Predator and Prey(Male Wolf Faunus x Velvet)

Out on the Town

On my way into the city with Team CFVY, I couldn't help but replay the events from that day in my head. The desperate faces of the enslaved children. The gunshot ringing in my ears. Duncan throwing blow after blow while accelerating his blood loss. The smile he bore even in his final moments. Every emotion that resonated within me. Fear. Sorrow. Rage.

Shortly after the incident, that particular dust factory shutdown. While most of Atlas isn't exactly pro-faunus, accusations of kidnapping and slave labor won't be ignored. Regardless of the species. A series of investigations ensued. Not only to the CFO, but the factory and all of its staff. Of course, his wasn't the first time Schnee Dust Inc was accused of illegal faunus labor. Conspiracy theorists made claims to workplace injustice and the possibility of child labor. But this was the first instance in which evidence was present. A student was dead, dozens of missing children showing up after months of absence, several other eye witnesses. It even went as far to include the big man, Jacques Schnee, into the investigation.

Schnee was cleared of any involvement, claiming he'd been unaware of any illegal activity within the factory. In his own words, "While it is an atrocity, I can't be expected to oversee every branch of my corporation. Not with all the duties of being the CEO." Cunningham, however, also escaped the blame. He ran the building inside and out. Yet, because he didn't engage in the direct activity, there was no evidence pinning him to it. The handful of traumatized kids wouldn't testify against him, either because of the reunited parents not wanting to further degrade their child's mental state, or just because they were terrified of having to relive their experiences in a courtroom. The only witnesses were the heiress whose family name made her a conflict of interest, a deceased faunus student, and the emotionally distraught friend of the victim. In the end, several employees of the factory took the fall. And while they were actually partially responsible, it wasn't the justice that Duncan or those kids deserved. So when I joined the White Fang, it was people like Adam who gave me the chance to avenge him. We never went after the Schnee family directly for one reason. The great general was a longtime friend of Jacques. Any attempt on his life or his family's would surely incite an all out war against the White Fang. And that was something we wouldn't emerge victorious from.

At this point, I must have either been visibly disturbed or just silent long enough to raise concern, because my thoughts were interrupted by Coco yelling to get my attention.

Coco: Y/n! Y/n! You still conscious?

Y/n: What? Oh, yeah. Sorry. I must've spaced out. 

Coco: No. That's not it. I space out, too. But when I do, I don't look like a potential homicide suspect.

Velvet: You did look pretty angry. Is it about the whole Weiss situation?

Y/n: Not entirely. It just caused some past memories to resurface with a rather unsavory opinion of the Schnee family. 

Coco: I guess that's putting it gently. What happened between you two? If you don't mind me asking.

Y/n: It's something I wanna get into at moment. It has a tendency to ruin the mood.

 Fox: Of course. If it's a touchy subject, we understand.

Velvet: Yeah. We're not gonna pry out of you if you don't wanna talk about it.

Coco: Sorry. Probably should've figured that.

Y/n: It's alright. I won't get into the details; maybe another time. But long-story-short, I lost someone. A friend, no...a brother. And while Weiss wasn't responsible an any way, she didn't exactly help the situation. I don't blame her for it, if that's what you're thinking. Weiss was always narcissistic, arrogant, and the only thing bigger than her wallet was her superiority complex. But that was to be expected. After the incident, I started to hate everyone. Weiss and her family just so happened to get the worst of it.