunus, who I found recently even exists, and Hitomi Hunters, the last of the fox faunus, you treat them with respect or there will be consequences, but other than that they will be treated as regular initiates and students," and then Ozpin walked off. Ruby, Weiss, and Yang look at Micheal shocked. Weiss and Yang thought he was a dog faunus. Ruby knew he was a wolf faunus but didn't know he was the last of his kind. She was too young to remember the news and it wasn't really mentioned that much at Signal. Micheal could hear the crowd murmuring and sees them looking around. He wondered how long it would be before the whole world knew he exists.

Glynda stepped up "You will gather at the ballroom tonight, tomorrow your initiation begins, be ready, your dismissed," and people started to make noise and began to move.

"You're the last wolf faunus, Micheal?" Ruby asked. Micheal simply nodded in response at a loss for words himself. It's still news to him as well.

Micheal looked at Weiss "Hey Weiss," the heiress looked at the wolf faunus. There was a different look in her eye. Whether it was pity or respect the grey-haired boy wasn't sure. She looked at him with a raised eye. Micheal asked, "Do you have another one of those pamphlets?"

"Why?" Weiss asked as she pulled out another pamphlet.

Micheal scratched the back of his head "I was told that the way I use dust is irresponsible, and I hoping this pamphlet will help get me some basic fundaments of using dust," then he took the pamphlet and put in his jacket pocket.

"You can use dust?" Weiss asked surprised. Micheal held out his left palm. He imagined a small fire on his hand. He took Order off his back and placed it in front of him. The miniature shield on Order flickered red and then a second later steadily glowed red. A small fire appeared on his hand. The flame wasn't any bigger than an inch. The wolf faunus surprised that it worked with him this time.

"I know this is not an impressive show of dust, but I hope this confirms that I can use dust," he said.

"Last night, Micheal shot a fireball and lightning," Ruby added. Yang looked impressed.

"That fireball was supposed to be another lightning bolt," Micheal said. Weiss seemed to be in thought and was about to say something.

That's when Jaune came up on her right "I'm a natural blond, you know," Micheal shook his head and Weiss put her hand to her forehead.

"Jaune that was a bad, really bad," The grey-haired boy said. Jaune sighed looking down depressed.

Later that Night

Before everyone got into the ballroom, they had to put their stuff in lockers. Unfortunately for Micheal, Order & Chaos was too big for the locker in either form. He ended up laying Order against the locker with his suitcase and dust case inside the locker. Everyone also took showers in the shower room. Micheal took his shower last. He didn't want people to notice him having problems. The wolf faunus encountered a couple of new problems involving his tail. He had trouble changing due to his tail and almost forgetting to wash his tail. It took the grey-haired boy a few tries to get his new tail into the hole in his pajama pants. It also took him a little longer to brush his teeth because of his longer canines. After the shower he tried to dry his tail, it ended up looking like a puffball with the fur sticking out all over the place afterward. He decided to deal with it a little later. He needed to find a place to sleep. Micheal soon found himself in a dilemma; he couldn't find a place to sleep. He has never been a group person, due to some poor experiences. He flattened his ears in sadness. He was in pajamas provided by Ozpin. They were just a simple grey t-shirt, with pajama pants. The shirt has the white wolf head on the back. The pants have a white wolf on the right leg. 'I have to thank him in person when I get the chance,' Micheal thought, then he saw Blake sitting by herself in the corner reading a book under a candle. She is wearing a black yukata as her pajamas. His ears return to normal.

Micheal walked over to her. During his walk, he saw a blur of bright orange with what looked like ears like his own to his right. He looked to his right but saw nothing and continued to Blake. When the wolf faunus stood in front of Blake, the raven-haired girl asked, "What is it, Micheal?" without looking up from her book.

"Just looking for a place to sleep," the wolf faunus said.

"Just pick a spot," Blake said. Micheal put his sleeping bag down a few feet away from her.

"Not easy for me, not much of a group or people's person," Micheal said. Blake still wasn't looking up from her book.

She turned a page "I can relate," then Micheal stared at Blake. The wolf faunus after a bit moved closer to the raven-haired girl.

He asked in a whisper "Why do you hide it?" Blake finally looked away from her book at Micheal.

"How did you find out?" she asked.

"I smelled you out," Micheal somewhat lied. Blake sighed. The wolf faunus wasn't lying about smelling her, but he was still getting used to his stronger sense of smell. He could smell too many things and it is hard to differentiate some the smells at the moment. The raven-haired girl was about to open her mouth. The grey-haired interrupted before Blake could say anything "You don't have to tell me why right now if you don't want to, and I will keep it a secret till you're ready to tell people alright." The raven-haired girl smiled and nodded. Micheal went back to his sleeping bag. He moved his tail in front of him. He decided to use his right hand to flatten his fur back to its original shape.

"You don't have a comb?" Blake asked.

Micheal shook his head "No."

"You should get one, it makes it easier," Blake said. Micheal just gave an "Hmm," in response. His ears twitched at the sound of Ruby's struggling getting closer.

He heard Yang say loudly "Hello," in a sing-song voice. Micheal looked up and saw Blake looking up as well. Ruby is wearing a black tank-top with a heart-shaped beowolf design and white long pants with pink roses on it. Yang is wearing an orange tank top with her symbol on the front and brown boy shorts. Ruby got out of Yang's grasp.

"I believe you two may know each other," Yang said. Ruby faced away from Yang.

"Aren't you that girl that exploded?" Blake asked. The brunette turned to Blake.

"Uh yeah, my names Ruby," Ruby responded as held out her hand. Only to pull it back a second later. Blake went back to her book. The brunette scratched the back of her head "You can just call me crater…, actually you can just call me Ruby."

Blake's only response is an "Okay." Micheal raised an eyebrow at the awkward scene.

"You're Blake? Right?" Ruby asked.

The cat faunus glanced up with a raised eyebrow "How did you know my name?" Ruby pointed to Micheal. He had gotten most of his tail back to its original shape now.

"Micheal told me," Ruby said. Blake looked at Micheal.

"After we talked earlier, Ruby asked who you were," Micheal said. Blake looked back at her book.

"Well Blake, I'm Yang, Ruby's older sister, I like your bow," Yang said.

"Thanks," Blake annoyingly said trying to get back to her book.

"It goes great with your…, pajamas," Yang said.

"Right," Blake said dragging the word out a bit. Micheal chuckled at the awkward scene for the sisters.

"Nice night, don't you think," Yang asked.

"Yes, its lovely, almost as lovely as this book," Blake said in an annoyed tone. She stared at the sisters "That I will continue to read," they just stared back. The raven-haired girl continued "As soon as you leave," and then looked back at her book.

"Yeah, this girl is a lost cause," Yang said looking at her sister.

"What's it about?" Ruby asked.

Blake looked at Ruby confused "Huh?" Ruby looked at the book for a second.

"Your book, does it have a name?" Ruby asked.

"It's about a man with two souls, each fighting over control over his body," Blake said not annoyed at Ruby's interest.

"Oh yeah, that's really lovely," Yang said sarcastically with a roll of her eyes.

"Seems kind of like a dark story?" Micheal asked.

"It is," Blake replied. Ruby walked closer.

"I love books, Yang used to read to me every night before bed, stories of heroes and monsters, their one of the reasons I wanted to be a huntress," She said. Blake smiled for a bit.

"Why is that? Hoping you will live happily ever after," She asked her face becoming serious at the end.

"Well, I'm hoping we all will, as a girl I just want to be just like those heroes in the books, one who fought for what is right, and who protected people who couldn't protect themselves," Ruby said. Blake smiled again and lowered her book for the first time that night. Micheal smiled at that too.

"That's very ambitious for a child, unfortunately, the real world isn't the same as a fairy tale," The cat faunus said with her face and tone becoming somber at the end. Micheal sighed knowing what Blake said was true and frowned. He has finally finished grooming his tail and gave it a few wags.

"Well, that's why we're here, to make it better," Ruby said. Yang hugged her.

"Unfortunately, it's not that easy Ruby," Micheal says sadly. The girls looked at him. The wolf faunus continues his mood damping "I am also not really a believer that things will change for the better."

"Why not? If we work hard enough things will get better, it won't be easy sure but doesn't mean it won't be worth it, we just got to try," the brunette said trying to make her friend see her side. The wolf faunus scratched the side of his head.

"It just...," the grey-haired boy starts but stopped for a moment. He rubbed the back of neck pondering on what to say. "It's just that I already had a nasty wake-up call on how cruel life can be and it's the reason I don't believe things will get better," he said. He closed his eyes and he took a deep breath. He opens his eyes staring into space and Yang could note his eyes appeared to lose some luster.

"Micheal, are you alright," Yang asked.

"I'm okay, welp, we got a big day tomorrow, better to get some rest now, good night," Micheal says slightly unfocused and lies down on his sleeping bag. He closes his eyes and quickly went to sleep, leaving the girls confused.

Author's Notes: As always, criticism is good.

Micheal's dust usage will be finicky till training segment(s). I don't want Micheal to be OP as warrior of the six blades, a reviewer I talked to when I initially released this story, warned me that seemed what he was going to be like. He basically said that Micheal shouldn't have that kind of control over dust yet since he has no experience with aura or dust. He's right and so I have rewritten that segment a bit and added a bit to the end. The dust usage is still there, but I'm going to make it work sometimes and other times not until proper training. I'm starting to swing toward making this a bit of a slower paced story, focusing on Micheal's growth as a hunter, bonding with team RWBY and the other teams, and of course solving his own problems. That's not to say there won't be fights but I need to work on Micheal's character growth.

I've gone through a few different ideas about Fox and Wolf Faunus and Micheal being a Faunus. I originally was going to keep him human. Then I thought it would be more interesting to make him a Faunus. I was going to make him a fox/wolf hybrid that is hated by both the wolves and foxes. I scraped it and made him a pure blooded wolf faunus. I somehow ended up with the idea of making him the last wolf faunus.

This has been a weird chapter for me to write. I did enjoy writing it though. The only spots where I question myself on what to write are at the beginning, how would Yang exactly react to that situation, the conversation between Blake and Micheal, trying to think of a lie that could flow with what he said to Ozpin, and Ozpin speaking about the deaths of fox and wolf faunus, I wasn't sure if I wanted to put little speech that there or after the emerald forest.

On a side note more fun note. I looked up the differences between domestic dogs and wolfs for that conversation between Blake and Micheal. I went to a couple different sites. I decided to make that a basis for differences between wolf and dog faunus. I do know it's possible for wolves to have blue eye, but for this case, it's not possible for wolf faunus to have blue eyes.