Chapter 15

Micheal was sitting at one of the desks in his team's dorm staring at a book. He was in his pajamas relaxing on his free day. He was taking notes of all the different kinds of events in history to learn about what he doesn't know. These events ranged from political decisions to wars, to assassinations, etc. The wolf faunus had been meaning to do this for some time now at least know something about this world's events. He had been at this activity for the past four hours since he woke up after cleaning the bathroom. Weiss asked, more like ordered, him to clean the ketchup stains from the ketchup fiasco a few days ago.

"Okay so, the CCTs were built as a gift…," Micheal commented to himself as he wrote down the note in his new notebook. He had been looking up history on his scroll for the past few hours. He was originally going to study in the library, due to having a large selection of books containing all kinds of history, but he couldn't concentrate due to his newfound and unwanted popularity. He went from an unknown individual to a worldwide celebrity, if you could call it that. He could barely walk around the campus without the populace basically attacking him with questions from curious students to reporters. He places his pencil down and sighed as the question kept popping up in his head.

"What's your name?"

"How did you survive?"

"Where have you been hiding all this time?"

"If you weren't among the wolf faunus, where were you?"

"What town did you grow up in?"

Those were just a few examples of the questions he had been asked. The longer it went on the worse the questions got. He answered them to the best of his abilities given his situation. 'If only they knew I wasn't natural,' he thought. One question from a reporter pops into his mind concerning him and Ruby and a blush formed on his face.

"Is that girl your lover?"

It brought an unbidden image of him and Ruby kissing, a fairly innocent kiss by what he saw. He sighed 'I hate you, brain.' Though Micheal realizes it wouldn't have been any different if the picture was with the other girls as well. As if to taunt him, his brain conjures more images in his mind. His blush darkens as the images were of him kissing the other girls. His blush darkens even further as he acknowledges the image with Yang. It was a deep kiss, a very deep and intense kiss. 'Damn it, Yang, you tease me even in my own head,' he commented in his brain. The wolf faunus took deep breaths to calm his blush. Ever since that question, Ruby couldn't look at Micheal without blushing. Of course, Micheal corrected them on the fact they were just friends, it still didn't stop Ruby's blush. Though afterward, after the press left and continuing to today, a lot of the females, especially female faunus, came up to him asking him out. The heterochromic eyed boy respectfully declined each offer. He was fairly sure most of them were only interested in the fact he was the last wolf faunus and not interested in him as a person. 'Outside of the few, I pretty sure most of those girls only want the gloat that they dated the last wolf faunus,' he thought.

"Mr. Law, may I speak with you in my office," Ozpin voice spoke in his head.

Yesterday, Ozpin's Office

Micheal sat in front of the headmaster's half-circle desk. He looked around the office as he waited for Ozpin to speak. Even though he had been in this room before, he still found it to be in his opinion strange overall. The large window wall behind Ozpin was fairly normal and has an amazing view of the Beacon's Main Avenue and the city of Vale. The thing that stuck the wolf faunus as strange was the gears and there was a lot of them. They were everywhere, above him, in the walls, all of them visible through a green-tinted window. 'Do they have a purpose or are they just for show,' he contemplated in his mind.

"Mr. Law," Ozpin said catching his student's attention. Micheal turns to face the headmaster. Ozpin took a deep breath. "Do you realize the position you're in?" Ozpin asked.

"The position I'm in, Sir?" Micheal said questioningly.

"As the last wolf faunus," Ozpin said. He got a quiet "Oh," from his student. His ears slightly flattened against his head. "Mr. Law, I don't understand your reasons for hiding yourself, but I do hope you understand what it means?" Ozpin questioned the young faunus. He appeared to be in deep thought about it. Micheal glanced at the ground as he concentrates what being the last wolf faunus means. After a minute of thinking a thought came to him.

"Um, that I could be pulled out of Beacon at any time sir," Micheal answered a little unsure. He never truly thought about being the last wolf faunus truly means before now.

"Well, that is a possibility, most of the world does want you to be alive, but that's not what I'm asking you," Ozpin said sternly. Micheal thought about it again. It took another minute before what he believes the answer is. He scratched the back of his head.

"I-I have to…," he stopped himself. He took a breath and silently gulped nervously. He never thought that this would be an issue till later in his life. He wanted one, but not now. He was too young. "I have to have a kid don't I?" Micheal asked his headmaster.

"Yes…, especially if you wish to continue down the path of becoming a hunter," Ozpin answered. "Your experience during initiation should have shown you that you can perish at moment's notice the headmaster reminded.

"Yes sir," was all Micheal had to say. He began to think more about his position. "I guess this also might flow into or is someway related with, what I said about being pulled out of Beacon?" the wolf faunus asked having a good idea what the answer is.

"Yes, unfortunately," Ozpin stopped to take a sip from his mug. "You are the last of your kind. So the faunus and faunus supporters are very adamant about your safety. If you had chosen a safer choice of career, such as a school teacher, the public wouldn't be as forceful. But since you chose the life of a huntsman, they will try and pull you out the moment your life is in danger."

"So, one near death experience is all it takes huh?" Micheal asked.

"Yes, the public doesn't know what happened during initiation or on the first day here, more specifically, what happened between you and Magaru. But if you were to have another close encounter like that, it wouldn't take long for the public to try to petition you out of this academy." Ozpin sighed at the thought of losing a student like this. He also hated that he made Micheal realize the pressure of being the last wolf faunus. The look the wolf faunus had told him that he getting what it means to be him.

"But…," Micheal stopped himself. He took a second to calm his mind. "Does the world really want me to have a kid now?" The wolf faunus asked a little curious.

"Maybe not now, but as soon as possible," Ozpin answered. He took a breath. "Has this never occurred to you?" the headmaster asked his student.

"Honestly, no sir, I've had my own plans in life," Micheal answered.

"Might I ask what those plans are?" Ozpin asked.

"There nothing special, find a stable job. After my work life settles down enough, find a good girl, settle down and have a family. Almost had that once, but things happen." Micheal said with last part a mix of sadness and anger. Ozpin picked up on that but decided not to press it. "But sir, does this mean I have to bend to what the world wants? I just rather live my life the way I want to live it, but if the people are going to adamant about it, do I change my way just to please the public?" the wolf faunus asked.

"I can't answer that for you, but I do want you to know that I am on your side, I will do my best to keep you here," Ozpin assured.

"Thank you," Micheal sighed a little sad. The expectations and responsibilities he now had were starting to weigh his mind. "I guess Hitomi also has this weighing on her as well?"

"Yes, but she has known for years what the world wants of her. The same goes for the both of you, it's up to you if bend to world's whims," Ozpin said.

"So does this mean I have to have a kid with another faunus?" Micheal inquired.

"Again, I can't answer that for you, this what the public may want, but is that what you want?" Ozpin asked. He studied his student's face. Micheal was thinking hard on the question. He took a breath and decided to inform the young faunus. "It's up to you if you want to pursue a relationship with a human or with another faunus, but understand that human-faunus relationships tend to bear the forefront of hate from both sides. It would probably be even worse as you are the last of your kind. There is no guarantee in that kind of relationship that a faunus will be born, much less a wolf faunus. If you want to pursue that life, make sure it's with someone who will support you as much as you support them." He checked the time on his computer terminal. "I think it's time for you to return to your dorm," the headmaster ordered.

"Yes sir," was all Micheal said with a sad tone as he stood from his chair. He began to walk out of the room.

"Mr. Law," Ozpin said. Micheal turned his head to his caller. "I understand things might be confusing for you right now. But understand you have not only me but also your team to confide into with your questions. Don't be afraid to ask questions or tell them how you feel," Ozpin said trying to ease the wolf faunus' mind. "Also do be careful, one mistake and I lose a student. Despite your issues, I see a very promising student with a bright future ahead of you. You are the bearer of the defender piece, you may bear a heavy burden, but you have an amazing future ahead of you," Ozpin said.

Present Time, RWBY Dorm

'Maybe, I should follow Ozpin's advice, but who to ask,' he questioned in his mind.

An extremely light click brought him out his thoughts as his ears twitch slightly, it sounded like the window to the dorm opening. If he was a human he probably wouldn't have heard it. He turned his gaze to his sword leaning against one of the legs of the table within his reach. He was going to practice refining his aura, but couldn't find a secluded spot for himself. So, he was going to practice it in the dorm. Now he had another use for his sword. A pair of extremely light footsteps could be heard getting closer. He did his best to suppress his twitching ears. He pretended to not hear anything and was studying, waiting for a step to get closer. 'Not yet, just a little longer,' he thought.

Once Micheal heard the steps were right behind him, he very quickly grabbed his sword and turned around. He tackled his unwanted intruder to the ground and put his blade against their throat. Two thuds were heard, one lighter than the other, one of the people hitting the ground. The other lighter one was the back of the intruder's head hitting the hard floor. He finally got to see the intruder's face. It was a girl with black hair tied into twin hairstyle by white bows with green eyes. She didn't appear to be that much older than his team. She appeared to be dazed from the tackle. The wolf faunus took this chance and grabbed the girl's hands then held them behind her back. He pressed his blade hard against the intruder's throat almost to the point of drawing blood.

"Who are you?" Micheal asked. It took a bit for the girl to recover from her stupor. Once she did, a frightened look appeared on her face.

"N-N-Noire, Noire Love," the new girl said frightened staring at the blade. Micheal tensed slightly at the last name but recovered quickly.

"What do you want? Why did you break in?" Micheal asked.

"I-I'm s-sorry, I-I just wanted to see the last wolf faunus with my own eyes," Noire stuttered in fear. Micheal gauged this girl's reaction.

"Well, you've seen him, now what?" Micheal continued to question.

"I-I was hoping to talk to you for a bit," Noire said. Her eyes glanced at the silver blade at her throat. The wolf faunus studied the intruder wonder if he should trust her. He took his eyes away from Noire's face and glanced down his intruder's body looking for weapons. Her outfit consists of black and white. She wears a sleeveless black blouse with white frills on the chest and collar with a black ribbon bow hanging from the collar. The blouse exposes her midriff. She also wears medium-length black armbands on both of her wrists. Along with her blouse, Noire wears a knee-length skirt fasten with a white belt. She wears black shoes and white leg warmers. Micheal also noticed she is fairly diminutive in height, slightly smaller than Ruby with a lithe body.

Micheal didn't notice any weapons. He doubled checked just in case, but still didn't see anything. 'Though breaking in through the window is suspicious, I don't see any weapons and she is fairly frightened,' he commented in his mind. He sighed as he pulled his sword from Noire's throat. He got off the girl and then held out his hand. "Next time, just knock," the wolf faunus chided. The black haired girl took the hand and Micheal pulled her up.

"Well, I was thinking you didn't want to see people right now. I mean thanks to your new found and people coming up to you. I thought so you would've wanted to be alone and ignored my knocks," Noire explained rubbing her neck.

"So breaking in seemed like a reasonable choice?" Micheal asked curiously.

"Yeah, probably wasn't the best idea," Noire said scratching the back of her head with a light chuckle.

"But you're right about that, I probably would have wanted to be alone without any distractions, the reason I'm in my dorm studying instead of the library is that of my new found popularity. All the people suddenly wanting come up to and talk to me doesn't really give me much privacy to study or practice aura. But that doesn't mean I won't answer the door if you knock on the door," Micheal said.

"I'll try to remember that," Noire said with a small smile. Micheal gestured to a chair at the other desk. The small girl walked over and sat in it. Micheal placed Order's sword on the desk he was at within reach just in case.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" Micheal asked his intruder turned guest.

"Oh um…," Noire stopped to think. She took a second to think of her questions. "So, where did you grow up," the black haired girl asked.

"I thought you wanted to talk? Not ask me the same question the reports did," Micheal questioned.

"I'm sorry; I just can't help but be curious about the same things they asked. You did just kinda appear out of nowhere," Noire said sadly.

"Its fine," Micheal sighed. He took a small breath. "I grew up in southern Vale, the kingdom, not the city," the wolf faunus answered the question he was initially asked. Noire closed one eye and glanced up as if she was thinking.

"Hmm, What city though?" She asked. "If it is a port city, and then it could be Ashen, or if not, but still near the Ashen, it could be Verde or Sylva," the black haired girl commented on a possible answer.

"Honestly, I never paid attention. But it doesn't matter now, I can't go back," Micheal said, lying about the first part.

"Why can't you?" Noire asked.

"That is none of your business," the wolf faunus angrily retorted. Noire flinched at the sudden angry tone. "Sorry, but it's a personal reason why I can't go back," he said calming down.

"Oh, alright," was all the black-haired girl said in a sad tone. She went back to thinking about a question. She snapped her finger when she found her question. "Alright, how about your hobbies, what do you like to do in your spare time?" Noire asked.

"Well, I like to read and, even though I don't have a lot, I like to play video games," Micheal answered with a little more enthusiasm. Noire's mood picked up as she heard the bit of enthusiasm in Micheal's voice.

"What kind of books and games do you like," the girl asked.

"I'm not that familiar with the different kind of genres of books, but…," he stopped to think. "I mostly like books with action or adventure in a fantasy world, but I have dabbled in other kinds like romance or stories in a real-world setting before. Honestly, what I really look for in books is a balance between comedy and seriousness." He took a second to think of games. "I like a variety of games, but I mostly stick to RPGs of all kinds, be they strategy, JRPG, traditional, and especially dungeon crawling, and fighting games, heh, though mostly just Smash, a couple 2d fighters, and DOA 5," he answered gleefully. 'I really hope Weiss pays me soon, it may not be much, but hopefully, it's enough to get a console and to start refilling my gaming library,' he thought happily. He heard a click and turned to see a scroll in Noire's hand.

"Sorry, but I wanted to take a picture," the girl said. It earned a slight glare from her interviewee. "Don't worry it's just for myself and to show a friend of mine," she assured. Micheal raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. She looked at the scroll and her head snapped back a bit.

"Is something wrong?" the wolf faunus asked concerned.

"No nothing, the picture came out a little blurry," the green-eyed girl answered calmly. "Mind if I take another one?" She asked a little hopeful. Micheal gestured his hands for her to go ahead and do it. She pointed her scroll at the faunus and her thumb tapped the screen. A click was heard and she looked at the scroll again for a second. She smiled happily "Thank you."

"No problem," Micheal sighed. He noticed the girl tapping on the scroll. She grimaced after a bit. 'That sudden snap seemed a little much for a blurry picture thought,' he wondered for a bit, but then just shrugged. He figured she wasn't expecting a blurry picture this close.

"Sorry, but I have to go," Noire apologized. Micheal walked over and opened the door. The black haired girl walks out the door and then turned to Micheal. She has a big smile on her face. "You don't mind if I came back to talk again do you?"

"Nah, just knock on the door next time alright," Micheal answered.

"Okay," she said excitedly. Just before Micheal could close the door, Noire grabbed his pajama shirt and pulled him close. The green-eyed girl then proceeded to kiss the wolf faunus on his right cheek. She let go and pulled back. She winks at the confused faunus. "See you later, handsome," the black haired girl said with a giggle. She walked off and Micheal closed the door. He had a slight blush on his cheek. The heterochromic boy walked over and closed the window.

'That was…, different, but I can't say I didn't have a little fun. Next time she had better use the door though,' he thought. He crossed his arms over his chest and sighed. He lightly touched the cheek that Noire kissed. He closed his eyes and sighed sadly. Then the faunus looks back at the desk. 'Better get back to studyin'.' He walked back to the table and returned to his original activity.

Hours later

The door to the dorm opened and a tired Weiss walked in. Micheal turned to his employer. "Hey Weiss," he greeted. All he got was a 'Hmm.'

"Had a long day?" He asked. Weiss walks over to her bed and places her bag down on it. She then sat down on the bed and crossed her legs.

"Very long," she answered tiredly.

"Or does it revolve more around Ruby?" the wolf faunus asked.

"That too," she sighed. "I keep telling her to get over what the reporter said and ignore what others are saying, but she just isn't listening," the heiress said frustrated.

"Well, we did get asked if we were lovers on international TV Weiss. It's embarrassing and invasive," Micheal retorted.

"Yes, I know…," Weiss stopped to sigh. "But not only that, Yang has gotten into a few fights today with people wanting to belittle Ruby or direct their anger at her over a mistake. Blake, Hitomi, and I had to step in to stop the brute from seriously hurting someone." The heiress reported about today incidents closing her eyes. She took a breath. "I'm just glad Goodwitch turned up when she did to straighten everyone and everything out, but we could still hear them whispering behind our backs. Ruby couldn't even eat without someone wanting to yell at her." The white-haired girl said annoyed at the whole ordeal.

"Plus, she can't really look at me without immediately turning away and blushing, she kinda of trying to avoid me as well," Micheal commented scratching the back of his head. "It kind of hurts a bit, knowing she can't look at or talk to me," the grey-haired boy said sadly.

"You should talk to her about it then," Weiss stated.

"I know, but the way she's been all day…, I don't think she'll come if I asked her," Micheal remarked a little sadly.

"So, what are you thinking?" Weiss asked her employee slightly curious.

"Well, someone could just drag her onto the roof so we can talk, if asking her doesn't work," the wolf faunus hummed.

"It might just have to come to that. We can't leave this hanging around. It could cause a void in the group and cause our effectiveness to work as a team to become hampered." The heiress chided. Her employee wasn't in disagreement about it hampering their ability to work as a team. "I'm going to go change; you did clean the bathroom right?" Weiss questioned.

"Yeah, I should have gotten all the ketchup residue and stains out of the sink and tub, but tell me if I missed a spot," Micheal answered. Weiss walked in closing the door behind her and made a thorough check for any spots. She didn't find any after five minutes and then went on to change. She eventually came out in her regular clothes. The heiress walked over to her bed and opened her bag. She pulled out a couple textbooks and notebooks and walked over to the other desk. She neatly placed her items on the table and sat in the chair. ''Better to ask her now before she gets to studying,' the wolf faunus reasoned in his mind. "Hey Weiss, can I ask you something?"

"Does this have to do with what Professor Ozpin said to you?" Weiss wondered as she turned to her teammate. Micheal had told his team of his talk with Ozpin due to their curiosity, mostly Yang's. The wolf faunus nodded in response to the heiress question. "Why are you asking me? Shouldn't you be asking Hitomi this question? The two of you are in the same position," Weiss wondered.

"Yeah, maybe I should, but…," he stopped to a bit and let loose breathy chuckle. He scratched the back of his head for a bit. "I don't why, but I trust your judgment over hers for some reason, I see you as someone who would put a lot of thought into the answer, plus you're the only one here right now," Micheal reasoned with a small smile. 'Well, I'm fairly sure Blake would too, but she isn't here right now,' he commented in his mind. Weiss' lips twitched into a small smile for a split second. Weiss closed her eyes to think for a minute.

"Why should you change? You have your plan on how you want to live your life. Why should you change your plan just to please people you don't know?" Weiss questioned.

"Well, it's mainly because these same people could potentially pull me out of Beacon at any time," Micheal tried to explain.

"So, were you seriously thinking that if you could get a girl pregnant, you could stay?" Weiss asked disappointed and upset.

"No!" Micheal yelled. He sighed and took a second to calm himself. "I just…," he stopped for a second. Weiss crossed her arms and looked at Micheal with an annoyed look. "I just want to make this work that's all, I got a second chance to have a good life and the world doesn't want me to have it, I just want to stay and make this work," Micheal explained sadly. 'Why can't things ever be simple,' he groaned in his mind. Weiss sighs and relaxes.

"Look, even if you got a girl pregnant, if you were serious about that, there's no possibility that the public still won't pull you out," Weiss explained. Her employee sighed again. "But as Ozpin told you, no one can decide what to do with your life except for yourself," Weiss reassured. She then took a breath. "If you want my advice, just live your life the way you always have. Don't change the way you live to please other you don't know. The only time you need to change is when it's absolutely necessary," Weiss said.

"Your right," Micheal said.

"Of course I'm right," Weiss stated as matter of fact. Micheal chuckled at that. "Now can we get back to studying?" Weiss asked.

"Can I ask you one more question?" the wolf faunus asked.

"What now?" the heiress asked back annoyed.

"Ozpin said he was on my side, so will be you on my side as well?" Micheal asked seriously. He looks at Weiss in her eyes.

"O-of course I will, I don't want to lose a hard worker and one the few people I can tolerate," Weiss said with a stutter, a light blush on her cheeks.

"Thanks, Weiss," Micheal said with a smile. 'Not the answer I was expecting, but knowing Weiss, I'll take it,' he commented in his mind.

Nighttime, Dorm Roof

Micheal sat against the wall around the corner from the door waiting for Ruby. He came up here in secret so Ruby didn't know. It had been ten minutes since he had been up here. 'Taking a long to convince her to come up to the roof, huh,' he commented in his mind. Then at the end of his thought, a click was heard.

"Come on Rubes, let's look at the stars," a cheery voice said. Micheal deduced it as Yang's voice. A pair of grunts could be heard as well. Those were coming from Ruby judging by the tone.

"Stop pushing me, I can move on my own," Ruby said.

"But you would've been so slow getting up here," Yang said playfully.

"Why are we up here again?" Ruby asked curiously.

"Well, I thought it would be nice of us to do something we used to do when we're younger and have some sisterly bonding time," Yang answered.

"Oh okay," Ruby said happily. Then after a minute had passed, Micheal heard a light tap. He turned his head to see Yang smiling at him gesturing him to come closer. The wolf faunus silently stepped closer. "Yang, look at that one," Ruby said gleefully. Micheal immediately flattened himself against the wall.

"Which one is it Ruby?" The blonde asked quickly turning around.

"That one right there, why are you over there?" the brunette asked her sister curiously.

"Oh, I just wanted to rest against the wall, that's all, oh that one is beautiful," Yang answered.

"Okay," Ruby said questioningly but didn't seem to be that bothered by it by her tone. Then a second later another tap was heard. Micheal continued till he was close enough to whisper to Yang.

"Alright, I'm going to sneak through the door and you come out once you hear the door close," Yang whispered.

"Alright," was all Micheal said. Then a Yang roughly grabs Micheal's shirt.

"If you do anything to hurt my sister, I'll tear your rib cage out of your chest, got it," Yang threatened. Micheal quickly nodded his head. Yang smiled innocently and lightened her grip. "If you smooth things out with my sister, I might give you a reward," Yang said slyly pulling her the faunus a little closer. He blushes a deep red as he was a couple inch from her face. Yang pushes her person of interest away as she let go of his shirt. The blonde then blows him a kiss and silently walks off. Micheal closes his eyes and breathes to calm himself.

'Note to self, need to get her back one day for all her teasing,' Micheal thought. Two light clicks got his attention, which he figured was the door to the roof opening and closing. The faunus took the chance to silently walk into the open.

"Yang, look at that one," Ruby said gleefully turning around. She was confused when she didn't see Yang. She then blushed to her roots when she spots the wolf faunus. "M-M-Micheal, what are you doing here?" Ruby asked stuttering.

"We're sorry to trick you, but Ruby, we need to talk," Micheal said seriously. He sat against the wall and pats the spot next to him. Ruby nervously walks over and sat next to Micheal. They stayed like that for a couple of minutes of silence. The brunette tapped the tips of her index fingers together nervously.

'I know I was wrong to avoid Micheal, but…,' Ruby thought.

"Ruby, all this avoiding me today, it kind of hurts you know," Micheal said turning to his young leader.

"I know, I'm sorry, I didn't…, I mean…, It was embarrassing," Ruby said sadly looking down at the ground.

"I know it was, doesn't mean you go and ignore me," Micheal chided.

"I know, but I thought if I was away from you, people wouldn't see us like that," Ruby retorted.

"By what Weiss told me, it didn't work," Micheal recounted. The younger of the duo nodded."Look, like Weiss said, just forget about it, it was a mistake, don't let it or what people say bother you…, okay," he said trying to comfort the girl.

"Okay," Ruby said still a bit sad. The faunus put a hand on his leader's shoulders. The brunette looked at the older of the duo.

"If anyone wants to mess with you, Yang and I will beat some sense into them," Micheal said with a confident smile on his face.

"Do you think you could beat the other students with your lack of experience?" Ruby asked. Micheal sighed sadly and looked down depressed.

"You ruined it, Ruby," Micheal groaned.

"Sorry, but thank you," the reaper said with a smile. Micheal returns his attention to his friend and returned the smile. The duo decided to look at the stars together. They enjoyed each other company pointing at stars that stuck out to them for ten minutes. "By the way…" Ruby said curious about something. She got a cheerful 'hmm,' from her teammate. "What happened to you today," Ruby asked.

"Well, many people started to come up to me trying to get to know me. One of them even broke into the dorm trying to do so," Micheal said.

"Are you alright, he didn't hurt you? Did you turn him in?" Ruby asked worriedly.

"I'm alright, it was a girl, and no, I told her to knock next time. Hopefully, a sword to the throat was enough to get her to understand not to break in next time," Micheal said.

"I think you should have just turned her in," the brunette said.

"Probably, eh whatever, she doesn't seem like a bad person. Better than the other girls I've dealt with today," the wolf faunus commented. He glanced over and saw a confused look on Ruby's face. "As I said, people were coming up to me trying to get to know me, among some the more annoying ones we're the girls. Now I'm not saying all of them were bad, but I swear, most of them wanted nothing more than to sleep with me," Micheal recounted annoyed. He crossed his arms. "All I want is a nice, loyal girl, the most important thing in a relationship is trust, love is feeling that comes later, what would be the point in loving someone if you can't trust them," Micheal remarked.

"Yeah," Ruby said dragging out the world. She then became nervous. "Well, have you thought about being in a relationship?" Ruby asked slightly fidgeting. Micheal looked at Ruby for a bit then sighed.

"Honestly no, well at least not right now," Micheal answered.

"How come, what's stopping you?" Ruby inquired.

"Too much going on," the faunus answered. He held out his hand. "Between studying, training, and classes, I just don't have any time for a girlfriend," Micheal said pulling on each of finger counting his points. "I want to have time to be able to dedicate myself to a relationship," Micheal said. 'Though it would probably be best in the end, Julie would have wanted me to at least try and have another relationship,' he reasoned in his mind.

"Have you thought of who you would be with? If you were interested in having a girlfriend," the brunette asked. Her teammate went into thought.

"Well, if I wanted to avoid the criticism from the public, I should find a faunus," Micheal answered. 'Blake would definitely good choice to pursue, smart, quiet, beautiful, also I already know her, so I don't have to go out looking for another Faunus,' he commented in his mind. "If I screw the world then I would say…," Micheal stopped for a second. "Yang would be a safe choice; she shows she doesn't care what people think of her. She would support me and I would her if we decided to pursue a relationship with each other," the grey-haired boy rationalized. "Oh, by the way, I'm going to get her back for all her teasing," he commented. Ruby gave a light glare in response.

"I'm not going to do anything to hurt her, trust me, I just need to get her back," Micheal retorted.

"I do, but that doesn't mean I like to hear that. Though she has been coming onto you lately, I think she likes you," Ruby said. "Do you like her?"

"I can't say that I don't, caring, beautiful, and hot. And despite all her teasing this past week, she doesn't take it too far. Sure, it got suggestive a couple times, but never went any farther than that," Micheal said. He saw Ruby looked a little disheartened. "But these are just thoughts; I haven't put that much thought into it before," he assured his leader. She perked up a bit. "Also feeling change over time, maybe in a month from now, I actually might have a thing for Weiss, or maybe Blake, or Pyrrha, or Nora, or maybe a certain leader with silver eyes," the grey-haired said. It took Ruby a second to get the last part. She then immediately blushed. He patted her shoulder. "Don't worry about it right now though alright, for now, I'm grateful to have you as a friend." The wolf faunus gave a big smile.

"I'm happy to have you as a friend as well," Ruby said happily return with a big smile of her own.

"But Ruby, can you promise me something?" Micheal asked a little worried and seriously. Though he knew is worries were unfounded.

"What?" Ruby asked curiously. Micheal held out his pinky finger.

"That no matter what happens now or in the future, that you'll be my friend no matter what," Micheal asked. Ruby wrapped her pinky finger around the faunus'.

"Of course, I will and so will Yang, I'm pretty sure Weiss, Blake, and Hitomi as well," Ruby assured confidently.

"Thank you," the wolf faunus said relaxing. The duo went back to looking at the stars for half an hour before returning to the dorm.

Undisclosed Location

Standing around a table in a large open area is Roman and three male members of the white fang. Two were in standard White fangs outfit. It mostly consists of a white vest and black pants with a white mask. The last one mostly consists of red and black with red hair. On the table was a couple guns, a few vials of Dust, an open briefcase full of lien, and a folder labeled "Micheal Canus Law." "So, I offer Lien, Dust, Weapons, and the location of the last wolf faunus, and you offer manpower, so we have a deal," Roman said looking at the trio.

"No!" the faunus with red hair yelled. He is a tall man with hair that spikes backward in a windswept way. While most of his hair, a portion of his hair in the back is brown. His faunus heritage appears to be that of a bull as there are two horns on either side of his head. A noticeable feature is his mask, which obscures his eyes and upper face. The mask is whitish-tan with red, Japanese style, flame-like symbols decorating the front, with two slits on each side, presumably for vision. The bull faunus wears a long sleeve trench coat with slit sleeves and more red designs and a white symbol on the left side. His trench coat is red on the inside with red flame-like accents at the bottom and a large emblem on the back, with a white tulip covered by a red rose design. The red-haired man wears long black pants and black shoes, and black gloves with more red emblems on their forehand, appearing to be a variant of the Greek symbol Omega. Finally, he wears a black belt with white domino marks on it.

"I don't see a reason to sacrifice my men for a human's cause!" the bull faunus shouted. "Also is there a reason I should care about one faunus?" The red-haired man asked pointing at the folder. Roman sighed in annoyance.

"Well…, Mr. Taurus, I thought would have wanted to know about Grey. From what I hear wolf faunus are a powerful race of faunus. To make it even better he's a grey wolf faunus. Which means he is even more powerful than almost every faunus in your organization," Roman remarked. The two white fang member behind Adam looked at each and whispered something that couldn't be heard by Roman. Adam quickly glanced over his shoulder at the duo. It was more than likely a glare, hard to tell thanks to the mask, as they shut up.

"Even still, I don't see a reason as to why we should work with you, one powerful faunus isn't going to change my mind. Even with other things you offer," Adam said.

'This is annoying,' Roman sneered in his mind. "I also would have thought that you people would offer him protection from all the bad humans in the world. I thought it would be your duty as a fellow faunus to protect the last of the wolf faunus," he tried to explain. It again provoked a reaction behind Adam and again the bull faunus glared at them.

"I still don't see a reason to waste resources on a single faunus?" Adam asked. Then a beep was heard coming from the orange haired man. "What is that?" The red-haired man asked annoyed. Roman pulled out his scroll and smiled a bit.

"Just my informant sending me information on the wolf faunus," Roman said. Adam stayed silent, prompting him to continue speaking. "Well as from what she sent me, Grey has a S- aura, I believe that far above the average faunus, in fact, he might have the highest aura rank amongst all the faunus in the white fang, maybe even the world. Since he is still only seventeen, Grey still has time for his aura to grow even more," Roman explained. Adam seemed a bit intrigued now, hard to tell from the mask still, but he didn't glare at the two faunus by his side this time. "Also did you know he is partnered with the fox faunus?" the criminal asked.

"Both of them are there?" Adam asked curiously.

"Yes, what was he name again, Hitomi Viola Hunters right?" Roman asked somewhat mockingly.

"Akechi," Adam growled. Roman looked at the man with a raised eyebrow. "Her last name is Akechi, not that disgusting human name," the bull faunus growled. The criminal shrugged at the reaction choosing not to understand it.

"Regardless, She also has an A- aura," Roman remarked. Adam now seems interested. "All I want is manpower."

"And you offer to bring weapons, dust, lien, and the location of two powerful and nearly extinct faunus," Adam said. Roman nodded.

"If anything, just think of this as a business venture, we both can get what we want in the end," Roman commented.

"Fine then we will, but do anything to betray my trust or hurt my men and you will regret it," Adam threatened.

"Duly noted," Roman casually remarked.

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Black, that's almost all there was in this unknown place. The only thing that inhabits this void is a man with white eyes and silver hair and what looked like an oversized 3D map of Remnant. "Hmm, so the false maiden, Roman and the White Fang are now one faction," the man commented as he pointed toward the map. Three pieces on the map moved closer together. These pieces are a bow surround by flames, a cane with a bowler cap on it, and the symbol of the white fang. The pieces came together to rest just outside the city of Vale on the map. He then glanced off to the south of Vale at a rose field surrounded by a black forest. There are two pieces both are dragons in appearance, but with one difference, one has wings and the other doesn't.

"Magaru has found what he was looking for and works to break it to his will, while his right-hand works to build an army," the man said. He snapped his fingers and another piece materialized next to the winged dragon. This piece is a horned wyvern. The mysterious man then looked at multiple pieces that were placed on top of a mountain with a large structure on top of it. The pieces he sees are a giant shield, four knight chess pieces, four rook chess pieces, and a katana. The knight and rook pieces have different appearances. The knights looked like your basic chess pieces for the most part, but one's mane was covered in rose petals, one has a mane of ice, one has a mane of shadow, one has a mane of fire. The rooks also looked like the chess piece except they have a symbol on them, one has a sword and shield; one has a spear and shield, one has a hammer, and the final one has dual SMGs.

The mysterious man walked over to Beacon. As soon as he reached the Cliffside of Beacon, he grabbed the shield. He brought it up to his face and gave a gentle smile. "You a boy from another world, you should never have to deal with this world's problems, now you've become the center of attention, you can thank your aura for that," he said. He gently rubbed the shield. "You just want to live your life, but I have plans for you and there are those that stand in your way but fret not for you have allies and me on your side," he said. He then placed the shield back on the cliff. The man then placed the four knight pieces around the shield in a circle.

"Four female knights will be by your side till the end. All of them feel something for you. The rose knight has fallen for you. The knight of ice is slowly falling for you, even if she denies it. The knight of shadow feels a little for you and will slowly fall for you more. The knight of fire is making you fall for her and she is succeeding, but it may be in your best interest to make them all for you" he said. He then tapped the shield and black smoke surrounded the shield. "Magaru has placed one of his curses on you, but for you it might be for the best, to achieve the strength you need it's necessary for your scar to heal. In order to grow, you need to degrade. This time though on your path to recovery, you won't be alone," he explained. "But they aren't your only allies in Vale."

The man then placed the rook pieces around the shield outside the circle of knights. "While one rook you may not like right now, he will be one of your closest allies in the end," he said tapping the rook with sword and shield on it. "Though his battle lies elsewhere along with your partner," he commented. He looked around the map and he spots even more pieces in front of structures. "But that is still not the end of all your allies, in time others from all over the world shall join you, some from Vacuo, some from Atlas, some from Haven and even more in places you don't expect," he commented. He then picked up the shield again.

"I must bide my time though before I introduce myself to you, for now, grow as much as you can till then," he said placing the shield back down in the circle of knights.

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

Never be afraid to voice your opinion, I do read reviews. It can be anything from a compliment to a complaint about anything. I'll do what I can to improve on my mistakes. I do try to fix writing mistakes and inconsistencies I can spot on my own.

Wow, can you believe it's been a little more than a year since I started this story. How time flies, huh. I've seen the favs and follows rise and fall for this story while coming back to read reviews. This is not even including the amount of guests that probably come to or back to read this story. I got to say, those of you who chose to stay with me, I am really grateful. And for those who chose to no longer read this story, well I thank for your time anyways. I will admit that there is a fair amount of this story was done on the fly, like this chapter, but I have planned out the last few chapters and I will plan to continue to plan this story in general. So, I am trying to make things better and plan chapters and the story better.

Okay, so Neo is supposed to be a mute, but I don't think that was going to work for I'm doing with her. So, she can speak in this. As for not recognizing her disguise, this was started before Volume 3 was released so he wouldn't know her disguise. Since we didn't know she has a disguise. So, he can't just randomly know it's Neo in disguise. And Noire is French for black. I choose that name because I remember Noire from Hyperdimension Neptunia and was fairly sure her name meant black.

I know I'm sounding like a broken record with relationships, but I want to say I have kind of a pass with this chapter. It was meant to be one of the points of this chapter. I also wanted my character to feel on relationships right now. Anyways, after this, I won't talk about it again, at least for a long while.

Had a bit of an odd dream concerning RWBY and Hyperdimension Neptunia somewhat recently. It happened after I began to play Hyperdimension Neptunia Re: Birth 1. It was actually an RWBY x Digimon x Hyperdimension Neptunia crossover. I vaguely remember being in a city that strongly resembled Planeptune that was being attacked large Digimon and I remember seeing a blur of Ruby's cloak. Not too long afterward I had a thought of what would happen if Ruby, Neptunia's Neptune, Nepgear, and Plutia were all in the same room. I don't think anyone could survive the amount of cuteness that room would contain to know what would happen. Though I'm pretty sure they would all just play games.