The door to the room slammed open and I flinched, peering over the edge of my hammock I could see the whole of team RWBY standing in the doorway, "...and she was all like 'game over' and then BOOM, uncle Qrow got his butt handed to him. It was so awesome!" I watched fascinated as Ruby's hands flew around as she spoke emphasising points with huge gestures. The door slammed shut behind them making another loud bang.

"Hello"

"Hey, how did you do that...that thing with the rock?"

Coughing slightly I said "uh my semblance"

"Your semblance is making things explode?" Weiss didn't look all that impressed.

Yang snorted and said "I think Nora will love you even more when she finds that out"

Frowning I said "uh no not exactly"

"Well what is it then?"

Scowling slightly I said "its easier to show you"

"You're not to explode things in our room are you?" Weiss didn't sound worried more like appalled.

Snorting I said "no, just watch"

Breathing deeply I forced my shoulders to relax slightly and concentrated on my semblance and what I wanted it to do, a faint tingle in my finger tips had me opening my eyes and I saw the shimmering green dust coating my fingers. Smiling I rotated my index finger in a circle and a small cyclone formed just in front of my hand.

"Wait how do you make stuff explode using wind?"

Sighing I rolled of my hammock landing lightly on the balls of my feet, showing them the green dust on my hands, "so you were using dust? I don't see how this is telling us what your semblance is?"

Scowling at Weiss I brushed my hands together re absorbing the excess dust, standing right in front of them I decided on red dust next careful not to make too much, the dust coated my hands and with a snap of my fingers a brilliant flame exploded at my finger tips.

Next was lightning this caused short arcs of electricity to snap between my hands hissing and crackling almost angrily, the next dust I used created shimmering ice crystals that floated in the air. Studying them all to see if the message had gotten across yet I noted Ruby looked shocked, Blake looked stunned and Yang and Weiss both still looked confused, realising I had to spell it out for them I said "my semblance means I can create and command dust, it literally pours from my finger tips."

Weiss was staring at my hands "do you have any idea... you could put my whole family out of business!"

Rolling my eyes I said "why do you think I tend to avoid advertising it, I don't want to use my semblance like that, but selfish people would try and force me so I hide it. I am trusting you not to blab about this to people. I mainly use it to refill my weapon as that light shot uses a lot of dust and sometimes to make stuff explode and if people ask I usually just let them assume I can make stuff explode. but I..." shaking my head I trailed off turning to stare out of the window.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean that you would try to put my family out of business it just shocked me I guess, I've never heard of people being able to make dust as their semblance."

"Yeah me neither, is that what Qrow meant when he said you've never been normal?"

Sighing I said "yeah something like that"

Turning I exited the dorm room and started walking no real destination in mind just trying to get rid of some of the twitchiness I was feeling.

xxxxxx

Staring up at the sky I watched the clouds drifting by wishing I was up there, playing in the sky enjoying the tugging of the wind on my wings.

Sighing again I was started when Blake plopped down next to me and said "that sounded like the sigh of someone who is missing something..." peering down at me she added "...or someone?"

Snorting I said "just miss home, it is sadly not any less dull around here than it was back home now no one will spar with me"

"Why won't any one spar with you?"

Rolling my eyes I said "the fight with Qrow..."

"Oh yeah, I'm sorry I missed that it sounds like it was an impressive fight"

"It was the first time I managed to beat him."

We fell into companionable silence until Blake said "what kind of Faunus are you?"

Sighing I mourned the loss of a peaceful afternoon, "why?"

"Huh?"

"Why do you want to know? Will it change anything?"

"Well no, but i'm curios mostly because i can't see your trait at all"

Sighing I said "I'm part bird"

I waited for her to get the connection to my 'feather cloak' but apparently it wasn't that obvious to her, sighing slightly I stood and held out a hand to her. Ignoring her confused expression I hauled her to her feet and started walking, I continued to ignore her questions till we were well out of sight of any of the students then I released her arm and turned to face her. Watching her intently I repeated "I'm part bird" before tugging my hood off and lifting my wings so they speak out in an intimidating show of size.

Blake gasped stumbling back slightly as she stared at the huge white wings spread before her, slowly approaching again she reached out and ran a hand along the pinion feathers. Her expression of shock gradually changing to one of awe, then her head snapped up and she said "they have been on show this whole time"

Grinning at her indignant tone I said "yep, no one ever looks for what is right in front of them"

Shaking her head slowly she said "you are an evil genius"

Smiling wider I said nothing. Closing my wings I pulled my hood back on and straightened some of the feathers that had been nudged out of place.

"You know now that I know it is kinda obvious as well as the fact I should have guessed you were part bird from your behaviour, you love high places and you love when the canteen has anything berry related specifically blueberries, and you are always fiddling with your hair, like you were preening.

Flushing at the last one because no matter how hard I tried I just couldn't help the fiddling, that one bit of white hair drove me mad. "Okay so you know now so no blabbing, not even to Yang. yes I know she already knows I'm a Faunus I heard you two talking the first day I got here"

"Oh uh you heard that?"

"Yes, I have good hearing"

"Sorry"

"No problem I've been puzzling through what you are and I'm going to assume a cat"

"Yeah, how did you..."

Grinning I cut in "and you hide your ears under the bow right?"

I was practically bouncing with glee at the idea of finally having my theory proved right "yeah how did you..."

"Well I figured you were cat based mostly of your love of tuna and the fact you nap a lot and your kinda moody sometimes and then since I couldn't see a tail I assumed that had to be either ears or claws and because you always wear the bow I figure you might be hiding ears under there."

"Wow, wait do you really think I'm really moody?"

Laughing at her scowl I darted away laughing as she chased after me, insulting me in various different and colourful terms. Sometimes there were based of my bird side or sometimes she used insults typically found on a school playground. Laughter rang around the courtyard and I was completely absorbed in our fun so I was oblivious to the eyes that tracked us as we mock fought and insulted each other, grinning all the while.