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.

After class, we go back to the dorm to get changed into our combat attire, then head over to the cafeteria for lunch. Today's meal is said to be steak and mashed potatoes, and damn, does it smell good. I take my dish and follow the team over to a table and sit down. Soon, Team JNPR comes and joins us, and I'm introduced to them.

"Hey guys, we've got someone for you to meet! This is Shane, a new member of our team." Ruby calls out.

"Really? I had no idea we have new students" Pyrrah said.

"Oh, no, it's just me...as far as I know. Anyways, I just enrolled and joined the team yesterday evening."

"Yes, we saw you carry that recliner chair into the dorm room last night, but didn't get the chance to speak to you." Ren says.

"Ah, well...better late than never, right?"

"Well, this is Jaune Arc, our team leader" as Pyrrah points to the blond haired boy.

"H-hey" he says sheepishly. I nod to him.

"I'm Pyrrah–"

"Ah, yes, Pyrrah Nikos, I've heard about you – a four year record at the Mistral Tournaments. Very impressive, might I add."

"Well, thank you, I'm very flattered." She begins to go a little pink. "Anyways, this is Nora Valkyrie" as she points to the girl in pink.

"HELLO!" Nora yells, full of energy and ready to bounce off the bloody walls. 'Seriously, too much crack in the damn coco puffs!'

"Hey."

"And this is Lie Ren, but we just call him Ren," as she points to the guy in green attire.

We just simply nod to each-other as he already has his mouth full of food.

"Well it's nice to meet the four of you. I look forward to working with you."

I start digging into my meal. "Damn, this stuff beats eating MREs, that's for sure."

"M-What?" everybody says, looking at me with puzzled looks.

"MREs...Meals Ready to Eat. It was the kind of food I used to eat back in the army, but the taste was craptastic...except for the bread and ranger bars, oh ho ho, those were the best!"

"Wait! Y-you were in the army?" Jaune asks.

"Yeah, I was. Over three-"

My sentence is cut off by the sight of Team CRDL harassing a young woman across the way. Why you may ask? Simply because she's a Faunus, which is apparent due to her long, brown colored rabbit ears. They're tugging away on her ears, all while verbally abusing her; a sight that absolutely disgusts me to the point that I'm robbed of my appetite.

"I'll be right back..." as I put down my utensils and begin to stand up.

"Shane, don't. They outnumber you four to one" Pyrrah says, concerned.

I look back to her, "I may be outnumbered, but I'm not out-manned," and continue to approach the table where CRDL and the girl are, with both RWBY and JNPR watching my every move.

I activate my semblance of invisibility after taking a few steps and I hear everybody gasp in shock, but I don't look back and remain focused on my target. I approach Cardin from behind, trying to maintain the element of surprise. As I get nearly arms length away from him, I slowly draw my pistol from my belt holster and calmly rack the slide, so he can hear the sound of cold steel on polymer, and the inner workings of the pistol preparing for what it's designed to do.

"Wait, what was that sou- OW!" Cardin's question being cut off by my gun being jammed into his left temple, and disengaging my invisibility, simultaneously. This causes his teammates to become frozen in fear, with eyes like a deer in headlights.

"Let go of her ear..." He doesn't comply.

"Let. Go. Of. Her. Ear. Now," I say as I apply more pressure. He finally chooses to comply and releases her.

I look over to the girl and calmly say, "Miss, would you so kind as to scoot over to the side for me, please?"

She moves over to let me sit down. Her face starts to turn a light pink, probably from me calling her 'Miss.'

"Thank you." as I take a seat between her and Cardin, while still having my gun jammed in his temple.

I look at him, dead in the eye, "What's your name?"

"C-C-Cardin"

"Hello Cardin, I'm Shane. Let's cut to the chase – I'm gonna ask you one question, and all I want is a yes or no answer. Do you want to live?"

"Y-yes..."

"Good. Now I'm only gonna say this once, so if you actually have a brain bobbing around inside that thick skull of yours– " I say as I tap the side of his head with my index finger, "–and you don't want to become another statistic in the list of people I've already killed, I'd suggest paying very close attention to what I'm about say to you."

I give a momentary pause.

"If I ever see you harassing this beautiful young lady again, or rather, ANY of my friends or teammates, I'm gonna drive a bullet right through your skull. Even though this gun's loaded with subsonic ammo, one round is enough to turn your head into a canoe; I've done it before, and I'm not afraid to do it again."

Sky and Dove try to run."Don't try and run on me boys–" they stop dead in their tracks and look back at me, frozen in fear, "–because I've got fifteen little friends...and they can all run faster than you can" I say while still holding my gun to Cardin's head, but now it's jammed into his forehead.

"Now, Mr. Winchester – Do I make myself clear?" Cardin doesn't answer and just sits there, trying to stare me down and bare he teeth like the dog he is. 'Alright, enough of the Mr. Nice Guy routine.' I decide to take my gun and jam it in his mouth to the point where he starts to gag on it. I also notice that an imprint of the suppressor is left on his forehead.

"I said...Is. That. Understood?"

He gags for a moment, but eventually nods to acknowledge.

"Yes!...Yes!" He gargles.

"Good." I yank my gun out of his mouth, which causes him to nearly cough out a lung.

"Now get out of my sight...all four of you." as I give the rest of his team the death stare. After a few seconds, they run out the door of the cafeteria. I holster my pistol and turn my attention to the young Faunus girl, who's obviously shaken up from the whole ordeal.

I put my hand on her shoulder, "You okay?"

"Y-yeah, I-I'm...fine, but m-my ears hurt...a lot."

"Hmm, lets see if I can fix that for ya," as I raise my hand up and gently touch her ear, to which she jumps away from me.

"It's alright, I'm not gonna hurt you."

"N-no." She's physically shaking in fear.

"Listen, I'm not like those scum bags. All I want is to help you."

"Y-you're lying! Everybody I've ever know has l-lied to me, treated me like I'm worthless, all because of me being a Faunus."

"I know exactly how you fee-"

"No you don't! Nobody does, or ever will."

"Look...I understand that you're in a lot of pain, not just physically, but mentally as well. I've actually been there, and...*sigh* and I didn't have anybody around to help guide me out of the darkness. I was all alone for quite some time, being lost and afraid. Then I look at you, and I see someone trapped in darkness as well, and I want to help guide you out into the light. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Yes, b-but why should I trust you?"

"You have no reason to trust me, but believe me," as I rest my hand on my chest, "I've had my fair share of being bullied, brutalized and betrayed in my life. All I'm asking is for you to allow me to help you. Please...let me help you" I say as I look her in the eye with a sincere tone in my voice.

A moment of silence.

"O-okay."

"Alright." as I slowly raise my hand, once again to her ear and gently make contact. I use my aura to surround the base of her ears and use it to relax her muscles and ease the pain, much like I had done during my imprisonment to deal with my wounds from being shot and tortured. After a moment of doing this, I slowly pull my hand away, and the aura begins to fade.

"Better?"

"Y-yes...t-thank you." I just smile to her in response.

"I'm Shane, by the way. Shane Carbon."

"V-Velvet Scarlatina."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," as I take her hand and kiss it as a kind gesture, and she giggles while beginning to blush.

"I'll be right back" as I stand up, activate my semblance, and walk back to the table where RWBYS and JNPR are still watching me. As I get next to the table, everybody is frantically looking around trying to find me. I deactivate my semblance right next to Ruby and Jaune, who are sitting at the end of the table, just for sh*ts and giggles, and they nearly jump out of their skin. I grab my tray of food,

"Change in plans team, I'll be dining else where today. I'll see you in the next class" I say as I walk away, leaving everybody stunned and probably thinking, 'What the hell just happened?'

I head back to Velvet's table, take a seat opposite of her, and begin to chat with her. For someone who's so shy and timid, she really is a nice girl. At the end of lunch, we both begin to leave.

"So Velvet, what class do you have next?"

"History with Professor Oobleck."

"Same here! Come on, I'll walk you there." I proceed to escort her to class.

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