Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or any references in this story. I would like to thank the RWBY Wiki for their informative website, which was beneficial in developing this story. Basically I decided to write my first fan fiction from a first-person perspective. This is merely for entertainment purposes only. Enjoy.

"Hey guys! I've got someone to introduce you to! This is Shane" Ruby says in a cheerful tone as I'm dragged into the dorm room. I nod and give a little wave to the team.

The girls give me an odd glare like 'Who dafuq's this guy?'.

"Ruby, you didn't tell me you have a boyfriend."

"Wha- No! He's not my boyfriend, Yang!"

"Sureeeee, what ever you say, Sis."

"It's true." I step forward. "I actually just met her a few seconds ago. My name is Shane Carbon. I, uh...just enrolled to the school, and I'm...a part of your team now."

All but Ruby look at me in complete shock.

"Ruby, did you know about this?!" Weiss says, obviously pissed off.

"What? No! Not until Ozpin knocked and introduced me to him!" as Ruby tries to defend herself.

"But we've already done the initiation. How did you get in?" Blake asks, looking up from her book with curiosity.

"Well, uh...*sigh*, it's a long story..."

"Well, you better start talking, because I'm not gonna be sleeping in the same room with a guy I know nothing about." Weiss snaps at me, giving me a stare that puts a chill down my spine. 'Jeez, who shat in her coffee this morning?'

"Alright, alright, look how about this; I'll just give you the short and brief version; No sugar coating or any of that nonsense. Sound good?" They all nod to me.

"Basically," I take a deep breath, "I served in the Military for over three years. I was recently imprisoned by the White Fang after a botched attack on one of their strongholds, and my superiors left me for dead. I spent over a month in captivity until I managed to escape and make my way back to Vale, all while avoiding White Fang kill squads and packs of Grimm. When I got to the safety of the city, I admitted myself to the hospital and spent a couple weeks there, recovering. When I got out, I went and got my files from the Military Office, then came here to enroll into the school, and I was accepted on the spot. Now I'm here, trying to explain myself to four beautiful young ladies of why a 'dead man walking' is currently standing in their dorm room, hoping not to be butchered in the next few seconds at the same time." I give a brief pause. "So... yeah."

There was nothing but complete and utter silence for nearly a minute. All four of the girls did nothing more than just stare at me with complete and utter shock on their faces.

"Don't believe me? Talk to Ozpin. He's got my files in his office, I'll even let you look at them yourselves."

The girls then look to each other, not knowing what to say to me.

"I...I'm so sorry, I had no idea..." Blake said, with her eye's beginning to tear up. I walk over to her bed, kneel down next to her, put my hand on her shoulder, and smile to comfort her.

"Yeah, that's...rough, I'm sorry..." Yang said, rubbing the back of her head.

"Same, I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you." Ruby said.

The three then look to Weiss to see what she's gonna say. She was silent for a moment. She seemed almost defiant to say anything.

"Well...I...don't really know what to say. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you like I did."

"Look, girls, it's okay...I - I really appreciate your concern, but I don't want to feel as though I'm a burden on any of you in any way, shape, or form." I look to Weiss, "I understand how you feel and where you're coming from. Honestly, I'd probably feel the same way if I was in your position."

"Well...for what's it worth, I really am sorry, I guess I kinda jumped the gun on the whole situation."

"Gee, you think?" Yang snaps at her with sarcasm.

"Quiet you!" Weiss fires back.

"Girls! Girls! Listen, it's alright. Okay? I accept your apologies. Can we just declare a truce or something, and carry on with the introductions, please? "

After a few seconds...

"Sorry, Shane. I'm Yang Xiao Long, Ruby's older sister."

"Blake Belladonna."

"Weiss Schnee, Heiress to the-"

"The Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest dust mining and refining companies in the world." I finish her sentence.

"How'd you-? Did you just read my mind?"

"No, but I know the name well enough. The SDC provides the Military with a wide array of weapons and munitions, very well made ones I should say."

"Well...thank you. I appreciate your admiration for my family's company."

"No problem." I wink to her, and her face begins to go light pink.

"Well, with that out of the way, we gotta figure out where I'm gonna sleep..."

The girls look to each other again, puzzled. I figure none of them want to share a bed with a guy, especially one they just met.

"Well...I doubt there's any spare beds lying around, so you'll either have to make one, or just improvise" Ruby said.

"Meh, even a chair with decent padding will work for me."

"Well...you could share my bed." Yang says in a flirty tone.

"Oh, uh...well I appreciate the offer Yang, but I don't feel it would be...appropriate. You know what I mean?"

"Well, don't say I didn't offer" as she winks at me.

"Well, I saw an old green reclining chair in the lounge that nobody uses." Blake says.

"Hmph, that could work. So, uh where exactly is the lounge anyways?"

"I'll show you" as Blake closes her book, takes my hand, and leads me out of the dorm and to the lounge.

When Blake and I arrive at the lounge, I take few seconds to examine the chair. "Perfect, this will do."

"Wait, before we head back, can I ask you a question?"

"Of course! What do you wanna know?"

"When you said you were...tortured by the White Fang. Did that have any negative affect on your perception of the Faunus?"

"What, like the average Faunus? Like ones with no affiliation to the White Fang?"

She nods

"No, not at all. I respect anybody as long as they do the same in return. I don't care what race they are or anything that would make them be considered 'different'. Heck, their skin color could be bright orange, and I won't complain!" We both start to laugh.

"So...what about the White Fang?"

"Oh, yeah, I hate them. Correction; I despise them, but it's because of what they do, and what they did to me. It's not that I'm against equality rights for the Faunus race, as a matter of fact, I'm in favor of them having equal rights, and I respect what they're trying to do, but when they start to throw violence into the mix; That's a big no-no for me. Why?"

"Oh, um...just wondering..." She looks away.

"Hmph, alright," and I shrug. It's obvious that she's trying to hide something from me, but I think I'm better off just leaving it for another time. Besides, we just met, and I'm sure she won't say anything until she get's to know me a little more, and we both feel we can trust each other.

I go behind the chair, take a firm grip, and nearly lift it with minimal effort and then proceed to carry it back to the dorm room. I could see Blake's expression of amazement, and she begins to blush; 'I can only imagine what's going on in her head right now...' We get back to the dorm and I decide to set the chair down in the middle of the room, facing the window and the beds. At least the sunrise will wake me up in the morning.

As I arrive, Weiss has nearly the same reaction as Blake. "Nice work, Soldier boy. How'd you manage that?"

I shrugged, "Hey, I'm just as surprised as you are. I guess the training I went through really helps with this kind of stuff."

"You've got that right" Yang says, also admiring my strength.

"Listen, girls; I gotta go grab a school uniform for tomorrow, so I'll be back in a bit."

"Alright, just remember, classes start at 9:00am!" Ruby yells to me as I go out the door. I stop and stick my arm back through the doorway and give a thumbs up,

"Got it," then I continue making my way down the hall. I went and got two sets of uniforms from the office and returned in about half an hour, but find the whole team already in bed and asleep. I set the uniforms down next to my chair, take a seat, and pull the handle to open up the leg rests and allow the back portion recline. 'Well, time to get some rest.' It takes some time, but I manage to finally fall asleep.

The next morning, I wake up, but the sun's barely up yet. I check the clock on the wall; 7:18am. I decide to get up and have a quick shower before the girls wake up. You know woman, they usually take forever. Normally people say it's better to have cold showers in the morning to wake up, but for me? I have extremely hot showers and they work just as well. After that, I get dressed into my uniform, with my utility belt concealed underneath my suit jacket. I come out of the bathroom to find the girls are still asleep, so I check the time again; 7:36am. 'Well, class doesn't start until 9:00am, so why not get a little extra rest?' That I did, until I woke up to someone punching my arm, hard.

"UH! Whaaaaat?" I groan in response. I look up to see Yang standing over me, already in her uniform.

"Oh, Yang...you're a quite a sight for sore eyes." She smirks in response.

"Alright Romeo" she grabs my arm and literally yanks me out of the chair and I almost fall flat on my face. It could have been worse; she could have ripped my arm right out of the socket; Now that would have been just dandy. "It's quarter to nine, we gotta head to class."

"Alright, alright, sheesh." I say in a groggy tone. I give my head a shake, and I look around to notice that everybody else already left. We then proceed to the first class of the day; Grimm Studies with Professor Port.

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