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Chapter 1: Light to Dark to Silver

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I cannot begin to describe these feelings that were nurtured inside of me. They began as a small grain of hope inside me. You were like a lighthouse in a raging storm. My beacon, my salvation. I was always bullied and mocked for the most retarded of reasons. You, however, did not. You walked up and talked to me when no one else would. Through all of my time at school, your kindness towards me was like a ray of hope and gave me courage to move forward. Reah, I like you. Every time I see your smile, my heart fluttered. Every time I saw you move, my eyes followed. I like you so much I cannot describe it in words. I do not expect you to have similar feelings towards me. Whatever your feelings may be, I request at least to let me continue to talk to you, to know you. You are amazing Reah and I like you.

- Robin Cunningham

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Robin could not speak. His mouth merely opened and closed as he tried to form words. In the front of the filled classroom, the projector was displaying a love letter for all to see: his love letter.

"Oh and here comes the man himself."

Turning around in his seat, the boy named Carl loudly informed to the class that Robin had arrived.

"Wh-what"

=What is going on? Isn't that the letter I gave to Reah? Why is it being projected? =

"What's going on Carl? Did you do this?!"

He smirked. "Nope, not me. You would probably be better off if it was me though."

"What do you--"

"I did it."

Robin turned in the direction of the voice, not believing who it belonged to.

"Re-Reah? What do you mean "I did it"? You're behind this?"

The blonde beauty had a wry smile. "That's right. I showed it to everybody. I mean something so hilarious, how can I not right?"

= What? Hilarious? That was filled with my feelings from the bottom of my heart!!! =

"Reah I still don't --"

"It means she played you."

Robin shifted his eyes. It came from one of the girls that hung out with Reah.

"You see, we made a bet a while back. If Reah could get you to confess, she won. If you never had the balls, we win."

Robin couldn't speak. Still not believing what he was hearing he turned to his angel, his salvation--or what used to be it.

"That's right guys now cough up the dough. It took a while but a bet is a bet." Reah held out her hand as a couple twenties left the pockets of their classmates and into her hands.

---THROB---

"God that took a while though. I didn't think I could stand another week of all that staring and gawking. At first I was teasing your virgin ass by swinging my rack in your face, but staring at me the whole day? GROSS."

---THROB------THROB---

"I figured trying to set you up with opportunities to get me alone was what you needed to grow a pair since you seem to be content just staring at my ass. I was kinda relieved you finally confessed but man, I didn't think you'd do something as lame as writing a letter. Who does that nowadays? It's worse than confessing by a text message HAHAHA!"

She suddenly started to cackle, clutching her stomach and money as tears of joy starting forming on the edge of the seemingly pure and innocent eyes. Her friends and classmates joined together-- laughing -- mocking--ridiculing him for who he is--what he is: a moron.

---THROB---

"You.."

---THROB---

"all this time I was suffering."

---THROB---

"Just when I finally thought I found someone who cared. someone special.. you.."

---THROB---

" YOU MONSTER!"

He threw himself at her. Grabbing and pulling her hair. She shrieked and started kicking and clawing his hands to get him to let go. The throbbing started getting worse and worse, but he didn't care. Pulling and smacking, the fight continued as her friend and Carl joined the fray trying to separate them. Chaos broke out in the class, as the scramble got ugly and dirtier, Carl starting punching Robin. Anywhere he see: the face, the arm, the ribs and then the gut.

---THROB---

At that moment, Carl punched Robin in the gut. The pain in his head and the beat of the blood pumping got louder and louder and his vision got darker and darker.

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*rustle*

*Pant*pant*

Deep within the night, two figures were sprinting. Despite the darkness, their vision was near perfect and if examined closely, it could be seen that they all had yellow eyes and furry ears on the top of their head.

"Damn, damn, damn why was there Ursa here?! Didn't the rest of the Grimm get taken out by the hunting group?"

"There's nothing we can do darling. We gotta run! Hopefully, we'll get back in time for someone to take care of them for us."

image of said Ursa

Chasing them were a group of bear-like creatures. Completely covered in black fur, these creatures of Grimm resembled bears, but was easily distinguished by it's glowing red eyes and bones with markings that jutted out and covered it's back and head.

"Shit! Keep going Hon! We're almost there. I'll hold them off for as long as I can!"

"But dar-"

"KEEP OUR CHILD SAFE!!"

Swallowing her urges to bring her husband with them, she faced forward and sprinted. Applying her aura to her feet and arms, she carried the child at a pace one would never think a human could accomplish away from the fight and towards the town.

The man now applied his aura to his whole body and his eyes turned from yellow to blood red.

"COME AT ME YOU OVER-SIZED STEAKS!"

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*silence*

Opening his eyes Robin found himself in an empty room.

= This is the infirmary? Why am I here? =

Quickly recalling the events that transpired, he sat up suddenly

"Awake now are we?" A feminine voice reached out to him. He turned. It was the school nurse.

"Since you're awake now I'll let you know, you suddenly fainted while attacking a student. The other boy had knocked you out in an attempt to save his friend. You've committed a serious crime you know."

A crime? He who was bullied, spat on, and toyed with was a deplorable criminal? What sick joke is this?

"Both parties parents will arrive in about 20 minutes. Seems like they'll be pressing charges. You better hope to get a good lawyer in court kiddo. Of course in my opinion you should just plead guilty. There were many eyewitnesses that seem to say you attacked first. Honestly, people like you who try to hurt women because of your insecurities are call scum you know? Try to learn from your mistakes kid." She stood up.

"I'm gonna get some coffee." She then left the room and all was silent again.

...

That it? That's what he gets for confessing his feelings? For opening up to people and showing who he was on the inside? Only to be mocked, hated, ostracized, and toyed with? What did he do wrong? What could he have done?

Only--

= She's right. =

= I attacked her out of anger, not towards her, but towards myself. Sure the shock of her betrayal was sudden, but in the end, it was the same thing everyone else did. They played with me. They poked me, seeing how far they could push me and I let them. Out of anger at myself for letting them do so much I hit her.

A good lawyer? Ha, yeah right. My parents wouldn't do something so bothersome. That would be a disgrace to the 'Cunningham'. They would probably tell me to beg for forgiveness and get this over with. That ass Jackson would sneer at my misfortune and smile at how good he had it. Reah would fake tears and extort money out of me. And now I'm stuck in this grave I dug myself into. She is right. I'm not pitiful. I'm scum. =

Kicked and laughed at, he truly had nothing left. The beacon that was his light was gone. He was left with nothing but himself in the darkness. It was so painful he wanted to die.

"..die?"

= Suicide?.. Would it be that easy? Just ending my life here? Nobody needed me, wanted me or loved me. I was just a joke, nothing worth acknowledging, not even by my parents. If I was gone would anyone miss me?

...Probably not. In fact it would better for everyone if I died huh. =

Reaching out to the wooden chair, he placed it under the ceiling fan and unbuckled his belt. Wrapping the belt and fastening it to his neck, he tied it to the fan above. Looking around the room he took in the place where he would rest.

= A shitty life ending in a shitty room. How fitting. =

Robin searched his thoughts for happy moments. any at all. His parents weren't always cold to him. They used to love him and cherish him, and now even that was lost. There was nothing to live for and yet he could not step off the chair and kick it away. Despite everything that happened and his resolve to end it all, thoughts echoed.

= I don't want to die. I'm scared. Will it hurt? How quickly is it? Will I go to hell or heaven? =

As his mind was yet again filled with thoughts, a sensation once again returned.

---THROB------THROB---

"Agh" Grabbing his head he suddenly froze with pain.

---THROB------THROB------THROB---

= What is going on? Why is my head hurting so much? =

---THROB------THROB------THROB------THROB---

As if fate itself hated him, the chair leg suddenly broke and Robin lost his footing.

"ACK--"

The belt instantly tightened, his throat clogged and unable to breathe. His head filled with pain and panic, he was unable to grab a proper footing on the fallen chair.

---THROB------THROB------THROB------THROB------THROB------THROB------THROB------THROB------THROB---

= Is this some sick joke?!! I considered suicide but at the moment I was contemplating it I am forced to die anyway?!!! why is the world so unfair! WHY ME! WHY! ---THROB--- wHY WHYWHYWHYWHY---THROB---IT HURTS SO MUCH---THROB--- MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP"

His vision going dark and the pain fading away.

....why me?

Robin Cunningham committed suicide at 2:34 p.m. at Jefferson High School.

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*pant..*pant...*pant ... *wheeze

Standing in the forest, one man riddled with cuts and bruises stood slouched barely supporting himself with his sword. Surrounding him were the corpses of so many Ursas. Some decapitated, others dismembered. Blue and red dust floated in the area.

"*gasp...Thank you.. if it wasn't for you, I would be dead right now."

*rustle*

Out of the darkness, stepped at a middle-aged man carrying a giant silver-green collapsible metal rod with a blade attached to it. It was a scythe. The man had silver spiky hair and wore a gray scarf over his black trench-coat. Near his neck was a noticeable gray cross embedded on the collar.

"..It was nothing. Considering how huge the horde of Ursa was, you wouldn't have stood a chance alone."

"hehe.. and yet it looks like you've barely broke a sweat. No matter. If I be so daring to ask, could you help me to the village nearby? My wife is there protecting my son. They're probably worried sick about me."

The man nodded and proceeded to carry the injured man to said village.

".. You're a faunus?"

"Yep. Wolf actually. Why? you got something against us?" The silver haired faunus smirked.

"Not at all. Just thought that explained your excellent night vision was all." the man retorted.

As they approached the village a silver-haired beauty approached carrying a child in her arms, along with some men from the hunting group.

"DARLING! You're alright! I was so worried. I thought I would never see you again." Tears rolled down her cheeks as she softly grabbed the cheeks of her loved one.

"I'm alright hon. In fact you should be thanking this man for saving me. If it wasn't for him. You would be widowed right about now."

She turned to the man in question. "A human? Fighting in the darkness nevertheless. Thank you. Thank you so much for saving my husband. If you could be so kind, what is your name?"

"Qrow. And who are you?"

"My name is Christina Wolfheart. This is my husband Joseph. and this--" raising the baby slightly

"is Robin."

**WHOOOO That took a while. I decided to not wait for tomorrow since more and more ideas kept popping into my head. So what did you guys like? Hate? Tips? I've set the stage and now can really dive into the world of Remnant. So i'm excited. All art i link to is not my works and their creators deserve the credit. This is just what is used in RWBY or stuff I found that inspire a story i wanted to attach to the image.

Here's a map for the world of Remnent. He'll be near Vale just south of the kingdom.