Chapter 8

The week in the hospital passed without any incident. The day before they would be moved into their dorm the medical staff checked them. Micheal and Hitomi got a human female doctor to check on them. She said her name is Hilary Auburn Sack. She appeared to be in her early thirties. Micheal saw that Hilary stood as tall as Hitomi. She has long, wavy auburn hair that goes half a foot past her shoulders and chocolate brown eyes. Micheal couldn't see too much of her body build thanks to the scrubs and lab coat she is wearing. She buttoned up her lab coat too, helping to obscure her build. From what he could see, her arms were short for her size. They weren't that short, but still short for her size. She has long legs though. Hilary checked on Micheal first. She pulled the curtains between the two beds to keep privacy between the two. The female doctor said "Your aura is quite amazing Mr. Law, your shoulder healed completely in just a couple of days, even now a week later, your ribcage is almost healed as well, but I would still give it a few more days for it to heal and then a couple more days of rest before we say you can do any extremely strenuous activities, like fighting or lifting heavy loads."

"Sure Dr. Sack," Micheal nodded then Hilary walked away. She moved to the other side of the curtains. The medical staff brought the duo a pair of their clothes. Micheal changed into his regular clothes then sat on the bed and waited.

After ten minutes the curtains opened to reveal Hilary and Hitomi. Hitomi has been dressed her regular clothes and is in a wheelchair. Hilary said "Your arm will be good to go in a few more days, your back is healing at a good pace, but you will still need a week and a half before it's healed, and a few more days of rest, depending how you're doing, till we allow you to fight," and Hitomi just nodded. The doctor began to walk to the door. She said opening the door "We'll give you two some painkillers to help alleviate some of the pain, and allow your aura to concentrate more on healing rather than numbing the pain," and walked out the room closing the door behind her. Micheal turned on the TV and waited for the others to be done with their checkups.

"Hitomi, do you know Blake is a faunus," Micheal asked.

"Yeah, I don't know why she hides it, but it's her life and her choice and I'll respect it," Hitomi answered looking at the TV.

"Just be sure to tell her that you'll keep it a secret anyways, okay," Micheal said.

"Okay," Hitomi nodding her head.

After an hour, team RWBY was released. They still have their casts. The medical staff made two nurses pushed Yang and Hitomi's wheelchairs. They were also showing the team to their dorm. The other four members were behind them. They were moving at a slow pace so Ruby could keep up. Micheal asked "So how long do ya'll have until you're considered healed," looking at the girls to his right.

"I have a week and a half for my ribs and a couple days for my leg," Ruby said with a sigh at the end.

"I will have this cast till Friday," Weiss sigh rubbing her temple with her good hand.

"I'll get this brace off Friday and I have a little more than a week and a half for my ribs, so no fighting or heavy lifting," Blake said pointing to the neck brace. Blake also added on "Yang has till Friday afternoon, for her leg and arm" pointing to Yang.

"What about you Micheal," Weiss asked.

"Shoulder's completely healed and I got a few days for my ribs, until then no fighting or heavy lifting," Micheal said putting a hand on his shoulder. The girls looked amazed.

"How," Weiss asked

"My aura apparently is healing my bones extremely quickly," Micheal said scratching the back of his head.

"That incredible and how long does Hitomi have before she's healed," Blake said

"A week and a half," Micheal said and the group returned their attention forward.

After thirty minutes, the team was in the first year dorm almost to their room. They soon found themselves in front of their dorm room door. They knew it was their room because the medical staff led them here and on the door was a small sign. On the Sign said "Team RWBY," below it listed the members in alphabetical order. Hitomi and Micheal's names were the last two though. Micheal guessed that was because they weren't initially part of the team. He used his scroll, issued by the school, to unlock and open the door. The wolf faunus opened the door using his scroll and the group walked in. One of the nurses told them to get them if they need anything and the two nurses left. Micheal looked around the room. The room was small and contained four beds, a circular red and brown mat in the middle of the room. The front wall of the room, the wall the door is on, are two desks with chairs pushed into each of them. Above the desks are six wall shelves, three above each desk. The beds are against the back wall of the room. Between the two middle beds is a window and below the window is a two-tier bookshelf. There are two doors on the right side of the room. Micheal guessed that they are the bathroom and the kitchen. The group noticed that their stuff was already there against the left wall, next to a couple of dressers.

"Couldn't they at least have gotten us a couple futons for me and Hitomi," Micheal said and began to walk out the room.

"Where are you going," Hitomi asked.

"There has to be someplace or department in this school that has stuff for beds, I can at least get some sheets to sleep on for you and me," Micheal replied closed the door behind him. He checked his pockets and pulled out his scroll. The wolf faunus sighed in relief knowing he had a way back into the room. He walked off to find some kind of department for bedding. On his way, his destination saw team JNPR getting wheeled to their room. He waved at them and they waved back. Nora was waving too hard and fell out of her wheelchair.

Back in the dorm, the girls were trying to relax as best as they could. The girls except for Hitomi were lying in the beds, from the left bed to the right it was Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang. Blake and Weiss helped Yang into a bed. The room was silent for a bit. Hitomi broke the silence "I think I should tell you all something about the mutt," and everyone looked at Hitomi giving everyone their undivided attention. Hitomi continued "A week ago was the first time he ever fought a grimm."

"What," Weiss yelled sitting up.

"Micheal admitted to me during initiation that was the first time fighting the grimm," Hitomi said.

"How did he get accepted here then," Weiss asked.

"He got invited by Ozpin at the same time as me, but he seemed fine as far as fighting goes from what we saw," Ruby said wanting to help Micheal, but can't help be a little disappointed.

"I got invited here as well, but more than likely because I'm the last fox faunus and wanted to become a huntress, I actually wanted to attend Atlas Academy and was about to apply before Ozpin found me, so Ozpin was probably interested in have the last wolf faunus attend his academy," Hitomi said putting that on that table.

"So he got lucky because he was born a wolf faunus and was in the right spot at the right time," Blake said. Hitomi sighed and nodded.

"He does have redeeming qualities though," Hitomi said wanting to point out his good points.

"What redeeming qualities," Weiss asked hating the fact Micheal got here because he got lucky. She couldn't think of anything that could redeem him for just being lucky.

"First, he did slay a Gigas by himself, that is no small feat, especially for a person with no combat experience against the grimm," Hitomi said and Weiss couldn't argue with that. The fox faunus took a breath and continued "Second, he also said he grew up in a rough neighborhood and saw violence often, he always needed to find a way out of bad situations even if it was small and dangerous. I noticed that when he got back up against a tree by a pack of Rippers. He saw a small gap in the Ripper pack's formations and ran through it, so due to his upbringing he's got good eyes and probably good instincts. He also knows how to use his small height to his advantage. A Ripper jumped at him, and the mutt lowered his body and ran under the Ripper. He also seems to be able to remain calm no matter the situations, even when surrounded by Rippers and it would seem fighting something as terrifying as a Gigas, if he wasn't able to keep calm he wouldn't be here," leaning back into the wheelchair. The members of team RWBY were in thought. It's true what Hitomi said, a regular person would panic at the sight of the dinosaur grimm. Hitomi said, "So he's definitely workable, we need to get his combat and aura experience up to speed."

"And his dust usage, he can't use dust effectively by what he told me," Weiss added on then Hitomi thought of his aura.

"His aura is strange though," Hitomi said and the others looked confused. She thought she should bring that up.

"How," Blake asked with a raised eyebrow.

"First, I will say that I had to activate his aura during initiation, but that's not what I found was strange, just annoying, it's that I couldn't bring it out completely," Hitomi said.

"There shouldn't be such a thing as a partially-activated aura, it should either be active or not," Weiss said looking more confused.

"I know, but that's how his aura is and I couldn't figure out why," Hitomi sighed rubbing her temple.

"What happen while you were activating his aura," Ruby asked. Hitomi looked up trying to remember the incident.

"It's like something was blocking it, I just couldn't figure out what, when I only started to activate his aura, it pushed me out," Hitomi said with a sigh at the end.

"It pushed you out," Blake asked and Hitomi nodded.

"Yeah, I tried to stay but his aura completely overpowered mine, it's extremely strong, even for a partially active aura," Hitomi said looking at the group.

"I'm still going to give him a piece of my mind when he gets back," Weiss said and the group waited for the wolf faunus' return.

Micheal was walking down the hallway to his dorm pushing a utility cart. He ran into Glynda and asked where could get bedding for him and Hitomi. Once he reached the department, he found a few single person futons with sheets. The wolf faunus asked the clerks for some help. He grabbed a cart and the clerks put a couple futons on it. The clerks followed Micheal back to his dorm. It took twenty minutes to reach the place and get back to the dorm. The department was actually close to the dorms. Once Micheal reached the door, he opened the door for the clerks. The clerks pushed the cart in and off to the side. The staff put the futons in the middle of the four beds. They took the cart and left the room.

Micheal closed the door behind them and turned to see Weiss glaring at him. Hitomi said "I told them," and the wolf faunus sighed. The heiress got up from the bed and stomped her way over to the wolf faunus.

"You…, I can't believe you, you have no experience with aura, dust, or combat experience against the grimm, you got invited because you were lucky to be born a wolf faunus, you shouldn't even be here, I should have you kicked out," She angrily said stopping in front of Micheal. The wolf faunus looked down with his ears flatten against his head and tail down. He couldn't say he not from this world it would pointless. They wouldn't believe him and believe him to be a crazy person. It would make their trust hard to earn, or harder to earn. Weiss continued "But…, you did slay a Gigas by yourself, which is no small feat even for seasoned hunters, and by what your partner told us. Due to your upbringing, you can remain calm even in terrible situations, such as when you were surrounded by Rippers and a when fighting a Gigas by yourself. If you weren't able to remain calm you wouldn't be in front of me right now. You have good eyes and can spot a small opening, such as a small opening in a Ripper pack's formation, and probably good instincts. You can use your small stature to your advantage, when you ran under a Ripper jumping at you," her voice becoming calm at the end.

Micheal looked up and looked Weiss in the eyes. Weiss said "You have some serious problems, but as your partner said, you're workable, just due to being good on a mental level," and looked at the team.

"If you're willing to give me a chance then, I'm willing to whatever it takes to not let you down and meet ya'll expectations, I promise," Micheal said with his ears and tail returning to normal.

"I'll keep you to that promise," Weiss said with a snort.

"When we are given the okay we can begin to train him," Yang said with a sigh.

"We don't have to be able to fight to train him in how to use his aura and how to use dust; I want to start with that immediately," Weiss said.

"Next weekend we'll begin your training," Blake said looking at Micheal. The wolf faunus nodded and looked around. He sees a black book on the desk to his left. He walked over to it and picked up. He opened it up and noticed it was school schedules for everyone on the team. Weiss walked over and look at the book with him.

"What is that," Ruby asked. She didn't notice it till now.

"Our schedules, I have more classes than everyone else on the team, but I seem to have Fridays completely off, I can head to the library to read on aura, dust, and other things," Micheal said.

"I get off the earliest on Friday, so I expect you to be in the library studying, then we will begin your aura training," the heiress said. Micheal then noticed a small problem.

"They misspelled my name," Micheal said.

"No, they didn't," Weiss said looking at Micheal's name. It looked like the correct way to spell Michael to her.

"Yes they did, my name ends with –eal, not –ael, like the traditional spelling of Michael, this happens all the time," Micheal said with a sigh at the end. He said "I guess I'll have to get that fixed at some point," and then closed the book. Weiss proceeded then to lay down some rules for Micheal to follow. Later that night, the grey-haired boy had to wait outside the dorm for the females to completely done getting ready for bed. The night went off without an incident. Micheal did notice Blake and Hitomi whispering to each other for a bit. Micheal took the bed next to Weiss'. Everyone took their painkillers and went to sleep.

South of Vale, Field of Roses

The dragon looked at its body. The marks on the bone plate are gone and vision is back in its eye. It needs to be at its fullest for its next task. It wanted to know who this faunus is and to do that it needed to visit Beacon. It pushed its body off the ground and flapped its wings. It prepared for Beacon to fight the second it landed. The grimm really was there to talk, but also want to test the wolf faunus' abilities a bit. It was going to fight the wolf faunus for a bit. It also allowed it the ability to feel the faunus' aura better. The dragon found the aura strange. It was active a week ago, but not fully, it was held back by something. The dragon wanted to know what. It began to fly north to Beacon.

Team RWBY dorm, 6 am

Micheal was turning in his sleep. His dream is one that he's seen before and one that haunts him. He sees a beautiful brown-haired girl that he recognizes and upon see her it fills him with both joy and sadness. The last thing he hears is a gunshot before he wakes up. The wolf faunus woke up breathing heavy and put a hand to his face. He thought 'That dream again,' and got up. He walked to the bathroom quietly so not to wake his teammates. Once inside, Micheal turned on the lights and closed the door behind him. The bathroom is a modest bathroom. It contained the basics, a bathtub, a toilet, a sink with a mirror above it, and a medicine cabinet above it. The floor is cream colored tile and the walls a cream in color. The grey-haired boy walked over to the sink. He splashed water in his face. He thought of the dream. It has been recurring for the past year. Micheal sighed 'I try to move on from that, but it seems I have to be reminded of it,' then went to grab his clothes. He grabbed his clothes and went back into the bathroom to change. Once he changed, he turned off the light and left the bathroom. Micheal grabbed his scroll so he could get back into the room.

Micheal began to open the door of the dorm. He heard "Where are you going," and the wolf faunus turned to look over his shoulder. He saw Blake sitting up and looking at him with half-open eyes.

"A walk," Micheal said leaving the room and silently closed the door. Blake lies back down. She didn't see Micheal's dull eyes. The wolf faunus left the building and saw the sun barely rising up in the distance. He walked around Beacon. He wasn't really paying attention to where he was going just trying to clear his mind. He bumped into someone's back. Micheal looked up to see the female doctor from yesterday, Hilary Sack. Hilary is wearing a small dark blue tank top and black sweatpants. Micheal could now see her body build. She has a slim, athletic body with an ample chest. Hilary turned around and sees Micheal.

"Hello Mr. Law, what are you doing out here," the doctor said with a smile.

"Taking a walk, please just call me Micheal, Dr. Sack and what you doing," Micheal said.

"Well, call me Hilary then and I'm taking a morning jog," Hilary said. She looked at Micheal. The doctor noticed his eyes well a little dull. Hilary asked "Is something bothering you," and Micheal sighed.

"It was just a bad dream, which is why I'm taking a walk to clear my head," Micheal said and he turned his head to the side. Hilary took this a sign that it was something more.

"Is this dream related to something," Hilary asked with a serious face. Micheal didn't feel like talking about it. He guessed that Hilary wouldn't drop it unless he answered.

"It's…, related to a bad incident in my life that I don't want to talk about, especially with strangers," Micheal said hoping to drop it.

"Well…, I get not wanting to talk about something till you're comfortable enough, but you need to talk about it with someone eventually, you may never fully get over whatever it is till then," Hilary said with a sigh at the end. She put a hand on Micheal's shoulder "If you ever want to talk about it, come visit me, my office is always open," with a smile on her face. Micheal nodded and the doctor turned around to continue her run.

Micheal sees Hilary run off and then continued his walk. He eventually found a bench to sit down. The wolf faunus sat down on the bench and crossed his legs. He closed his eyes. Then put his hands on his knees and took deep breaths. Someone told him a long time ago that to meditate to help relax his mind if he ever felt distressed. Micheal stayed like that for quite some time. He stops when he felt his ears twitched and heard voices. He sees students walking in uniforms. The guys are wearing black suits lined with gold, accompanied by a blue vest and a white shirt with a red tie. The females are wearing a brown jacket with a tan vest and white shirt and a plaid skirt. Micheal noticed some of the girls are wearing stocking and others not. He guessed they were optional. The grey-haired boy decided to return to the dorm. He opened his scroll to see the time. The school taught them the basic operation of a scroll in case they didn't know while they were in the medical ward. The scroll shows 7:30 am. Micheal eventually reached the dorm room door. Using his scroll to unlock the door and begins to open the door. Just as he opens the door he hears a shout.

"Hold on Micheal wait," Ruby shouted and Micheal blushed at the sight. He opened the door to the sight of the girls changing. They were in various states of dress, though Micheal could still see bras and panties.

Micheal immediately slammed the door shut "I am so sorry," and leaned against the wall next to the door. He took a few deep breaths to calm his blush. He waited for them to let him in. After some time, the door opened revealing Ruby in her uniform.

"You can come in now," Ruby said and Micheal nodded. He walked over to the dressers and went through them. The wolf faunus found his uniform and ran into the bathroom. After ten minutes, Micheal came out in his uniform.

"I hate suits," Micheal was adjusting the collar with a scowl on his face. He only had to wear them a few times but found them very uncomfortable. To make it worse, his tail was a pain to get through the small hole in the pants.

"Now that we are all here, we can begin our first order of business," Ruby said.

"And that is," Weiss asking looking at Ruby.

"Decorating," Yang shouted in her wheelchair.

"What," Weiss asked looking at Yang.

"We have to unpack," Blake said holding a suitcase. The suitcase popped open and the contents spilled out. Blake looked at the spilled contents "And clean," dragging out the 'and.'

"We only have three people who can walk freely, you, me, and Micheal and two use both of their hands, you and Micheal, not mention you two are not allowed to do heavy lifting, I think it's best to wait till we have fully recovered," Weiss said trying to make a point.

"I second that; I have no problem helping unpack, but I rather not be moving furniture by myself and moving those bed would take more than one person, and like Weiss said, only two of us can actually use both of their hands to lift things, and we're not allowed to do heavy lifting," Micheal said agreeing with Weiss' statement.

"But…," Ruby pouted looking at Micheal and Weiss. She gave them her puppy-eyed look.

"Ruby, as soon as we are given the okay, that's the first thing we'll do, alright," Micheal said trying not to crack under Ruby's gaze.

Ruby said "Alright," and Micheal patted her shoulder. Ruby walked over and grabbed the black book on the desk. She opened it "We have classes at 9," and Micheal checked his scroll.

"It's 8:20 so I guess that we get going since we move at a slower pace," Micheal said as he moved behind Hitomi. The group left the dorm and onto their first class of the day.

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

I did a little research on broken bones. I initially couldn't figure a good time frame for team RWBY's broken bones and the fact I believe aura helps the healing of bones as well as wounds. I eventually decided that aura helps speeds up the healing of bones between 20%-30% faster for most people. The fastest healing rates belong to bones that are more important, like the spine. Micheal's aura is strong enough to make his bones heal 50% faster regardless of the bone. I also wanted to get to training segments as fast as I could. Hilary's hair and eye color are based on what I feel are homey colors.