As they reach inside the auditorium, a voice called out for Ruby. "Ruby! Over here! I save you some spots!" "Oh! Hey I gotta go! I'll see you guys after the ceremony." Ruby said to them and ran to her sister. "Hey, wait!" Jaune said as he was trying to reach for Ruby but he was too late. Jaune sighed, "Well at least I got you." Jaune turned around but Zane was gone as he left him alone.

"Great. Where am I supposed to find another nice, quirky girl, and a strong silent guy to talk to?" He asked himself. As Zane left Jaune, he leaned on the wall and by coincidence, Blake was right besides of him. She was still reading her book as she didn't noticed his presence. He chuckled silently as he doesn't want to disturb her reading. As for Blake, she wasn't really reading her book as she thinks about the person at the courtyard and the person that saved her months ago, she's comparing that man with her savior, hoping her theory is wrong. "Even though I just saw the guy, how come he keeps on reminding me of him. He couldn't be him?" Blake thought as her mind was soon thinking about the incident where she met him.

FLASHBACK

After Blake had left Adam on the train, she was lost as she doesn't know what she's going to do. Knowing that she betrays the White Fang meaning Adam will hunt her down no matter the consequences. For now, Blake was fighting against a pack of beowolves, she managed to take them down easily but she use most of her aura. As she was about to leave, she heard a rustle from the bushes and she immediately took out her Gambol Shroud, preparing another grimm coming out from it.

What came out of the bushes is not Blake expected and she was beyond shocked. The creature that came out of the bushes is not a grimm but a humanoid monster as its upper body is green, having a dragon head and a huge hand with long claws on its right. As the Byakko Inves made eye contact with her, it immediately charged at her. Blake immediately uses her semblance as the Inves knock the clone as it turn into a shadow which made the Inves leaves an opening. Blake took this opportunity and slashed at the Inves. As the hit landed, it didn't do much damage as the Inves delivered a right hook to her. Blake knew she couldn't dodge the attack, so she braced herself for the attack.

Blake crashed through the tree, she fell on the ground, the tree that she crashed started to fall towards as it crushed Blake's ankle as she screamed in pain. The Inves started to walk towards her knowing she can't escape. Blake converted her weapon into pistol form and fired at the inves but it was ineffective as the inves approach her much closer. Blake knows her aura is very low from defending the attack earlier and she couldn't escape as her foot is stuck. The Inves tops and started to fire a green fireball at Blake. Blake closed her eyes as she accepts her death. "Maybe, this is for the best. I made too many mistakes." Blake thought as her tear started to fall on the ground as she braced herself for the attack.

'CLANK'

As Blake heard this, she opened her eyes and noticed someone was. Standing in front of her, blocking the attack with a shield as smokes surrounds the stranger causing Blake having a difficulty identifying her savior. As the smoke started to get clearer as the moonlight pass through the clouds allowing Blake to identify her savior. The person wore a white body suit with arm guards and leg guards with gold lining. His armor is to be themed after a melon. Melon slices decorated the back of his white helmet has two golden horns extended up his head as the visor was a dull yellow colour. In his hand was a giant green shield. On his waist was a strange belt buckle and a black sword on his side.

As the Inves growled at him trying to scare the stranger but it didn't work as the stranger pulled out the black sword and pointed it towards the Inves. "Now, face judgement from the slaying moon." The stranger said as the Inves charged at him, it try to strike him with its claws but he uses the shield to block the attack and pushes it away and deliver slashes at the Inves as sparks coming out from each slashes. As the Inves stumbles back, the stranger pushed his sword like lever allowing a sound to be heard.

'COME ON! MELON SQUASH!'

The stranger's black sword is covered with green energy and delivered a horizontal slash at the Inves which causing it to explode. As the battle ended, the stranger turned his head facing Blake as she still has her weapon with her as she doesn't want to let her guard down. As he walked towards her, Blake pointed her weapon to him and yelled, "Stay back!" Soon the stranger stopped for a second then he continued to walk towards her. As Blake was about to press the trigger of her weapon, but for some reason, as the moonlight illuminated the stranger, Blake felt the sense of comfort instead of fear. As the both of them were close, the stranger put his hand on hers which is holding Gambol Shroud and slowly pushes it down gently.

As that was settle, he easily, lifted the fallen tree and tossed it aside, freeing her ankle from it. Blake tries to stand but she almost fell if it was not for the stranger grad hold of her. "Careful," he said," he said as Blake started to sit on the ground as the stranger checked her ankle. "Hmm, your ankle is sore, it going take a few hours for your aura to heal," the stranger as the both of them could feel droplets falling above them."For now, let's find shelter for us," he said as he stood up."but I can't move. How are we goi-," Blake said as she was interrupted by him as he lifted her in bridal style as she's now facing him. As both of their eyes meet, Blake started to get flustered out of embarrassment.

Soon the man handed her his shield and said it to her "Use this to cover yourself from the rain." Blake nodded as she look away from him. Then the both of them went to look for shelter to protect themselves from the rain. After a few minutes of searching, they managed to find an abandon cave, so the both of them went inside as the man lay Blake on the wall and she handed back his shield to him. The both of them just sat there quietly allowing time to pass.

"So, how's your ankle?"He asked trying to make some conversation with her. "Well, it's better now." Blake answered as she still looking at the rain. Öh," he said as the awkward silence returns. "Who are you?"Blake asked as she gets his attention. "Zangetsu. Kamen Rider Zangetsu,"he answered. "Why? Why did you save me back there?" Blake asked as Zangetsu shifted his gaze at the rain as it slowly started to disappear.

"Life shouldn't be waste easily, no matter who they are, humans or faunus." Blake flinched as she consciously placed her hand on her bow which hide her cat ears. "So you know?" She asked which she received a nod from him. "So what are you doing here, in the woods?" He asked as only the sound of the rain is heard. Blake was now confused for she doesn't know how to answer him because she doesn't know why as well. As seconds past, Zangetsu sighed and decided to said "You're lost aren't you?" Blake nodded hesitantly as she doesn't know whether he meant physically or mentally, either way, is actually both for her.

"What bothers you?" Zangetsu asked as she was debating herself whether to tell him or not. She decided to tell him the half-truth. "I used to thought the action that i did could make people like me to be seen as someone for who am I not what am I, but the action I did started to reflect me that I'm doing is not what I wanted. So I did the only thing I could, I ran, ran away from it because I'm scared to go back, now I don't even know what I'm going to do." Blake said as she's facing the cold ground and tighten her grip on her arms. Her eyes immediately eyed at Zangetsu as he stood up from the ground and walked out the cave as his amor was soaked with rain the rain. He kept his head up as he's facing the clouds.

"You know, changing how people's view is impossible," he said as Blake looked back at the ground in despair. "But-," Blake's ears perked up. "-you can make it possible, if only you show your determination in how much are you willing do it," Blake immediately looked at him as her looks from despair has turned to hopeful. He walked towards one of the bushes and picked out a seed as he continue his explanation, "Is normal for us to be afraid, we are not invincible but we are just like a seed, hiding inside a shell, afraid to come out. But-," his hand glowed in white as the seed started to grow and the rain stops. "-if we willing to take each steps forward and learn, we will able be able to bloom like this flower showing everyone how much have we become." As he finished his explanation as he was holding a beautiful purple flower as the shattered moon illuminates him.

For the first time, Blake never thought she experienced the same feeling that she thought it was gone, hope. She felt hope again and all her fears are gone in an instant. But she felt like there's something else that she felt for him but couldn't figure it out. Zangetsu walked towards and handed the flower to her, Blake accepted it and examined like a curious child. Her gaze immediately shifted back to him noticing that he was about to leave. "Wait!" Blake yelled gaining his attention as he stops. "Will we meet again?" Blake asked. He turned back to her and said "If we do meet, I hope you finally seeking what you're looking for." Soon a gust of wind appear out of nowhere causing her to raise her arm to block her eyes. As she lowered her arm, she noticed her saviour is gone without a trace, she looked back at the flower that she was given, "I hope we meet again. Zangetsu." Blake wished.

END OF FLASHBACK

As she thought about the flashback, her fingers consciously stroking the flower as she managed to make it as a bookmark. She was brought back to reality by the sound of a microphone as Ozpin and Glynda were standing on the stage. Ozpin stared at his new students before fixing his glasses, "Ahem... I'll keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search for knowledge. To hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan 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." As Ozpin leaves, Glynda steps up to talk. "You will gather in the ballroom tonight, tomorrow your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed."

As Blake was about to leave, she accidentally bumped on someone causing her to drop her book and the bookmark. "I'm sorry," Blake apologised as she pick up her book and noticing the bookmark isn't there, she kept on looking for it until the person she bumped into gain her attention with a cough. "I'm assuming you're looking for this," he said which Blake immediately look up as she was met with a wolf mask. Blake soon notice that he was holding her bookmark. "Uh... yeah thanks," as Zane handed her the bookmark, Blake felt a sense of familiarity as they manage to make a small contact as he handed her bookmark back. "Well here, try not to lose it next time. My name is Zane Hiragana," Zane introduce himself to her. "Blake Belladonna," she introduced as well. "Well hope we see each other later, bye." Zane said as Blake just stood there as she stare at him as he left.

~Timeskip~

The night finally came to Beacon, where the students slept at Beacon's ballroom. Among them, Zane Hiragana who still has his mask on him, he wore a white yukata. He was meditating as he was crossing his legs and he's trying to let out all the negativity inside of him. Soon he was snapped out from his meditation as he felt someone shifted their own belonging close to him. He face at the person and notice it was Jaune who wears a blue onesie pyjamas. "Hey Zane. Could I sleep right next to you?" Jaune asked which Zane nodded. "Thanks," said Jaune as he lay his sleeping bag right besides of him and slept on it. "So are you nervous for the initiation tomorrow?" Zane asked as he was still meditating. "What? Me. Of course not." Jaune said hesitantly hoping that Zane would believe him.

But sadly he doesn't, Zane sighed knowing that he can't convince him to stop him from taking the initiation but at least he could give him some advice for him to survive longer. "Well, here is a little advice from me. If you can't win them in strength, then out smart them. Try to find an opening and that's the time where you strike, even the smallest opening could cause much damage to them," Zane explained hoping this will help him in the initiation. "Oh, okay. Thanks for the advice." Jaune thanked him. Soon Zane stood up from his spot and Jaune noticed it. "Hey Zane, where are you going?"

"Just going for a midnight stroll. Don't worry, I'll be back and don't wait for me."Zane said as he walked towards the exit. As he was about to walk out, he heard an argument, he sees four familiar faces ; Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang. Ruby was wearing a black tank top with a pink heart-shaped Beowolf at the centre, white long pants with pink roses as decorations and a black sleeping mask with triangular red eyes. For Weiss, she wore a faded bluish sleeping gown and with short sleeves and white trimmings. Blake wore a black yukata with her bow. Yang simply wore an orange tank top with a flame symbol and black shorts. He smirked s he left the ballroom.

~Timeskip~

Blake was running as a dark figure behind her is chasing her. As each steps the dark figure takes, it keeps getting closer and it keeps getting closer and it keeps on growing. As Blake kept on running, she keeps on hearing the dark figure's sinister laughs as she try her best to push the noise away but it was futile as the laughter keeps on getting louder. She accidentally tripped on something which made her fall.

She turns around to find out what's the cause of it. As she turns around, she started to regret her decision. She found a dead human body lying in front of her, she started to back away from it as she felt something wet as she touches the ground. She noticed her hands is covered in blood, she immediately stood up and noticed everywhere around her is human corpses, she even stood on them without knowing. Her face is plastered with fear, she panics and tries to get rid of the blood but it only make it worse as nearly her whole body is covered with blood. A laughter is heard which sends chills on Blake's spine, as she faced the giant dark figure is her old friend, mentor, partner and the person she left, Adam Taurus.

"No," Blake muttered in fear. "Hello, Blake. Welcome to the future for all faunus kind, the world where all humans respects us. BWAHAHAHA!!!" Adam said as the sky turns red as it shows her thousands or billions of human corpses everywhere and broken buildings where there's fire on some of them. "No. This can't be happening. NOOOOO!!!" Blake yelled as Adam just stood there laughing like a maniac.

Blake immediately opens her eyes as she gets up from the floor, she breathes heavily and she finally noticed that it was just a nightmare. "Ha, is just a nightmare," Blake said as she wipe away her sweats. She decided to get some fresh air knowing she couldn't get back to sleep now. She sneakily walk out of the ballroom as she manage to change her clothes. As she walks out of Beacon, she decided to walk around so she could get tired enough for her to sleep and hopefully without any nightmares.

As Blake walks around, she heard a soothing melody. The melody was so soothing as Blake consciously follow the music. A few minutes later, Blake soon notice a figure sitting on a bench which is under tree, as Blake got a closer look she noticed Zane was sitting on a bench as his mask was lifted up allowing the lower part of his face been seen as he plays with an ocarina. Blake was hiding behind one of the school pillars. For some reason, overtime he plays his ocarina, Blake started to feel calm and in peace as the nightmare she just had started to fade away, also she was in trance of the melody as she doesn't even noticed she started humming the melody.

As the melody was finished, Zane pushed down his mask which covers his face and said "You can come out now." Blake was surprised and embarrassed that he was able to know that she was here and also caught her listen him playing his melody. With a bit of hesitation, she came out of her hiding place as she gave him an apologetic look, "Sorry, is just that I was walking around the school and I heard you play so... I'm sorry." Zane just shook his head, "Don't worry, I'm not mad. You were just curious. Want to sit with me," Zane asked as he patted a seat next to him. "Uh sure," Blake soon sat at the seat. "So what are you doing here?" Zane asked her.

Blake looked a bit hesitant so she decided to change the subject, "Me? How about you!? What are you doing here?" Blake asked hoping he will not asked her again. But Zane easily see through what is she trying to do, so he decided to play the same game with her. "Well I would like to tell you but I'm the one who asked the question first," Zane smirked as Blake blushed slightly. "Well at least you could be a gentlemen and answered my question first," Blake said as Zane just chuckled as he stop playing with her. "How about like this. I'll answer your question first then you answer mine. Deal?" Zane said. "Deal." Blake agreed.

"Well the reason I'm out here is because I enjoy looking at the moon." Zane answered as this Blake dumbfounded. "Why? Is this have to do because you're a wolf faunus?" Blake asked as Zane chuckled slightly as he rubbed the back of his head. "Well you can say that, but that's not the real reason." Zane looked up at the shattered moon. "The real reason is because it always reminds me what my mother use to say to me, humans and faunus may be divided like the moon but if we put the pieces back together, it fits perfectly like a complete puzzle." He answered Blake's question as Blake just smiled. "Your mother sounds wise." "She is. Now is your turn to answer my question." Zane said as Blake look a bit hesitant.

"Well, what I'm doing here may sounds a little childish," Blake said as Zaniest closer to her, "I'm listening." "Nightmare. I woke up just because a nightmare, now I'm just to scare to go back to sleep, so I decided to exhaust myself so I could go back to sleep." Blake finished her explanation and thought that he was going to laugh at her but he prove her wrong. "That's it? It doesn't sound childish." Zane said as Blake look at him with a shocked expression. "What are you saying!? It does seems childish! I'm already a teenager but I'm acting like a child afraid of my own shadow!" Blake yelled in anger.

But her anger disappear as Zane put both of his hand on her shoulders allowing her to face him. Even with his mask on, Blake could easily felt a strong gaze from his lenses as it somehow felt a sense of familiarity for her as she started to calm down. "It is normal for us to have nightmares, to feel fear and to be scare of something. We're vulnerable to feel fear, is basically like a part of us. But the fear will not always drag us to darkness, it also represents a trial for us to overcome to show that how much have we become and show that we will stands for what we believe in." Zane said as he put down both of his hands down and stood from his seat. He patted her shoulder like a father would do to their child, "Remember that Blake."

He started to walk away which leave Blake just sat there dumbfounded as she take his words. Zane stopped for a moment, "Hey!" Blake was snapped out of it as she face Zane. "Try to get some sleep. Tomorrow we got to start the initiation, it wouldn't be too good if you stay up to late." Zane said. "U-Uh yeah. I'm coming," Blake stuttered as the both of them walked side by side together back to the ballroom. As Blake took a glance at Zane, "Thank you." Zane heard it as he smile under his mask and said to her, "Your welcome." But in Blake's mind, she only thought of one thing. "Who are you really Zane Hiragana?"