A/N Note: Hey guys! First I want to apologise for not posting every two days like I said, my internet went down for a few days. Second I would like to thank MrBenana informing me that the plural of Faunus is Fauna (plus I think I've seen other people use it so it makes more sense). Third be expecting the 5th chapter a bit sooner (possibly today) to make up for the lack of updates. And fourth and finally, let chapter 4 start!

"Th-Thank you for helping me back there" The brown haired girl said timidly and obviously embarrassed.

"Haha no problem." Connor replied, laughing in an attempt to hide the slight awkwardness in his voice. This was weird, he was always a confident speaker (when he did speak, anyway) but why is it that she makes him weird?

"So what's your name anyway?"

"Velvet, Velvet Scarlatina."

"Wow, nice name, well for a nice girl like you I'm not surprised." This made her blush to possibly the deepest shade of red ever.

"Well it was nice meeting you but I need to go unpack, just got here today." Connor said with a tone of respect.

"Oh okay" Velvet answered back with disappointment. Connor turn and began to walk away, it was clear that the girl liked him but he needed time to himself. His encounter with Cardin had brought back some old 'Memories'. He took roughly 3 steps before he heard Velvet call after him.

"Wait, before you go, please tell me why you saved me?" Was this girl psychic? He had left the conversation to think about why then she asks that question literally a second later. Connor turned to look at her with a serious face, it was easy to tell she was genuinely interested. As if she was worth no ones trouble or time.

"I'll tell you, Just not here." Connor replied in a flat voice.

They walked through a few halls, Velvet leading as she already knew the school. Soon they stopped outside a door and she pushed it open, revealing a staircase clearly used by janitors only. Velvet had assured Connor that it was the quietest place they will find in the school. After walking up the steep steps, they flattened out to reveal the roof over a few dorms, complete with ventilation systems and generators.

"Is here good enough?" Velvet questioned. It seemed that she really wanting an answer. Connor quickly glanced 360 degrees around the roof, taking not that many people were outside partaking in various activities.

"Its good enough, and why do you need to know? Couldn't you just take it as an act of kindness?" Connor said but it was apparent that he was trying to divert from the question at hand.

"No one has ever been nice to me. Even if I wasn't a faunus, I would still be hated. Now tell me why you helped me" Velvet said this sounding extremely hurt and offended that Connor suggested someone being nice.

"Okay. My parents were freelance fighters during the war, they fought for whatever side payed the most money. But deep down they wanted to help the Fauna. They truly felt for there cause. Anyway, with them constantly moving from place to place, I never had a place to call home, never had any true friends. Sometimes I couldn't even count on a single meal a day. I received basic combat training from my mom and dad and the tough conditions helped me become strong and get used to living in less than perfect conditions. Well at aged 11 I told my parents that I had to leave them, that I had to get away from all the fighting and all the madness. Obviously they didn't want me to go but in the end they agreed with me. So I left for Vale, I knew I would have to steal and sleep in the streets but it was better than being a few hundred feet from a bloodbath. They kept in contact with me by sending a freelance hunter to track me down and give me letters and for me to write back, that's how I know they are still alive"

Connor paused to look at Velvet, the girl was crying silent tears in sympathy for Connor. He continued his monologue.

"Well after a year I was pretty good at stealing food but I wanted to hunt my own, make a sort of game out of it. I killed small Ursas for there meat. One day after I'd gotten my lunch an adult Nevermore flew above and fired its feathers at me. I was able to dodge most but one of them hit me in my leg. I was certain that the bird was going to come down and kill me but this... Random person came from nowhere and carried me to safety. I found out his name was Charlie and that he was a Faunus over the course of a few years we became friends. We also found these two other guys and we became a team of best friends. By the time I was 15 we had to split up for different reasons. That's when I went back to being a rogue. A year passed and now I'm here."

Connor had dropped his head to look at the floor midway through the story. He didn't know why but he didn't like other people knowing his tender history. Velvet was audibly sobbing. Connor started to kick small pebbles across the floor. A few seconds passed before he was nearly knocked of his feet by a warm, embracing hug from Velvet. He let her tears run into his shoulder and began to slowly pat her back.

A minute passed while they just hugged one another. Velvet was the first one to break the silence. "Thank you" barely being able to speak over the sobs. "For what? I just did what was right and seeing someone abuse Fauna like that just reminded me of my past" Connor said in a cold voice but with a slight warmth that only she could pick up on.

A few seconds of hugging went on but Connor pushed her away, he didn't like prolonged contact. "Can I have a moment to myself Velvet?" Connor asked, clearly wanting to reflect on what he had just said.

"Definitely" Velvet replied while wiping her tears away. Velvet walked down the stairs while Connor sat on top of the closest vent system. He thought deeply about what he told Velvet, His past and the decisions.

He got about 30 seconds to himself before he could hear the faintest of footsteps. Whoever it was tried to be sneaky but wasn't succeeding. He didn't want to talk to anyone right now but Connor turned to see who it was anyway. Much to his surprise, Blake was walking towards him with, what appeared to be red marks under her eyes? "I don't care what it is I'm not in the right mood" Connor said in a stern and flat voice.

"Connor, I heard what you said to Velvet and I have something to show you" Blake said with catches in her voice. It was apparent that she had been crying as well. All sorts of things were running through Connor's head, like what does she think?, What do I do now?, Will she tell anyone? As Connor worried about these questions, Blake removed the bow atop her head to reveal a pair of small black cat ears. Blake whispered one sentence as Connor observed her second pair of ears

"I know your pain."

A/N Note: Enjoy that chapter? I'm sorry if any of you found it cliche, I know I found it to be slightly after re - reading, but I kinda needed it to be so I can set up my character and development and all that good stuff. And since this is a Romance/Comedy story, the comedy will ensue quite soon. On another note I'm still looking for a different story to write so if there's any pairings that you want to see leave them in a review and I'll check them out. Hope your having a good day and catch you on the flip - side - TMF